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The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-10-20

siderate Of the comfort OF others, thought
full and hard working. Amongst the young
men who have come to make their homes
In Birmingham and the county, none is
more highly esteemed than Henry Gray.
His success in the business world is COM
forting to all men who know him, and none
can know him without experiencing some
thing of personal attachment.
The Montgomerians have arranged for
the display at their Street Fair and au-
tumnal fete the only autombile ever seen
in Alabama. 1t is not made to appear that
this most modern of all vehicles of per-
sonal conveyance has been purchased for
exhibition at Montgomery; but the auto
mobile will be there and be propelled up
and down those historic streets. The We
hicle will be amongst the not least attract
i've features of what gives promise of being
a. most attractive week in Alabamas
capital.
Colonel A. NJ. Shook will leave Nashville
for Birmingham next Monday in a special
car over the Louisville and Nashville rail-
road. The car will be taken to Ensley,
and there side-tracked at the steel plant,
and it will be occupied by Colonel Shook
until he shall recover from tne effects of
the carriage accident. from which he and
Mrs. Shook now suffer. In the car he will
constantly receive the reports of the sub
ordinates concerned in The building and
operating of the steel plant, in which great
est of all southern industrial enterprises
he feels the deepest interest. Whatever be-
tide, Colonel Shook must hold the place of
real pioneer in steel production in the south,
and the holding of that place is to him
Cherished ambition. 1t was given out that
in the carriage accident, which occurred in
suffered merely from fracture Of one
leg and Ms Shook from shock. The
truth is that both bones of Colonel Shocks
leg were broken and that Mrs. Shook suf-
fered fracture of the skull. Colonel Shook
is rapidly recovering. Mrs. Shocks wound
is painful, but not critical Both he and
She are now out of danger
There were thunder and rain in Birming-
ham yesterday noon, and they were &C
cepted gladly. Such loud thunder has not
been heard here since last June, and there
has been a sad lack of rain. The dust has
been terribly offensive, even in well-paved
Birmingham. Summer heat still prevails,
but there is hope of cool breezes-even an
other frost soon to come.
Major Burke, of oMntgomery, sometime
auditor of the state, was in town yester-
day.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-10-20
AUTUMN GLEE
Samuel Minturn Peck


tbs all myth that Autumn grieyes.
For watch the rain amid the leaves;
With silver fingers dimly seen
1t makes each leaf a tambourine,
And swings and leaps with elfn mirth
To kiss the brow of mother earth;
Or, laughing mid the trembling grass,
1t mods a greeting as you pass.
Oh, hear the rain amid the leaves
'Tis all a myth that Autumn scieves!
IT'S all myth that Autumn grieves-
For list the wind among the sheaves;
Far sweeter than the breath of May
Or storied scents of old Cathay,
1t blends the perfumes rare and good
OF spicy pine and hickory wood;
And with voice as gay as rhyme
1t Irates Of rifted mint and thyme.
Oh, scent the wind among the sheaves-
IT'S all a myth that Autumn grieves!
IT'S all myth that Autumn grieves-
Behold the wondrous web she weaves,
BY viewless hands her thread is spun
OF evening vapors shyly won. :
Across the grass from side to side
A myriad unseen shutties glide
Throughout the night, till on the feight
Aurora leads the laggard light
Behold the wondrous web she weaves-
IT'S all myth that Autumn grieves I
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-10-20
A G.eat Work of Charity.

Editor Rufus N Rhodes, of the Brming-
ham News, has done a great and philan-
thropic work, in doing a large part toward
raising 900 for the Mercy Home of Dir
mingham. Editor Rhodes and his entire
staff have been enthusiastic in the work
and are deserving of the greatest credit for
having raised fund of this size within
four days. Up to yesterday afternoon the
total contributions, as announced by the
News, were s1,97s.S5. Last night, the Age
Herald received two contributions, which
a little more than make up the necessary
$4,000. They'were as follows:
T. G. Bush, Anniston..... So. 90
II. School, Birmingham. 80. 49,. 25.00
Thus, this great work of blessed charity
is completed. but doubtless other contri
buttons will be received later.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-10-20
REFLECTIONS OF a BACHELOR.

