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The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-09-14
Woes of the Retailer.

From the Chicago Tribune
 For some time the country storekeep- CTS. the small coal dealers, the retail erocers and the retail tobacconists of this mart of the world have been complaining of unfair competition. They have had premonition of their approaching end un- less something is done to help them They fear the wholesalers will step into their shoes If the present drift of business is not arrested.
 Meanwhile, in England, where we are most of us inclined to believe that in- dustrfal evolution proceeds at a slower mace. the same process can be observed The English retailer is disappearing be- fore organization and consolidation. Es- necfally Is this true with regard to retail grocers. There are in England two forces which are sweeping the retail grocers out of existence. The first of these forces is the corporation store. The second IS the cooperative society.
 The corporation store is nothing but distributing depot. The "art and mys- tery'' of the grocery trade has departed from it. Then central factory supplies each one of it's outlying stores with the appropriate number of tin, paper. glass or pasteboard packages, containing all the necessary kinds and quantities of gro- cery merchandise. A driving manager
 
 The store ceases to be in the wide sense of the word 'business." It is simply the avenue of communication between the manufacturer and consumer. Appar- ently, the English consumer likes the change. In London, alone, there are half a dozen food purveying companies which maintain from ten to sixty branches apiece. In one case the number of branches goes up to 25O. Expansion and dividends seem to argue success.
 Meanwhile the cooperative societies, instead of being injured by the corpora tfon store, continue to gain fresh ground. At the last cooperative congress in Eng land. at which over HOO delegates were present, 1t was found that the co-opera- tive societies Is now 164S. The total num- Der of members is 1.919,0O0. Sales amount ed to eSl.7S2,0O0. Profits were 99,000. This is not bad showing. Dividends in some eases went up to 15 per cent. Never have the societies been in more flourish ing condition. Certain problems of course are still unsettled. With these. however, we just now have nothing to do. We are considering the cooperative societies only in their relation to the retail grocers.
 And how have the retail grocers been faring? While their rivals have gone for ward, have they gone forward, too? Has Inere been breeze oI prosperity every where? Not at all. Last year tho retail grocers headed the list of bankruptcies. There were 934 of them who were obliged to go out of business. Their liabilities ex- ceeded 2750,000.
 One Is not surprised, therefore, to learn that the retail interests are preparing to go into politics. They want parliamentary legislation imposing upon cooperative societies an income tax which shall cut down their dividends. No project could be more natural. Few could be more futile To try to dam the current of industrial history with a tax is obviously a desper- ate expedient, and still more obviously temporary one.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-09-14
The FERD MARK STORE
WHY HE'S A HERO. Lieut.. Richmond Pearson Hobson Makes an Explanation.

From the New York American.
 Captain Richmond Pearson Hobson hero of the Merrimac, now on lecture tour in western cities, was asked some pointed questions the other day, which he answered frankly. The first was
 After all your experience with wo- mankind what is you opinion of women?
 Said Hobson very earnestly:
 T grovel in the dust at the thought of noble womanhood. I reverence the glory of woman"
 ITO what do you attribute your mag netic power over women?"
 That question is entirely wrong," was the quick response.
 There has been no such thing as my personal magnetism that has caused wo- mems enthusiasm. Women have intense thought of hero worship. With eager inn agination they idolize an entirely sub jective. imaginary hero, the personifca- tion of patriotic qualities In my case they confused this image of subjective hero which they had conjured up with one-Hobson."
 You approve then of the outburst of public feeling coming in the form 1t did?"
 ''It was because that I understood that 1t was the loyalty to country demanding a public hero that I made no effort to check it. Do you know that in times of war 1t is the strong, true urging force of the woman's patriotism that sends the men to victory?"
 "Captain Hobson, are you at present engaged to be married?
 NO, am not. l am a wanderer around the earth"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-09-14
HINTS FOR THE HOME.
BY MRS. E. G. STEVENS.

