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The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-07-23
ALABAMA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE.

Charles c. Thac.i, M. A., President. .Healthfu. location; S2u feet above tide-water.
 Enrolled last session, 436 students. Faculty of 16 professors, assistant professors, and IA instructors. Seven degree courses are offered: Chemistry and Agriculture, Civil En- gineering, Electrical and Mechanical Engineering, General Course. Phar- macy, Chemistry and Metallurgy, Min ing Engineering.
 There are 14 different laboratories, in which students work regularly. Military exercises arc required Of all cadets physically able.
 Tuition free to residents of Alabama, s20 per year to non-residents. Students board with families in Au- burn, at s9.50 to sl5 per month. Session begins Wednesday, Septem- Der 9th.
 For catalogue aduress
 VIM. o. sCRooGS, Secretary,
 Auburn, Ala. g-1S-fh sl, ttl-tf
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cRtESBsIIR WHITE SULPHUR sralsss,
WEST VIRGINIA

rrhe "oLD WHITE" Sulphur. now open. Famous for it's sulphur baths
 Modern Improvements. with private baths. Orchestra of l5 pieces. Terms. si5 to 32s we. kly $50 to s0o per month. Write for illustrated booklet. Address George A Mills. Jr.. Manager Greenbrisr White sulphur Springs, N. Va. 5-3-sst su tu tn
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HOTEL CHAMBERLlN

OLD POINT COMFORT, VIRGINIA. Most magnifcently situated and com fortabl:' furnished hotel on Atlantic coast.
 Nummer Rates, June to Oct, $3 Per
 Day Up.
 Special Weekly Rates. Orchestra, boat ing. bathing sailing fishing. tennis. golf Largest military post in the country. Rendezvous of North Atlantic Squadron. New management. iso3A Booklets can be had at office c. & c. and Southern rail- way. George .. Adams. manager.
 5-l9- -S9t- tu- thu-sltn
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WARM SPRINGS, GA.

Finest bathing in America; no mosqul- toes; no malaria. Warm sulphur and magnesia waters; cures dyspepsia, rheumatism. insomnia and nervous dis eases. First-class hotel with modern con- veniences and moderate rates Summer excursion rates by Southern railway and Central of Georgia; also weekend round- trip tickets $5.96 on train leaving Bir- mingham 4 D. m. Saturdays, arriving Warm Springs 10:S5 D. m. Write for book let with full particulars.
 CHARLES L. DAVIS, Proprletor.
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The North Carolina Hot SDrInQs
THE MOUNTAIN PARK HOTEL

Strictly modern hotel; beautiful spa cious park; grand mountains; dry. brac- ing climate; natural hot mineral waters and baths; fine ballroom, orchestra. danc- ing. riding and all amusements; large as- sembly rooms added since last season, and other pleasant additions Conserva- tive rates. Illustrated booklet.
 MOUNTAIN PARK HOTEL COMPANY
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SHELBY SPRINGS, ALABAMA.

This famous old resort situated on the Southern railway. SS miles from Bir- mingham. is now open for the season un- der the management of the owner.
 Table unexceled; plenty of Jersey milk and butter fresh homegrown vegetables fruits and melons of all kinds in abun- dance when in season. An excellent string band. dancing, bowling. lawn tennis. finch and other amusements. Sulphur. chalybeate. msgnesia and other waters. Hot and cold sulphur baths. Carriage will meet all Louisville and Nashville trains at Calera upon request: 30 minutes drivs to the springs.
 Terms reasonable; special rates to fam flies and large parties. For particulars address J. w. MCMAHON.
 6-5-eod-2m
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So refres hin ga cool plunge In East Lake.
Get lost in the puzzle maze at East Lake.

A superb programme of animated pictures on tn @ projectoscope free very night at East Like.
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Boscobel College FOR sssyl, y9ysq LADIES. ' iS

Situation ideal. Magnificent campus of stately forest trees. Handsome brick buildings, commodious and well-equipped. Faculty of eighteen officers and teachers from some of the best institutions in America and Europe. Four literary de- grees. Unexcelled advantages in Music, Expression and Art Next session opens Thursday, September 1T.
 Write for catalogue to c. A. FOLK. President. 7-18-su-tu-thu 12t
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THE GREAT SOUTHERN H0Tel

GULF PORT. MiGS.
 VIII open for business on Saturday, July 20. This is a thoroughly modern. up-to- date commercial and resort hotel: 25O sleeping rooms. single or en sulte with or without bath Telephone in every roomI hot and cold running water, cleo trio lights. electric fans; all windows and doors thoroughly screened. A full orchea- tra will give concerts twice day during the season We have all of the outdoor amusements. The hotel will be conducted on the European plan. with white help throughout the house. For reservation of rooms. rates. and further particulars address CYRUS H. CLARKE, Mgr.
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HOTEL BELLEVUE.

