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The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-02-12
THE BlLLioNAiRE."
A Brilliant Production Is Rather Dis
 appointing to the Audience.

"The Millionaire" is distinctly a "one- man show" just like many other musical productions nat have been cent south this year to draw the pablics dollars IL seems to be the policy of managers to employ one star whose reputation will guarantee good houses and surround him or her with a company in which talent gleams in but faintly glimmerinS lays. There is one man or one woman who is the only person of any talent on the stage and the rest simply take up space.
 "The Billionaire' bears q close resem- blance to "Winsome Winnie" in this re- spect Thomas Q. Seabrooke is a clever and entertaining comedian who can al ways keep the audience in good humor. He sings some good songs and he is on the stage nearly all the time but the re- mainder of an unusually large company was mediocre, to say the least. If there was any one who could sing especially 1t was not discovered and as for comedy there was only one bright spot. with the exception of Mr. Seabrooke himself That was the laughable portrayal Josie h. tropidi gave of Mrs. Peppercorn an am bilious American mother Diamond Don ner proved herself graceful dancer and very attractive in personality but for the rest the less said the better
 However justice should be done the large and excelently drilled chorus of pretty girls. These young women with their good looks and handsome costumes, which they showed to advantage in a number of striking ensemble numbers, furnished a large part of the pleasure which the performance afforded. The scenery was adequate and the company unusually large The reason why so many people were carried was not apparent last night.
 In the second act of ''The Millionaire" Every detail is complete and when the mock audience came in they furnished more entertainment than did the vaude- williams who performed on the small stage. This scene was well mounted, novel and pleasing to the eye.
 Thomas Q. Seabrooke is a good come dian. There is no denying that fact but one man can not entertain a crowded the atre for two hours and a half and he would be much more successful in '"The Millionaire" If he were surrounded by capable company
 Az spectacle "The Billionaire" Is success. as a musical comedy it was not presented in a satisfactory manner last night. The production is very handsomely mounted but otherwise falls below a num- Der of silmar attractions that have vis- tied Birmingham this season.
 A large audience responded cordially to the efforts of MT. Seabrooke and those members of his company who showed any talent at all.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-02-12
City Court of Birmingham.

FIRST DIvISION-Judge Charles A.
 Senn presiding:
 The jury in the case of J. F. Weller vs. the Southern Railway company returned a verdict for the plaintiff for sS0.2 25.
 The case of Samuel Hutchinson vs. the Sloss- Sheffield Steel and Iron company is on trial Plaintiff brings suit for dam ages for $3000 for alleged personal injuries. Judge Senn will preside. in the first di- vision this week.
 Tomorrow's docket;
 No. 15 5O25-Carline Fraleigh as executrix etc. ys. United States Life Insurance company, assumpsit. Attorneys: J. w. Bush and Richard H. Fries; Walker Fill man, Campbell and Morrow.
 No 14,7sO-Euclid Cox vs. Birmingham Railway, Light and Power company, damages. Attorneys Shugart & Bell; Hugh Morrow.
 No. l474s-C. T. Hughes vs. Birmingham
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-02-12
ESCAPES WERE MIRACULOUS
Only Five Persons Were Killed In the
 Mexican Wreck.

Laredo. Tex, February 1.-The de- tails of the werck on the National rail road, which occurred two stations be- yond Saltimo. bear out first reports as telegraphed from this city with the exception that the number of dead will not be augmented as anticipated prior to the rescue of those in the third-class coaches. The twenty or more occupants of the third.class coach. who were buried in the debris of the wreck. miraculously escaped with contusions and bruises.
 There were no Americans among the five persons who were killed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-02-12

Drennen, lot No. 2, in block No. "A, Bir- mingham consideration S15.500.
 Brown & Webb to John D. Strange, acreage property in section B., range 1S township B. consideration s12o0.
 Macke Real Estate and Investment company to T. R. Weakley, lot No. IT, in block No 1O4. Birmingham; sS40o and other consideration.
 N. I. Henderson to F. E. Brendall, lots 24, 9. 26 and 27, in block No. GA, West End; s1250 and other consideration.
 J. A. Coker to J. P. Jackson, lot No. II ton S3000.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-02-12
Sims Medical Institute
Arkansas Will Reduce Acreage.
22lNa Nineteenth st.

Little Rock, Ark, February H. Specials to the Gazette show that township meetings were held in many of the counties today, responsive to the call of President Harvie Jordan of the Southern Cotton association With out exception the meetings adopted resolutions agreeing to reduce the cot ton acreage this year at least 25 per cent. County meetings next Thurs day will elect delegates to a state cot ton convention in Little Rock, Febru ary 21.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-02-12
UNION REVIVAL SERVICES.
Pastors to Arrange for Meeting on a
 Large Scale.

