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The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-06-30
TAX VALUATIONS RAISED.
Colbert County Revenue Will Be h.
 creased Very Materially.

Tuscumbia, June 29.-(Special.) 1.-The county commissioners of this (ColberD county, sitting as board of equaliza- ton, finished their labors today. The as- sessments on real estate were gone into and values brought up to within 75 per cent of the actual value of property.
 The raises in valuations made by the board amount to something over one mil lion dollars and ever beat, or precinct, of the county has been raised The beats of Sheffield and Tuscumbia come in for the largest raises. In this precinct the largest single raise is on the Southern railway shops property. The assessment on this was s26,OOO and the board thought sl00.OO0 fairer value. In Sheffield the largest raises are as follows: Sheffield Coal and Iron company from sl75,000 to s30S,000. North Alabama Furnace com pany from s65.O00 to sl25,000. Sloss-Shef- field company from s7o,O00 to sl2o,0o0
 In Cherokee precinct, where the con tracting company. who are building the government lock on the Tennessee river, have their property, a raise of $70,0O0 was made on the property of the Sheridan Kirk company.
 The total amount of taxes that will be derived from the incurred assessments will amount to sl2,500, of which amount the county receives 60 per cent and the state 65 per cent of the rate of $1. D per hundred
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-06-30
PREPARING FOR BIG DAY.
Opening of Lock IS on Warrior VIII
 Be Gala Event.

Tuscaloosa, June o.-(Specsal.)-There was a meeting last night of the commit- tees having in charge the programme ar ranged for the formal opening of Lock NO. 1s on the Warrior river on the Fourth of July. As result, 1t Is announced that after the exercises that have to do with the opening of the lock at tidewater the crowd will be brought back to Riverview, on the Belt railway where dinner will be served, and where the other orations of the day will be delivered. Invitation to speak on this occasion has been ac- cepted by o. w. Underwood, J. H. Bank head and G. w. Taylor. and it Is prob able that S. J. Bowie and William Rich ardson will also be present. Senators Mor- gan and Pettus have both been invited to be present. but have not answered defin- itely. MT Burton of the rivers and har- bors committee has answered that he can not be present. This occasion is an aus plcious one not only for Tuscaloosa, but for the whole of Alabama and the people here will make every effort to have the day measure up to what 1t should be.
 The assistant postmaster of the Tusca- loosa postoffice, MT. John T. Bradford, has had his salary increased by an addi- tional $100 per annum.
 The game of baseball which was played on the university campus yesterday af- ternoon between the Holt team and the Elks resulted in a victory for the lat ter by the score of to 5. Another game between the same teams has been ar ranged for next week.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-06-30
HARTE AT UNIVERSITY.
Chooses as His Subject "Four Great
 Poems in Stone"

University, June 29.-(Special) l)-This morning at 1O:So A. C. Harte, secretary of the Mobile Y. M c. A. delivered the first of his series of three lectures before the summer school, his subject being, -Four Great Poems in Stone" MT. Harte won the hearts of his audience-t was composed largely of ladies-by his intro ductory remarks. complimentary and amusing, concerning the breakers, heart breakers and the belles around him.
 The poems in stone spoken of by Mir. Harte were the Temple of Balbec. in Assy- ria; the Acropolis at Athens, St. Peters at Rome. and the cathedral at Milan. The first he characterized as a tragedy, a tragedy in stone and a tragedy in wor- ship. It was the first stupendous attempt of man to build from himself upward to the infinite. The second. the Acropolis, thought in ruins. still impresses one with the beauty of it's proportions. And propor- ton Is to architecture what character Is to man-it is that quality which counts after all the embellishments have been torn away. This Parthenon, he said. is the epic poem in stone of Greece The last two, different from tine others. seem to have come down from God instead of having been built upward. The former, whose great dome issthe incomparable ex- pression of the infinite. is the worlds b- ric in stone. The latter, when one views 1t from the outside is rather displeasing through its very wantonness of adorn- ment: but when one has passed through the doorway, the whole seems transformed into prayer-a reaching upward of man for God
 At l0:30 tomorrow MT. Harte will speak on, Mature in Hebrew Poetry, and at Sl5 on "A Day With the Samaritans in Samaria''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-06-30

