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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-11-23
The Young Athlete.
CROSS COUNTRY RUNNING.
Y ALFRED COPELAND, FORMER
TRAINER AT YALE.

schoolboys and other young athletes who
are DESTROYS of keeping up some form Of
outdoor exercise in lieu of track and field
games, and who do not wish to attempt the
more strenuous game of football, will find
at this time of the year no more heathful
recreation than is to be obtained by spins
across country.
The value of this sport is testified to by
the majority of metropolitan athletes, who
find that the recreation develops good fell
lowship and continued interest in games
which cannot fall to be productive of good
in many ways.
No previous knowledge of foot racing Is
needed and every youngster who has played
crosswalk, fox and geese and such games
has laid foundation for the really more
beneficial spins over hill and dale.
Probably the most enjoyable form of cross
country running can be obtained through
the medium OF the old fashioned paper chase.
For this two hares are chosen. Each hare
carries long bag supported from his
shoulders, packed tight with printers waste
strips. A continuous trail should be lightly
ANtN' ~ASfeh hdIeS Will idy SeNeIut ldlSe
scents to check the too rapid progress of the
hounds. The hares should be allowed 10
minutes grace. A master Of hounds and two
"whippers in" to keep the stragglers up,
will warrant successful chase.
Runners are recommended to maintain
jog rather than slow down to a walk, as al
ternate walking and running is very firing
Warm, loosely fitting garments can be worn,
with canvas shoes.
In England, presumably the foster mother
and certainly the home of latter day sport
of nearly every character, the value of hare
and hounds" is recognized.
"Tom Brown at Rugby gives shining
example of the tenacity with which the pas
time was pursued by the young stars in the
past while the cross country championship,
with its hundreds of competitors, attests its
worth at the present time.
This form of pastime is probably the
cheapest most healthful and best way of
laying good physical foundation within the
knowledge of the present day athlete
Experience has proved that, given a sound
need cause no fear of oyerstrain.
Nearly quarter of a century ago, or to
be more exact, from 1878 to 1888, our best
performers on track and field seemed nos.
sessed of the ability to compete in more
than the usual quota of events. They GER
tainly showed better all around work on the
average than the athletes of today, and
90 per cent. of them attributed their pro-
iciency to the groundwork laid by the paper
chases and cross-country runs of the period
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-11-23

face was set in a broad grin, and just as
the gooseherd entered the state chamber
and her rich laughter leaped up to the cell
ing and filed all Its empty spaces the king
roared aloud In glee!
Don't you think, Your Highness,' .
laughed the prime minister, that you would
better marry this grip
"oh, this is so sudden" roared the king.
81 think will" and he did.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-11-23

"This waiter is touching sight,
To lend helping hand"
Said Willie, could l step behind
I'd tip him something grand"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-11-23
A WOODEN WATER TELESCOPE.

All that is necessary Is a long wooden
box, a piece OF glass for one end, and some
paint and putty for making the seams water
tight. Fix the glass In one END of the boz
and leave the other end open to admit the
eyes of the observer.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-11-23

Solution of last weeks Roman rid,
dIe-"Seize her" (Cnesar).
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-11-23

Solution of last weeks book tffIs
puzxIe-"Little Men," by the author
of Little Women"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-11-23
To Make A Water Telescope