The hand that rocks the cradle rules the
 world tis often said Meaning that our mothers lessons stay
 with us till we're dead: But the hand that makes us famous or
 the hand that seals our fate. Is the hand that does our cooking when
 we get to mans estate. We married men of Birmingham for
 years and years gone by Loudly boasted to each other what our
 wives could bake and fry; And we were amused like when we heard
 Mrs. g. guess? Was coming from somewhere to start a
 cooking class.
 We expected some old woman with a
 grim and manly air, Instead we found a lady bright and
 young and debonair. We sized her up in silence and we simple
 men folks thought That the tables would be twisted and the
 teacher would be taught. Well, we found there was more knowl-
 edge in that ladies' shapely head In regard to fancy cooking and to good
 old-fashloned bread. Than would fill great big cook book,
 and her knowledge put to test Made each married man in Birmingham
 rise right up and call her blest When the future is the present, and the
 present Is the past, And her work on earth Is finished and she
 goes to heaven at last She will find the gates wide open, she
 will walk right in and then She will find herself surrounded by the
 Birmingham married men. We will not need to crown her for her
 hair is golden now, But she'll have the finest harp the regu-
 lations will allow. We will haul her in a carriage all around
 the streets of ight, And wiener her name is mentioned we
 the streets of light,
 We saw the inside of many of the royal kitchens. My Friends Zee and Archie call them the ''Horty noblets' who live somewhat like many of our American epicures; breakfast. coffee, rolls and eggs, all 30 luncheon and a hearty o'clock dinner beginning with green relishes in season, oysters occasionally, then soups, fish, roast, or boiled meat, or poultry or game, with the roast Is always served a compete of fruit, or a green salad; and after the roast fololws two entrees, then two sweets, a pudding or a souffe.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-09-14

An, me; but I am glad to turn my face homeward and get back to busy Birming- nam. We are just going aboard the steam CT KensIngton, and leave the old world for the new.
 It has been a glorious trip and am bringing a head full Of thoughts; and trunks that will pass the inspector o. K. But I am tired and the restful ocean constantly sings to me the tired womans epitaph:
 She lived in a house where help was not
 hired;
 Her last words on earth were, dear friends I am going Where washing aint done nor sweeping
 nor sewing, But everything there is exact to my
 wishes,
 For where they don't eat, there's no
 washing of dishes; I'll be where loud anthems will always he
 ringing,
 But having no will I'll get clear of the
 singing;
 Don't mourn for me now, don't mourn
 for me ever
 I'm going to do nothing for ever and
 ever.
 But the art. the beautiful, and the good things of life are to be only told to you after my arrival; I got me bag of American peanuts just before going aboard, just think of it, Coolers, here in England, another invasion of America, ts the fad, and Americans are in high leather everywhere I have been. but lhink of the goober being just arrived. Al the east end in London every corner has its hot new roast peanuts. the Lon ooner calls them "Monkey-nuts" and they are sold by Americans, too. have so much to tell about Vienna, venice, Rome, Paris that l don't know where to begin. but talk about the prices at Sherrys and Delmonico 8, you should go in to the Cafe Anglais in Paris, m-m -m-m.
 Bread, 30 cents
 Two apples S1.50
 minute lamb chop, $100
 A small chicken, $200
 The prices appease ones hunger You will remember the cooking class that the Ladies club gave you all at the Elks hall; well, I must send you a copy of verses that l received.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-09-14
THE ISLE OF MAN.
Formerly Independent, 1t Was Pur-
 chased by England in 17e5.

