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The age-herald., 1900-04-02
WINTER TOURIST TICKETS
To Florida Via Central of Georgia Rail-
 way.

Winter tourist tickets are now on sale to all resort places in Florida. The Central of Georgia Railway offers greatly irn- proved schedules and service from all points north, west and northwest to Flori ida.
 Through Pullman Buffet Sleeping Cars St. Louis to Jacksonville, via Atlanta, Ma con and Lake City.
 Train leaving Birmingham daily at 2:4Q D. m. carries Palace Sleeping Car Eff rningham" to Savannah, making close con, nection at Macon with the Dixie Flyer' Pullman Sleeping Car to Jacksonville For descriptive advertising matter, sched- ules, rates, etc., apply or write to
 SOLON JACOBS, Commercial Agt, JACK w. JOHNSTON, U. T. Agt.,
 Birmingham, Ala.
The age-herald., 1900-04-02
DINING CAR SERVICE
Between Birmingham and Cincinnati On Queen and Crescent Trains l and 2

Effective November 18th. Cafe dining and observation car service was re-estab- lished on Queen and Crescent trains 1 and 2 between Chattanooga and Cincinnati This Is in addition to the cafe service oper. ated on Alabama Great Southern trains 1 and between Attalla, Ala, and Radford, Va, and places the Queen and Crescent before the travelling public as the only line with dining car service serving all meals en route between Birmingham and Cln- cinnati. The train on which this car Is handled leaves Birmingham daily at 5:55 a. m., arriving at Cincinnati the same even- ing at 7:30 p. m. Returning, leaves Cin- cinnati at 8:30 a. m., arriving at Birmlng- ham at 9.55 D. m.
 Full particulars as to this service can be obtained at Alabama Great Southern Rail- road passenger office. 2019 First avenue, Birmingham, Ala. 1-23-tf
The age-herald., 1900-04-02
REAL ESTATE
RARGAINS FOR SAL

BARGAINS FOR SALE s45OO-Nice new 7-room modern house, 1913 11th avenue, South. $1, ,5O0-12 choice lots. 50x200 each, Woodlawn. $27 o00-6 brick stores, 1st avenue. This prop erty will advance greatly. $1, ,60O-Lot 40x140, north 20th street; partial Improvements; rents for s1s0 per year. $6 600O-Residence, 2lst street; rents for $6so per annum. $50 per acre for 90 acres 2 miles west of Birmingham; car line runs through it; Is divided into 360 lots, which is $3750 a lot.
 $400 to $600-A lot in Southwest Land Com pany's survey in Birmingham The pret- tiest property in the city; graded streets. Terms, one-fourth cash, balance one, two and three years. We represent the best Fire Insurance com panies.
 CHICHESTER, YANCEY & ORR, Telephone 606. PA 21st St.
The age-herald., 1900-04-02
Verdict for Separate Schools

Alton, H., March 31.-The jury in the case of Scott Bibb vs the Mayor and City Coun- ell of Alton, known as the colored school case, brought in verdict today for the city The case Is a celebrated one, and in- wolves the question of separate schools for white and colored children. Bibb, who rep resented the oolored people of Alton, charged that the colored children were ex- cluded from the public schools. This Is the third time the case has been tried in the circuit court. An appeal will be taken to the supreme court.
The age-herald., 1900-04-02
Australia Mall Contract

Washington. April 1.-The contract for carrying mail from San Francisco to syd- ney, Australia, touching at Honolulu, Apia, Cor some other port in the Samoa Islands), end Aucklapd, N. E., will be awarded By the bostoff1ce department to the Oceanic Steamship company, of San Francisco, of which John D. Spr6ckels Is president. This company now has the contract, and was the only one which submitted bid. The compensations will amount to about 900 a round trip, seventeen trips each year. The contract will be for ten years.
The age-herald., 1900-04-02
Rhode Island Campaign