Nearly three-fourths of the whole world
Is covered by water. Old Izaak Walton In
his quaint book says that this vast expanse
of territory is Natures storehouse, in which
she locks up all her wonders This article
will tell you how to make an instrument
through which you can peep under the watery
tent Of the big show itself and see the curl
osities swimming about In their native
haunts.
The water telescope is contrivance made
Of wood or metal, through which, when one
end is partly submerged, objects beneath
the water that would otherwise be invisible
can be plainly seen.
1t is astonishing how many fathoms OF
water become almost as transparent as air
when viewed through one of these simple
and amusing instruments. In Norway the
fishermen make practical use of the water
telescope when searching for herring shoals
or cod, often by its means discovering new
and unlocked for fish.
A TIN WATER TELESCOPE.
Take funnel shaped tin horn, about three
or four feet long, elghtto ten inches In diam
eter at the bottom and broad enough at the
top to admit both eyes Of the observer Sink.
This In measure conteracts the buoyancy
of the air contained In the watertight funnel
and helps to submerge the big end.
The inside of the funnel should be painted
black to prevent the light from being
reflected upon the bright surface of the tin.
II any difficulty is found In procuring
circular piece of glass, the bottom may be
made square and square glass used and
fitted into a lead frame made for the pur-
pose.
Any tlnsmith can at moderate cost make
an instrument like the one described.
A water telescope will add greatly to the
entertainment of boating party or picnic,
furnishing a new and novel feature that
is sure to be popular wherever II is intro
duced.
A certain collector Of marine animals had
a boat built with glass in the hull, arranged
upon the same principle as a water tele-
scope. 1t was of great service where the
water was not too deep. While one person
rowed the other watched the bottom, which
the collector described as having the appear
ance of beautiful panorama passing be-
meath him.
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-03-22
No More Mademoisel1es.

The cause of woman sweeps on re-
lentlessly. The Woman's Suffrage So
ciety of Paris has just legislated the
appellation of ''nfademoiSelle' u or
existence. H~enceforward they decline,
as a body and as individuals, to an
swer to anything but madame. Mar
ried or single or widowed, 10 years old
or a hundred, it is just the same; no
reply, or at any rate, none that could
be printed, will escape them so long as
they are addressed as "mademo1selle.
They have discovered a suggestion OF
inferiority. their resolutions even say
of se~ryitude, in the custom that
would refuse their sex a collective and
all-embracing title. \ he. of whatever
age. is always monsieur Why should
not a she be always "madame?' The
heroines of Racine. Corneille n Mo-
liere, married or not. were never any
thing but madame and the dignity
of the sex" demands, apparently. that
the invidious distinctions of modern
usage should be dropped. As a matter
of fact, they have already been
dropped, partly, at any rate, in the
American Athens The street car
conductors of Boston are compelled to
address all their women passengers as
madam without reference to age,
color or race. previous condition OF
seryitude or present condition of cloth
ing.
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-03-22
X Willy TRAMP.
After Years Of Wandering, He Strikes
the Only Game.

= - III
the Only Game.
Same old story OF starvation and
that sort of thing" exclaimed the cook,
as she answered a knock at the kitchen|
door and found a forlorn looking tramp
on the step.
mo, cookie, old girl" he said, with
q debonair manner, you're Off your
stovelid this time"
"Well, what do o want?" h in
auired, bracing herself against the door
-"something to buy liquor WITH"
"Off again, cookie, thou queen of the
starry armament" he warbled, n
tried to chuck her under the chin.
Get out!' she screamed, 'or I'll
throw a kettle of hot water on you"
"Prithee, impress of the range" he
murmured, don't do that and destroy
my usefulness"
well. tell me what you want then,
or leave the place"
you won't tell any Of my pals, Pearl
of the Pearl river?' he asked, smil-
ingly.
q don't know any of your pals, and
don't want to-" she snarled.
you lovely thing" he twittered; Il
fain must tell thee ALL"
why don't you, then, you lazy
IDIOT" she inquired, with tender en-
phasis.
We'll, then, onliest of my heart" he
whispered, 81 want to sift half a tom of
cinders-a whole half-ton, mind ye-
because. you see-'
But she didn't see. The shock was
too much for her and she tainted dead
away. and the lady Of the house gave
him a shilling to run for a doctor.
"It pays better'n anything ever
tackled he said, softly, to himself, as
he went out of the area gate.
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-03-22
The Empress of Japan.

