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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-04-27

tion by Mrs. Charles G. Brown, chairman
chapter
Mrs. Brown spoke in part as follows:
"Liutenant Governor Cunningham, in
the absence of our esteemed chief execu-
tive, representing the great state of Ala
bama. and Mr.. Bremen, mayor of the
city of Birmingham:
Il am directed by Pelham Chapter,
United Daughters of the Confederaey, to
present to Alabama and the city of Blr-
mlngham, this monument to the Confed-
crate soldiers and sailors When Phaon,
the Gfecian philosopher, consulted the
Oracle he was directed to inquire of the
dead and their monuments; 50, Pelham
chapter would by this plain gray stone
Shaft direct this and succeeding genera
tons, when seeking examples of heroism.
devotion to duty and patient sarifice, as
inspiration to grander thinking and truef
living to inquire of our dead and our
monuments. We would bid you do these
things In no spirit of sectional bitter
ness, no repinlng. but In loving, loyal de-
votion to the sublime past and its sad
yet precious Notwithstanding believing,
knowing that the more sacred we hold
in memory this past of our southland. the
higher, the broader and truer will be our
loyalty to our united common country
submission, loving, yet proud tears for
the furled banner of the southern cross,
patriotic Joy, hope and pride in the I'M
furled, out-spread, world advancing flag
of our fathers and our Union
I'VE now present this monument to the
coming metropolis of the south-We here
present ii to the foremost state of the
southland and in assured confidence en-
sendered by the return of Our tattered,
blood believed Confederate flags and by
the grandly patriotic sentiment pulsed
IN the city of Atlanta from the heart of
our beloved martyred President, William
Mckinley, we here present this Confed-
crate monument to our whole country
south and northwest and east We
doubt not It's acceptance in sacred trust
as memorial of American Valor and
American patriotism, melting the Sons of
the north and of the south, to generous
emulation and lofty challenge of each to
the other to deeds of high emprise, to
grandsr ideals of patriotic, civic man
hood, love of country, and simple, I'M
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The Parade.

The Memorial day parade of Confeder-
ate Veterans, Daughters of the Confed
eracy, Sons of Veterans, Grand Army of
the Republic military Odd Fellows and
other organizations was the most i'm
posing ever in Birmingham.
The column formed on Third avenue in
front of the county court house at 9:45
o'clock The march to the monument at
Capitol park led through the business
section of the city. The sidewalks were
thronged with interested spectators
The parade was formed as follows
Platoon of police in charge of Chief
Wie;.
Grand marshal and staff.
Platoon of police.
Music.
Military escort consisting of Third
regiment infantry and visiting companies
from the second regiment. infantry.
Howard college cadets
battery d, artillery.
Troop d, cavalry.
Delegations.
United Confederate Veterans from Biz
nlingham. East Lake, Bessemer, Pratt
City and Woo avn.
Sons of Veterans.
Grand Army OF the Republic.
Spanish American veterans.
Distinguished persons in carria ges and
tally-hos
F'irst-A taly-ho. gaily decorated in red
and white, drawn by four gray horses,
containing officers and members of Will
liam L. Yancey chapter, Daughters of the
Confederacy.
Second-Lieutenant Governor r. M.
Cunningham. Gen. Geroge p Harrison,
Mrs. ]. A. Rountree, Mrs. C. G. Brown.
Third-Mayor w. M. Drennen, DR.. ].
c. Alternately Mrs. r. Fl. Carter Mrs.
e. r. Taliaferro.
Fourth-Col. w II. benson, Mr.. Eli P.
Smith. representing Mr.. Rufus N. Rhodes;
Mrs. C. 8. Simmons. Mrs. A. A. Clisby.
Fifth-Dr. A. c. Davidson, DIR. L. s.
Handley, Mrs ]. u Hardeman, Miss So
phia wittichen
Sixth-Mrs. L. s. Handley, Mrs. Carter.
Bessemer; Mrs. Deharney, Ensley; Mrs.
Atkins. East Lake
Seventh-Selene Rountree, Charles
Clisby.
Esighth-Tally-ho
Ninth-TalIy-ho
Tenth-Tally-ho.
Visiting delegations of Pelham chapter,
United Daughters of the Confederacy,
from Birmingham, Ensley, East Lake and
Bessemer.
Board of Aldermen and city officials in
carriages.
Music.
Independent Order of Odd Fellows from
different sections of the district.
Civilians in carriages and afoot.
Fire department, Chief Mullin command
ing.
The line of march was down Twenty
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-04-27
RAILROAD WORLD.


