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The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1902-04-20

to fold 1t over In order to get a fit. That
made it worse and took away part OF the
Gibsonality. So she borrowed another
neighbours pattern whose size was TWEEN
ty-nine or thirty. Again she went to the
bad.
AS q result of the two borrowings she
ruined the cloth for two waists and also
the patterns of her two neighbors. The
cost will be two patterns and cloth for
two waists Besides she secured the ILL
will of the neighbors who wanted to make
themselves some more waists and SUI
fered the loss of time. Now she says
hereafter she will wait until she can get
a pattern her size. But she won't. That's
ten to one bet.
Along with some thirty-thousand 9TH
er individuals l have seen watching and
waiting for a wane of the skating fad
which has been sweeping over Birming-
ham for the past few weeks. First the
children were affected, then came the
youths, and later the elders took up the
exercise and began to whirl and fall. Ev-
cry sidewalk became a path of danger
to passing pedestrians, but the skaters
cared not.
Finally the chief of police drove them
from the business section of the city,
| ed. At night many of the elderly mar
ried women and their husbands mount
their skates and do stunts up and down
! the sidewalks.
Probably in no city in the South has
the fad run in such a manner as here.
Out of pure idle curiosity l went around
to some of the dealers few days ago
and asked the number of skates sold by
them during the season The result is
startling. total of from $3.50 to $3.50
post few weeks. The prices have aver
aged rs cents per pair which any school
| child can tell you gives a total of from
| S4087.50 to $4.S3750.
/ The best sidewalks for skating and
| those used almost exclusively, are side
walks made of cement. During the last
year the city of Birmingham laid 44,SoS
| square yards of cement sidewalks which
| cost the sum of S4S, 70052 How much
| damage was done to the sidewalks by the
skaters some one else must estimate
| Also they must estimate the damage the
| sidewalks did to the skaters in the shape
of bruises and sprained limbs.
Long years ago skating was one OF
the most popular sports in this par
of the country and almost any old mar
can tell you of skating Kinks and OF thu
manner In which he used to take his part
ner as II dancing a german and skate
about in figures symmetrical and attrac
tive. In those days skating figures re
ouired as much ingenuity and though
| as the modern german dance figures. Al
the Young fellows gave much of their bes
time and talent to planning orlgina
schemes in this line.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1902-04-20

to hear her name mentioned except in
reverential manner-even by drunken
brutes or brazen faced women. In the
minds of everybody seemed fixed I'M
changably the thought that in Miss Sue
were all the beauties of the charitable
and Cody. No one doubted her or her
sincerity-and even I would be willing to
fight any man who would dare say one
word impugning her motives or express
ing any doubt as to her sincerity.
without any salary and with the bare
goodwill of the police commissioners, she
lived for months In the police station
among drunken women and male Grim
inals of various colors and classes. AL
ways she remained true and at no time
was the result of her work doubted.
If any woman was filled with dis
trust of others motives, with doubt as
to others sincerity and truthfulness II
was the woman in the first case. She
has made most fierce denunciations OF all
woman-kind and asserted no man was
true. Cynical and doubtful of all Others,
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1902-04-20
Tasteful Suites of Rooms.

1t requires good taste, some experience
suite Of rooms so that the color scheme
will be in harmony with the furnishings
and the rooms with each other. We have
had long experience and make this a
constant study. You can have the benefit
of this without cost. w. D. Colby Deco GO,
rating Company. temporary store zozl
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1902-04-20

from where the robbery occurred A
fight ensued in which guns were freely
used and one of the negroes killed. The
other surrendered and was taken to
Sherman. Feeling is high at the camp
and fears were expressed that the other
highwayman viii be lynched.
The prisoner has been jailed at Lara
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1902-04-20
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Nv Srnsxists In every part OF the world.
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BY MILLIONS Of MoTHEES Tor tne men
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The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1902-04-20
DR.. D. T. DOZlER,
Physician, Surgeon and
EXp6rt Specialist,

In the treatment of CHRONIC, NER-
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Twenty-Five years in practice. Forti-
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which includes every form and stage
of private complaint, and nervo-sex-
ual debility, which | will guarantee to
cure.
il medicines furnished without extra
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1902-04-20


M charged for consultation
ovostion lists for men furnished request =,
will cost you 10 De cueu
in his special nn OF pfS
Varicocele Hydrocee Nes
diseases every name anu @
ated by the press the meoa pro
and women VINO nave oee
Methods modern
medical men and ne cuuon sn %
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impossible quick cures anu oS @
with the intent 10 deceive
PRESS ENDORSEMENTS:
mutation of #
in personal S
Advocate IN INV
to of
of cuue
be reied on IN All haeis
profession emit.
the
DR. O. T. DOzIER, Principal
Southern Medical Dispensary
.nd 10th 81 BIRMINGHAM, ALA
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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1902-09-25
$23 DOLLARS FOR A WIFE.
Frank Weetski Brings Suit Against John
Szepanski to Enforce a Contract.

