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The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-12-09

Many hundred more guesses came in yesterday. and this weeks contest seems to have aroused more interest than any of the previous. and the chances are that fully eight or ten thousand people will guess who this partially bald-headed man is. But no matter how many guess. whether they guess early or late, you stand as good chance of winning the five-dollar goldpiece as any one. All the guesses received are thoroughly shuf-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-12-09
RUNNING NEW LINE.
Civil Engineers at Work On Road
 Near San Antonio.

San Antonio, Tex, December S.-The civil engineers of the Frisco system are in the field running a line from Brady, in McColloch county, to .Sar Antonio.
 A prominent railroad official, who is in a position to know, speaking tc a representative of the Associated Press, said today:
 "The Frisco will not go any further than San Antonio, as traffic arrange ments have been made with the Mexi can Central whereby both roads will make this city their terminal point and both come into the same depot The deal also provides through Mex ican service for the Frisco, as well as through service for the Mexican Cen tral to all points west and east via the Frisco"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-12-09
RARE AMERICAN COINS

1 consisted of brass shillings, sixpennies and threepennies.
 In this day of impoverished immigrants 1t is refreshing, if it is not astounding, , to know that an Irish immigrant to New Jersey in 1882 brought such a quantity of metallic coins of various denomina- tions that their circulation was author ized by law as the circulating medium of the colony. The Irish Mark Newby shillings in Massachusetts met with as decided an opposition as they had in Ireland. King Charles had sold the priv ilege to Newby to coin and circulate these debased coins in Ireland, but the king was finally compelled, by the op- position of the people to withdraw the privilege and repay MT. Newby the sum exacted for the franchise.
 Newby then acme out to the colonies and endeavored to circulate his shillings. The governor and the crowns represen- tative were instructed by order of King Charles to aid MT. Newby, but the coin circulated under such protest that the profits of the undertaking were too small for a profit all round, and the Newby coinage disappeared.
 The Newby shillings bear on the ob- verse side an eagle standing with ex- tended a crown. The reverse, St. Patrick with double cross, driving the reptiles before him.
 It may be proper to notice that the United States has coined other noncir- culating coins besides the four and the one-dollar gold pieces mentioned. There was a mintage of 500 silver dollars in 1794 bearing on the obverse side military bust of Washington and on the reversed side an eagle standing with extended wings. There were only sixty quarter eagles coined in 1796, while the first gold coins struck by the United States were 744 half eagles in 1795 and not until 1907 was the value of the coin struck stamp ed upon them. The three-dollar gold coins authorized by congress in 1858 were minted up to as late as 1SS9 when their coinage was discontinued. They are worth but little over their face value to collectors.
 The confederate silver half dollar, coined in New Orleans, will bring a high CT price. These half dollars escaped the fate of the coins prepared for the con- federacy immediately previous to the outbreak of the civil war, and in prepar- ation for that event. The federal gov ernment captured the coinage at the outset, so that not a single piece (silver half dollars) got in circulation.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-12-09

slrable immigrants, he declared, would not come here if the tax was raised. These are the people who cause the most trouble in this country"
 Commissioner of Immigration Williams of New York suggested certain changes in the bill in order to draw more tightly the line of immigrants.
 Perjury at Ellis Island.
 There was much perjury at Ellis island, Mir. Williams said, particularly with re- spect to diseased immigrants, and a term of Imprisonment should be fixed in cases of that kind. He was emphatic in favoring the sale of liquors at immigrant stations, and insisted that the secretary of the treasury should have authority to say what should be sold at these sta- tions.
 Dr. A. B. Richardson, commissioner of lunacy for New York state, corroborat- ed the statements of MT. Brown regard- ing the proportion of foreign-born insane in hospitals, and urged the closest re- strictions on aliens. In cases of suspects, Dr. Richardson urged that the burden of proof be put on the individual and not on the government. Senators Mason and Clay thought this would be hardship.
 The committee adjourned until to- morrow.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-12-09
A MODEL ROYAL WIFE.
Empress of Germany the Mistress of
 Her Own Home.

