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The age-herald., 1900-05-06
ODD CUSTOMS
 OF HAVANA, CUBA

pr. Charles E. Fisher in Chicago Record
 Not only is Havana one of the queerest
 quaintest oldest cities to be seen in thousands of miles of travel, but there are many customs and practices in vogue which mark it as a distinct metropolis combining many phases of European, South America and island life. The people of Cuba are a much-mixed people, largely of Spanish extraction, yet not all Span- iards. The Cuban himself has become distinct type and has his own customs, habits, superstitions and beliefs. The same is true of the Canaray islanders, San Do- mingans and people from various parts of South and Central America; they are all of Spanish antecedents, yet there is such an admixture of Indian and negro in their makeup that they too, form distinct types. Cuba has more than 500,00O negroes who speak the Spanish tongue, and who are as benighted as when they or their ancestors arrived from Africa, besides an- other 100000 or 100000 who are more ad- yanced. It is not, therefore, to be won dered at that the customs and habits of this people are in many particulars dif- ferent from ours; they are not only very foreign folk, but they are a badly mixed-up
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Among last months publications were several titles by well known authors
 Resurrection" by Count Leo Tolstoy, had been announced and was in immediate de- mand upon publication. "The Autobiogra- phy of Quack," by S. Weir Mitchell, rap- idly proved a favorite seller, as also "Joan of the Sword Hand,' by S. R. Crockett. The long deferred volume V. of "McMas- ter's United States was published early on the month and proved to be one of the most important books of the month in miscellaneous subjects. Two biographies may also be noted: Charles Sumner" by M Storey, in the American Statesman Se- ries and Life of William H. Seward" by F. Bancroft. The sale of books dealing with the war and it's causes in South Af- f1ca, In the large centers dropped off some- what last month, although G. w. Stevens posthumous book, Prom Capetown to Iadysmith" met with a ready sale The demand for European Guide books in- creases as the days for foreign travel ap- proach. Quite a lively demand has been apparent this spring for Ernest Seton- Thompson's books, Wild Animals Have Known" and "The Trail of the Sandhill p'oS' 1hCic IS every lnulcaIOn, too, that his latest book. Biography of a Grizzly" will be very successful book Other springtime and out-of-door books which are present favorites are "A Guide to the Wild Flowers" by Alice Lounsberry. With Field Forest and Wayside Flow ers," by Maud Going, and "How to Know the Wild Flowers" by Mrs. Dana. The call for fiction generally is very pro- nounced, and all of the prominent publica- tions of the past year in this department are still selling readily. The most inter- esting feature of the month is, of course
 To Have and To Hold," and it's popuari- ty and unprecedented sales continue un- abated. Out of thirty-four quotations of the most popular selling books from all over the country gro Have and To Hold" leads the list in thrty-two reports. This is universal and pronounced popularity certainly attained by no other book here tofore published and is a source of con- graduation to the distinguished author.
 Among a number of spring publications of prices of fiction, one of the most popular is by Robert w. Chambers, a versatile and powerful young writer, and is entitled 3"The Cambric Mask" MT. Chambers for mer work, '"The Haunts of Men, "The King in Yellow" flashes of Empire" etc., have established his reputation as a wri- ter of interesting and forceful stories.
 The scene of ''The Camhric Mask is laid in western New York state and the origi- nality of the plot and motif of the story lends a piquant flavor which Is to be de-
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MOZLEY'S LEMON ELIXIR Regulates fhe Liver, Stomach
 Bowels and kidneys.

For biliousness, constipation, and ma- laria.
 For indigestion, sick and nervous head ache.
 For sleeplessness, nervousness, heart failure, and nervous prostration.
 For fever, chills debility and kidney dis eases take Lemon Elixir.
 Ladies, for natural and thorough organic regulation, take Lemon Elixir.
 50c and $1 per bottle at druggists. Prepared only by Dr. II. Mozey, Atlan- ta, Ga.
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MOzIeY'S Lemon Elixir.

I suffered with indigestion and dysentery for two long years. I heard of Lemon Elk ir; got it; taken seven bottles and am Tow a well man. HARRY ADAMS,
 No 1734 First Avenue, Birmingham, Ala
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MOzIey's Lemon Elixir.

