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The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-11-07
RINGLING BROS CIRCUS
Two Great Performances Attended by
Immense Crowds

,rhe cleanest, most artistic and orderly
circus performances ever witnessed in Biz
ningham was presented by Ringing Bros.
Yesterday and last night. Immense crowds
witnessed both performances.
Long before the time for the grand OPEN
ings, the reserved seats were at premium
and the gates had to be closed.
Surrounding the big tent in every direc-
ton were hundreds of lunch stands, peanut
roasters, side shows and every. conceivable
arrangement to catch the stray nickels and
dimes from the enormous crowd. The flick
ering kerosene lights made the spectacle
weird, while the yelling of spieers turned
the scene into the streets of Cairo.
The grand march at the beginning of the
performance was something out Of the or
binary tfier t. or.-H. -a5e had pass
ed Ii rev band h'-t la#o each ring
ana some be7atIiu table aefe scented
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-11-07

Berlin, November Accommodating upon
a rumor from Amsterdam that DR.. Leyds,
the diplomatic representative of the Trans
vaal in Europe, and declared that the in
PREVENTION of France, Russia and Germany
in the Transvaal was now assured, the
Koenische Zeiting says:
1--WE do not know what DIR. Leyds may
have said, but the matter of his supposed
statement is false in every respect. Meth
er France nor Russia has shown the
slightest inclination either with or without
Germany to set the South African question
on the order of the day.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-11-07
FOR GOVERNOR
Gen. Charles M. Shelley Yesterday An
nounced Himself

General Charles NJ. Shelley is a candidate
for the democratic nomination for gov
ernor of Alabama.
He made this announcement yesterday.
For many weeks it has been rumored that
he would be candidate, but only yester-
day he made the positive announcement.
81 am a candidate for governor of Ala
bama," said General Shelley yesterday.
To General Shelley's most intimate
friends this decision does not come as a
surprise.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-11-07
Municipal Pawnshop

Chicago, November Ga municipal pawn
shop, operating under a law passed by the
last legislature, was opened here today and
judging from the number of applications
for loans will be a success. The institution
is operated under state charter and loans
money at per cent. month instead of the
customary to 10 per cent. and upwards
charged by pawn brokers'. The first and
chief object of the society," as announced
is ITO protect-poo people who borrow money
on small ehattles
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-11-07
Small Fire Last Night

The fire department was called out at
11:4O o'clock last~night to a small fire in a
two-story brick house in Eighteenth street.
between Fifth and Sixth avenues. The
flooring had caught fire from hot ashes. The
damage was practically nothing.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-11-07
Flower bulbs cheap. Godden's.


New Decatur November 6-(Special.)-
Captain f. Neville, of this city, has offered
his services to England to fight against the
Beers. The captain is a graduate of Ok
ford college, and at one time did newspaper
work in London and Paris. Some years ago
The was a captain in the English army.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-11-07
I.epai Firbt Between Redskins

Washington, November 6.-Solicitor Gen
eral Richards today entered a motion in
the United States supreme court to advance
cases of the Choctaw and Chickasaw In
dams vs. the Wichita Indians and affiliated
bands. The case involves large tracts of
land in Indian territory.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-11-07
Prof. WeiSSner,

DANCING SCHOOL
ELKS' HALL, FOURTH AVENUE AND
TWENTIETH STREET
Dancing, Delsarte and Physical Culture
Children, Monday, Friday and Saturday
8 to D. m. Adults, Monday and Thursday,
to q:30 d.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-11-07
NiariscaI in St. Louis

st. Louis, Mo-, November 6.-Vice-Presi-
dent Mariscal of Mexico and his party were
guests of the city today. A dinner and re-
ception ended the days entertainment. The
party will leave tonight for home.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-11-07

During the Fair all Gate
City. and North Birmingham
cars will come in First Ave-
nue. route and go out Nine
teenth Street and Eighth Ave.
nue. route.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-11-07

If you have rooms for rent,
with or without board, send
with price and location at
once to the Bureau Of Infor-
nation" State Fair, Birming-
haIa, Ala.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-11-07
Major Robinson Dead