From the New York World.
 To be mistress of her own house and family has been since the days of her marriage, the chief ambition of the Em- press of Germany. It Is said that she has succeeded, and holds this title so firmly that she is able to set her foot i down even when it is to some cherished plan of her imperial husband that she objects.
 A canoe was recently added to the royal vessels on the lakes at Potsdam, where the six sons of the German emperor get their first ideas of naval life. AL though the boys are all good swimmers, the empress looked upon the canoe as a dangerous toy, especially for the younger children. She ordered it sent back. But the emperor ordered it made for the princes" pleaded the agent. Perhaps so," was the reply;. The may be German emperor but am nursery emperor" The canoe was returned.
 The Empress Is a model wife and mother, and was called by Prince Bis marck a perfect ideal of what sov- ereign should be. She is comedy and of hausfrau type, and takes no part and little interest in politics. She is singu- larly sweet tempered, kindly and patient and it is said that no member of the royal family or servant in the palace or guest at court has ever heard her speak an ill-natured word.
 The Kaiserin is justly proud of her beautiful figure. She is slender and most graceful; her figure Is her greatest beauty-one might perhaps say her only beauty. It has been labor to bring about this desirable state of things, and 1t has taken some time, for the Kaiserin was inclined to be decidedly stout some years ago. Her majesty had a horror of fat, and took herself sternly in hand
 With the aid of a competent medical man, and with a strong will, she set to work at Abbazia to counteract her tend | ency to corpulency, and it was just In time. The cure worked rapidly, as every one remembers, but, unfortunately, her majesty overdid it, and her hair turned gray-later on to snowy white. The Kaiser did not like that, but, as nothing could be done. he consoled himself with the fact that his wife's face had re- mained young and she had obtained a perfect figure.
 The Kaiserin keeps herself rigidly to her fixed plan of living. She drinks hard ly anything. It was noticed at the open ing of the Lette Haus at Berlin recently that though she ate a hearty lunch, she drank nothing. She Is most careful what she eats, in spite of a healthy appetite. Potatoes, sugar and bread have no part in her bill of fare.
 As to exercise her majesty is indefat- igable. If the weather is too bad to go out riding or walking she makes the rounds of the palace, upstairs and down. stairs, several times day Some one was heard to ask lately, on the occasion of the kaiserin mounting four flights of long stone steps, why a lift had not been pro- vided-especially as her majesty, in her capacity of patroness, was sure to visit the building often. The reply was-by a lady who knows the kaiserin-"Oh, that is exactly what her majesty likes!'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-12-09

All kinds of cuts. Age-Herald En. graving Department.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-12-09
Wright Advocates Reduction.

Washington, December S.-Gen. Luke E. Wright, vice governor of the Philip pines, before the house committee on ways and means today advocated re- duction of tariff rates on Philippine goods coming into the United States to 20 per cent of the Dingley schedule, as provided by the bill introduced by Repre- sentative Cooper instead of 75 per cent as under the present law. General Wright said this would result in a better market for Philippine goods and provide more revenue for the islands.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-12-09
Avoid an open fire horror. Get a fire guard from S. Spiro.
SPRAYED OR STOLENI

From our stables, 3rd ave. and 18th st., two black mare mules Is hands high, weigh. ing 1900 pounds each, about 8 years old; also one brown mare mule 16 hands high, ' years old and weighs about 1900 pounds. Any informa- tion leading to the recovery or the return of the mules will be rewarded by the Bir- mingham Railway, Light and Power Company.
 J. F. ROSS, Secretary
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-12-09
Get the Best for Your Money,

Did your grocer tell you, when you or dered Clifton flour, that he had ''some- thing just as good'? Do you know why he tells you this? It is because he buys some inferior flour for less money and is trying to work this off on you and get a few cents more profit on it. This is a perfectly legitimate thing for the grocer to do, but you ought to see that you get the best value for your money. And to do this insist on his sending you elf ton," the finest patent flour.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-12-09
VERY LOW RATES
Via Southern Railway Account Christ
 mas Holidays.

Account Christmas holidays Southern railway will sell round trip tickets to all points east of Mississippi and south of Ohio and Patomac rivers, at rate one and one-third fare. Tickets on sale De- cember 2S, "A, 25. 30, 31 and January 1, with final limit January 8. 1903. For par ticulars and sleeping car reservation ap- ply Passenger Office, Morris Hotel Build- ing. J. c. Lusk, District Passenger Agent
 12-6-to-12-31
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-12-09
ALIENS 4 SOURCE
 OF MUCH TROUBLE Senate Committee Hears Argu- ment on Immigration Bill NEFOREIGNERSC0STLY Goodwin Brown, an Expert, Says In- sane Aliens In Course of Ten
 Years Have Cost United
 States $5o,ooo.
lNSANEF EFOREIGNERSC0STLY

