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Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1900-10-11

Mr.. John MeGopasill, Of the
Paris neighborhood, killed a
rattlesnske ON the Delay and
Water Valley road one day last
week, which measured four feet
five inches in length and eleven
inches around the body and had
fourteen rattles.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1900-10-11

The lafayette County Rod
and Gun Club met in the Court
House last Thursday, organized
and elected temporary officers.
Col. J. W. +. Falkner was elect
ed president, and Mr.. j. + HOi-
mes secretary. a committee
was appointed To select the 10
cation of a club house and
lands sufficient for field sports.
1t is thought that a place will be
selected about six miles north
of Oxford on Hurricane Greek
as transportation by rail will be
easy, and other things render
this section OF the county suit
able. This enterprise has been
undertaken by some OF our nosi
energetic business and PROBES
sional men in order to arrange
q means of pleasant recreation
for those who are too busy for
extended trips through the
country and yet need an occa-
sional relaxation from the cares
Of business.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1900-10-11

Miss Lou Cash has returned
from a visit to relatives in Dex-
ter. Mo. Her fathers sister,
Mrs. Julia Hoffee, Of ST. Louis,
aud Mrs. Martha King, OF Fair
Geld, ILL.,, returned with her and
will remain several weeks with
their relatives in Oxford.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1900-10-11

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The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1900-02-18
SOUTH HIGHLANDS
WILL Be IMPROVED
Highland Avenue to be Graded
and Cherted to LakevieW,
RED MOUNTAIN BOULEVARD
Effort is Being Made to Induce Board
of Revenue to Build the Proposed
Driveway : Strong Points
Urged in Its Favor
RED MOUNTAIN BOULEVARD

Much improvement is to be made in and
about Birmingham immediately The Bir-
mingham Realty company, successor to the
Elyton Land company, has planned for
much improvement about the South High
lands. Highland avenue will be graded
and curved and made into beautiful
drive from Twenty-fourth street, near the
Woodward residence-where the avenue
now really ends and becomes practically
a country road-all around TO Lakevlew
1t is to be made a 40-foot street, curved
and cherted for this distance. An avenue
is also to be opened up one block south
of Highland avenue, and parallel with it
from Twentieth to Twenty-sixth street.
In this connection, a strong effort is be-
ing made to induce the members of the
board of revenue to build the Red Noun
tain boulevard, which has been suggested
and urged some time by Major Frank Y.
Anderson. 1t is proposed to build this
boulevard from Walkers Gap, point
about one mile east of Avondale, around
the bench of Red mountain to the ex-
tension of Twentieth street. 1t is further
proposed that this driveway shall be 80
feet wide. Its length will be between five
and six miles.
LAS this drive is to be located said
prominent property owner and business
man yesterday, sit would take in the en-
tire south front of The city, and bring into
the market stretch of magnificent build
ing sites for private dwellings,, unequaied
in healthfulness, and commanding the best
views of Jones valley to be found in Jeffer-
son county. This grand drive would attract
the attention of every stranger visiting the
city, and would enable him, while driving
over it, to realize the extent and Importance
OF Birmingham. The advertisement that
this alone would give would be worth its
cost. The county can easily afford to build
this driveway, as by doing it the land
alongside would be 50 enhanced for taxa
ton purposes as to recoup the county in
a very few years for the expenditure AL
though the county now has over $50 miles
them being crossed and paralleled by steam
and electric railroads, none are safe to
drive over.
IA drive of this kind would prove health
full to the inhabitants of Birmingham, and
would enable large numbers, who have to
go away in the summer, to remain in the
city.
AT points along the driveway command
ing the finest views platforms could be built
on the north side, with seats, so that the
ci,iZens could rest while taking in the views
of the surrounding country, and it could
be lighted with electricity from one end
to the other, thus making this road full
fill the functions of a park as we'll as a
driveway for the benefit of the citizens
''If Birmingham ever intends to be a
large city driveway of this kind is essen
tial''
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1900-02-18
SHELLEY CLUB
Organized With William M. Bethea as
President

