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The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-02-16
AT THE LYCEUM.
Lecture Tonight by DR.. Dewitt Mile r
of Philadelphia.

The ninth lecture of the Lyceum course
will be given tonight at Seals hall. DR..
]. Dewitt Miller has long been known on
the lecture platform as an orator, scholar,
philosopher and wit. He has not lectured
at many places in the south outside of the
Chautauquas at DeFuniak and Monteagle,
but he is known all over the north and
west and is one of the most popular lee
turers in the United States.
He combines the eloquence of George
r. Vending with the wit and humor of
Robert Burdette. He has a large list of
subjects for lectures, but this season he
is giving an entirely new lecture arising
out of the peculiar peril that now sur
rounds the great republic, and it is enti-
tied, rs the Republic Sufficient unto It.
self?'
The doors will be opened at 7:30 o'clock
and Lyceum members will simply show
their cards at the door and select their
seats when they get in. The admission to
non-members will be so cents, and tickets
can be bought at Seals store today or at
box-office tonight.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-02-16
POULTRY FANCIERS.
Meeting Held and the Next Show Dis
cussed.

A meeting Of the Alabama Poultry, Pig
con and Pet Stock associate was he'd yes
terday afternoon in the council chamber at
the city hall, and the affairs of the associa-
ton discussed.
The meeting was called to order by Pres
ident j. H. McCaferty, with Secretary
Cole and Treasurer Estis at their posts.
The first business taken up was the re-
ports of the officers, which showed the as
ISOLATION to be in excellent condition and
a balance on the right side of the ledger.
Several amendments to the constitution and
bylaws were discussed and on motion of
Mr. Estis committee of two, composed of
Messrs. Cole and Myers, was appointed to
revise the entire laws of the organizations
to report back at the next meeting.
On account of the proposed revision of the
laws, the ELECTION of officers was postponed
until the April meeting. The annual exhi-
bition, which will be held In December, was
also discussed, and 1t was decided to use
every effort to make 1t the best and big
gest poultry show ever held In the state.
The success of the previous exhibitions
has greatly encouraged the fanciers, and
1t is proposed to improve It each year.
After an interesting session the meeting
adjourned.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-02-16
IN THE COURTS.
Work of Changing Arrangement o.
Court Rooms Has Begun.

The work of changing the arrangement
of the court house which was agreed upon
by the board of county commissioners at
| a meeting held some days ago was begun
yesterday in the circuit court room, which
will be occupied by the criminal court.
The commissioners have authorized Ma
| jor Wheelock, the architect in charge, to
| receive bids for the work incident to the
change, the principal part of which consists
in fitting up two jury rooms in the base
| ment and in building stairways to them
| from the respective courts.
The proposed changes were noted in The
| Age-Herald several days ago, and will
greatly facilitate the workings of the va
| rious departments OF justice.
City Court
In the city court yesterday juries for the
remainder of the week were organized as
| follows: .4 So.
Jury No. IN. ]. Sims, John T. Walker,
| Andrew Payne, G. d. Enslen, j. A. Ray, p.
j. Powell, Calvin McPhaul T. l.. Kennedy,
J. w. Sellers, George NJ Morrow II. H.
Goode, A. j. Mcdaniel
Jury No. 2-Luke Ellard, w. D. Carmich-
ael, e. N. Olson, c. w. Nichols, w. J.
owen. john II. Hagood. A. T. Sellers, James
Franklin Burrell Jessie e. Tate, II. b.
Jolley, w. l.. Jordan.
In the second division several garnish-
ment cases were disposed of by discharging
the garnishees.
Circuit Court
Judge Coleman and Circuit Solicitor
Charles Ferguson left yesterday for Mont
gomery to urge upon the legislature the
necessity of changing the time of holding
certain courts in the circuit.
Criminal Court
Joe Taylor entered a plea of guilty to the
charge of grand larceny in the criminal
court yesterday, and was remanded for
sentence.
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use his best efforts to give the city rea-
sonable water and gas rates. His record
as an alderman is substantial proof of
this. He is not afraid of his record and is
in the campaign strictly on his merits"
He is pitted against A. G. Smith, Alder
man Parker's manager, and Alderman w.
j. Pearce, Mr.. Smiths manager.
AS all three candidates have now Sc
lected their managers, it is supposed that
the campaign, far lamentably stupid,
will have a little spice injected into it.
Mr.. Drennen announces the following
campaign committee:
Drennen's Campaign Committee
r. H. Pearson, ]. j. Banks, e. e. Will
liams, c. e. Meglemery, j. C. Marks, w.
S. Brown, John Connolly, p. G. Bowman,
William Hood, w. P. McCrossin, T. H.
Walton, w. II. Graves, B. B. Conner, Jack
Dusenberry, e. j. Smyer, j. f. Presley, VII
liam Hood Paul Gioeopozzi, ]. M. Gillespie,
L. Joseph, John d. Dwyer, Paul Galadoni,
John W. O'Neil, ]. T. Mcknight, Charles
Wheelock, Pete Newman, d. NJ Drennen,
W. T. Newberry, j. l.. Lockwood, James A.
Actor, ]. B. Smyley John A. Miller, M.
Israel, Charles Gardner, Columbus Pugh,
M. B. Herman, Oliver Chalifoux, John G.
Bradley, James Hartman, w. e. Leak, N.
L. Miller, Frank Rembert, ]. H. Leeth,
James A. Downey, David Costello, j. w.
Hale, James Buckalew, Wallace Mend, w.
Schwopshire.
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Am Attorney Who Makes His First Dash I'm Poll
Ice as Campaign

