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The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-01-16
ARE ARRANGING
 10 PAY DEPOSITORS
RECEIVERS OF THE BESSEMER SAVINGS BANK EAGER TO GET MATTERS IN SHAPE TO DE- CLARE DIVIDEND.

Bessemer, January 15.-(Special) )-Oscar impersonator, will appear at Library hall next Tuesday evening under the auspices of the First Christian church. Mir Fowler las wide reputation as humorist and has delighted audiences all over the country by his wonderful fun-making lec- lures. The lecture will be given for the benefit of the Christian church.
 The receivers of the Bessemer Savings bank are working strenuously to get matters In shape to pay dividend to the creditors of the bank.
 To Pay Creditors.
 The receivers are experiencing some Iit- tie trouble in ltcating a number of the creditors. According to the ruling of the courts all claims must be filed by Feb rusry 1.
 Church Fair Popular.
 The m.d-wjnter festival that is being given by the ladies of the St. Alyosius church continues to grow in iterest. The festival is being held in the new armory and the hall is filled with people every day and night The contests are becoming very spirited. The festival will continue until tomorrow night. An excellent mus ical programme has been prepared for tomorrow night.
 Slight Fire.
 Considerable excitement was caused this morning by fire breaking out in the Hard public school building that is occupied by the colored children. The fire department was called out and extinguished the blaze before much damage was done.
 The fire caught on the top of the build ing from a defective fue. panic among the school children was narrowly averted by the presence of mind of the teachers. The total damage will not exceed $50.
 Bessemer Defeats Birmingham.
 The team of Bessemer Rifles went to Birmingham last night and met and de- feated tie Birmingham club In shooting contest by score of 1190 to 11S2 The two clubs will meet again next Thursday night in this city and the contest prom ises to be a lively one.
 Reception Largely Attended.
 The reception given this afternoon to the Rev. R. F. Gilmore and his mother, Mrs Gilmore. at the manse by the ladies Of the First Presbyterian church, was a Highly successful affair.
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ence of MT. Colin R. Dunn, IA Minton St., Dorchester, Mass. MT. Dunn says:
 "I was in very poor health and weighed but oz pounds, and my stom- ach was in such poor condition that I could not enjoy my food. I secured a bottle of Dr. Greene's Nervura, and when I had taken one bottle I was able to eat great deal better and felt desire for food. so I continued taking it. To-day I weigh I3I pounds, and instead of going about on crutches, can walk and enjoy myself like any other young man"
 Recommended and sold by all drug, gists. For free medical advice write to Dr. Greene, IoI Fifth Ave-, NY. City.
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Rebuilding Jail.

The Pratt City prison that was partially destroyed by fire yesterday morning is being rebuilt.
 The prisoners are temporarily confined in the city jail under guard. The in- jured arc doing well, but it is impossible to tell how many will survive their in- juries. Jack Kelly, the white man who died by suffocaton in the prison, was Luried today at Pratt City cemetery.
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DIR. Y. E. HOLLOWAY,
Physician and surneon.

Three-rourthe 0,
 the persons who come to me to get cured of Syphilis, Gonorrhoea, Gleet, Structure. b ct Manhood and other private diseases have tried to get well by using oth- CT means. Why nor come as soon as you find that you are a1licted7 It
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PRATT MINES ARE
 MAKING RECORDS
THE OUTPUT AT NO. i AVERAGES ABOUT 1000 TONS DAILY-PARTI- ALLY DESTROYED JAIL IS BEING REBUILT.

Pratt City, January 15.-(Speciaij-All the mines in the Pratt City district are running on full time and making splen- did records. The new machine that was installed during the suspension last sum- mer is proving successful
 The output of No 1 mine during the past week has broken all former records. The daily output averages nearly 1000 tons. The gains of the other mines during the new year have so far been most grati- fyinp
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Spaghetta any time, day or night at the City Hall Res taurant.
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Sinking Artesian We'll.

The work of deepening one of the ar tesian wells of the Pratt City water works was begun today. Forest Jackson, d we'll known contractor of this place, has tho contract.
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Death of Mrs. Strickland.