Washr gton, December S.-The senate committee on immigration today gave a hearing to parties interested in the bill to regulate the immigration of aliens into the United States.
 Goodwin Brown of the New York state lunacy commission said in the state in- sane hospitals of New York there were 2400O inmates. and they were increasing at the rate of about TOO a year. One-half of this large number, he declared, are foreign born and should not have been permitted to land. He offered a proposed amendment to the bill extending the time to two years for deporting an alien who has become a public charge and with the additional provision that "any alien who becomes a public charge by reason of lunacy, idiocy or epilepsy within two years after arrival will be presumed to have become such from causes existing Trior to landing, unless the contrary be affirmatively shown"
 Issue Will Cost $5o,ooo.
 Mir. Brown said that in the course of ten years the foreign-born insane in this country will cost the United States s5O.- 900. He declared that the state of New York would be willing to pay the entire expense of deporting all who came to the state and all who became insane within two years, provided that the amendment should be adopted.
 The foreign insane. MT. Brown said were largely of the poorer classes.
 Commissioner General of Immigration Sargent urged the retention of the pro- vision for a $s-a-head tax. Many unde-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-12-09
Usually the Case.

From the Baltimore News. See how devotedly, how impassionate- ly, how fondly Mrs. Smith gazes into her husbands facel Isn't it perfectly charming?'
 "H'm! You're a little off That ain't Smith; that's Jones. That's Smith down in the corner holding Mrs. Jones hand"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-12-09

Huyler's is the only direct route to a girls heart-Twice a week at Doster- Northing- ton Drug Go.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-12-09

Purify the sewers of the body and stim- ulate the digestive organs to obtain health. strength and energy. Prickly Ash Bitters is tonic for the kidneys, llver stomach and bowels.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1902-11-23
MINISTRIES
EliS To Put On Red Hot
 Coon Show.

The l1,ai ElkS ore going Co put on a minstrel psrfo.mlnee within a few weeks, probably New Years night which win ts ,1s hottest thing ever seen in this ci,v A good committee, consisting oi wide 1a ss -1i progressive EIks was chosen att1. Ist meeting Co h.ys Che show .n ,t-.gs.
 Steps have been taken to have several D. .ss.51lls and old time minstrel msu c,us tl this ,.ty Co assis, the l0saI talent. Ths lccll tlisn, now in the city will be able e, pI, lP a great performance but a5,a.0g Is Co be lsft uadons Co make the shrya big success and Cor that -eas n several outsiders are going to be asked % participate.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1902-11-23
Bunkers Collapse At Tread
 we'll and Bury Miners.

Special Dispatch Co Daily \llskanl
 Junslu. Nov. ee.-Ols of the most serious min. accidents wh,,h have hop psnsi f5r some months occurred lt IieAd- well Is.rIlb'. Asa result two men are am5og 'bs 1eli.
 The seIghurt- cloksrs at the Mexican mine c5I rs.i and p-scip.t ted tons oi sulphu-tss upon ht0,s-s engaged below who ws-s buried Men were at cn-s F-i Co work rssurE th- ua.u-Ny m.ners tu' when they were r.lcheI its wlS sN.nc, Io vI.5- N-chs and Chlr.ss w.s-u', both S.ly5rars The ltts, was a brakeman on tbe 5,s car Four o,hs-s narrowly ss.8pe5 2..h .hs.- lives,
 Tn. ,o.llcss ars Cue to ths heavy ie.. of we, snow assisted tv ths great amount Of sl.phl-.-s .r t6s 5-aNe-s.
 Wls-l.. has I tam..F,
The daily morning Alaskan., 1902-11-23
Ha. Big Line OfstOvss

Frank B.shoprick has recently received a t'E line of the verv best heaters and he is prep red Co meet any demand that may arise on recount of a cold winter. Any one who Is not already provided with hslters, 5ithsi for wood or coal, VIII do well ty consult him before Investing, His pr.ces 5re reasonable and his goods are wH5t he represents them to be.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1902-11-23
Fine Window Disp'ay

One ,. Che hottest Iu.s -.sr.av' .t msu's shoes ever made .H One -..v, .s 'hl, isplaysl by B. M. S.nrs7n. .hc sN,.l- s.vs shoe ms--h10t whose s,o-s IS A t.e BI-.sy building. Mr simpson recently got iul shipment ei tHev--v oss, shoes and h. Is selling them a, very -e-s11l5.e rr-..s.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1902-11-23
TWO DEAD AT JUNEUA
Lieut.. Jarvis Returns North
 After Tour of Inspection

