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Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1899-05-13

1t pays to keep your temper. BY self
control you gain and maintain an I'D
vantage over peppery folk who are COIL
tinually In not water. YOu IRE accu-
mulating a capital Of popularity aud
good report, which may be used to good
advantage, perhaps at a critical time.
Good temper IL great factor In sue
cess.
Bad temper. on the other hand. may
prove q fatal handicap In the race Of
life. Nobody 10 90 poor or Insignificant
that you can afford to give him or her
causeless ofIense. Exhibitions OF III.
temper may seem to do no particular
harm at the moment. but they often
inflict wounds, the scars Of which are
not easily healed. A man possessing
every other element requisite for sue
cess, good temper excepted. may have
bio whole career marrsd By that lack.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1899-05-13

some written reports, relating to the NJ
stitution. She read them with On interest
and attention which amply justified hls
confidence In her capacity.
"These reports" he explained to her,
"are kept for reference; but, % means
Of saving time, the substance Of them 10
entered In the daily journal Of our pro-
ceedinss. Come, sSydney! venture on Q
Hrst experiment In your new character. I
zee pen, ink and paper on the table; try
II you can shorten one Of the reports with.
out leaving out anything which 1t Ii Inn
portant to know"
Proud and pleased, Sydney obeyed him.
She had made her little abstract, and was
reading II to him at bis request, while he
compared II with the report, when they
were interrupted by a visitor. Randall
Linley came In, and noticed the papers on
the table with surprise. us 1t possible
that am interrupting business" be ask
ed.
Bennydeck answered with an assumed
air Of importance which was In itself q
compliment to Sydney: "You And, me en-.
gagged on the business Of the Home with
my new secretary"
Randall at once understood what had
happened. He took bis friends arm and
led him to the other end Of the room.
you good felloww he said. add to
your kindness BY excusing me II I ask
for word with you In private"
Sydney rose to retire. After having en-
couraged her by q word Of praise, the
captain proposed that she should get ready
to 60 out, and should accompany him on
visit to the Home. He opened the door
for her a. respectfully az II the poor girl
had been one Of the highest ladies In the
u have seen my friend Sarrasin," Ran.
dal began, and I have persuaded him to
trust me with GATHERINGS present ad.
dress. can send Herbert there at once"
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1899-05-13
CHAPTER XVIII.

The garden Of the hotel at eydeuham
had originally belonged to private house.
OF great extent, II had been laid out In
excellent taste. Flower beds and lawns,
0 handsome fountain, seats shaded by
groups Of fine trees at their full growth,
completed the pastoral charm Of the place.
Catherine was alone In the garden. She
quietly seated herself under TIE trees and
watched In solitude the decline Of the sun
IN Q cloudless sky. The memory Of the
happy years OF her marriage had never
been so sadly and persistently present to
her mind a. at this time. Suddenly she
observed some one approaching her--a
woman.
In the dim light and at the distance be.
tween them recognition Of the woman was
impossible. Strained to the utmost point
Of tension, GATHERINGS nerves Quivered at
the sight of that shadowy, silent figure.
In tones that trembled she said: "Who are
your What do you want"
The voice that answered was, like her
own voice, faint with fear. 1t said: ~
want a word with you"
Moving slowly forward-stopping-
Ing onward again-hesitatin again-the
woman at last approached. There was
that she was near. 1t was the face Of
Sydney Wester6eld.
~ am amazed at your audaoity," said
Mrs. Linley.
There was no resentment-there wal
only patient submission In sydney's re-
ply.
.Twice have approached the house In
which you are living; and twice my cour
age has failed me. have gone away
again-I have walked, don't know
where, don't know how far. Shame and
tear seem to be insensible to fatigue. Thu
10 my third attempt. II ] was . littl'
nearer to you think you would ~ wha
the effort has cost me. ] have not mucl
10 say. May ] ask you to hear msr'
"Doss what you wish to say to me 10
late only to yoursslfr'
1T relates to another person % well q
to myself"
III that other person means Mr.. Her
bert Linley-"
sydney intsrup1pd hsr In woeds whicl
~ was satirsly npsspassd 70 hsar.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1899-05-13

u have seen my friend Sarrasin," Ran.
dal began, and have persuaded him to
trust me with GATHERINGS present id.
dress. can send Herbert there at once"
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-02-19

