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The age-herald., 1901-10-24
CONTEST GOES MERELY ON
Young Ladies Are Making a Lively Fight for the Age-
 Herald Piano

The Age-Herald will, on Christmas day, give to the most popular school girl in the Birmingham District a handsome plano made by Guild & Co. of Boston. This piano cost The Age-Herald sS5O and Is a valuable and welr-toned instrument
 Every girl in every school In the Bir- mingham district which includes Besse- mer, Pratt City, Ensley, Woodlawn. Av- ondale. East Lake, West End, Elyton, Smithfleld and all other towns in Jeffer- son county is entitled to enter the con- test. Coupons as given below will be printed in every issue of The Age Herald. These coupons will be dated and must be voted within forty-eight hours of date thereon or else they will not be counted in the contest On each Sunday The Age Herald will print the standing of each contestant up to the preceding Friday.
 Votes not received within forty-eight hours after the date will positively not be counted. therefore all ballots must be sent in not later than the day following the publication of the paper in which the coupon appears.
 Coupons must be in the office on or be- fore 12 o'clock night on the day following the day of publication. or must be post marked by that time.
 No extra papers will be sold at any time for the purpose of obtaining coupons therefrom. either to agents, news boys or individuals.
 This method will prevent any reserving of coupons to be voted at the last minute and will make the contest absolutely fair and just to all contestants.
 Only votes will be received which hava been taken from papers bought for the legitimate purpose of obtaining the news.
 In order that there might not be any misunderstanding in regard to the piano contest. it is well to state that no young woman Is eligible to enter the contest un- less she is an active attendant upon some school in the Birmingham district Girls who do not attend either a private or public school of some character or a school of music. of course cannot be awarded the prize. The contest will be kept strictly In line with conditions print ed above.
 Address votes to Contest Editor, Age Herald. Birmingham.
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The age-herald., 1901-10-24

State Democratic executive committee; they suggest that the Democratic execu- tive committee has authority to bind the Democracy of the State; they boast that they do not need the cooperation or as- sistance of the white Republicans; they declare that "the negroes have organized an opposition to ratification" and. refer ring to the State executive committee, they decline to accept our proposition to hold white primary.
The age-herald., 1901-10-24
REAL ESTATE.

BARGAINS FOR SALE $12oo Each-Three beautiful residence lots, 12th ave-, near Ath st, North. s1100 Each-Two excellent residence lots, 24th st., near 12th ave-, North. $1600-7bx1S0, 18th ave, between 22d and 23d sts., North. s50o0-Elegant corner, with good 2-story residence, 7th ave-: close in. $10,0o0-Elesant residence. with big lot, close in, Northside. S10,00o-Two good business lots, 4th ave, near new Hillman Hotel $12,00o-Two business lots, 2d ave-, between 17th and 18th sts.
 S76o0-Two business lots, Sd ave-, between 17th and 18th sts. Let us sell you a beautiful home sit on Fountain Heights; prices very reason- able; call to see us; we have many bar gains to show you.
 M P. MESSER & CO.,,
 Real Estate and Insurance, Phones s19. PA N. Twenty-first Street.
The age-herald., 1901-10-24
ANcrnrv c;rinrv

Tn speaking of Miss Carrie Bridewelrs s role as Slebel in Faust by the Metro polftan Grand Opera Company, the Buff falo Courier of recent date makes the fol- lowing comment:
 Miss Carrie Brideweil. who has been heard in Buffalo in concert, assumed the role of Siebel. She had few vocal oppor- tunities but she made the most of those few, singing her flower song with a love- 1y quality of tone. especially in the lower and medium voice, and showing true musical instinct"
 Capt. Charles L. Ledbetter of Birming- ham was married yesterday afternoon at 6 o'clock to Miss Florence Higdon Neale. the daughter of Mir. and Mrs. James T. Neale, at their home in Richmond, Va. The happy couple will return to Bir- mingham within a few days.
 The marriage of MT. Robert D. Burger and Miss Maude D. Goldwire was sol- emnized yesterday morning at Il o'clock at the home of the brides parents, MT. and Mrs. J. c. Goldwire, No. PIP avenue H, Dr. J. P. McF erin officiating The only attendants were Mrs. George Wood ruff of Montgomery, a sister of the bride, matron of honor. and MT George Wood ruff. brother-in-law. best man. A lunch con was served after the wedding.
 The couple left yesterday afternoon for a bridal tour of eastern points.
 The following invitation has been sent out:
 MT. and Mrs. Walter Alfred Smith re- quest the honor of your presence at the marriage of their daughter, Margaret Ware. to MT. John valentin Coe, on Wednesday afternoon. November 6, 1901, at o'clock, at the Church of the Advent, Birmingham, Ala"
The age-herald., 1901-10-24
FOR SALE.

