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The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-07-28
POSSESSION OF A CHILD
Whose Mother Died a Few Days
Ago

An interesting proceeding will come up
before Judge Coleman in the circuit court
this morning for the possession oC a child.
whose mother died several days ago at
Gate City and who is at present in tho
possession of a family named Combs, who
claim that the child was consigned into
their keeping by the mother her death
bed. The claimant OF the child is Sheriff
W. e. Haynes, Of Downdes county, who
was a counsin of the child's mother. and
who came to the city yesterday for the
purpose OF taking the little girl to his
home in Lowndes county. Upon arriving
in the city he went at once to Gate City
and called at the Combs residence to get
the child, but was met with a fat refusal
the family refusing to give it up on the
ground that the mother had given it to
them.
Sheriff Haynes Immediately returned to
the city and sued out a writ of habeas
corpus before Judge Coleman, which was
made returnable at O'Clock yesterday
afternoon. but which was continued until
TO O'Clock this morning.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-07-28
N. & 0. WANTS TO
REACH BIRMINGHAM
The Route Now is Over Bir-
mingham Southern.
CONFERENCE AT LOUISVILLE
Between President Smith of Louisville
q Nashville, Spencer of the South
ern, and Russell of the Mo-
bile & Ohio Railroad

News was received in Birmingham last
night from Louisville that tha Mobile and
Ohio railroad is trying to get into Birming-
ham over the birmingham Southern rail-
road, now the joint property of the South
ern and the Louisville and Nashville rail-
roads.
President e. l.. Russell, of the Mobile and
Ohio; President Samuel Spencer of the
Southern, and President NJ. IL. Smith, of
the Louisville and Nashville, had a con-
ference in Louisville Tuesday, and it de-
veiops that the subject under discussion
was as stated above on what terms the
two roads owning the Birmingham South
ern would permit the Mobile and Ohio to
use its tracks. This same meeting, it is
said, fixed a general tariff for lines con-
Meeting with the Birmingham Southern.
The great beauty of this little road is that
it runs right into the heart of the city.
If such an arrangement has been made
by the Mobile & Ohio, it VIII have achieved
an object for which it has been striving
several years. 1t already has a branch
line projected. part of which is in opera
ton, from Tuscaloosa to Brooi1wood, from
which place it would be comparatively easy
TO connect with the Birmingham Southern
in the neighborhood OF Wyiam and make
its way into Birmingham by way of Ensley
and Pratt City.
The Mobile and Ohio also has a branch
line in active operation from Bocton to the
main line of the Montgomery division.
From Blocton a connection could be made
with the Birmingham Southern very much
the same as from Brookwood.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-07-28
BOARD OF REVENUE
RETIRES BONDS
Means an Annual Saving to the County of
$1,000 For a Period OF
Sax Years.

Under the administration of the board OF
revenue many thousand dollars are being
saved to the tax payers of Jefferson
county. At a meeting OF the board held
yesterday a resolution was adopted Order
ing a So coo issue of per cent, twe4ty-
year county Jail and aims house bonds,
which means an annual saving to the
county of 1850 for six years or a total OF
$4,000
The bonds were issued on August 1. 1885,
for the purpose of constructing the county
jail and aims house, and under their full
term would not mature until 1906. The right
to redeem after a certain period was re-
served and OF August / the entire issue
will cease to bear interest and will be cam
celled as soon thereafter as is practical.
According to the report of the county
treasurer it was shown that there was
money sufficient on hand to retire the
bonds, and the board at once took the
matter up and ordered the bonds called in.
The bonds are held by a New York
bank, which will be notified OF the retire
ment of the issue.
A resolution was also adopted ordering
the transfer OF 5000 from the solicitors
fund 10 the fine and forfeiture fund, as
required by law, it being specifically di-
rected that only the necessary monies to
conduct the solicitors office shall be car
ried to the credit of the solicitors fund.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-07-28
Amateur OafNrnP1l

Boston, July 2.-Tomorrow afternoon on
the Charles river will begin the twenty
seventh annual regatta of the national as
ISOLATION of amateur oarsmen. Everything
points to the most successful regatta in the
history of the association, which has con-
Quoted so many notable events. Today all
the competitors have arrived and are
Quartered at the various houses along the
river. The greatest interest among the fol-
lowers of the sport centers in the Champion
ship senior single SOULS. The Ten-Eyck
and Maguine followers seem to be about
evenly divided, and a hot race with a killing
finish is expected in this event, in which
some experts figure that Whitehead will be
at o'clock.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-07-28
TULANE WILL CASE,
Judge A A. Coleman of Circuit Court
Renders Opinion.

