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RAILROAD SOLD.
Purchased In the Interest of the South
 ern Railway.

Atlanta, Ga. July 15.-A special to the Journal from Anderson. s. C., says:
 "The Blue Ridge Railroad was sold at auction today to Fairfax Harrison of Washington D. C., and B. L. Abney of Columbia, s. C., for $100,000, the upset price. The purchasers are directors of the Southern Railway, but they declare the road will be reorganized as separate system. The sale was made under a de- cree of the United States Circuit Court
 'The property consists of thirty-three miles of road in South Carolina, together with rolling stock, rights of way and fran chises in South Carolina and Georgia and considerable property in these states The road was built to Walhalla, S. G. in 1858, and 1t was the intention of Hon. John Call houn to connect the west with tidewater through the coal fields of Tennessee, Georgia and the Carolinas."
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Arrivals at the Metropolitan Hotel: Mrs. W. G. Beanland, Memphis; J. c. Crowell. North Carolina; B. Majors, Montevallo; F. G. Barfleld, c, E. Garfield. Cuthbert; c. B. Mabley. Montgomery; J. T. Brady, Columbus, Ga.; Frank Marquis. Mrs. c. C.. Cartwright. Horse Creek, Ala; J. H. Hingram, Oxford; Clarence M. Barber, Detroit: R. W Southerland, R. H. War ren. Mobile; A. Y. Glover. Mobile; H. c. Garner, Biloxi, Miss; Mrs. E. A. Cum flingham, Brookside; J. B. Geoin, W. A. Thompson. Selma; L. P Stickney, New Orleans; Sam Frank, New York; Mrs. Wm. Orr. Fort Worth. Texas; A. c. Alexander. Selma; Harry Wallenstein, New York; W. M. Kennedy, New York; B. G. Culverhouse. Empire. Ala; B. F. Barders. Pilot; J. W. McGehee, Epps B. H. Mccoy. Plant City, Fla. Boiling Bur nett and wife, Atlanta; W. L. Bruce; R. E. Oliver and wife, South Carolina;' Roy Knight, c. A. Canlor, P. A. Wright, At- lanta; J. H, Craig. Lancaster, s. C.; A. M Evans; Jno. T. Fletcher, Columbus Ga; Fred E. Fletcher, Columbus, Ga.; B. G. Durham, Montesella; W. c. Walker. Pensacola; J. B. Gill, Walker Spring; F. R. French. Walker Spring
 Florence Hotel Arrivals.-Mrs. E. Hay wood, Greenville, Miss; H. s. Boykin, NeW fork, Tneo C. FlScner, shreveport, La, c. D. Glover, Centreville; D. F. Land. Selma; c. W. craigin, High Point, N. C.; W. H. Lock, R. C.. Brada, Huntsville; W. Bottin, Jasper; D. s. Wallraven, Atlanta; J. L. Carter. W. Hoffman, J. T. Williams. George W. Rend. F. W. Brada, Nashville; A. F. Woodmansee. Atlanta; Charles Grant, Morris; A. F. Paxton, R. G. Green and wif, J. J. Laughlin, Portsmouth, Ohio; J. W. Bishop. Louisville, Ky. T. G. Osborne. Kansas City; H. E. Moor man. Chattanooga; R. s. Grimes, Sheritt; R. D. Wall, Memphis; J. Mable, Atlanta T. J. Torbert. Jr., Demopolis; A. Eden, J. Hanover, Ensley; A. R. Scott. Calera, Ala; J. D. Hankey, Ensley; G. W. Kent, Baltimore; W. W. Sanders, Centreville, Ala. Miss Blanche Clark. Wilsonville, Ala; l.. s. Lemon. Nashville; A. E. Cris- tie, B. c. Cable. Milwaukee,; William V. Crawford, Trussville. Ala; N. H. Jones, Montgomery, Ala.
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UNIVERSAL PEACE UNION.
Thirty-fifth Annual Session Addressed
 By Belva Ann Lockwood.

