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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-01-29

When you have Heartburn, Collie, Coated
Tongue, Suspected Breath, Acid-rising-in-
throat, Cas-belching, or an incipient Cold,
take a casearet.
Remember, all these are not merely
Discomforts, but indications Of serious
Cause.
Nip them in the bud-eat a Candy
Cascaret. Cascarets don't purge, nor
punish the stomach like "Bile-driving
''Physics."
They act like Exercise on the Bowel
Muscles that propel Food, and that squeeze
the natural Digestive Juices Of the body
into Food.
casoarets ward off, or cure, the follow
ing diseases:
Constellation Bad Breath
Biki0KMess Diabetes
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-01-29
DISFIGURED
WITH ECZEMA
Brushed Scales from Face Like Pow
der-UnderP Physicians Six Months
But Grew Worse - Some Said
Face Would Be Marked for Life
Now Without a Blemish.
CUTlCURA REMEDIES
WORK WONDERS,

AS 7 was q sufferer with eczema
: write to tell you what a great friend
/ found in Cuticura Remedies. In
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-01-29

~ FREE TO OUR FRIENDS
We want to send TO our friends a beausl
French-designed. G0LD-PLATED BONBON B6i
hard-enameled IN col0rs. Il Is a beauty iuf "
dressing table. Ten cents In stamps Is asked a.,
measure Of good iaith and TO cover costof caScall
with which this dainty trinket Is loaded. IA
Send to-day, mentioning this paper. Addn1
Sterling Remedy Company. Chicago or New YEt
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-01-29
al curon cold ln One INV

Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets.
Druggists refund money II itfails TO cure. e.
W. Groves signature is on each box. .5c. .
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-01-29
More Deer Gaming

Managers Of the Zoo are expecting two
more deer which are TO be presented by
the Druid Hill Park. in Baltimore.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-01-29

These returns include also iron ycs-
sells up 90 the fiscal year begun July J.,
1902. Since that date no iron vessels
have been built in the United States,
steel being substituted.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-01-29

The itching caused by skin diseases and
the pain OF ahrasions IL always relieved by
Glenn's Sulphur Soap. Hill's Hair ami
Mhiaker Dye. BInck or Brown. hOc. .
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-01-29

AnDruggists sell them-over ten mlp.,
boxes a year.
Be very careful to get the gsnul,.I
made only BY the Sterling Remedy Con.
pany and never sold in bulk. Every ,sbs
sta ped "cCC." :
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-01-29

In such cases a little Casoaret IN H.
worth fifty dollars worth of Trsa,-.'l
later on, to say nothing Of the su,,..,
discomfort, loss of Business Energy. ssi
loss Of Social Sunshine It saves.
A coming Headache can be ward.s 4.
in short order, by a single cascars, -,
the cause removed.
Heartburn, Gas-belohing, Acid-rlslny,,
the throat, and Colioky feeling are ,','
signs Of bowel trouble from food polso,'
and should be dealt with promptly.
One cascaret will stop the coming t.,
bic, and move on the Bowel load, If ,s..,
at the first signs.
Don't fail to carry the YES, Pooks, b,
of Cascarets with you constantly.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-12-12
WATER COMPANY
SETS HIGH VALUE
Selma Still Hopes, However, OF
Acquire Plant
ATKINS BACK FROM EAST
j. Wright Goes Into involuntary Bank
ruptcy-Selma May Soon Install
Police Telegraph System.
Other News.

Selma, December 11.-(Special)- mayor
Y. B. Atkins and City Attorney R. c..
Young returned at noon today from New
York, where they went to confer with the
high officials of the Selma Water COM
pany looking to the purchase of the plant
in this city by the municipality. One hum
dred and fifty thousand dollars worth of
bonds have been issued and taken by a
Chicago concern for the purpose of buy
ing the plant. but the Water company de-
clares the value of the plant to be much
more than that amount The visit of the
city officials was for the purpose of en-
deavoring to get a price set by the Wa
ter company within reach of the sum to
be realized from the sale of the bonds.
This the mayor frankly admits he was
unable to do and says that the city and
the company are still wide apart as to
the value of the plant. Mayor Atkins,
however, states that the visit of the Sell
ma officials was productive of good and
1t is still hoped that the city and the
Water company may come to an under
standing as to the price without resorting
to the alternative in the contract.
This alternative gives the city the right
to purchase the water works and If the
Water company refuses to sell to require
the appointment of appraisers, who shall
appraise the value of the plant, each
party being entitled to one representative
and the two thus selected to chose a third.
Should the city refuse to purchase at the
price named by the appraisers, then the
city Is barred until the contract exDires
which is about nine years from date.
For this reason the city authorities have
gone along slowly, making sure of their
ground before proceeding. That the city
will ultimately come into ownership of
the water works of the city there are
none who doubt.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-12-12
OFFICER MAY MAKES
IMPORTANT ARREST
Glenn Kennedy Charged With Setting
Fire to Negro House-Broueht
to Justice.

