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The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-10-29
Flower bulbs cheap. Godden's.


From the Washington Post.
''Iio there, Jilkins, have you got change
for twenty" asked Van Touch, rushing
up to Jelkins, brea thlessly.
'Yeil-yes, L believe ="
well. just let me have a ten, then,
and"
Come to think of it," said Jilkins, 81
eeft my bundle with my wife before
started downtown, and"
TOO bad said Van Touch. "I wanted
to pay you that ten,'r and he pulled out a
crisp new twenty. Some other time'll do
: though. S'long," and he was Off
What l need in my business is a divin-
ing rod unused Jlkins, as he wended MS
gloomy way.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-10-29

sively and cured thousands of patients SUI
ferlng with all manner of private troubles
Sexual Weakness, Syphilis, Structure, Con-
orrhoea, etc L offer you a certainty OF
cure My charges are reasonable. l may
be a stranger to you. If so, l refer you
with permission to First National Bank
Alabama National Bank, Jefferson County
Savings Bank and Steiner Bros, Bankers
as to my responsibility for my contracts.
I cure many patients by mail trea tment.
Write for prices and terms. Address DR..
Y. f. Holloway, Watts Bldg, Third Ave
and Twentieth street, Birmingham, Ala
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-10-29
DR.. Y. e. HOLLOWAY,
SPECIALIST PRIVATE DISEASES

Most men fail in
business by trying
to do too many
things. To be sue
cessful every one
should select some
one special business,
and to that devote
his whole time and
attention. For the
past thirteen years
In the city of Biz
mingham, Ala,
have treated eKclu-
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-10-29

with the state of Niragua and If the nee
essary steps can be taken this fall work
will be begun in the early winter which is
the most beautiful of all seasons in Mica
ragua.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1899-10-13

70 Cure Cons tipation Forever.
Take Cascarets Candy Cathartic. 10c or e5,
Il Z. Z. Q. fail 70 cure. druggists refund money
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1899-10-13

zone evening some years ago." said
a New Orleans druggist, to the Times
Democrat, 81 was standing behind the
counter, Just about where l am now,
when | saw man slip in very quietly
at the side door and stop in the rear
of that tall case of fancy goods.
walked over at once and asked what
could do for him, and it was at least
half a minute before he replied. You
don't seem very keen for trade he said
at length, and he spoke in a curious,
gasping voice, like man out of breath
I've been waiting here says he, for
a quarter of an hour Now, l was
positive that he had just come in, but
it is always unwise to contradict a
customer, so | made no remark.
"I want you to put me up some qui-
nine capsules he went on, and be
quick about it, for l have an engage
ment at $3.50 o'clock l looked at my
watch and told him he had twenty
minutes to spare. 1t was then exactly
$40. All right he said. and l went
for the quinine. l handed him the
package a few moments later, and as
he reached for it he upset a tall vase on
the counter and broke it all to pieces.
1t was the clumsiest thing l ever saw,
and had any possible motive been ap-
parent | would have sworn he did 1t on
purpose. But he cursed like a pirate,
and after some grumbling, paid the bill
which was SO, and went away, and
never saw him again.
Next morning l read in the paper
that a murder had been committed in a
house nearly half mile from the store
at about o'clock the previous evening.
| gave it no special thought, but some
thing like a month later | received a
visit from a lawyer, who told me that
he represented a certain man who was
under suspicion for this very murder,
and who expected daily to be placed
under arrest. My client is not guilty,
he continued. and at the time of the
crime was nowhere near the house
AS nearly as he remembers he was in
this store making some tritiing pur-
chases. He recalls 1t, because he ac-
cidentally broke vase. Do you re-
member the circumstance? l did, in
stantly, and of a sudden the whole
thing became clear. You see, my at
tention had been called to the hour,
and the vase-breaking was evidently q
ruse to fix the visit in my mind. |
looked the lawyer in the eye. Your
client entered the store at S:10,' l said
and / have reason to believe he was
running just before he reached it,
That ended the conversation. The man
was never arrested. but soon after left
the city"
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1899-10-13

Frances" said that little girls man.
ma, who was entertaining callers in the
parlor, you came down stairs so nois-
lily that you could be heard all over
the house. You know how to do 1t
better than that. Now go back and
come down the stairs like a lady"
Frances retired, and after the lapse of
a few minutes re-entered the parlor.
did you hear me come down stairs
this time, mamma?"
"No, dear. l am glad you came down
quietly. Now don't let me ever have
to tell you again not to come down
noisily, for l see that you can come
quietly if you will. Now tell these la
dies how you managed TO come down
like lady the second time, while the
first time you made so much noise"
THE last time slid down the ban
isters," explained Frances.-Harper's
Bazaar.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1899-10-13

Guaranteed tobacco hafit cure, makes veal
men strong, blood pure Soc 81. AL drugglsE
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1899-10-13
is HE A WlZARD7
Central African who Travels Hun
dreds of Miles I'm Trance.

