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The age-herald., 1901-04-21
ABOLISH THE UGLY BlLLBOARDS.
A Chicago Art Lecturer Says the Wo-
 men Can Do 1t, and Tells How.

From the Chicago Tribune.
 Prof George Kriehn, in recent lecture at the Art Institute on "The City Beauli- ful" suggested unique crusade against the ugly things in Chicago. He proposed in case the billboard ordinance proves in valid, that the women write letters to firms who use this kind of advertising stating their disapproval He believes 1t would do away with billboards if manu- lecturers could be brought to see the un- popularity of such methods
 Professor Kriehn suggests a letter like this:
 Peach Bloom Face Powder Company Gentlemen: regret to say that the sight of your recent glaring billboard adver- tisements. forming blotches in some of the most beautiful parts of the city, have instilled an unconscious distrust in my mind of the qualities of your goods. am sorry to feel obliged to express the dis taste feel for a meritorious article when presented in an objectionable way Sim cerely yours,
 Professor Kriehn feels certain that any manufacturer who had received 2000 or 5000 such letters, signed by the influential people who are working against blll- boards, would at once cancel his contract for billboard advertising Professor Kriehn says a successful billboard ordi- nance can be framed, and if the present one is defeated another one will succeed it.
 Professor Kriehn has numerous sugges- tions for the women.s
 "Why will not the womens clubs" he said, "start contest for artistic street sighns? The plan was tried in Brussels with the result that almost every mer- chant of prominence took down his old signboards and had something new and artistic put up. The prizes offered for the best ideas and designs were large enough to induce the artists and architects to work and the outcome was popular movement toward the artistic in all street signs
 Professor Kriehn says the billboard evil
The age-herald., 1901-04-21
The Ferd Marx Store
The Ferd Marx Store
SNs NOasN soods 5aAe

Last week Wash Goods show and succeeded vncng the city trade of the wonderful collection of fine and dum priced wash goods haveThee the pick of the worlds representative ne we'll selected exclusive patterns and prices within everybodies reach
 Best cacoes, light and dark 6c quality 4c
 Apron checks, large and small size Bic
 Corded gnghams, 1Oc kind 5c
 Dresden ackonet lawns sheer quality light and dark grounds 122c quality 100
 Batse dark and light grounds small medium patterns ladies and chidrens dresses t5c
 Dmty dainty patterns very sheer three cord dark and light grounds .l9c
 Mercezed chambrays and English madras designs for shirts shirt waists and dresses. 25c
 Swisses with embroidered designs the fabric stylish dresses grounds and figures. 25e
 Woven Spot Cepes another cloth in all the pastel coors for evening and street dresses i9c
 Satin stripe crepons, in light grounds with satin stripe check-for dresses and waist 25c
 Broche Soie solid color grounds satin stripe and polka dot with floral designs 49c
 Fine Imported SWses grenadines and fmy wash fabrics to $2. 50 yard.
The age-herald., 1901-04-21

der the best of conditions but how did he manipulate?
 Mrs. Dayds had her initial experience with a camera recently and did some very very creditable work. She was the only one whom I have heard of who had the good judgment to make a speciality of the work of the storm in the woods; one pie ture of a shattered tree gives most vivid idea of the terrific force and power of the wind at that spot.
 The Camera Club.
 At a gathering of prominent amateurs on Tuesday evening last it was definitely decided to organize a Camera Club. The haclneyed expression Hong felt want Is not much older than the necessity for this club While many of those who com pose such clubs confine themselves to the mechanical and chemical manipulations still there will always be goodly few who will use the club for the pursuit or art: and because of that the Camera Club is entitled from the outset to the friendly interest and financial support Of the public of Birmingham.
 The necessities of such club are many and expensive and as no considera- ble number of our camera artists are peo- ple of leisure and wealth and as they will lay the foundation and bear the expense of starting the club and as the younger
The age-herald., 1901-04-21
AMATEUR PHOTOGRAPHY
BY R. w. HARRISON.