 light green gloves. tastefully tolieu Ds shower boouets of asparagus fern
 Next came Miss Mamie Carter or As- ridian, the maid of honor whose oarN type of beauty was tastefuliy set oll ps gown of white net, over green jarrett
 Then. leaning on the arm of her hano. some father, came the Tar oaushle, U Dallas. in whose honor were sseiiiDie1 distinguished guests or Alapanla s alia neighboring states. me toltuiioso , - hannv groom. attended by his best man. Hon Tohn T. Ashcraft, met her at the altar xvbere accompanied by the subdued melody of Tannhauser's Evening Star, Inc Rev Richard Hall the brides pastor, cond,,cted the impressive ceremony that united the destiny, life and nope or two happy souls. - ..z af To the inspiring and joyous notes or Tannhausers wedding march tne Meu d,na- roade its exit and all returned to the spacious mansion of Hon. and Mrs' D, T. FIlis where. after many wishes of hap niness to the newly welded couple, ana eoneratulations to the groom had been extended. delicious refreshments were en- jcyed. ,.,
 Mr and Mrs Ascroft after visiting Canada will make tfeir home in f1or- ence.
 The groom Is identified with the busi- ness growth and prosperity of North Ala hama, and Is at the head of the Ash craft cotton mills and other industrial corporations. and Is the brother of Hon. John T. Ashcraft, who has many frlenos here.
 Among the Selma guests were; MT and Mrs H. s. D. Mallory. P. H. Pitts' c. w Hooper and Miss Elsie Hooper, Mir and Mrs. J. B. Oxford Misses Saran il and Mary oxford. MT. w. P. Weleh, Edmond and Gordon welch. Misses Kate and Pauline welch. ldr. and Mrs J. R. Ellis. MT. and Mrs. Watt Craig, MT Mir. and Mrs Sam Gamar. MT. and Mrs' O. M. Hendrix. Mir md Mrs. R. P. An derson and Miss Annie Anderson MT ana Mrs. Panl Carson Mrs. J. P Clay Mrs, " T Watkins. Jr Mrs. Fowlkes, MT. and Mrs. H. F. Reese. H. F. Reese Jr.. Misses Katherine and Frances Reese MT. and Mrs. Lloyd M. Hooper tuen Hudson. c. c. Cleveland. Preston Weien Cleveland. Wallace Medley, Hall Ellis and MT. Mosely.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-06-30
Biz Families the Best.
om the Kansas City Journal.

From the Kansas City Journal.
 Father Beck, of the Holton Recorder. has lined up on the side of President Roosevelt in the big-famiy contro- versy and raises a new point to justify his position If the opposition will in- vestigate the matter just little it will find that nine of ten of the great men and women of this country have been members of large families. And if 1t will carry the investigation a little further 1t will discover that as a rule where there are ony one or two children in the family they become spoiled and selfish and seldom amount to much. The more education you give a spoiled, selfish boy the worse you make him, unless he can in some way overcome his selfshness. We will leave it to any of our observing. in teligent readers if among their acquain- tances the best boys and girls are not as rule the members of large families.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-06-30
A Living Monument.

If we were to assemble all those who have been cured of heart disease by Dr. Miles Heart Cure, and who would to-day be in their graves had not Dr. Miles been successful in perfecting this wonderful heart specific, they would pop ulate large city.
 What a remarkable record a breathing, thinking, moving monument, composed of human lives,-that for which every other earthly possession is sac rihced.
 The Miles Medical Go. re- ceive thousands of letters from these people like the following:
 q feel indebted to the pr. Miles Heart Cure for my life. l desire to call the attention of others suffering as I did to this remarkable remedy for the heart. For a long time I had suffered from shortness of breath after any little exertion, palPitation of the heart; and at times terrible pain in the region of the heart. SO serious that l feared that would some time drop dead upon the street. Ono day 1 read one of your circulars and Immediately went to my druggist and purchased two bot ties of the Heart Cure. and took it according to directions, with the result that l am entirely cured Since then l ncN,r miss an opportunity to recommend this remedy to my friends who have heart trouble; in fact am a travelling advertisment for l am
 J. H. BOWMAN
 Manager of Lebanon Democrat, Nashville. Tenn.
 pr. Miles Heart Cure Is sold by your druu9lst. who will guarantee that the first bottle will benefit. If 1t fails he will refund your money.
 Miles Medical Co.,, Elkhart, Ind
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-06-30
wnI Hold Sunday School cOnventIOn.