Judge A. A Coleman. of the circuit court
yesterday rendered his decision in the ia
nous Tulane will case, which was brought
before him several days ago on the petit
ton of Louisa "A. Kidd and others, to re-
call and set aside a rule nisi issued a few
days previous prohibiting the probate
judge of Elmere county from further ac-
ton to remove Lewis A. Bates as one of
the executors of the will of Horatio b. Tu-
lane, deceased. The petition was based on
the ground that the rule had been IMPROVE
IDENTIFY issued, and was denied.
The question at issue involved many in
teresting points of law, which were ably
presented some days ago by four members
Of the Montgomery bar and submitted to
Judge Coleman, who in rendering his de-
cision, gave a lengthy opinion.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-07-28
GOOD VAUDEVILLE.
Large Crowd Well Entertained at East
Lske Last Night.

The Kentucky Colonies were pieasingiy
missed at East Lake last night, for when
the curtain went down oSr the last act of
the performance a more pleased audience
could hardly be found.
The bill was made up of two one-act
faTces and number Of specialties, and rem
dered in completely satisfactory manner
The bill opened with "a Furnished Flat"
and closed with "A Doctors Mistake"
Both were lively and full of well executed
action. Earl Adams rag time specially was
one of the features that made a hit.
The same bill will be on tonight
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-07-28
Q. M. WILLIAMSON
VIII Be Cashier of the Berney National
Bank

In the account of the change OF officers
of the Berney National bank, as told ek-
ciusivey in yesterdays Age-Herald it
should have been stated that c. M. W.T.
hanson, at present the assistant cashier
OF the bank, will be promoted to cashier, to
succeed Henry l.. Badham. The position of
assistant cashier will probably be left I'M
filed until next January, anyhow.
The new executive officers will be. there
fore: Walker Percy. president; Henry L.
Badham. vice president and general man
-agec, and Mr.. Williamson. cashier.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-07-28

Has been used for over FIFTY YEARS by
MILLIONS of MOTHERS for their Chill
DREN WHILE TEETHING. with PER-
Feet SUCCESS. 1t SOOTHES the CHILD,
SOTTENS the GUMS. ALLAYS all PAIN;
CURE WIND collie, and is the best rem
edy for DIARRHOEA. Sold by druggists
In every part of the world. Be sure and
ask for Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup"
and take no other kind. Twenty-Five cents
a bottle
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-07-28
GRIEVANCE COMMITTEE
OF Commercial Club Considers Convict
Made Brick Question

A special meeting of the grievance COM
mittee OF the Commercial club WAS held
yesterday morning at IL O'Clock to consider
a complaint which had been brought to the
use of convict made Georgia brick in the
Rich and Biederman building in Second
avenue.
The meeting was called to order by Chair
man w. IL. Graves with the following
members present: L. n. Archer, 2. II.
LiLnihan, r. L. Murphy and j. k T.
Lacey.
After some discussion the following reso-
luton was adopted:
Resolved, That it is a sense of this COM
mittee that home industry should be en-
couraged. and everything being equal, local
manufacturers should be given the prefer
ence in trade; that it is an unwise business
policy to use the product of convict labor
from without the state and thereby deprive
OF: l,, labor Of any opportunity for en-
ployment." "A.
-. Graves Stated that he had con-
suited inc architects in charge OF the work
IN question and that they were disposed 10
do what was fair A proposition from them
was laid before the committee, and after
some discussion, was taken under advise
ment and will be fully considered at a
meeting of the committee to be held at IL
o'clock this morning.
1t is believed that the matter will be sat-
isfactoriy adjusted.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-07-28
; How TO M0k6
Monetary Friends.
A Birmingham Man Gives Some
Interesting Facts on
the Subject

