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The age-herald., 1902-03-23
VALUE OF AMMONIA.
its Mahy Domestic Uses-Prepare 1t
 Yourself.

From the Hygienic Gazette.
 Ammonia as known to the housewife has almost lmitess uses. It is cleansing and refreshing in the bath; it cleans glass beautifully. removes grease and stains from woolens and clothing. revives the fainting, clears out drains and discour- ages vermin. It brightens faded colors. saves the laundress much hard labor and has become so much of a household ne- cessity that its sale Is fairly immense.
 And as a commercial matter, of course, 1t is extensively adulterated. Much that is sold as Household" ammonia consists of small percentage of genuine ammo mia and a large percentage of common sal soda held in solution in water. The cost of this bogus ammonia is very small and explains why very large bottle of it can be sold at a very small price.
 Parsons Household" ammonia was real improvement on ordinary ammonia for detergent purposes about the house. hold.
 Ihe process by which it is made con- sists of the partial saponification of ordi- nary ammonia water by the addition of oleic acid-the chemic base of oils-the resulting mixture being a solution of am monia and ammonical soap. This mix ture Is even more cleansing without being
 
 and hence IS less harsh on the hands as well as on delicate fabrics.
 This process was patented by the late MT. Parsons, but his product has nearly disappeared from the market for the very poor reason that more money can be made on the inferior mixtures.
 Every physician ought to be able to prepare a good ammonia for his house. hold and from the following direc- uons which we glean from the American Druggist any intelligent house. wife can prepare her own ammonia at a considerable saving from the cost of even the inferior market varieties.
 Procure from your druggist one quart of the Stronger water" of ammonia. The technical name Is aqua ammon. fort Of course all ammonia is a solution, of ann monical gas in water. This stronger water is or should be of the strength of 26 per cent. It is powerfully pungent and must be handled with as little agitation as possible and with great care when 1t Is uncorked. If kept for any time 1t should be stored in a cold place and out of reach of servants or children.
 To one quart of this ammonia add one dram of yellow soap. half an ounce of lavender water and three and one-third quarts of distilled water.
The age-herald., 1902-03-23

rose" says Dun's Review. nearly 32 per cent during 19Of." Meats rose 136 per cent, eggs 50 per cent, and dairy and ga16en products 122 per cent
 All this large increase has occurred in a slngle twelve-month, and it Is simply an addition to the increase of previous Dirgley trust years. The rise in the cost of living falls upon all the people, but 1t does not fall upon all alike. The mak- CTS of profits or the takers of fees can increase either as their living expenses increase; but upon the wage and salary earners and all persons having fixed in comes the burden falls the heaviest and hardest. They cannot increase their rev enltos, although they must pay the en- chanced price of living, no matter how high it Is.
 The situation grows steadily worse, not better, and so it will continue to do while absolutely prohibitive duties promote and sustain the sordid trusts, which, in the absence of wholesome competition, fix all prices arbitraryily and without re- gard for justice or consideration for the poor.
 A tariff should be no higher than the point of protecting domestic capital and ", such duties create and foster the trusts which practically levy tribute upon the whole people. Congress has steadily pro- tested that If 1t could 1t would destroy or mitigate the trust evil; but 1t declares the evil cannot be destroyed or mitigated by legislation. But very large, and the worst part of 1t, can be removed by re- ducing the duties to the competitive point upon all products which are monopolized. in the making or the selling by a trust.
 if the cost of living is not to grow beyond the means of not only the poor. but of the fairly weil-to-do wage and salary earner. and all those fixed incomes the trusts, which are upheld by prohibit tory duties, must be if not abolished. at least regulated by the law. High as the cost of living now is it Is certain to 20 higher, as it Is in the unrestrained DOW CT If the trusts to make prices as high as their greed demands they shall make them for their own aggrandizement. There Is at present no legal restraint up- on their sordidness
The age-herald., 1902-03-23
NOTES AND PERSONALS

