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The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-12

York would not stand for the payment of
 such fee to an unknown western coun- try lawyer, although he, the general coun- sel, realized that it had been honestly earned. He advised MT. Lincoln to bring suit for the amount which MT. Lincoln at once did, and received judgment against the company. The book contains a photographic reproduction of the orig inal papers in this suit in the handwrit- ing of MT. Lincoln. As MT. Lincoln got up
 to argue his own suit before the jury, the story is told that a button on his trousers
 gave way, and MT. Lincoln stopping his speech, remarked: "Wait minute until
 I fix my galluses," and, drawing a big
 jackknife out of his pocket, he carefully whittled a stick so that it could take the place of the button which had been left.
 Judge and jury waited, and when MT.
 Lincoln finished talking, gave him ver-
 dict for the entire amount asked for. The trial judge in this case was MT. David Davis, who was afterward appointed to the supreme court of the United States. During the eight years or more during which MT. Lincoln served the railroad company, this Is the only record remain ing, and the handsome book issued by tho Illinois Central will prove valuable ad-
 dtion to the literature bearing on that period in the life of Mir. Lincoln
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-12
COST OF AMMUNITION.
The Expense of Firing Shot Has h.
 creased Enormously.

From the New York Herald
 The cost of ammunition in a modern battle Is much greater than is common ly imagined. With the increase in the range of modern ordnance the expense has naturally gone up steadily. The first rifled cannon of 16 centimeters (6h inches) calibre could not carry further than 66O0 yards In 1870, by using steel guns, 12,0o0 yards was reached, and by increasing tbe caliber 15,000 yards was attained Since this time, by using new powders and by lengthening the guns, the Ange has steadily grown. In 1888, on the oc- cason of the jubilee of Queen Victoria, the English .artilerists at Shoeburyness fired celebrated round of shots under the name of the Jubilee round," which attained q range of about 10000 yards. The Germans initiated the English and reached about s yards further under the same conditions. The French artillery Is not behindhand It has now cannon of 1872 inches. which, firing with an initial ve- locity of 300 yards second, can send a projectile to q distance of thirteen miles A longer cannon, which Is not yet in ser vice, could, 1t is thought, send It's shell fourteen and half miles with an initial speed of f20O yards. When this initial speed shall have been attained with the 34-calibre the range will reach thirty lSilo- metres-just the distance from Dover to Calais
 The expenses of making a cannon and of firing each shot have enormously in- creased of late There are in Germany cannon of no tons tha, the Krupp fac tory has turned out which cost every time they are fired exactly S1700. The projectile Is worth $650 and the powder not less than S190. But this Is not all there must be added the proper fraction of the value of the gun which can be fired only ninety-five times before it is completely out of order. Now a hundred and ten ton gun costs SS2,500, and con- sequently at each discharge It's value di- minishes by 5000, The German navy has had recent a Teton gun. costing $50, ,0o0 which can be fired only PA times. Each discharge represents the sum of s920. The Acton guns can be fired at least 150 times At the Esson factories they can be built for $36S00. The price of each shot does not exceed $500. Finally, for less powerful arms the prices fall to sl70, sS3 and for each shot.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-12
Hand Car Out of Date.
Inc Washington Post.

From the Washington Post.
 'fThe old-fashioned hand car on which roadmasters used to make their tours of track inspection has seen its day on most of our western railroads, ,' said MT. J. E. Denly of Chicago at the Raleigh.
 Tn place of that familiar piece of rolling stock we now see the gasoline motor car, which is far handler and vastly more serviceable. The motor car will carry several more people than it's predecessor, besides quite an amount of baggage, and it requires only one man to operate it. As against the fifteen miles per hour of the hand car, the motor will make on good stretches of road thirty miles. It car ries enough gasoline to make trip of 250 miles. The weight of the machine is not over 2500 pounds; they have wheels of two-feet diameter, and the body rests on heavy springs, which makes riding on them as pleasant as on a Pullman
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-12
WALL STREET SIZED UP THE ELECTION Market Was Dull While Lead CTS Got Their Bearings EFFECT OF HEARST DEFEAT May Put Him on the Road to the White House-Steel Cars Are
 In Demand-lron Is
 King
BY W. c. NICHOLAS.