Washington, November Ga dispatch to
the war department announced the death
today of Major Samuel Robinson, surgeon
u. S. A., at Hot Springs.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-11-07

FOR SHERIFF.
George w. Sherling is a candidate for
Sheriff of jefferson county, subject to the
action of the democratic party.
E. l.. Higdon is a candidate for sheriff
of Jefferson county, subject to the action
of the democratic party.
James A. Downey Is a candidate for sher-
iff of jefferson county, subject to the ac-
ton of the democratic party. 9-1S-tf
Andrew w. Burgin, candidate for sheriff
Of Jefferson county, subject to action OF
democratic party.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-11-07
The Nashville Sails

Washington, November 6.-The Nashville
today sailed from Gibraltar for Port Said
on her way to Manila.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-11-07
COUNTY TREASURER

Henry b. Gray is a candidate for Treas
urer of Jefferson county subject to the &C
ton OF the democratic party.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-11-07

Flo wer bulbs cheap. Godden'a
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-11-07

H. c. Miller IS a candidate for treasurer
OF Jefferson county subject to the action
of the Democrat tic party.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-11-07
THE WEATHER.

Godden's Drug Store sells bulbs cheaper.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-11-07
ANNOUNCEMENTS.

Flower bulbs and pot. Godden's.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-10-26

but there are only five, for in 1901 that
prince of piilagers, Lord Elgin of Eng
land, carried one OF them to the Brit
ish museum, where it yet remains. In
the place OF this mute captive there
now stands terra-cotto substitute
which looks like the slave girl of the
five remaining sisters.
Many admire the dainty Erectheion,
but the stolid Parthenon appeals the
more to those who, when upon the
ocean, love the storm more than
peaceful sea. Pericles conceived it
when Greece was in her glory and
called upon the architects, Ictinos and
Callicrates, to design, and upon Phid-
las to adorn it, 1t is 22S feet long and
nearly one-half as broad. Formerly it
contained the greatest work of the
greatest sculptor-Phidias' chrysele-
phantine statue of the Virgin Athena.
The Parthenon has had a varied his
tory When first built (42S B. CD the
pan-Athenian festival, during which
people assembled in Athens from all
quarters of Greece, was celebrated
within it every four years. The sculp-
tured frieze around the temple is the
carved representation of the sacred
procession of this festival. Five hun
bred years after the beginning of our
era the Christians used it for a church.
There yet remain some of The paint
ings with which they coated the inte-
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-10-26
1n,,an Ralnh.s Great Find.

Julian Ralph tells of his delight in
finding green corn in Europe. In the
course of many years of extensive
travel on the continent he had never
seen an ear. He recently stopped at a
hotel in Paris and met porter in
the hall carrying a basket Of genuine
American green corn. Green corn!"
he shouted. rs it possible that this
is what see?" Eyes, monsieur" saio
Nine. Brunei, the wife of the pro-
prietor. ut is vertically the green corn
of America. We grow it upon our
farm. So many of our guests are
Americans and so fond are they Of
this peculiar food that we hive seen
it to be to our advantage to make for
them this singular product in our fields
in the country" Il took Nine. Brun-
els hand" said Mr.. Ralph, "and
pressed it. l raised my hand as one
does who bestows benediction. God
bless you, madam said I. with such
evident piety that she could not take
offense. You are the most magnificent
and the most wonderful woman in
France"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-10-26

We are not in the habit Of counting
salt among Injuries. but to the dwell
ers in Lapland it would be very great
luxury indeed. These people have no
salt, and their substitute for it is man
ufactured in so laborious a manner that
it must be used very sparingly. The
foundation of it is the bark of the fir
tree, but it has to undergo many pro-
cesses before it is fit for use. First the
bark is peeled from the tree, and the
inner bark, which is the part used,
carefully separated from the outer.
This inner bark is then divided into
thin layers, and during the excessively
hot Lapland summer is exposed to the
sun until thoroughly dried. The next
process is a peculiar one. The layers
of bark, torn into narrow strips, are
placed in boxes made of fresh bark
from other trees, and the bark boxes
and their contents are buried in deep
holes dug in the sand. For day they
are left to the influence of the sand
alone. but on the second day fires are
lighted above the pits, and kept burn
ing briskly for several hours. The Ell
feet of the fires is to heat the sand far
down, so that it may act on the fir
bark. This it does by turning it red
color and giving it pleasant taste
and odor. After three days the boxes
are unearthed and the fir strips re-
moved. Then comes the final process,
the pounding and grinding into a
coarse powder. The people use the
powder as we do salt, but they are
never so extravagant with it as we are.
1t has cost them so much trouble to
prepare it that they use it sparingly.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-10-26
MUSEUM OF LEGS.
That Forms the Den OF One Footed
Old Soldier.

