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The L'Anse sentinel., 1907-12-07
To Sew with Double Thread.

Here is simple way to straighten
out knots when sewing with double
thread. Cut length Of thread from
the spool, double 1t, twist the two
cut ends together and thread them
through the eye of the needle. Pass
the needle point first through the
loop of the doubled thread, forming a
tiny knot at the eye of the needle.
This serves to keep the thread
straight and is fiat enough to pass
easily through the finest fabric. With
this arrangement one can work button
holes and do any work requiring a
doubled thread with never knotty
problem.
The L'Anse sentinel., 1907-12-07
Rubber for the Umbrella Jar

Cut a piece of your old rubber mat,
and place 1t in the bottom of the um-
brella jar. Umbrellas and canes are
frequently the means Of breaking
these receptacles when dropped into
them without proper care, and the
rubber will help to prevent this. II
you have not piece of an old rubber
mat to use, procure piece of soft
sheet rubber, such as Is used for pack
ing by steam filters and plumbers.
The L'Anse sentinel., 1907-12-07
Sauce FOR Duck.

Extract the Juice from quantity
Of sorrel leaves, add glass OF sherry,
some mashed gooseberries. a little
sugar. Two tablespoons butter. Boil
up once and serve.
The L'Anse sentinel., 1907-12-07
Currant SAUCE.

Boil one ounce of currants in pint
Of water for ave minutes. add cup
OF bread crumbs. six cloves. . glass
of wine and bit Of butter. stir TIL
smooth. Serve with venisou.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-11-02
JUDGE HUNDLEY
 ISSUES STATEMENT
WILL MAKE THOROUGH lNvESTI- CATION OF PETITIONS FOR
 BANKRUPTCY BEFORE ORDERS
 ARE ISSUED-To GIVE NOTICE.

Judge Oscar R. Hundley of the United States court, who Is now in Huntsville, telegraphed The Age-Herald yesterday afternoon as follows:
 Reliable information comes to- be that owing to the financial strngency and the methods employed by the banks of Bir- mingham to relieve the financial situ- atlon many corporations and individuais may probable be unable temporarily 10 meet their obligations.
 Further information comes to me from reliable sources that there Is prob ability on account of this situation that petitions for involuntary bankruptcy Will be filed in my court requesting the ap- pointment of receivers in bankruptcy
 T deem it not. improper for me at this critical momenttt to assure the public that no application for receivers in bankruptcy will be granted by me until after duo and timely notice to all parties in inter est and after patient hearing and con. vlneing proof that the appointment o1 s,eh receiver will best conserve all h. terests. OSCAh K.
 "I-nited States District Judge.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-11-02
AGED NEGRO FALLS
 IN ELEVATOR SHAFT
FOUND DEAD AT THE BOTTOM AND HAD APPARENTLY FALLEN SOME LITTLE TIME PREVIOUS LY-NAME NOT KNOWN. ssHa

An old negro. whose name is not known, fell through the elevator shaft yesterday afternoon in the building used as furniture storeroom by Loveman,I Joseph & Loeb, at 1920 Third avenue, and, it is thought, was instantly killed. When found the negro had apparently been dead for some time, and there is little doubt that he met death in falling from one of the upper floors.
 The negro is supposed to have been cleaning up. seraping up old papers and other refuse on one of the upper floors when he backed into the open space of the elevator shaft and fell to the bot tom. Nobody saw him fall and it is not known which floor he was on or how long he lay at the bottom of the shaft before being found. #N.a
 The body was removed. No one seems to know the old negro's name or where he came from. It Is understood, however, that he had been working in the store- rooms for several days.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-11-02
FINED $too.
Case Made Out Against Barkeeper Tor
 Selling improper Picture.

