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The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-03-09
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Norton f<irke Moore and Jack Martin
Will give small dinner Saturday evening
at their residence in Twentieth street.
Mrs J. w. Sutherlin, of Virginia, who
has been the guest OF Mrs. Edward Bar
rett, is now in Montgomery, where she
will spend the present month.
Miss jamie McLester, who has been
spending the winter in Charlottesville,
Va, returned Tuesday and is the guest
of the Misses Earle. Mrs. McLester is still
in Virginia.
Miss Louis Waltz, of Selma, and Frank
e. Butler, of Birmingham, were united in
marriage yesterday at the brides home
in Selma. They left Immediately after the
ceremony for Birmingham, reaching the
city last night. They will reside at 722
West Twentieth street.
Mrs John Barbour, formerly of Birming-
ham, now of Maysville, KY, is the guest
of Mr.. and Mrs. Caldwell Bradshaw, High
land avenue. She will remain here only
for day or two.
DR.. Charles Drennen returned yesterday
from Orlando, Fla.
Dr.. ]. C. Alternately has returned from a
visit to Houston, Tex.
There was an interesting meeting of Pei
ham chapter, Daughters of the Confed-
eracy, yesterday afternoon at the residence
of Mrs. Rose Garland Lewis. Mrs. Lewis
and Mrs. r. II. Pearson gave in reports
from the w. D. c. convention, which met
In Selma last week. Mrs. Pearson and
Mrs Virginia Renfroe were appointed as
a committee to confer with the president
of the Athletic club in regard to giving an
entertainment for the benefit of the chap
ter.
The next meeting of the chapter will be
with Mrs. Willis ]. Miner. Mrs. Miner,
Mrs. Charles Sum and Miss Ritten-
berry were appointed a committee on enter
tainment for the next meeting.
The euchre serving class will meet at
Mrs Nixon's this morning at 1890 o'clock.
All on committee are requested to be
present. 1t has been decided to call the roll
fifteen minutes after the hour of meeting
and impose fine of ten cents on those
absent and five cents on those who are
late This applies to active members only.
MOLLY NJ. JORDAN. Secretary.
The Tuscaloosa Gazette says: Mrs. H.
Guy woodward, who has been resting
a brief week. or so with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. John f. Warren, has gone
to Greenville. S. c., to join Mr.. Woodward.
Their many home friends will be interested
to know that the Colonel and Miss
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-03-09
AN OUNCE OF PREVENTION ETC
County Health Officer Barclay Urges the
Necessity of Vaccination.

County Health Officer Barclay has issued
bulletin urging upon all the people of the
county the necessity of being vaccinated.
All persons who have not been successfully
vaccinated, he says, during the past
eighteen months. should go to their ply
sicians at once and have this health pre-
serving operation performed.
Those who are not able to pay for the
operation can be vaccinated free of charge
by coming to his office, corner Second ave-
nue. and Nineteenth street.
He especially cautions the teachers in all
of the schools of the city, white and color
ed, to see that the children in their rooms
have been successfully vaccinated.
He says that he has just received a large
supply of fresh vaccine, and that doctors
and others can obtain 1t by calling on him.
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1anthropy than this cannot be imagined.
A medical missionary like yourself is
what this world needs most, as you are
always willing to give free advice to ALL
find Pe-ru-na to be the best medicine
for female complaint, and in all cases Of
extreme weakness think it Is the best
remedy in the world, as 1t has done me
great deal of good. My friends say
that am looking better now than I
have for years. They want to know
what have been doing, look SO we'll.
I tell them that Pe-ru-na did it. hope
DR.. Hartman will live many years more
to help others as he did me."-Mrs. a.
Buthe, 1884 Sixth street.
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straighten up without the most severe
pain. am we'll of that, and am much
better in other ways. I am still taking
Pe-ru-na and Man-a-lin and am giving
1t to my two little girls. We took it all
through the yellow fever scare. Every
body in this town, think, had the
dengue, but if we had it, it was SO light
that we did not know it; only one of
the little girls had a light headache and
little fever. l did not call the doctor,
but used your medicine, which Ipraise
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COMMITTEE WILL MEET
To Perfect Arrangements for T. P. A.
Banquet Tomorrow Night.

