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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-07-09

Line and half tone cuts. Age-Herald
Engraving Company.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-07-09

III the teacher could
wipe away the blotches
from her skin as easily
as she does the caricature
with its pinply face, she
would be a happy
woman.
Pimples and eruptions
are more than a disfgure-
ment to a woman, they
| make her sensitive and
unhappy. The way 10
cleanse the skin Is to
purify the blood. DR..
piarceDe Go1dau Mad;ca1
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-07-09

Ess
mentioned Re-"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-07-09
Genuine Coco.Cola
at Norton's.

Vienna Cream at Stones
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-07-09

"on July s. the Crescent Hotel at Eu-
reka Springs opens as an a1l-year-' round
resort. under the management of the
FRISCO System. Extensive renovations
and improvements have been effected
which will make the Crescent Hotel the
equal of any hosiery to be found in the
Southwest" 6-z2-30t
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-07-09
ENSLEY.

Ensley, July 8.-(Special.) Mrs.
George WEIGH, wife of the superintend.
ent of the Austin-Bryan Manufacturing
Company, and children have gone to
Georgia, near Atlanta, to spend the
summer.
Miss Katie Gerst has returned from
two weeks trip to Sulphur Springs,
Ala
Rev. ]. w. Orr assisted in the Pres
byterian services at Bessemer Friday,
Saturday and Sunday of last week.
Mr. G. A. Nolan of the Nolan Trad
ing Company and his family have Sc
cured a cottage at Sulphur Springs,
to remain there until the warm
weather is over.
Mrs. w. ]. Norton and little daugh-
ter will leave this week for Alfalfa
to spend week.
Mr.. Gordon Crawford of the Ten
nessee Coal, Iron and Railroad COM
pany leaves today for Atlanta and
Macon, Ca, to visit relatives and
friends. On his return home Mr..
Crawford will stop at Indian Springs
and spend several weeks.
Mr.. Arthur Moss, shipping clerk and
time-keeper for the Austin-Bryan Man.
ufacturing Company, is on a two
weeks vacation at his old home, Nick
ajack, Ga, and will return Monday.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-07-09

Heidsisek- Boot Jack No6by spun Roll, IT IT,
" Z Rice CreepyIle sscssee crossie
oueD- Red tin tags from Tinsisysas Ok Natural Leaf
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1902-08-02
A Joker Amonu Birds.


The bluejay is the most persistent
practical joker in the feathered king
dom. He will conceal himself in a
clump of leaves near the spot where
small birds are accustomed to gather.
and when they are enjoying them.
selves in their own fashion will sud.
denly brighten them almost to death
by screaming out like a hawk. OF
course they scatter in every direction,
and when they do so the mischievous
rascal gives vent to cackle that
sounds very much like laugh. If he
confined his pranks to such Jokes as
this, however, he would not be such a
pad nelghbor to birds smaller than
himself, but when he amuses himself
by breaking the eggs in their nests
and tearing the young to pieces with
his bill he becomes a pestilent nuts.
ance, and they often combine their
forces to drive him out of the neigh
borhood. They do not always sue
coed, for he is as full of fight as of
mischief, but severe conflict teaches
him that they, too, have their rights,
and this induces him to mend his man.
ners.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1902-08-02
The Worlds Sheep.

According to ofhcial reports the
wool industry of the world has under
gone a marked decline within the past
few years. The number OF sheep in
Europe has decreased 100000 or 10.
per cent, in ten years. In 1873 there
were 100000 sheep In Germany; In
1897 the number was only ii, O0O, 900.
Since 1880 Spain has decreased her
sheep holdings by SO per cent. Hun
gary, as compared with 1870, has only
one-third Of q supply. The fiocks of
Great Britain, France, and the rest of
Europe, Russia excepted, are not in
creasing, for all available land has
been utilized for years. Russia is the.
only old world country which is in
ereasings its sheep supply, and even
there the increase Is not rapid. & It is.
said that the Australian tlocks are.
falling OF rapidly. In Argentina mill
lio4s of sheep were destroyed BY the
foo6S Of 1900, and the natural In
screasS has u not more than One-half
overcdsAe the gdepIeti lon, IA. the Unit
ed stat there are fewer sheep than.
there W. ten years ago. but it is
noticed u the numbers are again
.slowlI incfeasink.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1902-08-02
SOME FACTS ABOUT LONDON.
The British Capital Is Big Town
Beyond All Question.