Officer May this afternoon made most
valuable arrest in. the person of Glenn
Kennedy, a negro, who is now locked up
i'm the city Jail with the charge of arson
docketed against him.
Kennedy is alleged to have set fire to
the house which was nearly destroyed
last Saturday night, the property of IL.
l.. Bains, and the officer has convincing
evidence. 1t can be proven that the negro
was seen to enter the house and to leave
1t. 1t is also alleged that he had a diff
Guilty with the woman and had proceeded
to set fire to the bed clothing as well
to the contents of a trunk, The crime
is a pententiary offense and in the first
degree is capital.
No connection has been made with
the other fires of incendiary origin which
have occurred during the last few days.
but the arrest Is considered quite valu-
able and Officer May is receiving many
congratulations on his good work
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-12-12

Washington, December 1.-THE annual
report of George f. Roberts, director of
the mint was filed today. 1t shows that
the coinage was less during the last year
than for several years previous owing
chiefly to the exhaustion of the stock of
silver bullion. The Philadelphia mint was
idle three months, and the New Orleans
mint four months. The San Francisco
mint did not work after the earthquake
and fire. The total of domestic coinage
was 1871 ,O35 pieces of the value of $780,
2l6,747 OF this, s5s,OO2 ,O97 was in gold coin.
s4O16,36S was subsidiary silver coin, 81
3o2, 1897 was in scent nickels and $s95SS4
was in bronze 1-cent pieces.
There was also a coinage of 100000
pesos in gold for the Mexican govern
ment; 100000 fractional silver pieces for
the government of Costa Rica; 100000
half Balboa pieces for the government of
Panama, l,557 ,629 pesos and 1887 pieces in
fractional silver coins for the government
of the Philippine islands
The new mint at Denver began coinage
operations on February l, 1906, and at the
close of the fiscal year was employing
155 persons The coinage of the new in
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-12-12
SIX-DAY BIKERS
STILL HARD AT 1T
Walthour a Lap Behind, Made Ere
quent Spurts and Caught Up, But
Lost on Account of Spill.

New York, December 11.-Thousands of
persons were again drawn TO Madison
Square Garden today and tonight to wit
ness the six-day bicycle races which be-
gan at midnight Sunday. The most inter-
esting features of todays grind were the
attempts on the part of Walthour of At
lanta and his teammate, Bedell of Long
Island, to make up the deficit of one
lap which they incurred yesterday when
they doubled up as a reconstructed team.
They made frequent spurts ahead of the
a gain. All the riders are watching this
pair very closely, and are on the constant
alert lest Walthour or Bedell get in the
coveted lap.
Walthour came very nearly out-footing
the field late tonight when he gained al
most a lap after a desperate sprint but
unfortunately there was a SPILL and al
though he was not in it under the rules
he was not allowed the advantage he had
gained.
Eleven o'clock score: SS4 miles for all
teams except Walthour and Bedell, who
are one lap behind The record for AZ
hours is 9i6 miles and laps, made by
Ellxes and mcfarland in 1900.
Two o'clock score: Twelve teams 1856
miles s laps Walthour and Bedell 936
miles 5 laps. Record for so hours, 1902
miles laps.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-12-12
CONVICTS ESCAPE
FROM STREET GANG
After Exciting Chase One Is Rounded
Up Near West Lake BY De-
tective Childers.

