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The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1900-09-08
TRAMP BEGGARS
INFEST THE TOWN
With PIeadingS and HideouS
NoiSeS-No Effort Made to
Get Rid of Them.
'Hark, bark, the dogs do bark,
The beggars are coming to town.

ne DeSSdrS are coming TO TOWN..
With the early approach of fall recruits
to the standing army of tramps, cripples
and beggars of all kinds are fast coming
in and on every street corner in the city
OF Birmingham the doleful cracked notes
from grinding organs and badly cracked
accordeons fill the air with tones of sad
ness The man who has the blues walked
along the street last night with downcast
eyes hoping to be left alone only to have
depression struck more deeply into his soul
by the wheezy notes of Where Is my Wan
defing Boy Tonight industriously ground
out of an antiquated organ accompanied by
the oft repeated words, please help the
blind"
70 some persons it seems strange, but
during the winter months the number of
beggers in southern cities is more than
double the number during the summer
months. This can be accounted for by
the fact that a great number of these
creatures who live off the charity
OF their fellowmen begin an annual
tramp through the country towns and cross
road places as soon the weather be-
comes sufficiently warm in early spring
They find this very profitable as very few
country people refuse to give them assist
anee. Besides, they have no expenses, as
they are allowed to sleep in hay stacks and
: friendly wagon shelters When the wealth
er becomes cool the migration to the cities
begins and by the first of October the more
populous districts are crowded with them
The peripatetic visitors have already be-
gun arriving in Birmingham and the I'M
fortunate beings are now seen on every
street corner.
The fact has often been commented on
that few beggars ever use a gringing or
gan the notes of which are not cracked
Like shrewd persons in all vocations of life
this class of people study human nature
and adopt methods to gather in a few
nlckles and dimes which for uniqueness
would surprise the smartest of men,
Grinding organs are made for the express
use of beggars and before the paint has
dried on the frame nothing but cracked
tones emanate from the instrument This
is to give the impression that the organ
Is old and has seen much service and there
lore the beggar is in more need of aims
bind man with brand new organ would
nave very few pennies fall into his little
tin cup.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1900-09-08
PERSONAL.

Mr. and Mrs. R. II. Baugh and Miss Zem-
ma Webb have gone to Lookout Inn for
weeks stay.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. L. Rubel and family have
returned from White Sulphur Springs,
North Carolina.
Mr.. John G. Bradley, clerk of the crimi-
nal court, has returned from a pleasure
trip up the country.
Messrs. T. L. MCGOWAN and Harry Haw-
kins leave this morning for Lithia Springs,
Ga. to spend few days.
chancery court, has returned from a trip
to Georgia, where he left Mrs Sem and
child on visit.
Miss Ella Nolan has returned from Ohio,
where she has been visiting her relatives,
Mr.. and Mrs. James Heekin, on Linwood
Heights, near Cincinnati.
Miss Cordia Owen of Atlanta, Ca, is
spending some time in the city as the
guest of Miss DeVille Allison at North
Highlands, 212S Twelfth avenue
Miss Marie Lewis of Fort Gaines Ca,
is visiting her brother. Mr. S. L. Lewis
She is stopping with Miss Bessie Enslen in
Fifth avenue. Miss Lewis will enter the
Birmingham Seminary when the fall ses-
sion opens next week
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1900-09-08
THAT SQUIRREL
AND THAT HUNTER
Police Authorities Discuss the
Question of Whether a Man
Goes Around a Squirrel.