The New Orleans Picayune has the fol-
lowing regarding the recent trip of the
Queen and Crescent officials to Fort
Worth:
After several months OF hard work the
Queen and Crescent system has closed
deal by which they will handle large
portion of the packing house products of
Texas which are destined for the east
What rate concessions were made to Sc
cure this business are not known. One
concession which was granted the pack
ers was the putting on of a fast through
freight between Fort Worth, Tex. and
Birmingham, Ala.
This train Will make the run every
other day in forty-eight hours.
A large number of Queen and Cres-
cent officials spent several days in con-
ference with the packers in Fort Worth
last week. and the new deal is the result
According to the plan which has been
mapped out, the trains carrying the new
business are to be routed over the Texas
and Pacific to Shreveport, over the Vicxs-
burg, Shreveport and Pacific, from
Shreveport to Vieksburg, over the Ala
bama and Vicksburg. from Vicksburg to
Meridian, and over the Alabama Great
Southern from Meridian to Birmingham
This routing will keep the business almost
exclusively on the various lines Of the
Queen and Crescent system.
At Birmingham the train will be br
up and distributed to the various eas as
points.
Before the officials left Fort we -
a mn ha
the pleasure of seeing the first tralr
sixteen cars over the new routing lie i
that city.
III any one desires to see how much
Improvement has resulted from the OPEN
ing of the Boyles yards" said superln-
dent Brooks Of Louisville and Nashville
yesterday, 'al he has to do is to go down
in the Birmingham yards and look Con-
gestion of thains Is no longer seen.
THE yards are working admirably and
they are making matters a great deal
easier for us. Trains can be handled more
rapidly and all our freight business can be
transacted with more ease
r. L. Mcclellan, assistant freight traffic
manager of the Southern railway arrived
In the city yesterday afternoon. Mr.. Me-
iNelidf WAS lOffnefiy assistant general
freight agent at Memphis, but was re-
Gently promoted to the present position.
j. Z. McCuen, superintendent of motive
power of the Queen and Crescent route.
with headquarters in Ludlow, Ky , was In
the city yesterday.
Fred Parmalee. travelling passenger
agent of the Cincinnati, Hamilton and
Dayton-Pere Marquette system, with
headquarters in Atlanta, was In the city
yesterday.
III. B. Crawford, superintendent of the
Columbus birmingham division OF the
Central of Georgia railway, ~ in the
city yesterday.
IT. j. Robinson. assistant general pas
senger agent of the Central of Georgia
railway, will arrive in the city today and
will probably spend today and tomorrow
here
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Thousands Pay Tribute 10 Men,
DRY Of Men in Gray
MEMORIAL DAY OBSERVED
Work of Patriotic Women Rewarded
With Sueeess-Eloquent Addresses
BY Notable Persons-Exercises
at Oak Hill Cemetery.

That the character and achievements of
the Confederate soldier and Confederate
sailor are regarded with undiminished. and
undiminishing admiration and affection
by the people of this community was
strikingly attested yesterday when the
Confederate monument was, in the pres
ence of an intently interested throng, un-
yelled with impressive ceremonies in Cap
itol park, and the graves of the heroic
dead, buried in Oak Hill cemetery. were
later in the day, reverently covered with
flowers.
The exercises awakened sacred memories
and revived inspirting hopes. The SYM
pathies of the people were stirred by elo-
quent and convincing speakers, the theme
of each address being the courage, the
fortitude, the valor, the self-sacrifce and
the ennobling ideals of men and women
who knew how to face defeat and death,
but who knew not how to dishonor their
country or to degrade themselves.
"Dulce ct decorum est pro patria mort:
1t is a pleasure and a pride to die for
ones country"-that was the thought that
came home to everyone who stood yester-
day morning in Capitol square when the
simple shaft there was unveiled to the
admiring gaze of thousands, and to every
one also who walked through Oak Hill
cemetery and looked down on the hallowed
graves.
The day was beautiful, the sun shining
warm and bright. Business was sus-
pended, the schools were closed. Men,
women and children with a sense of rever-
en-: thankfulness, flocked to Capitol
square to pay once more the tribute of
admiration and love owed by them now,
and to be owed by them always, to the
memory of the men who died on land and
sea two score years ago In the war
fought in their effort to preserve local
self-government to resist aggression and
to maintain the strict construction theory
of the constitution.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-04-27