That Forms the Den OF One Footed
Old Soldier
San Francisco Bulletin: Henry Cur
tin, veteran of the civil war, living
on the west side, has a room in his
residence that impresses all his visitors
as veritable chamber of horrors. This
is because its most conspicuous decor
alton and ornament is a row of human
legs suspended on the walls and entire
ly circling the room Mr.. Curtin al
ways laughs at the fright of strangers
at the first sight of this room, and
then explains that the legs are only
artificial ones, and there's nothing to
be afraid of. Then ne tells them how
the legs came to be there. You see"
says Mr.. Curtin, Sin ga was so foolish
as to try and stop a cannon ball with
my right leg. OF course, / wasn't one,
two, three, and the next thing | knew
/ was in a camp hospital with only one
leg left. That ended my soldering.
The government had me measured for
an artificial leg as soon as was able to
be about, and came home to Chicago.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-10-26
AcRoPos SHOWING PoRT1co or MADENs

rior walls. The Turks in 1860 built a
minaret on one corner and converted it
into mosque. They in turn were
ousted in 1857 by bomb thrown from
Venetian cannon. The shell fell into
the Parthenon, which was then used
for powder magazine The explosion
killed 800 Turks; ii also made melan-
choly ruins of the magnificent temple.
Just now attempts are making to
partially restore the fallen columns.
The whole front is obscured by scat
folding; only from the rear can you
get a satisfactory view, and | must
confess that when | peered through
these tapering Ionic columns, REDEEMED
with the rust of twenty three centuries
"a violet Grecian sky as background
Il could not differ much from him
who said: Peerless Parthenon!"
The views from the Parthenon are
superb. From the east side. looking
down, you see the city of Athens, the
temple of Jupiter and the Stadium in
the foreground. and back of these
Mount Pentellicon and Hymettos.
Standing near the temple of Nyke and
looking toward the west, long, saw
like range of hills in the distance, the
island and bay Of Salamis, the Piraeus,
and the spreading olive groves of At
tica are before you. The twilight
panorama from this point is enchant
ing:
Slow sinks. more lovely ere his race
be run.
Along Morea's hills the setting sun"
CHARLES N. CREWDSON.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-10-26

one. as ne climbs each step, has re-
vealed unto him. some new beauty.
Passing through the portals you see
scattered about over the native rock
hundreds of sad fragments of fallen
statues which formerly adorned this
sacred HILL A lover OF art. when re-
sarding these broken images, cannot
crt feel like a comrade cropping over
Battlefield where his friends lay slain.
e. the left. as yea enter. is the Erec-
theion, the temple which formerly con-
tanned the ivory statue Of Athena
Polia. the guardian goddess of the city.
This temple is all proportional
symphony in stonebut the most ex-
quisite portion OF it is the "portico Of
the maidens" tcaryatidesl. These six
marble maids. their draperies so
elinging to them as to reveal the
chaste symmetry of their forms, bear
lightly upon their heads the architec-
ture OF the portico. They are the most
graceful daughters Of the chisel in all
the world. / say six marble maids,
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-10-26
Cost of a Church Carpet.

