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The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-04-24
BOYS OF BIRMINGHAM TO
 HAVE ZOO OF THEIR OWN
Movement Started to Have Chdrens Zoo in One of the New City Parks-Money Will be First Raised to Purchase an
 EIephant-Meetng Will be Held TomorrowAfternoon.

New York and every one will have an op- portunity to vote on what the elephant shall be named.
 The Birmingham Realty company has agreed to donate an elephant house and houses for all of the other animals and birds. The Birmingham Railway, Light and Power company agrees to subscribe a liberal amount to buy animals and to aid In maintaining the zoo. The city will, of course, do the greater part towards maintaining 1t. and will have charge of it.
 The boys and girls will see that the mayor and aldermen have a keeper of the zoo and that they maintain it. The mayor and all of the aldermen want 1t, and the children are to have 1t.
 The start is to get the elephant. The boys and girls must buy it. But to start the fund the Age-H Herald will give $50. Mir Fulenwider of the Birmingham Realty company will give $50. and Mir. Jemison of the street railway company will give $50. The elephant should not cost more than 5000, and the balance can be easily raised. Many others will give not only to the elephant fund, but to the purchase of other animals that the zoo may be fully equipped one.
 The Age-Herald wants every boy in Bir- mingham who wishes the city to have a geological garden to come to a meeting in the city hall Monday afternoon at 1 o'clock, that committees may be appoint ed and the work of building a zoo &C., lively taken up.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-04-24
ODD FELLOWS DAY
 TO BE CELEBRATED
E1GHTY-FIFTH ANNIVERSARY TO BE APPROPRIATELY OBSERVED HERE-SHoRT PARADE AND FIX ERcISES AT CAPITOL PARK.

The eighty-flfth anniversary of the or ganization of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows will be appropriately cele- brated this afternoon by the six lodges in Birmingham and the lodges in the dis trict. There will be parade over the prin- cipal streets in the downtown section, and this will be followed by exercises at Capitol park.
 This afternoon at 1:30 o'clock the mem bers of the six lodges in Birmingham, to- wit: Mineral City No. "A, Birmingham No 112, Magnolia No. 121, Crescent No. 226 Star No. 2SS and Fraternal No. SOS. with twelve or fifteen suburban lodges, win form on Third avenue, between Twentieth and Twenty-first streets. The parade will be formed in three divisions.
 Grand Master Jacob Burger will bt grand marshal, and the marshals of the three divisions will be Past Grand Master W. S. Lewis, Grand Master-elect A. D ter H. B. Urqhart.
 The parade will start promptly at o'clock, moving up Third avenue to Twenty first street, to First avenue, tc Nineteenth street. to Fourth avenue. tc Twentieth street, counter-marching ur Twentieth street to Capitol park. where the exercises will be held. Addresses will be made by Mayor Drennen of Crescent lodge, Professor Blakemore of Crescent lodge, Grand Master Lewis of Birming- ham lodge. and Dr. James Lewis of Bir- mingham lodge.
 If the weather is clear, it Is expected that 1900 Odd Fellows will be In line, Kershs band will furnish the music. The celebration of the anniversary was ar ranged by a committee composed of one representative from each lodge in the county with H. M. Austin as chairman and Dr. James Sharp as secretary.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-04-24
LAWN sPRINkLING CASE.
Judge Feagin Annouces He Is lnte-
 rested Party and Cannot Act.

Judge Feagin yesterday announced In the case against w R. Foster of the Birmingham Water Works company that he was not competant to sit on the case. AS he was an interested party, and that Judge Greene would have to appoint some attorney to act as judge and decide the question.
 The question at issue Is whether tho Water Works company has the right to charge 30 cents extra for sprinkling lawns. The company claims that 1t has this right and that It's contract with the city does not mean that when rate Is quoted on a residence of a certain size that that includes water for sprinkling. The city argues that the word residence does include the lawn. Judge Feagin holds that he owns a lawn and that he sprlnkles It. As this makes him an in- terested party the Judge feels that he should not sit on the case.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-04-24

