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The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-14

In the line of their profession, but we know them to be brother Odd Fellows and can be relied upon to carry out every promise they make to those needing their services.
 Mountain Home: The press of Bir- mingham and all over Alabama speak in the highest terms of Drs. Dozier & Dozier. as physicians, surgeons and gentlemen, and we have no hesitancy In recommending them to our patrons.
 Meridian Star: Drs Dozier & Dozier of Birmingham are the most worthy and distinguished physicians in their line of practice in the state of Alabama.
 Masonic Guide: Drs. Dozier & Dozier come from a family of prominent phy- sicians and with their large experience in the profession can be relied on to treat disease in a most successful man. ner.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-14
GALLOWAY COAL co. Miners and Shippers of Coal Office 1421 Brown Marx Build
 ing.
DevIin Back In Ireland.

Queenstown, December 13.-Joseph Dew lin, nationalist member of parliament for Belfast, arrived here today from New York He received an enthusiastic wel.. come. MT. Devlin spoke in the highest terms of the success of his mission to the United States. and declared that Amerl- cans have guaranteed $100,00O to the na- tionalists' fund.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-14
WANTED-AGENTS.

WANTED-Agents to sell a red hot negro town lot addition. An attractive Proposition Shirey & McIver, Foreman, Ark. 12-S-11t AGENTS patented household article; just being introduced; sells on sight; 100 per cent profit; send Dc for sample and full particulars. Threadeasy Needle Sales company, Milwaukee, Wis.
 12-13-3t
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-14
HOLIDAY EXCURSION
 TICKETS

Southern Railway will sell Holiday Excursion Tickets from all points on it's lines, Dec. IS, 19, 23, 24, 25, 30, 31 and Jan. 1; limited Jan. 6, 1909.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-14
HELP WANTED.
LOST -STRAYED-STOLEN

LOST-20th street. between 9th and 9th avenue. one open-face watch with mon ogram on back, P. C., with fob lion head with diamond in mouth. Return to 523 1st National Bank Bldg, and get re-
 ward. 12-13-2t
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-14
FOR SALE.
LEGAL NOTICES.
Bids for Convict Labor.

Notice is hereby given that the Board of Revenue and road commissioners in- vite bids for the convict labor of Mobile county for a period of one year from January 15, 1909. Bids must state kind of work. place of work and conform gen orally to the state laws on the subject. Bids will be opened at 10:30 o'clock of Monday, January Il. 1909 at the court house. Address bids to John T. Bauer, president. and mark them "Convic Bid"
 12-11-H P. WILLIAMS, Jr., Clerk.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-14
.ONE GENT A WORD.

RATES-One cent n word a days no nd. taken for less than 25 cents for hrSt insertion. Cash must accompany every order.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-14

WANTED-Situation by young man; position of any kind; experienced in office work as assistant bookkeeper; work of any kind, either permanent or temporary. Address T29, care Age Herald.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-14

King Edwards Hea1th Good.
 Brighton. England, December l3.-king Edward who has been sojourning here for a few days. will return to London tomorrow to resume his social engage ments. The King was not in the best or health when he came to Brighton, but ne now seems to have entirely recovered.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-14
BUSINESS CHANGES.

WANTFDOTo buy an interest in a well established business in Birmingham; no store. Apply G-2s, care Age-Herald.
 l2-S-7t
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-14

POSITION wanted by married man, 25 years of age; have been for the past three years with one of the largest manufacturing plants in this district as bookkeeper and paymas- ter; would be pleased to accept a position along this line of business with some reliable firm at a reason able salary. Best of references fur nished Address c. A. B., 2220 35th avenue North Birmingham, Ala.
 12-14-2t
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-14

Will you go to Atlanta; will you go to New York or any point east? Take Seaboard "On- Time Line" Best equip ment and service. Look out for cheap holiday rates. Phone Jack Johnson 2382.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-14