New York, November 1.-The general stock market went dull and heavy while Wall street got it's bearings after elec- ton day. The doings in New York and elsewhere on Tuesday left a bad taste in the mouth and those who have their money in the market took time to think out the possible and probable effect be- fore buying anything on large or im- portant scale. As a matter of course note was taken of voting results through out the country at large but attention and debate chiefly centered about the fight in New York City, which was com- monly recognized as having very much more than local significance. Mayor Me Clellan got big vote from business men and the eminently respectable, This ele- ment gagged at the multiplied evidences of ballot box frauds and intimidations. When 1t turned from the disgusting spec tacle 1t was confronted by the disquiet- Ing alternative of Hearst. d vindi>ated mayor or Hearst an idealized martyr. There was nothing in either horn of the dilemma to stimulate market enthusiasm. Not being able to decide offhand what course to pursue, the great body of op- orators decided to do nothing for the time being, The leaders and the rich men left the market to the talent" or professional traders and these people had it pretty much to themselves. The really important people of Wall street. w<le oftentimes moving in large way by common impulses are usually slow to act in periods of emergency. It is their GUS tom at such times to sit tight. Their interests are overwhelmingly for the con servation of values, and while they may be startled by events such as occurred on Tuesday, they are not shaken from their euuipoise
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-12
Starch Man Dances.

A sharp demonstration on Wednesday against an entrapped short interest at Reading gave the boys something to think of and took their minds off serious things. A millionaire starch man who had sold the market short to the extent of 3O000 shares did the dancing. He executed a very lively quick step to the amusement of an appreciative audience. Contrary to expectations, local gas and traction stocks showed marked underlying weak ness, indicating to the practiced eye that doubts existed as to whether McClellan's election as mayor could be made to stick. The general railroad list was dragging. a situation believed to reflect disquiet and discomfort in influential banking quarters. From these market phenomena observ- CTS concluded that the market might be entering upon a season of inactivity ex- cepting in the specialties and pooled stocks. This will keep the game suf- ficently alive to hold the public interest until matters political and financial take more definite form.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-12
THE VALUE OF CHARCOAL.
Few People Know How Useful It Is In
 Preserving Health and Beauty.

Nearly everybody knows that charcoal Is the safest and most efficient dsinfect- ant and purifier In nature, but few realize its value when taken Into the human system for the same cleansing purpose.
 Charcoal Is a remedy that the more you take of 1t the better 1t Is not a drug at all, but simply absorbs the gases and impurities always present in the stomach and intestines and carries them out of the system.
 Charcoal sweetens the breath after smoking, drinking or after eating onions and other odorous vegetables.
 Charcoal effectually clears and improves the complexion, 1t whitens the teeth and further acts as natural and eminently safe cathartic
 It absorbs the injurious gases which collect in the stomach and bowels; it dsinfects the mouth and throat from the poison of catarrh.
 All druggists sell charcoal in one form or another, but probably the best char coal and the most for the money, Is in Stuarts Charcoal Lozenges; they are composed of the finest powdered Willow charcoal, and other harmless antiseptics In tablet form or rather in the form of large, pleasant tasting lozenges, the charcoal being mixed with honey
 The daily use of these lozenges will soon tell in much improved condition of the general health, better complexion. sweeter breath and purer blood, and the beauty of it Is. that no possible harm can result from their continued use, but on the contrary, great benefit
 A Buffalo physician in speaking of the benefits of charcoal says: "I advise Stu arts Charcoal Lozenges to all patients suffering from gas in stomach and bowels and to clear the complexion, and purify the breath, mouth and throat; I also be- lieve the liver Is greatly benefited by the daily use of them: they cost but twenty-five cents a box at drug stores, and although in some sense a patent preparation, yet I believe I get more and better charcoal in Stuarts Charcoal Log enges than in any of the ordinary char coal tablets."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-12
ABRAHAM LINCOLN
 WAS ATTORNEY FOR
 ILLINOIS CENTRAL