Central African who Travels Hun
dreds of Miles In Trance.
Here is a yarn that has been picked
up by the Society for Psychical Re-
search, DR.. r. w. Felkin, who had ac-
companed Emin Pasha on tour
through Uganda and adjacent territory
is responsible for it. He says that
some time last year his party had got
back to Lado, about a thousand miles
south of Khartoum. and that he had
been without letters from Europe for
year. Naturally, he was impatient for
tidings. In that part of Africa he had
often come across wizards, who pre-
tended to transform themselves into
lions or other animals at night, and to
travel immense distances in this guise.
lhey also assert that they acquire in
formation at such times about stolen
cattle and other lost property. DR..
Felkin says that, although he has no
explanation to offer in regard to these
alleged feats, he had a chance to veri-
fly one of their stories.
One morning after his arrival at La
do, man came to his tent, evidently
in great excitement, and said that the
local wizard, or "m'logo," had been
roaming about the country the night
before, in the form of jackal. During
his rambles, the "m'logo" had visited
Meschera el REX, fully $50 miles away,
between Bado and Khartoum. The
wizard declared that two steamers had
just arrived at this point, and had
brought mails. He also described mi
nutely the appearance of the English
officer accompanying the boats.
Dr. Felkin ridiculed the story. But
Emin Pasha took the thing more SER
iously. He directed that the wizard be
brought before him, and questioned the
fellow.
Where did you go last night?"
81 was at Meschera-el-Rek.
What were you doing there?"
81 went to see some friends"
What did you see?"
81 saw two steamers arriving from
Khartoum."
ooh, this is nonsense! You could
not possibly have been at Meschera-el-
REX"
81 was there" the wizard replied en-
phatically. "And with the steamers
was an Englishman, a short man, with
a big beard"
"Well. what was his mission?"
"He says that the great pasha at
Khartoum had sent him, and he has
some papers for you. He is starting
overland tomorrow, bringing the pa
pers with him, and he will be here
about thirty days from now"
DR.. Felkin says that thirty-two days
later the Englshman did arrive at La
do, and that he brought letters for the
party. The newcomer was Lupton
Bey. OF the wizard, DR.. Felkin says
that he is satisfied that the man was
life.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1899-10-13
ma9Il RAILnoAr
TIM TABLE.
Corrected to Date.

Solid Pullman trains to Buffalo, Mag
ara Falls, Chautauqua Lake, Cleveland
Chicago and Cincinnati.
Tickets ON sale at Port Jcryis to all
points in the West and Southwest at lower
rates than via any other first-clnss line.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1899-10-13
THE GOOD TIME COMING.

Don't you know that this heah country
will be comm ter de scratch
Wen de peach is on de peachtree en-
de melon in de patch?
Dat de barn'll bulge wild plenty, en- you
gwine ter lif' de latch
Wen de peach is on de peachtree en-
de melon in de patch?
Oh. believers,
Happy on de wayl
Gwine ter see de sunrise
At de breakin er de day!
Don't you know dey amt a country
dat kin be dis country match
Wen de peach is on de peachtree en- de
melon in de patch?
Oh, ti's den | gifts ter glory, en- de angel
lif' de latch
Wen de peach is on de peachtree en- de
melon in de patch?
Oh. believers,
Happy on de way!
Gwine ter see de sunrise
At de breakin' er de day!
Atlanta Constitution.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1899-10-13

Don't Tobacco Spit and smOFe Your Life Away.
II you want to quit tobacco using easily
full of new life aud vigor, take NO-TO-Bac,
the wolder-worker, that makes weak men
strong. Many gain ten pounds in ten days.
Over 100000 cured. Buy No-To-Bac Of your
druggist, under guarantee to cure. SOC or
300. Booklet and sample mailed free. Ad,
Sterling Remedy Co., Chiesgo or New York
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1899-10-13
TO Avoid MISREPRESENTATION.