5ox14o. srd avenue between 2oth and Fist streets. 25x14o. 1st avenue between 18th and 10th streets 5ox14o. 4th avenue between 18th and 18th Streets. 5oxloo. srd avenue between 18th and 20th streetE. Prices and terms at our ofice 305 North 20th street. Phone 91S
 BROWN BROS & co.
The age-herald., 1901-10-24
MONEY TO LEND.

MONEY TO LEND-we have $25O, GOO to lend on Birmingham property at a very low rate; we avoid long delays and lend from $500 up; call on us. 302 -Chali- foux Building. l.. F. Allen & Co. 10-b-tf
The age-herald., 1901-10-24

DON'1 BUY "A LOT OR BUILD "A KUME before seeing TWELFTH AVENUE, NORTH, SIXTEENTH AVENUE, SOU1H and HIGHLAND AVENUE, where we are making improvements, developing the CHOICEST RESIDENCE LOTS in the valley
 BIRMINGHAM REALTY CO.,, I1z N. Fist Street
The age-herald., 1901-10-24
MISCELLANEOUS

 TWENTY-ACRE FARM; Improvements worth the money; East Lake. Eborn & Jones.
 ESTABLISHED 1899 = The Special Mes senger Service, office 112 N. 18th st.; both phones 36; the Special is the most confidential, reliable and prompt in Birmingham; its boys are well ac- quainted with the city, and don't have to lose time hunting their destination; if the boys overcharge you, call, up phones 36. and s. Y. Hampton win cor rect all wrongs committed; your patron age Is solicited s-s s.7'''@'ss fe.2S-tf s2Ooo-1o acres. fronts 20o0 feet on car line, near Ensley and Thomas. Eborn 6 Jones. n,-s qs -t "A NEW DINING ACCOMPLISHMENTS for the ladies' at Gelder's Restaurant 10-24-7t
The age-herald., 1901-10-24
LAND TITLES.

LAND TITLES. ABSTRACTS OF TITLE CERTIFICATES OF TITLE TITLES GUARANTEED
 A GENERAL TITLE BUSINESS Insure your title as you would your
 house. Birmingham Title and Guaranty Go. CAPITAL $1oo,00o. 2l9 21st St. Birmingham. Ala
The age-herald., 1901-10-24

Miss Gertrude Wilkins of Mobile is the guest of her aunt, Mrs. Perry Fowlkes, at No. 113o South Nineteenth street.
The age-herald., 1901-10-24

$2250-10ox1so fine corner. goth street and 14th avenue, north; beautiful site; over- looks entire city. $4260-Good two-story Broom residence, 10th street. north. near 7th avenue; in good repair. $65o-ssx1oo feet. 18th street, near 14th av- enue, north. $1260-Cottage and lot near 18th street and nth avenue. north: rents for $12.So per month. and can be made to pay bet ter.
 Beautiful lot, 75x1so and Broom residence. 7th avenue and 2sd strees. north: fine home. Two lots. s5x10o, 18th street, near 7th ay- enue. north; cheap. tooxi4o feet. Avenue c. s5ooo; very easy terms. Call for particulars FOR RENT-8-room 2-story brick resi- dence, 61s 1eth street. north, y25.
 SMITH 6 STILLMAN,
 20ol3k 1st Avenue.
The age-herald., 1901-10-24

Much complaint comes to the < < Age-Herald daily from subscribers ~ < who miss their papers. The cause 4
 < seems to be that there are persons < < in Birmingham offering newsboys < -< 2 cents each for Piano Contest 4 < coupons. In consequence boys seem 4
 < to be going about filching papers <
 < from doorsteps. < The Age-Horald will attempt to 4 < detect those buying coupons from <
 < newsboys and will decline to count 4 -> such coupons in this contest. <
The age-herald., 1901-10-24
PERSONAL,

LADIES, Chiehester's English Penny royal Pills are the best: safe. reliable: take no other; send 4c stamps for par ticulars; Relief for Ladies' in letter by return mail: ask your druggist. Chiches- ter Chemical Co.,, Philadelphia. Pa. 7-2l-156t- t-su-tu-th
 $25 Acre-195 acres; fronts pike, near Woodlawn. Eborn & Jones. a.-i.t..
The age-herald., 1901-10-24

MT. Leon Edward Bullion and Miss Marguerite Isabel Fully were married at the Catholic Church last evening. Mir. Bullion is well known in Birmingham and has many friends. His bride is the daughter of MT. William Fully and is a beautiful and charming young woman.
The age-herald., 1901-10-24
As to the Reply.

