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The age-herald., 1898-12-20
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THE DAIRYMEN
Rescind Action Taken at Former Meet
 ing of Their Association.

That there is difference of opinion in the ranks of the Jefferson County Dairymen's association was clearly evidenced at a spe- cial meeting of the association yesterday morning at which the action of the associa- tion taken at a previous meeting request ing the city council to adopt an ordinance regulating the sale and disposition of dairy products was rescinded. It will be remem- bered that at meeting of the association held on Monday, the 18th inst, a lengthy ordinance regulating the sale of milk and butter, which was drawn by Dr. c. A. Cary, state veterinarian, was adopted. The ordinance covered every point of the busi- ness and provided for an annunal license of s5 for each dairy and an additional li- cense of $1 for each COW, which would go into the city treasury. It is said that the meeting at which the measure was adopted was poorly attended, barelly quorum be- ing present and when the other dairymen read the proposed ordinance in The Age Herald of the next day there was a loud protest and movement was at once inau- gurated to reconsider the action.
 A special meeting was called and a full attendance of the membership was present, with the result that motion to reconsider was carried by a vote of 57 to 3.
 A resolution was also adopted to the ef- feet that if the city council adopted a law requiring the payment of a license the dairymen would resist on constitutional grounds, claiming that milk and butter are as much farm products as fruit, vegetables and other produce sold by farmers.
The age-herald., 1898-12-20
|. & N. EMPLOYEES
 SALARIES RAISED Official Announcement of the Fire Per Cent. Increase Made Yesterday. WILL BENEFIT l8,00O MEN Total Restoration of Ten Per Cent.
 SinCe'July 1. GREAT FOR BIRMINGHAM DISTRICT Original Gut Made in 1893 When Hard Times Began, With Promise
 to Restore When Business
 Revived Great is 1898.
GREAT FOR BIRMINGHAM DISTRICT

It will be a very welcome, though long expected, Christmas present for the em- ployes of the Louisville and Nashville railroad-the official announcement by the authorities fo that road that every man within its employ will have his salary increased at least per cent on the first day of January. These employees of the old re- liable are. or soon will be, on exactly the same footing that they were five years ago, before the hard times came.
 ''The fall and rise of the Louisville and Nashville peoples wages" is well known to the public. Five years ago, in 1893, when times became so hard, the officials of the road, in order to keep their line in opera ton, resorted to the plan of cutting all their employees salaries, with the understanding that as soon as business revived and the earnings of the road became as great as they had been formerly, salaries would be restored. This plan met no se- rious opposition from the employees. The salary of every man drawing less than S3,- 500 year was reduced 10 per cent, while the salaries of all the high officials of the road drawing S,6e0 and over were cut 20 per cent.
 DuIiHS llo iiSl SiA hlOhihS VI LOW tAA~ business of the road had so revived that on July 1 one-half of the cut which had been made in each mans salary was re- stored, with a promise of full restoration on January l, 1899, if business continued as good as it had been. Most fortunately Business" has done its part, and on yes- terday from the general offices of the company from Louisville the official state ment was given out that the remaining half of the cut would be resored on Jan uary one, and the men put on their old pay basis
 There are in all 1S,00O employees of the Louisville and Nashville road, to whom this news will be most acceptable. Of this number the Birmingham district has several thousand owing to the numerous mineral roads through the district, and an increase of per cent. of their wages means no little for Birmingham
 Louisville, December 19.-The following Is comparative statement of the estimated gross earnings of the Louisville and Nash vile road:
 For the second week of December, S441,- 24O For the corresponding week of last year, $461 ,630. Decrease, $2O,39O. Total for the two weeks of December, $S97 400. For corresponding period of last year, S9S ,33O. Decrease $93O.
 July to latest date this year, S1O ,699. .O9O. Corresponding period of last year, $10,04o, S66. Increase, $652, PA.
The age-herald., 1898-12-20
DRANK AND DIED,
Coroner's Jury Investigating Suspicious
 Death of Gus Webb.