man was heard to say the other
day. addressing his audiences: Gen
tlemen, here's your friend" (holding
a silver dollar between his fngers.)
, IF you have forty of these, you have
forty friends; if you have twenty,
you have twenty friends; if you have
) ten, you have ten friends; if you
have five you have five friends; if
you have one, you have one friend,
as long as you live if you don't
spend that dollar"
Now, this man may be mistaken
in his idea about his monetary (
: friends, but we can save you the dol
lars all right. For instance, our
, $3.50 Shoe Sale has made host of {
friends for our customers. Last Mon
day one man tried on three pairs of
Patent Leather $500 shoesAwe [
thought to take one pair, but he said
wrap 'em up''-the three pairs. In
that one trade he made seven aud
half friends. Another took two pairs
: OF $3.50 shoes-he only made Two
friends; another took one pair and as
< soon as he got home he sent for four
more pairs. He made about dozen
friends. So you sec you can make
any number of friends at our great
$3.50 Shoe Sale.
2 We have another friendly sale in
= the way of Shirts, which ought to
gain many friends for our customers
2 We have big lot of Madras Negligee
\ Shirts, worth s1.00, $1.25 and 81, so,
: also lot Of silk fronts-choice of the
3 whole thing rs cents.
< Now's the time to make friends.
5 CHAMBLEE BROS.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-07-28
MEET RE AT NORTON'S

headquarters.
Drop in and wait for your car,
Leave your packages.
Use the phone.
Buy postage stamps.
We have a directory.
Ask us questions, v-o tx, it
NORTCN'5 DRUG sTOr 4
and SODA FOUNTAIN.
7-27-4t
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-07-28

FUNERAL OF ISAAC WEIL-4'he fun
eral of Isaac We'll. who died at Cuman
or tuesday, occurred yesterday morning
at O'Clock from the family residence in
Ninth avenue. Services were conducted by
Mr.. Samuel Ullman, in the absence of Rab-
bi Newfield. who is in Europe. The inter-
ment was in the Jewish cemetery at Enon
ridge.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-07-28

BY UNKNOWN PARTIES-Coroner
Alex Dallas returned last night from
Brooks1de. where he was called to investi-
gate the death of VIII Fields, who was
found dead several days ago with a terri
bic wound in his head. Strong suspicion
rested upon several parties, who, together
with the material witnesses in the case,
left ON Wednesday for Kansas to work in
the coal mines in that state. There was
no evidence that could be gotten before the
jury and verdict was rendered accord
ingy, that Fields had come to his death
by being struck on the head with a heavy
bar in the hands of unknown parties.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-07-28

Night Captain Will Wier of the police
department has returned from a pleasant
visit to his old home in Pickeus county.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-07-28
THE CITY.

EPWORTH LEAGUE. - The regular
monthly meeting of the Epworth league
of The First Methodist church Will be held
tonight A splendid literary programme has
been arranged, and the meeting promises
to be Of more than ordinary interest.
TWO DAMAGE SUITs-Ada Mitchell
and Fannie Holt have entered suit in the
circuit court against the mayor and alder
men of Birmingham and Phil Campbell,
receiver of the Highland Avenue and Belt
railroad, for 500 each as damages for in
juries alleged to have been sustained by
stepping through holes in the Twenty-sec-
ond street bridge.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-07-28
PERSONAL.

Mrs, Will Sully, of Chattanooga, Is visit
ing her aunt, Mrs Robert Beggs, 1881 Third
avenue, for few days.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-07-16
HOUSTON DAILY POST: SUNDAY MORNING, JULY To- 1893

surmisc what Its cost would have been. One
room alone--thc renowned bedchamber--
could not BIO duplicated for less than million
cellars The vauited ceiling is one great ALE
gorical painting, the rounded cornice 10 COW
cred with score OF richly framed mural
paintings. the walls are panels OF hammered
gold OF intricate designs. and even the hocr
IL Of a marvellous pattern. The only susgcs-
ton OF the purpose Of this wonderful room 10
the 10000 bed with It's canopy more magnin-
cent han any that covers q regal throne. In
the gorgeous. dining room he had erected
disappearing table. which dropped through
the floor when course was finished. and Ia
Its place came UP another. set and served He
desired this so that servants would be I'M
necessary In tho room and the most secret
state matters could be discussed in safety.
Many people sought in vain to see the famous
room at Herrenchiemsee. Once an actress
pleased Ludwig SO much by her recitation
that she thought 1t an opportune moment to
request permission to zee his most poetic
bed chamber She was coolly dismissed for
effronteTy. and the servants were ordered to
fumlgate the room In which she had been re-
ceiyed."
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-07-16
SOME posrsoRrprs.

