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The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-11-15

Hoods Sarsaparilla will purify your blood. e1pel all traces of disease and give you stength.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-11-15
CITY ITEMS.

Petitions in Bankruptcy.-Petitions in bankruptcy were filed yesterday by Will Anderson and William An derson Cheek.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-11-15
At Cincinnati.

12 to 1. second; Lady Rice, s9 (Hoar), to 1, third. Time, 1:33 2-5.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-11-15

Ladies' Caters, plaid tops, black, navy and brown, were 75c, now 39c.
 Ladies' Black Jersey Caters, 75c.
 Misses and Children's Jersey Caters, 75c.
 Boys tan leather Caters, 1.25. Boys blue Corduroy Caters, 1.25.
 Boys Velvet Caters, $2.oo. Misses and Ladies Duck Leg gins, were soc, now 25c.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-11-15
$ $! !;:i LOVEMAN $ ST; ;! s;;: ;;:;' :;;
 JOSEPH & LOEB.
Some Reduced Prices for
 Children'S Shoes.

Every mother in Birmingham must feel interested in the sale of Children's Shoes which begins today, for it concerns not only the medium grade shoes but the better
 The reason that these Shoes have been reduced in price is because they represent some lots which are not complete, but so far as the quality and style is concerned, they are all right in every particular.
 Here are some of the lots:
 LOT lilo pairs patent patent calf button and shoes cloth and kid top light and heavy soe sizes to IL were s2O0 now .40 LOT 93 pairs misses patent v and patent calf button and cloth and kid top light and heavy soes sizes 1 to were s Oo and s2 50 now .98 267 pairs misses kid and box calf lace and button shoes light heavy soes kid and patent tips; sizes 74 g. S2sO and s2OO, l.6S LOT 4-173 pairs child's Lot 3, in sizes 5M to Il
 .29 LOT 223 pairs boys kid box calf and patent leater lace shoes edges low heels and spring hees sizes 5A; were S300 S2.50 and S200, l.6S LOT pairs youths and little gents kid and calf lace shoes, sizes 8@ to 13M; SLz5 and SL50, l.O
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-11-15

No. 144-Wool Shirts and Draw CTS, single-breasted, regular price, per suit, $6.00; special price, per suit, 4.5o.
 No. 105-All wool medium weight Shirts and Drawers, dou- ble-breasted shirts and double waist drawers; regular price, per suit, $7.00; special price, per suit, 5.00.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-11-15
St. Louis Gets It.

St. Louis. November 14.-It Is announced that the next annual meeting of the Na-A tional Good Roads association will be held in St. Louis. April 26 to 30. 1903.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-11-15

Georgia, 2; Davidson, 0. Athens. Ga, November 14.-Davidson college O. University of Georgia g.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-11-15
Leather GOOds-Just Opposite the JeweIry Booth

A seal Chatelaine Bag, with best clasp and self-adjusting safe ty hook, preventing coming off of belt, 1.25.
 A new line of black and white Betting, by the yard, soc.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-11-15

Wrist Bags in black and colors, with nickel or gilt frame, for 5oc and 1.50.
 Chatelaine Bags with self-ad- justing safety hook, in morocco; seal grain and imitation alliga- tor, 65c.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-11-15
Lots of Interesting Things in the Art
 Department.

A day or two ago told of sale in the Art Depart men was we'll attended, but many of the good things are still here for the tardy shoppers
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-11-15

No. 119-All wool Shirts and Drawers, heavy weight, double breasted shirts and double waist drawers; regular price, per suit, $500; special price, per suit, 600
 All wool Night Shirts of same quality goods as above; regular price, each, $4.O0; special price, each, $2.50.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-11-15

The New Mount Mellick Art Work in Doylies from 9-inch at 25c. 12-inch at BOG. 15-inch at 45c. 18-inch at 55c. 20-inch at 65c. 22-inch at 75c. 24-inch at 85c. 27-inch at 1.25.' 36-inch at 1.5O. Mount Mellick Art Work, En- broidered-
 Bureau Scarf, at 75c. Table Sovers, at 59c.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-11-15
Men s Stuttga rtter Sanitary Un-
 derWea.r Reduced.