Il. H. Johnston, Birmingham.
General discussion
3:45 The Home Department-(20 minutes)
General discussion.
4:25 The Sunday School Revival--(20 min
utes) ]. Il. Wadsworth, Birmingham.
Tonight.
7:30 Devotional Exercises-Rev. J. II. Nc
Coy, Birmingham
800 Decision Day-Rev. F. p. Culver.
Huntsville.
$50 Potential Position of the Sunday
School-Rev. C. A Stakely, d. D., Mont
gomery.
The convention will close with tonight $
session after on of the most interesting
and profitable meetings that the associa-
tion has ever held and every member OF
the organization Is delighted with the
progress of Sunday school work In the
! state as evidenced in this conventions
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wavering Trust in the God of our fathers
and submissiveness to lis omnipotent and
ALLOWING will.
Not in dumb resignation we lift our
hands or high:
Not like the nerveess fatalist, content to
do and de.
Our faith springs like the eagles. who
scars to meet the sun.
And cries exulting unto Thee, 20 Lord,
Thy will be done
Thy Wilt II bids the weak be strong; 1t
bids the strong be just;
No lips to fawn, no hand to beg, no brow
to seek the dust
Whenever min Expresses men beneath the
liberal sun,
o Lord, be there; Thine arm made bare
Thy righteous will be done.
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I!I!2kS1
Cheap Rates
To California.


Colonist tickets to California and
intermediate points will be sold daily
via the l.. e NJ. until May 18th, at
rate of S34.5o.
COLONIST TICKETS TO THE
NORTHWEST will also be sold daily
until May 18th at very low rates.
ROUND TRIP HOMESEEKERS'
TICKETS to he west and northwest
will be sold via the l.. & N. on the
first and thru Tuesdays Of each
month at extremely low rates.
For further information and rates.
apply or write to
P. Sid Jones. District Passenger Agent.
r. G. PIERCE, Travelling Passenger Agt.
Z. r. Feeley. City Passenger Agent.
Both phones s25 Birmingham. Ala
FOR SALE-Northeast corner 18th st.
and 18th ave. north, $500. Room 410
| First National Bank. 4-2a-su-tu-t,
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-04-27

ed the Confederate veterans in the follow
ing order:
Camp Hardee, No 20, Birmingham.
Camp Chambers MeAdory. No. 1871
Bessemer.
Camp Fred S. Ferguson, No. 1857, Pratt
City.
Camp Bob Mckinney, No. 1347. East
Lake.
Camp Bedford Forest, No, 1887, Wood
lawn.
Camp Pat Cleburne, No 1863, Ensley.
The veterans were warmly greeted along
the line of march by the people and the
veterans themselves responded enthusi-
asticaliy.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-04-27
Col w. H. benson.

In behalf of Camp Hardee, United Con-
federate veterans. Col. w. Fl. benson de-
livered an eloquent and animating adj
dress.
After giving an exhaustive and inter-
esting review of the institution and hnai
abolition of slavery in the south and
making a strong defense of the souths
honor and fidelity TO truth and right, Col.
benson said in part:
'The north RAY erect monuments on
every battlefield commemorative Of the
neroism Of her troops, and laying claim
falsely to victory on every field Of con-
flict: each northern state may place her
tablets on every battle ground to show
the presence ana how her troops fought,
-----------~----------~ -----~---------~-~~--~-
(Contlnued on Eighth Paqe.)
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second street to Second avenue, out Sec
ond avenue to Twentieth street, up Tween
tieth to the monument.
Military and Veterans.
General Louis " clark, grand marshal
IN the unveiling ceremonies, was assisted
by the following aides de camp:
Maj. Charles A. Jones. Or. j. e. Ded-
man. Maj. John +. Yeatman. Mai. w.
c Hearn. Maj J. d. Elliott, Capt. r. G.
Garter, Capt. G. b. Clifford and Lieut. W.
II. Soper.
Then followed the various military COM
panies of the district, after which march,
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-04-27
Mamie D. Harris.

Mamie d. Harris. aged % years, died
Tuesday night of peritonitis at her home
on Hillman avenue and Tenth street, East
Lake The remains were sent TO scooba,
Miss. last night by Lige 10y for Inter-
ment.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-04-27
The dwelling.

Next came the unveiling of the monu-
ment, which task was most gracefully per-
formed by little Miss Selene Rountree and
Master Charles Clisby. Shouts of APP
plause went up from the vast crowd
present as the Confederate colors which
had been wrapped about the monument
fell to the ground.
Then followed the address Of presenta-
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-04-27
DEATHS AND FUNERALS
Mrs. r. C. Fortenberry.

