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The age-herald., 1901-11-21
WILL CONSOLIDATE
 LONDON GAR LINES
CHARLES r. YERKEs HAS A PLAN FOR INCREASING UNDER GROUND TRAvEL-ALL PARTS OF CITY TO BE CONNECTED.

New York, November 2o.-A dispatch to the World from London says:
 Charles T. Yerkes. who is sailing for New York for an American visit of six weeks, has authorized the World core spondent to make public the following statement in regard to his electric trac- tion plans for London
 His plan is to form a combination of all the intramural lines beneath London in order to give good facilities for reach ing different parts of the metropolis His acquisition of controlling interest in the district underground railway was but the beginning of his work.
 These different roads he will connect with the district railway and with all the large railroad stations, besides extending some of them into the country, thus con- stituting a complete net work of cleo trical traction lines covering the whole metropolitan. area.
 He will place before parliament this ses- sion. several bills enabling his syndicate to buy suburban trolley lines connecting with all these roads. and so eventually the people will be brought from the sub urbs into the heart of the city
The age-herald., 1901-11-21

Negroes living In the vicinity Of the Sloss furnaces have discovered a new fuel which may eventually prove of value to the, various corporations in the Bir- mingham district.
 Back of row of shanties facing First avenue just beyond Thirtieth street is a large mudhole formed by the water which flows from the cooling pool at the furnace Q block or more away. At times the water is drained from this mudhole leaving a black. sticky substance resem- bling the black mud in South Ala bama
 Yesterday an old negro was industrious ly, digging up this mud and loading 1t into buckets and wheelbarrows
 What are you doing there?' asked a stranger who had become curious.
 "Gettin' ready for winter, boss" re- piled the old darkey.
 '1 mean what are you doing digging up that black mud?"
 "Jes what I was tellin' yor. boss. Gettin' ready for winter. Dis stuff Pm diggin' up beats all de coal and lightard in de country"
 Do you mean to say that you burn that wet stuff?"
 Oats jes what I wuz tryin' to tell you. Oats all we burn in durance of de whole winter in desc quarters. More'n 1 dat I sells it to niggers and some poor | white folks Twin down de road at 50 I cents CT load. One scuttle of dat mud Il burn longer dan two buckets of coal" With this the old man quietly chuckled 1 to himself as if feeling the importance of having made discovery and turning 1 to the stranger he asked if he would like to see it burn.
 The stranger readily expressed will l lingness and with the old negro leading ! the way they walked to a nearby cabin and the old darkey sitting down his buckets said: "Jes push open dat doah.'' l The door was pushed open and a bright l fire was burning at the hearth. Oats 1 black mud burnin," gleefully shouted | the old man." land now jes' watch dis | With that he threw a large lump of the wet mud into the grate and it flashed up | as if filled with gas. It then began to burn steadily and soon formed a huge red coal which threw out an intense l heat.
 The old negro was happy that he ha6 | convinced the stranger and with a quar. ter for his success he stood in the door smiling as the white man walked tC | the car line.
 This black mud Is nothing more thar coal dust and carbon saturated witt water and when dried out it naturally makes a good substance for fuel. It i. carried to the big mudhole from tn, furnace by a large volume of watei which picks up particles of coal dus and carbon from the coke ovens as f runs through the furnace and deposit: them in the first low place. Coal dus on account of its light weight can b, carried farther by water than any othei substance around such places and wher
 it settles in the broad piece of low lant
The age-herald., 1901-11-21

Have your cuts for advertising made by Age-Herald Engraving Go.
The age-herald., 1901-11-21

COKE! COKE!
 For the next ten days we will quote special prices on Coke in lO-ton lots. Phone 5Ol. B. R., l.. & P Go.
The age-herald., 1901-11-21
MYSTERY UNsoLvED.
Murder of Mamie Cunningham, the
 School Girl, Puzzles Officials.