Washington, December 13.-(Special)- J. The statistics which have been gathered during the last six months on the use of water for all purposes in the United States under the direction of Representative The odore F. Burton of Ohio, chairman of the inland waterways commission, which forms the sections of waters of the na- tional conservation commission, show pos sihilities of immense savings by more economical utilization of the available supply of water Some of the more in teresting parts of this report follow:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-14

The sole source of our fresh water is rainfall dncluding snow). From this source our running, standing and ground waters are derived. The habitability of the country depends on these waters. The quantity of rainfall, including the rain fall on water areas, is 215000 900, GOO cubic feet. Of the total rainfall, over half is evaporated; about third flows into the sea; the remaining sixth is either con sumed or absorbed,
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-07-03
MAKES AN UNCANNY FIND
Lowell Girl in Dark Cellar,
Finds Self Surround
ed by Lizards.

Lowell, Ind, July 3.-(speciaD-
Probably one of the most grewsome
finds that has happened in thic coun-
try for long time. was discovered in
the cellar at the home of Oscar Din
widdie. few days ago. His daugh-
ter. Miss Edith, had occasion to make
d trip to the cellar early in the
morning to get something for the
cooking of meal. when she was heard
to scream. Her parents soon arrived
to her assistance. when to their great
horror they discovered that the young
lady was standing in the midst of over
a hundred Lizards, wrigling and twist
ing about in all conceivable ways
They ranged in size from your finger
up to as big as the wrist. 1t is not
known how they got into the cellar
unless they came up through an old
tile drain. Mr.. Dinwiddie scooped
them into large pail and they met
their death by the scalding hot water
route.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-07-03
OFFICER IS NEAR DEATH
Officer Gus Newman Struck
by Street Car and
Badly Hurt.

officer Gust Newman of Gary had a
marvellous escape from death yester-
day when, in attempting to ride around
a team of horses on his bicycle he was
struck by a street car and knocked just
out of the way of the wheels.
The accident took place at the inter
section of Broadway and Seventh ave-
nue. and resulted in the complete des-
truction of the officers bicycle. The
officer was not dangerously injured but
he was badly bruised and is glad to
have escaped with his life.
The street cars in Gary are not
equipped with tenders and had Newman
been thrown in front Of the car in
stead of at one side, he would not now
be able to tell the story.
He was in a hurry to reach his dis
tination and was riding at considerable
speed. There was a wagon in front
of him and he found it necessary tic
ride around the front of it.
He had just passed the horses heads
and was crossing the track when he
saw the street car upon him and was
knocked down When he picked himself
up. practically uninjured, his wheel was
a pile of scrap.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-07-03
EARLY FERNS OF sPRINcTIME.
Interesting Development of the Cotton
Into the Fiddle Head.

AS real names, cotton and fiddle
heads have not enough in common to
bring them together in one title; but
as fanciful names for the two earliest
stages of the springtime ferns, the
two are closely associated. The cot
ton" fern soon merges into the I'D
die head
Just as the buds of trees and shrubs
are beginning 10 swell cottony tufts
appear all over the ground of the low
lands in many places, and so close is
the resemblance that at first glance
It seems as if little balls or wads of
cotton had there been scattered broad
cast These balls conceal the ends of
the young fern fronds, the botanist
using the term ORIGINATE" to describe
the form of rolling or unrolling AS
soon as the fern has grown an inch
or two in height the cottony appear
ance disappears and the fiddle head
form becomes very marked-St Mich
olas.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-07-03
Boiled Down.

"Tired of hearing my 'sugary words
are you, Pulsatilla Corkins:" howled
the indignant Orlando Perhaps you
will be kind enough to tell me, Miss
Corkins, what a sugary word is What
Is it made OFF,
1T is made, Mr.. Spoonamore," an
swered the tair Pulsatilla, "of verbum
gap"
Without another word of any de-
scription Orlando Spoonamote grabbed
his hat and CROPPED his way out into
the darksome night The blow had
crushed him.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-07-03
DENOUNCE GAR SERVICE
Patrons Of Street Car Line
Are Very Tired of
Promises.