A Shelley club was organized in the cir
cuff court room of Jefferson county last
night. William NJ Bethea was elected
president; F. 1. Monk was elected vice
president, and William NJ Byrd and H. S.
RyaM were elected secretaries.
The names of the following gentlemen
were enrolled as members of the club
j. ]. Altman, B. A. Thompson, Walter
Moore, G.. M. Cruikshank. Fl. p. Hedin b.
FL Kerr, Sydenlham Moore, Dan s. Band
man, William A. Walker w. M. Bethea,
M. H. Sawyer, J. L. Drennen, H. A. Schim-
mel, Jack Miller, H. Siegel. G. w. Husk,
S. Brown, James Polk, E. ]. Curran. John
w. Johnston, Robert Calhoun. T. F.
O'Brien, ]. C. Musgrove, Nat Stanley, A.
b. Sims, j. T. Glover, Lucien Julian Walk
err, J. v. Allen, e. E. Green, j. H. Wallace,
A. o. Lane, James j. Banks, Otto Marx,
John p. Tfllman Sumter Lee, A. T. Lon
don, James A. Going, L. J. Haley ]. C.
Musgrove. A. j. OKeefe. w. F. ENgleston,
w. K. Terry. C. F. Hcrst, 4 E. Donelson,
R. W. Gale, Tom McCabe, T. B. Ellis. Ell
well Eastman, Fred L. Grambs, Warrick
Mcclure, p w. Hill, Robert c. Redus, s.
r. Morrow. d. o. Ryan, IT. J. Hickman,
W. 1. Love Sinclair Bennies Nv. Fl. Kofb,
r. w. Ewing, r. w. Boland, A. G. Smith,
John NJ. McCartin, Ross C. Smith, W. M.
Bremen, Reuben f. KoIb, I. L. Levy.
Thomas C. Culverhouse, W. X. Terry, Gam
uel Ullman, AL Hochstadter. John Vary. j.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1900-02-18
PAYS MILLIONS
To Talk Health to the Public

A short time ago the advertising manager
of the Postum Cereal Co., Ltd, at Battle
Creek, Mich, furnished this paper with a
statement as follows: I'VE receive in some
single months 200 to 15O0 letters from peo-
pie explaining their experience with coffee
drinking, which would interest any physi-
clan or any person making the subject of
health a study (and that is really a very
important subject to every one.) Many of
these letters give the "details of how the
writer, having been i'll for months, and in
some cases for years, without discovering
the cause of illness, has finally been led 10
suspect that coffee (Which is really drug)
has been the cause, and in order to prove
for their own satisfaction. have abandoned
coffee and taken up P0Setfan Food Coffee,
with remarkable results lin many cases.
The most common ailments from coffee
are headache, general nervous prostratior
and stomache trouble. Many times a.,
blotehy complexion is the result, and
very arge number speak of serious kidney
trouble that have been set up, which dis
appear when coffee is left off and Postum
Food Coffee taken in its place but the
range of disorders to the human system Is
very wide, and directly points to the effect
of coffee on the nervous system, which To-
Gates in some one or more of the different
organs of the body. tf
1t is plainly evident that any person suf-
feT'ing with lung trouble, catarrh, heart
trouble, bowel complaint, pain in the back
of the head, or at the top of the spinal
column, female troubles, and a wide
range of difficulties will be surely and per-
manently helped If coffee Is left out of the
diet and Postum Food Coffee taken up. The
reason is as clearly marked out as any
plain conclusion that the mind can reach,
and Is absolutely proven by personal test
Coffee is a distinct poison, to many people
often slow and insidious. but sure. Leaving
it off will remove the cause of the trouble,
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1900-02-18
UNKNOWN NEGRO
WITH TWO LIVES
Died in a Saloon But Came to
When Undertaken Appeared.
TAKEN TO POLICE STATION
Succeeded in Shutting Off This Mortal
Coil at z o'clock-Coroner Found
That Death Resulted from
Whiskey Liver
TAKEN TO POLICE STATION

