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The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-11-16
COMIC OPERA WILL
 BE GIVEN DEC. IA
PROFESSOR WElSSNER ASSISTED BY KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS PROMISE EXCELLENT ENTER PAYMENT.

On December IA Professor weissner, assisted by the Knights of Columbus will present his comic opera success. entitled Birmingham Society in Torchlight Pa rade. The mere mention of Professor Weissner's name will be a guarantee that the entertainment will be a success.
 There will be catchy music, pretty dances and pretty girls The pick of Birminghams amateur talent has been secured for the occasion, including vocal ists and dancers.
 The speciality features have been we'll looked after and there will be a good comedy team, composed of MT. Black man, Mir Meyer and MT. Cooligan. One hundred and ten persons will be in the cast.
 The costumes have been ordered from a local firm and will be very handsome.
 A rehearsal will be held at Knights of Columbus hall tomorrow night The first dress rehearsal will take place at tile Jefferson the following week.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-11-16
NEW MINING COMPANY.
Concern Organized With a Capital
 Stock of $200,000

The Sayre Mining and Manufacturing company filed its papers at the probate court Saturday and has been formally organized with the following officers:
 Robert H. Sayre of South Bethlehem, Pa, president.
 John H. Adams of Birmingham, vice president, treasurer and general mana ger.
 James weisel of Birmingham, secretary.
 Board of directors: Robert H. Sayre of South Bethlehem, Pa; John H. Adams of Birmingham; James Weisel of Bir- mingham: Samuel Thomas of Catasagua, Pa. and A. N. Cleaver of South Bethle- hem, Pa.
 All of the above officers constitute the stockholders of the company.
 The capital stock of the corporation is s20O,OoO. John 1T. Adams, district mana ger of mines for the Republic Iron and Steel company, and James Weisel control 300 shares each.
 It is understood that the office of the new company will be in Birmingham.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-11-16
MAN CLAIMED TO
 BE WITH RINGLING
SAID HIS NAME WAS PRIMROSE BUT THE CIRCUS MANAGEMENT DID NOT KNOW HiM-WAS A SMOOTH TALkER.

Several Birmingham people are sadder and wiser from having rubbed elbows with fake general manager of the great Ringling Brothers circus.
 The agent appeared here under the name of Allen D. Primrose. brother of the famous minstrel man, as he intro of the Ringing show
 To hear him tell it, this agent was here to close contracts for performance of ''the world renown and greatest show on earth" on the the 26th of this month. He gave ont several large contracts, among them one for S150O worth of feed for the animals made a couple of touches for small amounts and finally faded away.
 The agent was good looking man. apparently on the shady side of 50, and a smooth talker. To the unaccustomed his tales of circus life and what Ringing was going to do here were good to hear. He told of the show wintering in Bir-  mingham, of the thousands of dollars 1t would spend for feed and innumerable other things and everywhere this suave talker was met with open hands.
 But his downfall. There happened to be man in Birmingham who IS really connected withs the Ringing shows and he became leary. He was introduced to MT. Primrose and immediately began cir GUS talk. It was like Greek to the would be circus man. His line of conversation ran high and dry against the real thing and he took a sneak.
 A telegram was sent the Ringing peo- pie asking if they had any advance agent by the name of Primrose, and g quick reply was received saying he was new one on them.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-11-16

will not only save 7ou distressing paih and valuable time. b | will cost you less money. There is ala satisfaction in knowing that the very best possible treat ment is being given tc you by comps- tent physician who has experience In such matters and is capable of curing you in the quickest and most perfect manner possible l have treated private diseases as a speciality for the past fifteen years in the city of Birmingham, and l am therefore known to Q great many. Bur you are not acquainted with me. 1 re- ,er you, with permission. to First Ma tionai bank, Alabama National bank. Jefferson County Savings bank and Steiner Bros. bankers, as to my responsi- blity for my contracts. cure many pa- tients by mail treatment Write for prices and terms
 l do not use large advertisements and false statements to attract patients which merit has failed to secure. If you fail to be cured by such methods. give me a call and get well
 Address or call at Rooms 1012 and 10l4 new First National Bank building. corner Second avenue and Twentieth street. Take the elevator.
 Office Hours: s:3o a. m. to 5:a0 D. ua. Sunday. 10 C. m to IF u. ''.issssaI
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-11-16
DRS. DOZHER & CO.'S MEDsco-sUReIcAL INSTITUTE,
 Cor. 1st ave. & z1st St. MINGHAM, ALABAMA.
pr. O. T. Dozier. pr. E

