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gree abnormal; a few will go utterly to
the extreme; the remainder have .al-
anced ideas, admitting both where they
seem fitting and proper.
However tastes will disagree, some
plants must have a little attention from
the pruning sbears to make them at all
desirable. Many evergreens may be
thus classified, but necessity only de-
mands very slight attention. Retinis-
poras and pines are usually much ben
Gifted by a slight shearing' every two
years. Hemlock and Norway spruce
may also be so treated to their adyan-
tage, and yews as we'll.
To accomplish the desired end, which
is hat of preventing baroness of the
lower limbs and to encourage a degree
of compactness without absolute for
! mality, the occasional shearings should
take place after new growth has ad-
vanced several inches, about half being
cut away, says a writer in Meehan's
Monthly. This check to natural ad-
vancement causes the growth Of lateral
buds and consequently a more COM
pact appearance.
The spruce and any other evergreens
of rapid growth and that form larger
trees should be trimmed to grow some
what ~conical. If allowed to become
broader above than below the stronger
upper branches will eventually rob the
lower of nourishment and make them
u,aoE opd moro or loss hare Off foIia 90
If shearing be neglected at the time
designated 1t may be done late In the
growing season, If before growth Is
quite completed. Then strong buds will
be formed for another seasons growth.
The pruning of pines should be done
by pinching back the young growth
while 1t is soft and brittle.
, 1902-09-12
COURTlNG IN THE PHILIPPINES,
Barriers to Love-Aaking that Surprise
the AMERICANS.

Justice, a weekly paper published in
Manila, prints the following from an
American contributor:
We have for a year been trying to
make out of what counting by the Fiji
pinos consists, and are yet not sure that
we know much about it.
We have seen some Of it going on
from the streets and the windows of our
neighbors. The other evening, from 8
to 10, a dusky maiden leaned from the
upstairs window and talked with a man
of probably 25 years. We do not know
how much love they talked, but the
chances are not much. These people
are not much given to dattery or love
making, at least so far as outward ap-
pearance goes.
A young nan and a young woman
never go riding or walking together,
nor do they visit alone together in their
homes. Some member of the family is
always present, and the conversation is
general. After the engagement Is an
nounced the intended seems to go to see
the to-be bride as often as he chooses.
We know a couple; the man is a wild
over of about SO and the girl 16 or II.
1t is said that the man is well to do,
and the senorita is fairly ~good-looking.
The mar has a boy about Z years old,
and it is not %infrequent for the father
to take the boy with him when he goes
to see his sweetheart, which is fully
four times a week.
The girls are not backward about
talking to anyone In the presence of
their family or friends. And they can
talk, too-about everything they know
about.
There is little or no hugging o kiss
ing, and absolutely none in the better
educated class before marriage, and,
so far as we know, but little after. We
do not remember of seeing a man and
woman kiss during our stay in these is
lands. 1t is not a lack Of kindly re-
gard, but not the custom.
The way the houses are built, the
open windows, projecting owe the
street, make it very convenient for the
lover to stand upon the sidewalk and
spark" his best girl.
1t is our opinion that, to a marked
degree, the girls belonging to the fami-
lies of the better class are virtuous
when they give their hands in holy we'd
lock.
, 1902-09-12
c O O
Short