-HE boys and girls of Birmingham
 are to have an elephant, tiger,
 \ lion, a camel, lot of monkeys and many other animals of their own-a show open to them every day in the week and free to all alike. It is to be known as the Children's Zoo and Is to be located on one of the new parks on HighlanS avenue. near Lake View. The park be- longs to tho city. It is now being beauti- fled, and The Age-Herald proposes. with the aid of the young people in Birming- ham, to make 1t geological garden, to be styled the "Children's Zoo" It is to be owned by the boys and girls of Blr- mingham. They are to elect It's presi- dent, and it's board of directors, and to be advisory with the city officers in man aging it's affairs. The first animal to buy for the zoo Is an elephant. The money to buy him with must be sub scribed and collected by the boys and girls of Birmingham, who are to select a committee of three boys to go to New York and purchase the elephant they want. The Age-Herald will pay all of the expenses of the boys to New York and will have a competent man to go with them. But the committee of three must be selected by a vote of the boys and girls, who raise the money to buy the elephant.
 Every 10-cent subscription to the ele- phant fund will entitle the boy or girl who gets 1t on his or her list to one vote In the election of the committee to go to
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-04-24
DEATHS AND FUNERALS.
Zeke SoIomon's Funeral.

Funeral services over the remains of Zeke Solomon. the well-known citizen who died suddenly in bed at the Florence hotel yesterday morning shortly after 9 o'clock will be conducted this afternoon at 2 o'clock from the residence of his brother E. Solomon, 101o South Twentieth street. The interment will be in the Jewish cem- etery. Enon Ridge.
 The following friends of the deceased will act as pallbearers: c. 8. Simmons, August Schlllinger, P. L. Houppert. Charles Schindler, T. W. O'Byrne, w. W. Crawford, J. Fox, Jr., Henry Seigel, F. H. Levi, H. M. Beck, M. l.. Emmett, A. B. Loveman, Lee Slaughter. Emmett Frost, Eugene Jacobs and J. Wilson.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-04-24
FUNERAL NOTICES

The friends and acquaintainces of MT. and Mrs. Zeke Solomon and MT. and Mrs. D. Solomon are requested to attend the funeral of MT. Zeke Solomon this af- ternoon at o'clock from the residence of E. Solomon, 1910 s. Twentieth street. Interment Jewish cemetery. Enon Ridge. The following gentlemen are requested to act as pail bearers: Eugene Jacobs. J. Wilzni, C. S. Simmons. August Schillin- ger, P l.. Houppert, Charles Schindler, T. w. O'Byrne, W. W. Crawford, J. Fox. Jr. Henry Seigel. F.. H. Levi, H. M. Beck, NJ. l.. Beck, A. B. Loveman. Lee Slaughter. Emmett Frost.
 The funeral services of MT. John P. Terry will be held at the residence of his sister, Mrs. A. o. Lane this afternoon at o'clock. Friends of the deceased and of MT. and Mrs. A. O. Lane. MT. and Mrs. H. l.. Badham and MT. w. K Terry are invited to attend. Interment Oak Hill cemetery.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-04-24
Meat Inspection.

c. A. Collins, chief meat inspector:
 ''We find 1t necessary to condem each month about 3000 pounds of fresh meat offered for sale In Birmingham on ac- count of 1t being unfit for use. Since the meat and milk inspection department was established several years ago the people of this city have been offered much bet ter grade of green meats. The fish and oyster inspection will commence shortly. Generally during the warm weather we find quantity of fish on sale at the stands which, when tests are made. Is condemned
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-04-24
Committee Going to New York.

Henry B. Gray, chairman of the finance committee of the city council
 "The committee of five from the city council and the board of education win leave Birmingham for New York next Saturday. where they go for the pur- pose of selling the Issue of s200.0G0 of bonds authorized for the purpose of building new high school and two gram mar schools. The bonds will prove a good investment and we will give the large houses chance to buy them. do not think the committee will have very much trouble in disposIng of the school bonds."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-04-24
MEMORIAL DAY.
Pelham Chapter Makes Wreathes to Be Placed on the Graves.

The members of Pelham Chapter, Daughters of the Confederacy, yesterday prepared the wreaths which are to be placed on the graves of the Confederate soldiers buried at Oak Hill cemetery on Tuesday, which is Memorial day. In all TIT wreaths of cedar were arranged by the Daughters, there being this num- Der of old soldiers buried in the cemetery.
 Tn addition to the wreaths of cedar, flowers will aldso be placed upon the graves.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-04-24
Mrs. E. c. Compton.

Mrs. E. c. Compton, mother of Dr. F. H. Compton and of Miss Louie Compton, principal of the Birmingham seminary. died at her residence. 51o Eighteenth street, on Saturday afternoon at 3:30 o'clock The remains of the deceased will be taken to Nashville on the Louisville and Nashville at noon today. The inter ment will take place at Mt. Olivet at 10 O clock Monday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-04-24
AMONG THE PEOPLE.
The Ogden Party.