There arose an argument at the police
station last night, which eonclusively shows
that the best policemen sometimes think of
things scientific as well the art of catch
ing criminals. Before the discussion was
ended practical demonstrations were de-
manded and Police Captain Weir had as
sumed the role of squirrel running around
hollow tree, while Mack Rittenberry, the
warden took the part of the man behind
the gun, who was trying to get shot at
the aforesaid squirrel without the indie
spensabe boy shaking the bush.
1t was after midnight, and everything was
quiet when Mack Rittenberry, who had
been bat hunting the day previous. sud-
denly raised up from his reclining position
and solemnly propounded this question:
"Cap'n, If a squirrel is on a tree and a
man walks clear around the tree and the
squirrel also keeps running around the
tree does the man go around the squirrel?'
There was no more rest for the small
party of policemen and reporters. This ques-
ton had to be answered and the argu-
ment settled then and there. The captain
having the highest rank, was of course en-
titled to the first answer. After giving his
head thorough scratching, he announced
to the crowd that 1.-The man certainly did
not go around the squirrel"
You see" said the captain, 1T have tried
that thing when l used to hunt squirrels in
Sumter and l have never yet got shot
without boy on the other side of the tree
shaking bush. II 1 had gone around the
squirrel, l would surely have had shot"
This argument was logical and stumped
the crowd for a few minutes, but Ritten-
berry, who had taken the other side stub
bornly said the man did go around the
squirrel, and about half the crowd Joined
him. A reporter was called on as Judge, but
his decision with the captain only made
matters worse, and an appeal was promptly
taken in the nature of a practical demon
stration.
A large barrel was placed in the middle
of the alley and Captain Weir promptly
took the position of a squirrel next to 1t.
Rfttenberry then took a broom handle for
shot gun and proceeded to get a shot He
and the captain ran around that barrel for
about ten minutes, and though the squirrel
was never shot, Rittenberry still main
tanned that he had been around the cap
tain, and as proof showed a line which he
had marked completely encircling him
The captains early experience in geome-
try came back to him, and he promptly de-
clared it was question of a circle moving
inside a circle, and with an air of vic
tory took his seat, the reporter moving
next to him to give an impression that
he had also studied the big books. Ritten-
berry's crowd still refused to give it up,
and had not a sudden call sounded for the
patrol wagon and mounted officer, there
is no telling what serious results might
have followed.
Both crowds are stubborn and the argu-
ment will be continued at the next sit
ting.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1900-09-08
Excelsior Steam Laundry
sLOkS -AAnnaA>..--
EXQUISITE WORK.
George A. BIinn d Son,
1907 Second Avenue. Phone 222

last term of court to retailing liquor with
out license, was, on account of extenuating
| circumstances, fined but $40.
| Thomas Costello, who pleaded guilty to
| retailing malt liquors without lcence, was
| fined one cent and discharged.
Probate Court
No marriage licences were issued yester-
day, Friday being an unlucky day for such
matters.
The following deeds were fled:
Jefferson County,. B. Webb and wife
and c. E. Mccoy and husband to William
l.. Lavender: Part of block 291 near the
northeast corner of Tenth street and
Eighth avenue, North. May 18th, 1900; $500
Jefferson County-Thomas Glenn and wife
to Adophus Colbert Lot 16x22 feet in the
southwest corner of lot conveyed grantor
by Osban Dozier and wife. May s, 1900;
$2s.
Bessemer-Jonas Schwab Company and
Jonas Schwab and wife to Bessemer Land
and Improvement Company: Quit claim to
lots Is and Is in block Sic in the town of
Bessemer, and lots 80 and 40 in block Z76,
Bessemer. June 30, 1900; $110.
Ayondale-Ben F. Pool to Annie May
Pool: Lot 10 in block q in plat of Avondale
Land Company. September Z, 1900; $780,
Avondale-Ben f. Pool to Annie May
Pool: Lot in block q In plat of Avondale
Land Company; $500.
Jefferson County-John Brown to Ben
w. Dobbins and Commodore P. Baldwin:
Lot in block 5 in re-survey of Arlington
Hill, recorded in Vol. 264 page 262. Pro-
bate office. September s. 1900; 81 500.
Jefferson County-John Brewer to Mary
E. Trueblood: Lot 2 in block S, in re-survey
of Arlington HILL" recorded in Probate
office, Vol. 2s4, page 252 August ", 1900;
$780,
Birmingham-Edwin T. Taliaferro and
wife to Mamie in naI,
ferro and other children of Evie Talia-
ZERO: Lot northwest corner of block A.
fronting 100 feet on Sixth avenue, North,
and 95 feet on Nineteenth street Life
estate reserved by EVE Taliaferro. August
49, 1900; 81
Jefferson County-B. M Waldrop and
Wife to Alma Loyeless: Undivided half in
terest in certain tracts near northeast cor
ner or northwest quarter of northeast
quarter of section l. township II, range2
west December 10, 1898; $3.50.
City Court
In the City Court yesterday Mamie A.
Favor was granted a decree of divorce
against Charles c. Favor on the ground
OF abandonment.
A decree was granted removing the dis
abilities of homage of William b. Smith.
Chanoery Court
Ono divorce suit was fixed yesterday.
namely, Charlie jackson against Adeilne
Jackson.
Criminal Court
The capital docket in the Criminal Court
VIII be taken up September 24th
Prisoners in Jail
The following persons were arrested and
placed in jail yesterday: Henry Sanders.
accused OF assault with intent to murder:
Emma Smith, larceny: Alma Halma nm
mentionable crime; Eco McClellaud. vio-
lating revenue laws; William Grady, con-
tempt of court; John Bryant, violating
section 325S United States laws; Dave
Bean, violating revenue law.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1900-09-08

