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The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-04-05

applied to the furnishings of the Fountain Heights Methodist church.
 St. Mary,s chapter of the Hillman hos pital will be entertained Tuesday after noon at o'clock by Mrs. Charles unger- man.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-04-05

27-in. White and Colored Organdy, 70la very fine and sheer quality, at. A12O
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-04-05

Now is the time to use MAGIC CITY FLOOR FINISH
 (Made to Walk On). JOHNSTON & WALTER PAINT co.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-04-05
Miss Agnes Miller, of Chicago, speaks to young women about dangers of the Menstrual Period how to avoid pain and suffering and remove the cause by using Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound.

"To YoUNe WoMEN:-I suffered for six years with dysmeno (painfu perods three The said this condition appendages repeated and neglected colds
 of young girls only realized dangerous take cold this critical time much suffering would be spared them Thank God for Lydia Pnkham's Vegetable Compound that the only medicine which take it. noticed marked improvement in general health and at the time monthly period the had diminished consider ably kept the treatment and cured month later like another since perfect health brighter have added weight and light happy"-MI AGNES MILLER % Potomac Ave- Chicago, III.
 monthly condition a health Anything unusual at that time should have prompt attention. letters Pinl1ham's regulates sruaon and makes periods painless.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-04-05

58-n Wash Chiffon-a very fine OOo and sheer quality at............... at. 0CO
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-04-05

10 pieces of 72-in. all pure Linen extra heavy, Bieached Damask- regular 6Oc $1 % quality-for r........ OOC
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-04-05

1900 yards of 19-in Taffeta Silk in black, white and all the popular spring shades This is the best low price Lining Silk QOo made-called "Yano May"-at. -. OOO
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-04-05

50 dozen of all pure Linen Bleached Dinner Napkins; fast edge. good heavy quality our regular price $1 25-for this OQo sale only .................... SO'O
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-04-05

25-in., splendid quality Washable Jap. Silk, in white, cream, pink, baby 4Ec blue, navy, red and reseda-at. -. xcO
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-10-30
SNAKES IN IRELAND.
Ticklish Undertaking snid By an
American to Have Been Per-
formed by Himself.

An American named Warwick has
been taking an interest of late in the
tradition that st. Patrick drove the
snakes and vermin cut of Ireland. He
has just visited the island, and now
in a letter to the London Times he sets
forth his experiences as follows:
"As a matter of record only, I beg to
state that / arrived from America on the
Celtic about ten days ago. I landed at
Queenstown, and went to Cork. At
Barney castleeI liberated IA good sized
rattlesnakes, one with six, two with four
rattles, the balance quite young Time
will tell if st. Patrick's edict is a myth
or not"
This letter leaves much to be desired
in point of clearness, remarks the
WHsskiasstca Star raises an immedf-
ate doubt as just what Mr.. Warwick did
at Blarney castle. Did he "liberate" the
IA rattlers from their hiding places in
the rocks in order to kill them? Or did
he 'liberate" them from a crate in or
der to test the antisnake charm? This
Is too ticklish a matter to permit anv
misunderstanding. Ireland is very jeal-
GUS Of her reputation as a snakeless soil.
and either reading Of the letter tosthe
Times suggests trouble for Warwick. as
a libeler or as a smuggler Of ~contraband
creatures. The people of Hawaii to-daI
would like to get hold of the man who
brought the first pestiferous insects into
those previously blessed isles, and lust
SO there would probably be a price on
the head Of any man who liberated,
yenomous snakes In Ireland in the sense
that word is usually understood. Il is
evident that Mr.. Warwick has been
grossly careless in his use Of either the
English language or HIS IL rattlers.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-10-30