Providence, R. l.. April 1.-The state campaign, which is now practically ended. has not been exciting. Democratic rallies have outnumbered those of the republicans more than three to one and their attitude has been an aggressive one, but there has been, and is dissension in the party ranks. In seven towns no democratic nominations for the general assembly have been made. The legislature is lost to the. democracy be- fore single ballot has been cast. At pres- ent harmony prevails among the republi- cans.
The age-herald., 1900-04-02
MOREHEAD CITY
The Wave-Washed Home of the South
 ern Wanderer

The representative coast resort of the Carolinas, Atlantic hotel, Morehead City, N. C. Accommodations for one thousand. The hnest fishing, sailing, surf and sound bath ing in the states. Fastest and best railway transportation from all points. Open June to october l. Engagements now being booked, correspondence solicited. Address Scoville Bros., Managers of the Aragon ho- tel, Atlanta, Ga, until May 15 afterwards as aDoVe. 4-1-10
The age-herald., 1900-04-02

THE ALABAMA HOME has s25Ooo per month to loan to build houses on vacant lIts; the limit of cost is smaller In this association than in any other company. 1st avenue.
The age-herald., 1900-04-02
INTEREST IN THE FAR EAST
From the New York World.

From the New York World.
 Colonel c. B. M Harvey has gone abroad to catch and cage lions of the literary jungle for the Harpers:. In an interview be- fore he sailed Colonel Harvey said that the future of China and Japan and the eastern question generally is now the most inter- esting topic of the day, even to American readers, and he proposes to have native Chinese and Japs write about It.
The age-herald., 1900-04-02
MArrREssEs-.....aaaA
PLANT SYSTEM.

Effective February 19, 1900. Pullman sleep ing car service was inaugurated between Savannah, Ga, and Montgomery Ala. on the following schedule Leave SaSsr-,ah, p. m; arrive Montgomery, S:10 m.; leave Montgomery. 7:45 p. m. arrive Sa, an- Iah 10:30 a. m.
The age-herald., 1900-04-02
ANIEIl.

-. ~-~>--, WANTED-For cash i or miles of good relaying rails, number 25 or 30 steel. All len F. Howison,s Randolph, Ala. 4-1-Ot WANTED-Partner with small capital in good paying manufacturing business. Fine opening for right man. Address for three days, Manufacturer, care Age-Herald.
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The age-herald., 1900-04-02
sheldon fs,ue R dicn ed

The Rev. MT. Sheldon's issue of the To- peka Capital, as reproduced here, meets with more ridicule than anything else. The following comment by the Globe on the enterprise is a fair specimen:
 ''The journal is very like an ordinary American paper, only duller. It will be an evil day when the hysterical rubbish which possesses religion in America and to a lesser degree in England, ever has a large following.''
 The publication of the dispatches relating to the action of the naval brigades witl Generals Methuen and Butler give an ex- cellent idea of the splendid work accom- plished by the sailors, and among those singled out for the distinction of 'being mentionad in dispatches" Is an American boy of IT, Mid-shipman W. W. Sillem, who was born in San Francisco, and whose mother Is now the wife of the English vice admiral, Richard C. Minahan. He is the son of the late William Sillem, of San Francisco, a "forty-niner," and nephew of the late Ben Ali Haggin, of New York. The official report of the battle of Belmont the mid4shpman charged at the top of the hill, gallari.iy leading his men, all the time un- der heavy fire, and Is deserving of special mention.
The age-herald., 1900-04-02

