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The age-herald., 1899-09-24
PRIZE FOR THE
 BEST CONTRIBUTION

The Age-Herald offers the following prizes to the young people who are mani festing so much interest in this depart ment.
 For the best story containing not less than 300 or more than 1000 words we will pay five dollars. To the next best we will pay $2.50 and to the third one dollar. For the best poem we will pay two dol lars, and the next best one dollar. All contributions mvst be sent in by De- cember l, 1899. With manuscript send sealed envelope containing your name and address and the nom deplume, which must also be on your manuscript. This will not be opened until the judges have read the stories and decided the winners of prizes. The judges will be boys and girls of IA, I5 and Is years. chosen from the public scools of this city.
 The contestants must all be under IS years of age and the story must be en- tirely original, Chose your own subject and write your own story.
 Write neatly with ink and one side of sheet only.
 Send your contributions to
 YOUNG PEOPLES DEPARTMENT
 Age-Herald.
The age-herald., 1899-09-24
 8 FOR LITTLE 2 FOLMSo # " MAR Jo
 
LITTLE PERSONALS.

Lizzie Crow, of Brookside, is in the city for the winter to attend the public school She goes home on Fridays and returns Monday, that she may be in her place in the third grade when the roll Is called.
 Little Juliet Perry is contemplating a trip to Livingston. During her absence her brother and little sisters will visit theft grandmother al 24O9 Sixth avenue.
 Pendeton Cheek, who is only two and one-half years old. knows every letter of the alphabet and, though he connot read the children's page. he can tell the name of every letter It contains
 Roberta Pearson will remain in New York to attend the Dewey reception.
 The children will have a good time at a candy pulling promised for them during the harvest festival.
 Robert Lee Rawls, of Gadsden. has sent us a nice story for t'ne Advance club read CTS, which we will give you next week.
 Robert Hemphill has returned from visit to Tuscaloosa.
 We are asked to announce that the chair man of children's work at the state fair is Mrs Mary Jolly vanHook.
 The baby show at the state fair is to be one feature of special interest to the little folks. Do you think your baby brother or sister will get the prize?
 The list of premiums for childrens work will be given next week. Look out fort .hem, for you must be sure to get one of the prizes.
 Jamie, Max and Elizabeth Rogers, of Gainesville, Ala, are the guests of their friend Mrs. Jolly, 2409. Sixth avenue.
 Morris and Noland Latham and Willie Lucille Morris spent some time with their cousins Ada Bell and John l.. Morris, al East Lake last week. A gay time they had with the graphophone and other things that children like.
The age-herald., 1899-09-24
A Reminisecnce of Lafayette

From Harpers Magazine.
 An old lady resident of Baltimore. one of the school children who sang odes to Lafayette upon his arrival in Norfolk in 1924 tells the following story Illustrative of the complacence which was so salient a characteristic of his conduct during his progress through the states.
 Locks of hair instead of autographs were then fashionable as souvenirs, and as the pupils of a certain female seminary passed in review before him, little girl ventured timidly to say: General Lafayette. will you please give me a piece of your hair?"
 In an instant the auburn wig was in his hand, but the terrified supplicant to whom he would have presented 1t, alarmed for the safety of her own scalp, had escaped in the crowd.
The age-herald., 1899-09-24
LET'S PLAY
Ned Makes Books for Jacks Shelves in
 Julia's House

