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The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-08-16
PARKER AND DAVIS CLUB IS ORGANIZED
tnSIey Organization Starts
 With S!xty-fve Members
HOUSING MEETING HELD
Permanent Organization Effected Only After Much Wranelng-T. C., |. & R. R. Go. Is Build
 Ing Bath Houses.

| Ensley August 5.-(Special.)- )-In an en- thusiastic meeting of about seventy five democrats at the opera house tonight a Parker and Davis club was organized, Officers were elected and considerable The action of the temporary chairman in refusing to give recognition to the minor ity representative on the committee OH permanent organization brought forth B very heated debate.
 The officers named were " J. Martin. president; Lee cowan, vice president W. L. Settle, secretary. Sixty-hve members were enrolled and the club decided to hold a meeting every Monday night The meeting was called to order by | W. J. Martin. who signed the call for the democrats to meet at the opera house tonight. Frank Deedmeyer moved that the democrats present be enrolled as members of the Ensley Parker and Davis club. The motion was carried and sixty five members were enrolled.
 Mir. Deedmeyer then moved that the club elect it's own officers. Lee Cowan offered a substitute to the motion that committee be appointed on permanent organization. The substitute carried by a vote of 42 to S1 While MT. Martin was appointing his committee he was asked by the minority to give them represen- tative on the committee. Capt. Roamine Boyd took the floor and repeated the re- quest that the minority be recognized on the committee. He stated that the speak CT of the national house of represeneta- tives who was a partisan officer, always gave the minority representation on the committees. MT. Martin went ahead with the appointment of the committed the minority claiming that in naming the committee the chair ignored them en- tirely.
 John A. Bell then took the floor and In very heated speech denounced the chairman. Such procedure" he said, Ifs unheard of There is no precedent for such action, and I term it comtemptbe."
 After the report of the committee MT. Martin, the president-elect, in a very ringing speech outlined the mission of the Parker and Davis club of Ensley. After announcing that the club would meet next Monday night the meeting was ad- journed.
 Building Bath Houses.
 The Tennessee company is erecting a bath house at the steel plant for the employees of the plant. It is aiso building one at the furnaces for the use of the employees of the stoclxhouses.
 Drawing Near to Completion.
 The large brick structure that is being erected around the new improved Mesta engines that have been installed in con nection with No furnace Is nearly com pleted A large number of briclSmasons are employed on the structure and it will be one of the largest in the furnace yards.
 Work is progressing rapidly on No. 6 and before many weeks preparations will be made to light that large iron plant.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-08-16

The biggest bargain sale of me season. Prices less than wholesale. We mean what we say. Davidson & Band. man, 1l3 N. 10th street.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-08-16
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MARION MILITARY INsTIrurE,
HAMILTON COLLEGE

FOR YOUNG WOMEN. Lexington, Ky. Seth Year. Famous old school of the Blue Grass Region. 26 professors of b. st university training. Splendid buildings. newly refur- nished. Exclusive patronage. Home care. Music. Art'and Elocution. For Year Book, address
 MRS. LUELI4A W. ST. CLAIR, 7-o-26t-tu-thu-sat President
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-08-16
ALABAMA NORMAL coLLEEoE.

 Art to in the the Miss A. W Preside
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-08-16

Commencing on Thursday, Aug. l8, all Loop. Idlewild, Highland avenue cars and all cars from Avondale will use 22d street bridge.
 B. R, l.. & F. co.
The San Francisco call., 1904-08-07

HE slowest waiter know the British railway refresh
waiter His very breathing regular, harmo-
it is with all the better attributes of wepre
grandahers clock, conveys suggestion of dignity
and peace. He is huge, impressive person. There en-
from him atmosphere of Lotund The otherwise
attractive becomes oasis Of repose amid the turmoil OF
reu world All things conspire to aid him. the ancient
ranged side by side like copses morgue each de-
Gently hidden under white muslin shroud whispering of death
and decay the dish Of dead flies ouguy placed the
the table the framed advertisements extong the virtues
OF heavy beers and weird champagnes emanatng from
haunedookng chaeaux situaef Judge from the IL
ustraonn the midst of desert lands the seepnvng buzz Of
bueboe The spirit the place steals you Your idea
entering, with of hour spare, outlet and
glass OF caret In the face of the reeshment waiter the
notion appears frivolous say unEngish You order cold
beef and pickles with pint of bitter tankard To win the
British walters approval always order beer tankard
The British waiter in his ideas medieval There is Shakes
perean touch about the tankard soapy potato WILL OF course
be added Aeward ton of cheese and basin Of rabbits food
floating in water 1.-THE British saad) will be placed before you
You will work steadily through the whole anticipating the
noence that will subsequently fall you with certain
amount of satisfaction 1t will dspe the last lingering
regret the reflection that you will your appointment and
suffer thereby serious inconvenience positive loss These
things Of the wodthe noisy you have left
To the English traveller the foreign waiter earlier
The San Francisco call., 1904-08-07

