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The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-13
We're Sure You'll Want the Suits
We Talk About Today.

UTUMNS lveiest ancies here. Styles ideas IN await Suits that combine elegance with practical utility eaest numbers but there's beautiful of suits rich please for special occasions You'll get better styles if to exclusive stores and money These just good every The the that don't charge
 
 
 a what make etomorro Made neat tailor collar and small Full flare skirt Long These suits of
  cuff. nedT full price, makes esuts an
 
 
 
  assortment of sizes.
 WALKING SKIRTS IN AUTUMN DESIGNS. Wakino of is knee cable values Swell Walking styles of and9 weedsea kneeo
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-13
Anniversary Bargains.

Ladies' Kid Gloves, the s100 kind, in black, brown, red gray and white, per pair..s. ...... ......... .53c
 The $1.25 kind for 89c pair, in all shades, at 1his sale.
 Ladies' fast black Hose, hemstitch- ed dye, the 25c kind, at this sale lOl.'s l5C
 Boys fast black ribbed Hose, all sizes; special, pair for. 1oc
 Ladies pure linen hemstitched Handkerchiefs; they are worth 15c each.. .... ......... DC
 Just received, a neJ line of ready made Wells, 1h yards long, from soc up.
 Children's Handkerchiefs, dozen 25c
 Ladies' black and white Mitts, el- bow lengths at this sale. ....... .25c
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-13

like she was swell out for a walk around de block; and she has Widdy's poodle in her arms, and de style of her gets a great reception. She hears de folks say ing dat she was Hortense, Fan nie's maid, and she pipes me off wit a wink, like she was saying, T told you I'd be de star of de show"
 She was! My, My, she was for a factl
 Little Miss Fannie held pups head away from de hoop until just as Duchess was passing behind, and den sho lets de pup see what was doing, and turns him loose. Pup gives little cry of joy, makes running jump of it trough de hoop, wit his mouth wide open, like he wanted to be ready for dat bite he'd hoped for so long. I nearly had fit when I sees him land like a flying machine against Duchess, and dat French hussy drops poodle, and lets out yell dat was heard on de odder side of de Sound.
 Pup had caught mouthful of paper as he flew trough de hoop, and dat saved all of our lives, for he was part blinded, and didn't get a fair hold at foist. But he got hold enough to nail poodle's hind leg, and poodle gives a squeal dat brought Widdy down from her seat flying. Whiskers seen dat dere was trouble an, he flies after Widdy; jumps fer de dogs; Kid dies gets into de rally; MT. Paul jumps into de ring to grab de kids; and de audience applauds to beat de band-what was play ing shiver music! Dere was tings doing all over de lot.
 I gets into de center foist, and de pup lets go his holt to shift to better one, grabs him bote hind legs, and chases; him moaning most sorrowful, but licking his chops, for he had drawn foist blood, anyway.
 I makes a quick pass of de pup to de coachman's kid, and tells him on his a not to stop run ming till he'd locked de pup up in de stables; and den l goes back to de dressing tent, and meets Widdy calling for smelling salts, a doctor, bandages, lin'ment, de police. and a amblance.
 What have you done wit dat 111 Iaf ed my beautiful darling pet?" she says, like a tragedy actress out on top of de stoige.
 Madam" I says, de bull pup was shot, and drowned; and de coachman has goIe for to get a pound of poison to give him, and de gardner is fixing a rope to hang de villain, for sure," I says.
 He should be boined alive!" Widdy says.
 "He will be, Ma'am," says, just as soon as we can light fire.
 And your cat-wife should be boined alive, and sent to prison for dis murder!" says Widdy.
 'No need, Ma'am," says. Duchess has took a pound of carbonic acid, and cut her troat; and I'm just going to get me gun for her." says. Let me see your beautiful dogs leg, Ma'am," says. "Is he much hoit?"
 Never you mind poor Fido's leg" she says. You go and tele- phone for de vet"
 Well, Whiskers comes chasing,
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he'd laugh at him in de Widdy's arms, and so he made life more to de bad for de pup by making faces at him, and, as was telling you, giving him de ha ha.
 We'll pup had baked de hoop wit paper a few times, and 1 had de kiddies in a fit because 1 was going to give pup bit of a welt ing, when all of sudden pup sees poodle, as Widdy was just go- ing to walk behind de banner, and de way pup takes de jump trough de paper, hoping to get Widdy off guard, was lovely to see. But Wid- dy was leary, as she always is when she has, fetched poodle into de same acre of ground as pup; and master bulldog had anodder hard luck story to worry about.
 Dat set me tinKing. When de folks had went back to de house l tell Duchess to borrow poodle, and fetch him down to where we rehoise, but not to put Widdy on to what part we wanted de poodle to play. Duchess seen her chance 1o butt into de show, and she soon had poodle dere, in her arms, and 1 tried de trick. It was lovely. All had to do was to hold poodle on de opposite side of de hoop, and pup went trough em as fast as de coachman's kid could paste on new paper. He never re- gigs once. He'd jumped till he wore his feet off on de thousand to-one chance da. I'd be off guard, and let him get a mouthful of poodle. And poodle was having de time of his lire, too. When he seen how hard pup was woiking, and dat noting was doing except de puppy, poodle near parked his head off laughing.
 Take poodle back to Widdy," I says to Duchess, "and say not ting about dat we is going to make a actor of him. I've got a place for you in de show where you'll only have to put on your swell rags, and stroll on in naughty manner"
 We'll, well, dere's a heap of trouble in dis life dat comes when we tinks we has only to push a button to get a good ting we has all laid out for ourselves. De soi- GUS comes off, and was going like a hurry ambulance. Noting to stop iti De loidies and gents hoJ dnir vi college lads had done some straight tumbling, and IL was fine; MT. Paul had made good, as a straight ring master, and den he introduces me as de only 'riginal Bowery song and dance artist left on top of cart and I'd obliged wit de old favrite, "On de Banks of de Bronks, Where me Summer Coil Hangs Out"
 Next MT. Paul introduces Lit tie Miss Fannie, and her Wonder full Trick Bull Pup" Little One comes in wit pup, and our kid, and I follows along, as clown, to see dat de pup done all right. De kids makes a great hit, and say, was proud of Little Duke. Most of de folks dere was friends of our folks and dey knows me and Duchess by sight, and when dey hears dat Lit tie Duke was our kid dey gives him a great jolly, and kiddie says his lines beautiful, all his th's be- ing in place and doing duty. When de kiddies had put de pup trough all his tricks but de hoop, Duchess stroll in from de dressing room,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-13
5:45 A. M..
The Best Service East.