A few days after receiving the above communication MT. Underwood sent me a reply in which he took exception to the fact that I had not addressed him as chairman of the Democratic State Cam palgn committed" In his reply he stated that his committee had been appoint ed by the State Democratic executive com mittee" and had been instructed to con- duct a campaign for the ratification Of the new constitution. MT. Underwood asked what authority" my committee had to represent the white voters of the State. and he asked especially what "au- thority'' we had to speak for white Re- publican voters. A few days later the ratification committee held a meeting and addressed to the undersigned formal re- ply to the proposition which had been made to them by the rejection committed
 In this reply the ratification committee claim that they were appointed by the
The age-herald., 1901-10-24
GENERAL SHELLEY ISSUES AN ADDRESS Answers Paper Sent Out by Democratic Committee "C0MMITTEEISM" SCORED He Insists That Ratification of Con- stitutlon Is Not Party oues-
 tlon-Dlscusses White PrI-
 mary Proposition.
"COMMITTEEISM" SCORED

Gen. Charles M. Shelley, chairman of the campaign committee against ratifica- tion of the new constitution, has issued the following address to the voters of Alabama in answer to the address recent ly promulgated by the Democratic cam paign committee through Chairman Un- derwood.
 For quarter of a century most of the white people of Alabama have taken the position that all serious legislation and all great changes in governmental policy should be decided by the white voters of the state. Having this position in view, and having also in view the importance of the issues involved in the election to be held on the 11th of next November, a committee, composed of myself and sew eral others addressed to the chairman of the committee that seeks the ratification of the new constitution the following communication, towit:
 Birmingham, Ala, Oct 2, 1901 Hon. O. w. Underwood, Chairman of the Committee for Ratification, Birming- ham, Ala:
 Sir-In view of the conceded fact that the white people of Alabama are divided on the question as to whether the new constitution should be rejected or ratified, and in view of the further fact that all good citizens should and will cheerfully abide by the action of a majority of the legal white voters of Alabama, honestly and fairly expressed in a primary; and in view of the further fact that 1t would be lasting disgrace upon the common wealth of Alabama for its fundamental law to be adopted other than by the ex- press will of a majority of the legal white voters of Alabama; therefore, after ma- ture deliberation, the campaign commit tee opposing the ratification of the con- stitution have instructed this sub-commit- tee to submit the following proposition, to-wit:
 That the ratification or rejection of the new constitution be submitted to a pri- mary election, in which all the legal white voters in the state be permitted to partic- ipate. Said primary election to be held on or about the first Saturday in Novem- Der next. That at said primary those fa- voring and those opposed to ratification be each permitted to select two judges of election, one clerk one marker, one depu- ty sheriff and one returning officer in each precinct in the state. That said election be held and conducted as now prescribed by law, except that the name of each elector be numbered and cor responding number be placed on his bal lot. Further details as may be necessary to ascertain the result to be arranged by mutual agreement with your commit tee, 1t of course being understood that each side agrees to abide the result of such primary. Respectfully,
 c. M. SHELLEY,
 JAMES CROOK,
 BIBB GRAVES,
 J. F. STALLINGS,
 P. o. STEVENS, '+
 ED l.. PULLEY,
 Sub -Committee
The age-herald., 1901-10-24
ROOMS FOR RENT.
SPRAYED OR STOLEN.
LAND TITLES.

AL1bIM1 ABSTRACT G m F;rss avenue, examiners of land titles: the only complete set of abstracts of title to this district. with piats. in sxistences our abstracts show everything of which a purchaser or naoney-lender should be appr1sea. la-zz-tf $5000-25 acres, fronts half mile on car line, near Ensley, Thomas and Pratt. Eborn & Jones
The age-herald., 1901-10-24

0. L. stickney. J. Cary Thompson, President Sec. and Treas. CONSOLIDATED INSURANCE AGCY, Real Estate, Insurance and Rentals.
 Agency Remington Typewriter. Phones 600. 2o06 1st ave.
 FOR RENT.
 The Thompson House. corner, sd av- enue and 22d street: 70 rooms; splendid location for f1rst-class hotel or boarding house.
 The McGowan Building-We have . few desirable offices in this building for rent. Offices on First avenue. between 18th and 20th streets, for rent.
 Residences on the north and southsides; can be had upon application at our of flee. CONSOLIDATED INsUR'CE AGENCY.
The age-herald., 1901-10-24
Mru. wInsIow's Soothing Syrup