A child is born every three minutes
and a death is registered every five
minutes.
The city contains over 700 railway
stations, nearly 500 miles Of railway
line, and eleven railway bridges span
the Thames. Daily 100000 persons
travel on the underground railways,
and 100000 in 5000 omnibuses, 1000
hansoms, $4,000 cabs, and 1000 tram
cars. The total population is be-
tween 100000 and 100000.
Four thousand postmen deliver TO-.
100000 letters weekly, walking dis
lance equal to the circumference of
the globe. Sixty thousand letters are
written a day, consuming thirty gal.
Ions of ink -,
Ten thousand miles of overhead
telegraph wires almost shut out the
smoky canopy. which spreads above
the London streets, and the number
Of telegraph messages received in
London last year was over 10000
Ninety million gallons of water are
consumed, daily.-London Correspon.
dence st. Louis Post-Dispatch. ~
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1902-08-02
How. to Make a Easso.

No cowboy or ranger of the west.
ern plains is of any account without
lasso, or rope" as it is generally
called. It is much more useful
article than a revolver, and the cat.
tie king prefers expert ropers to
crack shots any day.
Lassoes can be bought in any town
west Of Kansas City, and a fair article
is manufactured for sale, but the ex-
pert roper makes his own rope. It
may come in handy some day to save
his life, and he wants to be sure that
it is made properly. This is the way
he makes it: s...5, ~
rirst, the rawhide is cut in thin
strips as long as possible and half
tanned with the hair on. Then these
strips are soaked and stretched over
a block. They are then braided into a
rope, care being taken, Of course, to
pull the strands as tight as possible.
When the RATA Qasso) is made 1T
should be buried for a week, ten days,
or even fortnight, in the sand. 1t
takes up moisture from the ground
without getting hard. Soaking in the
water won't do, nor will anything else,
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1902-08-02
Wide-aWake Bows.


When Gen. Grant was q bow his
mother one morning found herself
without butter for breakfast, and sent
him to. borrow some from a neighbor.
Going, without knocking, into the
house of a neighbor, whose son was
then at West Point, young Grant over
heard letter read from the son stat
ing that he had failed in examination.
and was coming home. He got the
butter, took it home, and, without
waiting for breakfast, ran down to the
office, of the congressman from that
district.
"Mr. Hamar," he said, will you
appoint me to West Point?''
mo. So-and-So is there, and has
three years to serve'
But suppose he should fail. will
you send me?"
Mr.. Hamar laughed. IF he, doesn't
go through, no use for you to try"
Promise you'll give me a chance,
Mr.. Hamar, anyhow"
Mr.. Hamar promised. The next day
the defeated lad came home, and the
congressman laughed at Ulys sharp.
ness and gave him the appointment.
Now said Grant, lit was my
mothers being out of butter that
made me general and president"
But it was his own shrewdness to
see the chance, and promptness to
seize it, that urged him upwards
Christian Advocate.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1902-08-02

Elton has loose fronts that open over
vest embroidered with beige and
pale blue Corticelli Flo silk, similar
embroidery adjoining the deep peler-
inc collar. The sleeve is decidedly
novel and deserves special mention.
1t is cut with point edged with a
band of stitched wolfe and is COM
pleted with kind of under sleeve of
cream liberty silk formed into puffs
with straps of beige velvet. Beige
velvet ribbon in darker shade
tadorns both the jacket and skirt. The
latter shows the fashionable sheath
effect and in addition to the velvet a
trimming Of straps in inverted scol.
lops stitched with Corticelli silk.
The new skirts are fitted closely at
the hips but flare very much indeed
below the knees. A great many skirts
with hip yokes are shown, either OF
shirring, tucking or tiny bands, joined
with a fancy open stitch. Some very
attravtive skirt models in sheer mate
rails are laid in narrow box-plaits
from the waist to the knees and below
that there is a prettily shaped founce
with insertions of cream lace and q
garniture of narrow gathered ribbon
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1902-08-02
BEDsTEAD WORTH A FORTUNE.
English Farmer Owns the Most Costly
One in Existence.

