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The age-herald., 1899-02-19
An Open Letter to MT. Drennen

To MT. w. M. Drennen, Birmingham, Ala 1:
 Dear Sir-Referring to that part of your platform of your supporting large appro- priation for public schools, as you wish to put within reach of every child in Birming- ham common school education, your plat form is sound, noble and generous. I did not pay my school tax under protest, though I have not children to educate, for the same reason.
 A report has become quite current that much of the coal delivered at the public school is receipted for as two tons per load, where it is known fact that there is not coal wagon in the city of Bir- mingham you can possibly pile one and a half tons on. It is also a well-known fact that the public schools were compelled to close for want of coal. Yet the contract ing parties are said to have had an abund- ance of coal to sell to dealers and the gen. eral public. In your declarations to citi- zens of Birmingham, of which l am one, you ask to be supported as mayor that you may serve the city as its faithful servant As a faithful servant of the people as alderman, would it not be well for you to ask for an Investigating committee, as in- vestigating committees are now in order, to sit in open session and summons before it, Superintendent Phillips and every other superintendent and assistant superintend- ent, and janitor who is employed to receipt for coal and see if our school fund is be- ing footed, also why our schools had to be closed for want of coal?
 TAX PAYER.
 Birmingham, Ala. February IS. 1899.
The age-herald., 1899-02-19
Peculiar Developments in Warriors Mu
 nicpal Matters.

Warrior, Ala, February B-(Special.)- Municipal affairs are wonderfully mixed in this town; in fact, they seem to be in @ hopeless tangle
 The election for mayor and five council men was held yesterday. Tho law under which the election was held required tick cts to be printed ten days before election. This law was compiled with and three full tickets printed and the campaign was in full blast when law chartering the town passd both houses of the legislature and was approved, by the governor last week. The new charter requires that all of- holders in the town shall be freeholders. ficeholders in the town shall be freeholders. It developed that at least one of the candi- dates for mayor, and quite a considerable number of the candidates for councmen were not freeholders. But the tickets were kept in the field, election held, voters yot- ing for all the tickets, and 1t was discovered on final count that candidate for mayor who is not freeholder was elected by a large majority. Also three or four candi- dates for councilmen who were not free- holders were elected by large majorities.
 These candidates, not being freeholders, having received the largest numDer Of votes, demanded to be sworn in as elected. The candidates receiving the next highest number of votes demand to be sworn in, claiming the offices on the hypothesis that the candidates who received the largest number of votes were not eligible to the offices under the new law, which is now in force.
 The candidates receiving the largest num- Der ofivotes, though not freeholders, claim the law Is not constitutional, therefore they arc the rightful claimants of the offices. The outgoing mayor is in a very tight place, not knowing which crowd to turn town properties over to, or, indeed, whether to hold over himself.
The age-herald., 1899-02-19

To outward appearances the gambler wears simply the ordinary shirsleeve and detachable cuff. In point of fact the de- tachable cuff is the end of the false sleeve, and it serves to cover the instrument and the cord which leads from the instrument to the mans legs.
 The accompanying illustration shows the location and method of operation of the machine:
 The card which the player desires to hold out is retained in the palm of his hand until he can get an opportunity to slip it into the "hold-out." The latter is operated by string running from the end of it up the arm through tube and down the body into the left trouser leg, where it is fasten- ed by clip. When the game is ready the player opens the seam in his left trouser leg, pulls out the string and fastens it to a clip inside the right trouser leg. By widening the distance between his legs he draws the string and pull slide in the hold-out, so as place it in position to re- ceive the card The gambler slips the card in under the cuff onto the slide. An auto matic spring mechanism is released by the gambler placing his legs together again and immediately the card Is jerked back out of sight, and the false sleeve falls over and covers it up. When the card is want ed the gambler draws his legs apart and the slide sends the card right into his hands.
 Kepplinger is said to have spent num- Der of years arriving at this invention.
The age-herald., 1899-02-19
NERVOUS DEPRESSION.
IA TALK WITH MRS. p1NKHAM.l