South Africa, except the death of General Joubert, which brought forth most gener-
 ous tributes from all classes in Great Brit ain, home politics have unreservedly claimed a large share of attention. ParlIa-
 men has scarcely been as instructive and interesting as the aldermanic proceedings of the smallest city of the United States, it's tremendous mentality being confined to rel- ative merits of fiogging and detention as punishment for juvenile offenders.
 The meeting of the National Liberal fed- eration, merely served to show how hope lessly divided is the liberal party
 The substitution of Sir Edward Grey for Sir Henry Campbell Zimmerman, as leader, owing to the latter's illness, gave the im- perialist faction a great chance, and Sir Edward Grey spoke as expected, in favor of the war and all 1t means. The only sur prisng feature of the conference was Mir. Herbert Gladstone's declaration that the British flag would wave over the whole of South Africa, and in other ways, his fol- lowing in Sir Edward Grey's footsteps. Mr. Gladstone Is the chief whip of his party, and is supposed to some extent to mirror his late fathers ideas. He was, therefore, considered by no means a follower of Lord Roseberry, Sir Edward Grey and MT. H. H. Asquith, and the mperal faction. But since the speeches at Nottingham 1t must be concluded that the liberal party, as rep resented by its entire assortment of lead CTS, has agreed to allow the annexation of the Boer republics. This step, however. will not silence the strenuous protests of many of the rank and file
The age-herald., 1900-04-02
THAT IOWA LEGlsLATURE

From the Washington Times
 The Iowa legislature, the lower house of which unanimously passed the resolution demanding free trade for Porto Rico, is made up as follows:
The age-herald., 1900-04-02
DIRECT ROUTE
To Florida Via Southern Railway.

Pullman sleeper operated Birmingham to Jacksonville. Trains leave Birmingham at 4:40 p. m.
 For furuther information apply to
 c. D. JACKSON, T. P. A., 12-31-u Birmingham. Ala.
The age-herald., 1900-04-02

men. impediments to marriage, and all forms of chronic, nervous, blood and pri. eate diseases.
 EVERY FORM OF PRIVATE DISEASE fO6lTIVELY CURED UNDER PLAIN GUARANTEE.
 CSns4ltations at office or by mall are in. vited free.
 Treatment by nail to parties who cannot ytstt me. No Written prescriptions; we fur. nish all mediclnes.
 Birmingham Daily News: '~rhe Nevs commences him Df. Dozier) most cordially to al those in need of his services"
 Ate-Heraidi His long record and ap-, provsd abilities entitle him to the proud Hstin6tion q stahding at the head of his pfofessioh."
 Alabama Christian Advocate: His pro- fessfonal staAdint Is unimpeachable, and bis chars CT as gentleman and citizen is above fepfoach."
 Offye and Dispepsary corner Third ave- nue and Nineteenth street, Birmin6 ham. 0AAs - -
The age-herald., 1900-04-02
Senate, House.

Take comfort, MT. Foraker, and ram your bill through. After all, you will not be the victim In November.
The age-herald., 1900-04-02

FOR SALE-A limited number of 1899 Ster- ling Bicycles, the best mount In the world, at $40 cash. Call or write. The Biddle-Warren Co.,, 20OS 2d avenue, Bir- mingham, Ala. This offer holds good for days. 8-7-30t
The age-herald., 1900-04-02
tttkl SALE.

FOR SALE-Four hundred acres of coal land, 80 acres of which has Pratt seam, lying between Coalburg and Mary Lee, at $25 per acre. Apply H. Thomas, POPS Third avenue. 4-2-3t
The age-herald., 1900-04-02

WANTED-To lend money real estate. Apply to Samuel Wilder, Attorney, 20041s 1st avenue 3-25-tf
The age-herald., 1900-04-02
Effect on the Market

As result of this confidence, Delagoa Bay Railway debentures went up to 1S2 and shares of the company to e7 After the announcement of the decision deben- lures went down 100 points while shares could be bought for shilhngs pence, Or practically nothing. as 1t was evident that the award provides scarcely anything 10 make them good. After this tremend- ous drop 1t would be long time before the city looks favorably on arbitration proposals.
 In lack of all interesting developments in
The age-herald., 1900-04-02

FOR SALE-One secondhand passenger elevator w. N. Malone & Co.,. 2o17 1st avenue 1-25-tf
The age-herald., 1900-04-02
A Gentleman's Smoke Texie Cigars! Texie Cigars

