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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-11-11
WOrnan's Trials.

The bitter trail in woman's life is 10
be childless. Who can tell how hard the
struggle may have been ere she learnt to
resign herself to her lonely lot? The alb
sence of this link to bind marital life
together, the absence of this one pledge
TO mutual affection is a common disap-
pointment. Many unfortunate couples
become estranged thereby. Even If they
do not drift apart, one may read the whole
extent of their disappointment In the eyes
of such childlesS couple when they rest
on the children of others. To them the
largest family does not seem too numerous.
In many cases of barrenness or child
lessness the obstacle to collaborating is
easily removed by the cure OF weakness on
the part of the woman. DIR. Pierce's Fa-
yorite Prescription has been the means OF
restoring health and fruitfulness to many
a barren woman, to the great JOY OF the
household. In other. but rare cases. the
obstruction to the bearing OF children mas
been found to be of a surgical character,
but easily removable by painless operative
treatment at the lnvalids' Hotel ana sur
gical Institute, Buffalo, n. Y, over which
DIR. Pierce of the rFavorite Prescription"
fame presides. In all cases where chill
dren are desired and are absent. an effort
should be made to find out the real cause,
since 1t is generally so easily removed by
proper treatment.
In all the various weaknesses, displace-
ments, .prolapsus, Inflammation and de.
biltating, catarrhal drains and in all
cases OF nervousness and debility, DR..
oierce's Favorite Prescription is the most
efficient remedy that can possibly be used.
1t has to its credit hundreds Of thousands
OF cures more in fact than any other
remedy. put up for sale through druggists,
especially for woman's use. The ingredi-
ents of which the ~Favorlte Prescription"
Is composed have received the most
positive endorsement from the leading
medical writers on Mdterta MedtcG Of all
the several schools of practice. All the
ingredients are printed In plain English
on the wrapper enclosing the bottle. so
that any woman making nse of this
famous medicine may know exactly what
she is taking. DIR. Pierce takes his pa
tients into his full confidence, which he
can afford to do as the formula after
which the rFavorite Prescription is
made will bear the most careful exam
nation.
DR.. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets are the
best and safest laxative for women
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-11-11
CITY FIRE LIMITS
WILL BE EXTENDED
INCREASED TERRITORY IN THE
BUSINESS SECTION NECESSi-
TATES THE MEASURE-TExTo OF
ORDINANCE.

The fire limits of Birmingham are to be
extended, The business section of the
city has grown so much within the past
two or three years that 1t is practically
a necessity to increase the fire limits.
With that in view the following ordi-
nance has been drawn:
ORDINANCE No.
Be it ordained by the Mayor and Alder
men of Birmingham, That Section 4S3 Of
the city code be and the same is hereby
amended so as to read as follows:
Section 433: Fire limits defined
The fire limits of the city are hereby
established and declared to be as follows:
Beginning at the intersection Of Thir-
teenth street and railroads; thence north
along Thirteenth street to Third avenue,
thence east along Third avenue to Fiji
teenth street; thence north along Fiji
tenth street to Fourth avenue thence
east along Fourth avenue to Sixteenth
street; thence north along Sixteenth
street to Fifth avenue; thence east alon.,
Fifth avenue to Seventeenth street; thence
north along Seventeenth street to Sixth
avenue: thence east along Sixth avenue
to Twenty-seventh street. thence south
along Twenty-seventh street to Avenue
A; thence west along Avenue A to Tween
ty-flfth street; thence south along Twenty
fourth street to Alley B; thence west
along Alley to Twenty second street;
thence south along Twenty-second street
to Avenue r; thence west along Avenu:
f to Eighteenth street; thence north along
Eighteenth street to Alley b: thence west
along Alley to Thirteenth street, thence
north along Thirteenth street to point of
beginning.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-11-11
WALKER MONUMENT
WILL BE UNVEILED
Birmingham Press Club Will Unveil
Memorial on November 10 at the
Southside Catholic Cemetery.

