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The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1900-09-04
w. S. Kimbrough Hurt-New County
Officers Sworn In

New Decatur Sept. S.-(Special.) -While
attempting to board the north-bound Lou
isville and Nashville passenger train while
1t was running at the rate of about twelve
miles an hour at the Moulton street cross
ing yesterday afternoon, w. 8. Kimbrough
was thrown violently to the ground, and in
falling struck one of the coach steps,
bruising himself seriously if not fatally.
Kimbrough was taken to his home In
Ninth avenue in an ambulance, where he
was attended by the company surgeon, DR..
NJ w. Murray.
Kimbrough is mechanic in the Louis
vile and Nashville Railroad shops here,
and is well thought of by all who know
him.
All of the new county officers have been
sworn in, and are now discharging the
duties of their respective offices. They are
all Democrats, as follows: James Virgins
succeeds Silas P. Ryan as sheriff; A. A.
Oden succeeds himself as county treasur-
er; George Hardwick succeeds George
Hughes as tax collector; Avery sharpley
succeeds John C. Tidwell as tax assessor;
Sim Loveland succeeds himself as commits
sioner, and Prof. Hayse succeeds himself
as superintendent of education.
Labor day was observed here with a
grand barbecue at Garth's Grove.
The Louisville and Nashville Railroad
shops and all banks in the city are closed
for the day.
Tonight grand ball took place at the
South Decatur Park.
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and others at the formal opening of the
democratic campaign in Kentucky This
was the banner district for Goebel last
November, and a rousing reception was
given Governor Beckham, who was the
running mate of Goebel, and is now his
successor. McCreary, who is Chairman of
the Democratic State Committee and a
candidate for United States Senator, was
also well received.
After the speeches of Governor Beckham
and Ex-Governor McCreary In the after
noon there was a reception to the Governor,
who tonight reviewed one of the largest
torchlight professions ever seen in this part
of the State. Over 1000 men were in line.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1900-09-04
FIFTH DISTRICT
An Appeal For Harmony in Congres-
sional Fight
ASHLAND, Ala, August 81, 1900.

ASHLAND, Ala, August 81, 1900.
To the Editor of the Age-Herald:
That the Fifth District is torn into atoms
over the recent action of the convention
at Goodwater is a clear observance. We
who reside inside the district however,
feel this statement more fully.
The best citizens of each county are ar
rayed against each other and have drawn
swords, ready for the deadly combat that
must mean ruin and disaster to the party
The campaign before the primaries was
conducted in such hostile manner as to
cause disunion in the ranks of the De-
mocracy for years to come The nominees
and their friends speak lightly and with
no meaning when they claim that they
will march their forces to victory in No
vember. Place side by side the claims of
both candidates and see the result.
Thompson claims that his convention
was regular because Mr.. White would not
hear the minority report and give to the
convention the privilege of selecting the
temporary officers; that when Mr.. White
would not entertain Mr.. Drivers MINOR
ity report that he was acting out OF order,
and that Mr.. Drive lad right to appeal
to the convention, which was done, and
carried by a majority vote of the delegates
enrolled.
Further-That this procedure made his
convention the legalized convention, and
that the Brewer proceedings were out OF
order; that he had received majority OF
the SURFACES of the people of the district
Justly emitting him to his nomination;
that this was shown on the vote giving him
his nomination, viz: Autauga 8, Macon
41-6, Chambers o. Randolph 6, Coosa s.
Clay 5; total, q 10
Brewer claims that his was the regular
convention, inasmuch as the executive
committee had a right to name the tempo
rary organization; that the fight on tenn
porary officers was settled in the commit
tee room and there could not have been
an appeal, as there was showing as to
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1900-09-04
HON. HUGH D. MERRILL
The Youngest Member of the Next General Assembly OF
Alabama.

