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The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-12-05

N CLERlCALr agent of the Amer1- \PV can Missionary association re-
 ports to the Evening Post dole full condition of moral and religious de- generation among the New England rural communities.
 The only evidence he presents in sup port of his conclusions of very dis graceful condition and of time having come when the question properly arises of the need of state interference, 'in order to prevent the people from becom- Ian intellectual and moral revival" is that 'three-quarters of the people are never inside of a church."
 If. however a quarter of the people in the rural communities of New Eng land go to church, the percentage is larger than 1t is in New York, in London, and probably in all the great cities of Christendom.
 In these New England communities, says the missionary agent, who repre- sents the Congregational division of the religious work. "the doctrine of future punishment has lost its hold" But where has it not lost its hold? In what church or seminary of Professionalism is it now preached and taught?
 ."The old New England Sabbath is gone" partly because of "the changed beliefs of the times and partly because of the transformation of country by "the introduction of trolley cars and the op- portunities for Sunday riding which are coming in everywhere" But this change is general, and is not confined to New England notably. As these new means of communication are multiplied the prevalent urban neglect of the observance of Sunday as a Sabbath extends to the country towns and villages. People find something to do on Sunday to gratify their social instincts other than church. going.
 In these New England communities congregations are small and "the peo- church." That is. they follow the ex- ample of more than three-fourths of the inhabitants of cities. to whose social con- ditions they are approximating by reason of the introduction of the cheap and swift moving trolleys. Those new means of communication are tending to make suburban in character villages which fomerly were compelled to pursue an in- dependent and radically different social life. The urban type is extending every where. The simple "hayseed' is passing out and giving place to the sophisticated townsman type.
 This clerical missionary agent gives no statistics by which we may judge the present moral condition of rural com munities as compared with the past period when the doctrine of eternal pun- ishment had not Host its hold" Even at that time the moral condition of these communities was so bad that Jonathan Edwards felt called on to terrify the peo- people with his awful sermons on Sin ners in the Hands of an Angry God" Saints in Glory Will Rejoice to See the Torments of the Damned" The moral degeneracy of that time appalled, Whitfield when he visited this countAy at about the middle of the eighteenth cen- tury. Drunkenness was far more rife then than now, and there seems to have been relatively more immortality. more licentiousness. than there is now.
 The missionary agent has strong hope that ''the remedy for rural decadence will be found in the foreign immigration" which is so rapidly and completely trans .. .r
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-12-05

Uncle Joe Cannon is inclined to dis pute the statement that the senate is the whole thing. He seems to think the house is still factor in this gov ernment.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-12-05
CONSlDERATE.

From the Washington Star.
 ''wouldn't you enjoy your dinner more If you had earned it?'
 "No," answered Meandering Mike. q wouldn't link of intrudin any mercenary considerations into dis season of hospital ity an good cheer"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-12-05
There is no water in cotton bags.
WATER ENOUGH.

From the New York Evening Post.
 Stock Broker-Ls see that MT. Carnegie is going to make a lake at Princeton.
 Customer-well, I suppose they had to do something with the water squeezed out of the steel stock
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-12-05
THE WAY THEY ACT IN MEXICO.

From the New Orleans Tlmes-Democrat. A stranger in old Vera Cruz Was put in the towns calabuz,
 For a day it appears.
 After flfty-six years The government turned the man luz.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-12-05
About Persons.

A. E. Finklea and J. B. Kimbell of At lanta, are stopping at the Hilman.
 R. P.~ Mccarthy of Rochester N. T.. was one of the St. Nicholas arrivals last night.
 G. B. Deans. of Mobile, cashier of the port of Mobile of the internal revenue department and sometime populist candi- date for governor, Is at the Florence. Capt. Deans is being mentioned for the place of deputy collector.
 Edward Gramham of Paint Rock. was one of the Hillman's arrivals last night.
 w. F. McGowen and W. G. McDaniel of Cuba. were two of the Noncompliance ar rivals last night.
 President John w. Ahercromhia of the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-12-05

Overseer Jane Dowie and Son Glad stone knew when lne time was fully ripe for a trip to Australia and the public never will know how well loaded they were with good money.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-12-05