Several months ago the Birmingham
Press club decided to erect a monument
over the grave of Lucen Julian Walker.
the well-known newspaper man. who lies
buried at the Southsee Catholic ceme-
terry.
special committee, j. A Rountree
chairman; Max Karpeles and S. ]. Stock
ard. were appointed to select and pur-
chase a monument and arrange all details.
The committee, after examining num-
Der of designs gave the contract to L. N.
Archer. The monument has been COM
pleted and was yesterday erected over the
grave of Mr.. Walker.
On Sunday, November Is, at clock
the Birmingham Press club will assem-
BILE In a body at the grave of Lucien
Julian Walker, where appropriate services
of unwilling the same will be conducted
The services will be opened with prayer
by the Rev. Father Galland Short adj
dresses will be made by Chairman J. A.
Rountreo of The Walker memorial COM
mittee, President I1li .. Smith. Brming-
ham Press club; Richard +. Johnston.
chairman executive committee of the
Press club, and William Ryan.
Any friends of Mr.. Walker desiring 10
be present at the exercises are invited.
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RAILROAD WORLD.

j. S. b. Thompson, general agent of the
Southern railway in Atlanta passed
through Birmingham yesterday en- route
from Mississippi to Atlanta. Mr.. Thomp-
son has been on a tour of inspection over
the Southern railway properties in Missis-
sippi with Col. e. L. Russell, vice presi-
dent of the Southern in Mississippi and
also vice president and general manager
OF the Mobile and Ohio railroad.
The Southern recently turned over its
lines in Mississippi to the Mobile and
Ohio railroad to operate, making Colonel
Russell vice president Of the lines in Mis-
sissippl. Mr.. Thompson is probably more
familiar with the lines in Mississippi than
any one else, and therefore accompanied
the new officials on their trip of inspec-
ton.
S. G. Van Ostrand, city passenger agent
of the Queen and Crescent route in Biz
mngham, left yesterday for Knoxville,
where he will assume the duties of travel
ing passenger agent to succeed II. +.
Latmer, who comes ITO Birmingham as
travelling passenger agent, succeeding A.
b. Freeman.
The changes do not take effect until
November -, but Mr. Van Ostrand has
gone on ahead of time to go over the
territory with Mr.. Lafimer, O. II. Chan
dler, who has been In the Queen and Ores.
cent office in Chattanooga, Will succeed
Mr.. Van Ostrand In Birmingham.
w. II. Wells, engineer of construction
of the Southern railway. passed through
Birmingham yesterday. He arrived on the
Queen and Crescent train from Meridian
yesterday morning and left for Chatta-
nooga yesterday afternoon.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-11-11

Chairman W. P. G. Harding has called
a meeting of tho general committee on
arrangements for the convention of the
Southern Cotton associatlon.at his office
at Il o'clock Tuesday morning. The con-
vention meets here in January, from the
18th to the 10Th, inclusive
All the members of the committee are
urged to be present. as at this time the
various subcommittee will be appc&>t-
ed and the plans for entertaining the con-
vention will be outlined
1t is probable that there will be four
or five subcommittee. among the most
important of which will be the finance
committee, the railroad committee to Sc
cure rates and committee to secure no.
tel accommodations
The general committee consists of W.
p. G. Harding, w. d. Nesbitt, w. w.
Crawford, Henry b. Gray, Maj. Frank Y .
Anderson, Robert Jemison, Jr., and J.
B. Babb.
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COMMITTEE TO HOLD
MEETING ON TUESDAY

Mr.. Harding said last night that the
convention would be one of the most inn
portant for Birmingham that was ever
held here. In speaking of the matter he
said:
.'It will bring over 5000 people to this
city, who will remain for several days,
and many of those Who come will be
very prominent men. They will spend a
great deal of money and will otherwise
benefit the city.
"The convention will expect little enter
tainment, and we will probably only give
them trip around the horn We will of
course secure the building in which TO
hold the convention, and the music. as
we'll as other incidentals.
AT New Orleans last year there were
S40O people on the convention floor, which
is an enormous body of men. | expect
this convention to do more for Birming-
ham than any other bod ever held here
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DIR. SANDERS ON Y. M. c. A.
IN LIFE OF THE NATION

