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The age-herald., 1901-06-13
STORAGE BATTERIES WILL
 BE USEFUL IN MANY WAYS

cream separating. cutting fodder and oth- CT farm or dairy work.
 1t} city houses the battery plays a part, also, which no other device could so well meet. Tn one 1lodse; for instance, on the upper West Side, the storage battery makes it possible for the owners to have electric lights, electric cooking apparatus, an electrically equipped laundry and an automatic elevator, all Under their 6wn control.
 To use the elevator one has merely to push a button: The ear comes to the floor and stops. Then. ana then only is it possible to open the door and to enter. The passenger shuts the door, pushes button marked with the floor he would go to, and the car starts. No one from the outside can influence the movements of the car while it is occupied
 Electric boilers, broflers, ffying=pans, fat-irons and other kfttles and laundry utensils are all at equal command. All the direct attention that this whole plant requires is the starting of a gassefiglne. Once in a day or two a servant enters 0 locked room where the gas-engfne is. She lights match, gives the engine wheel a twirl, touches the match to the flame sees that the engine is actually, at work. goes out, locks the door, hangs up the key, and goes about other affairs. The gas engine drives a dynamo which feeds the storage battery. When the battery is fully restored to power, a current of cleo tricity is automatically shunted off to a magnet in the engine room. The magnet in turn stops the supply of gas and the engine stops.
 Where waterfalls or other equable DOW CT is available the storage battery has found valuable use, both on large and small scales. A power which could not begin to supply lights directly for a village or O mansion is often amply suf- f1cient for the purpose when it's energy can be stored up for the twenty-four hours each day. It has not been possible, however, to use the power of windmills for this purpose. Their power is too variable.
 MT. Edison's battery, it is said, is not destroyed or even injured by being rapidly charged or discharged, It can be wholly discharged in an hour, or the current cat be drawn upon for six hours, and tie charging may be varied through like pe- riods. This would make it valuable for use with windmflls, in which case an en- ormous new field of usefulness would be open before it.
The age-herald., 1901-06-13
WORK OF LIGHTNING.
Struck Flag Pole, Tearing It Into kindIlng and Doing Other Damage.

New Decatur, June 12. = Especially -A heavy wind, rain and hail storm passed over this city late yesterday afternoon, blowing down many fences and shade trees and doing much damage to the growing cotton and corn out in the coun- try.
 At the Louisville and Nashville Rail- road shops lightning struck a 50-foot flag pole on the machine shop, tearing it into kindling wood and throwing pieces of wood distance of more than 200 yards.
The age-herald., 1901-06-13
THE QUEEN REGENT.
She Opens the Spanish Parliament for
 the Last Time.

Madrid, June 12.-The Jueen Regent, accompanied by the King, opened the Cortes yesterday. The speech from the throne alluded to this being the last time she will open Parliament as the regency terminates next year.
 Foreign relations were reported to be excellent. The government would spe- cially devote itself to cultivating good re- lations with the Spanish-American coun- tries Steps had been taken toward con- cluding commercial treaties with Argen- tina and other South American states.
 It was proposed to amend the concert in the interests of economy, suppressing some of the diocese. A bill dealing with the religious orders and declaring which were legal and which would not be toll erated will be introduced. Army and navy reorganization bills would also be intro duced.
 A bill would be introduced for the complete conversion of the Cuban and Philippine bonds into perpetual four per cents.
The age-herald., 1901-06-13
OIL COMPANIES.
Several Organized at Decatur and
 Thousands of Acres Secured.

New Decatur June 12.-(special )-W. w. Callahan, J. Walter Clorr, J. $. Rich- ardson. F. Varmault and s. A. Sparkman have organized an independent oil and gas company and have secured options on about 2000 acres of land.
 The Alabama Oil and Gas Company of New Decatur have perfected their organi- zation and 1t is learned today that about s15000 of the stock has been subscribed. They have purchased and have leases on several thousand acres of oil lands. This company will be independent of the Lu- cas company. They will start to making oil wells within the next few weeks.
 R. P. McEntire is procuring options for Indiana parties on lands in the tTennes- see river bottoms just opposite the city. His company want options on 10000 acres and 1t is learned that about half of this amount has already been secured.
The age-herald., 1901-06-13
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR.