Many owpriced imitation baking powders upon the
ket These made with alum and should taken to
avoid them, alum poison be taken food.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1900-09-08
SALES OF LOTS
And Buildings of Importance That Are
Being Erected

The following sales of real estate have
been made by the Birmingham Realty Com
pany within the past few days:
To DR.. 7. n. Anglin 100 feet at the corner
of Fifth avenue and Fifteenth street. SO, COO.
DR.. Anglin is now erecting a building on
the lot and making other improvements,
amounting to about $4,000
Three lots in Avenue L. between Sixteenth
and Seventeenth streets. to Mrs Eula N
Brown, $500 An eight-room dwelling is
now being built on one of the lots.
Two lots at Avenue j and Thirteenth
streets, $500.
Two lots in Thirteenth street, near Az
enue J, $1,650 cottage to cost 81, 500 is be-
ing built on one of the lots
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1900-09-08
Special Days

The directors decided to have a special
Labor Day, Negro Day, and other special
days On the opening day there will be a
grand parade through the streets of the
city in which all merchants will be asked
to participate. On some other day dur
ing the fair floral parade will be ar
ranged. The first Saturday the fair is in
operation will be Labor Day
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1900-09-08
AN ALABAMA MAN
HIGHLY HON0REO
By Gen. Frederick Funston for
an Act Of Bravery in the
Philippines.

Hereto appended is the copy of a letter
from General Frederick Funston concern
ing Walter Barnes, young man of Biz
mingham, son of the late DR.. Ella l..
Barnes and brother of Mrs. W. B. Fulton,
which will cause pleasure to the entire
community, since it is in praise of one
whose home is here Mr.. Barnes enlisted
nearly two years ago as hospital stew
ard. and was sent to the Philippines from
Fort Mcpherson:
Headquarters Fourth District
Department of Northern Luzon,
San Isidro, Province of Nueva Ecija,
@ June &c. 1900.
The Adjutant-General, United States
Army Through military channels)-
Sir: Under the provisions of pars 17S and
179, A. r., have the honor to recommend
that a certificate of merit be granted Act
Ing Hospital Steward Walter X. Barnes,
u. 8. Army, for the below-named distin-
guished service.
On June 3, 1900, in an engagement with
insurgents, Steward Barnes voluntarily left
the cover where horses and stores
had been placed and went forward to the
hiring line to the aid of Private Perry G.
Ethridge, Company A. Twenty-second In
fantry, who had been wounded fatally.
To gain the situation of Private Ethridge
IL was necessary Tor steward Barnes to
pass over completely exposed ground AT
ter he reached the firing that had properly
taken cover, Steward Barnes with the
greatest coolness-and while kneeling, ex-
posed to an intense fire-appled first aid
dressing to Ethridge's wound. The whole
circumstance was the act of a brave man.
and is. in my opinion, fully worthy of the
award recommended. desire to add that
was in command at the time mentioned,
and was an eyewitness to the facts set
forth above. The engagement occurred in
the mountains of the province of Bulacan
t1 Very respectfully,
(Signed) FREDERICK FUNSTON
Brigadier-General U. S. Vols, Comdg
Official copy respectfully furnished A.
ii. S. w. K. Barnes through G. s. Fourth
District by Commanding Brigadier- General
Funston.)
(Signed) e. ". SMITH
Capt Fourth Infantry, Acting Assistant
AdJutant-General7 .ft1 n -
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1900-09-08
NEARLY COMPLETED
Tennessee Central Railroad from Nash
vile to Knoxville

