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The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-07-26
LARGE PLANT TO BE
 MADE STILL LARGER
The Birmingham Fertilizer Company Rebuilding It's Works at East BIT
 mineham-some Popular Brands.

The work of rebuilding of the plant of the Birmingham Fertilizer company at East Birmingham, which was destroyed by fire last April Is progressing rapidly, and will be completed September 1st.
 The new plant will be about 25 per cent larger than the old, and that was im- mense. The output has been between 30 900 and 40,000 tons a season, but when the new buildings are finished the capac- ity will be greatly increased,
 Culpepper Exum, the president of the company Is one of the most energetic and progressive business men in the Bir- mingham district and 1t did not take him long to decide in favor of putting up the mammoth works now in course of con- strrction.
 The Birmingham Fertilizer company Is now in its seventh year and 1t ranks to- day as one of the most successful con- cefns in the south. It's products are of the highest standard of excellence and their popularit with farmers is thoroughly established. The variety of the company's brands meets the require ments of the different soils of the south Some of the leading brands are:
 Cahaba High Grade Fertilizer.
 Cahaba Blood, Bone and Potash.
 Cahaba High Grade Phosphate.
 Jefferson County Standard Guano.
 Birmingham High Grade Fertilizer.
 Birmingham Blood Bone and Potash.
 Birmingham Dissolved Bone. Ammonia and Potash
 Monarch Wheat and Glover Grower.
 One or more of these combinations meet the requirements of any soil, no matter what chemical element necessary to make 1t fertile Is lacking, and very convincing proof of the high efficiency fc pany should in it's sixth season dispose of so vast a production, and yet have many calls for more.
 The new plant is to be equipped with all the latest and most scientific devices. The fact is President Exum will have nothing but the best
 As has been pointed out frequently of late the Birmingham Fertilizer company has been a great factor in the growth of Birmingham. It has given employment to scores of men at remunerative wages, 1t has sent it's products through a wide scope of territory. thereby advertising the resources of the district. and 1t has attracted much money to the city in return for It's products.
 MT. Exum Is not only frst-class man to be at the head of large industrial concern, but he is a model citizen in every respect. He enjoys exceptional popularity. MT. Exum is ex-president of the Commercial club and is now pres ident of the Country club. and president of the Matinee club.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-07-26
PRATT CITY CROWS
 ON A SOLID BASIS
IT IS THE LARGEST MINING TOWN OF THE BIRMINGHAM DISTRICT. A NUMBER OF VERY SUCCESS FUL INDUSTRIES.

Pratt City, July 25.-(special)- )-Pratt City, five miles from Birmingham. is steadily growing. It has now a popula- ton of 10000. It's altitude is GAO feet above sea level The principal industry of Pratt is the coal mining. There are nine mines in operation, with daily average output of 1000 tons. Eleven thousand men are employed. convict la- bor, boilermakers, and other miscellan- eous labor not included. There are i've coke oven plants in operation, with a daily average output of 15OO tons of coke
 The average number of men on the pay roll of the Pratt City division is be- tween 250O and 5000.
 Pratt has two lumber yards, the Pratt City Lumber company and Props Lumber yard, both doing thriving business, the Copeland Brick company, the Pratt City Bottling works and the Standard oil company's depot
 We have two banks, R. R. stobert and the Bank of Pratt City, Tom stobert, cashier.
 Car shops of the Birmingham Southern are located here.
 Three real estate offices, D. M. B. Hassler, E. J. Hudnall and the Pratt City Realty company
 The city is supplied with water from artesIan wells with water works system, at cost of s25, 900.
 The fire protection consists of three volunteer fire companies, we'll equipped with hose, reels etc.
 The city is supplied with electric lights from the Birmingham Electric Light and Power company.
 The city of Pratt has ample railroad facilities, the following railroads having lines through Pratt: Louisville and Nashville Southern, Queen and Crescent, Central of Georgia, Frisco and the Elec- tric cars
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-07-26
His Vest Straps.

