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The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-01-14
PROPOSED PARCEL
 POST DISCUSSED
PLAN TO INCREASE SIZE OF PACK AGES IN MAILS MEETS WITH FAvoR-is NOT CONSIDERED FEASIBLE BY SOME.

Merchants and business men of Bir- mingham are interested in the agitation for the addition of a domestic parcels post to the United States postoffice de- partment. It has been much discussed in the city and there are many Birmingham people who favor the addition, and some who do not, think it is feasible.
 The present system of transmitting packages by mail limits the weight Of parcels to four pounds, and if package a sender desires to mail weighs more than that 1t has to be either divided Into two parts or sent by some other means
 It is argued that in England packages to the weight of eleven pounds can be sent by mail, and at much lower rates of postage charges than in the United States, and that this country ought to be as progressive as England.
 Those who do not favor the proposed system say the plan Is not feasible on account of the immense territory cov- cred by the United States postal depart ment, although the system might work in countries of small area. The proposed system, 1t is said, might be feasible in the larger cities, where there are rail- road conveniences, but that any postal convenience allowed a city should be al- lowed to the people in every section of the country, but that there are thous- ands of postoffces where mail Is carried on horseback, these routes being desig- mated as star routes, and heavy packages could not be conveniently handled.
 In some European countries the parcel post system virtually takes the place of express companies. If this system should be adopted In the United States the post offices would have to run a large number Of wagons, as the express companies do.
 In Alabama it is said that five-eighths of the postoffices are served by the star routes
 W. J. Ham, agent of the Southern FIX press company, was asked how such a system would effect the express business but declined to discuss the matter.
 A large number of people have express ed themselves as being in favor of the proposed addition to the postoffice depart ment
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-01-14
NOTICE OF GREATER
 BIRMINGHAM GIVEN
MAYOR DRENNEN SAYS IN LET TER TO MIR. o'NElLL THAT No- TICE OF BILL HAS BEEN PUB LIsHED IN PAPERS.

Mayor ". M. Drennen yesterday ad- dressed a letter to Chairman John W. o'Neill of the Board of Trade commit tee to promote the movement for Great CT Birmingham. in which he stated that the proposed bill for the consolidation had been duly advertised in the papers. The letter of the mayor was as follows; "John w. ONein, Chairman:
 Dear Sir--I am just in receipt of a resolution adopted by the Board of Trade asking that a committee of five be ap- pointed to confer with the officials of Birmingham and neighboring municipali- ties with a view to consolidating them under one corporation, said committee to have authority to request and get through such legislation as Is necessary to this end. 1 will say that City Attorney Ed Smith and myself have already given the notice as is required by law through the Daily Ledger of this city that such a bill will be presented to the next general assembly of Alabama. The notice referred to appeared in the Ledger of the 10th instant.
 You know that I am heartily in favor of Greater Birmingham and 1 assure you that any assistance rendered by your committee or the Board of Trade will be very much appreciated. Yours truly,
 wv M. DEENNEN, Mayor"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-01-14
WELLS WILL OPEN
 SUMMER THEATRE
MANAGER OF THE BIJoU IS IN THE CITY LOOKING OVER THE FIELD-MAY ALTER BIJoU FOR SUMMER.

Jake Wells manager of the Bijou the atre and also of a large circuit of the atres, is in the city arranging for sum mer amusement of some kind here.
 He has just been elected president of the Summer Amusement Enterprise, a combination of men who run summer parks and theatres. and an agent is busy booking every available act for the sum- mer season. There are about sixty houses and parks on the circuit and they ex- tend from Maine to New Orleans. taking in all the principal summer resorts and cities with summer parks.
 Birmingham will be included in this cir cut and 1t will extend below here to other cities. The syndicate was formed in or der to book good acts at a cheap price. By not having long jumps from one place to another and by booking acts from twelve to twenty weeks, the people are able to get the best acts at greatly re- duced figures. MT. Wells will probably send the Bijou Musical Comedy company to Birmingham for a stay of several weeks in the near future. He Is unde- cided between opening a summer theatre at one of the parks, or tearing out one side of the Bijou and making 1t very open so that the air may pass through freely. He will put in electric fans and an ex- haust fan if he opens the present house this summer
 He states that Birmingham will have amusements all summer. and the very best that are brought south.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-01-14
OPPOSE DlSPENSARY.
WyIam Citizens Overwhelmingly Vote
 Down Proposition.

