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The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-07-30

Marrla age Llcenses.-Marriage licenses were issued yesterday to Jo- seph Graham and Eliza Patton, Willie Abner and Marcus Morris, J. H. Will son and Delice Shetterly, Robert Frank and Mrs. A. c. Goode.
 Street Railway Employees Meet.- The Amalgamated Association of Street Railway Employees will meet to- night at Odd Fellows Hall in the Fox building. Heretofore the associa- tion has met at Crescent hall on Tues day nights. Hereafter they will meet on Wednesday at Foxs hall.
 We'll Known Negro DIed.-Henry Griffin, negro, who has been em- ployed at the Morris hotel barber shop for some time past, and who has been in Birmingham for 25 years, died yes tcrday. He was fl years old and well known by white people who have been his customers. The funeral will be conducted today from the Sixteenth street Baptist church, colored.
 Begin Work In August.-Robert H. Zell, one of the largest stockholders in the Birmingham and Steel Cities Rail- way and Power company, stated yes terday that the company will probably commence active work about the mid dle of August. He said the orders for the rails and other equipment had al- ready been placed and that the first delivery will be made in January.
 Meeting Was Not HeId.-The meet ing of the Railroad Mems Club, sched- uled for last night, was not held, owing to some misunderstanding as to the time and place. A meeting has been called for next Saturday night at 8 o'clock in Goss' hall. It is expected the club will be fully reorganized at this meeting and that it will decide on some definite line of action to per sue in the coming campaign
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-07-30
WILL Collect Relief Funds

Capetown, July 2s.-Generals Botha and Delarey will proceed to England, the United States and Canada to collect funds for the relief of widows and or phans of Boer soldiers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-07-30
Esterbrook Made Counsel.

Chicago, July 29.-The appointment of Henry D. Esterbrook as chief coun- sel for the Western Union Telegraph company was announced today. He will move to New York,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-07-30

Increases It's Stock.-A declaration increasing its capital stock to s200,00O has been filed by the Echols-Smith Hardware company. The action was decided on at recent meeting of the stockholders.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-07-30
CITY ITEMS.

Arm Broken.-Little Ida Lee Whar- ton, daughter of Mrs. J. M. Wharton, had the misfortune to fall and break her arm yesterday.
 pr. Curry to Lecture.-The Rev. A. B. Curry will lecture at the Third Presbyterian church Thursday night, his subject being the International Sunday School Convention to be held at Denver.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-07-30
Impaired Digestion

May not be all that is meant by dyspepsia now, but it will be if neglected.
 The uneasiness after eating. fits Of nerv- ous headache, sourness of the stomach, and disagreeable belching may not be very bad now, but they will be If the stomach is suffered to grow weaker.
 Dyspepsia is such a miserable disease that the tendency to 1t should be given early attention. This is completely over come by
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-07-30
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complished permanent cure. I can conscien- tiously recommend 1t to the thousands of dys- peptics throughout the 1and.r
 Accept no substitute for "Colden Med ica1 Discovery There is nothing rjust as good " for diseases of the stomach, blood, and lungs.
 Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets stimulate the lyer.n
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DeSpOEldency

Is often only a symptom of dyspepsia.
 In dyspepsia there is a loss of nutrition which Is felt by brain as well as, body; the mind grows morbid as the body
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-07-30
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loses vigor.
 Doctor Pierce's Golden Medical
 Discovery cures dyspepsia and oth- CT diseases of the stomach and asso- ciated organs of di- gestion and lutri- ton. It enables the proper nutri- ton of the body and restores men, tai cheerfulness as well as Physicai strength.
 rFor about two years I suffered from a very obstinate case of dys- pcpsia. T writes R. E. Secord, Esq, of f5 Eastern Ave, Toronto, Ontario. VI tried a great number of reme- dies without success. l finally lost faith in them all. l was so far gone that I could not bear any solid food on my stomach for a long time; JeH m<ianeholy aud depyessed. Could not sleep nor follow my occupation. Some four months ago a friend recommended your Golden Medical Discovery After a weeks treatment I had derived SO much benefit that l contin- ued the medicine. I have taken three bot ties and am convinced it has in my case nc-
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1902-07-02