From the New York Press
 One of the cleverest merchants in this community is a trife absent minded at times. Recently when his family were in the country he undertook to do It, tie tailoring for himself. The straps of his vest are connected by button in- stead of a buckle. That is one of his sanctities. The button broke off. It took him about an hour to sew on another, and he felt proud of the job. But for a month he wondered why he could never make the button find the buttonhole. When his amiable better three-quarters was appealed to, she said: Why, you old granny You have sewed the button
 on the end of the same strap that has
 the buttonhole."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-07-26
BIRMINGHAM PAPERS
 ADVERTISE DISTRICT.
Three DaiIles and a Great Many WeekIles are Printed Here.
 Prosperous Publications

If has often been said that Birmingham is the best advertised city In the United States. This statement is almost beyond question, and the newspapers and news paper men of Birmingham deserve the credit of letting the world know that this city stands at the front in the manufac- turing districts of the United States. The newspapers of Birmingham are progress siye They spare no expense to give the public the latest news of importance.
 Birmingham has three daily newspapers and number of weeklies.
 The Age-Herald is the only morning newspaper in the district. It Is the only newspaper in Alabama printed eve. day In the year. 1t also Issues one Of the great est weeklies of the south.
 The two afternoon papers are the Bir- mingham News and the Birmingham Led ger Both of them are enjoying a mark ed degree of prosperity and are ereditable publications to any city in the land.
 Among the weeklies are the following:
 The Birmingham Courier, German weekly paper.
 The Labor Advocate is the official organ of the organized labor in this section.
 The Alabama Christian Advocate, the official organ of the Methodist church, South, for Alabama
 The Birmingham Times. a weekly re- publican paper.
 The Dixie Manufacturer Is an industrial monthly.
 The Alabama Medical and Surgical Age. The Educational Exchange devoted to the work of advancing Alabama's educa- tional interest.
 The Birmingham Baptist. q monthly in the interest of the Baptist denomination.
 The Southern and Alabama Baptist.
 The Silent f1va niblfshpd weekly
 The Alabama Elk, q lodge paper.
 The Labor Press, devoted to the interest of organized labor.
 The American Newspaper Union has branch establishment in Birmingham which publishes patent outsides."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-07-26

ago there were not quite one hundred ten years ago there were less than twen- ty-hve
 The employees of the store have an as- sociation-probably one or the most per feet of it's kind in the United States. Employes' Free Circulating Library.
 The association has it's own free circu- lating labrary of over TOO volumes, rep resenting all the branches of literature and including the standard works. The employees have free access 10 these books.
 Empoyes' Lunch Room.
 Under the auspices of the association is dainty lunch room with plenty of comfortable chairs and plenty of read ing matter, where one may eat his or her lunch in comfort and rest. Employees Hospital Room.
 Loveman, Joseph & Loeb's Employees Mutual Benefit Association has hospi- tai room in the store for the benefit of any of the employees who may become i'll, and there may be found all the necessary medicines for emergencies. Also at St. vincent's hospital there is room fur nished by the association at the disposal of all the employees of the store.
 A Voluntary Fire Department.
 There is a voluntary fire department made up of the employees, with a chief and an assistant chief, for the different floors. Thanks to this system, two or three dire calamities have been averted. Then. there are reservoir tanks with a capacity of 28,O00 gallons. Without ques- tion, 1t is one of the safest stores in all the south
 Chief Mullin of the Birminham fire de- partment says that it is one of the best equipped stores in the south for fighting fire. Besides the automatic sprinkler system, which honey-combs the ceiling of every fioor
 The Mail Order Department.
 One of the most important depart- ment in the store is the mail ord de- partment By reason of the fact that this is the largest and best store in the south, people in nearly all the southern states depend upon 1t to supply them with what they desire for personal wear and home use. The department sends samples free. The mall order shoppers are expert shoppers, and a great many people who shop by mail say that 1t is even more satisfactory than personally buying, because the store shoppers know exactly what is in the store, and if they can not get the exact thing they can get closer to 1t by reason of their familiarity with all the stock
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-07-26
l.ondon,s Traffic on Roadway.

