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The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-06-22
NEWS OF BLOCTON.
EIks Entertain Their Friends Delight
 fully at Fraternity Park.

Blocton June 21.-(Special)-Blocton Lodge, B. P O. E., No. BIO, entertained at the anniversary of the local lodge, which is now five years old. The park was bril- liantly lighted and Japanese lanterns were conspicuous, and everything possible was arranged to make the occasion one long to be remembered. Promptly at o'clock Dr. George w. Randall made an address. which bubbed over with. merriment and occasionally gushed with oratory. band from Birmingham was present and the music was all that could be desired. The young and the gay danced to hearts con- tent. Refreshments were in abundance and all was conducive to an old fashioned good time, which Ellls alone know how to give. Visiting ladies present were Miss Minnie Cahill of Bessemer, Miss Emmie May Posey of Woodawn, Miss Mamie Hawkins of Tuscaloosa.
 Cal Riley, Ben Thrasher and Asberry Ashworth were burned in the new mine of the Bessemer coal Iron and Land com pany last Sunday night. The two first mentioned were seriously injured, but it Is thought that the injuries will not be fatal The cause of the trouble was gas set off by a lamp of one of the boys.
 James Brown. candidate for the legis- lature, was in town yesterday,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-06-22
LARGE sPEARHEAD UNEARTHED.
Valuable Relic of Former Age Found
 In Nebraska.

From the Omaha World Herald.
 A find of the greatest archaeological in- terest was made some days ago few feet back of the bungalow of Myron L. Learned on the very top of the high bluff half mile north of the village Florence, by graders preparing for the foundation of an extension of the present building. Under about two feet of vege- table mould and half a foot of loose de- poslt of whioh the bluffs are formed, E. Wicke the contractor doing the grading, ploughed up what appears to be stone spearhead The implement, which Is seven and one-quarter inches long from the ex- treme point of its base to its sharpened end and three inches wide at It's widest point, is considered to be the most sym metrtcal and the best made ever found in this state,
 Charles F. Crowley, professor of chemis- try at Creighton Medical college who is a practical geologist also. declares the implement to be made of flint. but of a kind not nat ve in this part of the Uni ted States.
 One side of the stone Is colored lus- trous cobalt blue, while the reverse Is white. Held to the light 1t is of a beautiful translucent rose orange. The chipping is evidently the work of a master In the art, and the owner is greatly pleased at such a handsome and valuable addition to the stone implements which have been from time to time found about his summer cottage.
 The projectile point was found lying be- side the teeth and larger bones of a bison, the inference being that It's thrust had caused the death of the animal
 An Omaha archaeologist who has ex- amined the implement declares 1t to be an arrow head and he infers that 1t was probably used by one of the race of giants of which the legends of the Omaha tribe of Indians speak. One of the tribal secret societies which has existed far back fin the history of the nation tells of people who preceded them in this section of the world the males of which were ten or twelve feet high. Som anci- ent mounds opened in this vicinity have shown skeletons between eight and ten feet long. and he make the deduction that If tho proiectle be an arrow head its size indicates that the shaft into which 1t was originally fastened was correspondingly large. and with so large an arrow bow with which it must be thrown would be too large for use by a man of ordinary sta-ure. These deduc- tions are conJectural, but find must be regarded as a valuable one.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-06-22
COMMISSIONERS TO
 DECIDE ON DAMAGES
JUDGE GREENE NAMES THREE MEN IN THE CLAIM OF ABUT- TING DAMAGE AGAINST ILL NOlS CENTRAL.

Judge Samuel 1H. Greene of the probate court yesterday appointed three commits sioners who will sit as board of arbitra- ton to fix the amount of damages on the property abutting on Twelfth street from Second to Ninth avenues. The commits sioners will hear both sides and will rem der an award to the court.
 Either the property holders or the Illi- nois Central railroad may appeal from the decision of the commission to the courts, and the railroad will be required to pay to the court the amount of the damages awarded and to make bond for an addi- tional sum to be paid the property own CTS should the court increase the damages.
 w. B. Leedy, who represents the Illi- nois Central in its real estate transac- tions, stated yesterday that he had settled with a number of the property owners since the case was heard before Judge Greene several days ago. when the court rendered its verdict that the road couli not be enjoined after fulfilling the condi- tions named. Only a small percentage of the property owners have not been settled with
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-06-22
SHOWN FROM RAILROAD CAR.
Trip to San Francisco Latest Wrinkle
 of Moving Pitcure Business.