Confederate prisoners and Union soldiers
and baptized number of each in the wa
tiers of Lake Erie.
Mr.. Allen, having received thorough
common school and academic education,
entered the agricultural college of Virgin
la at the afe of Is and graduate dwith the
highest honors when only II years old.
Subsequently he studied law as a profess
sion and was admitted to the bar soon
after reaching his majority in 1881, at
Greensboro, Ala. He served term of
two years as me, ar of the commissioners
court of Hale G. y y previous to his re-
moval to Birmingham in December, 1881,
with honor to himself and to the entire sat
isfaction of his constituents.
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Basil Manly Allen is a native of Caroline
county, Va, and son of Rev. L. w. and
Anne (Martin) Allen. His father, dis
tinguished Baptist minister, was pastor of
the Walnut Street Baptist church at Louis
vile, KY, just prior to the war, but re-
turned to Virginia at the commencement
of hostilties and cast his fortunes with
that of the old dominion, and although
exempt by reason of his age, being over
IS, and profession, entered the army as
captain of cavalry and, with the exception
of ten months when he was prisoner of
war at Johnson's Island, Lake Erie, fought
through the entire war While prisoner
he held religious meetings among his fellow
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A Well Known and Successful
Attorney
FIRST TASTE OF POLITICS
He Says That Mr.. Bremen Will Sur
prise the Wise Politicians He is
Running as the Business
Mans Candidate.

B. NJ. Allen, the well known young at
torney, has entered politics. He will man
age the campaign of Mr.. Drennen, one of
the three candidates for mayor.
This announcement was made by Mr..
Drennen last night after a consultation
with his supporters. Mr.. Allen has for
several years beeen successful attorney,
but this is his first dash into politics.
"Mr. Drennen will cause some surprise
in the municipal race" said Mr.. Allen.
"The politicians who are saying that he
will be the third man will eat some crow
when this race is ended. He is the candi-
date of the business men. He will give the
city a business administration. This will
make him popular with all classes. He will
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-02-16
ASH WEDNESDAY USHERS
IN THE LENTEN SEASON

to the day and the sermon was followed by
the office of benediction.
On Tuesday two priests sent out from an
organization of missoners, whose seat is at
Baltimore, passed through Birm 'ngham,
one on his way to Mobile and the other on
his way to Natchez their work being en-
tirely among the negroes. They enlist ne
gro boys and instruct them not only in re-
ligion but in some industrial art. This is
work known to be very dear to Cardinal
Gibbons and other prelates.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-02-16
NO QUORUM.
City Council Failed to Have a Meeting
Last Night.

The city council did not hold a meeting
last night because enough aldermen to
make quorum failed to appear.
Those present, Mayor Evans, Aldermen
Wheeler. Mcknight Hamilton and Pearce,
were called to order and the meeting ad-
journed subject to the call of the mayor.
meeting will be held some time this
week in order that the necessary sum to
settle the pay rolls of the public schools
can be appropriated.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-02-16
MRS. LACEY DEAD.
She Had Reached the Advanced Age of
Seventy-Six Years.