1t will be well managed and that its fu-
ture is full of promise. It owns thousands
of acres of undeveloped mineral lands. and
great extension along all lines Is possible
and even probable. Five years of prosper
ity in the iron market would give this
company so much strength that 1t would
become one of the great producers of the
country. All believe its destiny is to-
wards, If not to, the top. 1t is now fairly
started well organized, and ready for all
the trade that comes to 1t, or that can be
attracted this way.
Every one of its officers is a believer in
Birmingham and the mineral district of
Alabama. Every one of them knows the
resources and possibilities of the district,
and their faith is based upon personal
knowledge and personal experience, Every
one of the, home officers has enlisted 'for
the war;" expecting to stay until the bat
tie is won, or in the cause of success, and
no small amount of energy and skill and
thought will be expended by them in or
der to carry the company to the success
that Its courage and staying qualities
should win.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-02-19
A FILIPINO AWKWARD SQUAD.
Eyewitness Gives Account of How
Aguinaldo's Army is Drilled
From the Omaha Bee.

From the Omaha Bee
talions pitted against the American troops
In and about Manila are entertainingly
sketched by a soldier of the Fourth cavalry,
stationed at the seat of war; He accident
ally strayed among them before the Ameri-
cans and Fflipinos came together in battle
array, but friction existed between the out
posts of the two armies. II found a big
crowd of natives from the city," writes the
sololer, who We're watching some kind of
procession. This, as it neared, proved to
be 200 or 300 of Aguinaldo's army parading
under arms. My feelings were somewhat
mixed as discovered myself in such a sur
prising minority. was among an odd Q. coo
Malays, but the white-shirted rascals
crowded about me, and grinning said:
Observation-Disclosures and laid
their two forefpgers side by. side in token
or our fast friendship. 1 thought 1t wise to
agree with them. The marching soldiers
were a sight. The only uniform thing
about them was their guns-45-c aliber Rem
ingtons. For the rest, they wore all man
ner of hats, from old yellow-pith helmets to
broad-brimmed straw and ragged felt hats
Their coats and shirts and trousers were
as different as they could be. They. were
alike again In their spreading, black feet
The noise they made as they stamped the
ground marking time was quite like a boot
ed regiment. They were, withal, a very
serious-looking crowd-mostly all boys,
marching to the monotonous squeak of a
half-breed fife. They paraded in column of
fours up and down the road three times,
and then went out again to the bush where
they came from"
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-02-19
No Use for wheeIbarrows in China

From the st. Louis Globe-Democrat.
When the wheelbarrow was introduced
into the West Indies, with view of get
ting more work out of the negro laborers,
1t was an object of both derision and curl
osity. The negroes could not be induced to
trurdle It, filled with manure, or earth, as
the case might be, but, as their habit had
been to fill their baskets and carry them
on their heads, they did the same with the
wheelbarrow This odd adaptation of a
civilized appliance is brought to mind by a
letter of the consul general of Shanghai,
who says he can offer very little encourage
ment to American shippers of wheelbar-
rows, scrapers, dump cars, and the like, to
China. The China wheelbarrow has one
large wheel In the middle and seat on
either side, where loads, and not infrequent-
ly, passengers, are carried. Rather than
carry dirt in a wheelbarrow, the coolie
uses two baskets about the size and shape
of a grain scoop, which he hangs on the
end of a bamboo rod balanced on his
shoulders. For this work he will receive
cents to 10 cents gold per day. There are
tens of thousands of men willing to work
for this pittance; in fact, In China there Ii
no market for lavor-saving devices; mer
are infinitely cheaper.
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of the most desirable residence portions of
the city, as well as through a thickly popu3
lated manufacturing district.
Another extension which the company
has in view is one from Jonesville on
through North Birmingham to Sayretownt g.
Tha C,m,.ov,s omoars eifA
The officers of this company are: ~.
Presidential. M. Shook ~r.e
ce-Presfdent-Robert Jemison. as
Second ce-President-Wm. A Walker.
Secretary and Treasurer-Edwin Warner.
General Manager-J. B. McClary. ~
Board of Directors-A. M. Shook, P. G.
Shook. G. B. Mccormack, Robert Jemison,
VIM. A. Walker, N. E. Barker, R. H. Pear
son, Percy Warner and B. B. Roden. ,..-
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EXTENSIVE PROPERTY
OF SLOSS COMPANY
CONTINUED From sixth Page.l