From the New York Sun.
 AS you are passing with the throng along the busy city shopping street you hear presently sound unexpected there. that of a locomotive bell, rung with the slow deliberation with which the fireman pulls the bell rope just as the engine is about to start. As you approach little nearer you hear some body shout All aboard!" and mo- ment later you come upon little crowd of people halted and looking in at store whose entire front on the ground floor has been removed. Look ing in with the rest you find yourself viewing the latest wrinkle in the mOv- ing picture business.
 The ceiling is supported, apparently, by iron trusses, giving a semblance of the appearance of the trussed roof train shed of railroad station. Backed up in the train shed you see the ends of two railroad passenger cars. You hear the bell clang again, com ing, as it seems. from the locomotive up ahead and hear once more the shout "All aboard!" and then you buy ticket at ticket office on one side and drop it into a ticket takers box and pass on inside the platform rail ing and over to one of the cars and step up its steps and so on within the car itself.
 There you find it to be rather smaller
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-06-22
Body as Conductor.
From the Chicago Tribune.

From the Chicago Tribune.
 The body as a wireless telegraph trans- hitter and receiver was recently displayed by Professor Ovington of Boston He per formed a number of experiments with high potential and high frequency cur rents, substituting his assistants body for the usual vertical conductor. The cur rent from the machine passed through the body whence the energy was radiated as waves in the ether. The potential and ire quency of the oscillations were much in excess of those employed commercially, and hence the waves radiated were ex- ceedingly short. It was Professor Toman- sini of Geneva who first demonstrated that the human body could be substituted successfully for an aerial of the same length and capacity. It is not so good a conductor as are the metals, but this Is offset by the fact that current of high frequency penetrates the skin by small fraction of millimeter. M. Emile Guari- nj of Brussels actually sent messages through space by connecting one human body to the positive side of a spark gap and another human body to one ter minal of the coherer.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-06-22
Ants as Honey Makers.

IT q McCook in Hampers Magazine.
 1,he ant honey has an aromatic flavor suggestive of bee honey. and is agreeable to the taste. An analysis made by a conn petent chemist of the product or the Mexican species showed a nearly pure solution of sugar of fruits. differing from srape-sugar in not crystalizing, The Mex icans and Indians have, or had at the period of these studies, several uses Tor the ant honey They eat 1t freely The late Professor Cope, when Tn New Mex
 co had a plate of rounds offered hifn ne dainty relish. Dr. Loew reported that inc Mexicans press the insects and use the honey at their meals. They were also said to prepare from It by rermen- tation an alcoholic drink. Another natu- ralist learned that the natives apply It to bruised and swollen limbs. It has heen suggested seriously that these ants ,,i,ht hy culture attain the rank of bees as honev-producers The diffiallty of fa,-mang the colonies, and the limited ouantaty of the product. would prevent a profitable industry. The average amount of honey in a single rotund was by weight about forty Ws942) grams, little over eight times (s2) that of the ant body. p1t counting the number of rounds in a nest at six hundred-the utmost that oo- servation would justify-the enure prod ,lce would be only two-thirds Of pround try collected at the cost of all the honey- hearers lives. Such results disbar these insects from the field of human indus try
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-06-22
ADJUSTMENTS
At the BlIou.

The graceful dancing of Gertrude Hoff- man Is one of the strong features of the bll being offered Biiou patrons this week. Also the tuneful music composed by Max Hoffman Is delight to hear, and num- Der of clever vaudeville acts are also to be reckoned with The Otto brothers are premier dancers. while the baseball trav- esty of "Slvers" Oakley is most comical, and the musical comedy specialties de- cldedly attractive. One of the songs be- ing sung this week, "On San Francisco Bay is sure to gain widespread popu- 1arty. Miss Bessie Kyle acquits herself handsomely in this number as a vocalist. She has good voice and sings sympa- thetlcally. The usual performance will be given tonight.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-06-22