Cured my husband. vl.s -ss q a.ircss..at.---a ics. for years with large ulcers on his leg, and was cured after using two bottles; and cured a friend whom the doctors had given up to die, who had suffered for years with is- digestion and nervous prostration.
 MRS. E. A. BEVILLE, Woodstock, Ala
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KentncIzY TroubIe

Just at the present time the state of old Kentucky is the scene of great excitement over the arrest of her highest officials, and we hope all Will end well, for great is old Kentucky, especially for her fine horses and Old Hemlock Whisky, which is sold by Wm. Wise & Co.,, 209-211 18th St., at 75c per full quart.
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SIMPLE SENSE
There is a right way to do all things. An ex- pectant mother can easily real sno # rLe e4e.a

to think moment, how danger ously wrong it is to swallow medi- cines when in her condition. She can see that the outside application of liniment which softens and felaxes must certainly De the thing for her to use. Such a 1ininent is MOTHERS FRIEND which she can depend upon doing her a world of good before and during labor. Send to US for OUT free illustrated book, Before Baby is Born." Mothers Friend is sold in drug stores for 5 bottle, or from THE BRADFuID REGULATOR CO.,, Atlanta. e.
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people, with ignorance and it's attendant superstitions rife among them all except comparatively small and select circle of the upper class and even these have cus- toms quite unlike those of the United States in many details.
 It has been generally stated that the Cu- bans are wonderfully courteous and po- lite people. But careful study of their char acterlstlcS leads me to the conclusion that no class among them excels like class of our own people in the courteses of life If it be claimed that they are more ex- pressive In making their politeness known 1t must be granted, but the essence of the act Is in no sense superior to true Amer 1can politeness. An introduction to a well- educated Cuban or Spaniard, by some one whom he knows, is sufficient to prompt rom him, with extreme manifestation of cordlality, the tender of his house. as if 1t were given away for all time Mi casa esta numero," such-and-such street esta a la disposition de usted," which, translated freely, means that his house is at such-and-such a number, and is placed at your disposition. It sounds very hos pitable, and seems to express more than we are in the habit of offering; at the same time 1t means no more than our invi- tation for a stranger, authoritatively in- troduced, to call at our residence at his pleasure.
 
 Cuban introduction and social correspond ence exist An introduction calls from a gentleman to 0 lady the remark: "A los pies de usted, senora," or "senorita," which means, if taken literally: At your feet, madam" or miss" The response Is ex- pressed by "Beso a usted la mano," or 1T kiss your hand" Of course, neither act im- piled In the salutation follows, nor is there more of courtesy or politeness contained in either expression than in the usual forms of polite salutation in vogue in other coun- tries.
 Polite notes are ended with initials to cover the form in custom in the country. IS. s. O. B. s. M.," very commonly ob- served, means, literally q serve you in that kiss your hand" If it is intended to more completely humble ones self the initials used are the same, except that "P. takes the place of the "M.," and then inc sentiment is that q serve you by kiss Ing your feet" The superficial observer will at once declare that these people are among the politest in the world-that they want to kiss your hand, your feet, give you their house and all they possess but as matter of fact it simply implies that they gush" a trif1e more than we do, even though their salutation be intensely sincere. Although I have tried to be a close observer of the habits of the people, l have yet to see single instance in which Cuban or Spaniard excels the Amer ican gentleman in his demeanor toward his equal and toward the gentler sex An odd custom that prevails when a
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Gratitude.

Dr. H. Mozley-Dear Sir Since using your Lemon Elixir I have never had an- other attack of those fearful sick head aches and thank God that I have at last found a medicine that will cure those aw- full spells.
 MRS. ETA w. JONES, Parkersburg, West Virginia.
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A CARD.

For nervousand sick headaches, indges- ton. biliousness and constipation (of which I have been a great sufrfreTl have never found a medicine that would give such pleasant, prompt and permanent re- lief as Dr. H. Mosley's Lemon Elixir
 J. P. SAWTELII. Griffin, Ga,
 Publisher Morning Call
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PLANT SYSTEM.