We have taken our entire stock of mems Stuttgertter Sanitary Woolen Underwear and remarked them. The new prices are g per cent less than the old Every man who is particular about himself knows what Stutt- garter Sanitary Underwear is. It is is the best made underwear, as it is the most health full underwear. Compare the old with the new prices.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-11-15

Silk anl lisle fur fashioned hose, plain and dropstitched, were $1.00, now SIC.
 Ladies black cotton hose, mace feet, were 25c, now 19c.
 Children's Stockings, IXI fast black, fashioned foot, both black and split sole, sizes from 61s to 10, 19c.
 The Samson Hosiery for the boys, extra heavy, strong and durable, 15c.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-11-15
$ ;''; ; ;. 5;;s 5;I ;; LOVEMAN $ ;; :; . ss5;. s;;
 JOSEPH & LOEB.
The Jewelry Department Takes
 on Christmas Look.

There are a lot of new things in the Jewelry Booth these days. Now and then a rare bargain-some special purchase, repre- senting large lot, which perhaps we are en- abled to offer at less than the usual price, be- cause we got special discount on account of the size bought Some of the new things:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-11-15

About one dozen quadrupled sil- yer plated spoon holders or open top sugar bowls, at 9sc.
 Sterling Silver Sash Pins in beautiful designs, atlas.
 Children's solid gold rings, plain bands, only soc.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-11-15
New Prices in Hosiery.

We told of this Hosiery day or so ago, but there is big lot of it and will stand reteng, notwithstanding tn heavy buying
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-11-15

Imported metal picture frames. small, in green enamel and bur nished brass, for 25c.
 Same frame, with two openings in furnished brass, 35c.
 The new dull black neck chains with large beads that are so styl- ish now, at 200.
Arizona republican., 1902-03-01

just as alcohol acts on others.
 A fault common to most good talk CTS is their propensity to monopolize the audience. Conversation. from it's etymological root, means a bandying or exchange of talk, but brilliant talk CTS want only listeners. Samuel Fay Tor Coleridge was q famous man at a chat. but once he had started. no other man could utter q word. Coleridge never left an opening. Another pecu- liarity of very fluent takers, whether clever or dull. is that they find any lis tener. the stupidest as well as the brightest, equally satisfactory. Arthur entertaining men alive. His talk is . quickening influence on some minds continual flow of interesting and mem- orahle things. But McE,wen could talk quite as brilliantly to his office boy. to his housckeper. to the policeman on the beat or to q Chinese laundryman as he could at q table where the best minds of the country were eagerly lis tening to him. In short. the genuinely good conversationalist is one to whom brilliant talk comes naturally and of it's own motion, and who does not need to force his mind to say good things. If nature made a man for conversation his brain and tongue will work under ordinary pressure, and he will talk well because he cannot help himself.-San Francisco Bulletin.
Arizona republican., 1902-03-01
GOT A PING-PoNG BALL?

Chicago is suffring from cruel fam inca famine of ping-p pong balls. It IS q famine that even riches will not ame- liorate. for in all the great concerns where men and women barter and trade not one of the precious ping pong balls is offered for sale.
 Thousands of Chicago residents are willing to be caught by the craze that captivated London. but they can't get in line. The manufacturers of the pinS-pong balls are not equal to the emergency. They are unable to make the celluloid spheres fast enough to keep within hailing distance of the de- mand.
 Yesterday there was~one ping pong ball on sale in Chicago-and it wasn { for sale. G. H. Whitney of A. G. Spalding X Brothers had the ball in his pocket and wouldn't trust it out of his sight. He seemed to be afraid it would roll away During the day there were no less than fifty demands for this pre- cious ball. Orders came by telephone, mail, and personal calls. In some cases tears were shed by the famished ones, but Mir. Whitney steeled his heart to all entreaties and kept the ball in his pocket.
 Ping-Pong made it's advent in Chi cago four or five months ago. The game is called parlor tennis here, but in name only does it differ from the
Arizona republican., 1902-03-01
HER INTENTIONS WE'RE GOOD.

She really intended paying her fare when she boarded the street car. for sine had 10 cents saved from the bargain day scrimmase. but the conductor hap pened to be a gentleman, and by paying the fare himself saved her a weary walk to the family residence. She had the 10 cents with her when she boarded the car, and she still had the money when the conductor came through on his trip for fares. but sine did not pay the conductor It was all the motor mans fault. With her arms full of bundles. she was compelled to hold the 10 cent piece between her teeth. The motOrman turned on the current, the car gave q jerk. and sine gave a start
 Fare. please" said the conductor. and she turned pale.
 '.I can't pay you.' she stammered. going from white to red and from red back to white.
 But I cant carry you for nothing" remonstrated the conductor.
 T know it. but I can't help it. I had the money when I got on the car but but swallowed it.
 A rough on the other side or the car snorted rude laugh, but the con- ductor was a gentleman, and without
Arizona republican., 1902-03-01
HONEST WILLIAM H. TAYLORS.

