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The age-herald., 1901-02-23
oLNEY's BOOM STARTED.

New York Letter in the Pittsburg Dis
 patch.
 Presidential boomers came to town this morning in the persons of ex-Senator D. B. Hill, ex-Governor William J. Stone, otherwise "Cumshoe Bill'' Stone of Mis- souri, and Joseph J. Willet of Alabama Mt. Hill said he was here on law busi- ness, but had talks with Elliott Dariorth and other politicians. MT. Wil,ett is booming Richard Olney for President, and 1t is said he will give a dinner to local Democrats in the boom. He has aban- doned Judge Van Wyck. who was actual ly considered a Presidential possibility by several leaders
The age-herald., 1901-02-23
GREATEST FOR EXPLOSIVES.
From the Pittsburg Post.

From the FlttSDurg PoSt.
 A man representing a company manu- featuring dynamite and blasting powder says that Pittsburg Is the center of this trade at present and that the heaviest shipments of explosives ever recorded are being loaded for the Pittsburg region at present. For blasting in coal mine work and new railroad excavation work more powder and dynamite are being used here now than were ever used for war pur- poses in a given month in the history of the world
The age-herald., 1901-02-23
IN SCARLET FEVER CASES.

Moreanna Wheeler in Harper's Bazar says:
 'The sick room should be swept twice a day and the sweepings immediately burned or placed in box or paper bag. After sweeping, the woodwork, furni- ture, etc. in the room should be wiped off thoroughly with a damp cloth wrung out of bichloride of mercury one to five thousand, or carbolic acid one to forty.
 ''The nurse should be provided with rubber gloves to protect the hands dur ing this process. The nurse should also wear a mop-cap to prevent the germs from getting into the hair, and should never be without it while in the sick room As 1t is quite necessary that the nurse should have some exercise in the fresh air, clothes worn in the sick room should be removed, as well as the shoes, in the room The nurse can step outside the sick room either into a smaller or portion of the hall screened of, and there put on the clothing to be worn outside. She can then go out with comparatively little danger of carrying the disease, but 1t is better that she should not go into OlHcT TOOIlS pdTtS Ol thc lOuSe. u may be well to mention that all clothing worn in the sick room should be made of cotton material and washable. All clothing and bedding from patient and nurse which is to go to the laundry should be soaked over night in a solution of carbolic acid one to sixty, then placed in a bag which has been wrung out of the same solution, and the bag lowered from the window to the ground below, where it Is taken by the laundress and placed in boiler and boiled for half an hour before washing The clothing can then be safely handled without the slight est danger of infection. If nurse is careful and conscientious in carrying out these directions, there is very little dan ger of the germ-laden scales being scat tered. At the end of five weeks the pa- tient, if after careful inspection he shows no signs of scaling, may be re- leased from the sick room, and, in few days, if the weather Is mild, be allowed to go out for little while, but if the skin is still peeling, the isolation must be kept up for another week, or still longer, until 1t has surely ceased"
The age-herald., 1901-02-23
ThomasviIIe's Possibilities.
From the Thomasville Echo.

From the Thomasville Echo.
 Some of the possibilities of Thomas vile will doubtless be realized in the no distant future. We expect a cotton fac- tory, a railroad crossing the Southern at this place and possibly a coal mine not far away, and an oil or gas we'll right in our midst. Some of these enterprises will te realized and the sooner our people in- terest themselves in these things the sooner they will come.
The age-herald., 1901-02-23
UNBIASED OPINIONS,

From the Chicago Times-Herald
 One of the worst tail-bearers on earth is the humble bee.
 The first thing a man does after he is safely established in a public office is to call for help.
 It isn't always safe to tell a man who is twice as far around as he is long thar he@carries all before him.
 Old men have quit dyeing their haip, but they still prefer to stray away from the crowd with young women who giggle
 Why lecture people on the advantages of saving money? Those who have it spurn your advice and those who haven't need no pointers.
The age-herald., 1901-02-23
"An Absent Relative."