The cat is credited with nine lives, but it
remained for a stranger negro who wan
dered into Birmingham yesterday to be the
first human being in these parts possessed
even of two existences.
The negro, according to the evidence of
reliable witnesses, died twice yesterday,
the second demise taking place at the po-
lice station last night at O'Clock.
About noon yesterday the negro entered
Gus Dunker's saloon, in Twentieth street,
between First and Second avenues, and
complained of being very i'll; he also claim
ed to have walked ten miles and quietly
took a seat in the rear of the saloon to
rest himself At 2 o'clock he fell from his
chair, and everybody present pronounced
him dead.
An effort to locate the coroner failed, and
the sheriff's office was notified, as was the
Warner-Smiley Undertaking establishment
Lige Lay, of the later company, hastily
hitched up the dead wagon and rapidly
drove to the saloon With the dead basket
he rushed into the place to get the corpse,
which he found sitting propped up against
the wall waving him away with CHASTITY
grim. With fearful eyes and a breaking
n6dTl, NIT. l<dy Was lOICGu ~ Ictuiu " iAo
office without any game.
About O'Clock Coroner Dallas heard Of
the death, and in jocular mood inquired
over the telephone If the negro was still
dead. He was surprised to learn that the
negro had "come to life" and dismissed the
matter from his mind.
About the same time the negro was re-
moved to the city JAIL where he died at
o'clock. City Physician Charles Whelan
again notified Coroner Dallas that the ne
gro was dead, assuming him that there was
no mistake this time.
The peculiar circumst ances surrounding
the death of the negro made it necessary
that investigation be held, and the body
was removed to the Warner Smiley estab
lishment, where the coroner and city ply
Stefan held an autopsy, which showed that
the death resulted from whisky liver"
There was nothing found upon the mans
clothing to aid in his Identification. Only a.
pint of whisky was in his pocket He was a
scarlet ginger-cake color. with little beard
all over his face, was about six feet high
and would probably weigh 1876 pounds.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1900-02-18
LETTER FROM MIR. CULP
Will Soon Make Answer to Complaints
of Birmingham Merchants

w. III. Kettig, chairman of the transpor-
tation committee of the Commercial club,
is in receipt of letter from Traffic Man
ager j. M. Culp, chairman of the traffic
managers meeting which was held in the
rooms of the club in conference with the
transportation committee several weeks
ago to discuss the grievances of Birming-
ham merchants and manufacturers touch
ing freight rates. In this letter Mr.. Culp
advises that the stenographer who took the
notes of the discussion had just completed
his work Of transcribing the same and
that he (Culp) would forward a reply in
behalf of the traffic managers at the earli-
est possible time, which will probably be
this week. Commissioner Orem and MEM
bers of the Birmingham Freight and Trans
portation Bureau naturally conjecturng
what Mr. CUPS reply will be.
The grievances of members of the bureau
We're taken up with the Alabama railroad
commission, and in turn referred by the
commission to- the traffic managers. A
well-known shipper said yesterday that he
had no idea that the railroads would remedy
the determinations complained of.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1900-02-18
THE LYCEUM
Max O'Rell at the Opera House Thurs
day, February %

The next number of Lyceum course will
be a humorous lecture by Max ORell (M
Paul BloueD of Paris, France, Thursday
night, February %. His subject will be
american Society up to Date"
The opera house has been engaged by the
Lyceum management for the occasion, as
1t is expected that many outside of Lyceum
membership will attend. Regular theater
prices will be charged non members. Seats
can be reserved by both members and nom
members from Tuesday morning-three
days in advance of entertainment-which is
the usual rule at box office now.
This is the first American tour that
ORell has made for several years. He lee
tured then in Birmingham Her Royal
Highness, Woman and captivated his au-
dience.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1900-02-18
MOTORMAN STABBED
Was demonstrating With Passenger
Over Payment of Fare

Edwin Burdette motorman on the West
End line of the Birmingham Railway and
Electric company, was stabbed in the arm
last night about o'clock by one of his
passengers, Richard Blankenship, who was
arrested and placed in the city jail, charged
with committing an assault with intent to
murder.
While nothing definite could be learned
concerning the affair, it is understood that
the trouble arose over the passenger re-
fusing to pay a fare, and that while he
was being demonstrated with he stabbed
the motorman in the arm, making pain
full, though not dangerous, wound.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1900-02-18
CATHOLIC BAZAAR
At Bessemer Promises to be Brilliant
Event

The bazaar at Bessemer next Thursday
night under the auspices of the ladies of the
Catholic church promises to be very bril-
liant event. Many tickets have already
been sold. The proceeds will be applied to
the parsonage fund.
The Catholic bazaar at Ensley on the
2Oth, 21st and 22d, will be attended by
crowds from Wylan, Pratt City and Bir-
mingham, as well as the citizens of Ensley
Father Kennedy hopes to clear $1,000 for the
church building fund.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1900-02-18
DEATH OF A. R. STEELE
Brother of Rev. I. D. Steele Succumbs
to Chronic Rheumatism