Whether Gus Webb came to his death from poison administered by his own hand or in the hands of some other person is a question which Coroner Alex Dallas will endeayor to solve with the aid of a jury which is at present making an investiga- ton.
 Webb was plasterer by trade and re- sided with his family at 1402 Seventh ave- nue. On Sunday morning he took a drink out of pint bottle of corn whiskey which Is said to have been given him, and about an hour later died in great agony.
 Preparations were made to bury the body by the Plasterers' union, of which webb was member and committee called upon the Warner-Smiley company to perfect ar- rangeents
 While MT. Newton, member of the firm. was discussing the details with one of the party, he overheard side remark made py another member of the committee who said: That man was posoned.' Mir Newton at once inquired into the circum- stances surrouding the death and refused to go any further with the arrangements until the coroner was notified
 The committee immediately soupbt r,oro- ner Dallas, who decided to hold an inves- tigation. The body was ordered removed to the Warner-Smiley company's establish ment and yesterday morning a jury was empaneled and the investigation begun Several witnesses were examined and at clock adjournment was taken until this morning to allow the coroner to go to Bes- semer to complete the Investigation into the cause Of the death of James Bowman who was found dead in the city prison in that city on Sunday.
 Dr. Mason, the colored physician who was summoned, and arrived after the mans death, states that he found the muscles of ms oack terribly drawn and contorted. sug- gestve or strychnine poison. The material Iacts nave not been brought out as yet, but strong suspicion of foul play exists.
The age-herald., 1898-12-20
Bfanco Reaches Spain

Alicante, Spain. December 19.-The Span ish mall steamer Villa Verde with Marshal Ramon Blanco, former captain-general of Cuba and several others of lesser rank, ar- rived here this afternoon from, Havana. Marshal Blanco landed without incident and evading the crowd, which awaiting him, took the train for Madrid after sending to. the queen regent a telegram of devotion and receiving from Senor Sagasta one of welcome. He declined to discuss the Cuban campaign but appeared greatly affected.
The age-herald., 1898-12-20
Electric Line Hinges on It

Attorneys Alex and John London and Jack Martin left yesterday afternoon for Montgomery to try the case of the Colum- bian Equipment company vs the Highland Avenue and Belt Railroad company which has been pending in the United States court for some time.
 The case will be heard by Judge Bruce, and it is thought will be disposed of, in which event the road which forms a loop around the South Highlands, and is now being operated by steam, will in all proba- bility be converted into an electric line with all modern equipments.
The age-herald., 1898-12-20
CAAEEN BROS DRY GOODS

Fair; cooler; light. southwest winds. be- coming northwest.
The age-herald., 1898-12-20
The Cincinnati Saved

Santiago dc Cuba, December. 19.-After forty hours of hard work the United States collier Southey and the gunboat Mayfiower succeeded in pulling the United States cruiser Cincinnati off the rock in Santiago harbor upon which she ran Sunday even- ing. Apparently she is not damaged.
The age-herald., 1898-12-20
THE BOTKIN CASE.
Miss Lizzie Livernash, Woman Report
 CT, Testifes.

San Francisco, December 19-The taking of evidence in the Botkin poisoning case to- day commenced with Miss Lizzie Livernash, reporter, on the stand. Miss Livernash ex- plained that she was detailed to interview
The age-herald., 1898-12-20

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The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1898-04-23
GRAMPA'S FARM.

o. you don't know the fun on grampa's
farml
For grampa says: Let 'em; It amt no
HARM"
An Cousin Bob leads US. and cries: Here
goesv
An mamma-shs only just says: "such
clothes!'
We've a Crusoe Island. an Robbers Cave,
An Tower OF London. an'-don't you
know.
When one OF us wants to let on he's brave.
He crawls under the sawmill. scared an
slow?
o. you don't know half the fun out there
For grampa-he never tells us: Take
carel"
An Cousin Bob laughs. an says to ga
rouse"
An mamma. you see. Is OF in the house.
We nsh In the brooks an play in the sands.
An try 10 catch tadpoles out OF the
springs;
We hide In the bushes. like Ingun bands.
An fight with the hornets. an get their
Stings.
o. there's plenty OF fun on grampa's piacel
For grampa-he says: Now scoot on q
racei"
An Cousin Bob grins an says: There she
blows"
An mamma-she only just says: such
clothes!"
Frank III. Sweet. IN Youths Advocate.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1898-04-23