A s2.oOO draft went begging for an
 owner in Los Angeles for a fortnight.
 not long ago. IL was a draft on the
 Continental National bank of Chicago.
 signed by Cashier George Ward of the
 First National bank of King City. Mo.
 It was made payable to w. H. Taylor.
 letter containing the valuable paper
 was addressed: wv. H. Taylor. Los
 Angeles. Cal"
 The postofiice people at Los Angeles
 sent it to No. 1914 South Main street in
 that city. where resides w. H. Taylor
 of the firm of Clark & Taylor. lime
 dealers. He promptly resealed the en- velope and returned it to the postofiice marked: "Opened by mistake.' About that time an order reached the postofice to have the mail of W. H.
 Taylor sent to the Nadeau hotel. The S2.O0o letter was accordingly sent there. But this W. H. Taylor was a capitalist from Shenandoah, Iowa, and did not want the money.
 The Nadeau hotel manager thyh de- termined to find the real owner. The draft was accompanied by a short per sonal note from the cashier of the King City bank. which indicated that the cash had been sent for. The hotel
 wired to Cashier Ward. who replied | that the draft was for w, H. Taylor. l late of King City. supposed to be at the St Elmo hotel in Los Angeles. The St. Elmo was telephoned. and pretty soon a sleepy looking farmer went to the Ma deau and asked what was wanted When asked if he was expecting any money he said that he was looking for S2. GOO from King City. He seemed not
 bit alarmed at the risk he had run of i losing the money. and explained that
 he was rancher and had plenty of 1 iaith in people.
 Why he said. this ain't nothina compared to money order that was sent me. It went to seven different w | H. Taylors at San Francisco. and final l ly got around to me all right. You'll | find all William Henry Tayiors honest
 Now let everybody have drink.''- New York Commercial.
Arizona republican., 1902-03-01
THE BUGLE SONG.

He went away to the war that day. To the swinging bugie song; All stanch and true in his suit of blue, And sturdy. brave and strong. Mid the tramp of feet and the loud
 drum beat.
 And the ringing of the cheers. There were none to see such one as
 she.
 Who could not see for tears. And back again came the marching
 men.
 With the bugle singing still; Yet the music's surge was signing
 dirge,
 All sad and slow and shrill. For woman wept: and soldier slept In the dreamless, silent sleep; And the bugle song had a measure
 wrong.
 For the bugiers sometimes weep. And the bugles' lure while the years
 endure
 Viii coax them to the line, And the Hitting strains on the hills and
 plains
 Still echo fair and fine. But the suits of blue. and the sabres.
 too.
 And the worn and battered caps Will tell some maid what the bugle
 played
 When it sighed the song of Taps" W. D. Nesbit in Baltimore American
Arizona republican., 1902-03-01
STRIFE IN AUsTRIA's LEGATION

Baroness Hengelmiller has Tn her private boudoir five bird cages and a small Mexican terrier. all of which added to the prattle of her little daugf- ter. made the room the liveliest spot in Washington. Peace reigned at the Austrian legation. notwithstanding the difference in the nationality of the birds. until Baroness HengelmiIler re- turned from her last trip to Austria bringing with her a beautiful Austrian bullfinch. It took but a short time to teach this new bird to come down from the cage and walk about the room in company with the other birds. return ing to its perch at the signal of it's mistress.
 However, a battle royal at the lega- tion few days ago proved that all was not peace. and since then a petty war fare has been waged which has amused the minister not a little. A pet who also spends of its time in the same sunny boudoir is Spot" a Mexican terrier. which was always on good terms with the birds, allowing them to walk over him and give him gentle pecks at his eyes and nose.
 All Of these liberties were nothing to the new bullfinch, which presumed to take q bath in the Dresden china bowl set apart for Spot" to drink from. The bullfinch committed this offense several times. until few mornings ago Spot" walked in on it. catching it splashinS about in the sacred bowl A battle ensued which brought every one in the legation to the spot, and now that bullfnch sits on its highest perch when Spot is in the room and gives mournful little notes. refusing even to sing in the presence of the dog, and if the bird but chances to the door of its cage. Spot is below with frantic ef- forts to drive it back. No peace nego- tiations on the part of the legation dip lomats have been of avail thus far
Arizona republican., 1902-03-01
REMARKS ABOUT CONVERSATION

