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Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1901-12-27

Mrs. Jennie June" Croly, known
as the mother of women's clubs. the
organizer of Sorosis and its first vice
president, will receive from Sorosis
until the end of her life a regular sum
sufficient to secure to her the comforts
necessary for an invalid.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1901-12-27

Accidents come with distressing fire.
quency on the farm. Cuts, bruises
stings, sprains. DR.. Thomas Eclec-
trio Oil relieves the pain instantly.
Never safe without it.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1901-12-27
20 lbs good, Sl.G0
PORK
LAMB
VEAL

BEEF

Turkeys. Chickens, Ducks, .SucAun- s..
Lambs Tongues picked, Picked Pi--' r.a-'
Tongue Head Cheese SaunrkIout En-, yag..
tables. etc.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1901-12-27
Our Bellows Falls Letter
Broke Her Hip.

Tuesday evening as Mrs George B.
Wheeler was coming down town to do
some shopping, she slipped on the icy
sidewalk and fell in such a manner as
to break the small bone of her left hip.
The doctors pronounce the fracture Il
very severe one She had gone but Il
few steps from hel home, the accident
occurring in front of W. \. Hall s res
idence. Though as comfortable as can
be expected. she Will be confined to
the bed for a long time, and to the
house for several months.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1901-12-27

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The age-herald., 1901-11-13

against reform and new constitution but the latter was nettled by the fail ure to become a county seat, and Pratt City was angry because 1t could not get rid of all convicts in the mining camp. These two cases were excep tlonal. Outside of these two aggrieved localities Chairman Gray attracted a majority of the labor vote to the new constitution.
 No man indeed could have done bet ter under such adverse circumstances, and MT. Gray's services in this im- portant election should not be forgot ten. Jefferson rolled up nearly half of the majority cast for the new con stitution outside of the Black Belt, and when this fact is considered the value of Henry B. Gray's service to the county and the State becomes at once apparent. He will be remem- bered as the years go on and the State is benefited by a white electorate and honest elections
The age-herald., 1901-11-13
Size of Cotton Crop.

A killing frost has not occurred in the greater part of the cotton belt, and frost cannot now reduce the crop. A very considerable top crop will be made, especially in Mississippi, and crop estimates must be revised The crop will be at least 500,000 bales larger than it would have been if a killing frost had occurred two weeks ago.
 Crop guesses are now in order, and already two from experts have been published. MT. Buston of Liverpool puts the crop at a minimum of 10,. 750,000 bales, ana MT. Neill bobs up serenely from last years confusion to guess the crop at 11,250,000 bales. Other guesses range from 10,50O ,0OO bales to 4l,500,000. The crop of last year was 10,400,00O bales, and the tendency now is to put the present crop at higher figures. despite the
 
 lessened crop in Texas and Oklahoma although it is still difficult to see where Texas loss of a million bales is to be made good and something beyond.
 Present prices are fully cents be. low the prices of the corresponding period of last year, thus showing that larger yielL mas been fully dis counted. Present prices really stand for crop of 100000 bales. If re ceipts show that the crop will not reach such figures prices will be ad vanced, for the world needs an eleven, million-bale crop. Eight cents may yet prove to be the true price.
The age-herald., 1901-11-13
Anareqo Caruegye's Trouble
 Ls to DsS1YsbSte Hss WealM

Pittsburg. November 12-Andrew Car negie regards with much satisfaction the proposition of Charles M. Schwab that President Roosevelt urge the creation of a new department of commerce and in dustries. In an interview today Mir. Car negie said:
 This Is a step in the right direction, and MT. Roosevelt would do we'll to re- commend such an innovation. The com binations of capitalists and the great growth of business almost demand such a department"
 MT. Carnegie praised very highly ex- President Clevelands address here on founders day
 Tt contains lots of gems" said he, and l have cut out one passage-that in which Mir Cleveland refers to the alchemy of civilizations evolution, the most startling example of which is the Carnegie's institutes.
 MT Cleveland" continued MT Car negier' lis one of our great men, and holds unique position in the world to- day. I am going to visit him shortly at Princeton.
 T agree with the ex-President that the possession of money is a great worry My greatest trouble is how to distribute my wealth wisely. I shall have my hands full before I die If I wish to escape the censure of my own observation, namely, that 1t is sin to die rich
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The age-herald., 1901-11-13
Alabama's Insane.