A. r. Steele, brother of Rev. I. D. Steele,
pastor of the Cumberland Presbyterian
church of this city, died at the latter's
residence last night from chronic rheuma-
tism. Deceased was single and about 40
years old. He had resided with his brother
in this city for several months, having come
here from Florida last fall He was an
oculist and conducted an esta blisG1ment in
this city for a while last year, but had to
give up the business ON account of bad
health. No arrangements have yet been
made for the funeral.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1900-02-18
DEATH RESULTED
Injuries Sustained by B. F. Brooks
Proved Fatal

B. F. Brooks, an employee of the Ala
bama Great Southern railroad, who was
run over by car three days ago while
on duty, died yesterday afternoon
He accidentally lost his footing in such
a manner that the ran over his knee,
necessitating the amputation of the leg
near the thigh. After the operation he
gradually grew worse until death s4lieved
him of his agony. The funeral will occur
today.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1900-02-18
POLICE COURT

In the police court yesterday morning
the trial of the negroes arrested as being
implicated in the murder of Frank McRea
was postponed until tomorrow
The case against John McCartin, charged
with rape, was mol pressed, the prosecu-
ton paying costs.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1900-02-18
Two Small Fires

The fire department had two runs yes
terday, one by the Northside responding
to an alarm from Third avenue and Twen-
ty-third street. The other run was made
by the Southside boys, who were called to
Eighteenth street, between Fourth and
Fifth avenues.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1900-02-18
Music Hall Burned

Paris, February 1S.-The Trianon music
hall on the Boulevard Roche Chocuart was
completely destroyed by fire last night a
few hours after the conclusion of variety
performance. The loss will be heavy.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1900-02-18

SPECIAL SALE MONDAY.
200 best quality Taffeta Silk
Waists, corded new. yoke, all
popular shades, at $5. 90 each.
FGRD MARX,
102O-1022 I'd Ave.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1900-02-18

MHRnI ERAS goods, masks masks. ETC. IT, at sto,o
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1900-02-18

If you want results. try an ad. in The
Age-Herald.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1900-02-18
A Social LION

often makes capital out of his popularity
by booming certain brands of champagne
and fine table wines, but our reputation
for keeping nothing but the best in This
line makes 1t unnecessary for us to praise
our choice stock, as the connoisseur knows
that it contains only the choicest vintages
at the lowest prices. Try our "Samuers'
whisky. Bottled in bond.
SOLOMON & LEVI,
192S-1930 First Ave, Phone 10l2.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-03-16
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! CITY OF THE Z
J FLOWER GARDEN !
J BlOemfOntein, the Beautiful q
I Capital of the Orange x
Free state.
BY CAPTAIN T. b, FRANCIS. y
BY CAPTAIN t. B. FRANCIS

Bloemfontein, the capital of the Or
ange Free State, which has been figur-
ing so conspicuously in the South AZ
can news Of late, is one of the most
charming cities in the southern end Of
the dark continent. TO the Boer it Is
known as 'the City Of the Flower Gar
den," but the English speaking folks
call it THE Athens of South Africa"
The Boer appellation is due to his
toricdl legend. When the great trek Of
1886 occurred, a party of Beers came
upon little plain north of the Orange
river. 1t was covered with a profu-
sion Of wild flowers. One of the Boer
women exclaimed, ut is a bloemfon-
tein.' She meant that it was a flower
garden. Here we shall camp" said
the leader. And there they did camp.
Their descendants are there yet
But the English speaking Afrikan'
ders, not knowing the legend and Won
dering only at the many educational
institutions which flourish in the Free
State capital, have called it the Ath-
ems of South Africa"
Bloemfontein sits in the center of a
little plain. On all sides are hills.
These hills are the ones which the
Beers have been busy terrifying since
the beginning Of the war But the
English themselves built the first fort
In Bloemfontein. 1t was in 1913, when
they took possession Of the country.
The original fort is a quaint little stone
structure which would be utterly use
less in resisting modern artillery had
not the Beers strengthened it by elab-
crate earthworks. In the adjoining
hills they threw up many similar earth
works. Thus, although the defenses
Of Bloemfontein have never equaled
those OF Pretoria or Johannesburg,
they were made quite formidable.
From the top of one of these hills
Bloemfontein presents a pretty ap-
pearance. The town is regularly laid
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-03-16