T. P. A. banquet, which takes place to-
morrow night at the Morris hotel will meet
Colonel E. l.. Higdon to perfect all arrange
ments for the affair, which promises to be
a delightful social function. The committee
is composed of the following members of
Post B, who are requested to be present:
Chairman Loui Hart, J. p Lantznester, w.
K. Mabry ]. N. Cunningham, Louis Love-
man, D. r. Copeland and o. p. Gaut.
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ANOTHER TRUST.
Steam Pump Interests Will Form an I'm
mense Corporation.

New York, March S.-Within short time
the International Steam Pump company
will be organized under the laws of New
Jersey with a capital of s27 100000. The
new company will acquire the channel OF
five steam pump corporations located In tho
east, the combined assets of which are
$l2 900 900 approximately. Each of the = e
companies now maintain agencies In the
principal cities of the United States, and
1t is estimated that they do about 80 per
cent. of the steam pump business of las
country. s
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PERSONAL.

A. ]. seeley has gone to south Alabama
to spend a week or two.
w. f. Greaves, of Atlanta general
southern freight agent of the Cleveland,
Cincinnati Chicago and st. Louis railway
company dhe Big Four Route, was in the
city yesterday.
Mr.. Louis Saks returned last night from
an extended business trip north
Mr.. Herman saks is at home again, after
a business trip east
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UNIFORMS ORDERED
For General Thomas and DR.. Gotten, the
Sanitary Force.

General Thomas and DR.. Cotton, who
compose the city sanitary force, have given
orders for gray uniforms and they will APP
pear on the streets in them in a few days.
They are now being kept very busy
patrolling the city. General Thomas ter
ritory is the southside and that allotted
to DIR. Cotton is the north side.
They report daily to Mayor Evans and
work so far under the new order of things
has progressed satisfactorily.
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DR.. s. B. Hartman, Columbus, o.:
az can scarcely find words to express
my gratitude to you for all your kind
ness to me. We have used Pe-ru-na in
our family for the past year and find it
a wonderful medicine. It has robbed
the grave of one victim, for I was in a
critical condition when wrote you be-
fore. Thanks to you, however, my health
is fully restored Gad am better than
have been for five years. I cannot say
too much in favor of your medicines. If
You can use any words of mine to assist
you in your work 1 will only be too glad.
Twish every young lady in our town
could read your book. There would be
a great deal less sickness and puny
women."-Miss Bertha E. Sargent.
NAvAsoTA, TEX.
DR.. s. B. Hartman, Columbus, o.:
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FLORAL. RARADE DISCUSSED
AT AN INFORMAL MEETING

Bessie" viii make a short tour of Florida
and then go to Cuba, where they will be
at the head of a splendid company OF
vaudeville artists and play season at
Havana. The venture is one that has every
prospect of both pleasure and profit and
certainly the people at home wish them
every good fortune.
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at think 1t is
time to let you
K ow W h a t
your treatment
has donef for me.
1 am rid of that
terrible trouble
I had W h en- I
wrote to you.
When I would
8 toop over I
co u d n o t
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DIR. s. B. Hartman, Columbus. o.:

Ut am feeling
much b Q t t e r
now than I have
for two years. I
have taken ten
bottles Of your
Pe-ru-na and
will continue
takin g 1t and
willrecommend
it to my friends,
as o greater and
and truer phi
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-03-09

was decided that 1t would not declare the
chief justiceship vacant. But Samoans do
not recognize the court and do not bring
suit in it. Allowing for defections to the
Malietoa government in case it is recog-
nized, the Mataafa government will still
have the vast majority of the partisans."
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Emcactous
From Puck

From Puck. <
First Serenading Idiot-What shall we
sing to awaken her?
Second Serenading idiot (brilliantly)-<
We might try. "SlsepI Ny Lady. Sleep"
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cough and catarrh caused by la grippe.
am sure that would have been in my
grave now had I not used 1t. have
told many others the good it did me.
Everybody said that / had consumption,
and knew that I would have 1t unless
got relief. Every fall for the last four
years I take it as preventive from cold.
believe that IL people knew what q
great preventive Pe-ru-na Is they would
have less trouble from that dreaded dis
ease, la grippe. It never fails. 1 am
well advanced in life, but feel that L
might live through many winters with
the help of Pe-ru-na. I never forget to
recommend 1t to young as well as old
for all kinds of colds, coughs, catarrh,
etc. I feel 1t my duty to give praise
where 1t is due. am and ever shall be
grateful to the man who discovered Pc
ru-na."-Mrs. 8. E. Dicker.
New ORLEANS, LA.
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WHAT GRATEFUL WOMEN SAY
About Pe.ru-na as a Remedy for Female
Catarrh.
highly and recommend."-Mrs. T. Z. T.
Gille, Box 10.
DR.. 8. B. Hartman, Columbus, o.:


az am 8 u r g
that Pe-ru-na is
one of the best
m edicines on
the market. I
have taken it
every winter for
the last ur
years. I first
tried 1t after a
long, hard spell
30 10 nrinno for
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-03-09