The annual report of Superintendent Searcy shows that in the course of forty-one years the Tuscaloosa Hos pital has cared for 8,015 patients. The Mt. Vernon Hospital will soon be ready for the reception of patients, and Dr. Searcy will have general charge of both. As soon as Mt. Vernon is made ready about 400 negro patients will be sent from the Tuscaloosa Hospital to that of Mt. Vernon, thus relieving the congestion at the former institution. This will be cone next spring.
 At present there are about 1,500 patients at the Bryce Hospital, and 31 at Mt. Vernon. On account of lack of room 113 patients were declined during the year ended September 30, and it is known that the probate judges are holding back a good many cases. Dr. Searcy thinks there are several hundred persons" who should be cared for by the State. The in- crease in the number of insane in this State is not proportionately greater than 1t is in Georgia or in other States.
 Although Jefferson is much the most populous county in the State it has but 122 patients at Tuscaloosa, where there are 157 from Mobile County. 72 from Montgomery County, 62 from Tuscaloosa County, 59 from Madison, and 43 from Etowah. There are but 8 patients from Covington and from Escambia-the best county records of the State. During the year All pa tients were admitted, of whom 348 were whites, and lzS negroes.
The age-herald., 1901-11-13
KNIGHTS OF LABOR MEET.
Delegates Present From Canada and
 Every State in the Union.

Indianapolis, November 12-The twen- ty-fifth general assembly of the Knights of Labor opened here today. Delegates were present from every state in the Union and Canada. At the first session the report of the Credentials committee, consisting of Arthur Mcconnell, Pensa- cola; l. D. Anderson, Toronto, and MT. Yulick of Pittsburg, was read and adopt ed.
 The meetings are closed to all but mem- bers of the order.
 At the afternoon session general com mittees were appointed and the reports of the officers were read. The assembly will continue the remainder of the week, and 1t Is promised by some of the mem- bers that several questions of national importance will not be handled with stuffed gloves The Chinese exclusion act and trusts will be considered, and it is announced that the frequency with which courts grant injunction against organized labor during strikes will receive atten- tion. The election of officers will take place the last of the week.
The age-herald., 1901-11-13
WHAT s1,425, ,ae4 ,5o4,a1a MEANS.
'om Leslie's Weekly

From Leslle's Weekly.
 These figures represent the total trans actions of the New York clearing house during the forty-eight years of it's exis- tence ending September 30. 1901 It is diff ficult to grasp the real meaning of such a sum of money. A million and half millions; thousand and a half billions It is more than three times the wealth of the whole world. and would pay the worlds debts forty times over. This money if in one dollar bills and placed lengthwise. would extend 1o,6S9, 7OS, 7S1. 6O5 inches, of 5s, 237 9H miles. and would girdle the earth 2,27s times or reach to the moon and back, even if it were one hundred times further away than its real distance of 23S,S50 miles. Or if made into a quilt 1t would entirely cover the state of New Jersey or tho state of Massachusetts.
 In silver dollars, placed one above an- other, it would reach s5oooo miles. or four times as high as the moon. Placed side by side, they would reach Il. 900 miles, or 46O times around the earth.
 In gold 1t would make 6S,95474l, ,375 fine ounces, at the present price of $2o67 per fine ounce. or 75. 653. .694, 300 ounces avoir- dupois or 6,9O4, ,474.B42 pounds. or 9152, 2S7 tons. It would measure one solid block of 392S,021 cubic feet of gold.
 It Is $500 per capita for the present in- habitants of the earth s1s,510 per capita for the inhabitants of the United States; or s4O7 22s per capita for the inhabitants of New York City. where the tranactions took place.
 Nearly two thirds of these clearances and balances have been within the past twenty years and nearly one third within the past ten years. the transactions for 1901 being fifteen times as large as forty eight years ago.
 The clearings of New York are about two thirds those of the whole United States and twice those of London, and yet these enormous transactions are con- ducted without the handling of more than per cent of actual money. By means of checks and credits daily balances are struck and settled, and to the absolute correctness of a cent. What engineering feat what electrical accomplishment, | what invention of necessity or luxury can 1 compare with it?
The age-herald., 1901-11-13
HE ONLY DAILY NEWSPAPER IN. ALABAMA
Criticism Not In If.