Buffalo, N. Y, July 15.-The Univer. sal Peace Union met here today to celebrate its thirty-fifth anniversary. Among today's speakers was Mrs Belva A. Lockwood of Washington. Tn ner address, Peace and the Outlook" she reviewed all the work that has been done in the interest of interna- tional peace, and traced a condition of this country when our armies and navies would no longer. be thought of. The Philippine war, she said, was moral shock to the world, and was do- ing nothing but slaughtering young men whose consciences have been scared and moral stamina lost by daily contact with the crime and learning to shoot into the Filipinos."
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Better View.

Topeka. Kan. July 15.-F. D. Coburr. Secretary of the State Board of Agricul- ture. does not share in the general opin- ion of the ruin that will come upon Kan sas as result of the present dry spell MT. Coburn states that there are over 900,000 acres of Kaffir corn and alfalfa in the State which have not been ma- terially affected. There are also forty million bushels of old corn in the hands of the farmers, nearly fourth of the average crop. The farmer who has stored his corn for the last two years will not be seriously crippled.
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Wisconsin Temperatures.

Milwaukee, Wis. July 15-The temper ature at Ashland today was 1o3. the high est of the year. There were a number of prostrations and one death.
 At Gienwood, Wis, the mercury regis tered 109. There were several prostrations and one death.
 Janesville reports a special mass was celebrated in St. Mary's Catholic church today for the purpose of praying for rain.
 All vegetation is dried up and the leaves on the trees are turning brown.
 The farmers of Kenosha county have given up all hopes of saving their crops this season.
 Woodland, Wis, reports one death from the heat.
 Marquette reports a temperature of 10S degrees on the government thermometer. Several industries suspended work
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ATTENTION, ELKs!
Ho for Milwaukee to Attend Grand
 Lodge Meeting.

The Pullman Company has just furnish ed A. E. Campbell with diagrams for special sleepers. for the Elks and their friends for their trip to Milwaukee. If all those desiring space in special sleepers will kindly call on or write MT. Campbell Metropolitan hotel, Birmingham. he will take pleasure in malxing reservations. It is important that you make sleeping car reservations to soon as possible in order that ample accommodations may be provided for all who expect to attend.
 ]. c. LUEK,
 Travelling Passenger Agent.
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The John Wanamaker Stores
will send samples of dress-goods and silks anywhere. specify the kind and price you want.
A postal will bring them, if you


 SILKS.
 Up until last year we did fairly good business in silks. It was perhaps as dis tinguished as the best stores of the country did. But an opportunity came for us to get back the leadership which had drifted during the war to New York and Boston.
 You may be sure we seized it eagerly. In two months we bought and sold more than I 100000 yards of silks, so. that doors of commerce closed to other silk stores are open to us. We see often what nobody else gets peep at; and the vast quantities we have handled have made us so famous that importers of silk are anxious to get our trade. Many of them even reduce their profit to get it. So the silks are cheaper, the variety is greater, and there are more exclusive things here than elsewhere in the United States.
 Isn't it better for maker to sell great quantities at small profit than not so much at little profit? That's the secret of our low prices.
 And the secret of our success is that we are always glad to. take back what we have sold at exactly what we have sold it for, and give you back your money-but the things must be fresh. Address: JOHN WANAMAKER
 PHILADELPHIA
 or NEW YORK, if you prefer.
The age-herald., 1901-07-16
Intense Heat at Selma.

Selma, July 15.-(Special.) )-Citizens suf- fered terribly from the heat last night in Selma. There was not a breath of air stir ring and the humidity was so great that the night was almost unbearable. It Is very generally stated today that last night was the most uncomfortable of the present summer. Today has been exceed ingly warm, with the thermometer not as high as on Friday last, when 1t went to 105, but with much greater humidity.
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DRESS GOODS