From the New York Press.
 Woman is man pasture; man is woman s passion.
 A woman can never have much mind and speak it, too.
 have noticed that a woman very sell dom bumps her head very hard when she faints away.
 When a man seems to be chasing the devil sometimes he is only being chased by some woman himself
 If all the women In a church spoke right out in the middle of the meeting and told what they were thinking about all the an- gels sitting on the roof would drop dead.
The age-herald., 1901-06-13
From the New York tOarhai:

lut NEW IOih JOuA he1i'
 When Thomas A. Edison recently an- nounced that he had succeeded in making an electric storage battery of steel and nickle which would do three times as much work. pound for poind; as the old lead battery, while combining with this the advantages of greater durability and f1exibllity of output, the public mind turned naturally toward the automobile carriage as one of the most important things that would be affected by the new battery. Launches, cars and other ve- hicles as we'll as afr ships ali came :h for some share in the Improvements made possible by the new battery:
 Btit as a matter of fact the great bulk of the stofage batteries in use are not engaged in running wagons, boats, ears or other vehicles; but are hidden away in cellars doing equally useful but much less picturesque work.
 Electric lighting companies probably use O greater number of storage cells than any other concerns Next come the street traction companies. Each uses the storage batteries for similar reason. It is to carp the ''peakA of the days load.
 In this city for instance, In the dis trict where the great skyscrapers are be= low the city hall, there will suddenly flash into use tens of thousands of electric lights in the offices in the dusk of g. win ter's day. In an hour perhaps almost every one of these lights are out and the offices desertei. Thousands of horse power are required to supply the current for those lamps, and If 1t had to come direct from the engines and dynamos it would mean the maintenance of a pew= CT house far in excess of ordinary re- quirements. The storage battery takes that load, and 1t is repienfshed in power when the engines otherwise have little or nothing to do. Street car lines use the storage battery to meet the same sort of requirements or to carry cars over long, steep hills where they need a large ex- tra current for short periods of time.
 It is the storage battery, also, which runs all-night elevators and lights in of- flee buildings while the engineers are at home and asleep.
 At great country houses the storage battery plays an important part. A wa terfall or a gas engine supplies the power as is required for lighting mansions, grounds or barns. and for churning, %>%%%%~%%<<~%%
The age-herald., 1901-06-13

able to the crop. in a word. The plant needs a succession of favoring weeks to bring it up to a strong and healthy condition. It has possibilities in it, but thus far none of the weather condi- tions have been highly favorable to the bringing out of those possibilities.
The age-herald., 1901-06-13
THE LAUDERDALE FAIR.
Organization Perfected and Plans Be-
 gun for One To Be Held In the Fall,

tors of the Lauderdale Fair Association met yesterday and elected pr. J. w. Jones, well-known horseman, secretary. Committees were appointed on catalogue and programme and active work will be- gin at once organizing and preparing for the annual fall fair which will be held in October. Racing will be a big feature of the fair, and premiums of sufficient proportions will be offered to attract rac- ing men with strings to come here and compete. President w. M. Campbell is an active worker, and he proposes to make this the banner year for the Fair Asso- citation,
The age-herald., 1901-06-13
RattIer In a Coach.

New Decatur. June 12.-(special. .)-Lou- isville and Nashville men tell the cham pion snake story of the year.
 They say that few mornings ago a large rattlesnake was discovered in one of the coaches on Louisville and Nash vile train No. 21. just south of this city and that the reptiles presence caused a stampede among the passengers. The snake was killed, however. before it got an opportunity of sinking its fangs into human flesh.
 The snake Is said to have been over six feet long and about five inches In diam- eter. It had twenty-two ratties and q button. .t&f
The age-herald., 1901-06-13

The appeal papers in the Molineux murder case fill 3405 printed pages, and the prisoner is secure for term of years while the court is reading them,
The age-herald., 1901-06-13
cRIccs, TITLE TO FAME.
the Omaha worId-Herald.

From the Omaha WorldHerald.
 We are informed that the Supreme Courts decision tickies Griggs. For fear that some will not recall who Griggs is we stop the press to say that he is the man who tried to kill the trusts by feed- Ing them to death
The age-herald., 1901-06-13
The New coxernor and the bead.