Alabama's new constitution has been ratified by a large majority of the white people of the State. Many good Democrats voted against it, be- cause they could not approve all of it's features. These men had perfect right as Democrats to vote as they did. Party lines were not drawn and no one has the right to harshly criti- else any Democrat for his vote against
 ratification. It may be that there
 were those who voted against ratifica- tion because of some personal discon- tent or dissatisfaction, but the mass of white Democratic opposition was because of features in the new consti- tuition which many able men felt that they could not endorse. No one claims the new constitution to be perfect. It is, however, a strong instrument and far superior to the existing constitu- tion. But every man had the right to vote as his conscience dictated, and criticism within the Democratic ranks at this time is entirely out of order.
The age-herald., 1901-11-13
In the White Counties.

It is too early to analyze the vote upon the new constitution, but it is certainly matter of congratulation that the white counties cast a majority in favor of it ranging from 6,000 to possi- ply 10000. The vote of central and north Alabama was distinctly in favor of ratification, and this is all that can be said until fuller returns are re- ceived.
 It has all along been claimed that the white counties would oppose rati- ncation, and so perhaps they would have done if the educational work conducted by the State Campaign Committee had not been highly effi- cient and practical Too much praise cannot be awarded to the speakers who answered the call of the campaign committee. From Senator Pettus to the end of the long list they talked to the people of every county, and much  of the credit Is due them. Never in the history of the State has a more active and efficient educational cam paign been conducted in the brief time of thirty days. These speakers brought the people up to an appreciation of the great issue, and the surprisingly large vote Is thus accounted for. When so many men assisted in the work of stumping the State it is impossible to name all. but certainly no one will object to the particular mention of Senator Pettus, who at an age that generally calls for ease of life filled every appointment made for him, go- ing from one end of the State to the other. Ex-President John B. Knox put aside his heavy professional duties to serve his State, speaking every week day. And so it was in the cases of 8 score more at least. Every county was visited, and the sleeping were awakened, and an interest in the issue inspired that bore good fruit It was this campaign of education carried out by State Chairman Underwood that saved the new constitution from de- feat in the white counties.
The age-herald., 1901-11-13
BAPTISTS MEET.
Discuss Consolidation of the Various
 Baptist Societies.

New York, November 12.-The first session of the nineteenth annual meeting of the Baptist congress discussed cur rent questions in the Central Baptist church today with Prof. A. s. Bickmore, president of the congress, in the chair.
 After prayer there was an address of copal diocese of New York in behalf of the Christian community, and by Rev. Frank M. Geodchild on behalf of the Baptist churches of this city. After a response by the president the question of the consolidation of the National Bap- tist Societies was taken up by the Revs. L. A. Crandall of Chicago, J. F. Elder of Albany, E. F. Colby of Ohio and D. B. Jutten of Fall River, Mass.
The age-herald., 1901-11-13
THE PATRIOTIC soUTHERNER.

From the Houston Post.
 The foundation of the Southern mans patriotism is love of his State. No tie can be closer. The State is part of him and he is a part of the State. It is upon this feeling that the governm ent of the United States can, so far as the South is concerned, put the surest re- lance in time of public danger. While his State is part of the union there is no citizen more loyal to the union than the Southerner for his States sake. When enemies rise against the union of which his State Is a part the Southerner vol unteers for active service in the field with auiekness and a readiness that is unsurpassed anywhere in the country, that is unequaled in any other country in the world.
The age-herald., 1901-11-13
LETTERS FROM
 THE PEOPLE.
The Street Railway Matter.