A woman with the blues is very un- comfortable person. She is illogical, unhappy and frequently hysterical.
 The condition of the mind known as {" the blues," nearly always, with wo- men, results from diseased organs of generation.
 It is a source of wonder that in this age of advanced medical science, any person should still believe that mere force of will and determination will overcome depressed spirits and nerv- ousness in women. These troubles are indications of disease.
 Every woman who doesn't under stand her condition should write to Lynn, Mass, to Mrs. Pinkham for her advice. Her advice is thorough com mon sense, and is the counsel of learned woman of great experience. Gead the story of Mrs. F. s. BENNETT, Westphalia, Kansas, as told in the fol- lowing letter:
 "DEAR MRS. PINKHAM:-I have suf- fered for over two years with falling, enlargement and alteration of the womb, and this spring, being in such . weakened condition, caused me to flow for nearly six months. Some time ago, urged by friends, Iwrote to you for advice. After using the treatment which you advised for a short time, that terrible flow stopped.
 Fl am now gaining strength and flesh, and have better health than l have had for the past ten years. wish to say to all distressed, suffer ing women. do not suffer longer, when there is one % kind and willing to aid you"
 Lydia E. PinihaY's Vegetable Com pound is womanb remedy for wo- mans ills. More than . million wo- men have been benented by it.
The age-herald., 1899-02-19
What Interested Him

From the Chicago Post.
 The copper on the beat called the states. man to one side.
 This here open-door policy" he said, in . hoarse whisper.
 'weil. what of it?" asked the states man.
 "Is It going to do away with the side doors .entirely?" demanded the copper, his voice betraying extreme agitation.
The age-herald., 1899-02-19
County Treasurer's Report

The condition of the county's finances Is shown in the following report of County Treasurer Hawkins:
 State of Alabama-Jefferson County. To the Honorable Grand Jury of Jefferson
 County, now in Session:
 hereby submit the following as the balance to the credit of the various funds on ihe 1st day of EehruarY. 1S99:
The age-herald., 1899-02-19

Birmingham is certainly splendid town," said J. P. Newer of Chicago Tt has the air of prosperity and every indica- tion of wonderful development. Birming- ham Is a city, and it will probably be the first city of the south. It is a comfort to the traveller to get to Birmingham, for the city is so broadly Cosmopolitan that everybody who comes here feels very much at home"
The age-herald., 1899-02-19
Blacksmith Tools.
Stove Department.

No. Cook Stove and ware ...... $500 No. 8 Cook Stove and ware ..... .. 750 Solid Steel Range ...... ... ... .... 2500 Solid Steel Range, best in city,. $500 Coles Air-tight Heater :. ...... ... 12.00 oil Stove, burner .... ... ... ..... 75c oil Stove, 2 burner ...... ... ...... 100 Oil Stove for bath room ..... ...... 5.oo Stove Skillet. No. ..... ... ....... 20c Stove Skillet, No. s ..... ... ... .. 25c Tea Kettle, No. 8 ..... ... ... ...... 40c Tea Kettle, No. 2 ..... .... ........ 35c
The age-herald., 1899-02-19
AFFAIRS IN A TANGLE.

K. F. HAWKINS,
 County Treasurer.
The age-herald., 1899-02-19
William Morris. of New York. is in
. . (

Willis Darby, of Montgomery, was in town yesterday.
The age-herald., 1899-02-19
Dry Goods.

We carry complete and attractive line of Ladies' Muslin Underwear and will offer for this day two specials: 10 dozen Ladies' Corset Covers,
 good quality of Muslin, sold by
 others at 200, for this day only,
 SbNA 1Vt 20 dozen Ladies' Night Gowns,
 good quality Muslin; handsomely
 made; pleated front; worth 75c,
 special today, each, only ... =. 39t
The age-herald., 1899-02-19

There is a story told on an honored cit izen of Birmingham. Some years ago. while he was a resident of the blackbelt, a friend of his got into trouble with a ne gro tenant who lived on the Birmingham mans plantation. The white man was about to shoot the negro, when the negro's s landlord called out: Hold on there, Jim; hold on! Don't shoot his. He owes me $SO!' The shooting did not take place.
The age-herald., 1899-02-19

Birmingham is certainly a splendid town." said J. P. Meyer, of Chicago. "1t has the air of prosperity and every indica- ton of wonderful development. Birming- ham is city, and it will probably be the first city of the south. It Is comfort to the traveller to get to Birmingham, for the city is so broadly cosmopolitan that every body who comes here feels very much at home."
The age-herald., 1899-02-19

MT. Thomas P. Grasty, the noted staff correspondent of the Manufacturers Re- cord, was in Birmingham yesterday en route east.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1899-12-23
DENIES JURISDICTION.
Roberts Claims Testimony Should
be Confined to Practices Sub
seouent to His Election.

