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The age-herald., 1898-02-06

The concert to be given next Thursday evening at Seals hall. by the friends of MT. J. E. Gillies, for his benefit, should receive the warmest encouragement from all classes of Birmingham's citizens. There will be a programme. of unusual excel lence rendered by the musical friends of Mir. Gilies, consisting of choruses, guar tettes, etc., under the direction of Prof. Guckenberger and Prof. washburn.
 The Messiah choruses. sung with such fine effect recently at St Mary's-on-the Highlands, will be repeated on that oc- casion. Seals hall should be crowded to the very doors Thursday evening.
 number of masque balls are being ar ranged for the carnival season. "The Kids will give a masque on the evening Of the 17th at the Florence hotel, to be succeeded on the evening of the 18th by masque ball, given by the Jefferson Cotillion club, at the Florence.
 The Southern club will give its regular carnival ball on the evening of Mardi Gras. the 22d inst.
 The dinner given Friday evening by Mir. Jack F. Martin at his residence in honor of Miss Ruffner and MT. Solon Jacobs was a charming social function. The coloi scheme was pink and green and the table was artistically decorated with smilax, pink azalias and pink roses. An elaborate menu was served, consisting of fifteen courses, with appropriate wines. The following were Mrs. Martins guests: Miss Patti Ruffner, MT. Solon Jacobs, Misses Sarah Rogan Mamie Pearson, Daisy Moody, Isa- belle Dangaix, Anna Morrow, Mary G.. Linn, Willie Morrow, and Messrs. A. H.. Carpenter, Lewis Morris, H. B. Spencer,
The age-herald., 1898-02-06

Dan Rogan, T. H. Aldrich, Jr., P. G. Shook D. A. DeFuniak, E. Ramsey, Culpepper Exum, Judge Turner and MT. and Mrs. A. Latady.
 MT. George D. Allison will arrive in Bir- mingham today to attend the Ruffner- Jacobs marriage.
 Mrs. J. T. Nixon, at her home, corner of Fourth avenue and Twenty-first street, gave handsome dining last evening, compli- mentary to Miss Ruffner and MT. Solon Jacobs.
 Lovely pink carnations were used in pro- fusion on the table, in conjunction with all the artistic accessories of candelabra, cut glass and silver. The following were Mrs. Nxon's guests: Miss Ruffner, MT. Solon Jacobs, Misses Emma Kirkpatrick, Laura Schryver, Sarah Rogan, Mamie Pearson, Willie Morrow. Mary George Linn, Mr. and Mrs. R. F. Johnston. and Messrs. P. G. Shook, Erskine Ramsey, w. L. Smith, Wyatt Hefiin, Frank Foster, E. A. De- Funiak, Culpepper Exum and I. F. Young
 MT. l. F. Young reached Birmingham yes- terday.
 The ladies of the Aid society of the Cumberland Presbyterian church will give a charming musical Tuesday evening at the residence of Mrs.--we B. Catchings, 2o1s Avenue G. The programme will be found in another column.
 -1s f-i
 The members of Mrs. Paul Freeman's dancing class gave a very delightful ger man to a number of their friends at the Jefferson Volunteers armory Friday even- ing. There were about fifty couples pres ent. The german was gracefully led by MT. Murray White and Miss Minnie Merle Lane. Mcssrs. Blair Hughes, Fred Norton, Julc Mitchell, Rueben Johnston and Hu- bert Moore composed the reception com mittee. Each young gentleman of the committee wore a pink carnation bouton- noire. The chaperones were: MT. and Mrs. Charles O. Locke, MT. and Mrs. Walker Percy, Mrs. Corinne Futile. Mir. and Mrs. Nat Royslec. Mr. and Mrs. Wilmer Beard,
The age-herald., 1898-02-06
HUNTSVILLE.

MT. David D. Overton, of this city and Miss Fannie R. Carriger, of this city, were married at the residence of the brides father Thursday afternoon. The ceremony was performed in the presence of a small party of the couples friends by Rev. L. c. Branscomb. The bride is very attractive and popular young lady. The groom is chief of police of this city, having worked himself up to his present position within a period of five years. MT. and Mrs. Over
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treatments were served, after which the chapter adjourned to meet on the first Wednesday in March at the residence of Mrs. A. T. Henley.
 Miss Kate Eikleberger of Stanton, Va,
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Concluded on thirteenth page.)
The age-herald., 1898-02-06

Miss Emma Fitzpatrick of Nashville, who will be one of the attendants at the Ruff ner-Jaeobs wedding, arrived yesterday aft, ernoon. and is a guest of Mrs. J. T. Nixon.
The Holly chieftain., 1898-10-28
ANOTHER FRAKER CASE.
at Montreal a Probable scheme to
Beat Insurance Companies.

