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The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-07-09
RAILROAD WORLD.

A hundred or more Elks from Brming- ham and other portions of the state will leave Birmingham this morning at ! o'clock on a special train over the Queen and Crescent route for Buffalo to attend the grand lodge meeting.
 The train will be known as the Ala baIna Ell1s Special' and will go through to Buffalo. The schedule will be one of the fastest ever made between Birming- ham and Cincinnati and Cincinnati and Buffalo. The train will consist of prac- tically new equipment and will be very handsome
 The Engine has just come out of the shops where it was thoroughly overhauled just been through the same process. Four Pullman sleepers and dining car will complete the train to Chattanooga, where another Pullman will be added.
 A number of Elks came to Birmingham last night to go on this train this morn- ing, and others will arrive on the early morning trains
 A delegation of eighteen Elks from Bes- semer left yesterday over the Seaboard for Buffalo, and they will be joined en route by others who will swell the total number to twenty-five. A special sleeper was provided for the party.
 H. H. Hunt. travelling passenger agent of the Rock Island-Frisco system with headquarters in Atlanta, was in the city yesterday.
 The washout on the Atlanta division of the Southern between Austell and Atlanta has been repaired and the trains are run ming on time. The trouble was serious and caused two of the trains due in Bir- mingham yesterday morning to be late.
 Train No. 97 which was due in Bir- mingham at 5:29 a. m arrived shortly after f2 o'clock, having been held out more than seven hours by the washout, and No. 8 due in Birmingham at l1:45 o'clock arrived a short time afterwards. Train No 37 due last night at 10:O5 o'clock was only a few minutes late.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-07-09
TWO SMALL FIRES. Total Loss Was Not More Than Five
 Dollars.

The fire department was called upon to extinguish two small fires yester- day. The first was at 11Ss1 yesterday morning and was on the roof of .. A. Jones residence, at No. la36 Hun,s- vile avenue. The fire was caused by a spark and was extinguished before more than $5 damage was done.
 The second fire was at 10 o'clock last night and was caused by can of oil being overturned and igniting in a furniture establishment next 10 the city market on Fourth avenue. The blaze was extinguished before anv seri- ous damage was done.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-07-09
NEW OIL COMPANY
 COMES ID SELMA Price of lKcrosine is Reduced
 One Cent NEW MEMORIAL WINDOWS Four Handsome Windows Will Be Placed in Water Street Methodist |. church-other News : ! } of Selma.

Selma. July S.-(Special)--It Is learned aGulf Refining company of New Orleans will open up in this city branch office, and will make an effort to secure some of the businessfof the Selma territory. The Gulf Refining company Is a strong com petitor of the Standard Oil company in the south, and own a number of oil wells in the Texas oil field.
 The Selma office will be in charge of MT. Sims, who was formerly an employe of the Standard and already two carloads of oil have arrived in the city The new concern have rented the Gilman ware house on Water street and will operate a tank wagon all over the city. Since the news of the opening of the new concern in this city the price of kerosene oil has been reduced 1 cent a gallon but the Standard people say that the opening of the new concern in this city was not the cause of the reduction in the price of oil. but that the reduction is general all over the country.
 They state that they will not make any rate war on the new concern, but vii, go along as ifsthe Gulf Refining company was never in existence here.
 Elegant Church Window.
 Four elegant memorial windows for the Water Street Methodist church have been received and will soon be placed in posi- ton. The windows are In memorial for different prominent members of that con- gregation. One of the windows is in honor of Mrs. A. H. Mitchell, wife of the late Dr. A. H Mitchell. who at the time of his death war one of the oldest Meth odist ministers in the south.
 Another one of the windows is a me- morial to Mrs. Claybrook, mother of Mrs. J. J. Thomas, and who was an earnest worker and one of the mothers of the church. and is given by the boys Sunday school class of the church. One of the windows was given by Frank LaPorte in memory of his mother. who was also during her lifetime one of the pillars of the church. The other window was given by the Ladies' Aid society of the church. and is also i'm memory of Mrs. Mitchell, who was the founder of the society. The building of the church Is progressing fine lily, and will fbe completed within few weeks.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-07-09
Banquet Rendered Last Night.