Search him, some OF you shfrklng
lubbers. and the rest of you aloft and
get the chest" he cried.
Icould hear their feet rattling up our
old stairs, SO that the house must hav
shaken with II. Promptly afterward
fresh sounds of establishment arose;
the window OF the captains room was
thrown open with . slam and . jingle
of broken glass; and a man leaned out
into the moonlight, head and shout
ders, and addressed the blind beggsr on
the road below him.
pew" he cried. "they've been be-
fore us. Some ones turned the chest
out allow and aloft."
"Is IL there? 20 roared Pew.
Tho moneys there"
The blind man cursed the money.
"Flints fist, I mean" he cried.
1--WE don't see IL here nohow," re-
turned the man.
"Here. you below here. is IL on BiilT'
cried the blind man again.
At that another fellow. probably he
who had remained below 20 search the
captains body. came to the door Of
the inn. Bills been overhsuled
already" said he, "nothin' left"
"It's these people Of the limits
that boy. I wish had put his eyes
outl" cried the blind man. Pew. They
were here no time ago-they had the
door bolted when 1 tried II. Scatter,
lads, and find EN-"
''Sure enough, they left their glim
here" said the fellow from the window.
Scatter and find 'em! Rout the
house out!" reiterated Pew. striking
with his stick upon the road.
Then there followed a great TODD
through all our old inn, heavy feet
pounding to and fro, furniture all
thrown over, doors kicked In, until the
very rocks reechoed, and the men came
out again, one after another, on the
road, and declared that we were no.
where to be found. And just then the
same whistle that had alarmed my
mother and myself over the dead cap
tnin's money was once more clearly
audible through the night but this
time twice repeated. j had thought II
to be the blind mans trumpet, SO 20
speak, summoning his crew TO the as
sault; but Z now found that Il was a
signal from the hillside toward the
hamlet. and, from its effect upon the
buccaneers, a signal to warn them of
approaching danger.
There's Dirk again." said one.
''Twicel Well have to bulge, mates"
"Budge, you skulk!" cried Pew.
.Dirk was fool and a coward from the
first-you wouldn't mind him. They
must be close by; they can't be far; you
have your hands on 1t. Scatter and look
for them, dogs. Oh. SILVER my SOUL"
he cried, "if had eyes!"
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1898-04-23
me rEART OF THE YEAR.

Ne have fathomed thu heart Of the year;
And We ask a. our pleasures abound.
II In all the glad years we have found.
There was ever another 20 dear7
Was there ever such verdure before,
Or such fair fragrant lilies as these,
With whole meadows of daisies to plea Sc,
o. a. fr,litage % lavish store?
Ard We think how we watched for the
spring.
How we hailed the frss bloom with de-
light.
How we questioned by day and by night
What the new year. the strange year would
bring.
And her heart she has shown us, and OIL
There are pleasures and treasures OF
worth.
And she scatters them over the earth,
Where the feet OF her lovers may go
And wc follow. like children DER biest
With more gifts than they see In thsiI
dreams,
And We iinger by forests and streams
And drink Of the fountain OF rest.
Oh. year, that IL bonny and sweet,
For thy blessings 30 lavish we fam
Would thank thee again and again.
And pour out our love at thy feet
Emma A. Lente. In Good housekeeping.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1898-04-23
HOW TO BUILD A KENNEL.