To the Edit or of the Age-Herald:
 It is a pertinent question to ask why do the people of Birmingham oppose the petition of the Birmingham Street Rail- way Company for an extension of their road over seventy-f1ve additional city blocks.
 The answer. I think. lies in the contin- ued refusal of the. street car company to grant transfers enabling the people to go freely for one fare between two given points in the city.
 Second.-In the refusal of the street car company to grant a 5-cent rate to Ems ley, which seriously interferes with the business of Birmingham.
 Third.-The lack of efficient service. Who is there among us who has not stood from ten to forty minutes waiting for a car and then had to walk to town
 Fourth.-They should operate or take up the rails in all streets where they have Q franchise.
 Fifth.-There ought to be a service to deliver the people from all lines to such places as the city market city hall, the atres, hotels and pastoffice.
 If the street car company would show disposition to serve the people of Bir- mingham they would find the citizens of Birmingham not at all illiberal towards them. The people desire service suited to their needs and for the advancement of Birmingham. The street car company, gas company and electric company have had kindly treatment; let them respond in the same spirit in the way of service and Birmingham will be with them as a unit. w. w. COGHILL.
 Birmingham, Ala, November 12.
The age-herald., 1901-11-13
CANAL COMMISSION MEETS.
Anxious to Furnish the President an
 Early Report.

Washington, November 12.-For the first time in seven months the isthmian canal commission held a full meeting today, Admiral Walker. presiding. They heard reports of the committees and 1t is expected nearly all of the week will be consumed in discussion of these re- ports. They comprise Investigations of the following subjects:
 The Nicarauga route, the Panama route, other possible routes; the indus trial, commercial and military value of an inter-oceanic canal, and rights, priv ileges and franchises.
 When this work is concluded the com mission will take up the report to the President, which will embody the report on these several subjects and the con- clusion of the commission, which will favor the Nicaragua route. The com mission is anxious to get it's report into the hands of the President as soon as possible and therefore 1t is not unlikely that 1t will be ready for presentation early next week.
The age-herald., 1901-11-13
Jefferson County's Campaiun.

One of the best lieutenants of State Chairman Underwood in the recent campaign was County Chairman Henry B. Gray, who took charge of the rati- fication side in this populous county. It was largely due to his skill, popu- larity and untiring energy that both city and county gave handsome ma jorities in favor of the new constitu- tion Crippled by an accident so that he was compelled to go on crutches, yet he kept up the lick until the polls were closed and a handsome majority was boiled.
 The opposition had fondly counted upon carrying this great county. They had all along boaste4 that the working men would vote solidly against rati- flcation, and they seemed to know at least that the negroes would turn out. The negroes were on hand in large numbers voting in every case against ratification, but Chairman Gray cut Into their anticipated labor vote to such an extent that probably a full half of it was boiled in favor of the new constitution. At Ensley, for ex- ample, the vote was 567 for the new constitution and POS against 1t. At Warrior the vote was 1S6 for and S9 against; at Wylam, 159 for and 115 against; at Woodward, 45 for and 15 against. Pratt City and Bessemer went
The age-herald., 1901-11-13