It Is an odd reflection on the sixty years development of the railway sys- tenn that the road beats the railway cas- fly in London The street vehicles travel twenty times as far as the train every day, and carry more passengers. 1t may seem incredible. but 1t is perfectly true, that the street vehicles of London accomplish journey every day equal to twenty times round the earth It is startling, in contrast with this, that the trains cover only 250e0 miles, but the explanation is. of course. the simple fact that for every train there are about fifty other vehicles.
 There are always running in London between 1000 and 5000 buses and trans. carrying 100000 passengers every day, and when all these are full there is room left for nearly l2,oo0 eabs, for which TOO stands are provided. "cabby." one of the best abused men in the metropolis often enough deserving it. drives 120000 people about London every day.
 Birmingham has Sz50000 city hall.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-07-26

change or bundles after each purchase, but when you are ready to go comes the one settlement, with the goods ready. A cashier Is at the transfer office to ob- viate minutes delay.
 Electric Carpet Machines.
 In the line of progress are electric car pet sewing machines in the carpet de- partment, and when women generally have to propeI these machines with foot tread they there simply go through the form of sewing. for by the patent electric carpet sewing machine, one of which makes two stitches at a time they are spared the mol and toll of the work.
 Four Hundred Employees.
 Altogether there are nearly four hum dred employees who are engaged in the different departments. Four or five years
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-07-26

The Philadelphia and Reading road has placed in operation a type Of locomotive having a single pair of driving wheels. such as is commonly used in England for high-speed passenger service. Two of them are in use between Philadelphia and New York.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-07-26

E EW of the citizens of Birmingham
 realize the great size and import
 ance of the mammoth store of Loveman, Joseph & Loeb, "the largest retail store south of the Ohio" It is one of the sights of the city and the admira- ton of all visitors.
 It Is the best lighted building in the south. There are two hundred windows, making a brightly lighted store. Indeed there are no dark hooks or corners any where.
 Two Hundred Arc Lamps.
 There are as many arc lights two hun dred and fifty) in Loveman. Joseph & Loeb's store as the city of Birmingham uses. Besides, there are over one thou
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-07-26
Jellled Apples.
From Cooking Club.

From Cooking Club.
 Choose tart apples. peel, core and slice moderately thin. Place in good sized crockery dish in alternate layers of gran ulated sugar and fruit Put in medium oven. with close fitting plate on top held down by a weight. They should remain in the oven for three hours When cool turn carefully into a glass dash and put in a cool place for several hours, when the apple slices will be found imbedded ma clear jelly With a meringue on top. either with or without boiled custard or cream as sauce. a delightful variation of this dish may be served
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-07-26
Boiler Inspection and Insurance

We four boiler with headquarters oe whose duties examine periodically all boilers have insured It the preservation boiler to nothing of the insurance protection affords.
 The Boiler Inspection Company boilers leading the United States special the of their boilers by having them bear the of the Hartford
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-07-26
Liability Insurance

As Managers of the Southern Department for the old reliable London Accident tageou situated for the interests of labor by employ liability general liability elevator also workmens collective personal accident insurance issued office promptly receipt of application.
 With the Loss Claim Department office policy holders the of waiting for settlements and the injury and which delay brings the assured We have successfully handled through thousand accidents
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-07-26

sand 16-candle power incandescent lights. The store has its own electric system, one of the largest in the south. There are two engines equalling 250 horse pow CT. Then there is a special double com pound pump to run the big freight ele- vators and the Lamson tube system
 This is one of the few stores in the south using the Lamson Tube System The great cost of putting it in &15,0OO) Is almost a prohibitory one. It, however, gives the customers the best service of any system in the world.
 The Transfer Card System.
 There is no waiting in this perfect store The transfer card system intro- duced by Leveman, Joseph & Loeb in the south, saves the customer both time and trouble and there Is no waiting for
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-07-26

Birmingham has steam laundries and , Chinese establishments.
The Press., 1903-06-11