At the meeting of the Pastors union to the holding of union revival services. One pastor from each denomination of the city was apponted on a committee to look into the feasibility of such services.S
 It. was thought that the revival now in progress in England would sweep over the world, and that this spirit of revival is so prevalent, that Birmingham should reap some benefit from it. If the arrange ments are completed for holding this re- vival it will in all probability be held this spring.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-02-12
DISEASES OF MEN

M GUARANTEE
 Not a dollar need be paid until cured
 I know the diseases and weaknesses of men like an open book. I have given my life to it. and my many cured pa- tients restored to VIGOROUS VITALITY, are today living monuments to my skill. knowledge and success. never hold out false hopes. never undertake a case cannot cure. have made so thorough a study of all the diseases of me1 Of VARICOCELE, STRUCTURE CON TAGIOUS BLOOD POISON, HYDRO CELE, NERVOUS DEBILITY, GEN. ERAL WEAKNESS, LOSS OF VITAL ITY and have cured so many cases that if there is a cure for YOUR disease you will find 1t here. When I undertake a case there is no such thing as failure. l CHARGE NOTHING FOR CONSULTA- TION, and my knowledge, skill and ex- perience are at your service. I will ex- plain to you HOW AND WHY CAN CURE YOU; why the diseases of men require the knowledge and skill of Master Specialist. Come personally If you can, but if you cannot call write to me fully, in the strictest confidence. A quick and certain cure is always possible by mail
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-02-12
Personal and General.

pr. R. A. Jones. Sr.. of Faunsdale is visiting friends in Ensley.
 Mrs. W C. Smith left last night for Pittsburg. having been called to that city by the death of her sister
 The Literary circle held an interesting meeting last night with Miss Sadie Saw yer Papers were read by the Rev. J. w. Orr. Miss Craig and Miss Sawyer
 The ladies of the Woodmen circle held an interesting meeting last night.
 Prof. Z.' T. Fuqua principle of the Trussville schools. is spending Saturday and Sunday with his family.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-02-12
Rheumatism

Does not let 90 Of you when you apply lotions or linirnents. it. simply loosens
 its hold forawhile. Why?
 Because to geblrid of 1t you must correct the acid con- dition of the blood on which i1 depends. Hoods Sarsa- parilla has cured thousands.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-02-12
Circuit Court.

Judge A. A. Coleman, presiding.
 The case of B. Musgrove surviving partner of Musgrove Brothers of Jasper vs. the Walker County Coal and Mineral Land company was called yesterday in the circuit court. None of the parties nor attorneys were present, however and the case went over until next Saturday.
 Tomorrow's docket:
 NO. lS3f-S J.. Dorse vs. Tennessee Coal. Iron and Railroad company. damages Attorneys, Hinds Peevy, Leadbeater & Johnston Walker Percy.
 No. lS35-W. F. Lathrop vs Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad company; dam ages. Attorneys, Hinds Peevy, Leadbeater x Johnston; Walker Percy.
 No. 1SS6-C. C. Tetherow vs. Tennessee Coal Iron and Railroad company; dam ages. Attorneys, Hinds Peevy, Leadbeater & Johnston; Walker Percy.
 No. 1S2S-Robert S Green ys I,ouis- vile and Nashville Railroad company. damages. Attorneys, Sam Will John; w. I. Grubb.
 No. 16S2-Rosetta Williams vs. Birming- nam Railway, Light and Power company; damages. Attorneys Dill & Allen. Walker Tillman. Campbell and Morrow
 NO l6SS-Tom Davis vs. Birmingham Rolling Mill company; damages. Attor- neys' Dill and Allen; Walker, Tillman Campbell and Morrow.
 No. 1d9-Patricl. S. Frlel vs. Lacv- Buck Iron company; damages. Attorneys Bowman, Harsh and Beddow; Walker Iillman
 No' BI4-Francis Fletcher vs Southern Railway company; damages. Attorneys E. L. Allen; James weatherly.
 No. l41S-M. L. MeAllster vs. Posta, Ielesraph company; damages. Attorneys Nhite and Ellington; John w. Altman
 No. 1492 James H. Guthrie vs Noyor and Aldermen of Adamsville. damaeo,, Attorneys, Stallings, Gaston and Nc, Smith; J. B. Aird.
 Jury venlre.
 The following is the jury venire for this week in the circuit court:
 P. w. Gardner, Precinct 4s an,ireor. F. J. Lange. 45, merchant D. s. Howell lo carpenter; W. E. Berry, s4, real es tate agent; P. L. Houppert, 2l, bottler. T. B. Waldrop, 10. clerk; w. J. Nichols F. farmer; J. F. Franklin. 1s. farmer. $, Schwabocker, S3 merchant; John w Dickson, 37 merchant; w. A. Porter. 21 banker; Robert Evans, 30 farmer; IT I Davis, B. salesman; R. S. Munger capitalist; o. L. Barrett. 20. farmer; Max Blach, 37, merchant; James Woodward SS, farmer; George A. Gibson, 34, con- tractor; J. c. Gilmer. lO clerk; R. l.. Cross, 37 clerk; E. A. Terry, r, mer- chant; J. W. McQueen. 37, sloss-sheffield Steel and Iron company; J. C. Vines. 3s. salesman; D. J. Teamson. 46, machinist. Eugene Trussell, 3, farmer; C. E. Ed wards, 37, broker; J. S. Leedy S7. real estate agent; J. T. Pennington, 6, farmer. 0. R. Gates, 2l, clerk: Joseph N. Benners. S7 bookkeeper; E. s. Smith. 26 farmer; Sam Stewart, SS machinist; Ii. F. Wood. 10. contractors E. H. Walls, 3, farmer: Ellis P. Brown, ', clerk; Thomas Will Hams, 37. music dealer.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-02-12
Grand Jury to Meet.