Montreal, Can, Oct 25.-An attempt
10 extort $50, 900 insurance money is
seemingly at the bottom of the story
of the alleged drowning a week ago of
DIR. w. II. Ireland, a native of Trenton,
Ont, but for years resident of South
Africa and surgeon to Cecil Rhodes.
The city was deeply stirred by the
event, which was said to have taken
place off the Donaldson line wharf.
and the announcement that Ireland's
widow was at deaths door in her
hotel When detectives called to see
her, her story did not quite agree
with that told of her arrival at the
hotel two hours after, it is alleged,
her husband was drowned. She after
ward made other contradictory state
ments. The detectives say frankly
that they believe that during the two
hours between the alleged accident
and the time Mrs. ireland reported it
at the hotel, Ireland went to depot
and took a train for New York, whence
he sailed for England.
The Holly chieftain., 1898-10-28
PITH AND POINT.
. rOr want TO be appreciated die OF

7, Won want to be appreciated die OF
nav vour debts.-Adams Freeman.
iigson-"Your friend swatkins talks
with considerable feeling. Nlgson-
yes. and be generally touches MS
man. Adams Freeman.
Mrs, BiIk!ns-''The new girl orokG
four plates to-day" Mr.. BiIkirs-Dl"
She assign any reason for not breaking
the entire ;?''-Ohio State Journa!-
Helm working on flying ma
chine. dear" She-"It's too bad you
haven, got it with you. l hear papa
coming down stairs "-Yonkers states
man.
Mother-"Johnny, you go right 10
bed!" Johnny-"Yessum; but you pei
YER life when get big III join cup
like pa belongs to. and then won
have t 20 t bed at all if don't want
to."-Roxbury Gazette.
Commander-"Wh is your COM
plant against this boy?" Bluejacket
-"WeI. sir. as | was a-walkin' arft'
this ere boy, e up an calls me a
bloomin' idiit. Now 'ow would you ike
to be called a bloomiu' idjit, supposin
YOU wasn't ue?"-Punc
Barber-"Tve got preparation that
will prevent your hair from falling
out" Customer-"But you are bald
headed Yourself" Barber-"Thats
very true; but you overlook the fact
sir. that a baIdheaded man is never
troubled by hair falling out."-RoN
bury Gazette.
The Holly chieftain., 1898-10-28
NIISlEI.I.ASEOIs.

SECRETARY WILSON has awarded to
the New York Market Gardeners as
sociation the contract for furnishing
all the seeds to the agricultural de-
partment for the current fiscal year.
The contract price is S7O,97S and H.,
2SS. 16S packages of seed are to be fur
nished.
FIRE broke out on the afternoon of
the cath at pier No. 80 Last river,
Brooklyn, and did damage to the
amount of $500, 900.
The United States supreme court on
the cath handed down IA decision that
the Joint Traffic Railroad association
was. combination in restraint OF
trade and therefore Illegal being vio-
lative OF the antitrust Law.
The Kansas City Live Stock ex-
change was declared by the United
States supreme court not to come un-
der the antitrust law, but was merely
local aid to interstate commerce. A
similar ruling was made in the case
involving the Traders Live Stock ex-
change. The government, which pros
ecuted both under the antitrust law,
was therefore defeated.
Two jealous husbands killed their
wives and themselves in Jersey City.
y. J.. on the Esd. Their names were
Henry Jones, colored and Garret
| French. Pennsylvania railroad en-.
| gSneer.
The Comanche and Kiowa Indians
| in the Indian territory are said to be
\ in an ugly mood on account of going
! hungry. The treaty with the United
| States by which they received rations
| has expired and their only source ot
| income is the grass money which they
receive from the cattlemen. They ar,
| killing the cattle belonging to Texa:
cattlemen and trouble is brewing.
A FREIGHT train broke in two at tn,
top of a steep grade near Fort Worth
| Tex, aud the rear portion crashed
| into the front section. In one of th'
| wrecked cars were ten men stealing {
| ride. Five were instantly killed an'
| two others were fatally hurt
TIE director of the mint has submit
ted his report for the calendar yea
1897 to the secretary of the treasury
| The value of gold produced in th
| United States during the year wa
| S57. 365, O0O; of silver, $50, 637, 172
THREE men were terribly mangle;
at Duluth, Mimi, by an explosion o
| dynamite. They were working or I
scow on the government canal, blow
! ing up an old hulk. The diver wa
| thawing dynamite over a small engine
Twenty-Five pounds exploded. blowing
| the engine and boiler to pieces ant
| literally tearing the bodies of tn,
| three men to atoms.
THE war department on the 2!st is
sued an order that army nurses, botl
male and female. were entitled TO com
mutation of rations when they arr
| granted leave of absence. the rate t.
| be the same us that of enlisted men OF
! furlough, that is, a5 cents per day.
The Holly chieftain., 1898-10-28
he WAS REvENcEn
Thought He Had Run 1. on High.
Toned People, But Cane Out
Unscnthed.