slave, which had continued through
life. She declared she had been warn
ed that my wife's mother had died at
an early hour on that morning on the
train. When asked as to whether she
had received a telegram to that effect
she replied that she had not, but that
at the hour in question she had been
awakened by the ringing Of the front
door bell. In responding to the call she
had found no one on the steps In each
instance, the bell having been pulled
three successive times. Her house, by
the way, was on a down town street,
and was recently razed to make room
for business structure.
"At about 10 o'clock on the morning
OF the day when the former slave had
communicated the intelligence Of my
wife's mothers death we received a tel
egram from the officials Of the railroad,
dated from a far western state, an
nouncing her sudden death at about the
hour when the colored companion of her
early childhood had heard the pulls at
bell Had the bell been rung during
the ordinary hours of the day we would
not have attached any Importance to
the former slaves positive assertion of
a spiritual visitation from the deceased
lady, but as it was at about o'clock
in the morning the incident has ever
been one Of more than usual interest in
our family. If the pulls at the bell
were not supernatural, they were as
suredly a strange coincidence. wash
ington Star.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1902-07-02

OBJECTED TO THE NAME.-It was the
evening rush hour in Park Row quick
lunch joint. A young man Of the period
was gazing Familiarity into the eyes OF
a very business-like waitress, who knew
her rights and was bound to have them
respected.
Gimme some sinkers and coffee,
said he.
II don't think you'll find them on the
bill of fare" she remarked, as she pass
ed on to take the orders Of his two COM
panions.
When the youth had had plenty OF
time to think the matter over the girl
returned.
Your order, please"
Jaw, now, don't git gay. Gimme
them sinkers and coffee"
I'VE don't serve things that are not
on the bill of fare" replied the obdurate
maid, who left him again to reflect on
the situation.
Above the clatter Of thousand dishes
the colloquy had been heard and there
were now many interested onlookers
"rubbering" from nearby tables. Just
then the manager appeared and the
waitress was with him.
Must serve a gentleman who asks
for sinkers?" she asked.
Nope"
Your order, please,'-this to the baf-
fled customer.
"Buttercakes and coffee"
Yes, sir."-New York Sun.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1902-07-02

DIDN'T THRASH THE JUDGE-At a
term Of the Nash county superior
court, North Carolina, held by Judge
William H. Shipp, the jury brought In
a verdict which the judge did not ap-
prove. and he told the jury that they
had committed perjury. or they were
a set Of fools, and did not have sense
enough to sit on a jury. One Of the
jurors was a Mr.. Westray, who had
been graduated from the state univer-
sity, was large landowner, and was
known as the most successful farmer
in the county. He was indignant over
the insult offered the jury and deter
mined that for one he would not sub
NIT to it, provided he could resent 1t
without going to Jail.
So at the recess for dinner Mr. West
ray approached the judge and asked
him, as Il matter Of law appertaining
to the prerogatives of a Judge, If he.
the judge, had any authority of law
to say what he did to the jury. Judge
dlS"ClSQ lIdl SCl ldiHiy
have that right by law, otherwise he
would not have exercised it. Mr.. West
ray then put this question; Judge
Shipp. If should here and now proceed
to give you a genteel thrashing for
what you said to the jury, would you
take it like a man for your part as an
individual, or would you fall back on
your judicial prerogatives and put me
in jail?"
The judge said that in that event the
prerogatives would come into play and
be mighty handy, and that he would
board Mr.. Westray at the expense Of
the county for two years. Mr.. Westray
then said: Every well, judge. If that be
the case. we will forego the thrashing."
and walked off.-New York Tribune.
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pREMoNITIONS OF DEATH.
Some Inexplicable Instance" OF PSy-
chic Warning.