The Tuscaloosa Gazette says: Mrs. H.
Guy woodward, who has been resting
a brief week, or SO with her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. John F. Warren, has gone
to Greenville. S. c., to join Mr.. Woodward.
Their many home friends will be interested
to know that the Colonel and Miss
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1899-09-27
The win of Nathaniel p. Watts.

The will of the late Nathaniel p. Watts,
of Odenton, who left considerable real
estate in Anne Arundel county, was ad-
mitted to probate in the Orphans Court
yesterday as stated in the CAPITAL. He
also lett personal property valued at
several thousand dollars. To Z. Frank
Watts, his son, is left the home IN which
he now resides. To his daughter. Ann
Maria Whittle, the undivided one-half
interest in the farm OF o3 acres owned
jointly with her husband. Charles Whittle.
Other bequests are made TO John A.
Watts. Eden p. Watts. Enoch l.. l..
Watts and to his grand son, Jacob Guy
Bell. To his wife, Charlotte {. Watts,
in lieu of all her dover interest in the
estate, is left all the personal property
absolutely. To the two children. sons
OF deceased son. William, sIoo each
To Jennie Fisher. "as a remuneration in
part for her faithful services" $500.
The testator states he has made no pre-.
vision for two sons-Philip Watts and
Jacob Watts-"as | have heretofore
literally provided for them and consid-
er that they have already had more than
their full share from me" The will is to
be revoked and declared null and void in
case any OF the legatees attempt to break
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1899-09-27
DRIVER ESCAPED.
Wagen Demolished And The Horses
Killed.

While attempting 10 cross the tracks
of the Baltimore and Potomac Railroad,
about quarter OF a mile north Of Oden-
ton on Monday night. the team Of Mr..
c. Barnsley. driven by Jack Ham
mond. aged IL years. was struck by a
souih-hound express train.
The horses were killed. the wagon de-
mclished and its contents scattered along
the track for considerable distance. =
The train was Stopped and backed TO the
scene Of destruction. where a search was
made by the trainmen for the teams,er.
but he could nowhere be found. and not
until some time next day was il learned
how the accident happened.
The driver left Immediately after the
accident. having jumped from the wagon
Just in time to save his life. He went 10
his uncle's John Hoodl about mile or
two away. but revealed nothing until
next morning. He was frightened al
most into insensibility and could give no
intelligent account of the accident.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1899-09-27
Mer,s Fall Underwear.

Mems Gray Merino Shirts and
Drawers. worth 3oc for. ....... :
Mems White and Camel Hair Meri-
no Shirts and Drawers. worth 3oc
Mems Fine Yeager Knit Fleece lin
ed Shirts and Drawers in several
different patterns and colors, reg
ular price soc, for. r............
Mems fine heeced ribbed Shirts and
Drawers. assorted colors, regular
value 65c for ................. 4
Mems canton flannel Drawers, made
with double stitched seams and
seat, worth Csc, for. ........
Mems extra heavy canton flannel
Drawers for.
Ladies fieeced ribbed Underwear.
worth 2Sc. each. ................
Ladies heavy fleeced ribbed Shirts
with silk tapped neck band. with
pearl button, worth 3oc. each. =. :
Children white Merino Underwear
each. .loc, ISc,
isoys' heeced Yeager Knit Under
wear. worth 3oc' foi each. ......
A'.eT Ladies fine bleached sum-
mer vests with taped neck and
sleeves regularly sold for I5c each,
.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1899-09-27
nA[RRYlAEERS" NEXT WEEK.
A Repertoire Company That Is Highly
Recommended Will Appear In This
City All Next Week.