A young man about town was ca.,ht i,
bne of those sudden downpours Of inn -.
have lately astonished the natives. Mr..
on Euclid avenue at the time, and, obey;r~
the first impulse of self-l rejection, ran NJ
the nearest walk and placed himself 'neaH
the shelterlng ROOT OF a house porch. It wa
early in the evening, and yet the house \.
noticed was quite bright with lights. Ii VA
a rather narrow porch and he stood close i,
the front door while the rain came down /.
wild gusts.
Pretty soon the door was opened and
trim maid stood IN the opening. She Looked
= the stormbound youth, and he looked a
her; shs held the doc. invitingly open.
He stepped in, good deal pleased at tb;,
example OF unexpected Samaritanism.
The maid looked at him again.
Which OF the ladies-" she began. and
then he knew that he was mistaken for !
caller.
Even as he wondered what explanation
he could make magnificent matron Of zen
erous proportions swept from the parior
with outstretched hand.
She stopped short when she saw that she
didn't know the youth.
Pardon me, madam,' he said; Il seem to
be the victim of an innocent mistake. The
sudden rain drove me to the shelter Of vovr
porch. and your maid, evidently mistakina
me for somebody else, invited me in. / Cd.
talnly have no desire to intrude"
The magnificent matron looked at him
with critical eyes.
Then she turned to the maid.
Janet she said, in severely emphatic
tones, take this young man to the kitchen
and give him an umbreller"
And when the youth heard her say "um
breller' he felt that he was amply avenged
for the humiliation of the situation.
land Plain Dealer.
The Holly chieftain., 1898-10-28
Smells Tint Hurt

Some smells are dangerous. A
single sniff of highly concentrated
prussic acid will kill man as quickly
as shot through the heart. The odor
of bad egg is due to the presence of
sulphuretted hydrogen, and the OBJ.
Jectionable perfumes of sewer and
bone factories are attributable chiefly
to the same gas. Chemical labora-
torres are famous for bad smells. Ber-
zelius, who discovered the element
called "selenium," once tried the ex
pertinent of permitting a bubble of
pure hydrogen selenide gas to enter
his nostril. For days afterward he was
not able to smell strong ammonia. the
oiiactory nerves being temporarily
paralyzed. Selenium gas has the odor
OF pntrid horseradish. Tellurium ;s
even worse. There is a story Of a
physician whose patient, a lady, re-
fused to take an absolutely necessary
rest because she was SO fond Of
being always, on the go in society
he gave her a pill containing small
quantity of tellurium, and her breath
was affected by it to such an extent
that she was not able to appear in pub-
tic ior month. She never guessed
what the trouble was. The volatized
essential oil of roses is supposed to
cause rose cold.' This peculiar com.
plant is so far nervous in its cborac.
Ter that paper roses impregnated with
the oil sometimes excite the troub,a
-Pearson's Weekly.
The Holly chieftain., 1898-10-28
lust LIKE MAMMA.
1hi. Little Girl Could Entertain 'aii-
ers SuccessIuIIH Even When Thrre
We're No Callers There.

