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Hutchinson gazette., 1899-12-14

itor Of this paper, told on Roberts, told
told 1t out loud, kept on telling II, TIL
the woman's societies heard IL, good
thlngsl what would they do II they
could hear all that might be truth
fully told about our Congressmen), and
they made the people hear IL. and the
people made Congress listen THE
people can make Congress listen when
there are no great poned interests at
stake; then Congress makes the peo-
Pile llsten.l
Hutchinson gazette., 1899-12-14

THERE Is some qualification to pop
ulists In the gain OF u populist senator
from Nebraska, OF course by t'is We
do not mean TO rejoice In the death Of
Senator Hayward, the republican
elected Nebraska is normally pOpu-
list. Had the people elected senator
directly, Instead Of the IegIsrature, he
would have been aopopullst.
Hutchinson gazette., 1899-12-14
N n E'T WE AT
lrvan &
Browns.
.IRVAN & BROWN
The Season of Gifts, and
GIadness.
Open
EVENINGS.
Open
Evenings.

An air of Enthusiasm pervades this Great
and Popular Store Every department is
crowded to its limit with Suitable Things, pur-
chased with the thought of Yue-tide Not a
want that can not be supplied here, and most
Economically Supplied Not a dingy corner
in all Of this building
Hutchinson gazette., 1899-12-14

Between points west Of Missouri river
both of which are located within 9OC
miles OF each other, the Santa Fe Route
will sell round trip tickets at one fare
for round trip on December 23d. Gath
25th, sOth and 3lst 1880. and January l.
1900. Final limit January 2.
Through tickets from points west Of
Missouri river to local points east of Mis-.
souri, river whose distance apart shall
not Exceed the 2OO-mile limit, will be
sold for the sum OF the one fare and the
fare and one-third, respectively. Fol
tickets, folders and information regard
ing these or other rates apply to Q. A,
Walker, agent at Hutchinson.
Hutchinson gazette., 1899-12-14

EX-SPEAKER Tom Reed suRgests
that instead of kicking Roberts out, to
be consistent, Congress- ought to hoist
q flag over him,
Hutchinson gazette., 1899-12-14
Now is the Time to Buv

Don't wait till after January lst and be compelled take
such you get The Of the time
most need it, is often worth many times the Lre Of VIZ
have just received duplicate shipments Of many of best
in Overcoa listers and SUITS and these goods
had again this Therefore after they gone will he
out Goods in all lines have been advanced the
turers but still maintain the prices which
est offered in this section Do wait expecting buy cheap
er for You can't do it, Goods in all lines advancing
and not declining Our stock complete but expect
by January lst to have all "Sho pieces That's what
we want So come in NOW and help to doit Remember
every one is entitled to- and gets honest treatment
You Buy Your Goods From Us as Cheap as
Your Neighbor.
We are we'll fixed with all kinds of Suits
Oyercoats, Pants, Hats. Caps, Gloves and
Mittens Duck Coats, OveraIIs, Mems and
Boys Shoes, Trunks, Valises, etc. A splendid
line of Novelty Furnishing Goods for Holiday
trade, suitable for presents to Your friends.
WALL & GO.
The age-herald., 1899-11-05

tion and our mail facilities, valuable dis coveries are often buried in communities for years.
The age-herald., 1899-11-05
HARDWARE TRADE
 OF BIRMINGHAM
The Leading Jobbing Center of
 the South
IMMENSE VOLUME OF TRADE
Alabama, Georgia, Florida and Missis- sippi Draw Upon Birmingham for Their Milling and Mining
 Supplies.