Conversation means different things 10 different people. There is. for ex- ample. the conversation of the sweet young girl just out of school. who is under a severe mental strain in com pany. and whose idea of conversation is to make a few remarks about the weather or any other subject on which she can compel herself to chatter. It should be said. to the credit of many young girls in this stage of conversa uonal development. that they are en- tirely aware of the vapidness of their talk. but they have been taught that a girl is q stick" in company unless she has something to say. Not having brilliant ideas on tap. the ordinary girl pours out the frothiest Of small talk As she grows older. if she has any brains, she acquires a quantity of in- formation and experience which she can use as conversational ammunition, and small talk then ceases to require of her strenuous exertion-
 Women in conversation belong to either of two classes. They are either sympathetic or intellectual. The intel lectual class talk about books. ethical values. the RenaScence and Michael2n- selo (using the very latest orthoS- raphy) and other ennobiing themes. The bluestocking dearly loves an epi- gram and, as q rIle. has a pretty trick Of turning it out. She acts on a/ man ike a soad, melting him to much mem tal activity, but he soon flags under the lash. On the contrary the sympathetic class chat about a man, himself. and he never wearies of that subject. It draws him out and he waxes fluent and even eloquent. Intellectual women have the glory of conversation. but the sympathetic woman gets results.
 Conversation can be conducted on three planes, the head plane. the heart plane and the stomach plane. Persons Can stay on the head plane for a while. put the air there is too rare for con unued dwelling. It is easier to abide on the heart plane, for there the sen uhent and the affections are active. out the stomach plane is the mean Ievei of mankind. Conversation on the stomach plane is concerned with mat ters that affect the comfort and well pelnG Of the body. It busies itself with 'ne cooking of food. the tailoring of rs'thes the cost of living, the weather, 'he digestion, details of personal ap- peafance and physical health. money, housekeeping and similar material and common matters. The greatest minds spend more time and breath on the stomach plane than on the head plane.
 Alen are no more skilled in conversa-
Arizona republican., 1902-03-01
REALISM.

l rode down on q car today The car was filled completely. A fat man gave a girl his seat She thanked him very sweetly. He did not take a funny slap At her, but simply grabbed a strap. \ mother and her child were there; They both may have been praying So still they sat. The kidlet did Not raise his voice, by saying. "Oh. mamma. iist look there at that Old man. Ain't that a funny hat?' \ young man entered. full of cheer. But cut no funny capers Like l have read and read about Full oft in funny papers. He sat him down and reached to drag His pants up so they wouldn't bag. That's all-no funny business or Occurrences sad or mystic. But this should be good reading for It's very realistic
 Indianapolis Sun.
Arizona republican., 1902-03-01

London social craze. The sport met with instant favor and has been intro duced in hundreds of homes, most of the clubs. and in other places where the so-called innocent amusements are sought
 It seemed that every one caught the ping-pong fever at once Thousands of sets have been sold in the city. and now. just as interest in the game is in tense, the manufacturer throws a shoe and goes laIile.
 The balls are made from wafer-iil<e sheets of ceiIuloid and weigh little more than nothing. The service 10 which the balls are put requires that the ma terial be seasoned for at least three months before it is fit for use. hence the process of manufacturing them is slow.
 During the last three or four months between 12.0O0 and 15.00G of the ping pong balls have been sold in Chicago. and yet today half the people who have worked themselves up to a high state of enthusiasm over ping-pOng can't buy balls enough to keep the game going. Tournaments in progress .at clubs and in social circles have been seriously interfered with. and alto gether the pingpong players are hay ing troubles of their own. Ht ilic pl d piuE- ibtiE Ddll uHueI ordinary circumstances is about q week. If there happens to be a man or woman in the game who possesses an assertive temper it Is less. This fact has something to do with the strin- gency in the market The demand has | become SO great that attempts have been made to substitute cork for cellu- lcid, but the experiments have not re- suited satisfactorily. True lovers of pingPong rebelled at the mere thought. We are 1-oOO sets behind our orders. -' said Mir. Whitney yesterday. Every body Seems to be pinE-pong wild. We have orders for at least fifteen gross of the balls, and we have just one ball in stock That is in my pocket. We have one man who does nothing but stand at the telephone and say:
 ' 'Ping-pong balls? No. ma'am; we haven't any Sorry. of course. but you understand-whats that? I am q don key? Very well, ma'am. perhaps you re right. Good-by'
 We're thinking of loading phono- graph to answer the phone. It would save the salary or a man.''-Chicago Tribune
Arizona republican., 1902-03-01