Susan is just little bit of tot,
seven maybe. though she doesn't look
TO be.more than five. She lives in a big
boarding hou>r up on High street.
Susan hasn't many friends, and as her
mother is away almost every day at
tending to her social duties the child
has been forced to depend upon her
self for the greater share Of her amuse-
ment.
She is a clever child; nothing of a
prodigy. but just smart. You know the
kind. She has passed her time this
summer dressing and undressing her
one doll and wheeling it to the corner
and back in a tiny perambuletor.
Though she has no playmates, she is as
happy as lark all day long, and no
one in the house has ever heard her
cry.
Susan IS an astonishing mimic, She
mimickei her grandmother until the
latter caught sight of the performance
one day and told her never to do 1t
again. Then She turned to the rag man
and the garbage man with an imita ton
of street piano grinder thrown in
now and then for good measure.
Though many times and oft She has
given entertainments of acting for the
benefit of her doll that have been as
tOnishingly accurate and artistic with
al, her best performance was offered
the other afternoon when, all alone in
her little rocking chair on the front
porch she ''played at receiving calls"
She rocked quietly for awhile. then
rose from the chair and bowed to the
imaginary person who was ascending
the porch steps. Then she talked. 1t
was only one side of conversation. of
course, but SO startlingly realistic was
the acting that ii seemed as though
the child must have been talking to
some one.
She extended her hand and shook the
imaginary one offered her. Then she
said: Wont you sit down." and
smiled sweetly. Her side of that polite
conversation was as follows: Hasn't
il been warm for the past three days
Do you think so? Mercy. hope not
You don't tell me. How long ago was
that? Wasn't it very unusual? Well. |
should think so. He's doing nicely,
thank you. Yes. | think it is perfectly
beautiful. How well the skirt hangs.
Did Miss Jones make 1t for you? I've
had her make my clothes for over a
year. Yes, she is so original. You've
been well, hope. Isn't that nice? How
long will you be gone? o, indeed
Won't that be lovely? o, dDn't leave so
soon, you have hardly sat down. Mus
you go? I'm so sorry. Here's your
parasoI. Now you will run in again,
won't yOu? Yes, will, thanks. Bring
Jamie the next time you come. won't
you? Good-by Yes, isn't it? Good-by
Is that 50? Good-by. You don't tell
me. Good-by. Now be sure and come
again. Good-by."
And when the imaginary caller had
gone down the steps Susan dropped
into her little rocking chair and ex.
claimed with a sigh: 80, I'd rather do
a weeks washing than talk to that
woman ten minutes. Detroit Free
Press.
The Holly chieftain., 1898-10-28
THE APPLE CROP.
Orange Judd Farmer Says 1t Is Smaller
Than 1t Has Been Since Reliable sta
tistics Have Been Collected.
Chicago, Oct. 25.-The Orange Judd
Farmer to-day will say:

Chicago, Oct 25-The Orange Judd
Farmer to-day will say:
The apple crop OF the United States is
smaller than 1t has been sine, reliable statis-
tics have been collected The total supply from
the ls9S crop of the United States is q, 10000
barrels, compared with something over 30 900
O01 last year and ~ 900 80 in the record break
ing crop OF 1891 Tho failure is widespread.
reaching from the Pacific coast to Maine, and
in none OF the states does the output OF fruit
approach an average In the great apple states
OF the west the crop is almost an abso-
Lutte failure, ALTHOUGH the situation in
Michigan is better than elsewhere.
having about two-thirds Of the bumper crop OF
lse6 New York has only onc-titth of u full
crop The failure is attributed to the fact that
during the blooming season there was exces-
Sive rainfall which washed out the pollen AMI
prevented proper tcrt.!izaJion b. insects.
while cold wave added 70 the injury and sub
Sequent moist humil weather was very
favorable to the development OF fungus dis
eases The Ontario crop Is decidedly short.
The crop Of Europe is reported below the
nominal
The Holly chieftain., 1898-10-28
To Sail Uud4 America. Flag.

Tacoma, washl Oct. 26.-Thc steam
ship Tacoma, of the Northern Pacific
Steamship company, was formally
transferred from British to American
registry yesterday. Five thousand
people on the oran dock listened to
the speeches on the occasion. Permis-
sion to assume American registry was
granted by congnss last July, but the
English government forbade the trans.
fer, as it might be construed as a
breach of neutrality. With the sign
ing of the protocol all objection ceased
The Holly chieftain., 1898-10-28

COMMISSIONER PowDEELY, OF the bu'
rcau of immigration, has received Il
voluninous report on the diversion of
undesirable immigrants from the ports
of the United States to Canada, from
which country the immigrants easily
cross to the United States. The re-
port was written by Robert Watchorn,
an immigrant inspector. detailed to
visit Europe to study this question.
Mr. Watchorn finds that nearly every
country OF the old world has stringent
laws against immigration, the result
being that the United States is the one
country on earth left open for undesir-
able immigrants.
The Holly chieftain., 1898-10-28
sa,a.tn K.upaIv scored.

Washington, Oct 2G.-Senor Sal.
heron, the distinguished leader of tine
republican party OF Spain, who op
posed the war with the United States
aud the administation of affairs in
Cuba, has writteu an open letter tC
his followers, in which he roundly
scores Senior Sagasa and the govern
ment party for thecondition in which
Spain now finds HI {, and charges
Sagasta and h's gEisIry with the loss
of Cuba and all t.se other colonial pos
sessions of Spain.
The Holly chieftain., 1898-10-28

OFFICIALS of the various express com
pauies are worried over a pamphlet
which has just been issued by the ma
tional association of traffic commits
sioncrs containing suggestions for the
extension Of the parcel post in the
United States. The. pamphlet has
been mailed to all commercial organ
iZations and to members of the United
States senate and house, with an ap-
peal to have the necessary Legislation
enacted. The extension of the parcel
post system would deprive the express
companies of nearly half their revenue,
as they could not compete with tho
noStnl raLns
The Holly chieftain., 1898-10-28
Cost of Two Wars Compared.

