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Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1901-08-23

As you cutting and gathering your grain remember Harms
berger cutting prices every department. and that there is
golden harvest great saving and the opportunity Gather
yonr grain home! Gather nyour grain Hasbegers Don't
be foolish and wait The harvest will pass and you will be too ae
this sale will last for few days only This store has become
the busiest Augusta through selling Jail goods lower price
than other charlie for like quality.
Extraordinary Money Saving Values.
words that describe the most remarkable Harvest Sale
given Public, and opportunity.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1901-08-23
Very Important
And Should Be Read.

And considered carefully by ALL farmers
and particularly those who have been using
Acid Phosphate and other mineral fertili-
zers and stimulants on their lands until the
Humus has beeh exhausted and the lands
hardened and filled with Sulphuric Acid to
the detrjment of all grasses,
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1901-08-23

HARVEST SAVING IN DRESS
GOODS.
The age-herald., 1901-10-10
STATES VETERANS
 OF CONFEDERACY
To Hold Reunion In Montgom- cry in November-Letter
 From Camp Lomax

t -4l r The following letter. has been sent out relative to the coming reunion of Ala bama Confederate Veterans in Montgom- cry next month:
 Montgomery, Ala, October 5, 1901. Dear Comrades By order of Major General George P. Harrison, commanding the Alabama division, United Confederate Veterans, reunion of all exiConfeder- ate soldiers of the state will be held in the city of Montgomery on the 18th and 14th days of November, next. Camp Lo- max and the different organizations of the United Daughters of the Confeder- acy, the White House and the Memorial Association, and the citizens of Mont gomery, hope to have you and every member of your camp. and all other ex- Confederates In the state attend. Ar engagements have been made with the dif- ferent railroads by which one fare will be charged for the round trip.
 The hotels and boarding houses of the city will entertain the visiting Confed- crates at reduced prices. and every. effort will be made to contribute to your conn fort and pleasure with as little expense to you as possible.
 A programme has been outlined and we anticipate most enjoyable reunion. We hope you can come, and will use your influence in inducing others to come. Please inform us how many of your camp will come. Yours fraternaily,
 JOHN B. FULLER,
 Commander Camp Lornax. PAUL SANGUINETTI. Adjutant.
The age-herald., 1901-10-10
THE GRAND OPERA
 FOR BIRMINGHAM
Report That Miss BridewelI is to Take the Place of
 SChumann-Heink

Maurice Grau has sent to the Audito- rum managers a copy of the cast of Lohengrin which Is to be presented here Wednesday. October 30. It is headed by Sembrich in the role of Elsa, according to the written contract, but Miss Bride well instead of Schumann-Heinl is down for the role of Ortrud. The contract reads, "Sembrich as Elsa and the usual supporting cast
 The managers have telegraphed to Grau, insisting that Schumann-Heink be cast for Ortrud. which is usual. They make this demand, they say, because many persons who have bought tickets for the opera have notified them that they will ask for return of their money if Shurmann-Hei does not sing Or trud
 MT. Guckenberger, who Is regarded as an authority on Wagner music, is prepar- ing a series of lectures or talks on Lohen- grin to be delivered the week before the performance. In one of these lectures the discussion will turn principally on the character of Ortrud. In response to questions yesterday Mir, Guckenbefger said:
 Birmingham should by all means have the privilege of hearing Schumann-Heink as Ortrud. This character is one of the most powerful of Wagner's creations, and it takes a Schumann-Heink to act 1t.
 'T am one of Miss Bridewells ardent admirers and I certainly wish her well in 1.oN. NtA 1-g.r o-A her in concert numbers, and while I was delighted with most of the songs she sang. I am satisfied that she cannot yet act or sing Ortrud like Schumann- Heink. And it does not stand to reason that she can so act in the part. No other artist can approach Schumann-Heink as for that matter. She Is the Ortrud of the world, and Is simply incomparable.
 "ortrud is a complex, metaphysical, subtle creation and the requirements of the role not only call for great musical ability but exceptional histrionic force and experience. I want to give Miss Bridewell credit for anything she can do, but as between Schumann-Heink and Bridewell in Lohengrin there should be no hesitancy in choosing
 ''Schumann-Heink will be in Birming- ham October 30. She may never be here again. Let us take no chances. but have her while we can. All Birmingham will be glad, am sure, to hear Miss Bridewell in the role after she has had more stage training; say two or three seasons hence.
 q have bought tickets for Lohengrin and will attend the performance no mat ter who may sing Ortrud, but I sincerely trust that Schumann-He will take the part. Boyle & Edwards have put up a large guarantee for the opera and they should find no difficulty in having Sem brich as Elsa and Schumann-H -Heink as Ortrud."
The age-herald., 1901-10-10
HENS OFFSPRING
 FEW AS HENS TEETH
No Chickens In Morris Avenue and Scarcity Promises
 to Continue