A fact not generally known is that the attorneys of the Illinois Central rail- road, which will soon enter Birmingham. Lincoln was known as the Great Com moner," and but few people could be convinced, unless the actual documents in the matter were produced, that he was corporation attorney.
 Nevertheless the Illinois Central rail- all that the binders art is able to show in handsome work, and which is entitled. Abraham Lincoln as the attorney for the Illinois Central railroad" The edi- tion is limited to two hundred copies, and 1t is understood one of these copies will be presented to the libraries of the leading cities touched by the railroad getting out the book. This will probably include Bir- mingham, although the road is not here yet.
 The presentation is being made through Hunter C. Leake, who usually sends the following letter:
 Dear Sir; It gives me pleasure to hand you souvenir book, entitled 'Abraham Lincoln as Attorney Tor the Illinois Central Railroad.' It Is presented to the library by the president of the Illinois Central Railroad company, with the compliments of the company.
 The period of Mir. Lincoln's employment embraced the early 5Os, and as late as 1858. His subsequent career adds interest to the book Trusting that you will give 1t place in your library, l am, very truly yours, HUNTER c. LEAKE.
 The book is bound in black morocco and is in folio size printed in large type on heavy, rough paper. It opens with a number of photographic reproductions of documents which MT. Lincoln wrote while in the service of the Illinois Central many
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-12
SUPREME COURT
 CONVENES MONDAY
SEVERAL BRIEFS AND RECORDS HAVE BEEN FILED AND THE INDICATIONS ARE FOR A GOOD SIZED DOCKET.

Montgomery November n.--(Special)- The November term of the supreme court will open for business Monday. which is the 18th calling the first or the Mobile district. Several briefs and rec ords have been filed and it looks if there will be good sized docket to take the attention of the justices right from the jump. For the information of the lawyers of the state and others who are interested in litigation, the full call of the term Is here given
 First Division-Composed of cases from the counties of Baldwin, Clarke. Mobile, Monroe and Washington, shall coi,mence on the second Monday in No vember (Nov. 1S, 19O5,) and the first Mon in April (April 2nd, 1906) and may con- tinue one week.
 the counties of Chambers, Clifton, yoosa, Fillmore. Lee, Macon. Russell a~u Talla- poosa, shall commence o| ,eo .hird Mon day in November (Nov VI ie55) and the second Monday in April n pril 9, 19o6) and may continue one Week.
 Sixth Division-Con posed of cases from the counties O Blount. Cullman, Fayette, Jefferson, Lamar, Marion, Pick ems, Tuscaloosa, Walker and Winston, shall commence on the fourth Monday in November (Nov 27. 1905) and the third Monday Tn April (April 16,l9O6) and may continue two weeks.
 Third Division-Composed of cases from the counties of Autauga, Butler, Conecuh, EsGambia, Lowndes and Mont gomery shall commence on the third Monday aster the fourth Monday In No vember ,Dec. 1S 1905) and the second Monday after the fourth Monday in April (May L 190s) and may continue one week.
 Seventh Division-Composed of cases from the counties of Calhoun, Cherokee, Clay Cleburne, DeKalb, Etowah. Ran tolph Shelby, St Clair and Talladega, 7 shau commence on the second Monday in January Jan. 8, 19O6) and the fifth Monday after the fourth Monday in April CMay 2S, 19O6) and may continue one week
 Fourth Divisop-Composed of cases from the counties of Barbour, Bullock, Coffee, Covington, Crenshaw, Dale, Gene va. Henry and Pike, shall commence on the third Monday in January (Jan. l5, 190e,) and the sixth Monday after the fourth Monday in April Uune 1, l906) and may continue one week.
 Eighth Divison-Composed of cases from the counties of Colbert Franklin, Jaci-sor Tarderdale, Lawrence, Lime
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-12

