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Social and Personal.

The oyster supper rendered by the ladies of the Woodmen Circle at the Hob son cafe was a successful affair, both from a financial and social standpoint.
 Blackman and Sanders, comedians, will appear at the Ensley opera house next Monday and Tuesday nights.
 The Cymrodorian society of the First church will give an entertainment next Friday night at the opera house.
 Miss Fannie Birch is visiting relatives in the Steel City this week.
 Charles Efurd, member of the Gads- den police force, was in Ensley yester- day and carried back an escaped con- vct that he located and caught here
 Miss Jennie Pritchett of oaklands is wis., iting friends in the city.
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Alabama Cases In Supreme Court.

Washington, october -(special) 1.-The United States Supreme Court, which con venes Monday for the fall term. has the following Alabama cases on it's docket: The Tinted States vs. The s. P. Shotter companv from the Alabama district court; the United States ys. T. G. Evans, South ern Alabama District; Jackson w. Giles ys Charles B. Teasley. the Alabama Su- ,,rnrnn Court.
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Marriage at Huntsville.

Huntsville, October S.-(special.) )-Miss Ola Lee Searcy and MT. Harry B. Sykes were married at 6:3O o'clock this morning in the First Methodist church. The we'd ding was a very fashionable affair and was attended by large number of spec tators. The bride was given away by her cousin, R. s. Dement,. and the wedding ceremony was performed by Rev. Frank r. Culver.
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Prisoner Makes His Escape.

Huntsville, October S.-W. R. Scott, a printer who was held on charge of larceny. escaped from jail this morning. He gained access to cell that had a window bar out and lowered himself to 1he street with rope of bed clothing.
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Pay your electric light and gas bills before the 10th and secure the liberal discount.

Parties desiring copies of The Age Herald Industrial Review can obtain same by calling at The Age Herald business office.
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Cured of Asthma
After Years of Terrible Suffering.

Mary Josephine Bezy, Floyd Knob, Ind, writes: After suffering untold agonies for 32 years from Asthma, l was cured by Schffmann's Asthma Cure. fused to be so bad that could net move without help, but lean now do all my own work" Another writes: a"M7 little boy7 years old has been sufferer for several years, some times SO bad of thatwe could not hold him in bed, expecting any moment for him to breathe his last. Doctors did him no good and we had almost given up in despair. when through accident we heard of Schiff- mann's Asthma Cure, tried 1t and it almost instantly relieved him." Mrs. D. c. Harris, Elbow P. O., Va.
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NOTICE OF CHANGE OF STREET CAR ROUTE.

Beginning Oct. 2d and con. tinuing while the 22d street bridge is being refloored, the Loop, Highland Ave, Avon dale and Idlewild cars will come in and go out of the city via 2Oth street. Birm- ingham Railway, Light and Power Go. H
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The Red Cloud chief., 1903-12-04