Gadsden, June 29 -(speeial) -The Eto- wah Baptist Sunday school convention will meet Saturday and Sunday at Dwight Baptist church in Alabama City for the puspose of discussing several important questions on the programme. Col Amos F. Goodhue, a leading lawyer of Gads- den. is down on the programme for an address on "The Value of Organization in Sunday School Work" also on What Caused the Church to be Persecuted?" These meeting are always largely att t-nded and prove very beneficial
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-06-30
HOMEGROWN STRAWBERRIES.
They Should Be Better Than Those
 One Can Buy.

Strawberries for the home garden are measured by standard of their own. says the Garden Magazine The markets are supplied with strawberries that arc suited to market purposes One of tine first considerations for market is ability to stand transportation. This means a degree of frmness or perhaps of tough ness, that will stand knocking about and will keep the berries from becoming bruised by the jars of rough handling.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-06-30
Red Men Elect Officers.

Gadsden, June 29-tSpecial.)-The Im- proved Order of Red Men held a very profitable netting last night and elected officers for the ensuing year. Twelve new members were taken into the or der. The officers elected are as follows: Prophet w. P. Johnson; sachem, o. J. Stocks, senior sagamore. L. E. Chandler; junior sagamore, John R. Hardin; C. of w. Percy Todd; trustee, w. R. Huston; keeper of the faith, J. A lnzer.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-06-30
plaasure of Iraxellnn.

Any trip is a pleasure to those who travel over the Chesapeake and Ohio rail- way. The best of equipment. excellent service. quick time. beautiful scenery, Finest dining car service. Polite atten- ton. Convenient schedules. Every com fort the most exacting traveller could wish. New York tickets permit stop-over of 10 days at Washington. Baltimore and Philadelphia: also the famous Virginia Hot Springs. n-l1-fri-su-we-tr
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-06-30

Growers for market are compelled to select such varieti-s. and sometimes this consideration is carried so far as to an- noy the purchaser. who finds he has bought something with the texture and consistency of a Russet apple or slight ly modified piece of cork. All these con- sir arstion may be ignored in selecting varieties for home use where quality is the first object. The more delicate the texture the better. if ony the berries. when thoroughly ripen through and Il rough. will not crush by careful pick ing and gentle carriage to the house.
 When 1t prints good. it is good cut The Gawk Engraving ca. ,z
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-06-30
Notice to Contractors.

Sealed proposals will be received by the undersigned until F o'clock noon We'd nesday. July 5, 1905. for sidewalk paving on Avenue H. between Twelfth and Twen- tleth streets.
 (Signed) JULIAN KENDRICK.
 6-2s-St City Engineer.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-06-30
BELLEVUE HOTEL.
Lookout Mountain, oadsden, Ala.

1200 feet elevation. t'reestone, lithia chalybeate, and sulphur waters. Best and only up-to-date summer resort in the state Under the direct supervision and management of LOU1 HART.
 Summer tourists rates: Round trip week end tickets. One fare family Looks, 70 tickets. $2l. Opens May l.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-06-30
MILITARY HONORS FOR ADMIRAL JONES Preparations Are Made for Turning Over the Body FRENCH SHIPS WILL AID United States Will Be Represented In the Ceremonies By Francis B.
 Loomis-Big Process
 sion In Paris.
FRENCH SHIPS WILL AID

Paris, June 29.-The programme of the ceremonies attendant on the removal of the body of the American Admiral. Paul Jones, from Paris was given out to- day.
 An American naval escort of 535 officers and men will arrive in Paris during the morning of July G. and will be met by d company of French troops. At S:30 in the afternoon the ceremonies of the delivery of the admirars body to the representa- tives Of the American government will be held in the American church. Invita- tions have been issued to the officials, diplomats and American patriotic organ izations. The remains VIII lie In state in the church.
 General Porter. the former ambassador to France, as custodian of the body, the recovery of which was due entirely to his efforts, will make brief address pre- vious to turning over the body to Francis B. Loomis, representing the United States government MT. Looms in turn will com mission Rear Admiral Sigsbee, commander of the American escorting squadron, to transport the body to the United States. Eight American marines will carry the casSet to an artillery caisson on which it will be publicly conveyed to the Es- plande. near the stand. The route of the procession will be through Champs Ely sees and across the Alexander Bridge. haltng before the tomb of Napoleon.
 The casket will there be deposited on high catafalque surrounded by flags and flowers, and an entire division of freight troops will pass in review before the body. After the rendering of military honors to the dead. the body will be placed on an open railway car guarded by a French and American escort. A train will leave Paris for Cherbourg at 10 o'clock at night with the open funeral car and the American blue jackets and marines.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-06-30
French Navy to Cooperate.

