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The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-09
ATTRACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT.
Brilliant Programme Will be Rendered
 at Jefferson Theatre.

Mrs. Lois B. Talley, principal of the Birmingham school of expression, will give an entertainment in the Jefferson theatre Wednesday, May 25, the pro- ceeds of which will probably go to the children's geological association. The programme is as follows:
 PART I. Address of welcome-Mr. J. I. Galley. Farce in one act-'La Princesse Boro- dinsld''
 Cast of characters.) Mrs Mountrevoe-BIiss Maude Adams. Mrs. Norwood Jones-Miss Sadie A. Hitchins. Ca widow).
 Juliette Oady's Maid)-Miss Carolyn Turrentine.
 Scene-Drawing room in Mrs. Mount revoe's flat in Albemarle street, London. Vocal Solos-Miss Jessie Bronson. (a) Spring Has Comedy Maude Valeia White. (b) Four-leaf Clover-By Brownell. Impersonation from Ingomar. Characters represented)- Ingomar-Chief of a band of robbers. Parthenia--Daughter of a citizen of Massilia.
 Miss Laidee Hitchins
 Quartette-"Sreela and Lord.'' words by Alfred Tennyson music by Barnby. MISS jessie BfOnSOn, MISS EYaQOea Hearen. MT. Albert Guyse, MT. Charlie Herbert.
 Reading Naughty Zell. Mayday Tal- ley.
 PART II. Cantata in four acts.
 Princess Snow-white and the Lean Dwarfs.
 Cast of characters). Princess Snow-White (soprano)-Miss Laidee A. Hitchins.
 Queen (mezzo-soprano)- Jessie Bronson.
 Prince (enor)-Mr. Ebert Guyse Carl, the huntsman (bass)-Mr Charlie Herbert.
 Act I, out-of-door scene near palace Fairies and forest children celebrating enow-White's 16th birthday. Act IT. scene in the woods The Queen.
 Act III, scene In the Dwarfs house Act ", scene on the kings grounds near the palace. Forest children and dwarfs gather to celebrate Snowy White, . marriege to the prince.
 Mrs. Talley Is getting out souvenir programme, the proceeds of which will be donated to the Geological Park asso- ciation for the specific purpose of start ing a bird fund.
 The entertainment will be in the school of expression colors-primrose and pur- ple. The cover page of the souvenir will be in purple with a Grecian figure in primrose representing all the arts.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-09
FIRE ON SOUTH TWENTIETH STREET
 CAUSES LOSS OF MORE THAN $55, 5,OOO
MUST HAVE MORE FIREMEN
 SAY THE INSURANCE MEN

companies will withdraw from Birming- ham.
 For instance, look right wonder. It is two blocks to that plug, and on this side the chief had to go entirely across the railroad to get water. There should be more fire plugs in the center of the city. and the water pressure should be strong CT. Larger mains are also needed. The pressure from the engine streams Is. of course, strong enough, but the plug pres- sure should be stronger.
 Tt Is impossible in a city of this size under such conditions to successfully fight a large fire. The department is too small The insurance companies are certainly going to raise rates sharply in Birmng- ham If some immediate action Is not taken to better conditions"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-09

". N. Malone. vice president of the Birmingham Underwriters Real Estate and Rental company. yesterday afternoon at the fire gave out a statement in re- gard to the heavy losses in Birmingham recently. and intimating that unless the city increases the fire department, pro- vides more plugs and otherwise assits the fire department thousands of dollars worth of insurance will be cancelled and number of companies will withdraw from Birmingham. He said:
 .Birmingham's losses are heavier and she has more fires than any city of like size in the country. The city will have to increase the fire department. and put In more water plugs. or many policies will be cancelled, rates raised and many
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-09
JAPANESE CONVERT
 ADDRESSES Y. M. CA.
TELLS OF THE TRIALS HE SUE TERED IN HIS NATIVE COUNTRY FOR BEING A cHRlsTIAN-PA- RENTS ARE NOW CONVERTED.