medium size box SO inches long, %
inches wide and 80 inches high from the
ground to the roof peak, will give ample
room. IL il is made larger or smaller,
the same relative proportions should
ba maintained.
First make the front and back, with
peaked tops, then the side and bottom.
In the front cut the entrance hole, and
be sure TO have IL large enough; don't
force your dog to squeeze and scrape
every time he crawls in or out. This
opening should be marked with n COM
pass and cut with a keyhole saw to
obtain the curved line. Above IL, In the
peak, bore four holes, and with the
same saw cut away the wood between
them as shown in the picture, SO as 10
make a ventilator; for dogs, as well rs
other animals, need pure air. The back
can be treated in n similar manner, so
that circulation of air can be had.
Now nail the sides 10 the bottom, and
the front and back to the bottom and
sides. Between the two peaks nail a
strip OF wood TO form ridge pole,
against which the upper ends OF the
boards forming the roof are to be
nailed. Next put on the top. mailing II
securely to the ridge pole, the top
edges OF the front and back, and also
to the upper edge of the sides. Under
the front and back nail piece OF joist
TO raise the floor of the kennel from the
ground; when this is done look inside
and see that there are no nail ends visi-
BILE TO tear the dogs skin or stick into
him when he lies down.
A staple with a chain, attached to the
end of which may be n snap, can be
driven in at one side OF the front, IL IL
is desired to keep the dog fastened. II
necessary, n door may be fitted TO close
the hole in the front Mt night, so as TO
keep the dog warmer in winter, but you
must never forget TO open IL in the
morning, as IL would be very disagree
able for dog to be shut in so small a
place when he is awake. Fit Is thought
desirable to paint the kennel the nail
holes should be puttied up and the en-
tire outside treated 10 several success
sive coats light colored paint Is best.
Always place plenty of straw on the
floor OF kennel. to make a soft bed
for your dog; he will be more grateful
20 you in his canine way than you have
any idea of.--Philndelphia Press.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1898-04-23
CHAPTER ".
THE SEA CHEST.

lost no time, OF course, in telling
my mother oil that knew, and perhaps
should have told her long before, and
We saw ourselves at once in difficult
and dangerous position. Some OF the
mans money--if he had any-was GER
.ainly due to us; but 1t was not likely
that our captains shipmates. above all
the two specimens seen by me, Black
Dog and the blind beggar, would be
inclined TO give up their booty in pay
ment Of the dead mans debts. The
captains order to mount at once and
ride for DR.. Livesey would have left my
mother alone and unprotected, which
was not 70 be thought of. Indeed. IL
veemed impossible for either of us TO
remain much longer In the house: the
fall of Goals In the kitchen CRATE. the
very ticking of the clock, filed us with
alarms.
The neighborhood, TO our ears,
seemed haunted by approaching foot
steps; and what between the dead body
of the captain on the parlor floor, and
tho thought of that detestable blind
beggar lowering near at hand and
ready 70 return, there were moments
when. as the saying goes, jumped In
my skin for terror. Something mnst
speedily be resolved upon; and IL &C.
Cured to us ut last 10 go forth to-
gethcr and seek help in the neighbor-
ing hamlet. No sooner said than done.
Bare headed as we were, we ran out
Mt once In the gathering evening and
the frosty fog.
The hamlet lay not many hundred
yards away, though out Of view, on the
other side Of the next cove; and, what
greatly encouraged me, II was in an
opposite direction from that whence
the blind man had made his appear
ance, and whittier he had presumably
returned. We were not many minutes
on the road, though we sometimes
stopped to lay hold of each other and
hearken. But there was no unusual
COMMUNICATING but the low wash OF
the ripple and the crosking OF the
Wows in the wood.
II was already candle-light when we
reached the hamlet, and 1 shall never
forget how much / was cheered TO see
the yellow shine in doors and windows;
but that. as IL proved, was the best
Of the help we were likely to get In
that quarter. For-you would have
thought men would have been ashamed
of themselves-no soul would consent
40 return with us 10 the Admiral Ben
bow. The more we told Of our trou.
bles. the mors-,msn. woman and child
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1898-04-23
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PART I.
CHAPTER HI.-CoNTINUED.