Butchers Union No. 105 of Ensley. Pratt City and Vivian is making an active fight against the Sunday opening of meat markets They recently signed contracts with the union shops granting hours on week days and no work on Sundays, and those shops that have ignored the union are having to travel a thorny road, as the union members keep close watch on them, and bring charges before a magis- trate for violation of the Sunday law when found open on that day One mar ket keeper was fined last week and three others narrowly escaped on account of insufficient evidence
 Vice President F. J. Williams organized a new lodge of the Amalgam ated Associa- tion of Iron, Steel and Tin Workers at Anniston last Sunday. It Is named George Weathrall Lodge No. Il, Alabama, and is composed of finishers and axle men. There were twenty-six charter members.
 Local 422, Carpenters and Joners of North Birmingham held a very interest ing session last Monday night, and voted unanimously to meet in joint session with Local 722 in their open meeting soon to be held.
 The Bakers and Confectioners' Union has closed agreements with three of the Birmingham bakeries. and in the future the product of these establishments will bear the union label on each loaf. Union made bread with the label is something new in Birmingham. although in other cities 1t could be had for several years past.
 At the regular meeting of Federal Labor Unoin No. 9690 the union decided to af- filiate with the Alabama Federation of Labor. and B. w. Brumley. the secretary. was elected as delegate to the Selma convention.
 The Iron Trades Council held an im- portant business meeting at Dunkers Hall Thursday night
The age-herald., 1902-03-23
ENHANCED COST OF LIVING.
And How Far the Tariff and Trusts a. ,.. Are Responsible.

From the Philadelphia Public Ledger
 s .ic" the Dingley tariff act has been in opera.ioil the cost of living in the Uni ted States has increased all the way from 20 per cent to 60 per cent, and in respect to wages there has been in som e of the protected industries a decrease. and in none of them has the increase been proportionate or compensatory.
 The operation of the Dingley act and the extraordinary advance in the cost of living may be mere coincident, but it is an indisputable fact that some of the prnhibtory provisions of the new tariff have created and fostered a large pro- portion of those monopoiistic trusts which crushing out competition and being thus in restraint of trade, have been able to fix arbitrary prices on the necessaries as we'll as on the hlxuries of life.
 he increase in the cost of living has been continuous during the Dingley per- iod, and, as the Ledger's New York cor respondent yesterday said in his special dispatch on the subject, upward the course of prices still pursues it's way" He also said that the highest level in re"eit years has been reached but he failed to state or suggest that there are yet higher levels certain to be reached in he near future
 He quoted Dun's Review. high author ity on the subject 10 the effect that there was an average advance during the moI th of February just passed of per cent of the prices of the necessaries of life. "All live stock made definite gains, but the most extensive advance during the month" says Dun's Review, was tn dairy and garden products. which rose to s.6 per cent. These products would have shown stil! larger gain if the top point for eggs had been taken. Not only in eggs was the rise sharp, but potatoes apples, hay, butter. cheese and raisns advanced materially" March prices this year are Fl per cent higher than were those of last year, the greatest increase beiifg noticeable in breadstuffs, (which
The age-herald., 1902-03-23

Dr. X. La Motte Sage made for tune out of Hypnotism. He probably knows more about the subject than any living man. His methods are rad icRIly different from any ever before presented. By his new system he hypnotizes people instantaneously. He tells you how to exert tremendous si- lent influence without making ges- ture or saying a single word. He gives the only real, practical methods for the development of the power of Personal Magnetism that have ever been published. During all the time that Dr. Sage was before the public he made it his business to note care fully the effect of hypnotism upon the human mind. He became convinced that this mighty mysterious power could be utilized to the advantage of ambitious men and women who wish ed to better their condition in life. To demonstrate the correctness of his Ideas when he retired from public life he founded a college where Hypno- tism, Personal Magnetism, Magnetic healing, etc., might be taught along the definite lines he had laid down. The rerult is that the college has grown to be the largest of its kind in the world. Thousands of success full students in all parts of the globe are living witnesses to the wonderful power and the great practical benefits to be derived from Dr. Sage's meth ods. The Doctor has recently written a book entitled ''The Philosophy of Personal Influence" in which he tells in plain, simple language just how to acquire hypnotic power and the vari- ous uses to which it may be put
 Among the many interesting things upon which the book treats are; How to develop magnetic power and influ- ence people without their knowledge;
 now to cure bad habits and obstinate chronic diseases, when medicine and everything else in this line fails; how to implant a command in a subjects mind that he will carry out In every detail month or year hence, wheth- CT the hypnotist is present or not;
 how to hypnotize people at a dis tance; its value in business; marvel lous scientific tests how to prevent
The age-herald., 1902-03-23
This Remarkable Book will Be
 sentFr to Any interested Person

