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The age-herald., 1901-08-12
NED BRACE ON ATLANTIC
 CITY AND BOARDWALK


 Atlantic City. N J.. August 11.-(spe- cial.)-Have you ever been to Atlantic City and the Board Walk? I add the Board Walk because without 1t there would be no Atlantic City in the summer resort sense.
 Atlantic City, and it's Board Walk, is built along the Jersey Beach. There is the ocean, then the beach, the Board Walk and the hotels. Behind the later is the city. But nobody cares for the city in summer, The beach and the Board Walk constitute the whole thing The hotels are simply necessities. They are good and as rule expensive, though there be cheap ones. too. All the life Is upon the beach and Board Walk Of each there Is five miles. The beach is Of hard sand, and the surf is usually fine. Along the beach runs the Board Walk. 1t stands ten feet above the sand, built upon posts. with iron rails along each side, and Is from forty to fifty feet wide In other words, 1t Is an elevated street. or long bridge. Along the inner side hundreds of stores and shops and the atres, and restaurants open; while the ocean side is vacant except for the sew eral entrances to piers, built far out into the ocean. Upon the piers are theatres, concert halls and all manner of places of amusement, as well as seats for thous- ands who may wish to watch those bath ing in the surf. The surf bathers. in hundreds and even thousands, are among the breakers and along the beach in front and below you, while band plays on an elevated stand behind you. So you may see. hear and be amused all at once. It costs you ten cents admission to these piers
 Indeed 1t costs you ten cents for every thing at Atlantic City. That Is, to go anywhere. It is a great Midway show. There is something new every day. And 1t Is Bohemian in the extreme. The Beach and the Board Walk are particu- larly so. Thousands of pretty, plump girls don bathing suits to go Into the surf. There are likewise fat ladies and thin ladies in bathing suits and in the surf. Then there are plump ones and others who don bathing suts too pretty to soil with salt water. They and their prettily abbreviated suits stroll up and down the beach and even show themselves fre- quently during high tide along the Board themselves do this; but there are many of them. Some are too modest to shy the water entirely, and consequently walk Into the water ankle deep. Then
The age-herald., 1901-08-12
WOODS WANTS PROTECTION.
Prize Winner in Land Lottery Appeals
 to Governor for Troops.

Fort Sill, O. T., August 11.-J. R. Woods the prize winner in the land lottery who claimed a strip along the Lawton town site to the injury of Miss Mattie Beals. the Kansas telephone girl, has appealed to ex-Governor Richards, who conducted the opening. to have government troops put the trespassers off his homestead. Photographic correspondence Is said to. have passed between Governor Richards and Major H. l.. Scott, commanding of ficer at Fort Sill, but no official order has yet been given.
 Squatters anr now camped on nearly every lot in the 16O acres of Woods homestead. They have sunk wells and contracted for the erection of frame buildings. Woods professes to be uncon- cerned. His lawyer declared that if his homestead rights are denied every other homestead entry is worthless and chaos will prevail
The age-herald., 1901-08-12
Bare Feet Reddened Snow.


 By the blood from their bare feet in the snow you could have tracked the men of the Palmetto Sharpshooters the Confederate regiment of South Carolini- ans, in East Tennessee In 1863. said l.. M. Cannon, chairman of the relief com mittee of Camp Hardee.
 The soldiers actually marched through snow barefooted. and frequently the blood from their feet stained the snow Tn my company there wasn't a pair of shoes, very few of us had blankets, and all of us were starving You see, we had been cut of from our supplies and were amongst a bitterly hostile people. We d been fighting around Knoxville under Longstreet and had moved on, leaving the enemy to come between us and our base of supplies.
 ''One bitterly cold day supply Of corn in the ear was received from the potton' lands of the Holston river, and three ears were dealt out as ratlons to each man
 We were starving for food, and so our command bivouacked in order that we might eat the corn. We tried to parcn II by the fire, at any rate get It hot, and then we chewed on 1t till our jaws ached. As We were munching our corn on the roadside. General Longstreet ana ms stan passed along, riding to the front
 General you've given us the corn when are you going to give us the 1oo- Columbus, Ga. ;der?' the men called out.
 General Longstreet did not turn ms head; but many years afterwards, when I was calling upon him In dainesVllie' Ga. he recalled the incident and told me that the shout of the men as they ate their ears of corn that bitter day cut him like a knife
 My God he said, T couldn't give them anything to eat, and when they asked me about the fodder it sounded as If they were complaining against me-
 T have always entertained the great est respect for General Iongstreet, and l expect to respect his memory as long as I live.
 "Our company of the Palmetto Sharp shooters was from Spartanburg, and was made up of unmarried young men. Out of the 160 who enlisted 49 were killed, and only some fifteen escaped without heinz wounded"
The age-herald., 1901-08-12
s7 DUTY ON MENpEp SOCKS.