Never was the Birmingham produce market barer of poultry than 1t was yes- terday afternoon. If there was a hen or chicken of any sort in Morris avenue at sundown 1t was in hiding, There will beNa few consignments of chickens today, but poultry will be scarce from now on.
 Eggs are in light receipt and are quick sellers at 20 cents
 The market Is well supplied with sweet potatoes but prices are firm at s1.75 for white and $2 for yellow. The latter va riety Is just beginning to come to market.
 Virginia Irish potatoes sold yesterday at $1.Oo They were small and made a poor showing by the side of the Wisconsin and Michigan potatoes which sold at s1.10
 Keller pears are off the market. Ken- lucky apples are abundant and sell for 8 to $3.5O barrel.
The age-herald., 1901-10-10
THE PRESIDENTS
 OF D|G RAILROADS
Milton H. Smith and John M.
 Eagan Were Here
BIRMINGHAM SOUTHE R N
Stockholders Held Meeting Yesterday and Reelected the Old Board of Dlrectors-J. @. Moore Remains
 President-other News.

A number of private cars stood on the track just outside the Union Passenger Station yesterday. The car of J. S. B. Thompson, general agent of the Southern Railway had been there for a day or two and those that came to keep 1t company were W. w. Finley's, Milton II. Smiths and John M. Eagan's.
 Mr. Eagan Is president of the Central of Georgia. He was on a tour of inspec- tion of his road, but while he was here he had conference with the officials of the other lines.
 Mir Finley Is the second vice president of the Southern and he and President Smith of the Louisville and Nashville were here oy appointment to attend the annual meeting of the Birmingham South ern Railroad which is owned and operated Jointly by their respective lines. The stockholders meeting was held in the office of Jones c. Moore. the president. in the Potter building. The old board, in- cluding the president was reelected, the directors representing the Southern being ". w. Finley and A, G.. Smith, and the directors representing the Louisville and Nashville being Milton H. Smith and Jefferson M. Faikner. Only routine busi- ness was transacted.
 MT. Finley had not been to Brming- ham for year or more. He will spend today looking over the district. There are few railroad men in the United States so well equipped as MT. Finley, He is ex- pert in traffic matters, is familiar with the operating department, and Is a thorough business man and gentleman in general.
 Mir. Eagan, accompanied by Colonel Falkner left yesterday afternoon for Montgomery.
 General Passenger Agent c. M. Shepard of the Mobile and Ohio has issued this circular letter:
 Effective October 15 1901, Mir. J. M. Beall. Assistant General Passenger Agent Mobile and Ohio Railroad with headquarters at the Fullerton building, St. Louis, Mo-. will have entire charge of all newspaper advertising. Therefore all matters pertaining to advertising con- tracts now in effect. requests for trans- portation on account of advertising and all correspondence in regard to the mak- ing of future contracts should be referred to him for attention"
 President Smith of the Louisville and Nashville will leave Birmingham early this morning.
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The age-herald., 1901-10-10
M'DONALD CORNER
 ON A GOOD OPTION w. H. Woodward Pays a
 Thousand Dollars PRIVILEGE OF PURCHASE 1t Is Believed Property VIII Change Hands at $1oo,ooo Within Two
 Weeks-Large Office Build.
 Ing In Contemplation.
PRIVILEGE OF PURCHASE

