The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-10-27
BESSEMER PEOPLE.
 ARE INTERESTED Watching for Men With $2 NEW IDEA IN THE SOUTH Scheme Will Be On In Bessemer To- morrow Afternoon Between
 12:3o and O'Clock
 By Strangers.
NEW IDEA IN THE SOUTH

Bessemer, October 26.-(Special )-"The
 people of Bessemer are taking no little interest in the scheme of The Age-Herald
 to present readers of that paper with
 two-dolar bills next Saturday afternoon" said q professional man of this city to- day.
 T believe the plan Is unique in south- ern journalism, and it Is no wonder that it has attracted considerable attention.
 believe the metropolitan papers of the north often adopt such methods of arous- ing interest among the people and showing the papers appreciation of liberal patron- age.
 T remember that only a few weeks ago the Boston Post sent a young lady out with a ten-dollar bill to be presented to the first gentleman who relinquished his seat on a street car to the lady rep resentative of the paper during the day. Of course she was unknown to everybody as the representative of the paper. AS remember a young man. who had stood all day at his desk and was very tired with the days labor, gave up his seat to the lady, and received the ten-dollar bill
 q understand that The Age-Herald is to give away SIP in somewhat the same manner next Saturday, but instead Of giving 1t in one lump has planned to dis tribute the $l2 among six persons, three in Bessemer and three in Ensley.
 "As has been explained in The Age Herald three representatives Of the paper will appear In Bessemer between l2:30 and l o'clock in the afternoon, and will start from three different points in the city. Each representative will walk until
 he meets man, woman or child with copy of that mornings paper in his hand, when he will present that person Wltn a two-dollar bill.
 "rhese three representatives are to be unknown to the people of Bessemer as such, and will start from points in the city unknown to any one, and, accord ing to sealed instructions which they themselves will not know until they ap- proach the city.
 '''rhe scheme has attracted considerable attention in Bessemer, and there is no doubt but that a large number of the
 people will be on the lookout for the
 stranger with a two-dollar bill lurking in his pocket. 1t is not required that the lucky person be a subscriber to The Age
 Herald. but must have copy or Satur- day mornings paper in his or her hand at the time met by the representative Notes and Personals. II. c. Hatcher, the l5-year-old boy who
 was badly mashed and lost leg at the l Sloss mines near this city last Sunday
 is reported to be resting better today. l though his condition is still quite serious. l It is hoped now that his other leg can 1 be saved though it has been feared that 1 this would be impossible.
 | Mrs Martha Gilmore has returned from l a several weeks visit to Virginia and Kentucky.
 NJrs caorpe Randle of Columbus Miss
 is spending few days with her parents, MT and Mrs. J. E. Rogers, in this city.
 The track over the new Tenth avenue viaduct which has just been built by the Birmingham Railway, Light and Power company. is about completed, and
 it is the intention of those in charge of the work to have the line ready for use
 within a few more days.
 Mrs D. l.. Sweatman of Winona, Miss, is visiting her daughter, Mrs James Trot- ter in this city.