One in Existence.
There are not many wealthy collect
ors in Europe who have not tried in
vain to buy the magnificent carved
oak bed and overhangings belonging
to Mr.. John Eustace, a yeoman farm
er, at Elmers Farmhouse, just outside
Upton, England. This is one of the
most famous beds in the world, and
was slept in by Charles l., and Mr..
Eustace has refused sums varying
from $4,000 to $125,000. J
1t even beats in value the two Louis
XIV. tables which the Duke of Leeds
sold last July for $4,000, and is a
really splendid piece Of work. The
King Of Denmark offered the forum.
ate farmer $4,000 for it five years
ago, but the best offer was made last
year by Mr.. Paramore, the millionaire
and connoisseur.
But 1t is the owners pride that,
even during the worst years of depres-
sion In farming, when an agriculture
alist Is the uuluckiest of bread win.
ners, he has been able to point to the
famous relic and declare that though
nearly penniless, he has refused a
fortune on an average once a month
and the luck Of the heirloom always
pulls him around again. The bed,
which is of black oak, and over $50
years old, came out of Bethune Castle
240 years ago, and no banking &C.
count on earth can buy it. 1t will
remain at Upton as long as the own.
er's family lasts.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1902-08-02
The kino.


de drew for moment out of tho strife
That man with the earnest face, !
And dreamed anew a dream OF power,
AS he paused in the market place;
And 10! all those years before him
Grew luminous, and unrolled, y
Till he built mighty mansion,
And his vaults oerran with gold.
He sat there alone in his chamber.
And unused thro' the evening dim.
A chosen man from the people, +
And a vision came to him;
And 10! a million soldiers
Shook with their tread the world. -,
A nation rose in the wilderness,
bright, new flag unfurled.
He read in his dim-lit study,
This scholar in his youth
And, forth from the stored pages,
There flashed a CLEAN of truth:
And To- it touched the many. =
AS a message fresh from God.
And the hearts of men grew lighter,
AS the centuries were trod.
SO forth from the dream and vision,
Out from the dim ideal,
Are born all the ships and the cities,
Our darkened souls call real:
For back of each deed we worship,
Back Of each plan we've wrought,
Silent, yet filled with power,
Stands the majesty of thought.
George r. Parrish.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1902-08-02
A PARTY Trick.

Here is a party game or trick,
which, while it does not rank as one
especially intellectual, nevertheless it
offers a nice diversion for the time.
First begin the conversation with
some special person present in a cas-.
ual manner, and then have it lead on
to their strength of mind or power of
resistance. When you have them most
deeply interested make the remark
that you can compel them to move
from their seat without touching them.
Naturally they will contradict this
boast. Then slip off about two feet
and look them steadily in the eye,
never allowing your eye to leave theirs
fer second. In few moments thew
will become so tired of sittfng still
and so uneasy under your steady gaze
as to get up of their own accord and
change seats or move further down
the settee. When they do this, of
course, you have become successful in
your party trick.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1902-08-02
SCENES g JEWS II 70 faERAl.
Hebrews Excited Over the Burial Of!
# ,fzS III a Nenerated Rabbi. .ss

- Fs
Most extraordi binary g scenes took
place in Tunts yesterday on the occa-
sion Of the burial Of Mouchi Berrebi,5a
the late Grand Rabbi Of the Jews OF
the protectorate, says Paris dispatch
to the London Telegraph. Hebrew
traditions are kept to the letter 4 of
the law in Tunis, especially as regards
funerals. About 5000 Jews Of & all
classes thronged round the, funeral
car, >endeavoring to touch the body
of the dead dignitary of L the syna-
.gogue. The crush was enormous, and
as the body had several times fallen
out of it's place the police took charge
OF the funeral, and in strong force es-
corted the car to the cemetery. Here
further trouble arose, as a lot of peo-
pie wanted to throw earth into the
pillow-case which was to b6 placed
under the head of the grand rabbi in
his tomb. The police succeeded, with
great difficulty, in preserving order,
and with the help of fifteen voluntary
gravediggers, the body, in it's white
shroud, was taken from the car and
consigned to the earth. Before it was
carried down there was a final rush
of people, who wanted to kiss the
snroud: Many also struggled to de-
scend into the grave for the purpose OF
saluting the corpse for the last time,
but they were driven back by sheer
force. During the burial, which was
quickly effected, owing to the crowds,
women in the cemetery pierced the
air with their heart-rending walls.
The explanation of these extraordi-
nary scenes is that the Jews of Tunis
considered that their grand rabbi had
died a saint, or, as the phrase is
among Catholics, in the odor of sane.
tity, and that whoever helped to carry
the body, kissed it, or even touched
the shroud of fine linen enveloping it,
received pardon for sins committed
and promises of heaven.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1902-08-02
Shadow Portrait Scran.hook-