The Selma Commandery, Knights Tenn
 plars. were rendered an elegant banquet
 last night at the Central City cafe by Sir
 Eminent Knight J. c. Hayward. Nearly all of the members of the command were present and a most enjoyable and pleas- ant evening was spent. The banquet was given under the direction of that elegant local caterer. I. l.. Rosendorf. and the service and care with which 1t was held added greatly to the enjoyment of the evening. The toastmaster for the evening was Sir Knight D. s. Starr, who acquitted himself with great credit The principal speakers of the evening were J. C. Hay ward, l.. w. Hubbard and F. M Stilwell.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-07-09
Lou Dillon and Delmar to Race.

Detroit, July 8.-Announcement was made today that Lou Dillon and Maj. Delmar, the only two-minute t-oxters in the world, will be seen in a match race during the Blue Ribbon meeting at Detroit, July "A to 26, the opening of the grand circuit. The Detroit Driv- ing club will give a handsome gold cup to the winner c. K. G. Billings, Eho owns both horses, will drive Lop Dill lon, and Major Delmar, who defeated Lou Dillon last fall at Memphis forthe s50O0 gold championship cup, will be driven by H. K Devereaux.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-07-09
PRATT COUNCIL TO
 MEET MONDAY NIGHT
TWO NEGROES ENGAGE IN SHOOT. ING AFFRAY AT IDA STATION IN WHICH BOTH WE'RE IN. JURED.

Pratt City July s.--(Special. 1.-The may or and board of aldermen will meet in regular semi-monthly session Monday night As the council failed to meet at the last meeting time on account of quorum not being present. the probabil- ities are that Monday nights session will be an unusually busy one.
 The reports of the city officers will be read, and a number of matters. post poned from the last session, will be con- sidered by the board
 Shooting scrape.
 Two negroes engaged in a shooting af- fray tonight at 8 o'clock, near Ida sta ton, in which one of the men Is reported as being seriously wounded. The negro who was captured was too badly injured to give his name. The other negro. who is said to have received a flesh wound. made his escape. The shooting created considerable excitement In that part of the city.
 Making Office Building. The large building on Third avenue, formerly occupied by the Harris-Lovelady Furniture company. is being converted iHlo dl oInce building, Both the first and second floors of the structure are being divided up into offices and it is under stood that already a number of the offices have been rented.
 Personal and General. MT. W. C. Pool of Greenville, Tex, who has been the guest of MT. R. M. Gale for several days. left today for South Ala bama.
 Mrs. ]. D. Wood is visiting in Altoona. Miss Elizabeth Somerville left today for Aliceville to visit relatives. Mrs. Edward Rose, who has been wis., 1 iting her daughter. Mrs. Will Morrow, has returned to her home at Fayette. l Miss Ida Bonfield is visiting relatives at Columbus, Ga.
 l Mir John Anderson. formerly of Pratt 1 City. but now of Peoria. H.. is visiting I relatives in this city this week 1 Miss Alef Vann Is visiting relatives and 1 friends at Chattanooga.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-07-09
DISEASES OF MEN.

MY GUARANTEE
 Not dollar need be paid until cured
 I know the diseases and weaknesses ot men like an open book. I have given my life to 1t. and my many cured pa- tents restored to VIGOROUS VITALITY. are today living monuments to my skill, knowledge and success. I never hold out salse hopes. I never undertake case I cannot cure. have made so thorough a study of all the diseases of ma of VARICOCELE. STRUCTURE CON- TAGIOUS BLOOD POISON. HYDRO rELE. NERVOUS DEBILITY. GEN ERAL WEAKNESS. LOSS OF VITAL ITY and have cured so many cases that If there Is cure for YOUR disease you will find 1t here. When I undertake a rase there Is no such thing as failure. CHARGE NOTHING FOR CONSULTA- TON. and my knowledge. skill and ex- perience are at your service. l 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. quick and certain cure is always possible by mail.
 Sims Medical Institute
 &1Lz Nineteenth St.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-07-09
Neuro May Die.