stages of his career, burden When he is
pee-when he really talk English rejoice him. When
object him when his English than my French
German, and when he WILL for his non-educational purposes
sist nevertheless that the conversation shall be entirely English
would rather he other time would mitch
rather make after dinneror half hour morning
hate giving lessons during meal times Besides with
feeble digestion this of thing lead trouble One waiter
met hotel in Dion knew little Engsabout much
poll parrot The moment entered the sale he
started to his feet All You English! he cried well, what
about us answered 1t during the period OF the Boer
took it he about denounce the English nation generally
looking for something throw at him. You Englishyou
Enghman yes he repeated, and then understood he
merely intending question owned that and accused
him OF being Fenchman He admitted it. Introducons, it
thus thought would order dinner. ordered it in
French. Dragging of my French; wanted to
French the of others
of myself have learnt little possbe but have learnt
enough live in places where they can't Cor WON'T talk any
thing else Left myself could have enjoyed very satsfac
tory dinner tired with long days journey, hungry.
They cook well this hotel had been looking forward
dinner for hours and hours. had down imagination
bsque sole gratn poulet and omeette
fromage 1t is wrong let ones mind dwell upon canal
fool would listen He had got his garlic
sodden brain that all Engshmen live beef nothing but
beef He swept aside all suggestions though they had been
the prattngs of foolish child You haf nice biftek Not
all done Yes NO don't" answered Il don't what
the cook of provincial French hotel calls bfte
thing to eat want Apparently he understood neither
Evening journal., 1904-09-14

workingman's Club without doing viol-
ence to his principles; but it would
have no more meaning than to declare;
Il am a man; 1 have two legs and l
stand erect when / walk"
Now one ticket in this county is
practically assured. The voters them
selves have practically determined that
without directions from anybody. They
will select their candidates on the gath
Of this month, and will probably elect
them. Il remains for all persons inter-
ested to agree on common state
ticket. 1t must occur to everybody
that this Is not the easiest matter in
the world, for the simple reason that
nearly an Republicans Of the state
have already taken part in one nomi-
nation, and feel themselves bound. Yet
IL IS certain to work out, and the only
logical solution is TO allow the choice
Of the voters OF New Castle county to
head the ticket; that man is Or.
iChandler.
Evening journal., 1904-09-14
BOOKER I. WASHINGTON.
THERE are a great many person
~ who will mover forgf,e p,o,,o

THERk are great many persons
a who viii never forgive Booker
r. Washington, negro, for
having presumed TO raise himself to
a plane Of intelligence and character
higher than that OF most white men,
These detractors can find little ia MT.
Washinston's public utterances 70 con-
denim. IN the face Of his marvellous
success at Tuskegee, criticism is si-
fenced. His private life seems to be
beyond reproseh. He has urged his
own race TO practice industry, to live
soberly and TO maintain peace and or
der; consequently. he cannot be con-
demned as an agitator
We do not believe that his detractors
would 90 so FAR as to say that he shall
not freely consult other men Of inteui-
gsnce; they are willing to admit that
At is proper for educators and others &c
receive him in their libraries. but
should they happen TO ask him to
break bread with them. hands are
thrown up in protest and voices are
raised in denuneiatlon,
Recently a New York capitalist in
vited Mr.. Washington to dine with him
in his summer home in New England.
This banker was entitled TO dine with
his dog or his cat II ne chose. But the
Washington Post in almost a column
lahors to show that Mr.. washington's
usefulness is virtually ended by his ac-
ceptance. And Rhy2 Because ne has
dined with a very rich man. Having
touched elbows with opulence, he win
become arrogant and forget the station
70 which his black skin assigns him.
But is this the American spiritg Is
not the better doctrine that our skins
entitle us 70 nothing but that our
minds and our characters are the only
tests2 Suppose We say to the negroes
Of this country that no matter whai
they do, their place In the world is fx.
ed. need we look for Improvement? Tn,
right 70 aspire is the right Of an Amer
- >-'-''A- 'Sst = hound bexo-S --.lsl
Evening journal., 1904-09-14
TIE CRUISER LENA.

