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MORTGAGED ITS PROPERTY
To Secure an Issue of $7oo,ooo in Pro
 missory Notes

Another industrial association has founo 1t necessary to take strenuous steps to ob- tain a supply of ready money The Virginia Iron, Coal and Coke Company, with It's ca- pacity of 700,0 900 to 900,0 900 tons of iron year, has just mortgaged its property to secure an issue of $7O0,OOO in promissory notes The mortgage was filed on August 15 with the clerk of the corporation court of the city of Bristol, Sullivan County, Virginia, where Is the main office of the corporation. deed of trust was executed on July 6 to secure the issue.
 The Virginia company has plants In Vir- ginia Kentucky, and Tennessee. It was or ganized under the laws of Virginia in Feb ruary, 1899, and consolidated the iron in- dustries of southwest Virginia, the Carter Company and the Toms Creek Compank being the most important constituent con- cerns. It has $S4 ,OOO of outstanding stock and $S, ,425 0O0 of outstanding first mortgage per cent gold bonds, due in 1919.
 The authorized capital stock is $10,000,0O0, and the authorized loan issue is also s1o,- 600, 900. The company has paid no divi- dends, but has hitherto regularly paid the interest on It's bonds The payments are semi-annual, due in March and Septem- Der.
 For the September payment coming due very soon, the sum of $210,625 would be needed. At the New York offices of the company, Mo- 80 Broadway, it was said yesterday that is was not absence of funds to meet this interest payment that had made necessary the $70O,000 promissory issue. It was declared that the company had done a good business this year, in consideration of the state of the iron mar ket, and had found the sale of its coal especially profitable. The proposed new issue of notes was ascribed to the need of raising working capital.
 Officers and directors of the corporation are: President, George l.. Carter of Pu- laski, Va; vice presidents, Elverton R. Chapman and Grant B. Schey of the firm of Moore and Schley of this city; Benjamin l.. Dulaney of Bristol, Va, and E. J. Berwind of New York. When the company was organized it was stated that &, ,O00 900 of the bonds and s4,000,000 of the stock were to be used for the acquisition of diff ferent properties. A syndicate organized by Moore and Schiey was to take $3500, GOO of the bonds and a like amount of stock for cash, the money being used to finish paying for acquired properties, to extend the company railroads and to add various Improvements. A balance of $1 100000 in cash would remain it was estimated, as working capital.
 Among the properties owned by the com- pany are fourteen blast and six charcoal furnaces It has coal, timber and iron ore lands, with an aggregate area of $50, 900 acres. Its railroad lines make about one hundred miles of track The bonds are quoted about 37 bid. The stock is valued at A or $5 share.
The age-herald., 1900-08-26
The Yiennese Dog Tax

The municipality of Vienna has some 36,0O0 of numbered medallions in store and the total income accruing from the same amounts to $6550O. As each mark castss2, 32,750 dogs pay this tax in the year. The government takes its clippings, and the residue goes to the poor. But law and fashion in Vienna allow the citizen to choose his number, if that number is free, and of course some ciphers are the favor ites-13 is avoided and No. is in fierce demand. It is generally bespoken years before the death of the happy hound-or his master.
 Other numbers coincide with houses. dates, regiments the age of one's tailor bill etc., and would fetch fancy prize from wealthy purchasers if the system so allowed, and 1t Is suggested that the poor box schould be enriched by this change. One popular Hofrath has two numbers, one for his own dog and one for his wifes. The first number he holds on lease; 1t re- mains fixed at 3S; the other is consider ably in advance, and changes with the year. The first he gives as his own. ago and the second as his wife's, and to the indignation of the lady, the latter is true
The age-herald., 1900-08-26
SERV|A'S KING ID
 HAVE A BRIDE
A Browning Episode in the Life of the Sensational Boy King"
 of the Country.

