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The age-herald., 1899-08-06
RATE MAKING AMONG
 THE RAILROADS
Birmingham Rate and Transportation Bureau Now in Work
 ing Order.

In commenting upon "The Growth of Railways in the United States and Their Variations,' by L. Bareris, recently pub lished in Turin, Italy, the Bulletin of the International Railway Congress- says:
 ''As a rule, we do not thoroughly under stand about American railways, first, be- cause we are unacquainted with Ameri- can customs, and secondly, because we are disposed to generalize too hastily upon a few facts, which the press puts before us under the head of miscellaneous informa- tion, just because they are exceptional cases.
 "As a matter of fact we find there 0 con- tinuous series of patterns that have reach ed different degrees of development. from the simplest kind of light railway up to railways carrying enormous traffic and equipped with the most perfect improve ment.This explains why the railways of the United States deserve to be studied with perhaps more care than those of any other. country, and we cannot be too grate- full to writers who seek to acquaint us with their most minute details.'
 The Official Guide says: "This statement in the Bulletin suggests an argument in favor of the proposition to extend in-
The age-herald., 1899-08-06

yitation to the International Railway Con- gress to hold in the United States its ses- sion which is to follow that of 1900 in Paris.
 "Active minded men all over the world are looking now to this country for exam ples of modern methods of work as they have never done before; and in no other business is the practice so different, in many ways, from that which prevails in Europe and other countries, as in the oper- ation of railways.
 "The conditions vary in different coun- tries, and the railway managers in each have adopted the lines of least resistance to accomplish the desired results"
 Should the International Railway Con- gress assemble in this country. and investi- gate our methods of operating some of the large trunk lines, they would receive and carry home with them many new ideas or the details of railway management, some of which they would eriticise and some imi- tate. The general result would be beneficial to the world at large. To say that tho operation of the large railroads in Amer1- ca is about the broadest business in the world, can be readily understood when you realize the fact that no one man has ever solved the question.
 The traffic department Is, of course, the most important branch, and some of the railroads pay their traffic officials enorm- ous salaries, and the reasons are very simple-the freight rate situation having become complex requires the closest study. For one to deal with it successfully. talent of a peculiar order is necessary.
 The basis for making rates over the rail- roads in the United States depends on the geopraphical territory that the line traverses.
 There are twelve associations or freight bureaus composed of the railroads which have jurisdiction over rate making within the boundaries of the United States, as fol- lows: The associated railways of Virginia and the Carolinas, which govern rates on traffic within the states of Virginia, North and South Carolina; the Central Freight association territory, which is bouned on the east by an imaginary line drawn from Toronto to Ashland, Ky. on the north by the North Route of the Grand Trunk rail- way from Toronto to Fort Gratiot, thence via the north and west shores of Lakes Hu- ron and Michigan to Chicago, on the west by the line from Chicago to Peoria. thence via the Toledo. Peoria and Western railway
The age-herald., 1899-08-06
HUNTSVILLE
General Shedding of Cotton Married
 and Quickly Deserted

Huntsville, August 5.-(Special. .)-Reports from several parts of Madison county say that farmers are complaining great deal because of the general shedding of cotton bolls and squares. Another week of rain would cause the bolls and squares to shed in such a manner that practically none of the present growth would be left. The heavy rains during the latter part of July followed by the extreme heat has rendered cotton prospects very unfavorable Until July IS, the growth of the weed had been retarded by the drouth. but the same cause had hastened the maturity of the fruiting. The rains which followed started what Is known as a second growth and shoots are appearing on the principal limbs of the cotton weed.
 Mrs. H. D. Love, who married in this city last Tuesday and deserted by her hus- band in Nashville Wednesday night, re- turned to her relatives in this city today. Mrs. Love is well known in Huntsville as Mrs. Sallie A. Connor. Nothing is known of the man who married her, the courtship having lasted only a few days.
 The new West Huntsville furniture fac tory, which was rebuilt on the site of the furniture factory destroyed by fire in March, began operations yesterday. The capacity of the new plant is two hundred and fifty bedsteads per day. Fifty men are given employment.
The age-herald., 1899-08-06

