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The Most Popular.
om the WASHINGTON Post.

From the Washington Post.
who is the most popular literary man
in Great Britain todayT' asked a Post
reporter of Mr.. e. f. Callighan, a pleas
ant-mannered Londoner, who is at the
New Willard and in the United States
for the first time
OR. Conan Doyle. by the biggest sort
of a majority. The good doctor may not
be the greatest of modern story tellers
though none will deny his cleverness but
he has the heart of the British public,
as no other man has. He was always
popular. but his book on the Boer war
put him on a pinnacle and there he will
stay"
What of Kipling?"
HE is still greatly discussed but there
is no sort of doubt that his admirers are
dwindling. In fact, the way his popu-
larity has waned in England amounts
almost to a revolution. He has written
so many things that were In such obvious
bad taste that many of his erstwhie
greatest admirers and friends are now
loudest in his denunciation."
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NEGRO coNFEssEs ARSON.
But Claims He Did Not Xiii AGED
Couple.

Bridgeton. N. j., August 29-Job MUIR
ray Williams. a negro, who was arrested
yesterday on suspicion of having been
connected with the death of Farmer John
g. Holmes and his housekeeper, Miss
Katherine Shute, whose bodies were
found in the ruins of Holmes burned
barn. has confessed that he set fire to
the building.
The negro says that he was about to be
married and was in need of money In
order to get money he said he planned to
set fire to the barn and rob the house
while the old couple were attempting to
save tho live stock. He carried out his
plan, he said, and stole SIS, which he
turned over to his sweetheart He denies
having killed the aged couple.
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JEALOUS HUSBAND SHOOTS.
Charles Armburgy Kills Man He Saw
Hls Wife Meet.

Knoxville Tenn, August pa special
to the Journal and Tribune from Bristol,
Tenn. says. Charles Amburgy of Whites-
burg. KY. was shot and killed In Wise
county. Virginia, by George Larmer Of
Abingdon. Va. The tragedy occurred
employed
Larmer. suspectng an Illicit intimacy
between his wife and Amburgy, followed
her when she left homo. He saw the pair
meet. and ooncealing himself near the
roadside, shot Amburgy as he returned.
Larmer surrendered and was refused
bond.
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Vanderbilt to Quit AutomobiIina.

New York, August 29--W. K. Wander
bilt. Jr., who is credited with having
driven an automobile faster for a mile
than any other person, has announced,
according to a Herald dispatch from
Newport. r. l.. his permanent retirement
from automobiling as a sport. He is
said to have sold his stable of high power
machines. which included some of the
built in France, Germany and the United
States.
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MAY ADOPT FREE TRADE.
Prominent Englishmen and United
States VIII Take This Step,

London. August 20. : Sir Christopher
Furness, the ship owner and ship builder,
presiding at a steamship meeting at Man
chester today, declared that a question
which was more and more frequently
asked was, why. in the United States I'M
der protection, trade was so prosperous,
while Great Britain, a free trade coun-
try, was not so prosperous as she should
be?
AS free trader he was of the opinion
that the problem must be more seriously
considered. There was danger, he appre-
hended. of Great Britain before many
years becoming protectionist and at the
same time he would not be surprised to
see the United States adopting free trade.
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AFTER FAIRS ESTATE.
Mr.. and Mrs. oeirich Make Application
for Letters of Administration.

San Francisco, August 2s.-Theresa
oelrich and Herman oeIrich mad appIi-
cation today for letters of administration
on the estate of Charles L. Fair and filed
the last will of the dead man. The docu-
ment bequeaths the entire estate to Mrs
Charles L. Fair. the wife who died by
the same accident.
At the same time a petition was pre-
scented by Hannah e. Nelson and others
for letters in the estate of Carolina D.
Fair and an order for the production OF
Mrs Fairs will. Her will makes be-
quests to the testutor's relatives of about
100000 and the remainder of the estate is
left to her husband
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Gifts for University.