Chicago Telegram in the N. Y. Times.
 Gottlieb Heinzen visited the Fatheriand few months ago, and when there his aged mother presented to him-half a dozen pairs of socks she herself had made. Heinzen prized them highly. In the course of time they began to wear out at the toes. When four pairs wanted mending Heinzen packed them up and sent the box to his mother They were received, darned and returned.
 Heinzen learned of their arrival here, but when he found out the duty assessed against them he protested. His protest was put on file. but Heinzen had to pay the duty pending a hearing of his com plaint.
 He Is now s7 out because of the charges incurred on the return trip of the mended socks.
The age-herald., 1901-08-12
"BoBS" AND ROBERTS.
adelphia Times.

From the Philadelphia Times.
 One who knows Earl Roberts writes: Here is an incident showing the kind and genial affability of Lord Roberts who some two or three years ago, having occa- sion to see me, called at my office at a moment when I chanced to be away His Lordship addressed my confidential rep resentative, who was in charge, request message to me immediately on my return. Now, the individual to whom his lordship gave these instructions was a man of somewhat excitable temperament, of marked loquacious tendencies, agreeable manners, of military bearing. and pos sessed of very considerable conversational powers, so after an agreeable and under the circumstances, inevitable chat, he ventured to inquire who the gentleman was he had the pleasure of addressing. Lord Roberts, was the laconic reply. Good gracious, sir, I knew you were a soldier. but surely you are not the great Lord Roberts!' Say, as tell you. that Lord Roberts called. and never mind the question of size, great or small, was the response. Why, how remarkable, my lord, my name happens to be Roberts. too,' exclaimed the astonished inquirer. Well said his lordship, we may per- haps claim relationship. Whom do you hail from? Ever been in the service? No, my lord. was born within the sound of Bow Bells and, standing at
 attention he added: I can only pose as a sort of amateur soldier; have been at tached to the hearth and home" defense division for some years, and hold cap tain's commission in the - regiment of volunteers.' Good sir,' replied the field marshal, you couldn't have been better engaged. I have high opinion of the volunteer forces, and am glad to make
The age-herald., 1901-08-12
THE BRookSIDE.
By Lord Houghton.

By Lord Houghton.
 Richard Moneton Mines as born in Yorkshire, England, June 1s, SO9. and died at Vichy, August H. 1885. He was educated at Cambridge Univers- ty. was elected to Parliament, and made baron in 1863.
 I wandered by the brookside
 I wandered by the mill;
 could not hear the brook flow The noisy wheel was still; There was no burr of grasshopper No chirp of any bird,
 But the beating of my own heart
 Was all the sound I heard. I sat beneath the elm tree:
 I watched the long, long shade, And, as it grew still longer, I did not feel afraid; For I listened for a footfall, I listened for a word
 But the beating of my own heart
 Was all the sound I heard
 He came not-no, he came not The night came on alone The little stars sat, one by one, Each on his golden throne; The evening wind passed by my checks The leaves above me stirred But the beating of my own heart Was all the sound I heard.
 Fast silent tears were flowing, When something stood behind; A hand was on my shoulder . knew it's touch was kind: It drew me nearer. nearer We did not speak ono word, For the beating of our own hearts Was all the sound we heard.
The age-herald., 1901-08-12
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR.

From the New York Press.
 Women who marry for home usually get 1t broken up.
 Woman gets all the liberty she ever has when she is married, but man gives up all he ever had.
 When a man goes to the dogs any one way of doing 1t will most always satisfy him. but when woman starts to go wrong she tries all the different ways at once.
 When an otherwise sensible womans hair begins to change to streaky yellow it is a sign she Is getting old or getting tired of remembering the things her mother taught her.
 A girl can figure out all kinds of ways she is going to accept man when he proposes, but when the time comes all she remembers of her plan is to grab him and hang on to him.
The age-herald., 1901-08-12