Vessels simply Il know little of his
qualifications as soldier. | have seen
Cronje, but that is all | do not know
Prinzloo, who is the commandant Of
my own district, except to bow to him.
1t is not my business. My brother, G.
II. Vessels, would know all about them.
1t is part of his duty. The men are
selected to command because they
have fitness for 1t. We have conf
dence In the men who select them.
Therefore we do not bother our heads
about them. In the Orange Free State
we have had no war since l was little
fellow.
1--WE never hear stories Of personal
daring told. When our people go to
fight, they are expected to be victori-
GUS, and victory means many personal
sacrifices and gallant deeds.
mo reports are made commencing
the deeds of leaders in action. Why
should there be? Each man will do the
best he can, and why should one be
praised because his opportunity is
greater than another's?
when a soldier In our army shows
capacity, he is rapidly promoted. There
are leaders who are not known beyond
the little circle in which they live. If
one commandant shows that he is not
equal to his task, there are always
others to take his place.
when war was declared In the
Orange Free State, FASTENED to get
my 60 rounds of cartridges, place
good horse in my stable and secure the
40 days rations, as the law requires.
l have never been in a war. ] do not
know anything about actual warfare,
but l was sure that the men over me
would know. l have hunted game, big
and little, all my life. have titled the
soil and herded cattle. You see, my
hands are big from hard work. Now |
am merchant in Bloemfontein, where
sell American agricultural machin-
cry, but l am still farmer, and had 1t
been thought l could best serve my
people so l should have become a sol
der"
Nothing could be more simple than
the talk and manner of Mr. Vessels.
He is about 40 years old and was
educated in Cape Town. He speaks
English with hardly a suggestion of an
accent. He is particularly we'll dress
ed. His father was one OF the largest
landowners in the Free State. He him
self has large interests in land and in
mines.
When Mr.. Vessels was asked II
there were many foreigners in the
Boer army and If they were the strate-
gists who had won so many victories,
he smiled, saying:
''There are few foreigners in the
BOer army, especially among the off,
GERS. We want our own people to lead
us. Many of us come from an old fight
ing stock. We are not so ignorant as
England would have the world be-
lieve. 1t is the business OF our mill
tary men to know, to study. But the
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-03-16

ONE OF THE BLoRAToNTKIN FORTS
out, with a large market square in the
center, and the houses. for the most
part painted white, with red roofs, are
surrounded by large and luxurlant gar
dens and shaded by willow, gum and
other trees.
The new raadzaal. or capitol. is n
large and handsome building of mixed
architecture. 1t is built of red brick,
trimmed with a peculiar close grained
white stone, quarried In the neighbor-
hood, and is surrounded by a row Of
Doric columns, some 90 feet high and
about feet thick at the base. An
almost perfect dome 90 feet high sur
mounts the structure. The doors Of
the main entrance are of bronze. hand
somely sculptured. and the interior is
beautiful. 1t is finished with marble,
and many of the rooms are beautifully
decorated.
The president has an office in the
radical, and quarters are also pro-
vided for his council and a few other
government officers. The old radical
is a plain brick structure, two stories
high, surmounted by n small tower.
1t is surrounded by large, well kept
garden. A splendid view of Bloemfon-
TEN may be obtained from the top Of
the tower. The building is now given
over to the various courts and govern
ment offices, all of which are located
here, with the exception of the few
in the capitol.
The slope above these two buildings
is used by the aristocracy of the town,
the government officers. English and
ton and contains some very handsome
villas.
Around the big market square, which
is veritable beehive Of industry on
market days, are situated a number of
large buildings. The town hall is an
immense structure, but of a not very
striking appearance. Here are located
the various municipal offices. The
building also contains a large hall,
where concerts and theatricals are
held.
Adjoining the town hall is a library
building Of pretentious appearance. 1t
has a fine reading room and contains
about $4,000 volumes. Among the 9TH
er handsome buildings in the town are
the official residence of the president, a
handsome stone building, which is said
to have cost nearly $4,000; the Dutch
Reformed church, which has two beau
tiful spires, and the Anglican cathedral,
having a most magnificent interior.
The town has many educational in
stitutions. The largest of these is Grey
college, which was founded by Sir
George Grey, at one time governor Of
Cape Colony. 1t provides a complete
college course and as an educational
institution has a high rank There are
also St. Andrews college, the Ladies'
Government institute and an academy
for girls, St. Michael's home. There
are also many private schools in the
city and an excellent public school sys-
tam.