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The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-02-18
TEAM TRACKAGE IS
 BEING EXTENDED
SOUTHERN RAILWAY WILL SOON HAVE EXCELLENT FACILITIES FOR HANDLING ALL INCOMING AND OUTGOING FREIGHT.

The Southern railway will shortly have in Birmingham some of the most exten- siye team tracks in the south. The old hole east of Twenty street, and just north of Avenue A, Is being filled rap idly, and shortly it will be converted into more than a mile of team trackage
 This work is being done in connection with the building of the new freight depots. and the entire space is to be coy cred with vitrlfed brick, which will make 1t not only the longest team trackage but about the best in the south.
 The Southern has dumped hundreds of loads of dirt into this old hole, and the grading has about been completed. AL ready the bricklayers are at work laying the brick, which will extend from Twen- ty-second practically all the way to Tnen- ty-fourth street West of Twenty-second street will be the two freight houses, one inbound and the other outbound, with the drveways on either side of them, and tracks on the other side. This will give paved drIveways to the freight houses.
 The outbound freight house is SO0x3O feet, and the inbound house is SS0x50 feet making q total floor space in the two of GsG0 square feet which Is nearly two acres. This is neraly four times the ca pacty of the present freight houses of the Southern.
 It is expected that the work will be completed within the next two months at the outside The contractors have prac- tiealiy finished the front building, which faces Twentieth street and is three stories high.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-02-18
DREADED TO EAT. A Quaker Couples Experience.

How many persons dread to eat their meals, although actually hungry nearly all the time!
 Nature never intended this should be so, for We are given thing called appe- system needs at any time and can digest.
 But we get in d hurry, swallow our food very much we shovel coal into the furnace and our sense of appetite be- comes unnatural and perverted. Then we eat the wrong kind of food or eat too much, and there you are--indigestion and it's accompanying miserles.
 A Philadelphia lady said the other day:
 My husband and l have been sick and nervous for fifteen or twenty years from drinking coffee-feyerlsh, indigestion, to- tally unfit good part of the time for work or pleasure. We actually dreaded to eat our meals.
 We tried doctors and patent medi- clnes that counted up into hundreds of dollars. with little if any benefit.
 Accidentally small package of Pos tum came into my hands. I made some according to directions. with surprising results We both liked 1t and have not used any coffee since.
 "The dull feeling after meals has left us and we feel better every way. We are so well satisfied with Postum that we recommend it to our friends who have been made sick and nervous and misera- ble by coffee. Name given by Postum Co.,. Battle Creek. Mich Read the little book. "The Road to Wellville," in pkgs. There's a reason.''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-02-18
GULF PROMISES
 RELIEF AT ONCE
TELLS FURNACE MEN HE Ex- PEcTS SOUTHERN TO BE ABLE TO DO MORE FOR THEM FROM NOW ON.

J. NJ. Culp, vice president and traffic manager of the Southern railway, spent part of yesterday in Birmingham. He was in conference with the representatives of the freight traffic department here. and also with some of the officials of the fur mace companies in regard to the shortage of cars and equipment of other kinds. and frequent inability to furnish the raw ma terial to the furnaces.
 Mr Culp, in speaking of the matter to Col. J. c. Maben, president of the Sloss- Sheffield Steel and Iron company, said that the conditions were more favorable now than they had been, and that he hoped and expected to be able to do more for the furnace people now than for some time past.
 Tn regard to the recent circular of the interstate commerce commission order ing the railroads to print their tariffs uni- formly. and not to have but one supple ment to each tariff, MT. Culp said that under the present conditions this would cost the Southern railway $30O,0OO annually instead of s75,Ooo or $1oo.Oo0.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-02-18