people from influencing you; hypnotic power more fascinating than beauty; the use of hypnotiem in the develop ment of the mental faculties; con- trolling children; removing domestic troubles, etc.
 The college which Dr. Sage has founded proposes to give away $1O,00O worth of the above books absolutely free so long as the special edition lasts. Any person who Is in earnest can get a copy merely by writing for it. This book Is handsomely illus trated by the finest half-tone engrav- ings. It tells you how the marvellous power of hypnotism has been used to cast a secret mystic spell over peo- pie without their knowledge and how they have been for months, and in some cases even years, obeying the royal will of another. It gives you the secret of the development of what Senator Chauncey M. Depew calls the money-making microbe. Don't think because you lack fine education and are working for a small salary that you cannot better your condition; do not think because you are now suc- cessful in life that you cannot be more successful. Dr. Sage's book has been read and his methods are today being used by many of the richest men in the world They know the value of personal influence, of hypnotic power. If you are interested write today to the New York Institute of Science, Dept. 100L, Rochester, New York, and a copy of Dr. Sage's book will be sent you by return mail absolutely free. This Is rare opportunity to learn the uses and possibilities of the most wonderful, marvellous and mys- terious power known to man. The book Is enthusiastically indorsed by the most prominent business men, ministers of the gospel, lawyers and doctors. It should be in every home; 1t should be read by every man and woman in this country who wants to better his condition in life, who wants to achieve greater financial success, win friends, gratify his ambitions and get out of life the pleasure and happi- ness which the Creator intended he should enjoy.
The age-herald., 1902-03-23
His First Dress Suit.
From the Philadelphia Telegraph.

From the Philadelphia Telegraph.
 He was a very youthful looking man and he wore natty opera hat and a lengthy raglan which caused him to be the exposure of all eyes in the Arch street trolley car 1t wus probably the first time he had ever worn dress suit. and us he walked into the car his painful embar- rassment was noticeable. Many smiles fitted across the passengers features. and the young fellow noticed each one and blushed deeply.
 Bur more trouble was In store. At Seventeenth street two red faced servant girls boarded the car. They crowded into a seat and began to talk volubly.
 Wis" said one "th' misthress give me a ould wrapper an she"
 She paused here, as her wandering gaze rested on the conspicuous young man in the corner.
 Say. Ellen" she said loudly, and with a giggle, ''how would you like that for feller?'
 The young man left the car hurriedly before it had reached the street where he wished to aliRht.
The age-herald., 1902-03-23
Department of LABOR OoEDuorED Br D. M BRUMLEY

suits will be manifest. But. in the mean time, the great moral effect to which have referred should not be lost sight of. Trade unionism is much stronger to- day than before the creation of the com mlttee
The age-herald., 1902-03-23
osTEoPATHY.
:. C. MORRIS,
osteopathlst.

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The age-herald., 1902-03-23
Mr-. wInsIow's soothino svrun

the best remedy for DIARRHORA. Sold by druggists in every part ot the world Be sure and ask for Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup" and. take no other kind Has been used for over FIFTY YEARS by MILLIONS of MOTHERS for their PERFECT sUCCE6S. It sOOrHs the CHILD, SOFTENS the GUMS, ALLAYS ell PAIN. CURES WIND COLO, and is Twenty-Five cents bottla
The age-herald., 1902-03-23
HOW. A HYPNOTIST
 MADE A FORTUNE.
Th6 Secret Methods bU Which Dr.X La MOtt6 Sage, the Greatest Hypnotic Scientist Of th6
 AO6, Created q Tremendous Sensation.