An inquisitive woman once asked
Professor Andre, before he left on his
Inflated balloon trip: How will you
know when you have really crossed
the North Pole, professor "Oh, that
will be simple enough madame" re-
piled Andre, with his wei1-known dry
humor; "a north wind will become a
south one"
A~>gushing young woman stood before
the portrait of Thomas Jefferson in
one of the Hobbies of the national Cap
itol, the other day, the plate on which
bears simply the name, Jefferson"
"Oh," she called to her companions,
-'come here quick, girls, and see Joe
Jeffepson's picture. It's In the cos
tune. of Bob Acres, and it's just grand;
but l do wish they had painted him as
Rip Van Winkie.'
A beginner in newspaper work in a
Southern town, who occasionally ''sent
stuff to one of the New York dailies,
picked up last summer what seemed
to him a ''big story" Hurrying to the
telegraph Office he "queried" the tel
egraph editor: Column story on so
and so. Shall l send it?" The reply
was brief and prompt, but, to the en-
thusiast, unsatisfactory. "Send six
hundred words" was all it said.
Cant be told in less than twelve hun
dred,' he wired back. Before long the
reply came: "Story of creation of
world told in six hundred. Try it."
Rev. NJ. Greene, a preacher at Find
1ey's Lake, Pa, took his congregation
to task a few Sundays ago, because
the members were not, In his opinion,
giving suitable support to church work
The reverend gentleman mentioned by
name several of those whom he regard
ed as at fault, but was injudicious
enough to include Editor Boerman
among the lot. why" said the
preacher, "Mr. Boerman only paid a
dollar toward my support" The editor
retorted: ut was dear at the price,"
and Mr.. Greene thereupon learned that
it is dangerous to monkey with a buzz
saw.
Lieutenant-Genera Miles declares
that once a delegation of rebellious In
dams visited his camp in the West for
a powwow. Among other things, they
were shown a telephone, ana allowed
to talk over 1t. Much interested, they
demanded to know whence came the
voices they heard, and why they should
come through the little black lnstru-
ment. 1t was, of course impossible to
make them understand the principles
of electricity, so the general told them
that the Great Spirit had lent his
lightning to the white men, and that
forced the human voices into the little
they by this wonder and the under
standing with the Great Spirit which
it implied, that they returned to their
homes and became such advocates for
peace that their tribe
, 1902-09-12
Recent Trembles
of Mother Earth.

Mother Earth has certainly had some.
thing on her mind during the last few
months. Perhaps never was a like pc
rIpd characterized by more widespread
seismic disturbances. While the woe of
st. Pierre was not appreciated else
where, 1t is pointed out that every con
tinent except Australia was subject to
earthquake with frequent accompany
ing volcanic disturbances during that
time. Here is the list:
January-Noya Scotia, Croatia, Mex
leo, Lisbon
February-Russia, Schemacha.
March-Turkey, Italy, Tehangeria
and Lucca, respectively.
April-Guatepala, Iceland.
May-Martinfque ~(volcanic), st. Vim
cent, Spain, France (South Bordeaux1
Washington Mount Redoubt, volcanic),
Croatia, Mexico, San Francisco. Flori-
da, France (the Creusot district, the
Cape Peninsula and Greece.
June-Italy, Russia and Chile, In
velitri, Baku and Chaco, respectively
(the two last volcanic), Cheshire, st.
Vincent, Sicily, India, Himalayas, and
In July, Turkey, Salonica and st. Vim.
cent.
, 1902-09-12

sufficient vitality, an operation for
ovarian troubles. Not a very cheerful
prospect, to be sure. 1, however, was
advised to try Lydia Il. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound and San
alive Wash; l did so, fortunately
for me. Before a month had passed l
felt that my general health had inn
proved; in three months more l was
cured, and l have been in perfect
health since. I did not lose an engage
ment or miss q meal.
"Your Vegetable Compound is GER
tainly wonderful, and well worthy the
praise your admiring friends who have
been cured are ready to give you. 1
always speak highly of 1t, and you
will admit l have good reason to do
so."-Mns, G. BRUCE, Lansing, Mich.
$4,000 6oTsh II aboos testimonial 10 not genuine.
The fullest counsel on this
subject can be secured without
cost by writing to Mrs Pinkham,
Lynn, Mass. Your letter will be
eatire1y confidential.
, 1902-09-12
AUSTRALIANS
No Copious Rain Since 1894, Sheep
Dead, Settlers Ruined.

