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The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-12-06

air of heaven buoyed up by his own hot air, amid a storm of applause that soon became music to his soul. With pedal and propeller attached Ike could have easily solved the airship problem but what would have been the use? Very few people would care to be sunstruck just to be able to soak in as it had done with him.
 Ike was sorry when the season closed, and he was just about to track back to the lumber camp when a Norman miss ionary got hold of him and took him in to the fold. He never had a more earnest convert and Ike wanted to start out as a missionary at once. So the Mormans, in view of his peculiar case. sent him up to Alaska to do some warm proselyting.
 He made the hit of his life mp there. He was as popular with the Eskimo la dies as a rabbit in the nest of rattle snakes and, as soon as he could tell the women from the men, he began to seal wives unto himself The Eslximoesses fiocked to him like old maids to baby shower when they found out what a glowing proposition he was as husband, and lot of them never stopped to get a divorce. Ike just married them all as they came. nobody barred from sixteen to sixty He diden't even talk religion to them at first, by reason of not knowing the language, but he figured that as soon as he got right well acquainted he could explain Mormonsm
 He had forty-eight wives working for him by the time he had a smattering of the language. Brigham Young would have been proud of him. All he did was just to sit in the big. ingloo and keep it nice and warm. while the chorus went out and captured bubber and the other delieacies of the season for the family table The contrast between these meek and helpful creatures and the Jeru- sha he had left behind was one that filled him with peace and Ike would have been about the most contented man in the whole artic circle except for one thing.
 No man can monopolize too many of the other sex without getting into trouble with the Husbands union. Now 1t takes about three months for an Eskimo to get an idea. but when he does get it he usually keeps 1t about his person until he dies After chewing their own reindeer skins and cooking their own blubber in single blessedness for awhile, these Eski mo men came to the conclusion that, while mormonism might offer advantages to the womenfoks it could hold out very little benefit to bachelors and widowers, especially where the population was so limited and there were not more than enough wives to go around anyhow.
 4 So they fixed up a little surprise party for Ike. They came along one night and tore him from the bosom of his family and toted him out into the snow. They escorted him about twenty miles away from the settlement and left him, with warning not to come back, in the teeth of a blizzard that would freeze iceles on the hinges of Hades, This is considered a pretty good joke in Alaska, where or
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-12-06
RED HOT IKE SNOW

After Mrs. Jerusha Snow gulped down her false teeth by mistake. she always swallowed her food whole in order to give the teeth something to work on down there. That economical she was, and by this you may guess how she made use of Ike after he had his peculiar sunstroke.
 Up to this time Ike had been thin as rail and as cold and clammy as a snake. He wore flannels clear through the sum- mer. and cloudy day would give him a chill right in July or August. The har- vest field, under a broiling hot sun, was the only place he could really enjoy him self. but at last he got an overdose of it, through a combination of whisky and sunshine, and 1t nearly got him ready for the little white graveyard on the hill.
 Most people, when they have a sun stroke are bothered with sun-headaches and the like for the rest of their natural lives, but with Ike it was different. It seemed to sort of strike in on him, and fill his system just chock full of never ending heat. When he got up and around he was about the most uncomfortable company one could have, until fall, at least. Jerusha would scarcely let him come in the house until cold weather set In. but along in November she came to realize what prize Ike had become.
 She couldn't cook on him of course. His heat was too slow for that. But she made him stay right in the house, morn- Ing, noon and night when he wasn't working, and he kept three rooms as warm as toast all that winter, to say nothing of being a mighty agreeable bed- fellow on freezing cold nights. Ike was the most popular man in Dozeville, too. as soon as they found out his warm and genial nature No party was complete without him on frosty nights, and people who were saving of their fuel were al ways inviting him out to spend the even ing. Ike had never been so well appre- cated in his life, and he began to get fat and jolly, and hotter day by day.
 Humanity Is flckle. however, and happi- ness Is short lived As winter passed and spring wore on his friends dropped away. Their affections grew cooler as the weather grew warmer, and by June ev- erybody in Dozeville would get up and walk away as soon as he hove in sight Mrs. Snow drove him out of the house, but. just the same, 1t worried her to think of all that heat going 10 waste. To be sure, on rainy washdays, she made him
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-12-06
Sale of Fancy Art NeedleWork.
 Satin Lined Glove Box 5Oc