Advertise in the Age-Herald.
The age-herald., 1900-04-02

MILK COWS FOR SALE-Jersey and Hol- stein mixed; young and in good condition.
 Address X. w., care Age-Herald. 3-3O- If
The age-herald., 1900-04-02
FOR RENT

TWO connecting rooms to rent. 2224 7th avenue. with excellent board. 3-29-7t
The age-herald., 1900-04-02

WANTED--Everybody to smoke Texie ci- gars. Have you tried them? If not, why not? 3-13-30t
The age-herald., 1900-04-02
iiEIP ED

WANTBD-10,O0O people to buy their spring shoes of D. B. Luster, the Practical Shoe Man, PIT 18th street. 3-30-tf
The age-herald., 1900-04-02

DON'T buy lamps or gas fixtures when
 electricity is so much better and about as cheap when used on meter. 9-12-tf
The age-herald., 1900-04-02

FOR SALE-A complete outfit for a first class Animated Moving Picture Show, with a-fine selection of films. Address John Gaskill, North Birmingham, or call after p. m. at Bruce's boarding house. North Birmingham 2-91-4t FOR 'SALE-Some first-class iron iintels. The R. M. Newbold Co.,. 11s 10th street, over Hammond Packing Co. S-31-3t
The age-herald., 1900-04-02
BOARDERs WANTED

SECOND AVENUE HOTDLNAmeTican and European plan; open day and night; 2121 2d avenue. Elegant rooms with hot and cold baths, 5Oc. 75c and $1. When desired two persons can occupy same room without additional cost. 4-1-1w
The age-herald., 1900-04-02

THE. resident alternating electric current has been discontinued during the day for the winter. It will start again when the next fan season opens The Consolidated Electric Light Co 9-29-tf
The age-herald., 1900-04-02

FOR RENT-5-room cottage. w. D. Mar tin, Attorney. o-S0-6t
The age-herald., 1900-04-02

ELECTRIC SUPPLIES at wholesale and
 retail IJnited Electric Co. u-25-tf
The age-herald., 1900-04-02

ROOMS AND BOARD-Elegantly furnish ed rooms best board in the city; prices reasonable; all modern improvements, in- cluding elegant bath room. Call at 22l2 4th avenue. 4-1-2t
The age-herald., 1900-04-02

, PERSONAL T7- LADIES-Free Harmless Monthly Regula- tor; cannot fail. Mrs B. Rowan. Mill waukee, Wis Silly
 ELECTRIC, Gas and Combination Fix lures, manufactured in Birmingham by United Electric Go. u-25-tf
The age-herald., 1900-04-02

FOR RENT-Large room, nicely furnished.
 Annly 2122 7th avenue. 3-29-3t-thr-sat mo
The age-herald., 1900-04-02

WANTED-By a wholesale house, an ex- pert stenographer and bookkeeper; young man preferred; a good man will be ad- vanced as he demonstrates his ability. Address Wholesale, care Age-Herald
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The age-herald., 1900-04-02

f1EIf " AM ED WANTED-A good installment furniture salesman, who knows the Ensley trade; none other need apply. Wilson Lind say. 3-2S-U q
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-09-14

The passerby who happened to look
through the open door of an up town
fire engine house the other day might
have wondered why one horse of the
engine team was kept standing at the
pole of the engine, hitched up, the
horse belonging to the other being in
his stall. The reason was extremely
simple. Some men on electrical wires
were occupied in front of the horses
STALL where in case of an alarm they
would have offered more or less i'm
pediment to his free movement from
the stall to the engine. OF course the
firemen took no chances on anything
of this sort, so while the work was
going on they hitched the horse up in
his place on the engine. This was not
so comfortable for him as standing per-
fectly free and clear of harness in his
roomy stall would have been, but the
horse apparently appreciated the stu
alton fully. While he was the reverse
of elated over it, yet as the men work
ed on he stood at the pole and held his
place there with steadiness and pa
tience.-New York Sun
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-09-14
HOTELS IN SIBERIA.
A Sample of the Rooms, AccommO,
datiOns, Prices and Rules.