A strictly high-class institute for the scientific treatment of all Chronic, Nerv- ous Blood. Skin. Rectal. Female and Genito-urinary diseases. Deformities. Tu- mors, Stiff Joints, Cancer, Lupus. Malig- nant Ulcers, Rheumatism. Tuberculosis and Consumption.
 Hemorrhoids, VaricoceIe, Hernia and Venereal diseases of every name, na-
 ture, form and character are also
 treated, and legal guaran-
 tee of cure will be given
 In every case.
 Our equipment, consisting of well-stocix- ed prescription department. x-Ray Vio- let Ray. Static and Galvano- Faradic ap- paratus, Super-Heated Air. Arc Light Cabinet, Eureka Nebulizer and Ozone Inhalation for nose. throat and lungs. and a thoroughly equipped Surgical Depart ment. modern and up-to-date In every par ticular. give us a prestige over all com- petitors In Alabama fin our special line Of practice.
 CORRESPONDENCE INVITED. Consultation and examination free. Terms liberal and condolences held in- violate. Office hours a. m. to D. m. Sundays, 8 a. m. to 1 p. m. "A FEW OF MANY ENDoRsEMENTs
 FROM THE PRESS. 1 The Birmingham Ledger: Drs. Dozier & Go. are without doubt the best known specialists In the south. and their fame ifs due entirely to their great skill.
 The Birmingham News: Both Drs. O. 1T. and Byron Dozier are reliable and ex- perienced physicians and surgeons. who deserve the great success which has been and Is theirs.
 Age-Herald: Dr. Dozier's long stand ling and approved abilities entitle him to the proud distinction of standing at g>s head of his profession.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-11-16
At the Bijou.

Peck and His Mother-in-Law will be the attraction at the Bijou this week. The Atlanta Constitution has the following 10 say of the performance:
 ..Picture a chorus of dozen or more cunning, graceful pony show girls dashing in and out, here and there, at brief intervals, aiding in the production of some tuneful, stirring musical mum Der. or Speciality of their own; add to this the cleverness of half a dozen comedians, and a trio of clever com ediennes and then dress it all off with a good lot of original scenery and you have Peck and His Mother-in-Law,' v the attraction that packed the Bijou from ceiling to the shutters last night. and that will enjoy a good business all the rest of the engagement
 while the offering has a story that Is quite interesting and originally funny, it is a story like the farce comedy tales of the day. except that the author has used his own brain rather than borrow an idea or suggestion from some other fun promising kinsman narrative, but with all this to it's credit there is posi- lively no doubt about the fact that the success of the offering can be credited to the magnet influences of just as attrac- tive a collection of happy looking, hand somely costumed show girls as one would carc to see.
 "rhere are also some inter esting special 1 ties, principally the contribution of the pretty Gladstone sisters and Misses Ezier and Webb who are vaudeville favorites here, both acts having been seen at the Bijou before The coptripution of Ed. Crawford and Sadie Duff also fills in pleasant time, and there are other mo- ments that seem too short.
 "There will be matinee and evening per- formances today and then the show is on for its run for the week."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-11-16
WILL INITIATE LARGE CLASS.
Knights of Columbus Will Meet Tc
 night to Make Arrangements.

The Knights of Columbus will meet at their hall tonight at o'clocksto ar range for the initiation which will take place December 6.
 Applications for membership will be ballotted on and 1t Is expected that there will be class of at least 75 candidates to take the three degrees. The Birming- ham team will confer the first and sec ond degrees and team from Boston the third.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-11-16
Camp Bedford Forest Meets.

Camp Bedford Forrest of Woodlawn. U. c. ". No 1887. held its annual meeting Saturday and elected officers for the en- suing year. A large number were pres- ent After routine business the follow ing officers were elected: Az W. Key commander; G. c. Smith. first vice-com- mander; H. J. Morgan second vice-com- mander; A. F. Smith, third vice-com- mander; J. P Reed, adjutant; J. T. Hood. treasurer; Dr. J. G. Eggleston, corre- spending secretary; the Rev. J. S. Gill bert chaplain; Dr. R. D. Jackson. sur geon.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-11-16
STRIKE DECLARED OFF.
Telegraph Messengers Agree to Work
 Until December.