Mrs. Burritt was just being coaxed to
take a little beef tea, the. fateful
double knock once more re-echoed
through the house.
What's that?" cried Mrs. Burritt,
sitting bolt upright. Perhaps he's
come back safe after all. Run, May,
and see"
The housemaid met her on the
stairs. bearing a yellow envelope.
The boy is waiting to know il there
Is any answer, miss she said. and
fingered in the expectation OF hearing
something OF the contents.
The girl seized ii and tore it
open.
To return to her brother, who had
been told that there were yet many
more bodies in the church, for which
Don could not be found elsewhere,
and who, accompanied by a dotach-
ment OF other seekers, %thereupon left
the station for the sacred edifce. II
was a relief to find themselves again
in the open air, after the CHASTITY
sight that had just met their eyes.
But there was horror In the thought
that they were only exchanging one
such scene for another.
Gould he have been one of those?"
was the awful thought which pursued
the young man-"one of those fearful,
Understandable objects! And was IL
such a thing as that that he must
take home with him. il it should prove
by any means possible to separate the
identity OF the n from the other?"
He came in sight OF the church,
which was not far from the station.
Arriving at the porch. the foremost of
the party discovered that the door
was locked. Here was a sudden check
and they began to consult together as
to where the key might be found.
As they did so, a window Of one of
the little cottages opposite the church
was thrown up, and an old man. in a
quaint, old fashioned nightcap, stuck
his head out.
Il be a-comin'," he cried; rye must
jest bide a bit. and III be with 'ee."
This was evidently the clerk or sex
ton; at any rate, he was the individual
required. and there was nothing to
do but to "bide," al he had desired
them.
At last the churchyard gate clicked.
and a shriveled, bent figure made it's
appearance, dangling a bunch of great
keys in one hand. He threw the great
door open with a clang, and the people
entered the church. 1t was very dark
inside. The windows were most of
them of colored glass and high up. and
the old fashioned pews and the thick
squat columns which supported the
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And the answers, repeated over
and over again, and passed from
mouth to mouth, we're;
mo further details Of the accident
had been asccrtained, and no names
OF the victims had yet been published,
as the telegraph lines had been brok-
en-.
The first train to BannOck Bridge.
the scene Of the disaster, would be
run as soo as the line was clear, and
that could not be for some hours long
or. The unfortunate people who
craved to know what might he the
fate of some OF their nearest and dear
est. could do nothing but wait. hour
after hour, every minute Of which
seemed an age, and each separate
hour an eternity.
And so, at last. the hours wore
away, and very early in the morning
a train started, bearing its weary, bag
gard load of men and women. each
hoping that God had at least been
merciful to him, or her. whoever else
He might have bereavod.
Ted Burritt sat in his corner of the
carriage. and let his thoughts wander
whore they would. All at once the
thought occurred To him, What had
become of the friend? The friend
whom his father went to meet, and
who was to return with him? But
what did it matter about him? Why.
but for him. though the accident
would have taken place all the same,
it would have had nothing to do with
that pleasant. peaceful home at Dull.
witch!
BY the time he had recovered him
self n little he saw that the day was
beginning to dawn. Surely they must
be very near the scene of the disas-
ter.
Even in the faint early light, which
was all they had to illumine the
scene. signs OF the recent catastrophe
began to appear. BY the side of the
line they saw drawn up some of the
ruined carriages. Another moment,
and the train drew up mt the pictur-
esque little country station, which
had O been converted into a TEN.
porary d~ead-house. The mournful.
wild'eyed cavalcade, which alighted
at the platform. were met by the sta
tionmaster, who merely motioned with
his arm. and said. I'm there"
The whole crowd, with one accord,
poured in the direction indicated.
A dreadful sight me their eyes. In
the waiting room and booking office
a dozen charred remnants of human
beings were laid out on tarpaulins-
each one OF which had lost all SEM
J blance TO humanity. There was no
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rN0TES0N1
Combination Sign Post.

How often a traveller on a public
highway wishes for a sign board at
ross roads to direct him which path
he should take, but wishes in vain!i
But the seed has been sown, and the
farmers in the country districts and
the drivers and automobilists in the
cities are pressing the demand for
good roads and signs to Indicate
where they lead to. The a%ppropria-
tons made by many states are but the
beginning Of stretches Of good high
way, which will reach from end to end
Of the country, and with this road i'm
provement long distance automobile
runs will be the rule instead of the
exception, with a possible revival OF
cycling in addition. The sign board
should be the companion of all good
roads, and the more information 1t
can impart the greater will be its
value to the travelling public. The
combination here illustrated seems to
answer all purposes very well, COM
prising, as it does, not only the neces-
sary sign boards indicating directions
and distances, but also a weather
vane. sun dial, thermometer, mail box
md place for weather bulletins fog
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No More "Rickshaw" Men,

Japan is finding that electric trao
ton and the "r%ickshaw" are incompat
ible and the result is that over 1000
human horses in Tokyo have given
up the unequal struggle with the cleo.
trio car and have decided to emigrate
In a body TO the Hokkaido, there 10
engage in tho fisheries and other call.
ings. 1t seems a pity, for there are
Few ~pleasanter ways of travelling on a
good road than behind a couple of stall.
wart runners who do their eight miles
an hour with ease. From the nation
al point OF view the disappearance OF
the "rickshaw" men may have i'm,
portant consequences, In physique
they form almost a class apart and
though their calling does not conduce
to longevity they were a valuable
asset in Japan's military system, as
they proved in the war with China.
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Were "Dardy.lions.r

He had been in the Dark Continent
for two or three years. and wher
home on a visit he delighted to spin
his tall" yarns about his experiences
In Africa. The hunting of wild lions
was his specialty-how he could shoe,
them, how he could go out and bf
sure Of finding nc, how it was done
etc, etc. and he generally wound uT
by saying that he never yet saw a lion
that he feared. .
One night after he had finished
EARNING he was a little taken abacE
by one of his audience, who said:
That's nothing. ] have lain down
and actually slept among lions in theiI
wild, natural state"
Il don't believe that. I'm no fool.'
said the great hunter.
IT'S the truth, though"
You slept among lions in their wild
natural state?"
Yes. | certainly did"
Can you prove il. Were they AZ
rican?"
We'll. not exactly African lions.
They We're dandelions."
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CHAPTER vi.--Continued.