J. c. Lusk, district passenger agent of the Southern Railway:
 "I accompanied the Ogden party through my territory two years ago, and never met more agreeable people in my life than the members of this party proved to be. These philanthropists and educators travelled in good style. They are in earnest in promoting the work of education and are keen observers Bir- mingham is certainly to be congratulat- ed on having the conference for educa- ton in the south to meet here"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-04-24
Petitions In Bankruptcy.

The following petitions in bankruptcy have been filed:
 J. F. Barber of Coal City. liabilities s0o0; assets, $500.
 w. L. Edwards of Piper, liabilities $13S; assets, SIP.
 w. S. Gucker of Birmingham, liabilities H4,6s5; assets, s1035
 Henry Harris of Birmingham, liabilities s115; assets, s30
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-04-24
Funeral of John r. Terry.

Funeral services will be conducted this afternoon at o'clock over the remains of John T. Terry at the residence of the deceased's sister. Mrs. A. O. Lane, s16 North Nineteenth street The interment will be in Oak Hill cemetery. The pail bearers will be John D. Elliott, Rufus Going, w. A. Porter, c. A. Allen, s. P. Bradley and T. B. Smith. The de- ceased was the brother of Mrs. Lane. Mrs. Henry L. Badham and Mir. William K. Terry.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-04-24
OPENS OFFICE HERE.
The Mallory Line Has Placed an Agent
 In Birmingham.

The Mallory line. consisting of the New York and Texas Steamship com pany, New York and Brunswick service, and New York and Mobile service, has opened headquarters in Birmingham, placing A, S. Edmonds here as travelling agent. The offices of the company is at No. 511 Wooward building. with both phones No 6N.
 Owing to the increased business of the line through Mobile 1t was found neces- sary place an agent here.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-04-24
Funeral of Jesse S. Edwards.

Funeral services over the remains of Jessie 8. Edwards, who died Friday night. will be conducted this afternoon at 3 o'clock from the residence, S07 South Twenty-second street, and the interment will be fin Woodlawn cemetery. The pail bearers will be H. c. Bullock, s. l.. Weaver, w. H. Hunter and Messrs. Morgan, Eatman and Carr.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-04-24
Memphis Capitalists.

James A. Omberg, with party of capitalists from Memphis, is registered at the Hillman for few days. The party has been visiting the mines. furnaces and steel plants. All the Memphians ex- press themselves as immensely pleased with the city and it's wonderful resources. Mir Omberg Is also visiting his sister. Miss Emma Omberg.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-04-24
VIII Aid Officials.

Prof. J. c. Cunningham. principa, of the Birmingham high school:
 ''The plans and specifications recent ly prepared by the members of the Yam cey club of the high school for the new building should assist the city officials materially in determining upon the plans for the building. I am proud of the ef- forts of the boys"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-04-24
Lecture By pr. Dedman,

Dr. James E. Dedman will deliver a lecture this evening at 8 o'clock to the New Era Literary and Social club at their quarters on Twenty-first street, be- tween Second and Third avenues. The public is invited to attend pr. Dead mans subject will be Mans Chapter in Natures Book"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-04-24

In the circuit court Robert Brown sues the MacAfee company for 5000 as dam ages for alleged personal injuries.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-04-24

Jerry Ledlaw sues the Tennessee Coal Iron and railroad company for 5000 as damages for alleged personal injuries.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-04-24

Monroe Lenyard sues the Alabama Steel and Wire company for 5000 as damages for alleged personal injuries.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-04-24

Charlie McCurdy pro ami sues Houston Sanders for 5000 in the city court as dam ages for alleged personal injuries.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-04-24

The same plaintiff sues the Decatur Car Wheel and Manufacturing company for 5000 az damages for alleged personal in- juries.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-04-24
Marrlaoe Licenses.