Lets play keeping house while mamma and auntie are away" Julia spoke some- what pleadingly. for she generally had to play just what the boys chose, and the play was often somewhat rougher than housekeeping. However, they were not in n mood for climbing or bah or soldiers to- day, and Jack readily answered: "All right; if you will have dinner for us on your table and use your new dishes and have jam and good things"
 'I don't think mamma will let us cook while she is away. but VIC can ask her" Julia replied
 .I don't guess shall play" said Ned "for l want to read this book. It is a fine story about some children getting on . boat and the moorngs being cut by school of fish and they get wrecked on an island. It is most as good as Robinson Crusoe or the Swiss Family Robinson"
 "Oh yes, Neddie, dear" pleaded Julia, "please play with us, and oh. Ned, lets play l have library room full Of line books and you be the book man that may buy from you. Jack will help me put up some shelves and We can have such good time.'
 But what about dinner" interposed Jack Dinner was the greatest induce ment Julia had for securing Jack as partner in her housekeeping days.
 "We'l go now and ask mamma If we may cook on my little stove"
 Off they ran and burst in upon mamma rather suddenly and perhaps bolsterously, but fortunately she had nerves trained to endure almost any shock, SO she simply held up a warning finger to check super fluous spirits and asked them to speak one at time
 Mamma we want to play keeping house and Jack and Ned want to play
The age-herald., 1899-09-24
MOTHERS BOY

By M. J. V Good morning, mother" dear boy said, He tip-toed up as she bowed her head, And kissed her with q bright, sweet smile Boys, do you know 'tis worth your while? All through the day, the smile and words, Kept mother as happy as the birds; And when she was tired or lonely, or sad, The memry of them had made her glad. Keep her young as long you can, With loving words, my dear little man; They cost you little and worth More to her than the wealth of earth
  Each sweet greeting and loving word bright
 Straight from the heart of her little knight,
 Is more to her than the misers gold; Making her rich with wealth untold.
The age-herald., 1899-09-24
A Ghost Story

The hour was Il 30 D. m. All alone on a porch of a house in a large yard filled with trees, their leafy boughs obscuring full view of the spangled deep blue of the heav- en is the spot where l received my ghost ly visitor. The few other inmates of the house were children and for several hours now had been wrapped in sleep. Having read in the study till the eyes had grown tired, but still wide awake, l had extin- guished tine only burning light and gone out, according to a custom, to mediate or rather to revel in the solemn awe-in- spring beauty of this quiet hour.
 deep breath of peace, content and har- mony had l drawn, as slowly and silently I moved backward and forward in the low, eomfortab be rocking chair, thinking only Of the unspeakable pleasure afforded by this hours solitude to a nervous, busy one and of the comfort in the certainty that no dscord of human voices or other visi- tant should disturb my vigil with the stars.
 The silence was intense! No sound! Scarcely even the soughing of the breeze among the branches. The chirp of the cricket and song of the katy-did seemed to be in accord with the stiffness.
 I almost held my breath that no sound may escape me and thereby mar the peace- full moment.
 But sh-h! Who is that standing so near me? Scarce a pace away. Rather what Is that? Am I dreaming? No How could any creature steal upon me so noiselessly! :! Yet there Is some one no higher than a.
 No. 'tis gone! Where? l know not. My hand upon my heart to still its beating, wait almost sure 1t will return. A mo- ment only escapes and sure enough 1t slides just as silently again to the spot it had previously occupied. This time I strain my eyes to their fullest capacity to see more clearlyy the outlines of the vague white substance Is It, can it be some one, knowing my intrepedity is trying to fright en me? Mo- for no human could come and go even as quickly as the thought travels Now, even while gazing steadily, 1t Is gone, without walking or moving, it melts into the darkness and is gone.
 What was it? This time it does not re- turn, and slowly my heart again begins 10 beat-too rapidly, perhaps-and the pulsa- ton of my veins and arteries renew the tenor of their flow and ebb. Again l be- gun to rock and to reason away tine child ish fear, and to attempt to account for the apparition. Four, five. six-ten-fifteen minutes pass and l am almost as brave as ever Hish! There right before me it stands again. I close my eyes mo- ment, open theml Iris gone
 An! but look two seconds more and there il Is again!
 brief visit it makes then Hits silently as before Several times again it comes, but ere 1t returns the third time I have solved the mystery.
 Hal Nothing in the world or beyond it save the reflection on the post of the cleo tric light from the street cars as they pass each other just a half block from where I sit. l draw a breath of relief and return to my meditations
The age-herald., 1899-09-24