Lookout Mountain, Gadsden, Ala, 1900 feet above sea level. Sulphur, chaly. beate and Freestone LithIa Waters. now open.
 LOUI HART, ManaQer.
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VIRGINIA BEACH. VA.
Princess Anne Hotel,

Finest bathing beach in the world. Cll- mate unsurpassed. Modern and up-to-date hotel service. Special summer rates. Book let. T. D. GREEN. Proprietor.
 6-14-26t-su tn tn
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ATLANTA COLLEGE OF PHARMACY

Free dispensary; only college operating an actual drug store. Greater demand for our graduates than we can supply. Address George F. Payne, Dean, f9 w. North
 Ave, Atlanta, Ga. 6-27-sw- sa- -su-tu-th
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-07-23

LoRlNG Springs, Elentone, Ala. LOOKOUT M0UTAIN 250o feet above sea-leveL Health and pleasure resort Chalybeate and freestone water. All amusements. Terms reasonable
 CHARLES A. LORING. Proprietor
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H 5Ist boulevard md Lake Shore, ChlcaH0. AHA Summer Resort on the citys edge Nearly
 1000 feet of veranda overlooking Lake Mich. 450 outside rooms. 10 min. down town Booklet free.
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.HIcAGO BEACH HOTEL

CHARLES L. DAVIS, Proprietor.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1903-09-19
K RAILROAD TIES.
Process That Renders Them Twice as
Durable rs They Form
erIy WeFes

The rapid decrease in the supply Of
timber and the consequent rise in
price have forced western railroad
companies to seek some method Of
prolonging the life Of the wooden ties.
Years ago a tie cost only a few cents.
Nowadays it cannot be bought for less
than 20 cents, says the New York
Sun.
The Burlington officials think they
have solved the problem by pickllng
the ties and so confident are they
that it Is a paying proposition that q
large amount of money has been X
pended in establishing picking plants
at various points.
AS the blood of the body is removed
in embalming and replaced by a pre-
serving fluid, so the sap of the wood
is extracted from the ties and re-
placed with a solution of zinc chIor-
ide. Not only is the sap taken out,
but the solution permeates the cells
of the fibre and upon drying deposits
the mineral so evenly that they arc
protected against the action of the
outside moisture to such ang extent
that the life of the tie is more than
doubled.
Fifty thousand ties a month are
picked in the main plant, at Sheri-
dan, Wyo. The saving is considera-
BILE. To pickle a tie costs from 10 to
II cents, but whereas Oregon fir, the
lumber now generally used, rots in
four years, the treated ties last from
eight to 70 years.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1903-09-19
DOrs HAVING Thelr Dny.

The twentieth century dog is a much
pampered quadruped, we all know, but
the London dog would seem to be a
special object of attention, according to
the following announcement in a Lon
don weekly: "There are sun bonnets
to wear on the heads of dogs, sheets for
their bodies and shoes for their feet. Now
we have a new and improved collar made
for the special delight and qualification
Of the animals mistress. 1t may, We
understand, be had of leather of almost
any kind, made narrow at each end, the
width being in the center. 1t is orna-
mented with silver studs, in the recesses
Of which are perfumes, wherein lies the
novelty. OF course, these sweetly or
nate collars are only suitable for ter
riers and top dogs generally, as it would
be somewhat expensive to provide daily
scents which would annihiIate the some
what strong canine aroma which usu-
ally fingers around a st. Bernard or a
Newfoundland, OF even a deerhOund or
Borzoi."-N. Y. Tribune.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1903-09-19
DANGER in Mountain CIimbinF.

Danger is by no mean an attrac-
ton to the true m~ountaineer. Some,
people may so affirm, but scarcely ever
does an expert place himself in a dan
gerous situation, and if he does it is
not from choice, and he does not like
it. Sometimes he may take a risk, but
seldom, unless all the chances are in
favor of the climbing party and the
possibility Of accident exceedingly re-
mote. What he does love is to elimi
nate by experience and skin all danger
from a climb, which, to a novice, q.
clumsy worker or a party unsupplied
with or ~neglecting to use proper equip
ment for mountaineering, would be-
hazardous or quite impossible-Leg-
les Monthly.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1903-09-19
TRIED A no LEARN.
Bat the I~ntricacfes Of Lawn Tennis
Were Too Much for His
Patience.