until finally if left to itself only the strongest lights could keep up the revou- tion, and even that would be stopped. But in the meantime the guiding mind has decided that there is enough free sil- yer on his plate and he stops the pro- cess by washing off both bromide and de- veloper and removes the remaining dnal- tered bromide of silver by placing it in the fixing bath of hyposulphite of soda. There remains now on the plate only gel atine and free silver.
 This is the philosophy of development according to the best established theory, set forth in a more or less familiar sim flee. The theory itself has opponents. and there are valid objections to it from the standpoint of hair splitting theory, but for practical purposes it is fault less working theory of the process of de- velopmen:.
 The student of chemestry will instantly note omissions in this statement. but to such they are easily apparent. while to those who are only developing plates the items omitted are not of the slightest practical import. and would eompIicate the problem for the beginner
 To those who will read all the foregoing twice it will be readily apparent how the addition of bromide at the beginning of the development suppresses the extent of the revolution or development 70 an extent corresponding to the quantity used; photographers call bromide the "restrainer" and even though the plate may have been exposed minutes where 1t should have been seconds. by putting enough bromide into the developer pre- vious to flowing on the plate perfect result may be obtained.
 Next week we will consider the infiu- ence of gelatipe on development.
 The work of many amateurs suffer se- verely from lack of contrast either the development was not carried far enough or the film was too thin to give enough strength in the developer: in such cases the developer if rightly timed, can be brought to the proper state of contrast by the following method: Get say one-half ounce bichloride of mercury and put it into four-ounee bot tie. fill half full of water and shake up; very little of the mercury will be dis solved but that is stock solution and If the bottle is kept nearly full of water and shaken occasionally 1t is always ready for work {.
 Make solution.
 IIodide of potassium. g grs.
 Water, l oz.
The age-herald., 1901-04-21

Dry plates are coated with mixture of gelatine and bromide of silver, which is a chemical combination of the two ele- ments bromius and silver; this bromide of silver is mixed with the gelatine prin- cipally to make it stick to the glass or celluloid, but the gelatine performs other offices which are not necessary to con- sideration, as we are not making dry plates.
 The silver is held in bondage in sense by the bromine, for wherever bromine and silver come in contact with each other the bromine combines with or ap- propriates the silver. AS we find this tyranical combination on our plates when it is exposed in the camera the light which falls on the plates causes discon- tent, viz, it unsettles the combination but makes no visible change; 1t loosens the hold which the bromine has, but does not free the silver. When the developer is applied the discontented silver rebels and casts out the expressing bromine and becomes free silver. It Is we'll under stood that free nation in contact with one which is not free makes the latter discontented. even so the exceedingly small quantity or our nim Whicn mas been liberated makes discontented the particles of unaltered bromide of silver which are adjacent to it and as the devel- oper is still present the liberation goes on and the image becomes stronger.
 But during this time for every molicule of silver which was set free correspond ing molecule of hremine Is thrown out which is absorbed by the fluid developer, and this bromine is constantly working to overcome and hold in place the dis contented silver bromide, and when there is enough of 1t, it succeeds where the discontent is weak, viz. in the shadows where little light has fallen; but in the lights where much light has fallen, the revolution goes on merrily. each new par ticle of liberated silver creating discon- tent in its yneighbor which throws off the expressing bromine and proceeds to make new converts itself; meanwhile the lib- erated bromine has stopped the revolu- tion in the shadows, and as it grows stronger 1t kills off the discontent in the next higher value of light; and so 1t goes on, the developer getting weakened by it's work of liberation. and the bromine \ getting stronger by the same process,
The age-herald., 1901-04-21

Into this solution pour little of the mercury stock solution and a red colored preceputate will be formed which Will almost immediately dissolve; pour in little at a time and shake up until the red cloudness begins to dissolve more slowly, then proceed cautiously, for when the last drop produces the red precipitate which does not redissolve it Is time to stop adding mercury. Add to this 10 grains hyposulphite of soda and the pre- cipitate is instantly dissolved and the solution is ready. Put the negative in a dish and soak it in water a minute and on the intensifier. It gains density rapid ly when the solution is new and must be taken out and rensed promptly in water. then immersed completely for about five seconds in the fixing bath and very promptly washed without delay the in- stant it leaves the hypo.
 If left to long in the hypo. It VIII lose all the density 1t gained, and if not wash, ed in water immediately the solution VIII run in streaks and mark the negative.
The age-herald., 1901-04-21
T~HE FERD MARK STORE

generations will reap benefit from 1t any means which can be devised to assist 1t financially should receive sympathetic consideration from the public.
 It ought to have meeting room with technical publications on file and a dark room for the use of members only is a necessity. Many 0 fine picture is lost for want of a properly equipped darkroom and few amateurs are rich enough to be able to afford such place.
 If the club gets the support the cause deserves it will not be long before it will have it's own studio for figure studies and it's own stereoptcan for the better exhibition of its work
The age-herald., 1901-04-21
RMhoNs, RIhhoNs