Large fancy Cord for sofa pill Oo lows, all colors, yard, only. :. .... OC
 Pillow Shams, openwork, plain or stamped.
 Tray Cioth, all linen, fany OK openwork. plain or stamped. l.. NOC
 Glove and Necktie Boxes, transparent celluloid, hand-painted, bows Os of ribbon, ueep puff .<OC
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-12-06

law has recently been passed providing that final judgment shall not be entered up within year. This compells the par ties to the action to wait for a full year before contracting another marriage. the divorce decree not being complete until it is filed for record. The Supreme Court of the state has lately upheld the law, and those interested in divorce reform will be interested to watch the effect.
 The argument in the new law Is that in many cases divorces are applied for by impetuous people who seek conjugal release because of their infatuation for some one else. The wise solons of Call fornia have decided therefore to put these plaintiffs into cold storage for a year in the belief that there will be fewer appli- cations for dlvorees for insufficient causes
 It is doubtful however if the results will justify the argument
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-12-06
WomeRs and Childrens Hosiery.

Women's and Children's 20c Hosiery, fleece lined and heavy cotton for wom- en, fine wool and ribbed cotton for children, Monday, 7z1n
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-12-06
comnetent to Judae..

From the Louisville Courier-Journal
 Many an honest man" says John Wanamaker, fails because he is a poor advertiser" MT. Wanamaker. being one of the most successful merchants in the world and one of the best advertisers, ought to be a competent witness on this subject
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-12-06

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-12-06
A List of Most Suitable Gifts for Men at Smaller Cost

Mems Smoking Jackets, all wool double-faced cloth, silk 1OS astenings-colors ...........f fsOO
 Mems Blanket Lounging Robes, all wool plaids, double-faced golf z -OS cloth, 5000 value e............ .OsOO
 Pretty Neckwear Four-in- Hands, Tecks, Imperials, etc.-a OSo large variety. y................... ~CC
 English Sqaures, large variety of elegant patterns-real holiday SOo
 Gloves, good quality dog 1O skin, well made. fOC
 Fine Dogskin and Mocha Gloves. suitable for street, dress or 1S
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-12-06
Sale of
 Dolls
All Kinds of Dolls at
 Low Prices.

Our American Beauty Doll at 98c is a splendid value, and will make any little girl happy. Kid body, shoes and stockings, jointed, closing eyes, long curly hair, bisque hands; height OOo of doll 14 inches; tomorrow only OCC
 American Rag Dolls, with fancy dress and bonnet, richly trimmed with lace, painted face that will not wash off, shoes and stockings. OE If lncneS ..........
 Dolly Warden Rag Dolls, really dressed, body stuffed with cotton, shoes and stockings, hair bangs, 1S IT inches. l.. ..s.. ........ l.IO
 SIPS Fine Kid Body Doll, bisque head moving eyes with eyelashes, sewed wig, bisque hands and OS gusset jointed limbs. ........ I'~c
 $1.e8 Corked Stuffed Kid Body Doll, IF inches, riyet jointed bisque head, and moving eyes, sewed wig, long curls and pretty face others up z m to-. ..............V
 25c Cloth Body Doll, 10-inch. bisque painted hair, papier-mache feet, and arms, 25c; others up 9 m
 Full Line Santa Claus Faces, also makeup Heads for Christmas Tree parties.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-12-06
Divorces in Cold Storage.