Take all the staple dress goods for granted. We always have the prettiest of seasonable dress goods in summer-every- thing from the plainest white muslin, the prettiest dimities, the least conspicuous ginghams, ali the way through the organ dies and mousseline de soie, up to the ex- quisite novelties that we bring each year from Paris. .r...i..l,.
 In winter time the same is true. The broadest variety, all the way from the sim- pie 35c serge-or, if you want it, half-wool and half-cotton dress goods-up to the rich est novelties that Europe turns out.
 But the novelties are peculiar. Each year man goes to Europe, particularly to Paris, where he sees the best that the world has made: he choses from what he sees, and occasionally has beautiful things made after his own designs. These things, of course, nobody else in America gets, so that much of our dsess goods is exclusive as well as novel.
 But that doesn't account for the price of it. It is notable fact that we undersell all of the stores in Philadelphia, and in New York our stores undersell the New York stores.
 It comes from the vast quantities that we are able to buy and sell-which gives US rarely small cost. We pass it on to you at just the same profit as other people-buy- ing cheaper makes it possible to sell cheaper. .,
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southeastern Nebraska, the maximum temperature being 14.4. No rain fell ex- cept slight showers early this morning amounting to slightly over tenth of an inch. Heavy rains are, reported in the extreme northwestern part of Nebraska and eastern Wyoming.
The age-herald., 1901-07-16
ProstratIons at St. Paul.

St. Paul, Minn., July 15.-Today's of- ficial maximum temperature was s4 and the percentage of humidity was large. There were a number of prostrations and two deaths as a result of the heat
 Reports from various points in the northwest also show a number of pros- trations and deaths.
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THE PAN-AMERlcAN EXPOSITION
 Buffalo, May to November, 1901.

Only one night out via Queen and Cres- cent Route (Alabama Great Southern) through Chattanooga, Cincinnati and along the lake shore. Choice of routes via Lake Erie or rail between Cleveland and Buffalo, going or returning.
 The Pan-American Special-Double daily trains. convenient and quick sched- ules. Through Pullman sleeper New Or leans to Buffalo. Look at the sched- ules:
The age-herald., 1901-07-16
Low Summer Tourist Rates via. the I Mobile q Ono Railroad.

The service now offered by the Mobile and Ohio to the delightful lakeside, mountain and seashore resorts of the North, East and West is unsurpassed. Tn addition to the very low rates long ri turn limits are allowed on these ticka Write for descriptive hterature, rx M. Shepard. c. P. A.. Mobile. Ala
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Atlanta. Ga. Nov. 1s. 1900.

We have handled Dr. Moffett's TEETHINA (Teething Powders) ever since it's first introduction to the public and trade as a proprietary medicine. and our trade in 1t has steadily increased from year to year until our orders now amount to two or three hundred gross per year. which is a very strong evidence Of its merit and the satisfaction it Is giving to the mothers of the country, for they say that nothing so effeetually, coun- teracts the effects of the summers hot sun or overcomes so quickly the troubles incident to teething. Na THE LAMAR & RANKIN DRUG CO,
 ..sa , Wholesale Druggists.
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prouaht Broken.

Muskogee. L T., July 15.-The drought was broken today by good rain, which insures a good cotton crop, with pros poets for half a corn crop.
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Mrs. Knapp Frustrated.

Kansas City. Mo, July 15.-Mrs. George Knapp. wife of prominent con tractor. was prostrated by the heat to- day and became insane. She left her
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in Wisconsin.

Lacrosse. Wis, July 15.-The tempera- ture here today was 100. There were two prostrations.
 The crops of western Wisconsin are suffering great damage from drought.
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11o penreea at caIumet.

Calumet, Mich. July 15.-The themome- ter registered no here today. The pros trations were reported, one fatal
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Like fast schedules returning south bound. Dining, cafe parlor and observa- ton cars on all through trains
 Greatly reduced rates have been au- thorized for this occasion. ss Rates. printed matter and other in- formation cheerfully furnished on appli- cation. J. c. LUSK,
 Travelling Passenger Agent 6-19-tf Birmingham, Ala.
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H. A. Thompson who has been employ ed by Loveman, Joseph & Loeb, has gone to Greenville, his former home, where in the future he will reside.
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home and attempted suicide by jumping into Troost Park lake.
 4 carpenter who was working on building died from the effects of the heat.
The age-herald., 1901-07-16

General Amos H. Mylin of Lancaster. Pa. former auditor general of that State. is at the Arlington.
The age-herald., 1901-07-16