Some IneNp1icable Instances OF fSS-
chic Warning.
"Premonitions Of death are often
secuted at" said well-known wash
ington newspaper man, but there are
occasionally authentic instances arising
which raise doubts as to whether there
may not be, after all, some sort OF inde-
finable spiritual phenomena in the in
cidents.
1T may be recalled that well-known
chief of division in one of the depart
ments, in apparent perfect health on the
last day he appeared at the office, died
recently of appoplexy on that night. l
have since learned that on the evening
in question, shortly before he retired, a
large dog in his household set up such
q prolonged bowling in his yard that he
went out with a revolver, under the
supposition that there might be intrud-
ers prowling ABOUT, although the dog
howled and did not bark. The dog re-
fused to stop bowling upon the appear-
ance of his master, and followed him in
the house, whining and showing evil
dences of distress, looking up into the
officials face in such peculiar manner
that the members Of the family at the
time thought it exceeding strange. The
dog continued to follow his master
about the house, acting strangely in
the manner I have described. On the
following morning the official was found
dead in his room.
The above described incident is Gu
rious fact, as is also the following, and
while not of startling ghostly interest.
is also local to Washington, the parties
being members of my own family.
Some time ago my wife's mother
started on journey to California. Sew
eral days after her departure an elderly
colored woman, who had been Il slave
in her family, having been raised with
my wife's mother, called at the house.
AS in similar instances in the south.
there had been a warm attachment eX-
listing between former mistress and
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1902-07-02

He DID NOT MARRY.-A young man
bashfully approached popular official
a few days ago and said:
Judge, I have come to ask your ad-
vice. You have always been like
father to me, and have now come to
you in very important matter. l am
thinking Of getting married.
"Well. young man." interrupted the
Judge, "if you are thinking of getting
married go do it right away. Don't
wait, because the girl might not be
willing this time tomorrow"
But you see," protested the youth
I'm afraid I'm not able to take care of
her."
Tut, TUT" deprecatingly retorted the
Judge. "Why, when I got married
was 21 years old and s1,SO0 in debt"
"Is that SOP" exclaimed the other,
with happy encouragement cleaning
from his eye. "And suppose you must
now be worth about
And now," concluded the judge, I'm
only $500 in debt"
The young man has not married yet
-Paducah (Ky) Sun.
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in the trenches Of Sebastopol. In 1870
she went to the front again and receiv-
ed mention for bravery at Villejuif, La
Hay and Hautes- -Bruyeres. Then there
was Sister Gregoire, who went through
the italian campaigns. lost an arm in
the Crimea and accompanied the expe-
dition which was sent to China in 1874,
where she uled at her post in the hos
pital.
Perhaps the best known of all these
women was Mile. Dodu, the plucky tel
egrapher who saved the army of the
Loire in the dark days of 1870. Her Of
flee at Pithiviers was occupied by
Prince Frederick Charles, who seized
the telegraph lines and instruments and
confined Mile. Dodu, with her mother
and a maid servant in the upper part of
the house. Nothing daunted by this,
Mile. Dodu, who had extra instruments,
managed to tap" the line used by the
Germans and intercepted their mes
sages, which she promptly forwarded to
General d'Aurelle de Pladines, who,
warned in time, managed to thwart the
Prussian plan to capture his forces.
For seventeen days she worked with
hardly any sleep. She was betrayed A.
nally by the maid servant, who had as
sisted her, and was condemned to be
shot, but sentence was finally remitted.
For this act she received not only the
medal but the red ribbon as we'll, and
has the distinction of being the only
woman wearing the two decorations
given to soldiers. France has never had
to complain of the individual bravery
Of her men and women.-New York
Commercial Advertiser.
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GAFFNEY BRANCH.
soUTHBoUND CONNECTIONS.