"A dreadful railway accident has
taken place On the Southeastern rail
way. A goods train from London to
Maidstone. which contained two wag-
ons loaded with petroleum barrels.
through some mistake In the signals.
ran into the 4;30 up train from Do
YER, at the point where the lines cross.
The engine. tender, and three first.
class carriages have been smashed up
and burnt by the petroleum. TWEEN.
ty.thrcc passengers are either dead or
dying"
The perspiration stood upon his
brow as he read this-this grim and
CHASTITY paragraph ver and over
again.
How could | possibly let them see
this?" he groaned to himself. They
would go out Of their minds with the
horror of It,. And yet" the thought
struck him, what is to prevent them
from reading it all, and more beside.
in the morning papers? Though. Ct
course. there is h~ope-there must be
a CLEAN of hope. Some must have
escaped! How slow this train is. And
yet. why should | want to travel fast
or? How do | know what awaits me
at my journeys ond?'
When the train reached London
Bridge. a little before ten. he found
all was hustle and confusion. Tho
news of the accident had spread like
wildfre. and a momentarily increas.
ing thrOng of agonized friends and
relatives besieged the officials. at
tackled the telegraph Office and hurried
hithcr and thither, backwards and
forwards, in search Of something def.
mite In the shape of information.
Ted Burritt forced himself through
the crowd which was gathered round
some person in authority. and put
the same questions which burst from
so many lips at once.
Was anything more known about
the accident? When would the line
be clear, and when would a train be
allowed to run to the scene OF the
disaster?"
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Like a Bows Pocket.

A most remarkable case of gastron.
omy for foreign bodies of the stomach
was described at a meeting OF the
Academic de Medicine. The patient,
a youth lG years old, had entered the
st. %Joseph's Hospital for Epilepsy. He
had had melaena, aud a rather sharp
pain accompanied by c%repitation in
the left hypochondrium. The opera.
ton was performed in June, and the
following bodies were removed
through al orifce OF two and a half
c~entimeters: Eight teaspoons, from
8 to 10 centimeters long; a three.
pronged fork, Il letter file l2 centime-
tiers long, two sharp points; a needle,
q centimeters long, a knife blade
centimeters long, a piece OF comb
centimeters long, and a key. There
We're in all twenty-five bodies, weigh.
ing $50 grams. The stomach did not
seem to have been affected, and the
patient recovered cOinpletely.-Paris
Letter to the Medical Record.
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Gives Exercise on Shipboard.

One great difficulty encountered by
smrtsmen in shipping their running
Or trotting horses to forengn lands.
in order to compete with native born
animals for prizes and honors, is main
tanning the stock in good condition
during the tedious journey across the
ocean. Many a first-class horse, capa-
BILE Of running we'll at home. loses
form when placed on shipboard, and
Is easily beaten by the other con-
t~estants in races abroad. A possible
solution Of the problem of maintaining
the animals in good condition during
their ocean journey is offered in the
apparatus shown in the accompany
Ing illustration, which seems to be
practically an adaptation of the old
horse power so long utilized on
shreshing machines. This machine lis
Intended for use directly in the stalls,
replacing the floor and remaining sta
honery in a horizontal position when
not in use. When the animal requires
exercise the turnbuckles at the front
Of the stall are rotated to elevate the
hoor and set the endless walk to mo-
ton under the weight on the inclined
plane. While it Is not expected that
equally as good training can be had
With this apparatus as on a track, it's
use should enable the driver to go al
most directly on the race course in
competition upon his arrival, thus sav-
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DESERVED TO WIN HER.
Young Man Who Seized Opportunity
on t',e EIv.


II heard a unique proposal today"
laughed O'Beetle, as he sat down 10
his evening meal. There were a
couple of evidently very learned men
on the car. who kept branching from
one subject to another. Within hear
ing distance of them sat a man and
q woman. in fact. l sat just between
the two couples.
Il didn't pay much attention to the
remarks of the savants until they be-
gan an informal heart.to.heart jabber
on a matter | had noticed myself.
Its truly wonderful how features
change said one. For instance, I
knew a married couple who had lived
together so long that they finally con.
formed in features. After q time, one
might easily have mistaken them for
brother and sister, children OF the
same parents, SO alike in looks were
they
1--WE heard and read of many such
cases. said the other; it's a scientific
fact that constant companionship pro
duces a likeness and then was start.
ed a diatribe on this interesting line.
And just then the public proposal
came in, and | was called Upon to
secretly admire the young mans
nerve. The girl said to him:
do you think that is so, WHIP
"'fes, indeed answered viii;
and do you know, I'd give you every.
thing In the world IL you'd let me
look like you
Il don't know what tho outcome
was, but IL I'd been her I'd certainly
have taken him up, for his honest
sutspokenness II nothing else"
The Red Cloud chief., 1903-12-04
CHAPTER VII.
In the vestry.


