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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-01-24
BIG PURCHASE MADE
BY WEST END COMPANY
Selma Property VIII Be Developed and
Made Into Residence
Suburb.

Selma, January 23-(SpeciaL) -Some-
thing of Selma's development and the de-
mands for homes here is evidenced by the
Incorporation papers filed today of the
West End Land company, of which Al
bert Meyer, Is president, f. NJ Abbott,
vice president; II. V. Ullman, vice presi-
dent, and e. f. Ullman, secretary and
treasurer. The company has purchased
what Is known as the eatherstone tract.
being all that part of the city lying back
of the Jail to the creek and north of Park
man street TO jeff Davis avenue The
street car line will be extended through
the property and streets graveled and
sidewalks curbed, after which lots will
be sold but only upon condition that GER
tain priced houses will be erected The
scarcity Of houses in Selma has become a
serious calamity and the opening up of
new territory will In a measure relieve
this tension and tend to equalize house
rent which has been quite high In desr-
able portions of the city. The capital stock
of the new company is $4,000
Tomorrow night an aerie of Eagles will
be instituted in Selma. Quite a good list
has been secured. and at 7 o'clock in
the Odd Fellows hall the ceremonies at
tendant upon the institution of lodge
will be held. State president Jerry Foun-
tain and other prominent citizens Of Bes-
sem7r will come down and assist in the in
stitution of the new aerie.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-01-24

ing of its 100 miles of track, for the sum
of $3.50 This is 10 cents on the 500, and
according to the agreement is in full
payment of the portion of the state license
or privilege tax required to be paid upon
the fling of a mortgage to cover said
issue of bonds. The agreement Is signed
by the three members Of the compromise
board. the Governor. the auditor and
the Attorney General.
The interests of the railroad company
were represented by Cecil Browne of
Talladega and Mr. Arkwright. one of the
owners of the railroad prospect 1t was
submitted to the board of compromise
that while the bonds are to represent $25.-
900 a mile, they were really going to get
but $1,000 The road owns little prop
erty and had to sell its securities at a
discount 1t was therefore agreed that
they would be allowed to pay the prvi-
lege tax ON the sum of money that they
would get for the bonds rather than
the amount as shown on their face.
1t may be said in passing, that the com
promises in these matters grow out Of
the desire Of the state officials to keep
the tax statutes of certain kinds out Of
the courts until the legislature can meet
and strengthen them. In other words 1t
is thought that some of the laws, in
Guiding that to tax mortgages, will not
stand the test of the courts.
Mine in Good Shape.
Chief Mine Inspector J. M. Gray has
made a report to the Governor on the
condition of No. 3, Pratt mines, In which
| convicts are worked He says:
1.-The mine has some dry places in it
on the roadways but the roadways were
well cleaned at the time of my visit and
| no fine coal will be allowed TO accumulate
, in the future
'The mine has a continuous air cur
rent and | inspected rooms of both ex-
tremes as well as in the middle of the
circuit, and was very much pleased to
find that there was a deposit moisture on
the roof COB and timber. which shows that
the humidity of the atmosphere in this
mine is above the normal This deposit
of moisture was found In all the rooms
and up close to the face of the coal which
showed that this deposit was coming con-
tinually as the coal was removed from
the workings
cat this mine all the coal is undercut
with electric chain machine to a depth of
six feet before it is shot. and they use
shot firers the most of the coal being
shot at night time. -Four sticks OF dyna-
mite breaks forty tons of coal A stick
and half Is used in one hole and one
and one-quarter in each of the other
holes, being three holes to shoot in a
forty foot room. Each hole is six feet
deep and tapped full of tamping
"Under this system and limited amount
of explosives, with air saturated to the
extent that 1t deposits It's humidity at
the working faces, as well as back from
the faces. do not apprehend any danger
from dust at this time. / find quite an
improvement has been made In this mine
in the manner of shielding the trolley wire
to better protect it from being run against
by men. A new shaft is being sunk to
connect with the extreme parts of this
slope to be used as an escape way, pump
ing shaft and ventilation. 1t will connect
in few days"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-01-24
GETS THE QUARTER.
Unique Piece of Mail Matter Passes
Through the Decatur Office.

