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The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-06-28

etc, and do a general forwarding bus mess. They also do the largest delivery and forwarding of any concern in Ala bama. Among the big wholesale houses and manufacturers who use the Rates Transfer Company way be mentioned Dannenmiller's Coffee Company, Malta Vita Pure Food Company, Stephenson Manufacturing Company Transferred to us from another company, Reed, Mur- dock & Company, Preston X Stauffer. Booklover's Library, Mellin's Food Com pany, Crispo Food Company, Malta-Too Flake Food Company, Celluloid Starch Company, National Cash Register Com pany, B. F. Brown & Company, Sloan Horse Remedy Company, Wing & Son piano manufacturers, Wine Producers Association, Western Publishing Company and many others.
 The Rates Transfer Company is located opposite the baggage room at the Union Depot where 1t has storage room for trunks. etc, and cent parcel check room, open day and night. Good ac- commodation and prompt service is guar anteed. Both phones 472.
 We deliver North Birmingham or Avondale spring water 25c for gallon tilting glass carboy.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-06-28

what young girl thinks of the first dance she attends as a sure enough young lady.
 Keith's eloquent description of the long journey of their linked names rivetted her attention for a few moments, but neither her laughing explanations, nor her calm acceptance of his flowers and books during the month they visited the hospitable Virginia village, contained an acknowledgement of his love.
 When Grace was once more gladdening the old plantation in Alabama, Keith 8 numerous letters caused much specula- tion in the little postoffice; but frequent and fiery as they were, Graee's answers were so non-committal that in sheer desperation, one autumn day, Keith tele- graphed his departure for Alabama. When he stepped out on the little coun- try platform, Uncle Calvin led forward a horse and showed him where Grace and Daisy, dear, were waiting at what the latter considered a respectful dis tance from the Iron Horse.
 His first gaze into Grace's glowing eyes confirmed all his hopes; but one of those coquettes, Grace or Daisy, dear, led him many miles into the gorgeous woods before he obtained the consent of (and from) her lips
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-06-28
Poe Was a Prophet.

From the Philadelphia Record.
 The metal helium's discovery proves Edgar Allen Poe to have been prophet. The application of sulphuric acid to the mineral ceveite causes helium to form. and helum is lighter than hydrogen.
 Poe, in his story of Hans Pfaal," de- scribes just such a metal as helium. Pfaal, 1t will be remembered. is making new kind of a balloon secretly. This is the passage wherein the prophecy of he- lum's discovery appears
 1T then took opportunities of conveying by night to a retired situation east of Rotterdam five iron bound casks. to con- tain about fifty gallons each, and one of the larger size; six tubes, three inches in diameter, properly shaped, and ten feet In length; a quantity of a particular metal lie substance, which I shall not name, and a dozen demijohns of a very common acid The gas to be formed from these latter materials is a gas never yet gen. erated by any other person than myself. I can only venture to say that this is a constituent of azote, so long considered irreducible. and that It's density Is about 37.4 times less than that of hydrogen. II Is tasteless but not odorless; burns when pure with a greenish flame and Is instan- taneously fatal to animal life"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-06-28
Writers Thouqht cramp.

Sewell Ford in the Reader for July.
 If the fiction writer has his delicious moments, when he tastes the joys which come with the excitement of creative composition-and these he undoubtedly has-also he knows distressing periods of mental apathy
 He has been working away at top speed full of gladness in that subtle fabric which his pen weaves In the warp and wool of paper and ink. His head is packed with inspired Ideas. like gift box from the gods. His hopes ride high. His ambitions scrape the clouds.
 Then something happens. It Is not a snap. break. a crash-nothing so tangi- ble. It Is just ceasing. Abruptly un- expectedly, all his fine thoughts vanish. No longer Is life country of majestic. white robed heights and alluring purple toned valleys. All Is fiat and gray and bleak.
 Just about now, if the writer only knew 1t. Is a most excellent time to go fishing.
 At last, .haffied.. discouraged. heartsick he sits with his head in his hands. con- templating with foolish self-pity the mel ancholy spectacle of himself.
 But. like drouth and flood. war and pes- tilence and all other ills great and small it passes. And he knows not how or when 1t goes. Days after he wakes up to find himself. pen in hand. hard at worx again. Of its own accord apparently, the machine has set itself in motion.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-06-28
Birmingham Business College Notes.