''You cannot say toosmuch in commen- dation of Governor Jelks-he is one of the best. the truest, safest and ablest men who have ever filled the gubernator!al of
The age-herald., 1901-06-13

St. Louis has Money Devil at the
 head of it's street railways who started in life as printers devil He never fully overcame his beginnings.
The age-herald., 1901-06-13

The American locomotive is aston ishing the non-progressive Britons. It Is both faster and stronger than the homemade article.
The age-herald., 1901-06-13

The man who blows down the un- loaded gun is now matched at sea by the man who crosses the Atlantic in small boat.
The age-herald., 1901-06-13

The Emperor of China can see his old familiar furniture all around the world, if he should conclude to travel.
The age-herald., 1901-06-13

Between electrical engineers and irrigation farmers all the water pow CTS in this country will soon be needed.
The age-herald., 1901-06-13

Tillman and McLaurin as notorieties have been supplanted by Sheriff Jo- seph Merrill and Pi4cher Tommy Gil len.
The age-herald., 1901-06-13

Hats off to that Georgia sheriff, says the Chicago Tribune. He planted his bullets in the right spot.
The age-herald., 1901-06-13

Sarah Bernhardt is trying to drive men from the stage, thus reversing the Shakespearean stage.
The age-herald., 1901-06-13

The scrap heap is assuming promi- hence in England in these days of american supremacy and control.
The age-herald., 1901-06-13

King Edward draws the line at divorcees, and the aiyorcees now de- man. that he smut out correspondents also.
The age-herald., 1901-06-13

Senator Depew should not offer the crown to Marcus Aurelius Hanna un. less he is willing to see him accept it.
The age-herald., 1901-06-13

Heron is now flocking by himself, but wife lVo. is rich. She paid No. 1 S60,OUO for a quit claim.
The age-herald., 1901-06-13

The crown is in Chauncey Depew's hands, and he may withhold it from Marcus Aurelius.
The age-herald., 1901-06-13
The Death of a Good Woman.


 The Death of Good Woman.
 Former Mayor Frank V. Evans writes of Mrs. Wilder, the mother of Mrs. Evans:
 "The death of Mrs. Sarah F. Wilder yesterday afternoon removes from this world one of the most estimable women of Birmingham. She was the widow of Major Gaston H. Wilder soldier of the Mexican war, and the mother of Dr. w. H. Wilder and Messrs Samuel Wilder and I. J. Wilder and Mrs. Frank V. Evans of this city Her other two sons, Dr. Hilary H. Wilder of Charlotte, N C., and MT. Gaston H. Wilder. of Galveston, Tex, are prominent business and profess sional men in tho cities of their homes.
 When true man dies in his full me- ridian of manhood, of usefulness and skill, there is much mourning, because he is missed by the world; but when a woman dies who has devoted her life, her ener- gies and her devotion to her family, those who knew and loved her best, there Is little to be said of public interest. Yet the hearts of those who knew and loved her ache with pain that knows no limit to anguish Such is the grief of the family of Mrs Sarah E. Wilder. She was. womanly woman. sweet in character, patient in suffering, devoted and loving to those who knew her best. And she was loyal friend to those who clung to her in life, in activity, and beside her dying bed
 :" Blessed be the dead who die in the Lord is sweet benediction to one who gave her life to loved ones, and passed to the Great Beyond without a murmur of discontent.
 of yesterdays clock told the hour of mourning to those who knew and loved this sweet woMan, it is well that tears were shed; yet we cannot stay the hand of Him, who knoweth when a sparrow falls, much less the fall of a giant in Israel, though she be of womanly frame, sweet in character, gentle in disposition, pure and guileless.
 For years Mrs Wilder was a patient sufferer under the will of Him who doeth all things we'll She loved to toll with unremtting confidence, and. passed into rest eternal without complaining.
 What lesson to the world! Patient in trial, submissive in suffering, devoted in love and duty, sweet and abiding in character. Mrs. Sarah E. Wilder passed that all is we'll
 Sleep on, sweet little woman until the resurrection morn! The world knows not but to love thee and not cloud mars thy beautiful sacrifcial life."
 About Persons.
 M. Clifford of the Southern Hotel, Chattanooga, and formerly of the Flor ence Hotel, Birmingham, was in the city yesterday.
 Prof. Foster, who occupies the chair of English Literature in Howard College. East Lake, is going to Chicago to take special course in English Literature in Chicago University
 O. l.. Henry, a leading business man of Guntersville, is at the Metropolitan.
 W. s. Wilson of Russellvile is at the Metropolitan.
 P. H. Moore and Thomas H. Moore of Tuscaloosa are at the Metropolitan.
 B. s. Adams sof Selma, S.. F. Rice of Huntsville. and P. s. Kennedy of Talla- dega, are at the Metropolitan
 G. w. Agee of Memphis is at the Morris Edward P. Mason of Boston is at the Morris.
 Col. A M. Shook is at the Morris. W. F. Richardson of Detroit is at the Morris.
 John B. Bass and H. w. Bass of Ash vile are at the Morris.
The age-herald., 1901-06-13