There Is more catarrh in this section of the country than all other diseases put to- gether, and until the last few years was supposed to be incurable. For a great many years doctors pronounced 1t a local diseases, and prescribed local remedies, and by constantly failing to cure with local treatment, pronounced 1t incurable. Science has proven catarrh to be a constitutional disease, and therefore requires constitu- tional treatment. Halls Catarrh Cure, manufactured by F. J. Cheney & Co.,, To- Iedo, O., is the only constitutional cure on the market It is taken internally in doses from 10 drops to a teaspoonful It acts directly on the blood and mucous surfaces of the system. They offer one hundred dol lars for any case 1t fails to cure. Send for circulars and testimonials. Address
 F. J. CHENEY & CO.,,
 Toledo, O. Sold by Druggists. 75c.
 ualps Family Pills are the hest
The age-herald., 1899-09-24
Sold by Druggists. 75c.
 Halls Family Pills are the best.
ADMIRAL DEWEY'S CELEBRATION,

Washington, D. C., October 2nd-3rd, 1899
 Reduced Rates Via Alabama Great
 Southern Railroad.
 On account of Admiral Dewey's reception at Washington, D. C., October 2nd-3rd, 1899, the Alabama Great Southern Railroad will sell tickets from points on its line to Washington and return at rate of one and one-third fare for the round trip. Tickets will be sold September 29th-SOth, with final limit to return October Sth. 1899. The Ala bama Great Southern Railroad offers con- venient schedules and through sleeping cars to passengers en route to Washington on this occasion.
 For further information call on any ticket agent of the Alabama Great South ern Railroad. 9-19-to-27
The age-herald., 1899-09-24
Mountain and seashore

As the heated term approaches one be- gins to look over the advantages of the various resorts and make arrangements for the summer outing. In this connection the Chesapeake and Ohio railway, which connects with the Louisville and Nash vile and Queen and Crescent railways, of- fers to those contemplating summer vacation a greater variety of resorts than any other line. Both the mountain and sea shore resorts of the VirGinias and tho New England coast are reached by the famous r. r. V. limited of the Chesapeake and Ohio railway. The trains of this com pany, vestibuled throughout lighted by electricity, with observation and dining cars, are unsurpassed in modern equip ment. For full information of resorts, rates, etc., apply Louisville and Nashville office. Morris avenue, or Queen and Cres- cent ticket office, or address c. B. Ryan, A. G. P. A., Cincinnati, O.
 5-7-sun-wed-tf.
The age-herald., 1899-09-24
CITY POLL TAX ASSESS
 MENT NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given that all parties liable for city poll tax for the year 1899 are re- Quired to assess the same be- fore me at City Hall during the month of October, 1899, and that I will be at said place during the said month from 8 a. m. to 4 p. m. to assess same. A. A. GAMBILL,
 Poll Tax Assessor
The age-herald., 1899-09-24
THE NEW BABY

A buful sumpen his happened,
 It's tause des over the way Was a cunning ittly baby,
 We saw it most evy day. eS' We wanted one so awful bad
 We didn't know what to do, We ast bod if any he had,
 To send us one or two. Sure huff bran new baby's tum To our own house to stay, I dess 1t is heaven she's from,
 But she mustn't do away. She has the cutest itty feet
 And fingers, but so long! And her mouf is des too sweet
 For any fing but song. Let me tell you what I believe
 She has a itty tongue But He fordot to dive her teef
 Like the folks she lives among. Her itty eyes are des as blue.
 She blinks em. too, so funny! And it is all that she tan do
 To open em if its sunny. She has no hair on top her head. Looks Nike strings round her wrist; Our babys face dets deS as red
 When she doubles up her fist. Sometimes I watch when she's asleep, The dearest itty smile, Will all round the corners creep, The dimples play awhile. Then the itty chin will quiver,
 She'll pucker her lips. Then l want to kiss and squeeze her Clean to her toeses tips. We all has to behave ourselves!
 Don't you fink bod might or tould Sent this precious spec O heaven To make some loks res dood?
The age-herald., 1899-09-24
Wyeth City, Ala. Sept. 19.1SE