New York, November 20-Thc murder of Mamie Cunninghams the school girl of this city on memorial day, 1885, has just come up again in the courts through the discharge of Frank Farrell the suspected murderer. by Recorder Golf in general sessions.
 The girl was found beaten to death in the basement of her home Farrell was arrested soon after the murder, and on trial, the jury disagreeing was released on 5000 bail. Assistant District Attorney o'Connor reported to Recorder Golf that he had been investigating the case; that no new evidence had been discovered; that there was not sufficient to permit placing the defendant on trial again and recommended the defendants dismissal. Accordingly, Farrell was honorably dis charged.
The age-herald., 1901-11-21
INVESTIGATING
 DEATH BY POISON
EMELlNE DALE, 8 YEARS OLD, DIES FROM STRYCHNlNE-THE AUTHORITIES REFUSE TO GIVE A BURIAL PERMIT.

New York, November 2o.-The police of Hoboken, N. J., are Investigating today the mystery of the death of 8-year-old Emeline Dale. who died yesterday of strychnine poisoning in Hoboken.
 The child was the daughter of Harvey S. Dale manager of life insurance agency in Chicago. Mrs Dale arrived at Busch's Hotel Saturday night. Accord ing to statements made by her she had not been feeling we'll and had been taking strychnine tablets. Monday night, she said, she left the tablets on a dressing table, and while she was asleep her child arose and ate three of them, thinking they were candy.
 Her cries awoke me-" continued Mrs. Dale, and l summoned Dr. Curtlich.
 Dr. Curtlich, who saw the child before and after death, said
 q was summoned to attend the child at midnight, and remained with her two hours. when she had completely recov- cred and was frolicking around the room. At 3 o'clock I was told over the telephone that the child was dead, and I again went to the hotel.
 Mrs. Dale told me that shortly after left the child's hands and feet began to get cold and that dea.h soon fol- lowed"
 County Physician Converse, who was called in to view the tody. declined to grant & burial permit and the child s body was held at the hotel pending the result of the investigation and the arri- val Q. the fatosr fir m Chicago.
 Mrs. Dale was Miss -1nwe of New York city. Her father was a physician, who left an estate from which Mrs. bale received an income of $200 a month.
The age-herald., 1901-11-21
CURING CONSUMPTION. Sanitarum Established for Open-Alr
 Treatment.

Denver. November 2o.-The Rocky fountain Industrial Sanitarium organ ized by Denver professional and business men last spring. is now in successful operation.
 On a ten-acre tract five miles from Denver, fifteen or twenty patients in the early stages of consumption are under the plans of the promoters virtually talk ing care of themselves. The rulers of the institution compel a continuous out door life to be maintained summer and winter Each patient is provided with a
The age-herald., 1901-11-21
s;: :; E: 5;s; z; ; LOVEMAN, $ s'; ;; ;. ;;. 5;;s JOSEPH & LOEB. That Waist Sale
 Continues.

It's the best collection of good Waists cheap, that has been offered in many day.
 The waists are all right in the matter of quality--in style, there's perhaps some trifling whim lacking; otherwise the styles are right, too. That these styles are now less than half of what they originally cost is because, here and there is slight smudge that many an eye would miss it, the hurt is so slight; but it's there, and so hurts the price of the waists; tho it doesn't hurt the waists.
 And that is why prices are marked thus:
The age-herald., 1901-11-21

roomy tent. plenty Of warm clothing and blankets and a small stove to be used only in extremely cold weather. Experi- ence has proved that with proper food and clothing and a life in the open air and sunshine, artificial heat is unneces- sary and becomes absolutely unbearable to the patients, who, without exception are gaining rapidly.
 The hope of the physicians and others back of the enterprise is to form a great colony of all consumptives who come to Denver and thus take them off the streets of the city and out of the hotels and boarding houses, where they could never recover. and where they are con- stant menace to the public health.
The age-herald., 1901-11-21
HOW NEGROES NEAR A
 FURNACE GET FUEL

known as the big mudhole there is prac- tically no other substance with it except the carbon from the coke. This coal dust has been deposited there for years and is now over two feet deep. There is another low place about one hundred yards from the large mudhole and the water is alternately turned into these two places. Consequently when one is dry the negroes can dig in the other.
 Over twenty negro cabins are supplied with this fuel and they depend on it en- tirely to keep warm during the winter.
The age-herald., 1901-11-21

After serious illness Hoods Sarsaparilla mparts the strength and vigor so much needed
The age-herald., 1901-11-21
COAL! COAL!