Two negro convicts on the street force
escaped from the foreman this mornin z
by lodging behind houses and lea wing
him unable to follow on account of the
other prisoners in his custody. After
nearly days hunt with dogs one of the
negroes, Levi Johnson, was finally
rounded in. Detective Frank childers af-
fected the arrest. Ike Chandler, the
other escape is still at large, but it is
not believed that there will be any trouble
in tracing him to his hiding place.
Shortly after hte alarm was turned in
Mr.. Doyle took up the trail with his
blood hounds and tracked Chandler to
his house but was unable TO discover his
whereabouts. The other negro was fol-
lowed to the Louisville and Nashville
railroad tracks, where his shacks were
found but all trace was lost at a point
where he had mingled with number of
track worlkmen. Detective Chders took
charge of the negro near West Lake,
where he was unexpectedly surprised as he
attempted to cross the bridge. He stated
that he broke the shaeks from his legs
with the assistance of a spike and piece
of Stag. He was returned TO Jail to serve
out his sentence and to appear In the
police court tomorrow morning on the
charge OF escaping sentence.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-12-12
Local News Items.

The ]. n. Bigler Construction company
has completed their work on sidewalk
improvement ordinances 10 and IT, and
has moved to Hattiesburg, Miss, John
Bigler and Frank Lockwood leaving on
an afternoon train. Mrs. Bigler has gone
to spend few weeks with rela in
Franklin. o.. but will join her husband
in Mississippi.
The Epworth league will hold devo-
tional meeting Thursday night in the
Methods tchurch r. T. Prtchard will
be the leader i'm the exercises.
The auction sale at the Cousins-Carfel
Jewelry company began tonight under
suspicious circumstances with a large
number of bidders present Many We're
eager TO secure the fine bargains IN cut
glass aud silver which were offered. The
auction will continue until all of the stock
is sold
The I'M Billies and The Sixth Avenue
teams viii meet again Thursday after
noon for IA game Of football The Sixth
Avenue team now has the lead in the
number OF games won.
I.udie Jones negro. was re-arrest-
ed this afternoon ana docketed with a
charge Of forfeiture of bond.
It Is rimored that Bessemer will have
a new soil pipe industry in the near fu-
ing inyestiga tions.
Two representatives of the Southeastern
Tariff association are in Bessemer. and
will spend the next week re-rating the
city for IA better tariff on fire insurance.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-12-12
UNDERWOOD ASKS
FOR BETTER ROADS
Thinks Congress Should Exer-
else Power 1t Possesses
FARMER HAS WORST OF IT
The Government Is Building Roads In
the Philippines and Porto Rico, But
Pays Too Little Attention
to Highways at Home.

Washington. December 11.-(Specisl.)-
Mr.. Underwood of Alabama discussed in
the House today the question of national
aid to good roads. He stated that 1t was
the duty of all governments to exercise
the governmental power granted to 1t;
he called attention to the fact that the
constitution gave the Congress power to
establish post roads and that Congress
for the past sixty years had neglected to
exercise the power. He contended that it
was the duty of the government to de-
liver the mail to all citizens, whether
they lived in the cities or the country
roads were too bad when the government
had the power to build good roads for
the purpose of carrying the mail.
He called attention to the fact that Of
the $3.50, 900 appropriated last year, less
than $1o,OOOOOO were expended to promote
the cause of agriculture in the country;
that the government is building good
roads in Porto Rico and the Philippines,
but does not aid the people at home, who
pay the taxes; that the cost of carry
ing freight on the railroads in this coun-
try was less than in any European coun-
try, but the cost of moving our pro-
ducts from the farm to the railroad sta
tons was from two to four times as
great as in France or Germany; that the
average cost of hauling ton of freight
on the dirt roads of America was 25
cents mile, while on the good roads of
France and Germany it only costs s or
10 cents per ton; that the average haulage
in the south was twelve miles: that good
macadam roads would save $3.50 a ton;
that the average cotton crop weighed
100000 tons and good roads would save
to the people of the south about $4,00O,0OO
each year on the cost of hauling the cot
ton crop to market alone.
He advocated the building Of post roads
along our mail routes as a great eco
nomic undertaking, which should be
started at once and pushed to compile
ton as rapidly as a wise and economic
management of the people will allow.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-12-12
Ba ptist Bazaar Ready.