Birmingham is looked upon as the leading hardware center in the south.
 She has attained this position by reason of her peculiar advantages for that line of business, and she will hold 1t against all competitors. |
 Alabama Georgia, Florida and Missis- sippi draw upon Birmingham jobbers for their hardwares, milling and mining sup- plies, machinery, etc. This is but the nats ural result of the immense iron interests centered here.
 The jobbers were quick to recognize the opportunity and seized upon 1t with the energy and zeal that has characterized the pioneers of development along all lines in this district. Beginning but a few years ago to reach out for customers they have extended their trade to the very doors of other jobbing towns and wrenched from them business they had enjoyed for years, Three or four years ago the local hard- ware jobbers had few customers beyond the limits of Alabama, and did ap annual business of few hundred thousand dollars. This gave them a taste of the possibilities if they exerted the proper effort, and they forthwith bent their energies towards the development of their trade.
 Information obtained in interviews with hardware merchants elicited the informa- ton that within two years the volume of business had more than doubled and is now growing more rapidly than at any time.
 Comparative figures are not obtainable, but an estimate furnished the Age-H Herald by one of the most prominent dealers In the city indicate a jobbing business ex- ceeding $2, 100000 for the year 1899, as against one and a half millions in 1898.
 Local wholesale houses have representa- lives travelling Alabama, Mississippi, Flor ida and Georgia, and they supply the great CT part of the needs of these four states Frequent orders are also received from Tennessee, Louisiana, Arkansas and Texas, though the remoteness of the states render them less inviting than the first named
 The above estimate of the volume of the hardware trade does not include sales or machinery, a large amount of which is sup piled the territory above alluded to by bir- mingham jobbers. This would probably in- crease the total by quarter of million dollars. -sl
The age-herald., 1899-11-05
POSSIBILITIES
 OF IRRIGATION
Would Open Up Millions of Acres
 of Arid Lands.
THE OPINION OF AN EXPERT
Chief Covelle of the Division of Botany of the Department of Agriculture Gives Some Interesting Views
 Concerning the West

As the years roll by the country will see millions of dollars saved to the farmers of the west and millions more made. The ad- vocates Of irrigation for the west claim that the carrying out of their proposition would create a vast empire where Is now the Great American desert. Seventy mil- lion acres of arid land is the amount esti- mated by the geological survey as suscepti- ble of irrigation with the present surface water supply of the arid region.
 This utilization of all western waters would increase the arabic area of the United States less than 10 per cent" said Mr. F. V. Covile, the chief of the division of botany of the department of agricul- ture, land while 1t would open up a new channel of vast possibilities I think that we are working along lines which will add almost as much to the nations development as would the storage and utilization of all her western waters. What can d work of such magnitude be? Why, the finding and introduction of plants adapted to the hun dreds of millions of acres of land of the arid belt which must always remain arid even after every drop of water has been conserved by means of storage reservoirs and otherwise. Although the opening up to sediment through irrigation of between TO- 100000 and 100 900 acres of land would create thousands if not millions of homes, yet there will always remain these vast tracts of arid and semi-arid grazing lands which, while useless for most crops will produce certain crops in profusion.
 Only Need Wate~
 Most of the western lands are fertile. All they need is water; if not water then some crop which will thrive the light rain- fall they receive; not sufficient to keep alive ordinary crops. We are finding such crops, and think we will eventually cover this arid area with plants of various sorts which will yield millions of tons of addi- and herds. The department of agriculture has explored all over the world searching out such plants. For every acre in Arid America, north or south. of high or low altitude, there is a counterpart in the Old World and the Old World is full of exper- fence. In Russian Turkestan, in Arabia, on the borders of the Sahara, the varied conditions are exactly similar to those of different parts of our western territory, and in these ancient lands they have grown arid-land crops for thousands of years. Every acre of the new west has Its double in the old east. Our men are hitting upon valuable things from time to time, and when something of use is discovered the department makes it its business to see to its distribution. It seems strange that even with our advanced methods of transporta-
The age-herald., 1899-11-05
Tobacco

From the Detroit Journal.
 The Saintly Man finally accosted the Oth- CT Man:
 "How long have you been addicted to the tobacco habit?" the Saintly Man demanded with the brusquerie befitting his sense of rectitude.
 "Forty-six years" answered the Other Man, humbly.
 ''Do you see that twenty-story building yonder?" asked the Saintly Man.
 "Yes, sir" the Other Man replied "lf l had saved the money I have spent for to- bacco, might own that building merely, or two or three like it, at most, But, for tunately, I learned to use tobacco, so that now I have but to stick a 10-cent perfecto in my face and I own the earth!''
 This fable teaehes-but that is another story.
The age-herald., 1899-11-05

