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The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-02-15
Ladies Carry of Honors.

The ladies seem to be carrying off the honors of this legislative session. All their enterprises are thriving. This is due to a double cause-they are incomparaoie lobbyists and their causes are irresiuple in themselves It is worth while to set down here the names of the legislative committee of the federation of woman clllbs who have been so assiduously at work since the last legislature adjourned manufacturing sentiment for their Favor ite measures. They are Mrs J. H. Harda- way. chairman; Mrs. s. B. Sterne, Mrs. Halle Janney Miss Carolyn llaralson' Mrs A r. Goodwin, Mrs. E P. Morrl- seete. Mrs. Richard Browder, and Miss Olivia Arlington of Montgomery, Mrs. Erwin Craiehead and Mrs. Rhett Goode of Mobile Mrs. B. B. Ross of Auburn. Mrs. l. L. McConneaughy of Montevallo and Mrs. Joseph MeLester of Birming- ham. The bill for more money for the eformatory at East Lake and the child labor bill are already well on the way to the governors desk, and these meas ures owe their success to the ladies. They may not get from this legislature the right to sit on school boards and be coun- tv sunerintendents of education but the next legislature will undoubtedly snrren- der. A number of the educational re- form measures which they have been championing will got through at this ses- sion
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-02-15
HARD QUESTIONS
 FOR LEGISLATURE General Review of Work Done
 So Far GOSSIP OF THE CAPITOL General Johnston, Southern Gentle man of the Old School, Will Deliver Leeture-R. R. Commission Is
 the Paramount Issue. 
GOSSIP OF THE CAPITOL
BY CAMPBELL CORY.

Montgomery, February l4.-tSpecial)- If one should set out to find a perfect tyne of the southern gentlemen with all the graces of the old south perfectly de- veloped. he would need to go no further than the Alabama senate and be introduc- ed to Gen George D. Johnston He was reared just before the war in Perry eoun- ty where the plantation system reached it's highest perfection in Alabama and when society was in its heydey. General Johnston was a soldier and is an orator He is an accomplished scholar, with command of language not excelled in this day and time. He revels in memories or the glorious days in which his youth was spent, and has written a lecture which he calls eMemories of the Old South 1t is a prose poem, as musical and sweet as any song. and tender as the times 1t re- calls On Tuesday night next he is going to deliver this lecture in this city, and as might be expected, 1t is to be for the ben eft of the soldiers home at Mountain Creek The senate and the house will add their presence to the appreciative people l of Montgomery.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-02-15
A DAILY NUISANCE.
A Simple Remedy Which Will Interest
 Catarrh Sufferers,

In it's earlier stage catarrh Is more of nuisance than a menace to the general health, but sooner or later. the disease extends to the throat, bronchial tubes and even to the stomach and intestines.
 Catarrh is essentially disease of the mucous membrane. the local symptoms being a profuse discharge of mucous, stoppage of the nostrils, irritation in throat, causing coughing. sneezing. gag ging and frequent clearings of the throat and head
 The usual treatment by local douches, snufs, salves, etc., often gives tempor- ary relief but anything like cure can only be obtained by Urea tmcnt which removes the catarrhal taint from the blood and the disappearance of the in- nammation from the mucous surfaces. A new remedy which meets these re- quiremonts and which so far has been re- markably successful in curing catarrh is Stuarts Catarrh Tablets.
 These tablets act upon the blood and mucous membranes only. They can hardly be called secret patent medicine as they are composed of such valuable remedies as Blood root. I1ydrasiu. Red gum and similar cleansing antiseptics. which cure by eliminating from the blood and mucous surfaces the catarrhal poison.
 Stuarts Catarrh Tablets are large pleasant tasting lozenRes taken internally allowing them to dissolve slowly in the mouth In this way they reach the throat fauces and the entire alimentary canal.
 If desired, they may also be dissolved in water and used as a douche, in addition to the internal Ese. but it is not at all necessary to use a douche; a few of them dissolved in the mouth daily will be suf- fcient However. when there Is much stoppage of the nose, a douche made from these tablets will give immediate relief, but the regular daily use inter nally of these tablets will cure the whole catarrhal trouble without resorting 10 the inconvenience of a douche.
 Dr. Bement states that the internal treatment for catarrh Is rapidly taking the place of the old plan of douching and local application and further says that probably the best and certainly the safest remedy at present on the market is Stuart's Catarrh Tablets. as no secret Is made of their composition and all the really efficient remedies for catarrh are contained in this tablet
 Druggists sell Stuart's Catarrh Tablets at fifty cents for full sized packages. Ask your druggist and if he is honest he win tell you there Is, no safer. more palatabIe. more efficient and convenient iremedy on the market.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-02-15
ENSLEY.
Delegation Goes to Montgomery to
 See About Legislation.