Effective February 1s, 1900, Pullman sleep ing car service was inaugurated between Savannah Ga., and Montgomery Ala. on the following schedule: Leave Sa<se-,ah, Q D. m; arrive Montgomery, S10 a m; leave Montgomery, 7:45 p. m.; arrive Sasan- nah, 10:So a. m.
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Bicycle Races May 9th, 8. 30 P. M.
We sell Filters and Water Coolers, Freezers and Refrig- orators. Estes Hardware Go.

Puritan Oil Stoves, wickless and odorless they bake the cake and biscuit, too. Sold by Spiro & Long Co.
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For sale-Fancy drivers, sad- dlers, city broke; also Shet- land ponies, at Phillips Sta- bles.
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Now is the time to furnish your house from cellar to gar ret for just half the price of any other furniture store in town, at the old reliable stand of H. Herzfeld.
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sired by those in search of something nov el and out of the ordinary
 There is always peculiar interest at tached to the movements and mysterious performances of the Ku Klux Klan, and in the same way the White Riders of New York state are weirdly interesting, not withstanding the fact that they come per ilously near being outlaws in many of their nightly deeds.
 The character work in ''The Cambric Mask is especially good; no attempt is made at elaborate characterization, but words and actions present to the readers mind the parsonage conceived by the au- thor. There Is a charming little love sto- ry which runs like silver thread through the story. Bark and Rose Ember are al- ways interesting personalities to the read CT, and if any fault may be found in the depletion of their altogether fascinating infatuation it is in the closing lines of the book where more satisfaction would have been experienced if Bark had proven that he knew as much about making love as he did about the larvae of the Arizona Nito- cris. There is nothing specially marked about the work, but The Cambric Mask is Just one of those brisk, spirited stories that serve their best purpose in entertain ing and diverting the reader-a purpose that is not without it's value in the vast economy of human nature.
 
 "Feo," by Max Pemberton, is an example of a work that is enhanced in value by its illustrations. They are not only excellent pieces of work in themselves. but heighten the vividness of the impressions made by the text in a most extraordinry way. This new novel, "Feo,' by MT. Pemberton, has been running serially in England and America and has attracted much favorable comment during it's serial publication While the chief motif of the story is an old and trite one, being the recital of the infatuation of a man of rank for young opera singer it is nevertheless perfectly new in treatment; and, after all freshness of treatment or originality in the point of view is often exceedingly fascinating and winning. The scenes are laid in Vi- enna, London, Paris and finally in one of the old historic chateaux of France, whose descriptions are ever entrancing With the exception of a few sacrifices upon the altar of probability in the sudden removal of all opposition on the part of an irate and determined father, the entire story is an exceedingly delightful one.
 The character work is good: the conyer- sations brisk and instructive;. the plot of the story unique and attractive: and the development and construction of the story most excellent. Every situation is interest ing and leads swiftly on to the next one in the sequence of events. This in itself is the best that can be said as to the readableness Of book. MT. Pemberton will be remem- bered as the author of "The Little Hugue- not" "The Garden of Swords" "Nron- stadt and other stories; and his readers almost without exception, are his admirers
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Opening Bike Races, May 9.

Advertise in the Age-IIerald.
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Advertise in the Age-Herald.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1900-08-16
COLLEGE YELLS HAVE A USE.
Conservative Persons Favor More
DecOrum, Hut Enthusiasm Is
Prime Requisite.

Now it may be that American insti-
tutions of learning are wholly depen-
ent upon the college yell for preserva-
ton and sustenance, and that they
might helplessly collapse should its
support be withdrawn, says the San
Francisco Chronicle. Among con-
seryative people, however there is a
growing suspicion that the interests
of education may be conserved with
little more decorum and a little less
veil. Some one has wisely suggested
that an initial step in weaving the
American university from dependence
upon the yell would be to follow the
example of Oxford and Cambridge,
and fix a certain day in the year
when students shall be conceded IN
limited license, when discipline and
the faculty shall take back seats, and
youth and merriment reign. supreme,
and not college yells and class yells
alone be the order of the hour, but
when all manner of cat calls and car
feature of the dominies shall be reck'
oned among the days privileges
Should such an order be established
so strange a commingling of manll'
ness and of babyhood is the Amerl'
can student, that finding himself cast
wholly upon his own responsibility
one may safely predict he would use
his liberty with a wise restraint ane
consideration unknown in English
universities.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1900-08-16
REASONS FOR REFUSING.
Capricious Women Who Preferrea
No Lovers to Those They. Had
Accepted.