pecially of St. Bernard's abbey, he re- mained to the last day of his life So great was his love for our holy order that for many years he harbored the desire to join the ranks of the sons of St. Benedict. and since as your pastor he could not ob- tain the fulhllment of hls desire, he wished at least to be affiliated with us, and entered into our community as an oblate or member of the third order of St. Benedict. We Benedictines therefore have not only lost in him friend but also eonferee, and as such in the name of our community thank you for having perpetuated his. memory by monument.
 This monument, however, is only the echo the outward sign of moro precious monument, which your gratitude has erected for him in your hearts. In the course of years, monuments of steel and iron are eaten up by rust, the cold marble decays. More durable than iron, more lasting than marble is the monument which he reared for himself in your hearts, so that with Horace he could say, "Exegi monumentum perennius aere"-I have reared monument more enduring than brass. And this monument is the seed of faith which he has sown into your hearts. and the hearts of your children. when he instructed them In religion and prepared them for their first holy com munon. May 1t grow and bear fruit hundredfold!
 And when all who are now surrounding his tomb have departed this life: when in years to come our names and his name will be forgotten; when the marble of this monument will have fallen into pieces, then there will still exist one monument which will never decay, which will never be forgotten. the monument which God has reared for hls faithful servant in heaven, for as the Book of Wisdom (v. 1G-1D says "The just shall live forever more; their reward is with the Lord. and the care of them with the Most High"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-02-18
SWITCHMAN CAUGHT
 BETWEEN THE CARS
Fred Steele Was Making Coupling at AvondaIe Yards When Caught
 by Drawbacks.

Fred Steele. white switchman of the Alabama Great Southern railway, hap pened to a dangerous accident yesterday in the yards near Avondale. He was making a coupling between two moving cars and was caught by both drawbacks
 His left side was horribly mashed and the internal injuries are very serious. He was immediately picked up and brought to the city, where Llge Loy's ambulanes met the train and carried him to Cope lands inflrmary.
 He is q young man who has only been working for the companuy few months. Tho family live at 356 North Fifty-thrd street. Woodlawn. and are considerably concerned over his condition. The latest reports arc that he was resting easily.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-02-18
KING COMMENTS ON
 OPPOSITION TO BILL
THINKS GREATER BIRMlNG H AM MEASURE WILL PASS HOU SEE. WILL BRING UP COUNTY OPEL cIALS' SALARY BILL TODAY.

Representative J. c. King of Jefferson
 spent yesterday at home. and returned
 last night to Montgomery for the ses-
 soins of the legislature this week.
 "The Greater Birmingham bill will probably be called up this week, tomor-
 TOW if possible" said Mir King yester-
 day, and I hope to see it pass the house. We hope to have 1t up Monday afternoon
 and to get 1t through the house within day or two so that 1t may go to the
 senate. We are meeting with some oppo- sition on the measure, but 1 do not an-
 ticipate great deal. We will get to
 this and other local bills as soon as we
 are through with the administration bills. We passed a number of them Saturday, but there are still two or three more to be passed.
 T am going to call up my salary bill
 tomorrow also. It provides for salaries
 for county officials instead of fees, and l expect to have some pretty strong op- position to it. Mobile, Dallas and part
 of the Montgomery delegation are against the bill, but I think that we have suf-
 hcient strength in the Jefferson delega- ton, half of the Montgomery delegatio
 and others to put the bill through. It is to be considered at 3 o'clock.
 We have passed three court bills af- fectlng Jefferson county and sent them all to Senator Miller to take his pick Of . one or two of them Two of the three conflict slightly and he is to choose be- tween these two.
 There are two bills affecting the re- tlrement and liquidation of the outstand- ing fines and forfeitures In Jefferson
 There is about s95,OO0 in fees and for feitures outstanding now, and the bills empower the board of revenue to liqui-
 date this fund.
 "The bills have been agreed on by the delegation and we do not anticipate any
 throuble in getting them passed. I be- lieYe that is about all that is affecting Birmingham right now, tAc Greater Bir-
 mingham bill and the salary bill being
 the two most important to come up this week"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-02-18
WOn- T aeing Feature W1H
 Handicap Birmingham BiH

"The Greater Birmingham bill will hardly be passed by the senate with the non-taxing clause" said Lieutenant Gov ernor Henry B. Gray who spent yesterday in Birmingham. and who will return to Montgomery this morning. "The matter, of course, rests with Senator Miller from Jefferson, and the bill cannot be passed without his consent
 "Everything is going smoothly in Mont gomery. All the administration bills are being passed by both the house and the senate. and both branches are loyal to Governor Conner and his promises In re- gard 10 certain matters
 "I am only staying over for the pur- pose of voting tomorrow morning, and
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-02-18

then I will catch the early train back to Montgomery. l am naturally much inter ested in the election here.
 There are large number of local bills that are before the legislature, and they will be reached and acted on as soon as the general and administration bills have been taken up and passed on. Tie gover- nor has promised an extra session if the legislature does not have time to get through with the local and general bills that are introduced l do not know when We will adjourn for the split session. but 1t will@probably be as soon as the admin istration bills have been finished. It will probably be about ten days. Then if the local and general bills have not been fln- ished by the end of the second half, the governor will call an extra session.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-02-18
At the New Gayety.