Continued From Sixth Page)
perhaps more blowing power 1t is believed
the maximum capacity of the four stocks
will be raised to 800 tons a day. These
stocks are thoroughly modern in their con-
struction, and the furnace practice both
IN the city and at North Birmingham is
the best known to skill and science. All
that knowledge of chemistry and careful
study of home ores apply is applied at
these furnaces. The desire is to secure
the largest possible output of high-grade
iron. Quality is never sacrificed to guam
tity Good iron is the first thing sought,
and If a great quantity of iron is produced
no one will complain. The standard is to be
maintained at all events. Sloss iron is
rapidly gaining a reputation in every IRON
buying country.
The Sloss company sends over a third
of its production to other countries, and
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as the export trade of the district is in
creased, as it surely will be- the furnaces
will be pushed in filling its export orders.
Were there slackwater navigation in the
Warrior not a pound of iron would be sold
north of the district What was not con-
sumed at home would be barged to Mobile,
where it would be carried at water rates to
markets in the Old World. This is the des-
tiny of the district, and pre-eminently so of
the active and wide-awake Sloss company
To this end 1t Is working to turn out the
best possible quality of iron that can be
secured from the raw materials of this dis
trict The utmost study and care is
given to the procurement of the raw mate
rial, and to the handling of it at the stacks.
Nothing is done by guess work. Every
thing is weighed and studiously noted.
Experts watch every step of the process
of burdening The tall stacks are kept full,
and all the hidden chemical changes that
go on in those long melting pots are car
ried on in accordance with the best expe-
rience. The condition of the Stag is the
test of correct iron-making, and every
ladle of Stag is under observation at the
company's furnaces.
This company deserves commentator In
the district because it was the first to
open extensive brown-ore mines; it be-
came leaderzand developer in that direc-
ton. Its work at Leeds promises to show
that brown ores exist in as large quanti-
ties in the district as red ore does-that
they lie in regularly stratified veins as
we'll as in pockets, and that the one can
be mined as cheaply as the other. If
these things be fully demonstrated brown
ores will certainly supplant red ores. They
are richer in metallic iron, and the iron
made from them has more tenacity-stands
in other words, a heavier strain. Better
steel, better boiler plates and better cast
ings can be made from it. Iron made
from brown ores sells for more than
iron made from red ores. This settles it,
The Sloss Iron and Steel company was
organized in 1887. The first president was
Capt. Joseph F. Johnston; its second
Thomas Sedden. The late Mr.. Sedden long
and ably served as its executive head, and
to this day every man in the service Of the
company speaks tenderly of him a mar
and as an officer. Upon his death Mr.
Sol Haas became president of the com
pany,, and he is still at the head of its at
fairs. The other leading officers are E. w
Rucker, vice president; ]. w. Mcqueen
secretary and auditor; A. H. Mccormick
treasurer and R. S. Mcknight, sales agent
The directors are Joseph Bryan and e. D
Christian, of Richmond, Va; J. c. Maben
w. Fl. Goadby William E. Strong, Rich
ard Mortimer and John A. Rutherford, o
New York; Sol Haas and e. w. Rucker, o
Birmingham.
The Sloss company Is so distinctivel.
southern and Albanian that great prid
Is taken in this district in it's career. AL
feel that it will remain independent, tina
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BIRMINGHAM BELTED '3
BY STREET RAILWAYS
ut