After a recess of several weeks the January term of the grand jury will convene tomorrow morning. Judge Dan A. Greene, who organized the jury, may have some instructions for the body. If so, they will be delivered in the first division of the criminal court room.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-02-12
Petitions in Bankruptcy.

Petitions in bankruptcy have been filed in the office of the clerk of the federal court as follows:
 Toney Blue. liabilities s79 assets s5.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-02-12
Real Estate Transfers.

Real estate transfers have been filed in the probate court as follows:
 J. F. Miazzi to J. S. Harris, lot No. g. in block No. l, of the Southside Land company; consideration 800.
 F. F. Chamblee and others to D. M.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-02-12
Marriage License.

Marriage licenses have been issued from the probate court as follows:
 Hugh IT. Williams of Birmingham, age 21, to Miss Mary V. Martin. age 21
 Frank l.. Baton of East Lake age 21, to Miss Ella Louisa Parker.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-02-12
CITY ELECTION ID BE HELD TUESDAY EnsIey VIII Choose a Mayor
 and Aldermen LIST OF THE CANDIDATES Interest centers In Contest for Alder. men In the Fourth Ward-Per. eonaI and General News of
 the Steel City.
LIST OF THE CANDIDATES

Ensley, February 11.-tSpecial.)- IA city election will be held in Ensley next Tuesday to elect Mayor and Board of Aldermen. The election will be devoid of any contest except in the Fourth ward, where two aldermen have to be elected The three candidates for aldermanic hon ors in this ward are W. L. Settle, George Byrum and J. T. culpeper.
 The contest in the Fourth ward brings out an interesting point MT. Settle, one of the candidates, has already been noml- mated in primary and the ticket nomi- mated has no opposition, still MT Settle has to run again. This was caused by MT. Byrum and Mr. Culpeper tieing in the run-off primary.
 Tn the first primary there were six can didates for aldermen from the Fourth ward. MT. Settle received a majority of the votes cast and was declared nomi- mated. MT. Byrum and NJ. Culpeper be- Ing the next two highest candidates, the executive committee provided for them to run it off in the second primary. The two candidates. however, received the same number of votes, and the commit tee to avoid the expense of another pri- mary, provided for Mr. Byrum and MT. Culpeper to run off the tie in the city election.
 According to this ruling of the commit tee MT. Settle will also have to be voted for in the election. making three candi- dates from this ward, notwithstanding the fact that MT. Settle has been virtu- ally nominated.
 The official Ballot.
 The official ballot for Tuesdays cleo tion is as follows:
 For mayor N. w Scott
 For aldermen
 First ward, E. J. Owen, P J. Rogers.
 Second ward J. l.. Brierton, J. w. Brigman.
 Third ward, J. A. Dupuy, Ed. Keenon.
 Fourth ward, George R. Byrum. J. F. Culpeper, W. l.. Settle.
 Fifth ward, J. M Donaldson, M. II. sherman.
 The following candidates were nom- inted in the primaries ss fan in a'di- ton to the Mayor and i'aard If Aldermen:
 John A. Bell, city clerk; F. G. Gonvlle, city treasurer and tax collector; D F. Sugg chief of paice.
 As the charter provides that these oH1l- cers shall be elected by council their names do not appear on the official ballot.
 The managers for Tuesdays election will be: r. E. Butcher, Dr. w. w. Me Tyiere and w B. Henderson. The voting place will be at the city hall and the polls will be opened at 8 in the morning and close at in the evening.
 The new Board of Aldermen will be in stalled next Thursday night.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-02-12
4 Gigantic Vein
 tf Of Best Graphite