Barkeeper Arnold for John Bowers was fined s1OO in police court yesterday Tor selling the nude picture on the bottles which were used for campaign material bv the prohibitionists in the late cam paign.
 The bottle was one of the many which were shown at the Hippodrome on the last Saturday night, and 1t was proved to the satisfaction of the judge that Arnold had sold 1t. The bottle of "Cour- age Gin was displaced in court and Judge Feagin immediately set prece- dent which will be remembered by saloon teeners during the next two months.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-11-02
PILGRIM CHURCH
 IS TO BE OPENED
pr. Jenkins Will Deliver the Opening Sermon-Fraternal Greeting for
 Eaves Monday.


 The new hall of the First Pilgrim Con- gregationa1 church, on Nineteenth street, between Seventh and Eighth avenues, will be formally opened on next Sunday morn ing, November 10, the Rev. F. E. Jenkins, D. D., delivering the opening sermon.
 The hall has been in use for several Sundays, but has not been sufficiently completed for a formal opening. The structure is a handsome and imposing one, facing the west on Nineteenth street.
 A fraternal meeting to greet the new pastor the Rev. George Eaves, will be held on next Monday week. November Il.
 The Warrior conference will meet with the Birmingham church on Friday and Saturday of next week.
 The regular services will be conducted tomorrow by the pastor, the Rev. George Eaves, at Il o'clock a. m Being the first Sunday in the month, communion will be served. The Rev. MT. Eaves will preach on "The Essential Meaning of the Lords Supper
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-11-02
SOLONS TEAR HAIR IN SECRET CONFAB ID RAISE REVENUE Aldermen Are Trying to ThreSh Out Scheme to Get Money
 Next Year
NEW SOURCES SOUGHT AND
 SOMEBODY MUST PONY UP
Aldermen Refused To Talk Last Night After Conference at the Mayors Office, But There Was
 Something Doing.

Louder than the hutter of the wings above the city hall where millions of chimney sweeps circle to pile in the big. tall chimney for their nights sleep Is the hum and buzz of an undercurrent within the walls of the headquarters of the municipality.
 Above the discussion is the oft re- peated- sentence, "The 1st of January, 1908, is but sixty days distant"
 Last night the oil burned late In the Mayors office when an informal meeting of the aldermen was held to decide upon the ways and means for bridging over 1908 without the saloon revenues. Present were Mayor Ward, Aldermen Jack Greener, John w. O'Neill. simon Klotz, Richard Eggle- ston, J. R. Copeland, B. II. Cooper, c. c. Heidt. M. J. Gregg, D. A. Hogan, G. H. Estes, Harry Jones and others.
 The conference was held behind closed doors, and no conclusion was reach ed. A number of plans are under advisement, but will have to be de- cided by the council committees in regular meeting.
 The aldermen all recognize the fact that they are up against the hardest proposition since they have been of- fieers of the city. However, laying aside all factional disputes they are working for the benefit of the city of Birmingham, and they intend to enter 1909 with their books clear Of debt if 1t Is possible.
 It is generally understood that a number of new sources of revenue can be counted on after next year, when the increased tax values take effect. Still, there are a number of increa ses in revenues expected next year. Among them are the division of the county road and bridge tax by which the city gets half, d possible street tax, and other things.
 Just how the readjustment will af- feet the various departments of The city is uncertain, although it is thought that the police and fire departments will not be touched The facts in the case will not be known for some time. Mayor Ward and Auditor Peterson have drawn up an estimate of the ex- penses for the past year, as well as a temporary budget for the coming year, which Is not expected to require so much expenditure as the one just past
 The discussion about the city hall also turns toward the probable decis- ion of Judge Coleman in the contest for the chairmanship of the City coun- ell, which will be given this morning. If is understood that In case 1t IS Tn favor of Parker the administration will continue to preside until the de- cision is reach ed by the supreme court, or the legislature has taken some ac- ton.
 In all probability there will be meeting of the council this coming Wednesday. although it will be quiet one. when the business of the city will be given attention.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-11-02
Weather for October.