H RANs-CoNTINENTAL railroads NY traversing Texas have been seri-
 lously effected by the yellow fe- yer scare at San Antonio and Laredo. with the result that passenger officials are alarmed at the small business done. Now that the disease seems about stamped out local traffic Is returning to its normal condition, but this is not the case with through traffic This winter tourists have carefully avoided taking the southern route to California and the far west, preferring to go over the Un- ion Pacific or the Northern Pacific. both of which routes are not pleasant for win ter travel. The Southern Pacific has been particularly hard hit since this road de- bends largely on heavy winter travel to California. The Sunset route is an ideal one for winter tourists going west but this year 1t has been neglected for roads considered safe from possible contagion from yellow fever Now that the alarm is past Southern Pacific passenger off, cials are casting about to devise some means for reviving passenger traffic over their line. People are slow to respond
 
 cided to give a big winter carnival in San Antonio Hitherto this picturesque old town as well as New Orleans, Houston and Fl Paso, have been great attractions for tourists, but when romance is pitted against yellow fever the latter wins a speedy battle.
 At last that wonderful surgical opera tion whereby man without wealth had his ear transferred to the head of a man who had wealth and was willing to spend it for such an adornment, seems to be a success. Although the name of the millionaire is not known, and proba- bly, never will be- we are permitted to learn the name of the surgeon who per- formed the operation. Dr. Andrew N Nelden can we'll feel proud of the sue cessful termination of his task and he may also feel gratified with the exten- slve advertising he has received. The matter of large and remunerative prac- tice is now forever settled All the doc tor will have to do will be to wait for distinguished patients to come to him for advice or treatment. Also it must be remembered that the western million aire who paid for the ear also paid very good price to the person who made the transfer Again the man who sold his acoustic appendage also got very good price and 1t now seems that every body is satisfied. The secret of the Ger mans willingness to sell his ear is now made public He is married and has a family. Therefore he has no further thoughts of whether he is good looking or not.
 It is a remarkable example of the in- efficiency of the New York police force that in spite of the great number of pri- vate detectives and blue coats guarding President Roosevelt at the Oracle funeral
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-12-05

No boodler in Missouri or grafter in the postoffice department has put on stripes, but perhaps the law will yet reach them. The petit jury is still the chief obstruction.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-12-05

Dowie's factories are like all other factories, with no supernatural fea- lures whatever They do not pay and never have paid. Only well managed factories pay in this world.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-12-05
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR

From the New York Press.
 One man can lead woman to thought, but a thousand cannot make her think.
 A man can be very comfortable in any kind of chair if he Is sure everybody else wants it.
 A woman's idea of choice seat at the opera is where what happens on the stage cannot possibly interfere with her chance to see everything else.
 Generally it is the man that leaves rubbish on his sidewalk to trip up people that damns the railroads for their lack of consideration for the public.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-12-05

Parker and Richardson of Tennes. see' is one ticket and "Olney and Folk" is another, but "Gorman and Black of Illinois" will probably pass under the wire.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-12-05
aWE AlN,T.n

From the New York Mail and Express.
 Maybe Secretary Shaw really said. We an't going to let any time go to waste in building the canal" Secretary Shaw was born and brought up in the rural districts. And, anyway we ain'tl
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-12-05

Fortunes are not lost and won on the cotton farms, but incomes are raised to the point of comfort and many betterments. Let the bull move ment proceed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-12-05

Slowly but steadily Uncle Sams biggest battleships are concentrating at convenient observation stations in the Caribbean sea. Poor little Colom- bia
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-12-05

Boss Odell proposes, it is said, to make Lieutenant- Governor Woodruff governor next year, despite his as- founding waistcoats and dudish ten dencies. The world do move, but it Is difficult sometimes to say which way.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-12-05

National conventions come high, but both St. Louis and Chicago seem to think they must have them. They are held at about $100, ,Oo0 apiece.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-12-05

Dowie believes in receiving money, but he does not believe it should be restored to its owners. His restoration programme does not extend to many
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-12-05

The United States will recognize King Peter, and Pete will recognize other
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-12-05

Captain Carter has fellow feeling for Gen. Leonard Wood. Both are up against public sentiment.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-12-05

Judge Feagin believes that in crimi- nal matters as in other affairs, proven tion is better than punishment.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-12-05

Southern furnaces are making them selves felt, and this district is right at the center of the stage.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-12-05

Gen. Leonard Wood seems to be bud ding into a political issue-a sort of hot house issue forced before his time.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-12-05

Zion common cannot at any rate fall much below steel trust common.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-12-05

All who are guessing can take their choice when it comes to naming the boss of New York
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-12-05

The Mississippi is open while the Hudson is not. The Warrior is still sealed up, but there is a glad day com ing.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-12-05

Overseer Jane Dowie is not at any rate in the hands of receiver
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-12-05

Dowie Is neadliner of the first rank.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-12-05

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-12-05

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 --2 King Henry VI.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-12-05

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-12-05
From the New York Sun.