He was not well acquainted with the
i~ntricacies of tennis, but had just been
engaged in a set Of doubles" He had
been very consistent in the matter Of
serving faults had been hit on the
nose by a swift ball while playing met
and climbed the fence four times to re-
cover balls which he had sent out Of
bounds. His record as to falling over his
partner vas brilliant and unparalleled,
says the Washington Star.
When he retired to the bench think
ing over the six-love score. he jotted
down the following memoranda for the
benefit of beginners at the game:
They tell me the court is 7S feet
long, and 1 forget how wide. It ought
to be 78 feet wide and as long as the
lay of the land permits. You cannot
make the ball strike within the ridE-
culously small dimensions mentioned
by the books.
There are some cases when it stays
within the court. That is when II
goes into the net. The court / find Is
composed Of sand and clay, hairpins,
other kinds Of pins and sidecOmbS.
The latter are shed by the ladies.
The net has weird and peculiar
properties in the way of attraction. A
ball which should easily pass Over the
net will be swiftly drawn to its bosom
and fall helpless and palpitating to
the ground. The attraction of the
pole for the needle and the attraction
Of g%ravitaticn are easily Outdone and
surpassed by the attraction Of the net
for the ball.
met" is a noun signifying the per
son who plays close to the net. The
met man" is supposed to stop the
balls that come within his reach.
Some of the most painful incidents
connected with the game are associ
ated with play at the net. 1t IS not
difficult for the net man to step the
ball; frequently otherwise. When
struck sQuarely by a ball that is burn
ing the wind you should affect com
posture of spirits and say that it die
not hurt. You will not be believed
when, with anguish written upoI
every feature and tears in your eyes
you make this statement, but it is
nevertheless, the proper thing to dc
The safest way to play a ball at tn
net is to lie down very swiftly unit
it has passed over you. This play
somewhat lacking in grace, but make
for personal comfort.
. The ball is composed of felt an
, rubber and is filed with compresse
T air. It is very erratic. When Anne
5 at a certain portion of the course
D will with great precision go som,
where else. At times it will fly at 20
with the ferocity of a tiger and smas
, you on the nose. At other times 20
! may spend half an hour e~ndeavorin
! to locate the recess in which it ha
7 coyly hidden out of bounds.
Some of the technical terms Of tn
b game and their meanings are as 70
a lows:
SERVER" the man who max,
faults.
Net" the person who plays nee
n the net and gets hit in the stOmaC
e with the ball.
LOB" a ball so struck that it ris,
= in the air; a person who lobs the ba
is not necessarily a lobster, althoug
such is frequently the case.
r, Team work." in doubles, a beaut
d full feature of the game, consisting
A efforts made to avoid falling ovr
E your partner or stepping IN his fee
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1903-09-19
- a REMlNpER.

Could 8 man bat bs 8 baby
Yer little while each day,
Could he say when comes the gloamtuG
have had enough Of play
aeke me arms Of her who bore me-
Sectfe she worries all away
Tuck me On and
Groom above me
Words that prove you'll
Always iov me.
Hold my restless. play-Worn fingers
8n your Vn 80 restful, strong,
While your lipa breathe forth the cadenca
OF some old, sweet eVensong."
Brother. you may drop your burden
At the closing Of the day;
IN the Fathers eyes o ur labors
Are but prattling babies play
And He longs 20 show His mercy
And to soothe your cares away.
Hear that soft voice
Groom above you
Peace. my careWorn
Child. I love YOU
Then the arms called Everlasting
slip beneath you-tender, strong
And your tired heart ceases signing
While your lips send forth g n
Baltimore American.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1903-09-19

W!lful Daughter-NOw. papa we're
married, and you might as well give
US your blessing.
Papa (resignedly, reaching for his
checkbook)-Well. if I must. I must
How much do yoV wanGT-BalamorV
American
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1903-09-19
sc Knew What b Do.