At a mass meeting last night in Wylam the citizens by an overwhelming majority voted against dispensary for the town.
 The meeting was held In the Masonic hall and about 16o people were present. A resolution was offered that Vivian have a dispensary, and when the vote was counted there were fifty for the dispensary and 112 against it.
 There was quite heated discussion on the matter before the question was put to the house. Those favoring the reso- lution argued that 1t would prevent drunkeness and would lesson crime. They presented a number of statistics to verify their statements The opposition had an equal number and when the vote was taken the dispensary was put aside.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-01-14
RELEASES BOY ON
 GOOD BEHAVIOR
JUDGE FEAGlN SAYS EDWARD LocKHART SHOULD HAVE BEEN SENT TO THE INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL AT EAST LAKE.

Edward Loekhart. a 1s-year-oid boy, was found guilty of larceny yesterday in the Police court. He was on trial for lar- ceny of a bicycle. The evidence was all against him, and Judge Feagin found him guilty, but suspended sentence, and put him on his good behavior until Febru- ary 2.
 Judge Feagin stated that he would have sent the boy to jail for the crime, but that at the end of the time he would have to serve there he would be a har- dened criminal, and would lead a crim- inal's life He said year in the jail was enough to make any boy criminal for life.
 An effort was made to get the boy in the Industrial school at East Lake, but the capacity of that institution is already taxed to its utmost. and the effort failed. There being no reformatory in the state. Judge Feagin said he had but one alter native, to release the boy on his good be- havior
 The boy stated in court that his mother is a widow and has five children to sup port She is a seamstress and lives on Twenty-second street near Tenth avenue, south.
 Judge Feagin took occasion to state that there are at least twenty-five other boys in the city in the same or a worse con dition than this boy. They have no home and no place to go, so they resort to steal ing to get sufficient food and other ne- cessities of life. He said there should be some place to carry these boys and that a bill was being prepared to put before the next legislature asking for an appropria- ton to greatly enlarge the Boys Indus- trial school at East Lake.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-01-14
VALUE OF TESTIMONY
Greater Than Assertion.

There is none of us so hardened but that when we have been able to aid our fellow creatures by conferring a benefit or bringing a little comfort into their lives we like to have appreciation shown. This generally affords more pleasure than the performance of the act itself, and In this connection the following letter from a Texas lady is of more than usual in- terest:
 Dear Friends address you as such, for you have been such to me. l suffered for three years off and on with piles. I was treated at the hospital and the new and elegant hospital of Memphis; they only gave me temporary relief. came west thinking the change of air and wa ter would benefit me; five months ago the bleeding piles came back on me, and bled so much that ! thought l would die.
 T have had four of the finest doctors in this section of Texas; all they did was to finally nearly let me go to my grave; all they wanted was a big sum of money from me and to operate on me. l said no. no surgeons knife would enter me; if 1t was my time to die God knew it, and when I died I would die all together.
 T began hearing about your medicine. I had no faith in you, but l sent and got a box of your Pyramid Pile Cure; in two days the blood flow had slackened to one-half the amount, ana Tn one week felt so much better I walked four blocks and did little housework. I was not bleeding then; in three weeks I was well.
 God bless you for putting such a won derful medicine within the reach of suffer ing men and women. shall never cease to recommend your medicine or be without 1t; also I used your Pyramid Pills Sallie A. Hearndon, Paris Texas"
 Testimony like this, for the genuine ness of which we vouch,) should be more convincing than oil claims and assertions. and should leave no doubt in the mind of the reader as to the merit of the remedy. Pyramid Pile Cure is sold by druggists for fifty cents package, or will be mail cd by the makers to any address upon re- ceipt of price. Write Pyramid Drug Co.,, Marshall, Mich, for their book on cause and cure of Piles.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-01-14
CAPTAIN WEBB BETTER.
Rapidly Recovering From His Stroke
 of Paralysis.

Captain James E. Webb, one of the pioneer citizens. who suffered a stroke of paralysis Monday morning, was reported last night as being in much better condi- ton.
 The physicians now have no doubts of his recovery and state that he will be able to be out in a short time He has regained control of his arm and hand, and partial control of his leg.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-01-14
ELECTS OFFICERS.
Annual Meeting of Birmingham and
 Steel Cities Railway.