No Copious Rain Since 1894, Sheep
Dead, Settlers Ruined.
Apart from the general engagement
of forces In the tariff struggle, a con-
test is now going on In Australia
over the duties on cereals and fod-
der. In consequence of the ter
rible desolation caused by the con-
tinuance Of the drought, a powerful
agitation has sprung up for the suspen-
sion of these duties. The government
is on the horns of a dilemma. If 1t
Yields to the pastoralists 1t ~alienates the
farmers and plays into the lands of
spectators in grain n cattle food. Ii
1t refuses, and the drought does not
break. a miniature revolution may oc-
cur In the interior. 1t will probably
either make a money grant to the dis
tressed districts or allow rebates to
those in charge of starving cattle. The
average Englishman can scarcely real
ize the horrors Of the drought in this
great country, three-quarters of whose
surface is always barren and hateful
to the human race.
Let the mind first take In q few grim
facts, viz: % That the drought has
since 1894 killed off 10000, 900 sheep in
Queensland and New South Walels; (2)
that with brief spells of rain the
drought has lasted In Central and North
Australia for sever long years; G) that
In many widespreading districts the
rainfall has fallen from % inches in
1894 to Ito inches last year, and az
that thousands of settlers are absolutely
ruined and have nothing but bank
ruptcy and starvation before them.
Then, let the imagination bestir itself
and try to c~onjure up vistas of wide
stretches of grassless plains whitened
with the skeletons of dead sheep. Let
the Londoner endeavor to imagine him
self d tall, loose-limbed, d~ry-skinned,
hollow-eyed settler, with a dirty wide
awake hat and dull, torn, colorless
clothes, riding ninety miles on the back
of a half-starved, bony horse for a gal
lon of water-and perhaps he will at
last begin to realize what the drought
means to his Australian cousin. The
outlook Is indeed a gloomy one. If the
temporary removal of the duties on
grain and fodder will brighten 1t, then,
in the name of God, the step should be
taken.-Melbourne Correspondent of
the London Chronicle.
, 1902-09-12
Old News Is No News.

A good newspaper tries to give the
people fresh news and to "dress up
old news in an attractive form. Most
people like to hear again what they
already know, but readers are few in
deed who would approve the novel at
titude of the editor of a German paper
published In America. He was very
matter-of-fact, says the Washington
Post, but a faithful, hard worker.
One night there was a great fire
which destroyed the entire block oppo-
site the newspaper office. The whole
town turned out to see 1t, and the
streets were crowded. The proprietor
of the paper did not go out, but lay In
bed dreaming of the fine display the
story of the fire would make on the
first page of his journal the next morn
ing.
But when he opened the sheet at
breakfast, there was not a word about
the fire. With wrath in his eye he
went to the Office and burst into the
sanetum of his German editor.
"Why," he Numbered, sis there nc
mention in this mornings issue of the
fire across the street last nightT'
Zach, nein lieber Herr" said the edi-
tor, calmly, "for Wy waste so much CUTE
paper? Efrybody vas in de street, und
see de fire himself. Wy should We tell
de things vat de people seer already
Shall We de news print or vat efrybody
knows? Dey hat seen de fire, but dc
dey know dat Schleier has lost his dog
No. So | have dat printed"
, 1902-09-12
OF CRIME.
Many Simple Acts Within the Law
Which Are Overlooked.