Knoxville, September 1.-THE Tennessee
Central Railroads working force expects to
have the track from the east end laid into
Crossville by Saturday night. Wednesday
of this week the first passenger train from
Emory Gap to Crab Orchard was run, and
now a double daily schedule is being OBJ
served. 1t Is proposed to have the entire
road completed in time to run train from
Nashville to Knoxville by October l, using
connecting roads from Monterey and Har-
riman.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1900-09-08

Hartford, Conn.,, September 1.-The Alb
bolt reduced the worlds mile trotting to
wagon record this afternoon at Charter Oak
Park to 205k. The former record was
2:O9A, held by Lucille made at Cleveland in
1897
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-05-20
THE INrERsCHoLAsr1c MEET.

Schenectady, n. Y. May 19-The intersch stic
athletic meet under the auspices OF Union College
was held here to-day in a heavy rain and on a.
heavy track The races. however. were all closely
contested, though the time slow. Summary:
One hundred twenty ward hurdle race-won by
Thomas Blake School NewYOrk. second Foster T--fcs
Free Academy; third Wetherbee. Academy North
Adams Mass. Itue-O21.
One hundred yard dash-won BY Mills Horace Mann
YORK: third Freeman St Johns School, Manlin Time
Four hundred and yard dash-won BY Mills Hor-
ace Mann School. second. Taylor Utica Academy;
third. Becker, OneOnta Normal School Ttrne-O:5Tl.
Eight hundred and eighty run-WOn BY sherman
Utica Free academy; second Cary. Drury Academy;
Two mile bicycle race-Won Montross Hudson High
School; second LIsk Troy Academy: third
Classical Institute Schenectady. Tfnne-s:+5.
Two hundred and twenty yard dash-WOn BY Taylor
Utica Academy. second. Waterford
School: third Tyler Horace Mann School Tfrle-O:25.
Mile run-WOn by Sherman. Utica Free Academy.
Academy. Tfme-5.22
hundred twenty ward hurdle race-won by
Newark Academy: third. Thomas. Blake School Time
O:29as
Mile bicycIe-won BY AIontross Hudson High School:
second. High. Utica Free Academy: third Cary Cam
bridge High School. Time-4:IS.
High tunp-WOn BY Franchot Westminster: second
Rambacher. Coopersown High School: third
Thomas OF Blake and Bassinger COOperstowu Height
f.
Throwing dscus-won bv Rogers Trinity School New
ST. Johns. ManIin- Distance-e2 # in.
Putting twelve pound shot-Won by Rogers. Trinity;
second. Standard Horace Mann School: third. Briggs
Drurv ACADEMY. pistance-+1 # IL
Pole vault-Won bv Freeman St. School: second
Rambacher. Cooperstown third. Campbell. CoOperstown
Broad tump-Won by wrightson Newark Acade-nv:
second Franchot Westminster third Standard Horace
Mann School. DISTANCES q. s1a n
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-05-20
RIDES THROUGH RAIN AND MUD.
BROWN. HOWEVER. NOT LIKELY TO FINrsa
HIS TWO THOUSAND MILE TRIP BE-
FORE TOMORROW NOON