At Marion No. 80 connects with South
ern railway train No. 36, which ar
rives at Marion at 1928 q. m, from
Chattanooga, Asheville and interme-
diate points.
At Blacksburg, No. "a and No. II con-
meet with Southern railway train No.
36, which arrives at Blacksburg at
7.45 a. m, from Atlanta, Greenville,
Spartanburg and intermediate points.
At Yorkville, No. "a connects with c.
& NV. train No. 70. which leaves
Lenoir and intermediate points.
At Rock Hill, Nos. 80 and "a connect
with Southern railway train No. rs,
which leaves Rock Hill at $3.50 p. m,
for Chester, Columbia and interme-
diate points.
At Catawba Junction, Nos. 80 and "a
connect with 8. A. L. train, No. 80,
which passes Catawba Junction at
7.54 p. m, for Monroe and interme-
diate points.
At Lancaster, Nos. 80 and "a connect
with L. & g. train No. 16, which
leaves Lancaster at AS p. m, for
Chester and intermediate points.
At Camden, with A. c. L., IN. w. Of 8.
Co., for Charleston, Sumter, Florence,
Darlington, Wilmington and interme-
date points. Train No. 68, which
leaves Camden at 4.15 p. m.
NoRTHBOUND CONNECTIONS.
At Camden, with A. C. L., IN. w. of
8. c., No. II, from Charleston, Flor
ence, Darlington, Wilmington, Sum-
ter and inter- .diate points, which
arrives at Camden at 11.15 q. m.
With Southern train No. ", from
Kingsville, which arrives at Cam
den at 11.55 a. m.
At Lancaster, No. 80 connects at Lam
caster with L. G. c. train No. 16, for
Chester and intermediate points.
At Catawba Junction, No. SO and IS
connects with s. A. Il. train, No. 80,
which leaves Catawba Junction at
7.45 p. m, for Monroe and intermedi.
ate points.
At Rock Hill, Nos. SO and 35 connect
at Rock Hill with Southern railway
train, No. "a, leaving Rock Hill at
S.26 p. m, for Charlotte and points
north.
At Blacksburg, No. SO connects with
Southern railway trains Nos. IL. 4.3S
p; 80, at 705 p. m; and 40, at
and 35 connects with Southern rail-
way train No. IS, leaving Blacksburg
at 11.25 p. m, for points south.
At Marion, No. SO connects with South
ern railway train, No. IS, leaving
Chattanooga and intermediate points.
Through car service without change De-
tween Marion and Charleston on
trains Nos. 80 and 33.
e. H. SHAW, Gen. Pass. Agent.
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BRAVERY OF FRENCH WOMEN.
How 1t Has Been Rewarded By Med
als of Honor.

How 1t Has Deen Rewarded by Meu-
ais Of Honor.
1t is just fifty years since France be-
gan to award medals Of honor to wo-
men, as well as to men, who performed
acts of bravery in war time and on the
field of battle, and in that time thirty
three decorations have been bestowed.
Nearly all of The women who have been
so honored were "cantinieres" Of vari-
Gus regiments, picturesque feature OF
the: French army which still endures.
The first woman to be so decorated was
one jeanne Marie Rossini, cantiniere OF
the Zouaves of the Imperial Guard, who
received the medal on June I, 1859, for
gallantry at Palfestro. Solferino gave
medal to another cantiniere and two
more women won the decoration on the
field of Magenta.
One of the most famous of these hon.
ored women was Nine. Fialar ia pre-
miere cantiniere de France" who went
to the Crimea when she was but =
years old and nursed the sick and
wounded all through that terrible cam
paign, working with her charges even
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1902-07-02

CRIMINALS JEsTs.-The callousness
and even the grim humor Of con-
demned criminals Is we'll exemplified by
the following stories:
On walking to the scaffold in solemn
procession a criminal once called to the
governor of the prison: Just oblige
me, guv-nor," he said, ."by telling me
the day o. the week?" Monday" an
swered the surprised governor. Mon
day." exclaimed the prisoner in dis
gusted tones. well, this 'eres a fine
way of beginning a week, amt it?
And he marched on with disgust i'm
printed on every line in his face.
On another occasion an ofticious
hangman whispered as he placed the
white cap on his victims head: II
there's anything you'd like to arst me
I'll be pleased to answer, yer know
The victim craned his neck forward
and said in an equally low, but very
much more anxious voice: You might
tell me. isis this planking safe?'-
London Globe.
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savagery to Christian civilization than
does their recognition Of the sacredness
OF human life. Any proposition what
ever, no matter from whom it comes,
which aims at legalizing. by painless
methods or otherwise, the murder or
the helpless by those in whose care
they are, deserves swift, severe and un-
sparing reprobation. The humanita-
rian purpose of the advocate of such a
proposal may be conceded. but the just
Characterization of the infamous propo-
sition should be none the less merciless.
Case and Comment.
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At An old lady who sat beside Senator
Depew in a street car asked him how
to get to the White House. The sena-
tor told her. She leaned far over and
said:
az beg your pardon, but will you
kindly speak little louder. I am very
deaf"
The senator spoke louder. Then the
old lady began to tell him how much ar
affliction her deafness was.
Have you ever tried electricity?
the senator asked.
"Well," she said, II was struck by
lightning last summer: but 1t didn't &c
me any good"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1902-07-02

