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The age-herald., 1900-11-04
COUNTY
 AND BIG BIRMINGHAM
Tersely Stated Facts Concerning the Characteristic Features of Coun-
 ty and City--Sights to See

Morris, corner of First avenue and Nine teenth street. the Metropolitan, Twentieth street and Morris avenue; the Florence, Nineteenth street and Second avenue, and the Arlington, Nineteenth street, between First and Second avenues. Except the Flor ence these are on the European plan.
 Other hotels are the Opera House Hotel, First avenue and Nineteenth street; Eagle Hotel, Second avenue and Twenty-fourth street; Linnville Hotel, Fourth avenue and Twentieth street; Thompson House, Third avenue and Twenty-second street; David- son House, Nineteenth street, between Third and Fourth avenues; Second Avenue Hotel, on Second avenue, between Twenty first and Twenty-second streets; Louisville Hotel, on Second avenue and Twenty-frst street.
 Principal Buildings
 The Jefferson County court house is on the corner of Third avenue and Twenty first street. It Is a modern building of splendid proportions and architecture. Here are located all the county officials and the county and State courts
 The United States building Is on the cor ner of Second avenue and Nineteenth street. It contains the postof1ce, the United States court rooms, the offices of the marshal, the collector of internal revenue, United States commissioner, referee in bankruptcy, clerks of court district attor-- neys and other government officials.
 St. Vincents Hospital, on Twenty street, South is new and most noble structure, the largest hospital in the South outside of New Orleans. It has just been completed, and has a capacity for 250 pa- tients.
 The Hillman Hotel Is to be large hotel, and one of the finest in the South. It will be six stories high and is now in course of erection. It is at Nineteenth street and Fourth avenue, just opposite the site of the new city hall.
 Among the fine church buildings are St. PauPs Catholic church, at Third avenue and Twentysecond street. the First Meth odist church, on Sixth avenue and Nine teenth street; St. Mary s-on-theH Highlands; the Jewish Synagogue, Fifth avenue and Seventeenth street; the Church of the Ad- vent, Sixth avenue and Twentieth street; First Baptist church, Sixth avenue and Twenty-second street; Southside Baptist church, Avenue F and Twentieth street; First Presbyterian church, Twenty-first street and Fourth avenue; Central Presby terian church, at Eighteenth street and Fifth avenue; South Highlands Presbyteri- an church, Highland avenue.
 Residences
 Birmingham contains many of the finest private residences in the South. The most popular and fashionable section of the city is the South Highlands This can be reach ed by the Twentieth street cars the Twen- ty-third street cars or the Highland Loop cars.
 Birmingham has an extensive and we'll regulated system of street cars. Visitors can ride for miles in any direction for one fare.
 Theitres
 The two principal theatres in Birmingham are the Jefferson Theatre, on Second ave- nue, between Eighteenth and Nineteenth streets, and the Auditorium, in Third ave- nue, between Eighteenth and Nineteenth streets.
The age-herald., 1900-11-04
EDWARDS PET ROOSTER

Among Edwards pets was a handsome rooster, a game cock they called hom, but to Edward he was only an ordinary roost- CT like any other one.
 One day Edward went out to call his rooster when to his surprise he found him fighting, and such furious battle 1t was. With long spurs the rooster was jabbing his anatogist; and the other rooster fought back. The battle was long and desperate, but at the close Edwards pet rooster walk ed away happy He had struck the other rooster so many times that the poor fel- low could no longer fight: and with his big, strong wings he had beaten him to the ground again and again. It was truly a battle royal.
 When Edwards rooster came toward him with torn feathers and bloody feet Edward looked down at him and said; Are you not ashamed of yourself, sir! You are the worst chicken I ever saw. Get down and apologize for being so naughty.
 But the rooster only picked a seed or two off the ground and looked up at Ed ward inquiringly as much as to say: DO you think so?"
 You are so bad you ought to be killed" said Edward, but I don't like to tell the hired man to kill you. l guess will nave you shut up"
 So Edward told the hired man to shut the rooster up; and all next day poor Game which was the rosters name, stood py himself in a coop with slats across the front while the other roosters strutted past him in safety Sometimes they stepped in front of his coop and crowed which Ed ward thought was very unnecessary and a poor triumph to show over a comrade in distress, even though he had been naughty.
 The following day Game was let out; and though he behaved little better his conduct was still very much to be criticis- ed. He would fight and that was all that could be said about him. He loved to strike the roosters as they passed him; and though Edward hit him with a long switch and even threw stones at him, It did little if any good.
 One day Edwards father read in the newspaper that there was to be poultry show. You ought to take Game" said he.
 "Oh, papa, may IF" asked Edward quick ly.
 "Yes, indeed" said his father, Eff you would enjoy doing so.'
 So two weeks later, when the poultry show opened, Edward was there with his pet rooster Game. Game was entered reg ularly with the other roosterS and on the first day of the show, Edward went to see him. There he was in a coop, on long bench, with other roosters on each side of him. But, though there were hundreds of others, Edward knew Game at sight. And Game knew Edward. At sight of his lit tie master the rooster stretched out hle neck and when Edward held up his hand Game allowed him to stroke his leg.
 When the final day of the show arrived, Game received blue ribbon: and very proud of it was Edward. 'I wish, papa" he said that night, that Game would not fight any more.''
 q am afraid he will always fight a lit- tle," said papa laughingly.
The age-herald., 1900-11-04
NOTES ABOUT MUSIC