COAI! COAL! Carbon Hill-$3. co per ton. Coronado-s2. 75 per ton. Phone PAT.
The age-herald., 1901-11-21
DECLINES AID./
Admiral schley Will Not Accept Public
 Subscription.

Knoxville, November 20.-Following the report that the court of inquiry would cost Admiral Schley s2O,OOO the Knoxville Sentinel on November IS sent him dis patch asking him if he would consent to public subscriptions to pay the cost of the same.
 Today the Sentinel received personal letter" from Admiral Schley, the pur- port of which is that he cannot accept the offer. He says the report as to the court is mistake, as the amount is not as great as reported. He suggests that the matter is too delicate to discuss", and trusts that his friends will appreciate his position and respect it."
The age-herald., 1901-11-21
Mro. wInslow,s Soothing Syrup

the best remedy for DIARRHOEA. Sold by druggists in every part of the world Be sure and ask for Mrs. Winslows Soothing Syrup" and take no other kind Has been used for over FIFTY YEARS by MILLIONS of MOTHERS for then ,tHILDREN WHILE TEETHING, with PERFECT SUCCESS. It SOOTHS the CHILD, SOFTENS the GUMS, ALL4AYS all PAIN, CURES WIND COLO. and is Twenty-Five cents hottie.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-11-17

(ContLnueel on Thirtteenth Page.l
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-11-17

Have you ever thought what a perfect
bookcase should be, Attractive. dust
proof, accessible, adapted to room space,
xactly the right size all the time. The
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-11-17

". y tT-tFsf<F-I T
" A Garrett. who was elected to the
Senate from the Twenty-tfird Senatorial
District. is a Democrat and 1t citizen OF
RidGeway, Henry county lie was eject
ed to the House four years ago but iall-
ed to get the nomination two years ago.
He is about fifty years of age ana mas
been in the mercantile business fer many
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-11-17
! THOMAS II. lSD1.-ARDS.

Thomas Henry Edwards. WHIP was elect
cd as hoater delegate from Hanover ard
King William, the only son of Aieber
and Annie Eliza Edwards, vas born at
King William Courthouse, Va. on .au-
gust IS, 1866 ard reared upon the brood
fields Of agriculture, amid the cnviron-
mcnts OF rural life. Which he cilcrishes
with pride ard unabated interest. His
early education, besa at homr was COM
pleted il the Richmond CciieEs, after
which he entered the Iisivers;ty CT Viz
GINA and completed lis study OF law
there 20 1855. aA.sE
l5c Vas popular among his. college
mates. and made vice-presile;lt CT his
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-11-17

AR st Clair. the new Democratic SEN
ator from Giles and Pulaski. is one Of
Giles county's weaithiest and most pro-
clesive farmers. He is known as "a live
man and will be q valuable man in the
Senate. lie is faithful, energetic and q
Fergus County argus., 1901-07-24
ENGLISH ETCHlNGS.

In the March quarter of 1901 English
shipbuildcrs put out 4l5 steamships
against oil In 1900.
1t Is proposed TO organize n pigeon
post Mt Queenstown 10 facilitate the re-
porting of liners OF that port
London's new water reservoirs near
Stancs will cover IL square miles One
alone will be as big as Hyde park.
A London city missionary recently re-
ported that of "A persons whom he saw
entering n public drinking house within
half an hour Go were women.
Since William Tvs time the organ Of
Hampton courthouse, in London, las
been blown by some member OF the
family named Millcst, but In future IL
is to be blown by hydraulic pressure.
1t was announced the other day that
the Isle of Man had surplus of $S5,-
600, the largest ON record. The local
parliament has appointed committee
TO decide how 1t shall be disposed of.
Westminster abbey Is to be lighted
by electricity as soon as n plant can bc
erected. This, It is said, Is chiefly he
cause the continual use of gas has pro-
duced chemical disintegratlon Of the
limestone walls. which resulted lately
in the fall OF several shafts.
Fergus County argus., 1901-07-24
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