Mrs. T. C. Fortenberry, aged 40 years
died yesterday morning at her home on
Forty-sixth street and Sixth avenue.
Avondale. The remains will be sent to
Alfalfa by Green & Co. this morning for
interment
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-04-27
Martha N. o,Rarr.

Martha N. oBarr, aged 70 years. died
late Tuesday evening at her residence, No.
302s Avenue II. The remains were sent
to Leeds yesterday afternoon by Lige 10y
for interment
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-04-27
THE WEATHER.

Washington, April 26.-Following is the
forecast for Alabama: Fair and continued
warm Thursday and Friday, light to fresh
west winds
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loca! Weather Data.

Birmingham, April rs, p. m.
Maximum temperature..... ......... IS
Minimum temperature. .............. IL
Mean temperature. ................. ~
Normal temperature. ...... ......... 10
Deficiency of temperature since jan
unary H.. .......... ............... 4.25
Rainfall since 4 p. m. yesterday...... II
Rainfall since January 1..........1S. 1858
Deficiency of rainfall since JAM L.. 3.2j
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-04-27
Business Houses Close in opeIiks.

Opelika, April 26.-(Special.)-Al busi-
ness houses in this city We're closed this
afternoon and the people generally at
tended the memorial exercises at Palmer
hall, and the decoration of Confederate
Veterans graves at the city cemetery
The memorial address was by William
Thompson of Montgomery The floral trib-
utes at the cemetery were lavish.
When 1t prints good 1t Is a good cut
The Gawk Engraving Co.
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Weather Report.

Temperature and precipitation. as re-
ported by the weather bureau for select
ed southern stations during "a hours end
ing at a. m. Precip-
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II. T. Shaw & Sons, Undertakes.
GREEN & CO., UNDERTAKINGS
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r. ]. Robinson. assistant general pas
senger agent of the Central of Georgia
railway, will arrive in the city today and
will probably spend today and tomorrow
here.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-04-27

III. b. Crawford, superintendent of the
Columbus Birmingham division OF the
Central of Georgia railway, - in the
city yesterday.
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Continued on Eighth Pase.)
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Fred Parmalee. travelling passenger
agent of the Cincinnati, Hamilton and
Dayton-Pere Marquette system, with
Headquarters in Atlanta, was In the city
yesterday.
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1905-09-19
Hunter Killed hv Lion.

Here is an account from a South
African newspaper of an adventure
with lion which had a fatal ending:
IN. Assemat, hunter in the Goron,
goza district of the Portuguese terri.
tory, was attacked by lion and badly
mauled a few weeks ago. A number
of lions had been attracted by a herd
of Quagga he was driving and during
the preceding day he had bagged no
fewer than five of them. About six
in the morning he came Unexpectedly
upon a full-grown lion at close quar-.
tiers. In spite of two bullets, the hunt.
er put into it the beast attacked him
savagely and before it succumbed to
it's wounds inflicted terrible injuries
upon him. He was found by his boys
and taken to Bamboo creek and the
next day to Beira, where he for the
first time received medical treatment.
His condition at first improved, but
eventually he succumbed to his
wounds"
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1905-09-19
SAVAGE Wild Buffalo.

A Ceylon newspaper prints the fol.
lowing regarding the head Of wild
buffalo, which was shot in that island
recently: Both the horns were bad.
ly worn off. This was probably caused
by the animals constantly digging up
the ground with it's huge horns at the
least excitement or on seeing an en-.
envy at distance. 1t is said that the
animal was a savage and dangerous
brute, and the mere appearance Of the
huge head clearly shows it to have
been so. A bullet was found imbedded
an inch deep in the neck Of the buff
falo, close behind the left ear, it hav-
ing been previously shot at by some
one, evidently at a very long distance"
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1905-09-19
TIGER HUNTING IN AFRICA.
Predatory Ecast Killed by Blow o
Rifle Butt.