Guest-Ahl Then you are a musi-
clan? What instrument do you playf
Musician-The first fiddle.
His Wife (emphatically)- only
in the hestra!-Tid-Bits
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1899-10-13
Beauty Is blood peep.

beauty Is blOOu Deep'
Clean blood means a clean skin. No
beauty without it. Cascarsts, Candy Cathar-
tie dean your blood and keep it clean, by
stirring up the lag liver and driving all i'm
PARTIES from the body. BegiA to-day to
Danish pimples, boils, blotcles, blaekheads,
and that sickly bilious complexion by taking
Casearets,-beauty for ten cents. All drug,
gistss satisfaction guaranteed, l0e, 25c, SOC.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1899-06-29

There was pause. Debenham stood
looking very red and foolish.
Come, you'd better confess" she
said. ut length.
He rumpled his hair In a reckless
fashion.
ut seems impossible for fellow to
do a good action in this world" he
cried. Hes sure TO be found out"
"Then you did send itT'
"Ye-es. You see, you wouldn't let me
help You. and $3.50 It struck me that
1t would be capital idea TO pretend
that was thief (the hnmbug! his
idea. indeedD. Il never thought for a
moment that you'd see your purse
again, and II You hadn't done so. my
little dodge would never have come to
light"
mo, | don't think 1t would" she an
swered; "for that was most realistic
letter you wrote"
Debenham groaned.
You can't think what an effort II
cost me" he said
What an effort, indeed!
81 do hope you will let me keep 1t as
memento?"
"Yes-if you will promise to forgive
me-"
"Oh. there Is nothing to forgive! II
was very good of YOU"
And you will not think the worse OF
me for-fOr trying to deceive your" he
went on. Really. he was getting posi-
lively absurd; from his voice one would
have supposed that he was Il prisoner
suing for his life.
"Oh. think better of,yon! she cried
II shall never forget your Kindness.
And as she gave him her hand she
blushed In ridiculous fashion.
Then Debenham made an ass or MIN
self. Instead OF simply shaking hands
and saying good-morning. he held hel
fingers and said nothing, but JUS
stared at her In moonstruck kind o.
way that was quite idiotic. ana sh'
dropped her head ike little silly ant
went the color of a peony; then
But at this point l could stand 1t M
longer, and | quietly withdrew
or course | was not In the least as
tonished when Debenham rushed int
my chambers the same afternoon and
with good deal of stammerlhg' con
fessed that he was engaged. III
seemed amazed when l betrayed III
surprise: but l didn't tell him that
had been witness of his folly.
was presented to the future Mrs
Debenham and her sister few day
later. When Debenham asked IN
what | thought OF her, told him sh
was one Of the incest girls ! had eve
met: but. ms a matter OF fact. she 1
much inferior to her sister. who. don
mind admitting. indeed. that She is tn
incest girl have ever met, and
shouldn't wonder .'..-
But there, that's another story
Answers.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1899-06-29
Tennessee sharpshooters.

A Filipino convict had climbed the
prison wall at Manila and was running
for dear life through the open. Two
long legged Tennesseenns were on
guard duty. They kneeled TO fire.
Il don't guess It's more than 800
yards" said one quietly.
Il reckon It's most 500" said the 9th
er, AS II he were discussing the weathe
The prisoner was running like IA deer,
and rapidly approaching the under
growth around lnnumernb bic little huts.
where he would be safe.
Call 1t 400" suggested the first Ten
nesseean. In n concllIatory tone.
They adjusted their sights. aimed and
fred. The escaping convict fell. and
the two Tennesseeans went ont 10 bring
IN what WAS left OF him.
III he's hit In the head It's my shot"
said one.
II aimed low. aceodln' TO a my regn.
latlons." drawled the other.
The convict was found with one bull
let through the back OF his head and
another through the lower end OF his
spine. They know how to shoot In the
mountains of Tennessee. Harper :
Weekly.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1899-06-29
THE WEAK SPOT.
Vulnerable Bulkheads Cause Most of
the Losses mt Sea.