Miss Gary Walker left Monday for her home at Selma, Ala. After vacation of two weeks, she will return to the college to complete her course.
 H M Evans, of Hefiin, Ala, who was student In the college fin 1902, has re- turned, and will complete the commercial course.
 Miss Drummond, principal of the stem ographic department, left yesterday for her home at Coal City Ala. where she will spend a well earned vacation of two weeks recuperating. Miss Farmer will have charge of Miss Drummonds work during her absence.
 Several new typewriting desks, of the celebrated Dearborn make, add to the appearance and convenience of the type writing department.
 W. H. Lamb, 19oS called at the college Saturday.
 Miss Loula Johnson was called to her home at Oneonta, Ala, Wednesday by the illness of her sister.
 E. F. Fair, 1S99 of Santiago de Cuba. called to see us Friday. Mir. Fair Is now engaged in the brokerage business in Cuba, and is. we are glad to say, meeting with great success.
 Miss Mary Holmes. of Pratt City, who completed the stenographic course in
 
 work In the commercial department.
 Miss Hattie Stevens of the stenograph- ic department met with painful acci- dent week ago. which has necessitated her absence from the college the past week.
 W. M. Blocker, 1897. has resigned his position with the Birmingham Underwrit- CTS Agency, and accepted a position in the office of the Jemison Real Estate and Investment company.
 Miss Roberta Sedgewick has again taken up her work at the college.
 The following new students have en- rolled the past week: R. H. Hagood. Jr., West End; Robert Thrasher. Woodstock. Ala; George A. Southern, Lima s. C., Robert c. Pugh Birmingham; H. A. Wood. Woodlawn; Miss Fife M. Rolf, West End Robert Finn Dickson, Bir- mingham.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-06-28
woodIawn Heights.

The Peoples Homestead Company have recently placed on the market about 600 lots situated on and near the Gate City car line. This elegant property is mostly within the Corporate limits of Woodlawn. and is, in every way. desirable. Lots range .n price from $50 to sl10, and are offered on easy terms of from s5 to SIG cash, and s5 per month without interest. In case of death of purchaser of one or two lots before payments have been com pleted, a warranty deed will be made to purchasers heirs without further pay ment.
 An evidence of the public's apprecia- ton of the property Is shown by the sale of these lots during the last three weeks, which reaches nearly 200. About 400 de. sirable lots remain from which a satis- factory selection can be made. An in- spection of these lots is invited.
 The company refers, by permission, tt the Jefferson County Savings Bank
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-06-28
STILL IN THE LEAD.
THE RATES TRANSFER COMPANY BUILDING ONE OF THE LARGEST TRANSFER WAREHOUSES IN THE STATE.

The Rates Transfer Company. we'll known to the public as having forced the prices of delivering baggage, parcels, etc, to a reasonable rate in Birmingham are still doing business at the old stand, as they have been for the past fifteen years in Richmond, Atlanta and this city They enjoy good and social competition, and their business grows nicely under its influence. Their success is attributed to cheap rates, being accommodating, and paying close attention to business.
 The Rates Transfer Company furnished the News which the promptest kind of service for about two years, which was most satisfactory in every respect
 They already have fine storage ware houses, and are building a new one which will have 15.000 square feet of stor- age space They also have the best furn- iture packer in the state, and pack at cheap rates. They also have all kinds of covered and open wagons, moving vans,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-06-28
Making the Bible Desirable.

The celebration of the bicentennial next October of Jonathan Edwards birth re- wives some interesting sayings of the great preacher.
 Do you believe in the absolute truth of the Bible?" was asked of him at a public assemhlage.
 ''The Bible is faith Itself and full of golden truths" said the theologian firmly
 Then why are people so reluctant to ac- cept those truths?' asked the questioner.
 Because" and Edwards face grew wrathful, "the book that contains the truths has not golden clasps on it. Golden clasps to hold together golden truths {, Ah people would then steal what they now will not accept"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-06-28
AMERlcA's CHURCHES.
A Plea For Fewer Organizations and
 Concentrated Effort.