Through rain and mui and mist and fog vfIrian
H. Brown. the pIucky bicycle rider. continues his
weary grind make a two thousand mile road
record The triangular course starting and ending
az Valley Stream. was a desoIate place yester-
day. In fact the weather and road conditions have
been bad most OF the time since Brown started
out week yesterday 20 make his record
He has had two days OF scorching weather.
rather cold day. several nights when the fog
thick that he could not feet ahead OF
him and the rest OF the time there has been either
a heavy downpour OF rain penetrating. nasty
drizzIe.
Yet through all OF these disagreeable condition.
Brown has never lost heart never wavered for
instant in his seIf-inpose6 task OF riding
thousand miles the road IN better time than
any did before. He is far behind the
schedule set by himself as IS be expected He
will create a remarkable record II he finishes oy
Monday. which is about the time set by
his trainers and friends He expected when ne
started 20 end his ride early tO-d2y. but when he
started he had no idea that he would have much
mud and rain contend with II he had. he
never would have started Browns appetite
tinues good. and he looks be in physical
condition than he was three days agc His trainers
say that he looks much better. and that he Is
stronger and heavier
Brown finished his 1.55Oth mile ar sos ,. "a
yesterday after a number Of long and dishearrsn-
ing delays. He appeared as fresh as ever and dis
mounted long enough 70 eat some strawberries and
cream From O'Clock Friday night when ne had
HhISHru MS i-SoJh mile. ne was compelled 20 re-
main OF his wheel until 1855 a. m yesterday He
then continued until 6.24 m. when after riding
a total OF 49, hours and - minutes. he had
ished his 1.5OOth mile He then took another
until $40 a when. In spite OF the that the
rain falling quite heavily. he started again.
AT II 90 o'clock the rain caused DELAY until SO
p. m. BY this time the course was in wretched
condition 1t covered with a three inch coat
ing Of mud. while hundreds Of pools showed In
every mile of the Over this mud and
through these pools Brown spIashed cheerrIlv
along.
The rider got more sleep Friday night and yester-
day morning than he has had during the OF the
week altogether He is confident OF completing his
undertaking, and is enthusiastic over the way his
wheel IS standing the bad roads and weather II
bevel gear chainless- Following IS a table OF the
time for the various centuries.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-05-20
GOLF
WESTCHESTER TEAM BEATEN BY RICH
MOND COUNTY AT STATEN ISLAND.
LANE AND SIMPSON TIE FOR FIRST PLACE
IN THE HANDICAP-GOoD DAYS
SPORT IN SPITE OF STORM

1t takes more than easteriy blow and torrents
of rain to stop golf match and the players who
gathered at Richmond County's links yesterday
would not listen to postponement. The course
was like huge sponge. squirting at every
stroke; the bunkers like miniature lakes; the put
ting greens oozing mud. and the whole situation
dolefu, but If the weather was cherries the
golf was enthusiastic and interesting and the days
sport was decided success Two matches were
decided, one team contest against the West
chester team, and the other a members handicap
OF eighteen holes. The Westminster players in
Guided several men who have been more or less
prominent on the links this Tiffany headed
the Ast' and with him were Compton, Redfeld
Brokaw and Miller but against the home PLAYERS
they showed up rather poorly and the final score
was 10 to in Richmond County's favor. J. R.
Chadwick headed the home guard being paired
with 1lTany. whom he defeated by up. Paterson
hao close match with Compton, which was only
decided at the last hole, while Williams and Schuy-
yer each won their matches by UP. The score:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-05-20
sHINNECOCK LINKS TAKING ON LIFE.
MISS BEATRIx HOYT TO REPRESENT THE CLUB
IN woMEN's NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP.