N CLERICAL agent of the Ameri- >pl can Missionary association re- ports to the Evening Post dole
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1903-02-12

4 tn cuf1ada la condesa Juana de
Kergaz, pero, en- fin, Sc hara TODD
10 que SO pueda.
Una horrible sonrisa ilumin6 In
fsz de cir GUillermo, porque bien
podemos, desde ahora, darle este
nombre.
-IAhl : dijo R1cambole, pro-
nuncie IN nombre que siempra te
causa efecto. Esta bien $. ya se
vera de hacer algo por tt. va
compTenderas. - continue, - que
Ell maraues de Chamery no puede
razonablem ente paSar la noche
fuera de su casa. Tengo una her.
mana, m cufiado, una buena po.
sicion social y es precise observar
buenss c0stumbres.
R7cambole llam6, y Sc preseut6
IN ayuda de c&mara.
Vas a desnadar a este pobre
diablo, 10 que no costara mucho
trabsjo, dijo riendo Ell faIso mar
qu6s ensefI sndo al ayuia ds CANA
ra las plumas y ell calzoa roi que
constitufan t0da la tndum en- taria
de O'Penny:- lie asostar&s en- MI
CANA y tendras con el los mayoras
mIrsmientos hasta que 20 vueiya
- Si, sen lr djo ell ayuda de
camara incliDandose con todo FL
respeto de un criado pagado con
largueza.
~ buscar6s en- Ell guardarropa
que aquf tengo, : afIadi6 r cam
bole, I'm traje pueds servfrle, Y |
le vestiras nvenientementa ma
nana por Ia man ana para cuando i
veDga el m6dico.
Hecha eeta Ultima recomenda.
ci6n, Rocambole eogf6 su gab5n
Sc march0. Al snbIr o au cocha II
dijo al cochero: = iAi hotell- La H
berlina parti0 con Ia yelocidad del II
layo = lego erssguida q Ia Gale \
Gle Verneuil, las dos hoias de la
puertA del hotel de Chamery se
AbrierCn d 81 paso, Ell portero aban-
don0 precipitadaA ente Ia porterfa
para ir d desplegar ell estriho del Il
saTTnsies del que Rocam hoie bald II
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1903-02-12
oARMEN La G1TANA

i de que estaba cubierto y su espsn
II tosa fealdad me llamaron la a ten
II ci6D; Is vista de la cicatriz de esa
II estocada me hizo estremecer, y Sc
\ me ocurri6 la idea de acercarme 4
Il 6l y decirle al ofdo: <No tie llamas
Gualterio Bright9. La viva emo
ci6n que ent0nces manifesto, no
me parmiti0 dudar por mas tiem-
/ po. Por unos cuautos l0ises dados
| los titiriteroS ma convertf en- sa
| propietario, y 10 traje aquf acor-
| dandome de vuestra maravillosa
habtlidad
C doctor Sc inclin0.
~ pens6 que poitfais quiz IS,
81 no curarle, atsnuar, al manos,
un POGO su fealdad Com preoder6is
querido d 1ctor, que mi fortuns me
permite oc1parme IN POGO de la
suer5a de est9 pobre diabio. si
pa ii9s9m Is hacer des3parecer esos
b h1rrIbles pfntarraje1S
sEl doctor yo'vlo a cog 9r Ia luz,
despues hizo levantar a O'Penny
examin6 de nuev3 su repugaante
sem blante.
-Estos son. efsctivamente. ia
raceos de Australia.
-5PJdran borrarseP
1-Ya la creo.
-SY las quemaduras2
>:AhI ESQ es distinto no hay
que pensar en- clio.
-Pero. Sy los oioS?
-Uno esta completamente per-
dido y Ell otro esta mly NAL. Ade.
mas, diio levantandose, volvere
L sfana las diez. Neceslt la lug
del dfa para poder pr1nunciar la
Ultima palabra
Sea, diio. Hssta ma6aDa a las
diez. - R0cambo'e acompan6 al
mHlsto hssta Ia puerta , volvl6
iunto q O'Penny.
Vieio mfo, : le dijo dandole
palmaditas en- ell hombro; = ya 10
yes, va trstar de rehscerLe
otro mascsr6n de proa, como decfa.
mos entes. No te prometo, por
elemplo, que te voIveras IN guapo
mnehacho que tendrGs, desde
anora, prababiIidades De sgradar
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1903-02-12
III sNCREEBLE vERDAn ~