Has just been discovered in Alabama on Dr lyey's prop erty-Experts say the quail ity of this graphite is the best, and that this enormous ly large rich vein, seems al < most inexhaustible. This true vein of graphite shows in a bold outcrop on the bank of a nice creek, near a railroad, Prospective pur- chasers can get full particu- Ears from
 DIR. B. p. lVEY,
 19 MADISON AVE,
 Montgomery, Ala.
The San Francisco call., 1905-01-19

Another successful star will soon ap-
pear in this city. 1t is no less than
Vladimir de Pachmann, one of the
mpst fascinating pianists and original
interpreters. De Pachmanns playing
of Chopin music has never been
eQualed by any one but the composer
himself, while as a Schumann player
he is considered as an authority, even
among such artists as Harold Bauer
and Rosenthal. Although a violinist,
he evinced a preference for the piano
at the early age of ten, and also, like
Harold Bauer, shows the early train
tng of a good violinist in his excellent
piano work. De Pachmann's appear
ance in this city will be at the Alham-
bra Theater, which Manager Green
baum is having arranged with a spe-
cial stage in front of the regular stage,
so that the tone and quality of the in
strument will be greatly enhanced, and
the drafts from the stage eliminated.
The. dates are Wednesday and Friday
evenings, January 25 and 27, and Sat-
urday afternoon, the 28th. Seats are on
sale at Sherman, Clay & Co.'S for the
series, and on Saturday the sale of sin
. gle tickets will commence.
Q On Thursday, January 27. De Pach-
mann will be soloist a t the second con-
cert of the st. Francis Musical Art So
cfety.
The San Francisco call., 1905-01-19
FRANK JORDAN RETURNS
FROM FIRST TRIP EAST
Supreme Court Clerk Has Enjoyable
Time Beyond Sierras, but Is
Glad He Is Back.

Frank C. Jordan, clerk of the SUI
preme Court, agent for voting ma
chimes and the most prominent heated
atmosphere and glad hand" artist in
all the Golden West, returned yester-
day with the rainstorm from his first
trip East. California for your Uncle
Willie" was his greeting along the
line. He went to the Atlantic coast
as the guest of the people for whom
he sells voting machines. He returns
with his pockets full of holdoyer Ha-
yanas, the memory of many q lurid
celebration of the indivisible bond ex-
isting between the North and the
South and the East and the West, to-
gether with an agency for barroom
contrivance which takes your picture
for nickel In a minute and a half
while you stand on It."
In Denver he saw Market street and
the mineral exhibit in the Capitol. In
Chicago he saw Clark street and
nursed his head during the rest of his
stay. In New York he saw the Bow
cry, the subway and the Grant mon
ument. In Boston he stopped at the
Hotel Italy and made a valorous
moonlight charge up Bunker Hill. In
other cities he saw other things, about
which he will tell the elect when he
gets opportunity.
The San Francisco call., 1905-01-19
PEYTON COMPANY CHARGES
TRUST WITH BAD FAITH

An answer was made yesterday by
the Peyton Chemical Company to the
application of the I. E. Dupont de
Nemours Powder Company, otherwise
the powder trust, for a writ of man.
date compelling the chemical COM
pany to permit an inspection of its
books by an agent of the trust. The
answer pleads first that the plaintiff Is
New Jersey corporation doing busi-
ness in California without having
complied with the laws requiring the
filing of its articles of incorporation
in this State and county and there
fore is not entitled to maintain an ac-
ton in the courts.
Then it is declared that the powder
monopoly seeks an inspection of the
books for the purpose of acquiring In
formation to be used for the injury
of the corporation and its business;
that it desires to acquire the secrets
of the business for the purpose of ex-
posing them to business rivals and
that the secrets. If gained, will be used
in harassing the chemical company
into meeting the demand that its con-
tiol be given over to the Dupont
company.
The San Francisco call., 1905-01-19