"when a man has been out for drink or to spend an evening with the boys," says a newspaper reader, the New York Tribune, one of the two or three metro- poltan newspapers allowed in respectable homes, declares that henceforth the cor rect excuse will be not that one has to go out and see man. nor that one has
 been sitting Up with sick friend nor yet that he was at the lodge No, but that one has been searching for an er- ring relative The band will please play Where Is My Wandering Boy Tonight?
The age-herald., 1901-02-23
OUR SHARE IN SIBERIA.

From the New York Journal.
 The development of Siberia is going to be to the twentieth century what the development of the United States was to the nineteenth. Siberia's population now is about what ours was 100 years ago. There Is twice as much land in Russia's siatic territories as in the United States. There are infinite possibilities of development and if wise statesmanship prevails at Washington, we shall have our share in the work.
The age-herald., 1901-02-23
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
 AND ELSEWHERE

Astrologer Raphael's prophecies for this day, Saturday, February 23. 1901:
 Buy, speculate, deal, ask favors, court and marry after noon.'
 Favorable conditions prevail and thy money and business will prosper, and thou wilt have a successful year, this be- Ing thy birthday. Ye who are in employ will also benefit"
 "A child born on thiG day will be very fortunate in it's business. and will rise rapidly in life. If female, she will mar " comfortably, but will lose her hus- band suddenly"
The age-herald., 1901-02-23
Want Passenger Service.

From the Columbiana Chronicle.
 A well grounded rumor is current that at a very early date the Louisville and Nashville Railroad will run mail and passenger trains to Columbiana- This road has depot and yards here and do a nice freight business, and there is no doubt good passenger business could be done from this point, and more especi- ally is this true, if schedule could be made that would enable our citizens to visit Birmingham and return to their homes the same day, which we are in- formed could be easily done Give us pas senger trains, MT. L. & N, and we will do our best for you.
The age-herald., 1901-02-23

American one, called, I looked around and there saw Dr. Tanner, to whom l gave cordial greeting and. who, at my urgent instance. joined us In drink. He was then vlsibly affected by stimulant. The last time I heard of him was but recently. A friend of his and my own, a famous doctor, wrote that he had spent an afternoon with Tanner in town meaning London. Between luncheon at o'clock and dinner at Tanner took seven big whiskies-an -and-sodas" Alas. Alasf
The age-herald., 1901-02-23

ton. It can promulgate a constitution of its own framing in its own way without submitting 1t to the people for ratiflca- tion. It can do all this, and more, should 1t see fit to do so While we do not be- lieve 1t would adopt such radical course, still the power to do 1t is unquestioned, and it behooves the people to be very careful In the selection of the material to compose body with such powers.
The age-herald., 1901-02-23
Need More Houses,
From tho Colnmbiann c,hronioio

From tho Columbiana Chronicle.
 Tbere isn't a single available residence for rent in Columbiana. Several parties are anxious to obtain homes here. and If houses could be had, would bring theif families at once to reside here. Now this Is not as 1t should be. Those of our citi- zens who own lots should put houses on them, for 1t is a good investment and ths growth of the town depends on 1t as does the advance of the price of real estate. Something should be done te give houses to those knocking for admit. tance for citizenship in ColumbianA
The age-herald., 1901-02-23
PAT GROVE AS AN EDITOR.

From the Trinity Valley Herald.
 Suggestion to country newspapers with reference to delinquent subscribers
 Dear Sir--If you don't come around and pay your subscription we will poi son your dog and tie tin can to your calfs tail. A word to the wise is suffi- cient. We are the Pat Grove editors and nuhlichers
The age-herald., 1901-02-23
New Railroad fer Dothan.

From the Dothan Siftings.
 The surveying corps of the Dothant Hartford and Florida Railway left ths first of the week for St. Joe, where they will make a final survey of the town. They will then come back up the Iine surveying the different towns, after which they will complete the survey into Dothan. As soon as the survey is com- pleted and profiles are made the contract Tor construction will be let, all arrange ments for securing the finances having been made
The age-herald., 1901-02-23
WITH THE EDITORS OF
 THE STATE PRESS
Ice Factory and Laundry.

From the Greenville Watchman.
 Greesboro has an ice factory and also steam laundry in sight. Both plants would do we'll here
The age-herald., 1901-02-23
KANSAS ADDS TO LANGUAGE.