Chicago, August 29.-Nearly nalf a mil
lion dollars in new gifts to the University
of Chicago were announced by President
Harper today. No names were revealed.
President Harper made detailed report
of the university of the year ending
June 30. Gifts to the amount of $4,000, 900
had flowed into the university Golfers up
to that time, and $4,000 has been given
since
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INSURED.

fX@nT OU insure your house against fire. You know
NJ what people would say it burned down
lSITl without insurance. They would say you
IL were wanting in business sagacty, that you
shoud have provided for this Now leave house INSTR
ance and consider clothing insurance Here the danger
is even greaternot from fire, bot from the chemicals
and strong soaps used in the laundry. Wise women
insure their finer more delicate and pcrshable things
against this risk, and the premium they pay is the
tng cost Of Ivory Soap. That guarantees protection
IVORY SOAP-TT FLOATS
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NAY BUY COAL YARDS.
Efforts to Consolidate 500 In Chicago
BY Eastern Men.

Chicago, August 29.-The Tribune
tomorrow will say that the consolida-
ton of the 300 small coal yards In
Chicago is contemplated by an eastern
syndicate. The middlemen, who are
doing a moderately large business, de-
clare that the enterprise was initiated
for the purpose of driving them, out.
If the effort shall be successful it Is
declared that several retail coal deal
ers from the basket merchant up will
be forced out of business.
An effort has been made during the
last week to obtain options on all the
yards that are wanted The name of
John c. Fetzer appears as the buyer,
but he is said to be acting for an
eastern syndicate.
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Dedication Postponed.

Paducah, KY, August 29.-The twenty
one monuments to be erected on the bat
tlefield of Shiloh by the state of Indiana
will not be dedicated in September as
had been expected. The monuments were
shipped to this place by water and were
to, have been reloaded and shipped by
way of the Tennessee river. but the low
water makes that impossible for some
time to come. Nineteen of the monuments
stand for regiments and the other two for
batteries.
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Next Strategic Battle.

San Francisco, August 20.-The coast
of California, with the Golden Gate as
the center of operations, will be the
scene of the next strategic battle between
chosen fleets of the American navy, Ma
val men are discussing the proposition
entertained at Washington of holding fall
maneuvers on the Pacific coast on lines
similar to those which governed the late
contest between Higsinson and Pillshury
off the New England coast The man.
euvers will be held late In the fall.
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To Combine Iron Concerns.

Sharon, Pa. August ga combina-
ton of the foremost malleable iron con-
Germs of the country, with a capitaliza-
ton of SIS, 900, is under consideration
and will probably soon be effected. Ac-
cording to the reported plans. the head
quarters of the combination will be in
Chicago, where the National Malieable
Iron Casting company. the largest con-
Germ of the kind in the United States
has Its home office
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CRAIG COMMITS SUICIDE.
Pioneer Citizen of Atlanta Hangs Him
self at His Home.

Atlanta, August 29.-James Craig, 70
years old. and one of the most prominent
pioneer citizens, committed suicide here
today by hanging himself in his home
The body was discovered late this af-
ternoon by members of the family who
had missed Mr. Craig since early this
morning. No cause is known for the
act
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Power Case stops suddenIx.

New York, August 2s.-The hearing be-
fore special examiner Mabey in the Peter
Power suit brought to prevent the turn
ing over of the stock of the Northern
railroad to the Northern Securities COM
panies was brought to an abrupt conlcu-
sion today when d. w. Guthrie counsel
for the railroads interested asked for an
adjournment sine die.
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TO VISIT OYSTER BAY.
People Invited There BY President
Roosevelt on September is.

Oyster Bay n. Y, August 29.-On invi-
tation OF President Roosevelt the citizen
of Nassau county will visit Oyster Bay
and Sycamore Hill on Sept ember is. The
invitation will be read from 1s5 pulpits
in the county next Sunday, 1t having been
forwarded to all the ministers. The min
listers here today issued a call to the cit
liens Of the village to take steps 10 prop
erly receive the visitors and to decorate
the village.
The plan is to have the village one mass
of American flags.
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Copies of the Age-Herald
Annual and Industrial Re-
view, wrapped and ready for
mailing, can be procured at
the business office for 8 cen a
copy.
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ST. Mary's Church.

The Rev. j. w. Cantey Johnson, rector
of st. Mary's-on-the-H Highlands. has re-
turned from his vacation and will con-
duct the services tomorrow There will
be holy communion at 7:3O a. m. and
morning prayer and sermon at IL. AT the
latter services Miss Gockel will preside at
the organ.
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sUPT. PHILLIPS OFFICE.
II VIII Be In the City Hall After
Monday.