Southampton, May 10 (SpeciaD.-Cup competitions
will not begin at the Shinnecock Hills Golf Club
until Decoration Day but the actually opens
this week Enough Of the cottagers have arrived
make the links look lively. The big contests
will be the mems open tournament July "a to Is. and
the women's National championship, August % TO
September / The Shinnecock Hills Golf Club will
be represented in the competition by Miss Beatrix
Hoyt, the winner Of SO. 81 and '9S. and Mrs.
Charles Brown, winner in 80 Miss Hoyt is on
the links every day. and Is playing in good form
Her best card this season for the full course
eighteen hOles-is SO.
The course is in better shape than ever before.
especially the putting greens. The full playing
length VIII be 1859 yards. The women will the
full course for their championship. The clubhouse
has been opened for the by Joseph A.
Seaver, superintendent. who has been with the
club for three years Jack Venters. the profession
al to the club, has engaged Tom" Hutchinson, a
Scotch player, teacher for the coming
Hutchinson playing around the course for the first
time last Wednesday, made the low score of "a
with the same opponent was 76. The record for the
is IS, held by Willie Smith, the open cham
pion of SO.
Hutchinson has given instruction TO players of
England, France and Germany. In a competition
over the Carnoustie links he defeated Sandy Herd
by 5 up and 70 play. In the next round his OPP
ponent was James Braid, who. like Herd, had to
take defeat Hutchinson has played and defeat
ed Andrew ktrkaldy several times. He also de-
stroke, medal play, but was beaten by one hole on
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-05-20
2f-FOOT RACEABoUTs.
ATLANTIC YACHT CLUB REGATTA.

The Atlantic Yacht Club will give regatta for
club yachts Memorial Day. Wednesday. May
so. The competing yachts will be classified as
d schooners, sloops and yawls; 81 cabin catboats
Classes and T in class; 80 open catboats
Glasses T. and " in one class; % raceabout
class.
A prize Of s25, in value cash. will be awarded
TO the winning boat in each class over thirty-six
feet racing length. and Of $50 winning boat
in each class, thirty-six feet or under. Members
desiring to compete for prizes must file their
tries with the chairman OF the Race Committee at
his office, No. 10 Futon-st, not later than 10 a.
Monday May Is, or at the clubhouse. Sea Gate, not
later than noon, Tuesday, May % The Race Com
nittee IN charge is composed of Charles T. Pierce
chairman; George W. McNuIty and A. F. Aldridge.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-05-20

lied to accept the registration and naming OF the
chestnut geldng Tale Bearer five years old. under
penalty prescribed by the rules Joseph Maiden
and George c. Leach restored all privileges
under the rules A license granted TO Jockey
Robert 5. Sullivan for the of 1900. The
treasurer authorized to the burial expenses
OF Trainer William Cloyd. amounting to sl2l, and
William Chase and Henry Jones, exercise boys,
amounting to s54 and 500 respectively. and 10
charge the same TO the Jockey Club general fund.
The following licenses granted: Jockeys T.
Burns, AlonZo Clayton, Lucian A Lyme, James H.
Morean Harry OLaughlin, Joseph Richards. J.
Rausch Rocco Romenell H. TaIley, c. Thompson,
3. j. Bowens, William Formau, Dennis Y. Murphy.
J. c. Mclaughlin, F. T. Miller. Charles Ok Clam
Pierce, J. ". PanEle, Louis Stuart, Jack Williams
and Joseph A West
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-05-20
PoCANT1Co HANDICAP WEIGHTS.

The weights for the Pocancico Handicap, for
three-year-olds. at and one-sixteenth miles
over the hill. TO be at Morris Park on Tuesday
next as follows Mesmerist. 126: Warning, lis;
David Garrick, rs: Vulcain, IA; Missionary. u3;
Kncgram, 112; Magnificent, III; Oneck Queen. no;
Advance Guard. 10; Confession. 10; Maribert. 10:
Lamplighted. 10; Colonel Roosevelt, 1Os; Gonfalon,
I07; Sidney Lucas, 107; Windmere 107; San Cecilia.
10Y; Lakewood los; Ten Candles, 105 Motley. 1O4;
Montanic, 104: Matchem 1903; To-day. 102; Petruchio
1907 Lndemere, 100; Posthaste. 81; Dread, 95 Cepha
lalgia, IS; DeIacy, 50; Borough 95; Long Isle, SO;
Rochester.