Mrc. WInsIow's Soothing Syrup the best remedy for DIARRHOEA- Sold by druggists in every part of the world. Be sure and ask for Mrs. Winslow Soothing Syrup" and take no other kind. Has been used for over FIFTY YEARS by MILLIONS of MOTHERS for then CHILDREN WHILE TEETHING, with PERFECT SUCCESS It SOOTHS the CHILD, SoFTENs the GUMS, ALLAYs all PAIN. CURES WIND COLO. and is Twenty-five cents a hottie.
The age-herald., 1901-10-24
SITUATION WANTED.

<--~---->>,---->- ---,->,-->-- ographer. Address M. D. G., Box 13i
 West Point, Miss. 10-22-3t WANTED-Position as housekeeper or teacher of small children, in good fami- ly, by refined lady. Best references can be given. Address B. T., care of Age Herald 10-20-U
The age-herald., 1901-10-24

Have your cuts for advertising made by Age-Herald Engraving Co.
The age-herald., 1901-10-24
WANTED.

GELDER'S RESTAURANT Is now pre- pared to make offers to special parties. weddings and banquets. lo-24-7t
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WANTED-Ffrst-c solicitors to travel at once; good salary. No. 222o Sd ave. 10-22-3t
The age-herald., 1901-10-24

WANTED-To exchange . sewing ma- chine for board. Apply to the Singer
 Mfg. Co.,. So1 eOth st., North. 1o-1G-tf
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HELP WANTED.

wANTED-Men or women to sell sewing machines; salary or commission. Ap- ply to Singer Mfg. Go. 3o1 North 10th street 1o-15-tf
The age-herald., 1901-10-24

WANTED = Solicitors; liberal commits sion. Apply at once, Room g. 11<1a Ast
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-06-04

a he marriage Of Queen Wilhelmina
% Holland to Duke Henry of Mecklen-
burg -Schwerin was the most import
ana event which interests the world at
Large. Young, well educated. accom-
Pushed and with a will of her own,
the bride weds for love. and would
probably be equally happy in a cottage
provided the family income were pro-
portioned as securely and generously
az IN the palace by the Dutch nation.
Holland is in many respects the most
inferesting country in Europe. Its
history is allied to, yet independent of,
there of the world in manner Who'll
ly Unique.
fhe scriptures relate that on the
tbifd day" the Creator said "let the
waters that are under the heaven be
gathered together in one place. And it
was SO done" Except as to Holland.
From time immemorial that part of
ths globe was called in legends "Hol-
ioWand'-meaning that there was a
piape where the order of creation had
hot oeen completed, where the water
was not separated from the land. Ow-
ln& TO the limitations of English
speechmakers at an early time the
Greek word "aion," in which the story
OF creation is related as to time, was
lnistranslated day" a specific for "a
houfs in English as generally under
stood. But the proper equivalent Of
me Green "aion" is our indefinite
con meaning Unreasonable, or at
east, unmeasured time. BY this slip
OF the translators much injustice has
been done to the text of Genesis, which
outAt not to be held blameworthy for
me verbal error of confounding in
deanite with solar time.
HOW many cons passed before it oc-
CURED to mankind that there was a
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-06-04

That horses remember their racing
days is evidenced by the performance
of Rachel B., 2:2Sh, by Allie West at
the Meadowlands farm one day last
fall. After she had weaned her first
colt by Wood Boy, it was decided to
turn her out in the infield of the farm
track. 1t was expected that the old
mare would cross the track to the tract
of clover in the infield, but instead she
went to the stand, took the outside of
the track and logged around it three
times, and then, turning above the
wire. took the pole and went around.
She kept going until stopped by the
men. The next day when turned out
she went through the same perform
ance. and she made it necessary for
the farm to find new paddock for her.
Rachel B. is "a years old, and has not
been raced in seventeen years
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-06-04
20 Great rs Holland.
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been agitated in desultory way for the
last twenty years, is again revived and
is fast becoming a political issue. The
western Floridians, who feel that their
interests are being sacrificed to the
development of eastern Florida, are
eager for the change, and members Of
the legislature are elected upon that
issue. They want to wipe out the pres
emit boundary and give Alabama clear
coast on the gulf from Pensacola to the
Apalachicola. Eastern Florida, how
ever, is opposed to the scheme, al
though the legislature at one time was
disposed to accept proposition made
by Alabama to purchase the territory
west of the Apalachicola river. The
chief objection hitherto raised has been
the share of Floridas debt that Ala
bama was willing to assume. Alabama
now expresses willingness to meet
East Florida half way and to assume
a proportionate share Of the western in
debtedness, but east Florida does not
yet show any willingness to give up its
eight western counties. AS both states
must agree it may be long time yet
before the separation is made, much as
the people of western Florida desire it.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-06-04