Ensley February 14.-(Special. .)-Mayer N. w. Scott, Capt. Romaine Boyd and Frank Deedmeyer returned to Montgom- cry today after a stay of several days, where they went to look after some special legislation affecting Ensley. The measure in which they are interested pro- vides for an Inferior court for Beat 45 as outlined by the new constitution. The plan is to establish court with juris- dction of S250 in lieu of the existing jus tice courts in this beat Another Ensley bill authorizes the issuing of bonds for the purpose of building d sewer system Last fall there were quite a number of typhoid fever cases in Ensley, and fear is expressed that conditions will be worse during the coming warm season unless this sanitary measure can be inaugu- rated at once. The third bill provides for the incorporation of outlying and con tigious districts into the city of Ensley.
 Quite a number of Ensley people will attend the lecture to be delivered tomor- row evening by F. D. Deedmeyer at Temple Emanuel on "The Origin and Af- finities of the English Langpage"
 City Attorney w. J. May is in New York City in the interes> 'of the Lucille Coal company, of whiss 2 Corporation he is president and secreta>E
 Kirke Harris. an 6,nploye of the Ten nessee Coal Iron and Railroad company became overheated last night while at his work, and was carried to the hospital where he is very sick.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-02-15
PRATT CITY.
Movement on Foot to Extend the City
 Limits.


 Pratt City, February H.-(Special)- The Commercial club will meet Monday night in the office of Secretary King. The most important question for con- sideration will be concerning the enlarge ment of the city limits, and full at tendence is desired.
 The Merchants Protective association will meet on Tuesday evening. Several matters of importance will be considered at that meeting, one of which is con- corning freight rates.
 Pratt City Lodge No. 243 l. O. o. F., gave a spread last evening in the K. of P. hall. There was a large crowd in attendance and the occasion afforded much pleasure to those present.
 Sam Foley has purchased the old Meth odist church property on Third street, including both the church building and the parsonage. The church will be con- verted into a public hall
 Pitz Ruben has opened a clothing and gents furnishing establishment in the Hoskins building on First avenue
 Mrs. G. w. Brown has returned from a visit of several days to her daughter. Mrs. T. A. West, who resides at Sunny side, Miss.
 Miss Ida Richards of Adamsville is visiting at the home of pr. and Mrs. C.. w. Brown.
 There is movement on foot, originated by the Christian Endeavor society of the Presbyterian church, to establish a public reading room to be kept open in the evening for the benefit of the young men of the city Committees visited the Young Peoples societies of the other churches during the past week to re- ceive their cooperation and have met with much encouragement in the mat tor
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-02-15
PRATTVILLE.
Will Kilt and Berry Jackson Engage
 !n Fight With Weapons.

Prattville, February H.-(Special) - Will Kilt and Berry Jackson engaged in a general row a few days ago in which pistols and knives, etc, were the prin- cipal weapons, and as a result Berry carries a small gunshot wound and will be laid up for awhile, while Will Kit is experimenting with the sheriff of Autauga county as to how long he can successfully elude him and all the depu- ties.
 William Merriweather. who lives on the Wadsworth plantation on the Alabama river, was drowned Friday afternoon. 1t appears he was pursuing hares and one jumped into the back water of the river and William thought he could catch the hare by following him in the water. and proceeded to ride the mule in the back water for the hare. The mule fell either in bog or a washout in the water, and threw the rider William, off, and in the fall he must have been injured, as he made no effort to swim ashore and did not rise but once. His remains were re- covered at once. William Merriweather was one of the best negroes in that part of the county.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-02-15
LIKES AMERICAN PIANOS.
ossiP Gabrilowitsch, the Artist, Uscs
 an Everett.