Cost OF Church Carpet.
The Chicago Advance gives the fol-
lowing estimate OF the direct and col
lateral cost of a church carpet. The
price was $500, but as the women of
the church raised the money by giving
entertainments, the pastors estimate
was that, when all the items of cost
were figured in, the carpet had cost
fully $4,000. He reached this astonish-
ing total by estimating the work. wor-
ny, nervous strain, bodily WEAKNESS
and heartaches Of one hundred women;
the heroic efforts Of men, women and
children to eat the things which were
to be eaten, and hear, see or buy
things which had been provided to ex-
tract money from them; the colds,
fevers and other ailments contracted
while attending the entertainments,
and the consequent doctors bills; the
money spent in other churches, for IL
they come to your entertainment you
must go to theirs; and, worst and most
costly OF all, the decentralization of the
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-10-26

Well, discovered that l couldn't wear
the kind of leg the government gives,
owing to some reasons connected with
the way my leg was amputated, and
the only leg can wear is this wooden
stump that straps to the thigh. 1t
was in '65 that got my first leg. In sc
an express package brought me anoth-
er. l sat down and wrote the war de-
partment that the legs were of no use
to me, and, therefore, not to send them.
They didn't take bit of notice of my
letter, and in 81 another leg came.
wrote again to Washington; told them
l had three of their legs now that l
couldn't use, and didn't want them to
go on and bankrupt the government
buying me legs. They never noticed
me. In '6S l got another leg, They
began to get in the way around the
house, so then l started the labelling
and dating of each one, and hanging
them up on the walls of my den.
There's thirty-five there now, and
guess I'll last long enough to see fifty
or more"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-10-26
ODD MARRIAGE.
A wedding Fee of Only Two Cents Fol,
lowed by One OF $50.

A pastor of one of the prominent
churches in Brooklyn, whose son has
a charge in this county, had strange
experience about five years ago. which
was never spoken of until recently,
when unlocked for developments made
1t consistent to relate the incident. The
elderly clergyman was at home one
evening, and about o'clock he heard
quiet knock at the door. He went to
the porch and admitted a refined APP
pearing young man and a girl. The
latter suggested modesty, while the
companion showed the result OF de-
bauchery, but he nevertheless gave
evidence of intelligence The young
fellow defined the purpose of their
visit, which was to be married. The
couple were refused emphatically by
the clergyman at first, but finally they
submitted to all the interrogations of
the minister, and there was no appar-
ent reason why they should not be
wed. After the ceremony the pastor
was handed an envelope by the groom,
after which they departed on their
honeymoon. The minister entered the
study and taking the gift from his
pocket, opened it. The contents con-
sisted of two copper pennies. The SON,
who was in college at the time pre-
pairing for the ministry, happened to
be home spending vacation, and was
wifi fa oil
quent to the wedding. He enjoyed
immensely the joke on his parent. and
between shouts of laughter he
informed his father of the trou-
Bile which was sure to fol-
low such an absurd indisere-
ton. 1t was at once presumed to be
an elopement, and doubts were brought
as to the accuracy of the girls age. The
father felt somewhat annoyed. but he
was confident that he had held strictly
to all the laws regarding the perform
ance of the ceremony. For five years
nothing was heard OF the couple, and
but few weeks ago the minister
found that ne had not got into any diff
ficulty. About the same time in the
evening he heard knock at the door,
and he recognized it at once. A strange
feature of the occurrence was that the
son was at home again visiting for
few days. The senior clergyman hur-
ried to the door and his ear was not
deceived; the caller was the man he
had married five years before. The
young fellow, in an unassuming man
ner, remarked that he always felt that
the minister deserved an explanation.
and he announced the purpose OF his
second visit. He said that he was
walking along the streets of Brooklyn
when he met the girl he married about
a half hour before he visited the par
sonage. He continued, stating that
he figured that she would not be worth
more than two cents to him, and that
the feeling regulated his fee to the
minister. Concluding, he declared that
she had proved to be of inestimable
value to him, and he quietly arose and
handed the clergyman another envel-
ope, which contained a check for $50,
payable at the Chemical bank.-Troy
Press.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-10-26
The Hug Pleased Him.

See that man." said the clerk OF an
uptown hotel to me this evening, as a
handsome, middle-aged man strolled
through the lobby. THAT is the pres
ident of the life insurance COM
pany. He married his stenographer
last spring. 1t was quite a romance
He and the girl and his Office boy were
coming down in the elevator one after
noon, when the stenographer saw a
mouse on the boys shoulder. She
threw her arms around the presidents
neck and screamed to him to protect
her. The mouse covered in a corner
until the elevator reached the bottom
floor, and then escaped. the girl hold
ing the president all the time. Well,
he liked the sensation of being Rugged
by pretty girl so much that he mar
ried her few weeks afterwards. ;"
And what became of the Office boy?"
1 asked. ''Oh, he has a desk in the
office at good salary now and is in
line to be president in due time" an
swered the clerk carelessly.-New
York Correspondence Pittsburg Dis
patch.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-10-26
he was unable to account for her anger.
Spare Moments.
what Her Reply was.