A new plan will be inaugurated at the New Gayety theatre this week. commence ing with the matinee this afternoon, and continuing all the week. At every per- formance gold bonds will be given to every one purchasing a ticket. Some of these bonds are preferred and are worth from s1 to 5 each. These preferred bonds will be redeemed at every performance during the week, so that every one who attends this week has an opportunity to receive form s1 to $5 in cash.
 The attraction this week is Harry Bry- ants Extravaganza company, which IS said to be ono of the best on the road. The Pitlsburg papers were unanimous Tn their endorsement of the company, de- claring that it had some of the best fea- lures of the season.
 The election returns will be announced from the stage tonight and Friday there will be a special matinee on account of Washington's birthday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-02-18
"Merry Wives of Windsor"

The rarity of Shakesperian comedy nowadays makes the advent of Louis James in the Merry Wives of Wind sor,e at the Jefferson theatre Saturday afternoon and night, all the more wei come for it is seldom an actor is seen In character that seems so absolutely in accord with the individual as the character of fat Sir John H'aistaff to Louis James, and while some may accuse the sun of having spots, yet inasmuch as there Is only one sun, the spots are par donable So with Falstaff-while he is not paragon of modesty. yet his short comings are so few and his virtues so many he is readily forgiven.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-02-18
"our New Minister"

Denman Thompson and George w. Ryer did not leave much untouched in the way of country character when they wrote "The Old Homestead" and "Our New Minister" What the authors failed to show In the first piece they revealed In the second. The famous original all- star cast, including Joseph Conyers, will be seen at the Jefferson theatre on Wednesday afternoon and night. The sale of seats opens this morning.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-02-18
ADJUSTMENTS.
nA Messaue Erom Mars.p

"A Message from Mars' will fill an en- gagement here at the Jefferson theatre this afternoon and tonight. Few playsin recent years have made a better impress sion upon theatre-goers than has "A Message from Mars" The promise is made that 1t will be presented here with the same scenic appliances and complete stage vesture that was used in both the London and New York productions.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-02-18
THE WEATHER.

Washington, February 17.-Foreeast for Alabama Fair Monday; Tuesday partly cloudy; light variable winds becoming south.
 Mississippi: Fair Monday and probably Tuesday; fresh south winds
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-02-18

J. T. Glover. one of the Jefferson dele gation. will return to Montgomery to- night and take his seat in the house to- morrow. He has beelf forced to be away for over week on account of the death of two of his brothers-in-law
 MT. Glover expects to have his court bills sent to the senate this week, and anticipates no trouble in getting them passed by that branch of the legislature.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-02-18
CLOVER SAYSHE WILL PUSH
 COURT BILL THIS WEEK

The house and the senate have both passed the bill introduced by Senator Mill Ter of Jefferson to pay the salaries of all judges from the state treasury Instead of the county treasury. the house having passed it Saturday. Mr. Glover said yes terday that he was waiting for the pass age of this bill by the house before he pushed his bills providing for extra judges and new judges in Jefferson.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-02-18
.AdVertisene
 A Card.

In the matter of the publication of a letter directed by MT. Ward to Mir. John s. Cox. l respectfully state that the letter was not handed me by my friend MT. Cox, but another gentleman. who repre- sents him in his absence from the office and that MT. Cox knew nothing whatever about the same. Respectfully,
 FRANK r. O'BRIEN.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-02-18
SEIGEL DEAD AND
 NO HOPE FOR SWAN
GREAT EXCITEMENT WAS CAUSED IN HELENA BY SATURDAY SHOOTING, WHICH WILL RE- SUIT IN THREE DEATHS.