Frank Weetski Brings Suit Against John
szepanski to Enforce Contract.
"Twenty-three dollars for real live
Polish wife!'' This was the offer that
was made to Frank Weetski, an en-
ploye of the Balm Wagon works, and he
| jumped at the chance as bnllfrog
jumps at a red rag. But the wife failed
to come and Weetski has brought suit
against his fellow workman, Joseph
Szepanski, to enforce the delivery of
the wife or the return of the money,
which he alleged was paid to Szepanski
on July Is. Weetski is old enough to
marry all right and for some time he
had been living alone far from home
and kindred. He was decidedly home
sick and he thought that it would be
splendid thing for him to have little
home of his own with pinks and holly
hooks blooming round the door and
wife to mend his stockings and cook
his meals and Incidentally add dignity
to the home with the ho1lyhocks. His
salary was piteously small and he
knew that wife was luxury that he
could Ill afford. But there was such a
yearning for someone to whom he
could tell his joys and sorrows that he
finally told of his trou bles to his
friends, Mr.. and Mrs. Szepanski. They
thought the matter over and concluded
this was chance for disinterested
charity, and after due de1iberation
they made an offer to furnish Weetski
with bride for the small sum of S23,
which would be used in defraying the
expenses and transportation in the
bringing home of the bride. Weetski
was delighted and he went back to his
bench and toiled and shaved for a half
year and finally he secured the needed
$23. He carried it joyfully to his
philanthropic friends and then with
palpitating heart he began to await
the coming of his fance. He went out
to the suburbs of the city and picked
out lot for the little home and even
decided the wall paper that should be
placed in the parlor and dining room.
The longer he waited the dearer the
dream became. But the heart taps
became SO insistent that he got i'm
patient and went to look for the COM
ing bride. He was informed that she
had not arrived and finally when he
grew tired of waiting he decided that
his friends had fooled him and had APP
propriated the funds to their own use.
The visions Of the home and the
hollyhocks and pinks grew DINNER in
his imagination and he gave the
matter up entirely and decided to go to
law and make an effort to get back the
price of wife in order that he might
try in more active market. The
funds were not returned, hence the
suit.
When the case was called in the
justice court this morning Weetski de-
cided that he was simply sending good
money after bad in fighting the case
and it was dropped from the docket.
Weetski will pay the costs in the action
but it will probably be some time be-
fore ne attempts to secure bride at
bargain counter rates again.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1902-09-25

IF the Business Mems Association
could only be induced to get little
move on, some of the factory managers
who have been looking over the Keno
sha field might be persuaded to locate
their plants here. A new factory or
two for the city would help keep things
moving and it is certain that any con-
Germ locating here would increase the
population by just the number of it's
employees anyway for every working
man in the city is already employed.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1902-09-25
ITEMS OF INTEREST,

The total value Of Canada's miner
al products in 1900 reached over $685.
100000, or $12 head of the popula-
ton.
An interesting form Of celebration
in England during the coronation was
bonfires that blazed from heights all
over the land
The Salvation Army claims that no
divorce has been granted to any one
married under it's auspices in the thir-
ty-five years of it's existence.
So many lovers have committed sui
eide together of late in Italy that the
authorities now indict the survivor
Of any such tragedy for murder.
Two landscapes painted by Consta-
bic E. I. Jones, the Leeds England
policeman-artist, have been purchased
at the Royal Cambrian exhibition,
Conway.
Municipal electric tramway cars
have no right to stand any longer in
the streets than other conveyances,
the Leeds England magistrates de-
cided recently.
The extraordinary development of
the German mania for picture post
cards is attested by the total num-
Der Of cards which passed through the
post in 1900, no fewer than 736, 200,
900.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1902-09-25

THIS was the plank in the Iowa Re-
publican platform which it seems
Speaker Henderson could not indorse:
eve cordially indorse the position of
President Roosevelt in appealing to
the courts to secure regulations that
will control great combinations OF
capital that prevent competition and
control the industries of the people
without legal sanction or public ap-
prevail. We favor such amendment to
the interstate commerce act as will
more fully carry out its prohibition of
determinations in. ratemaking, and
any modification of the tariff schedules
that may be required to prevent their
affording shelter to monopoly"
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1902-09-25
SCARLET FEVER INCREASING.
Health officer Reports Five New Cases
This Morning-Strict Guarantees.