Imports to China from the United States
wee valued at ss,1ssOoo in 1897 and at 1t-
l.c00 in 1895
The government OF Uruguay is about to ex-
pend not less than s15.ocoooo on harbor i'm
provements at Montevideo.
Venezuela has Just put In effect new tariff
by which tLe president is empowered to add
rs per cent to all duties.
In the African elephant both sexes have
ivory tusks, while In the Asiatio they arc
generally restricted to the male.
Slate pencils are made in Tennessee from
slate dust and other ingredients compressed
by hydraulic means. One concern made 2o,-
100000 IN year.
law was recently passed In Switzerland
prohibiting the manufacture. importation or
sale Of matches containing the ordinary form
OF yellow phosphorus.
The latest government census In lnd'a
showed 6.O16,759 girls between and years of
age who were already married. of whom 40,
900 had become widows.
midas area of wheat farms is now about
two-thirds as large as that of the United
States. The wheat is still threshed by beng
t,odden out by bullocks and buffaloes.
An immense but unsavory omelet was made
not long since in London by smashing on tho
pavement $500 condemned eggs and washing
them into the drain Many persons were made
sick by the stencil.
Science las calculated that an average sun
of cigar smoke sets free 100000 tiny parti-
cles, a Whit from pipe liberates over l.sO0,
100000 of these PARTICLES. and one from
cigarette starts $500 100000 of them flying
through the surrounding atmosphere.
1t is said that some 100000 acres of land IN
Italy, the cultivation OF which has been aban-
doned because of malaria. are to be developed
by the aid of American capital. Land of this
nature can be reclaimed by drainage and
proper attention to sanitary laws.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-07-16
HOUSTON, SUNDAY, JULY 10, $500.
TWENTY-SIX PAGES.
RAISE THEIR OWN MEAT.

No question is more important to the
people of the South than the raising o.,
their own food supplies, and no animal
cuts SO important part in our domestic
demands and necessities as does the hog
This being true, our people should give
especial attention to the raising OF hogs,
taking care to deal with none but the best
breeds.
That the hog industry has developed
much and especially in Texas, within the
past few years, is a matter OF genuine con-
graduation; but much meat and great
deal of lard is still shipped 10 us from
the Northwest, all OF which could be pro-
duced at home with but little outlay OF
money and comparatively small amount
Of labor.
Hog raising In the South is the title
Of Farmers Bulletin No. 100 of the gov
eminent department. of agriculture. II
was prepared BY Prof S. NJ. Tracy, former
ly director of the Mississippi agricultural
station. and, as the professor ID unques-
tionably most excellent authority, ought
TO be worthy the consideration of the
farmers Of Texas. After noting the fact
that hog raising has been very greatly
advanced In the South within the past few
years. the bulletin says;
The Southern States can produce corn al
most II not quite as cheaply ns the most fav-
oreo regions of Illinois or Missouri. while the
greater variety OF food crops, the more nearly
contiguous grazing. and the consequent i'm
munity from disease give special advantages
for profitable pork-raising which 90 not exist
elsewhere. Profit from the raising of hogs
depends moro on the supply OF chehply grown
ited than on any other item, Food crops
which are inexpensive to grow, which ma
ture at different seasons. and which can he
harN ested by the hogs themselves, are abun
dhnt in air parts OF the South; and there IL
not be exporters instead Of importers OF meat
The facts set forth in this bulletin are
especially encouraging. and 1t Is to be
hoped that the time will como when the
South will be a meat shipping instead OF
meat importing section. All this money
saved at home would add greatly to the
cash balance in our great agricultural
country, and give TO consumers much
sweeter and more wholesome meat and
lard.
The bulletin referred to is published by
the government for free distribution. II
contains much valuable Information con-
corning hog raising, and can be had by
addressing the agricultural department at
Washington
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-07-16