Washington, Oct 25..-Uncle Sans
expenses for the Spanish war sink into
insigniticance when compared with the
cost of the conflict between the states
Thus far the war with Spain has cost
SlS7, 529, ,9+i, or fraction over 81, 600, 900
per day since the beginning of hostili-
ties, April 81, against the enormous
sum of sS,O65, 413, 425 during the civil
war, or an average of sl,6s5, 1856 per
lay
The Holly chieftain., 1898-10-28
Picked Up In ,Tid-oc.au.

New York. Oct 90 ca t, William A.
Andrews, who left i.- . City in an
open boat August "a dcked up at
sea by the bark Fria@, ptember 81.
He was within 500 MI of the Azore
islands, his destinaton. His stock OF
provisions had been learly exhausted.
In the "a days at sea he had Travelled
nearly o,4OO miles. Capt Andrews
boat was only 1411 fet long and made
of canvas which can 'e handled whep
n Mt in use
The Holly chieftain., 1898-10-28
DELAY THE NEGOTIATIONS.
President Mckinley sari-fird That ths
Spanish Commissioners Are Pur-
pnsely Procrs.tinatinG.

Washington, Oct 25.-Ths presi-
dent is satisfied at last that the Span
ish commissioners are purposely de-
laying the negotiations This is the
belief of the American commission
also. The time has now come to cut
off all false pleas and to come directly
to the main issue left open by the
protocol, pamely, the disposition
of the Philippines. Up to this
point the entire time of the
commissioners has been con-
sumed in repeated efforts on the
part of the Spanish commissioners to
force the Cuban de ht question upon the
attention of the joint commission
against the firm opposition of the
American commissioners The latter
have stated as positively as they could
that under no circumstances will they
assume sovereignty over Cuba, involv-
ing an assumption OF the Cuban debt,
and the time has now come when, in
the opinion of the American commits
sioners, the Spaniards must be made
to understand that this answer
is final and conclusive. So far
the American commissioners while
preserving firm attitude, have
treated the Spaniards with the
utmost courtesy and consideration,
allowing frequent postponements of
the work of the joint commission to
accommodate the Spaniurds, but now,
probably at to-days meeting, without
departing from their courteous treat
ment of the Spaniards, the American
commissioners will find it incum bent
upon them to speak very plainly as to
the determination of the United States
government to regard this matter of
the Cuban debt and Cuban sovereignty
as passed over and beyond recall.
The Holly chieftain., 1898-10-28
To Buy Mexican E.tat...

City of Mexico, Oct. a2.-El Mundo
announces that a syndicate with s2O,-
600, 600 capital has been formed in New
York to purchase estates in various
agricultural regions of this country,
being the most extensive business Of
the kind ever undertaken.
The Holly chieftain., 1898-10-28

THE San Juan correspondent of the
London Times says that the remodel
ing of the currency and banking sys-
tens is one OF the most serious Porto
Rican problem, confronting the United
States, but education is the most diff
cult problem Of all. \ great majority
OF the Porto Eicans are in the drnsest
ignorance and the parish priests do
not favor instruction, believing that it
tends to ALLEVIATE the youth from the
Catholic church.
The Holly chieftain., 1898-10-28

AARON HERMIoN, who wa, in the last
throes of loci, jaw at Paterson, n. j.,
has been saved by an operation, made
for the first time in this country. Her
miou's jaws were tightly set and his
body curved like a bow bv the tension
of the muscles DR.. Church sent to
the Pastcur institute in New York for
anti-toxinc serGm and injected it un-
der the skin. the usual method. This
was of no avail, and then the surgeon
trephined Hermion's skull and guam
tity OF the serum was injected into the
brain. Relief came almost immcdi.
utely.
The Holly chieftain., 1898-10-28
A German BARK supk.

London, Oct a5.-It has just devel-
oped that the German bark Satisfac-
tion was sunk during the recent gales
In the North sea. The captain, his
wife aEi the crew of nine werc
drowned, being ill on board, except a
boy, who was saved.
The Holly chieftain., 1898-10-28
WIN Insist on Apn.x,,,on-

London, Oct. 25. "A dispatch to the
Exchange Telegraph company from
Paris says the American peace commits.
sioners at Fridays joint meeting will
definitely insist upon the annexation
OF the Philippine islands to the United
Statea