Decatur, January "a Especially
most peculiar piece of mail that has ever
come through an Alabama postoffee. so
far as known, came through the New De-
catur postoffce today. 1t was a silver
quarter Of a dollar with small piece of
paper pasted on each side and on one
side was written the address and on the
other side were written a few words.
The quarter was tied in the center of
a bundle of letters when 1t arrived at the
New Decatur postoffice. 1t had travelled
many miles and was delivered safely to
the one for whom 1t was intended.
II Is said that this is the only case on
record, so far as is known, where money
has been sent through the mails I'm this
manner This shows the efficiency of the
mail service of today and the careful
palnstaking manner in which the clerks
of the mail department handle mail mat
ter intrusted to their care.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-01-24
WHAT 1T MEANS TO YOU.
Few People Realize the Importance of
Good Digestion Until It Is Lost.

Many people suffer from dyspepsia and
do not know it. They feel mean, out of
sorts, peevish, do not sleep well do not
have good keen appetite, do not have
the inclination and energy for physical
or mental work they once had, but at the
same time do not feel any particular pain
or distress in the stomach. Yet all this is
the result of poor digestion, an insidious
form of Dyspepsia which can only be
cured by remedy specially intended to
cure 1t and make the digestive organs act
naturally. and properly digest the food
eaten Bitters, after dinner pills and nerve
tonics will never help the trouble; they
don't reach it. The new medical discovery
does. 1t is called Stuart's Dyspepsia Tab
let's and is a specific for dyspepsia and
Indigestion. 1t cures because it thoroughly
digests all wholesome food taken into the
stomach. whether the stomach is in good
working order or not.
Stuarts Dyspepsia Tablets. by dgestir z
the food, instead of making the worn ON.
stomach do all the work, gives 1t a much
needed rest and cure of dyspepsia is the
natural result.
When you are nervous, run down and
sleepless, don't make the common mistake
of supposing your nervous system needs
treatment and fill your stomach with
powerful nerve tonics which make you
feel good for a little while, only to fall
back farther than ever.
Your nerves are all right, but they are
starved they want food
Nourish them with wholesome every
day food and plenty of IT, well digested.
and you can laugh at nerve tonics and
medicine.
But the nerves will not be nourished
from weak abused stomach, but when
the digestion has been made perfect by
the use of this remedy all nervous symp-
toms disappear.
Whoever heard of a man or woman
blessed with a vigorous digestion and good
appetite being troubled with their nerves
Good digestion means strong ner-
vous system, abundance of energy and
capacity to enjoy the good things of life.
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets will certainly
set your stomach and digestive organs
right; they can't help but do 1t because
they nourish the body by digesting the
food eaten, and rest the stomach
You get nourishment and rest at one
and the same time, and that IS all the
worn out dyspeptic needs to build him
ND and give new life to every organ and
ar added zest TO every pleasure.
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets are god
send 10 the army of men and women with
weak stomachs and nerves and justly
merits the claim of being one of the most
worthy medical discoveries Of the time.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-01-24
INWARD LIGHT ON
STUDENT REVOLT
Negro Demanded Apology from
White 0verSeer
FRIENDS DECIDED TO LEAVE
Thirty Trunks at the TalIadeqa Station
Indicated That That Number De-
parted, But Facts Have
Not Been Disclosed.