Masts of paper are the thing, for paper has not learned the art of buck ling.
The age-herald., 1901-06-13

France has no adult blood to spill in duels. She is short on blood.
The age-herald., 1901-06-13

Sarah Bernnar1., aged 57. should essay old mems parts.
The age-herald., 1901-06-13

It is still third term in the person of Col. Mark Hanna.
The age-herald., 1901-06-13

Literature yawns for another lot of Love Letters.
The age-herald., 1901-06-13
South Alabama Gas, OH and Pyrites.

South Alabama Gas, OH ana Pyrites.
 "A blast of rock in bluff of the Tom bigee river, in Washington County re- gently allowed the natural gas to es- cape. and, it becoming ignited, bright flames bazed there for several days" said Capt. John J. Cahill, who arrived in Birmingham yesterday from the scene of the present oil excitement in south Ala bama.
 "There Is a great deal of prospecting for oil in progress and excitement is high es- pecially in the vicinity of Bladon Springs. Woods and fields are filled with prospec- tors, and the greatest confidence is felt that oil in great abundance will be discovered A considerable party of Birm- ingham men arrived in the oil-seeking district few days ago, but I did not see them and could not learn their names.
 "But what Is of greater importance perhaps is the discovery of iron pyrites in large quantities." continued Captain Cahill showing fine specimen of the pyrites. This specimen I picked up In the bed of Sentabogue Creek, Washing ton County, and there are great deposits of 1t in and along that creek which can be shoveled up without digging. The quality of the deposits is very superior"
 Captain Cahill secured for Pittsburg i'm vestors options on twelve thousand acres of land in Washington and adjoining counties. He comes to Birminham to re- ceive the Pittsburg men, who are ex- pected to arrive within few days and proceed southward in order to make per- sonal and expert investigations as to both oil ahd pyrites Captain Cahill has been in that district for several weeks prospecting.
The age-herald., 1901-06-13
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
 AND ELSEWHERE

Astroioger taphael's prophecies for this day Thursday. June 1S. 1901;,
 Buy and speculate before 1 o'clock in the afternoon. then travel deal. seek work, and sign writings"
 ''Thou hast a most lucky and success full birthday, and thy money and business will increase rapidly; all that thou un- dcrtaketh will turn out we'll"
 'The young will court or marry"
 "A child born on this day will have a successful career, and will rise rap idly in life; it will be quick and clever, and very fortunate in every way"
The age-herald., 1901-06-13

flee of Alabama" said Senator Hugh Morrow yesterday;
 Senator Morrow's views were the pre- vailing views of men of thought and ac- ton in Birmingham, as expressed dur ing tho day. There was nothing but praise for the new Governor The high est cotnmendatlon was spoken by every citizen who was questioned. Governor Jelks will not make any serious mistakes or any mistakes calling for a decided dis approvali was the tenor of the expressed thought of the people.
 As pointed out by the Age-Herald yes- terday under the Constitution the fact that Governor Sanford was dead estab- llshed of itself the fact that William Dor sey Jelks was Governor. Under the law he became Governor the moment Cover nor Sanford ceased to live. The Initial taking up of the great task of his high station is a mere incident In great story.
 Some ten days ago Governor Jelks left Alabama for a visit 10 Beaumont, Texas, accompanied by his elder brother, Mir, Robert c. Jelks, of Birmingham, and he was on his way home when Governor Sanford died
 All the flags in Birmingham were at half-mast yesterday as a token of re- spect for the late Governor Sanford, and regret was expressed everywhere that so strong, so useful and so universally trust ed man should be taken by death in the rlpening strength of powerful manhood. Public sorrow was unmistakable; public esteem was most cordially expressed. un- questionably Governor Sanford had a warm place in the hearts of the people, for all the people spoke as one man re- lating a personal sorrow
The age-herald., 1901-06-13