Cherbourg. June 29.-Commander Roy c. Smith, the American naval attaehe at Paris. arrived here today and conferred with Admiral Bessen relative to the re- ception of the American squadron which is to escort the body of Paul Jones to the United States. The admiral assured Com mander Smith of the hearty cooperation of the French navy The French ships in the harbor will display the American flag July and a detachment of French ma rines will be detailed as a guard of honor. The admiral added that he would des- ignate a French torpedo boat to transfer the body on board the United States flag ship Brooklyn
 The French officers are arranging a Franco American punch" in honor of the visitors.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-06-30
CLERKS BETTING
 ON HUGE DEFICIT Uncle Sam is Short About
 $25.OOO,OOO RECEIPTS ARE S543,oOO,OO0  Month of June Just Closing Shows Handsome Surplus of Nearly s1s,-
 100000 for Reduction
 of Deficit.
RECEIPTS ARE S543,000,O0O

Washington, June 29.-(Specia1) )-Clerks in the treasury department have the an- nual custom of betting on the years re- ceipts and expenditures. Considerable money will change hands on July 1. when the exact amount of the deficit will be known. The year will end Friday after noon at 4:30, but the receipts from the various ports and various collectors will not be known until the following day The outlook now is for deficit at about twenty-five millions Last year the de- felt was nearly forty-five million dollars.
 But the expenditures of that year were enlarged by the fifty million dollar pay ment on the Panama canal and the four million dollar loan to the St. Louis ex- position. With fifty-four million deduct ed from the regular expenditures last year the total expenditures would have stood at about five hundred and twenty five million as compared with five hum dred and sixty-fve million this year. There has been an increase in expenditures this year over last. therefore. of about forty million.
 Receipts Are $543, 100000.
 The receipts for the fiscal year have been about $543,0OOO 600. two millions more thasl the receipts estimated by the secre- tary in his last report. The expenditures have been $567, 800 GOO or about eight and one-half millions more than was esti- mated. The month of June just closing shows a handsome surplus of nearly $13, ,OO00O0 and reduced the deficit from $S7,O00O00 to $24,50O,000 A comparison of the receipts of this fiscal year with those of the preceding year shows remarkably small changes. Customs receipts for the fiscal year 1904 were approximately s26z.- 000,0G0 for this year approximately S26l,- 500000 Internal revenue receipts for 1904 were S232, ,4O0, GOO. for 1905 $233. .500000. Mis- celaneous receipts in 1904 were $46, 7OO,OOO, in 1905 S4SOO0,0OO comparison of the ex- penditures of the two years shows wider variations. Civil and miscellaneous eX- penditures in 1904 excluding payment for the right of way for the Panama canal and the loan to the Louisiana purchase exposition company were $l32, 100000, this year S147 100000 an increase of $1o,0O0,OOO of which more than half Is an increase in the postal defcinncy. War MtmefsS expendtures in 1904 were $115,300 600, this year S122 400. .0O0. an increase of N.OOOOOO. Navy department expenditures in l9o4 were $102, 800 GOO. this year $llI 0Oo, an increase of $14.500,000 Indians in lso4. $10 400 900; in 1905, S14, Oc>S. an increase or S4.2000O0. ..o.
 Pension payment since 1904 $142, GOO GOO; in 1905. S141, TOO OO0 a decrease of one million. Interest payments were the same for the two years twenty-four and one-half mll- Hons.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-06-30
Hot Springs, Arkansas. THE ROCKAFELLOW,

E. ;. PUTNAM, HrOprleIOr. BATH HOUSE UNDER SAME ROOF
 AS HOTEL. Round Trip Half Rate Tickets to Hot Springs Now on Sale All Railresd
 Offices. The most handsomely furnished hotel in the valley-all outside rooms. Bount- eous table, efficient service. modera to rates, home-like, select. All street cars pass the Rockafellow. Write for booklet. References.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-06-30
LOUIE REESE, Prop.
If you are sick Blount Springs water will cure you. Rates. 5000 to $l2.5O Per Week. BLOUNT SPRINGS HOTEL co.
 BlOunt SpingS, Ala.
ANNOUNCEMENT.