[SrscilI Dispatch to The Daily Alaskan.l
 Juneau. Nov 2z-Lisut. Jarvis, GUS t5us ,o.'sc..r arrived here today on the AINL Hs wen, Co Ketchikan on the Da.bln last week and after Inspecting the customs ofice at that place, went Co Wran- EsL From there he me hoie and will now Co S.ta.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1902-11-23
For Rent

Five room cottage, corner of Seventh and Main Fine range and boiler bath -1. m wiih toilet, washstand, porcelain b4,h,ub wi h shower. Apply Co Cleve HlI BliTi of Trade, G0-23-u
The daily morning Alaskan., 1902-11-23

lSpesial Dispatch to Daily Aiaskaul
 Juneau, Nov. 12.-Ths FTllion brings word of the Tlsminiln which has Cor several days been given up as among the missing crlits. The rlsmInan buNe down while out fr a. Ks,chIbln. She
The daily morning Alaskan., 1902-11-23
Soldier, Expect Thsir Pay

There w.l 5s ,1y among Che soldiers - dlv. The arrival Q, tr. F.glIi caw.. u1- t5u5,ei,y bring ,5 them their month. s p4v.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1902-11-23

The seattle Bohemmn oraught Beer ls le oest and most expensive draught ,cr muie r spatte. For sale at thc so- tils saloon. '. ~ri state and Sixth ave-
The daily morning Alaskan., 1902-11-23

lr- Royal Laundry cannot bs eNceIlet They c.D suit your taste and -ouvenienc. and ft v.l .in p-.ces. Phone g7, next to electric light g.lnt.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1902-11-23

,f you want good work done telephone N5 u3 Automatic. Key City Laundry They take Co away and return it In a few hours. 6
The daily morning Alaskan., 1902-11-23

The Idaho has just completed arrange m.nts Co sell Co the public the celebrated SIllgw5y Piissnsr and Bohemian Beers fruoc, per glass. e
The daily morning Alaskan., 1902-11-23

New line of the latest ial skirts and ti'1r mlte suits have just been received at Behren1s 27f
The daily morning Alaskan., 1902-11-23

70 you want Co gain entrance Into ths 0cmes of the buying class, place your ad sgtisement in the I3liIy Alaskan.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1902-11-23

li you want Co be well Informed on lotal happenings, su5scrj.e for the DIIlv Alas kan. Phone Io.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1902-11-23

Best b ihs in the city at the Principal @ -5er Shop. Opposite Bo5ri Of Trace
The daily morning Alaskan., 1902-11-23

Furnished rooms and houses for rent A yertised in the Daily Alaskan-always bring plenty of applicants.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1902-11-23

The Seattle Saloon Is a thoroughly re- s-ectabls gentIemln's resort. Fine lunch ss~,ei with every glass Of beer.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1902-11-23
Situation want,d

By anal, around young man. Best yi references. P5-,sr's c- un.t1r's v1-N g,e- isrret. Ai--eSS 8, Daily Alaskan. w
The daily morning Alaskan., 1902-11-23
Now stO,O

Flr cigars, Co acco, fruits, conicc ionery, o1.ks and sta nery sec J, F. Fairbanks sis Sixth lv. car State st. 10 mo
The daily morning Alaskan., 1902-11-23

The Daily Alas<an's facilities for doing 1D W0r -1eNcelled.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1902-11-23

Ceieorltej Wssh6En mlni1..ns, gui- tars and bln'Cs. Blker's Book Store.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1902-11-23
Golf shirts a, CIlyson's

Mems nsckwelr ths PirE Pong sc5rt & etc. at Martin Conway new store. t1-2}
The daily morning Alaskan., 1902-11-23
s,,,son hats a, cllyson's

Blank books, 0ttce supplies; lowest prices in Alaska. Bakers Book Store.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1902-11-23

F Rent and For Sale cards for sal, - .1is 0Uca
The daily morning Alaskan., 1902-11-23

Reduction To cors.ts 5ni trimmings ai Ladies Blzilr. u
The daily morning Alaskan., 1902-11-23