1t Is a common belief among all who
have occasion To take sea voyage
that their safety on the water Is pro
vided for by the careful shlpowners in
large measure by the water-tlght com.
partments, with which all the best pas
senger steamships and all large battle
ships are fitted. Those who have never
been on ship and seen how these are
arranged will form wrong opinion
about them at once. Ii Will likely oc-
cur to them that the boat is built with
these bulkheads as permanent spaces.
But this Is not true. A passenger
steamer. for instance, Is built In see
lions, and each Of these ON the several
decks are used as cabins, saloons, etc.
and they are connected by heavy iron
doors. 1t Is the closing OF these doors
which completes the bulkheads. Now
II Is obvious that the bulkhead cannot
be any stronger than lis door, just as
chain Is no stronger than Its weakest
link. and II Is all too true that as at
present constructed these doors are
dangerous and inefficient. They have
been the direct and known cause OF
the loss of many lives and many good
ships. and II the truth could be known,
doubtless many ship on the list OF
the missing an1 unaceounted for could
be chargeabls TO faulty bulkheads.
There are over $50 watertight doors
and matches on a frst-class battleship,
and about 300 valves and CRATES con
nected with ventllating, draining. and
flooding the hull, and involving the
safety OF the ship. 1t will be seen.
therefore, that the systematic control
and operation OF these devices are of
no mean Importance. II takes 40 men
to look after these details alone In re.
spouse to a collision alarm. and It has
never been satisfactorily demonstrated
yet that this number are equal to the
emergency. The greatest danger that
is to be met with Mt sea Is that OF COLI
sion, and against this the bulkhcad Is
the chief and only protection. Yet. not
withstandlng this, II put to the test. 1t
Is doubtless the most vulnerable part
4 Of the ship.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1899-06-29
PorcnpIne OuilIa.

"What may those quilts beg' asked
the writer, pointing TO several small
bundles OF black and white spikes
which recently lay on the table Of an
Importing house in New York.
"They are samples OF porcuplne
auills," said the merchant. They come
from India and also from Spain. aud
arc chiefly sold TO fishing tackle houses.
These concerns polish aud supply them
with the necessary pieces OF cork to In
crease their natural buoyancy. and the
qullls are then purchased hy anglers.
who use them quite extensively for bot-
tom fishing. Some OF The black and
white spikes are made into penholders
and pipe stems. They are also largely
utilized IN making up ornamental
screens and fancy fans.
''The porcuplne has TO be hunted and
killed before the quilts can be obtained.
and many thousands OF these animals
are slain for this purpose yearly. Every
"kpike pig" carries from 81 so TO So
worth OF quilts on his fretful back. The
quills are carefully extracted, and
when dried they are packed In boxes or
crates and shipped TO London and New
York. They are worth from SO TO 81
A gross wholesale, and the supply Is
barely equal TO the demand In this coun-
try"
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1899-06-29

II was In Duluth court. and the wit
ness was Swede who was perhaps not
SO stupid as he seemed 10 be.
The crOss-examining attorney was II
smart young man whose object WIS 10
disconeert the witness and dlscredit his
testimony.
what did you say your name wasF'
was the first question.
"Yahn deliberately Peter
sen"
John Petersen. Ell? Old man Peters
son. suppose, Well, John, where do
you llyeY
"Where an llyef In Dulut."
"$ow, Petersen. answer this question
carefully. Are you married MANI
All tank SO. Al was married.
$50 you think because yon got mar
red you think You are married man.
do you? That's funny. Now, tell The
gentlemen OF this exceptionally intelii-
gent jury who You married.
who all marriedY Ali married a
woman"
"See here, sir! Don't you know any
better than to tribe with this court:
What do you mean. sir? You married a
woman, or course you married WON
an. Did YOU ever hear of any one mar
rying man.
"Yas. Nah sister did. Life.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1899-06-29
THE CASHMERE GOAT.

Animal that Produces the Material
of Which Costly ehawIs Are Made.
Several beautiful varieties Of the goat
are found indifferent parts Of the kast,
aud one Of these. shown In the present
illustration. d the famous goat OF Cash
mere. This animal. which Is found In
great numbers In the magnificent valley
of Cashmere, has a delicate head. with
semi. pendulous ears. which are both
long aud wide. The hair varies In
length and is coarse and OF different
eolors. according TO the individual The
horns are very erect, and sometimes
slightly spiral. inellnIng inward and To
such an extent In some cases as to
cross The coat Is composed Of two
Materials but IL Is the under coat that
partakes OF the nature OF wool and Is
valued as an article OF commerce. This
underground. which Is OF a uniform
grayish White tint. whatever The color
Of the hair may be. Is beautifully soft
aud silky, and OF duffy description,
resembling down. 1t makes It's appear
anee In the autumn. and continues To
grow until The following spring, when.
II not removed. II falls of naturally;
Its collection then commences. occupy.
Ing from. eight TO ten days. The animal
undergoes during that time a process
OF combing by which all the wool and q
portion OF the hair, which of necessity
comes with 1t. Is removed The latter
Is arterward carefully separated. when
the fleece in a good specimen weighs
about half pound This Is the mate
rial of which the far-famed and costly
shawls are made. which at one tina
had such a demand that, 1t is stated.
1900 looms were kept in constant
work at Cashmere In their manufac-
ture" Those goats having short
neat head. very long thin ears, deli
cate skin. small bones and long heavy
coat. are for this purpose deemed the
best. There are several varieties pos
sesslng this valuable quality. but those
of Cashmere. Thlbet and Mongolia are
the most esteemed. About the year
1916 small herd OF Cashmere goats
was introduced into France with n
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1899-06-29
THE COST OF WARS.
Some Enormous Amounts that Ma
Ons Have Suffered.