they sit about upon the sand heaps with their best beaux and enjoy the sunshine and the tanned complexions which come therefrom.
 To one from modest Birmingham the sights along the beach are a bit inter- esting. It furnishes attractive studies in human anatomy, and convinces. one that as whole we are fearfully and wonder fully made
 Along the Board Walk one sees all man. ner of people and styles. The costumes are of all varieties-from the bathing suit to the daintiest Parisien gown of the mill lionairess. Of course no carriages nor automobiles are allowed upon the Board Walk, but there are hundreds of rolling chairs, of wicker, with rubbered wheels. and pushed by men, for hire at 50 cents per hour for single ones and $1 per hour for double seated ones. So everyone may ride who will.
 Upon one of the great piers which runs far out into the ocean-it is mile long there are, besides two or three theatres and pavilions, a modern form of enter tainment which furnishes sensation for the foolhardy. It is known as Hoop the loop" It Is an inclined railroad upon which a small car carrying four passen- gers runs down by gravity and attains such a speed coming down the incline that it runs around loop rising thirty feet or more in the air. It is a perfect circle, up- right, and the car simply goes up and around at such rate of speed that even when It's occupants feet are facing heav- onward one cannot fall. The car shoots around this upright loop at a fearful rate of speed and then out and around curves for several hundred yards before it stops. None but foolhardy boys ever care to try 1t twice.
 Besides the surf bathing and Board Walk there is abundance of sport here in sailing and fishing. There are good boats and beautiful sailing out Into the ocean, though it is sometimes a bit rough.
 The distinctive feature of Atlantic City is however, the Board Walk where every one promenades and walks to see or be seen. It is that which makes Att lantic City. Often as many as fifty thou sand people are said to be upon this five mile walk at one time.
The age-herald., 1901-08-12
About Persons.

 J. s. Williams of Clayton is at the Nor ris.
 T. J. Sims of Memphis is at the Flor ence.
 Hon. Jake w. Weiss of Mobile Is at the Morris. E. J. Flood of Philadelphia is at the Morris.
 S. Baxter of Atlanta is at the Metro politan.
 J. T. Thomas of Mobile is at the Met ropolitan.
 Davis P. Hunt of Trenton, N. J.. is at the Morris.
 J. H Landman, Jr., of Huntsville is at the Florence.
 D. A. Brown of Gallatin, Tenn, is at the Metropolitan. at the Morris.
 John sandiland of Galveston. Tex, is at the Florence.
 F. W. Kirtland of Montgomery Is at the Metropolitan.
 W. D. B. Mitchell of Springfield, Mo-, Is at the Florence. Theodore L, Lilienthal of Houston, Tex, Is at the Metropolitan.
 B. T. Culverhouse of Empire, Walker County, is at the Metropolitan. George W. Williams. Thomas Curtis and Herbert D. Cooke of Boston are at the Florence.
 Former Attorney General William Coch- rane F1tts of Tuscaloosa is at the Nor ris. He goes to Montgomery this morn ing to resume his duties in the constltu- tional convention.
The age-herald., 1901-08-12
Senator Clark Wins.

Chicago, August 11.-It is stated that as a result of a conference held at the Au- ditorium Hotel yesterday between Boswell Miller, MT. Hays. MT. Lomax and Sena- tor Clark, officials. respectively, of the Chcago, Milwaukee and St. Paul. the Southern Pacific, the Union Pacific. the Union Pacific. and the Salt Lake-Los An geles Road, now in process of construc- tion, Senator Clark will be given un- interrupted right of way for his road be- tween Salt Lake and Los Angeles.
The age-herald., 1901-08-12
THE SOUTHERN LYNCHINGS.

Are we of the white race becoming bar barians and losing our knowledge of jus tice and civilization? Surely, there is something wrong not only in these crimes, but in the mental makeup of those who commit them, for the result must be harmful to the general interest The worst of it is that familiarity leads to light treatment of the whole subject. That which would in any other shape be pronounced horrid, becomes the ordinary and expected; men who have high sense of honor in other matters suddenly hark backward to the dark ages when placed in a certain position.
The age-herald., 1901-08-12
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
 AND ELSEWHERE

Astroloser Raphaers prophecies for thls day, Monday. August 12,1sO1:
 An uncertain day"
 See that thous dost not speculate nor lend money; attend to thy business and keep myself very quiet"
 Careless of it's money and fond of pleasure and company will be the child born on this day If female, she will marry an unfortunate man."
The age-herald., 1901-08-12
Preaident Knox In Town.