Washington. u. c., Dec ia num-
Der of witnesses from Utah appeared to-
day before the committee of the House
Of Representatives which is investigating
the case Of Mr.. Roberts of Utah. They
included Mrs. DR.. Luella Miles, prac-
ticing physician of Salt Lake City; Mrs
McDougan. +. l.. Mcdaniel and :. +.
Roberts was present and conducted the
cross s-examination.
Mrs. DR.. Miles was the first witness
She testified that Mrs. Shipp Roberts
had told her that she had been married
TO Mr.. Roberts for several years.
After the witness had stepped aside
Mr.. Roberts submitted an objection to
the effect that her testimony related to
1897. whereas the committee had no jur-
sdiction over him prior to his becoming
a member of Congress.
The objection was noted.
Rev. s. f. Wishard was the next wit
ness He gave his business as that of
superintendent of the home missionary
work of the Presbyterian synod, embrac-
ing Utah He knew both Mr.. Roberts
and Mrs DIR. Roberts. and related his
first meeting with the latter in Septem-
ber. 1897, when Roberts introduced her
to him.
On croSS-examination Mr. Roberts
brought out Mr.. WiShard's opposition to
M0rmcniSm.
Mrs. Maria McDougall testified that on
July 22. 1898. when she was on the train
and Mr. Roberts and Mrs. Dir. Roberts
travelled on the same train she said Nj.
Roberts has introduced his companion as
My wife, and repeatedly as Mrs.
Roberts"
Edwin Mcdaniel. former manager of
the Salt Lake Herald. said in 1896 Rob
ertS told him he had three families.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1899-12-23
A WAUkESHA PIONEER.
r. z. Jameson Passes Away at His
Home in the Spring
City
Waukesha, Wis. Dec. 1S.-TSpeC

Waukesha, Wis. Dec. 1S.-[ Special.
r. {. jameson, Il prominent citizen and
pioneer of this city. died this morning al
his home on Broadway. Mr.. Jameson
was born September 3. 1916, in Erie
county, y. y. At the age Of Is he went
to Buffalo, where he clcrked for six
years. He then engaged in general mer-
chandlse business at Arcade. \. J. From
there he went to Sandusky, y. y, and
engaged in business for seven and half
years After this he was out of business
for five years, and then went into part
ncrship with 5. ID. James III n general
merchandise business This lasted two
and half years and then the two part
nerS came to Waukesha in May, 1868.
In September of the same year they en-
gagged in the same business here under
the firm name of Jameson X James
Their store was i'll the building now occu-
pied by Mills X Minors grocery store
In 1SI2 Mr.. Jameson retired from the
firm and for years after it was conducted
by Mr. James and his sons. one of whom
Is the present postmaster. \. W. James
After retiring from the mercantile bust
ness Mr.. Jameson became one of the
original organizers and first president of
the Waukesha Exchange bank. He was
president of this bank for ten years and
then being in feeble health he retired
from all active business. For the past
eighteen years he has been in very feeble
health and his death was not unexpected.
Mr.. Jameson was married August Il,
1897, at Caneadia, \. Y, to Emily Viii
son. who with two daughter, Mrs. y. {.
We FShfREg him. M Bcsidss his business interests
Mr.. Jameson took an active part i'll pub
lie affairs. He was once village prcSl-
dent. twice chairman of the county board
and twice Il village trustee.
Funeral arrangements have not been
entirely completed, but the funeral Will
be hold Wednesday afternoon. Rev. 4.
:. NickerSon of Racine officiating.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1899-12-23
ORDINANCES ARE
DECLARED VOID.
Department Stores Upheld by the
Supreme Court of
Illinois.