Talladega, January 23.-(Special.) -Tal-
ladega college is an institution for the
education of the negro second only to
the famous Tuskegee school. In the
| years past its history has been not un-
like that of similar centres of learning,
checkered with incidents and accidents
of various kinds from year to year. NOV
ing along in the even tenor of its way,
graduating annually an increasing num-
Der of students, who thereafter sought
various avocations in life.
Connected with the school is a farm
superintendent by one of the white pro-
fessors of the college. assisted by young
white man, a native of this county, the
remaining members of the faculty being
natives of either the east or the west,
with a few exceptions But recently the
Talladega man. whose name is Parks,
was employed, and his appointment to the
place was not pleasing to some of the
sable elassmen of the senior class. Farm
Superintendent Goss transmitted some or
der in reference to his department,
through young Parks to one OF the col
ored students, and in its delivery one OF
the negro students received the order with
insulting language to a degree resented
by Parks, leading to a recontre between
Parks and the student, in which it is I'M
| derstood the colored brother came on sec
ond best.
Thereupon the senior class feeling Itself
insulted, through this treatment of one
of its members, demanded an apology
from young Parks to the Insulted stu
dent whicn was promptly refused. On
appeal to the superintendent and faculty
this refusal was approved and endorsed.
A long telegram explaining things was
sent to some governing board or higher
power located elsewhere, and that trip-
unal wired back to the local authorities
that Parks needn't apologize, notwith-
| standing the threat of the senior class to
| bolt in a body If he didn't. The faculty
| then looked over its hand and notified
! the senior class it would stand pat, or
| came as near using that card language
as an institution teaching theology could
| afford to.
So the seniors packed their respective
trunks and lit out yesterday for theii
respective localities. There were some
thirty or forty trunks at the station on
arrival of the southbound Louisville and
Nashville train, from which it is inferred
| that probably that number left in high
| dudgeon. although the precise facts, and
the actual number of students leaving has
not been ascertained.
| Mr.. William McDane was buried here
| today. He was one of the Oldest citizens
| of the county and had reached ripe OLD
age His funeral was largely attended by
| the county officials and leading business
| men.
| Rehearsals are going on for the Elks
| minstrels next Thursday evening by anna
| teur talent. About 400 tickets for re-
| served seats have already boen sold. The
house will be packed on the night of the
show.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-01-24
SHOOTING scrape Near Abernant.

Tuscaloosa, January 2S.-(Special.)-
There was shooting scrape on Davis
creek, near Abernant Saturday night, in
which Lloyd Hill was killed and John
Dunn shot through the leg. The latter
with his brothers. Dan and Fitch Num-,
were brought down here yesterday by
Deputy Smith, and lodged in jail. All the
parties to the scrape were negroes. 1t
seems, from the account of Num-, that
whisky, and while there row was
brought on and resulted with the above
incidents. The negro, Hill, that was killed,
had a bad reputation about this place,
and had been in a number of scrapes
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-01-24
John cobbs Died in Mexico.

Admission. January 23.-(Specal.) News
has been received here of the sudden death
in Mexico of Mr.. John Cobbs. son of the
Rev DR.. r. II. Cobbs of Greensboro,
Ala, and a brother OF r. H. Cobbs, Jr,
and VIII A. Cobbs of this city He was
also the grandson Of the late Bishop
Cobbs of Alabama. The deceased was
once a very prominent citizen of this
city and prominent in business affairs of
the community. He made many friends
who Will regret to learn of his untmely
death.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-01-24
VARDAMAN is SATISFIED.
May Bring Mandamus Proceedings
Against Board of Control.

Jackson Miss, January 23.-(Special.)--
1t is stated that Governor Vardaman will
bring mandamus proceedings against the
board of control tomorrow to compel them
to work all convicts on state farms If
true, the Sandy Bayou case is not ended
The senate today passed a bill providing
for the Vicksburg military commission
after an hour of the most acrimonious de-
bates ever heard here. The bill carried no
appropriation, but was pointedly opposed
even by the Confederates.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-01-24
Notes and Personals.

At the regular meeting of the Besse-
mer Board of Trade held in the city hall
this afternoon about twenty-five members
We're present Several matters of import
ance were discussed by the members but
nothing of Importance was definitely dis
posed OF except the appointment of w. II.
Dennis a committee of one to secure
a committee from the City Council and
call upon the Southeastern Tariff associa-
ton In Atlanta in the interest of reduce
ton in the fire insurance rate in this
city. A number of reports were read and
discussed
W. ID. Dortic, Jerry Fountain, George
W. Jones, ]. s. Winters, w. J. Parkes
and others from the local aerie of Eagles
will go to Selma tomorrow to assist in
the installation of q new aerie at that
place. More than a hundred members
will be initiated In the new aerie.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-01-24
SMITH WANTS NEW
ALABAMA CAPITOL
But His Proposition Was Voted
Down
IMPROVEMENTS GO AHEAD
Governors Motion to Use $4,000
More In Work on Old Building Is
Carried Unanimously BY
Commission.