All the predictions have been fulfilled for the year 1900, the turning point of the old century. Wars have broken out, a monarch has been assassinated; and now one of the youngest and perhaps the most sensational of them all has crowned his previous ef- forts at notoriety by announcing that he will marry a woman much older than him. self, person not of royal blood and a wo- man who has been companion for his mother.
 Alexander of Servia declares his betroth- al to Madame Maschn, the widow of the Court physician. Ex-King Milan the falri- CT, raves in anger ovcC the matter, but the says he will marry her and no other Mi ian, sleek old fellow, knows there is wild blood In the boy and wishes him to marry an attractive girl of his own age, as being more conductive to a long state of matri- monial felicity, but the son is obdurate.
 E-Queen Natalie on the other hand, fa- vors the match because it is a lovematch. Natalie recalls her bitter life with Milan and her flight from Servia when she could no longer endure him, because she did not love him. In Alexander all her hopes are centered personal hopes as well as those Tor the country; and she sees that her boy IS In love. She wishes him to wed the wo- man Of his choice and she knows Madame 'o De or a sweet tempered disposition, and also madly in love, for she and Alexander nave been secretly devoted for years.
 The young King if you remember, came into power at sixteen. At that time he
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through the influence of the Russian Court but Prince Nicholas had married off four of his siv daughters too well to be enam- ored of a match with the holder of so un- stable a throne as that of Servia.
 Then there was an announcement at the beginning of this year, that King Alex ander was engaged to the Arch-duchess Marie Christine, daughter of the Arch duke Frederick of Austria. Alexander was spending few days in Vienna was much gratified by the reception given him by the Emperor Francis Joseph, but the matri- monial intentions with which he was credited in this case did not develop
 In choosing for himself a lady in wait ing King Alexander Is only following royal fashion of the times. The other day the heir to the Austrian throne married, morganatically, the Countess Sophie Cho- the court of the Empress of Austria. A similar course was adopted by Prince Oscar, the second on of the King of Sweden, who renounced his succession to the throne in order to marry the Count. ess Ebba Munck, of Fulkila, with whom he had fallen in love when she was lady in attendance upon his royal mother.
 The romance of the favorite companion of the Queen of Roumania CCarmen Sylva') for whom the Crown Prince had shown "tendresse," did not have simi- lar ending, political reasons being brought lIllO pldy lO ONSTTulc tHS piohhptii6 OA Cupid. A dark tragedy, again, closed the hapless love story of the Crown Prince Rudolph of Austria, and the beautiful Countess of the Imperial Court of whom he was enamored.
 King Alexander, 1t must be acknowledg- ed, has shown some ability to take an in- dependent course. The announcement of his intended marriage has come as great a surprise as was that of his assumption of full sovereignty. It was on April 13, 1893, a year before he attained his legal major ity, that he dumbfounded the Regents and Ministers by a coup detat His plans were laid with the utmost secrecy.
 A grand banquet was given to celebrate the boy Kings success in passing the ex- animation prescribed for Servian students. The Regents, Ministers of Markovitch, and all the Ministers of State attended and while they were enjoying themselves sold- iers and police took possession of thier houses and the government buildings
 At midnight while the festivities were at their height, King Alexander suddenly arose and declared that he had assumed. with the Skuptschina, the government of the country. Soldiers entered and at once arresting the Regents and Ministers led them to rooms prepared in the palace, where they were guarded until after mili- tary and religious ceremonies on the next day It was clear that the populace &C., cepted the new arrangement and even ap- proved their monarch's boldness.
 Servia Is a peaceful country, intensely loyal and one over which any King might be proud to rule.
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posters. Now for the ln1orinalio. i.,ox, above experts I will state So they Wlli 5hom ,o not to tell afiy more lies, Except they do so wilfully and maliciously, that until | cein- a,a menced to exclusively treat private us 1,so eases as speciality was member or .ne State Medical Association; also secretary of the Culman County Medical Society anu one of its board of censors, or meoicai aminers. (See Transactions of Medical AS, AS, sociation of Alabama, 1887, for proot). wi,i still give special attention to private trou- bles, and also treat at my office pa.ien. with any disease they may trust 'o my care.
 refer you with permission to First Es- Taf- tional Bank, Alabama National oanN S,o;nar ferson County Savings Bank and Steiner Bros, Bankers, as to my responslpiilty io my contracts I cure many patients py h,a,i treatment. Write for prices and terms Au, dress Dr. Y. E. Holloway, 1SOlh oecoho avenue, Birmingham, Ala. .,,
 Office, Second avenue and Eighteeh'h opposite postoffice. ,
 Office hours, S:SO a. m. to 5:SO D. m. eun- days, 10 a. m. to 12 m.
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Advertise in the Age-Herald.