stock is rapidly being improved. Within
the next month or two a number Of splendid
summer cars will be received for use on
these lines. This is only the beginning,
however, and within year or two entirely
new cars will be in use on all the lines.
During the past year the road beds OF all
these city lines have been practically re-
built, the very finest and heaviest crossings
being put in wherever another line was
crossed, and the general condition of the
track improved wonderfully.
The Behren's park line, which has until
recently been the only horse car line in the
district, is now being entirely rebuilt and
extended 1t will run by the Birmingham
rolling mill and will be extended on out to
Eleventh avenue, south. where it will be
connected with the line already on that
avenue; thus making q big loop through one
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transfer system between this and It's own
lines BY this means a passenger can go
from Lakeview to Gate City or North Bir-
mingham, or vice versa, for } cents. This
is a stroke of enterprise which well de-
serves public commentator and patron
age.
Proposed Lines
The Traction company does not propose to
stop with the good work 1t has already
done, but is planning to extend its lines all
over the district Already a line has been
surveyed through Owenton, where the
Methodist college Is located, to Ensley, the
great manufacturing center.
Another line has been surveyed from
Woodlawn on the company's Gate City line,
to East Lake, which would pass directly in
front of Howard college and the East Lake
Atheneum, and give the new road splen-
did territory.
It is considered almost as certainty
that the Traction company will get possess
sion of the Highland Avenue and Belt Rail-
way as soon as it is taken out of the hands
of a receiver. If this is done, the road
will be equipped with electricity and given
an equipment equal to all the other lines
operated by the Traction company.
The Officers
Following are the company's officials.
whose industry and enterprise have done
SO much toward building up their lines and
in consequence. toward improving SO great
ly all the street car systems of the district:
President-Alex. T. London.
Secretary and Treasurer-John London.
Acting General Manager-George H.
Clark {. =. =
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-02-19
Luck In Soap
Ernn Puck

From Puck
Rusty Riggs Observation-Disclosures dis
i see OATS jest fell out o. your pocket,
Dusty? 1t afn't--it can't be soap!
+; Dusty Diggs .(composedly)-Dat's all
right. spard. carries dat wild me for luck.
Rusty. Riggs-Ah. git out. You're plum
crazy. s.Dere. amt 20 luck In soap. =
Dusty Diggs-Dere is in dis soap. It's de
kind OATS advertised in the de newspapers
-scrubbemsoftly's Solvent Soap-and- It
saves work! See? --..4-4-<
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bad Luck

From the Boston Transcript.
Mrs Limberchin-I was so mad last night
/ couldn't speak.
Mr.. Land was away! Just my luck.
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ends and In fact all the latest improve
ments This road was opened to the public
on July q of last year.
This line Is 749 miles long and runs
through district which Is developing with
great rapidity, since the new electric sys-
tenn has been introduced Just after leav-
ing Birmingham it passes the Birmingham
Compress company. At East Birmingham
are situated the Northington-M unger-Pratt
Gin company, one of the largest plants of
its kind in the world, the Birmingham Ma
chine and Foundry company, the Jefferson
County cotton oil mill, the East Birming-
ham Iron Roofing and Corrugating COM
pany. the Birmingham Fertilizer company.
and numerous others. East Birmingham is
also being rapidly developed as residence
| section.
The line continues on through the heart
| of Woodlawn, one of the most desirable
| residence suburbs in the district. AT Gate
| City, the terminus of the line, are situated
| the Alabama rolling mills, extensive ebert
'quarries, used all over Alabama for ma
| cadam purposes, limestone quarries and
numerous other industrial enterprises. A
number of experiments have been carried
on recently at Gate City with a view to
getting the great quantities of artesian wa
ter which is known to exist there.
North Birmingham Line
Just about year ago the Traction COM
pany bought out the old North Birmingham
dummy line, which had always been more
or less of a failure since it began opera
tions. The work of tearing up the old track
and putting in an electric system was be-
gun at once, and 1t was as well constructed
as the East Birmingham line had been. The
same fine cars which run on that line were
put on the North Birmingham route, and it
was opened up for public travel last fall.
The line runs through a very desirable
residence district on the North Highlands
and again at North Birmingham. At that
place are situated two of the Sloss Iron
and Steel company's big furnaces, and also
a splendid athletic park, which is within
easy riding distance of the city. At the end
of the line is situated one of the prettest
parks in the district.
A short distance beyond this park, at
Sayreton, are situated a number of very
valuable mineral deposits, which are now
being extensively developed by the Pioneer
company.
The city Loop
These two lines of the Traction company
cross each other coming into the city at
Eighth avenue and Twenty-sixth street,
and meet again Nineteenth street and
First avenue, thus forming big loop
around the most thickly populated, as well
as the most desirable residence portion of
Birmingham The company has in opera
ton several cars which do not leave the
city, but simply run round and round this
loop, giving a rapid service in and out of
the business portion Of the city.
i Transfer Checks
. The Traction company is the only street
car company in the district giving transfer
checks between its lines. Not only this, but
{ it has made arrangements with the High
F land Avenue and Belt dummy line for
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-02-19
The Gate City Line