- Miss Alice Bailey, of -
Atlanta, Ga, escaped the SURF
geon's knife, by using Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound.
"DEAR Mrs. PINKHAM:-I wish to
express my gratitude for the restored
health and happiness Lydia e. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound has
brought into my life.
81 had suffered for three years with
terrible pains at the time of menstrua-
ton, and did not know what the trouble
was until the doctor pronounced it in
f1ammatiOn of the %OVaries, and
proposed an operation.
~ felt so weak and sick that I felt
sure that I could not survive the ordeal,
and so I told him that I would not un-
dergo it. The following week I read
an advertisement in the paper of your
Vegetable Compound in such an emer-
gency, and SO I decided to try it. Great
was my JOY to find that I actually i'm
proved after taking two bottles, so L
kept taking it for ten weeks, and at the
end of that time I was cured. I had
gained eighteen pounds and was in
excellent health, and am now.
"You surely deserve great success,
and you have my very best wishes."-
MISS ALICE BAILEY, SO North Boule-
ward, Atlanta, Ga. $4,000 forfeit If original
duces.
All sick women would be wise
If they would take Lydia e. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound and
be well.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-10-30
AN EQUINE PASTORAL.
Sad Old CrOvsbait Gets One Good
Mouthful OF the Good Things
of Life.

1t was q very warm day, and horses
as well as men and women looked list
less and spiritless. One lean, sad look
ing creature with d melancholy air, in
spite Of the gayiy decorated bonnet tied
modestly under it's chin, stood retro
Observation-Disclosures Of green pastures and
waving cornfelds, where as a skittish
young colt he nibbled sweet clover and
fresh oats. What a change from those
days Of his joyous youth! A limpid
light shone in his eye, and he looked sad
ly about at the surging crowd of busy
citizens, says the New York Times.
just at that moment a fruit vender,
his stock in trade shining golden in the
sun, pushed his cart right in front Of the
horses nose. The smell of ripe fruit
rose like incense. The weary horse start
ed, and the odor of the pears formed
another link in memory's chain.
He saw the slim fruit trees and the
ripe fruit lying thick upon the ground.
He ben his head with a joyful flirt of the
ears; life seemed good to him again. He
opened his mouth wide and two mellow,
golden pears disappeared as by magic.
Again he applied himself to two more,
and still again.
He might have gone on eating the
whole stand, wood and all, if some off.
cious passer-by had not called the Ital.
ian's attention.
With a cry of rage the keeper of the
golden fruit sprang upon the offending
beast. With a snort and an upward
kick the horse defended himself. Then
suddenly the weight Of years settling
heavily upon him again. he allowed him.
self to be led away while the bereaveG
Italian added the price of six pears al
three for a dime" to the side Of cut.
ter loss" in his ledger.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-10-30
Humiltatlng the British Lion.

EHs
Mr.. Gourley, a member of the Cana
clan house of commons, is noted for
his intense hatred Of the United
States. Only a few weeks ago he
made utterance that "the United
States is a greater tyranny than Al
giers."
Last summer, while q number Of
Americans were enjoying a trolley
ride In a Canadian city, Gourley and
an acquaintance happened to be on
board. The meager criticisms which
the Americans bestowed on things
Canadian nettled the vitriolic states
man. An Italian entered the car. He
carried in his arms a large papier
mache lion, which he placed on the
seat beside him.
Represents the strength and pow
or Of the greatest nation on earth, Z
said Gourlay loudly, pointing to the
lion. i n
.The creature which makes all
others crouch and grovel,. added the
acquaintance.
Il should like to see any foreigner
attempt to twist
Here the conductor interrupted the
PATRIOTS declaration and drew from
the Americans peals Of derisive laugh
ter. when he addressed the Italian
brilsquely
Say, what do you think this is
q cattle car-Boston Post
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-10-30
.Thc Duke of shoredltch..

Shoreditch, to which Archdeacon
Sinclair lately appointed a new vicar,
is enormously connected in London le-
gend with the beautiful mistress of Ed
ward ". The name was really derived
from the family of Soerdich, who held
the manor, and is still pronounced
.Soreditch" with unconscious c~orrecti-
tude by many Of the inhabitants. The
fields in this ne~ighborhood were the
chief practising grounds for the city
.arehsrs, the best shot Of whom was
styled the duke Of Shoreditch." This
explains the prayer IN the Poor Mans
Petition" Of 1903, that the king should
not make .the good lord OF Lincoln duke
Of ~Shoreditch." The good old Ditch,
as9it is playfnliy termed by has
some literary interest as the first Ion
don home Of the hapless Chatterton, and
the residence Of several Of the Original
actors in the plays OF Shakespeare
Westminster Gazette.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-10-30
EXILED PRINCESS IN PARIS.
Descendant of Indian Royal Family
Poor and Forgotten for More
Than Forty Years.