Mrs. s. M. Strickland, an estimable lady of this city died yesterday at her home on North Highlands after a short illness. The funeral services took place this afternoon at Crumley's chapel.
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At ths Pratt City Churches.

The Rev. J. A. Hendricks, pastor of the First Baptist church. will preach at the morning and evening services Sunday. Home Missions will be his theme at the morning services At the evening service his subject will be Model of Christian Love-"
 At the First Presbyterian church the Rev. w. w. Wolf. the pastor, will occupy the pulpit at the morning and evening services Sunday
 The Rev. ". E. Foust, pastor of the First Methodist church, will preach at the morning and evening services Sunday.
 At St. Catherine's the Rev Father Gal land will conduct the regular services Sunday.
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2l lbs. Granulated Sugar Sl.OO today only, A. & F. Tea Co.
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Sliuht Fire,
Reception Largely Attended.

The reception given this afternoon to the Rev. R. F. Gilmore and his mother, Mrs. Gilmore, at the manse by the ladies Of the First Presbyterian church, was a Highly successful affair.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1904-09-22
stThe First Kiss, -

No one would suspect Carrie Ma
Hon, the pulverizer OF the saloon and
the cigarette habit, OF ever having
been guilty Of so fippant an act as
kissing. But the world positively holds
its breath when Carrie lays aside her
Ratchet and takes up her pen to tell
rather sentimentally Of her first kiss
and the confusion that covered her
because of it. Here is her own deli
Cious account. There is always a man,
Of course.
'This man." she says, referring to
DR.. Gloyd, her initial husband, twas
a thorough student He spoke and
read several languages. He boarded
with u.s. l liked him and stood in
awe of him because Of his superior
education, never thinking that he low
ed me until he astonished me one
evening by kissing me. l had never
had a gentleman take such a privilege
and felt shocked, threw up my hands
to my face, saying several times, /
am ruinedp"
After reading this choice rnorsel of
autobiography the world will gulp
once or twice and refuse to utter a
word in comment. But henceforth it
will hold kindlier feeling, mayhap a
sort Of secret sympathy and liking, for
Carrie Nation. 1t had looked on her
as simply smashing machine, armed
with Ratchet and turned by a crank
1t is a grateful surprise to discover
that she is human like the rest Of US
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1904-09-22
Justice to the Puritan.

In this age there is certain fippant
tendency to underrate the Puritan.
That is because we do not understand
him. We are too materialistic, too
worldly, to appreciate his character
But, in this did it ever occur to us that
he was right and we are wrong? He
looked at the eternal; we at the eva
neScent In spite Of what we. in our
superior way, term his fanaticism, be
was ruled by principle. He was re-
belling against the Journalism, the i'm
moral standards and the unfaith of his
age. He was moved by a powerful
spiritual impulse-so powerful that it
has been felt in the world from that
day to this. It drove Charles I. from
the throne and gave the world a Crom-
well, Milton and Hampden. 1t final
ly eventuateds in transferring the gov
eminent Of England from the crown
to the parliament It sent the May
flower across the sea. It generated a
spirit that threw the tea into Boston
harbor and fought Lexington and
Bunker Hill. Later the same force made
such an abolition sentiment that slav.
cry was driven from the American con,
tinent
It was a robust, virile, courageous
movement. There was no hairsplit
ting, milk and water namby pambyism
about it. It not only announced the
right, but was ready to fight for it.
Singing psalms and praising God it
went into the battle. It's conscience
was behind it's sword stroke, and for
that reason it won. It was a home
loving, God fearing. moral movement
It did not wink at vice and invent
smooth sophistries to cover sin. It
was stout and sturdy, the most cour-
ageous movement ever known to his
tory. There was nothing complacent
about it. When it saw a wrong it cried
out in Indignation 1t was intensely
patriotic
No people ever stood so stoutly for
individual freedom, True, for a time
they were intolerant to others. But
this was one Of the things that the
time had bequeathed to them and that
they had not entirely overcome. At
last they saw that political liberty and
religious liberty must go together
Much of this seeming intolerance, how
ever, grew from their rigid adherence
to principle. They had been trained in
an uncompromising school.
We have no stones to throw at the
men who carved our freedom. We need
their spirit in the world today. We
need their love of the wholesome and
the clean. We need their profound
religious convictions. We need their
loyalty to principle.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1904-09-22