The Catholic and Episcopal choirs will soon begin to arrange and rehearse their Christmas programmes. While it has not been definitely decided, it Is understood that Gounod's splendid mass will be rehearsed for St. Pauls Church.
 The music lovers of Birmingham have had the opportunity of hearing the best orchestras, brass and reed bands, soloists and festival works, but with chamber music they are not very familiar. Some of the richest compositions of Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert and Mendelssohn, to say nothing of the moderns, are in the form of duets for piano and violin; trios for piano, violin and violoncello; stringed quartettes, quintettes, sextettes and sep tettes. Birmingham will be visited by many solo artists and large organizations this season, but in addition to the great attrac- tions that are announced, it is perfectly feasible to have a series of high-class. chamber concerts by local musicians. MT. Guckenberger and MT. Calman should be able to arrange for something good in the chamber department MT. Klenck of Vine- mont Ala, who was heard in Birmingham last winter, is a competent violoncellist, and he would doubtless be available this season TOT a S6TleS Ol ldlutn6IIS OI ln6 sort alluded to. A programme made up of a sonata for piano and violin and a trio for Guckenberger, Calman and Klenck, with three or four vocal numbers by way of variety, would take well. Chamber music would not only prove educative, but would give genuine delight to the four or five hun dred musical folk of Birmingham who would be sure to hear it.
 The Triennial Festival of Birmingham, England, which took place last month, was of great interest to the musical world, but from all accounts it did not measure up artistically to the festival of 1897. Accord ing to the Musical Courier, even Richter, the famous conductor, was not at his best. While his orchestra was in excellent form, Richter did not have the chorus well in hand There had been too few rehearsals. The Courier says: "The most interesting thing in the festival was Edward Elgar's Dream of Gerontius.' The great poem of Cardinal Newman is a work of marvellous pathos and subtlety, quite unique in sub ject, the experience of a good man in death as well as unique in treatment, but throughout full of beauty, from the open ing, with the agitated death scene, with death and judgment, to the end, with the chorus of souls, full of tenderness and beauty. MT. Elgar is a bold man to select such a theme. He has produced a work of great pathos and dignity. The 'Gerontius' music is highly impassioned, and the Alle- lulias of the Guardian Angels is charm ing, while intense emotion characterizes the Spare the Sour music of the Angel of Agony. The influence of Wagner may be traced, but MT Elgar has not succeeded in giving a celestial atmosphere to his finale by an adoption of an ecclesiastical style. It is, however, a highly interesting and effective work"
 Tuua fxr-d -dxta nrH rfxx oh et,, enrolled their names as members of Mir.
The age-herald., 1900-11-04
IMPROVED SERVICE
To Texas and the West Via Meridian and
 Shreveport.

Effective October 2S, the Alabama Great Southern Railroad will inaugurate a new schedule between Birmingham, Texas and the West, via Meridian, Vicksburg and Shreveport, thereby reducing the running time between Birmingham and the Lone Star State" twelve hours.
 This service will be complete in all re- spects. consisting of elegant Pullman sleep ing car, vestibule day coaches and dining car, on which meals will be served la carte. This train will depart from Bir- mingham, as at present, 10:10 p. m., arriv- ing Dallas, Fort Worth and other north Texas points early the following evening, or twelve hours quicker than via any other line. A close connection will be made at Longview, Tex, with the International and Great Northern Railroad for Austin, San Antonio, Palestine and Intermediate sta tons, shortening the schedule several hours.
 Parties contemplating a trip West should bear in mind that by availing themselves of this new service they can reach the end
The age-herald., 1900-11-04
VERY LOW RATES
TO TEXAS, INDIAN AND OKLAHOMA TERRITORY POINTS VIA ALABAMA GREAT SOUTHERN RAILROAD.