Hon. Hugh D. Merrill, member-elect of
the Alabama Legislature from Cleburne
County, will bear the distinction of being
the youngest member of the General As
sembly, which meets In Montgomery in Mo-
vember Mr.. Merrill was born December 20,
1877, and will therefore be less than %
years of age when he takes his seat.
Probably no young man in Alabama to-
day has had more honors thrust upon him
at so early period of his life Upon the
resignation last year of Hon. John M.
Caldwell from the State Democratic ex-
ecutive committee, Mr.. Merrill was APP
pointed to fill the vacancy, and the State
convention elected him for a full term of
two years.
In the spring of 1899 the Democrats of
when Mr.. Yerkes began his speech. Never
theless over 5000 people were in the park.
Mr. Peak began his speech at 1 O'Clock in
the courthouse and the circuit court room
was practically filed.
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THE LODGE.

Beautiful, commodious, cool, fresh brand
new" and clean TALLULAH LODGE, at
famous Tallulah Falls. Habersham County,
Georgia. Colonial and modern; electricity
and water throughout; many rooms en-
suite, with bath; fine fare and cooking
Superlative climate; scenery indescribably
grand and picturesque, lofty mountains,
deep chasms, crystal streams; music. dane
ing and every indoor amusement. Riding,
fishing, hunting and excursions into the
wild mountains. Cool springs. (sore min
crab. Railroad station at hotel Excursion
fares for season. Postofice, -four daily
malls, telegraph, telephone and every con-
venience and pleasure for guests. Most ro-
mantle place Tor young folks. Send for cir
cular and see railroad guides. Address
w. ELLIOTT TOMBSTONE. Manager.
The Lodge, Tallulah. Ga.
6-1-fri-sun-tues-3m
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MACARTHUR REPORTS
ANOTHER ENGAGEMENT
American Troops XIII One Hundred and
Twenty Natives on Boholo Island
In the Philippines

Washington, Sept. 3.-The War Depart
ment today received the following dispatch
from General Macarthur:
Manila, Sept. 3. - Adjutant General,
Washington: General Hughes reports out
break in Boholo; First Lieutenant Lovatk,
Forty-first Volunteer Infantry, reports
engagement near Carman, Bohol; our loss
in killed, one; wounded six; enemy's loss
in killed, 12O; have not received further
details. ''MacARTHUR."
Boholo is an island in the southern part
of the archipelago, 1855 miles from Manila.
It lies north of the large island of Min
danao, and is not far from Cebu.
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Chicken every day at the
Albert with Is and Is cent
meals.
CITY TAX NOTICE.
Ganfarol,or1 ION

September /, 1900.
In accordance with amended
Section $50 of the City Code.
notice is hereby given that real
and personal taxes for the year
1900 are now due. and taXpay-
ers are notified to appear at
my Office and pay their taxes.
Said taxes will be delinquent
on the 18th day of October
next. GEO. EUSTIS,
=. collector.
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BIRMINGHAM REALTY G0MpRNY'S TITLES GUARh
SECURITY ABSOLUTE,