ton than women, except that their ex- young man can talk better, in most cases. than q young girl, because he has more everyday Knowledge and greater self possession. But the ordi- nary intelligent woman of thirty is q cieverer talker in parior than her masculine coeval.
 An Intelligent woman is a delightful listener Opposition of sex is alway>a a stimulus Of the mind and tongue, and man can enlishten girl about so many things that most men know. If he talks politics. for example, the most ordinary information is news to the average girl. She likes to hear about conventions and speeches. about thrill ing banotings and the demolition of ''slates." The man never lived that could forbear to pose little when talking to a girl. to take the center of the ~tage. once in a while. in violation of the exact truth. to exaggerate, in some faint degree his own importance in the weighty transactions of which he teiIs and to throw out that atno- sphere of heroism which the hero of 9 romantic novel written in the first per
  suggestion, a way of boasting by seem ing reticence. which many men are masters of. and by which they Slorify themselves in the eyes of simple girls. Such acts never would prevail over men because men are more intimately in touch with the facts. Doubtless in their own sphere of action women use the same craft against men and pose for what they are not
 Real conversation can be improved by study and art but the gift of COZ versation must come by nature. Con versation is casual and familiar form of oratory and the cieverer talker at table or in a drawing room is Co Cicero what Herrick is to Dante. Conversa- ton is to grand oratory what light lyrics CT brilliant society verse is to epic poetry Good conversation re- orires a personal attraction. 2 dra- matic sense, a command of diction. Q skill of persuasion that not many pos sess in combination. Above all. it re quires q flow of ideas, constant, never diminishing and ever entertaining.
 Lack of the conversational faculty does not argue lack of brains. A man can be as silent as mummy in com pany and yet be Q genius. Oliver Gold smith was so dull in company that he was the butt of his more fluent com rades. The ponderous Johnson, that lion of conversation. delighted to crush and confound the beshful Irishman but when Goldsmith had n pen in his hand his thoughts crowded upon one another. The grip of pen acts as Q
Arizona republican., 1902-03-01
EVEN BoER BABIES FIGHT.

One of the most surprising incidents Of the present war is reported in the case of tine death of Private Herbert Harold Hughes, First Kings Dragoon Guards. whose widow lives at Dover The affair occurred at Orebyfont tein, near Harrismith. Orange River Colony, on November 2. 1901. Captain T.. A. Williams. First Kings Dragoon Guards. being among those who lost their lives. The small force was skir- mishing when Boer boy, afterward found to be only years old, walked up to Private Hughes and when close to him deliberately shot him in the ab- domen with a revolver he had con- cealed. the wound proving fatal on No vember 1O.-London Times
Arizona republican., 1902-03-01
SGHGDOZ GIRLS
Are Especially Invited to Write to Mrs. Pinkham For Advice Regard ing Their Health. All Such Letters Are Strictly Confidential.

School days danger days for American girls. Often physical collapse follows ost vitality. Sometimes recovered. Perhaps she keeping carelessnes the rendered
 Then begin ailments which should be will produce constant Headache anness, slight vertigo the back and ons irreguary of sleep and appetite tendency avoid the society others all indicating that wonlanfs arcl-enemy at hand.
 This condition of their daughters that they proper 
 Lydia F. Pinkhams Vegetable has helped With
  the of hearty womanhood
 If there Pnkham at Mass. Her advice is and always helpful.
Arizona republican., 1902-03-01
OLD SAWS SAWED OVER.

A growing hen and whistling maid make worse music than an asthmatic hand organ.
 Lock the stable door after the horse is gone: the thief might bring it back.
 If a man srnite you on the right cheek swat him one in the eye.
 All is not gold that is done up in brick form.
 If wishes were horses there wouldn't be any room in the world for human beings.-Ohio State Journal.
Arizona republican., 1902-03-01

A correspondent of the Pail Mall Ga zette vouches for this incident: A young woman with a fretful baby in q full omnibus (aloud): Poor little nip per I suppose I shall end by 'avinE to take i'm to the 'orspital. Raising the child's veil and looking around for sympathy1 Don't get no. rest. E is sufferin' so with smallpox