Cecil Terrell, a negro, was arrested and locked in the city jail yesterday on charge of assault with intent to murder. He is charged with cutting Young Me- Clesiy, another negro. It was reported last night that McClesky was in dying condition. He was cut deeply across the abdomen.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-07-09
Personal and General.
Eleven Negroes Arrested.

Officers Buckalew and Burns arrested eleven negroes, said to have been engaged in a crap game on the Southside last night. One of the eleven made bond. The others were sent to the police station and locked in the city jail. The patrol wagon was taxed to It's capacity in accommodate ing the gang. Patrol Driver Stokes. who was on duty at the time, states that this broke the record for big loads.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-07-09
Has Killed Eiaht Men.

Chalis, Wash, Jury S.--Hezekiah Hall, aged 56 years, wanted in Ice county, Virginia, on charge of mur- dering John Grubb. was arrested here today Hall admits that be killed Grubb, but says that he did 1t in self defense. He stated to Sheriff Jrqu- hart that he had killed eight IGen.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-07-09
Adee Again in Charqc.

Washington, July S.-Mr. Adee, sec ond assistant secretary of state, who has just returned to the United States from France, in which country he made tour on his bicycle, today as- sumed the duties of acting secretary of state.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-07-09
THE PROPER PLACE

If you need glasses go to Dr. L. J.. Robbins There Is the place to have the work done right; prices are right. Ills specially ground glasses feel cool and pleasant and he is doing the business at F M. Lynchs Jewelry store. First Na-' tionaI bank.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-07-09

 $00 $ 5 quality mecerzed Table nen 72 64inch Tuesday 59c of 
  thread Island Domestic 4c
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-07-09
Died at Hospital.

Martha Jane Fields, the 59year-old woman who jumped or fell from fourth story window of the Osceola house, on Second avenue, Friday morn ing at 130 o'clock, died shortly after being carried to St. Vincent's hospital.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-07-09

of Monday 1oc silk aualy white finish All 15c and 200 Dress Bates designs Monday lcolor
 
 oada e4ncb Turkey Table Damask 36ncb do d and figured Curtain quality sac
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-07-09
Arrested for Embezzlement.

Henry Kitchens. a white man, was arr rested yesterday by Officers Ray and Eledge and placed in the city jail on a charge of embedding watch.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-02-05