What fun it is to have a shadow
portrait scrap-book of our school
mates! You will never know unless
you get to work and make one. You
can make two kinds by cutting out the
inside of the shadow and FASTING on
to black lining, or you can cut out the
outline and paste on to square OF
black cloth. I prefer the former.
Arrange your light so as to give
the very best shadow, and hang on
the wall a square piece of light brown
paper. Trace. very carefully, slowly
and accurately, and use the same care
when cutting it out. 1t is great fun
when you have a number of portraits
pasted in your scrap-book to have
some friend look through the book
and try to guess 'who is who"
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1902-08-02
New Chain Barette.

Still another improvement has been
introduced into the little gold pin
which is intended to collect and hold
fast at the back of the head the soft,
short, uneven strands of hair. A
barette is supposed to be more useful
made after the new pattern now being
introduced! The gold bar OF the
barette is somewhat longer than last
years model. From the two ends
swing loop of gold chain, very fine,
and 1t is supposed to support the un'
even strands of hair and so keep
them in stricter confinement: AS a
matter of fact, the fine gold chain is
added as a matter of ornament,
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1902-08-02

+ The first gown is of white nuns
ceiling made up over pale green silk
and trimmed with a. beautiful en-.
fbroidery spangled with gold paillettes.
This embroidery trims the bottom; Of
the skirt and outlines a sort OF. hip
yoke below, while at the sides and
back. the skirt is slightly plated Or
gathered. e% 5# g ssls S III, q
The front and back /, Of the bodice
are made with groups Of fine plaits
alternating with box-p 1aits. 81 The yoke
is trimmed y n with J rows of: fagoting,
giving the effect Of a square yoke Dor
dered with the EN- roidery. The full,
sleeves are also trimmed ia the
embroidery and gathered into deep:
cuffs g ornamente d with fagoting The
crushed collar: and girdle are az rose,
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1902-08-02
WOULDN'T TAKE ANY CHANCES
Cid Lady Refused to Stay in Room
With X-Ray Machine.

They came into DR.. Pennington's
ofice-a quaint old pair on the sunny
side of eighty, who looked every hour
of their long, handwriting lives. The
old man had bullet in his arm and
his physician wished DR.. Pennington
to make an X-ray examination.
The ancient couple looked at the
shining machine with unaffected won.
der and awe. They dimly realized
something of it's marvellous power
and asked many questions, the grand
dame being particularly inquisitive.
"Why don't you take his clothes of
If you want to see the ball?" she
queried. excitedly, as her liege lord
lay down with his clothes on.
80, cloth doesn't make any differ.
ence," responded the doctor, careless.
ly, and then, noticing her incredulity,
he asked kindly:
Don't you want to take a peep?"
She tiptoed up and for second
screwed her dim eyes on the wonder.
full picture, and then gave a blood.
curdling yell that would have done
credit to Comanche Indian on the
warpath, gathered her scant skirts
around her bony ankles, and rushed
into the corridor. In an instant the
doctor was beside her with the
breathless inquiry: . i -
why, what's the matter?" =. 4
.."Matter!" she shrieked, wrathfully.
Il want YOU to understand that IL T
am old and poor, I: am a decent wo-
man, and I amt a-go1ng to stay in the
room with that machine. Why, II you
took notion to turn it on me, what's
the good Of my clothes? &c Chicago
Tribune I'll -. III # z:.z4. (. -
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pix silk, the former. ornamented III
frQt with. gold buckle -. ia. =

pix silk, the former ornamented ii.
fr # 1t with . gold buckle. =.s3 4 ,y #s :e5.
: The other gown is Of very. pale blue
% slF. The skirt is finished at the bot
sSton with g narrow founce, headed by
q dch embroidery in which dark red
vevet ribbon is run. From this en-.
bribery, bands of the same extend
" ullTa 20 to the girdle, forming panels.
zss the ne bodice il trimmed at the top
/ y = IS and on each side OF. the
Il. Ir n with the embr oidery. IN that on 81
"a 81 g.sffr q Is run with velvet ribbon,
d "a I ends finished with gold tips. The
1c t'[' and plastron are OF ecru guip.
.1uf q and g. the drape Sgirdle is OF the
!. i s1k f 'tye sleeves, made with a large
PVT i ct the sbot tom are trimmed at the
t9 3. s and bottonq with the embro idery.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1902-08-02
See if You Can,