San Francisco, February 14-(SpeciaL ) -Ossip Gabriowitsch, the Russian plaa- ist, has completely captured San Francis co with his magnificent playing. He has appeared with orchestra, in four public and several private reeitals. No pianist has ever exceeded his phenomenal sue cess. or perhaps equaled it.
 He is a brainy young man, admires the country. it's resources. and can talk eIi- tertainingly in perfect English. What do you think of American pianos?" asked q reporter. "I love them" he answered
 "rhey are wonderful. In Europe an ar list often has to use two at one concert but l use the same piano night after night and ii never fails me. At tne Everett factors fin Boston, in New York, Cincinnati, Chicago and San Francis co are reserve concert grands for my use but they are unnecessary. I have uss an Everett piano in St. Petersburg the past three years. It Is perfect. I have never seen the Everett's equal for beau tiful tone and endurance"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-02-15
CARD FROM MIR. WARD.

Information has just reached me that MT. Drennen has made the statement to different people that he had nothing to do with the license schedule of 1903 and did not even know what it contained.
 Names of the people can be furnished if Mir. Drennen denies this.
 This is to certify that MT. Drennen IS mayor. and MT. Ward as chairman, dre V up the schedule in concert, and that not q provision went into it that did mt receive Mir. Drennens vote and approval at the time.
 The only help asked by us was cn the oceasion Aldermen Harry Jones and Henry Gray were called in and tue licenses for the fruit stands and large corporations agreed on.
 Only one regular meeting of the license committee was ever held. In that meet ing the money brokers license, which is now responsible for this controversy, ws5 raised from s150 to $l75. To refresh NJ Drennen's memory and show that he agreed to it. will recall the remark made during the discussion. think. by Attoi . ney Ed Smith That Dick Drennen would now have a chance to make anoth- CT fee out of them by getting their license again reduced
 That may be one of Mir. Drennen's req sons for supporting 1t,
 Tn 1902 MT Dick Drennfn was the at tprheN i"f the HiohtF biuh'IS anu Shc- eeeded in getting their license reduced from S200 to Si50. ~
 In his connection I wish to say that all of Inc raisps in the schedule wer made under stress of the deficit that suddenly confronted the city treasu and that as chairman of the license co mittee I am equally responsible wi Mayor Drennen for them, but no mo. so.
 ..WIIAT HAVE DONE" is responsi ble for this deficit Respectfully.
 GEORGE B. WARD.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-02-15
HARDWARE TRADE
 ESPECIALLY GOOD Birmingham Leading Southern
 Center in This Line BUSINESS OUTLOOK GOOD Local Wholesale Dealers Report Very Thrifty Conditions-some Distin- gushing Features of the Way
 Jobbers Fill Orders.
BUSINESS OUTLOOK GOOD

Birmingham is the leading hardware center of the south Local wholesale hard ware dealers report that the business out look in their line is especially bright for this year. J. D. Moore and Ben F. Moore of the Moore and Handley Hard ware company both said yesterday that their only trouble was in getting supplies from the manufacturers because of the unparalleled demand
 We are also, of course, somewhat handicapped by the congestion in freight traffic." said MT. Moore. We received one car of goods on the 18th that was consigned from Ensley Feoruary 3.
 First to Respond.
 ''The hardware business is always pros porous when other lines of industry pros per It is the first to feel good times and the first to be affected by bad times. Al most everything we sell is used in mak- ing improvements, and improvements are the first signs of prosperity and are the first to be discontinued on the beginning of depression.
 There are no signs of cessation in business, though, fer this year, and if we can just get plenty of material we are sure to find a market for it. Conditions in some parts of the state are not as bright as they might be because of the failure of the cotton crop in some places but on the whole there is every reason to be satisfied with conditions
 w. A. Chenoweth, vice-president of the Mayberry Hardware company. was also much gratified at the outlook for the year.
 'It is even brighter than last year." he said, "and promises to be record breaker. We still have little trouble getting goods promptly on account of the traffic situation, but we try to order what we need far enough ahead so that we will have the goods when they are in demand.
 Better Than Last Year.
 "That is one distinguishing feature about the Birmingham hardware market Orders are probably filed here with more promptness than is the case in any other southern city. The dealers here keep themselves in position to meet any req sonabe demands made on them with dis patch. It is the thing which makes Bir- mingham such an important hardware center. Dealers throughout the southern states feel that when an order is placed with Birmingham jobbers it is going to be filled at once. They know we don't have to send to the manufacturers every time a demand is made on us
 "The outlook on the whole Is very cheerful and Birmingham gives every evil dence of maintaining her present position as the leading hardware center of the south.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-02-15
MORGAN'S NAME WAS FORGED.
He Bought 9 Figure and Paid $2o,ooo
 for lt-owed Nobody.