W. H. Woodward has secured an option on the Mcdonald property at the. north east corner of Second avenue and Twen- tieth street, paying therefor 5000. Tho Q sale is made Is $1OO,OOO. It is under stood that handsome office building of eleven or twelve stories will be erected on the lot if MT. Woodward purchases 1t.
 The lot is one hundred feet square. Several efforts have been made in the last year or two to effect a sale of this property for the purpose of putting a modern building upon 1t, but each time something came up to prevent the deal. Recently Brown Bros. & Co.,. real estate dealers, acting for w. H. Woodward. se- cured an option on the lot. and 1t is stat ed that the final sale will be effected within the next ten days or two weeks.
 MT. Woodward recently purchased the Hewlett corner at First avenue and Twentieth street, and the plans for an eleven-story office building have already been prepared, and work on it's construc- ton will begin at an early date. Mir. Woodward has been interested in the Birmingham district for a number of years, and Is familiar with the needs of this city. The fact that he Is willing to invest nearly three-quarters of a million dollars in two buildings in Birmingham shows that he has unlimited faith in the city.
 Governor Sims Makes Purchase.
 Former Governor w. H. Sims has pur- chased of A. w. Nelson the lot and build ing in Third avenue between Nineteenth and Twentieth streets now occupied by Green, Taylor & Co.,, undertakers. The lot fronts twenty-five feet in Third ave- nue and runs back to Third alley, 40 feet. The building is two stories high. The price paid by Governor Sims for the lot and building Is s1725O. The sale was made by Brown Bros. 6 Co.
The age-herald., 1901-10-10
PUBLIC SPEAKING

The State Democratic campaign com mittee announces the following appoint ments for constitution ratification speeches:
 Dr. R. M. Cunningham--Ft. Deposit. Friday, October Il; Greenville, Saturday, October 12; Andalusia, Wednesday. Octo- Der 16.
 Hon. John B. Knox-opelika. Monday. October IA; Lafayette, Monday night, October IA: Oneonta, Monday. October 2i: Union Springs. Monday, October 2S; Troy. Tuesday, October 29; Ozark. Wednesday, October 3O Dothan. Thursday. October S1; Montgomery Friday night. November 1: Birmingham, Thursday night October 17.
 Hon. Tennant Lomax-Luverne. Satur- day, October 12.
 Hon. H. D. Clayton, Athens. Saturday October 12.
 Hon. T. L. Buiger-wedowee Monday October IA; Roanoke. Monday night, Oc- tober 14: Rockford, Wednesday. October 16
 Hon. Geo. A. Sorrell-Rockford, Mon. day, October IA
 Hon. J. B. Graham, Ashvilie, Monday October A.
 Senator E. w. Pettus-H -Huntsville Tuesday, October 15; Montgomery. Friday night. October IS.
 Hon. J. N Miller-Monroeville Wed. nesday, October 16
 Gen. Geo. P. Harrison-Rockford. Fri day. October IS.
 Hon. J. Thomas Hefiin-SaIem, Satur- day. October 19; Selma. Wednesday. Oc- tober, 18.
 Hon. J. H. Wallace--Killen. Saturday, October 12, 10 a. m; Lexington, Saturday October 12, 2 p. m
 Col. William W. Brandon-Selma, We'd nesday. October 16; Athens, Saturday, November 9.
 Hon. William Richardson--Steven Saturday. October 26
The age-herald., 1901-10-10
Sunday School Meeting Tonight.

A meeting of all the pastors. Sunday school superintendents and Sunday school teachers of the city of Birmingham is hereby called to meet in the pariors of the First Methodist church in this city this Thursday evening at 8 o'clock sharp This meeting is called for the purpose of making final arrangements for the annual convention of the Jefferson County Sun day School Association, which will meet at the First Cumberland Presbyterian church in this city on Friday. October IS. You are urged to attend the meeting this evening. as 1t is of great importance, and we desire your personal attendance. Yours very truly.
 D. A. WILSON,
 Pres. B'ham City s. S. Assn.
 voN L. THOMPSON,
 Pres. Jeff Co. S. s. Assn,
The age-herald., 1901-10-10
WARM OCTOBER
 AND BAD COLDS
PuzzIing Question of WooIens and Other Wearables With
 Something Like Summer,