The eighth ward citizens are up IN
arms over the continued Door street
car service that is icing handed out
by the Calumet and South Chicago
Electric Street. Railway company.
The present service is absolutely the
rottenest that has ever been given the
travelling public" said one South Chi
cagoan. and the worst of it is that
it is getting worse every day"
During the evening hours, between
4:3C and o'clock, it is next to i'm
possible fer 4 man to get q seat in the
crowded cars. and for woman with a
baby to find a seat is almost out of
the question. The majority of the men
riding in the cars at these hours are
hard working men and to give up their
seat is somethis * that they hate to do.
the result is that that ladies are
compelled to stand or wait for three
or four more cars until one passes with
vacant seat.
The East Side Improvement associa-
ton and also the CheItenham Improve
ment club have taken up the matter
of getting more cars and better ser
vice, bat so far their efforts have been
in vain.
Comparing the present service with
that in effect before the consolidation
Of the two lines. Charles Ringer of the
Cheltenham Improvement association
said: Before the consolidation was
effected we were getting swell SER
vice and there was no kick, but since
then-oh, well, there is no compari-
SON"
Nearly every one in the ward is of
the same opinion as Ringer and is
ready at any time to put in their lit
tie knock against the new service.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-07-03
WILL DEDICATE It
WITH FIREWORKS .
Bishop Alerding of Fort.
Wayne is Expected in
Gary Tomorrow.
BISHOP RHODE GIVES SERMON
Delegations of Polish Catholics Will
Be Present From Hammond
and East Chicago.

The dedication of the Polish Catholic
features of the Fourth of July celebra-
ton in the new Steel City tomorrow.
Delegations of members of the church
are expected from South Chicago, Ham
mond. East Chicago, Indiana HarbOr
and all of the other cities of the Call
umet region.
The feature Of the dedication will be
the visit of Rev, Bishop Alerding OF
Fort Wayne. High mass will be in
charge OF Rev. Frances Wejtalwicz Of
South Chicago. The Right Rev. Bish-
p-Elect T. + Rhode will deliver the
dedicatory sermon.
The new church is located at the
corner of Connecticut street and Sew
enteenth and Eighteenth avenues, and
has cost IN the neighborhood of 1000.
Dedicate With Fireworks.
There Will be a big parade in the
! afternoon in which there will be
band and other features. In the even
ing the dedication Of the church will
be a hand and other features. In the
evening the dedication Of the church
Will be celebrated by a display Of fire.
works
! The building Of the new Catholic
church in Gary has been a great un-
dertaking and the whole membership
of the church in this vicinity is inter-
ested in the dedication of this struc-
ture
The fact that there are 50 many Of
the high officials Of the church to be in
attendance viii make the dedication a
notable one and were it not for the
fact that the dedication was set for the
Fourth. when there will be 50 many
more attractions. it would be a big
event in Gary.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-07-03
WAS FIRST USED AS A SYMBOL
Origin of the Star and Crescent on
Turkish Flag.

Very ancient are the star and cres-
cent of the Turkish flag. Their origin
is explained as follows: The charac-
tiers of the language of MesOpotamia,
like the Egyptian, were originally
hieroglyphic. One of the early picture
words was a crescent and a star and
this picture, which was pronounced
"shiptu." was employed to express an
incarnation or eXorcism, or anything
capable of driving the evil spirit from
the body of which it had taken pos
session. Clay tablets recording the
ancient exorcisms have been found in
the ruins of Mesopotamia and at the
beginning Of such tablets appears the
sign which developed from the cres-
cent and the star The symbol. there
fore, may have been not only the word
for incarnation, but a charm from
which the evil spirits were supposed
to fee. In every age in tie orient
the people have possessed similar
charms. The Assyrian kings stationed
winged monsters with forms half hu
man at their gateways. to keep al
evil from entering Wllnln lHe palace
The poorer people suspended clay tab
let's above the entrances of theil
houses. The modern oriental may
purchase in the bazars blue glas:
beads, verses from the Koran wrapped
in leather cases and other devices tt
serve similar purpose. The crescen
and star formed a symbol which the
Mesopotamian of 5000 years ago EN-
! ployed as a charm.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-07-03
The House Of Lords.