tion and our mail facilities, valuable dis coveries are often buried in communities for years.
 Plant Of Promise
 Broom corn millet (panicum milliaeeum) is a plant | expect in time to see cover great western areas. It wdll grow heavy grain yields where it is both too cold and too dry for Indian corn. too cold for Kafir corn, which would otherwise compete with it, and too dry for wheat. It will produce thirty. forty and even fifty bushels per acre of grain excellent for converting into hog fat, mutton or beef. and this upon land where ordinary crops cannot live. The man who has ten acres under irrigation and owns adjacent thereto tract of arid land will want such crops.
 ''Kafir corn itself is an example of what the proper crop will do for a locality. Ten years ago this plant was an experiment in the United States. It was said to thrive on land too dry for Indian corn, and it was tested through western Kansas, where corn raising was a precarious industry owing to the light rainfall.
 Corn Raising in Kansas
 According to the report of the Kansas state board of agriculture Kansas raised, in 1893, 4700O acres of this crop; in 1898 she raised 535, ,745 acres valued at $5,6SS, ,3S0-a reclamation, practically, of half a million acres in a single state. Entire western counties are now yielding magnificent an- nual crops of this valuable plant which prior to it's introduction, consisted of sup posed worthless land. Brome grass (bromus inermis) Is another instance of fine arid-land plant which required push ing. Brome grass will undoubtedly reclaim enormous acres of arid land. No gress will grow without moisture but where most grasses would die, brome grass will simp- ly stand still and wait until moisture comes when it will immediately start off, produc- ing splendid forage. This grass has been sively even in those sections farmers seem- years but it has never been grown exten- sively even in thos esections. farmers seem ing to afraid of it, and its fame has never spread widely, until last year the depart ment undertook to educate western farm CTS as to its virtues, and to distribute seed"
The age-herald., 1899-11-05
Extreme Cuse

From tine Youths Companion.
 ''I think my Uncle Jerry" said Aunt Me- hitable, twas the contrariest man l ever see. I remember of his pclin' up hot platter once when he was eatin' dinner, an there wasn't no company at the house, nuther An what do you s'pose he done with it?'
 'eThrew it at somebody" conjectured one of the listeners
 "No. He held tit in his hand till 1t blis- tered him.
 s'What did he do that for?"
 "'Cause anybody else would "a dropped dt!'
The age-herald., 1899-11-05
DEVELOPMENT OF THE
 SLOSS- SHEFFIELD co.
Dates Back to Beginning of the Iron Industry in the Birming-
 ham District.

| and Thomas patterns.
 Farther west along the Southern railroad are more mines. At Brookside are 100 bee hive ovens, Robinson & Ramsay washer, and here, too, are used six Ingersoll-Sar- gent coal cutting machines. The output Is TOO tons a day.
 The Brazil and Cardiff mines turn out 1,50O tons a day. These mines supply to a great extent the beehive ovens in the city with slack coal The lump coal from these mines is shipped to a wide range of cus- toner's
 At Blossburg the company has very fine coal mining plant. The mine is self-drain- ing; the coal vein Is four feet thick. and the output is 1,500 tons daily. There are here 150 beehive ovens, arranged in two double batteries, one track serving two rows of ovens by means of side dis charge larry.
 Ore Mines
 Twelve miles south of BirQmingham. in Red mountain, the company has a mine that was opened in 1SS9 The slope extends a distance of 1000 feet and the capacity of the mine is 200 tons a day. An endless ca ble is used-from the mouth of the slope to the tipple and the great production is handled readily.
 The company has other mines at Irondale. The three mines in that neighborhood have each daily capacity of about 200 tons.
 The famous champion brown ore mine is located in Blount county. This mine Is worked in an open cut. lis daily capacity is 800 tons. and a part of it's product Is con sumed by the Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad company.
 At Leeds also the Sloss-Sheffield cernpa- nv has opened deposits of brown ore. Tho mines are reached by a spur from the Southern railroad. The various mines of the company afford all the varieties of ore that aresto be found in this district. All are well located we'll drained, and we'll suppl ed with track facilities.
 A Dolomite quarry has been opened hv the company near the furnaces in North Bir- mingham From these ouarries are taken all the Aux needed in the company's fur naces.
 The daily capacity of the company's coal mines is 1900 tons: of its furnaces S20 tons; of its ore mines. 1850 tons: of its coke ovens. 1000 tons. The coke ovens number in all. 757 as follows: At the city plant, 2S5 Coalburg, 214; Brooksde 9S: Blossburg, 150
 Export Iron
 On March 8, 1894, the company made 4 shipment of pig iron to Europe. It was the pioneer shipment of this district. The Cincinnati Commercial-Tribune not long ago called public attention to this shipment in these words: 'When the vast amount of iron and steel which found its way across the waters to England an6 other countries the past year is considered it Is difficult to believe that it Is less than five years since the first shipment of pig iron was made from this country aborad There is evil dence in proof of this statement however, and the original bill of lading for the ship
The age-herald., 1899-11-05
0 .ienfal Humer