 From 'The Power of Truth
 Tolerance unites men in the closer bonds of human brotherhood, brings them to- gether in unity and sympathy in essen tials and gives them greater iberality and freedom in nonessentials. Napoleon when first consul said: Let there be no more Jacobins, nor Moderates, nor Roy alists. Let all be Frenchmen." Sectional ism and sectarianism always mean con- centration on the body of a part at the expense of the soul of the whole. The re- ligious world today needs more Christ and less sects in it's gospel. When Christ lived on earth Christianity was a unit; when he died, sects began.
 There are in America today hundreds of small towns scattered over the face of the land, that are over-supplied with churches. In many of these towns, Just emerging from the short dresses of villagehood. there are dozen or more weak churches struggling to keep their organization alive. Between these churches there is often only slight difference in creed, the tissue paper wall of some technicality of belief. Half starved. dragging out mere exist ence, trying to fight a large mortgage with small congregation and a small contribution box. there is little spiritual feryor. By combination. by cooperation, by tolerance, by the mutual surrender of nonessentials and a strong, vital concen- tration and unity on the great funda- mental realities of Christianity their spir- itual health and possibilities could be marvelously increased.
 Three or four sturdy, live, growing churches would then take the place of dozen strugglers. Why have a dozen weak bridges across a stream If greater good can come from three or four stronger ones' or even single strongest bridge? The world needs a great religious trust which will unite the churches into single body of faith to precede and prepare the way for the greater religious trust pre- dicted in holy writ-the millennium.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-06-28
LOW RATES VIA |. 6 N. R. R.

Denver. Colo.-Meeting Christian en- deavor. Tickets on sale June 30 to July g. Detroit. Mich.-Epworth league. Tickets on sale July 14 and 15
 Baltimore. Md.-Meeting of Elks. Tick cts on sale July 19 and 20.
 Denver. Pueblo and Colorado Springs, Colo. Ogden and Salt Lake City. Utah. Tickets on sale daily until September s0 Euoxi. Miss.-Seashore campmeeting. Tickets on sale July to IS.
 San Francisco. Cal.-Grand Army of Republic. Tickets on sale July 31 to Au- gust 13
 Saratoga Springs. N. Y.-Mystic Shrine. Tickets on sale July and 6.
 Boston. Mass.-National Educational as- sociation meeting. Tickets on sale July 2. 8. 4 5.
 Summer rates to all points.
 For full informa ton call on or write to P. Sid Jones. D. P. A. Birmingham, Ala 6-17-to-7-15
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-06-28
IN SOCIETY.
conslnued from EIahtesnsh Paesl