From the Wichita Eagle.
 A word recently come into frequent use in Kansas is "buffaloed.' It has deli cate shade of meaning. A man who is scared, is merely awakened into the &C., tivities of defense; d man who is bluffed Is one who is so badly scared that he be- leves defense impossible. but a man who is buffaloed not only believes defense Is impossible, but can't work up enough To- comotion to run.
The age-herald., 1901-02-23
SPIDER KILLED A MOUSE.

From the Topeka State ournal.
 A spider swung itself down from the ceiling of a Jackson county store by it's web and attached itself to the tail of mouse and dragged the mouse up till only it's front feet touched the floor, where it was held by the spider until life was extinct
The age-herald., 1901-02-23
THE RAIN BOW.
By s. E. Riser

By s. E. Riser. A Sunbeam saw passing CIoiid All draped In somber gray. And, frowning bitterly she wept, As hurrying from the Wind, she wepi Along her dismal way.
 , The Sunbeam cited her and smiled; She in her sombsr gray, Forgot the Wind. forgot her woe. Forgot what caused her tears to flow; And ioitered by the way The Sunbeam swestly wooetr the Cloud, She never said him nay o that was long and long ago. And from their union sprang the bow That charms the gloom. away.
The age-herald., 1901-02-23
Eighty Miles of Good Road.

From the Centreville Press.
 Mir. W. N. Brown has secured con. tract from the County Commissioners for eighty miles of public road in the Centre- vile district The commissioners will hold an adjourned term next week when the balance of the bids will be opened and contracts let.
The age-herald., 1901-02-23
A County of Farmers.
From the Thomasville Echo.

From the Thomasville Echo.
 The great number of horses and muIes sold to the people of Clark County this season indicates that this is largely a county of farmers. It suggests the ad- visa bility of raising more horses and mules at home. We are shipping large numbers of beef cattle that are raised here Why cannot some enterprising busi- ness man have stock farm for raising horses and mules? This would pay if cat tie raising pays.
The age-herald., 1901-02-23

From the Albertville Marshall Banner.
 The Birmingham Age-Herald has pur- chased a $25, 600 perfecting press and promises to become one of the best news papers in the country The times are pro- pitious and it's environments the best in the south.
The age-herald., 1901-02-23
Hog Killing Time.

From the Ozark Southern Star.
 MT. J. J. Hughes, of Hartford, has killed seventy-five hogs that averaged 1s5 pounds each, and a large number of oth- CTS have killed more than enough to sup ply themselves
The age-herald., 1901-02-23
Power Within Itself.
Frm the Selma Times.

Frm the Selma Times.
 Remember, constitutional convention is a power within itself-the greatest in the State. Its acts cannot be dictated by the General Assembly. It's length of days are at its own command. It can change the complexion of the State gov ernment by substituting something diff ferent. provided it does not conflict with
 the requirements of the federal constitu
The age-herald., 1901-02-23

From the Carrolton West Alabaman.
 The Birmingham Age-Herald has put into it's office a new printing press and now appears in seven column shape. The Age-Herald announces that it will print colored supplements on Sundays.
The age-herald., 1901-02-23

Nebraskans begin to doubt the identity and individuality of Pat Grove, anyway. They are edging up to a denial of him as an existent hu- man being.
The age-herald., 1901-02-23
THE NEW PRESS,

From the Springville News
 The Birmingham Age Herald has just put in a s25,00O press to meet the de- mands. It is one of the best dailies in the south.
The age-herald., 1901-02-23

Marconi can now telegraph 200 miles without wires, and he may con- clude to send a message to Mars, al- though that planet has been pre- empted by Tesla.
The age-herald., 1901-02-23

Editors may edit in General Wey- ler's bailiwick, providing they avoid "the most absorbing topics" We have such papers in this trimming coun- trv
The age-herald., 1901-02-23

Mark Hanna will have to ride with the President, because the spectators will insist on seeing the real thing.
The age-herald., 1901-02-23

Vice-President Roosevelt is now hunting for coyotes, but he fights shy of the blind tigers in the far Western country.
The age-herald., 1901-02-23
From the Centreville Press.