Springfield, III. Dec 19.-The Illinois
Supreme court handed down decision
yesterday declaring void the two anti
department store ordinances of the City
of Chicago.
The Supreme court sustained the judg
ment of the criminal court of Cook cOun-
ty. One of the ordinances provided that
meats, fish, butter, cheese. lard, ycge-
tables and other provisions should not be
sold or exposed for sale by any firm or
corporation in the same building where
dry goods. clothing, jewelry, or drugs
are sold. The other forbade the sale of
malt or fermented liquors in such Il
place.
The opinion of the Supreme court is
sweeping. 1t is held that its charter does
not give the city of Chicago the right to
make such stringent laws; that the city
is only empowered TO make such rcgua-
tiOnS concerning the sale of provisions rs
may he necessary for the preservation Hf
health or the prevention of disease. The
court holds that the ordinance Is an at
tempted interference on the part of the
city with the right granted the defendant
by the constitution of the United States
and hy the constitution of Illinois to
acquire property and to own and use IT..
To deprive an owner of the right to eN-
pose and to sell property the court holds
is 10 deprive him of property
The second ordinance is held to he pure
ly an arbitrary restriction, not having
any connection with and not tending in
any way towards the protection of the
public against the evils arising from the
sale of intoxicating liquor. Such Il pro
lection was not the object in view when
the ordinance was passed, and the at
tempted discrimination is declared to be
illegal and in violation of the rights of
the defendant.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1899-12-23
A MYSTERIOUS CASE.
Racine Police Puzzled by the Dis
appearance of an Un-
known Man.

Racine, Wis, Dec. Special. !
Racine has another mystery and the OIL
GERS are working to unravel 1t. \ few
evenings since stranger entered the sa
loon of Patrick DCyinc, cOrrcr OF North
Main and Dodge streets. He took few
drinks and his peculiar actions attracted
attention. Presently he left the place by
the rear door. As he did not come back
an investigation was made and in the
back yard ne was found lying III the
snow on his face. lie was assisted
into the saloon and properly attended
to. Not long after he depart
cd An hour after Mr.. Deyine
locked his place of business and started
home and found the stranger lying III a
ditch nearly dead from exposure. He
kindly helped the man and took him to
his room and did all he possibly could
to warm him up, and decided to let him
remain during the night. The stranger
accepted the invitation. Just before re-
firing he grabbed his hat and said he
wanted to go out a short time and ran
from the room. leaving a good Overcoat
and ten plugs Of tobacco. He failed TO
return and all efforts TO locate him have
failed. The belief prevails that he WIS
not right in his mind and that he may
have committed suicide. Where the to-
hacco came from is not known. No per
son has reported any theft of the weed.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1899-12-23
ALGER is COMFORTED.
Former War Secretary Draws Some
Favorable Contrasts.

Detroit. Mich, Dec. 19.-Former Secre-
tary of War Alger has beerf watching the
Transvaal war with more than ordinary
interest and so far. he says. he has found
only cause for congratulation in contrast
ing the work of the British war office
with his own. He said today that the
people of the country could judge for
themselves of the work done in our late
war 10y making the same comparison.
H.. said:
1T must he remembered that this coun-
try was much less prepared fer war than
England. The war department had not
a single ship. Our army was yet to h2
organized. We had no money and could
do nothing until Congress made the ap-
preparation of SI0,ob0,600, vet we took
more men To Cuba, Porto Rico and Ma
Mia than the English have sent TO Al
rica. We had to equip them. We had
IL enlist them and muster them in. We
had To do Il thousand things which the
British have not been obliged to do
As FOR South Africa being further
away from England than Cuba from the
United States. Gen. .Aloer said distance
mattered little when the men were once
aboard ship. The general said he intend
ed TO prepare Il history of the work of til,
war department during the war with
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1899-12-23
ASK FOR INVESTIGATION.
Examination Into a fairs of La Crosse
Building and Loan Association.