Miss Leonora Lull of Wetumpka, for mer student of the Tuscauloosa Female College is the guest of Miss Marilou Mar lowe
 MT. and Mrs. R. G. Mecants of Merid- ian who have been visiting the latter's sister. Mrs. ". C. Cochrane. have gone for a visit to relatives at St. Louis.
 Mrs. Latirner Lane of Demopolis, for merly Miss Mary Kennedy of Tuscaloosa, Is visiting her parents MT. and Mrs. John R. Kennedy.
 Mrs. Ida & Heidt and daughter, Miss Marion Heidt have gone for sojourn of several weeks to Asheville-
 Miss Emily Gay of Starkville, Miss, is visiting Mrs Eli Abbott.
 Miss Frances Myer is visiting relatives at Birmingham.
 Miss Pearl Andrews of Lafayette is the guest of Miss Marilou Marlowe on | Twenty-second avenue.
 Mrs W. c. Cochrane Is visiting relatives in Carrollton.
 Miss Julia Smith attended the wedding of her cousin Miss Bertha Lewis of Bir- mingham to MT. Hugh Barr Willer We'd | nesday evening.
 Miss Estelle Bingham has returned from an extended visit to relatives In Texas.
 w. F. Routher has returned from wis., 1t to his family at West Point, Miss.
 Mrs. W. w Spivy and son George Spi- " have gone to St. Louis to spend the summer with Mrs. Spivys daughter, Mrs. J. w. Porter.
 Miss Minnie Robertson after short visit here has gone to Decatur to visit friends.
 Theodore II. Jack of Greensboro was visitor to the city this week.
 Mrs W. T. Alexander and Miss Carrie Alexander of Chattanooga, who were | called here by the death of the formers daughter, Miss Ona Alexander have re- | turned to their home
 Miss Ida spratt of Reform who has been visiting Mrs J. B. Maxwell at Northport has returned to her home.
 Mir and Mrs. Charles Abbott enter tained very delightfully."- Tuesday evening in compliment to Miss Mary George Mur- phy, Miss Emily Murphy of Meridian, Miss, and Miss Emily Gay of Starkville, Miss. who are charming visitors to the city. In the guessing contest Miss Mary | George Murphy won the first prize, a sterling silver book mark. The booby was won by Guy Upchurch on a cut with Houston Park and John Donoho. De- licious refreshments completed the charm ing evening.
 Dr. and Mrs w. Berney Saffold are In Clyde, North Carolina for the summer.
 Washington Moody has returned from visit to North Carolina.
 Mrs. J. R. Magill and little daughter Mary Lena of Northport are visiting Miss Mary Lena Whatley at her home at Havana.
 Mir and Mrs. Tom Hyche of Birmlng- ham are visiting friends at Northport.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-06-28
A Rarnaln.
! From Comfort.

From Comfort.
 Fred-Kitty didn't marry that million aire duffer after all, did she7
 Jack-No; he backed out and she sued him for breach of promise.
 Fred-What damages?
 Jack-Twenty-flve thousand, and she got it.
 Fred-Clear case of s25. GOO off for cash, wasn't it? I didn't think Kitty was so sharp at driving a bargain
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-06-28
s33.45.

Birmingham to Boston and return via Southern Railway July 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th, tickets can be extended Sept. 1st. Apply Passenger Office, Morris Hotel Building, tele- phone 6l7. J. 0. Lusk, Dis trict Passenger Agent.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-06-28
ALABAMA cHATAuouA ASSEMBLY
Excursion Rates to TaIIadega, Ala.
 and Return.

For the above named occasion. tht Southern Railway will sell round-trip tickets to Talladega. July 1st to l4th with final limit to July 18th, 1903. at ratt one fare plus twenty-five cents. Detail ed information cheerfully furnished supor application. J. 0. LUsK, District Pas senger f 6-B-Ht
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-06-28

Hear Frank Striokland's soulful melodies at Stones.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1903-07-23
WHEN euMBLE pEEs SANG.
Caused the Colored Cook 20 Wonder
About Them Being Out In
the Night.

"Yes, | may take a couple Of weeks
off in the north woods again this year," I"
said Detroit business man the other
day, according to the Free Press, as the
subject OF summer outings was dis
cussed. but il do | shan't make fool
of myself as | did last year"
The interviewer asked if there was
a bear or a deer in the case, or IL the
fish swallowed the canoe with the hook,
and the vacationist explained;
Il had longing to bring down deer.
knew all about the game laws. but was
ready to chance it. The other fellows
saw how it was with me and egged me
on, and by the time we had got into the
woods and made camp | was looking
seven ways for head with horns on it
to hang up over my sideboard. don't
think l slept for an hour the first night,
and on the second | awoke about mid
night and heard something moving in
the woods. 1t was bright moonlight
night, and as | rolled out Of my blan-
kets and stepped out doors saw big
buck deer standing out fair and square
in an opening not 200 feet away. Ten
seconds later had my revolver in hand
and was blazing away, and was told later
on that uttered a whoop with every
shot. The boys got hold Of me just as
fired the sixth shot"
But you had killed the dee-?" was
asked
Luckily, / hadn't. There was no
deer to kill. It was our colored cook
Wandering around, and my Imagination
had put horns on his head and four legs
under his body. He came sauntering up
after the shooting and wanted to know
what was up, and when told that had
fired six bullets at him he laughingly
exclaimed
"Bress yo'r soul, A1istah Blank, but
was dun wonderin" bout dem bum
ble-bees singin' in de tree-tops at dis
time O. night"
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1903-07-23