United States Department of, Agricul- ture. Weather Bureau-Monthly meteoro- logical summary; station Birmingham. Ala; month, October, 1907.
 Atmospheric Pressure-(Reduced to sea level; inches and hundredths) Mean, sO.15; highest, so.41; date, October 16; lowest, 29.S4; date, October T.
 Temperature-Highest S5; date, October ?; lowest, 36; date, October % Greatest daily range, 30; date, October Il. Least daily range, g. date, October 9. Mean for this month in 1893, 66; 1894, 66; 1895, 62; 1896, 63; 1897, 70; 1898. 63 1899, 69; 1900, 69; 1901. s4; 1902, Co; 1903, GA; 1904, 65; 1905, GA; 1906, 61; 1907, 63. Mean for this month for b years, 65 Absolute maximum for this month for 13 years. 93. Absolute minimum for this month for 13 years, 31. Average daily deficiency of this month as com pared with mean of 15 years, IT. Aceu- mulated deficiency since January l, l9. Average daily deficiency since January l, 0.3.
 Precipitation-T'ota this month, 0.95. Greatest precipitation in 24 hours, 0.S6; date, October 4 Total precipitation this month in, 1S9s o.55 1894, 296, 1895, 2.l5; 1s96 12S; 1897, o.56 1S9s 4.55; 1899, 1.5S; 1soO 7.1s; 1901, OPS; 1902, 4.6o; 1903, 2,6s; 1904 o.24; 1905, 1.5o; 1906. S.4S; 1907, 095. Average of this month for 15 years, 2.SSS Deficiency of this month as compared with average of 15 years, .3S. Aeeumu- lated excess since January 1, S.24.
 Wind-Prevailng direction, north; total movement, 45n miles; average hourly ve- locity, 6.1; maximum velocity Qor five minutes) 2S miles per hour, from north, on October 2S
 Weather-Numbero of days clear, 10; part ly cloudy, IA; cloudy, '; on which, .u inch, or more, of precipitation occurred, }.
 Miscellaneous Phenomena-Thundersto October f. Frost: Light, october lS and 15; heavy, October II; killing, October 2s.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-11-02
PISTICUPP STOPPED
 BY CRY OF POLICE
STREET CAR CONDUCTOR MEETS AN OLD ENEMY AND THE TWO GO AT EACH OTHER HAMMER AND ToNGs.

street car conductor and anoth CT white man engaged in d hot alterca- ton at the postoffice corner at Sec ond avenue and Eighteenth street yes- terday afternoon and proceeded to do each other up. The quarrel was evil dently one of long standing, for they commenced talking hotly to each other as soon as they met.
 Language soon became too tame to handle the matter and the men went for each other. The conductor man. aged to get one arm oyer the other mans head and then proceeded to punch him with the other. The under man wasn't sleeping, however, but began beating on the conductors stomach with both fists From the rate they were hitting each other they would have been fighting yet if some one had not yelled at them that Il policeman was coming oyer 10 investi- gate. policeman was not in sight, but the two pugilists did not take time to notice whether he was or not. Each one released his hold upon the other instantly and broke in a plln for other parts. One went mp North Eighteenth and the other down South Eighteenth, while the smallscrowd which had col Iected to see the scrap proceeded to bless out the fellow who had yelled uolicp.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-11-02
Under Which Election Held.