Knoxville. Tenn, November 15.-The American District Telegraph messengers, who struck last night, have returned to work by agreement until December 1. Their salaries were recently reduced, and if it is not restored by the above date. they claim they will again quit.
 The local manager says he has no in- tention of putting on negro messengers, unless forced to do so The publication of such report caused the strike.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-11-16

where there is no shadow, no rainbow, no clouds. no broken sunshine. A place blessed with the presence of an omnipo- tent God and His only Son. A place of clean skirts and pure hearts, where nothing can tarnish or decay. No evil is there. nor can 1t exist, but all is peace in that happy land we call heaven.
 "No human eye" said the doctor, has seen. no ear has heard nor heart con- ceived of the good things that God has in store for them that love him"
 The doctor concluded his sermon with his few broken words of farewell.
 The musical features, as usual, were appropriate, the solo, Jesus, lover of my soul." being beautifully rendered.
 Dr. McFerrin will leave Birmingham to- day at noon fer Nashville, where he will become pastor of the Tulip Street Meth odist church.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-11-16
Black Patti.

Black Patti and her company Of Afro- American Thespians will be the attrac- ton at the Jefferson theater this after noon and tonight. The reputation of Black Patti as singer and the excellent performers she carries assure entertain ment to all who attend. At both per formances the balcony will be reserved for colored patrons
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-11-16
ADJUSTMENTS.
AT THE JEFFERSON

This afternoon and tonight-Black . Paths Troubadors. Musical organ ization. Friday afternoon ad night-Rich- , ard and Pringle's Georgia Minstrels- Saturday afternoon and night-Nat ; M. Wills in "A Son of Rest" Farce
 comedy.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-11-16
PLEASANT RIDGE, CHURCH.
Big Subscription Raised for Howard
 College Dormitory Fund.

Dr. A. P. Montague preached to large and enthusiastic congregation yesterday morning at Pleasant Ridge Baptist church, four miles out from Bessemer After the sermon the people responded to Dr. Montagues request for contri- button to the Howard college domitory fund by giving SOL the largest amount subscribed by any church outside of Bir- mingham.
 The Rev A. F. Loftin. Howard col lege student, Is pastor of the church.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-11-16
Georuia Minstrels.

In Richards & Pringle's Georgia min strels. which appear at'the Jefferson next Friday afternoon and night. the manage ment claim they have the most expensive colored show ever organized Good sing ing, dancing and specialties are promised.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-11-16
A Son of Rest.

Nat M Wills, one of the bright young comedians now on the stage, will play the star part in an extensive production of "A Son of Rest" which appears ct the Jefferson Saturday afternoon and night. The play is said to be handsomely staged, with pretty gowns, catchy songs ana bright lines. The fun Is pure and refined, while the company of sixty people sup porting MT. Wills is said to contain some people of much cleverness.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-11-16
AT THE h;Jou

. All the week, with matinees Tues- <
 } day. Thursday and Saturday, !
 > Peck and His Mother-in-Law <
 , Abroad" Farce comedy at popular , prices.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-11-16
Mexican Cotton a Failure.

San Luis Potasi Mex, November 15.- The cotton crop of the Rio Verde district which is in the vicinity of San Luis, has turned out almost a complete failure. ow- ing to the ravages of the boil weevil. The prospects for large yield of cotton this season were very encouraging up to the time of the appearance of the bolF weevil.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-11-16
DIR. Y. E. HOLLOWAY,
Physician and Surgeon.

Three-rourths oi the persons who come to me to get cured of Syphilis, Gonorrhoea, Gleet, Structure. b st Manhood and other private diseases have tried to get well by using oth-
 CT means. Why not come as soon as you find that you are afflicted? It
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-11-16

All kinds ot cuts. Ase-Heraid Ep craving Department
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-11-16
ED. E. WILLIAMS Manaasr

We make all kinds of cuts. The Age-Herald Engraving Co
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-11-16
Another Scheme Failed.