Many people who have never been &C
FUSED of wrongdoing and who live strict
~ within the law often make them
selves liable to fine and Imprisonment,
| and are not punished only because the
laws are not enforced. The mar who
stands before his window, where he can
be seen from the street, to adjust his
| collar or necktie, or to get a better light
on q collar button, commits a misde-
meanor for which he may be fined or
! may be imprisoned.
1t is all right to be kind to the dog,
but there is in many municipalities a
fine for allowing the dog to run at large.
After you have given your dog a run
and started to take a walk, if you are a
smoker, you are liable to be a law
breaker by stopping at a letter box to
strike a match for your cigar. There
is a severe penalty for defacing a let
ter box, and making marks on it with
a match certainly does not improve the
looks of the box. To throw paper on
the street is often a punishable offense.
To expectorate on the floor o 'the car is
also a mlsdemeanor.
Another crime is that of waving a
flag. 1t does not matter in the least
what the flag may be, you must not
wave 1t in public or you will make your
self liable to fine or Imprisonment.
To play without a license any musical
instrument on the street is another un-
safe practice, the danger of which is
quite unappreciated.
Everybody knows the familiar keep
off the grass signs Of many parks, but
1t is probably not known that in some
places the remarkably severe punish
ment of ten days in Jail or a $40 fine
may be inflicted ca the offender. An
other law, which is not, however, with
out some necessity, is that threatening
the mar who throws banana skins on
the street. In New York city he Is liza
BILE to a So fine or ten days in prison.
To engage in a lottery, however simple
and harmless, or to play any gambling
game, such as a friendly game of poker
Oh the train or boat, is punishable with
i5Aine and a term 10 prison.
, 1902-09-12
Rules for Summer Resorts.

engagements made on these premises
are not binding after two weeks.
Married men without their wives will
please conceal their identity.
Terms: Whatever cash you have.
Chaperons will not be permitted on
the beach after $50 p. m.
Guests preparing to leave should no
tify the head waiter and all the bell
bows t%wenty-four hours in advance
Life.
, 1902-09-12

Ask Your Dealer For Aliens Foet-Ease,
A powder. 1t rests the feet. Cures Corns,
Bunions, Swollen, Sore, Hot, Callous, Aching
Sweating Feet and Ingrowing Nails. Aliens
Foot-Ease make new or right shoes easy. Al
all Druggists and Shoe stores, 25 cents. Ac-
cept no substitute. Sample mailed FREE.
Address Allen s. Olmsted, Leroy, N. Y.
, 1902-09-12
An Innocent Tip.

She-It's awfully silly in a young
man to rock the boat when he takes o
girl out for a row.
He-Yes; but l suppose he likes tc
hear the girl scream.
Ehe-But she would scream just as
loud If he attempted to kiss her and It's
ever SO much safer.
, 1902-09-12
Their Idea.

"Just think of those scientists climb
ing up those volcanoes and peeping
down into the craters," shivered Mrs
Fosdick.
"They wished to get an inside view
Of the situation" explained Mr.. Eos
dick.
, 1902-09-12

FITS permanently cured No fits or nervous
ness after first days use of DR.. Kline's Great
NerveRestorer. $2trial bottle and treatisefret
DR.. R.H. KLINE, Ltd, 931 Arch St., Phila., Pa
, 1902-09-12

Halls Catarrh Cure is a liquid and is taken
Internally, and acts upon the blood and
mucous surfaces OF the system. Send for
testimonials, free. Sold by druggists, 75c.
f. j. CHENEY Il Co., Props, Toledo. o.
, 1902-09-12
SURGICAL OPERATIONS
Hsw Mrs. Brace, q Noted Opera
Singer, Escaped an Operator.
Preef That Many Operations
for Ovarian Troubles are I'M
necessary.

"DsAx Mas. PrcxHAx ,-Travelling
for years on the road, with irregular
meals and sleep and damp beds, broke
down my health So completely two
years ago that the physician advised a
complete rest, and when l had gained
, 1902-09-12
ON CLIPPING EvERoREENs.