The office of Dr. ]. H. Phillips, SUI.
perintendent of public schools, will be
removed from the high school build
ing to the city hall on Monday next.
The public library is being moved this
week to the city hall. The removal of
the library and the superintendent's
office from the high school will make
room for fifty or sixty or more pupils
than could be accommodated there
last session.
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TWO Children Burn.

Myrtle, Miss, August 2s.-Jim Cullens,
a negro, had two children and his house,
hold goods burned last night. Cullens
and his wife had put the children to bed
and went oppossum hunting The origin
of the fire is unknown.
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British steel Combine.

London. August 3O.-The Standard this
morning says it has learned that negotia-
lions are still in progress for the crea-
tion of a British steel combine on the
lires of the United States Steel corpor-
alton, but they have not yet reached a
very defrite degree
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Robert Eoy HANGED.

Wise. Va, August 2S.-Robert Foy. the
negro who shot and killed Dayton Fl.
Miller, secretary and treasurer of the
Cranes Nest Coal and Coke company at
Toms Greek, last December, was hanged
here today
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lncendiary Fire.

Livingston, Tex. August 29.-gire of
incendary origin today destroyed twenty
business houses causing loss of sl35. 900
with insurance of 80 per cent. Gerlach
& Brother are the heaviest losers. their
losses being $4,000.
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VIII Stop at Wheeling.

Newport, N. H., August 2s.-Secretary
Cortelyou announced today that the Pres
ident on his trip to Tennessee and North
Carolina will stop at Wheeling. W, Va,
on the morning of September G. 1t is ex-
pected that the trip will consume about
one week
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Boat Goes to Government.

Washington, August 29.-The navy de-
partment has been notified that the New
port News shipbuilding works will turn
their monitor Arkansas over to the gov
eminent September 6.
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Needs the Money.

From the Washington Star.
Have you ever written anything that
you were ashamed OFF, inquired the Sc
we're relative.
mo" answered the author. "But 1
hope to some day. need the money"
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ECZEMA; NO CURE. NO Paw.

Your druggist will refund your money If
PAZO OINTMENT fails to cure Ring
worm. letter. Old Ulcers and sores. PIN
pies and Blackheads on the face, an. all
skin diseases. Soc. 5-31-tf-sat
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NATIONAL Baptist
Convention tcoIeredo. Birmingham.
Ala. September t7-24, 1902.

For the occasion of the national Bap.
,ist convention (colored). Birmingham.
Ala September 17-24 1904 Southern
railway will sell tickets to Birmingham
and return from points on its line at
rate of one fare for the round trip, sell
ing September Is, 10 and II from points
in Alabama, and from all other points
September A. 10 and l6. final limit for
return on all tickets September a, 1D02,
ror further information call on any
Southern railway ticket agent. s-2-sot
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FOUGHT Draw.

Seattle. Wash, August 29.-The Turner
Queenan fight tonight was declared a
draw at the end Of twenty rounds.
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Two-game baseball today.
2 p. M, 4 p. m. One admis-
sion.
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MEETING OF THE
STATE COMMITTEE
CHAIRMAN LOWE COMMENDED
FOR ACTION IN CALLING COM
MITTEE TO ACT ON ARBITRARY
PLANS IN CERTAIN COUNTIES.

The meeting of the democratic execu-
tive committee in this city tomorrow for
the purpose of taking action regarding
the arbitrary calls in certain counties
was generally discussed in and around
the various political headquarters yes
terday. Everyone commended the manner
in which Chairman Lowe had acted, the
only criticism being that the matter
Should not have been delayed, but that
q meeting of the executive committee
should have been called as soon as the
first county acted contrary to the rules
prescribed by the state committee.
Chairman Lowe stated that he hesitat-
ed in calling the committee together
for many reasons, but as there was no
visible intention on the part of the ex-
ecutive committees of the counties which
have acted arbitrarily to rescind their
actions, he had no other alternative. He
said that he was powerless to deal with
the situation singly, being the servant
of the state committee and that he call
ed the meeting for the sole purpose of
preserving peace and harmony in the
party.
The executive committee of st. Clair
county is called to meet Friday, and
the call for a primary in that county
in accordance with the plan of the state
executive committee.
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SUBURBAN SHOPPERS ARE
SLIPPING CITY SODA WATER