The people of Birmingham are several degrees warmer than were their ances- tors one year ago. Men who rise with the sun these days of bill collectors and furniture vans. feel the chilly creep of fall as they take a downward turn, but when the hour of noon approaches visions of summer and the breezy seaside scenes on magazine backs add to the horror of woolen underwear.
 At 8 o'clock on the morning of October 9, 1901, Birmingham was cooled off with 56 degrees of the Jacobs weather ticker By 12 o'clock the mercury crawled up to 68 and then gradually dropped off with the coming of night. Yesterday while an army of bricklayers and carpenters were building city halls big hotels and think ing about sky-scraping office buildings the thermometer opened up at o'clock with 6SS degrees of heat and made 1t hot for pedestrians towards midday. At 12 o'clock 75.2 degrees were chalked up by the weathermaker and the minimum heat of the day was 63.6.
 The warm spell descended with the passing of September and heat has grad
 
 ually grown stronger until the cool days of September when the show windows were filled with overcoats and heavy wraps, have been forgotten. Many men and all the women had decided on the fall coat long ago and the cheer of the winter fire had come only to be shattered by the hot October days and the second appearance of the tantalizing net waist.
 Physicians say the weather of the past two weeks has been productive of numer- ous colds and in a few instances of the dreaded pneumonia. The cool nights and warm days puzzle people in selecting underclothes. and severe colds bear wit ness to the errors of judgment.
 MT. Jacobs promises some good things for the morrow.
The age-herald., 1901-10-10
STEAM COAL LOWER
 THAN LAST SEASON
Decline Is Light, Though the Demand Is Rather Quiet-Has Been No
 Decline In Crate Coal.

The demand for steam coal has been rather quiet the past few weeks. and in consequence the price has declined a few cents ton as compared with the price at which 1t sold year ago. The price at the present time ranges from $1.10 to $1.25 a ton. dependent upon the grade of the coal. A year ago operators obtained from s1.2O to s1.S5 a ton for the same grades.
 Notwithstanding the lessened demand and the decline in the price of the prod uct, most of the mines in the Birming- ham district are now running on compar- atively full time. and the output Is equal ly as great as it was during the fall of 1900.
 Domestic or grate coal Is in better de- mand than steam coal. and the prices have not experienced the same decline as noted in the latter.
The age-herald., 1901-10-10
BOARD OF TRADE
 TAXES ACTION
Relative to Reduction of Fire
 Insurance Rates
DEMANDS INSTANT CHANGE
Promise of Rebate On Policies Not Satlsfactory-ResoIutIons Adopt ed Regarding Street Railroad
 and Other Franchises.

The regular monthly meeting of the Board of Trade. which had been post poned for a week, was held yesterday af- ternoon at 4 o'clock In the Alabama Na- tional Bank building. President Colman Blach occupied the chair and the attend ance was unusually large.
 After an animated discussion of the in- surance question these resolutions were adopted:
 That the city, having compiled with all conditions. the Southeastern Tariff Association should put into effect without further delay the one-third reduction on basis rate of insurance as agreed, and
 That the issuing of policies under the not satisfactory, and the Board of Trade demands of the Southeastern Tariff As- sociation to put the reduction into effect at once, as agreed on."
 Alderman George B. Ward addressed the board in relation to the proposed grant of franchises to the street rail- way, and at the conclusion of his re- marks the following resolutions were adopted:
 
 judiciary committee of the City Council measure granting to the Birmingham Railway. Light and Power Company a franchise over seventy-eight (70 blocks in the city of Birmingham for the sum of $7800 and on the same terms as is now granted the existing contract with the city; and
 'fWhereas, The Board of Trade believ- ing the city should ever retain the con- trol of It's streets and highways as closely as possible. believes the proposed measure to be against public policy and inimical to the best interests of the city; therefore be 1t
 Resolved. That this body requests the Board of Aldermen to grant no franchise of any kind whatever except for limit ed period of time, and in no case exceed ing twenty years. Be 1t further
 Resolved, That the Board of Aldermen be requested, whenever any franchise is granted, to retain the right to allow any laid down in the streets, and also retain the right to fix the compensation to be paid therefor. which compensation shall in all cases be paid to the city,
 A motion was also adopted providing that petition endorsing the resolution on city franchises be circulated among business men for signatures.
 A resolution was agreed to that a com mittee of ten members be appointed to wait upon the newspapers and ask for their support of measures advocated by the board.
The age-herald., 1901-10-10
JAP o'NEAL's CRIME.
Killed Former City Marshal PIosser
 Twenty Years Ago.