Montgomery, January 3-tSpecial.) AT
a meeting of the state capitol commission
today Treasurer J. Craig Smith made a
motion that the commission recommend TO
the next legislature that the present
building be torn down and million and
a half dollars be appropriated to erect
modern state house in its place. The
motion was lost on the following vote
The governor, Auditor Carmichael and
Secretary of State McDavid, no; the at
torney general and Mr.. Smith voting aye
Mr.. Smith made his motion after 1t
was seen that there is very little chance
for the commission and the supreme court
to get together on any other plan than
that adopted some months ago with the
vote of the supreme court and as a re-
suit of which there has been great
deal of feeling one way or another. Mr.
Smith thinks that the state is entitled to
and is able to erect a structure in every
way worthy of the commonwealth and
hoped to see the matter put up to the
Legislature so strongly it would see that
the money is provided
To Fix Up Old House.
A motion made by the governor to ap-
manning to fix up the old building was
adopted unanimously. This had been a
part of Mr.. Smiths motion but he would
not divorce it from the new capital idea
This money will be spent in such way
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-01-24
Compromise is Reached.

The Atlanta, Birmingham and Atlantic
railroad today agreed with the state board
of compromise to settle all demands upon
It for mortgage and license tax on its
issue of $2,73OO0O of bonds for the build
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-01-24
Notice to Odd Fellows.

To the Members of Bessemer Lodge 100,
Independent Order of Odd Fellows:
You are hereby notified to be at our
hall in Bessemer at l o'clock p. M. today
to attend the funeral of our deceased
brother, j. r. Wick, who died this morn
ing at 6 o'clock. All odd Fellows are
requested to attend.
The Jewish outlook., 1906-12-14
Rabbi Louis Gross
man and ZiOniSm

1t is characteristic of the Jewish peo-
pie that it was never broken up into
sects. In this Jews differ altogether
from Christians. Jews have always
maintained union, and they have subor-
dinated everything to that They take
their opinions seriously, but they have
never insisted on them when they were
likely to affect the common good. Nor
will the Jewish people ever dsintegrato
into parties.
That day Of Generalization centuries
of persecution could not bring, and 1t is
not likely to come in our time. Only
once a sect was formed within the COM
munity Of Israel, that of the Karaites in
the ninth century. And the KARAT IS
number hardly more than few thou
sand souls, and they are dying out. Now,
Zonism is being talked of as a sort of
sectarian movement, but nothing is far
ther from the mind of the Zionists than
to break away.
Jews, and it is much more to the point
to say that Zionisnn has helped to make
solidarity tighter
Outsiders judge the discussions among
Jews as if these were similar to discus
sions such as the Christian churches en-
gage in. The Zionists are pacific and
they are as little aggressive toward the
world as they are toward fellow Jews.
They urge policy of restoration Of Pal
estine, and they say the Jewish people
is nation rather than faith, but their
point of view is academic and nobody IN
side or outside the Jewish people takes
them at their word in these matters. It
is a wish and fine Utopia (such as, in
deed, their leader, Herzl, described it)
and not much more
The Christian world is open to the
The Jewish outlook., 1906-12-14
ZANGWILL AND ITOISn
BY B. H. HARTOGENSIS.

ish, the Jewish Colonization Society
foolishly protiigate and to put all Ito
lists out of Zionism, while some extrem-
lists go to the lengths Of reading all op-
posed to ZiOnism out of the religion.
| recall Zangwills s denunciation at
Basle Of .Jochanan ben Zachhai, the dar-
ling of the orthodoxy, who, he said, had
sacrificed Jewish lives for l 800 years to
save Judaism. 1t was this Jochanan
who deserted the belcaguered Jews Of
Jerusalem, by a trick had himself car
ried outside the walls in coffin and was
able to establish schools, and thus save
Judaism.
This opposition is all stiled in 1toism
because it has no concern with religious
or political problems, it's only business
being to save the lives of our unfortunate
brethren and to mitigate their suffering.
No land whatsoever is excluded from our
purview, says Zangwill in his manifesto,
provided it be reasonably good, provided
it be Obtanabe
Zangwill was much aroused by the Of
fer of East Africa as a Jewish territory
under British suzeranity, which DR..
Herzl actively promoted. | was present
and noted his great enthusiasm. 1t
seemed as if, at this sixth congress, Zion
ism at last was going to accomplish some
thing for it's suffering tens of thousands.
1t made common ground for all Jews by
providing at once what DR.. Max Nordau
called a Nacht Asyl, a temporary home
Of refuge for the prosecuted, whittier
they might go under the best auspices,
and whence they might some day, if they
chose, emigrate to Palestine the land Of
their fathers, or return to be repatriated
to their step-fatherland, Russia. But
The Jewish outlook., 1906-12-14