Three hundred and twenty-five miles
in day Is the record for a sailing ship,
$50 for a steamer.
The worlds consumption Of cotton Is
estimated a about 1i,000,OOO hales, the
United States consuming nearly i,O00,.
GOO bales.
A Cincinnati man left building on
which lie was working, went to the
courthouse, obtained divorce from his
wife and returned TO work-all in an
hour.
The national debt of the countries Of
the world at the close OF the nineteenth
century was more than S30,000,000, ,0Oo.
In 1913 1t amounted to about 1900
100000.
There are T.4O0 members Of the New
York police force. The number of ar
rests made by the New York police last
year was l3S,S15. or an average of be-
tween IS and 20 for each policeman.
There are fewer contested seats In
the Fifty-seyenth congress than In any
previous one for many years. There
are practically 10 contests In the sen.
ate, though the session will open In
December with Delaware. one OF the
original states, with no representative.
Fergus County argus., 1901-07-24
A WINGED HUSTLER.
A PartscuIar Mosquito That .. POSI-
lively Tpeachereps.

lively Treacherops.
II may be put down as a bug on the
mosquito question" said man, "but
this does not hinder me from unbur.
dening my observations whenever l
think they are of sufficient public i'm
portance. For instance, conceive that
every man ought to want TO know as
much as possible about the habits OF
the insect which is still playing such
an important part in the scientific dis
cussions Of the day. am cert&in that
most persons feel the same keen de-
light about the mosquito which feel
since the insect has rushed TO the front
as the main factor in the spread Of GER
tain contagious.
among these winged hustlers. and he Is
positively treacherous. He is a silent
member. He never sings. or course
one-half of the mosquitoes do not sing,
but the particular mosquito | am dis.
cussing does not fail To sing because
he can't sing. but he simply does not
sing lest he let his victim know just
what he Is up TO. Singing would spoil
the game. He could not carry out his
plans IL be went about his business
singing. so he says nothing. Now, here
is the curious thing about this mosqul-
to. In the first place. after one Is snug
ly tucked away in bed he will slip 81.
lently under the cover and begin his
quest for food. lie Is an industrious
fellow and quiet worker and general.
ly succeeds in landing a couple OF juicy
corpuscles before leaving his victim.
l have found as many as half n dozen
of these mosquitoes under the covering
of my bed ut one time, and have oh.
served that they are quite as dexterous
with their lance as the older aud better
known types" New Orleans Times
Democrat
Fergus County argus., 1901-07-24
A Slnnnnr.

Greone-Thcy say thar senator Keen
er is on the make. They even go SO far
rs TO say that that new house of his
was given him in payment for his
vote.
Gray-It puts me all out OF temper
TO hear such SANDERS. II Is as far as
possible from the truth. know all
about 1t. 1t was this way: Some people
who were interested In n certain hill
bet him that house flat be wol>l vote
against the bill. and he didn't aud won
the house. That was all there was
about 1t. The idea of Kccner's being
open TO bribcry!-Bustou Transcript
Fergus County argus., 1901-07-24

"Why, whore dill You come from.
Uncle Jasper" | said 10 the old darky
who had sent tie house glrl In 10 tell
me that he wanted to see me.
IL come rum Decatur, Miss Alice"
he said. Il got Ia AtlaHta bout two
hours ago, but didn't low you wus
ready To see nobody"
"Dld you come Oh tie trainT |
asked.
"No, maam: dat didAt. | come In
on dc rabbit"
"On whatT'
"On de rabbit. You sboly done hccrd
cr dc new rabbit dcy's got"
"Oh," | said, 'you mean the rapid
translty'
"lcssum, dc rabbit tranShunt. OATS
whut | to' you. She aint de color cr
no rabbit'-lursting into A laugh-"but
she sho 10 cit obcr dc groun' lax one"
-Lcsile's Weekly.
Fergus County argus., 1901-07-24
THE TRoTTlNG CIRCUIT.