r Section B of the recent act providing for the organization. incorporation, gov ernment and regulation of cities and towns contains the following:
 Any town city may from time to time extend It's corporate limits in the manner set forth herein, but the provis- ions of this act shall not preclude any city from extending its corporate limits in any other way or manner that may be authorized by law.
 "Whenever the council shall pass a reso- luton to the effect that the public health or public good requires that certain terri tory, describing It, shall be brought with in the limits of the city or town: "Q It shall be the duty of the Mayor to certify a copy of such resolution to the Judge of Probate of the county in which the land is situated proposed to be annexed and said certified resolution shall have attached thereto plat or map of the said territory, which certified resolu- tion and plat or map shall be filed by the Judge of Probate.
 "(2) Within ten days from the date of the filing of such resolution the Judge of Probate must make and enter an order 
 and ordering an election to be held by the qualified electors residing in the territory described, not less than 20 days nor more than 40 days from the date of the making of the order The said judge shall give notice of the holding of such election by publication in newspaper p..onshed within the city or town whose limits are proposed to be extended, if a newspaper is published therein. and if no newspaper is published in said municipality, then by posting notices at three public places in such municipality, which notice shall state the day on which such election is to be held the voting place or places, the boundaries within which the voters must reside to vote at the respective vot- ing places. which must be within the territory proposed to be brought into the city or town, and such notice must give description of the territory proposed to be annexed, and must state that a
 map of such territory is on file in the office of the Judge of Probate of said county open to the inspection of the public.
 "ts) The Judge of Probate may desg- nate as many places within the territory proposed to be annexed as he may deem necessary for the convenience of the voters and must designate the boundaries within which the voters must reside to vote at the respective voting places, and shall appoint three inspectors of election, and one returning officer, for each voting place, which inspectors shall manage the election at the respective voting places at which they are appointed as inspec- tors.
 '(D Each qualified elector who has re- sided within the boundaries of the terri tory proposed to be brought into the city or town for three months next preceding the election may vote at such election, but must vote at the voting places desig- mated by the Judge of Probate for voters in the territory in which he resides.
 'f5) The election to determine whether or not the proposed territory shall be brought within such corporate limits, must be conducted in all respects as pro- vided by the general elections lawss and
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-11-02
CAN SIT BACK AND
 WATCH THE FIGHT
ELECTION IS HELD IN TALLA- POOSA COUNTY TODAY-ONLY THREE SALOONS NOW IN THE coUNTY-oTHER ELECTIONS.

Since the war Is over in Birmingham,
 people here are sitting, back watching
 the prohibition wave sweeping over .tEe
 state.
 Today there occurs an election in Tal-
 lapoosa county. In Tallapoosa there has
 been little opposition, and the odds ara
 that the county will go dry Congress-
 man Henin has spent the present week
 in TalIapoosa doing active work for the
 cause of prohibition There are but threo
 saloons in Tallapoosa. These are located
 in Dadeville, Camp Hill and Alexander
 City.
 Next Monday, Fayette and Shelby eoun-
 ties will vote on prohibition. These cam
 pagns are concluded tonight. The Rev.
 Frank Willis Barnett of Birmingham left
 last night for Shelby county, and will
 take part in the closing rally at Calera today. There is a dispensary at Colum-
 biana and a saloon at calera. On Saturday. November 9, Morgan coun- ty will hold a prohibition election, and immediately thereafter Chambers and Walker will vote on the question Fights are pending in Blount, Cullman. Lime
 
 stone, Chambers, Bibb, Montgomery and
 Dallas There are already, including Jeff ferson and Etowah, the last to fall into line, 3S dry counties in the state. 1t is very probable that by the middle of the present month there will hardly be more than dozen counties in Alabama in which liquor is legally sold. TheF last legislature established dispensaries in four counties and these cannot be affected ny the local option act These are Barhget, Perry, Madison and Colbert Thsr or 2 counties in the state in which ns agi,a- tion has been begun are Macon, J arenga, Fillmore, Covington and Coffee 'i.burue county was the only county1of the state which checked prohibition. In that coun- ty the prohibitionists filed a petition for an election and as there was some teen nicaI question as to whether or not the
 action was legal, the proiAt.e judge re- fused to call it.
 Brooks Lawrence, head of the Anti-sa
 loon league of Alabama, since the election
 in Jefferson, has visited Mobile and Mont gomery, forming iF roth appropriations for the purpose of fikl ing the licensed a1g
 regulated sale ofywalsky,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-11-02
LANCE TO BE USED lNMEETNe PAYRoLLs BIG COMPANIES.