From Sioux Falls (S. D) Argus-Leader.
 California has stolen a march on quick divorces, and short order re-marriages. A
The Savannah morning news., 1903-10-06
Are You Satisfied?
II Not, What Better Proof Can Savan.
nah Residents Ask FOr2
This is the statement of a Savanna
citizen

This is the statement of a Savannah
citizen.
The testimony of a neighbor
You can readily investigate ii.
The proof should convince you.
Albert P. Mcfarland, foreman of No.
Engine Co, S. F. D., residing at 304
Oglethorpe avenue, east. says: Il have
used Doan's Kidney Pills and can rec
ommend them very highly. My trouble
was in the small of my back and when
! took cold it caused a dull toothache
Like pain in my loins, which became
sharp and shooting il l moved quickly
The kidney secretions We're irregular
IN color, contained a sediment while
symptoms of retention were present
/ used several different remedies for
the backache, but it baffled all my
efforts until l got a box of Doans Kid
ney Pills at Knights Pharmacy. The
pain in my back left me and the Sc
cretions from the kidneys lost their
cloudy appearance while my health
was greatly improved from the use
Of this remedy. You can refer to me
as one who recommends Doan's Kid
ney Pills"
For sale by all dealers, price so
cents. Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo, N
Y, sole agents for the United States.
Remember the name, Doan's, and
take no substitute.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-10-06

Gle about each other, then suddenly
dart far apart. OF a sudden they shot
toward each other, meeting with pro-
digious compact; scatteration of par
ticles, then absolute disappearance was
all encompassed in a moment. No soon
er had this transpired than three other
combatants of the same phantom forms
line up, facing four others. 1t was
evident that these things, whatever
they were. were battling to the death.
that there were two well marked
navies.
The ensuing conflict was long and
dreadful. A veritable mass of jug
gler's balls seemed to be thrown into
bunch. With lightning rapidity one
would now and then back off, start up
again, and dart like a shot against an
approaching opponent, with the result
that a sort of cloud arose. then all
signs would disappear beneath the
waves of this mysterious yellow sea.
B. was fascinated, lay like a student
of science, still as perpleXed as ever
as to what the real meaning of the
vision could be. OF all that host of sea
| rams, finally but a single pair remain
ed, skillfully making passes at each
other in a death struggle. B. could
contain himself no longer, but investi-
gated.
After some little patching together
of odds and ends of reasoning, and
walking all about both ends of the long
| culvert, he finally discovered the cause
of the vision; learned what stuff our
| dreams are made Of
The dark culvert was over a little
sheet of water. The western sun threw
it's rays upon the western end of the
bridge and water beneath. By the
laws of reflection, the angle of Incl
dence is equal to the angle of reduc-
ton, hence the yellow lights upon the
far end. reflected upon the inner top
of the far end This was the golden
| sea"
oval waterbugs, commonly seen in
nearly every we'll, swan agilely in bat
| tie upon the water in the eastern part
| of the ribbon of water beneath the
! culvert. On the magic lantern princi-
| pie, these notes actually battling to
! the death, were magnified into the size
of monsters.
There is no moral to this tale, but
| it proves the good old theory that the
! small is interesting ofttimes when mag
! nified to observable proportions.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-10-06
TWO TRACK RECORDS
BROKEN AT MORRIS PARK.
HorSemen Satisfied that THE Fiddler" Is Not
Ringer
Ringer.

New York, Oct. 5.-The Fiddler, who
won the last race at Morris Park Sat
urday and who was supposed to have
been a ringer" was to-day paraded
in the paddock after the fifth race,
when many well-known horsemen
were satisfied that he was The Fid-
dler" and not MacNamara, as had been
reported.
Two new track records were made
to-day, Tribes Hill running the one
mile and three sixteenths in 2OOA,
and Irene Lindsay stepping the six
furlongs in 1:12A.
In head and head finish, Castalian,
the favorite, won the feature event,
the Westchester Handicap from Lux
Casta.
Summaries:
First Race-Autumn Hurdle Handi-
cap, two miles over eight hurdles.
Charawind, 4 to 1, won, with ellison
The Savannah morning news., 1903-10-06
is A SPEED WONDER
FROM ARKANSAS.