In the matter of the emancipation OF
Japanese women ]. is not generally
known that the lady who has done
more thar anybody else for her sex IN
the land OF the chrysanthemum is the
present japanese Empress. Her lntu-
ence has been eXerted in small Things
as in large. She has entirely reVolu-
tionized the education of girls, and
the cornerstone Will be put on the sys-
tenn early next year by the opening of
a university for women in Toxic. 1t
was she who. in the early seventies,
bv her example, put an end to the old
custom of married women blackenlng
their teeth. From the western point
of view the most Commendable II
walton for which her majesty has
been responsible is the introduction OF
European dress in place of the fault
less costume of Japan. Still, there is
even a reason for this, the contention
being tina a Japanese lady Is treated
more respectfully by her husband
when she is in European dress than
when retaining her national costume.
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-03-22
ODD PRIZE.
Proved Il Source of much Embarrass-
ment to It's Winner.

ment to It's Winner.
At Dieppe a "tombola' was drawn at
the Menagarie Pezon-the prize, a hy-
ing lion. Immediately the winning
number was h holder
cried out: This way" and held up the
lucky ticket. AL right" said the
the lion is yours There
upon the winner approached the cage a
pair of scissors in hand, n stretched
forth his hand, evidently to mark"
the right lion. but was stopped by an
employe. who cautioned him to be care
full or he might smart" for his haste.
Very we'll" said the winner; Il will
sleep over it. and let you know to-mor-
row how l have arranged for the de-
livery" NO, no." said the manager.
the lion must be taken away seance
tenante." Well replied the winner,
you have kept your word in offering
me a live lion. but I would rather have
a dead one, Give me five n to
get a gun and l will soon settle the
matter"
The manager said he had no objec-
ton to that plan, but added: What
will you do with a dead lion? You
will only get the skin. Now, l have
the kin of a dead lion, which l will
give YOU. and you can let me keep the
live lion" This arrangement, which
saved much trouble to everybody, was
joyfully accepted by both parties.
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-03-22

The tail of a fish is his sculling oar.
He moves it first on n side and
then on the other, using his fms as
balances to guide his motion. If a
fish is moving fast and wants to stop
he s~traightens out his fins, just as
the rover OF a boat does his oars.
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-03-22

The Victorian memorial fund is still
well below a20O 900. and is increasing
very slowly toward the required $780,
600 The reason for this state of affairs
is supposed to be that people living
out of London have a strong objection
to subscribe for the erection OF the
memorial in the metropolis.
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-03-22
RECONSIDERED.

A Topeka man lost a small opal set
out of his ring n went to the Jeweler
to have it replaced. Returning home
he found the lost set and, putting it in
his mouth for safe keeping, hurried
back to the jewelers. to have that set
used instead of the new opal. Rushing
into the store, he said: Say, I've found
the old set, so don't use that new one"
He attempted to remove the stone
from his mouth, gave a gulp, looked
sheepish and said, Il guess you'll have
to use the ne stone
That man needed a bottle of DR..
CaldwelI's Syrup Pepsin. Sold by all
druggists anG guaranteed to cure con-
stipation, stomach and liver troubles
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-03-22

We offer One Hundred Dollar rs rewardfo any
case of Catarrh that cannot be cured by Hall S
!. CHENEY s. CO. Props, Toledo. O..
We. the undersigned, have known f. J.
Cheney for the last 10 years and believe him
perfectly honorable in all business transactions
and financially able to carry out any obllga-
lions made by their firm.
West & TruaX, Wholesale Druggists, Toleoo,
O.; Waldlng. kinnan s. Marvin, wholesale
Druggists. Toledo, Ohio.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally. act-
ing directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces
of the system. Testimonials sent free frice
55c per bottle. Sold by all druggists.
Halls Family Pills are the best
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-03-22

The diseases of fish are being
carefully and scientifically studied by
a scientist. under the direction OF the
government fish commission. Already
he has found cures for several hsh
epidemics which prevail in Matching
stations.
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-03-22
House of Representatives,