The strong rise of anti-semitis,I in
Austria made DR.. Thedor Herzl the
leader of Zionism, carried HIM and
others back to the Jewish fC:I. Zany-
will brought him out in London in 1896
True Herzl wanted to preserve the Jews
from being swallowed up by the people
around them, while Itoism had no such
pretentious program. And while at
first his idea of Jewish state was not
bound up with any particular country,
wherefore he was originally an ltoist
yet when he founded Zionism he felt he
could get the best results by recognizing
a national consciousness, by putting Il
strong political value on religious sane
ton, and above all by selecting Palestine
as the home for his state. The very
strength of Zionism with the masses
proved it's unacceptability to the rest of
Jewry, which is opposed to such Il re-
naissance of the Jewish nation, to the
founding of such Jewish state, which
objects to such union Of church and
state, which fears Zionist peril in a
legally secured home for Jews in an enor-
nous Ghetto of it's own selection. More
over, this Zionist idea proved ,lnacccpt-
able to a large part Of the western worll
whose opposition is expressed in the plat
form of the Pittsburg conference Of Re-
formed rabbis in 1885, which many or
thodox Jews adopt, and it is to this ef
feet: ''We consider ourselves no longer
a nation, but religious community,
and we, therefore, expect neither a re-
turn to Palestine nor a sacrificial wor-
ship under the sons of Aaron, nor the
restoration of any Of the laws concerning
a Jewish state"
Zangwill has recovered his equili
brium, but Zionists continue to find the
Alliance Israelite Universelle, non-Jew-
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1906-02-16

Ian growing plant, are not suit.
able for bed, noir the paths. espe-
callf when those beds are close ia
the house. The TAN growers should
Oe gwen q place somewhat in the
background, where they can be seen
at a ittie distance and will not OBJ
struct the view. Low growing plants
close TO the path or under the win
dows can be looked down unon win
most satisfactory results. For such
beds there are fcw lower, superior
70 the ,erbcna and By pecging the
branches down during the earlier
stage Of the plant, growth lAe eu
tire surface OF the ground can soon
be covered The scarlet varieties
are as brilliant as the gcranium. If
the seed pods are cut of as soon as
seen. tins plant viii continue to
bloom during the entire season.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1906-02-16
Connpensated.

lhe cpimums of oliairc. the
french gniIo-oph,r were often
futlllr,'lN sarcastic and severe. llc
could, however. exercise tact ana
eentleno,-, and, a- !, usually the case
win brilliant persons, those quail
Iies became hm wonderfully well.
lie net the famous statesman
Iurgot ana cordially inquired about
hl, hsalih.
az ron See replied Turgot
= am iormenlod with gout. can
hardir drag my feet about"
p remind mc Of the statue OF
NcDHc chadnezzar. VI. Turgot"
Yes. a~sented the invalid sad
IT, 'Non are right, poet: the statue
ad lacl of clay
"And ! head Of gold" cried Vol
taire warmly; remember that, a
head of gold"
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1906-02-16

"A little mss. typical spoiled
child, trips and falls forward on get
ing into a car. Receiving q slight
fright, she gives vent to much II,
temper and CRYING. After little
she Gains down whcily. becoming
very bright and chatty. seeming TO
forget her mishap. As the end Of
the journey draws near her nurse, a
sedate looking woman. reminding
her that her mother is i'll. endeayor.
to impress upon her the urgency Of
saying nothing about the occurrence
Oh reaching home, ending with.
"And now, dcaric. vou'll promise
me, and YOU won't cry about il any
more. either, will YOU 2" receiving
the prompt reply: NO, Nora. Not
until see mamma"
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1906-02-16

The feet should be bathed ever
aornng, or else every evening. for
Il le" minutes % water from whicl
the chitl ha~ been tanen, using soaI
and nail brush. When The feel
are taken ont of he water and wip-
cd no moisture at all -honid D. suf
ferod TO remain between the toes.
Many have brought suffering upon
themselve. hy roughly and swiftly
drawing crash toucl between tier
toes. whereas something soft ,hollf
be used. The nails should BE Trim
med evenly 50 that they DO not pro-
trude beyond the tips Of the toes
otherwise pressure will hc felt on
the aprT part Of tie toe.