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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-12-12
INDIANS ARE NOT COMING.
"Redskin" Football Team Could MOI
Arrange to Play Here.

ranging date at New Orleans the Car
Isle Indian football team has cancelled
its date for Birmingham and local lovers
of the sport will not have an opportunity
of seeing the Redskins play.
w. c. Pickens telephoned from Selma
last night that the game had been called
off. He seemed to be greatly disappoint-
ed over the matter, more from a failure
to enjoy the sport than from a business
interest.
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Hearing on the. Eisht-Hour Bill.

Washington, December 1.-THE senate
committee on education and labor today
concluded the taking of testimony on
the eight-hour bill, and tomorrow will
conclude the hearings on the bill by
listening for six hours to arguments in
support of and in opposition to the meas
ure. Senator McComas, chairman of the
committee, said it was the purpose of the
committee to give the senate an oppor-
tunity TO pass on 1t during the present
session.
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New $40 Counterfeit.

Washington, December 11.-Chief Will
kie, of the United States secret service.
announces the discovery of a new coun-
terfeit $40 gold certificate, act of July
II, 1882. check letter C. Lyons register,
Roberts treasurer, portrait of Garfield.
The note is a very fine Photographic re-
production.
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Hungarian Soldiers Commit suicide.

Vienna, December 1.-THE startling in
crease in the number of suicides in the
Hungarian army has aroused the military
and civil authorities, and they are both
prosecuting searching investigation. Six
recruits belonging to a single regiment
the First Hungarian regiment of the Ma
tional Guard, committed suicide during
the last two months.
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Big Purchase of Mineral Lands.

Chattanooga, Tenn, December 1.-THE
Hamilton Coal company, recently or
ganized with capital stock of 100000, has
purchased 1890 acres of mineral land in
the Cumberland mountains near Petroa,
Tenn, for development. The considera-
ton is understood to be about $780,
Surveys have been made for a branch
line from the Cincinnati Southern rail-
road through the property.
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been for the selfishness and short-sight-
edness of New Englands statesmen.
economically, socially and politically, at
a time when the great west was not the
power 1T now is In congress, the United
States and Canada would be one coun-
try, so far as trade relations are con-
cerned."
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MR.. JOHN FARMER.

late of the Adams News Co.,
will start a news business on
his own account Saturday
morning at Jacobs Pharma-
cy, 2O9-ll N. 18th street,
where he will be glad to
serve his old patrons and
friends.
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schnootIer Convicted Of Bribery.

st. Louis, Mo-. December 11.-John H.
Schroeder, former member of the house
of delegates. was this afternoon con-
vieted of bribery in connection with the
suburban franchise deal, and given a four
years sentence in the penitentiary. This
is the ninth Doodle case disposed of thus
far.
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General Merriam to Be Major General.

Washington, December 1.-THE bill for
the retirement of Gen. H. C. Merriam as
a major general, instead of a brigadier
general, was favorably acted on today by
the senate committee on military affairs.
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oIouster at Port Royal.

Beaufort. S. c., December 1.-THE Uni
rived az the Port Royal naval station.
After taking on supplies of coal and wa
ter, she will proceed to Porto Rico.
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Moireens for BalmoraIs and Petticoats.
Toilet Department.

Mrs Mclntyre's Face PREPARATION especially good for
evening We sole agents for these very desirable
preparations.
Andrew Jergns Soaps four different and hello
Peau Spangue Ponce de Leon and White Regular price
25c; cake 1oc.
The new rubber sponges Russian Keanw" in six Sizes 5oc
CSC, 75c, 100 L50 and FPS.
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Cholera Among Moros.

Manila, December IL. = Cholera is
spreading among the Lake Moros. 1t is
believed the epidemic will prove serious.
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DIR. Y. z. HOLLOWAY,
Physician and SURGEON.

Three-fourths OF
the persons who
come to me to get
cured of Syphilis.
Gonorrhoea, elect,
Structure. L o g {
Manhood and other
private diseases
have tried to get
well by using 9TH
er means. Why not
come as soon as
you find that You
are afflicted II
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All kinds of cuts. Age-Herald En-.
craving Department.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-08-01
Clever Card Trick.