From the New York Press.
A true sportsman Is always patriotic
When woman wants you to go on acting
idiotie with her she says "Now don't be
silly"
Bad people are sometimes respected, but
nobody ever had any respect for the people
that are too good.
Girls never get quite so confidential with
each other as they do when they are I'M
dressing together at night.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-10-20
A REMARKABLE FLORIDA OSTRICH

From the Jacksonville Times-Union.
Napoleon, the big pugnacious leader at
the ostrich farm, has earned the title Of
sentinel by his assiduous patrolling of the
Enclosure during the night A fine lot of
pheasants were received lately at the farm,
and the negroes living nearby have had
their eyes ON them, as they think them as
good as chickens or turkeys. The other
night trio of negroes made a raid upon
the pheasant enclosure Napoleon did not
see them until they were near the cage
then, with sharp hiss of rage, he rushed
at them with outstretohed wings. The ne
groes ran for the fence, but Napoleon was
too quick for them. and with kick of his
powerful foot he knocked one down, cry
ing with fright and pain, as the sharp
claws Of Napoleon had caught his leg, MAX
ing terrible cash. He finally got up and
over the fence, Napoleon standing by and
uttering shril1 cries, as if greatly pleased
over his victory. He is magnificent 400
pound bird, and few care to tackle him.
tte patrols the enclosure at night now reg
ularly till nearly morning, and nothing
dare to go into the yard, even the en-
ployes keeping out till daylight His feat
has greatly scared the negroes living in
the vicinity, and none will venture near
him.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-10-20
ALL WANT HIM

From the Savannah Press.
AT last accounts Chattanooga, Columbus,
Atlanta, Augusta, Athens, Savannah,
Knoxville and Birmingham had invited
Dewey. The old man might as well make
up his mind to go the rounds
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-10-20

1t is suspected that John r. Mclean is
trying to cultivate over-confdence in the
republicans when he says he hopes to keep
the republican majority below $4,000.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-10-20

The court journal encourages party bolts,
and approves every sort of thing that makes
Cor party Reorganization and against party
authority.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-10-20

When the Beers cannonaded wrecked
car. they had to go outside of The scriptures
for comfort and authority
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-10-20

From the New York Journal.
The Beers have surrounded Cecil Rhodes
and $5O0,OOO00O This is probably the largest
jackpot ever played for in any country.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-10-20

Huntsville raises its census estimates, and
grows ambitious from day to day.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-10-20

The governor of South Carolina Is In
hard luck, for the governor of North Caro-
lima Is a teetotaller. EE8I
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-10-20

One primary, says the Talladega Noun
tain Home. is enough. Sometimes it is
more than enough. 80
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-10-20

That old mug is not worth carrying across
the sea, anyway, Sir Thomas
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-10-20

General Butler is Mr.. Bulls right-hand
man in South Africa. This is both natural
and proper.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-10-20

Hyphenated names is the fashion In Eng
land, and America has her Chatfeld- Chat
field Taylor.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-10-20

Hon. Mark Hanna's armored trains are
in danger in Ohio, although each contains
a barrel.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-10-20

Irishmen are not Beers, either in race, or
in religious or civil tyranny.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-10-20

Congressman Roberts is satisfied with the
situation. He draws his pay regularly each
month.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-10-20

Telegraph editors have put aside Spanish
maps, and are now studying Africa.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-10-20

Scared Mr.. Hanna has also taken the
stump but he does not wear his dollar
marx clothes waen ne ascends the forum.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-10-20

The Schley home is now on the carpet,
but no one has said word about an Otis
home.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-10-20

A McKinley-Henderson combine has been
formed-a trust in public offices and poll
cies
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-10-20

Aguinaldo will neither stay beaten nor
brlbed. He is an uncomfortable opponent.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-10-20

The Tuscaloosa Times is an early bird.
pcsidentiaI ticket-Dewey and Wheeler.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-10-20
A BIG POT

Sir Thomas Upton should have confined
himself to gawf.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-10-20
MIR. MERGENrnALER's ILLNESS
The Inventors Condition Still Regarded as
Very Critical