Spruce and Norway Pines Require At
tention Periodically.
There is a great variance in garden
ing tastes. Some persons abhor any
thing formal. stiff or in the slightest de-
, 1902-09-12

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup for children
%teething, soften the gums. reduces infamma-
tion, allays pain, cures wind collie. Csc. abottle
, 1902-09-12

Fashion, note from the G~entlemen's
Home Magazine: Pants legs are a
good deal wider this spring"
, 1902-09-12

lido not fJlieve Piso's Cure for Consump-
ton has an equal for coughs and colds-JoHN
f. BOYER, Trinity Springs, Ind, Feb. 15, 1900.
, 1902-09-12

Germany has only two sheep to every
thirteen in the United States.
, 1902-09-12

About 300 900 cases of dynamite are used
at the mines Of Johannesburg annually.
, 1902-09-12

English ~shipbuilders get their guns and
boilers in Germany.
, 1902-09-12

A Londoner has effected a method oil
manufacturing paper stockings.
, 1902-09-12

There are about 1000 c~oincontrolled tele
phones in China.
, 1902-09-12
FELLOWS for the Blues

When a person is out of sorts. feels
disagreeable, then he is said to have the
blues. But there is help. MASON'S
YELLOW TABLETS will change the
feeling. Grief will give place to joy,
dependency to hope, by the faithful usa
of MASON'S YELLOW TABLETS.
They cure Dyspepsia, Flatulence, Nausea,
Headache. "a Brain and Nerve Tonic"
10c.
, 1902-09-12

THIS IS A TYPE of the bright, up-to-date girl who
is not afraid of sun, wind or weather, but relies on
UTlCU SOAP assisted by CUTlcURA OINTMENT to
preserve, purify and beauty her skin. scalp. hair and
hands, and to protect her from iritations of the skin,
heat rash, sunburn, bites and stings of insects, lameness
and soreness incidental to outdoor sports.
A-Much that all should know about the skin, scalp, and hair IS told In
the circular with CUTIcURA SOAR.
The age-herald., 1902-02-27

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 All condolences held inviolate.
 Consultations at office or by mot, T., yited without charge. in-
 Treatment by mail for those wb, not visit me.
 No written prescriptions-I furn,sh ., medicines.
 Question blanks for man or womsn free on application.
 DR DOZIER Is a graduate ,n branch of medical and surgfcaf scs..S has twenty-five years experience . t,onal reputations, and Is endorsed h., na aa nress. national banks and thousanI. 'ne na irons as the most expert and ra1ss VI specialist in the South.
 Montgomery Advertiser: pr. Do., endorsed by tho press and neonIa query section of Alabama. oa
 rbe Southern Odd Fellow: ". add anything to the reputation Dr O v, Dozier has already acquired in th. r- of h,s profession, but we know hin, ta . brother Odd Fellow that can be ra,,os on to carry out every promise he mslre. to those needing his services - Masonic Guide: Dr. Dozier comes fyo,v, a family of prominent physicians. ana xy,th his full store of medical knowiedge and his large experience in his profession. can be relied on to treat disease in fine moet successful manner.
 Age-Herald: His long record and ap- proved abilities entitle him to the proud distinction af stansing at the b.ad Of his nrofession- -.
The age-herald., 1902-02-27
WHEN EULALIA WAS
 THE NATIONS GUEST.

The visit of Prince Henry is serving to recall previous visits of royal representa- lives of the Old World, and incidentally the necessity that such visits creates of looking up presidents, of recalling the punctilio which similar occasions have de- manded.
 That the Prince is not travelling incog nito as did the Prince of Wales, who came to this country as Baron Renfrew. or as Albert Of Belgium, who concealed his identity under the title of Count de. Rethy, attaches more importance r. the official etiquette due him wh.ie in this torily under the present circumstances as it seems to have been on preceding occa- sions
 It was orAy upon one occasion when the nation was not quite sure of Itself, when there was a slight conjective regarding the proper reception due the Infanta Eulale, whose visit was made during MT. Cleveland's last administration.
 The Washington Post is recalling the visit of Eulalie, refers to the necessity 1t caused of looking into the intricacies of the most functitious etiquette of the world.
 50 nucn u1O US eXACtlOnS agltate the public mind and so loud were the discus sions as to whether the President should or should not meet the princess, and whether he would or would not return her call, that the Spanish minister took pains to inquire how we meant to treat the royal lady whom we had invited to our shores. Secretary Gresham answer ed with dignity for the spirit of American chivalry when he said that Spain must assume that the President would not be rude to lady and one who was the na- tion's guest
 MT Cleveland had much of the same fearless spirit of independence that char acterizes the present man of the White House, and he concluded that we were great enough to be a law unto ourselves in matters of official etiquette. Having given Spain this assurance of America's correct intentions. he chose his own forms for their exHression. He did not 20 to meet the Infanta, though he was officially represented at her reception both in New York and at Washington, and upon all necessary occasions. Nor did he call upon her. though he delegated Mrs. Cleveland to perform that pleasant duty within a few hours after her presentation at the
The age-herald., 1902-02-27
REGISTERS SALE.