Mrs. Harriet Amanda Lacey died sud-
denly yesterday afternoon at Powderly.
Mrs. Lacey had reached the advanced
age of rs years and was much beloved by
those so fortunate as to know her.
She leaves four sons, C. NJ. Lacey, a resi-
dent of West End, and R. F., j. A., and
William Lacey, who live at Powderly The
funeral services will occur Friday morning
at 10 O'Clock from Sunny Side Church.
Oyster loaves put up on five minutes
notice, at Gelders restaurant.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-02-16
January Broke the record

The sale OF government revenue stamps
was larger in January than In any month
since the war tax has been In operation,
excepting July. the FIRST month. There
were $16,40s OF stamps sold. and the receipts
from all sources were $4,000.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-02-16
Mistake In the Medioins

Mrs. Wiley Walton. wife of Mr.. Walton
of the fire department, made a mistake the
other evening and gave her baby dose of
carbolic acid, thinking that 1t was another
drug. The acid was very much diluted with
water. and this fact alone saved the child's
Iifo
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-02-16

Mrs. ]. r. Mullin, wife Of the chief of
the fire department, slipped on the ice
which covered the back porch of her resi-
dence yesterday morning. and had the mis-
fortune to break her arm.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-02-16
ANNOUNCEME NTS.
FOR MAYOR

hereby announce myself as a candidate
Tor mayor, subject to the action of the
democratic primary. w NJ. DRENNEN.
I hereby announce myself as a candidate
for mayor subject to the action of the DEM
ocratic primary. ROSS C. SMITH
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-02-16

L. s. Berry, of Mobile, is in the city.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-02-16
PERSONAL.

Miss Willie Whtby, of Selma, is visiting
Mrs. Dr. Allen, in Twenty-third street.
Miss Cecil McCann of Selma, is the guest
of the family of AL Taylor, at Woodlawn.
Dave Ward and Miss Louise Mallory of
Selma, are visiting the family Of Capt. w.
c. Ward.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1899-08-17
s s5clhieolhleIs 20 ] q / ), 0na,.. il,

CBEoI oIIEE, ,eSgnst Q. ,Wo read with
profound interest the address OF. Mr.. r.
=, Jaynes in last weeks CouRIEIi. Such
an able and influential Grafton rarely
finds aplace beneath our eyes. D Oconoo's
citizens have ample occasion to eulogise
such a grand and magnificent structure
of logic, sense and elocution.
Another shower would not be received
with any degree of reluctance at any
time. Nevertheless, "the Valley" has
boon refreshed several times prior to
last week. $50 , s&i
Mr.. VIM. Townes, superintendent Of
tho Cheohco farm, Is in our midst. Mr..
Towncs now resides In Atlanta, Ga.
Tho members of Cheohoe Baptist
church have begun the erection Of O
now place of worship, and will have a
nico meeting house In the near future.
Rov. j. r. Hudson has most excel
lent school at Chorry Hill $50 they say).
Mr.. Reuben Lee, Jr., and Mr.. Sam
Elliott made hasty visit to friends and
relatives on Tugaloo last week. They
brought somo tino melons back with
thcm, grown on tho farm of Mr.. M. p.
Singleton. s...s. ...En& y
A sories of meetings at Pleasant Ridge
Baptist church have beon in progress for
sovoral days. Rev. j. III. Stone, tho pas-
tor, conducted tho services and much
good was manifested. Rev. Mr.. MoAlis
tor concluded the series on Sunday by q
most excellent sormon.' Throe Access
sions by experience.
Mr.. Jesse Lay, Jr., is doing q good
work on somo of our roads. MI. Lay is
a splendid contractor and always puts
his roads in q tino condition.
Tho tri-wockly mail route, from Ia
massco to Walhalla, commenced last
Tuesday, August 1st.
Preaching at tho Cheohoo Baptist
church on tho third Saturday and Sun,
day at tho usual hours, instead of tho
fourth Sunday on account of the pastor,
Rcv. L. M. LYDIA, boing called off on
other duties.
Some unknown parties made raid
on Mr.. A. Lays melons ono day last
week. Some tiftcon or twonty melons
were borrowed (?). BILLIE b.
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Wisdom in York County.

A special telegram from Columbia
to the New York Sun, dated August
4th, said:
The Superintendent of Education
for York county has in his Office the
examination papors of applicants for
teachers certificates. One of the
questions was, "Explain the Ameri-
can idea of government" and here
arc n couple of answers:
"To keep a man from carrying
more than five gallons of liquor at a
time"
"Vhe American idea of govern
ment is very good, but the United
States has never been able to give
expansion to it,"
Other questions brought out the
following statements:
"Day and night is cause by the
risen and setten of the SUM-"
ga man could 60 around the world
in five minutes if he could travel at
the rate of twenty-five miles an
hour"
"To secure the right to vote a man
must pay $500 and be able to read
law"
"The cause of night is the sun
revolving on its action"
"The moral effect of alcohol is to
cause people to lose respect for each
other"
"The moon has great influence
on the crops. For example, if you
bed potatoes in the light of the moon
they will be all vines"
"The axis is rod on which the
earth turns. The poles are the ends
of the earth axis. The distance
around the earth is 25,000,000."
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GAS /" OR | a
For Infants and Children.
The Kind You Have Always Bought
signature 1ss's ,''o Of G&@tSXz2z&1%5;<
Return items.