Baltimore, October 18.-The condition of
Ottmar Mergenthaer, the inventor of the
typesetting machine which bears his name,
is reported to be somewhat improved, al
though it is regarded as extremely critical.
Mr.. Mergenthaler has been confined to his
bed in his home in this city for the past
three weeks with pulmonary trouble. He
is receiving every possible attention, but
there is little hope for his recovery.
Mr.. Mergenthaler takes rank as one of
The foremost inventors of this country. The
linotype machine, which is the product of
his genius, has revolutionized the printing
business, and is now in use in all the prn-
cipal countries of the world. The distin-
guished inventor was born in Wurttem-
burg, Germany, on May 10, 1854 Following
the bent of mis- early manifested genius for
machinery,h e was apprenticed to his step
mothers brother, MIR. Hail, a watch and
clockmaker of his native town.
At the expiration of his apprenticeship, in
1872 he came to this country and went di-
rectly to Washington The HaLhl shop was
subsequently established in Baltimore, and
Mr. Mergenthaler again became an en-
ploye of Mr.. HAIL, and afterward partner
in the business. In 1883 he dissolved the
partnership and embarked in business for
himself in Bank Lane, Baltimore. Previous
to this he had conceived the idea of this
great invention, and Its details were rapidly
being developed. He secured financial back
ing in 1885, a syndicate was formed, and
100000 paid for controlling interest in the
business. A final test of the machine was
made in New York and its unqualified sue
cess is We'll known throughout the world
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-10-20

car, they had to go outside Of the scriptures
for comfort and authority.
The governor of South Carolina Is In
hard luck, for the governor of North Caro-
lima is a teetotaller. KE8I
One primary. says the Talladega Noun
tain Home. is enough. Sometimes it is
more than enough. 81
General Butler is Mr.. Bulls right-hand
man in South Africa. This is both natural
and proper.
Hyphenated names is the fashion In Eng
land, and America has her chatfeld-Chat-
field Taylor
Hon. Mark Hanna's armored trains are
in danger in Ohio, although each contains
a barrel.
Congressman Roberts is satisfied with the
situation. He draws his pay regularly each
month. -
The Schey home is now on the carpet,
but no one has said a word about an Otis
home.
A Mckinley Henderson combine has been
formed-a trust in public offices and poll
cies.
Aguinaldo will neither stay beaten nor
bribed. He is an uncomfortable opponent
Telegraph editors have put aside Spanish
maps, and are now studying Africa.
Huntsville raises its census estimates, and
grows ambitious from day to day.
That old mug is not worth carrying across
the sea, anyway, Sir Thomas
Irishmen are not Beers, either in race, or
In religious or civil tyranny
SIR Thomas Upton should have confined
himself to gawf.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-10-20

Henry B. Gray, president of the Peoples
Savings Bank and Trust company of Birm-
fngham, and a candidate for treasurer OF
Jefferson county, is pleasantly remembered
in Atlanta, his old home, as he is Justly es-
teemed in Birmingham Mr.. Gray was for
in all respects, is regarded with trust, con-
flderce and esteem by all the present work.
ers on the press and by the people at large.
He has prospered, and in prospecting has
won the confidence and esteem of all the
people here Wallace p. Reed, writing of
Thirteen years ago Henry Gray, then a
beardless youth, was a resident of Atlanta,
and one of the Constitutions reporters
Bright, handsome and magnetic the young
ster had a host of friends here, and it was
believed that he had a promising future
AS chairman of the county democratic
campaign committee he had the gratiffca-
ton last year of seeing jefferson county
roll up the largest democratic majority in
its history. His public spirit, ability and
integrity have SO strongly impressed his
-neighbors that there is a general desire to
see him county treasurer, and it is thought
that he will have a walk-over"
1t will be pardonable if it be written here
for those that worked with Henry GRAY In
the production of newspapers, that they
have a kind regard for him, born of years
OF association, during which he was con-
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1899-04-06
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CARE OF KID GLOVES.
Some Useful Hits of Information That
May Prove Profitable to the
Economical Women.