The annual meeting of the stockhold- CTS of the Birmingham and Steel Cities Railway and Power company was held yesterday at 3 o'clock at the office of the company, 2O6 McGowan building, and the following were elected as directors for 1903:
 John w Minor, president First Nation- al bank, Ensley; c. F. Sharpe, manager Ensley Land Co.,; Robert R. Zell, super intending examiner American Guaranty Co.,, Birmingham; Eugene F. Enslen, cashier Jefferson County Savings bank; Dr. J. B. Stagg; s. D. Carr, president Bank of Commerce Toledo, O., and l.. K. Davis, vice president and manager l.. K. Davis Co.,. Indianapolis, Ind.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-01-14
Merry LIt.e Time Remains.

Washington, January 13-The New York Newspaper Publishers association asked for a hearing before the ways and means committee today on the question of free wood pulp, but the committee decided, it was explained by Chairman Payne. that hearings could not be given now because so little time remains before the commit tee at the present session.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-01-14
Mrs. winsIow's soothino svr,n.

the best remedy for DIARRHOEA. Sold by druggists in every part of the world Be sure and ask for Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup" and take no other kind Has been used for over FIFTY YEARS by MILLIONS of MOTHERS for theis CHILDREN WHILE TEETHING. with PERFECT SUCCESS. It SOOTHS the CHILD, SOFTENS the GUMS. ALLAYs all PAIN, CURES WIND COLO. ard ls twenty-five cents bottle
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-01-14
TO INSTALL OFFICERS.
saIter Chapter, Order of Eastern Star
 Meets Thursday.

The programme for the public installa ton of officers for the Salter Chapter c the order of the Eastern Stars, whic takes place at the Masonic hall in Eiyto Thursday night. will be as follows. Prayer by the Rev. R. r. Lester. Address by the Rev. l. D. Steele. Music.
 Recitation by Miss Idene Reyes 4 Music.
 Installation
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-01-14
DEATHS AND FUNERALS.
B. S. Harris. -

B. s. HAr.:1. aged 46 years, died last night at hiz esdence in Avondale. The funeral services will be conducted from the residence this afternoon at o'clock. The deceased was a conductor on the Louisville and Nashville railroad until short time ago, and since quitting the railroad he has been travelling for wholesale house.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-01-14
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

The following real estate transfers were recorded yesterday:
 James T. Jernigan to N. J. Fason, a widow blocks 1, 2 and 3. of Jernigan's subdivision of part of sections 26 and 23 township IS, south, range 4 west, s1050.
 Investment Real Estate company of Alabama to E. c. Janney and c. M. Weissinger, lot 15, block ?, of North Haven, with all improvements, $3650.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-01-14
Ben w, Garner.

Ben w. Garner, aged 23 years. died yes- terday afternoon at his residence, Nine teenth street and Fifteenth avenue, north. The remains will be sent from Erswell Se Co.'S to Calera this morning.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-01-14
Triple Tragedy in Texas.

Savoy, Tex, January 13.-As result of a dispute over the division of cotton crop, a renter named Stewart today shot and killed Woods Gibson and his mother and then committed suicide. He made an offer to kill Bob Guffy, kinsman of Gibson, but was unsuccessful.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-01-14

The cures a medicine makes are the proofs of its merit, and Hoods Sarsa- parila makes the most.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1903-12-18
TEN YEARS IN CONGRESS.
Twenty-Five Veterans in House Of
Representatives Who Feel L ike
Having Good Time.

There are rs men who began their
service in the house in the Fifty-third
congress and who have served contin-
uously since and are now entering upon
their sixth term. For ten years they
have been associated with each other,
and the fact that so many beginning at
that time should be reelected for five
successive times has started some talk
about the formation of a club, some
thing like the Tantalus club, which
should give a dinner once or twice dur
ing the winter. The difficulty with the
Tantalus club is that it continues to
grow on account of new members.
The Fifty-third Congress club cannot
grow and is bound to decrease in num-
bers. Those who are eligible to the
Fifty-third Congress club are Adams, OF
Pennsylvania; Babcock, of Wisconsin,;
Bartholdt, of Missouri; Cooper, of Wis
consin; Cooper, of Texas; Cousins, OF
Iowa; Curtis, of Kansas; Dinsmore, OF
Arkansas; Dovener, of West Virginia;
Gardner, of New Jersey; Gillet, of New
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1903-12-18
LORD ALBERT DALMENY.
Earl of ROsebery and a Man
of Wealth.