0ns Have Suffered.
The fearful madness that war lneyi-
tably proves itself 10 be To those that
engage In il and to the world-the aw-
full waste and desOlatlon 1t causes. lost
sight of by the foolish and needless
under the glamour of its influence and
beeraZing eXcitements-ar well shown
by certain statements of fact which
have been gathered from The History
of Civilization" by Paul Courier, and
have gained some circulation, says
City and State. They cannot he TOO
widely set forth and pressed upon pop
ular attention. He says:
Algeria has cost France 1850 times
the net profit of its annual revenues
Madagascar, up to 1896, cost the same
nation $50 ZOO. 900, and there is nothing
really to show In return. Tonqun has
produced mainly disease and constant
slaughter The effort TO keep San
Domingo" he says, cost France more
dearly than all the crimes of her great
revolutions" And so, too, he sums mp
in a striking statement the effect mar
vel0usly ruinous of recent well-re-
membered African war upon another
European power. "Abysslnia," he says,
has cost Italy $l15,000,000 and thou
sands OF lives. or more than enough TO
drain the Polntlne marshes and cover
the mother eountry's dry hills with
fruit trees and forest trees aud fill that
ancient sunny land with prosperous,
contented and happy homes"
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1899-06-29

Old Pen Picture of the Divine Sarah
by Octave Femillet.


Just thirty years ago Octave Feulllet,
in letter TO his wife. drew the fol
lowing pen picture of Nine. Sarah
Bernhardt, then at the beginning of her
career:
"A queer girl indeed. is Sarah. 1t Is
the first time In my long career that !
have met with genuine actress. a
coincidence of the eighteenth century,
elegant, eccentric, insolent, and bold.
Contrary 10 the habit OF all other
actresses. she comes to the reheafsals
In full dress, or at least, IN toilet ar
ranged after her own fashion. Sue
always wears yelyet--a velvet dress.
velvet hat. a scarf of black lace over
her shoulders. and IA little rutfed col
lar. In this way, with her hair like
that OF u poodle dog, and with some
fresh flowers in her hand. she repeats
her part with care and somher gray
itS, and occasionally with attitude la
Rachel. AT the close OF the act she
Frances about like ballet girl. skips
upon one foot. and then sits down at
the piano TO accompany herself while
singing a queer negro air. She has n
very sweet voice. Then she gets up
and begins to walk about with long
strides, like clown. laughing in every
body's face, and chewing chocolate
candy. with which she always has her
pockets fllled. At times she takes out
little case. In which there was II
small brush. which she rnbs over her
lips to give them ruby color, after
which she laughs. shows her white
teeth and rec0mmences 10 MUNICH her
chocolates.
Nothing could be more amusing
than To see Croizette and herself. after
rehearsal running out. followed by
their mothers. They start OF like
frightened hares, with their heads up
and Rabage hats thrown back upon
their enormous blond wigs Swinging
their little umbrellas, they walk and
laugh loud enough to make people turn
round and stare at them. At last they
go into Chiboust's confectionery shop
aud there stun themselves with cakes"
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1899-06-29
The Only American Deserter.

Much mlsinformatIon has been print
ell about Corporal Henry Haze OF the
First California volunteers, who goes
down into history as the Benedict Ar
mold of the Manila campaign-the only
traitor during the present war. Haze
was originally British soldier. There
he got the training that made him a
likely man when the First Calfornia's
ranks were being filled. Years ago he
deserted the 'Widow's service" After
taking part in one or two small South
American revolutions Haze turned up
IN Frisco just in time 10 enlist for the
war with Spain. Haze's experience AS
soldier OF fortune made him valuable
and Captain +. j. Ii. Farrell made him
his orderly. Nobody ever disputed
Haze's courage, and during the early