New Ll,, Cur,a.os st E. R, Peoples.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1902-11-23
Farallon Brings Information That the Little Steamer Broke Down and Returned for
 Repairs. Makes Another Start

returned Co that port where she was 5e- paired then elslr,d from KstehIkan for Vancouver,
 Neither the Farallon or the Al-Ki saw her coming up. The Flrallon obtained her Information at Ketchikan.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1902-11-23

New wauplpsr t0os patterns, Peoples
The daily morning Alaskan., 1902-11-23

First publication Oct 25. Last publication pee. %.
The suburban citizen., 1902-06-14

three different troupes Of dogs, six
monkeys and a troupe Of ponies. AT
first thought, that does not seem like
much to show for a years work, but
but when You consider the length Of
time it takes to make one animal per-
feet in his specially, the size of the job
is apparent.
1--WE have had our greatest trouble so
far with the ponies. 1t is a remarkable
fact that of all the animals which
come under the hand Of the trainer the
horse is the most difficult to teach.
Dogs, monkeys, cats and elephants
have quite largely developed reasoning
powers. This is, OF course, particularly
true in the case of the elephants. You
show a dog what you want him TO DO,
and handle him in proper manner. so
as not to destroy his spirit, and in nine
cases out of ten he will take to his
trick as naturally as duck to water.
Every step in the progress Of teaching
him even the simplest thing has to be
gone over and over until it has become
a matter of instinct for him to do the
things taught him, each at its given
signal. have known a dog, on the
other hand to go off in room by him.
self, and go through his performance
without a word of command, purely
for the love of it.
IAN old trainer friend of mine, by
the way. had a dog that developed a
trick of his own, which put thousands
of dollars into his owners pocket. You
may possibly have seen it, The dog
climbs a ladder thrty-tive feet high,
fires Il pistol from the top, and then
jumps into the arms Of his master on
the stage below. Wei, that dog al
ways slept with caretaker outside
the high wire fence in which the other
dogs were confined when the troupe
was in quarters, until the owner Of
the troupe decided that it was unwise,
and had him locked up with the others
every night. In the morning when
the man awolSe, that dog would be
found regularly in his accustomed
place, no matter how carefully he had
been shut up the night before. On in
vestigation, they found that the dog
climbed the wire netting, just as a
man would ladder, and from the top
jumped to the floor. His owner de-
cided to transfer his energies in tha,
direction to another field, and large
profit was the result for the trick
made one of the biggest hits in the his
tory Of Misunderstanding
The suburban citizen., 1902-06-14
Cold an Injections Disease.

Nansen and his companions during
the three years that they were in the
Arctic regions, never caught a cold,
yet they were exposed to cold, fatigue
and wet feet, and generally wet 10 4
degree which any one who lives in a
warm home cannot realize. Their
clothes We're so saturated with perspir-
alton that they froze by day into q
solid mass OF ice, and even cut into the
flesh. At night when they get into their
sleeping bags. to use the correspond
ent's words, the first hour was spent
in thawing, and they lay shivering I'M.
tn their clothes became wet and soft
and eventually comfortable and
warm" Yet these men, exposed in
thls way, never got cold. nor did their
health suffer in any way from the
exposure. OF course they were all
very strong men. They We're able to
withstand the cold in the Arctic re.
gions, but when they reached civil.
zation they all caught cold Nansen's
deduction from this is, in his own
words, there is, Of course, no doubt
that cold is an infectious disease"
The suburban citizen., 1902-06-14
A Faithful Widow.

At Charenton lives lady who, on
April 80, 1894, was left a widow. Her
grief for her dear departed was 50
strong and it has continued unabated
to such an extent that every year, when
the anniversary Of her husbands death
comes round, she attempts to commit
suicide. Seven times had she done so
and seven times had she been pre-
vented from carrying out her object.
Yesterday she lit her chatting dish for
the eighth time and again the neigh
bors rushed into the room in time to
prevent the rash act. When restored
to consciousness the woman exclaimed,
My darling, you won't lose anything
by waiting. Wait until next year,
Paris Messenger.
The suburban citizen., 1902-06-14
Uncovered Col Is Costly.

II load of coal is left out Of doors,
exposed to the weather say, for a
month, it loses one-third of its heat
ing qualities. If ton Of the coal is
placed on the ground and left there
and another ton is placed under a shed,
the latter loses about twenty-five per
cent. Of its heating force, the former
about forty-seven per cent. Hence it
is a great saving of'coal to have 1t in a
dry place, covered over on all sides.
The softer the coal, the more heating
power it loses, because the volatile and
valuable constituents undergo a slow
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