When the duke of RoXburghe disap-
pointed eligible" young women in
London by choosing an American bride
many a matchmaker on both sides of
the Atlantic predicted that society's sea
would not yield another such catch in
hurry. There is young English
nobleman, however, who, if not OF quite
as high rank as Roxburghe's duke, is
heir to title that of late years has come
to signify good deal more. He attained
his majority few weeks ago, and moth
ing is more likely than that his glance
should take the alluring direction OF
the United States.
This is Lord Rosebery's Oldest son,
Albert Edward Henry Meyer Archibald
Primrose, Lord Dalmeny.
When Lord Dalmeny comes into his
full inheritance as sixth earl of Rose
berry he will have a title dating back to
1903, social position of enviable PROM
inence, and an estate comprising in all
$4,000 acres. Nor will Lord Rosebery's
heir run any risk of being described as a
fortune hunter, should he WOO an Amer
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1903-12-18
A TALK ABOUT GUAM.
Little Island in the Pacific Is an
Interesting Spot.
People Are Industrious and Glad That
Uncle Sam Owns the Island
Causes That Made Agana an
Important Town.

The only good map that has yet been
made of the island of Guam is the result
OF government survey and has been
published by the war department. The
little sketch map shown here is reduc-
ton from it, and the map will interest
many because very few people have as
yet any idea of the form of the island,
which is shown in the aliases scarcely
larger than a dot.
In rough way the island may be said
to resemble in form the sole of shoe.
1t is only 20 miles long and from three to
ten miles wide, with an area OF about
15O square miles, or seven times as large
as Manhattan Island.
1t is the most southern of the chain
of the Ladrones or Marianne islands,
which stretches APO miles north and
south. All the other islands belong to
Germany, but they are very small, and
Guam is the largest and most important
OF the group. 1t is four days steaming to
the east of the Philippines.
We observe on the map great paucity
of information about the interior of the
island. The reason is that the jungle
which covers it is so dense that not even
natives have penetrated far into it, ex-
cept in two or three places where paths
extend from coast to coast.
Guam, like ,all the other islands of the
Ladrones, was built up partly by out
pourings from volcanoes and partly by
the work of coral insects; but it has this
advantage over islands to the north,
that it's volcanoes are all extinct, while
there are still eruptive mountains on
some of the more northern islands.
Guam has some peculiarities. The
northern half of it consists almost Who'll
ly of coral rock, which is very porous,
so that the rain sinks Immediately into
1t and makes its way by underground
channels to the sea, so that there are
no springs or rivers in the northern part
of the island.
Near the middle in the neighborhood
of Agana, the capital, is large spring
that yields copious supply of water.
1t oozes through a swamp and finds its
way into the sea by means of a river
which has been artifcially heightened
and turned for a mile parallel to the
coast for the convenience of the natives.
This is one of the reasons why two
thirds of the population is centered at
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1903-12-18
MESSMER rs NAMED.
Green Bay Prelate Will Take Place
of Archbishop Katzer.
Selection Made by Congregation of
the Propaganda Pleases Catholic
Laity and Clergy in State
of Wisconsin,.

