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The age-herald., 1901-11-29
MUCH ARTIFICIAL
 ABOUT THESE MEN
EIGHT cRuTcHEs,THREE WOODEN LEGS AND TWO LEGS OF FLESH AND BLOOD, BUT OUT OF COM. MISSION.

Eight crutches, three wooden legs and two legs of flesh and blood, but out of commission, all attacfed to four persons who at one time were real men. were lest night brought tc the police station by the patrol wagon. Representing the four crippies were six arrest slips and six names The officer who sent them in was PatroIman Mullen.
 The ages of the four vary from 30 to 50 years. Each had a story of woe and each was a peggar. The charge of vag- rancy was preferred against them. Ali were found by the officer trying to sleep nes an old building.
 The appearances of the three when brought to the prison was peculiarly sad and at the same tine humorous The combination of crutctes. wooden legs and swinging legs was comicaI.
 They will all be asked to tell why In Judge Feagln's court this morning
The age-herald., 1901-11-29
CHARITY SHEDSRAYOF
 THANKSGIVING CHEER
 ONPOVERTYSTRICkEN
MISS WEAVER TENDERS
 THANKS FOR THE PIANO

tude for its kind and generous offer. May its good counsel pervade the homes of all Alabama, and may 1t bring music and gladness as sweet as the tenderest notes of this beautiful piano to the hearts of it's thousands of readers. May God in his wisdom and through the columns of this paper cheer the soul and brighten the way of the rising genera tion. May such happiness as 1t brings to me be it's daily work. God bless The Age-Herald.
 May the kind, thoughtful and jealous friends who have made this possible for me never have cause to regret their kindness.
 May my competitors realize that my success was more the generous fealty of friends than overreaching merit in me- With an overfiowing heart, I most earn estly thank you all.
 MARGUERITE VIRGINIA WEAVER" ]"
The age-herald., 1901-11-29
Medical Society Holds Meeting for Further Discussion
 of Water Supply
TOHAVE ELABORATE REPORT
pr. J. c. LeGrande and pr. L. c. Nor ris Appointed to Investigate Con-
 dition of the Reservolrs-To
 Meet Sanitary Commission.

The special committee appointed by the Jefferson County Medical Society, to in vestigate the water supply held a meet ing at Il o'clock yesterday morning in the office of pr. J. c. LeGrande and ap. pointed a subcommittee to investigate the Cahaba river reservoir and the Five Mile Creek reservoir.
 Dr. J. c. LeGrande was named to in- spect the former while Dr. L. c. Morris will inspect the Five Mile Creek reser- voir They will make careful inspections and prepare reports which will be sub mitted at another meeting of the com mittee Monday afternoon at o'clock.
 Dr. J. M. Mason was elected secretary of the committee and asked to do special work with reference to Investigating the State laws.
 At the meeting Monday afternoon tn. committee will prepare a report of it's in spections and investigations. covering the subjects in detail. A plan for Action will also be formulated.
 Tuesday night the committee will meet the sanitary commission fq4 it's first con ference. At this confereDSe reports will be made and the plaps of the committee submitted to the n$mbers of the com mission as a sugge# ion for the latter acton.
 It is practically q 9rtain the committee will insist that a d4mplete and full fil- tration system be ddnanded of the Water Works Company for the protection of citi- zers. Otter suggestions will probably be offered.
The age-herald., 1901-11-29
BACON ENDORSES
 ARMY POST MOVEMENT
President of Central Replies to Tele. gram Sent Out By Mayor
 Drennen.

The movement starred by Mayor Dren- nen to secure an army post for Birmine ham is meeting with encouragement from all sides. In answer to the telegram of tine Mayor to John M. Eagan, president of the Central of Georgia Railroad, teie- graphed yesterday:
 Heartily indcrse suggestion about Uni ted States army post. Will do sli in my power to aid you"
 It is expected that other officials wired will send replies pledging support during today.
The age-herald., 1901-11-29
DEATHS AND FUNERALS.
Mss Margaret Davis.