New York. February H.-Additional de- tails concerning the forging of J. Pier pont Morgans name, alleged to have been done by DeBosdari, the London art dealer, were brought out today. Morgan, when abroad last year purchased of De- Bosdari a large bronze figure for $20.OOO Morgan gave his personal check drawn on the London bank of J. P. Morgan & Co.,
 The check was duly presented and paid It seems, however, that Morgan's name was forged to a letter in which the bank CT was made to say that he had given his note for the bronze figure and other objects of art. It was the existence of this letter that caused DeBosdaris down. fall.
 So far as is known the amount of the forged Morgan notes exceeds S165. .000 Morgan is not acting in the matter, which concerns only the banks that accepted the notes and some of the forger's friends who endorsed the notes to make them more readily negotiable
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-02-15
ARE YOUR KIDNEYS WEAK ,?
Thousands Have Kidney Trouble and
 Never Suspect it.
Root Will Do for YOU, Every Reader of The Age-Herad May Have Sample Bot
 tie Sent Absolutely Free by Mail.

It used to be considered that only url- nary and bladder troubles were to be traced to the kidneys but now modern science proves that nearly all diseases have their beginning in the disorder ot these most important organs.
 The kidneys Glter and purify the blood that Is their work.
 Therefore. when your kidneys are weak or out of order. you can understand how quickly your entire body is affected, and how every organ seems to fail to do Es duty
 If you are sick or feel badly" begin taking the great kidney remedy, Dr. Kill mer's Swamp-Root because as soon as your kidneys are well they will help all the other organs to health A trial will convince anyone.
 Weak and unhealthy kidneys are re. sponsibe for many kinds of diseases. and if permitted to continue much suffering with fatal results are sure to follow. Kidney trouble irritates the nerves. makes you dizzy, restless. sleepless and irritable. Makes you pass water often during the day and obliges you to get up many times during the night. Unhealthy kidneys cause rheumatism. gravel, ca- tarrh of the bladder pain or dull ache in the back, joints and musces makes | your head ache and back ache. causes in- 1 digestion, stomach and liver trouble. you ! you feel as though you had heart trou- ble; you may have plenty of ambition. but no strength. get weak and waste away.
 The cure for these troubles is Dr. Tlll- mers Swamp-Root, the world-famous kidney remedy Tn taking Swamp Root you afford natural help to Nature. for Swamp-Root Is the most perfect healer and gentle aid to the kidneys that Is known to medical science.
 If there Is any doubt in your mind az to your condition. take from your urine on rising about four ounces. place 1t in a | glass or bottle and let it stand twenty four hours. If on examination 1t Is milky or cloudy, or there is a brck-dust set ting or if small particles float about In 1t, your kidneys irs in need of immedi- ate attention.
 swamp-Root Is pleasant to take and ts used in the leading hospitals, recom- mended by physicians in their private practice, and is taken by doctors them. | selves who have kidney ailments. be-. cause they recognize in It the greatest
 EDITORIAL NOTE.-You may hay edy. Swamp-Root. sent absolutely free swamp Root and containing many of tt nial letters received from men and VIC their very lives to the great curative
 Dr. Kilmer x Co.,. Ringhamton, N. r., fer in the Birmingham Sunday Age-H
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-02-15
ARM SHATTERED
 WITH BIRD SHOT
THOMAS DAVIS PROBABLY FATAL
 " WOUNDED AS RESULT OF All APPRECIATION WITH A. E. SMITH
 AT PAINT RocK-sMITH -
Paintrock. February 14.-lspeclal.s- s-

Paintrock February 14.-(Special.3-
 result of i'll feeling that has existed
 tween the two men for some time, A. ] smith shot and dangerously, If not fatal. ly, wounded Thomas Davis hera todas Reports as to details of the affair az conflicting. The two men net on the street near the Methodist church IS Smith was coming to town and Davis was returning to his home
 Smith carried double-harrel shot gun and after q short controversy bslween the two. Smith opened fire on Davis at short range. Almost the entire load of numbor four shot took effect in Davis left s ie and arm. His arm is badly shattered and two shot passed near his heart Smith immediately left town and has let yet been arrested
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-02-15
Railroad Commission Paramount.