The Ladies' Aid society of the Baptist church will meet for work next Wednes- day afternoon aud will serve their usual supper at 5.45 with Mrs. J. G. Wightman and Mrs. Marc Hatch as hostesses.
 The ladies of the Universalist sooiety will hold strawberry social next Wed- nesday evening. Following the supper, the farce, "Outtybuck's Thunder" will be presented by the young people. Ice cream will also be on sale. Supper ten cents, and entertainment 10 cents.
 Next Sunday will be observed at the Universalist church as Children's day. The Sunday school concert, which for merly has been held in the evening. this year will be held in the morning, instead of the usual service at that hour. There will also be infant baptism at the same time.
 A club of thirty of the young men Of the village are to hold series of dances, one in every two weeks, the first one to take place in Memorial hall tomorrow evening. They will be strictly invitation dances, and Lynch's orchestra will fdr- nish music. Ice cream, soda, and other dalnties will be kept on sale.
 Quite number of our farmers, includ- ing Rufus and Austin Witt, are expecting to SOW quite piece of land with barley to take the place of hay for stock feed- ing. It Is said to make most excellent fodder for milch COWS, and 1t possesses the advantage over Hungarian that after the crop is cut the aftergrowth makes splendid fall feed. Contractor Jones of Willimantic ar. rived last evening and will at once com. mence work on the new boiler house foi the Riverside Woolen company. The addition will be on the west end of the mill, the bank wall being extended some distance down the stream. The stone for the wall and foundation will be taken from the old grist mill site at the south end of the bridge.
The Press., 1903-06-11
ELLINGTON.

Miss Hattie Smith Is i'll with the humps.
 School closes Friday for the summer vacation.
 MT. and Mrs. o. Walton Aborn and son, Lucius, returned to Waterbury Sunday.
 MT. and Mrs. Walter H. Skinner of Rockville were at l.. A. Aborn's Sunday.
 c. E. Harwood of Rockville lost a valuable pair of glasses while at the lake one day last week.
 Next Sunday will be observed as Chil- dren's day. Choice music has been se- lected and good program Is expected.
 Presiding Elder J. I. Bartholomew will hold the first quarterly conference at the M. E church, this Thursday, at SD. m.
 Everett F. Charter, who has been very Ill for the past two weeks with fever, is more comfortable at this writing.
 Samuel Isaacs, a student of Columbia University of New York, is visiting his uncle, Samuel Rosenberg, of Crystal Lake.
 Daniel H. Curtis, whose steam mill has been located on the Ellis lot west of the lake, finished saving last Tuesday for the summer season.
 Lucius Emery, son of MT. and Mrs. c, Walton Aborn was baptized at the Metho. dist church last Sunday. The font con. tained water brought from the River Jordan by M. A. Richardson of Chicago uncle of MT. Aborn.
 Mrs. Harry c. Charter and daughter Florine, are spending few days at A. U Charters. Miss Florine, while playing on the veranda Monday afternoon, acci dentally fell and fractured her collar bone. Dr. Davis was hastily summoned and reduced the fracture, and the little one Is doing we'll.
 Leslie Charter of Ellington, who wal injured in the automobile accident las April, died yesterday morning at his homo in Windermere. He was B years of age and leaves a wife to whom he was mar ried about year ago. He was the sol of Mir. and Mrs. Clinton J. Charter ant besides them and his wife he leaves tw' sisters and two brothers, Arthur w Charter of Springfield, Mahlon B. Chart or, Edith M. Charter and Edna A. Chart or, all of Ellington. The funeral will be held at the church. in Ellington on Fri day at o'clock.
The Press., 1903-06-11
TOLLAND.

OA~AS~s1'A~e Frank Newman lost a valuable horse one day last week.
 Mrs. Rubbel of Bridgeport has come to make her home with her daughter, Mrs. Hilton.
 A steel ceiling Is being placed in the bank building. The work Is being done by Alden Usher. ~
 A collection was taken for the Ameri- can Missionary association, on last Sum- day, amounting to $18.21.
 Mrs. Hammond of Rockville and Mrs. William Kennedy of Philadelphia were guests of Mrs. Wm. Agard on Tuesday.
 The Ladies' Aid, society of the Metho- dist church met on Wednesday with Mrs. Loren Reed in the Cedar Swamp district.
 George P. Charter is at the Hartford hospital where he has undergone an oper- ation which has left him in very critical condition. -
 Mrs. H. F. Downing of Springfield was at the family home here on Tuesday. Some changes are being made in the in- terior of the house.
 Master Harris Price entertained large party of young people on the lawn Satur- day afternoon. The occasion was a birthday anniversary.
 On Saturday afternoon, of last week, Mrs. John Steel entertained her Sunday school class of young ladies at her home in the north part of the town. E. E. Marvin, Esq, of Hartford was in town few days last week. MT. Marvin has held the position of clerk of the United States district court for many years. His early home was in Holland. A sale of cake and ice cream will be held on Friday evening, the 18th, on the lawn in front of the Congregational church. The Ladies' society has charge of the sale. Price of cake and cream, 10 cents.
 From another correspondent)
 Jens Sorensen will sell his household furniture at his home on Buff Cap, at auction, next Wednesday at 10 a. m. Mir Sorensen and family, and Henry Hansen and mother are preparing to go to Den- mark to live the last of the month.
 Paint Your Buggy for 76c. to 41.OO with. Deyoe's Gloss Carriage Paint. IL weighs to 8 ozs. moro to the pint. than others, wears longer, and gives g gloss equal to new work. Sold by Chapman < Brown.
The Press., 1903-06-11
Moose Meadow