MODERN MURDERS plea for some
legal authority for physicians to short
en- the lives Of patients in certain cases,
is made occasionally, and sometimes by
persons from whom it would not be ex-
pected. The newspapers have just been
discussing proposition of this kind.
which they report to have been ad-
vanced by man who is widely known
as professor of law and judge.
With all due respect to the person to
whom such opinions are attributed, 1t
must be said that any proposition of
this sort tends toward degeneration and
barbarism. No other element more
surely indicates the grades which any
people has reached in the rise of men
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1902-07-02
Nun,uruus department.

THE CUT OF HIS CLoTHEs.-Two ladies
sat in the family gallery in the senate
and discussed the various senators on
the floor, to the evident interest of
another lady who sat near them.
who is that short man, with such
lots of hair and a sort Of sarcastic
smile on his face?" asked one of the
takers.
"The one all scrunched down in his
chair with lower lip sticking out?"
YES"
That's Spooner. He's one Of the
big debaters. He's from Wisconsin"
"Oh, I thought that must be Senator
Spooner."
What made you think so?"
His clothes. Those queer garments
couldn't have been made anywhere this
side of Wisconsin"
After this dialogue the lady who had
been listening went down to the Mar
BILE room and told one Of the door-keep-
ers that she would like to see Senator
Spooner. He came out and was appro-
priated by the lady and taken 10 one
of the big leather lounges.
John, dear" said the lady, "as your
dutiful wife I have to report that
heard two ladies talking about you up
in the gallery"
"They said something pleasant, 1
hope" said Senator Spooner.
Not so very pleasant" said Mrs.
Spooner. "One of them remarked that
she could tell that you came from Wis
consin because your clothes could not
have been made anywhere east Of there,
and, john
YES"
"I hope you will take my advice now
and stop buying your clothes in New
York"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1902-07-02

szT Mr.. and Mrs. Bailey, young cou-
nile recently married, were beginning
their housekeeping. and were doing the
work of putting the rooms in order
themselves.
Mr.. Bailey was having some trouble
in hanging one of the presents, fine
clock, upon the wall of the dining ROOM
why is it taking you so long. dear,
asked the young wife, Ito put up that
clock?"
81 can't get 1t. plumb" he said.
"Then why don't you send for the
plumber?" she asked in perfect SINGER
ity.-Youth's Companion.
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s1' II reckon" unused Mr.. Medder-
grass, that about the most energetic
reformer we ever had here was old Bill
Duddles. | remember oncet when he
tried to cure Hi Milligan of smokin by
givin' him a job drivin' a gasolene
wagon"
Did it cure him?" asked Mr.. Fadoo-
gus.
Blamed eff I know. He stopped
smokin' right short though. Y see,
they never found nothin' after tn ex-
plosion but one wagon tire an piece
of His vest ."-Baltimore American.
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AT Miles-Isn't it queer that a mans
ears are placed in such a way that he
can hear only the sounds in front of
him?'
GEes-Nothing queer about 1t at all.
A merciful providence never intended
that q man should hear what Is said
behind his back.-Chicago News.
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THE CARP A NUIsANCE.-An influence
that seems to have very material ef-
feet upon the bass fishing in Lake Erie
is that OF the German carp. 1t is very
generally believed among sportsmen
and fishermen alike. that the carp Is to
our native fish as the English sparrow
is to our birds. No one accuses the carp
OF having sufficient enterprise to eat
other flsh-even small fry-but it roots
among the spawning beds and Is be-
lieved to devour eggs by the million.
How much truth there is in the stories
Of his spawn-eating would be hard to
say, but it Is certain that carp are to
be- found by thousands all about the
Great Lakes. Some of them are mon
sters in size, and all root about the
banks Of bay and bayou and the bottom
of every shallow place. Many small
lakes have been entered and their wa
ters turned from crystal to mud color
by the roofing. There Is no doubt that
they disturb spawn beds and do an i'm
mense amount Of harm, whether they
are egg lovers or not.-From Outing.