theories underlying the Hearst propagan- da the apostle of unrest and discontent" would have made small headWay with the voters. They urge that there Is seem ingly only short gap between the cen tralizatlon gospel as preached at Wash ington and the socialistlc Ideas which saturated the Hearst platform-that in point of fact the apparently opposing doc trines have been travelling in opposite directions around circle until they have reached a point almost of fusion.
 Brought face to fact with conditions so perplexing and possibly momentous, It Is not strange that Wall street finds Itself in a quandary and that it's students and deep sea thinkers are In d brown study. The fraction chasers and room traders on the exchanges change their minds twenty times day as to the real market significance of the elections, but the general trend of intelligent thought Is that the ground swell felt over the country can not now rightfully be con strued into a bullish argument on secur- ties. Representatives of some of the large interests responsible for railroad manage ment and railroad policies realize that their fight before Congress next winter Tor self-preservation and property pro- lection will be made very much harder by reason of last Tuesdays eruption
 The opinion is very strongly held by many conservatives that it were far bet ter that MT. Hearst had been elected than to be defeated under circumstances which gave him the best of grounds for claiming wholesale, fragrant ballot box corruption. Those who hold this view say that If elected the utter failure of his theories would have been shown in manner to carry conviction to the whole world, whereas he Is now likely to be raised upon a pedestal of martyrdom and to become a dangerous national figure to supercede William Jennings Bryan as great popular idol, under whose ban ners will gather all the elements of dis content and every form of political va gary and heresay. They see a positive danger in counting him out of the New York mayoralty MT. Hearst's enemies may be counting him into the White House.. They say that Hearst, the martyr. is vastly more of a menace to good gov ernment than Hearst, the mayor, could possibly be. Tammany, for one time in strange bed-fellowship with decency and good government, may in its defeat of MT Hearst be once again playing sim ister role for the undoing of the right eous. All these things have a direct bear ing on values. Preponderating opinion is that Tuesdays results are likely to breed in the minds of the cautious and timid people a sense of insecurity and distrust of the future and that the growth of such a sentiment will be a burden on en- terprise and a tax on prosperity. This may De an unduly pessimistic view, but it is held in many quarters and threat ems to be a live market influence which must be taken into account.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-12
Steel Cars Bouoht.

Of the 225,O0O cars which will be added to the railroad equipment this year in the United States nearly 100000 are of steel construction. By the beginning of the next calendar year several establish ments engaged In that branch of in- dustry will be grinding out steel freight cars at the rate of 125,000 a year. It will be only a few years before the wooden freight car becomes obsolete except on the little Jim Crow roads laid with fifty pound and sixty-pound rails. The steel car industry, which began in 1898, will in the very near future take rank as the second largest consumer of iron rating next to rails and jumping ahead of wire, which Is now second on the list. There are now four large establishments ydevoted to the manufacture of steel cars, namely: The Pressed Steel Car Works, the Standard, the Cambria and the Amer ican Car and Foundry. In addition there to the Pullman works, just south of Chi cago, will very soon begin the manufac- ture of steel cars on a large scale, pos sibly 100 a day. Another small concern
 
 has been established at Canton, Ohio, and still others are in contemplation. Iron Is also coming into increased use in build ing construction and the day is not far distant when railroads will be replacing wooden ties with steel. Experiments which have been going on for several years on a Bessemer road near Pittsburg and on several European roads are prov ing that utility and economy of the steel tie and its general adoption is a question of only a few years. The 215,000 miles of road in the United States will eat up many million tons of metal when they start in on this phase of physical recon struction. All of which helps along the conclusion that the maximum consump- tion of iron is not likely to be reached for long time ahead This years out put of 2,000000 tons will probably be very considerably increased in 1906 while for many succeeding consecutive years there is promise of new records. Mighty Is King Iron.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-12