From London Judy: He "a suitor)-
"Grammarians have never been quite
sure of the proper distinction between
Il shall" and Il WILL" but to my mind
there is no difficulty" She-"I don't
quite know the distinction myself"
He Cthinking he sees his opportunity
take the question. Will you
marry me?' Supposing l ask you, your
reply would be not I will,' but --"
She (emphatically1-"I won't"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-10-26
quest is that they may act as foils to
the beauty of the bride.

quest is that they may act as foils to
the beauty of the bride.
Cinnamon, when speaking of their
wives which they do as seldom as
possible to them thus: MY
dull thorn" "the mean one Of the inner
ROOM" or ''the thorn in my ribs" His
children he styles insects" and
worms" much as we say Chicks" or
kids"
In Russia when a man marries an
heiress he does not obtain possession
Of her money. There is no marriage
settlement, and she keeps the control
Of her property. This financial indie
pendence of the wife conduces much to
matrimonial felicity.
To the crusty old bachelor or the
woman who is out of the running, the
marriage question is assuming some
rather amusing phases in foreign eoun-
tries, remarks the Bazaar. The dict OF
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-10-26
AT HYMEN'S ALTAR.

Ugliness in an old woman is much
sought after sometimes in China, it be-
ing the custom to hire the ugliest old
women who can be found to act as at
tendants to girls on their marriage. 1t
is said that some specially ugly old
women make their living entirely as
attendants at weddings. No doubt the
reason that they are SO much in re-
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-10-26
De NTIST T.
Baiiey's Laxative Tablets cures Constipa-
ton.

The active principle is cascara sa-
grada, plant found in Califorma.
1t does not do the work for the bowels
but makes the bowels do their own
work. 1t gets the bowels back in the
habit of doing their own work, and
after they have been reused into a
state Of healthy activity. and the liver
and other organs also, they will con-
tinue on without medicine. They
will cure sick headache, billiousness
and liver troubles and constipation
and remove poisonous matter from
the system. Put up in 10 and rs cent
packages. For sale J.. T. Bennett.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-10-26
The Cars American Driving Teacher.

George ]. Fuller. the trotting horse
expert, who sailed for Russia a short
time ago. will have the pleasant task
OF teaching the car how TO manage
the trotting horse He has been es-
peciaily engaged BY the Russian gov
eminent to instruct the army and the
royal family. Mr.. Fuller is a veteran
of the civil war. and is well over 50
years old. He said 10 a sportsman be-
fore leaving: II know nearly every
trotting horse in the country, and I
think they all know me"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-10-26
Unintentional sarcasm.

He was an assistant in a large book
sellers, and the naughty young woman
who fancied she was called upon to
give her ideas to the world in book
form desired notebook. Il want a
notebook she said. something that
can carry in my pocket to jot down
ideas" "Oh, you want something
very small" replied the assistant, and
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-10-26

church and the curtailment of the le-
climate giving which follow. in the
train of such methods of raising
money. But they got their carpet.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-10-26
Didn.t FIN the Bill

Alice (protestiQg)-But, papa. you
say you want to see me married and off
your hands. Fairchild (grimly)-I
know it. That is why | refuse to let
you marry him.-Brooklyn Life.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-10-26
Wages Of London BIN Posters.

London billposters struck for sS.25
per week. fifty-three hours to sonsti-
tuts q weeks work,
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-10-26

But in the whirl attendant on such
an important event he forgot his plan
and 1t was not until the Kaiser Franz
Josef and his consort celebrated their
silver wedding in 1879 that the old va
let reminded his master of that long
forgotten day, as he produced the with
cred bunch of flowers. The kaiser and
kaiserin were much touched and a
command was given that the relic
should be placed under glass and franz
ed, so that it might be hung where
the kaiser could always see it.