Allurng advertisements Of summer
clearance sales and bargain counter de-
lights have caused an influx Of suburban
ties in the shopping centers and the soda
water stands have been doing a rush.
ing out OF town business.
Inquiry at several of these soft drink
dispensaries disclosed the information
that the red fiavoring was running low
and that the lemon and vanilla syrups
were things of the past. Statsticians
who have taken occasion to figure out
the eccentriclties Of smaller town deni-
zens say the bargain counter advertise
ment is the inspiration which brings
these comely specimens Of femininity
to town but upon arrival this inspiration
rapidly subsidies and the delights of soda
water and the pianoia take precedence.
In the winter time small town shoppers
take advantage Of the bargain days to
see theatrical performances by real live
actors, but In these sultry August days
there is nothing to do but sip soda water
and discuss the cut in the price of shirt
waist percales and certain short pieces
of dimity that will assist materially in
making over dress for late summer
wear
The Shoppers Programme.
The programme of the summer shop
pers is said to be something like this:
leave call at the hotel office for six
o'clock. Rise promptly on time after
donning a white shirt waist and a walk
Ing skirt. proceed to the dining room
and study the bill of fare while the
walter wears that far-a-way look. When
the meal is all ready engage in a brief
discussion of how the coffee is made
and then lay the plans for an early rush
on the choicest bargain counter. Every
strip Of cloth must be carefully rubbed
the shopkeeper Is really losing twenty
nine per cent. Having fully satisfied
their minds on this subject the shoppers
buy s4Ss worth of goods that are not
needed. for the sole purpose Of saving
50 cents. This Is considered a good in
vestment and while waiting for the re-
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LEARN NOW
To Feed Yourself SkiIlfully.

It Is easy to use good food and get well
and keep that way. but person must go
about 1t.
A lady says II had a dreadful time of
1t before l learned how to feed myself
properly. I suffered with stomach trouble
for about ten years, and finally got so
bad that terrible pains would set in, fol-
lowed by nauseating sickness in the
stomach and bowels.
Sometimes would bloat up and would
have to lie fiat on my back My stomach
finally got so bad that It would throw up
weight and strength very rapidly. I be-
looked like a skeleton usually
One day neuralgia set In In the stomach
and liver and l went right down to
deaths door, I got so bad that even
warm water was thrown off the stomach,
which would hold absolutely nothing I'M
til l began taking Grape-Nuts in small
quantities
my father had been accustomed to
Grape-Nuts and knew OF the value of the
food and began giving it to me. I imme-
diately began to improve and the stomach
retained the food and digested 1t. I
gradually grew well again, and now I
can eat a hearty dinner Of almost any,
thing. / have gained thirty pounds in
weight My brain Is clear, skin beauti-
fully white, and my eyes are bright as
crystals, where l used to be sallow and
with lack-luster eyes. l owe everything
to Grape-Nuts. Please do not publish
my name" Name given by Postum Co.,
Battle Creek, Mich.
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turn of the bundle basket the visitors
are supposed to wander about the store
and buy Sc more worth of fancy hosiery,
fancy corset covers, parasols and few
choice pieces of bric-a-brae that are not
marked down for that special day.
After having carefully followed out
this programme an adjournment is taken
to the nearest soda water "joint" where
each one informs the other how badly
the storekeeper was beaten IN the trade.
About this time the pianola rattles off
a piece of rag time and the music being
new to suburbanite ears those who play
the plano decide to stop by a music
store and secure a copy of the work.
Before doing this. however, 1t has been
decided that city friends had best be
visited for the purpose of exulting over
the quality of the goods purchased and
the amount of money saved.
New Street Signs Handy.
Right here the recent order of the
mayor to have signs placed on all street
corners comes in handy. BY looking at
the little blue indicators and person can
tell where they are and the embarrass-
ment of consulting a policeman as to
the name of the street is avoided.
The city friends are soon found and
the visitors are told that the same goods
were purchased two months ago at the
same price and In CONSERVATION the Wis
itors hurry to the union station and
have their return trip tickets properly
signed up This requires about 80 min
utes of the ticket sellers time but II is
soon all over and in few hours the
home folks are porting over the bargains.
There is a charm to these summer cut
price excursions that is irresistible and
unjust is the man who can blame the
pretty girls and wives from the small
towns from coming to the city to invest
in saving articles when their friends
In the city will hire a carriage and ride
down town to spend $40 with the one
purpose Of saving 3S cents. Articles
which are marked $3.50 sell much quick
er than those marked IS and the hus-
band who would prevent his better three
quarters from taking advantage of this
opportunity to be frugal has been cor
rectly termed "horrid."
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A. Hewitt. t. L. Bell. d. R. Copeland.