Get your riding plows while you can
get them at cost. Ramsey & Ger
ZACH. dlw-wtf
House and lot for sale on the east
side. Price, $3.50. The Campbell
Mars Real Estate Co.
Members OF Vlnita Encampment
No. II l. O. o. +. are requested to at
tend meeting this p. m. at 8 o'clock.
Important business. BY order OF D..
d. g. P.
Geo Jones left this afternoon for
Pierce City, where he will make ar
rangemeDts for the Vinita band TO
take part 10 tine band tournament to
be held there soon.
A Frisco special went west this
afternoon bearing train load OF deli
egates TO the National Railroad
Agents Association, which convenes
tomorrow at Oklahoma City.
Wanted To find the name and
address OF The lady who was formerly
Miss Ellington and who has relatives
living in Mississippi. Address, lock
box 39I, Vinita, | Il. div
Holland Clark formerly OF Vinlta
returned today from the Philippines
and China where he has heen the last
three years 10 the U. S. Army. Hol.
land grew up in Vinita and is well
known here.
Mechanics OF all kinds boarded for
sS so per week: good board and good
beds. Meals 20 cents. This is the
place to 60 for square meal. Blue
jacket hotel south OF court house.dlm
The tent meetings continue to
be the magnet that draws and
good congregations assemble night
ly to hear the evangelists Cassidy
and Byron.
Foley's Kidney Cure purifes the
blood by straining out impurities and
tones up the whole system. Cures kid
ney and bladder troubles. Sold by Shan
ahan & Mitchell. DIV
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1903-07-23
+. Weather Indications.

Tonight and Friday probably show
ers; cooler tonight.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1903-07-23

When the photographer who had
been engaged to make a picture Of the
New York assembly had slipped out
the ground glass Of his camera for the
last time. the speaker announced a
recess for the exposure OF ,ne pate.
Such dictatorial action was imme-
diately resented by one Of the mem
bers
Il protest" said he. THE speaker
has overreached himself in the exer-
else of his authority. A motion is
necessary from some member of the
assembly before a recess can be de-
clared"
Another member here broke in. 81
beg to differ with the last speaker
said he. "He has committed an eyre
gious blunder. A motic2 would spoil
the picture IN. Y Tribune
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1903-07-23
wAsHERY COAL.
Small Sizes of Anthracite Reclaimed
from the Old Banks
of CuIm.

To a person living in the anthracite
coal fields Of Pennsylvania the large
culm banks scattered throughout the
region elicit no particular comment, as
most Of these banks have stood in the
position they occupy to-day for several
decades and are characteristic Of the
field But to persons passing through
this section, notably for the first time,
these immense piles of coal and refuse
recite expressions Of interest and usu-
ally comments as TO the unsightliness
Of these disfgurements of the land
scape, says Mines and Minerals. How
ever, many of these banks represent
considerable wealth, as they contain
large quantities of the smaller sizes of
anthracite so popular among manufac-
turers for steaming purposes. What
are known as the small sizes of anthra-
cite-pea, buckwheat, rice, barley and
culm-in varying proportions are be-
ing reclaimed from culm banks, depos-
tied In mining operations of former
years These small sizes were being
thrown out upon the refuse bank previ-
GUS to 1866, at which time chestnut was
the smallest size OF coal shipped to
market. About 1867 pea coal was util-
ized as fuel; ten years later what is
known as No. / buckwheat was pre-
pared, and it was not until 1895 that
rice, or No 2 buckwheat. barley and
culm were shipped. Prior to the times
stated a large percentage of this valu-
able coal was consigned to waste banks,
and to-day witnesses such demand for
this grade of fuel that annexes are in
operation or are being built to many
of the breakers in the Lackawanna field,
where the large sizes Of anthracite are
prepared dry, and washeries specially
designed to reclaim the merchantable
coal from the old culm banks are to
be seen throughout the anthracite re-
gion.