Washington, Feb. 4, 1899.
The Peruna Medicine Co., Columbus,
Ohio:
GenfIemen:-'I have taken Peruna
now for two weeks, and find 4 am very
much relieved. / feel that my cure
viii be permanent have also taken
it for la grippe, n I take pleasure In
recommending Peruna as an excellent
remedy to all fellow sufferers"
M. w. HOWARD.
Congressman Howard'S home ad.
dress is Fort Payne, Ala.
n n OST people think catarrh is a
MI disease confined to the head and
AVA nose. Nothing is farther from
the truth. 1t may be that the nose and
throat is the oftenest affected by ca
tarrh, if this is SO it is S only because
these parts are more exposed to the
vicissitudes of the climate than the
other parts of the body.
Every organ, every duct. every cavity
of the human body is liable to catarrh.
A multitude of ailments depend on ca
tarrh. This is true winter and summer.
Catarrh causes many cases OF chronic
disease, where the victim has not the
slightest suspicion that catarrh has any
thing to do with it.
The following letter which gives the
experience of Mr.. A. c.. Lockhart is a
case in point:
Mr.. A. c. Lockhart, corner Cottage ST.
and Thurston Road, Rochester, n. Y,
in a letter written to DIR. Hartman, says
the following of Peruna:
aiInQ, and consulted q physician. He pro
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-03-22

inexperienced and Anxious Young
Mistress-The new housemaid, Maria,
is a Roman Catholic; but l hope you
will not allow any religious contro-
versy in the servants hall. Cook
with much dignity)-You needn't
have any fear. my lady. In really Ugh
class families religion is never men,
tiCned!-Punch.
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-03-22

f. F. Stevens, a prominent horticul-
turist of Nebraska, has distributed
free to farmers of his state a 5000 ap-
pie trees, on condition that they will
be cultivated according to his direc-
ton. Mr.. Stevens will receive one
half of the yield for a certain number
of years.
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-03-22

up my work and go 4
south after he had
treated me for one 4
year. 4
~ was given az
thorough eXamina-f
fion with the X-ray. {
They would nofeven (
determine what mys
trouble was. Some 4
ofyour teS~f o (
In the Rochester (
per seemed TO me 4
worthy of consider
alton, and made up
my mind to try az
b o trIe of Peruna.
Before the bottled
was hat gone I no. i
ficed a change for
the better. I am I
now on tire fifth bot .
ffe, and have NOT an !
ache or pain any ..
where. Ny bowels .
move regularly
every day, and I.
have Lake1 on eigh. .
teen pounds of les ,
{haye
q to q great
many and they rec.
omnend 1T very
highly. I have told
would take a bottle
caRdfdiy say that IL
would pay for the n
Send for a free
The Perupa Med
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-03-22

Rev. b. J. S. Kerby. vicar of Penn,
England, is in Philadelphia, to receive
money for the restoration of the
church of Penn. which was built in
1913 and which is identified with the
family of William Penn.
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-03-22
The precautionary of shorthand WI

The tercentenary of shorthand writ
ing will be celebrated this year, for
John Willis published his book on the
subject in 1902. Pitman's Phonetic
Journal recently had al article on Will
lis book, copies of which are pre-
served in the British museum and in
the Bodleian library.
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-03-22

Carrying through Pullman Buffet Sieepers be-
tween Deni>On. Dallas and New Orleans. touch
ing all intermediate points. leaving benson
500 u. m. Dallas II :oO n. m houston i.ou =
III . arriving New Orleans 81 a IN. ms new
through Pullman service has been established
owing to the demands of travel to and from
North Texas. and VIII be kept up TO the high
standard already established by the sunset
Central Lines. For further information address
your local agent or,
NJ. L. ROBBINS, T.
G. p. X I. A.. Houston. Texas. A K.
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-03-22

Prussia has 200 meteorological sta
tions fully equipped, 1900 rain gauge
stations, and 1.400 stations that record
storms and unusual phenomena. The
results of their observations are re-
duced and published for each week, for
each month and for each year.
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-03-22

Five seniors Of Nebraska State uni
versity have notified President An
drews that Booker T. Washington
must not be the commencement day
orator at that institution, although al
ready invited.
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-03-22
Shaw Answers Interrupter.

A story is told of Governor Shaw
of Iowa in last years campaign. Popu-
lists in The audience Were asking a
good many questions, especially one
~half-drunken fellow. Gov. SHAY an
swered patiently and bided his time.
A man we'll down in front insisted on
asking a question every five minutes
on an average. He usually prefaced
Them bv such remarks as. Just a
minute. please or Let me interrupt
for a minute in an unhappy moment
he broke in with, Pardon me, but
Before he could finish, the Governor, a
rather self-satisfed LOOK spreading
over his face, replied: We'll, I've par
doned lots worse fellows tina o in
my time, and l suppose 1t would be un-
inst to draw the line here
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-03-22
New 1er,ev skin rrouble..