Memphis, Tenn, Oct. Sit is report
ed here that the horse, THE Fiddler"
which was the medium of the sensa-
tional coup on Saturday last at Morris
Park, is speed marvel from Arkan-
sas. The local pool room was hit
heavily on Saturdays race, 100000 hav-
ing been paid out to local players. 1t
is said that the horse had been
especially prepared for Saturdays race.
Several we'll known heavy bettors
here had been on the lockout for the
horse, the entries from New York be-
ing scanned eagerly early at night.
When The Fiddler appeared as a
contestant in the sixth race at Morris
Park for Saturday, the plungers left
the city Friday night for Hot Springs
and Covington, KY, where it is sup
posed they placed large amounts in
the betting ring. 1t is not known from
what part of Arkansas the horse comes.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-10-06
FOOD OF THE BELGIANS.
Citizens of the Little Kingdom Are
Good LiVerS.

From What to Eat.
Ask any one where the daily food is
best and the answer invariably. from
one who has not been there. will he,
I'm France" yet that eminent French
man, Taine, traveller and writer. says:
THE table d'hotes of Belgium are the
finest in Europe" Belgium is a small
country, only two-thirds as large as
the state of Maine. but it has a wide
range of food products. because it's To-
cation is favorable to the importation
of those which cannot be supplied at
home.
Nearly everything in the vegetable
line is supplied by the farmers who
live just outside the cities limits and
bring their fresh wares into town twice
or thrice a week for the market
Beans, chicory, endive, carrots. of two
kinds; tiny turnips, tomatoes, cab
bages of several varieties, celery, pota-
toes, Brussels sprouts, peas. onions,
may be found in the market at almost
any time. Nearly all vegetables except
the cabbage grow much smaller than
those seen in American markets. but
they are very sweet. The celery is
not fit for ia Bile use uncooked and is
never served raw, but appears in soup
or as a vegetable in white sauce The
celery roots also are cooked. The DO
tatoes are very small, but the Flamande
prepares them so they are always
mealy. They are served without their
jackets, but not mashed, or in any of
the forms often seen in America. Chic
DRY is a favorite DISH but not palata-
BILE to Americans. II is bitterness IT.
self. 1t usually ACCOMPANIES roast
beef. The bean is like the lima. with
broad pods. Carrots are tiny things,
looking, save for color, like the turnip
radish. The turnip is small and white.
Plenty of Fish.
The fish supply of Belgium is supe-
rior to any in this country save in
the largest cities. Nearly every vari-
ETY. of food fish is to be found in the
markets. Many of the fish are SWIM
ming in a big tank of water and the
purchaser selects one which is lifted
in net, and dispatched at once. There
is thus no question of freshness. Snails.
the escarcots of Paris, are in all the
best markets. There are two varieties
of Holsters. that known here, and a
speckled kind that is brought from
Norway. The oysters are not good.
having a metallic flavor and being
are no CLAIMS on the market. but in
their place are mussels. that look like
those seen on the coast here. They are
very good and are steamed, adding
to them a sprig of celery, a bay leaf.
a Glove or two. These are served at
quaint cafes called mussel houses, and
are sold from carts on the streets.
Uhey are too cheap to be served at
j otels, but form a representative Bel
ian dish.
The meat supply is inferior to this
countrys, game being of few varieties,
scarce and very dear. But one seldom
has tough meat served him. The cooks
know how to make it tender, and
those who cat it are not supposed to
cut it with silver knives. Sharp
knives make a difference in the seem
ing toughness of meats.
Cooks of the Country.
Belgian cooks use great deal of
oil. 1t takes the place of butter and
is used wholly for frying. They COM
bine vegetables, usually cooking two
The Savannah morning news., 1903-10-06

LESS DUTY ON COTTON Q
PROMISED BY RUSSIA.

st. Petersburg, Oct. Sit is intimated
in the Official Messenger that a reduc-
ton in the duty on raw cotton may be
expected in the autumn of 1904. This is
the first prospective departure from the
prevailing protective system. The pur-
chasing power of the Russian masses
is so low that the textile interests are
threatened with ruin, notably those in
St Petersburg district.
The duties on finished goods are suf-
ficiently high to exclude foreign COM
petition. but the high prices cannot be
maintained owing to the inability OF
the masses to pay them. The spnners
have long been asking for a reduction
in the duty on raw cotton, which now
stands at so to so per cent, according
to the price of cotton abroad.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-10-06