The Queen, 2;10I. has been discard.
ed for the season.
ImprovIdenec. 2:12, by Prodlgal, has
4 brown lilly by Dlngen.
Walter +, 2;19h. by Byerly Abdallah,
is the arst new 2:20 PAGER for 1901.
Judge-at-law, 2:15ls. has been turned
out for the season, not promising sue
cess.
George II. Ketcham Is quoted as pre-
dieting a mile in POP for Cresceus this
year.
Hetty C, 2O5k. pacing, has been sent
n mile this season In 2:l5 without hob
bles.
The newcomer Dominant, 2:o3H. Is
by ProdIgal, dam Dolly Johnston. 10y
Wilton.
yalpa. 209k. pulled up so lame in
her work that Roy Miller fears she will
not get to the races this season.
1t does not look as II Bonnie Direct,
2:05li. pacing, would distinguish him
self this year. lie was distanccd nt
Denver recently in 2Il8I.
William Cecil OF California will bc
the only cOlored driver IN the grand
circuit and the first in many years
since Epaulet, 2:10, was out.
Iowa Joe, 2:l2la. pacing, by Joe
Blackburn. Is being used Oh the Buff
falo speedway by George II. Sanders.
The horse took his record five years
ago.
1t Is reported that Eddy Lockwood,
at louisville, drove Phrase. 2.l2ll, hy
Onward, a mile In 2:10, last half in
1Ol which beats all trials Of the sea.
son TO date.-Turf, Field and Farm.
Fergus County argus., 1901-07-24
Adjourned Unanimously.

Correspondent approaching Irish ser.
geaup-l am told. sergeant, tl.lt you
had n sklrmish with the enemy this
morning.
Scrgeant-We did nat, sor.
Correspondent-And did you come on
with dying colors?
Sergeant-Eloyin colors, Is Il? BE.
dad, it wasn't owrIy the co!ors that
was noyiu, but livery mothers son OF
US In the bargaN-B0gton Courier.
Fergus County argus., 1901-07-24
The Suu.

Astronomers tell US that refractory
elements like Iron. silicon and carbon.
perhaps dlssociatcd into simpler sub
stances, are present as yapgrs In the
atmosphere Of the sun and that many
others Of our we'll known elements, in
cluding hydrogen, are also present in
this glowing atmosphere. while the
heat Of the suns surface and that of
the hotter stars is vastly higher than
that of the electric furnace.
Fergus County argus., 1901-07-24
AFnthcr,s Confession.

"My dear" said the fair girls father,
Il listened to your graduation essay
with n great deal Of interest"
"Did you?' she rejolned coolly.
'Yes, and want TO say that have
been doing you an injustice and that I
am sorry for ii. used to think you
were worrying about what Susie Slmp-
kins was going to wear or whether
Charlie Chumpkins was going TO call
when all this time you were pOndering
on the ultimate destiny of the human
race.'-WashingtOn STAR
Fergus County argus., 1901-07-24
Her Itlen of n.

"CEarley. dear" said young Mrs. Tor.
klns. II wish you would save up your
money and buy yacht"
"What forY
I'VE need so many things for the
table. And winning races 6. ems such
cheap way to get silyerl'ar,s WASH
ington Star.
Fergus County argus., 1901-07-24
Why He Doesn't Work

"For a man who doesn't work." said
the housekeeper, "you have n pretty
good appetite"
Yes, ma'am," said Hungry Higgins.
"Dats why | don't work. II did. dey
wouldn't be no satlsfyln me."-?hIIa.
delphla Record.
Fergus County argus., 1901-07-24
According TO Their Bent.

"You are not in the same class with
me-" scornfully declared the nickel
plated safety pin.
"0h. you haven't any cause 10 be
stuck up" retorted the ordinary pin.
speaking of classes. some Of us have
occupied chairs in the foremost schools
and colleges. s."-philadelphia Press.
Fergus County argus., 1901-07-24
A Music Cure.