The Alabama Great Southern Railroad will sell round trip tickets to all points in Texas, Oklahoma and Indian Territories, from Birmingham, on November 9th and 2Oth at the extremely low rate of one fare plus g. All tickets will be limited twenty one (2D days from date of sale for return passage ,and will permit stop-over privil- ege on going trip at any station west of the Mississippi river within fifteen days from date of sale.
 Choice of routes via New Orleans or Shreveport The shortest and quickest line Solid vestibule trains.
 Parties desiring to take advantage of this low rats and desiring sleeping car reserva- tions shouJ apply at an early date to R. M. Ellis, fTravellng Passenger Agent. Tel ephone, d2 N-4-17t
The age-herald., 1900-11-04
Recoruit,on of . Foreign Touch

From the Indianapolis Journal.
 First Parrot-Say, that girl has been to England since she was here.
 Second Parrot-What makes you think SO?
 First Parrot-Why, she used to say, "Pol- ly want craeker?" and now she says, Folly want biscuit?"
The age-herald., 1900-11-04

Guckenbergers sight-reading class, or classes, for there will be a night class and several day classes. And it is believed that the number of students will be increased very soon to a hundred or more. MT. Guck- enberger begins with the rudiments of music-intervals and the scale, and before the season ends he will advance his pupils to the study of dominant and diminished seventh chords When choristers progress that far they understand something of theory; they begin to appreciate the why's and wherefores of the science of music; they not only know what the note Is, but they know why 1t is. In second or third rate amateur or volunteer choiFS the music is not satisfying; it does not stir the imagination, simply because the singers have not been grounded in the scientific principles of music.
 Listen to the boys choir in St. Pauls Cathedral, London, or to the cholrs in some of the churches of continental Flu rope, and you will hear effective singing ideal as far as intelligent reading goes. And then listen to the untutored choirs in the United States, and you will appreciate the difference between that which is true and good and that which is mediocre, or worse. In the large cities of this country there are a few really fine choirs. But the majority of them are relatively poor.
 Among those churches that have excep- tionally good music in the United States Is St. Patrick's Cathedral, New York. The mixed choir in the organ loft is composed of artists and the altar choir of two hum dred boys is as well trained as any body of choristers that l ever heard in Europe. Some day Father O'Reilly, of St. Pauls, Birmingham, may organize a boys choir on the model of the altar choir of the Ca thedral in New York Why not? Thirty or forty boys properly trained would add to the beauty of the already impressive ser xytn f11r tLaI IRNlt 0hn niT should still be employed to sing the music of the mass, for childrens voices in the Gloria and the Credo become monotonous, no matter how well trained they may be; but for professional and recessional and the responses at the altar nothing is more inspiring, poetic or churchly than the fresh, sweet voices of boys who know how to sing. w. R.
The age-herald., 1900-11-04
EXCURSION TO GREENSBORO. ALA. November L s1 2b for the Round Trin.

The A. G. S. R. R. will operate a special excursion train to Greensboro, Ala, and re- turn Sunday, November {, leaving Birm- ingham 8 a. m.; returning, leave Greens boro D. m same date. thus giving parties taking advantage of this low rate the op- portunity of spending Sunday with their friends and relatives in that town. Ample and frst-class accommodation will be pro- vided for all Fare for the round trip only $125
 For further information, apply to R. M. Ellis, T. P. A., 201s First avenue. Telephone 617.
The age-herald., 1900-11-04

of their trip almost before they realize it has commenced; and what has heretofore been considered a tedious undertaking may now be looked upon as pleasant journey. It is now possible to eat supper in Bir- mingham one day and take the same meal the day following at your destination in the far limits of Texas.
 Write or call on R. M. Ellis, Travelling Passenger Agent, for detailed information.
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The age-herald., 1900-11-04

Twenty-Five or thirty choir singers have enrolled their names as members of Mir.
The age-herald., 1900-11-04
A Kansas Sur
om the Atohison Globe.