Card tricks which are not difficult to
perform are often mystiryinG, never
thclcss. Here are directions how to
place four kings in different parts or
the pack and then cut them together
Take the four kings and exhibit them
iaCcwise. but secretly place behind the
second one two other court cards or
any description. which. being thus hid.
den behind the king. will not be Wis.
iblr. The spectators being satisfied
that the four cards are really the four
kings. and none other. fold them to.
gcthCr and place them ut the top OF
the pack. Draw attention To the fact,
that you are about to distribute the
tour kings In different parts Of the
pack. Take up the top card, which.
being really n king, you may exhibit
without apparent intention. and place
II at the bottom Take the next card.
whicl the spectators suppose to be
also "A king, and place It about half
way down the pack, and the next in
like manner "A little higher. Take up
the fourth card. which. being actually
n king. you show carclessly. re-
place at the top of the pack. You have
o really three kings at the top AMI
one at the bottom of the pack, though
the onlookcrs imagine they have seen
them distributed in different parts of
the pack. and are proportionately sur.
priscd when the cards are cut to fird
all the kings are again together. II Is
best to use knavcs or queens for the
two extra cards. as being less distin'
g%uishable from the kings. should a
| spectator catch a chance glimpse OF
their faces.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-08-01
e:sIqltEIlli:hgRlllKD

To his success. | must admit that
many answer this question IN the af.
frmativc. In our chapel We frequent.
~ ask all those who have not had to.
baCCo in their mouths for twelve
months to arise and be- counted. Tho
average varies from GO to 20 per
cent"
DIR. Fish's theme WINS Tho student
and the Cigarette and. while he toDt
the stand that tobacco In any form
had a tendency to duh the mind NJ
the pupil, he said that he was com.
polled to admit that the cigarctt'
form was the most Objectionable ami
the most injurious. He showed by re-
rociting statistics taken at the uni.
vcrsity during the last nine years that
the student addicted To the cigarette
habit made a much lower average ia
his class percentages than those whn
were not given to the use of the little
| paper cylinders.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-08-01
Fight ext Westfall
Where Confederates Were Driven
Back Into Western Missouri,

III. Warren Phelps contributes the
following to the Ohio State Journal:
In the State Journal of May 81 APP.
pears an account of the ~unveiling OF
a monumcn TO the memory of Con.
federate soldiers at Westfall. Mo. a
suburb of Kansas City. by the Daugh.
ters of the ~ConfoderaCy.
Many of the survivors of the
Ninety.ffth and Seventy.second regi.
ments. o. V. l., OF the late Gen. Nc.
Millen's brigade, well remember the
battle at Westfall on Little Blue
river, Missouri, seven miles from
Kansas City, on Monday morning,
Oct. "a, 1864. We were o engaged
in that battle but made a nearly all.
night march hurrying to get there in
time.
THE command under Major Gen.
eral A. J. Smith, three divisions. went
from Memphis to Little Rock the first
week Of September and headed of the
enemy, which came down from West.
ern Missouri, under command of Gen.
The enemy was driven back into
western Missouri. and on Oct. % our
command marcaed twenty miles in
close pursuit of the enemy, which was
mounted. and went into camp at Sun.
set. within ten miles Of independence,
At ~ o'clock that night we received
orders to march again, as the enemy
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-08-01
Sneezina Superstitions.

There is a quaint old rhyme about
sneezing which runs as follows:
Sneeze on Monday. sneeze for danger.
Sneeze on Tuesday, kiss a stranger.
Sneeze on Wednesday. have a letter.
Sneeze on Thursday, something bet.
ter.
Sneeze on Friday, sneeze for sorrow.
Sneeze on Saturday, see true love to,
morrow.
A sneeZe on Sunday meant a visit
from the parson the next day, and a
good old English housewife set every
thing In order against his coming,
The sneeze has certain unfailing ira,
ditions attached to II, especially among
the early English peasants. and, hand
ed down to our day, they have become
superstitions.
The number Of times any one
sneezes was always noticed. and the
meaning proclaimed with a serious or
cheerful face, as the case might be,
according to the number OF neezes
Nowadays even the least superstitions
will say Bless you" or pat you on
the back three times or four or five
times, according to the number of
neeZes
Sneezing was considered very health
full and for this reason snuff became a
fashion, which grew to be harmful
as snuff takers found II hard to breal;
away from the custom.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-08-01
Novelty Of the Season.