A week OF repertoire will be provided
Annapolis playgoers. the managers OF the
Opera House having engaged THE Mer-
rymakers" under the management of
Greenburg & Jacobs. two of the best
known theatrical managers in America.
Miss Anne Viola Risher. he charming
actress. i. supported by Miss Marguerite
Labadie, Miss Jessie Henderson, Miss
John Walters. Oliver Labadie. W. J.
Mackaye. Harry Tansey. Ed. J. Moore.
George J Raymond and Jos. NJ. Jacobs.
This company comes recommended as
possessing the greatest repertoir Of melo-
dramas and comedy dramas ever pre-
sented consecutively at popular prices
IS. IS and s. cents. and presenting su-
perior and novel scenic and mechanical
effects. The management guarantees
that the performances are free from all
Objectionable features, so that any per-
son may attend without the least fear OF
hearing or seeing anything that will jar
upon their finer feelings or sensibilities.
They pledge strong aud artistic acting.
interspersed with bright dialogue. good
singing and dancing. handsome costumes
and new and appropriate scenery with
each play. The music is new. spirited.
strikingly pretty and bewitching. includ-
ing everything from catchy topical songs
to the best operate selections.
The specialties during the progress of
the play and between the acts will be
found highly entertaining and of the most
refined description. Among the best
NAV be mentioned the novel shadow
graphing by the celebrated Labadies;
singing and dancing by Miss Addie Snow,
repuled TO be one of the best soubrettes
on the stage today; operate selections by
Marguerite Labadie. who is gifted with a
voice OF remarkable sweetness and power;
funny sayings and songs by George K.
Raymond, the Irish comedian, who was
never known to be without an engage
ment. Coon songs, buck and wing dane
ing by Harry Tansey.-Press Clipping.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1899-09-27
New Two Dollar Bills.

A number of the new two-dollar bills
have found their way to Annapolis. and
they will soon be in general circulation.
The new bill is extremely difficult TO
counterfeit, and is very artistic produc-
ton. A head Of Washington in the mid
die oi the lower halt Of the note is the
principal feature. On the lett is male
figure representing Industry. and to the
left female figure with a cornucopia.
representing Peace and the fruits OF in
dustry. A large amount OF white paper
appears on the new notes than on the
old. permitting the detection OF the silk
threads which the government uses TO
guard against counterieiting. The words
limited States Of America" are very con
spicuous on the new note, and in each
corner is large ?.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1899-09-27
NEWS OF THE STATE.
Given In Brief From Our Daily Ex-
changes.

Given In Brief From Our Daily Ex-
changes.
George X Vanderbilt will exhibit cat
tie. hogs and poultry at the Hagerstown
Fair.
The Prohlbitonis,s Of Caroline county
met at Denton yesterday and named a
ticket.
Judge Page. president OF the State Bar
Association, has appointed the standing
committees for 1899 1900.
The Democratic Convention for Som
erset County met at Princess Anne yes
terday and named ticket.
Police OF Hagers,own have been aske d
to look out for tour runaway Cherokees
from the Carlisle Indian School.
The Democratic Convention for Prince
Georges County named an acceptable
ticket at Upper Marlboro yesterday.
The Talbot County Fair was success
fully opened yesterday with interesting
exhibits. good racing and large crowd .
The Republican Convention for Allie
gahy County met at Cumberland yester-
day and alter much caucusing named a
generally acceptable ticket.
The second days registration Of voters
OF Baltimore resulted in the placing OF
7s.78o names on the poll books. OF the
number zT,27I were white and 4 oIS
were colored.
John Fox, the aged farmer who mar
ried Kitty Zimmerman, a young woman
OF Washington county, was granted a
divorce yesterday by Judge Motter al
Frederick.
The Republican Convention for Queen
Anne's County. met at Centreville yes
terday and agreed on fusion ticket,
former democrats sharing places with
republicans.
The annual convention of the Wo-
mans Christian Temperance Union oi
Baltimore was begun in the Friends
Meeting House. Baltimore, yesterday.
An attack on the army canteen was one
of the principal features of the session.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1899-09-27
A Thousand tongues

Could not express the rapture OF Annie
E. Springer, OF ir2s Howard ST.. Phila.
delphia, Pa. when she found that DIR.
Kings New Discovery for consumption
had completely cured her of a hacking
cough that tor many years had made
life a burden. All other remedies and
doctors could give me no help, but she
says of this royal Cure-"It soon re-
u,oyed the pain in my chest and | Can
now Si,ep soundly. something can scarce
" rene mber doing before. feel like
sounding its praise throughout the uni
verse. Sc will everyone who tiles DIR.
Kings New Discovery tor any trouble
of the Throat. Chest or Lungs. Price
90 cents and $I.oe Trial bottles free al
Feldmeyer Bros. CAy Drug Store, every
bottle guaranteed.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1899-09-27
Naval Orders,