A cry all over this country of ours. This is the biggest rib bon season in years. We pre- dicted this, and prepared accor- dingly. Our ribbon department is the best equipped in the South. Knowing how scarce they would be we anticipated and can sup ply you. Last weeks ribbon sale demonstrated the fact for you. Another sale for Monday of high-class neck and sash rib bons.
 Liberty Satin Ribbons, all silk, double faced, 4 inches wide, all colors. .... .39c
 Two-toned Louisine Ribbons, five inches wide, all colors, 60c quality ........-.. 45o
 Liberty Satin, with different color embroidered polka dot, S5c
 Louisine Sash Ribbons, Fin. wide, all colors. .. .65c
The age-herald., 1901-04-21
0ylm AM Mats 3vee of cMaree.

This is when you buy the materials here course. Compare this price list with what have formally paid Roses bunch different shades; worth soc Topples all colors.
 Field Flowers, large punches 50c.
 Large bunch Vioets, soc.
 Foliage, Violet, Rose, 50c
 Buckles and Ornaments in gilt Rhine Stone and steel p1. % and $1 25 5Oc Maline all coors, 35c quality isc Black and white Mousseine 42inch very quality 75c 39c Two hundred shapes in short back sailors uscans black straws, etc. worth up to $2 00 50c Sale begins a 9:00 o'clock.
The age-herald., 1901-04-21
pelicacies Out of Season.

From the Indianapolis Press.
 Old Moneybags was tired of hearing all this stuff and nonsense about the poor. Some one had called his attention to his own way of living, with delicacies out of season on his grooming table and
 ''Delicacies out of season," he thun- dered. What if I do get to use in the summer time? Don't the poor get to use 1t in the winter-when it's fresh-and 1 have to put up with the cold storage stuff-b-r-r-r-r?"
The age-herald., 1901-04-21
Neptune Considers the Boom.

From the Marine Journal.
 Neptune looked at the tape long and thoughtfully.
 This boom in Wall street stocks," he observed at length completely upsets the theory that water can't rise higher than its source"
 Thereupon he hastily scribbled an order to buy hundred cut nails common at the market.
The age-herald., 1901-04-21
The Ferd Marx Store
The Ferd Marx Store
MW\inerA Sale
 4lats 0vlmmed 5ree of cMavne.

We told you weeks ago that had enlarged Millinery Department it's sze and have taken additional time it's down stairs just beyond the elevaoroppo. site the lnings-We didn't have up stairs,
 Monday morning begin the largest sale of Millinery inaugurated here consisting of Flowers Foliage Manes Chons and Mpussenes sale third of their actual vauen connection with the sae have ad dional people in work and
The age-herald., 1901-04-21
SEALED PROPOSALS.
office of City Engineer,

Birmingham, Ala, April 20, 1901. Sealed proposals will be received at this office until 12 o'clock, noon, Wednesday, May l. 1901. for certain street grading, macadamizing and curbing, cement side walk paving. brick gutter paving and sanitary sewers. Each party bidding must accompany his bids with a certified check for $15000 made payable to the Mayor and Alder men of Birmingham. to insure making of contract and bond. Specifications may be obtained at this office. Right Is reserved to reject any and all bids, Bond will be required.
 (Signed) JULIAN kENDRfCK,
 City Engineer. 4-20-td.
The age-herald., 1901-04-21

in Chicago is sufficient to counteract the good influence of the churches He showed a view of Michigan avenue, with Ply mouth Church on one side and directly facing it high billboard.
 Michigan avenue" he said, 'is now so bad that 1t will soon be Known as Bill board avenue"
The age-herald., 1901-04-21

Drink Alabama Brewing Co.'S "Malt Extract" re- nowned for it's health pro- ducing qualities. Telephone 1928.
The age-herald., 1901-04-21
One Table at 95 cents a Yard.
Black Silks Special.
coAored Dress Soods.