than you had expected; but It Is very car-like for all that, regular railroad car. with it's aisles and it's seats and windows on either side.
 The passengers all aboard, that is to say when the car is pretty well filled up. which is train time on this road, the lecturer or guide walks down the | long aisle to the front end of the car and then, if of the two cars you have chosen the one of San Francisco you will hear him beginning:
 Ladies and gentlemen: This Is the | Overland Limited Special, bound for | San Francisco, where we shall view | the wonderful ruins of that splendid 1 city devastated by earthquake and lire. i All abroad!"
 Therenpon you hear the engine bell 1 clang and feel and hear the car wheels turn and rumble under you and feel the motion of the car as it starts on its journey. You feel the pumping and rolling motion of the car rolling along the rails and rocking as it rounds the curves-all very realistic.
 Then the lights in the car go out and the shutters at the forward end of the car fly back. and the first thing you 1 know you find yourself looking at scenes in the streets of the burned area of San Francisco, with men and horses and wagons passing to and fro amid the ruins.
 | The guide describes the scenes as | they pass, or as you seem to come upon them, for sometimes, when the car has | that rocking motion on, the pictures | 4<. I.r ccir, hn n r but you seem to be picking up the scenes, bringing them into view, as | from a car rounding curve. So it continues for ten minutes, the length of the show. and then the pie lures stop, and the lights in the car reappear, and then you hear the guide saying: This way, please, out at the front door" and you make your way Glere with the rest of the passengers and step down from the forward end of the car into an alleyway that you | now discover leading along the side | of the railroad station. and between 1t and the side wall of the store in which the station is built, and so on out again into the street.
 Out there, just back yourself you are | likely, before passing on. to pause for moment to look at the bunch of peo- pie standing on the sidewalk in front as you had stood few minutes before | looking in at the railroad station and at the railroad station and at the | ends of the cars standing there with ftheir tail-lights brightly burning, and listening to the changing of the engine bell and to the "All aboard!" and med 1 itating AS they looked and listened as you had done, on whether they hadn't better blow in dime and take that | trip to San Francisco.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-06-22
Matheson Heads Georgia Tech.

Atlanta, Ga, June H.-Professor K G. Matheson was elected president of the Georgia Technologcal school here today to succeed Capt. Lyman Hall, who died year ago. Prof. Matheson has been act Ing president since the death of Captain Hall, with whom he was associated for eight years. Since his graduation at the Citadel Military Academy, Charleston. Pro lessor Matheson has been connected with the Georgia Military Academy, Milledge- vile, the University of Tennessee, and with the Missouri Military Academy at Mexico, Mo. He received his masters de- gree from Leland Stanford university and from Columbia college.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-06-22
ANNUAL PICNIC IF
 ENGINEERS TODAY
Many Prominent Men of the
 State to Speak
GOVERNOR JELKS SPEAKS
Locomotive Engineers of Five DvIs- Ions of Birmingham to Hold Sec ond Annual Picnic and Barhe-
 cue at Germanla Park.

The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engi- neers of Birmingham. assisted by the ladies' auxiliary. will hold It's annual pie nic and barbecue today at Germania park.
 The Birmingham Railway, Light and Power company will furnish double ser vice to Germania park to accommodate the large crowd expected to go out. This picnic Is union picnic by the Locomotive | Engineers and is given by all five di- visions which are organized in Blrming- ham. The following Is the number of each division and the committee from each d. vision:
 Division No, 156--T. S. Pound, chairmani M. Whitford, w. M. McKenna. Division No 3se-John Broderiok treas urer; w. S. Huntington. J. H. Lewis Division No 436-C. c. Hafer W, B. Jones, T. M. Glazier, secretary. Division No. 6S4-C. s. Lewis, J. NJ Grim, w. B. Hardin. Division No. 432-J. S. May, Sam Dow ney, George Garrett.
 This committee has gotten up pro- gramme, consisting of speeches, games, contests, dancing, band music and other attractions There will be cut glass punch bowl awarded the most popular railroad official, and solid gold bracelet awarded the most popular young woman. There will be an egg race for girls under 15 | years, the winner of which will be award ed a box of bon bons, A 75-yards dash will be run by boys be- tween the ages of 10 and 15 years, the win ner of which will be awarded s1 base l ball.
 There will be a woman's hurdle race, over four hurdles, between the ages of IS and 80. the winner to be awarded one pair of s1.5O gloves. | There will be a mems race, 75 yards. l each starter to carry rider, who shay not be under 5 years of age, the winrx will be awarded a box of cigars.
 Dinner will be served on the grounds l by the Ladies Auxiliary to the Brother 1 hood of Locomotive Engineers from noon until 8 D. m.
 The speaking will commence at 13O D. m. The following is a list of the speakers: | Governor, w. D. Jelks, B. B. Conner, candidate for governor; Emmett ONeal, l and D. J. Meadows. candidates for lieu tenant governor; Judge Weaver, Capt. Frank S. White and Judge N. B. Feagin. The following is the dancing programme for the occasion at which time the music will be rendered by Memolis band.
 Afternoon.
 rrura NTiraI
 Waltz-"Dancing With the Girl You Love-"
 Two Step-"Flying Arrow"
 Polka-"Bel Demonico.' 1 Waltz-"Kisses For You, Sweetheart"
 Two Step-"Irish American"
 Schottische-"My Angeline.'
 Waltz-"Voice of the Night"
 Two Step-"The Bull Frog and the Coon"
 Waltz-"Adlyn."
 Nigh.
 Grand March-"The Cavalier"
 Waltz" "Loveland."
 Two Step-"Moving Day"
 Waltz-"When the MoclSing Birds Are Singing"
 Two Step-"George Washington. Jr.'
 Polka-"Dal Segno."
 Waltz-"Dreaming Love of You
 Two -'Mother, Pin Rose on Me.
 Quadrile-"The B. l.. E.
 Waltz-"Under Rose
 Two Step-"Why Don't You Try
 Waltz-"Is It Warm Enough For You!
 Two Step-"Happy Heine' Waltz-"n Trovatore
 Two Step-"Feather Queen"
 Waltz-"Same Old Moon" Two Step-"The Mobile France 1 ''Home Sweet Home.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-06-22
East Lake Casino.