At Vladivostok we were told there were
no hotels in Khabarovk. There were
none. There are two public houses called
hotels, and to one of these, two story
log house, the London, we accompanied
our pleasant Russian travelling compan-
ions. There are 10 rooms in the London.
Mr.. Martzinkovich took two for his fam
lily, we took one, and the landlord took
us all in. To get any room was luck. Ev-
cry day people were turned away with
their loads of bones and bundles. What
became of them is an unsolved mystery.
The disappointed men frowned and said
hard things, and the women, ever pa
tient and passive, calmly accepted the
situation.
We who were housed consoled our
selves with our window views of the dis
appointment. We had no other consola.
ton. Our accommodations were vile. At
2 rubles day we had the use of a room
6 by II feet, containing a looking glass
3 by 8 inches nailed on the wall too
low for standing use; small metal pitch
er and basin, the former never filled ex-
cept by special request; a single iron bed
stead, the wornMt springs of which had
been replaced with boards; three shaky
chairs and a common wooden table.
The bed had a single straw mattress
and a dingy red blanket, and the floor
and table were covered with dirty and
dilapidated oicloth. The room was pa
pered in bright blue, and the single sash
curtain was of dingy cotton. Tackled
along the wall beside the bed, probably
for ornament, was the remnant of an old
felt piano cover.
Above the table on piece of cardboard
were scrawled the following rules: Price
of room one day, 2 rubles; extra bed, 80
kopecks; tea for one, % kopecks; tea for
two, 40 kopecks; dinner (three Dishes, /
ruble; dinner two Dishes, rs kopecks.
Every person taking a room must pay
for "a hours. no matter how short his
stay. The person who stays one hour
over "a must pay for an extra half day.
The person who stays SO hours must pay
for 4S hourS.-Hotel World.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-09-14
Chinese Mnrmnnis,,.

The law and custom allow Il Chinaman
to have as many wives as he can sup
port, but only the first wife is regarded
as the legitimate mother Of the house
hold. She is the ruler of all the chill.
dren. who will mourn for her hundred
days. The husband, who can rcmarry
as often as he likes, does not show any
sign of mourning for his wife to the out
er world. but Il woman who marries
again after her husbands death is not
considered respectable. Should she. or
the other hand, commit suicide on her
husbands grave, then a pailau, which is
an ornamental gateway or arch, will DC
erected as Il sign of transcendcnt loyalt"
and virtue. But the great majority OF
Chinese DO not adhere TO polygamy. They
have a proverb which says that where
one woman reigns there is peace: two
women under the same roof signifies a
fight. and three women means intrigue
and disorder.-Colliers Weekly
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-09-14
SHOT AROUND CORNERS.
Investigation Proved That IA Pistol
Was Capable of Doing So.