Anent the story of the killing of Jap ONeal by railroad train last Tuesday night, the story of his killing MT. Plosser is brought to mind.
 It was in 1881. one cold winter night that Jap ONeal invited MT. Plosser into a bar room-the store now occupied by Herzfeld as a furniture store in Nine teenth street, and asked him to take a drink. As he was doing so O'Neal cut his throat. and he fell dead within a few minutes.
 Plosser had been city marshal of Bir- mingham and 1t appeared on trial that he had given offense to O'Neal during his term of office. After the killing O'Neal left the city and was gone for number of years. When he returned he stood his trial and was convicted of manslaughter, served a sentence in the penitentiary and was free man at the time of his death
 MT. Plosser was the father of Mrs. Caldwell Bradshaw, Mrs. w. M. Cosby and Messrs. Louis, Frank and Claude rlosser of this, city.
The age-herald., 1901-10-10
The North Alabama Grocer.

The latest publication to bid for the patronage of the business men of Bir- mingham and North Alabama is the North Alabama Grocer, the first issue of which has just made its appearance. Samuel Mullen is the editor of the pub lication and the first issue Is very credit able. It Is devoted principally to the re- tail grocery trade and it's market and general trade review Is creditable to a marked degree. The North Alabama Grocer is filled with live news of interest to the grocery trade and with advertise ments. It Is gotton up in an attractive manner and is deserving of the liberal patronage amongst the trade to which 1t caters.
The age-herald., 1901-10-10
NEWS TO CAPTAIN o'BRlEN
That He Is Candidate for United
 States Marshal.

Capt. Frank P. O'Brien was asked last night if the statement was true that he would be an applicant for the United States marshalship to succeed Marshal Cooper
 T know nothing about it," he re- piled. Tt Is news to me. A friend of mine said something to me yester- day about rumor to that effect, and I told him his remark was the first I had heard of my alleged candidacy. If friends of mine have said or done any thing in my behalf in the matter am not aware of It."
The age-herald., 1901-10-10
ATLANTA HORSE SHOW. The Entries VIII Close on the 16th of
 October.

The managers of the Atlanta Horse Show. which will be held October 22-25 have sent out invitations to owners of horses all over the South asking that their animals be entered in the show. Acl companying the invitation is a list of prizes offered for the different classes of horses. The entries close on October la. The exhibits at the show will include breeding horses. roadsters. and driving horses. harness and saddle horses. hunt CTS and jumpers.
The age-herald., 1901-10-10
city Council Committees TonIqht.

The police and sanitation. street and finance committees of the City Council will hold joint meeting tonight for the purpose of considering the garbage ques- ton. The Mayor and Aldermen have un- der consideration the advisability of the city removing the garbage with It's own forces. and not by contract, as has been the custom in the past
The age-herald., 1901-10-10
To coIonlxe Jew,s.

Mexico City, October 9.-Dr. von Blowitz says he has arranged for col onizing sixty-five thousand Jews in this republic, and claims to have bought million acres of land in the State of Sonora, where the first He brew colony will be established.
The age-herald., 1901-10-10
COTTON RECEIPTS
In Birmingham Continue Small, the
 Crop Being Late.

Local cotton continues to move slow ly. Between fifteen and twenty bales came to Birmingham by wagon yes terday, but usually the receipts have amounted to twenty-five bales a day before the first of October. The crop is fully two weeks late this year.
 The cash price for good middling yesterday was TAG.
The age-herald., 1901-10-10
Fast Service via. the Mobile 6 Ohio
 Railroad.

Fast service via the Mobile and Ohio Railroad for Cairo, St. Louis and notnts 7 in the North. East and West New equipment. through sleepers. Superior service. P. s. Hay, S. D. P. A. No q Commerce street, Montgomery Ala. c N. Shepard. c. P. A., Mobile, Ala.
The age-herald., 1901-10-10

The key to health is in the kidneys and liver. Keep these organs active and you have health. strength and cheerful spir- its. Prickly Ash Bitters is stimuiant for the kidneys, regulates the liver stomach and bowels. A golden household remedy,
The age-herald., 1901-10-10
Broker Shoots Himself.

New Orleans. October 9.-Louis Herr mann. prominent member of the Cot ton Exchange, shot himself in the breast this evening under the strain of i'll health which compelled his retirement from active business several months ago. He was the senior member of Louis Hermann & Co.,, cotton brokers. Mir. Hermann died several hours later.
The age-herald., 1901-10-10

Pure blood is necessary to enjoy perfect health. Hoods Sarsaparilla insures both.
The age-herald., 1901-10-10
15 Minutes

sufficient to give you most delicious tea biscuit using Royal Baking Powder as di- rected. A pure, true leavener.s
The age-herald., 1901-10-10

Call for the best-Lemp's Bottld Beer.