New Jersey Skin Troubles.
Can't rests, Tetterfne. ~ have been troubled With
Ec2,n ma four years: Tet'erine has done me so much
1 Goa that / gladly recommend It. Send another
Soa."-w C. Fuller. Seminole Cottage. Sea, Gin.
n. j. soc a box by mail from J. 7. Shuptrfne, sayan-
nah, Ga, II your druggist don't keep it.
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-03-22

nounced my trouble a species Of dyspepsia> ana
advised me, after he had treated me about Six
months, to get a leave of absence from my bssf.
ness and go into the country. I did SO and got
but was taken with very distressing pains IN my
stomach.
~ seldom had q passage of the bowels nafu.
rally. I consulted another physician with no
better results. The disease kept growing on me
uGfT i had exhausted the ability Of sixteen Of
Rochester's besfphysicians. The IastphysfcIaa
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-03-22

Write to-day to Allen s. Olnsted, Le-
Roy, N for a FREE sample of Aliens
Foot-Ease, "a powder. 1t cures sweating,
damp, swollen, aching feet. Makes new
or tight shoes easy. "A certain cure for
Chilblains and Prostitutes. At all
druggists and shoe stores; 25 cents.
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-03-22

Will send free, with run lnstructiohs, some OF
this simple preparation for the cure OF LeucOrrhpa,
liberation, Displacemenfs. Failing of the Womb,
Sranty or Painful Periods, TumOrs or grOwths, Hot
Flashes, Desire to Cry, Creeping feeling up the spine,
Pain in the Back, and ali Female Troubles. 10 all send
ing address. 10 mothers of suffering dauEhtersl Will
explain a successful Home Treatment. II you decide
to continue, IT Will cost about twelve cents a W eek to
guarantee a cure. ] do not W ish to sell y~u anything.
Tell other suffers of IL; that Is all ! ask. Address
MRS. NJ. SUMMERS, Box N, Notre Dame, Ind.
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-03-22

If you don't get the biggest and best
it's your own fault. Defiance Starch
is for sale everywhere, and there is
positively nothing to equal it in quality
or quantity.
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-03-22

When two woHen are bitter enemie
there is always some man at h bot
tom OF it.
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-03-22

Dealers say that as oon as a custo-
mer tries Defiance Starch it is i'm
possible to sell hem any other cold
water starch. 1t can be used cold or
boiled
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-03-22
Many School Children Are Sticky.

Mother Gray's Sweet Powdersfor Chill
dren, used by Mother Gray, a nurse in
Children's Home, New York. cure Fever
ishness, Headache, Stomach Troubles,
Teething Disorders and Destroy Worms.
At all druggists, csc. Sample mailed free.
Address Allen S. Olmsted, LIE Roy, NY.
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-03-22

do not believe Piso's Cure for Consumption
has an equal for coughs and ~colds.-JoHN y
BoYER, Trinity Springs. IND. Feb. IL. 1900
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-03-22

Is your home supplied with the greatest
of pain BELIEVERS? Hamlin's Wizard OIL
greatest remedy for emergencies
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-03-22

Half an houris all the time required to
dye with PUTNAM FADELESS DYES.
Sold by druggists. loo. per package.
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-03-22

You know a whole lot if you know
enough to know 0 don't know any
thing.
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-03-22
STARCH

should be in eve-v household, none so
good. besides 4 OF. more for 10 cents than
any other brand of cold water starch.
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-03-22

Cry tomorrow if you must, but laugh
today.
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-03-22

Some of the ~out-and-out New York
chappies have taken to wearing the
monocle, which at present is in great
er favor tina ever among London
dandies. Eastern opticians notice an
appreciate increase in the demand
for single glasses.
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-03-22

To Cure a Cold in One day.
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All
druggists refund moneyif it fails to cure. 25c.
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-03-22

Some people get tired watching 9TH
er people work.
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-03-22

Omaha is to build a $4,000 smallpox
hospital.