The following marriage licenses have been issued from the probate court:
 S. F. Murphee of Birmingham to Miss Jincie Ware.
 George M. Young of Birmingham to Miss Jennie Head.
 Joe Ambeer of Avondale to Miss Whey Whitlock.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-04-24
THE WEATHER

Washington April 23.-Forecast for Ala bama: Fair Sunday; Monday increas- ing cloudiness with showers in north and central portions; light to fresh southeast winds.
 Weather Report.
 Birmingham, Saturday, April 2S. Warmer weather is noted this morning at all points east of the Rockies except in southern Texas, Nebraska and South Dakota. In Louisiana Mississippi, Okla homa and Texas maximum temperatures averaged from S2 degrees to S4 degrees, the increase in some cases amounting to as much as 26 degrees in twenty four hours.
 Light rain fell in North Carolina, Geor- gia, Florida, Arkansas and Louisiana, while heavier amounts wer reported from Texas. At Galveston there was a phe- nomenal fall of 924 inches in the past twenty-four hours. Precipitation Is also reported from the Ohio, Missouri and upper Mississippi valleys, the lake region and the Pacific states.
 Weather Conditions.
 Temperature and precipitation as report sd by the weather bureau for selected southern stations during 24 hours ending a. m.; Precip-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-04-24
RECORD OF COURTS.

Robert Brown files suit in the city court against the mayor and aldermen of Br- mingham, asking for damages to the amount of 5000 for alleged personal in juries.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-04-24

Garden tools. Syd Smith Hardware Co.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-04-24

The Aee-HeraId Engraving Depart. ment makes good cuts.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-04-24

We handle nothing but up to-date goods.
 Birmingham Tailoring Co.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-03-19
REPORTS LITTLE CHANGE
FOUND AT PORT ARTHUR,

st. Petersburg, March ia CORE
spondent of the Associated Press, who
has just visited Port Arthur, tele-
graphs to-day from Mukden as fol-
lows:
Despite the various bombardments
at Port Arthur the external aspect
of the city remains unchanged, al
though the enemy fired an enormous
number of projectiles.
Six hours of firing by the heaviest
guns during the last bombardment did
not demolish single building, but
cost a few lives. The husband and
child pf the Baroness Frank, who
was decapitated by fragments of shell
flying in through the window, were
unframed.
The enemy, in endeavoring to stand
as far as possible outside the range
of the Russian batteries, rendered their
own fire ineffective. The people are
getting used to the bombardments,
and the Japanese squadron cruising in
the offing causes little alarm. Occu-
pations are resuming their wonted
course, and many stores have been
reopened.
The understanding at Port Arthur Is
that the Japanese are proposing 10
effect a landing west of the Lao
river
The Savannah morning news., 1904-03-19
ANNOUNCEMENT WAS
A THEATRICAL ONE.
Continued from First Page.

than yesterdays close. and every mo-
ment the fear was that local firms
would go to the wall.
Wnen the panic was over and the
commercial integrity of the local cot
Ton trade was found intact, a great
sign OF relief went up from the room
although scores of small operators
We're wiped out and heavy longs had
lost fortunes.
soon after 1 o'clock private tele-
grams from New York had said "SuIly
suspended" and for the next three
quarters Of an hour the brokers en-
gagged in a rough and tumble fight
In their efforts to get nearer the ring
and dump their cotton on an over
loaded market. Prices tumbled down
III and 20 points at time, and still the
selling continued. Some of the brok-
ers had their coats almost torn from
their backs. Hats were smashed;
shirts were ripped, and the chairs and
stools about the ring became useless
articles of furniture
The announcement of Sully's failure
was made in an extremely theatrical
manner. Frank B. Hayne, one of the
best known bull operators in the cot
ton world, was bidding for a block OF
5000 bales of July at 14.50. A mes
senger boy hurriedly thrust a telegram
into the hands of c. P. Ellis, another
well-known broker. Mr.. Ellis face
went white, and he yelled at the tor
Of his voice across the ring:
For Gods sake, Hayne, stop bid
ding; Sully has failed!"
In an instant the ring was a wild
uproar.
Soon after the officers of the Cot
ton EXCHANGE
ment from w. F. Fagin, the New Or
leans partner of Daniel ]. Sully & Co.:
I'VE regret to have to announce the
| suspension of our firm
This added to the tumult, and
brokers fought the harder to dispose
| of their cotton. 1t was not until the
brokers found their books we'll clear
of long cotton that they paused and
allowed the tumult to subside. Prices
were SO to $40 a bale lower than yes
terday's closing, May being 1871 points,
at 1880 cents, and July 1877 points
down, at 1880 cents.
When it was found that no local firm
was embarrassed by the failure, prices
showed a wonderful recovery, consider
ing the shock the market received. AT
the close the tone was steady, and May
| showed a recovery of Is points, while
July had recovered 20 points On the
| curb the recovery was even more mark
ed. May regained 81 points more, at
1874 cents, and July regained 29 points,
| at 14.0S cents.
1t is believed no New Orleans firm
will be seriously affected. 1t was at
first estimated that Sully's interest in
the local market amounted to about
10000 bales. but later in the day this
was said to be too high, and that the
interest would probably not exceed T.
900 bales. This was considered trifling.
Some time after the close of the curb
Secretary Hester of the Cotton Ex-
change made the following announce
ment.
Under resolution of the board of d.
rectors of the Cotton Exchange adopt
ed this day, the failure of Daniel j.
Sully & Co., having been posted within
one hour of to-day's closing. settle
ments under the rules must be made
on the average of to-morrow's (Satur-
day's) quotations"
The Savannah morning news., 1904-03-19