Health officer Reports Five New Cases
This Morning-Strict Quarantines.
Health Officer John B. Spa1ding an
nounces this morning that the cpl
demic of scarlet fever in Kenosha is
not diminishing and that many new
cases are still being reported. Five
new cases were added to the list
yesterday and two more were reported
this morning. In most cases the
disease is in a mild form and not a
death has occurred among the patients
during the last three months. Strict
guarantees have been maintained in
every case and every precaution has
been taken to prevent the spread of
the disease. The health officer states
that there seems to be no way to stop
the spread of the disease, but it is
possible that the coming of cold
weather will stop the contagion.
The health officer states that not a
single case of anything resembling
smallpox has been reported to the
department in the last two months but
fears are expressed that many cases
will be found IN the winter. For this
reason he urges that many people who
have not been vaocinated be treated at
once in order to be fully protected
should an epidemic of the disease
break out.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1902-09-25

THE state of affairs in the island Of
Hayti has led to revival of the talk
of annexation or intervention. If the
islanders themselves are unable to
restore order or maintain peace in
their country it is clearly the duty Of
the United States to do so. Any fall
aure or neglect on the part of the
United States to take cognizance of
the disordered condition of affairs on
the island and to take measure to
remedy existing evils may lead to I'M
pleasant complications with European
powers. The role of policeman is not
a particularly agreeable part for the
United States to play but unless con-
ditions on the island improve radically
and that soon some action must be
taker.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1902-09-25

AS was to be expected, the Sentinel
says the primary election law which
had it's first test in Minnesota yester-
day, was complete failure, while the
Free Press calls it an unqualified sue
cess. The Minnesota papers, discuss
ing the operation of the law without
prejudice and with no disposition to
color their accounts for factional or
partisan ends, express qualification at
the surprisingly large percentage of
the total vote of the State brought out
by this primary election. Most of
them suggest amendments to the law
in some particular or other and point
out defects which they believe can be
remedied by further legislation. AS a
general rule the papers express their
qualification at the character and
standing of the men nominated at this
primary election when the natural Gu
riosity of the voters to try the new law
brought out large percentage of the
vote, but point out the danger of gang
rule and the use that will undoubtedly
be made of dummy candidates to
defeat the good men when the primary
election has ceased to be novelty.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1902-09-25

IN the city of Duluth, at the primary
election yesterday, although the law
provides that to vote for candidates on
the ticket of either party the voter
must have voted for the candidates of
that party at the preceding election
and intend to support them at the sue
ceeding election, many more votes
were cast for the Republican candi-
dates for the party nominations than
were cast for the nominees of the party
at the preceding election. Either
Minnesota must be blessed with a
large number of "fair minded" Demo
Gratis, or there is going to be Repub-
1ican landslide in Duluth next No
vember.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1902-09-25


No one at all familiar with the sit
uation takes any stock in the pre-
diction of the croakers that sit will be
long time before the cars are running
on the street car line" It is certain
that the cars will be run at the earliest
possible moment. The owners of the
line have been put to heavy loss
already by the delay occasioned by the
decision of the Supreme Court against.
their first franchise and they are using
every means in their power to get the
line in operation with as little delay
as possible. They have large amount
of money invested in the lire and
every days delay means considerable
loss to them in interest charges alone,
not to speak of the losses by deprecia-
ton of equipment.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1902-09-25
WAS BADLY INJURED.
Albert Steinbach Falls Into an Elevator
Shaft at Simmons Factory.

Shaft at Simmons Factory.
Albert Stein bach, an employe of the
Simmons manufacturing company,
met with very serious accident soon
after noon today, which will proba bly,
result in his being laid up for several
weeks. The young man was walking
about one of the rooms of the factory
when he stepped into an open elevator
shaft and fell to the floor below, a
distance of more than twenty feet. In
his fall his neck caught on nail pro-
truding from the side of the shaft and
terrible wound was made.
The in jured man was picked up in
an unconscious condition and taken to
the Office of DR.. VIM. Pugh for treat
ment. Later he was removed to his
home on Division street. Steinbach
is thought to have been badly injured
internally and the wounds to his head
and neck caused by striking on the
hard floor are exceedingly painful. It
is not thought that the injuries will
prove fatal.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1902-09-25
One Fare for the Round Trip,

to Boston and return, via Nickel Plate
Road, October 7th to IL, account meet
ing of Brotherhood of st. Andrews.
By depositing tickets at Boston and
paying fee of SOC. extended return
limit of November 18th may be OBJ
tanned. Through vestibu1ed sleeping
cars and first class service in every re-
spect. Cheap rates to all New Eng
land points. Write John 7. Callahan,
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lars. VIZ
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1902-09-25
DEATH OF MRS. A. @. GIBBONS