The meetings at the I. M. '. A. yeSter- day afternoon were held In three see- tions. The first was the regular gospel meeting; the second, three separate classes in Bible study. and third the fel- lowship lunch. All these services were largely attended, and most wholesome spirit of helpfulness and good fellowship was manifest
 MT. A. Icyda. who addressed the 4 o'clock meeting at the Y. M. c. A., choose as his text Acts 16-31; And they said. Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ and thou shalt be saved and thy house."
 The speaker was converted to Christ several years ago while In his native Japan, under what appeared to be the most unauspicious circumstances. The most trying ordeal which he had to face was the bitter opposition on the part of his parents. who summarily disowned him as son and forbid him to enter their house. MT. Icyda told the story of his conversion and the trials to which he was subjected with great power and depth of feeling. He doubtless choose the text given above because within the last two months he has received intelligence of the conversion to Christ of his par ents, once so bitter against the Nazarene He laid special stress on the last clause of the text, "and thy house." and seemed to draw from it much comfort.
 A. w. Lynch, the well known Insurance man, in commenting on the rich Chris tian experience enjoyed by those convert ed in heather lands during the progress of the fellowship lunch, declared that American Christians should strive to have deeper experience and more of that grace which passeth all understanding.
 The Bible classes, which immediately followed the gospel meeting, were led by Messrs. Bridges, Williams and c. w. Col lins. who report much interest manifested by their respective classes.
 The fellowship lunch was attended by between fifty and sixty men, all of whom enjoyed a delightful time. Several in- teresting speeches were made. Some mention of the one by MT Lynch IS made above. The speaker touched re- sponsiye cord in the heart of every lis- tener who is sincerely in search of better living.
 Charles J. Wood, Jr., for some time di- rector of the Baltimore Y. M. c. A., stated that his association was in an ex- cellent condition, especially In a financial way, since 1t was now receiving large rentals from big concerns who had sought office accommodations with It on account of the great Baltimore fire. Mir Wood Is now representing the H. E. Smith com pany of Philadelphia, dealers in boilers and radiators.
 c. L. Gates of Atlanta, field secretary of the international committee for the south. and c. II. Moorman, state secre- tary for Alabama, Mississippi and Lou isana, and J. P. Jackson, general secre- tary of the Birmingham association, will be in attendance on the big convention now in session at Buffalo, N. r., held as a jubilee meeting in commemoratlon of the first international T. M. c. A. con- vention which gathered flrty years ago in that city.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-09
Small Fire.

A two-story frame dwelling on Fourth avenue. between Fifteenth and Sixteenth streets, was damaged to the extent of SlO0 by fire yesterday morning between 10 and Il o'clock. The building was unoc- cupied
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-09
ELOQUENT SERMON
 BY BISHOP SMITH
LEARNED DIVINE BREACHES TO LARGE CONGREGATION AT THE FIRST METHODIST CHURCH LAST NIGHT-LEAvES TODAY.

Bishop A. Coke Smith of Norfolk, Va, preached an eloquent sermon at the First Methodist church last night. The large auditorium of the church was filled to overhowing. The bishop held the closest attention of his hearers and at times he waxed very eloquent.
 The text was taken from the 14th chap ter of Matthew, 2d and 3d verses: "At that time Herod, the Tetrarch heard of the fame of Jesus and said unto his ser wants. this is John the Baptist. He is risen from the dead and therefore mighty works do show forth In him.
 Bishop Smith divided his sermon into three divisions. The first was the duty of absolute obedience, the second the dangers and evils of guilty conscience and the third was that God always vindi- oates good man.
 The preacher. gave a history of the four Herods. 'rhe second of the four" he said, was the one that killed John the Baptist. Herod was at heart a be- liever in John the Baptist, but when John rebuked him he incurred the dis pleasure of Herod's wife, Herod having married the divorced wife of his brother. It was through her influence that John was beheaded The words of the text in which Herod said that Jesus was John the Baptist were the result of a guilty conscience"
 The bishop, in developing his theme, gave many biblical illustrations.
 While in Birmingham Bishop Smith Is the guest of MT. and Mrs. Belton Gil- reath at their home on South Highlands. He leaves today for his home at Nor folk. Va.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-09

Don't neglect catarrh. for it leads to consumption. Hoods Sarsaparilla will cure you. Take it now.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-09

You'd wonder why you had never cooked with Gas befp---
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-09

Phone your order to Birm- ingham Paint Mills. Both Phones l3O.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-09

falling walls all the time. Several were slightly cut, but not seriously.
 Tt was a bad ire to fight, and all we could do was to conhne 1t to one building. The flames were so fierce and the smoke so dense we could not get into the buid- ing. Water had no effect on the oils and varnishes and they just burned themselves out. It made a quick, hot and spectacular fire, and one that is very hard to fight"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-09
MT. PrleeeI.