stitutions have impressed their value upon
him. Work among railroad men, wase-
earners, and in large manufacturing
plants has received his attention for the
past few years in the big cities of the
north.
Extensive travels throughout the length
and breadth of the world have given Dr.
Sanders an opportunity to see the move
ment in its broadcast aspects and en-.
able him to deal sympatneticaly WITH
the problems which must be worked out
in Birmingham. 1t is believed that few
deep thinking patriotic citizens will miss
the opportunity of listening to this au-
thoritatve address.
Another feature of the Young Men S
Christian association programme today
will be the address by the Rev Hugh
Pendleton Mccormick, pastor Of the First
Baptist church, on AN International
Crime" The unspeakable oruelties and
outrages which are being practced upol
the natives of the Congo by Leopold H.
King of Belgium, into whose hands their
welfare was intrusted by the nations OF
the world will. form the basis of mi
lecture, but DR.. Mccormick is said to have
most attractive way of bringing the
lessons of these matters right here 10
the life in Birmingham and applying
them to the needs of his hearers with
telling effect.
His connection with the Congo Reform
association in Boston has laid the con
dtions open to him in all their horror.
and he wishes to instill in the young
men a pride in humanity which will force
them to put down such atrocities when
they come to hold the reins of govern
ment. The meeting will take place IN the
association building this afternoon al 1
q, clock
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Local Weather Data.
RECORD OF THE COURTS
Circuit Court.


In the circuit court yesterday the case
of Tennessee Coal Iron and Railroad
company VS.. Warrior River Coal ard
Land company was on trial all day and
went to the jury late in the afternoon
New Suits Filed.
The following suits were flied in the
office of the circuit court yesterday
S. S. Salter vs. Southern Railway COM
pany. Plaintiff claims $1,000 for personal
injuries alleged to have been caused by
being run against and knocaed DOWN Oy
a locomotive.
Raphaelo Barranco claims 5000 damages
from Black G. Laird, contractors, for az
legged injury to her house anu property,
caused by rocks being thrown from !
trench where defendants were uslhg uyna-
mite.
City Court.
In the first division of the city court
yesterday the jury in the case of A. j.
Krebs company VS.. J. Marx ct al has
failed to reach verdict.
New Suits Filed.
The following suits were nied in tho
city court yesterday:
H. l.. Taliferro VS.. st. Louis and San
Francisco Railroad company. Plaintiff
claims $1,000 damages for personal in
jures alleged to have pe-n sustained by
being thrown from a switch engine, while
attempting to alight.
Dewitt Harriss, pro ami. rs. Brewer
& Jones. Plaintiff claims 5000 for per-
sonal injuries alleged to have been re-
ceived while coupling cars for Defend
ants.
Criminal Court.
In the first division of tho criminal court
yesterday, All. jefferson was sentenced
to five years imprisonment. for burglary
and grand larc -ny.
Ephraim Williams, who had been con-
vcted of murder in second degree, male
a motion for new trial which will be
heard next Saturday. The jury had fixed
his punishment at thirty years nnprlscn-
ment.
Capital cases will be on teial in the
first division of the criminal court This
week. The docket Sc. foe tomorrow con-
tains the cases of Richard Wray anu
Frank Bissett both of whom are charged
with murder in the first degree.
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The Marvel Theatre.

Manager HamricK announces an attrac-
tive programme of pictures for this week
at the Marvel. The films will be changed
three times week, as usual, new pictures
going on Monday. A novel departure
from the 5-cent theatre routine is the IL
Illustrated songs which will be IA feature
for Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and
Thursday nights. Mr.. James O'Hara will
sing on these nights, and his songs Will
be illustrated by the stereoptcon.
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FOREIGN LABOR,
Government Agent Here to Make Re-
port on Conditions of Nations.

Leonard Tilden of Washington. special
agent of the department of commerce and
labor is In Birmingham. making inyestiga-
lions relative to foreign labor. From here
he will so to other principal points in
Alabama.
In his report to the government he will
give the actual number of foreigners of
each nationality in the state. the wages
they receive and other facts pertaining
to their condition.
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Marriage Licenses Issued.

Marriage licenses were issued from the
probate clerks office yesterday as fol-
lows:
Mat Jones Of South Pittsburg, Tenn. to
Miss Jennie Por,er.
f. NJ Porter of Woodlawn to Miss Dora
Price.
w. b. Wear of Clay to Miss Wanna
Moncrief.
Joe Haynes of Birmingham to Miss
Edna F. Carey.
Joe Kump of Piper to Miss Sallie Erker
Arnold Long of Ensiey to Miss Mamie
Gaddy
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MAJESTIC THEATRE ORCHESTRA.
Prof Frank F. Harms Will Take
Charge This Week.