Another victim of the fatal shooting af- fray at Tacoa mines Saturday night died yesterday at St. Vincents hospital. Art Seigel a young man just past 20 years, succumbed to the effects of the bullet wound in his bowels, after twelve hours suffering.
 His remains were taken in charge by Shaw &, Son and sent to Helena yester- day afternoon, where the funeral will take place. The body was accompanied by the father and mother. who were with their son until his death, and who are heart broken. They claim that he was not an aggressor in the affair, but tried to pre- vent it.
 It will be remembered that Virgil Swan shot and instantly killed Jack Tembly and then fatally wounded Seigel. He was himself shot in the back of the head by an unknown party. who fired from the crowd which gathered.
 Swan, at whose hands the other two died, is hanging on to life by mere thread, and will probably breathe his last before morning. The bullet entered the back of the head and penetrated nearly all the way through. All hope of his re- covery is given up.
 The shooting wss tho cause of great excitement around Helena and the sur rounding mining towns of Shelby county. It seems that Swan was the victim of an angry crowd. and that feeling is still high Tembly was prominently connect ed in the county and his death caused widespread regret.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-02-18
At the Majestic.

Mir and Mrs. Fisher Perkins will head the list of attractions offered at the Ma jestie theatre this week with perform unces beginning this afternoon matinee and tonight. In securing this pair Man ager Stevenson has obtained the services of a couple whose work is well known to every one who has ever known anything of vaudeville. They are at the top of the profession and doff their hats to none. They will be seen in sketch called the Half Way House" 'The Witch of Wall Street" and "The Worlds Greatest Demonstration of Supernatural Occult ism" are the titles that have been ap- piled to Miss Grace Courtland, whose act will be among the best on the bill Miss Courtland can answer almost any kind of question propounded to her. Her predic- tions of future events have been success full in a wonderful degree.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-02-18
At the Bijou.

Tonight opens the engagement of When Knighthood was in Flower" at the Bojiu, and considering the unusually large advance sale, it looks as if seats will be at a premium all this week.
 Manager Seman has already been re- quested to care for number of box and theatre parties throughout the week, and is expecting to beat all records of the theatre with this unusual company and production.
 Charles Major wrote "When Knight hood was in Flower" on Sunday after moons. If there is any truth in the say ing, ''the better the day the better the deed," then this fact may account for the excellence of the book; but the adage does not apply to the presentation of the dramatization of the story by Anna Day and her superior company. Mary Tudor is described in the book as [" person of womanly perfection, with skin like vel vet, voice soft and full, which except when angry (which alas, was not infre- quent, had low coaxing tone that made 1t irreslstible.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-02-18
Mrs. Elizabeth w. Andrews.

Mrs. Elizabeth w. Andrews, aged 67 years. died yesterday morning at o'clock at the home fin Woodawn The funeral services took place at tho residence yes- terday afternoon and interment was made in Woodawn cemetery. Mrs. Andrews husband died several years ago.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-02-18

F. H. Gafford. Clerks, W. K. Terry. G.
 G. Nelson. Returning officer Abe Rich. Third Ward. sanborn's Machine Shops,
 1O14 North Nineteenth Street. Managers,
 P. H. Moore, George Ryan, William Byrd,
 Pr Clerk, Albert Stradford. Returning of-
 ficer. W. II. Cutlife.
 | Fourth Ward. Samuels Store, Tenth Avenue and Twenty-fourth Street-Man- ! agers, J. E. Davis, W. B. Atkins, R. A.
 Porter Clerks, A. Dietlein, B. B. Martin.
 Returning officer. w. S. Moughon. Fifth Ward, Court House. Managers,
 Steve Wlgglns. Charles Whelan. Charles Weaver. Clerks, R. E. Middleton, J. T.
 Mullin. Returning officer ?. F. Dau-
 ghetto.
 Sixth Ward, Faulkner & Wilson's Store,
 Avenue F and Twenty Sixth Street
 Managers, George C. Whatley, Dan Dona-
 hoe, w. l.. Klein. Clerks, S. T. Jones, R.
 T. Boatwright. Returning officer. B. H. VanFleet.
 Seventh Ward, Tuck's Store, Avenue E,
 and Twenty-second street-Managers. J. II. MeCary E. L. Martin, J. s. Gillespie. l Clerks, Thomas Bowr.1, II. = Beck. Re-
 turning officer W. II. Tomppert. Eighth Ward, SouthsIde Fire Depart
 ment-Managers, J. F. Thompson, A. C.
 Bromberg. John g. Leedy. Clerks, J. A. Rountree. G. B. Forbes. Returning officer, A. w. Nelson.
 Ninth Ward, Gums Store, Avenue r and Twelfth Street-Managers, T. Fl. Simms. J. V. Allen, M J. Clark. Clerks, P. H. Harris, Coffee Jackson. Returning officer. d. F. Hawkins
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-02-18
(Adyertisemento