Tess-And when he asked you If you
wouldn't like him to kiss you, your re-
ply, 1 hope, was properly s~cornful.
Jess-I didn't reply at all. I just
turned up my nose.
"You did? Good"
eyes, and so he kissed me right under
Il. "-Philadelphia Press.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1903-09-19

Dubbs-Chubbs has lost his grip,
they say.
Tubbs-Lucky dog; I wish I could
get rid Of mine-N. Y. Herald.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-04-11
The Usual Street-Car Drama.

"But | got that transfer not three
minutes ago." shouted the man who
could got only one foot on the step
Sorry" painted the conductor but
it's punched wrong and I can't take
it. The other conductor made mis-,
take. Come, sir give me your
fare"
"IIey. there. conductor. you've talk
en- me three blocks by" broke in a
second voice from the seething crowd
within the car. "Wondcr YOU wouldn' t
tend to your business. I'll report you
that's what I'll do"
The conductor turned to the first
mans grievance.
"Iou'll have to give me your nick.
el or get off. didn't make the mis-.
take. Take the transfer to the com.
pany. You're keeping me, and I've
got 25O fares to collect"
He cot the nickel at last, and
butted dospairnglv into the solid
mass of humanity within the car. An
instant after he disappeared the bell
on the rear platform clangod furious
ly.
Hand mo that switch rod. will yoll
pleas"?' the conductor called hoarse-
ly, emerging from the crush.
"Ill find ont about this" persisted
the man whose transfer had been
refused, Hes got that nickel salted
that's 4 cinch-"
HAY" pity on him. sir" said a
quiet passenger, without a trace of a
smile. That conductor may have
had mother once. tsburgh
Dispatch.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-04-11

Engineers are. as rule. sternly
utilitarian. but there are occasions on
which they indulge in sentimental
practices. One of these occurred the
other day. on the completion of the
first transcontinental railway in Afri-
ca. When the plate laying gangs from
Ruluwayo and Salisbury respectively
came within 20 chains of each other,
a telegram was sent to the contractors
and engineers. who at once arrived on
the scene. The rails were joined. and
two engines proceeded slowly toward
each other from either side. Attached
to the drawhead of the engine from
Salisbury was bottle of champagne.
and as the two engines met it was
broken and the new railway was
named in the orthodox manner
London Chronicle.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-04-11
Adlai E. Stevenson as a Fireman

Bloomington. Ill.--Adlai f.. Steven
son. former vice-presidrnt OF the Unit
ed States, lost his hair and moustache
and received painful burns on his face
head and hands. while trying to eX-
tingush fire in his home. The fire
started in bedroom. When Mr.
Stevenson rushed into the room the
curtains We're in a blaze. and without
calling aid he attacked the flames. In
IA moment the hair on his head went
up in puff of smoke The fire then
seized his muStachr and blislered his
face. Then Mr.. Stevenson called FOR
help. lie retleatcd before the flameS
caught his clothing. The loss to the
house was $1,000.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-04-11
Veteran Fireman Gives Good Advice
Chief Swneley of ST. Louis Points Out How Many Lives
Might Be Saved People Would Keep Their Presence
of Mind in Time of Danger

Were you ever caught In fire!
Pray that YOU never may be, hut II
,on ever are one of the un!Ortunates,
heed this advice given by the veteran,
Chief Swinsley Of the ST. Louis hre
department.. who says that in forty
nine out OF every fifty cases where
persons jump from burning buildings
md are killed or injured they would
1e rescued if they waited until the ar
rival of the tremen.
What persons should do ii cut on
from escape is to shut the door of the
room in which they are and make for
the nearest window. The best way is
70 crawl. There is always space
next the floor where the air Is good.
Smoke always rises. | don't care II
| building is filled with dense smoke.
, window can be reached by crawling
md keeping the head close to the
Dor. Persons should get on the out
de of the window The room may
e rNe! With fire. but it will take
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-04-11
His Friends Ate the Ducks
While the Doctor and His Invited Guests Had Eat Canned
Goods But the Physician Had Not Altogether the
Worst of The Joke.

A doctor who lives In Highland
Park has his office in the Venetian
building, says the Chicago Record
Herald. One day last fall he informed
the other occupants of the suite that
one OF his patients had just presented
him with half dozen mallard ducks
and he was going to telephone to his
wife to invite II couple of his friends
and their wives to come down and
spend the evening and help to eat
them
When he went out to luncheon the
other doctors determined to play n
joke on him. They undid the package,
took out the ducks, and in place put
some medicine bottles filled with
water 10 make up weight. and then
stuffed Crumplcd paper and cloths
round them so as to get the proper
soft feeling to the package, and thea
restored the original wrapper The
ducks were taken to a restaurant and
ordered to be ready at q o'clock.
The doctor started for home ON the
5:2O train and at i his medical friends
In the city started in ON the feast.
Next morning to their surprise he
never said one word. but went about
his business in the ordinary way. BY
3 o'clock the silence became intolrr,
able to the jokers, and at last one OF
them said: by the way, doctor how
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-04-11
ROMAN STRIKERS FIRED ON.
City's Aspect Changed by Big Strike
Foreigners Fleeing.