From the New Orleans Picayune.
 Lord and Lady Raglan are not rich, and have been. therefore. glad to exchange the somewhat expensive office of under secretary of state for war, which en- tailed residence in London, for the gover- norship of the Isle of Man, which carries with it an official residence, a salary of about s10,000 a year. sundry allowances and very few expenses The Isle of Man, famous for the production of Manx cats and of Hall Caine, is as every one knows, situated in the Irish sea, about equi-dis- tant from England. Scotland and Ire- land, and for three centuries in times gone by was subject to Norwegian rule.
 Then it passed to the crown of Scot land. was seized by King Henry " Of England and was bestowed by him upon the Stanley family. For the following three centuries the sovereignty of the isl- and belonged to the Earls of Derby who consequently included among their titles that of King of the Isle of Man. On the death of the tenth earl in 1136 without male issue tho earldom of Derby went to his next male heir, a cousin, but the sovereignty of the Isle of Man went to his heir general. the then Duke of Atholl from whose only child, daughter. the English crown purchased 1t in 1765 for a sum of S40O, ,000
 Since then it has been administered by
  governor and an independent legisla- ture consisting of two branches the council and the house of keys. Lord Henniker was the last governor and Lord Raglan now steps into his shoes.
 The people on the Isle of Man are rather a strange lot, and it remains to be seen how they will relish the idea Of Lady Raylan, immediately after her hus- band receiving the appointment as their governor, posing in her coronation robes at a charity bazaar in Kent, three pence being charged for the privilege Of gazing on her. precisely as if she had been the Circassian beauty, the fat lady, the hu- man skeleton or the india-rubber man at some country fair.
 But Lady Raglan has always been ex- tremely odd. and when. a few years ago. an unscrupulous London dentist attempt ed to overcharge her for a set of false teeth she preferred to go to law about the matter and to submit to no end or publicity in connection with the affair, rather than to allow herself to be im- posed upon.
 Lord Raglan is in the very prime of life. considerably over six feet in height broad in proportion, and while m the Guards-for he Is an old soldier-used to be known by the nickname of "Old Honesty" He belongs to the Somerset family, of which the Duke of Beaufort is the chief, and is the grandson or that Lord Raglan who was commander in chief of the British army during the l Crimean war
 Raglan castle does not belong to him. In fact, believe 1t has now passed out of the possession of the Somerset family altogether, and his country seat Is place in Wales, known as Cefutilla. 1 which was presented to his grandtat her bv public subscription in return for his military services.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-09-14

in the title role. and at the American .phe Fatal Card will be revived. The Village Postmaster will be presented at the Metropolis. and at the New Star will be Q melodrama, 'sThe King of Detec- tives," in which an airshlp will play an important part. "Kidnapped in New York" will be the thriller at the Third Avenue. Italian drama will be the thing at the Peoples Theatre in the Bowery this week. signor Antonio Majori, who gave some successful performances there last spring, will reappear this time in drama by M. Sardou "L'Odio." A large company will assist in a spectacular pro- auction.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-09-14
A CENSUS LESSON.

George S. Dickerman in the Southern
 Workman.
 Six cities, Washington, Baltimore, Phil adelphia, New York, Chicago and St. Louis now contain in the aggregate over REQ 900 negroes It takes the largest eleven cities farther south to match this num- ber-New Orleans, Memphis, Atlanta, Richmond, Charleston. Nashville. Savan- nah, Norfolk. Augusta. Montgomery and Mobile. During ten years from 1890 to 1900 the six cities increased in their ne- gro population over 100000, while the eleven more southerly cities show an in- crease of less than 65000. The six north- ern cities have 255O00 negroes over 10
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-09-14

years of age who can read and write, while the eleven cities have only 190,00O.
 But the iliteracy in the most backward cities is small compared with that of the rural portions of the south in those states where the negroes are most numerous. And while illiteracy in northern cities is much less than in the south the Hitter acy in the cities generally is less than in rural districts. The figures of the census are only for large cities. If they were given for smaller cities and for all towns of over 1000 inhabitants the same les sons would be emphasized probably with greater force. We should certainly see in a stronger light the deplorabie ignorance prevailing in the regions remote from ths
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-09-14
DanlaSk.
DOneStiCS.
Our Lining Department

Is synonymous with all that's good 'Ts known fact that cheap Things high all times you would have your clothes ft hang and satisfactorily you good nngs-for this keep only the good kind. This have enlarged this department againhe continual growth of trade has demanded it. Some fall introductory values below:
 20 36 inches quality 5e 
 36inch, all shades quality Percan the highest class Pecane 2 shades 5c quail ty quality, Brus . "
 
 
 Extra
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-09-14
What Pina-Pong Is Like.

From the Indianapolis News.
 "Ping-pong," said the lady in the golf ing skirt, Ifs just lige golf.
 "It is just like tennis" declared the lady in the linen suit.
 You're both wrong,'' observed the heavy-set gentleman who was wiping his brow and breathing with evident effort. Its just like hard work"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-09-14

centers. In the four states, Georgia, South Carolina Alabama and Louisiana more than half of the negroes of the whole state are iliterate. If we could separate the centers from the rest it would be found in many regions that the intelligence is hardly greater than fifty years ago.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-09-14
Fine coffee a specially Venable's.