to East Burlington, thence via east bank of Mississippi river to Cairo and Cairo to Coal Grove, O; the Chicago and Ohio river com mittee of the Central Freight association, which governs traffic moving between Chi cago and Chicago points and Evansville, Jeffersonville, New Albany. Louisville and Cincinnati O.; the Southeastern Freight association in which Birmingham is located, which is described as follows: The terri tory lying south of the Potomac river to the Virginia West Virginia state line, thence via said line to Bristol, Tenn, through and including Middlesborough, Ky. Jelico and Hartman functions, Tenn, to and including Chattanooga, Tenn; and on the south and east of a line from Chat tanooga via the Alabama Great Southern railway to Birmingham, thence via the Southern railway to and including Selma, Ala, thence via Western Railway of Ala bama to and including Montgomery, Ala, thence via Plant system through Valdosta, Ga, Jasper Live Oak and Lake City, Fla, to Jacksonville, thence via the South Att lantic seaboard to the Potomac river; the Mississippi Valley association, which is west of the Southern association, and has jurisdiction over traffic moving to and from
The age-herald., 1899-08-06
Who is Charge of the Freight and Transportation Bureau.
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the Mississippi valley; the Southwestern Freight bureau, which governs all inter- state traffic with the state of Texas; the Transcontinental Freight bureau, which covers all traffic to and from Pacific coast points; Trunk Line association, which con- trols traffic west of New England and east of the western termini of the trunk lines, 1. e.. @ line drawn from Toronto to Charles ton, Va; the Western Trunk Line commit tee, which has Jurisdiction over traffic west of the Indiana-Illinois state line and east of transcontinental territory; the Trans Missouri association, which controls traffic west of the Mississippi river and crossing the Missouri river; the Joint Traffic Associ- ation, which covers all traffic passing be- tween Central Freight Association and Trunk Line Association territories.
 The basis for making rates in this South eastern territory is more complicated than any of the other territories. The rates to commissioner or common points, that is, where two or more roads enter, are agreed upon by the railroads interested in joint meetings, and the rates to local points are made up of the sum of locals on commits sioner points on which the lowest combina- ton can be made. For instance, the first class rate to local point may base on a certain common point, while the second- class rate might base on another common point. In making rates from north of the Ohio river to some local points southeast they use as high as twelve or fourteen commissioner points, upon which to base them, each road has its exception sheet to the southern classification, applying on traffic to local points; and the states Of Georgia and Florida have local classfca> tions applying on business within their respective boundaries, while the associated railways of Virginia and the Carolnas have an exception sheet to southern classi- fication covering traffic within the states of Virginia, North and South Carolina So, after you have made up through rate on any of the classes, it Is necessary to know what classification to apply, and the different classifcations is, that which is so confusing to shippers, as an example, ship car load of vehicles from Chicago to some local point in Georgia or Florida, and you have the following basis for making the through rate: First, local rates to Ohio river gateways. governed by official cIassi- fcation and the southern classification south to commissioner points. and tho
The age-herald., 1899-08-06

Roweil's Newspaper Directory, the onncIaI authority on the circulation Of American newspa pers, is out under date Of June 1, 1899 It accords to The Age-Herald the largest circulation of any daily newspaper in Aia- bama. The Age-Herald continues to grow.
The age-herald., 1899-08-06
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Rev. Thomas J. Beard, DD., Missionary Tenth Sunday after Trinity-Bessemer 1O:4s a. m; Woodlawn p. m.; Avondale D. ,n Tuesday, sth-Patton, p. m.
 Wednesday, 9th-Coal Valley 10 q. m.
 Friday, uth-Andersonville S D. IF,
The age-herald., 1899-08-06
A Misnoner

From the Detroit Free Press.
 "What are you laughing at?" said some one, as the grocery clerk hung mp the re- cciver.
 At Mrs. Newblood She has just tele- phoncd for a pound of 5 o'clock tea"
The age-herald., 1899-08-06

THE SECRET OF A CLEAR SKIN, soft, white hands. and luxuriant hair .s found in the perfect action of the pores produced by Cuticura Soap, be- yond all comparison the most effective skin purifying and beautifying soap in the world. as well as the purest and sweetest for toilet. bath. and nursery. It Is the only preventative of pimples. black heads. red. rough. and oily skin, rcd. rough hands, with shapeless nails. dry, thin and falling hair, and simple baby blemishes, be- cause the only preventive of inflammation and clogglng of the pores. the cause of most minor affections of the skin. scalp, and hair. St
The age-herald., 1899-08-06
She Knew It

From the Ohio State Journal
 Polite Passenger-This Is the smoking car.
 Old Woman (producing her pipe)-Yes, I tho't 1t be- GreSf convenience. ain't they?
The age-herald., 1899-08-06
The Popular Novel

From Golfers Weekly.
 'Im so glad you like my novel;
 "Oh, 1t was charmingl I read all of the last chapter; how did it begin?'
The age-herald., 1899-08-06

Sec the First avenue lot fo: sG!s by Chi. chester, Yaneey & Orr. n
The Florence daily tribune., 1899-02-02
sup day Trading.