THE President and his cabinet
4 have been giving the closest at.
tenton to the details Of the
rules governing the conduct OF neu-
trails In time OF war. It has been de-
cided that the e'crulser Lena. which put
into San Francisco, must leave that
port within a specified time or she viii
be held till the present war is over.
If the commander Of the Russian ship
merely wishes to make sufficient re-
pairs to enable him TO take the vessel to
the nearest Russian port, he may do
so. II, on the other hand. It appears
that the Russian officer entered the
Golden Gate with the intention Of putt
ting the Lena again IN fighting trim.
he win be ordered TO dismante the
ship and must remain in the harbor
until the war ends. In other words, the
harbors OF the United States are not
to be used as navy yards by any for
eign power.
This seems to be the position taken
by the administration. and it viii Of
course be acceptable to Japan as It fol-
lows precedents and conforms 10 the
spirit Of the Presidents letter declar-
ing our neutrality. Russia win have to
be satisfied for the same reasons.
Evening journal., 1904-09-14
RIO GRANDE VALLEY
UNDER WATER FOR MILES

Austin, Tex, Sept 1.-THE big rise
IN the Rio Grande las reached Carrizo,
Tex, and the flood Is inundatlng both
sides Of the river from there TO
Brownsville, a distance Of 200 miles.
Ghe valley between Carrizo and PFesi-
lilo del Norte, a distance Of 500 miles,
is largely Under water. The river is
still rising, and the destruction Of a
vast amount Of property is threatened
In addition to'that already lost.
Owing TO the absence Of telegraph
and telephone communication II is diff
ficult 10 obtain news from the stricken
region, but from the height Of the river
Il is known that many little villages
have been swept away.
The inhabitants OF these places are
mostly Mexicans, and their hsuses are
Of the cheapest kind Rio Grande City
which has a population Of 900 people
is said to he threatened by the over
flow.
Evening journal., 1904-09-14
M0RIARITY WILL NOT
|. GIVE UP ADOPTION FIGHT
Policeman Orphaned by
Chancellor Will Garry Case
to Supreme Court

Cornelius ]. Moriarlty, now police
man in Philadelphia, better known as
Jack DAILY, the former lightweight
pugillst, is not despondent over the
fact that Chancellor Nicholson OF the
Orphans Court has made him a poor
lone orphan by tearing him from the
bosom Of his former papa by adoption.
In speaking Of his case he said:
Give up? Not on your life. I'll
fight that suit into the Supreme Court
of the United States. II the decision
had not gone against me yesterday
would now be enjoying an income of
$3.50 a month instead OF keeping an eye
on 'chinks.'
"For ten years I've fought for my
rights in this case, and the Doctors
mother and sister came here from
Paris to contest my claim 10 the es-
tate. As the doctor is now in an asy-
lum. their claim that he was crazy
when he made me his heir seems plaus-
ible; but l have proved that he was
not insane.
my lawyers-rve got two Of EN-
say there's plenty Of chance TO win
out yet. / guess after ten years Of il
can keep it up another ten"
DR.. Dougherty's adoption Of Jack
lDaly was the sensation Of sporting cir
cles at the time. He had inherited a
fortune from his father, who was a
member of the firm which supplied
much Of the granite for the City Hall
in Philadelphia.
He lavished every luxury upon his
adopted son. but later had a change
Of heart and began proceedings to have
THE adoption vacated.
Evening journal., 1904-09-14

~ OvERNOR JOHN HUM is now
~ engaged in preparing a list OF
voters assistants That he has this
work to do again is due to his own ac-
ton in refusing TO sign the bill re-
pealing the voters assistant law.
So the law remains. and Governor
HUM will commission two men for
each election district in the state to
90 into the booths and report to their
party associates the secrets that are
supposed 10 be locked up IN the voters
breast. The ballot is presumed to be
secret, but these men. recommended by
the respective parties, will go into the
booths and violate your trust and mine,
protected By the executive commission.
We an know how the system works
The purchased voter must appeal to the
voters assistant for his ballot. Then
he is given a token. which when pre-
sented 10 the treasurer outside Is Q
voucher that yields him his cash.
And this system In operation in evers
election district in the state-and al
men know it--has the sanction OF thl
State Of Delaware, and the Governor
approval. II is OF the same nature al
the old assessment and collection law
which so long disgraced us.
But Il is law that has got 10 go
Honest men cannot offer apologies fol
Il; no reputable journal can defend it
and we doubt whether we shall evel
have another Executive who would re-
fuse to sign a repeal bill. Let ever,
voter Of Delaware understand tina
right now the Governor is preparing
under the sanction Of law which re-
mains by his own act, TO place IN eacl
election booth men who are to act al
spies and informers.
Evening journal., 1904-09-14
asTuMPEpn
Coffee Put Her Head in Sad shape.