Dr. George A. Hill of Mynette. Tallade- ga county. is a guest of the Arlington.
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people did not want new offices establish ed, and the banks would have to pay the fees of the bank examiner.
 The Section Adopted.
 MT. Malone moved to lay MT. Ashcraft's motion on the table. This was done by a vote of 61 to 2S. The previous question was demanded.
 The amendment of MT. Davis of Etowah was then adopted and the section as amended was then adopted.
 MT Reynolds of Chiffon offered as a new section a provision which read that if necessary for the payment of any creditor or depositor of a band the stockholders shall be held liable to an amount equal to double the face value of their stock. This section was on motion laid on the table by vote of AS to 39. MT. Williams of Marengo moved to amend so as to make the provisions of section 8 of the article apply to all banks. trust companies or individuals doing busi- ness except national banks, whether in corporated or not.
 MT. DeGraffenreid of Hale said that the adoption of this section would drive every individual out of the banking business. That the national banks were allowed to issue money and therefore 1t was proper
 
 but that this did not apply to a private bank.
 MT. Williams of Marengo spoke in fa- vor of his amendment. He said the same reasons which made a bank examiner @ good thing for national banks would be applicable to state banks.
 Judge Coleman of Greene spoke again Illustrating the difference between na- tional and state banks and said 1t was time to call a halt and withdraw any further burdens from the state institu- tions.
 MT. Henderson of Pike opposed the amendment He spoke of the recent fail- ure of the Seventh National Bank of New York and said bank examiner had recently pronounced 1t in good condi- tion.
 Mir. O'Neal of Lauderdale thought the purpose of the amendment was not to strike down state institutions, but was simply to give te same safeguards to state banks which were given to national banks The public the poor and ignorant man. ought to be protected.
 Amendment Adopted.
 The previous question was then called for and the amendment of MT. Williams adopted The article was then ordered engrossed and the convention adjourned until 9:3O tomorrow when the article on legislative department will be taken up.
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Phil Painter. editor of the Brookwood Herald, was In the city yesterday.
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John Trimble, a Birmingham boy, has returned from a trip to Cuba.
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PERSONAL.

JIG. Hardy is i'll at the Gibson inhrm- ary.
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SOME HOPES FOR
 BETTER WEATHER NOW

Continued from First Page,
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Amendment Adopted.

The previous question was then called for and the amendment of MT. Williams adopted The article was then ordered engrossed and the convention adjourned until 9:30 tomorrow when the article on legislative department will be taken up.
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DYSPEPSIA

is not incurabIe as many people sup pose. Hostetter's Stomach Bitters has never failed to cure the worst cases. t cleanses the system of all impuri- ties, enriches the blood. makes strong nerves and cures constipation, indl. gestlon, billousness, liver and kidney troubles. A dose before meals will prevent belching or sourness of the stomach. Try it and be convinced.
 Creates HOSTETTER'S 2 Hearty STOMACH Appetite. BTTTERS.
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Oates, Amendment:

Mr. Fletcher, chairman of the commit tee. said he thought there would be one article which would escape the pruning knife, but 1t seemed there wac not He
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The Conservative, 1901-03-07

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The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1901-04-18

"Housework is rather hard on Inc
hands, but there are some precautions
which, if taken. will add greatly to the
comfort of the worker and the appear
ance of the hands" writes Maria Par
loa. in the Ladies Home Journal
Among the things which roughen and
blacken the hands the most important
are dust, soap fruit, vegetables and
neglect TO properly dry the hands
Wash all vegetables before pairing.
When the hands are stained by fruit
or vegetables be sure to remove the
stains before the hands come in con
tact with soap or soapy water. Re
move the stains vita an acid, such as
lemon, vinegar or sour milk, then wash
in clear water. When using soap and
water for any purpose be sure to rinse
off all the soap before wiping the
hands. Always wipe the hanls per-
fectly dry. Do not change soaps if you
can avoid it, and always use a good
soap. When sweeping and busting
wear loose-ftting gloves. Have pair
of rubber gloves for use when it is
necessary to have the hands in water
a great deal. Grease spoils rubber,
therefore the gloves must be washed
perfectly clean and smooth after dish
washing or any other work that rough
ems them. With a little practice one
can wash dishes as we'll and as quick
ly with a dish-mop as with 4 cloth and
the hands. There should be two mops,
one for the tableware and one for the
cooking dishes. For washing floors
have self-wringing mop. TO soften
and whitea the hands use some sort of
cream on them at night, then powder
them with cornstarch and put them in
loose gloves kept for this purpose
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1901-04-18
GRADE MOTHERS.