Everything about the legislature, how ever, pales into 'inslgnificance. so far as interest Is concerned. compared with the development of an anti-railroad commas sion spirit which might almost be de- scribed as an outbreak. For .ns up- heaval of the week does not seem to be against the roads. but the commission. The demand for more power for the com mission, for stricter control of the roads and their rates, is mild-mannered sort of thing compared with the almost pas sionate sire to get contror or the com mission ttSelf-to change 1t in some way The purpose to pass the Starr bill was confined to a limited few The reouest of the commission itself for more power to enforce it's dccrees produced little effect
 nobody seeming to care whether the com mission as constituted by the executive had more or less authority. The gover- nors message, plainly intenced to stem the tide toward an elective commission and direct the purpose of the leglslatu toward the matter of increased power for the commission as 1t is. produced iust the contrary effect. Ii simply whetted the appetite of every man who wants n change in the situation as to the rail roads. and encouraged the non-commlttal to join the band. Of course there will be reaction. and the railroads are vet Tar from any danger of the Starr bill ever becoming q law. But the onward sweep will almost certainly press the elective commission through the senate and compel q compromise on the subject CT more power in the commission
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-02-15
No Appropriations Turned Down.

Neither house has yet turned down an appropriation or a salary increase. Per haps one or both will do so later on. The only increased salary yet passed by both houses is the raise of 5000 in the pay of the governor, which was on quite differ ent footing from the ordinary salary grab. He Was not behind the move. and the raise had been predetermined by the con stitutional convention. Those which be- long to the class ordinary and which have passed one or the other of the houses up to date are the judicial salary raises and the increase of the pay of the private secretary, both senate bills. These alone make a yearly additional draft on the treasury of about $l2,0OO.
 Other increased or additional appro- priations safely through one or the other of the houses up to date are as fol- lows: For the capitol $150.0OO for the military encampment, S10,0o0; for the East Lake reformatory, about S35,0OO; for the Girls Industrial school, S65. coo. These figures are for the four years, some of the increases being in the way of annual ap- propriations Other large appropriations likely to pass are $45O00 for the deaf and dumb school and LOGO for the med ical college at Mobile. Of course all these are meritorious in themselves. and one thing can be said for the most econom-
 
 are free and open handed where educa- tion Is at stake. To the above must be added the needs of the soldiers home, perhaps the most meritorious of all. If all these should pass they would still be very far short of the extra appropria- tions made by the last legislature. In the meanwhile the revenue bill hangs fire on the house calendar. although it makes little difference to the revenue whether it passes or not, being anything but an ad- ditional revenue producer.
 1t has been customary to make a good many drafts on the county treasuries in the way O. special acts to increase the salaries of county officers or to create new offices. So far this evil has not been acute. Bills have passed the house to run the salary of the Mobile solicitor LID to $3600 and to settle on the Mobile and Montgomery treasuries annual drafts of $l20O each for iail guards
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-02-15
Mrs. Emma Callahan Dead.

Coumbiana. February II. = Especially : A telegram has just been received by pr. Miles s. DuBose announcing the sad news of the death of his daughter. Mrs. Emma Callahan, of Lafayette Tenn. Her death was very sudden, and being a young mother of noble disposition and true Christian character. has stricken our whole town in sorrow. She lea yes hus- band and two little children. The remains will be inferred in the family cemetery here at { o'clock Sunday afternoon.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-02-15

most every day number of prominent gentlemen are admitted to the floor. But the necessity Is not the same in the two houses. The effect of this vacant lobby in the house cannot be overestimated, and the independent character which it gives to the proceedings is in marked contrast with the demeanor of the crowd in the rotunda which has utterly lost the old domineering manner. In fact there is a positive atmosphere of humility in that rotunda unprecedented in the annals of recorded time