The following naval orders have been
issued: Passed Assistant Surgeon {. E.
Riggs, detached from the New York and
ordered home; Passed Assistant Surgeon
E. S. Bogert. ordered to duty on the
New York; Naval Constructor Vim. l..
Capps. ordered to duty in the Bureau OF
Construction and Repair; Naval Cadet
w. C. Roper. detached from the Poto-
mac and ordered to the Texas; Naval
Cadet w. X. Gise, ordered to duty a,
the Washington navy-Yard; Lieut.. B.
Blish, detached from the New York
and ordered to the Equipment Bureau
Lieut.. II. X Benham. ordered TO duty
on the cruiser New York; Lieut.. b.
Collins, detached from the Wilmington
and ordered home; Lieut. Commander ].
NJ. Robinson, detached from the New
York and ordered to the Wilmington.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1899-09-27
Body of Miss Sigsbee.

The casket containing the remains of
Miss Eleanor Sigsbee. daughter of Cap
tain Sigsbee. formerly OF the bauleship
Maine, who died Monday at Rehoboth
Beach, arrived at Baltimore yesterday
at noon on the steamer B. S. Ford, from
Queenstown. The remains were accom-
panied by MIS-. Sigsbee, her three chill
dren and the family physician, DR.. Rufus
Choate. The casket was sent to Wash
ington on a train leaving Camden Sta
ton at $40 p. m. The funeral service
will probably be held there and the re-
mains inferred in the Naval Cemetery,
Annapolis,
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1899-09-27
Chronic Diarrhoea cured.

This is to certify that have had
chronic diarrhoea ever since the war.
got so weak | could hardly walk or do
anything. One bottle of Chamberlain s
Collie, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy
cured me sound and we'll.
!. r. GIBBS, Fincasile, Va.
| had chronic dianhoea for twelve
years. Three bottles of Chamberlain s
Colic. Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy
cured me.
S l.. SHAVER. Fincastle. Va.
Both Mr.. Gibbs and Mr.. Shaver are
prominent farmers and reside near Fin
castle, Va. They procured the remedy
from w. f. Casper, druggist of that
place, who is well acquainted with them
and will vouch for the truth of their
statements. For sale by Feldmeyer
Brothers, City Drug store.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1899-09-27
Robbed the Grave.

A startling incident. of which Mr..
John Oliver. of Philadelphia, was the
subject, is narrated by him as follows:
al was in a most dreadful condition.
My skin was almost yellow. eyes sunken.
tongue coated. pain continually in back
and sides, no appetite-gradually grow
ing weaker day by day. Three physi-
clans had given me up. Fortunately, a
friend advised trying Electric Bilters;
and TO my great JOY and surprise. the
first bottle made decided improvement.
| continued their use for three weeks,
and am now a we'll man. know they
saved my life. and robbed the grave of
another within" No one should fail
try them. Only 80 cents. guaranteed.
at Feldmeyer Bros. City Drug Store.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1899-09-27
Sudden Change in Temperature.

The sudden fall in the temperature
last night. caused many this morning to
don their fall overcoats, and start fires in
their stoves, which have not been in use
since last season. At 7 o'clock this
morning the maximum temperature was
o7o and the minimum temperature 3oo--
showing the coldest point il had reached
in twenty-four hours. AT noon the
maximum temperature stood 6So. Frost
is predicted for tonight in the low lands.
and the temperature will continue cool
until Friday, when there Will be slight
change
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1899-09-27

Army and navy and society circles
generally will be very much interested in
the engagement of Miss Cornela c.
Stockton and Lieut.. Frederick A. Traut,
United States Navy. which has been an
nounced. Miss Stockton is the olde st
daughter Of Capt. Charles II. Stockton.
United States Navy, president of the
Naval War College. Lieutenant Traut
has an enviable war record, having been
attached to the New Orleans during the
Spanish h-American war. At present he
is an officer of the United States ship
Constellation. No date has been set for
the wedding.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1899-09-27
Mons Shirts at Greatly Reduced Price

Mons Shirts at Greatly Reduced Prices
These prices are closing out prices
in order to make room for other
odd lots Of Mems Soft bosom Per-
Gale and fancy laundered Shirts
in neat patterns. with one rair
cuffs to each shirt. regular soc
and d75c values. each. ...... -
Mems fine soft finish Madras Shirts
with cuffs to match, regular 75c
value, each 30
Large assortment of Mems Unlaun-
dered Percale working Shirts, full
value 3oc for. 23
Boys Percale Shirts. worth 35c, for
each 10