Vote tomorrow for CAREER former resident Jefferson county, now our neigh bor from Talladega. Jefferson gave him 2OOO votes over Wilson, August 25. Let her do so again.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-09-14
If We Could Tell You of Half the
 Things That Are New


   per
  Trimmings Millinery all Come half things merchandise but the yourself our1
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-09-14
Getting at a woman's Aos.

From the Washington Times
 What is your age, madam" the judge inquired: and whatever you choose. sir. T was her answer. She was under oath.
 You may put down 45 years, then, . said the judge to the clerk. What is
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-09-14
School Hosiery for Boys and Girls.

special sale of Hosiery for the School Chdren-about quarter off the usual price.
 Misses ribbed and knees black black knees ~AN N0'' IVY P"S Misses heethread black sle knees and Boys heavy black ribbed spc toes and Misses quality fast black ribbed ooo . ... Boys extra heavy bicycle ndestructbe and made
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-09-14
your occupatIou. madam r.

your occupation, madamT
 "Sir," said the witness, you have made d mistake of len years in my age.'' Put down 55 years, then" directed the judge. Your residence"---
 sir" exclaimed the lady, angrily, my age is & years, not 55l''
 Thank you madam" said the judge blandlv
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-09-14
Remains to Be Seen.

From the Chicago News.
 Husband-Did that novel I brought you end happily?
 Wife-I don't know It concluded by saying the hero and heroine were mar , ried.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-09-14
School HandkerChiefS.

Chldrens School Handkerchief white printed hemstched embroidery
 
 Chldrens School Handkh ...$1.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-09-14
5000 Yards of Dress Goods at Less
 Than Half Price.

Monday morning we place sale S,ooo yards of Dress Goods at less than hall prcegoods suitable for children school dresses house dresses, shirt waists, For convenient selling have divided them into three lots three prices
 al a Yard Consists plaids and
 a goods inches effects.
 al Yard Consists inches wide plaids,
 54inch Fannels all wool all shades 69c 5inch Venetian, all 40ineh Chevot, 4Onch Shark Skin black all 42inch Snowflake, a s9c black.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-09-14
Cotton Goods.

The of cotton Goods have made phenomenal strides each how they improve yet this their goods surpass all previous eortshe beauty design and excellent finish many excel the pret- test silks and wooen goods Now the preparing time for school dresses, boys was house dresses and kimona Some splendid values for weeks selling
 Sixty of Percae,
 French Cambrc, wide, grounds
 Bates Seucker Gnghams designs,
 Granite
 Kmona Cloths, latest
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-09-14
The September Hovsefurnishing Sale
 Continues Another Week.

New lots and prices added this weeks selling Last week selling was phenomenal and by of of our cuso- will continue this sale another week. Every house. keeper restaurant hote boarding house and school
 interested in this sale There large savings here for you
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-09-14
Towels.

Cotton uckabac quality Sx36 German Linen 12c Sx96 Turkish Towels boders quality - -. ... =. ... Sc Sx96 hemsttched Damask all linen FAC
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-09-18
CUnE FOR ASTHMA.

Sufferers from Asthma. Hay Fever or
Bronchitis will be interested 10
learn that DR.. II. Schiffmanns "Asth,
ma Cure" instantly relieves the most
violent attack. insures comfortable
sleep and has effected cures in thou
sands of cases that had previously
tried every other remedy in vain. No
waiting for results. Its action is i'm
mediate, direct and certain. So firm
is his confidence that the doctor re.
quests this paper to announce that
he has sent to druggists of this town
as well as TO all other druggists in
this country. sample packages of his
remedy which will be given free to
sufferers of above compla ints, who
apply promptly, thus Offering an op.
pOrtunlty to such s have not yet tried
the remedy to make personal test
which will convince the most skepti-
cal. Persons failing for any reason to
receive a sample package from their
druggist will receive one free nv mail
by sending name and address (enClos-
ing 2 cent stamp for POSTAGE to DR.. K.
Schiffmann. Box Sl4. ST. Paul, MINI.
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-09-18
RAPID GROWTH OF MOSCOW.
Russian City Will Soon Rank With
the Largest in Europe.