An Indian sultana, a descendant Of
Tamerlane, named Aline of Eldir, lived
in Paris, poor and forgotten for about
10 years. This heiress to a great king
dom was stolen almost out Of her era
die and deserted by the robbers IN the
coast of France, says the Court Journal
Of 1929.
She was presented to the princesses
Of the old court. and conceived a par
ticular attachment for the Princess de
Lamballe; but when, at the age of only
nine or ten years, her beauty had at
tracted too much notice, and nothing
but a letter de cachet could secure her
from the prosecutions of exalted per-
sonages, she exchanged a convent for
a prison.
The revolution set Aline at liberty.
At the time of the Egyptian campaign,
the man who wer destined to rule
France, and almost all Europe. and
who had probably thus early turned
his attention to India, is said to have
thought of the heiress of Tamerlane,
and to have formed the plan of restor-
ing the illustrious stranger to her ma
tive land.
Josephine interested herself on this
occasion for the sultana; but this had
no influence upon her condition. Tn
happy. surrounded only by a few~pious
nuns, and urged by her confessor. she
renounced the religion Of Mahomet,
and became a Christian.
At length, in December, 1918, an In
dian sheik, named Goodman, arrived in
Paris, with instructions to claim Prin-
cess Aline from the court OF France.
The envoy sought out the sultana; he
Informed her chat her relations were
DESTROYS of her return; that she would
be reinstated in the rank which was
her right, and again behold the bright
sun and the beautiful face of her own
Asia, upon the sole condition that she
would forsake Christ for Mahomet.
No persuasions, however, could pre-
vail upon the convert to comply with
this requisition; Goodman went back to
India without accomplishing the object
OF his mission, which produced no i'm
provement in her straitened circum-
stances.
Two years afterward she learned that
an Indian prince had landed in Eng
land with a splendid retinue, but that
he had~been Obliged by the English
government to embark again immedi-
ately for India Aline had no doubt
that this event had some connection
with her history, but she heard no
more OF the matter.
These particulars are chiefly extract
ed from the preface to the books OF
the princess. written by the MARQUIS de
Fortia- This nobleman generously
took upon himself the charge of sup
porting Aline.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-10-30
NIGHT.

Oh dark, Oh silent, On sweet!
To the soft night
] bow my head
Day is more pure, more FRIGHT
But still 1 love the Night!
Oh LIQUID sweep OF sky,
Star-begemmed,
1 turn to thee
For all day / must be-
70 ligh condemned.
But now / live by radiant darkness
hemmed.
Oh night! Oh wonderful.
Thou ans reveal
Such mystic things
In whisperings
And then conceal
These mysteries which Day nc'cr can feel.
Oh sadness! oh happiness!
Two in one
And one In two:
oh, thou evcr-new
Might without sur,
Kiss me. sweet dark, Ger thy reign be
done.
-Rosina HUXLEY Emmett, in Everybody's
Magazine.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-10-30
California, the Beautiful.

Now's your chance-cheap rates to
from. Kansas City. Tickets ON sale daily
until November 30th. Personally con-
Quoted excursions on ''The Katy FLYER
from St. Louis on Tuesdays of each week.
Tourist car through to San Francisco. Ask
for tour book and information. George
Morton, G. P. & IA, NJ, X. & t. Ry.,
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-10-30
Powers OF Liquid AR.

A ball Of india rubber immersed IL
liquid air becomes brittle. and Il
dropped TO the floor breaks like glass,
A lead bali when put in liquid air ac-
gquires elasticity and will rebound lir.s
the rubber ball in its normal state.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-10-30
A VOICE FROM THE PULPIT.
Rev. Jacob D. Van Doren, of 81 Sixth

Street, Fond du Lac,
Wis, Presbyterian
clergyman, says 81
had attacks of Kidney
disorders which kept
me in the house for
days at a time, unable
to do anything. What
l suffered can hardly
be told. Complications
set in, the particulars
of which 1 will be
pleased to give in a
personal interview to
any one who requires
information. ! began
taking Doan's kidney
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-10-30

Pills and can conscientiously say that
they caused a general improvement in
my health. They brought great relief
by lcssening the pain and correcting
the ~actionsof the kidney secretions.'
Doan's Kidney Pills for sale by all
dealers. Price, go cents. FOSTER
MILBURN CO., Buffalo, N. Y.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-10-30
w. l.. DOUGLAS
$50 & So SHOES S SsSai
You can save from I3 to 30 yearly by
wearing W. /. Douglas $3.50 or 20 shoes.