From the London Tit Bits.
 Some of the similes used by oriental ad- vertisers are as remarkable for humor and naivete as even those of the immortal Sam Weller Here are one or two specimens which have recently appeared in eastern nwspapers:
 Goods dispatched and expeditiously as a cannon ball."
 Parcels done up with as much care as that bestowed on her husband by a loving wife"
 Paper tough as elephants hide"
 "The print of our books is clear as crys- tal the matter elegant as singing girl"
 Customers treated as politely as by the rival steamship companies"
 silks and satins smooth as lady's cheek and colored like the rainbow"
The age-herald., 1899-11-05

The predecessor of the Sheffield company, which is now leading factor in the Birmingham district, was the Sloss Iron and Steel company, and that company goes back to the beginning of the iron in dustry sn this district. It began the work From the very start it has been a we'll conducted, prosperous company, a credit to the district, and a fruitful means of it's development
 The first president of the company was Joseph F'. Johnston, now governor of ene state. His successor was Thomas Seddon, who served as the head of the company while he lived He was succeeded by Sol Haas, who Is now the active head and official leader of the great corporation Under him are E. W. Rucker, vice-presi- dent and J. w. Mcqueen, secretary and treasurer. The directors are Joseph Bryan, Richmond, Va; J. c. Maben, New York; w. H. Goodby, New York; William E. Strong, New York; Richard Mortimer, New York; John A. Rutlhenford, New York; E. w. Rucker, Birmingham; T. B. Lyons, Charlottesville, Va. Sol Haas, Brming- ham.
 Mineral Lands
 The lands of the company are a great property in themselves. They consist of 60,OOO carefully selected acres, lying in six counties, but chiefly located in Jefferson county. In hhese acres can be found veins of iron ores of all kinds known in the dis trct; great beds of coal, and deposits of Aux, all practically inexhaustible, and all practically contiguous. The six counties of these rich mineral lands some of them se- lected by the founder of the company when his choice was unrestricted, are Jefferson, Blount St. Clair, Bibb, Htowah, Shelby and Chiffon. These counties are the heart of the Birmingham district.
 Two of the company's furnaces are To- cated in the city at First avenue and Thir- tieth street, and two in North Birmingham. All four are now in operotion, and so well equipped are they with blowing engines and other aids to high production that their product approaches 800 tons daily.
 Coal Mines
 Coal mines have been opened by the company at Coalburg, Brookside, Cardiff, Brazil and Blossburg. At Coalburg con- victs are employed in two mines, the third mine being wholly operated by free labor. The three mines have daily capacity of 1,200 tons. In all, 800 men are employed and 800 convicts. The companys stockade at this point has been widely commended as a model of sanitation, neatness and con- venience.
 The mines at Coalburg are equipped with ventilating fans, and haulage systems of most approved construction. Here, too are washers, and ovens both of the beehive
The age-herald., 1899-11-05
A Direct Snub

From the Chicago Times-Herald.
 ue-T was born on the 18th of the month and it happened on Friday, too.
 chaIs that the reason you have never thought it worth while trying to be any body? |. .,,,a hs He decided then and there 1t would pc necessary to look elsewhere for ms aiiihi'y'
The age-herald., 1899-11-05

If you have rooms to rent, with or without board, send with price and location at once to the "Bureau of Infor- mation," State Fair, Birming- ham, Ala.
The age-herald., 1899-11-05

Hoods Sarsaparilla is the effective and faultless cure for impure blood or dis ordered system.
The age-herald., 1899-11-05