Three thousand yards cooed dress goods special sale Monday morning at o'clock in all the popular cngy fabrics Reduced quarter to one third for this sale only Albatross alwool 38inch Colors rose, hello, pink sky blue red reseda green and black Sells
 
 Albaoss 44nch regular $1 % quality coors cadet blue gray reseda and castor. 65c Shades castor navy, cardinal cadet pink sky bue cream and black Sale price 75c
The age-herald., 1901-04-21
Mus\iN Nndevc\othes Reduced 0ne.quarter to 0ne.third.

GOWNS
 Good cambrc finished with insertion and fancy stitching Fine quality of canbr Empire style finished with torchon insertion and edge 90c CORSET COVERS
 Good cambr full front of Aover Point de Paris and armhoe finished with pretty lace edge. ........ 49c Fine quality cambric full front of aover embroidery DRAWERS
 Good quality musln finished with wide embroidery edge
  quality cambrc finished with Point de edgng and tucks. 69c SKIRTS
 Fine quality of cambric wide founce finished with tochon serting edging and tucks .t.49 Extra quality cambrc finished with deep fouuce open embroidery 75 CHEMISE-
 Good quality of cambric with corded bands full width and  Skirt chemse of Victoria lawn four of val inserting front finished with val edge tucks ribbon ac
The age-herald., 1901-04-21
Wrappers
 Reduced

quality lawn large variety of patterns full width and length fitted waist lining deep founce bottom $ 25 qua
 
 Very sheer aconet lawn neatly trimmed in braid and rues with deep founce bottom, $ 65 quality i.A
The age-herald., 1901-04-21

The best that can be said about med icine is said about Hoods Sarsaparilla. It Cures.
The age-herald., 1901-04-21
The Ferd Marx Store.
The Ferd Marx Store.
A Special Sale O5 Silks and Dress Soods

Begins here Monday morning at o'clock ooOo yaTos ol silks blacks solid coors and figures Black and coored dress goods in all this seasons latest weaves and colors
 Reduced one fourth and OHe-fhirde
The age-herald., 1901-04-21
Two Tables of Silks at 6S cents Yard.

Including figured Louisine Silks in solid colors cas- tor red heo pink reseda maize and white Sells regular at 89 cents
 SILK FLANNELs -Washabe colors grey, light blue navy green white Sell regular at S 70 yard CORDED TAFFETAS- raised stripe figure and polka dot of self Shades pastel blue hello garnet navy re- seda and castor. Sold at SIPS and $1.50
 BROCADED SILKSIn designs for dresses in two toned black blue and black reseda and black hello and black sell at 90 cents
 POLLARD SILKS and Satin Liberty Silks in scroll, geo. designs with solid color grounds and whte black combination color figures Their regular price is from s9 cents S1. 50 yard.
 One Table at 95 cents Yard.
 Including all silks satin Mervieaux Roud cord silk popln toned Lousines soes and satin Liberty twil The colors old castor reseda hello brown blue pink lavender white and golf red All of these sell at S1.25 to $1 75 yard.
 Black Silks Special.
 Japanese silks water and precipitation proof guaranteed P nches quality 5tc Tafeta silk 19nch guaranteed grade. 690 Tafeta silk 27nch SIPS quality 85c
The age-herald., 1901-04-21
RoslerN oN SaAe.

A special sale arranged for Monday of two hundred dozen Hose, ladies' ond children's, at two prices. -. .25c and a9c
 38c and 45c Hose at 25c.
 Children's Lisle Hose, high spliced heel and double sole, in black, white, pink, sky blue aud red, sizes to 6.
 Misses open lace Lisle Hose, high-spliced heel and double sole sizes to 8 1-2.
 Children's open and ribbed lace Lisle Hose, high splice1 heel and double sole, fast color, 5 to 8 1-2. Ladies' plain Lisle Hose, fast black, high-spliced heel and double sole.
 Ladies lace Lisle Hose, three patterns,open work. high spliced heel and double sole.
 CSC and 75c Hosiery at 49c.
 Children's finest lace Lisle Hose, very open patterns, in black, white, pink, light blue and red, 4 to 6.
 Misses open lace Lisle Hose, high -spliced heel and double sole fast black, sizes to 8 1-2.
 Ladies' fine lace Lisle Hose, six different patterns, high spliced heel and double sole, black.
The age-herald., 1901-04-21
The Ferd Marx Store
3lNe NDMNte Soods
Reduced Nexf Week.