A SERIOUS MIsTAKR.-E. 0. Dewitt X Go. is the name of the firm who make the genuine Witch Hazel Salve. DeWitt's Is the Witch Hazel Salve that heals with out leaving 8 scar. It Is serious mis- take to use any other. DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve cures blind, bleeding, itching and protruding piles, burns, bruises, ec- zema and all skin diseases. Sold by W. D. Heald.
The Press., 1903-06-11
HOME NEWS.
LOCAL NOTICES.

EMatter under this head 10 cents per ltne)
 Clean linen should be every mans pride. That is where we encourage him. Thread City Laundry.
 You can have your eyes examined and be fitted with glasses at your home without extra charge. Drop me postal card and I will call H. O. Butterfield, Opthalmic Optieian. 11tf
 Mrs. N. Nadeau, successor to Mrs. David Cardinal, Is holding a special sale on summer hats, and all summer goods are being sold below cost Sale will con- tinue till July 4th, when she will close for this season. 2~
 There will be demonstration of XII tyre, dry chemical fire extlnguisher, on the spot formerly occupied by the old de- pot, on Friday and Saturday evenings, at 2 30. Every home can have their own fire department at 6 email cost Every owner of house should be present.
 The holder of ticket No. 8015 call at Wllcox's before Saturday evening.
 CARD OF THANKS Mrs. MeCrohan and family wish to extend their sincere thanks to all kind friends who expressed their sympathy and showed such tokens of love to their dear departed Margaret, by beau tiful floral offerings.
 Job lot of Pads at 10 cents a pound, 3 pounds for 25 cents at The Press office.
 Paper Napkins 10 cents hundred at The Press office. 300, 25 eents-
The Press., 1903-06-11
Many cb,,dra, are s;ckIv.

Mother Gray's sweet Powders for Children, used by Mother Gray, nurse in Children's Home, New York, Break up Colds in A hours cure FeverishnesS. Headache, Stomach Troub- les, Teething Disorders, and Destroy Worms At all druggists, 25c. Sample mailed FREE. Address Allen s. Olmsted, LeROy, N. Y.
The Press., 1903-06-11

noIpIul. mere VIII also De solos anC songs by the older members of the Sun day school.
 (Communicated.)
 My communication, published In The Press last week, was made to read "in nate weakness, i" instead of Climate wick edness," as reported by me and so pub lished in the Springfield Sunday Republi can, to which reference was made. J.R.w ... -a. stafford.
 Lucius Goodell Is at homo for a few days from Whitinsville, Mass.
 Mrs. Wm. Rogue of Norwich is a guest of Mir. and Mrs. Hiram Rathbun. ..
 Chas Latham will leave the employ ot the Riverside Woolen company next Sat urday evening.
 Monroe Brown of Hartford, who suffer. ed paralytic shock last week, died last Sunday at his home in that city.
 The Riverside Woolen company are giving all of their tenement houses g fresh coat of paint, adding much to the looks of the village
 Glover's bus took down a load to the borough last evening to attend the Will Carleton lecture at the Methodist church A much larger number went down by pri. vate conveyances.
 The Gypsy camp ground on the mac adam road presents quite scene of activ. ity to-day. One of the largest gatherings of the tribe of Romany that has ever beer in town are encamped there.
 The Baptist people scored great sue. cess with their social last Friday even ing. The orchestra music and singing were features that were greatly enjoyed by the large number in attendance.
The Press., 1903-06-11

Paint Your Buggy for 75c. to 31.OO with Devoe's Gloss Carriage Paint. IL weighs to ozs. more to the pint. than others, wears longer, and gives 8 gloss equal to new work. Sold by Chapman & Brown.