Economy in small things is often
overlooked, and if only more considera-
ton were given to this subject quite
a considerable sum might be saved am
nually. The careless manner in which
a large number of ladies treat their
gloves is an instance in point, and per-
haps the following hints may serve to
show how the reasonable care of kid
gloves would result in reduction OF
expenditure:
In the first place, it may be pointed
out that rough handling is specially
disastrous to kid gloves, and it often
happens that new pair are split and
ruined by jerking them on in careless
fashion. Always put on pair of kid
gloves for the first time long enough
before they are to be worn to allow of
due deliberation in the task. When
pair of fine gloves are bought the pur-
chaser should insist that they be fitted
on in the shop; then if there are any
flaws they will be detected before the
gloves are paid for and taken away.
Cheap gloves are generally risky in
vestments, but some of the best shops
keep a fairly good line of gloves at low
prices, which are worth buying for com
mon wear. If strong and well made
they will serve for shopping and morn
ing walks or for bad weather.
In putting on glove be careful to get
each finger straight. Coax each one on
by rubbing gently with the thumb and
first finger until the fingers are down to
the ends.
In taking the gloves off turn the wrist
over the fingers and take hold of the
ends of the fingers through the wrist.
1t wears a glove out badly to pull it off
by catching hold of the finger tips. Pull
the glove into shape and lay aside care
fully. Silk should be kept to match
each shade, and gloves should be
mended as soon as break appears, for
the old proverb, "A stitch in time saves
nine," is especially appropriate to these
articles of attire. Glove mending is
delicate work, which requires both
skill and deXterity, and when well done
pays admirably for the pains taken.
Glove powder should form one of the
adjuncts to every toilet table, and a
pretty glove stretcher another.
French women set good example,
and have made quite an art of putting
on gloves, and this is why a Parisienne's
gloves last her four times as long as
| anybody else's.
Buttoning gloves should never be
done in. a hurry. The wrist should be
carefully and gently pulled straight
and the buttons insinuated gently into
the holes. Use glove buttoner always.
it ruins both the buttonholes and the
finger tips to button them without
After purchasing new pair of gloves
always sew the buttons on before wear
ing them. The annoyance of having
the buttons drop off will then be
! avoided Woman Life
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1899-04-06
KILLED a ROBBER.
Flucky HOtelkeeper Gives Successful
Battle TO Five Bandits.

Scranton, Pa, March 2S.-Five
masked men shortly after midnight
entered the Carbonate Traction Co.'S
car barn in an isolated spot at May
field and sandbagged Engineer Patrick
Dempsey, Fireman Frank Coggins and
Watchman Brokenshire, rendering
them insensible. They then ransacked
the office, carrying away the box with
Sundays receipts, estimated at up
wards of 81 900.
When they left Brokenshire regained
consciousness ami fired at them sew
eral times but without effect. The
burglars boarded a northbound coal
train and got as far as the Ararat Sum-
init, when the train men threw them
off. They attacked the latter with
revolvers, but no one was injured.
The noise of the shots aroused Will
lam Leck, the Summit hotel keeper
and he came out TO investigate. The
robbers drove him back into the hotel,
but he got his gun and revolver and
came out, opening fire as soon as he
saw the men. One of the robbers
was killed and two others wounded.
The wounded men were made prison
ers and later removed to Carbondale
hospital. The identity of the des-
peradoes is unknown. The stolen
money has not been recovered.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1899-04-06
ARE DECLARED ILLEGAL.
The Anti-Lottery Law Applies to
Many Such Enterprises.
THEY DEPEND UPON CHANCE.
Decision Rendered by Assistant Attor-
ney General Barrett, Of the Post Office
Department, Is N Heart Blow To Dee
vices OF This Description.