He Firmly Believes Hypnotism Public Benefit Has Donated Sooo Distribution Handsomely Illustrated Book Containing His Suggestions How to Acquire Power and Business,
 in Society the Home
The age-herald., 1902-03-23
WE HAVE THE KEY.
YOU HAVE THE BANK.
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The age-herald., 1902-03-23
FROM GATEWAY
I;ll|I1il3iili
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The Burlington reaches the Northwest from every Eastern and Southern gateway into that country-St Lous Chicago Peoria, Kansas City, Joseph Denver with it's Northwest main lines in connection with the Northern Pacific Great Northern and Union Pacific roads, Inquire for the Burlington folder the large map and note how directly it's main lines Northwest Special Colonist rate folder free
 VERY LOW ONE-WAY SETTLERS RATES dur. ing March and April to the Northwest country. For rates and inf to
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 Agent,
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The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1902-02-27
Gulf ana snip island Railway.
Double Daily Mail
And Express Trains
FROM GULFpORT TO JACKSON.

Branch Line from Make to Lum-
berton and Columbia; also from Sar-
atogo to Laurel.
Close connections at Gulfport with
the Louisville and Nashville Railroad
for New Orleans, Texas, California
and Mexico; also to Mobile, Louis
vile, Washington and New York, and
all points on the Gulf Coast of Mis-
sissippi.
Connection at Hattiesburg with the
New Orleans and Northeastern Bail
road for Meridian and all points In
the North and East.
Connects at jackson, it's northern
terminus, with the Illinois Central
and Mississippi Valley and Little J..
Railroads.
]. T. JONES, President.
Guliport, Mis- .
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1902-02-27
SECRET SOCIETIES..
MASONIC.

MASONIC,
Sherrard Byrd Lodge, No. 353. f. Il
A. NC. W. Bilbo, W. NJ; d. 81.
Bilbo, Secretary.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1902-02-27

So serious has the drawback of beer
drinking workingmen in Germany become,
and so thoroughly is it recognized, that, a
movement has been started to exclude the
drink from the factory premises. 1t has
been not uncommon for man to consume
ten pints day in his shop, while the av-
erage is put at not much below a gallon
pei day, excess being especially marked
among moulders. Several experiments
have already been made in educating work,
ingmen to dispense with the morning and
afternoon recesses for beer, and one firm
making electrical apparatus in Berlin has
found an increase of ten per cent. in pro
duct per man since the change was made.
There is no arguing against such facts as
these.-EYening Post,
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1902-02-27
SOUTH CAROLINA INFER SALE
AND INDIA EXPOSITION.
Charleston, S. c., Dec. l, 1901--June
l. 1902


l. 1902.
For above occasion, Queen & Cres-
cent Route will sell round trip tickets
to Charleston at very low rates. Tick
cts on sale daily commencing Nov. 30,
1904, until May 81, 1902. Final limit
June 8, 1902. Ten day III kess on sale
daily, Nov. Both until May 81, 1902,
at greatly reduc ed rates.
For particulars call upon Agents
Queen & Crescent Route, or address
F.. W. Bond, T. p. A,
MeriIian, Miss.
r. j. Anderson, A. G. p. A.,
New Orleans, La.
Geo. H. Smith, G. P. A.,
New Orleans, In.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1902-02-27
THE SABBATH SCHOOL
INTERNATIONAL LESSON COMMENTS
FOR MARCH 2.

Subject: The stoning of Stephen, Act'
VIII, "a; Will, 2 - Golden Text, Matt
", 44-Memory Verses, 30, Cocoon.
r,nnnfaru m the nav,a IAaann.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1902-02-27
KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS.