RETURN, August S.-Visiting and talk
ing politics is the order of tho day.
We have sOmo open cotton and ripo
peas. There seems to bc no rest for the
weary.
Mr. Lawrence IIayno's fino bull dog
wcnt mad last Sunday.
Mossrs. Julian and John Tanncry,
Frank Stton, Walter King and Mrs. Sal
lie Crooks arc preparing to erect dwoll-
ing houses on their lands.
Mr.. +. II. Price recently killed largo
owl. 1t measured four fcct from tip to
tip of wings.
Mr.. Walker Sanders killed a crane that
measured four fcot, ten inches from tip
to tip of wings and four feet the other
way.
Mr.. Tom Singleton, living near Tabor
church, has been hauling somc very fine
melons through here to Seneca. IIo is q
fine farmer and knows how to raise the
melons.
Mr.. Franklin Price, Of Franklin county,
Gcorgia, was among relatives and friends
here last week.
Master Otto Piice is spending some
time with his sister, Mrs. Leila Land,
near Goodwill, Ga.
Messrs. Chester Hayes, Waymon Price
and Miss Tcxio Hayes arc spending q
< in Franklin, Ga.
Miss Cora Tannery, of Grconville, is
visiting her father and mother.
Mr.. Willie l.rRoy, of Pelzer, is on a
visit to friends at this place.
We had the pleasure of attending the
picnic at Sitton's mill last Saturday. 1t
was day of fun and enjoyment Dane
ing was tolerated At 1880 dinner was
announced, and Mr.. John Sitton, tho
foreman, gave a cordial invitation to all.
There was no time wasted in making
way with the nice and wholesome din
ncr.
A large number of our people are at
tending the association at Seneca.
| am requested to note that there will
be an all-day singing at Reedy Fork
school house noxt Sunday, tho 18th, con-
Quoted by Mr.. Geo. Abbott. Bring we'll
filled baskets, as a large crowd is OK
pccted.
We have heard Of four or five scpara-
tionS as man and wifo within tho last
few weeks. We can't ascertain Why
such insidious work is done. Is it not q
shame ON even tho lowest class of the
human race? Boys, girls, take heed ere
you be found engulfcd in such insensi-
bic deeds.
Mr.. Lewis Sanders, while currying his
colt last week, was kicked near tho short
ribs. 1t panied him pretty bad for few
days, but he is now ah'H to bc riding
around.
Mr.. Jcm Chapman and wife, of Martin,
Ca, were among friends here this week.
FARMER Boy.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1899-08-17
bsaaviof il Gha,Sh.. III

We are making much progressiin
many ways, and in many things, bnt
ia our behavior Id church, I fsar we
are rotrcgrading People gettinglqp;
and going out, talking, Whispering,
marking on books, and in many ways
calling the attention Of the people
aroand them. This, during the SER.
mon, is enough to distract the mind
of any preacher, and many sermons;
are almost lost in this way. | have
noticed that a good deal Of the mis-.
behavior in our churches is w peo-
pie who are visiting. Especially is
this true when the visitors are from
a larger place; with curl of the
lip, and a nod of the head they seem
to say that is not the way we do at
home. I am surprised you don't
have things different here to what
you have. Bad behavior in church
may be accounted for in several
ways. 1t may be because the per-
sons have not been we'll raised. Then
it may be because of very light
head, when the very best training
fails to do much for the individual.
If the training hos been good and
the head is all right there is only
ono more way to account for it, and
that is the person or persons guilty
of misbehavior in Gods house, must
have very black heart. Some
time ago, in a small town, I asked
young man, who came from largo
city, if they had bad behavior in
churches in the city. He said yes,
sometimes but, he said, it is always
among the low GLASS of people. DR..
G. A. Lotion, in his "Charaoter
Sketches" says:
"Among the worst Of assinine per-
formances is that of laughing and
talking in the pews during service.
Sometimes it occurs between DON
keys of the same gender oftener be-
tween donkeys of different sex !;
but whosoever is guilty of it creates
the most serious disturbance to the
minister and his congregation. The
Indians and Hottentots are said to
be very respectful AT church service.
Jews and Catholics are solemn and
silent in their houses of worship.
A heather would not think of desc.
Grating the house of his God. I
have often preached to negroes and
l never saw one misbehave. / have
had on audience of penitentiary con-
victs, jail-birds-yea, of lewd women
and bad men in several places--and
yet among all these / never saw any
thing bat respectful attention to the
preaching of the gospel. 1t is re-
served only for Protestants and their
children-and in their own churches
80 far as my observation goes-to be
guilty of tho crime of misbehavior
in the house of God-this high crime
against religion. REV. d. Weston
Hiott, in the South Carolina Baptist.
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@ n. 9 90 R. L a.
Bears tho ~ The Kind You Have Always Bought
Signature Ss I@<z92Hztza<
The DonaIdS Election.