Washington, April 1.-The govern
ment's policy toward the numerous
chain letter schemes that have flour
ished throughout the country in recent
years is brought out in two decisions
rendered Friday by Acting Assistant
Attorney General Barrett for the post
office department, holding them in GER
tain cases to be violations of the lot
terry law, as dependent on chance.
One scheme officially declared to be
Illegal was where a trip to the Paris
exposition. with 5000 for expenses, was
offered as a prize. Each person enter
ing the contest is required TO pay 30
cents. then send to friends two letters,
requesting them to send their names to
the original promoter to be repeated in
definitely Each person writing to the
original promoter was to receive an Of
fer allowing him to start a chain on his
own account on payment of 80 cents,
the trip and money going 10 the one
whose chain brings out the largest
number of letters. The ostenSible OBJ
iect was to secure names for employ
ment at the exposition.
The other enterprise barred offered
an IS kodak to the person starting a
chain which was operated in the fol-
lowing manner:
The starter was to send cards to ten
persons. each to pay the operator insti-
eating them ten cents Each reclpl-
ent of a card is requested in turn to
send the operator ten cents, for which
he received ten cards. These cards are
70 no cont tn ten other DprSOnS who
are in turn to send them in with ten
cents for ten other cards. If the ten
cards sent out by each of the ten per-
sons addressed by the starter of the
scheme are sent to the promoter a IS
kodak is to be sent to the starter All
this is declared to be dependent upon
chance and illegal under the anti-lot-
tery law.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1899-04-06
ON SHAKING HANDS.
Friends May Shake Just ms They
Please, but Society Srescribes
What others Shall Do.

While everyone shakes hands, not
everyone knows the etiquette of the GER
emony, which changes from season to
season, according to fashions latest
caprice. Friends, of course, may shake
hands as often and in whatever manner
it peases them best to DO so. They may
grasp each others hands heartily, hold
them for a bit if they will, then release
them with a cordial pressure. They
may give the real oldfashioned pump
handle" shake or the high lateral move
ment that means nothing but that
simpleton is at one end or the other OF
the shake, or they may give the shake
rotary.
A hostess, if true one, should shake
hands with any and every guest
brought to her house by friends. She
should do so on their arrival and on
their departure, and when she meets
them again if she desires to keep up the
acquaintance. When girl is introduced
to a married woman the older woman
must always take the initiative, and if
she be good-natured and cordial a
handshake will follow. When a man is
introduced to woman he must await
her pleasure, unless he be much older
man or one particularly distinguished.
If one woman introduces her husband
or brother to another woman it would
be natural, indeed almost imperative,
for the latter to shake hands with him,
but were he a mere acquaintance it
would be bad form to shake hands with
him on first introduction.
Regarding dinner guests: If man
is introduced to a woman for the pur-
pose of taking her in to dinner she does
not shake hands with him, but merely
bows. Even at a second meeting bows
only are interchanged, and it depends
entirely on circumstances whether the
acquaintance ever ripens into a shak-
highlands one.-Chicago TimesHeraId.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1899-04-06

and long, tight-fitting coat, Over
these is worn cape.
But if you were wise enough to pur-
chase a cape with many fur tails when
they We're advertised in this newspaper
just after the holidays, now is the time
that you can bring it into play. Re
move the tails from the cape-and this
can be easily done, without harm to the
wrap-and sew them upon a round
yoke of nearsilk or other substantial
material. Since the foundation will not
show it need not be of expensive goods;
only see that it is good and firm. Sew
the tails upon it and finish the edge
with ruffle of silk which has over it
apother ruffle of lace, and you have not
only charming, but very fashionable
wrap.
An upturned hat of light felt, tbs
color of the gown, trimmed with rib
bon to match the cape trimming, goet
with the toilette.
a mutf of velvet, decorated generous
ly with lace and ribbon, completes thi
very charming wardrobe.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1899-04-06

1t is a mistaken belief that ammonia
or other drugs put in the water will
prolong the freshness of flowers, says
the Gentlewoman. If the flowers begin
to droop they can sometimes be revived
by placing them in a cool place or even
on the ice for a short time. BY placing
cut flowers in a refrigerator over night
they can be kept beautiful and enjoyed
by day for much longer time than if
left in a warm room all the time. The
cold delays the process of ripening,
which ends in decay. Loose flowers
keep longer than bouquets. But all
flowers need to have their stems slight
ly cut every day before being placed in
fresh water.