 Mary Self Complainant. vs. Jesse c. Self. ct al. Defendant-No. 2427, Chancery Court. sstt By virtue of a decree rendered at stbe present term A. D. 1902, of the Chancerv Court At Birmingham. Jefferson County. Alabama, in said cause, shall proceed to sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, at public auction, at the door of tha court house of Jefferson County Ala bama, in the City of Birmingham. within the legal hours of sale. on Monday. tha 17th day of March, A. D. 1902. the follow ing described real estate, to-wit. Tine West half of the southwest quarter os Section 36; and ten acres in the southe.st quarter of soutliwes. quarter of section 36' more particularly described as follows. Beginning at the southeast corner of Ina west half of the southwest quarter of snid Section 56, half way to said north cast corner then diagonally to the north west corner of the southeast quarter of southwest quarter of said Section ss thence south to point of beginnins. form ing right angle triangle and contaifine ten QO) acres, all said land ,abova de- scribed being in Section ss, Township 15 Range ?, west in Jefferson County. Ala bama. to satisfy said decree
 W. c. GARRETT,
 Register.
The age-herald., 1902-02-27
NOTES AND PERSONALS.

Miss Joseph. who mas been visiting her brother, MT. L. V. Joseph, returned to her home in Selma yesterday.
 Miss Eleanor Johnston of Baltimore ar rived last night and Is the guest Of Miss Nancy Johnston. Miss Johnston is a notably handsome young woman and is greatly admired in Birmingham. She was the guest a season or two ago Of Governor and Mrs Joseph F. Johnston.
 Mrs. W. F. Johnston of Anniston is the guest of Mrs A O. Lane.
 The Quest Club will meet Friday after noon with Miss Rebecca Cecil at her residence on Eleventh avenue.
 Mrs. E. G. Stevens is very much better.
 Mrs. H. l.. Badham entertained infor- mally at cards Tuesday.
 Mrs. J. E. Torrey. Mrs. James Bruce Harris and Mrs. Zac Smith have been appointed committee from the Womans Club to confer with the Pastors Union in regard to the opening of the Home for Working Women.
The age-herald., 1902-02-27
WEDDING OF MISS AUSTIN
 TO MIR. GEORGE KELLEY.

One of the prettiest weddings of the season was that of Miss Susanne Austin to MT. George Bates Kelley, which took place yesterday afternoon at the resi- dence of the brides parents. Mir. and Mrs. William Edward Austin. on the South Highlands, the Rev. Dr. J. P. Me- Perrin of the First Methodist church of ficiating.
 There were nearly three hundred guests. The ceremony was performed in the drawing room, which was decorated in white carnations, ferns and smilax. Miss Austin was given away by her father. She was strikingly lovely in a gown of tan berege, the corsage being trimmed with ecru lace and a touch of blue panne velvet. Her flowers were a shower of brides roses and lilies of the valley.
 The matron of honor was Mrs. Henry Grieve Williams of Atlanta Her gown was of pink albatross, with trimmings of cream lace and black velvet. Her flowers were Lafrance roses.
 Miss Clara Belle Wilson of Atlanta was maid Of honor. She wore a toilette of