From the Centreville Press.
 The Age-Herald is keeping up with the progress and enterprise of the times. That paper has just ordered and had put up s25.O0O press. capable of the highest speed, and will print in four colcrs. It proposes to keep up with the metropoli- tan papers of the country and give it's patrons the best service possible.
The age-herald., 1901-02-23

The "comic' valentine output was this year very small. The smaller the better, for vulgarity is not wit.
The age-herald., 1901-02-23

In the woolly West they are trying to induce the esteemed Dowie to love this country also. Dowie is very coy.
The age-herald., 1901-02-23

Mrs. Nation is a professional cru sader, not an editor, nor a lecturer, nor even a jail boomer.
The age-herald., 1901-02-23

Mrs. Nations hatchet does not heed the cry, Anarchy" which is the last ditch of all demagogues.
The age-herald., 1901-02-23

From the Clarke County Democrat.
 The Birmingham Age-Herald has pro- cured mammoth new press and been en- larged column to the page. The paper was already one of the leading daiies of the south-"a sure enough daily-and must now take new leap in journalistic prominence, Alabama is proud of the great paper of the great mineral district, and rejoices in its prosperity.
The age-herald., 1901-02-23
CONVINCED.
i Bluffs Nonpareil.

From the Council Bluffs Nonpareil.
 The Washington Star is convinced that J. Pierpont Moragan is not afraid of dy- ing rich.
The age-herald., 1901-02-23

Mrs. Nation utilizes both the spigot and the bung hole when she begins to waste red liquor
The age-herald., 1901-02-23

Mir. Grove is the best disappearist of the century thus far.
The age-herald., 1901-02-23

The hens are attending strictly to market quotations now.
The age-herald., 1901-02-23

Consuls to Pretoria are chiefly en. gagged in running home.
The age-herald., 1901-02-23

Four deadlocked States call for pop- Iilar elections of Senators.
The age-herald., 1901-02-23

Senators Frye and Hanna will soon be blaming the dead subsidy bill on the other.
The age-herald., 1901-02-23

Mrs. Nations jail experience should 3e dramatized.
The age-herald., 1901-02-23
Cuba and Congress are preparing to spar it out.

The groundhog saws wood and says nothing.
The age-herald., 1901-02-23

Weyler cannot apply his reconcen trado policy in Madrid province.
The age-herald., 1901-02-23

E. Benjamin Andrews is downright unhappy unless he has a fight on hand.
The age-herald., 1901-02-23

Roosevelt's' lions speak for him.
The age-herald., 1901-02-23

D. A. Fitch Is the only authorized trav- cling representative of The Age-Herald In it's circulating department.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-09-11
Primitive Writing Materinls.

Among the North American Indians
picture-writing on stones, horn and
buffalo robes was common, but bark
was also largely used. Then much
writing has been done on bone. Pre-
historic man used it, of course, FOR his
imperfect picture writing, and the
Koran was first written on shoulder
bones Of mutton, and kept in q chest
of one Of Mohammed's wives.
Something akin to bone is ivory. and
writing on ivory, as early practice
as writing on bone, has persisted to
the present day among Oriental ma
tions, for the reason that ivory is a
beautiful and expensive material, fit
ted for the reception of important
ceremonial writings. The edicts of the
Roman Senate were written on plates
of ivory. These plates were called
"libri elephant" by way of acknowl-
edgement to the elephant who had pro-
vided the article.
The Eskimos, too, in their cooler
climate, have used walrus ivory for
records of hunting and fishing expedi.
tions. Their bone implements also are
covered with such picture-writing.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-09-11
Girls SniIOr Suit.