order to eHectually remove possible objection
Il be raised any cloud that may have attached
the of Lewis Norris Administrator against the
Eyon Land Company Eyton Company and Others pending
the Court Jefferson County, the bond
Fidelity Deposit Company Maryland guaranteeing all
in who hold hereafter
acquire of the BIRMINGHAM REALTY COMPANY any
property formerly owned by the Eon Land Company against
ANY AND ALL LOSS COST DAMAGE that may
by them result of the final determination of said suit
Bond has been deposited with the Bmng Trust & Saw
Trustee the certificate the Trustee setting
conditions the bond will be delivered with each deed
purchasers property BIRMINGHAM REALTY Co.,
August 49, 1900 By K Mcdonald, Vice President
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Cleburne County nominated him as del
egate to the then pending constitutional
convention, and this year nominated and
elected him as a member of the lower
house.
Mr. Merrill took an A. B. course at Ok
ford College under Prof. Dodson, in 1896. He
then attended the law school at the State
University, and in May, 1884, he began the
practice of law as member of the firm of
Merrdl G. Bridges at Edwardsville. He is a
young man of sterling integrity, and Is ems
dowed with a pleasing and forceful power
of oratory.
1t Is confidently believed by his constitu-
ents that he will take high rank as law
maker and will soon develop great strength
as a leader in the counsels of the great
Democratic party of Alabama.
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who were delegates in the room at the
time Mr.. Drivers motion was placed be-
fore the house, and that his officers were
not seated by call of counties, but by a
yea and nay vote of people and delegates
in the house, and they were all naked
and jammed together-Populists, Repuali-
cans, Democrats, delegates and non-dele-
gates voting yea and none responding nay.
Further-That Mr.. White was not act
ing as chairman when Mr. Driver asked
tnat MS report De nedru, tndl Laindr
Smith was in the chair Further yet-if
Mr.. White had entertained his motion that
there was no convention legalized t. Ge
eide such a contest, as there was no way
to determine who were the delegates, only
by an enrolment, which was not called
for and could not have been done only
under the temporary officers of the con-
vention; that Mr. Thompson's friends
"bucked" too quick; that the fight should
have been made on permanent organiza-
tom that If any convention ever did other
wise il did it on main strength and awk.
wardness and not in accordance with par
liamentary law.
That Autauga had filed her credentials
with the convention at the onset. and that
the delegates from Autauga had right to
cast her entire vote, as the others were
absent; and, further, that Clay and Coosa
Counties were not admitted until the COM
mittee on credentials recommended that
Ley be seated, which was acted upon by
the convention, they understanding that
the State Committee had ruled that the
convention alone had power to settle the
contest and that 1t was their desire and
intention to recognize in the decision that
Mr.. Thompsons friends claimed all the
time that the convention alone had power
to settle contests; that neither Congress-
ional nor State Committees had any au-
thority to do so.
That the temporary organization found
them with delegates from Autauga, z
from Gilmore, / S4-100 from Macon, II from
Lowndes and from Tallapoosa- A total of
81 S4-100 accredited delegates
That Mr.. Thompson could not claim
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GA STo E. Il A.
Bears the 4, The Kind You Have hlwayS Bought
Signature =; Orz%Azzw
Advertise in The Age-Herald.
THE SOUTHERN RAILWAY
Adyertises the South at the Paris EXPOSE
tion-Receives the Highest Awards.

That the exhibits of Southern products,
which the Southern Railway is now maxi
ing at the Paris Exposition are attractive
and typical of the enterprise of that pro-
gressive system is fully shown by the
awards which are given These include two
grand prizes, the highest award given at
,.e exposition, and two silver medals.
The Grand Prizes were given to the
Southern Railway, one for its exhibit of
southern products in the United States
Agricultural Department and one for the
Forestry Annex, probably the most unique
structure in the Paris Exposition This
building is of the log cabin style, made of
Icing, straight, symmetrical yellow pine
logs from along the Southern Railway.
All of its material is an advertisement of
Southern timbers. Inside Is the office of
the Southern Railway, the front and sides
OF which consist of eight Doric columns
OF hard, finely polished Southern woods;
the flooring of Southern pine as these are
in the exposition. the ceiling and Sides
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of more than seventy varieties of Southern
woods; and the walls hung with many fine
photographs of mining, manufacturing,
numbering and landscape scenes. For this
Photographic display silver medal was
given, as well as another for similar dis
play In the Department of Social Economy.
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SUMNER RESORTS
Now is the Time
SUMNER RESORTS

.. People should take their outing.
Asheve is the greatest health and pleasure resort in
South and the Battery Park Hotel is tho center of
pleasure refinement and comfort Consider the Battery
Park and Ashevlle when you making your plans for
the Rates SIS per week and upwards Through
Pullman service Leave Birmingham 545 q. arrive
Asheville 600 p. m. same day.
For any information apply to
e. P. GcKISSICK, Proprietor.
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Henderson, KY, September 3.-There was
a very large crowd here today to hear Gov
ernor Beckham, ex-Congressman McCreary
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THE DEMOCRATS

Governor Beclxham and Ex-Congress'
man cCreary Spoke
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NEW DECATUR

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The Red Cloud chief., 1900-09-07
Impure Blood Invites Disease.