Patrons of East Lake Casino were so well pleased with Miss Lucile DeVal, Miss Hazell Coulton. Leo Adde, F. l.. Graves, James Alexander and others Of the Casino Opera company last night that they were forced to respond to numerous encofes Interpretations in the form Of original witticisms and parodies were in- troduced by MT. Adde. Said Pasha" was the vehicle in which the company ap- peared.
 Responding to a popular demand "The Mikado" will be presented tonight This Is an opera that is always welcomed With two performances of ''The Mascot" the Casino Opera company will say adieu 10 pleasure seekers tomorrow. Advance sale of seats indicate that good houses will be present in the afternoon and at night
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-06-22
CHARLES BABE IS
 SUPERINTENDENT
SUCCEEDS J. A. DURFEE WITH TENNESSEE Co.-coMES FROM LAcKAWANNA STEEL co. AT BUFFALo-LEFEVRE ASSISTANT

Charles Babb has been appointed to succeed J. A. Durfee as general superin- tendent of the Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad company. MT Babb Is now chief engineer of the Lackawanna Steel com pany at Buffalo, and MT. Durfee recently resigned to go back to the Colorado Fuel and Iron company.
 J. II. Lefevre will be assistant superin- tendent of the Tennessee company. He Is now in charge of the rolling mill of the LackafSanna company at Buffalo. Both men<4e expected in Birmingham early ifgo,lv
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-06-22
KILLED FROM AM BUSH.
Two Men Drop Dead While Watering
 Their Horses.

Grimes, Oklahoma, June 21-J. N. Pur- year and Earl Seeds were shot near La Mesa, Tex, today by three men. Puryear and Seeds went to a. water tank with sev- eral head of horses and were fired on from ambush Neither had any chance to reply and both fell, expiring almost inn mediately. Three suspects were arrest>1 and tonight crowd of farmers demanded that the prisoners be taken from the county jail and lynched.
 Puryear had trouble with three of his neighbors three years ago, and since then there has been a feud which had its cli- max in the double murder.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-06-22
CABRERA IS CONFIDENT.
Guatemaan President Contents Hlm-
 self With Claiming Victory.

Mexico City, June H.-Guatemalan regu- lars are said to have crossed over Into the territory of Salvatore, thereby com- mitting an act of war. One Salvadorean, Gen. Furtes Rivero, who had joined the revolution was killed in battle.
 There is little doubt that the detention of General Barillas on this side of the frontier by the Mexican officials broke up the revolutionary plan of campaign in northern Guatemala. But dispatch from revolutionists shows them hopeful. Neither side has given out news of definite char acter, President Cabrera contenting him self with claiming the victory, and the utter crushing of the revolution.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-06-22
Womanlike.
From the Philadelphia Press.

From the Philadelphia Press.
 Tess-She was in that hotel fire, wasn't she?
 Jess-Yes, and when the first fireman came up the ladder to rescue her she just wouldn't budge.
 Tess-The idea, Panicstricken, eh?
 Jess-Not a bit of 1t. She waited for the second fireman, who was handsomer.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-06-22
Rock Falls on Man.