Prof. Frank +. Harms, the popular or
chestra leader, will have charge of the
orchestra at the Majestic theatre next
week. Professor Harms ranks as one of
the most capable vaudeville leaders, and
has led orchestras in some of the best
houses in the United States. Professor
Harms was formerly connected with the
Bijou theatre in this city, and has a
host of friends among the theatregoing
IL in
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THE WEATHER.

Washington, November 10.-Forecast for
Alabama: Fair Sunday, cloudy in north
portion; Monday fair, fresh west to north
west winds.
Mississippi: Fair; colder in the interior
Sunday; Monday fair, fresh west TO
northwest winds
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Ring Leader is a winner.

Cinders given away. Ala
bama Brewing Co.
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to show that the bank was incorporated
in accordance with United States statues.
Witness continued to testify to the e.
feet that Chisolm was first employed y
the First National bank IN 1901, having
been previously with the, Berney bank;
didn't know il Chisolm ever worked IN
a brokers' office.
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In the circuit court yesterday the case
of Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad
company VS.. Warrior River Coal ard
Land company was on trial all day and
went to the jury late in the afternoon
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the business, it must have put him to
exquisite torture, for he was conscious
that he was not a perfect type of man
ly beauty, with his long legs and blue
shins, his small head, his great ears
and shriveled skin. If, however, it
struck him at all funny, it must have
filled him with unspeakable mirth and
given rise to many antic tricks and sly
jokes, as he was gravely led about,
shamefaced and gawky. under the very
eye Of the precise Crawford, to be in
troduced to the boys and girls of his
most ancient acquaintance.
But, though Crawford inculcateG
manners, he by no means neglected
spelling. Abe was a good speller and
liked to use his knowledge not only to
secure honors for himself, but to help
his less fortunate schoolmates out of
their troubles, and he was exceedingly
ingenious in the selection of eXpedients
for conveying prohibited hints. One
day Crawford gave out the difficult
word "defied." a large class was on
the floor, but they all p%rovokingly fail
ed to spell it. Decide, said one;
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LINCOLN ON A BOARD.
yarns in Indiana as ever he was in Hi
nois." Dennis Hanks was a clever
hand at the same business, and SO was
old Thomas Lincoln.
Mrs. Lincoln was never able to speak
of Abe's conduct to her without tears.
In her interview with Mr.. Herndon,
when the sands of her life had nearly
run out, she spoke with deep emotion
of her own son, but said she thought
that Abe was kinder, better, truer,
thar the other. Even the mothers in
stinct was lost as she looked back over
those long years of poverty and priva-
ton in the Indiana cabin, when Abe'S
grateful love softened the rigors of her
lot and his great heart and giant frame
were always at her command.
ABE was a poor boy" said she, land
l can say what scarcely one woman-a
mother-can say in a thousand. Abe
never gave me a cross word or look
and never refused, in fact or appear
ance, to do anything l requested him.
| never gave him a cross word in all
my life. His mind and mine-what lit
tie | had-seemed to run together. He
was here after he was elected presi-
dent" Cat this point the aged speaker
turned away to weep and then, wiping
her eyes with her apron, went OIL with
the story He was dutiful to me al
ways. l think he loved me truly. l had
a son, John, who was raised with Abe.
Both were good boys, but l must say.
both nov being dead, that Abe was the
best boy 1 ever saw or expect to see. l
wish l had died when my husband
died. l did not want Abe to run for
president; did not want him elected:
was afraid somehow-felt in my heart;
and when he came down to see nj aft
err he was elected president l still felt
that something told me that something
would befall Abe and that l should see
him no more
Inn nm ConurTNrrUn
, 1906-03-21