The higher nobility or peerage Of
England contains five ranks Duke.
marquis, earl, viscount and baron. All
persons holding these titles are mem
bers Of the upper house of parliament.
where they sit as lords temporal The
archblshops and bishops of the Es-
tabHshed church are termed lords
spiritual They are not peers of the
realm, but have seats in the upper
house.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-07-03
FALLS OFF SCAFF0LD;
is BADLY INJURED
South Chicago Painter Is Injured By
FALL From ScaffOId.

While painting house at 1890 Comfy
avenue, Jack Peterson, 80 years old,
fell off the ladder on which he was
standing. to the ground, distance of %
feet, sustaining severe injuries to his
face and body
Peterson was in the act of putting up
a bucket on a window sill so as to move
over when he missed his footing and
fell. In falling he hit on some tele-
phone wires between the house which
undoubtedly saved his life
He was taken to the Hyde Park hos
pital were he is in a serious condition
Peterson is married and lives in Brook
line
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-07-03
In the Same Boat.

An old couple in Glasgow were in
a very depressed state owing to dull
trade
Thinking their son in America
would help them, they wrote stating
their trouble, and that if he did not
help them they would have to go to
the poorhOuse-
Three weeks passed, and then came
a letter from their son, saying:
Dear Mither and Faither-Just
wait anither FORTNIGHT an I'll come
hame an gang wi We. Your affection
ate SON.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-07-03
Glass Water Pines.

Glass water pipes which have a
covering of asphalt to prevent fracture
are in use in some parts of Germany.
They give thorough protection against
moisture in the ground, against the &C
tiOns of acids and alkalis and they can
not be penetrated by gases.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-07-03
Rise AuaInst Railroad Whistles.

Railroad whistles infiict torture on
so many people that the efforts abroad
to check the plague have won APPROX
al from the people. Austria has in
PRODUCED a system of dumb signaling
TO start and stop the trains. Belgium
is trying compressed air whistles in
stead of steam. and Germany expert
ments with horns.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-07-03

MORE NEWS IN ONE WEEK IN THE
TIMES THAN IN ALL THE OTHER
PAPERS IN THE CALUMET REGION
CONFINED. COMPARE THEM AND
SEE L. 1T ISN'T SO.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-07-03
Travels of an English Postmistress.

Miss birmingham, postmistress
and letter carrier of Fishlake, near
Doncaster, England. has been post
man" for 81 years, and in charge of
the post Office for 20 years Her jour
neys total 6.1S6 miles in II months,
During the whole of the time she has
been off duty for only seven days, and
has walked over 100000 miles.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-07-03
EAGLES TAKE HOLD
IN GARY IOMMORROW
Big Time in Store for Resi-
dents and Visitors to
New City.
1000 VISITORS ARE EXPECTED
VIII Be Towns First Real Celebra-
ton OF the Day and Little Boy
VIII Do 1t Right.
1000 VISITORS ARE EXPECTED