 ishing the non-progressive Britons. Il Is both faster and stronger than the homemade article.
 The man who blows down the un loaded gun is now matched at sea by the man who crosses the Atlantic in small boat.
 King Edward draws the line al divorcees, and the aivorcees now de man. that he smut out correspondents also.
 Senator Depew should not offer the crown to Marcus Aurelius Hanna un less he is willing to see him accept it Between electrical engineers and irrigation farmers all the water pow CTS in this country will soon be needed 
 The Emperor of China can see his old familiar furniture all around the world, If he should conclude to travel The scrap heap is assuming prom hence in England in these days of american supremacy and control.
 Heron is now flocking by himself but wife lVo. 2 is rich. She paid No S6O,OUO for quit claim. 
 Hats off to that Georgia sheriff, says the Chicago Tribune. He planted his bullets in the right spot.
 Sarah Bernhardt is trying to drive men from the stage, thus reversing the Shakespearean stage.
 
 The crown is in Chauncey Depew's hands, and he may withhold it from Marcus Aure1ius.
 Masts of paper are the thing, fol paper has not learned the art of buck ling.
 France has no adult blood to spill in duels. She is short on blood. Sarah Bernnar1s, aged 67, should essay old mems parts. It is still third term in the person of Col. Mark Hanna.
 Literature yawns for another lot oi Love Letters.
 The third term "idee" is of the proxy sort.
 Col. Mark Hanna is now heir ap parent.
The age-herald., 1901-06-13

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The age-herald., 1901-06-13

The third term "idee" is of the proxy sort.
The age-herald., 1901-06-13

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Col. Mark Hanna is now heir ap parent.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-07-21
PHILIPPlNE SOUVENIRS.
Curious Gathered by Captain Lambdin
IN the Far East.

Curious Gathered by Captain Lambdn
in the Far East.
Waco, Texas. July ls.-CIptain William
Mex. Lambdin of the Fortleth United
States Infantry that was mustered out Of
service few weeks ago has lust receive /
a chest of curos that he collected while
in the Philippines. The Officer ma ic n
oreditable record while IN the service aut
his position enabled him to gather many
things of value Captain Lamndin began
active service ut the reservoir four miles
from Manila, and there he FIRST heard the
vhistling of the Filipino bullets Arter
this be went Oh the campaign nj tho Culu.
crime provinces with the eNpc III ionnr, col.
quinn commanded by BHgadicr General X.
"A. Han The Cameiine expedition came
tn q successful termination and the For
t'eth regiment sailed southwark aud took
the warlike tribes of Mindanoa Captain
Lanudin has In his possession photos taken
with the kodak on the battle heids. one
OF which Is positively remarkable. 4 ser
Geant who was killed 10 the ac.i.n 81 the
machine and made tho picture OF the On
gagement just as bullet felled hIlu.
A complete assortment OF spears sword
and daggers and holoS constitute p4T OF
thc collection that Captain lHmOin has
gathered. and they are now on exhibition
In one of the stores In the city and n large
crowd can be seen viewing them nj any
time These weapons are Of the finest
quality and were probably ohtGinc from
Spain by the Neves armOrcrs and fashioned
10y them into quaint and curious bla les
tor which the Polyueslans are famous 4
large chest made OF hard wood of claret
tint, polished and carved, was capture by
captain Lamhdin In a Moro stronghold near
Misamls Island, of MindanoaS The double.
headed eagle Of Austria Is one of the de-
vices on the trunk or chest An over Its
uutcr surface II is carved with armorlal
drawings OF Austrn, Spain and England
native stated that 1t was made by
Catholic priest who was murdered bv the
holomen. The murderers pilfcred II Of lis
contents and left the empty chest in Il Init
Recognizing Its value rs a curio. Captain
Lambdln had It hauled TO the fort. and
using II as a receptacle for other articles
shipped the chest and lts contents to Waco
All the wonderful structure Of tbs handt.
work Of murdered Jesuit, who probably
spent many years In itS wonderful manu-.
tacturc and ornamcntation, was thus lost
10 him and captured ny this Texan
Two complete suits OF armOr thu coat Of
mail, composed of iuterplntcd chains ami
brass plates. and the helmets OF which
spears probably 100 years old form MARI Of
the collection, One armor is believed to
have been stripped from the bodies OF
the earliest period OF Spanish Invasion of
the archipelago. and by heraldic scholars
1t is claimed Is exactly the same as those
worn in the Magellan age.