nothing else and they work In various ways.
To quote the teacher OF one Of these classes.
which, by the way, consists entirely OF
grown up women.
There are three ways OF developing the
figure. The first is by diet.
Fat forming foods should be eaten.
Chocolate and cocoa should be drunk, and
corn starch. grayic', ice cream and sweets
should be eaten p!entifuliy
Many women develop the figure by
eating the food they like. A certain woman
who was very fond Of broiled chicken had
chance to indulge this taste. She also
! liked tre7h eggs and milk. On broiIed
chicken. freih eggs and milk she grew full
IN the figure, though by no means fat. But
she rounded out beautifully.
Developing the figure can also be done
by massage But it Is slow. The woman
whose neck and chest are very thin, not
TO say scrawny, can help herself out little
by ma saying her chest with COCOA butter
mixed half and half with pure almond oil
Another very good massage agent IL yase-
line and almond oil half and half. The
cream should te rubbed in and allowed
TO remain on for'some time.
The third and best agent Is exercise.
The woman who will exercise viii develop
her chest wonderfully soon.
There j. a gymnasium where they prao-
tise great deal with the arms. The girls,
while they do not swing clubs are in the
ildllI ol u1lIlb tllt al ms vigorously.
There Il a drImmers' class, where they
beat the drum. There Is GLASS where
they exercise with a very small punching
bag. and there is a wrestling class
with these aids the woman who wants
TO develop her figure can do so without any
trouble at all. She can add flesh TO her
chest and width to her shoulders
There are some rules for the woman
who Is developing her figure which, If care
fully followed, will help her amazingly.
She must have plenty Of air, and cold
air at that. And she must have an air
supply which changes constantly. A room
with a window on opposite sides, so that
there will be a draught. Is the best place
in which to exercise,
Another rule is 10 have the clothing very
loose. The whist Of the dress, In particular
should lie wide across the chest. so that
the figure can expand.
Exercise is a fine thing, but for the woman
with narrow chest II Is dangerous unless
she knows how 10 DO IL. II her chest Il too
thin it means that she has too little vitality
This means that she does not take enough
food into her system.
So, before beginning her work. she should
take cup OF chocolate, and after finishing
she should take another cup, II abe will
do this her physical culture exercises will
benefit her greatly.
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some. Up to that time no one had ever
noticed me. for | had be- thin chest d,
narrow shouldered and inclined to stoop.
i could : Ii you Of dorm women who
have done the came thing. They have no
I, atures to spCak Of. but when It comes
TO figure they are fine. II Is 80 with most
OF our popular aotre ssos, They are not
b, nutiful But they have personal mag
NJ tism and a maniho ut physique.
They are wide in the shoulders. full in
the che st for the ir he light, and they have
musole. | never saw an actress who
wasn't bunch OF muscle and marvel Of
personal endurance.
MARY Mannering Is a skilful wre stler.
and even LITTLE Maude Adams can walk,
ftnce, golf and do things that would tire
out the average man. b rnhaTdt. in spite
OF her age, can walk barefoot on the
rocks at her 9 aside home when the rain
Is dI living side wise across her path, and
she can run through a storm for mil =. she
Ia 81 nder, not very tall and not very i'm
posing. But her shoulders are wid3 and
her ohest Is full.
We'll. / studi- d these women and bought
picturI of them. / pasted them on my
walls and tackled them 10 the doors and
stuck the m in my mirror. TO my EYE they
we,c not so b, autlful az they were gracr full
and shap ~. looked y arningly at their
images and long 70 ba like them-not
handsome. but immens ly attractive.
-One day / said to Z acher Of physical
culture. who has dew loped many fine
figure for the stage:
What would you do. II you were In
my plao'. to b, de VI lops physically
'She locke at me- quizzically | could
see that she was taking note Of my narrow
shoulders, my very thin chest and the loose
front Of my shirt waist.
Are you willing to work. she asked,
very much as though she were engaging a
house maid.
i would work my fingers to the bone
replied In the sams spirit.
1T isn't necessary said she. But
there are things which you can do and
which you ought 10 do
Name them replied.
Get drum. said she. and learn 20
beat II. You can't do anything better
Well word 20 the willing woman is
more than sufficient. I went out shopping
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-02-05
The Very Thrifty English:
Where We Do Not initiate Them

either She hands II. II you please. TO the
mistress. This happened again and again
while | was visiting prosperous family
able 10 keep four servants.
This was how prosperous they were.
In front Of their home. in the sui urbs Of
London, there was large grass plot. You
can imagine from that what the homo
cost. Well, let me tell you about this grass
plot and the leaves that fell from the trees
on il in the fall
-One day man came along and asked
the hostess II he could have her leaves. She
walked down TO the gate and bargalned
with him awhile. Then she came back
and sat down on the veranda and presently
the man began TO rake up the leaves
When he had quite finished. the maid
went out TO him with silver waiter. He
laid the money for the leaves on this silver
waiter and the maid brought IL in to her
mistress.
Now In Boston. you know. we have
10 pay a man to rake up tho dead leaves and
cart them on. We have TO pay him we'll
This IL a fair sample OF the difference in
the matter Of economy In the two nations
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Postal Cards and Other
New Valentines Of 1905

