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The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-10-31
"The sian of the Cross"

'The Sign of the Cross'' will be the at- traction at the Jefferson theatre this af- ternoon and tonight. The company has just finished an engagement in Atlanta. In reviewing this production the Con- stitution said:
 Wilson Barretts The Sign of the Cross' was the attraction at the Grand opera house last night. This play. which has come to be looked upon as a Biblical classic, is too well known to need any explanation or description at this time. Enough it is to say that the simplicity of the life of the early Christian Is con trasted to the splendor and licentiousnesa of the days of Nero with dramatic effect.
 The scenic effects were exceptionally good and the many characters were h the hands of an unusually strong cast The women in tho play were of the striking types physically that show of to wonderful advantage in the howint gowns that belonged to that period. Int makeup of Nero was exceptionally fine and the leading part of Marcus Superbus was handled in George Floods own mas terful way. A good chorus helped much
 and altogether the production was both
 an entertaining and finished one.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-10-31
YOUNG MEN URGED
 TO ACCEPT CHRIST
LARGE ATTENDANCE AT Y. M. c. A. MEETING YESTERDAY AFTER. NooN-MR. ABBOTT OF N. o. SPEAKS NEXT SUNDAY.

The regular Sunday afternoon gospel meeting of the r. M C. A was opened at o'clock yesterday by the leader. J. P. Jackson. There was good attendance of men.
 MT. Jackson led the assembage in a song service. but before the singing he made a brief address asking all to be deeply in earnest in the service and in spirit of prayer for the conversion of those present who had not accepted Christ
 After the singing of a number of famil- lar hymns and a season of prayer, John w. Sibley was introduced. He made a stirring appeal to the unconverted, taking as his subject Salvation"
 The speakers address was comprehen- sive review of that fundamental doctrine of the Christian religion, a brief outline of which. with the scripture passages used, Is given below:
 First, Christ's own words promising sal vation.
 Second, from what Christ saves.
 Third, whom Christ saves.
 Fourth, what salvation accomplishes.
 Fifth, salvation rejected.
 Sixth, salvation accepted.
 Seventh, parables of salvation.
 Eight men responded to the invitation of Secretary Jackson to all who wished to be prayed for, fvs of which number definitely accepted Christ during the after meeting.
 Next Sunday the association will be ad dressed by Walter B. Abbott of New Or. leans, secretary of the Y. M. c. A. there It will be the occasion of a Bible study rally, and all who are interested in this department of the work are earnestly requested to be present.
 c. l.. Gates, field secretary for the as sociation work in the south, and c. H Moorman. state secretary. will go tt Natchez, Miss, this week to consider tn, opening of a Y. M. c. A. In that city The cities of Alexandria, La., and Clos ter, Miss, have made application to tn, tri-state committee, of which MT. Moor man is secretary. for the establishment of associations.
 1T. c. Huggins, college secretary of tn, state committee, organized a Y. M. c. A at Marion Military institute recently wltl a membership of forty students.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-10-31
FINISHING BRICK
 PAYING CONTRACT
CONTRACT FOR LAYING FIRST AVENUE FROM FIFTEENTH TO EIGHTEENTH STREET CON- PLETED.

The work of paving First avenue from Fifteenth to Eighteenth streets has been about completed. This is one of the largest contracts for vitrihed brick paving that has been let by the city council for sev- eral months.
 When completed, which will probably be within the next ten days, First avenue will be paved from Fifteenth to Twenty second streets. three blocks being paved with brick three with granite blocks or Belgian block, and one with bituminous macadam. Ordinances have been passed providing for paving the avenue from Twenty-second to Twenty-third streets with bituminous macadam and when this is completed 1t will be the longest paved thoroughfare in the business section of Birmingham.
 At the meeting of the city council next Wednesday night other ordinances will be adopted providing for further street Improvements in the downtown section of the city
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-10-31
ATHLETIC CLUB
 GETS GOLF LINKS
PROPERTY LEASED IN WEST END WHICH WILL GIVE THE CLUB
 PLENTY OF ROOM FOR ALL |, KINDS OF SPORT.