For quality, purity and fla vor, smoke a Texie Cigar.
The age-herald., 1899-11-05

ment was exhibited on Change the past week as a real curiosity. The shipment was made by the Sloss Iron and Steel company, of Birmingham, Ala, and the bill of lading was given by the Louisville and Nashville Railroad company, over which the iron was carried to New Orleans. The amount of the shipment was 100 tons, or 224 900 pounds and it was destined for Liverpool via the West India line. The rate of freight uwas A.6O ton. The bill of lading was issued March 5, 1ss4.'
 The export trade of the company has been steadily increased, as the following table shows:
 Tons 1s94....... ........ ........ .......".. 100 1696. .......... ........ ............ lVl lS9o.... ..'.....'''' '''.'.. o lS...... .......' ...'............oVoo ooo l69o s........s ..''.s.. .s..oo9S' These sales are actual shipments. The export sales of 1898 would have been much larger if the shipping facilities had been greater
 The superiority of Sloss-Pratt coal is demonstrated fact. An official test was made by the government on the cruiser Montgomery, and tine table then made up shows that Sloss-Pratt coal Is superior to all other southern coals for steam making purposes.
 The Sloss-Shefield company Is progress sive alert and ready to meet all competi- tors, either in the new world or the old world. In It's plants can be found the latest machinery and the latest methods. Any thing that stands approved by competent engineers can gain admission to the plants of the company.
 To ithe district the company has ever been a source of strength, and to the city Of Birmingham 1t has ever been contributor in various ways. It's large pay rolls and progressive spirit have done much towards making Birmingham a center of iron pro- duction. It has carried its name to all countries, and 1t will ever be found fight ing the battles of the city and district in prosperity or in diversity. The company stood bravely by the district in the hard years that followed 1893. and all will rejoice ito know that 1t is Handsomely sharing m inc nrosperity that has overtaken the great industry.
The age-herald., 1899-11-05

Bulb planting time. Ask Godden's.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-10-14
PIPES WILL
Case Given to tbs jury After the
Arguments Were Made---Jury Has
Not Yet Agreed Upon Verdict.

In the Circuit Court, before Judge
Hervey, yesterday morning, arguments
were resumed in the Pipes will case.
The attendance of spectators was larger
than at any time during the trial of
the case. Congressman b. B. Dovener
resumed his argument for the contest
ant at the point where he left off
Thursday afternoon. W.. P. Hubbard
then made the closing argument, winch
was interrupted once or twice. The
first interruption was by Capt. Dove
ner, who denied Mr.. Hubbard's state
ment relative to the summoning OF Drs.
gMeighen and Haskins. Attorneys spent
some minutes in squabbling over the
point, and INDUCING in repartee which
was rot altogether good-natured.
AT 1925 O'Clock Judge Hervey noti-
fed Mr.. Hubbard that his time had ex-
pired, and court took a recess. In the
afternoon the instructions to the jury
were read, and the jury retired. At
$3.50 o'clock the jury returned with the
information that they had been unable
to agree upon verdict. A night ses-
sion was held, and at $50 o'clock the
jury was still unable to reach an agree
ment The jurors were dismissed until
this morning.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-10-14
NEWS NOTES OFYESTERDAl
a Collection of the Small Events OF
Each Passing Day.

Work is progressing rapidly on a
new double brick residence for George
Westwood, on South Wood street.
The Council refunding committee
was to have met last night, but on ac-
count of the absence of several mem
bers from the city the meeting will not
be held until Monday night.
The reports from Morgantown yes
terday and last evening were to the eff
feet that Mr. Scots condition had
somewhat improved, and that the out
look was reassuring. The news was
gratefully received by the many friends
of the patient.
An alarm from box last night
at 1920 o'clock, called part of the fire
Department to a stable owned by Mr.
Reister, in alley II, in the East End.
A small blaze had started in the build
ing from some cause, and was quickly
extinguished.
The October number Of "The
Mount" a monthly magazine issued by
the pupils of Mt de Chantal Academy
is ora and is replete with articles OF
mos, than usual interest A poem on
Autumn" by Miss Julia Montague, is
a particularly creditable production.
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