They equal those
that have been cost
ing you from $500
to $500. The inn
e sale Of w. j.
Douglas shoes proves
their superiority owe
all other makes.
Sold by retail shoe
dealers everywhere.
Look for name and
price on bottom.
That Douglas uses Cor.
Ona Colt proves there is
value In Douglas shoes.
Corona Is the highest
grade Pal. Leather made
Fast Color Eyelets used.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-10-30
A Dream Melody.
III SUPPOSE I've been i'll! 1 wonder

ri SUPPOSE I've been i'll! 1 wonder
i what's the matter with me?"
Colin Stuart opened his eyes, and,
struggling into a sitting posture, saw
that he was in the shabby bed-sitting-
room in the dull side street which for
q drcary time now had been his
home"
He was still only half conscious ana
painfully weak, but gradually his brain
cleared a little, and bit by bit memory
came back.
so she didn't turn me out, after
all! She must have looked after me,
too, and found money for medicine and
food. Her bark was worse than her
bit. po0r- creaimrei I daresay she's
hard pressed enough herself at times,
especially If many of her dodgers are as
Improbable as I am.
How much did l W her, now, be-
fore | was taken i'll? How long have
| been lying here in delirium? and,
worst problem OF all, what am I to
do with myself now l have my senses
back again? Life was pretty rough
before; it will be impossible now"
Another glance round the room
~freshened his memory again-the open
piano, the loose sheets of torn music
carelessly strewn all around. How
ever long the Illness had been In dura-
ton. no loving hand tended him, only
srudging service (given. perchance, as
an alternative to an inquest) had been
bestowed on him.
4 remember! I'd reached the end OK
all things; not one penny left-no
work-season fat-couldn't sell music
or get it sung, not one solitary a
ment through all those awful weeks.
9niy the Clothes i was wearing left.
not a friend in the whole world ]
could turn to for help-bread and wa
ter for a week-then water without
the bread. with the Frenchman's ex-
perience to follow; no sooner had /
taught the horse to live on one straw
a day than the brute spited me and
died!
But I didn't die! No, here / am, IN
fortunately alive. I've been under the
waters ct fate onee,, and like other
tsodtes risen TO the surface. 1 shall go
down again directly. Mrs. Wilcox
thinks she can turn me out without
being held UP for m~anslaughter Or any
thing of that kind. Shall / rise the
second time through the casual ward
or be allowed TO die quietly in the gut
ter? Heaven knows; I don't"
Another Ieng, weary pause. at the
end of which the landlady popped her
head in at the door, gave q grunt
which might either have been satisfac-
ton or disgust On realizing the in
valid was eonscious-better;; a then
dived back to the kitchen, emerging
therefrom a little later with a basin Of
YER weak soup and a piece OF bread,
which she set down with a clatter on
assmall table ear the bed with the re-
mark:
"You al feed yourself again now;
the time it's wasted every day a-iook-
ing after you no money could ever pay
o j. =
I'm sure I'm very grateful" was
the shamed reply. Have ! been Ill
Iong?'
Morn two weeks: ungraeiously,
an me scared to death with all this
talk o. smallpox about"
Colin started violently.
1But it can't be that-there is no
rash"
Good thing for you it wasn't" was
the sharp fetort. It's delirium, the
doctor says. You've been a-playing
that there piano to death, but there
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-10-30

A Man was one day entertaining a lot of fellows in an alehouse
with an account of the wonders he had done when abroad Or his trav-
els: 4 was once at Rhodes said id he "and the people Of Rhodes, you
man could come within a yard of. That's a fact, and if we were there
could bring you ten men who would prove it." what need is there
to go to Rhodes for Witnesses asked one of his hearers; Il" Just imagine
that you are tacre now and show IL your leap
MORAL-It is very weak in III men to be soNctousw with heir COMPANY tic believe
them when they are relating a matter of act in which themselves were a pary
concerned -
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-10-30

The probability is that only men who
don't know how they do it ever live to
be l00.-Puck.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-10-30

Mere family never made a man great.
Thought and deed, not pedigree, are the
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-10-30

Piso's Cure cannot be too highly spoken of
Ave-, N, Minneapolis, MINI, Jan. 6, 1900.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-10-30
A Friendly wish.