1t seems to be a principle in breed
ing that when two animals of differ
ent breeds are mated, the influences of
the one which is the nearest pure
bred, if both are in equal vigor and
strength, will be the most potent in
its effect upon the offspring. If one
is weak or in poor condition, the other
may attain the ascendency, as surely
will be the case with the one that is
of a pure bred and the other only
grade. When both are equal in breed
ing and health, it is unsafe to pre-
diet which parent the offspring will
most resemble, as it may vary accord
ing to their condition at the time Of
mating. This will explain why many
who have begun to grade up their
herds by the use of a pure bred male
have succeeded better than those who
have tried to effect a cross between two
good breeds. And this is true of
poultry as of animals
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1901-04-18
Lessons in Road-Building.

Arrangements have been made
whereby the Illinois Central Railroad
Company and the National Good
Roads Association will join hands in
scheme further to educate the farmers
along the line of the Illinois Central
between New Orleans and Chicago in
the building of good roads. The
scheme provides for the running of a
"good-roads special between the
Louisiana metropolis and Chicago and
practical demonstrations by expert
road-builders.
The special will be made up OF
eight or nine cars, includingsa commits
sary coach and fiat cars enough TO
carry the machinery required in the
building of modern wagon-ways. There
will be men sent out in advance who
will work by mass meetings at speci-
fed points, interesting the farmers in
the coming of the train and explaining
the purpose of the visits. The train
will make the trip between New Or
leans and Chicago in about three
months, stopping at twenty or more
points, at each of which the expert
road-men will build about mile OF
roadway. The advance agents will ar
range with the farmers to have every
thing ready for the practical demon
STATIONS when the train arrives. Inc
farmers will be expected to provide the
material to be used in the building.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1901-04-18
WHERE TO KEEP MILK.

The cellar is not regarded as the
best place for milk. It is claimed that
the milk room should be above ground
and be kept filed with pure and con-
stantly changing air. Those who make
the best butter, outside of the cream
cries, have excellent results by keep
ing the milk in shallow pans, from one
and One-half to two and one-half
inches deep, the temperature to be so
degrees. This is considered one of The
best plans for securing the fine, aro-
matte flavor and waxy grain to the
butter. The milk should be skinned
at from "a to SO hours, the cream
should ripen in from - to "a hours,
at SO degrees. Dairy men must largely
be governed by circumstances in max
ing choice butter
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1901-04-18
SPECIAL CROPS.

One of the objections to the farmer
devoting himself to a special crop is
that he is likely to have to buy, or
more often go without many things
which he might produce at home at
less cost than he buys them, and often
he might be better repaid for his labor
if he put it into production of such
things as he needs to use at home. We
think that a farmer should grow his
own supply of nearly every variety
of garden vegetables and small fruits,
and produce his own poulty and eggs,
if not his milk and butter. 1t may
seem against the grain to devote as
much time to an acre of gardens as
would do the work on four of five acres
of grain. or as much to the care of
fifty hens as to three cows, but we
work, or most of us have to, for the
profit there is in it, and there are
few things on the farm that will pay
better for the capital invested and la
Dor done than well-cared-for garden
and poultry yard.-American Guilt
Yator.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1901-04-18

The tendency of prices of precious
stones has been upward for more than
three years, and it is to be assumed as
certain that they will be maintained
all along the line. Pearls are very
high in price. The patience of the
Chinese and East Indians who send
pearls to Europe for sale is proverbial.
They do not part with them until they
are paid their own prices. This also
explains why pearls have within the
last 100 years only risen. but never
fallen, in price.
Large rubies are very rare today,
and are bought at almost fabulous
prices.
Emeralds are seen in plenty in in
ferior qualities. but the medium and
fine grades especially in current sizes,
are rare and bring high prices.
The high and rising price of dia-
monds is now universally known.
Since diamonds are required as long
as jewelry is used-for they are not
subject to fashion like other stones
no amount of obstinacy on the part
of the dealers or Jewellers would be
able to break the power of the monop-
oily To this must be added the by no
means unimportant factor that the
wages paid for cutting have of late
been raised 80 percent.-Jewelers'
Circular.