Mrs. Margaret Davis. 63 years of age, died yesterday at the home of her daugh- ter, Mrs. w. ". Mitchell in Ayondale. Three weeks ago she broke her leg and since that time she has been Ill. The remains will be taken to Gadsden, where they will be inferred today. She leaves a son, J. s. Davis, and daughter. Mrs. w. W. Mitchell.
The age-herald., 1901-11-29
MESSENGER BOYS
 STOP TOEAT TURKEY
Manager Williams of the Western Union Has Dinner Served
 In the Office.

The messenger boys in the office of the Western Union Telegraph Company de- served, probably. the best Thanksgiving dinner that could have been served in Birmingham. They are such busy fellows usually that they seldom take the time to eat. With messages clicking off the wires every moment there remains very call his own. But yesterday it was diff ferent.
 E. E. Williams, the manager of the Western Union, ordered an elaborate dinner served in the office for the mes-
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The age-herald., 1901-11-29
POLICE CATCH BURGLAR.
Phil Dorsey identified as One Who
 Robbed House of T. O'Byrne.

Phil Dorsey, negro. was arrested yss- terday by Officer Eagan. It is believed he is guilty of a number of hurglaries re. gently committed. He was identified as the man who burglarized the homes of Thomas o'Byrne in Seventh avenue.
 II is also thought he robbed the home of Capt William A. Walker A pair of shoes left there were tried on his feet and proved an exact fit in every way. He is thought to be an escaped corvict.
The age-herald., 1901-11-29
HAD LIMB BROKEN.
Negro Boy Painfully Injured by Cross
 Tie Falling on Him.

Euler Jones, a young negro boy. while working in Avondale was injured by a cross tie falling on his leg yesterday as ternoon. The left limb was broken in two places.
 He was brought to the city and car ried to the office of Dr. Jordan by the Warner-Smiiey Company ambulance and after his injuries were given attention ho was removed to his home at Avenue C and Twenty-first street.
The age-herald., 1901-11-29
RunOr Has t He VIII Take This Action to FGe-
 stall Dismissal
DISTRICT ATTORNEY
 SAYS HE KNOWS NOTHING
Has Had No IntImation of Presidents Desire in the Matter Except What He Has Seen h
 the Newspapers.

The following is a special dispatch from Watterson Stealey, the special cor respondent of The Age-Heraid in Wash ington:
 "It is expected here that United States District Attorney Vaughan will tender his resignation to the President. He would naturally prefer this method of severing his connection with the district attorneyship rather than having an ap- pointment made while he Is holding the position which would be tantamount tc dismissal.
 opposition to the retention of D. N. Cooper, Marshal, of the Northern Dis trict of Alabama will shortly come before the President. The names of John Nc Eniry of Besemer and Frank P. OBrien of Birmingham are mentioned as candi- dates for the position. Cooper's four years term expires January A."
 He Knows Nothing.
 Hon. William Vaughan said last night that he had no intimation of President Roosevelts probable action in regard to his reappointment other than that he had seen In the newspapers.
 'T have made no formal application for reappointment," continued MT. Vaughan, "but it was generally known that de- sired to continue in office provided ] was acceptable to the new President. As to what course he will pursue or whether he intends to appoint Repub lIcan or Democrat am not in a posi- tion to say.
 'T will say, however," said MT. Vaughan, "the President will do what he thinks Is right If he thinks 1t to the best interests of the state that Democrat be appointed he will appoint in to the senate for confirmation I will not feel hurt. On account of my recent illness I have not been able to be in Washington since I called on the Presi- dent after he succeeded the lamented MT. Mckinley. At that time I did not mention my reappointment and have not done so since.
 Nothing Against Record.
 "As you will notice the President does not say anything against my record in office and am willing to stand on that. I have the endorsement of large num- Der of lawyers of Birmingham, as well as an appeal from every member of Congress from Alabama
 MT. Vaughan was reappointed by President Mckinley two months before the expiration of his term but accord ing to custom President Roosevelt will have to send his name to the Senate for confirmation If he desires him to con tinue in office.
The age-herald., 1901-11-29
Commercial Club to Meet.