 ...--.......- down the track the rider-as soon as he got the pace-could keep up with it. You really wondered when and how he would even get to the end of his possibilities And if he would ever pe able to keep the pace many assert that he would not find 1t hard to go at any speed. Certain 1t Is that inferior riders since the invention of the motorcycle have made record breaking rides. They rode as fast as the pace could ride and never dropped behind, no matter how quickly the motor noted, as they say on the track.
 "As to the enjoyment of witnessing a race paced by the motorcycle, a single person must not give an opinion. To my mind the old days of two years ago, when the great quads manned by the crack riders swung around the circle, were much more attractive. There were the platforms, one at each side of the track, where the quads were made ready, and from these platforms the machines sped on their way. It was treat in those days to see Michael catch the pace and none who saw 1t can ever for get 1t. Now the pace Is taken at the be- ginning of the race; and, if not interrupted by the breaking down of the motor, contin- ues without interruption. It has none of the sensational features of the change of pace.
 ''The breaking down of the motors Is another unpleasant feature. To see Me- Farlane feebly pulling along in the teeth of the gale, after his motor had broken down was sight not soon to be forgot ten. It was painful to every beholder.
 Now I know I shall be called an old fogy because do not see the sporting pos- abilities of the motorcycle as a pace maker, when compared to the splendid old quads manned by popular crack riders; but, at the same time, am sure that there will be some reader who agrees with me-"
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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, danc- ing and every indoor amusemeft Riding, fishing, hunting and excursionS into thu wild mountains. Cool springs (sofne min crab. Railroad station at hotel. Excufsiol fares for season. Postoff1ce, -four dailt mails), telegraph, telephone and every eopa venience and pleasure for guests. Most ro. mantle place for 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
The age-herald., 1900-08-26
THE FUTURE OF
 BICYCLE RACING
A Veteran Judge Believes Long, Distance Racing Will Go
 Steadily Backward.

"I predict the speedy fall of cycle rac- ing" said track enthusiast the other day, though have for years been constant attendant at the bicycle races, and, for the past two seasons, have been a 'fiend.'
 ITO show that, in my devotion to the bicycle as healthy sport, I have acquired some knowledge of the game, I have only to mention that the track authorities of the Paris exposition asked me to become one of the judges of the races in septem- ber; and that am often sent for to act as judge for races where there Is large sum at stake. Meaning as this does very nice perception of the rights of the riders, as we'll as a general knowledge of cycling, I feel that can speak with some author ity. At the same time, I must remark that my official position Is such that I cannot give my name because of the nature of the remarks am about to make.
 T repeat that I do not think the bicycle race, as 1t Is now run, has any great future.
 "In proof of this I may mention the re- cent performances of Jimmy Michael The Midget has ridden with more than his us- ual prettness, and, in matter of speed, has much lowered his record; scarcely a race was ridden by him up to the middle of the summer, that he lowered not only the track record but his own by several seconds. Yet can you say hls racing Is as popular today? Ask the gate receipts. Formerly the grand stand was packed at all the tracks where he rode. Even at Manhattan Beach, which has one of the largest grandstands in the world, there was not, in past seasons. as much as stand ing room. How Is 1t now? Are all the seats filled?
 "What Is the reason?
 Merely as an opinion, without the weight of official Investigation. I should say 1t was the use of the motorcycle. Al
The age-herald., 1900-08-26
CANCER

Sufferers from this horrible malady nearly always inherit it-not necessarily from the parents, but may be from some remote ancestor, for Cancer often runs through several generations. This deadly poison may lay dormant in the blood for years, or until you reach middle life, then the first little sore or ulcer makes its ap- pearance a swollen gland in the breast, or some other part of the body, gives the first warning.
 To cure Cancer thoroughly and pertna. nently all the poisonous virus must be eliminated from the blood-every vestage of it driven out This S. s. S. does, and Is the only medicine that can reach deep seated, obstinate blood troubles like this. When all the poison has been forced out of the system the Cancer heals, and the disease never returns.
 Cancer begins often ill small way, as the following letter from Mrs. Shirer shows: A small pimple came on my jaw about an inch below the ear on the left side of my face. It gave
The age-herald., 1900-08-26
Dangers of Delay
rom the Denver News.