W. T. McCaugh, a miner at Carbon Hill, was taken to St. Vlncent's hospital yesterday suffering from injuries in the thigh caused by a rock falling on him while at work. His condition is regarded Rs serious.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-06-22
EGRO DIES.
Sam Daniels, the Negro Who Was
 Hurt on Street Car, Dies.

Sam Daniels the negro who was injured on a street car Sunday night died at St. Vincent's hospital last night about l o'clock from his injuries.
 The negros hand was crushed and had to be amputated. and his skull was crushed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-06-22
Burglars Enter House.

The house of F. NJ. Edwards at 1881 Eleventh avenue, south, was entered last night. and clothing was found scattered all over the rooms. It was not known just what articles. if any were miss- n
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-06-22
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All Week. Matinees Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. Cooled by Iced Air
 and Electric Fans. The famous clown, "SLIVERS' OAK LEY, from the New York Hippodrome. GERTRUDE H OFFMANN her six Manhattan Girls, from Hammerstein s Victoria.
 30--OTHERS-30 THE MUSICAL SHOW OF THE SEA-
 SON-POPULAR PRICES.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-06-22
District President speaks.

Dale Smith. president of District Coun- ell. No. l, International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers spoke last night at a mass meeting of the striking electrical workers,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-06-22
Concert at East Lake.

At East Lake park Sunday afternoon there will be a sacred concert by Memoli' $ brass band from to o'clock 1t will be free to the public. The mana cement has provided extra seats for the park.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-06-22
PERSONAL

Arnold Masberg, the well-known phar- macst at Jacobs drug store, left yester- day for a three weeks visit to his par ents at NauVoo H.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-06-22

HnIn VT>. the cold-cure that does the work in hours, and will
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-06-22

Duke of AImodovar To Dying. Madrid, June 2l.-The Duke of Almodo- var, minister of foreign affairs. Is dying.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1906-03-01
LoNoWoRTH AND HIS BRIDE.
They Were Given a Warm Reception
n Havana.

Tampa, Fla, Feb. 2l.-Representa.
tive and Mrs. Longworth arrived here
at 1895 o'clock Tuesday evening and
proceeded directly TO Port Tampa,
there boarding the steamer for Ha-
vana to spend part of their honey
moon in Cuba. At the city station
here a large crowd gathered to greet
them.
Havana, Feb. 23.-Mr. and Mrs.
Nicholas Longworth were given a
warm reception upon their arrival
here Thursday. They seemed pleased
with the welcome, and sat u quarter
of an hour in an automobile on the
wharf, smiling and enjoying the in
qutsitive stares of hundreds Of Gu
bans and American tourists who had
gathered to get = look at them.
The counsel general. members OF
the legation star. congressional COM
mittee. palace officers and the Ameri-
can club boarded the Mascotte TO well
come the visitors on their arrival. One
of the congressman delivered speech
of welcome.
Later Edward V. Morgan, American
ambassador, and Mr. Longworth came
ashore with some of President Palma s
aides. They awaited the remainder OF
the party. and were whirled away to
Mariana, the new home of Minister
Morgan.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1906-03-01
MINE ACCIDENTS
Several Lives Lost by Explosions In
West Virginia and Colorado.

Morgantown, w. Va, Feb. 2l-
Through an accidental explosion OF
dynamite at the plant of the Creek
Stone and Sand Co. at Sturglsson,
eight miles south of here, one man
was almost instantly killed, another
fatally injured and FIVE seriously hurt.
The men had gathered around fire
to eat dinner. Near the fire were 15
sticks of dynamite which had been
placed there to thaw out. A blast at a
nearby limestone quarry was set OF
and II is thought to have caused the
explosion of the dynamite. All the in
jured were brought 10 Morgantown
on a special train and placed in the To-
cal hospital.
Blueheld. w. Va, Feb. 21.-In a pre-
mature dynamite explosion at Coal
wood Tuesday John Willis and Tom
Nash, both white and single, we're kill
ed instantly and Frank Collier, son OF
the superintendent In charge. was Sc
rlously injured. The men were put
ting off heavy blasts in tunnel under
construction connecting the railroad
with one OF the Coalwood coal opera
tlons.
Walsenburg, COL, Feb. 21.-The off,
cial list OF dead as a result OF the ex-
plosion in the Maitland mine of the
Victor Fuel Co. Monday was given out
Tuesday night as 10. Fourteen bodies
have been brought to the surface and
one remains in the mine.