The Commercial Club will hold its reg ular meeting Friday afternoon at { o'clock. At this meeting many interest Ing question will be discussed, including matters of fruit stands on sidewalks. the United States and France Convention and the bankruptcy law.
The age-herald., 1901-11-29

Illustrate your advertisements. The Age-Herald Engraving Co. makes cuts. Both line cuts and half tones.
The age-herald., 1901-11-29

JAIN IUU BEAT THISp
 26 cakes baked and a months cooking for Hl.85. This is the October bill of one customer.
The age-herald., 1901-11-29

tcontinued on Eighth Page.)
The Yale expositor., 1901-05-24
NRS.A' kINLEYAGANSTSuPI
Her Improvement Brings Joy to
the President.
THE CRISIS HAS PASSED.
No Dehnlte Date Has Been Decided Upon
for che Presldencs Return to washing-
ton-secretary Long Coos to COlorad"
Springs. ...,....a .3in.tttoo

San Francisco, Cal, May 2l.TMls.
McKinley's condition was so far inc
proved that she was able to sit up
while.->.The welcome news was given.
out shortly after o'clock. General
Shafter called on President Mckinney
and while they were talking, word
came down stairs that Mrs. McKin ey
was sitting up. The President at once
asked to be excused and hurried to the
siclSroom The anxiety caused by
last nights bulletin stating that Mrs.
McKinley's temperature was higher,
was dispelled at 10 o'clock this. norm
ing, when Secretary Cortelyou an
nounced that she had passed, a COM
Portable night and that the sligAt
fever noted last night had subsidized.
The President did not attend church,
but remained at home nearly all day,
only going out for a short walk just
before noon. There were many callers
at the Scott residence. There was a
general feeling that the crisis had been
passed and that Mrs. Kinley would
continue to gain strength. No definite
date has yet been decided upon as TO
when the President will start for the
national capital, but it is hoped that
Mrs. Mckinley will be able to trave
within few days. Secretary Long
left this morning for Colorado Springs
to visit his daughter, who is i'll. ,..,-,
The Yale expositor., 1901-05-24
A FAMOUS OLD HOUSE.

The house of Walter Baker G. Co.
whose manufactures of cocoa and
chocolate have become familiar in the
mouth as household words, was estab-
lished one hundredband twenty-one
years ago t17SO) on the Neponset river
in the old town of Dorchester, suburb
of Boston. From the little wooden
mill, "by the rude bridge that arched
the food" where the5enterprise was
first started, there has grown up the
largest 'industriais establishment OF the
kind in the world 1t might be said
that, while other nitsacturers come
and go, Walter Baker & Co.. so on for
over. 74s g Ss~&
What is the secret Of their great sue
cess? 1t Is a very simple one. They
have won and held the confidence Of
the great and constantly increasing
body of consumers by always main
tanning the highest standard in the
qualityof their cocoa and chocolate
preparations, and selling them at the
lowest price for which unadulterated
articles OF good qualitg'can bc put
upon the market. They welcome hon
lest competition: but they feel justified
in denouncing in the strongest terms
the fraudulent methods by which jim
ferior preparations are palmed off son
customers who ask for and suppose
they are getting the genuine articles.
The best grocers refuse to handle such
goods, not alone for the reason that,
in the long run, 1t doesn't pay TO 40 it,
but because their sense OF fair dealing
will not permit them to aid in the sale
of goods that defraud their customers
and injure honest manufacturers.
Every package of the goods made by
the Walter Baker Company bears the
well-known trade mark LA Belle
Chocolatiere," and their place OF manu-
facture Dorchester. Mass" House
keepers are advised to examine their
purchases, and make sure that other
goods have not been substituted.
An attractive little book of Choice
Recipes" will be mailed free to any
housekeeper who sends her name and
address to Walter Baker e Co., Ltd,
15S State Street, Boston. Mass.
The Yale expositor., 1901-05-24
People Slain by Hundreds.