TiiS6S's
 MT. Priegel, president of the paint con- pany, said:
 T left the store about two or three hours before the fire and everything was all right. I have no idea how 1t caught. As soon as they told me the store was on fire I knew there was no chance to save it, as water would have no effect on the oils and varnishes For instance, there was a car load of varnish in the rear and all of this would burn like so much kero- sene. We will be able to fill all our or ders and the business will continue just the same. Please say to all our custo- mers that we can handle their orders and send them right along"
 One of the members of the firm of Beat ty Brothers was in the shop working when some one ran in and told him the pair. mills were on fire. He states that he ran out of the shop and that 1t looked like the whole building was on fire, from front to rear.
 The department would have been able to save the Beatty building had the wall not fallen in on it. It was just week ago yesterday that the fire gutted sev- eral buildings on First avenue, between Twentieth and Twenty-frst streets, caus- ing loss of over s15o,000
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-09

and the plant was valued at a little over $22,000 They are not quite sure about their insurance, as some ran out in the past few days, and they are not certain it was renewed. The insurance will be between $15.000 and s1S,0O0
 The company has already made ar engagements to handle any orders that may come in. and there will be no delay in filling them out These arrangements were made before the fire was subdued.
 The Beatty Bros. state that they made out a valuation of their business Saturday for Bradstreet's, and that the figures show they had about $15,000 in- vested. They estimate that it will be thirty days before they will be able to resume operations.
 The Birmingham Underwriters Real Estate and Rental company is the agents for the building, and carry $4000 insurance on it. They also have $SO0O on the Bir- mingham Paint mills and $50o0 on the building.
 E. Kopia occupies small portion of the front of the building used by the paint mills, and carried a stock of cloth ing, shoes, etc. Much of his stock was saved, but it was damaged. He estimated his stock at $500 and stated he had no in- surance.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-09
Cook with Gas-Begin now.

IT WILL PAY YOU to open a bank account Don't waste your youth in revellng, but lay aside a nest egg that will bring you happiness in the future We pay per cent inter- est from the first of each month If money is left until interest days, January and July 1, etc. TRUST AND SAVINGS
 BANK,
 1923 First Avenue.
 c. B. MCCORMACK. President.
 H. l.. BADHAM. Vice President. H. E URQUHART. Cashier.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-09
No Delay In Traffic.


 There was no delay in traffic on the switched around by the Twenty-second street bridge. There were a number of large feed wires cut to protect the fire men from danger, and many othgrs were torn down by the falling walls, Some of these were the arc light circuits, and threw a portion of the city in darkness after ' o'clock Later the circuits were Lines of hose were laid across the railroad tracks from Morris avnue and Twentieth street. and several passenger trains had to switch through the Frisco yards in order to get out of the city. There was very little delay. Freight trains were unable to pass for an hour. All during the fire there were ten streams on the burning building, eight of which were from the steamers and two from the plugs. Four of the five engines were at work, the other being in the sbop for repairs. All six hose wagons and the relief wagon were at the fire.
 The flames could be seen for miles, and several tnOuSdnu ProPiS "NN'N ~'f~ fire from the streets, the bridges at Twenty-first street and Twenty-second street. and the tops of surrounding build inps. Had the flames been after dark. this would have been most spectacular fire.
 How 1t Was Discovered.
 Policeman Richardson, who was one of inc first at the fire, said last night:
 "rhe whole building looked like it was sno,xine and on fire by the time I reach ad fl. and I was only block away when inc fire was discovered. There was unified explosion in the rear next the r,eht hand wall and the flames and smoke shot LID and outward, spreading the fire very rapidly. The fire department re- sponded very rapidly, the southside wagon having a line of hose laid before the indicator in the alarm box had stopped working"
 Chief Mullen Talks.
 Chief Mullin said:
 When we reached the building 1t was enveloped in flames and knew there was no chance to save it. It is remarkable that none of the firemen were seriously injured, as there were exploalans and
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-09
Chief Mullen Talks.

Chief Mullin said:
 When we reached the building 1t was enveloped in flames and knew there was no chance to save it. It is remarkable that none of the nremen were seriously injured. as there were exploslAns aud
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-10-24
SHOULD VISIT
THE WORLDS FAIR.