The short line to Washington, Balti- more. Philadelphia, New York, Boston, Lynchburg. Petersburg, Richmond and Norfolk is via. Chattanooga. Bristol and the Norfolk and Western railway. Take the 5:45 a. m train on the Alabama Great Southern railroad, through service. lThe best dining car service. Tickets sleeping car space and all information cherfully furnished by MT. A. B. Freeman, travelling passenger agent of Alabama Great South ern railroad, or MT. Jack W. Johnson, union ticket agent, union station, Bir- mingham; Warren l.. Rohr. western pas- senger agent, Chattanooga, Tenn; W. B. Bevill. general passenger agent, Roanoke, Va 8-29-tf
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ana OTueTS Iue lO gu Ddck ana 00- ish me clown act. dat was includ- ed in de dog turn, and me and Mir. Paul soon had de show running again; but de audience was all laughing about de turn dat was not down on de bill. When Widdy hears em she was foist near croisy wit rage; but she is no farmer, and pretty soon she shifts to make a good face of it; for danes like her cal stand most any kind of game except to be made a game of deirselyes and so she pre- tended to take it as a joke, and get out of being part of de joke.
 De show was a winner, boodle- wise, and if ever we finds any yacht sailors orphans, dey'll have ice cream and candy de rest of deir lives; bu1 I was feeling like I wished I mad home as far off as Scandehoovia to go to, all de time I was helping to solve re- treatments after de ball was over. I knowed dat I could square me self wit MT. Paul, all right, but I had no opinion dat Miss Fan nie would be dead sore on me for not telling Mludy dat 1 was going to borrow her poodle.
 But when de folks had went, and Whiskers had drove off wit Widdy to de vets, Miss Fannie calls me to de hall, and she looks around to see dat no one was rub bering, and den she shakes hands with me Dat was beautiful done, Chames," she says.
 Tanks, Miss Fannie" 1 says. What was beautiful done?"
 'sLaming Mrs. Harding's poodle, so dat de vet will have to put it out of de woild wit clorform. You did it on poipose. of course?"
 Say, I was in what dey calls problem play, den. hadn't done de poodle on poipose, but if it made me stand to de good wit Miss Fannie to have her tink dat I did, I was willing to stand for dat. or anyting else. So, l just looks wise, and says, "Tank you, Miss Fannie" and goes on me way.
 But when I sees Duchess tells her to put me wise on de game.
 "It is so simple" says Duchess. "Mamzelle Fannie admire Madam Harding very well, but she de- spise dat Madam make so much of dat poodle Also Whiskaire, he do not like de poodle. What will you?"
 "Anyting dat's coming to me-" says I.
 "Very well. Ma'mzelle Fannie, she know very true dat Madam Harding will never more be seen wit de poodle, because a woman like her would radder be seen wit a pair of soiled boots, or gloves and she'd die before dat-dan to be seen wit ting dat has made her of de redic'lous. So she will now be more agreeable . Ma'mzelle, and perhaps 1e Whiskaire."
 If Duchess hadn't doped de game to me right. I'd been para lyzed when Widdy comes to me in a few days, smiling like she was six time winner, and says dat de poodle was not much holt; and did know of some kind peo- pie dat would 'preciate and tender ly care for Fido, bacuse she didn't tink de climate of Westchester County was good for de little dears healt.
 tells her sure: dat me own modder was all her life dying for Just sucn beautiful dog as Fido; and her old age would be like continuous performance picnic if she had a poodle like Fido to board wit her
 What do you tink? Widdy tells me to take Fido to me modder,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-13