that night the captain onght to be com
PEELED To walk ten miles over the Tun.
dra
Everyone wears rubber boots, men,
women, and children and adults;
some hip, some knee. Some women
wear skirts just below their boot tops,
while extra modest ones have them q
few inches longer. Yesterday while
the surf was in its most violent mood,
the breakers rolling about twenty feet
high, a young woman I'D her fellow
came down on the beach which is
shallow for quite Il distance out.
Waves are comical critters, they seem
to joke occasionally. They will run
cut full swing away up on the beach,
then the next not that far by 4 rod; the
next ten feet short Of the last mark
and will continue so for a short time,
seemingly coaxing people in, and then
they will come with a big swell and
follow it up with one bigger until it
washes all accumulations ashore. This
young woman, like many others, want
ed to see how near she could get to the
swell without the water coming over
her boots and against the advice Of her
fellow she followed the receding waves
until the water covered her feet.
Standing facing the broad turbulent
sea she turned her head, looking over
her shoulder as much as to say ! un.
derstand how far out it is safe to GO,
when to use Il sailors expression n
wave struck her afore filling her rub.
bcr boots with water. She immedi
ately turned around with back To the
sea and instead Of pulling for the
shore as almost any "well organized"
woman would, the wave having re.
coded, she stopped yer to investigate
the extent of the dampness her skirts
had sustained. She wot not that the
wave mad gone back for reiuforcements
and was even then approaching with
sufficient force to knock a ship lying
on the beach into kindling wood, but
whether she wot or didn't wot, the
wave did come with full force and as
she occupied that STOPPING posture it
| struck her (what sailors would call afI)
threw her on her face and washed her
about two rods and left her with her
powdered face and sorrel hair lying
high on the ruby golden sand very
little gold and almighty tine) OF the
beach Of Cape Nome. Farther inves.
tigation of damages was discontinued
The fellow laughed, the hundreds of
spectators smiled and as the fellow as
sisted her Il her feet it was noticably
PLAIN that she was the maddest bloLd
that ever wore u rubber boot and as
they started / o their home, she violent
with rage, called her fellow by name,
| forget his name, but it is the same
name of the man Mr.. Walter is going
to shoot when he undertakes to rob us,
There must be quite a large family OF
them here AS | hear it often. Strange
| can't remember it.
CONCLUDED NEXT WEEK.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-09-07
TAPE Worm REMOVED ALIVE
FREE oFICHARGE.
l. EREE

And strictly private The medicines
are sold for a small sum. Office hours
from . to IL IA m. aud from 2 10 4 p M
You who have suffered for years and
say you cannot be he~lped-how do you
know Avail yourself of this golden
opportunity and know the truth. II
may be the means Of restoring you to
perfect health and a life Of happiness
and longevity, such as is now enjoyed
by the Quakers of America.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-09-07

A specific for the liver aud Kidneys
Young old or middle.aged men and
women who are exhausted from
overwork or other causes
should consult the
Quaker Doctor.
NO CHARGE -FORl- ADVICE.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-09-07
OFFICE AT THE
Holland House.

THE SUMMIT OF WISDOM-"lt
il better to have a good medicine in
the house whea you dou't:need 1t than
TO need it badly wheu syou don't have
it,"
The St. Johns herald., 1900-02-10
ST. VALENTINES DAY.
Years Ago It Had Significance Which Is Elt.
 tireIy Lost Now.

St. Valentines day in the olden times was hailed with delight by young men and maid ems, for on that day :hey prepared with great care respectful expressions of love and pretty implied hope for its return. A great deal of time and care was required to prepare one of these missives, and many gallant knight rode many miles to deposit h:s love token at his sweetheart s door.
 Many people believed that the birds se- lected their mates on this day, and it was also supposed that the first person met on St. Valentines day would be ones future husband or wife. Valentine parties were great source of amusement. At these gatherings slips of paper containing the names of all present were shaken well to- gether in a hat. Lots were cast, and the one drawn was that persons valentine for the evening. The young man was also ex- pected to make a present to his valentine. some token suitable to whatever sentiment! the acts of courtesy had inspired.
 Another source of amusement vas the writing of names each on separate slip of paper, which was afterward rolled in side little ball of clay. The balls were then immersed in basin Of water. Tie one that was brought to the top first was said to be the one who would be married before the year was out
The St. Johns herald., 1900-02-10