The dress of two linens, "A plaided
and a plain one. is II novelty of the
season. A blue plaid or Il sprigSed
Hover pattern with plain cream
f%ounccs. n collar and turned up ruffs
showing soft lawn onC, beneath, or a
coral scheme with paler pink embel.
lishmcnts are attractive models.
With these cOlorcd linens the EN-.
broidery on the white or creamy col.
lars Is in a contrasting shade OF the
color of the gown. or of the same
o as the collar. A white linen dress.
with collar. "uffs and belt Of cream
color, embroidered in the same creamy
tint, is exceedingly cool and pretty.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-08-01

stitching done with Corticclli stitch
inE silk. n onrsc silk generally used
Ivy the best dressmaNCrs for this
purpose. OvCrlaid upon this were
applique flowers, cut from white
broadcloth, stitched In heavy black
silk, which is also used for the outline
stitch. and French knots which com.
pose the center and stamcus OF the
flower and are worked with Corticclli
embroidery silk. The bCltCd blouse
with basque shows the same flower,
below which the white silk YES is
bordcrcd Ivy scallops outlined by bias
straps OF the white cloth.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-08-01
Fables.

A tiger captured a monkey. Th5
monkey begged to be released on the
score of his insignificancc, and prom.
Used Il show the tiger where he might
find a more valuable prey. The tiger
complied, and the monkey conducting
him to a hillside where an ass was
~feeding-an animal which the tiger
had never before seen.
"My good brother" said the ass II
the monkey, hitherto you have al
ways brought me two tigers. How IL
1t that you have brought me only me
today"
The tiger fed for his life. Thus y
ready wit wards of danger.
The principle of the next fable the
Chinese always apply to the European
instructors In the art of war.
A tiger, finding a cat very prolific In
devices for catching game, placed
himself under her instruction. At
length he was told there was nothing
more to be learned.
Have you taught me all your
tricks?"
yes" replied the cat.
Then" said the tiger. you are Of
no further use, and so ! shall eat
you"
The cat, however. sprang lightly
into the branches OF a tree and
smiled at the tigers disappointment.
She had not taught the tiger all her
tricks.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-08-01
Origin Of Memorial Day
First Decoration Of q Soldiers Grave
Wos Spontaneous Act OF Natur

Will b. Smith, author of "On
Wheels, and How | Came There"
sends the following to the Los An
geles Times:
"Op a beautiful May day, thirty.hvn
years ago, there gathered beneath the
~overhanging boughs of a fruit.bearing
tree beside an open grave in n little
churchyard among the mountains of
New York, the friends and kinsmen Of
one who. though a mere boy, had
faced the brunt Of battle, his body
pierced by the enemy's bullets AMI
had won for himself the golden crown
of martyrdom in the military service
of his country. There were also gath.
cred there n few of his comrades in
arms, bronzed veterans, survivors OF
the red flames of carnage that swept
Pickett's division from the field OF
Gettysburg, who had come to drop a
cal at a comrades grave and voice a
tribute to his memory.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-08-01

was being held at Little Blue River,
Gen. Blount's and Curtis cavalry.
six miles beyond Independence, by
having come in from Kansas; Gen.
Pleasanton's cavalry force was in our
front and in real of the enemy.
Gen. Smiths command started at
I O'Clock a. m. The enemy knowing
that the cavalry would be reinforced
by the infantry AT sunrise made n
determined charge on our cavalry
lines and fought its way out.
Gen. Smiths command arrived on
the battle. There was every indica.
ton that there had been desperate
fighting; bloody mats were lying scat
tered about. and there were many
bodies of both Union and Confederate
soldiers lying in the timber along the
stream. The southwest bank of the
stream showed evidence of a fierce
struggle.
"Our command remained there dur
ing the day gathering up and buryinp
the dead and then went on into Kan
sas. The cavalry followed the enemy
into the Indian territory. The in
fantry command returned to st
Louis. We suffered terribly, as We
had only rubber blankets and thu
weather became extremely cold. will
snow fifteen inches in depth, before
our arrival in ST. Louis on Nov. r.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-08-01
What Is a horse.Power?