The Birmingham Athletic club is to en- large itself by the addition of golf links and half a dozen tennis courts. It has acquired the old property of the Birming- ham Golf club, located in West End and will commence at once fitting up the club house. repairing the greens and fixing half a dozen tennis courts. The Birming- ham Golf club united with the Country club.
 The transfer was made Saturday. The Athletic club bought the club house and other improvements on the grounds, and has lease on about 200 acres of ground. It is not believed that the club will be disturbed on this lease for several years.
 The Athletic club also proposes arr ranging football and baseball grounds on this property which it has leased, and these will be features of the club in the future. The grounds are ample for a large baseball park, a football field, the tennis courts and the golf links without any one sport being in the way of the other.
 With the new acquisition the Athletic club will be able to cope with any other Athletic club in the south in every de- partment of sport. There are a nalmber of old football players members of the club.
 Tennis will again be made a feature, and the club will probably have strong teams in next years tennis championship for the south. The club has been out of the tennis contests for two or three years on account of the lack of a place for the players to practice.
 The golf links will probably bring out a large number of players, and it is prob able that matches will be arranged be- tween the Athletic club and the Country club in a short time; also that matches will be arranged between the club team and teams from other southern cities.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-10-31
POLICEMAN AND A SALOON MAN FIGHT Barkeeper Takes Pistol Away
 from Officer CHIEF SUSPENDS KELLAR Saloonkeeper SchoettIn and Officer keIar, Who Had Bloody Affray.
 Make Statements Which
 Are Quite Contradictory.
CHIEF SUSPENDS KELLAR

Chief of Police Wier suspended Police man Kellar yesterday afternoon on a charge of conduct unbecoming an officer, the result of fight between the officer and Jake Schoetunn, who runs barroom at Fourth avenue and Eighteenth street. As a result of the difficulty, the police man is badly scared and bruised. The saloon man carried the officers pistol to police headquarters yesterday afternoon and handed it o Desk Sergeant Shirley with the statement that he took 1t away from the policeman.
 Both Kellar and Schoettlin have been arrested on a charge of affray, and the trouble will probably be investigated to- day before Judge Feagin in the police court. The accounts of the trouble vary greatly, some intimating that the police man was under the effect of stimulants' which he firmly denies.
 The affray occurred about 4:30 o'clock at Fourth avenue and Eighteenth street. There was rough and tumble fight for several minutes, and 1t resulted in the saloon man taking the officers pistol and the officer getting on bicycle and leav- ing the neighborhood, for fear he would l get shot" as he explained
 Schoettlln stated to the police that Kel- lar had been around the saloon since 12 o'clock drinking. and that when he finally refused to let him have more whisky the policeman became mad and abused him severely, calling him several hard names. | He states that he went out on the pave l Al During the fight the saloon man states he secured the pistol and then got be- hind a post, from which point he held the officer at bay,z fearing he had another 1 pistol.
 When Schoettlin laid the pistol on the desk In the office of Chief Wier it was cooked. The man evidently did not know this, as he had carried 1t through the street for some distance in that condition
 The pistol has not been returned tC the policeman, but is In the keeping oi the chief. Last night when he went tC the office to report for duty at midnight Policeman Kellar made the following statement:
 q had been over to where my wife staying. ever since I got off from dut at 12 o'clock and was on my way home I stopped by to talk with this man an joke him a little. as l had frequent done. also stopped to get cigar. Sut denly and without any warning he wake out of the saloon and knocked me dowI He knocked me about ten fee and I fell. Then he jumped on me an we fought. He jerked my pistol fror the scabbard. and then I got on whet and rode away. fearing he would shoo me. was not drunk and had not had drink I was merely joking with him. a have done before."
 The trial will probably be held befor the police commission at the next meet ing, which is the second Tuesday nigh in November. Policeman Kehar has no been on the force but a short time.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-10-31

The Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad company will begin in January to make the first delivery of it's order for fifty thousand tons of steel rails to the Louis vile and Nashville railroad. The price to be paid for the rails is $2S per ton.
 President Don II. Bacon of the Tennes- see company last night confirmed the re- port that the order had been placed at the price stated above. With reference to the contract a special to the Atlanta Journal from New York says:
 The Louisville and Nashville's order of fifty thousand tons of steel rails given to the Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad company, the rails to be delivered next year at the price of BPS per ton is of more significance than would at first appear.
 It is yet the most important rail order for next years delivery and it marks the beginning of what is likely to be lively movement on the part of principal rail
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-10-31
FOOTBALL GAME WEDNESDAY,.
Cwenton College Will Meet the Bir-
 minqham High School.