An illustration of the adage that in
union is strength is found in the IA
nous cooperative societies in Den
mark. United States Consul Mahin at
Nottingham, England, finds in these
the explanation of the fact that Eng
land buys most Of her butter and eggs
Of Denmark. These societies seem to
be able to successfully meet and over
come difficulties which would wreck
individuals unsupported by organiza-
ton and which seem by their united
effort to defy competition in the mar
keting of their products. There are
said to be over 1000 such cooperative
societies in Denmark, with fully $780,
600 members. Besides these are the
cooperative creameries, numbering
1057, with 10000 members.
It is stated that the butter trade of
Siberia is being organized in the same
way, apparently by Danish companies
which are establishing branch organ
izations in that country.
The egg trade is similarly organized
In Denmark, and as in the case Of but,
ter, over nine-tenths Of that country
exports Of eggs come to the United
Kingdom The Danish cooperative
egg exporters societies contain $4,000
members. Besides other elements Of
success in their working, they are said
to be extremely careful that no stale
eggs are exported.
It is well for the American farmer
to keep abreast Of the world, and to do
SO he must take advantage of the
strong points developed in all coun-
tries.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1904-09-22
a New Way to Stop Divorces.


Facility in getting married produces
facility in getting unmarried. So long
as the bars are not put up at one end
Of the lane they are liable to be left
down at the other. People only ap-
preciate that which is secured with diff
ficulty, and matrimony is so easy that
1t js not properly priced.
But even with the state of wedlock
so imperfectly guarded the crop Of di-
vorces is much larger than necessary
4 case illustrating the statement re-
Gently occurred in New York. It seems
that the nephew of millionaire had
hastily broken into the state Of welded
bliss and was preparing as hastily to
break out again. The young wife
agreed to the proposition even with
more alacrity than her husband and
got her petition in first Thereupon
entered the uncle. When the case
came up in court he rather senten-
tiously announced:
I'm goin to give em $4,000 to kiss and
make up and have these burned proceed
ms dropped Divorces are darnation
things, and don't believe in EN-
This is good, wholesome doctrine,
whatever may be said for the gram
NAUTICAL husk In which it is handed to
the world. Somehow we forgive bad
grammar in people who have good
sense. The country would be better
off If more rich uncles would conclude
to "have these burned proceedings
dropped"
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1904-09-22
He That Overcometh,

Mastery is the keynote of character
To overcome ones own passions, to
push on and faint not, to assert the
strength Of the will over the weakness
of the body, to persevere through de
feat, to be greater than all outward cir
cumstances- are the foundation
stones of the temple of success. The
world wants virile, confident, undaunt-
ed and masterful men, To him that
overcometh are promised all things. He
must subdue all that is unworthy with
in himself He must rise above or
modify all that is hurtful in his en-
vironment. He must show that the
soul is more powerful than the Incl
dents and accidents that beset it. He
must become imbued with the spirit
so strikingly expressed by Kipling:
Things never yet created things.
Once on a time there was a man.
It is the man that counts. Every
thing else In the world is only the
proper setting for the man. He is the
central fact. To evolve him into his
highest and best is the effort of the
ages. One great, strong, noble, God
filed man, standing on the crest Of
Time, is worth all the travail Of the
world up to the hour that reveals him
as the symbol Of his Maker.
Behold man! When ones fellows
can say that Of him he has indeed
reached an hour Of triumph. What is
required to be worthy Of that proud
appe,lation? Not the physical only,
though that has its place; not the in
tellectual only, though that also is nee
essary; but the physical, the intel
lectual and the spiritual. All Of these
must be fully developed in him who
has reached the stature Of genuine
manhood
The word man Is here used in the
generic sense as including both sexes.
For the sweet, loving and patient wom-
an, the veritable queen Of her type, is
as strong in her way and as inspiring
a figure as any man, it matters not the
height upon which he stands. The
thing is for each soul to develop to it's
uttermost, to be itself, but the highest
and truest of ITSELF
Be the master Of your work, Of your
thought, of your health, Of your
wealth, Of your life. You are free.
Come in touch with your own spirit
by opening your soul to the infinite
spirit. Evolve on every plane of your
being. Think of yourself as an eternal
entity and be worthy Of so divine a
heritage. Walk upright and fearless,
as one who has drunk at the fountain
Of Immortality. Learn to reverence
your God, his world and yourself as
his temple. Overcome the weak things,
the impure things, the negative things,
in your own makeup, So shall you be
worthy of being called a man.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1904-09-22
The Movements For Uplift.