One Of the worst coffee experiences is
the case Of a Danville, Va, lady who
says:
Il have been married years and al
ways had good health until the spring
after my second child was born in 1901
my health began giving away. l was
a coffee drinker and commenced having
many pains about my heart after eat
ing, was very nervous and kept getting
worse until June.
my physician could not help me and
I took everything / could think of but
kept getting worse: so in August I saw
another doctor who said 1 had nervous
dyspepsia but who did not help me any
and by that time I was so nervous II
seemed ! would go crazy. l did not
have energy for anything and could
hardly eat anything and became so
weak | could hardly walk, had to stop
nursing my baby and In September I
changed my physician again. The next
one said I had female trouble, that I
would have to be operated on but I
would not have that so I kept chang
ing physicians and some would say one
thing and some another and still got
worse until December when COM
menced with nervous convulsions and
was taken down in bed.
MY husband got the very best doc
tors that could be found in our reach.
I used stomach pump for u months
and was in bed three months straight
and would get so nervous / could not
speak, but I never suspected the coffee.
l would go for days and not touch
solid food. BY March. 1902, 1 was so
nervous 1 could not eat anything I
wanted. had faintlng spells, my eyes
We're 50 weak 1 could not do any sew
I ing and l took bottle after bottle OF
medicine until last Christmas having
heard so much about Postum I decided
to try It.
Il commenced using Postum-made IL
strong and drank il three times a day
and it has made the most wonderful
change you ever heard OF. 1t was NOT
long until I stopped using my stomach
pump. was not constipated any more
and I have not bought a pill or any
medicine since. 1t completely cured me
and not only this but We all think II a
delicious drink-fnest we have ever
tasted" Name given by Postum Co,
Battle Creek, Mich.
Look In each pkg. for the famous lit
tie book, The Road to Wellville."
Evening journal., 1904-09-14
CAUGHT ATRANDOM

a HUGE lobster measuring thirty
~ four inches IN length and weigh
n ing twelve and a, -n2ff ,ounds.
was recently taken from a weir at
Eastport, Me. Y
The exBressi6n kick the bucket as
sypeiiynious with dying Is said to have
Originated IN an English method Of
suicide. The intended suicide would
stand upon a bucket, put the moose
about his neck and then kick the buck
ct from under him.
There are few things in nature more
wonderful than the common impulse
which seizes millions Of undeveloped
insects living in dark tunnels under
meath the ground and urges them to
cut their way upward that they might
complete their appointed life in the
upper air.
The strange sight Of a drowning
moose was seen at Whtneyvlne Me-.
where large bull attempted to cross
the Machias river. AS he reached mid
stream the floating logs closed in on
/ him, and but for the aid OF river driv-
ers. who made a channel for him
through the logs, he would have surely
been overcome.
In Malay the natives keep a record
Of time IN the following way. Floating
in bucket filled with the water they
place a cocoanut shell having a small
lperforatlon through which by slow de.
greos the water finds its way inside
This opening Is so proportioned that Il
takes just one hour for the shell to m
and sink. Then a watchman calls out
the shell is emptlod, and the process q
begun again.
Evening journal., 1904-09-14
READABLE RHYMES

THE DEAD AT LlAOAANG.
He had no quarrel with any man.
He knew not what they called him
for;
Yet, roll and pack upon his back,
Ivan, the peasant, went TO war.
"The Little Father calls" he said.
And followed, followed as he sang,
TIN on a tfampled trench he lay
Among the dead at Liaoyang.
No his the dream Of land and power,
The greed Of gain, the dread Of loss:
lie marched with orders TO the field
To bear his rife-and his cross.
God had ordained t. so he faced
The pelting hail that snarled and
sang
And gave his patient blood away
Among the dead at Liayong
Among the glitter OF his court
In safety sat the mystic Car;
Safe sat the scheming Minister
Who cast a careless die for war:
They could not hear the shattered
groan,
The horrid chant OF death that rang
Where unconsulted thousands lay,
Among the dead at Liaoyang.
He had no quarrel with any man,
He had no cause 20 battle for:
Yet roll and pack upon his back,
/ Ivan, the peasant. went to war.
a Minister had made a map
From which a deadly army sprang.
So Ivan fell and made no sign.
Among the dead at Liaoyang.
Wallace Irwin. IN the NewYork Globe
Evening journal., 1904-09-14
DYSPEPSIA REMEDY THAT CURES
II Mi.o.na Does Not Cure Miller Drug
Co. Will Refund Your Money.