No model suits the growing girl
more perfectly than the simple, natty
sailor suit. For summer wear it is
made of linen, pique and chambray,
and for the cooler months Of cheviot
serge and flannel. Blue and white are
favorite colors, but dull or OK blood
red is much worn. The smart May
Manton example given in the large
drawing is Of marine blue linen with
collar, cuffs and shield of white and
stitched bands of the blue, and tie of
soft blue silk. The skirt has a front
gore Joined to wide, straight back
portions that are laid in three box
pleats on each side and is attached to
q fitted body lining. The blouse is
smooth across the shoulders and can
be made with or without the applied
yoke. An elastic inserted in the hem
at the lower edge regulates the fulness
and allows Of drawing the blouse over
the head without an opening in front.
The sailor collar is scanned to the neck
and the shield is faced on to the body
lining, the standing collar finishing it
at the throat. The sleeves are in bish-
op style with straight cuffs.
To cut this suit for girl eight years
of age, five and n half yards of ma
terial twenty-seven inches wide, four
and half yards thirty-two inches
wide, or three and 4 quarter yards
forty-four inches wide, will be re-
quired.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-09-11

arranged the various parts of the
blouse proper which closes at the left
side beneath the box pleat. The cen
tire front is tucked in groups for a
short distance, then allowed to fall
free and form soft folds. Inc fronts
proper are laid in one box pleat at each
front edge, but otherwise are plain.
The sailor collar is attached to the
blouse, and the shield is arranged over
the lining. The sleeves are in bishop
style. When the lining is omitted the
shield is attached to the waist beneath
the collar, permanently to the right
and buttoned to the left; and the
waist is either gathered at the waist
line or adjusted by means of tapes
run through Il casing. Otherwise there
is no difference in the making.
TO cut this blouse for Il woman of
medium size, four and q half yards
of material twentyone inches wide,
three and three-quarter yards twenty
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-09-11
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5 Provisioning a 4ranS- s
; Atlantic Steamer. {
Observation-Disclosures ns

! Not by any means the least impress
sive evidence Of the huge size to which
the modern transatlantic steamship
has grown is to be found in the gra-
phic representation, reproduced from
the Scientific American, of the bewil-
dering amount of provisions that have
Ito be taken aboard for single trip
across the ocean. Our pictorial rep
resentation is, of course, purely mag
anary, particularly as regards the live
stock; the beef, mutton, game, ETC.,
received on the ship in the dressed
condition, no live stock whatever
being carried. The drawing was
made UP from list Of the actual
amount Of provisions carried on re-
cent eastward trip on the Deutschland,
and the number of live stock which
contributed to meet the supplies for
one voyage was estimated from the
actual number of cattle, sheep, etc.,
Ghat would be required to make up
the total weights In dressed meats
given in the table. With the excep-
tion Of the live stock, the provisions
are shown in the actual shape in
which they would be taken on board.
The dimensions of tho vessel are:
Length. CSC feet; beam, sixty-seven
feet, and displacement $4,000 tons;
her highest average speed for the
whole trip is 1886 knots, and she has
made the journey from Sandy Hook
Ito the Lizard in five days, seven
hours and thirty y-eight minutes.
The total number of souls on board
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-09-11

quarts Of milk would require sixty
four cans to hold it, and the 300 quarts
of cream eight cans.
In the way of vegetables there are
shipped on board IT'S barrels Of pota-
toes, seventy-fve barrels Of assorted
vegetables, twenty crates of tomatoes
and table celery, 200 dozen lettuce;
while the requirements of dessert
alone would call for four and quar-
ter tons of assorted fresh fruits. For
making up into the daily supply of
bread, biscuits, cakes, pies and the
toothsome odds-and-ends of the pastry
cooks are, there are taken on board at
each trip ninety barrels of flour. each
weighing 1876 pounds, this item alone
adding a weight of eight and half
tons to the cooks stores. To this also
we must add $50 pounds of yeast and
GOO pounds of oatmeal and hominy.
Under the head of liquids the most
important item Is the 400 tons Of
drinking water, whose bulk is ade-
quately represented by the circular
tank shown in our engraving. This Is
Suppieuenteu ny 1S,ooo quoAIo VI
wines and liquors, $1,000 quarts Of
beer in kegs, besides 5000 bottles Of
beer. Last, but not by any means
least, is the supply of forty tons Of ice
OF course it is not to be supposed
that all of this supply will be con-
sumed on the voyage. There must be
a margin, and a fairly liberal margin,
Of every kind of provision. Moreover,
the extent to which the larder and eel
lar are emptied will vary according to
the conditions of the voyage. In
tempestuous weather, where the trip
is succession of heavy gales, and the
dining room tables are liable to be
practically deserted for two or three
days at stretch, the consumption
will be modified considerably.