He had procured the scrapbook because
most of his literature was borrowed.
and he thought it profitable to take CO.
pious notes from the books before he
returned them. David Turnham had
bought a volume of THE Revised
Statutes of Indiana;" but. as he was
acting constable at the time. he could
not lend it to Abe. But Abe was not
to be bafIled in his purpose of going
through and through every book in the
neighborhood. and so, says Mr.. Turn
ham, 'he used to come to my house and
sit and read it,"
The Bible, according to Mrs. Lincoln,
was not one of his studies. He sought
more congenial books. At that time he
neither talked nor read upon religious
subjects. If he had any opinions about
them he kept them to himself.
The Spoiled Life"
Abraham borrowed Weems' Life of
Washington" from his neighbor, old Jo-
siah Crawford. The Life was read
with great avidity in the intervals of
work and when not in use was care
fully deposited on a shelf made of a
clapboard laid on two pins. But just
behind the shelf there was a great
crack between the logs of the wall, ana
one night while Abe was dreaming in
the loft a storm came up, and the rain,
blown through the opening. soaked his
precious book from cover to cover.
Crawford fatty refused to take the
damaged book back again. He said
that if Abe had no money to pay for
it he could work it out. OF course there
was no alternative, and Abe was oblig-
ed to discharge the debt by pulling fod-
der three days at % cents a day.
AT home with his stepmother and the
children Abe was the most agreeable
fellow in the world. HE was always
ready to do everything for everybody"
When he was not doing some special
act of kindness he told stories or
cracked jokes. HE was as full of his
, 1906-03-21
Lessons In Etiquette.

Crawford taught manners" This
was a feature of backwoods education
to which Dorsey had not aspired, and
Crawford had doubtless introduced it
as a refinement which would put to
shame the humber efforts of his prede-
cessor. One of the scholars was re-
quired to retire and re-enter as Il polite
gentleman is supposed to enter a draw
ing room. He was received at the door
by another scholar and conducted from
bench to bench, until he had been in
troduced to all the young ladies and
gentlemen" in the room.
Abe went through the ordeal count
less times. If he took a serious view of
, 1906-03-21
fCOntinued)
- LII Moe Human

She had brought Il son and two
daughters Of her own-John, Sarah and
Matilda-but Aue and his sister Nancy,
whose name was speedily changed tc
Sarah. the ragged and hapless little
strangers to her blood, were given al
equal place in her affections. They
were half naked, and she clad them
from the stores of clothing h had laid
up for her own. They were dirty, and
she washed them; they had been i'll
used, and she treated them with moth.
erly tenderness. In her w modest
language, she made them look a little
more human"
"In fact" says Dennis Hanks, lin a
few weeks all had changed, and where
everything was wanting now all was
snug and comfortable. She vas a we.
man of great energy, Of remarkable
good sense, very industrious and say
ing and also very neat and tidy i'll heI
person and manner and knew exactly
how to manage children. She took an
especial liking to young Abe. Her love
for him was warmly returned and con
tinued to the day of his death. But few
children loved their parents as he loved
his stepmother. She soon dressed him
up in entire new clothes, and from that
time on he appeared to lead q nelD life.
He was encouraged by her to study,
and any wish on his part was gratified
when it could be done. The two sets
of children got along finely together,
as if they had all been the children of
the same parents. Mrs. Lincoln soon
discovered that young Abe was a boy
Of uncommon natural talents and that,
if rightly trained, a bright future was
before him, and she did all in her pow
er to develop those talents"
When in after years Mr.. Lincoln
spoke of his SANITY mother" and of
his ''angel of a mother" he referred to
this noble woman who first made him
feel like a human being" whose good
ness first touched his childish heart
and taught him that blows and taunts
and degradation were not to be his
only portion in the world.
when | landed in Indiana" says
Mrs. Lincoln, ABE was about nine
years Olu, anu tue country WIS VIII
and desolate." 1t is certain enough that
her presence tool away much that was
desolate in his lot. She clothed him de-
Gently and had him sent to school as
soon as there was a school. But, not
withstanding her determination to do
the best for him, his advantages in this
respect were very limited. He had al
ready had a few days or perhaps a
few weeks experience under the disci-
pline of Riney and Hazel in Kentucky,
and, as he was naturally quick in the
acquisition of any sort of knowledge, it
is likely that by this time he could read
and write a little. He was now to have
the benefit of a few months more of
public instruction, but the poverty of
the family and the necessity for his
being made to work at home in the
shop and on the farm or abroad as a
hired boy made his attendance at
school for any great length of time a
thing impossible. Accordingly, all his
school days added together would not
make a single year in the aggregate.