When men first begin to become
familiar with the methods of measur.
ing mechanical power, they often spec
To be found that "a keep at work
raising $4,000 pounds one foot per
minute. or the equivalent, which Is
more familiar to some mechanics. Of
raising $50 pounds 100 feet per min.
ute. Since 80, pounds raise one
foot per minute Is called n horse.
power II is natural that people should
think the engineers who established
that unit Of measurement based it.
on what horses could really do. The
horse that can do this work does not
exist.
The horsepower unit was cstab-
lished by James Watt about a century
ago, and the figures were fixed In a
curious way. Watt found that the
average horse of his district could
raise %, 900 pounds one foot per min.
ute. At that time Watt was en-
ployed in the manufacture of engines,
and customers were SO hard to fini
that all kinds of artificial inducements
were necessary to induce power users
to buy steam engines. As a method
of encouraging them Watt offered To
sell engines reckoning $4,000 foo!
pounds to a horsepower. And thus
he was the near Of giving a false
unit to one Of the most important
measurements in the world.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-08-01
Cat and Dou Story.

Everybody knows how much n doc
and cat hate each other. but IL Is
very seldom that their dislikcs lead
tn such serious results as did a diff.
ference that lately occurred between
n bulldog and a black cat In "A fruit
store.
The owner of the bulldog used to
let him run around in the cellar for
exercise. but n morning the dog got
tired of his narrow quarters. and
went up stairs into n ncighboring
fruit store. where the black cat lived.
OF course. the cat did not like to
have any one come into her homo
without az invitation. much less one
of her old natural encmies-the dogs.
SO as oon as the dog entered out
jumped the cat full upon him. and. of
course, a fight followed, which natur.
ally drew into II the owner OF tho
fruit store and the owner OF the dog.
The dog. being very lively, soon
turned over several baskets of fruit
and upset the stands of oranges AMI
peanuts. while their masters were
vainly trying to settle the row.. As
there seemed no early settlement in
| sight. the owner of the cat and fruit
stand called In a policeman, but In
the meantime the dog had virtually
gotten the better of the fight. having
caught the cat by the neck. and all the
coaxing and pulling would not per.
suade him to let go.
The owner OF the dog pulled and
pounded. and the policeman, seeing
a way out, put his billy" between
Bruno's teeth and pried open his Jaws,
only to find that the cat was 80 badly
mangled that II had to be killed, which
the policeman did with W. bullets
from his revolver.
Bruno's owner settling the differ
cnce by paying the damage. they both
went out, after having learned once
more that cats and dogs have n stand
ing disagreement that In but few In
stances Is overcome.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-08-01

Just as the solemn rites Of burial
were over and the last shovelful of
earth had been heaped upon his rest.
ing place, Gods breath shook the
O~verhanging boughs and sweet beaut!-
full apple blossoms came gently down
and decorated the hcro's grave.
This incident coming to the ears
of Commander.in.Chief John A. Logan
was the inspiration that caused him
to issue the order creating Grand Ar.
my Memorial Day. and eve since on
the 30th Of May the loyal people of
this Union gladly follow the example
heaven so graciously set and to sec
that no veterans grave is neglected
with the flowers Of spring, and place
thereon the flag which the valor of
himself and comrades kept flying un,
der the blue heaven"
Liberty consists of letting your wife
GO as you please.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-08-01
An Appetizing Stew

81 never saw a guerrilla in my life"
said one Of Col. Opdyke's Tigers zone
Hundred and Twenty-ffth Ohio. Il
never saw a prisoner cruelty treated.
but I was often cruelty treated my
self. mostly by circumstances but |
generally came out in pretty good
shape. I had Lie worst luck while
we were penned up in Chattanooga.
after Chickamauga. While in the act
of stealing corn from a mule | receiy.
ed a kick from the aforesaid mule
that seemed to me the very qulnt-
essence of cruelty. There | was starv.
ing. and here was a mule eating corn.
| didn't want all of his blamed corn,
anyhow, but the moment ! tried to
take one ear he let loose and ! went
over backward.
when | got to my feet ! was in a
~retaliatory mood. | killed the mule,
skinned the carcass. cut out what |
regarded as the choicest bit of mule
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-08-01

Morbid Sensitiveness.