tine of newspaper work knows that
there is more wisdom than satire in the
letter.
There is much in the Little Tribune
that only the initiated can understand,
as, for example, the following:
The printer set his speckled hen
Upon a dozen eggs;
She hatchedA-the sight he witnessed then
Quite took him or his legs.
"A dozen eggs 1 put her on"
He cried. land I've gained six.
For now the setting time is gone
And she's Matched eighteen chicks"
He unused upon it for awhile.
And then he said, I'll bet
I've got the reason, with q smile
1.-The hen was overset."
Any night editor knows what that
means, but will hardly consider it a
jesting matter.
The linotype machine inspires one of
the old school to hark back in tones Of
regret:
These days have the linotype
Which casts measures thin or thick:
We have no man who puffs his pipe
In unison with rapid click
OF type that clatters In his stick
The while he his smudgy take.
We have no thumbs that feel the nick
Nor pi that father used to make.
We have no printers of the stripe
That used to brag of fingers quick
Or swore when by some reckless swiDa
Or by some careless thoughtless trick
They gave the standing type flick
That held destruction in its wake.
We have foreman choleric,
Nor pi like father used to make
No tramp whose nose is red and ripe.
Comes in at manuscript to kick
And puzzledly his brow to wipe,
While from the copy he will pick
The words and say: This makes sickl'
Machines have followed in his wake.
That do the work like laying brick
No pi like father used to make.
L'ENVOf.
Prince Progress holds us In his gripe.
Give US again for old times sake
surcease from the linotype
And ri like father used to make.
The editorial writer, the real voice Of
the press, does not escape bit Of sat
ire. This is what heis supposed to say
in his sleep after a heavy days work:
Listen to me. the editorial In the
columns of the Brobdingnagian Tribune I tell
the people what's what. I make EN- sit Up.
/ am the War During the Week and In
lurid paragraphs paint the grim havoc Of
''T'he Business Situation" 1 am the terror
to the trusts and when 1 the frenzied
financiers of Wall street go hide.
When ] begin to shout their stocks go biH.
l assist Roosevelt in building the navy. Be
ware, you Congressman who dare vote to
cut down the navy for the sake OF getting
measley little Federal building for your jerk
water Town.
Sometimes 1 murmur in Flow Gently,
Sweet Alton" sort OF tune and then look out,
for in the next column may make the
earth trenble. while kings quake and the
hoary old globe gets scared and thinks IL 8
going to everlasting smash.
The magazine was published at a
dinner held by the staff of the Chicago
Tribune on January l and read during
the evening.
The San Francisco call., 1905-01-19
: GRAPE-NUTS.
MUSIC LESSONS
Often Bring on Nervous Troubles IL
the Food Is Not Right.

1t is curious how the study of music
: and piano practice brings on so many
cases of nervous prostration. One would
think that an art SO divine would pro-
tect its votaries. Sometimes the food is
:. at fault.
The daughter of a Minister in AL
'barly, Wis, when in the midst of her
:. studies in music, found herself run
down and approaching nervous pros
:: tratjon.
she lost flesh rapidly, appetite dis
appeared, and that distressing sign of
approaching sickness-lassitude and
weaTineSs-waS with her steadily"
The Minister-her Father-had her
put on Grape-Nuts, and she began an
Improvement Immediately. He says:
Scores of mornings she ate nothing but
Grape-Nuts and cream for breakfast,
and improved so rapidly that it was a
:. surprise to the family. Now she Is in
fine condition, has continued her stud
ies walks four times a day to school
three-quarters of a mile each way
and is a fine specimen of health and
strength"
The Minister speaks of another young
girl years old, who suffered terribly
from chronic indigestion, and was un-
able to attend school, n weak, puny lit
tie girl who could not eat any sort of
food without distress.
she was put on Grape-Nuts food and
a change began to take place within a
day or two. She is now a healthy, nat
nral girl.
There's reason. Every little parti-
Gle of Grape Nuts, when examined by
a magnifying glass. shows on the out
side. small particles of sugar This Is
not ordinary sugar, but is a peculiar
kind resulting from the change of
starch into sugar, which exudes from
the particles during the process of
manufacture. This is called Post
Sugar and is ready for digestion and
assimilation without in any way tax
ing the organs of the body.
That Is one reason why Grape-N Nuts
. VIII rebuild person quickly, There is
another and even more important rea-
son. The food contains certain ele-
ments selected from wheat and barley
intended by Nature to be used In re-
: building the soft gray filling In the
nerve centers and brain. These ele-
ments are phosphate of potash and al
/: bumen which combine In the human
body to make the soft gray matter re-
ferred to.
When the brain and nerves are
properly fed the whole machinery of
. the body moves along with strength
and precision. Name given by Postum
Co., Battle Greek. Mich.