The Governor has received official
notice that the long delayed election
in Donalds township had been held
and that the result was that the
township voted to be annexed to
Anderson by 20 to S. The small
vote was explained by the statement
that the registration book of 1896
was sent instead of the later one
which, it was said, had been lost.
Some qualified voters, whose names
were not on the book, were allowed
to vote, but they did not change the
situation. SO Donalds goes to An
derson, unless some unexpected legal
difficulty arises in the meantime,
and the question has been prolific
of such heretofore.
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8, CURIOUS i [ j CASE Il:. ].
Remarkable stololsm with Which ChootaWs3
v EllS K. Meet Death. 81 St 8 IS " st y.

Il
yYalla Tonehka, the Choctaw In
dian who was tenced to death by
his tribal judge'tWo years ago, has
finally been executed. He was
charged with three murders, the last
victim being his unole, and there
seems to have been no doubt Of his
guilt. The delay in the execution
of the sentence was from a cause 80
much less serious as to SAVIOR of opera
bouffe. 1t appears that this inter
esting murderer was a capital bail
player, and without him his nations
team would practically have gone to
pieces, so the court was prevailed
upon to let him off until after the
game with Kansas Cityy, CITY, accepting
the word of q "noble red man" that
he would return and suffer death on
the day appointed.
1t appears that he played ball, and
voluntarily returned in due course,
to the great admiration and aston
ishEient of thousands Of pale-faoes
who knew that in his place they
would have broken parole and run
away. But his execution did not
follow at once. The people clamored,
and there was another reprieve, and
more ball. Not until few days
since, TWO years after the sentence
was imposed, did Tonehka suffer the
long agony of the revolving tribal
method cf execution.
1t is said that throughout his stoi-
cal composure was complete. lie
accepted oaoh reprievo with ttIIio same
Indifferent slrug of the shoulders
with which he finally went out to
meet his death, and meanwhile he
played ball with all the ardor of q
college boy. Apparently it was
easier for him 20 face the execution
ers than to break tradition and flee
from the scorn of the tribesmen.
He was capable of three murders,
but scorned to run away from death
and break his word of honor.
The Chicago Tribune thinks it
would be grand thing if this phase
Of Choctaw honor could be "saved
from extinction with the dwindling
tribe, and could be grated upon our
American youth. Few of us could
be sure of standing the test that
Walla Tonehka stood" American
history proves that the honor that
leads men to face death unmoved is
not as scarce among our youth as
this would seem to imply, nevcrthe.
less thcrc is something behind the
impassivc and inscrutable face Of
the aboriginal American savage that
will ever remain mystery to the
white man.
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Masters Sale.
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, |
COUNTY OF OCONEE.
IN COURT OF COMMON PLEAS

l. URsUANT TO DECREE OF THE
AFORESAID COURT, IN tho case
mentioned below, l will offer for sale,
to tho highest bidder, in front of tho
Court House, ut Walhalla, s. c., on
MONDAY, tho 4th day of September,
1900, it being Salcsday, between tho
legal hours Of sale, tho tract of land
below lcscribcd:
In tho case of VIM. j. Stribliug, Plain
tin, against Martha Williams ct al,
Defendants.
ALL that piece, parcel or tract of
land, situate, lying and being in tho
County of Oconoo, State of South Caro-
lima, in tho town Of West Union, being
tho lot formerly owned by James J.
Hooper, fronting on Main street on South
sido thereof, ono hundred and ten feet,
running back samo width to Carolina
street, containing ono and cne-quartor
acres, moro or less, being tho samo con-
vcyod to e. ID. Williams by Richard
LOWS, Master.
TERMS: Cash. Purchaser to pay for
papers.
j. w. HOLLEMAl,
Master for Oconeo county.
August 10, 1890. 32-35
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1899-08-17
Notice to Debtors and
Creditors.

A Ill persons indebted to tho estate of
N. Erhos. B. Lawrence, dccoasod, arc
hereby notified to mako payment to tho
undersigned, and all persons having
claims against said estate will present
tho Same duly attcstcd, on or before the
4th day Of September, 1900. or bo barred.
JAMES SEABORN,
Administrator Thos. B. Lawrence, de-
ceased.
August 3, 1900. 3I-3I