You can't stand for five minutes
without moving, if you are blindfold.
ed.
You can't crush an egg when placed
lengthwise between your hands; that
is, If the egg Is sound and has the
ordinary shell of hens egg.
You can't get out of chair without
bending your body forward, or putting
your feet under it; that is, if you are
sitting squarely on the chair, and not
on the edge of it. 80
You can't break a match If the
match is laid across the nail Of the
middle finger of either hand and press.
ed upon by the first and third fingers
of that hand, despite its seeming so
easy at first sight.-Health. - 49, ..
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1902-08-02
Crockett and the Panther.

When Davy Crockett was on his
way to San Antonio to fight for the
independence of Texas-this in the
year 1S36-one night found him on
the banks of the Navasola river and
his horse broken with fatigue. What
happened at this point We'll let Davy
tell.
Near the margin of the river a
large tree had been blown down, and
l thought of making my lair in it's top.
While beating about the branches I
heard low growl, as much as to say,
stranger, these apartments are al
ready taken Looking to see what
sort of a bedfellow I was likely to
have l discovered an enormous Mexi-
can cougar some five PAGES away.
hays of light darted from his large
eyes.
"One glance satisfied me there was
no time to be lost. l fired. The ball
struck him on the forehead and glanc-
ed off, doing little except infuriate
him. He sprang at me again, and I
drew my hunting knife, for l knew we
must come to close quarters. He
seized my left arm and began to tear
the flesh, when l thrust my knife into
his side. He let go.
'Smarting with his wounds, he
came at me cgain, and ne pressed so
close that in stepping backward my
foot caught in vine. I fell, and he
was on me like a nighthawk on a
Junebug. He seized my right thigh
and, since the hinder part of his body
was toward my face, I grabbed his
tail with my left hand. With my right
| stuck my knife into his side, and
summoned all my strength to hurl
him down the bank of the river. He
resisted. At last worked him to the
very edge and he lost his balance. He
fell, but he dragged me with him.
Fortunately, at the bottom of the
bank I found myself uppermost. I
aimed desperate blow at his neck.
He struggled few moments, and
was saved.
II returned to the treetop and made
myself as comfortable a bed as a
weary man need ask for. Next morn
ing fifty Comanches joined me, and
some of the warriors discovered the
body of the cougar and began skin
ming it. The chief noticed how many
stabs were in it, and when I told him
OF my struggle, said: Brave hunter.
brave man. and wished to adopt me
into his tribe, which honor l declin.
ed"
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1902-08-02

so the old ropers say, except burying
it. When the Rata is dug up it should
again be left for time stretched over
a block, with a weight to hold it taut.
Then the hair should be sandpapered
on the outside, and when the RATA ia
creased with mutton tallow and prop;
erly noosed is ready for use. go -. 1. !
Every roper who pretends to take
care OF his apparatus will bury his
RATA and stretch 1t every SIX or eight
months. With these precautions q
a lasso is practically everlasting It
can't wear out, and a herd of cattle
could hardly break it. y =. ~
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1902-08-02
CURE !. FOR . sRleHr's DISEASE.
l.. Il, =. 1850 $500 II H. H. t%:.t%.
National Drink 81 Mexico Said 70 be
.s>s "a Specific. ~ &Ss$ ts Is 8

A, Redlands woman sends this de.
partment the following clipping from
the Oshkosh Daily Mort western,
containing an account Of the marvel.
GUS cure of an American suffering
from Bright's disease in an advanced
stage, by drinking. fresh pulque. ii
Mexico, says the Los Angeles Times.
b II pllque, which has hitherto been
known mainly IN its fermented state,
is a faYorite intoxicant with the lower
orders of Mexico, possesses these won
5ierful qualities as a cure for what has
generally been considered Eas an In
durable disease. It IS high time that
here should be establ ished In South.
srn, alifornia where the plant grows
Sseadily, pulque plantatio Ions. and sani-
aria, where patients may use the
.resh Juice. 45