English Nainsook, soft finish, 40-inohes wide, 12 yard bolt for TOT ......... EsU0
 Sheer checked Lawns, 15c and 18c qualities. ............l2 l-2o
 Striped and checked Dimities, 15c qualities. s.............f2 l-2e
 Check Dimity, 25c quality, Poo
 French Madras, check and stripe. ................ Zcc
 French Organdie, 45c quail ties. :. 3bC
 French Lawn, sheer as organ die, guaranteed to wash, 48-in. wide. .............. ........... 4Sn
The age-herald., 1901-04-21
Smhroldevies
Stylish SMAt NOalsts 9oc Women

quality madras coors pink bue hello and linen
 trimmed with six of inserting, back tucked, Bishop
 coors pink bue hello and nen solid front embroidery inserting and tucks tucked back S0
 Batse colors bue pink and helo surpce effect with large trimmed with embroidery inserting 98
The age-herald., 1901-04-21

Large Underwear sales at Blach's--the price moves it.
The age-herald., 1901-04-21

Have your cuts for advertislnp ana other purposes made by The Aae-Her. ald Engraving Company. lts work 10 artIstlc and its prIces moderate. Age Herald Building.
The age-herald., 1901-04-21

s2.5O ATLANTA AND RETURN. 2.5o
 First excursion of the season will be op- erated Birmingham to Atlanta. Ga, leav- ing Birmingham a. m, April 22, return ing, leave Atlanta Il D. m. April g. Rate for the round trip only '$250.
 Call passenger office, No. 2019 First ay- enue, for further partioulars.
The age-herald., 1901-04-21
BAacx Dress soods.
Hlmonas and Dvesslus Sacques

Sheer quality non, edges trimmed with blue pink and hello fast color lawns 98c Best quality of India non trimmed with coored bands same shades above embroidery insertion 5O lawu sacque yoke trimmed with embroidery inser on, bell sleeve 15c Very Victoria lawn front of small cluster tuc
 wide embroidery and bow of ribbon at neck 98c
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1901-08-31
An Editor To Represent Fire Department.

George w Brock Editor OF the Abe'~
deem Enterprise has been appointed on
the legislative committee bv John II.
Cunningha of Westminster, president
OF the Maryland State Firemens' Associ-
alton to represent the Aberdeen Fire
Department.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1901-08-31

charged up the stairs, and as soon
as the landlady admitted him he
rushed into the hall bedroom and
put up a fresh sign in place of the
decorated one. He left an extremely
vigorous note for the young lawyer
on the table. That night the young
lawyer sighed when he saw there was
a brand-new card for him to orna.
ment. This is getting hard work, ;
he said. az ought to charge so cents
apiece for decorating these things
tiers in red ink on the card, so that
it read:
"Give up all hope We who enter
here"
That night the real estate man hac
a stormy session with the young law
yer. an have the law on you" he
shouted. "I'll have you in Jail fol
criminal libel. I'll show you how
to interfere with my business. You've
been the means of my failing to rent
this fiat"
"This is my hall bedroom house,
said the young lawyer. sweetly. at i;
my castle. / pay three dollars &
week of tolerably good money fol
the use of it. i have a right to say
what sort of cards should go in the
window. Besides your presenc,
greatly annoys me, and l request yor
to step out of my palatial apart
ment." Then he drove the real es
tate agent out.
The agent consulted n lawyer anC
the latter wrote a note to the ten
ant of the hall bedroom threatening
dire things If he decorated any nor,
"For Rent" cards. The agent wait
ed the next morning until the young
lawyer went down town, so that ne
ornamentations in red ink coult
be added to the cards.
But the hall bedroom tenant came
home that night and cut out letters
in the card so that it read: "CheaI
Lodging-House. No Hot Water"
Then he put this in the window
with two or three candles behind it
and the effect from the street wal
beautiful. The agent had come dowr
that evening with a prospective ten
ant who had about decided to tax,
the fat. The tenant saw the trans
parency and then turned around Il
the agent. "Why." he said, "yo,
didn't tell me there was no hot water
in the building"
That settled the matter. Th'
agent crawled up to the young law
yer's room and tearfully begged tn,
privilege of putting an unornament
ed sign in his bedroom window. HI
also carried with him box of cigars
that he placed on the dressing table
"why, certainly" said the young
lawyer, 'to be sure. Why didn't yo'
ask me before? merely wanted to as
sert my rights as the lawful boss o
this haH bedroom. Smoke uD."