The bazaar to be given by the ladies
Of the Baptist church will open Thursday
at o'clock in the storeroom under the
Rebie hall. Every one Is requested to
examine the booths of the church before
making their Christmas purchases.
The ladies have been busy all week pre-
pairing for the occasion, decorating aud
cooking the good things which will be
served Five beautiful little corners have
been prepared In which the fair vendors
will be found during the last days of the
week offering for sale dolls, fancy work
of all kinds, candy. hot chocolate. and
many other treats. The young ladies'
i'm charge of the doll booth are the mem
beers of Mr.. Herbert's Sunday school
class and have something appropriate for
every young man in town.
Dinner and supper will be served. the
following attractive menu having been
prepared: Turkey. cranbcrries, mashed
potatoes. pickles, celery and salads; de-
serts, jelly and whip cream, mince pie,
ambrosia and cake. The proceeds of the
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-12-12
BURRUSS AND KING
SPEAK IN BESSEMER
Voters Club Hears Addresses
on Citizenship
MAN CHARGED WITH ARSON
Baptist Bazaar viii Open Thursday
With Beautiful Booths and Good
Bargains-Library Is Pro.
crossing Rapidly.
MAN CHARGED WITH ARSON

Bessemer. December Especial mot
withstanding a number of other attrac-
lions and many hindranees, the meet
ing of the Young Voters club which
was held in the Rebie hall tonight was
fairly well attended and the young men
evinced a decided interest in the move
ment. Several of the older citizens were
present to add their Influence. One of them
is said to have stated that If this club
gets too smart the old men would have
to form a club to keep in line.
Prof. II. p Burruss was the first
speaker of the evening and he made an
eloquent appeal for better government,
stating that the only remedy for the
present condition of society is for every
citizen to take larger interest in pub
lie affairs. lie said that while Bessemer
only polled 516 votes in the last election
she should have polled 1000. No white
man, he believed, who is clean, pure and
intelligent has any excuse for failure to
register and pay the tax, and the faults
of society are due to the neglect of the
individual.
MIR. Burruss stated that he had come
to the conclusion that the condition of
a country depended not so much upon the
number Of churches and schools, although
he knew their high value, as upon the
condition of the people. who are allowed
and often forced to be in the ditch by
those in authority. In this connection he
took occasion to crlticise the oppression
and cruelty which is so powerful in the
jails of the country, and he voiced the
hope THAT within fifty years the jails
would be managed on a plane just as
much higher than at present, as the
schools of today are better managed than
the jails.
All of these faults he laid upon the
white people who do not raise voice In
governmental affairs, and he highly COM
mended the movement in Bessemer, the
first in the state, in which the young men
had decided to strive to bring out the
full vote.
The address of Representative elect
Jere c. King was received with the most
careful attention. One of the gems of his
talk was when he said "He who lets his
country die, dies himself, and everything
he touches does. but he who saves his
country, saves himself and all he touches
turns to bless" For number of minutes
he described to the young men the stuff
that makes a good citizen.
The club adjourned to meet again some
time in January, after the holidays, when
a permanent organization will be formed.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-12-12
Arrested for EmbezzIement.

Kansas City, December Hilary
H. Allen was arrested here today on
information sworn out by three mem
bers of the finance committee of Arrat
temple of the Ancient Order of Mobiles
of the Mystic Shrine Of this city, charg-
ing him with the embezzlement Of
$7614 as recorder. Mr.. Allen, who is a
prominent business man, has held the
Office Of recorder for three terms, and
is known to Shriners throughout the
country. He was arraigned before a
justice of the peeace, pleaded not
guilty and was released on bond. Mr..
Allen was born in Sparta. Tenn, in
1850 He was in the lumber business
in Michigan in 1871, and came to Mis-
souri, in 1877. engaging in business
both at Sedalia and Kansas City.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-12-12
Police Telegraph.

Selma is fast reaching the proportions of
a metropolitan city. Gradually improve
ments and up to date appliances in use
in the larger cities are coming in vogue
here. The latest to be agitated for install
lation is police telegraph system and
Mr.. Charles Berst of the Gamewell COM
pany is in the city exhibiting the work.
ings of the system. The council was to
have met last night and Mr.. Berst rugged
up an exhibition box in the office of the
chief of police. The councilmen. after the
adjournment until Monday night next,
remained and viewed the workings of
the system. Selma will, no doubt, pur-
chase a plant equipped with ten boxes at
an early date.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-12-12
Local and Personal.

Mrs Marian Nelson of Sewanee is a Wis
itor to the city. having come to attend
the Long-Neson wedding. which takes
place on December 49, She will be the
guest of Mrs. w. r. Nelson while in the
city.
The Selma chapter Of the United Daugh.
tiers of the Confederacy will hold an i'm
portant meeting Wednesday afternoon at
the home of the president. Mrs. A. w.
cawthorn. The bylaws and constitution
are to be amended. and steps looking 10
the erection of the boulder to the mem
DRY of the heroes who died in defending
Selma on April II, 1866, will be taken
J. Il. Wilkinson returned this morning
from Mobile, where he went on business.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-12-12
Schooner Picked Up In Storm.