and pays a case-a whole, long, one-spot-for de board of de dog every week. Modder is getting chesty wit de income, and, as she feeds it proper, and don't coddle it, it's getting some manners and spirit; and de old lady has more fun wit It dan box O. monkies.
 was satisfied 1o get out of de proposition on dat lay, but what bodders me is, dat Duchess never got no roast nor noting; and has a smile like she is stuck on her self, whenever I speaks of de job; and she has de parasol of Miss Fannie's she's longed for. Do you spose dat French goil had de wit and noive to feed oe poodle to de pup on poipose? What!
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-13
School HeadWear.

We will tomorrow offer choice of a big line of caps, actual 25c values, all colors .. ....... ..15c
 Boys fine fur hats, the $1.25 kind, at ..... .......... ...... DUG
 Jockey Caps in red or blue, all wool
 Students leaving the city will find it to their advantage to call on us. If they need
 TRUNKS, SUIT CASES, ETC. Our prices are at least 20 per cent less than any Birmingham store. Reliable, popular prices.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-13
Chimmie Fadden Stories

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Sale
 in Notion Dept.

Best Glycerine Soap, 4c cake, per dozen ......... ....... .o9c
 Witch Hazel Soap, cakes in box, per box .... ......... ......... 10c
 Best quality six cord spool cotton, per dozen ...... -. ...... .... 5Oc
 Kings Basting Cotton, 800 yards,
 Clinton Safety Pin Books, assorted sizes and colors, per book. ....... 10c
 Sweet Water Pearl Buttons, dozen on card, per card. ...... ..... .1oc
 Childrens Velvet Grip Hose Sup porters, per pair ........ ........15c
 School Bags, with rings, all colors; were soc. Anniversary price. ... 35o
 Ink Tablets. :. ............ Sc
 Large size Ink Tablets. ....... 6c
 Black Sewing Silk, 50 yard spOOlS ...... ........ .... ...... sc
 Large size Pillow Tops; regular price, soc; our Anniversary price 25c
 75c and $100 Chataline Bags, as- sorted colors. .... ........ ...... .39c
 Ladies and children's wrist purse, assorted colors and sizes; Anniver- sary price,. ...... ,.......... .25c
 Ladies Wrist Purse, assorted colors large size, nickel and gun metal chains, regular $1.25 purse; Anniver- sary price,. ......I5c
 BOG and 75c Belts. -. .... -. 25c Household Ammonia, large size bot ties ............ ...... ..'..'..c
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Underwear
 Department.

THE MUNSING UNDERWEAR.
 "The best made, best fitting, most comfortable, durable and satisfactory underwear at popular prices that mod ern machinery and skilled labor can produce"
 THE MUNSlNG UNDERWEAR.
 Combining perfection of fit and finish with reasonableness of price, giving a maximum of comfort at minimum of expense"
 For men, women and children. We are sole agents for Birmingham.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-13

You can have ashes free for the hauling. at power house, Powell and Nine- teenth.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-13

Chimmie Fadden, The Bowery Phil osopher, Provided More of a Panic !:
 Than was Called for. sC sG I I 3
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-09-24
Testing the Lungs.