Among all the remedies in Miller
Drug Co.'s popular drug store there
are few that It is willing TO sell on
guarantee TO refund the money II
they do not cure Mi-o-na, the famous
dyspepsia remedy has made so many
cures among its customers that Miller
Drug Co. says: II this remedy does
not cure you, bring back the empty box
and 1t will cheerfully return your
money"
Any one who has dyspepsia. indi-
gestion, headache, dizzy feeling or
liver troubles should take advantage OF
this chance to be made we'll without
any risk of spending their money to
no purpose An-o-na viii cure; will
regulate the digestion: viii enable any
one 20 eat what ne wants II it does
not do all this, the medicine VIII not
cost you a cent.
Miller Drug Co. has sold a great
many boxes Of Mi-o-na in the last few
weeks and has yet TO receive the first
complaint from any customer. Such a
record is simply marvellous and speaks
volumes for the merit of the remedy.
IL is easy enough 10 nll column
with the symptoms ahiicting those
who have dyspepsia. but there is No
need OF describing their condition
What they want Is a cure. And they
have II in Mi-o-na.
DO not suffer day longer with dis
ordered digestion. II Eli-o-na cures
you IL costs soc. a box. and II il doe.
not, you have Miller Drug Co.'S per-
lsonal guarantee to return your money
Evening journal., 1904-09-14
THE MAINE ELECTION.
Late Returns Place Republican Plu-
rality at About $4,000.

Portland, Ne, Sept. 14.-Later re-
turns and a careful revision Of the first
figures place the Republican plurality
in the state election at about 27,OOO.
Returns from 4J0 cities, towns and
plantations out of 522 give William T.
Cobb (RepJ. 1884; Cyrus w. Davis
Deml. 5O.OlT. Same places in 1900
gave Hin (Rep) T2,541; Lord Dem,
S0,T14. The Republican gain over 1900
is now estimated at per cent and the
Democratic gain at "A per cent.
Additional returns in the congress
sional districts have not altered the
result Next years senate will prob
ably stand % Republicans and 4 Dem
ocrats, as against % Republicans and l
Democrat in the last legislature. II is
estimated that the house will be 121
Republicans and 80 Democrats. The
last house stood 131 Republicans and
20 Democrats
Evening journal., 1904-09-14
ST. OLDFIELD TALKS
ON THE OIL SUPPLY

into the adjoinln' States, while the
dribhlers let down about as much juice
as Sussex county COW in fly time.
Bime-by some day the gusher closes
up suddenly and gets as dry as one Of
them seckertaries of the Democratic
convenshun who had TO call the roll for
s hours without refreshments.
And when she closes up they amt no
more lie therel You may slip It's
mouth full Of dynamite, and shake her
up till the earth cracks open--but she's
dry for good and all
DO you get onto my hgger Of speech? !?
Does yore mind grasp the situashun
appertainin' to us faithful ones. They
amt no more lie in our lamps, and
they amt no more in the cant
Frank said to me the other da, says
he; I've been thinkin' over this thing
deeply, and I have desided that we
have got TO meat our fates like men,"
I was skeered, for he certinly did look
desperit. But he continued: "Yes. we
have got to except the inevitabel-you
and me and the rest Of us has got to 20
to work. It is certinly a awful situa-
shunl
But I must get back to the startin'
pint-them primaries. DO you no that
John Edward Addicks didn't vote
Well, he didn't / don't no il he was
registered, but l could a helped him
out that much. / know 1 could a raked
up dollar somewheres for the saik of
old times. But Tn burned if I'd do
emmy moarl
Its his own fault II over his horizan
hang the black clouds Of despare; he
amt playin' the game; its his bizness
TO continner to furnish the lie. If the
lamps has gone out, its his own fault.
Lauray, / amt feelin' rite peart these
dase. I'm afeerd I'm goin' into a de-
cline. l wish you would send me a
dost Of that colery mixter you used to
make. Maybe it would make me feel
better
Frank was tellin' me the other mite
that he felt like a man named Boney-
part who lost an elekshun, or suthin'.
who set down on a rock In the middle
OF ocean and pined away. Franks
long suit is history
Yours in despare,
Silas Oldfeld.
P. S. Please send me a stamp or two
in yore next letter If you want to heer
/ frum me agin. so