"One hundred and twenty-five thou- sand blank ballots were distributed in addition to a quarter of a million that went weekly into the homes of Kentuck- fans through the different state papers. The plan did not succeed and the plan will probably be withdrawn within the next month. These two ventures have cured us on popular ideas and we are sticking closely to the cold-blooded propo- sition of asking any and everybody for subscriptions outright. While the money has not come in as rapidly as we had hoped when our association was formed, there is much in our work that cheers. We have about 1900 members of our as- sociation throughout the state. and all of them are giving more or less of their
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-11-16

"It IS place." pr. McFerrin said,
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1903-11-13
COLD WAVES.
They Purify the Atmosphere and
BENEFIT the Human System.

Benefit the Human System.
The cold wave. so much dreaded by
most people, is really blessing in dis
guise. 1t charges the atmosphere with
fresh oxygen and a surplus of free
electricity, which produces most ex-
hilarating and beneficial effect upon
mankind. Torpid energies are aroused.
physical vigor and resistance increased,
by the advent of a cold wave to such
an extent that any incidental damage
is more than made up for.
The American climate has always
been recognized as n strong factor in
causing the aggressiveneSS and enter
prise which have lifted our people into
the first rank among nations and made
us commercially supreme. The cold
wave. with its results of increased en-
ergy and vigor. is meteorological phe-
nomenon peculiar to this country. The
chief of the weather bureau at Wash
ington explains the origin of this wave.
1t appears that with high pressure
system. rotating with great velocity,
large volumes of cold air are drawn
down from above the clouds. so that
the cold wave is homemade" being
simply a product of motion. The sys-
tenn of motion originates in the north
west, but the cold air comes from
above the clouds.
The cold wave is not only useful for
its beneficial effect upon the human
system, but as a cleansing and purify
ing agency. 1t dissipates the deadly
carbonic acid gas. the product of respi-
ration and combustion, and the foul eff
f1uvia of decaying matter, increasing
atmospheric circulation generally and
thereby relieving stagnation.-Medical
Brief
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1903-11-13
FOR THE CHILDREN
Keeping Store.

Elmer A. Henderson, Lake Mills, Ia,
is what is termed 4 hustler. Early in
1899 his father let him have a show
case on one side OF his store. He
bought candies, gum, marbles, wills
ties, etc. displayed them in the show
case and sold them. He borrowed the
money with which to buy the stock.
His largest sale, he says, was on July
i, 1899, when he sold 1929 worth of
goods. During the summer he sold
soda water. In December of that year
he sold the remainder of his stock to
his father for So. the adventure net
ting him $50. In October, 1899. he
bought yearling calf for So and q
saddle blanket for So. In July. 1860. he
bought pig for So and in August two
more for s. each. He worked fer his
father for feed for his stock. In March,
1901. he sold two hogs for S24 and on
April l one for $15.61. Elmer has had
further experience in buying and sell
ing but this is enough 10 show what Il
business boy he is. -tmonS tie things
he has bought with his money is 2l2
by printing press. with two fonts of
type. He has 500 out ut 6 per cent in
terest and $50 cents in cash. together
with some live stock. still on hand. He
sends us copy of his paper. which he
calls Silver Moon.-American Boy.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1903-11-13
A Water Test.


1t is one of the easiest things in the
world to tell pure water from the i'm
pure. If you want to test the color Of
the water just fill a colorless glass bot
tie with the water and look through it
at some black object. and the distinc-
tiveness with which you can see the
object will give you an idea as to the
amount of clay or sand there is In the
water. Then pour out one-half the wa
ter, cork the bottle tightly and set it
in warm place for about twenty-four
hours. Remove the cork and smell the
air in the bottle. If there is an often
sive odor, even the slightest, the water
is unfit for domestic uses. Well water,
no matter how bright and sparkling, is
nine times out of ten putrescent. Then.
as a matter of course, decomposition IS
sure to set i'll in a day or two if you
put the bottle in a warm place.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1903-11-13
WHALES AS THEY DIVE.
Something About the Habits of the
Ocean Monsters.