San Francisco, December 11.-While
tossing about at the mercy Of the storm
that swept over the coast yesterday
the little power schooner Rio Rey
which plies between California ports
was picked up fourteen miles of Point
Reyes by the steamer Columbia, bound
from Astoria and Portland, and towed
into San Francisco today. The Rio
Rey had lost her anchors, sails and
rudders and was in danger of being
precipitated to the bottom of the sea
when she was sighted by the Column
bia. The Rio Rey was owned by seven
men and Captain Lucas, who had al
most given up hope of being rescued.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-12-12
Three Weddings.

Tomorrow night at $50 O'Clock in the
Central hotel, Miss Pearl Burgin and Mr.
w. Judson Brannon will be united In
marriage. The bride is the daughter of
the late Judge j c. Burgin and the we'd
ding will be quiet home affair.
The Melton Donald wedding will also
take place in Pineapple. The groom, Dr..
r. c. Donald, is citizen of Bessemer,
with wide circle of friends, who hold
him in high regard
large number of attendants went to
East Lake this evening to the marriage
of Joseph NJ. Dill, Jr.. and Miss Lea,
daughter of Colonel Sumter Lea which
took place at the home of the bride. The
young people are both well known in
Bessemer the groom being the son of Su-
perintendent j. NJ Dill of the public
schools I'm this city. They left on a late
train for an extensive bridal tour, and
will return to make Bessemer their home.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-12-12
Jonesboro Realty.

Jonesboro is fast becoming one of the
finest little towns in the district, with
lights, good schools, active citizens and
one of the most active of real estate mar
kets
Vacant lots in this prosperous little city
are now valued at SO per front foot, which
is considered remarkable.
During the past few days property has
been changing hands quite rapidly. Mayor
John Il. Martin sold "A house for SLIGO to
a Mr. Reed of Bessemer and also pur-
chased two homes. Many other transfers
have been recorded in the past month.
A beautiful addition to the city is begin
ming to appear near McAdory avenue,
where four large new houses are under
construction and tenants are said to have
been already secured. Improved property
is al a premium.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-12-12
UNCLE SANS MINTS NOT SO
BUSY AS IN FORMER YEARS

stitution from February 10 to June 30
amounted to $17,74o,O0O in gold and $4,000
in silver.
The original deposits of gold bullion at
the minis and assay offices, exclusive of
all transfers between the offices during
the year, were of the value of 1858, lO9,-
1913.
Silver was received at the minis during
the year as follows, fractions omitted:
Silver coined in gold deposits, 625,O95
standard ounces; for Philippine coinage,
1,376,054 standard ounces; uncurrent do
nestle coin, 1,663,22O standard ounces;
uncurrent domestic coin, 1.663,22O ounces
for return in fine bars 5,551 ,206 standard
ounces for foreign coinage, $4,000 stand
ard ounces. Total, 9i,45l,53o standard
ounces.
The issue of 1-cent bronze and scent
nickel coins during the year was larger
than ever before, aggregating $3,19S,S2,
against 50, O65 o67 the previous year.
The total earnings of the mint service
from all sources, including seignoriage on
subsidiary and minor coins, aggregated
So, 707 1897. The total expenditures, includ-
ing loss on recoinage and the cost of dis
tribution of minor coins, aggregated ST.
49,, 100.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-12-12
Next Saturday
December Is, Last Day

To get large $l.00 bottle of Ki-Wa
the Great Blood and Nerve Remedy,
for 35c, or full course, large S1.OO
bottles, for $l.00, at Golfers Drug
Store, 109-111 N. Goth ST., Birming-
ham; Fulton Bros, Bessemer; Kirk
land & Green Bros, Ensley; Gale Drug
Co, Pratt City. or Bains Drug Co.,
Woodlawn, Ala.
Stomach Trouble, Kidney Trouble, or
any bad blood diseases, you certainly
need Ki-Wa. Don't miss chance Of
a lifetime. as the great remedy will
never be advertised here again at 35c
per bottle VIII be one sale after De
cember 10, at above drug stores, at
S100 per bottle.
Mail orders will be filed this week,
up to Saturday night, at the advertis-
ing price.