Bodeker has used no black type in this campaign, except where his name appears in connection herewith. Vote for Bndekar.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-02-18

Have you seen the "Old Mis-. sion' Furniture at the "Sub- Way?"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-02-18
Working Without Commission.

Johnson was not a deputy sheriff, but an extra man, without commission. who had been helping Deputy Cook, and had his badge. Both he and Johnson lived at 627 First avenue, with Mrs. Nelson Johnson's mother by her first marriage. The dead man leaves two half brothers, and a number of friends. lie had been Going some special work for the sheriff, for some time, and at one time worked in Bessemer Funeral arrangements will not be made until the coronor's jury arrives at q verdict
The Green Forest tribune., 1907-05-31
E
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JUSTICE HARLAN of the United y States supreme court, aged "A years, made home run and won the game in baseball contest at the an- nual shad bake given by the Wash ington Bar association at Marshall Hall, Md, the other day
 When Justice Harlan went to the bat the score was a tie and the um- pire had called two strikes and three balls. It was a critical and exciting moment, when Justice Harlan smash ed the sphere a wicked swat squarely on the nose and drove it to deep cen ter. He started around the bases and his leg work was really marvellous.
 His sprinting qualities surprised and delighted the fans, who were wild with enthusiasm. The ball went over the head of the center fielder and was lost in the tall grass.
 Before it was recovered Justice liar Ian had reached the home plate, where he stood slipping a mint julep which had been prepared hurriedly for the asile Kentuckian as reward for lin irg out a four-base hit and showing tee younger element how to get ound the bases.
 It is feared there will be vacancy oa the supreme bench, as Home Run" Esrlan has already received offers of esatracts from number of ball teams
The Green Forest tribune., 1907-05-31
The Sick Mans Burden.

The patient was muttering deliri ously. The doctor leaned over the bed and the family stood anxiously around.
 T tell you doctor," said the wife there is something on his mind something terrible, some secret that he wishes to tell. l think if he were able to free his mind he would get some rest"
 Do you think so?" asked the doc tor. Well, we will see. Bring m. some cold water and cloth.'
 The doctor bathed the patient's head and face, and soon look oi sanity crept over his features, and he looked inquiringly into the faces oi the group around him.
 Now, my man," said the doctor what was it you wished to say; tel us."
 What troubles me is" began the patient and stopped.
 "Yes, dear John, what is 1t that troubles your asked his wife.
 ."The only thing that troubles me, he replied, "is-that if everything goes to the dogs-what will become oi the poor cats ?"-Denyer Post.
The Green Forest tribune., 1907-05-31
Washington Day by Day News Gathered Here and There
 at the National Capital
MRS. TAFT ACCOMPLISHED
 MUSICIAN AND LINGUIST

WASHINGTON. - Somewhat inter- w ested in the prospects of Taft's presidential boom is Mrs. Taft, wife of the secretary of peace and war" If events continue in their present drift she is likely to be a prominent candi- date for first lady of the land.
 She thinks-and does not deny it- that the judge" is the best man yet suggested for Republican candidate in 1908. She hopes that T. k. will con tinue of this mind. She says she thinks T. R.'s indorsement will help.
 Mrs. Taft became acquainted with the inside Of the White House when, at the age of Is, she was Helen Her ron of Cincinnati, and visited Mollie Hayes, daughter of President Hayes, at the White House. Her father was John W. Heron, law partner of Pres ident Hayes.
 Mrs. Taft takes great pride in being a thoroughly domestic woman. She is a musician, and an accomplished lin- guist. She organized and was the first president of the Cincinnati Symphony orchestra.
 On her sideboard is a magnificent solid silver centerpiece given her by this organization in token of appre- citation. Mrs. Taft studied instrument tai music for more than 15 years in Cincinnati and abroad, and she has