A Hewitt. T. l.. Bell. d. R. Copeland.
R. o.
81. Jackson-w. A. Porter, C. A. Moi
felt, John Rosensthil. Walter Kelley,
r. o.
81. Davis-M t. stratford, George B.
Ward, M. P. Lewis John Koran, R. o.
81. IIill-walter Metealf, ]. F. Harring-
ton, W. H. Eatman. Pat. O'Hear, R. o.
g. South Highlands-W. C. Garrett, J..
B. weakley, Morris Loveman, Harry
Jones, r. o.
49, Blossburg-L. T. Shlflett, Hamilton
Irving, A. ]. Wheeler, Joe Swain, R. o.
49, Linns-T. A. Teer, w. G. HUFF,
Thomas McIlherne, w. P Waldrop. P. o.
49, Adamsville-G. A. Chewing, J. W..
Burgin, R. E. Johnson, John Harrington,
r. o.
40. Huey-c. L. Dabbs A. c. Owens, o.
J. waldrop, Van Huey R. o.
40. Woodward-Jlm Eastes, Floyd Wald-
rop, Jack Smith, r. o.
Al. Parkwood-Peter Couran william
Atkinson, r. NJ D. Earheart, ]. C. Croft
well, r. o.
AZ. North Birmingham. T. Knight, W.
B. Hillhouse, e. D. Wilson, Sam Blake,
r. o.
49, Locust Fork-A. j. Snow, Austin
White D. B. Davis. ]. W. Hood, r. o.
A. Huffman-L. d. Dupuy, w. j. Moore,
B. NJ. Waldrop. j. J. Crenshaw, R. o.
As Ensley-J. A. Bell, w. L. Rosamond,
John s. Going, j. M. Perkins, R. o.
chors, George Lambert. j. II. Edwards.
r. o.
46. Avondale-D. T. Smith, A. B. Sud
deth Sam G. Frey, John R. Ellard, r. O..
49, East Birmingham-D. N. Walker, j..
D. Hawkins, 7. ]. Cough. S. 2. Coggins.
2 O
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UNITED WoRkM EN-.
Grand Lodge Meets Today and Many
Delegates Are Here.

The delegates to the twenty-fifth an
nual session Of the grand lodge for the
Jurisdiction of Alabama, Georgia, the
Carolinas, Mississippi and Florida of the
Ancient Order of United Workmen will
assemble this morning at $3.50 o'clock at
the IIillman hotel and proceed In a body
to the Elks hall where the meeting will
be held.
An address of welcome will be deliver
ed by Alderman George B. Ward. in
the absence of Mayor W. M. Drennen,
who is in California. The members and
their friends win be taken on a trolley
ride over the city and to the suburbs
leaving the Hillman at o'clock They
will visit East Lake. Ensley and Gate
City. At night a banquet will be given
at the Elks hall
A large number of the United Work
men are now In the city and the at
tendance upon the grand lodge will be
large.
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ROMANO BOYD.
Receiving Much Encouragement II
Race for Legislature.

Romanie Boyd of Ensley has been stead
fly gaining strength ever since he made
the announcement that he was a candi-
date for the legislature from jefferson.
Mr.. Boyds friends in Ensley feel that
that city deserves to be recognized by
the rest of the county. and the support
he will have in Ensley, coupled with that
of his numerous friends in Birmingham
and the county, should make him a sure
winner
He is well fitted for the position, for,
although young, he has had broad legal
experience. He resigned the position of
city attorney of Ensley at one time to be-
come law partner of the late Judge Head
of Birmingham. But later he returned
to Ensley and has adopted that place
as his permanent home. -