The surest way to conquer morbid
sensitiyeness is to mingle with people
as freely as possible, and, while ap.
praising your own ability as you would
those OF a friend or acquaintance, T.
forget yourself. Unless you can b..
come unconscious of self you will
never either appear at your best or do
the best OF which you are capable. Il
requires will power and an unben!.
ing determination to conquer this arch
enemy TO success. but what has bacl
done can be done, and many who wore
held down by 1t for years have. By
their W efforts, Outgrown It aal
risen to commanding Dositions.-Scc.
cess.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-08-01
Do Animals Help One Anotheri

Yes, a thousand times yes. In.
stances of foster.motherhood In the
animal world are to be counted by the
hundred. From the days of old Aesop,
when the mouse helped the lion, and,
indeed, long before his time, n ami
NAL would assist another. Thomas
Edwards, the working Scotch natural.
list, once wounded a seagull and saw
two others lift the stricken bird by
it's wings and fly with II out of range.
The kindness OF rats to their old and
blind and feeble Is almost %proverbial.
Fanny Kemble mentions n lady who
observed a COW actually PUMPING
water from a well for another COW.
The creature raised the handle be.
tween her horns and pumped whilst
the other drank. ,
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-08-01
@li hlpfire5EIdle
The SONGS OF The RuCLcs
THE SONGS OF THE euoLrs.

Crocuses lighting tho dusty square.
And the grass that is family showing.
limiting OF erc.r of a later day
lSpeak o. peace but. far awdy
Gar tie hugles Blowing
heard and soft. | catch the note
Tffr-Off bugles blowing.
Song or tho b~uglcs-hravc and sweet.
And the measured pulse Of marching
feet.
That the roar OF the town grows still to
hear
TIL the music blurS In y sudden cheer.
song or the buglos. tn" flag goes by.
a scarlet nutter against the sky
CThc April sky that seems to be
Tender as with n memory;
Oh, the steady sway Of the Ciuse.r,nkcd
men
And the buglc's song that rings again.
These ar" your own-Oh, city. rise to
meet them,
These are your wn-Oh city. hold them
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-08-01
Tell HIM So.

If YOU have u word ~ chNCr
THAT may light the pathway droar
Of u brother pilgrim here.
Let him know,
show him you appreciate
what he does; and do not wait
Till the heavy hand OF Fate
Laws him low
II your heart contains a thought
That will brighter make his lot.
Then. In mercy. hide 1t not,
Tell him so.
Wait not till your friend IA dead
Ere your compliments are said.
For the spirit that has fed.
II II know.
Docs not need To speed II IN
our poor praise where II has gone
Loves eternal. golden dawn
IL aglow
Rut unto our brother here
That poor praise ~ very dear:
II you've n word Of cheer
Tell him 81.
Denver News.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-08-01
Old Soldier Tells OF Finest
Meal He Hos Ever z.

flesh. boiled it until it was thoroughly
cooked. seasoned it with salt and pep
per, to which ! added the stolen corn,
after parching and grinding it, by
putting 1t into a stocking and beating
1t until 1t was practically meal. This
stew was to me in my starving on.
dition the most appetizing food | ever
ate. Sometimes when ! go into the
high grade restaurants or go to my
own table. where the choicest food
has been cooked in the best possible
way. | think of ina mule stew at
Chattanooga. DO you know, no din.
ner in the world has ever seemed as
good to me as the flesh of that mule
which kicked me for stealing corn.
This was cruelty, of course. The
mule vas cruel to me. and ! was
cruel to the mule, but II was war"
1t is better to be true to the false
than to be false to the true.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-08-01
In An Old Well
Remains OF Confederate Officer
Unearthed at Chamber sbura

A few days ago an old citizen OF
this town informed Janitor Henninger
that when the workmen who are eX'
~cayating for an addition to the court
house would reach the bottom OF a
well back of the old Hope Fire Com
pany's house, in the rear OF the court
house, they would likely find some
human bones. This morning the work
men reached the point indicated ana
a quantity of human bones were ais.
covered, together with a number CT
brass buttons.
- - ing questioned further the man
II Sc gave the information said that
A9ng the civil war, before the town
~ burned by the Confederates, a res
ident of Chambersburg and a Confed.
crate officer were engaged in q game
Of cards in the fire company's house.
MIR. Henninger's informant was peas
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-08-01

ent and was sent by the Chambers
burger to purchase some beer. On
his return he found the Chambers
burg man alone. Upon being asked
what had become of the Confederate
officer the Chambersburger replied
that an alteration had ensued; that
he had thrown the Confederate down
the steps and in the fall his neck had
been broken, and in order to get rid
of him he had thrown the body down
the well.
The man who is supposed to have
committed the deed has not been a
resident of this town for many years.
-Chambersburg (Pa.) Correspond.
ence Philadelphia Press.