The first road it obtained was tho old Gate
City dummy line, which had been barely
existing since it was built back in the boom
days. 1t had never paid anything, and had
once or twice suspended operations. 1t was
built for a large part through a COMPARE
lively uninhabited district, and It was not
the kind of road that would naturally draw
people to it.
First, new route was selected for the
road, running directly through East Bir-
mingham and Woodlawn, where formerly
the dummy line had run almost entirely
around the latter city, without touching it.
From Woodlawn the line was built along
the county road, where there were some
people living, to Gate City, instead of maxi
ing the run through the woods.
The finest street car road bed in the dis
trict was then laid along the new route. 1t
was constructed of 6o-pound steel rails, the
same as is used on railroad tracks, and the
| track was heavily ballasted. A splendid
road bed was the result, as the smooth
| riding on the line will now testify.
The Traction company then proceeded to
bring to Birmingham the first up-to-date
electric cars which had been seen In this
| city. They were much longer than the
| ordinary street car, and were beautifully
| finished up. They have electric bells on
| them for notifying the conductor when the
! passenger wants to get off, the latest
| each seat. comfortable seats. vestibulei
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THE BIRMINGHAM La
TRACTION COMPANY

The Birmingham Traction company, dur
ing its brief existence of about eighteen
months, has set an admirable pace for the
progressive building of street car lines. Its
enterprise is unquestioned, and that it
awakened the various other street car sys-
TENS of the district from their lethargy and
made them take on new life, is without a
doubt.
This company sprung from the ruins of
two old and unsuccessful dummy lines, and
has become one of the finest electric sys-
TENS in the country 1t was organized on
August Is, 1887
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oyster foavess put up: en- dve minutse
,,f,tiee. at delder's restaurant.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1899-04-04
NEWS IN eRlEF.

Walter Durham Of Pecos Tex. shot
and killed Jesns Mampela. Mexican,
at III Paso, Tex. IL is said the killing
was ON account OF the killing Of Seth
Burr at Juarez, Mex. year ago.
Twelve negroes broke Jail at Bruins.
wick. Ga. Saturday night and one was
killed while resisting arrest
Eighty persons were drowned in the
sinking ~ the steamer Stella on Casquet
Rocks of the coast Of Great Britain.
Richard Chamberlain. brother Of Jo-
seph Chamberlain. died At London. Eng.
The pope Is said To be about over his
recent illness.
Robert Adams was shot and killed
near Middleboro, Ky, by Allen Wins
ton farmer.
A syndicate has purchased 1000 acres
Of land near Liberty, Tex, and will
plant tobacco.
The Schaefer-Meyer Brewing oompa-
nv of Louisville. XIV, has made deed
Of trust
A movement has been started by form
er residents Of Vermont 20 erect a statue
Of Admiral Dewey at the entrance 10
the state house at Montpelier
II Robinson, a printer, was burned TO
death in The Times building AZ Wynne-
wood l. T.
Eighteen new cases Of smallpox de-
veloped at Laredo, Tex. on saturday
Samuel Wertheim an oil merchant
Of New York City, suicided nj Charles
ton. $. G.
Alleged inaccuracy in the check sys
tenn caused 2OOO miners 10 strike in Goa
mines located In Bib county Alabama
Three-thousand bricklayen are on
strike at Philadelphia, on account Of thl
bosses refusing 20 sign the new scale ~
this year.
j. c. Dorcey. who was injured In M
fight among the sailor Of Sampson
squadron at Kingston. Jamaica died o.
board the Detroit
Ex .Secretary John sherman Is rapid
recovering from his attack ~ pinot
monia
The public debt Of the United Stat,
on March 81, was q, i49 sos, j63 an II
crease Of about $1,000, 600
DR.. Robert Rutherford died at Hou
ton Tex. on Saturday and was buri'
Sunday.