Draw lin us much breath ,ls yon con
vcniently can, then count as long MS
possible In slow and audible voice
without drawing In more breath. The
number of seconds must he carefully
noted In II consumptive the time does
not exceed ton and is frequently
less than six seconds; in plcnrisy and
pneumonia 1t ranges from nine to four
seconds. When the lungs are sound
the time will range rs high as from
twenty to thirty-tive seconds. To OK
pand the lungs 20 into the air. stand
erect, throw back the head md shout
ders and draw III the mir through the
nostri!s as much MS possible.
After having then filled the lungs
raise your arms, still extended, and
suck in the mir. When you have thus
forced the arms backward, with the
chest open. change the process by
which you draw In your breath. till
the lungs are cmpticd. Go through the
process several times IL day. and 1t will
enlarge the chest, give the lungs bet
ter play and serve very much to ward
off consumption.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-09-24
Professional Trust.

To any who regard the whole legal
profession with suspicion l can only
answer: you are probably right in
saying that ii lawyer had played
the vulture he would not tell of 1t, yet
in truth these evil birds of prey are
not tie majority in the law. III they
were more than Il small minority our
profession could not sustain the almost
boumdlcss confidence it enjoys from the
whole business world. Remember. IL
lawyer Is Judged day by day, and by
his deeds lie is justified or condemned
If significant number of us were
traitors to our clients or If by our
hypocrisy we. undermined the body of
professional ethics, the keen and I'M
deceived men OF this generation woul.l
not be placing i'll lawyers hands every
day their most momentous interests
and trusting implicitly in the honesty
Of their advice. Suppose VIC do have
our little professional attitudes and
poses and pomposities; those are but
superficial mannerisEls which may
make us awkward and tedious when
We, too, would write IL popular article,
but which i.nvc nothing under heaven
to do with our f.,ithfulness to our eli
ents On that faitllfulness we meet
our Judgment day six times q week.
EverybOdy's Magazine.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-09-24
weight of a Growing cara.

The weight of II growing child Is the
most Important iLdcN to Its general
health. The standard Of weight for
growing children, that usually given
by authorities In the NATTER Is that at
five years Of ago IL child should weigh
about az many pounds as 1t is inches
high. AS n rule. this will not be much
over or under forty pounds. Children
who come Of large parents should
weigh something more than that. The
rate of increase should be about two
pounds for every inch of growth, with
tendency for the weight to exceed
this standard prnrortioMtcly rather
than to fall below 1t. When n child Is
rather heavier in proportion to its
height than this standard 1t Is a sign
of good health. If the child IL growing
rapidly 1t Should not be allowed to fail
much below 1t without leing made to
rest more than has been the custom be-
fore. a deficiency Of weight In proper
ton to height Is always an unfavorable
sign. Any Interruption In the progress
Of increase OF weight. especially dur
Ing the continuance Of growth. must
be danger signal that should not be
neglected by those Interested in the pa-
ticnt.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-09-24
hANGMAN's PAY.
The N-sy nm Oriental Y.vccutionsr
Helps 10 Fill His Purse.


In the east hangman's trade is very
profitable. AS soon rs a person IL
condemned to be hanged notice Is sent
to the eNccutioncr. who has the privi-
lcge of erecting the sc:ltiold wherever
he plcases. and ut sunrise the next
panied by his assistants who guard
the condeI.ned man and carry material
for the scafiold. h. go $ to some promi-
ncnt place In front of Il large dwelling
and there pioce 'ds to erect tie scnffoid.
a few minutes later tho owner Of the
large dwelling rushss ont and iMplorcs
him to so Somewhere else.
II don't want to have Il man hanged
in front of MY house" he explains
IAN right" says the hangman. I'm
willing to so elsewhere provided you
pay me for my trouble in coming hers.
and for the time which have spent
Mt the Job"
Though the SUN which he names Ia
pretty large. the cwnsr OF the large
dwelling pays 1t without word.
whcrenron the han1.Man goes TO am
other large dwelling, where similar
scene Is enacted.
In this wn. several hours are spent
by the c%ccutionar in cXtorting money
from all tho magnatcs In the naighbor-
hood. When his purse is Mt last we'll
filled he erects the scalro!d in some
dark wood. and soon the unfortunate
man, who has been tramping after him
all day. is at rest.-N New York Herald.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-09-24
Aa American Waterloo.