Wyeth City, Ala, Sept 1y,lSyy. Editor Children's Department, Age-Herald am II years old. l used to live in Mary land and have been living in Alabama jut little over three years. I am sorry to ay I do rot like to write letters lam very fond of reading the ones the little girls and boys write 70 this department.
 My sister Maud and 1 do not go to school. We say our lessons to Mamma at home We have music leSsons-two tune a week from Miss Marguerite Lusk.
 We live right by the woods and soon the chetnuts will be ripenning and we will have lots of fun going nutting every day when our lessons are over.
 ] am very fond of reading and have read many of he books the others say they like req my Youths Companion every week. I think the Tennessee river is pretty with
The age-herald., 1899-09-24
CITY POLL TAX COLLECT.
 OR'S NOTICE.

Take notice that I will be at my office at City Hall during the month of October, 1899, from ' a. m. to ' p. m. for the purpose of collecting poll taxes due the city of Birming- ham for the year 1899.
 A, A. GAMBlLL.
 City Poll Tax Collector.
The age-herald., 1899-09-24

so many hills, as Robert Lusk describes, but think the Atlantic Ocean is grand and 1t is such fun to go in bathing and let the great waves break over you while you hold on to the rope.
 want to be a member of the Advance club.
 HELEN STEVENSON WOOLLEf.
The age-herald., 1899-09-24

Birmingham, Ala, Eeptember 20, 1899. Editor Children's Department, 'Age-Herald.
 My brother and I have just returned from 6 camping tip We had fine time. the only trouble we had was that once in while some one would remind us that in a few days school would begin, and we must go back home. Now that school has begun I am glad and want to do the best work l have ever done at school, so that I may enjoy my part of the barrel of sugar that you told about last Sunday That poor boy had too much, but 1t don't seem to me I could get too much vacation.
 Please put me down as member of the Advance club. I am 1l years old and my nUame is. ct name Is LEONARD GIBBS2
The age-herald., 1899-09-24
WHEN OTHERS
 FAIL CONSULT

Men suffering from Sexual Wesknesss Gonorrhoea. Gleet. Structure. Syphilis etc. I offer a certainty of cure My charges arc within the reach of all.
 refer you with permission to First Ma tlonal Bank. Alabama National Bank 1e1- ferson County Savings Bank and Steiner Brothers. bankers as to my responsibility for my contracts. I cure many patients oy mail treatment. Write for prices and terms Address pr. Y. E. Holloway. Watts Bldg Third Ave. and Twentieth St.. Birning- ham. Ala
The age-herald., 1899-09-24
PRIVATE
 DISEASES

Any physician send Ing me a case of Syphilis that I do not cure 70 his entire sat isfa ction In from 20 to 40 days, It will cost him nothing. I do not attempt to cure all diseases that af- 1ict the human fami- ly, but confine my study and practice to the treatment of pri- yate diseases only.
The age-herald., 1899-09-24
CORRESPONDENCE.
THE ADVANCE CLUB
Correspondence and Original Produc-
 tions by Our Young Readers

The object of this department is self improvement. and the terms of admission letter. Any one is eligible to membership who writes us his name. age and address, and an occasional letter.
The age-herald., 1899-09-24

Lizzie Crow, of Brookside, is in the city for the winter to attend the public school She goes home on Fridays and returns Monday, that she may be in her place fin the third grade when the roll Is called.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1899-05-25
FROM THE COUNTY SEAT.