A German shopkeeper went one Sun
day morning to customer in order to
demand the payment of long neglect
ed account. The police heard of this
and regarded it as a violation OF the
new law against trading during the
hours of worship, The offender wa.
cited and fined. He appealed to tho
kammergericht, and was discharged as
innocent What the law expressly for
bids, said the kammergericht, is any
public or open labor or trading within
the prescribed time -
On the police Interpretation two men
who talked incidentally about their
business relations on Sunday morning
on their way to church might be arrest
ed as violators of the law, which would
be palpably tyrannical and absurd. This
recalls the good old tale of two Sabba-
tartan farmers who hit upon casuisfi-
cal method of doing trade ON the Lord =
day without breaking the fourth com
mandment, What would you give for
that calf, asked one, ''if it We're not
the SabbathH' ''If it were not the
Sabbath | would give you so much. :
naming the sum. Tomorrow, then,
we will consider it bargain. Lon
don News
The Florence daily tribune., 1899-02-02
only Two Me. Know IN. rr,c..

There is one expert in Philadelphis
who. 1t is safe to say. stands entirely
alone in his speciality. He is James
Toughill, who has charge of the piling
OF coin bags at the subtreasury. Not
only does he have charge of the piling
of the bags but he does it all himself,
for there is a secret connected with this
work that is known to only one man in
the country besides the Philadelphia ex-
pert
1t does not seem at first glance to he
very difficult task, but those who have
tried 1t and failed can be counted by
hundreds, while the first man to do the
work properly without knowledge of
the secret having been impaired to him
Is yet to be named. Not so many years
ago there was only one person in the
country who could do the work. Where
he obtained his exclusive knowledge no
one knows, On trip to Philsdelphis he
met Toughill and the two became fast
friends As mark of his esteem the
original expert taught Toughill the art
of piling up money securely. and that is
as far as the knowledge has been ex-
tended.
The work consists Of piling up bags
containing 900 silver dollars each rs
high as the vault will permit When
built by the experts this silver wall is
as solid and substantial as il built Of
bricks and mortar and it is well this il
80. If one of these walls should be con
structed on wrong principles it would
surely fall, and a fall usually means Sc
rious injury to some one Many men
have been hurt in attempting to learn
ths art. and now Toughill and his
friend, who is in the west. occupy the
field alone Philadelphia Record
The Florence daily tribune., 1899-02-02
Didn't Lose HI. Head,

Prince Louis Esterhszy. military at
tache of the Austrian embassy at Lon
don, was travelling alone in an English
railway, when an elegantly dressed wo-
man entered the carriage. Presently she
dropped her handkerchief and employed
other expedients to start conversation.
but without avail. for the prince tran
quilly smoked his cigar and took no no
tice of her. At last as the train ap-
preached a station the woman suddenly
tore her hat from her head. disheveled
her hair and as the train came to q
standstill put her head ont of the win
dow and shrieked for assistance
The railroad officials hurried to the
scene, and to them the woman asserted
that she had been terribly insulted by
the prince. The prince did not stir from
his seat, but continued TRANQUILITY smok-
ing his cigar, and the station master
exclaimed, what have you got to say
to this charger
Without the slightest appearance Of
concern the prince who was seated in
the farther corner of the carriage, re-
piled, 'Only this, and with that he
pointed to his cigar. which showed a
beautiful gray ash considerably over an
inch in length.
The station master was wise in his
generation, and on perceiving the ash on
the princes cigar he touched his hat
and said quietly, That's all right,
sir, +" and arrested the woman instead.
San Francisco Argonaut
The Florence daily tribune., 1899-02-02
PURELY Personal.


j. W. Jones is a Cripple Greek
visitor.
Hon. Lee Champion is in
Denver today.
Will Humphreys is visiting
friends in Cripple Creek.
A. j. Hoskins was transacting
business in Pueblo today.
Attorney A. H. Mclean is
confined to his homo with la
grippe.
Mrs. Crapser, of Colorado
Springs, who has been visiting the
family of DR.. Roseberry, returned
TO her home this afternoon.
&C. S. Linn, one of the proprie-
tors of the Pueblo Saturday Mail,
was a very welcome caller at THE
TRIBUNE Office this afternoon.
j. w. Work is in Denver to-
day in the interest of legislation
pertaining to newspaperdom. He
is a member of the committee ap-
pointed by the Arkansas Valley
Press association to draft measures
i'll this direction.
The Florence daily tribune., 1899-02-02
4 BIT of Ribbon.