Next Wednesday afternoon the Owen ton college team and Birmingham High school team line up in what promises to be a very interesting game of football. The High school boys are slightly out weighed, but promise to put up a game fight.
 On the other hand. the Owenton boys are just back from Jacksonville, where they met defeat at the hands of the State Normal school. They are very eager to wipe out this defeat, and hope to be able to get the big end of the score. The Jacksonville game was their first this year, and they were handicapped in lack of experience as well as weight-the Jacksonville boys outweighing them ten pounds to the man. They were ahQ cripp.ed by the loss of their captain fk4 4ulback, s. Hamilton, who was not Mi enough to play. Coach Hilty expects to get them in good shape, however, for the rest of the games this year, and they will probably make fine showing.
 Manager Dozier Is arranging for sev- eral other games to be played here. A large crowd is expected at the game Wednesday. which will be called at S:3O o'clock.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-10-31
NEW PATROL WAGON USED.
Vehicle Is Light But Strong and Much
 Easier on the Horse.

The new one-horse patrol wagon, a thing of beauty and a joy forever, has been completed, and Saturday morning was placed in commission. It is light, strongly built and Is d much lighter load for one horse to carry than the old wagon was for two horses.
 The wagon was made by H. Abel, and is one of the most up-to-date in the coun- try. It is covered so that the prisoners are not exposed to the gaze of the public.
 The police department will dispose of two of the horses which have been in service for some time, and now only two horses will be used instead of four, as in the past. Two new saddle horses will probably be purchased instead of the two extra wagon horses. The saddle horses are for the mounted policemen to use in answering calls.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-10-31
HOWARD COLLEGE CADETS.
Provisional Company Leaves Today
 for the Worlds Fair.

A provisional company of fifty strong of the Howard college cadet corps will leave today at 12:30 over the Frisco for St. Louis to spend ten days at the world s fair.
 The officers of the company will be: A. l.. Smith, captain; J. w. Morrow. first lieutenant; N. F. Dozier second lieuten- ant; A. W. Meadows, first sergeant. Col F. P. Hogan and Instructor T. A. Gum will also accompany the cadets
 The company will be quartered at the barracks out at the exposition grounds They will camp under tents that have been specially provided for all the sol- diers and cadets visiting the fair. In this way the expenses of seeing the worlds fair will be greatly reduced.
 The company has been drilling hard ever since school opened preparing for the trip, and will probably enter several contests while in St. Louis.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-10-31
FORMAL TRANSFER MADE.
Pioneer Mining and Manufacturing Go
 Conveys Property to Republic.

A deed transferring certain properties Of the Pioneer Mining and Manufacturing company to the Republic Iron and Steel company has been filed in the office of the probate judge of Jefferson county. The consideration named is slO, but the value of the properties which formally changed hands amounts to several hundred thous- and dollars.
 The Republic company has controlled and operated the properties of the Pion- ger company for several years past, but the formal transfer was made on Satur- day The properties lie in Jefferson and surrounding counties.
 The deeds were brought to Birmingham late Saturday afternoon by W. H. Has, singer, vice president and district manager of the Republic company, who had been attending a meeting of the board of direc- tors of the Republic company in Chicago
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-10-31
L. & N. PLACES BIG ORDER
 FOR ENSLEY STEEL RAILS

consumers to book their equipment needs for next year.
 The order as finally given by the Louis vile and Nashville is nearly 50 per cent larger than It's original inquiry. which would indicate that the Louisville and Nashville management is convinced that 1905 will be a prosperous year.
 It Is claimed to be a direct aeknowledg- ment that the steel rails now being turn ed out by the Tennessee Coal Iron and Railroad company out of the southern iron ores, is the equal, if not the superior of the rails produced by the United States Steel corporation and others made from the Bessemer ores of Lake Superior re- zion.
 It has been the contention of the Ten nessee company management for some time that it's rails made from southern iron ores were better than the Bessemer rails.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-10-31
"The Marriage of Kitty"

In "The Marriage of Kitty" the New York semi comedy success of last season, which will be presented at the Jefferson theatre next Thursday, matinee and night. a complete dinner Is served in the latest English style, and many novelties in the appointments and attend ance may be noted. This scene is the basis for some amusing comedy. which grows naturally out of the situation. In New York where the play had such a long run last season this dinner was said to be the only meal ever served on the stage that seemed real.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-10-31
"A Hot Old Tlme.n

Many of the successful musical come dies now before the theatre-going public can be traced to the success of "A Hot old Time" It has the reputation of being one of tho most successful farce comedies ever produced and 1t can be truthfully said that from the time the curtain goes moment. There Is no entertainment where the clements of comedy. music and beauty are more delightfully united as with "A Hot Old Time" which will be the attrac- ton at the Bijou theatre all this week. The engagement promises to be very suc- cessfu as the patrons of the Bijou al- ways like spectacular musical comedies. and the sale of seats for tonight's per formance indicates a large attendance.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-10-31
Presbyterian Services.