what lovely, lovely eat!" She caught the half unwilling Garfield to her breast and hugged him, while Becky read her letter. It ran:
 Dear Becky: sent you valentine once, and send you another now. My son died last month; his wife year ago. can't care properly for the child myself, and my sec ond wife is peculiar and doesn't like chll- dren. 1 thought, maybe, for the sake of old times, you might keep little Minnie. If you don't want her, send her back, and I'll put her in an institution. reckon you owe me this much, Becky, because if you hadn't laughed at that valentine 1 meant to ask you to marry me, and then half of my troubles would have been avoided Keep her, if you can, and let her grow up the kind of woman you are yourself. Yours respect fully, ROBERT A. MASON"
 ''Well, said the expressman, "whatll you do, Miss Becky? Tn tag says that she's t be sent back, if you don't want her."
 The little girl put down the cat, which escaped into the darkness, unheeded by Miss Becky, who was usually very careful 10 pro tect him from all danger of wicked boys, who chased him, wheezing up trees, from which 1t was difficult to coax him down.
 Are you going to send me baek?" she asked, anxiously. For answer Miss Becky caught the child to her hungry heart.
 "You are going to stay," she said, softly. Then she faced the expressman, like lion ess. Send her baeki" she cried; 'Id like to see anybody do it. She's the last vaIen- tine I'll ever get, and the best!"
 An hour later Emmy came in, abashed at the lateness of the hour. She stopped, stupefed, at the door. On the hearth rug sat rosy little girl, with huge old battered doll in her arms, while Miss Becky lowered over them both.
 "Well, Emmy, hope you got a pretty valentine" said the transformed Miss Becky. "This is minel"
The St. Johns herald., 1900-02-10
A LESSON IN TACT.
An Instance of Gentle Consideration That Comes from the
 Sums.

Almost every large American city has its ghetto, or Jewish quarter, that swarms with peddlers, old clothes deaI- CTS and sweat shops. Mercy is not to be expected here, and tact is supposed to be unknown among such people, eX- cept among traders in selling their goods. The following incident hap pened in the Jewish quarter in Boston last winter, and is worth telling, be- cause it comments human nature, espe- cially the human nature found in the slums:
 A child was born in a short street where nearly all the signs upon the stores are printed in Hebrew charac- teTs. The parents were very poor and very proud. In the neighborhood was a Christian mission, and although Jewish children attended singing and sewing classes within its doors, some of their parents preferred to starve rather than accept it's charity, and the family in which this child was born was one Of that class The father and mother peI'- sistently refused all aid, although there was no coal in the house and no money for food. Then fer some reason, prob ably pride, they refused help from peo- pie Of their own religion.
 All the dwellers in the neighborhood were exceedingly poor, and could i'll afford to give charity; but here was starving family and dying babe, united with stubborn pride, and some thing had to be done.
 So purse was made up by these poor people cut of their petty earnings and divided into three parts. Each little sum was intruzted 10 different Jewish trades men. That same day, cne Of their small tradesmen climbed up to the poverty stricken tenement, and represented himself as a coal agent.
 Gan l sell you some coal this morn ing?" he asked, opening the door.
 The man shook his head apatheti- cally.
 "But,' replied the improTised agent, q gif you drust. One mont-tree mont all you want. I drust you"
 "Ah!" answered thc man with sur prise. ''Why do you trust me?'
 "You haf q good name" said the agent. ''I must intrcdoOce mine pees- ness"
 Soon a load of coal was on it's way to the house to warm the mother and her infant.
 The coal dealer had hardly left before man from a butchers shop near bJ came and repeated the drama Of chari- ". Then, not long after, followed new rilknan, profuse with CGers of ''drust," who promised a quart Of r2i-L day until the baby could get better. Thus was tEe family saved from freez- ing and starvation.
 Now, this happened in what is know as the slums. This delicate way e meeting a crisis was not the act Of |: refined and aristocratic philantnropist. As the narrator told the writer: ''It was the act of dirty Russian Jew ped dlers." One can almost pardon the dirt when such gentle consideration is shown.-Youth's Companion.