cause we could not hope to elect q silver
congress unless we make an aggressive
fight along that line We must give en-
enlargement to the people. and show them
that the party has not, and will not. beat
retreat from policy 50 we'll established
as was that OF bi-metaiIsm In 1906.
Senator Morgan's homo organ, the Bir-
minsham Age Herald. does not agree with
him. The Age-Herald contends that the
kind OF democrat that Senator Morgan de-
slres Is In fact to be found in william
Jennings Bryan. Mr.. Bryan has never, the
Age Herald points out. bolted q demo-
cratic platform and he mover will He be-
lieves In the will Of the majority. He
will carry out 1.-THE combined wisdom Of
the men in his own party In congress-" He
Is not. and never has been, boltcr. Let
the democrats OF all schools, currency or
colonial, make the platform what they
may, and Mr.. Bryan. II placed upon 1t,
will assuredly work UP to 1t without fear
or favor. This is the history Of the man.
He has been true In all his party relations.
He is true In all relations whatsoever.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-07-16
Higher Criticism.

Bishop Potter, In his introduction to tho
published edition of Rev. George W. Douglas
sermon. delivered on the occasion OF the ordi-
nation of Rev. DR.. Briggs. makes the follow
ing euogy OF DR.. Briggs and reference to tho
question of higher criticism: But the time
has como whom the church and Its teachings
must vndlcate themselves by something more
than spsech hardened into dosmstic terms
In our age, and in u world that reads, and
compares, and inquiries. because It thinks. au-
thorlty must vindicate itself by Its appeal to
these judges of all truth which are the image
of the divine In man--the spiritual intuitions
the conscience and the reason. Especially is
this true In the dealings Of the church and hor
teachings with Holy Scriptures. The Coptic
church keeps her scriptures imprisoned IN a
silver casket which her votaries kiss; and, IN
the same way modern fetichism, which has
dishonored the Bible by claiming to be its
elect guardian, has shut II up, these many
years, within tho iron walls OF dreary liter
alism. robbing II, thus, alike of interest and
Of power The Book is a literature; priceless
incompatible and most precious; but still \
literature. and It must accept, and those VINO
love and reverence II must accept for it, the
conditions OF its existence. One of those who
has contributed. with equal learning, TO yindl-
cate its claim and to discriminate concerning
its contents, was ono OF those TO whom this
sermon was addressed, The Christian student
Is incomparabiy richer for his labors; and
those who know them will, think, most cor
daily recognize the pertinency Of this dis
course TO our dispassionate judgment, not only
o. such labors. but OF all that a higher schoi-
arship has done for us, in our generation, for
the advancement Of godlncss and good learn
Ing throughout the Christian world
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-07-16
POINTS ABOUT PEOPLE.

Congressman Joseph e. Cannon Of Illinois
sailed for Europe on Wednesday.
Abram s. Hewitt, the millionaire, says that
he has never sought to acquire wealth, and
that today nearly every dollar he owns Is in
vested in his business.
Anthony Hope. though he considers col
Iege education a great help to an author, does
hot regard 1t as necessity, even to writor
Of only average ability.
Fighting Bob" Evans was. In his early
days. the Nimrod of his Virginia countryside.
No one could bring home as many rabbits or
birds and no one could break a colt as well
as he.
Captain N. NJ. Dyer. who commanded the
Baltimore at the battle of Manila, did not
graduate from the naval academy, but served
six years on merchantmen before entering the
United States navy
Governor Roosevelt is one OF probably very
few public men who have kept UP their
knowledge OF other languages since leaving
college. He reads certain amount OF French
German. Greek and Latin every week.
Admiral Sampson says that the best train
lbs for a naval life is "hard work from the
very start" This was Ills own lot, for his
father was day laborer. who sawed wood
from house to house near Palmyra N. Y.
and the son began life by splitting and piling
the wood his father sawed.
Princess Czartoryski has Just had wonder
fur frocl made in Paris. on which her coat OF
arms is produced in jewels on white satin
ground. For this purpose the stones had to
be pierced, and. though their value Is thus
deteriorated. the costume as II stands is re-
puted to DO worth G15000