Unica vedadsra para gastar ben dneo rea a.
valor supera empe coste obetos de orc de ley gnao
Dc mas vaor coante expsndo aPeza que los
: eSe10 00a AIS Sc regalan quisn distinga est :
ase Aaska eeitnos preno en- Expocln de Paris
ran muy eruo 20 Alfler cabaeo brante muy e
a blante ouego dollars (pa senoa dem n
dollars Penntes bsnte grueso 10 dollars Pend m
lantea nav oruesog dollars PeRdientes
dero reeao dollars Medalas de lay con ehe de Pun
Florencia brlantes amencanoS Alaska ~ doLa!
de gasto coeo en- caaa csrcadas
csrada msrcaRcia para tods Il iGa de Puerto Rtco
No niEgus pddo sconpassdo ds npt
bletss cefcads, vaor decarad @
yenido antes efectuar e pago.
nedda do les anios toH &ndoa ho
dedo.
coRcedea representations
muestras Cataogo uustrado CON
mecaacia, dsvera snatapea
Dreiras &c Socledad Orc Br
llantsa.
Alaska, g. a. Buyas, Corso Romano lo4 LOG M&R QH.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1903-02-12

>SV6isP dijo Ell doctor, mara
Yfilado de su perspic lcia.

-SV6isP dijo Ell doctor, mara
viilado de 81 perspic lcia.
y bien, dii9 Rocambole; :
ahora que ell hecho esta demostra.
do ocupemonos de nuestra consul,
ta.
-Perdonsd, diio el doctor; :
una pregunta mas; os 10 ruego:
6d6nde 10 encontraststsP
-Por pura casuaiidad, esta tar.
de, en- una barraca de saltimban.
quis.
-SY lie reconocfstsIsP
ST.
NO debe, sin embargo, pare
Cerse mucho 10 que era antes.
--E3 verdad. Pero Sv6is esa ci-
catriz que tiene en- ell pecho2
Rs una estocada de esp ada de
combste, diio ell N 3dIco.
- ESQ fu6 10 que me sirVi6 para
reconocerle, y heme obligado otra
veg q relataroS una nueVa historic,
- afiadI6 R0cambole.
-Veamos esa historic, = dijo ell
m6dico mulato.
-Gualterio Bright, dijo RI
cambole, me sslv6 la vida. Esa
estocads la recibi0 por mf, siendo
20 entonces simple guardia mari
ma. Una tarde tuve una question
en- una casa non sGYctG de Calcutta,
que frecuentaba la gente de mar,
con uno de mis- camaradss; mi RI
val estaba borracho y 20 algo ale
gre. Ssg1n Ia costumbre inglesa,
20 quise boxear, pero ell Sac0 la
espada y Sc arroj6 sobre mf. I'm ell
momento en- que iba herirme Sc
interpuso IN hombre, y cay6 cast
en- seguida, herido en- el pecho por
Ia estOcads que me estaba destina-
da. Aquel hombre era Gualterio
Bright.
-IAhl comprendo, dijo Ell doc
tor.
Ell pobre diablo. dc cuya vida |
Sc desesper6 mucho tempo, pro /
Eigui6 Rocam bole, hRLfa adeui- /
rid0 I'M derecho eterno o mi agra.
decimiento. IA veis 10 Que In /
ProvideEcia me peImite heccr en-
ha favor. Esta tarde, Ice oropeles II
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1903-02-12