From the Denver News.
 Alfred (whose sportive opportunities have been limited by parental decree)-Papa. what does 1t mean by base on balls?"
 Papa (who is reading an account of the latest heavy weight fight)-Alfred, you could better employ yourself with your Sunday school lesson. I'm too busy now to explain. ,si.s,ixHE7 HfH1DD
 Alfred (still thirsting for knowledge)-Did it mean the same as base on balls when you telegraphed last night that as mamma was away, you were to go out on a bat?
 Mamma (who is always listening)-Benja- min Ridgely, you will take time right now to make two explanations, with the most important one coming to me-
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mother, Queen Natalie exerted herSef 10 secure for him a marriage alliance with a daughter of the Prince of Montenegro, ..-............ first this machine drew large crowds to the track to see 1t operate. Now, in my belief, it keeps people away.
 At the famous race recently ridden by Jimmy Michael and Floyd McFarlane, 1t did not seem as though the race were a test of speed or endurance; and I do not think that even the victor regarded 1t as such.
 When the riders came upon the track the great motorcycles were ahead of them, whirring around the track with their deaf ening noise and their clusmy appearance. It took long time to get them at the necessary speed; then at the pistol shot they flew ahead, each rider falling in be- hind his own motor machine, and on they sped, pulling the rider with them.
 "It seemed to me- as I watched the race, and to the majority of the spectators, that 1t was a race between two motors and not between two plucky and clever long dist ance riders. When the motor s1ackened they slowed up; when 1t shot ahead they were pulled along. It seemed as though the motor, and not they were doing the work.
 Now, do not suppose that I think that any rider could have gone as fast Not py q long instance. But l am Of the firm belief that there are at least fifty of our crack riders that could have made a very good showing paced by the rapid motor cycle.
 Tn riding behind the motor cycle, all riders will tell you, Michael among the rest that It Is question of pull The motor cycle creates a suction power which pul.s you along with it. A bicyclist riding in the wake of such big and rapidly whirl- ing machine experiences strange feel ing. It Is as though something were draw ing his wheel and as if all he had to do was to sit in the saddle and work the pedals.
 The skill comes in the keeping of the pedals. These must be kept going fast enough to keep in the wake of the motor cycle Once out of 1t and you are at the mercy of the wind and the atmosphere and cannot ride more than half as fast.
 Why is 1t, then, improbable that more riders could become middle distance riders? Michael and every other man who has rid- den will tell you that 1t takes much more strength to race five-mile race unpaced than 1t does to ride paced for twenty miles behind a motorcycle.
 "The only difference is in the wind, or the staying powers. But if a man can stay out the number of miles he can become a frst-class rider-if he has the motor cycle.
 Tn the Michael McFarlane races all were impressed with one fact, namely, that the rider could go as fast as his pace could pull him. When the pace was slow or in- capable the rider became slow. As soon as a more rapid machine came whirling
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devotion to Madame Maschin; and now that she is free his mother thinks it wise that they should marry She best of all knows AleXander's temperament and, mo- ther-wise sees that is is well for him.
 The wedding is set for the near future. What kind of a ceremony will take place can scarcely be predicted.
 King Alexander Is now twenty-four years old. His bride will soon be thirty seven. He has reigned over Servla since 1889, when Milan abdicated and proclaimed
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REDUCED RATES = NORTHFIELD
 MASS, AND RETURN.

Account Summer Conferences, Northfeld, Mass, June Sth to September 1st, 1900, rate of fare and one-third on certificate plan via Central of Georgia Railway and Ocean Steamship Company. Solon Jacobs, Com mercial Agent; W. D. Hammet, Traveling Passenger Agent, 2015 First Avenue, Bir- mingham, Ala
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FOR RENT.