The principal and best reason
why a visit should be made to
this greatest of expositions is on
account of it's educational value.
A visit to the Worlds fair is in it.
self a trip around the world, for
fifty cents, the price of admission.
The president of one of our great
est universities has said "To the
bright student the exposition is
worth a thousand college lee
lures" The opportunity of a
lifetime is afforded in which to
acquire, by a few days sojourn
at the fair, an education which
could not otherwise be received.
The Worlds fair grounds cover
over 10000 acres, being more than
twice as large as that of the
Worlds Columbian exposition at
Chicago.
Only a few weeks remain in
which to take advantage of this
great opportunity. Every day
from now until the close of the
fair is a Especial" day. The WA
BASH is selling daily excursion
tickets to the fair at greatly re-
duced rates; $12 St. Louis and re-
turn, on sale daily, except Fridays
and Saturdays. Tickets good in
Palace reclining cars; SIS, St.
Louis and return. Tickets on
sale daily, and good in either Pal
ace reclining chair cars or Pull
man sleepers. The WABASH op-
crates through trains from Pitts
burg to the Worlds fair main
entrance, all trains leaving the
magnificent new passenger sta
ton, corner of Liberty avenue and
Ferry street, at 2 p. m. and $3.50
p. m. daily, city time.
Detailed information regarding
rates and train service, to st. Lou
is, as well as to many homeseek-
ers' points in the West, North
west and Southwest, cheerfully
furnished at Wabash City Ticket
Office, 800 Fifth avenue. Depot
Ticket Office, Wabash Station.
10,16-50t
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-10-24
A Partisan Duel.

An extraordinary duel has JUS
been fought in Paris between two
youths named Matter and Lamort.
The arrangement was that Matter
was to stand with a drawn sword.
while Lamort, 100 yards away az
armed with a knife, mounted hi.
bicycle. At the word the latter Va.
to ride at his best speed at his ad
versary. The combat took place Il
the Rue de la Convention, and La
mort rode at hreakneck speed and
succeeded in knocking down his op.
ponent, bat at the same time fe.t
himself. The swordsman received
a serious cut on the head from q
pedal, while the cycist is suffering
from two severe cuts from the
sword.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-10-24
3. & O. RAILROAD
OHIO RIVER DIVISION.
Time Table; in effect May ID.
Eastbound.

. GAO A. M. (daily except Sun
day)-Accommodation Wheeling
and intermediate points.
| 1914 A. M. (daily)-Pittsburg
Express; New Martinsville,
Moundsville, Wheeling, Pittsburg,
Franklin, Oil City, Titusville and
intermediate points. Runs solid
to Pittsburg daily, except Sunday
! Daily to Wheeling.
1875 A. M. (daily except Sun
| day)-Accommodation New Mar,
tinsville and intermediate points
| 1:57 P. NJ. (daily)-New York
Express; New Martinsville,
Moundsville, Wheeling, Pittsburg,
Buffalo, Washington, Baltimore,
Philadelphia, New York and all
points north and east. Runs solid
to Pittsbtrg. Parlor car.
4:58 P. M. (daily)-Accommo-
dation; Wheeling and intermedi-
ate points.
6:1O P. M. (daily except Sun
day)--Ohio Valley Express; New
Martinsville, Moundsville, Ben.
wood, Wheeling, Pittsburg, Buff
falo, Baltimore, Washington, New
York and all points north and
east. Runs solid to Pittsburg.
Parlor car.
Westbound.
9:21 A. M. (daily)-Accommo-
dation; Pittsburg and intermedi-
ate points.
11:1S A. M. (daily except Sun
day)-Ohio Valley Express; St.
Marys, Marietta, Parkersburg,
Ravenswood, Milwood, Pomeroy,
PIT. Pleasant, Charleston, Gallipo-
lis, Huntington, Kenova, Ironton,
Portsmouth, Cincinnati and all
points south and west. Runs solid
to Kenova. Parlor car.
1:55 P. M. (daily)-Kenova Ex-
press; St. Marys, Marietta. Park
ersburg, Ravenswood, Milwood,
Pomeroy, PIT. Pleasant, Charleston,
Gallipolis, Huntington, Kenova,
and principal intermediate points.
Parlor car.
3:14 P. M. daily except Sun
day)-Accommodation; Parkers-
burg, Spencer and intermediate
points.
5:41 P. M. daily except Sun
day)-Accommodation; Parkers-
burg and intermediate points.
1875 P. M. (daily)-Express
Friendly, St. Marys, Waverly,
Marietta and Parkersburg.
D. B. MARTIN,
Manager Passenger Traffic.
C. W. ALLEN, T. P. A., Park.
ersburg, ". Va.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-10-24
Manure Benefits.