Il negligentemente como hOmbre que
II nunce ha Sa.ido a pie. Ei portero
entreg6 a su amo una carta llega-
/ da aquella noche.
e marques la ahri6 y ley6: &Ei
/ du4ue y la duquasa de Salandrera
ruegan al sen lr marques Alberto
de Cham .ry les dispense Ell h nor
les. :. del corriente
-fE1l ieh murmuro r )cam
bile; parece gus mis- negocios van
bien por este lado. :. Sc ira leios. !.
Caando al dfa siguiente volvl6
Ell marques de Ghamery Ia casa
de la calle.de Suresnes, encontr6 al
ap5crifo salvaje envuelto. gracias
los cuidados de su criado, e0 una
gran bata y cHbierto con un gorro
de terciopelo, Y en- nanos va del
me1ico mulato. que 10 examinab3
con detsnida atenci6n.
-Ahora, diio este a Rocam bo-
lie; estoy casi SECURE de hscer
desaparecer estos tstaajes.
Y hacienda que R)oam5ole le
siguiess al cIarto inme fiato, le
dijo en- VIZ bsja: Rsspondo de dsr
a ese hombre IN semblante muy
feo. perO no tan rapugnante como
g de ahora, cuyas cicaUrices pue-
den atribuirse IN accidente cual.
quieFa: q la ex plosion ds una CAL
dera de vapor. por ciemplo; pero
tenn que el trat4miento q qua voy
a snjeuarle aeab3 de volverle ciego.
--iDsmonioi murmur6 Rocam.
bole.
Y deiando al doctor volvI6 al
cuarto en- que habfa quedado sir
Guiilermo, y, colccando delsnte de
ests una puma y IN tintero. le
dt1o: : sSabes escribir todayfaf
Sir Guillermo ccgi6 To- plama y
&C q letra tembiona. pero legibia.
trsz6 las siguieDtes palabras: NE
ncnesdo dc 'todo D tengo sed de zen
QlnxG.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1903-02-12
HOTEL oLII.MlI!.Po
8ANTURCE

A 10 MINUTOs DE SAN JUAN
El meior hotel en- este china
EspI6ndida ventilaci6n. Psrque,
12rdines y Kosco & la ingles&.
Excelente servicio de carrusjes:
Precios noderados. So hAcen re-
ducciones para fanilias. Alum
brado el6ctrlco moderuo.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1903-04-17
Three DOLLARS BETTER
Than THOUSANDS.
Or. kennedy's New Medicine, Cal cura Sol
vent, Did More Than Many Doctors.

Your pocketbook as well as your health
needs consideration, but often both suffer
through ignorance of the right thing to
buy. That was the case with the gentle
man who wrote the following letter:
"Thousands of dollars have [ paid out
to doctors during my life and don't COM
plain of the doctors; but DR.. Kennedy's
new medicine, Cal-cura Solvent, beats
them ali Three bottles of it cured me
last spring of heart trouble and terrible
pains in the side, back and head. Am bet
than for thirty years."-H j. Brandow,
Jewett Centre, n. Y.
For $500 invested in Cal-cura Solvent
Mr.. Brandow got what he had spent
thousands for in vain. Your case may
be like his. 1t costs only $500 for a
bottle Of Cal-cura Solvent at any drug
store.
Write to the Cal-cura Company, Kenne-
dy Row, Rondout, n. Y, for free sample
bottle.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1903-04-17
Terribly Prevalent.
Kidney Diseases Cause In
creasing Mortality.
Shun Alcoholic Kidney Cures,
Say Doctors.

1t is well know that kidney troubles
are terribly prevalent, and cut down
thousands every year.
The best efforts of physicians thus
far have failed to stay the ravages of the
deadly disease, and the medicines usually
prescribed by practitioners only afford
temporary relief.
Those who have taken Kidney-Wort
Tablets know that even when the
kidneys are so far affected that the
urine passes off in drops or is tinged
with blood, and when there are shoot
ing, cutting. and tearing pains in the
loins, or even i'll cases of complete sup
preston of urine, Dr. Pettingill's
Kidney-Wort Tablets can be depended
upon to effectively overcome the disease,
if the tablets are taken exactly as di-
rected. In the more advanced stages of
kidney disease Kidney-Wort Tablets
relieve the congestion, and if honestly
used even those Respondent over Bright's
disease and diabetes may be assured of
being cured.
Kdney-Wort Tablets is the only
-medy in the world that has cured
Brights disease and checked the ex-
erection of albumen into the urine.
Are you experiencing any of the
symptoms that mark the various forms
of kidney disease? Are you sensible of
growing weakness, backache, fugitive
and obscure pains in the lumbar region,
drowsiness, emacation, shortness of
breath, dizzy feeling, disturbed sleep?
Do you note brick dust deposit or
mucous or milky discharges and gravel
in your uriue? Has your skin dry and
harsh feeling, burning at night? Have
you unusual thirst and scanty flow of
urine? Are you losing in weight and
strength
Take Kidney-Wort Tablets without
delay. They will stop the inflammation
that is disintegrating the kidneys
DR.. Pettingilrs Kidney-Wort Tablets act
directly upon the kidneys, bladder, and
urinary organs. They have received the
approval of the ablest practitioners in
the country. They work promptly and
Danish every trace of the dread disease
KidneyWo Tablets are the one
genuine specific capable of curing
Bright's disease. The enormous daily
increase in sales leaves no doubt that
the tablets are making people well.