Rome, Italy.-.The aspect of Rome
has completely changed, The gay,
crowded city seems dead. No cabs
pass through the streets and even the
street ears which run AT long inter
walls. are escorted by police and are
almost empty, as the people fear tn
ride in them ON account Ct the threats
oi the strikers,
The whole city is occupied by
troops, Detachments of cavalry are
posted on tho squares and special de-
tails of soldiers and police are sta
toned around the vatican, so as to
prevent any attempt against the papal
palace.
Foreigners continue tC fee from
Rome. but many of them cannot get
away, as they are far from the rail.
road station, no cabs are obtalnable
and the hotel omnibuses can carry
only II limited number of passengers
About the middle of the day the
strikers succeeded in gathering in
threatening numbers On the Corso W.T.
,orio Emanuelc, almost in the centre
OF the city, and d@tachmenlS or troops
charged. fired three volleys and dis
persed them. About "A dozen men
were reported to have been wounded.
The officials reported that order
had been completely r".cstabliShed
since noCn, but Rome was still occu-
/ pied by the military forces, and the
general strike continued. Many slrlR'
crS were arrested.
The pop" was much interested in
the particulars Of the strike, lie said:
1T is Il sword with two edges,
The leader of the socialists has de.
| cided between the iNp"sctlerS ana
! their employers. which brought about
! the general strike. be settled by arbl-
| tration. This proposition is likely TO
| be accepted. in which case the sener
! al strike will be ended.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-04-11

some time before the Are reaches
them. Persons should wait until
their clothes catch on fire before
jumping. 1t is almost sure death to
jump, and always far better to
wait.
Burning buildings do not fall inn
mediately. They are generally burn
ing at least half an hour before they
begin to fall Even If the building
does begin to fall the portion where
one is may not fall. or course. where
persons are placed in great danger.
minutes seem like hours. The en-.
gines get to fires in the majority OF
cases within few minutes after the
alarm has been given. Another thing
that | am reminded of is the fact OF
how few persons know the location OF
fire alarm boxes nearest to their resi-
dences. and how to give an alarm.
Everyone should familarize himself
with the location of the box and how
to turn in an alarm"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-04-11

did those ducks taste last night? Were
they good"
They didn't taste at all. for | was
fUpl enough to leave them on the rack
in the train"
Some months later a mutual friend
remarked: by the way, doctor did
YOU really leave the ducks In the
train that night"
The doctor tlarcd up at once.
What do You know about them,
If had known who played that trick
on me | wOuld have killed him next
day, for never felt so upset in all my
life, | GOT home Il little after Il O'Clock
and found my friends and their wives
waiting Tor me, al once handed the
package TO my wife and told her TO
hurry the cook along, and in about
two minutes | heard hlood.Curdling
scream in the kitchen. dashed out
To learn the cause and there Was my
wife standing dumbioundrd before
SOmr medicine bottles aud heaps OF
paper and rags. TO make matters
worse there was not single thing
in the ice box, and We had to chase
round and make up u meal of canned
goods.
THE only consolation had in the
whole matter was that think fooled
the crowd next morning and put them
against Il good guessing proposition
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-04-11
Xisiors OF the Verdict.

She was ~ if she was ii day. lie
vas % They were the Only two oc-
upants of one of the carriages of the
,cotch express.
Are you commercial traveler?'
she asked suddenly.
Yes madam. | am.
"In what line. sir?'
"Groceries. madam
1T is you, then, you horrid, horrid
nan. Aren't you ashamed of yourself
so annoy a lone woman passenger"
II. madam? What do you mean?"
"Oh, you base wretch. You know
is you that has been scattering
samples of rice all over the floor to
make people think We are young
married couple"
The train was just stopping, and he
.ook one look at that face. picked up
brown paper bag that had accident
ally got torn. dashed down the plat
,Orm, and though his luggage has been
deposited two weeks at the station he
las not appeared to claim it.-London
Answers.