The poor captain raised his eyes. and
at one look the rum went out Of him.
and left him staring sober. The express
sion of his face was not SO much of ter
ror as of mortal sickness. He made n
movement to rise, but do not believe
he had enough force left in his body.
snow, Bill, sit where you are" said
the beggar. IF can't see, I can hear a
finger stirring. business Is business.
Hold out your left hand. Boy, take his
left hand by the wrist, and bring 1t
near my right"
We both obeyed him to the letter, and
saw him pass something from the
hollow of the hand that held his stick
into the palm of the captains, which
closed upon IL instantly.
"And now that's DONE" said the blind
man; and at the words he suddenly
left hold of me. and, with incredible
accuracy and nimbleness, skipped out
Of the parlor and into the road. where,
as stood motionless, could hear his
stick go tap-tap-tapping into the dis
lance.
II was some time before either or
the captain seemed to gather our senses;
but at length, and about the same mo-
ment, I released his wrist, which was
still holding, and he drew In his hand.
and looked sharply into the palm.
"Ten o'clock!" he cried. six hours.
Well do them yet" and he sprung to his
feet.
Even as he did so, he reeled, put his
hand to his throat, stood swaying for
a moment, and then, with a peculiar
sound. fell from his whole height face
foremost to the floor.
/ ran to him at once, calling my
mother. But haste was all in vain.
The captain had been struck dead by
laundering apoplexy. 1t is a curious
thing to understand, for had certain
ly never liked the man. though OF late
I had begun to pity him, but as soon
AZ saw that he was dead, burst into
q flood Of tears. 1t was the second
death i had known, and the sorrow of
ths first was still fresh in my heart.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1898-04-23

Just before recent dinner given In
honor of n colonial magnate, n young
swell. whose chief claim 10 distinction
seemed TO be the height OF his collar
and an eyeglass, addressing a stranger
said:
"Bcastly nuisance. isn't it7 Spoke 70
that fellah over there-took him for .
gentleman-and found he had ribbon
on his coat; some blooming head waiter,
/ suppose"
"Oh, no." replied the other; that's
Blank. the guest OF the evening"
dash IL all, now! is it?" said the
astoundal swell. Look here, old fell
low; as you know every body, would
you mind sitting next mo at dinner
and telling me who everyone is?"
should like 20, very much" replied
the other man; "but you see cannot.
I'm the blooming head waiter!"--An-
swers.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1898-04-23

cowardlce Of the neighbors; how /
blamed my poor mother for her honesty
and her greed, for her past foolhardi-
ness and present weakness! We were
just at the little bridge, by good for
tune; and helped her, tottering as she
was, to the edge of the bank, where.
sure enough. she gave sigh and fell
on my shoulder. / do not know how
found the strength to do IL at all, and
i am afraid IL was roughly done, but I
managed TO drag her down the bank
and little way under the arch. Fur
Their l could not move her, for the
the bridge was too low TO let me do
more than crawl below il. So there
we had TO stay-my mother almost en-
tirely exposed, and both of us within
eorshot of the inn.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1898-04-23
BUILDING A KENNEL.


There is undoubtedly any number of
boys who have dog but no kennel to
keep him in. Almost any kind OF ken
mel, people think, will do for dog, SO
long as ii affords him place TO sleep
in, and protection from rain and cold.
II he gets big dry goods box with n
hole in one end large enough for him
to go through he Is better off than the
average Of his race; but kennel made
especially for his use Is much better,
and II can easily be built in half day.
The drawing shows such an affair, very
neat in appearance, which anybody can
construct from few boards with
tongued and grooved edges.
Its size will depend, of course, on the
size of your dog, but for a canine of
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1898-04-23

merly his custom-his crippled condi-
ton preventing him FROM working
pedal-to pay stray youngsters TO turn
his wheel for him. This, OF course,
greatly curtalled his profits, 80 he set
about training his Newfoundland to
take their place. The canine pupil was
apt and is now installed as his masters
regular assistant. The grindstone Is a
very small one, and by standing on two
boxes the dog is able TO reach the hans
die and turn IL fast or slow, as his mas
ter desires.