Arrangements are now complete for
the monster celebration that is to be
given in Gary tomorrow for the glori-
Gus Fourth. The affair will be in charge
of the order of Eagles. who have for
some time been preparing to make the
day the biggest that has been enjoyed
in this region. The games. fireworks,
etc, will be held in what is known as
the Eagles grove on Broadway and
Twenty street.
At this place the grove has been
cleared, grand stand erected dancing
pavilion put up, booths installed and
rented everything in fact, to make a
typical Fourth of July. Here there will
be held races, OF short and long dis
tances, sack races. three legged races.
and races Of every description for both
men and women. There viii be creased
poles to climb CREASED pigs to catch
and other amusements Of a like char
acter.
Into the afternoon and evening there
will be dancing and band music in the
! pretty grove. In the evening a fine
fireworks DISPLAY will be given that
will be as good as can be seen in the
region The Eagles have spared no
effort to make this affair the best pos
sible in every respect. Short speeches
will be made in the afternoon Booths
will be erected around the grounds
where refreshments will be served. and
cane racks and other formes of amuse-
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-07-03
HARBOR EAGLE WILL
GET HIS TAIL P|NCHEO
Preparations Completed and
If Weather Permits Great
Time Will Be Had.
SURPASS ALL OTHER EFFORTS
Hores Race Will Be the Most Spirited
Thing That Was Ever Pulled
Off There.
Especial to THE T1MEs).

Indiana Harbor, Ind, July 3.-The
celebration here tomorrow promises to
surpasse anything yet attempted in
this line in Lake county The prep
arations are all completed and if the
weather is favorable Indiana Harbor
will entertain record breaking
crowd.
They never do things by halves here
and the visitings viii certainly get
their moneys worth. One feature that
is creating considerable comment is
the horse race between Oscar Cor
don's horse and the one entered by "
J. Wooden These two horses have
been rivals for speed honors for a LONG
time and the supremacy will be set
tied tomorrow The following is the
program for the day:
The program is:
Parade-1O o'clock. form on Block
Michigan and Waiting street, move
! south on Michigan to one Hundred
and Thirty seventh. east to Cedar
north to Washington. thence TO Penn
svlvania west to Michigan, thence L
] Regent and disband.
! II o'clock-Orations by prominent
/ speakers
Bali game at o'clock
Fat mems race at l o'clock.
1.15-lO0-yard dash.
! 1.30-GirI's race
i 1.45-Running race.
I 2:00-Boy's race.
! 2.1j-IIose race.
/ 2:30-W heelba ROW race
/ 2:45=Three-leg race.
3:00-Horse race.
3:15-Greased pole climbing.
3:30-Greased Pig race.
3:45-Bag race.
4l5-PotatO race.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-07-03
Stacks of Fireworks.

The stores are now stocked to the
limit with fire works and judging from
the safes made their Will be lots of
noise and plenty of pretty displays
This VIII be Gary's first real Fourth and
the citizens and especially the small
boys expect to do it up right. The po-
lice have provided for fire emergencies,
and will have the hose cart out of the
station and in readiness at all times.
No revolvers will be allowed to be fired,
and if this rule is violated the per-
sons will be arrested
Big crowds are coming from every
section of the country to spend the day
IN Gary 1t is expected that an es-
pecially large delegation will attend
from South Chicago because of the
dedication of the Polish Catholic church
come to the steel city. largely for the
opportunity to see the town. Chief
Martin. chairman of the arrangements
committee. said today that he expected
at least two thousand strangers IN
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-07-03
Some Go To Chestertown.


1t is expected that at least two hun
dred citizens of Gary win go to Ches-
tertown for the Fourth to sec the far
famed baseball game between the bust
ness men Of that city and the local
business men. The game will be played
with mattresses for bases, barrel slaves
for bats, and a ball the size of an
ordinary cocoanut. The players will
be allowed to run either to first OF
third base and go either way around
The lineup for the Gary team is as fol
lows:
B. Kelley, pitcher.
Floyd Maxon. catcher.
Attorney Clyde Hunter. LIST base.
Dr. r. II. Long End base.
DR. B. s. Gardner, short stop.
Attorney w. NJ Dunn. Sd base.
Werner Young. left field.
Sam Saglovitz. right field.
Walter McNally. center field
DIR. J. f. Metcalf umpire.
Arthur C. Savage. manager
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1908-08-22
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