Edwyn sandys in outing.


To my notion, there is a peculiar
charm about trailing a hare. In the
first place. there is superb uncertain
ty about where you will locate the
beast, II 1t knows where it is itself.
You find a fresh track, and II wise,
you follow it in what apparently is the
wrong direction, and then-well, you
just keep on following. Somewhere,
perhaps only a few yards to one side
OF where you struck the track, is the
other end. and of course, hare.
You acquire wisdom concerning this
small technicality later-possibly hours
later-but that does not of necessity
spoil the sport. 1t may be the track
is first found in a brlery thicket, which
hampers all the rising ground, mark
ing the edge OF great swampy wood
land. IL Is easy--in fact, almost too
easy. The hare loves swampy wood
land. so, OF course. he merely has
skipped for a trifiing distance along the
rim, as Il WERE OF the depression.
then gone down and squatted under
some handy log. from which shelter
you will bounce him within Ave MIN
utes. Theoretically this Is sound:
practically, Il Is a hundred to-One shot
on an utterly unreliable tip. Impulse
prompts YOU 90 slant down toward the
swamp a. once. 10 jump him from
somewhere. promptly knock him over
and be done with n. This VIII save
useless potternE over foolish tracks.
and also some valuable tine.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-03-19

year?" chimed in some of the auditors.
'Hain't saying nothing about leap
year" declared the man of figures
Stands to reason If a man sleeps
eight hours in one day, in 1865 he Steps
1920 hours. Well, then, in 104 years
he'd sleep 104 times that or 303,6S hours.
That's what Hiram's slept. come April
90"
"whew!" exclaimed the author, "but
s'posn' there's been sickness in the
family and
"Ain't s'posin' nothing of the kind"
continued the calculator. Now, there
twenty-four hours to every day. haint
there?"
"Hain't it different in dog days pip
ed up a timid little man on cracker
barrel, but the man of figures took no
notice.
Now, "a goes into SOS,6sO just 1265S
times and a little fraction over. That
makes 1868 days to the year, don't
it? Now. there's 365 days, and S65 goes
into 1858 81 times and a fraction
over, 24S-lets see. 24S days Thirty
months. Boys, Cronk's been sleeping
| thirty-four years and eight months
come April 49,"
"Geel' was the only comment.
Somebody ought to tell him about
that" was the suggestion of the timid
man, after the flood of figures had
| partially subsidized
But the village oracle was not
| through.
Now, about eating. Two hours a
| day is time enough for any man, hain't
| 1t, to eat his three square meals in?
| Well, that makes 7SO hours for a year
and 1920 hours for 1O4 years. Now
what have we got?"
indigestion" suggested a man near
the stove.
Collie" chimed in a horse doctor
| near the door.
I'VE have" continued the calculator,
1890 hours, or, barring a small frac-
| ton, 1853 days. That's equal to eight
years-yes, eight years, and let's see
he figured on sheet of the grocer s
wrapping paper-"243 days over; well,
say, eight months.
Eight years and eight months. Yes,
gentlemen, Mr.. Cronk has been a-eat-
in and a-drinkin' eight years and eight
months, come April 20.
And" Continued the calculator,
Fastening to prevent interruption,
now, allowing that the average man
spends an hour a day at his toilet, Mr..
Cronk has been spending four years
and four months at hisn.
How can 1 prove it? Well, this
way; it's easy. An hour a day means
1865 hours in a year, don't it? Well,
that means 1880 hours put in at his
| toilet by a man 104 years old. That
is, say, 1852 days, or four years and
about four months.
These figures are right" declared
the calculator, as he threw down the
paper he had pencilled on.
The sceptical were allowed to in
spect them, and finally, the inspection
| over, the private calculations COM
plete, the general consensus of opinion
was, wall, / vum!"