tive juices. They also stir up the liver a necessary function in the case of peo- pie who live sedentary lives. The less are your digestive organs. But as you advance in years you will do we'll to call in the aid of the spices whether you de- sire them or not.
 Many people use milk in tea, but few of them know it is to preserve their stomachs from the unhappy fate of be- ing converted into leather. Of course, it IS an exaggeration to suppose that the living stomach could by any means be so transformed that a pair of gloves might be made from it. The scientific facts may be stated as follows:
 Whenever tannic acid and albumen meet they fall desperately in love with each other. get welded without bans. and live together for ever after as tan nate of albumen, or leather. Now, there is a tannic acid in tea. and the lining of the stomach is one mass of albumen. The tannic acid weds as much of this as is allowed by the laws of chemistry. But it kills it in the process. and so far in- jures the stomach. But milk also con- tains albumen. When milk is added to tea, therefore, the molecules of tannic acid select their albumen partners from it, and as divorce is unknown to tan nate of album en, the albumen of the stomach remains single, and so the lining is uninjured.
The age-herald., 1901-11-13
WILL CONTROL ST. PAUL.
Reported That the Union Pacific Sc.
 cured a Majority of Stock.

Chicago, November 12.-The Daily News says today:
 ''The Union Pacific will control the St. Paul. This news is not to be regarded as official, though 1t was imparted by one closely related to the Hartman syndi- cate. Negotiations to the end indicated, it is said. have been concluded, and Har- riman will take charge of the St. Paul line sometime before next January. De- tails of the deal are not ascertainable, but it was intimated that the Union Pacific had agreed to pay $2oO a share for a majority of the common issue of the St. Paul.
 If the above information be confirmed, 1t is subitted with due reservation that the financial stroke may be regarded as something apart from the Northern Pacific compact although it coincides in a general way with the community of interest plan, and it solves the question as to where the St. Paul will find place in the big scheme of bringing the prin- cipal roads of the west into a syndicate ownership.
The age-herald., 1901-11-13
Salt, Pepper and Vinegar.

In the dining room of downtown ho- tel on a fecent evening, two men sat at table with their wives. They have sat for months every evening at that same table and gossiped while they ate On this evening the men, rebelling, had for bidden gossip. and conversation Jagged. At last, in despair, one of the women exclaimed:
 Well. if you can't talk anything else, talk shop!"
 with pleasure, my dear!' replied her husband, and added to the other man.: Doctor, why do we put salt in our meat? Is it merely matter of tastef"
 The physicians reply, which was voted better than gossip even by the women, developed into something of a lecture or an answer-to-queries talk. This is some of 1t:
 Why do we take salt with meat, and more with mutton than with beef, with bit than with hare, with whiting than with mackerel?
 Well, there are two chief salts in our flesh and blood and the supply has to be kept up. These are potassium salts and sodium salts. There Is sufficient of the former in the food we eat. but not of the latter. We therefore have to add the sodium salts in the form of common salt. with Is sodium chloride
 Another reason why we eat common salt is that a certain quantity of hydro chloric acid is needed by the stomach for the purpose of digestion, and also to kill the microbes we swallow. This acid is manufactured in the stomach from hy- drogen and the chlorine of the salt. We take more salt with some kinds of meat than with others because some naturally contain less than others.
 Why do we take vinegar with salad and sometimes with cabbage?
 Raw vegetable are easily enough di gested by COWS and horses, but with great difficulty by the human stomach because they contain the hard, fibrous substance-cellulose. Cabbage contains such a quantity of this stuff that, ever ble. You will probably never meet z cabbage eater who does not complain oi dyspepsia. But acids dissolve celulose and vinegar Is an acid. That Is why W, take it with salad and cabbage; ant doubtless that is why 1t tastes so well for the palate is an excellent judge ot what is good for the stomach. oil ol cream is added for the good reason tha' it protects the stomach from the bitns acid.
 Some people take butter with porridge | some take sugar, some take milk an( some take buttermilk. The two latter l classes alone are gastronomically wise. | Our bodies need a certain qauntity o nitrogenous foods. The porridge does no contain sufficient of the former and the deficiency is admirably supplied. by skim ming milk or buttermilk But the butter is wanted, too, to a small extent, fol neither the porridge nor the skinned milk has enough fat The best of al ways to take porridge, and by far tn, incest when you get used to it, is tt boil the oatmeal in buttermilk and cal it with cream
 Why do we take pepper. mustard ant other spices?
 l They tickle the glands of the stomacl | and make them work. Consequently the, l produce an abundant supply of diges