Wellington ut Waterloo and Meade
at &c. ysburs each held the highlands
against his antagonist. Wellington OH
Mont Saint Jean and Meade on Gene
tory Ridge Ind the birdscyc view OF
the forces OF attack. The English bat
tcrics o.: the plateau and the Union
batteries on Cemetery Heights con-
man,.ed Mike the Intervening undula-
lions across which the charging col
umns must advance. Behind Mont
Saint Jean. to conceal Nellington's
movements from Napoleon's eyes We're
the woodlands of Soipncs Behind
Cemetery Ridge, to conceal Meade's
movements from tho field glasses Of
Lee, was sharp dcclivity. n protecting
and helpful depression. As the Frens Ii
under Napoleon Mt Waterloo. SO the
Confcdcrates under Lee Mt Gettysburg
held tie weaker position. In both cases
the nssailnnts sought to expel their op-
ponents from the stronger lines.
might add another resemblance in IT,
results which followed Waterloo de-
creed the destiny Of France. Of Eng
land. Of Europe. Gettysburg. not 30 d.
rectly or Immediately. but practically,
decided the fate Of the Confcderacy.-
General john Il. Gordon in Scribner's.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-09-24
Some ry.,ny An,,o.,..

A species OF dwarf elephant used to
live on the island Of Malta and in vari-
GUS parts Of Italy. Judging from the
bones which remain, these animals,
about the size of u large sheep, were
somewhat numerous. a dwarf elephant
is rarity row and no longer forms a
distinct species. but 10 considered rath-
or freak.
A very beautiful species of pygmy
deer Is found on the Sunda islands.
These little creatures nre not much lar
ger than cat. but have all the points
Of well bred" deer.
Among horses Shetland ponies aro
the pyg,hies The ordinary musk OF
central Africa is n pygmy. or dwarf. Of
only about twenty inches In height at
the shoulder and three feet In length.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-09-24
M,oroscon,a Pcnn.nnship.

The subject of microscopic workman
ship really divides itself into two
classes penmansllip and mechanical
construction History has handed down
to us many examples of this form OF
caligraphic mania, of which the chief
symptom IL Il desire to compress the
grentest number of words into the
smallest possible space
Pliny the Younger declares that Cicero
onco saw the .lliad" written so small
that 1t could be Enclosed In a walnut
shell. This affirmation was regarded
as improbable until the seventeenth
century, when lIuct, bishop of
Avranchcs. France. an excellent Greek
scholar. proved that 1t could be nc
cornplished.
The gospel of ST. John and the Acts
of the Apostles were written within
the circumference of farthing in the
sixth century by an Italian monk.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-09-24
Eyes THAT Change ca,or.

Although the eyes of children may
deepen or alter in color with their
growth the change Of hue in the iris
is principally duo to the development
of disease. The most marked changes
arc produced by an inflalnnatory dis
ease known as acute lrits. The iris
of the eyes of the sufferer from this
disease entirely changes color. prln-
cipally owing to the loss of distinctncss
In Its iiaers. with Al consequent clouded
appearance. The pupil is contracted.
and small brownish white spccks APP
pear in 1t, produced by the breaking
away of adllesions Of the iris to the
capsule of the lens.
The varieties of color in the eyes of
different Individuals and of different
kinds of animals mainly depend upon
the color Of the pigment which is DC
posted in cells In the substance of the
IRIS, and the eye can. therefore, only
be said TO change color when there Is
n Change In the color of the iris. The
color of the sclerotic coat, or white of
the eye. is frequently affected by dis
ease or accidents, of which the well
known bloodshot appearance liz most
common,
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-09-24
HOW n DYING MIN Eeel..

Numerous experiments made In hos
pitfalls and upon heroic scientists who
hnye permitted tests to be made upon
themselves right down to tho moment
of death. warrant these conclusions;
That u dying man may be burned with
red hot irons and yet not feel the least
pain; that consciousness may remain
In the dying almost to the moment of
actual dissolution, but that most peo-
pie generally lose the power of thought
long before death; that In cases Of
death where there seems TO be extreme
suffering, with writhing and spasms,
such phenomena arc generally due to
reflex muscular action; also that fear
wcakcns the muscular system and has
tens death, while the reverse may pro-
long life.