Throughout the world are thousands
Of organizations and activities meant
for the betterment of the race.
1t is the greatest privilege one can
have to assist in some Of these move
ments. It is also a great privilege to
be permitted through the million
tongued press to reach the heart Of
some young man or young woman
and thrill it to action, to give even
faint echo Of the trumpet call which
the future is ever making to the soul
Of today.
All who are stirred with the new
message of humanity will hear the
call for service.
Young man, young woman, God has
been good to you in that you were
born in the very dawn Of the greatest
era Of uplift in the history of man.
VIII you SO aid in advancing his cause
as to show your appreciation Of this
goodness?
There is nothing worthy Of worship
except the universal spirit, which is
God. There is nothing worthy Of
working for except the manifestation
of that spirit, which is humanity
It does not matter so much what
your opinion or fancied opinion may
be on any given question. There is
more real test. Where do you stand?
For your own selfish qualification or
FOR the uplifting Of the race?
Lip service is cheap. Controversy
over mere terms and nonessentials is
cheaper still. Under which banner
are you? Are you ready to be count
ed?
The time is coming when every one
will have to line up either with the
sheep or the goats.
The seed must be sown. And some
Of it, at least, falls in good ground.
Do you love humanity? Do you
long to see a better day for all man
kind? If SO drop all chickering's. They
are not worth while Make yourself
ready. Make your life clean. Get into
the spirit of truth. Ground yourself
in Fundamental principles Of equal
rights and industrial freedom. Make
yourself worthy. Then go out and find
your place in the movement for better
things. 1t will be waiting for you
There was never a nobler cause in
the history of the world. The Spar
tans who died for liberty at Thermop-
ylae, the Christian martyrs who were
fed to wild beasts in Rome, the friends
Of the republic in the streets Of Paris
or the soldiers under Washington at
Valley Forge had no greater call to
serve the race than have the young
men and women of today, for while
those heroes died for truth we can have
the greater privilege Of living for it.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1904-09-22
Had Taken Lessons.
Astroloev,
ing LESSONS.

If astrology were the heavy science
that it is claimed by the lightweight
professor, twins born at the same time
and under the same planet would de-
velop exactly along the same lines, but
they don't.
If it is boy and girl the girl fire.
Quently takes after her mother as she
Is growing up, while the boy takes after
all the stray cats in the neighborhood
Doubtless the astrologers can explain
away this fact, as it is dollar in their
pockets to do so, but the fact remains,
as stubborn as a civil service appointee
who is politely requested to donate a
campaign contribution.
Reading the stars may be an exact
science, but it isn't unless you happen
to have the exact change in your
pocket.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1904-09-22
Humor ono Philosophy
BY DUNCAN M. SMITH
Copyright, 1904, by Duncan NJ Smith
THE BEAUTIFUL IN SUMMER

Oh the snow, the beautiful snow!
Isn't it swell in the summer time though?
Men with great heads have observed this
before,
But it's q comfort to say it once more
Distance may lend an enchantment, may.
hap,
Which disappears when the snow is on
tap.
When it's 1G2 in the shade,
Sol sending down his best efforts prepaid,
Leaving our linen as limp as a string,
Causing it like poor nephew to cling,
Nothing we think Of could comfort and
please
Quite like a snowdrift clear up to our
knees
Then we are certain we never would kick
II on a level 'twere twenty feet thick,
II round our dwelling blizzard should
biz,
We would observe, what pleasure this
iS!''
And we are certain we never would balk
Were we permitted to shovel the walk
Life in the arctic, how perfectly grand!
Nothing but snow on the face of the land.
Breakfast, fried iceberg; for dinner and
tea
More Of the same or snow fricassee.
Let US pick up our contraptions and go
OF to this land Of the beautiful snow.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1904-09-22