1T isn't that valentines are going out OF
fashion, explained one OF Cupid's advance
agents yesterday, but It is because the
sentiment and the style OF these tender
love miseives have 50 materially changed
during the last FIVE or ten years that this
notion prevails.
Our grandparents swore undying love
and we're addicted to attacks of Mysteries
in burning rhyme on Lace paper CONNECTIONS.
and consequently old fashioned folk vote
this a very material age because the up to
date lover mixes his seemingly homeo-
pathio doses Of love with sllopathio doses
OF humor.
ITO be sure all the valentine factories have
been manufacturing and are still filing
orders for those gorgeous missives that look
like East Side wedding cakes, inscribed
with gushing sentiment, and with en-
bossed Cupids and mating doves cooling
away behind wonderful glded portals
that open and shut. L myself, ain making
them up. but they are all intended for
trade through the middle and far West
and along the Pacific slope
Eastern sweethearts with fat pocket
books testify their devotion TO their loved
ones by sending them gifts Of dollhouse
flowers, silver trinkets, bonbons and the
like; but for your practical everyday New
Yorker, give him the valentine joke.
Now. this 10 the sort OF thing that I'm
selling this year. and haven't been able to
supply the demand. Ny customers are
wild over Them and the man placed on
tho table big red heart. which suddenly
became apparently imbued with life and
jumped foot from the table.
This Is called The Beating Heart, and
embodies the idea OF the throbbing and pa
pitation Of the lovers heart when thinking
OF the girl he loves. The agency which
moves the organ is, as you see, nothing but
a rubber band. Nautical persons yachts
men and the like, are fond of this other
valentine, which Is in the shape Of q boat
the sail Of which Is movable and which
bears the legend Looking for Mate
The changing heart ID another novelty
well liked, though the suggestion Of IN
stability may prevent some persons from
buying Il. You see, it's heart cut out on
both sides and covered with glass BY
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-02-05

Il think said tine woman who lives in u
studio. as she emptied the tea leaves 10
save them for the scrub lady To clean the
rug with, that am a very economical per-
son. Ny living in this studio costs me
very little. ! have my breakfast about
10 O'Clock. then l don't want any dinner
till six
But , gu forget interrupted the other
woman, how much your dinners cost your
friends. No, New Workers. are not thrifty.
They know NIX. TO nothing Of economy.
They mead 10 learn from the English, and
] mean the middle class and well 10 do
English. Ny dear, when | was in England,
my eyes we're opened TO the thrift OF the
English people.
You talk Of saving your tea leaves for
the rug. D. you know what they do with
their old tea leaves therel The cook dries
them and sells them TO some small grocer.
who in turn sells them 10 tbs poor people
who are mis- patrons.
1t is the same with the Goals A man
comes around 10 TIE cook regularly. sifie
the ashes and pays her for the half burned
GOALS The cook doesn't receive the pay
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-02-05

diamonds are posed upon a background OF
pearls, an ornate clasp Of diamonds brings
necket made OF several strands OF pearls
70 lovely finish beneath the chin the old
Greek key pattern and others az antique
and classical form collars as UNIQUE. and
81 les are still much sold with a band OF
velvet or a length Of tulle passed through
them TO form a collar. As n rule, the
white gems only are used for these purposes
but sometimes a feature ia made Of great
square emeralds, sapphires or rubies set
prominently among the diamonds.
Diamonds, pearls, emeralds and rubies
arr the four most precious jewels In the
world. and at this moment are sharing the
supreme place Of popularity among con-
noisseurs.
The amethyst ia the true fashionable gem
among the minor jewels, and Is expensive
when bought IN the rich. dark, yet clear
purple that i tho choicest Of it's many gra-
dauons Of colorinE For, like the emerald.
the ruby and the sapphire. color IL the cri-
terion OF the amethyst's worth. and as the
brilliant green Of the best emerald and the
rich pigeons blood Of the ruby make those
stones most valuable. 40 does the deep
purple OF the amethyst proclaim its excel
lence.
In addition TO her magnificent set OF
amethysts. which includes a crown spark
ling with splendid stones, encrllstcd in dis
monds, the Queen has lately been wearing
sapphires. and this fact il raising these
beautiful blue stones 70 the pinnacle Of
fashion they enjoyed years ago.
The aristooratic and smart Pansenne
wears crowns and tiAras less frequently
than the English woman does. finding sonne-
thing smaller and more piquant than those
stately pieces more TO her taste. For she
has fewer opportunities than the English
woman has Of displaying tho contents OF
her jewel case as 1t applies TO evening
dress ornaments.
Our great ladies' appear az the opera. and
someumes at the theatres. In crowns and
tiaras. and always at court and il Is modish
now for smart woman 70 possess at least
three Of varying shapes and different genA