IAN exciting adventure with tiger
occurred at Sabi recently" says a
South African paper. "The beast
was seen going from L. Dangers
place, dragging a calf toward dense
bush, which lay close by. Mr.. Ban
ger could not leave the store until
nearly shutdown and by that time the
tiger had eaten nearly half the calf
On coming up to him Mr.. Bangor fired
and managed to break the animals
left shoulder, but it was too dark to
follow Next morning he set out with
couple of dogs and few boys. AS
soon as the dogs bayed him the tiger
commenced growing, but he could
not be seen for the dense bush. All
Of sudden he dashed out, passed Mr..
Bangor and caught one Of the boys,
whose flesh was very badly torn and
had to be sewed up by doctor. Mr..
Bangor, being afraid of shooting the
boy, ran up to the tiger and broke his
neck with the gun. The animal meas
ured from nose to tail seven feet six
inches"
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1905-09-19
TORTURED BY ECZEMA.
Body Mass of Sores-Could not Sleep
Spent Hundreds of Dollars on
Doctors, but Grew Worse
Cured by Cutcura for So.

"Cuticura saved the life of my
mother Mrs. VIM F. Davis, of Stony
Creek, Conn. Hers was the worst
eczema | ever saw She was hardly
able to eat or sleep. Her head and
body was mass of sores, and she de-
SPARED of recovery Finally, after
spending hundreds Of dollars on doc
tors, growing worse all the time, liv-
ing in misery for years, with hair
whitened from suffering and body ter
ribly disfigured, she was completely
cured by two cakes of Cuticura Soap,
five boxes Of Cuticura, and three bot
ties of Cuticura Resolvent.-Geo. C.
Davis. 161 w. seth St, N. Y"
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1905-09-19
Author Not Well Known.

When Thackeray was candidate
for parliament from the city of Ok.
ford some one remarked to him that
he must be we'll known to most of
those whose votes he sought. Now"
said Thackeray, laying down his knife
and fork and holding up a finger,
there was only one man among all
that | went to see who had heard my
name before and he was a circulating
librarian Such is mortal fame!" That
was in 1857 and Vanity Fair" had
been published ten years.
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1905-09-19
Doctor Brigham Says
MANY PHYSICIANS PRESCRIBE
Lydia L.. Pinklsasss,s
Vegetable Compound

The wonderful power of Lydia e.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound over
the diseases of womankind is not be-
cause it is a stimulant. not because it
is palliative. but simply because it is
the most wonderful tonic and recon-
structor ever discovered to act directly
upon the generative organs. positively
curing disease and restoring health and
vigor.
Marvellous cures are reported from
all parts of the country by women who
have been cured, trained nurses who
have witnessed cures and physicians
who have recognized the virtue of
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound, and are fair enough to give
credit where it is due.
If physicians dared to be frank and
open, hundreds of themwould acknowl-
edge that they constantly prescribe
Lydia e. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound in severe cases of female ills, as
they know by experience it can be re-
lied upon to effect cure. The follow
ing letter proves it.
DR.. s. c. Brigham, of Brigham
Park, Fitchburg, Mass, writes
1T gives me great pleasure to say that |
have found Lydia e. Pinkhams Vegetable
Compound very efiicacious, and often pre-
scribe it in my practice for female difficulties.
My oldest daughter found it very benefi-
cial for uterine trouble some time ago, and my
youngest daughter is now taking it for fe-
male weakness and is surely gaining in health
and strength
~ freely advocate it as a most reliable spe-
cific in all diseases to which women are SUBJ
ject and give it honest endorsement"
Women who are troubled with pain
full or irregular menstruation, bloating
Cor fatulence), leucorrhea, falling, in
fammation or liberation of the uterus,
ovarian troubles, that bearing-down
feeling, dizziness, faintness, indiges-
ton, nervous prostration or the blues,
should take immediate action to ward
off the serious consequences, and be
restored to perfect health and strength
by taking Lydia f. Pinkham's Vegeta-
BILE Compound, and then write to Mrs.
Pinkham, at Lynn Mass, for further
free advice. No living person has had
the benefit of wider experience in
treating female ills. She has guided
thousands to health. Every suffering
woman should ask for and follow her
advice if she wants to be strong and
well.
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1905-09-19
Rich Duke Dresses Plainly.

The duke Of Norfolk's dislike of
pompousness has given rise to many
stories. A school treat was being
held in Arundel Park, his splendid
ancestral home, and the duke was
crossing one of the lawns, when a
teacher, unaware of the dukes iden-
tity, rushed across to him and
shouted: Come off the grass at
once! 1t is people like you whose
behavior gets parks shut to the pub
lic!" On another occasion, it is said,
the duke went to convent to pre-,
side over gathering. The sister
who opened the door thought the I'M
obtrusive stranger was seeking assist.
ance and gently told the duke there
was nothing for him.