D'Auber-I wish / hada fortune! I
would never paint again.
PsAliette-By Joge. old man, 1 wish I
had one! I'd give It to you.-London
Answers.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-10-30

Difficulties are meant to rouse, not dis
courage.-Channing.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-10-30

A dumb-waiter can't talk, but neither,
for that matter, can a speaKing-tube.-
Philadelphia Record.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-10-30

Putnam Fadeless Dyes color Silk, Wool
n Cotton at one boiling.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-10-30

To Cure a Cold In One Day.
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All
druggists refund money if it fails to cure. Csc.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-05-23

s AOILxAOCA WALL EAFEh AND BRIWEE coverings. For this purpose nothing is more restful or more completely satis- flying to the eye than self color. 1t need not necessarily be guiltiess of de- sign: indeed, in many instances where a large expanse of wall has to be cov- cred and pictures are hung at consid- erable distances apart design in shades of the same color gives pleasing variety to surface which might oth- erwise be toe monotonous. A good ex- ample of this is the handsome holly hook paper. different specimens of which are made in delightful shades of blue, red and green, the boldly drawn groups of flowers and leaves being ar ranged to form broad stripes upon a watered background.
 Tn the majority of instances a self colored paper demands the relief of a frieze, to the design of which it of course gives full emphasis A simple but very artistic frieze for the purpose is here shown. The conventional flow CTS are of the same color as their back ground, but several shades lighter, the foliage being in contrasting color. In red paper, for instance, the leaves are in tan, shading away to quite pale tones.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-05-23
T,he Pope Likea Cirar..

Pope Leo XIII. does not smoke, nevertheless be enjoys the odor of 8 good Havana cigar, and frequently he asks one of his attendants to smoke one in his chamber. Ion such occasions" says Roman writer, "his holiness sits comfortably in his arm chair and benign smile is on his face as he watches the blue smoke ascend into the air." The pope takes sometimes a pinch of snuff from a large wooden box, in which there ia always goodly supply, and by deft- ly using red silk handkerchief he prevents the slightest stain from ap- bearing on his garments. However. even if stain. were to appear 1t would very soon be noticed by Cham berlain Centra, one of whose duties it is to see that his holiness raiment shall be immaculate whenever he ap- pears In public.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-05-23

How to Make Tough Fowl Tender.
 Truss the fowl as usual and then in- fold 1t completely in two thicknesses of wrapping paper, securely fastening the paper with piece of string The fowl may now be put in the oven and roasted for three quarters of an hour. At the end of this time the paper is re moved and the chicken returned to the oven and roasted as long as would have been necessary had 1t been ten der in the beginning. It must be bast- ed often and turned occasionally. When done, it should be as toothsome as a young chicken.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-05-23

in the number of emigrants sent to this coHntry, the number reaching 7s,756. Italy at that time came sec ond with 72,145. Austria-Hungary came third on the list with 57,4so. Then came Ireland with 43,57S, and Russia and Finland with 42,310.
 In the year 1900 Italy stood easily first with just 100,1 emigrants sent hither. Russia and Finland jumped to second place, more than doubling the figures of seven years previous, by sending over 9O,787 persons. Aus tria-Hungary still remained in third place, with 62,491. Ireland also stayed in fourth place, though with large decrease, sending over only 25,730. Germany, which in 1893 had been first, dropped to last place, with only 1s,507, less than quarter of her former figure.
 Two years later, in 1902, Italy near ly doubled her record of the year 1900 by giving us 178,375 of her pop ulation. Austria Hungary also made great gain in her record, by send ing us 171,989, and rising to second place. Russia and Finland increased their figure to 1o7,347, but had to be satisfied with third place Ireland contributed 29,13s and Germany es,- BOA.
 The total immigration in record years with that for the present year estimated is as follows:
 For year ending June 30, 1881. 669, ,431 For year ending June, 30. 1883. 6o3, ,322 For year ending June 30, 1892. .623 ,os4 For year ending June 30, 1909. .64s, TAB For year ending June 30, 1e03.s. SOC, ,ooo
 MAURICE CLIFTON.