From the Atchison Globe.
 When the young man tells about the large salary he receives, or young woman tells about the large number of men who want to marry her, it should be remembered that there Is a class of people known as Mis- sourians.
The age-herald., 1900-11-04
Something Human
-ndiananolis Press

From the Indianapolis Press.
 q take particular delight" said the prosy boarder, "in watching the monkeys when I go to see the menagerie. There is always something human about them."
 Meaning the crowd, eh?" said the Cheer full Idiot
The age-herald., 1900-11-04
Partly Qualified

From the Chicago Tribune.
 What is his occupation?' asked the warden of the penitentiary. referring to the latest arrival.
 "He hasn't any regular occupation said the subordinate. He's nothing but a ward-heeler."
 "All right" rejoined the warden. Put him in the shoemaking department"
The age-herald., 1900-11-04
Cheeknated
From Judge.

From Judge.
 Cobwigger-what is 1t that is troubling Freddie so much?
 Mrs. Cobwigger-He joined two Sunday schools and they are both going to have their strawberry festivals on the same day.
Arizona republican., 1900-11-07

We will dispose of the following instruments at half their usual S4llng price in order 10 make room forour large st0ck-2 carloads to arrive for the Holidays:
Arizona republican., 1900-11-07
NEW BOOKS

Tommy and Grizel." by J. M. Bar Tie. Published by Charles Scribner's Sons. Price $1.5O.
 The sequel to Sentimental Tommy has been eagerly looked for by Tom my's admirers on both sides of the At lantic. And our very admiration for and interest in the boy add to our disap- pointment in the man. The faults so alluring in the boy repel us in the man. His young conc5it and masterfulness have grown with his physical growth; his vivid imagination and capacity for acting the part of the hero in all his boyisih romances combine to make the man insincere and theatrical, even in his dealings with himself Inde d. Tommy deceives himself as continually and successfully as he does nearly ev eryOne else. And yet in spite of his many faults he is warm hearted to a degree. Indeed, his very scft-hearted- ness. cCInbinSd with his habit of turn ing almost any trihe into a miniature drama, with himself as "jaune pre- mier'' leads him into many uncomfort- able situations, and all the time we ex- GUS him on the score of his youth-fcr
Arizona republican., 1900-11-07

the diet of forest workers in a surpris- ingIy extended manner. and in treating the subject inserts much that seems quite ilT5 leVant in such a work. Such independent sentences as Salt is a prime necessity" Alcohol is a mar cot:c as we'll as opium or tobacco;'
 Smoking reduces my mental power;" Coffee is a delicious beverage" and more especially such sentences as Marriage is one essential of d life in harmony with natural law and ''I therefore advise all young men to mar ny early" naturally as'tonish a reader of a work on Forest and Water
 The principal forest trees of Califor- nia are discussed in a popular way the peculiarities of pines. cedars, junipeIs, frs, spruces and hemlOcks being point ed out in q style that is quite reada- ble The orthograpltc and topographic errors in this rart of the work indicate a lack of familiarity with scientific terms. These defects do not prevent the chapters covering this subject be ing full of interest and containing much that is very valuable. They smack of the woods rather than of books.
 The second part of the work-Forest- " and rrigation-consists of chap ters contributed by specialists. mostly civil engineers. These chapters con- tain much of value. The subjects of general interest that are treated are "Some Relations Between Forest and Water Supply" by H. Hawgood; Practical Irrigation" by S. M. Wool bridge: Irrigation in the Southwest y by Jas. D. Schuyler: Forest Reser- voirs." by Geo. H. Maxwell; Relations of Stream Flow and Suspended Sedi- ment Therein to the Covering Of Drainage Basins" by J. B. Lippincott.
 It is to be hoped that no heed will be given to the suggestion by Mir. Wood- bridge that instead of the terms sec ond-foot'' and "acre-foot'' now used in all scientific works on irrigation the terms ''myria- -inch,'' kilo-inch," "hec-
 to-inch." etc. be adopted. There is confusion enough at present in the terms expressing quantities of water without the introduction of the above | monstrcsiti s--half Greek, half En- gish.
 Among the illustrations are several 1 Arizona views. They are with one eX- | ception of the character usually found 1 in works Illustrating our scenery pictures of desert vii ws-the style of 1 illustrations that lead strangers to be- lieve we have no forests, no streams, no beautiful mountains and no green fields and fruit-laden orchards. The facts of the case are that We have eX-
 tenSive timber lands, picturesque for est covsred mountains, and numerous
 flowing streams of pure water, the conservation of all of which will result in maintaining and increasing the pro- i ductiveness of our fields and orchards.
 A perusal of Forest and Water will give a clearer understanding of how
 the desired ends are to be accom-. I plished.
 | I NTcCI .ATCHIE
Arizona republican., 1900-11-07
THE VALLEY BANK
 OF PHOENIX. ARIZONA.