Well known Young Woman of Camp Lake
Expires in Chicago Hospital.
The sad news was made public Fri
day of the death of Mrs. A. G.. Glib
bons, wife of the agent of the Wiscon-
sin Central railroad at Camp Lake.
Death was due to an operation for ap-
pendicitis, performed at the August
ana hospital, Chicago, on Wednesday.
Mrs. Gibbons was an estima bic
young lady, popular with every one
who knew her, and her bereaved hus-
band has the sympathy of the com
munity.
The deceased has many friends in
Kenosha who will regret to hear of her
death.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1902-09-25

POSTMASTER GENERAL PAYNE will
ask Congress at the coming session to
appropriate $12,OOO,0OO for rural free
delivery and the liabilities are that
he will get it. In spite Of the rapid
extension Of the system the depart
ment has been unable to keep pace
with the demand for the establishment
of new routes and $3,OCO,OOC Of the
amount asked will be used for this
purpose.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1902-09-25

THE attempt in certain quarters to
njure Congressman Cooper by claim
ing that he was opposed to the re-
election of Senator Spooner fell fat.
But the Congressman has settled all
doubts as to his position in the matter,
if there were any, by his open letter.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1902-09-25

IF the police catch a man in the
very lact of committing crime and the
offender is let off with a merely nomi-
nal fine, how can you expect them to
take very great interest in their
work.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1902-09-25

IT has been stated that the word
wisconsin, is the Indian word for
windy country" The political cam
paign this fall is likely to verify the
tatement.-Be1oit Free Press.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1902-09-25
Sums Up the Situation.

THE Philadelphia Ledger, in dis.
cussing the coal strike, pertinently
says: "The operators started out
with the object of smashing the
union and the union started out to
gain its ends and, if possible, to
smash the OPERATORS and the result is
that the people-the coal consumers
are receiving the smashing"
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1902-09-25

Some of the saloons of the city are
getting little tired of keeping the
law and one or two of the side doors
have been left open after hours re-
Gently. The chief of police has an
eye on the law breakers and this will
probably be the last warning.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1902-09-25

IT is hard dilemma in which the
Democratic party finds itself. With
out hard times the party can not win,
and there can be no such calamity I'M
til it does win'-St. Louis Globe Demo
Graf
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1902-09-25

The water company ought to have
made money this year. The amounts
paid in for sprinkling privileges must
have been nearly all profit to the COM
pany.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1902-09-25

The tax buyers complain Of the
small amount of property sold for
taxes, and most of them favor return
to Democratic times" as being better
for their business.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1902-09-25

WITH reference to the book company
scandal, the administration organ af-
fects to believe that "the end justifies
the means"
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1902-09-25

THE public will have reason to re-
joice if some of the inventors who are
now working on the fuel problem find
satisfactory substitute for anthra-
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1902-09-25

FROM present indications it will not
be necessary for the Republican
county convention to exactly force the
nomination for sheriff on anybody.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1902-09-25
Special Round-Trip Excursion Rates to
New York.

via Nickel Plate Road. Tickets on
sale October 3rd, to 6thsinclusive, good
leaving New York not later than Oc-
tober 18th. Address John Y. Gala
han, General Agents 113 Adams ST.,
Chicago, for reservation or. sleeping
car space and other information. WI
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1902-09-25

WHO is to be queen of the Kenosha
Carnival?
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1902-09-25

PING PoNG must be played different
in Ohio. It has been put under the
ban of tFes1aw in that State.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1902-09-25

No ONE worried about the state of
the coal bin yesterday, but today -.
Bisbee daily review., 1902-07-10
BENSON SHELTER
 NOW ASSURED
PART OF TIRE MATERIAL IS NOW
 ON THE GROUND

4 gentleman closely connected with the custom smelter 10 be erected at Benson was visitor 10 Tombstone this morning.
 A Prospector reporter Queried as 10 the progress being made with the en- terprise.
 Some newspapers nave been kind enough said the gentleman, to circu- late the report that We had abandoned Benson fo- time being, fearing that the much talked-of smelter for Tucson would, if constructed, detract from such an enterprise al Benson. Such statements are unfounded; why such reports have been given publicity it is difficult to conceive. The .smelter proposition is legitimate business en- terprise, whose promoters feel safe in making personal investments without the aid of corporation stock; those in terested are men of means wno believe they can see in Benson an ideal loca- tion for a smelter As an evidence that the smelter is ap assured fact, il is only necessary to state that twenty five tons of casting are now on the ground, and in order to expedite mat ters, contracts with eastern found-ieS have been cancelled ana the orders placed with California firms. There are yet fifteen tons of caSIings to ar rive, which will be on the ground with in the next thirty days. The capacity of the plant will be loo tons per day of twenty-four hours. The structure will be rushed 10 early compIeuon.H s