A London paper tells this story of the
final signing of the Spanish-American
peace treaty: Every diplomatic instru-
ment bears a seal from which depends a
ribbon. and when the seal was about to
be affixed to the treaty the commission
ers, both of Spain and America ex-
pressed desire. in graceful acknowl-
edgment Of the courtesy shown by
France, that the dependent ribbon
should be tricolored. Search was forth
with made high and low in the Quai
d 'Orsay, with the result that in the fer
eign Office of the French republic not a
bit of ribbon of the French colors could
be found.
"At this critical juncture a brilliant
inspiration flashed across one of the
heads of the department. Go. he said
to messenger, to NJ. K, the CON
fectioner in the Rue st. Honore. for a
pound of chocolate cakes and be sure
you ask him to tie them up with tri-
color ribbon With that bit of confec-
tioner' ribbon the treaty of peace be-
tween Spain and the United States was
sealed.
The Florence daily tribune., 1899-02-02
A Woman'- wny

Here is something that / would like
to approach very gently" said Mr..
Stoggleback. 80 as not TO give any of
fense.
The new woman wants her rights
and her privileges too. and as matter
of fact am very glad she does cling to
her privileges, and / hope she always
will, which means that l hope she Il
stay woman. But the way in which
she mixes her rights and privileges up
is sometimes little confusing For in
stance:
when walking along the sidewalk
woman holds her course and lets the
man turn ont and she does this Just
the same down town in the busiest
streets as she would in a calm and quiet
residence street You might think that
business woman working among bust
ness men in business part of the town
would adopt business methods in every
thing, and that when you met her in
the street she would turn to the right
doesn't. She holds ber course, which is
very likely to be along the inner side of
the walk, and expects you to turn out
for her, even if it carries you to the left
instead of to the right. She doesn'
care about that.
mo matter who she may be or where
you meet her woman expects man to
turn ont for her, and / hope she always
will New York Sun.
The Florence daily tribune., 1899-02-02
In-.nity'- Debt to Medical Science.

e.
Insanity is now recognized as dis
ease which is the result of some func-
tional or organic disturbance of the
brain or of some injury or malformation
of that organ, Be it said to the ever
lasting credit of medical science that it
has rescued the whole subject of the dis
eases of the brain and nervous system
from the region of myth and superstition
and placed it on scientific plane along
with the other diseases and injuries to
which human flesh is heir.
The old lunatic asylums and the filthy
cells of the county jails with all their
horrors where the victims of dethroned
reason used to be confined and tortured
have been abolished and in their place
we now have the modern hospital for
the insane, and it stands on the same
footing in every respect as hospital
for diseases of the eye and ear or any
other medical speciality. 1t was not the
churches, but medical science, inspired
by a desire to benefit mankind. which
taught the world that the insane are
our brothers still and that to them is
due the same Christian charity and care
as to any others in distress. DIR. John
Girdner in North American Review.
The Florence daily tribune., 1899-02-02

Messrs. Peil & Roberts, the
wagon makers, are busy with a
rush job of repairing lot of grad
ing scrapers for use by the Geddes
d. Seerie Stone company in ex-
cavating the Newlin reservoir.
This enterprising firm always has
all it can do in the line of wagon
making and general blacksmithing.
The Florence daily tribune., 1899-02-02
In Extremi..

Late one night clergyman was
called out to minister to an old mana
worker upon the adjacent railway-who
was supposed to be dying. The sum
mons was brought by another old man.
the elder brother of the stricken one.
While he WAS. bustling about. making
preparations for departure the clergy
man forgot momentarily the social
status of his visitor and asked. "Is he
in extremis Z;
The old man was not going to be
beaten. AYE. he's right in your rev.
erence After a pause he added as a
clincher: Clean in. poor chap. Right
up to the neck. sir. ''-Cornhill Naga-
zine
The Florence daily tribune., 1899-02-02
The president of the F. & G. {

The president of the F, & G. G.
road, Syl L. Smith, returned with
his party from Cripple Creek in
his special car, San Juan. The
party stopped at Cyanide, where
the manager of the Metallic Re-
duction Works, Phillip Argall,
joined the party. From here they
made special trip to Canon over
the ID. d. X. G..
The Florence daily tribune., 1899-02-02
He Wanted \ Pension.