Special 10 the Tribune.
Simon and Samuel Lanyon were
ont from the f'6iif s'iitl1TfaT on bGS-
mess.
County Clerk Thomas, on May r.,
issued "A marriage license to joachim
Everts. OF Perry, Dane county, and
Idith Kirc,, OF Arena; on May 10 to
Henry Gilman and Mary Knapp,
Of Mineral Point; and on May 22d
John Cosgroye, of Richland Center,
and Mamie Tyler, of cobb.
j.. J. Bennett is enjoying n visit
from his sister, Mrs. Il. j. Wells, Of
Oshkosh
The interior OF the county jail
has recently been reprinted, which
very much improves it's appearance.
Joseph G. Davcy, aged 81 years,
died in this city sunday morning
from the effects OF blood poisoning.
j. 4. Luughlin, of the Hollandale
Review, accompanied by his wife,
called GA friends here last Saturday.
H. w, sylvester and wife and w.
w Williams and wife, Of Mineral
Paint wore d dgeyi lie visitors FOR u
few hours sunday.
Supervisor Robert Osborne, of Lin
den bad business in town Monday.
The delinquent tax sale by the
..,.,t,, ,p,..Y,,...r. I,..lJ .n "a, iptl.
inst, amounted to S37Oa2 There
have been IS tax certificates re-
deemed and - sold since Jan. LIST,
John Francis aud John Corroll and
son were seen on our streets Monday,
Large posters Of the It'll Of July
celebration at Mineral Point are
seen in all the windows.
EN sheriff Wallis and wife visited
among their many friends in this
city sunday aud Monday.
Johnnie Hahn the popular cigar
manufacturer, has been confined to
his bed by sickness.
Ia cNcayating to find leak ia the
water pipes on Main street at the
northeast corner of the court house
square on Monday, the workmen ran
across an old mining shaft which
was sunk in 1910.
Mr.. John BLOT, recently Of Min
ernl Point is having built a very
nice residence on Clarence street
W II. Curry was trunsactiug bust
ness here Tuesday.
Mrs. Michael Sampson aud daugh-
ter Miss Lena, OF Linden, had busi-
ness in our town Tuesday
The Dodgeyille high school has
added another beautiful banner 10
its collection, by its representatives.
coming out victorious az the WIS
cousu valley athletic League track
and field meet at Spring Groeu last
Saturday, \ very large delegation
accompanied the toam and their
hurrahiug upon their return was
catching throughout our city. Sec
ond houurS went SO Prairie du Sac.
EN-ljvoryman samuel Sims had
business at the county capital ON
Tuesday of this week
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1899-05-25

!. W. POLLARD, President.
T. II. ARTHUR, Secretary.
j. j. KUELLING, Treasurer.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1899-05-25
o. OF. ANNUAL PICNIC
At Mineral Point Wis, June IL, 1899.

The Three Link brothers OF south
west Wisconsin are making great ell
forts to have the annual picnic Of
their Association. to be held in thi.
o,.v I,,o mn excal amy that nave
nraood.d :, A. ,a.ting ~ the
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Ia. p I,,'.IrD Nti"ar,i p,int 4 I. RON
bins. Dodgeville, b. Schreiner, Lam
caster, J. Luchsinger, Monroe, }. d.
Jones b"ri'ef eio'
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1899-05-25

have just received q kinds
Of washing machines, and 5
patterns of gasoline stoves.
All good helpers for our lady
friends. N. T. MARTIN.
The times., 1899-03-10