there pay checks were going to be popu- lar everywhere.
 The large corporations Of the Birmins- ham district issued joint circular yester- day explaining for the benefit of all con cerned the action of the Birmingham banks and the plan by which pay rolls would be met, stating that the New York exchange checks would be accepted by local merchants, the conmissary stores "in payment of bills and purchases at their face value
 The circular is signed by Frank II. Crockard for the Tennessee company and tine Republic Iron and Steel company and the Birmingham Southern Railroad com- pany; J. c. Maben for the Sloss-Sheffield Steel and Iron company; Guy R. Johnson for the Alabama Consolidated Coal and Iron company; James Bonnyman for the Birmingham Coal and Iron company and the Short Creek Mining company.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-11-02

ing and arranging them for issuance. The First National bank checks are of diffes ent colors. It's twos are on primrose paper. bearing serial number A; it's lives on white paper, bearing serial number B; its tens on goldenrod paper, with serial number c; it's twenties on green safety paper, bearing serial number D. and it's ffties on brown safety paper, with serial number F.
 Other banks are using only one color white-for their New York exchange pay checks.
 These checks will be received as equiv alent to cash anywhere in this country or abroad as for that matter. President w. P. G. Harding of the First National bank said yesterday evening that he had already received letters from institutions in different parts of Alabama, asking for this new form of New York exchange. He said further that from all indications
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-11-02
Demurrer In Southern Steel Case.

Tomlinson & Mccullough filed a demur- Ter on the Southern Steel company s bankruptcy case with United States Clerk Allison yesterday, in behalf of Deverken Bros. & Davidson Co. of Memphis, two large creditors, on the ground that the petitioning creditors were preferred and that the consent of the Southern Steel company to the bankruptcy proceedings was not authorized by the stockholders and directors at a legal meeting. A pe- tition was also filed asking fof decree requiring the receivers to file inventory of all personal property and keep separate account of same so that unsecured cerdi- tors might have determined what prop erty is covered by mortgages. securing bonds of the company and also that which is unencumbered
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-11-02
LIKE MAGIC"
New Food Makes Wonderful Changes

When man has suffered from avs pepsa so many years that ne can 10 member when he had naturai ap- petite. and then hits on cure, he may be excused for saying. Tt acts hhe magic.
 When it is a simple wholesome iooo instead of any one of a large number or so-ealled remedies in the form Of drugs. he is more than every likely to leel as though a sort of miracle has been performed.
 A Chicago man, in the delight or re- stored digestion. puts it in this way;
 Like magic. fittngly describes the manner in which Grape-Nuts cured me of poor digestion, coated tongue and JOSS of appetite of many years standing.
 T tried about every medicine that was recommended to me, without rehet. Then I tried Grape-Nuts on the sugses- tion of friend. By the time l had nn- ished the fourth package, my stoneen was all right, and for the past TWO months, I have been eating with relish. anything set before me. That IS some thing I had been unable to do previously for years.
 | am stronger than ever and l con slider the effects of Grape Nuts on weak stomach as something really wonderful. 1t builds up the entire body as we'll as the brain and nerves" Name given by the Postum Co.,, Battle Creek. Mich. Read the little book, "The Road to Wells ville." in pkgs. Ther1s a Reason.;
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-11-02

The action of the Birmingham banks in issuing pay checks on their New York correspondents-New York exchange-in convenient transferable form and in va rious amounts to accommodate especially the corporations in meeting their pay rolls during the temporary currency strin- gency. affords practical relief that will be greatly appreciated, it is believed, by an army of wage-workers and by the business public in general. In addition to this measure the banks are issuing cashiers checks for local use, which are readily accepted by merchants and others It is pointed out that this course on the part of the banks will supply the Bir- mingham district with a circulating mod ium virtually as acceptable to all classes as actual cash.
 The New York exchange cheeks have been engraved. and in the larger banks clerks were kept busy last night assort-