Three story brick building, 5OxSO feet, with hydraulic el- evator, at Nos. 2O24 and 2O26 Morris avenue. Price &150 per month.
 T. H. MOTION & co.
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A Catch
rom the Boston Transcript.

From the Boston Transcript.
 Hicks-I had my house broken into last week.
 Wicks-You don't say SO? Lose much?
 Hicks-It cost me dollar to get the lock repaired. Hereafter guess shall have to leave the door unlocked.
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me no pain or inconveu- yince, and I should have forgotten about 1t had 1t pot begun to inaam me and Itch l; 1t would bleed a little, then scab over, but would not heal. This continued for some time, when my jaw began to swell, b c c o ID ing very painful. The Cancer be- keu to cat and spread, hrtil it was as large as a half dollar, when I heard of S. S. s. and detcrmin- cd to give 1t a fair trial, end 1t was remarkable what g wonderful effect
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was so precocious that he governed the most headstrong old courtiers, succeeding where his father had failed. Among those whom he had always known was Madame Maschin, his mothers waiting, and even at that age he was secretly much de- voted to her.
 It is said that never, in his long search for a wife, has Alexander wavered in his
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DIR. Y. E, HOLLOWAY,
 Physician and Surgeon.

Young physicians and the lesser lights of the medical pro- fession, probably for the want of other practice, try to cre- ate the impression that they are expert in the treatment of priva t e diseases. They 9elight in tell- ins people that doc tors who advertise us are quacks and im-
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September 15 is the time limit to get your lessons free at Williams Music House, 2OO6 Second Ave.
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Celero-Pepsin at all soda founts. 5 cents.
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Advertise in the AKe-Heraid-
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his son King, under a regency of three Ministers. When in his seventeenth year Alexander took the royal authority into his own hands.
 Since then there have been many mar riage projects formed in his behalf. His mother, Queen Natalie, exerted herself to secure for him a marriage alliance with daughter of the Prince of Montenegro,
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-02-27
WHO is RESPONSIBLE
w. j. Bryan's Reply to Congressman
Grosvenor'S Statements as to Respon-
sibflity Cor the Philippine War.

Atlanta, Ga, February 23.-Mr. Bry-
an, who spoke in the hall of the house
Of representatives tonight, was asked
if he had seen General Grosvenor's
stat ment in the national house yes
terGdy to the effect hat he (Bryan)
w; 5 equally responsible with the DEM
ocratS who voted for ratification of
the treaty, and was eStopped from OPP
posing IN of it's legitimate effects.
Il have e a brief extract from
his speech" said Mr.. Bryan. ut is
true that L favored the ratification of
the treaty, but 1 stated in my inter-
view, published by the Associated
Press on December 14th, -four days af-
ter the treaty was signed and nearly
two months before it was ratified hat
in my Judgment we should not only
ratify the treaty, but that we should
announce our purpose to give the Fill
pinos independence upon the same
terms that independence was promised
to the Cubans. This opinion was re-
iterated time and again.
THE Bacon resolution nae the
promise of independence. 1t was in
troduced more than a month before
hoStilitieS began, n there was a tie
vote in the senate until the president
cast the deciding vote n defeated 1t.
If that resolution had been passed at
the time when Senator Bacon introduce
ed it, there would not have been any
war in the Philippine islands.
at is manifestly unfair for Mr..
Grosvenor to charge me with support
ing the treaty without also pointing
out that l favored the resolution prom
Using independence. The bloodshed in
the Philippine islands is upon those
who refused to deal with the Filipinos
on American principles. 1t is cowardly
for the republicans to attempt to
evade the responsibility. If they favor
the war Of conquest, they should have
| the courage to avow it and give their
real reasons for it, namely: That they
! desire to give the syndicates chance to
| exploit the islands. The thing that
| surprises me about Mr.. Grosvenor's
| charge is that he lays the blame on the
| democrats. Heretofore the republicans
] have laid it on Providence"