There vas very little sleep for any
one at Magnolia Lodge hat night.
Mrs. Burritt was at last persuaded to
20 and lie down upon her bed, where
she vas ministered to by her daugh-
ter and the cook.
so in lamentations and t~orturing
suspense, together with brief intervals
of broken rest, the night wore away.
The servants, with scared faces. crept
about the house and prepared the
breakfast, which nobody touched.
May Burritt came down stairs about
eight O'Clock, and the first thing that
she SAY was the daily paper lying In
its accustomed place beside the urn.
All" she gaspcd, now TO know
the worst"
The account she sought was as
signed the most prominent position,
and was headed in large capitals,
Terrible Railway Accident! Thirty.
two lives lost. Numbers roasted to
DEATH"
She read the brief paragraph, into
which so much horror vas condensed,
and stood as though turned to stone.
Then coming back tn herself. she muir
INJURED: Mother must never sec this,
it would kill her." And she lett the
room, taking the paper with her.
After all, though she vcntured to
hope, there have been some saved.
Why may not he be among them?
Surely Ted will send a telegram soon
Poor boy! | wonder what he is do.
ing?"
! a little later in the morning. when
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roof seemed to swallow up what littlo
light there was.
They've put en- all inside the chan.
Gel rails" said the old man, who had
constituted himself a so.. Of ghoulish
master OF the ceremonies.
No one seemed to care to be the
first to approach that part of the holy
edifice.
. At last Ted Burritt, with a grim
determination, approached the railing.
Inside, the bodies, or what had once
been bodies, were disposed in two
rows.
Those on the right hand lay in cot.
fins which had been hastily gathered
from all parts OF the neighborhood;
those on the left were mere groups
Of ashes collected together on pieces
of tarpaulin.
Ted Burritt began mt the right.hand
side. The other people followed his
example, and the old clerk acted az
cicerone.
This 'un.' he said, indicating the
terrible contents of n coffin, lis sup.
posed to a.bin q young female, as
they found a thimble and a bit Of a
dress among the ashes. Thimble 'ad
the name o. Lizzie scratched on it.
A man who yAis craning his neck
over Ted Burritt's shoulder gave a
sharp cry: That's my girl! That's
my Lizzie. And her mother waiting
for her at home, and won't believe as
anything can have happened to her
Oh. Lord" and he broke out into wild
outcries.
Some of the others, forgetful OF
their concerns for a moment,
gathered round him and made an at.
tempt at consolation.
AT least You know which she is
that ought to be a little comfort to
you"
But ! thought she might have been
saved. She was such a good girl
and look at her there" and he gestic'
ulated towards the open coffin.
II cant stand much more of this,
murmured Ted Burritt, as he wiped
the great drops of perspiration from
his forehead.
They left the bereaved parent moan
ing owe his child's remains and again
passed on. The next three collins
were examined, shuddered at AMI left
The mutilated corpses which they con,
tanned possessed neither head, feet
nor hands. They could never have
been taken for anything human had
| mot tho foot lann Acfah1iCl,al l,on.
all doubt. Was either OF those his
father?"
There only remained one or two
belonging to that row, and they
too, were unrecognizable. After that
nothing was left but the poor heaps o,
ashes on the other side.
This is all. ladies and gentlemen
said the old man, with a sort of char
nel-house c~heerfulness, "'sidcs one
more in the vestry, as was put there
in consequents of bein' very little
damaged. 'cept about the legs; and
passon did say as | was to show i'm
fust, though bcin' easy recognized
But my pore old eds bin all Of q
tumble since tn accident, and I clean
forgot i'm. But anybody as likes can
Jest step into the vestry and see i'm
for themselves. They've laid i'm out
on the table, through bein' Of a hextry
size, and runnin' short o. collins. L
was found buried under a lot o. rub
bidge, and they 'ad a deal o. trouble to
git i'm out"
There was a general rush in that
direction IN the part Of all those who
had a male relative missing.
Ito be continued.)