history. The drum was made in Pitts
field Mass. in 1896 was in continuous
use for upward of forty years and is still
in a good state OF preservation. 1t has
taken part in the inauguration of President
Van Buren,, Harrison. Buchanan, Lincoln,
Garfield, Cleveland and Benjamin Harri-
son. II was used at the reception OF Kos
suth, the reception TO the Prince of Wales.
the opening of the Erie Canal, the open
ing Of the Suspension Bridge at Niagara
Falls and at serenade to Jenny Lind. II
also did duty for twenty four years at
the concerts on the mall at Central Park.
In the fifties 1t was used with the band
by the New York regiments on parades.
and when in June, 1861, the Seventy first
Regiment went to tthe front, the band
went with 1t and was present at the first
battle of Bull Run. There are two bullet
holes through the head OF the drum as a
mark of the battle.
There was - lively competition at the
sale to secure the relics as souvenirs, but
Mr. Eldridge succeeded in getting the
drum. Mr. ID. S. Pillsbury of this city.
secured the gold A fiat cornet with which
Mr. Dodworth led the band for many years,
which was presented TO him by the Ma
tional Guard in 1861.
The times., 1899-03-10
THE COTTON SITUATION.
Market Quiet. Hut Outlook for
HirItc Prices Coed

Received daily by G. T. lIavruner. banker and
lnoker Naa porcn Building, 1881 Street north
west; New York correspondents Purnen, Haga-
man X COL
New York, March 9-The bulls were
somewhat disappointed at the cotton mar
ket today. The receipts were small in
spite of fair weather but the staple failed
TO move up as many had expected. Oppo-
stion came from Liverpool, and selling
orders came from that market. where spots
were lower by l-32 and futures Il TO >
points. The early market was weak here.
Later the tone was tirmer. but the list
showed loss of two points ON small
business.
A lengthy editorial in one of the New
York papers today has attracted consid-
cradle attention. 1t deals with Neill' S
large estimates, which are pronounced mis-
leading. The article refers TO the extra
ordinary demand for manufactured cotton
all over the world and especially in this
country, which it predicts will continue
for twelve months at least.
The times., 1899-03-10
"Hecht's Hour Sales
No other store can possibly do such selling.
In any shall "charge purchases and arrange
the payments to suit your convenience. EECIIS MUST
LEAD---DO LEAD!
From 8 TO 10.

Turkish bath soap. p.......... lie
Large bottles ammonia. .24sc
The times., 1899-03-10
From 10 to II.
50r silks for 33c yd.

Staple 50-cent silks will be cut down
to S3c q yard today but we shall
limit the selling to not more than a
dress pattern TO each buyer. You may
have double warp all-silk surahs, 81
inch allsilk satins, brocaded and
striped India silks in heliotrope, cerise,
navy, new blue, corn, olive, plum and
black. Think what chance to buy
enough silk for a spring dress at about
what il cost US
The times., 1899-03-10
THE CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET.
Wheat Advances ON JnfuyorubIc
Crop Reports.

Chicago, March Wheat advanced 4
from last nights price the shorts being
the principal buyers Crop reports are less
favorable than they have been OF late.
Additional causes of strength were
a decline in consols and reported Euro
pean political complications published in
New York papers. There was a better de
mand for flour in the Northwest but
sales were in many instances effected at
very unsatisfactory prices. Receipts con-
tinue large, being almost double what thev
were the same day year ago
The times., 1899-03-10

IS is. 5O6S5: Metropolitan r. R.: 2G201,
10d 200, 10Q19S, 25d197: Washington Gas:
q54, 50G54 is. 10OG53 IL. 150G53; Mer-
genthaler Linotype: 3d192. 26a191. 2Om
19l Is; American Graphophone: 34m Il Ia ::
Pneumatic Gun Carriage: 1OOG35 cts. Aft
er call-Mergenthaler Linotype: 10Gl91:
Columbia r. R.: 10G11S: Washington Gas
50Q53 IL; Capital Traction: 7aS4 II.
The times., 1899-03-10

il everything on Long Island. AS soon
as this statement was made the price of
Brooklyn Rapid Transit began to jump and
in little time il had reach &c 1-2. 1t was
said by insiders that par would undoubted
ly be reached on this move. And this now
seems to be most likely. The position of
the company in the railroad situation of
Greater New York is most wonderful
one. 1t is interesting to note that prom
inent Washington speculator has nearly
10000 shares of the stock, which he has
bought all the way up from much lower
figures