A Young woman of Birmingham,
England, became betrothed last sum-
mer to a young solicitor, preliminaries
were arranged and the fond couple
only awaited the arrival home of the
bridegroom's father from a lengthy
soiourn in America to be made one.
In due course he came, but when the
bride beheld one who, while he would
have easily qualified for fiat man"
at a fair, asserted that in his son he
once again beheld himself in youth,
she refused to fulfill her promise, and
now seeks a lover to whom the future
does not threaten such ample proper
tions.
Some years since a lady was en-
gagged to a gentleman who bore the
name and was a relation of certain
gallant soldier, who, a month previous
to the date appointed for the cere-
mony, while on service abroad had
the misfortune to meet with severe
reverse No sooner did the news come
to hand than the lady, a member OF
whose family had been. wounded in
the disastrous action, declined, unless
he should promise to change his
name, to become his wife. To this
caprice the gentleman refused to sub
init. so the match fell through.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1900-08-16
WIND PRESSURE IN TRoTTING
Secret That Has Been of Great Beneh'
to Many Very Shrewd
Drivers.

"Not one man in a hundred. even
among professional drivers, seems to ap-
preciate the Importance of taking ad-
vantage of the wind" said an oldldriver
the other day, relates the Chicago In
ter Ocean. 81 have studied it for years,
and many's the time 1t has been worth
dollars and cents to me in driving race
or in showing a horse to buyer under
the watch. Not long ago man came
here to see mare in my stable, with a
view to buying If she could show
quarter in 35 seconds. The wind hap
pened to be blowing good and strong
from the west, so / said to him as took
the mare out on the track for the trial:
Tl lust move her slow through the
home stretch here so you can see her
way of going, and when I get around
the turn I'll step her fast up the back
stretch Well, it wasn't any trick at
all for her to go that quarter with the
wind in 80 seconds. Mr.. Buyer never
tumbled, and I got my price for the
mare. Now, if had tried to show the
first quarter down the home stretch,
going against the wind, she couldn't
have trotted it In OBS. Another time
away back In the first part Of April /
drove a green trotter quarter one day
in O:3Ob. 1t caused big stir, and lots
of people who timed the trial sai6l was
a fool for doing it so early in the sea-
son. They didn't notice that my horse
was going before stiff wind. didn't
say anything to them, but 1 say to you
that it was easier for that horse to trot
that quarter in O:90h than it would
have been to drive him a quarter the
other way of the track in O:36. Yet ii
he had trotted over the same ground
the other way in O:36 nobody would
have thought It was worth talking
about.
81 learned to take advantage OF tht
wind when / used to drive races on the
kite track at independence, Ia" con-
tinued the trainer. Il remember one
time I had little soft-hearted mare
that couldn't 60 the last end Of a mile
to save her neck, and she was entered
in a race against some game horses OF
greater speed. / thought would be
lucky to get fourth money. One OF
those prairie winds was sweeping over
the kite almost in the faces OF the
aorses as they went away. happened
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1900-08-16

to get off right behind two OF the good
ones. They were fighting for the lead
and trotted together like team. Pref
ty soon I noticed that, while they ap.
peared to be laboring, my mare was go
ing easily. For a moment l couldn't
understand it. Then it struck me that
she was in a good position where she
was protected from the head wind,
which the horses in front of her had to
breast 1 just let her trail until we
got around past the turn, where the
wind caught US the other way. Then /
turned her loose. The good horses were
exhausted and my little soft-hearted
mare stepped right away from them in
the race home. I've won many race
by thosS tactics since then.
"By the way, did 1t ever strike you
that the secret of Ed Geers' style of
driving a race is right there in the way
he has Of protecting his horses from
the wind2 Geers nearly always drops
behind the pole horse, you know, and
trails until he strikes the home stretch;
sometimes until he is half way down
the stretch. I don't know whether he
does it Intentionally, but he gets his
horse in a position where the at
mospheric resistance is next to moth
ing. and there he stays while some
body else breasts the wind. To my
mind it accounts for great deal Of
Geers' success. Even on a still day
a horse trotting 2:10 gait has to pillow
through what seems like strong wind,
and a mere gentle breeze seems like a
gale when you're going against it.
"To go back to the kite track at In
dependence, l remember one day when
the wind was whistling over the prairie
George Starr set out to drive Direct a
mile against time. He went down the
half in something like 1901, with the
wind, of course, and lots of folks
thought he was going to knock the
worlds record into a cooked hat. !
don't remember how fast the mile was
not much better than 2:10, though.
When he struck the head wind he
wilted, and before he got to the wire
be was so tired that he could hardly
put one foot before the other. He jus:
staggered home like a dead one, though
no gamer horse was ever foaled. I've
seen many another game one do the
same"
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1900-08-16