Washington, Oct. 5.-With the CO.
operation of all the cotton carrying
railroads in the Southern states. the
Department of Agriculture has made
an investigation of the amount of old
and new cotton on hand at the close of
the season 1902-03.
Returns were received from 1,436 sta
tions, not including seaboard termi-
nails, which show that at the close Of
the days business, Aug. 81 there were
in sight at these stations, 21,02O bales
of cotton, of which 1891 were of new
cotton of the crop of 1903 and 1903 of
old cotton of the crop of 1902 and pre-
vious years.
The total number of bales on hand at
The Savannah morning news., 1903-10-06
PRODUCE IS SCARCE AND
PRICES ARE SOARING
Local Dealers Find 1t Impossible to Fill All
Orders Now.

Not in years has there been such a
scarcity of produce in the Southern
markets, and local dealers are far be-
hind with their orders. 1t is a general
thing for some one special article of
produce to be short in a season. but
at this time there is a scarcity Of
every article now in season.
Local dealers are telegraphing all
over the country trying TO secure
truck with which to fill their orders,
and are paying almost any price. This
state Of affairs is largely due TO the
greatly increased demands in the South
for produce. In the smaller towns
where a few years ago all the vege-
tables and nearly all the fruit con-
sumed, was raised in the family gar
den and orchard, nearly every grocery
truck. such as Irish potatoes. onions.
cabbage, turnips, and all kinds of
fruit. The result has been that resi-
dents in these smaller towns have
learned to patroniZe these markets,
and provide their tables with a great
er variety of food than in years when
they relied solely on their own soil
for what vegetables and fruit was
put on their tables.
The greatest demand for any article
or foreign raised truck is for Irish DO
tatoes. These are unusually hard to
get now, and are bringing from $3.50
TO $2.75 per sack The usual price for
potatoes is 81 or $2.10 per sack. The
crop in Georgia this year was almost
total failure. and the demand for
this one article of produce has forced
the price up with little indications that
all orders can be filled.
Another article much in demand is
cabbage, the big white head variety.
Local truck farmers have none to of
fer, and the imported article is hard
to get and is held at to 3la cents per
pound, which is just double the price
asked last year.
Rutabaga turnips are in great de-
mand with no stock on the market.
The price of this vegetable has also
doubled since last season. The Cana
dian variety is the best brought here.
and where these can be obtained they
aer held at $1.75 per sack.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-10-06
CHICAGO PRINTERS
HAVE LABOR TROUBLES,

Chicago, Oct. Big printing estab-
lishments here were partially crippled
to-day by the refusal of members of
Franklin Union No. 4. Press Feeders.
to so to work in houses controlled bv
the Chicago Typothetae. Given the
choice of forswearing allegiance of their
union or losing their positions, a ma
jority of the feeders failed to report
for work This was the situation as
reported from seventy-five firms early
to-day.
Former members of the union who
announced that they renowned the
union were allowed to go to work. In
many shops where the union men failed
to report for duty, girls We're hired to
take their places. The trouble unless
settled quickly, WILL it is feared, great
ly embarrass houses who are getting
out their catalogues.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-10-06

Light, 40 to l, second. and Enright, Z
to 2, third. Time 3:41h.
Second Race-Selling. last six fur
longs of the Withers mile. Irene Lind
say, even and l to 8. won, with Black
Fox, 8 to 2, second, and Cinquevalli,
% TO l, third. Time 1:12A.
Third RaCe-Last five and half
furlongs of the Eclipse course. Euphra-
ia, to l, won, with Tepee, to and
even, second, and Missing Link, 30 to
!, third. Time 1:041a.
Fourth Race-The withers mile. Run
nels, to 10 and out, won. with Oars
man, 6 to l. second, and Sweet Alice,
% to l, third. Time 1902.
Fifth Race-The Westminster high
weight handicap, last six and a half
furlongs of the withers mile. Castalian,
TO l, won, with Lux Casta, 16 to 5.
and even, second, and Lady Uncas, 8
to 2. third. Time 1:191a.
Sixth Race-Handicap, one mile and
three sixteenth, withers course. Tribes
Hill, Z to l, won, with Lord Badge,
to l, second. and Stolen Moments, 16
to 3, third. Time 20OA.