Something About the Habits OF the
Ocean Monsters.
Both whalers and naturalists have
usually held that when whales sound"
they descend to great depths, says
Knowledge One writer on the subject
estimates that the larger members of
the group dive fully Il thousand yards.
In memoir published in Belgium DR..
Racovitza challenges this belief and
states that in his opinion 100 yards is
the maximum depth to which any
whale can dive and that many species
cannot reach anything like that limit.
Says the writer:
Why should whales want to go to
such depths? All whales sound for the
purpose of obtaining food. and in the
profound darkness of 600 yards what
food could they get? Those species
which feed on aninalculps might, per
haps. obtain what they want. But how
about the species which feed on fishes
and cuttIes? At depth of LOCO yards
they certainly could not use their eyes
to detect mountainous species. and we
have no evidence whatever that they
feed on the self luminous deep sea hSh
and cuttles, if. indeed. there be any of
the latter. On Tive contrary. the available
evidence indicates that they feed Oh
ordinary light dwelling fishes and cut
ties which live in much Shallower
zones. But this is not all. 1t is known
that the effects Of a pressure of more
than three atmospheres prove fatal to
human life. and. although We may be
lieve that whales can stand treble this
pressure. or nine atmosphercs. which
would Occur mt about ninety yards
depth. is it conceivable that they could
resist the effect of ten times the latter
pressure, or ninety Atmospheres? More
over. does it seem possible that whale
whose body is only slightly heavier
than water at ordinary pressure could
exert the muscular force Necessary to
propel that body to depth of 1000
rordS2
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1903-11-13
Some Live Lamps.

In India there is bird called the bot,
tie bird because it builds nest whicl,
looks just like bottle. But it is n,
the wonderful nest ! wish to tell yo'
about, but something much more Won
derful, | think. You know, in India
birds have many enemies. and these
enemies are afraid of light.
So when Mr.. and Mrs. Bottle Bird
make their home they stick ever Sc
many balls of clay all around the front
door. These are really candleSticks
but | do rot believe you can guess
what the CT. ades themselves are. They
are fire beetles. Fire beetles are some
thing like our tireflies. only much
brighter. Mr. and Mrs. Bottle Bird
catch the fire beetles and stick them in
the balls of clay. and there they stay,
making the whole nest quite bright
with light
So you see Mr. ard Mrs. Bottle Bird
and all the little bottle birds can sleep
quite peacefully all night because they
know they are safe from all enemies.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1903-11-13

An exchange tells of Il little girl vino,
eager to help in the money making eff
fort for Il new church editice i'll her
home town. put on her thinking cap TO
good advantage. She copied on sheets
of rather heavy Eaper Il recipe for gin
ger cakes Of which she Was very fond
ana which were wholesome eating for
children. These she sold to housekecp-
prs in town fer ) cents each. With the
help of two little friends she also ccT,-
ductcd Il weekly cake sale for tire chit
drCn themselves. The little girls made
the ginger cake. cutting it out in the
shape of stars. cr%Sc""tS. animals,
birds. hats. etc. which they sold. two
for n cent. every Saturday afternoon to
a clamoring army of eager Youngsters.
The recipe. which will be liked il
any family Of children even without
being turned to philanthropic use, is as
follows: One cup of molasses, one-half
cup lard, one rounding teaspoonful gin
ger and one level teaspoonful baking
soda dissolved in hot water; flour sutfi-
cient to make stiff dough.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1903-11-13
A SLIM Mt Whistler.

A young San Franciscan, the owner
of large and valuable collection of au-
tographs. once wrote to James MacNeill
Whistler. politely requesting his sigma
ture The letter was sent in care of
the London Royal academy. with which
the famous American painter was at
outs. After four months the letter was
returned to the San Francisco address
from the dead letter office in Washing
ton. Covering the envelope was the
word, repeated numberless times, I'm
known"
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1903-11-13
Our Animals.

A dish of fresh water is a constant
necessity where there is n dog or a cat,
even though they never appear to touch
it. Offering them water now and then
doesn't answer at all
Those who suppose a cat requires only
meat and milk should offer it bit of
nicely cooked vegetable, especially as
paragus, corn, green beans or potato.
1t is criminal to keep Gagged pets IN
less one is sure to remember their
needs, not when one thinks of it." but
constantly.
The man who has no tender feelings
for his horse should remember that
this faithful servant will last longer
and serve better while he does last if
he receive consistent treatment.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1903-11-13
Child Laborers of Japan.

Japan, as rapid as its development
has been and as perfect a country as it
is today, has not avoided the evil of
child labor. In the Japanese match
factories the boxes and labels are made
by little girls who are wondrously dex-
t"ous in the work. These little experts
get only from halfpenny to twopence
for twelve hours work, and they are
probably about as tired as any one by
the time the day is DONE