The age-herald., 1900-07-10
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
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 injury; be very careful; thy business will proceed as usual"
 A child born on this day will meet many strange accidents and injuries; it's success in life will depend upon the hour of it's birth"
 Hire men servants"
 Astrologer Raphaefs prophecies for to- morrow, Wednesday. July H. 1900:
 Doubtful all day"
 Sickness and trouble threaten thee on every side; keep thy business well in hand, and run no risks with thy money"
 "A child born on this day should keep in employ and attempt no business on it's own account, or it will surely fail. If female, in danger of disgrace
 Bake bread"
 John Calvin was born three hundred and ninety-one years ago precisely, or on July 10, 1909. So great stir did he create in the religious world that to this day no man is entirely sane enough to discuss his career dispassonately. The view unbelevers take of him was graphically demonstrated by the pagan Ingersoll jn the opening sentence of his first great lecture in Boston, which was delivered some eighteen years ago, and which was an event of such importance that the Associated Press reported it; an attention the like of which that newsgath- ering organization never before or after wards awarded to Ingersoll. The press re- port opened in these words:
 "Boston-If Christianity be true, Long, fellow and Emerson are in hell tonight. John Calvin is in heaven; but I'd rather be in hell than in such company were the opening words of Colonel Robert G. h. gersolrs lecture before 5000 of the best people of Boston tonight
 That language from the most eloquent unbeliever in Christianity of this century, uttered three hundred years after Calvin's death, is proof the extraordinary passions which were aroused by the masterful vil- lager of Noyon, great preacher of Geneva, merciless antagonist of Bolsec, Curio, Och ino, and executioner of Servetus. Calvin was but 55 years old when he died, in 1564.
 While strolling through the residential district of the northern side of town yes- terday, T. L. McGowan saw seventeen front fences that had just been removed or were in course of removal. That is as much as to say, the owners of the seventeen residences had determined that their prop erty should be no longer made unsightly by ugly front fences These owners show also that they are willing to do what they can towards adding to the attractiveness of the city. Thus, in beautifying their own property and enhancing its selling value, they beautify Birmingham and increase it's charm. Actually, there are valuable and commodious dwellinghouses in Bir- mingham that are rendered forbidding in appearance by hideous fences, some of which are more or less ram-shackled, paintless, decayed, and in general disgust ingly untidy. If there were any reason for this, criticism might be stayed; but there are simply lame excuses, indolence, untidness, unthrift. Down with the fences
 The rain that fell late Sunday night was the first in five days, and it did good Any thing like a drought following the five weeks of rain from which Alabama has suffered so grievously, would be disastrous. Showers will be needed twice week. Sun day nights rain sent the temperature down nearly twenty points, producing delight full state of the atmosphere. Walking un- protected in the sunlight of the warmest hour of yesterday was grateful and com- forting. A stiff breeze from the north west blew all day. Last night was con- fortably cool.
 "The President is something like a saul sage-better if you don't see him made" is a remark accredited to David Bennett Hill, who is said to have addressed it to a young man of Birmingham at Kansas City. The Birmingham man, it appears, accom- panied by two acquaintances. called to pay his respects to the famous New Yorker.
 Are you a delegate?" asked MT. Hill.
 "No: merely visitor"
 Young man, the President is something like a sausage-better if you don't see him made.'' And the possible President smiled amiably.
 MT. N. B. Conger of the United States Weather Bureau, Washington, is at the Florence He comes to Birmingham for the purpose of consulting with Ben M. Jacobs, the local weather observer, regard ing the bureaus service in this district, and to consider whatever improvement in the service that may be suggested
 MT. Conger is a relative of United States Minister Conger at Pekin, and he said last night he had good hopes that the lives of the Minister and his family had been spared; though he was without direct per- sonai information of late date.
 The counting of the tickets that had been given out by twenty merchants -.of Bir- mingham each ticket representing a vote for the ownership of a fine piano at Forbes music house, was begun yesterday. At the time the counting ceased last night the Third Presbyterian church stood credited with 659, 900 votes and St. Vincents Hospital 271,000 votes. Thousands of votes may be reported as scattering; and about 5O,OOO re- main to be counted, which will be done today. Thus there can be no doubt that the Third Presbyterian church wins the splendid instrument