of which were unknown to be in existence until discovered in the office of the Rail- road company. The frontispiece is a photograph of MT. Lincoln at the time he was in the service of the railroad. The photograph is from an original print in the possession of George B. Ward of Chicago, and is believed to be the only one of its kind in existence.
 The second photograph is of the pass over .ne Illinois Central lines in 1858, and reads as follows:
 Illinois Central Railroad,
 No. 312.
 December, 1857. Pass Hon. A. Lincoln, attorney for company, until December 31, 1858, unless otherwise ordered.
 J. c. CLARKE, Superintendent. Mr. Clarke afterward became the pres ident of the Illinois Central, and is well known in the south.
 Several pages of the book are taken up by photographic reproductions of an opin- ion rendered by MT. Lincoln in a question relating to the charter of the Illinois Gen. tral in 1856. in which the Illinois supreme court decided in accordance with the opinion of MT. Lincoln.
 The most important case of which MT. Ltlcoln ever handled for the Illinois Gen. tral was that in which the railroad was the defendant and the county of Me Lean. in Illinois, the complainant. As Is well known the Illinois Central pays to the state a certain amount of its gross receipts instead of taxes, and this ar rangement was brought into question by the county authorities. Associated with Mir Lincoln in this case were a number of the most prominent attorneys in the state at that time, and men who after wards became known all over the country MT Lincoln tried the case by himself and won it. At the conclusion he sent in his bill for 5000, the largest he had eyel asked from any client. The general coun- sel of the road promptly advised MT. Lin coin that the board of directors in New
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-12
Where 1t Applies

These are the diseases in which Liquo- zone has been most employed. In these il has earned its widest reputation In all of these troubles we, supply the first bottle free. And in all-no matter how dif- ficult-we offer each user a two months further test without the risk of penny. Asthma Goitre-Gout Abscess-Anaemia Gonorrhea-Gleet Bronchitis Hay Fever-Infiuenza Blood Poison La Grippe
 Bowel Troubles Leucorrhea
 Coughs-Colds Malaria-Neuralgia Consumption Piles-Quinsy Contagious Diseases Rheumatism Cancer-Catarrh Scrofula-Sypnins Dysentery-Diarrhea Tuberculosis Dyspepsia-Dandruf Tumors-Ulcers Eczema-Erysipelas Throat Troubles Feyers-Gall Stones Skin Diseases
 Also most forms of the following: Kidney Troubles .Llver Troubles Stomach Troubles Women's Diseases
 Fever. inflammation or catarrh-impure or
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-12
Studying the Elections.

People of affairs In the Wall street world find food for deep reflection in Tuesdays elections. Mixed with the phi losophizing and comment, there Is heard a good deal of plain talk, evincing a ten dency to throw upon the shoulders of Mir Roosevelt a share of the responsi- blity for popularizing the Idea of govern mental control of public utilities. It is insisted that the average man can not dfferentiate between federal control and regulation and that brand of control de- scribed as municipal ownership. Argu-
 ing along these lines, the critics of the financial district claim that Mir. Hearst found the ground cultivated by the Roose-
 welt blow when he undertook his remark able campaign in New York City. and that If 1t had not been for the White House encouragement of many of the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-12
A Test Will Yell
What Liquozone Can Do for You---and It is

supply the first bottle free in every dis ease that required it. And over one mill lion dollars have been spent to announce and fulfill this offer.
 The result is that Il 0oo.000 bottles have been used. mostly in the past two years. Today there are countless cured ones, scattered everywhere, to tell what Liquo- zone has done.
 offer is published still. In late years, sci ence has traced scores of diseases to germ attacks. Old remedies do not apply to them. We wish to show those sick ones at our cost-what Liquozone can do.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-12

You who are waiting-we ask you again to try Liquozone; to try it at our expense. You'll regret this delay when you learn what the product means to you.
 Do as millions have done-stop doubting; give Liquozone test. Then judge it by results. Germ diseases and there are scores of them-call for a germicide. Those are the diseases to which Liquozone best applies. Don't cling blindly to old-time remedies, if you don't find them effective. Let us prove the power of the new.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-12
NOT HER BEST YOUNG MAN.
Mammals Mistake Made 1t Embarrass-
 ing for Toledo Beau.

From an Exchange.
 During the National Civic Federation's convention in New York Samuel Gom- pers. apropos of a mistake, said:
 Tt might have been embarrassing-as embarrassing as the position of a young man of Toledo whom I heard about the other day. He had been calling now and then on young lady, and one night as he sat in the parlor waiting for her to come down, her mother entered the room instead, and asked him in very grave, stern way what his intentions were.
 He turned very red and was about to stammer some incoherent reply, when suddenly the young lady called down from the head of the stairs.
 Mamma, mamma, that is not the one'"