La Crosse. Wis. Dee 19-I Special. l.
The affairs of the Home Mutual Building
and Loan association, which proposes ia
go into liquidation, wind up its affairs
and dissolve. will be examined into 10y the
deputy state bank examiner. j. II. Reg
ers of Madison. This was decided last
night at an informal conference of State
Bank Examiner T.. |. Kidd and officers
of the association. Mr.. Kidd said he is
confident everything is straight and rcgu-
lar. but investigation is desired to set tn"
public and stockholders right. The Off
GERS and directors of the association
united in requesting for the Investigation.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1899-12-23
YOUNG BRAY KILLED.
The Winnebago Tribe will Deal
Out Justice to an Indian
Murderer.

Black River Falls. Wis. Dec. IS
Special T. William Blowsnake, a young
brave Of the Winuebago tribe, died Il
few days ago from the effects of fight
with a fellow warrior near the Indian
village The row started through 4
drunken quarrel and knives Were the
weapons used To settle the trouble. Blow
snake was stabbed in the shoulder and
died from the effects of the wound af-
ter several DAYS 0f intense suffering. All
he big medicine men of the tribe were
called in and Indian skill WAS applied, to
sethCr with weird incantations which
were offered up. failed 10 save the young
brave Little i slid about the affair.
and il is rumored that the tribe will deal
with thg accused according To tribe Gus
tom. and will not resort to civilized meth
ezls in dgaliu; ont justice.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1899-12-23
PATENT MEDICINE FAILURE.
The Charles A. Noxeler Company in
Financial Distress.

Baltimore, Md. Dee. 19-The sudden
resignation on Saturday of Christian
DevrieS as president of the National
bank of Baltimore was explained when
it was announced that the Charles \ j..
Nogeler company, an extensive proprie
tary medicine concern. of which Mr.
Devries is also the president, was inan-
cially embarrassed.
The Charles \. Nogeler company was
in its time one of the biggest patent
medicine concerns i'll the country
Charles y. Nogeler, the founder. made Il
fortune in a few years on a certain rheu-
matiSm remedy and medicinal tea. He
bought a steamer on the Mississippi river
and named it after one Of his remedies
solely aS an advertisement.
Mr.. Nogeler. who died young man.
was the pioneer in what is known as
landscape advertising" He kept en-
ployed nearly 800 artists painting adver-
tisements for his medicines ON the rocks
alongside railroads in all parts of the
country.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1899-12-23

sions IN his career when he would have
won the Victoria cross had he been sery-
ing in the British army
ON the Santa Cruz campaign Gen.
LaWton took my regiment, the Four
teenth, i'll his flying brigade and on that
occasion he made a great hit with the
boys. We came back enthusiastic He
was big man and in the fight into
which he took us he was dressed in the
most conspicuous fashion, with a white
helmet and clothes that would attract
the attention of the enemy He stood en-
little mound just behind the firing line
and IN full view of the enemy ana gave
his orders IN the coolest. most uncon-
cerned manner Imaginable, never dodg-
ing or STOPPING, though the bullets were
flying pretty thick. 1t was great sight
for us lying on the firing line and his
bravery inspired every man within sight
of him.
Il saw another conspicuous example of
his cOolneSS and bravery. 1t was in the
hot June campaign to the south. Just
after dinner on the first days advance
there was lull in the firing and Gen
Lawton and his aides had dismounted on
q hillock for a consultation. Two order
hes were holding the horses and the gen
eral was reading an order when some
Filipino sharpshooters opened fire on the
group. A bullet went through the order
which the general was reading and a
~ =, "' 'a "iii an olu'lis MpuHutd
1t all happened in a second The gen.
erai looked up for Il moment and said
coolly to the other orderly, You had bet
ter take those horses behind the hill:
they might get hurt. Then he went on
with his reading.
Gen. Lawton loved a fight He was
a born fighter He liked what we called
close-in fighting and the closer it was the
better 1t seemed to please him. On the
morning of the Zapotc river fight two
companies of the Twenty were sent
to reconnoiter the beach near the river
and they fell into Il trap. Gen. Lawton
rushed down to the beach and got into
the fight in person. He grabbed rifle
from wounded soldier and in a minute
was III the thickest of the action. 1t was
his example that inspired the soldiers and
enabled them to fight out of the difficulty
He will be mourned by every soldier in
the army"