The population of Moscow shows a
remarkably rapid increase. Within
the compe 0tively short period of 80
years the number of inhabitants has
just about doubled. At the time of the
French invasion in 1912 the urban
Muscovites numbered about 300,000
although the official returns were 252,-
600. In 1871 the official census gave
the population az $4,000, in 1882 it
was 76S,000, and according to the
reckoning now completed the historic
capital contains 1,173,500 inhabitants,
thus taking the tenth place among the
most populous cities OF the world
Moscow covers an area of 10l square
kilometers, or only two kilometers less
than that of st. Petersburg. Area is
not, however, by any means a general
criterion, in questions of population, as
appears from the fact that whereas
London, with the largest population
of any city in the world. covers 1903
square kilometers, New York, with a
population numbering more than a
million less than that of the British
metropolis, has a total area of 795
square kilometers. The population of
Moscow is less dense than those OF
St. Petersburg, Glasgow, London, Ber
lin and Paris.
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-09-18
UratIe TO Rise.

Morerci, Mich. Sept. Sth.-Mr. J. S.
Whitehead of this place has given the
following letter for publications
Unsolicited | wish to recommend
Dodd's Kidney Pills and to return
thanks for the great benefit | have de-
rived from a few boxes of this splen,
did remedy.
Il had kidney trouble very bad. in
fact, | suffered so much that for days
at a time | could not get out of the
chair where | had been sitting with.
out assistance.
81 cannot describe the pains | SUI
fered for they were something fearful
About seven or eight months ago
began using Dodd's Kidney Pills and
very soon found that they were help
ing me.
Il can truthfully say that they have
done me more good than all the other
medicines have ever taken.
Il have been greatly benefited by
them and it is my desire to let Others
know so that if anyone Is suffering as
suffered they may know where 9
cure may be found"
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-09-18

The medicinal value OF common salt
Is well known. Nothing gives relief 10
a sprain more quickly than cold salt
water. Here are few other uses for
salt Mixed in equal proportions with
soda. salt makes an admirable denti-
frice. In cases OF dysentery. salt Ia
ken in vinegar and warm water gives
great relief In Group, salt is reli-
able and harmless remedy; the dose
is a teaspoonful. mixed with table
spoonful OF honey. given freely; and
a bag OF hot salt is very soothing in
neuralgia, toothache, earache and sim
liar affections
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-09-18
Various tsas OF Saw dust

A long list could be given Of explo-
gives and varieties of gunpowder that
have been made from sawdust In
some the sawdust is used as an alb
sorbent. as with nitroglycerin: in 9TH
ers as a filler, while in still others 1t
is converted into forms Of pyroxiline.
BY heating sawdust with caustic alkaii
and sulphur a brown dye is obtained
which is cheap and fast. resisting both
acids and alkalis. and dying cotton
without a mordant. By heating saw
dust with caustic alkali oxalic acid is
formed. A large amount of the OK
alic acid on the market is made by
this process.
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-09-18
HOW HE MADE AN ENEMY.
Old Gentleman Tells Of Perfidy of a
Former Friend

Yes" said the old man, Smith
was my bosom friend when we were
boys at school, but he became my
worst enemy. We sat on the same
form. ate together, slept together, and
shared each others joys and sorrows.
when we grew older our parents
sent us to the university together.
where our friendship. If possible, grew
stronger We took our degrees to-
gether, and, to preserve the friendship
of our boyhood days, went into part
nership.
I'VE were more than brothers and
were always together, and it was
while attending a social party that
we both met and fell in love with
the same girl.
Our rivalry was friendly one. and
for some time none could tell which
was the favored one. One night my
chum came to me in his old friendly
way and said
John, l can see that if I should
prove the winner you would suffer
deeply, therefore | have decided to
tu ONSi my ibtclSol III liiC puSihcos
to you and leave for some new coun-
try
"Of course, | endeavored to per-
suade him not to go, but he persisted
and carried out his plan. He went to
Australia, and in three months l mar
ried the girl"
But how did Smith become your
Nf he
by not letting me go to Australia
instead" snapped the old man. and
they all understood.
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-09-18

Maria de Medici, the second wife OF
Henry ", who married her in 1900 a
year after his divorce from Margaret
Of Valois, was an Italian beauty, pc
tite and dark. She was hot-tempered
and her intolerance of her husband
pickering Her voice was shrill. and
when angry she raised it almost to a
scream. so that when the king and
queen were engaged in domestic ar,
gument everybody in the house knew
all about 1t.