Services will be held at all the Presby- terian churches of the city every evening this week at 7:45 o'clock. The Rev. Dr. k. c. Gilmore of Bessemer will assist the Rev. Dr. L. s. Handley at the Central Presbyterian church. and the Rev. F. B. Webb of Talladega will assist the Rev. U. D. Mooney at the Second Presbyterian church.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-10-31
BUILDING PERMITS ISSUED.

Building permits have heen issued from the office of Inspector Julian Kendrick as follows:
 c. F. Huffman, to erect two-story frame dwelling on Fourteenth avenue. South. between Twenty-second and Twenty-th third streets. the same to cost when completed $250o.
 Caldwell Real Estate and Improvement company, to repair three-story brick building at cost of s100.
 H. B. Gray, to repair three-story frame dwelling on Twenty-third street and Ave nue F. the same 0 cost $100.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-10-31
An oId.Eashjoned Barbecue.

At Ragland. November 5, 1904 Speaking,
 music end an all-round good time for all who come. The Hon. Jesse F. Stallings, James A. Embry and other distinguished speakers will be present. Brass band will furnish suitable music for the occa- sion. Reduced rates on tho cars from Pell City. Coal City and other points. Come one and all and help us make this the greatest day of the season. 10-27-9t
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-10-31
Vests Minstrel Jubilee.

One of the most important minstrel of- ferings of the present theatrical season is William II. Vests big minstrel jubilee, announced at the Jefferson theatre next Saturday with a bargain day matinee. The company. equipment and all details necessary to insure perfect performances are promised and there is every indication of record breaking business.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-10-31
MHappY HooIIaan."

That Gus Hill's scenic and musical comedy, Happy Hooligan'" In which that cheerful character Is the central hg- ure, is to be presented at the Jefferson theatre next Wednesday. with bargain day matinee, will be welcome news to many theatre-goers The interest In the Imaginable incidents or this comedy ap- parently never ceases or flags. Undouot- edly the comedy It contains has had much to do with securing popular favor
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-10-31
ADJUSTMENTS.
AT THE JEFFERSON.

; This afternoon and tonight "The
 , SkSn of the Cross"
 ? Wednesday afternoon and night.
 } Happy Hooligan.p , Thursday afternoon and night, 'Tho Marriage of Kitty" Saturday afternoon and night, Vests Minstrels.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-10-31
canitaI Stock Is Increased.

The White Swan Laundry company has filed declaration in the probate court increasing its capital stock from s4O0O to sSo0O. The stockholders are w. J. Nc Donald, T. c. Mcdonald, E. o. Stafford and c. w. Stafford.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-10-31
The Work Will Widen.

The work will widen until 1t reaches the shop and the store and the the count ing house and office and street.
 This week every Presbyterian church in the city will have services every night with the hope of helping men to be bet ter And where the cleaner soul is to come from, apart from Christ, I cannot tell Here Christianity becomes individ- ual-here it parts company with civiliza- tion, with politics, with secular schemes and social reform. Here 1t finds that which they cannot cure and which if left undisturbed makes every effort futile. That thing is sin. Whatever force destroys here is the greatest force in the world, and he who works here is among the greater workers of the world.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-10-31
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-10-31
AT THE BIJoU.

. All the week and matinees Tues . day Thursday and Saturday, "A
 . Hot Old Time"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-10-31

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-10-31

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-10-31

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 relation. There is nothing contingent about 1t. The mater is all in Gods hands,
 and has never been staked upon human caprice Gods sovereignty does not get elbowed out of it by mans agency. There is no question about the agency; but
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Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1904-01-01
Club Notes.
GEM OF THE MOUNTAIN.

GEM OF THE MOUNTAIN.
On the 10Th OF Dec. the Gem OF the
Mountain Club was entertained at the
home of the president, Mrs, Hoover
The program was very interesting.
Members answered to roll call with
Christmas sentiments. Conversation
Subject, IT'S More Blessed to Give Than
To Receive" some beautiful thoughts
were expressed on this subject by each
of the members the talk was entirely
informal.
Study-.'The Royal Colony" was led
by Mrs. Hoover, Mrs. Rose gave two
very pleasing instrumental selections.
one selection was of her own compost
ton. After the program, came the
business period.
The District Celebrations of Woman's
Clubs of Idaho have pledged one
Thousand dollars, to help furnish an
Idaho room at the ST Louis exhibition;
as to what help this Climb will give,
nothing definite was decided upon, the
matter being left over for consideration
at the next meeting.
Club adjOurnee until Jan. 9th, to
meet with Mrs. s. Hughart.