Pine Tree Lodge, No. 96-Boyd
Smith, G. c.; J. R. Oliphant, V. c.;
J. II, Caver, Prelaue; H. K. Rouse,
X. of R. & S.; II. E. Allen, NJ. of E. ;
J. W. Ford, NJ. of W; w. w. Lam
bert. NJ. at A.; E. Howard, o. G.;
1. V. Enochs, l. G.
Il. K. Rouse was elected represen-
tatiye to the Grand Lodge which
meets at Gulfport this year.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1902-02-27

DIR. Joyner, of Bardstown, Ark
saws: ST find DIR. Erskines' Cactus.
Compound to be the most modern
remedy for Malaria Biiiousn So, puri-
fving and building up. 1 have wit
messed magical results from this Laxa-
tive Tonic. Sold by J. NJ, Gam. If
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1902-02-27
j. j. BASS,

PopIarVil!e, Miss
Agent for Gillen Marble Works a:
Humbolt, Tenn. Manufacturers of
Tombstones. Call and see samples
and get prices, or write me.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1902-02-27

ROYAL ARCH CHAPTER.
e W. w, Mitchell, II. P; o. F. Wolf,
TT. M. Meets every second Satur-
day at 2 clock p. m.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1902-02-27
CITY DIRECTORY.

Mayor. @. Derby.
Treasurer-J. ]. Scarborough.
Clerk-A. j. Maxey.
Marshal-R, @. johnson.
Board of Aldermen-W. E. King,
ST., H. E. Allen, J. H. Caver, n. Bat
son, w. T. Scott.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1902-03-06
Solving tho probIem

Cost is now the principal obstacle to
the building of good roads in New
York State, according to State Engi-
neer Bond. The farmers, who have
the most to gain from improved high
ways, but who have been slow to ap-
preciate this fact, are now represented
to be generally in favor of the move
ment. Applications under the Arm
strong-Higbie law for road improve.
ment are piling up in the State EnQi-
neer's office. With a reduction In the
cost of road building, the State appro-
priation could cover more ground, and
to this problem of a reduced cost Mr..
Bond has been devotlng his attention.
He thinks he has found the solution
In the proposed establishment of a
State rock-crushing plant, near Rock
land Lake, across the Hudson from
Sing Sing, where the convicts could
be employed, in converting the trap
rock, abundant there, into road metal.
He regards the location as excellent
Tor the purpose, and would expect the
returning canal boats to carry loads Of
broken stone up into the State at cheap
rates, rather than to go back light. An.
other suggested merit In the idea is
that it would solve the conyict.labor
problem. so far as Sing Sing is con-
cerned.-New York Post.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1902-03-06
Root Grating Apple Trees.

The apple is propagated by root
grating by large growers of nursery
stock, but not so much by those who
grow only small quantities of trees.
The value of trees grown from root
crafts, as compared with budded trees,
Is much discussed, and root-grafted
trees are much praised by some and
condemned by others, and probably
both sides are right under certain con.
ditions. A good strong root in a per.
fectly healthy condition, skillfully
grated early in the winter, carefully
packed, kept In cool, moist place and
carefully planted in the spring will no
doubt make as good tree as can be
produced by the same stock planted
in the nursery in the spring and
budded in the fall. AS correspondent
asks how to make root CRAFTS, will
briefly outline the work as it is done
in many nurseries.
The work Of root grating requires
strong. healthy stock or Seeding, a
sharp, thin bladed knife, always kept
sharp, and skill to make n clean cut
with no twists or turns to it, but fiat
and smooth. To one not skilled in the
use of the knife. considerable practice
is needed In cutting upon shoots of
the apple or pear, or other hard woods,
before making the CRAFTS. The root or
Seeding, Fig. /, is held in the left
hand. and an upward cut made at the
point, a, where the root and top come
together, called the collar. A tongue
is then cut about midway of this. A.,
Fig. 2, which is to fit into similar
cut on the scion.
The scion. Fig. 3, a piece Of last
years growth. about six inches long,
of the variety desired, is then taken.
and the same kind Of a cut made on its
lower end. The two cut surfaces are
then placed together and the tongues
pressed firmly against each other, TAX
ing care that the inner bark, called
the cambium layer, comes in contact
with as many points as possible. II