IT now looks as if the street railway
company would obtain the consent of
a majority of the property owners to
build a line on Park avenue. The
consent of the property owners is
given upon condition that the street
railway company agrees to carry out
their wishes in the building and oper-
alton of the proposed line, and the
terms will all be embodied in the fran
chise. The conditions made by the
property owners are, first and fore
most, that the 1ine.is to be a passen-
ger line only, and that no freight OF
express shall be carried; that the cars
shall stop twice between Deming and
Eagle streets; and that the line shall
be built and equipped in the most
modern manner with iron poles and
up-to-date fittings of all kinds. If
the company agrees to these condi-
tions, and there is every indication
that it will be ready and willing to
comply with every reasonable require
ment, the council will probably grant
the franchise. The property owners
along the avenue have the right tc
decide for themselves in the matter,
and if majority of them are in favor
of the line the members Of the council
will hardly take it upon themselves
to refuse franchise.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1904-09-22

IN addition to the unusually large
number of avowed candidates for
county Offices, quite a few men are
making a quiet canvass among their
friends in the hope that nominations
may come their way in the event of a
deadlock among avowed candidates
at the county convention. Some of
them may win out, if the fight is
close between leading candidates, but
the material to select from is SO good
this year that the convention cannot
go wrong no matter who is nomi-
mated. 1t has been long time since
so many good men were out for office.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1904-09-22

THERE is a very general feeling in
Kenosha that the city should have a
municipal lighting plant of its own
when the present lighting contract
expires. The success of the munich
pal water company has shown that it
is possible for the city to own and
operate a water company to advan-
tage and there is no good reason why
a municipal lighting plant could not
save money for the city. Milwaukee
has had a council committee visit the
cities where such plants are in opera
ton. The committee found that all
the cities operating municipal light
ing plants get their lights for about
500 a year, figuring in interest on
bonds and making liberal allowances
for sinking fund, depreciation, ect. In
making comparisons for Kenosha it
should be borne in mind that munic-
ipa1 lighting plant here could be used
in come ction with the city water com
pany and operating expenses consid-
erab1y reduced.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1904-09-22

Hetty Green, who is reputed to be a
close second to the world s richest wo-
man, is not even second in the amount
Of kicking she does on paying taxes,
cells her in this particular line. What
ever may be the general rule, there
seem to be some cases in which the
size Of ones patriotism grows less in
the same proportion that the pocket
book grows larger.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1904-09-22
Thoughtlessness.

Most Of the injuries that we inflict
on each other are perhaps due not so
much to malevolent design as to
thoughtlessness. The recent accident
which befell newly married couple
In Massachusetts, is a case in point
The guests present, all Of whom were
close personal friends of either the
bride or groom, certainly had no de-
sire to infict suffering on either. Yet,
that is exactly what these well mean
ing friends did They, it seems, con-
sidered it their duty to provide for
the fitness Of things by fastening tin
cans, bells and other noise producing
contrivances to the wheels Of the car
riage in which the "happy pair" were
to ride to the railway station after
DOMINIC their travelling suits. The re-
suit was that the horses attached to
the vehicle, becoming frightened at
the noise, ran away. The driver was
thrown from his seat and seriously
If not fatally injured, while the bride
was so badly hurt that she had to be
taken home on a stretcher.
The practical joker and the person,
Of whatever age or sex, who "dign't
think" are enemies Of the race and
should be so vigorously admonished
Of that fact as to desert the evil of
their ways.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1904-09-22

Some people went to st. Louis the
alter to decide which wore less cloth
ing, the Igorrotes or the chorus girls
They left the theater undecided If it
is as bad as this the world will be
forced to the conclusion that the Igor
rotes really do go without clothes.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1904-09-22

A Chicago alderman proposes that all
automobiles be fitted out with whistles
that will blow continuously whenever
the speed limit is exceeded. This would
be something like requiring each thief
to carry with him an automatic bur-
glar alarm that would go off whenever
he was in the act.