Paid Up Capital ...... .......... .$1O0. 900 OV,VVV VIM. CERISTY, President.
 J. c. KIRKPATRICK, Vice President. w. D. FULWILER, Cashier.
 LLOYD B. CHRISTY, Asst Cashier.
Arizona republican., 1900-11-07
THE OLD VARIETY STORE.
The Present Vau6aville Lacks Many
 Of Its Merits.

They don't call a variety show the varieties any more. yet the variety show of today seems to me to be about the same thing it was forty years ago, or even half a century ago." remarked an up-to-date Washington septuagen- arlan the other afternoon, after having attended performance at one of the local stag houses. of course, they call these shows by diff names nowadays. but, I fail to see wherein they differ in any essential respect from the hodge podge shows that the boys of my day, back in the forties and hfties. used to attend. The sidewalk conVersationaliSts. Irish. Dutch and negro. are the same. chaps. so far as their actions and methods of speaking are concerned. as the sidewalk jokis.s that l heard right here in Washington. anu occasionally over in Baltimore and Philadelphia, when Daniel Webster was sull one of the big men in this country, and long before Uncle Tom s Cabin was ever heard of. Fact is some or the identical jokes from the mouths or the modern sidewalk humoriSts seem to me tO be merely refurbishad ana upholstered anew from that some what remote day to fit current condi- ti0rs.
 The dancing of She funny men is more or less the Same-less, I should say. on account of the present lack of clog dancing on the variety. l think that the absence of those ornately clad clog dancers of olden days, who used to peat such musical. clattering rhythm with their hard dancing clogs, is d dis unct loss to the variety stage of this era some of the chaps who used to do that sort of work-particularly the ones who had to confine their foot gyr- atlons to the small dancing space of a pedestal raised about five feet from the ground-Were exceedingly agile and clever at the business All of the figs. hornpipes. buck and wing dances and that sort of thing that the young men of today go wild over at the variety shows Were known and practiced with equal grace and adroitness by the dancers of my boyhood and young h2od. back in the forties and if ties. The darky dialec,icians have scarcely changed at all, except that the sporting 6arky of the variety stage wasn't known to the variety stage of ante-bellum times. The knockabout comedians. Dutch and Irish. of this ep9ch performed virtually the same rough triclls.-Washingto Star.
Arizona republican., 1900-11-07

But when Bryan talks 'tis evident.
 In every sounding sentence, His mission is not to call the sinners, But the righteous. to repentance.
Arizona republican., 1900-11-07
GOOD ADVICE.

The most miserable beings in the world are those suffering from Dyspep- sia and Livsr Complaint. More than seventy-five Der cent of the people in the United States are afflicted with these two diseases and thair effcts; such as Sour Stomach. Sick Headache, Habitual Costiveness, Palpitation of the Heart, Heartburn, Waeerbrash. Gnawing and Burning Pains at the Pit Of the Stomach, Yellow Skin, Coated Tongue and Disagraeable Taste in the Mouth, Coming up of Food after Eat ing. Low Spirits, etc. Go t1 your Drug gist and get a bottle of August Flower for 70 cents. Two doses will rslieve you. Try it. Get Greens Prize Al manac.
Arizona republican., 1900-11-07
CATARRH CANNOT BE CURED

with LOCAL APPLICATIONS as they cannot reach the seat of the disease. Catarrh is d blood or constitutional dis ease. and in order to cure it you must take internal remedies. Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally and acts di- rectly on the blood and mucous sur faces. Halls Catarrh Cure is not a quack ms dicine. It was prescribed by one of the best physicians in this coun- try for years and is a regular prescrip- ton. It is composed of the best ton ics known, combined with the best blood purifiers, acting directly on the mucous surfaces. The perfect combi- nation of the two ingredients is what produces such wonderful results in curing Catarrh. Send for testimonials, free. F. J. CHENEY & CO, Props,
 Toledo, O.
 Sold by druggists. price 75c.
 Halls Family Pills are the best.