Roses everywherel Stately bride
roses under a fringed canopy of maiden
hair fern, long-stemmed beauties
queens of hearts in such lavish con-
fusion that Tatters was obigedto walk
very circumspectly through the maze
of blossoming stuff to the window
where Ted stood with folded hands,
breast high, TO rose bower.
There were white rose petals on the
sidewalk leading to the front entry and
three little urchins were chattering de-
lightedly over their trophies of an easy
conquest.
Tatters found little bare space or
the window and looked out too, but
failed to discover anything of signal
importance. So he frisked about until
Ted reused himself and took the fluffy
little head between his palms and
smiled with the pathetic cheerfulness
of complete remuneration.
"All the fuss and furryis over at last
Tatters," he said, land now we've got
TO take life in hand and make some
thing out of We shall be very happy
too-not quite as happy as Nadine and
Dion, perhaps; still you have me and }
have my work Nadine? Well, Tatters
she doesn't need either Of us now"
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1900-08-16
Letters I'm London,

The traveller is interested in getting
his letters promptly. At his London
hotel there are IS deliveries day. lie
may drop a card in post box at eight
in the morning, get an answer at noon
and mail a reply which will get to his
friend before evening. Within the las
three years, whenever the post office
bill has come up in the house of repre-
sentatiyes, there has been discussion as
to the practicability of the pneumatic
dispatch. One might as well discuss
the practicability Of the telephone.
They would smile at such suggestions
n London or Paris, where a slight ad-
dition to the postage will secure a rapid
delivery by pneumatic dispatch. An
Dther great convenience in the postal
,ystem abroad is the method of paying
money orders. One is not obliged to go
4 half mile to branch. or three miles
to the central post office, to get his
money. The postman who brings the
order brings the money with him. You
receipt for it, and that is the end of If.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1900-08-16
NO TIME.


No time, do we say-for helpful thought
To tighten the burdens Of hearts that
ache?
No time sor encouraging, cheering
words.
That are healing balm to the hearts
that break?
No tinae, do we say--for kindly act.
For the comfort and sunshine OF a
song?
No time for the tenderness that is life,
As careless and needless we pass along?
The tender words we neglect to speak
To the hungry hearts we so fondly love,
Yet the tenderest words go UP to God
And each flower we give will blossom
above.
Still we grieye our own by hasty words
And acts that in vain we try to forget
Then beautiful things we say OF our
dead
And cover with flowers our vain re-
greet.
Oh. pray, to the living give time each
day
In some way to gladden. the lonely
hours
BY the touch Of a hand. a smile, a word
IT'S the living who need our Kindness
and flowers.
Ruth Reid, in Detroit Free Press
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Officers.
THE CHURCHES.
Methodist Episcopal Church South

ppblc worship of God on the ISL an aI
ard sundays at Ii A NJ, Oh the Ind and
i'N Meeting o. for prayer, Wednesday at 1;SO'
p. NJ. Sabbath School at s:oO A. MI Nj Gun.
Meeting of Epworth League eS Mon HEn,
law At 3 D. m, the third MONDAY
1 1;Sbt of each month being devoted 'o
"' 4 most cordial welcome is extended to ALL
n "0''0 ]. S. FRENCH, Pastor
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Rev. MOwbray's Appointments.

Preaching at Pleasant Hill Church l St
Sohhoth in the month at IL q. m. and al
White Church the same day at ) p W. Wh;ta
Preaching the Third Sabbath at Wni' 8
church II A. M; in the afternoon at D
y clock at Pleasant Hill Church.