San Francisco, Cal, May 21.-Briga-
der General Frederick d. Grant, who
returned from Manila on, the Sheridan,
speaking of conditions in the Philip
pines, said: Everything is settling
down and we are getting at the real
work of governing and teaching the
people. Their peculiar national char
acter makes them hard subjects for
the present. You must remember that
they were originally pirates. Some Of
the figures, which can v0uch for in
the case of my own district, are appal-
ling. In he province of Pampanga
they killed over 1900 people because
they would not swear allegiance to the
instruction. In one narrow district
over 300 people were buried alive, pos
sibly by ladrones,. but much more
probably for the same cause, One man,
Lorenzo Cainyer. killed eight men in
one day within easy reach of my quar-
tors. In the cases where the perpe-
traitors of three outrages could be
proved acted severely" .............-. .......
The Yale expositor., 1901-05-24

but laugh he would not have given us
with which to work and brains with
which to think. The amusements OF
life are merely the orchestra playing
while the great tragedy of life plunges
through its five acts infancy child
hood. manhood, 'N0ld age ganTfesddeath.
Then exit the last earthly opportunity.
Enter the overwhelming realities of an
eternal world!it. "s ~ .ti 30 ~ Us
go further and say that all those
amusements are wrong which lead into
bad company. If you go to any place
where you have to associate with the
Incorporate, with the unclean. with
the abandoned, however well they may
be dressed, in the name of God quit
it. They will despoil your nature
They will undermine your moral char
acter. They will drop you when you
are destroyed They will not give one
cent TO support your children when
you are dead. They will weep not one
tear at your burial
The Final Seem.
was supinioneH TOMS deRthbed. 1
hastened. l entered the room. found
him. to my sdpprise,; lying in full
everyday dress on the top of the couch.
l put out my hand. He grasped it ex-
citedly and said. f"site down, Mr. Tai
mage, right there. sat down. He
said Last night / saw my mother,
who has been dead twenty years. and
she sat just where you sit now? Ii was.
no dream. l was wide awake. There
was no .delusion in the matter saw
her just as plainly as | see you. Wife,
wish you would take these strings on
me. There are strings spun all around
my body. wish you would take them
off me-" | saw it was delirium. oh
replied his wife, my dear, there Is
nothing there" He went on and said:
Just where you sit, Mr.. Talmage, my
mother sat. She said TO me, Henry,
do wish you would do better. got
out of bed and put my arms around
her and said; Mother, | want to do
better. have been trying to do better.
Won't you help me to do better2 You
used to help me- No mistake about IL.
no delusion. l saw heruthe cap and
the apron and the speetacles, Just as
she used to look twenty years ago. But
/ do wish you would take these strings
away They annoy me 20! can
hardly talk: Won't 'yod take them
a.way?" knelt down and prayed, con
scious of the fact that he did not reali-
ize what | was saying, / got up.
said "Goodby, ! hone you will be
better soon. He said. "Goodby, good
by" sa..i
b. That night his soul went up to the
God who gave It. Arrangements were
made for the obsequies. Some said;
Don't bring him in the church; he is
too dissolute." oh" l said, bring
him in He was good friend of mine
while he was alive, and shall stand
by him now that he is dead. Bring
him to the church" .,.',... .....,...
The Yale expositor., 1901-05-24
= MOB qCLAMORS FOR BLOOD.
Seeks the Life of a brutal Murderef In
.s.l,sPenusylvania.

Connellsville, Pa, May 81. - Five
thousand frantic, people surrounded
the fragile little locloipS in the town
hail here at midnight. Behind the
cell bars trembled William Fairfax
and his wife, BLACK El," both colored,
who had murdered WillianfsM Moore, as
sistant yardmaster OF the Baltimore
and Ohio yards here and a man well
known in Fayette4 and Westmoreland
railroad circles for many years. Moore
was struck on the head by brickbat,
robbed and thrown over a stone wall,
the fall breaking ibis neck. The mob.
determined to lynch Fairfax, battered
hole through the Jail wall and cell
bars, exposing the guilty negro, but
the authorities stood with presented
revolvers and prevented a lynching.
The two prisoners were rushed to
Uniontown on a special: train and
lOcked mn. a-s-- 's-.s.s.-.'-ss----s
The Yale expositor., 1901-05-24
SLAVES PASSPORT COIN.
Copper Pocket Pieces Used in Escaping
from bondage.