Opie Read tells a funny story of a
colored man who had conceived the idea
that he could get pension from the
government He went to n pension
agent to learn what steps it would be
necessary for him to take to bring about
the desired result.
Were you really in the army, Sam e.
asked the agent
Vas, sab. Indeed was. sab. | WAS
in de army for more'n year. sab. -
What regiment were You in, Sam %
"Waal, sab. don't just this minute
recommember, but I'ze gwine to bring
you all de papers, and dat will explain
de matter.
But you surely remember whom you
We're with, SamG"
On Yes, sab l recommember dat
all right Twas wild my young master. ="
"Oh. then You were in the Confeder-
ate army, We're your
''Ias, sab; yas, sab "
Were you ever wounded Sam -
"Yas, sab; indeed | was. See dat
scar, sahf got dat scar in de army.
sab. "
What was it hit you, SamS"
"Waal. sab. it was skillet. sab. In
deed it was A big iron skillet, sab. /"
Now, see here. Sam, what chance
can You have to get pensionS In the
hrst place you were in the Confederate
army, and then the only wound you re
ceived anyway was from skillet.
What in the world has our government
got to do with your caseq"
'Wsal, sab. it was government
skillet, sab. Chicago Times Herald.
The Florence daily tribune., 1899-02-02

Mr.. Owen, general construction
foreman for the Geddes d Seerie
Stone company went out to the
reservoir site this morning, taking
with him several carpenters, men
and a team. These men will pitch
their tents and otherwise prepare
for active work.
The Florence daily tribune., 1899-02-02
Humnr. Of sneech.

Coon out O. that y shouted an irate
but Jealous churchwarden in rural
district to some urchins who We're play
ing marbles against the church door.
I'll let passon know how ye dessicate
the holy place. This word forms a
common stumbling block. A grocer once
informed us that people from quite the
respectable classes not infrequently
asked him for desecrated soup.-Corn
hill Magazine.
The Florence daily tribune., 1899-02-02
rh, sicL,, of III, s,h,,,

The oldest piece of wrought iron in
existence is believed to be roughly
fashioned sickle blade found by Belzoni
in karmas, near Thebes. 1t was i'm
bedded in mortar under tbs base of the
sphinx. and on that account is known
as 1.-THE sickle of the sphinx" 1t is
now in the British museum and is be-
lieved to be nearly 4, 900 years old
The Florence daily tribune., 1899-02-02
Wood Tnr

1t is curious to note that wood tar is
prepared just as it was in the fourth
century B. c. A bank is chosen and a
hole dug, into which the wood is placed,
covered with turf. A fire is lighted un-
derneath, and the tar slowly drips into
the barrels placed to receive it
The Florence daily tribune., 1899-02-02

Frank Lighter and Joe Welfeldi
plead guilty to assault and battery
in Judge Johnson's court yester-
day, and were assessed fines and
costs. The woman upon whom the
assault was made is still confined
to her bed, but is recovering.
The Florence daily tribune., 1899-02-02

This is the last day that bills
can be introduced at this session
of the Legislature, and, consequent
ly, there is perfect flood of docu-
ments pouring in.
The Florence daily tribune., 1899-02-02

Quite a large delegation from
Cripple Creek, wearing Teller
county" badges went through here
today on its way to Denver. The
delegates are going up to pull"
for the El Paso division bill.
The Florence daily tribune., 1899-02-02
The Military Social.

Fully hundred and sixty people
attended the military social at the
Methodist church last night and
enjoyed the splendid literary pro-
gram, the excellent music and the
delicioussupper. From every point
of view, the effort was an entire
success, and the ladies. are well re-
paid for their efforts.
The proceeds of this novel enter.
tainment amounted to S35.
The Florence daily tribune., 1899-02-02
EREEl FREE!l

At the New York Dry Goods store.
During our Great Money-raising
sale we will give Il pretty Fancy
Work Basket with every $2.0Opur-
chase, as exhibited in our show win
dows. New YORK STORE.