no particular mystery about It, It Ia
an ingenious and splendid weapon, OK
the same character as its predecessor
u.s millimeters), but that is the only
point it has in common with it. The
barrel is stronger and is built up by
succession of cylinders. The sighting
is on a new principle, the sight being
raised or lowered by horizontal slide
which moves along a graduated scale
and is marked up to 1000 yards. The
magazine resembles those of all the
rifles of the Mauser system. 1t holds
five cartridges, which are arranged so
that the depth of the magazine is re-
duced. The cartridge clip is loaded
into the magazine from above, the
pressure of the thumb sending it aB
once into the magazine and throwing
out the used clip.
The bayonet has a dagger-shapsd
extremity and is saw-backed. 1t is
fixed to the rife without touching the
barrel or the foresight, and it does net
interfere with the aim. The new riae
weighs four kilos. 100 grammes with
out the bayonet, which weighs 430
grammes, and its extreme range 1000
meters. At 100 meters its bullet Will
pierce through eighty centimeters'
thickness of dry pine and fifty cent?
meters at 1900 yards. The velocity Of
the bullet at twenty-five meters from
the muzzle is $40 meters a second.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-06-04

space where the waters had not been
separated from the land science has
not yet determined. The Germans had
heard of the exception to the order Oh
creation. They called it lower land
''niederland," the Netherlands. When
the submerged soil began to put torth
primeval vegetation the rumor went
abroad that tree tops had been diseov-
cred on the surface of the sea. Then
the still unknown spot was designated
"Holtland"- woodland Then arrived
the Dutch in rude boats and began sep
arating the land from the water. Thus
it is truly to be affirmed that, whereas
the Creator made the rest OF the
world, the Dutch made Holland.
Nor have they yet rested IN the
process. A hundred years ago the area
OF land in Holland was only S,UVO
square miles. Today it exceeds con-
siderably $4,000 square miles. At this
rate and with proportional increase
to be derived from improved dredging
machinery Imagination requires no ar
tificial FLIP to conceive time when
Holland will be as broad as England,
TO which it furnished blue blood when
that monarchy was aenemic owing to
official blood-letting.
Nor is queen Wilhelmina likely TO
have an idle time. The aggregate OF
her subjects reaches 100000 and the
whole area recognizing her crown is
800 900 square miles. The Dutch col
onies are in the East Indies and West
indies The colonies are economically
and prudently governed under con Is
tutional principles in force for half a
century.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-06-04

Stunning the two products. The author |
himself was the subject of one test, J
the other subjects were two men work. \
ing in the laboratories. His conclu-
sions were: When properly prepar-
ed margarine differs but little from
natural butter in chemical and physi-
cal properties and on an average 1875
to SO per cent of the fat was assimi-
lated when margarine was consumed
and "a to SO per cent in the case Of but
ter. neither causing any disturbance to
digestive organs" This test of course
settles little-and that little is the
nearness of the nutritive values when
both butter and oleomargarine are free
of chemical substances. But as large
part of the oleo sold in this country
is saturated with chemicals to make it
keep for an indefniate period we can
only believe that a nutritive test con-
Quoted as was that one in Italy would
give very different results.
From Ireland comes reports of con-
tagious diseases being spread among
the people by means of creamery but
1 ter. 1t is charged that typhoid fever
is being carried from family to family
among those in England that use Irish
made butter. We take the report with
a good deal of allowance, as it is set
forth by the correspondent of a daily
paper published in London, and we
have learned by experience that city
daily papers are unreliable when they
undertake to discuss agricultural con-
ditions. Nevertheless, it is easy to sea
that typhoid fever might be extern
sively disseminated by means of but
ter. A single well contaminated with
the germs of typhoid would infect all
the milk taken from that farm to any
creamery, and would there contaminate
the entire milk in the creamery vat
at that time. The butter, as it con-
tains large per cent of water, would
in turn be contaminated and the germs
would thus be carried to a multitude
of homes. This shows the necessity
for great care in the using Of water
in the washing of utensils and the
washing of the butter.