Mr.. Charles L. Teller, 1916 East
Pratt street, has in his possession a
copper coin of the kind used by slaves
as passports in their travels when run
ming away from their owners during
the anti-slayery agitation preceding
the Civil War. The. coin bears the date
1888. with Liberty" in laurel wreath
on its face and on the reverse the
kneeling figure. OF slave woman and
the Inscription cam not a woman
and a sister," The condition OF the
coin Is perfect and came into posses
sion OF. Mr.. Feller several years ago,
who obtained it from an oyster dredg-
er. The dredger found il with lot Of,
other coins in the ruins made byithe;
great fioud at Johnstown.a MnhFeller.
has large collection of coins, and at
tached no particular value to this piece
until a few days ago, when ne read an
account OF "a lot, Of these antt7slaYery,
coins being dug up, in the Middle West.
Considerable interest was attached to
the finding of thema According to the
Boston Transcript, Mr.. II. 3. Thatcher
of Bangor, Me-, who is a noted coin
collector, has one of the pieces of the
same year as Mr. Feller's.o Mr.. Thatch-
er says he remembers that in his,
yonth slaves went to his fathers house
at night and We're taken in His fa-i
dler, would take them out of Bangor
in his wagon and would carry them
well on their way toward the Canada
line The coins were used by the
slayss along their avenues of escape.
as signals, by which they could show
they were entitled to assistance with
out being compelled to speak and tell
about Observation-Disclosures Sum-
The Yale expositor., 1901-05-24
SEND FLOWERS TO WOMAN.
OHIO Townsmen Express sympathy for
Pretty Prisoner.

Pretty Prisoner, -i,
Mansfield, o.. May 21.-Mrs. Mae. S
Fleming, a beautiful young woman,
formerly bookkeeper for the Sanitary
Board of this city, was arrested.
charged with forgery of a $3.50 order
on the board. She came from New
York in December, and was refined
and accomplished. A mystery en-
yeloped her past. She was indicted by
a special grand jury for forgery While
in, the county Jail she has been de-
luged with flowers and attention. A
young attorney by the name Of Ezra
Cornell Blair, grandson of the founder
of Cornell College, came from New
York to defend her. George Titus,
captain of the New York Police De-
Dartment, has investigated Mrs. Elem
ing S past and finds that she was en-
ployed as bookkeeper in the Melrose
studio, 142 West Twenty-third street,
in New York, and left that employ
iment in November, 1900, after the APP
pearance of a $500 forged check.
The Yale expositor., 1901-05-24

stefan. She cannot bring herself to
tell everything, and the physician is
at q constant. Disadvantage, This is
why, for the past twenty-five yenrs,
thousands of women have been con-
filling their troubles to Mrs. PinlShhin,
and whose advice has brought happi-
ness and health TO countless women in
the United States iniafj1 -
81 Mrs. Chappell, of Grant Park, m,
whose portrait we publish, advises all
suffering women, TO seek Mrs. Pink
hams advice and use. Lydia Il. Fink
hams Vegetable Compound, as they
crired her of infiamnnatioh of the ovaries
and ivono /; She. therefore. speaks from
knowledge, and her experience otsgbt
90 give others, confidence. Mrs.. Pink
hams address is lynn. Mass, and her
advice is absolutely free.naa aihoh i.
The Yale expositor., 1901-05-24
THE MIDWAY
rrin cipa, Amusement Features Of tho
Pan-AmeTican; r, Evp"sHion. 90