President John B. Knox of the consti- tutional convention of Alabama is at the Morris. He came to town from his home in Anniston last night, and will proceed to Montgomery this morning.
 President Knox expressed the opinion that practically all of the remaining work of importance of the convention will be finished this week, and that all the convention's business will be conclud- ed by the middle of next week; that is to say, within the next ten days.
 The enabling act provides that thirty days notice shall be given of the cleo ton for the ratification or rejection of the new constitution. and President Knox said he thought the election might be
The age-herald., 1901-08-12
Rain Storm in Arizona.

Tucson, Arz., August n.-Rain storms continue to rage in Southern Arizona. The road to Guayamas was badly washed out, stopping trains. A hurricane rain storm visited Tucson, totally destroying
 he gas works. Several buildings were blown down.
The age-herald., 1901-08-12
2leJ6,r,ee-

your acquaintance Captain Roberts, and glad to shake hands with you. Goodby- but mind and deliver my message and so, with a military salute, the interview ended"
The age-herald., 1901-08-12

At the St. Louis Worlds Fair the mighty scene betwee Jefferson and Ma polean is to be re-enacted. J. P. Nor gan is to act Jefferson in the scene, handing over s15,OOO,OOO on the spot.
The age-herald., 1901-08-12
WINTER IN THE FAR SOUTH.

From the Buenos Ayres Herald.
 Our shortest days of the year have just nassed. and now we shall gradually be- gin to have more sunlight, and soon srring will be upon us
The age-herald., 1901-08-12

The California artists of the profes- sion evidently thought the worlds stock of available gold was too large, and they propose to reduce it tempora- ri1u
The age-herald., 1901-08-12

Little Edith Kathryn Gould, born un- der the flag of the New York Yacht club, is a born enemy of the Boston's MT. Lawson.
The age-herald., 1901-08-12

M. Santos-Dumont is still full of grit. He proposes to rebuild his ship, and he also proposes to ride and guide it him self.
The age-herald., 1901-08-12
ALL IS WELL

From the Atlanta Journal.
 Having heard nothing to the contrary, we presume they managed somehow to get the Hon. John Wesley Gaines through the Suez canal without having to widen it
The age-herald., 1901-08-12

If birds are to destroy mosquitoes, as some propose, then the canning of them against the cold season of the year should proceed forthwith.
The age-herald., 1901-08-12

held by the first of October. He had not consulted with the Governor concerning the election and did not know the Gov ernor's views on the subject; but pre- sumed that the Governors necessary pro- ciamation for the election would be is- sued within week or two after the con- vention completed it's work.
 President Knox, who is looking physi- cally better than ever he looked. and ap- peared mentally even brighter than ever, declared himself well pleased with the present progress of the convention.
The age-herald., 1901-08-12

Admiral Cervera has never been heard to say that he did not get enough at Santiago. He was satisfied with the amount of the pelting he en- countered, and he did not want more of it.
The age-herald., 1901-08-12

Mrs. Allen says the public do her injustice. She says she was Mir. Lo- rillard's companion and private secre- faru
The age-herald., 1901-08-12

The steel trust is rushing ts non union men from one mill to another, but he does not deceive the experts on the ground.
The age-herald., 1901-08-12

The Youngers did not carry off that California gold, but MT. P. Grove may nave had a hand in it,
The age-herald., 1901-08-12

Mark Hanna will not intervene in the steel strike until the proper dramatic moment arrives.
The age-herald., 1901-08-12

Tom Reed does not consider himself strong enough to face the hold-overs in New York.
The age-herald., 1901-08-12

St. Pauls cathedral and Brooklyn bridge are sisters in affiiction and sus- pension.
The age-herald., 1901-08-12

The Hon. plnky Blitz is a candidate for mayor in the new city of Lawton, Okla.
The age-herald., 1901-08-12

Gusher wells are needed if the mos quito is to be assailed with kerosene.
The age-herald., 1901-08-12

More irrigation instead of more rain would suit the far West.
The age-herald., 1901-08-12

Nicely knows ,ne way of the trans gressor is not Aaru if he has pull" !"
The age-herald., 1901-08-12

The Chinese problem is infested with settlements that do not settle.
The age-herald., 1901-08-12

Coney Island is the pinochle center of the country.
The age-herald., 1901-08-12

D. A Fitch and J. c. Little are the only authorized travellng representatives or The Age-Herald in it's circulating depart menL
The age-herald., 1901-08-12

Loop experts will soon be needed at Washington.
The age-herald., 1901-08-12

The weather mas no friends after its July record.
The age-herald., 1901-08-12
Hero Worship of General Wheeler.