I desire to announce to the public that have assumed control of this celebrated health and pleasure resort, have made many improvements in buildings and grounds, and will con duct it in first-class style. 1 hope to see all of the former patrons of Talla. dega Springs there this summer, and many new ones, and all may come ex. pecting the best of service.
 RATES: $7.oo to 5000 per week.
 w. H. JACKSON, Manager.
 6-9-1m-fri-sun-wed
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-06-30

What! You haven't heard about the quartertoneP Call the "GAWK." Peoples phone 276, Age Herald building. Gawk Engraving Go.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-06-30
WaynGSViIIe, North Gar OIina

Altitude 2s50 feet. For over fifteen years the most popu- lar health and pleasure resort of the mountain section of North Carolina in the celebrated Land of the Sky"
 BEAUTIFUL HAYWOOD" WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS HOTEL,
 B. j. Sloan. Owner and Prop. Season opens June 6. under the same management as last year. Accommodation limited to 250 guests. Cuisine and service unexcelled. Rates moderate
 For illustrated printed matter etc., ad- dress
 MRS. F. J. RING Manager. ved-fr-su Waynesville, N. c.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-06-30
SOUTHERN RAIL WAY RATES

Summer Excursion-Write to J. N. Harrison, district passenger agent of the Southern railway, Birmingham. Ala. for a copy of Summer Homes Folder, descrip- tive of the many delightful resorts located along the line of the Southern railway. Excursion tickets on sale now
 Summer Resorts On Or Reached Via Southern Railway-Summer excursion tickets are now on sale by the Southern railway to the delightfuly cool resorts of East Tennessee. western North Car olina Gncluding the beautiful Sapphire country), and Virginia, also many other desirable resorts. For a copy of Summer Homes Folder. descriptive of many de- lightful summer resorts on or reached via the Southern railway. also for rates and other information. write to ]. N. Harrison. District Passenger Agent. Birmingham, Ala. 6-2-tf
 Celebration. Fourth of July-On account of the above occasion the Southern rail- way will sell tickets at the very low rate of one and one-third fare for the round trip. Tickets will be sold July l. ?, and 4 good returning until July 8. 1905 For tickets and full information apply to any Southern railway agent J. N. Harrison. District Passenger Agent. Birmingham. Ala. 6-21-tf
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-06-30

Phone 276 (People's) if you want the Gswk Engraving CO
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-06-30
EIlis.Ashcroft Nuptials.

Last evening marked an epoch in the social life of Dallas county, one long to be remembered in Orrville the beautiful little metropolis of west Dallas. The oc- casion was the marriage of Miss Zaidee Ellis, the youngest daughter of the popu- lar and distinguished citizen of Dallas. B, F. Ellis, of Orrville. to MT. Cyrus w.. Ashcraft of Florence.
 All the taste, refinement and elegance so habitual to the Ellises was apparent in every detail of the happy occasion.
 Ats o'clock on special train provided bv Colonel Ellis, the invited guests left Selma. and after pleasant run of twen- tv miles. reached Orrville. where they were met by carriages and driven to the beautiful little Baptist church. never be- fore more lavishly and tastefully deco rated in white and green. graceful ever green vines ferns and palms interwoven and mingled with fragrant and beautiful white flowers.
 At g o'clock Dunklin's orchestra filled the church with the melodious strains of Mendelssohn's wedding march, and four beautiful and graceful little ribbon maids. Josephine Sutton. Eleanor Stall Elizabeth and Virginia Dunneway. marched in and formed an aisle for the wedding party, which was preceded by the ushers, James B. Ellis and John E. Dunneway, Lee Ashcraft. brother of the groom. and Dr. Robert Lee Sutton. Then came the bridesmaids. Misses Martha Street Ashcraft, Florence: Katherine Rob inson of Mobile Gillian Brown of Marion Viola Dunneway of Thomasville. Vera Ellis. Alma Molette of Orrville. Jonna Mai Laws, Nashville; Kate Belle Hopson. each arranged in an attractive gown of --i.l.- China silk. light green girdles. long.