Principal Amusement Features of tho
Pan-AmeriGat; Esp"-Stion. 80
The Midway . OF the Pan-American
Exposition far surpasses all, amusa-
ment features at former expositions,
both in quality and novelty Of a.t1ac-
lions. The following are the pTinci-
pal concessions: 't 80 %-'-'V.
Esquimaux Village, Glass Factory,
Trip to the Moon, AeEio-Cycle, Old
Plantation, Beautiful Orient, Miniature
Worlds Fair, Around the World. Cleo
patra, Colorado Gold Mine, Living
Pictures, .DreamIand, Moving Pictures,
War Cyclorama. Philippine Village
Alt. Nurnburg, Panopticon, Streets OF
Mexico, Darkness and Dawn, Burning
Mountain, Darkest Africa, House Up
side Down, Water Sports Carnival.
Gypsy Camp, Golden .Chariots, johns
town Flood, Infant Iucubators, Fair
Japan, BostocE's Wild Animal Arena,
Ideal Palace. Jerusalem on the Morn
ing of the Crucifxion, Indian Congress,
Bazaar Building, Scenic Railway. Ven
ice in America, Dawson City, Nina
ture Railway, Pabst on the Midway.
The Yale expositor., 1901-05-24
WHY MRS. PRsKHAhl
Is Able to Help Sick Women
When Doctors Fail. ru

How gladly would men fy to wo-
mans aid did they but understand
woman's feelings, trials, scnsibilities,
and peculiar organic disturbances
Those things are known only. to
women, and the aid a man would give
Is not at his command.
To treat case properly it is neces-
sary to know all about it, and full
Information, many times, cannot be
given by e woman to her faraily ply
The Yale expositor., 1901-05-24
The FIRE RECORD,
In Jail for Firing House.

z Omaha. Neb.g[ May 21.-pr. C. H.
Hunt, a we'll known Council Bluffs
physician, and his wife are in Jail on
the charge of setting fire TO their resi-
dence on Williams street. Mrs. Hunt
has made a confession to the chief Of
police. The alarm was turned in at
midnight by a neighbor who saw
smoke and flames issuing from the
roof of the house. The fire depart
ment found the doors locked and the
windows barred. The fire was ex-
tinguished, however, before the traces
of incendiarism had been removed.
The Yale expositor., 1901-05-24
Drowned tvhiie fIanaoarea

y Jeffersonville, Ind, May 2l.-The
thandcuffed skeleton found at Alton
eral days ago is believed to be that Oh
"a prisoner sentenced to the penitenti-
Sary from Bradenburg, KY, twenty-five
years ago. The sheriff was taking two
ito the penitentiary and while. abpare
p boat they quarreled and one threw
lfhe other overheard.
The Yale expositor., 1901-05-24
N. 4 o. man Are ont.

Washington, Ind, May 21.-The big
machine shop of the Baltimore & Ohio
Southwestern railway in this city is
idle. Not one of the 20 machinists and
helpers has returned. to. work. The
company has made no attempt to oper-
ate the plant. The men are orderly.
The Yale expositor., 1901-05-24
sultan Makes an Apology.

Constantinople May 21.-The Porte
has yielded completely on the postal
question. Tewfik Pasha, Minister of
Foreign Affairs, has visited the en-
bassies concerned and stated that the
government wished the. re-establish-
ment of the status quo prior to May s.,
when the foreign mail bags were.
seized F4t
The Yale expositor., 1901-05-24
LATEST FOREIGN NEWS.
Constitution for Russians.

Paris, May 21.--Rappel reports
Russian statesman as saying that the
.czar contempiates giving Russia con-
stitutlon. According to ,Rappel,s in
formant, Emperor Nicholas recently
reviewed projected constitution
elaborated by Prince Louis Meiikoff
The execution of Melikoff's constitu-
ton was prevented by the death of the
present cars father.
The Yale expositor., 1901-05-24
nnmnre TO Art Collection.

Omaha, Neb., May 21.-Defective
wiring in the Paxton Hotel last night
caused fire which slightly damaged
a $40, 900 stock of fine pictures belong
ing to Duncan Waring, "a Chicago art
dealer. Most of the canyases were
covered before the smoke from the
hallway below had reached them.