"Hero-worship, as applied to General Joseph Wheeler. Grand Marshall is the inscription under an excellent reproduce ton of an excellent photograph in liar pers Weekly, one of several pictures rep resenting scenes in the recent carnival of flowers in Newport.
 The picture in question presents Tit tie Old Fighting Joe' on horseback, at attention-a most admirable likeness-and a crowd of small boys looking up at him In open-mouthed admiration. The atti- tude of General Wheeler, together with the entire picture, is eminently charac- teristic of the illustrious Alabamian.
 As the Age-Herald has stated, General Wheeler is spending the season at New port. and word comes that he is the hero of the small boy and the swell set'' alike at the most exclusive seaside re- sort in America. In the recent flower carnival he was grand marshal of the parade, and he rode a superb horse.
The age-herald., 1901-08-12
Georqe Eustls and Paris.

Envy is the tribute which the unlucky pay to the lucky, and I am just now in the attitude of envying George Eustis on account of his prospective residence in Paris" said a man who has merely tast- ed the sweets of Parisian life
 From Birmingham to Paris is far cry, truly; from Twenty-f1rst street to the Hotel de Vile there are thousand years; and between the ward politician of Bir- mingham and the boulevardier there is mentally as we'll as physically, a wide sea that can never be bridged.
 Whatever my friend MT. Eustis may think of 1t. I'd rather live on two francs a day and fish for nothing from the Pont Neuf than to be the servant of any town council on this continent. I'd rather be waiter in the Champs de- Eysee and retain my independence than to be harried by any hero of the wards in the world.
 ''The voices of the boulevards are the real murmur of the world, whatever may be the rustic cackle of our sparrowhawks here in our valley, and one may easily live more in a year, and to more personal advantage, than one may live in ten years in any ordinary provincial town.
 Education, travel, training and experi- ence have peculiarly fitted MT. Eustis for the enjoyment of Paris. He can appre- ciate its splendor, its charm, Its life. It's immeasureable stores of artistic wealth. In short, MT. Eustis can appreciate Paris! when that's said everything's said it is all in that one place name
 For five and twenty years the English have sneered, though rather good-humor- edly. that all good Americans go to Paris when they die'-referring, of course, to the great fondness of our countrymen for the French capital, an attachment, which, by the way, is not so strong during the past few years. MT. Eustis Is good American who is going to Paris to live; and he is far more fortunate than the overwhelming majority of Americans who Journey thither, in that he and his family will drop into a secure place already made for them in the best society of France. MT. Eustis' mother is already there, and for generations the Eustises have been we'll established in French so- ciety; the late Ambassador Eustis. MT. George Eustis' uncle, being the fourth one of the American family in direct de- scent to have a house in Paris.
 'So MT. Eustis Is to be cordially con- graduated upon resigning the treasurer ship of Birmingham"
The age-herald., 1901-08-12

The oi.lng of mosquitoes is a new in- dustry.
The age-herald., 1901-08-12

J. s. Williams of Clayton Is at the Nor ris.
 T. J. Sims of Memphis is at the Flor
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it Is the offlcia: advertlsIn. medium of the State of Alabama ard of the city of Birmingham.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-01-23
WATERBURY DEFEATED


 In Exciting Overtime Polo Game.
 Quite goodly sized audience saw the Blues defeat Waterbury at the rink last night in very exciting overtime game. The three periods were well contested by both teams. But the play was some what slow and goals were difficult to get, principally owing to the splendid defense put up by both sides. Tim Hayes occupied Whipples' place and the fans took to him right away. He covered Russell in good shape and spoiled many of his most dangerous drives, for which he was roundly ap- plauded. Canavan and Lations also put up an excellent game, but Jason was somewhat slow in catching on to Bone s passes. It was not until the final over time period that all of the players aWoke and with them the audience. The ball travelled from goal to goal with lightning rapidity, and as each side came within the scoring point the crowd rose to it's feet and shouted and cheered until the time that Bone caught the leather at fortyfive degree angle and sent it spinning into the cage, and the crowd rose to a man and cheered themselves hoarse and SO finished the second last game of the season.
 Score-Goal, New Haven 4, Water bury 8; rushes, Bone 9, Russell i fouls, Hayes, Fox: stops, Lations 27, Fox 31; referee, Leahy; timer, Turner; scorer, HauSlnan