Speaking of pistols" said New Or
leans lawyer, Il am reminded of re-
markable case in which | was interested
soon after the war; when | was practic-
ing over in Alabama. y general shoot
ing ARRAY, growing out of family feud,
had taken place nj crossroads store, and
IN influential planter named McDermott
was killed. He was standing behind a
little shed, a considerable distance away,
at the time, and young man named
Lee Allen was firing out of the store
window ut another of the crowd. Nc
Dermott was hit in the head. and the
bullet was identified as coming from
Aliens pistol, which was an English
weapon of very unusual size, caliber
A. But the singular part of the affair
was that the place where the planter
stood was out of the range of the win
dow. The corner of the shed interposed,
and il was simply impossible to under
stand how the missile reached its mark
l was engaged for the defense, and after
carefully measuring the ground and fir
ing several test shots | became convinc-
ed that my client was innocent and that
there had been another A caliber pistol
in the fight. The circumstantial evidence
seemed to bear out my theory indisputa-
bly,, and | felt confident of an acquittal,
when at the eleventh hour the unexpect-
ed happened and knocked out my props.
1T occurred to the prosecuting attor-
ney to test Aliens weapon and find out
exactly how it carried. Accordingly he
screwed il in wise and blazcd away
few times at target at different
distances. The result was astounding.
Up to about so feet it shot all right, but
at that point the bullet suddenly veered
of at all sorts of extraordinary tangents.
Sometimes it sailed up into the air, some
times it plunged downward and some
times it swooped off to one side. The
explanation, however, was simple. 1t
seemed that Allen had found the barrel
too long and n week or so before the
fight had filed off several inches That
operation completely destroyed the ef-
feet of the rifling, and instead of i'm
parting true circular twist to the bull
let it gave it peculiar English as bill
lard players would say, which was as
liable to send it in one direction as an
other That experiment fully explained
the mystery of McDermott's taking off.
My client was convicted of manslaughter
ana afterward pardoned | don't know
what became of the pistol. 1t should
have been preserved as the only gun
on earth that pitched curved balls."-
New Orleans Times Democrat.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-09-14
Her Lucky Chance,

Chicago has some dirty streets and
much of the paving is in bad condition,
but chNalry is still abiding with us. A
Northwestern elevated express train
stopped at Chicago avenue yesterday
morning and a woman who must have
weighed about 347 pounds got aboard.
She was not a tall woman. Gaze with
your minds eye at the broad side of a
load of hay with a pumpkin on top of it
and you will have before you such pic
ture of the lady as an impressionist of
the advanced school would make.
1t happened that every seat in the car
which she entered was occupied, and for
a moment she stood alone in the aisle,
the only passenger who was not receiving
all that the nickel invested at the gate
called for.
Two young men who seemed to be
strangers sat near the spot where the
fat lady stood. They looked at her and
then at each other and without saying
anything got up. The woman glanced at
the place they had vacated as if meas
uring it with her eye, and then sat down,
saying:
'Thank you, gentlemen; / am so glad
you were sitting together. "-~t skieeGo
Ul:s,,a- u-~~iS
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-09-14
Sorry He Smoke.

A certain colonel on the staff of one of
Grants generals was much given to
novel reading and went about with his
saddlebags stuffed full of thrilling ro-
mances For weeks he had been devour-
ing an English translation of Victor
Hugo's lies Miserables."
One day while passing through a Con
federate town he saw young lady seat
ed on a porch, and, stopping his horse,
bowed to her with all the grace of a
Chesterfield, and endeavored to engage
her in conversation. Before he had gone
far he took occasion to remark. "Have
you seen Lees MiserablesY anglicizing
the pronunciation.
Her black eyes snapped with indigna-
ton as she tartly replied: Don't you
talk to me that way. They're a good
deal better than Grants miserables, any
howw-Argonaut
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-09-14
SHE WAS A PHANTOM OF DELIGHT.

She was phantom of delight
When first she CLEANED upon my sight;
A lovely appariti0n sent
To be moments ornament;
Her eyes as stars of twilight fair,
Like twilight's, too, her dusky hair,
But all things else about her drawn
From Maytime and the cheerful dawn;
A dancing shape and image gay
To haunt, to startle and waylay.
l saw her upon nearer view,
A spirit, yet woman too!
Her household notions light and free
And steps of virgin liberty;
A countenance in which did meet
Sweet records, promises as sweet;
A creature not too bright or good
For human natures daily food;
For transient sorrows, simple wiles,
Praise, blame, love, kisses, tears and smiles
And now | see with eyes serene
The very pulse Of the machine,
A being breathing thoughtful breath,
A tray'ler between life and death;
The reason firm, the temperate will,
Endurance, foresight, strength and skill;
A perfect woman, nobly planned,
To warn, to comfort and command,
And yet a spirit still and bright
With something of angelic light.
William Wordsworth.