The report that the congregation of
the propaganda at Rome has decided to
propose to the pope the appointment of
Bishop Sebastian Gerhard Messmer, of
| Green Bay, Wis, as archbishop of Mil
waukee in succession to the late Arch
bbishop Katzer is confirmed.
Roman Catholics at Milwaukee are
much pleased with the selection of Bish-
op Messmer, of Green Bay, to succeed
Archbishop Katzer Father Augustin
Schinner, administrator of the Milwau-
kee diocese, who was prominently men
toned himself for the succession, said:
Il expected the selection of Bishop
Messmer all the time. l have no doubt
he will be welcome here. He is man OF
great ability"
H. ]. Desmond, editor OF the Catholic
Citizen, said: The appointment of
Bishop Messmer is not surprising. He
may be looked upon as logically in line
for such promotion. From personal &C
quaintance have learned to esteem him
highly. He is notably interested in ali
those movements which aim at the NOR
al, intellectual and social improvement
Of the laity. In those matters where
there are chances of differences of opin-
ion Bishop Messmer always has been
classed with the conservative element"
1T is a very good choice" said Very
Rev. Joseph Rainier, rector of the Sem
mary at st. Francis. Bishop Messmer.
is learned man and a progressive one.
While he has not received unanimous
support in this diocese, the difference of
opinion has not been vital, and all will
be pleased at the selection"
Bishop Messmer is an eioquent pre-
late, one of the leaders of the German
Roman Catholics of America. He is
native of Switzerland, where he was
born at Goldach, Canton st. Gail, on
August 20, 1S47. He received his educa-
ton at Innsbruck, Austria, going thence
to Rome to pursue his ecclesiastical
studies, and he came to this country
when quite young man. He was or
dained to the priesthood on July %, 1871,
and for number of years was profess
sor at Seton Hall seminary, near South
Orange, N. J. He left that institution to
become professor in the Catholic uni
versity at Washington, and later was
made rector of st. Peters church at New
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1903-12-18
SOME MIGHTY APES.
Valuable Collection Recently Pre-
scented to Philadelphia Academy
of Natural Sciences.

The Darwinian theory of the descent
of man may soon be studied at close
range, owing to generosity of a promi7
nent Philadelphia, Dr. Thomas Biddle,
who has just returned from Europe with
what is believed to be the most COM
plete collection of anthropoid apes ever
owned by one person. The specimens
were obtained from various sources and
prepared by the German taxidermist,
Umlauff. Among them is fine speci-
men of that rarely secured animal, the
gorilla. On account of its immense
strength and ferocity when cornered it
has been most difficult even to obtain
a dead specimen of the gorilla family,
it being necessary to risk life in order
to track it to it's lair in the interior of
Africa. The specimen secured by DR..
Biddle was shot by venturesome Ger
man, George Zenker, near the Yaunde
station, Western Africa, little to the
north OF the equator.
The New York Tribune says that the
height of this gorilla is a little over
five feet, and the strongest man would
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1903-12-18
RELIC OF THE PAST.
The Talamancans a Forgotten Peo-
pie of the Isthmus.
Their Ancient Usages and Customs
Have Not Been Affected by Four
Centuries of Medieval Span
ish Civilization.

Within less than 100 miles of where
the United States intends to complete !
the greatest interoeeanic ditch the
world has seen, in territory where the
newly created republic of Panama is
situated, there dwells an Indian nation
that is to all intents' and purposes
identically the same to-day as it was
when Columbus first discovered the
western, hemisphere. These are the
Talamancans, who inhabit a few square
miles in the mountains almost midway
paratively short distance from the
Panama railroad, though it is much to
be doubted if they have ever seen it or
are aware of its existence. The Scien-
tific American says that although for
upward of four centuries the medieval
civilization of Spain has surrounded
them on all sides, they have neither
been contaminated by its influence nor
eXterminated by it's kindness, as was the
case in Cuba and other Spanish colonies.
Their language is still their own, and
seems to have lost little of it's original
character through contact with the ex-
ecrable mixture of English, Spanish and
French spoken by the lower classes
throughout the West Indies and along
the Spanish Main. Living in virtually
an unknown region, at least. Three days
journey from the nearest settlement,
their solitude is seldom broken. The
visitor is received with the greatest hos
pitality, and is welcome as long as he
desires to remain. Their visits to the
outer world are infrequent, rarely ex-
tending beyond the nearest port, and are
undertaken only in quest of luXuries.
Extra fowls and porkers are bartered on
these occasions for tobacco, gewgaws
and ammunition. The spear and blow
gun are used more than firearms for
various reasons. The former are not
only infinitely cheaper, but usually more
effective in the hands of the Indian than
the cheap muzzle-loading fowling piece
of French or German origin with it's pa
per-like barrel-the only arm he can
afford to purchase besides the machete.
Their language and customs in some
respects resemble those of the score or
more of widely differing peoples that
are scattered over the territory lying
between the Mexican border and the
isthmus. Their ancestors doubtless