Manure does not give full benefit In
one year. 1t is something that shows
good effects for several seasons. The
reason Is that manure does not decom-
pose very quickly, and as the plants
can only utilize it as 1t becomes soluble
the manure lasts from one to three or
four years, according to the materials
af which Il is composed
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-10-24
Local News

Il IOVOI ] VSVS
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Sunday was rather dismal
day.
: Plenty of fog and frost this NOR
ni1fg.
Two weeks from tomorrow is
election.
There was a very heavy frost
this morning.
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w. F. Kaiser of Marietta, was
in the city Sunday.
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Attorney M. D. Hanes spent
Sunday in Wheeling.
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Ex-Sheriff s. G. Pyle Of Mid
dlebourne, was in the city Sunday
afternoon.
C.L. Conant and Miss Florence
STRANGE spent Sunday with friends
at MOundsville. ...
Charles Hinkle, driller, returned
Sunday morning from the Wetzel
county oil field.
Wilburn McHenry of Middle
bourne, was calling on friends in
the city Sunday.
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Mr.. and Mrs. G. H. Alexander
spent Sunday with the formers
brother at Hannibal, 0.
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The Bessie Smith passed by here
Sunday at l o'clock en- route from
Parkersburg to Wheeling.
Mrs. Frank McCaulley went to
Parkersburg Sunday morning on
a visit to her former home.
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Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Crist and
little son of Parkersburg, spent
Sunday here with relatives.
Y
County Clerk j. w. Duty of
Middlebourne, was a business WIS.,
itor in the city Saturday evening.
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w. w. Dick visited his wife
Sunday at Wheeling, where she is
receiving treatment in hospital.
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Mr.. and Mrs. C.. E. Schupbach
spent Sunday at Grandview, o.,
with the latters parents, Mr.. and |
Mrs. Chapley.
The Ruth did not get away
from the wharf this morning I'M
til O'clock on account OF the
dense fog that prevailed.
Mrs. F. H. Williams and little
child left Sunday afternoon for
Bradford, Pa, where she will visit
the Darents of Mr.. Williams a few !
weeks.
James Russell went down to |
Newport, O., Sunday morning and
accompanied his family, who have
been visiting relatives in the Ohio
town, home.
Edward Summerfeld of the
South Side, has made some extern
sive improvements on his resi-.
dence which adds greatly to the
appearance of the same.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mart Hooker re-
turned Saturday evening from
their bridal trip, which they spent
at points of interest in Pennsyl-
vania and New York State.
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Bells band gave another Of
their popular serenades from the
balcony of the Hotel Mercer Sat-
urday evening. The music was
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-08-18
sIREs AND SONS.

General Fred D. Grant is noted by
the Washington personal writer's as IN
creasing yearly in resemblance to his
illustrious father.
General Kuropatkin, the Russian
commander, is one Of the most devont
OF Russians. When at home he never
misses a service and has chapel in
his own home.
Ex-Governor Morgan G. Buckley of
Hartford, Conn, viii be candidate
for the United States senatorship be-
fore the Connecticut general assembly
at its session next winter.
4 grandson OF Alexander Hamilton
resides In Elk Neck, Md. keeping
country store and acting as postmas-
ter. He is seventy four years old aud
always speaks Of the first secretary Of
the treasury as grandpa
Professor William ii. Goodyear has
been elected an honorary member of
the Architects society Of Rome in
recognition Of his recent observations
in medieval architecture, which have
been published for the Brooklyn Mn
scum of Arts and Sciences.
Governor Herrick of Ohio was inter
viewed the other day by reporter
who asked him, Didn't you saw wood
for living when you were a boy 2
Yes, replied the governor. "and still
think that it's good thing sometimes
to saw wood and say nothing
Major General w. I Clark. inspect.
or of the United States treasury de.
partment is the last survivor Of Gen.
eral Grants staff officers during the
civil war; He served with "the silent
man from Galena7 all through the
war General Clark. who is just turn
ed seyenty-three, enlisted as a private
and came out with his present rank.
Jean de Reszke has set to work on
his Paris singing school with such en-
thusiasm that he is not Likely to be
tempted to return to the stage by any
salary that may be offered to him. AS
matter of fact. his new enterprise
promises to be source Of great in.
come to him. The rates are $40 an
hour, and that is not for private
lesson.