Employer - You've been whistling
fragments of a coon song every day for
n week now.
Bookkeeper-Yes, sir.
Employer-Well. 90 off somewhere
and stay until you have whlstled the
whole thing through ten times; then, II
you think you've had enough of 1t, you
can come back.-Chicago Record-Her-
aid,
Fergus County argus., 1901-07-24
What the story Teaches.

The teacher was telling the story Of
the goose that wanted to be swan and
was Knocked for IL.
"And now. what's the moral OF iti'
she asked.
"A person should be satisfied with
being a goose" answered the Ounce Of
the class.-Philadelphia Times.
Fergus County argus., 1901-07-24

First Artist-Miss Peachblow's father
enjoyed your painting, "The Sick
Cow" greatly.
Second Artist-Aw, dij you hear just
what he said?
First Artist-No; but | could hear
him laughing over 1t for fully five min.
utes.-B Brooklyn Eagle.
Fergus County argus., 1901-07-24
Phc Main Attraction,

"What sort of place have you found
In the country? Good beds?
"Worst ever tried"
"Good tablet"
"Abominable."
"Prlces low"
"Ridlculously high"
"Then why do you stay there?'
Because they've got the best golf
links in the countryw-Cleveland Plain
Dealer.
Fergus County argus., 1901-07-24
A Tedious Performance,

"Uncle Jerry" asked hls down town
relative. show do you like your yer.
mlcelll soupg'
"The soups good enough" replied
Uncle Jerry from beyond the suburbs,
"but it's lot Of bother TO have 10 take
out all these strings.'-Chlcago TrIb-
une.
Fergus County argus., 1901-07-24
True DIpIomncy.

Bghead-low do you manage 10 be
so popular with people?
Dlplopat-lt is quite easy. Instead
Of trying 10 show the people meet
how much | know. make II clear to
them how much they know.-Stray
Stories.
Fergus County argus., 1901-07-24
Jimson-You don't?
Not For Her.

mo, indeed" said Miss Miami Brown.
II wouldn' go to no theater."
"Why notT
"a gemman frien' done top me dai
play was one er de kin dat 'ud make
yoh hair curl. an | has trouble sulfi-
Client dat way now."-Washlngton Star.
Fergus County argus., 1901-07-24
rree speech aud PugiIIsm.

The Publlcan-Well, all de states are
passln laws ag'in prizefghtln.
The Pugilst-Yes, an it's all wrong.
Don't de constitution give everybody
de right Of free speech?-Kansas City
Independent.
Fergus County argus., 1901-07-24
The Lion without.

"My lord" said the slave. there Is
lion without!'
without whntr' asked the oriental
potentate.
without his supper, Judge from
his conversation" answered the slave
indianapolis Press.
Fergus County argus., 1901-07-24

The heaviest precious stone Is the zir.
con. which is 4istimcs heavier than an
equnl quantity Of water. The llghtest
Is the opal. only twice as heavy as wa.
Ger.
Fergus County argus., 1901-07-24
The ReusOu.

Jester-I don't think that Mormon
widow feels her grief as keenly as gen
tile women do under the same clrcum
stances.
Jimson-You don't?
Jester-No. Now, Mormon widow
has the comfort Of knowing she Is not
the only widow in the family.-Ohic
State journal.
Fergus County argus., 1901-07-24
A Radiant Center.

"Mrs. Chesty seems to think she Is
one of soclety's lights"
"She relies too much upon the efful.
gencc OF her nose."-Cleveland Plain
Dealer.
Fergus County argus., 1901-07-24

Typewriter erasers, oil, ETC., at the
Argus office.
Fergus County argus., 1901-07-24
Cruelty.

Weary Willie = Skip. Hungry; the
mean feIler is setting bis spider on us!
Chicago News.
Fergus County argus., 1901-07-24
Mining Blanks.

the above blanks
blank desire viii
and send such quantity order and thereafter k stock We
Wedo extend o
fergus County Ar1us,