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The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1903-05-01

Two New York women have been
sent to Jail for swearing on the street.
They ought to have known better than
to usurp a time-honored masculine
privilege.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1903-05-01

OF all the new word coinage for
which the newspaper mint is respon-
sible, "multimurderer' seems about
the most atrocious.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1903-05-01

Even in these times of prosperity,
q western editor pathetically pleads:
IF the United States navy were for
sale for $3.50 we couldn't buy a yard
of rope. Please pay your subscrip.
ton"
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1903-05-01

The agrarians in the Prussian
land-tag oppose the legalizing of ere.
mation-possibly because there
seems to be something premature
about it.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1903-05-01

Not satisfied with the old-fashioned
mode OF entrance, the Pennsylvania
railroad is going to build a bridge
over He'll Gate.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1903-05-01
LEGISLATOR GREETED
Peterson of New Ulm Has mao'

With His Constituents al
New Ulm, Mimi, April 81
of Hon. S. d. Peterson to lhe Nj
of fifty or more surprised liLn ~ 70
home last evening in honor Oh ~ -tb
turn from the legislature me ~ nm
representative was nonpIllSSeu .oob
recognition and was unaoie and
when presented with a felheinr i
of the occasion. Peterson ,or;
the legislature has been '"'
factory,
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1903-05-01
Prominent loWan Deau'

Iowa Falls. Iowa, April ~ oed
Shipley, a business man ,he D
the mercantile trade here io .,,ness
twenty years, died after an
several weeks.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1903-05-01

II Pennell had been, as his class
mates testified, the finest type of
Yale man." President Hadley would
certainly have his work cut out for
him.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1903-05-01

j. Pierpont Morgan denies he
bought spurious art treasures abroad.
But, then, it takes a master to tell
q master.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1903-05-01

Mr.. Schwab is described as the
picture OF health" and it is also
limited that he is likely to be framed
and hung up.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1903-05-01

The Peoria girl who killed a mar
who tried to kiss her is now pros
trated with grief" Then why did she
resist?
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1903-05-01

The millionaires in New York are
having quite a spirited ace to see
which of them can dodge the most
taxes.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1903-05-01

Whenever things grow a trile too
quiet in France some q takes a
~corkescrew and re-opens the Dreyfus
case.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1903-05-01

Old names are passing away. What
used to be called a temperance meet
ing is o known as an anti-alcohol
convention.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1903-05-01

Mr.. McGovern need not trouble him
self to explain. We all know how and
why 1t happened.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1903-05-01

France is organizing a north pole
expedition. 1t is still two to one on
the pole.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1903-05-01

Mr.. Carnegie is such an Indifferent
billiard player that he takes delight
In ripping the cloth on ais 81 500 table.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1903-05-01

The very least that President Cairo
a do for Minister Bowen is to teach
him the Venezuelan waltz.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1903-05-01

Chicken stealing has been made a
felony In Missouri. More rae preju-
dice.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-05-03
For Storage Charges.

One fine large oak sideboard. SIS: one fine wal
nut marble-top bedroom set. So: one large oak
hogany davenport. ancient. 81: one oak ward
robe, $3.50; three bedroom sets. $50; one fine oak
tension table. 81: six oak cobbler-seat rockers.
and go-cart. 81; iron. davenport couch, S: Iron
mantei folding beds. 81: one lot oak chair, &c:
gas range. 81. .: Is yards Ingram carpet, a. 80
yards Brussels carpet, IS: one lot of fine iniaid
iinoleum. sc per yard. Cash or time payments.
1916 EraukUB -
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-05-03
Northumberland

Mercantile College, Lincoln Trust building, Sew
enth and Chestnut sts. individual instruction
given q. Bookkesplnx,. Permanently. shorthand.
TypewrttinE. Arithmetic. Grammar, etc. Open
cetSfceue, p
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-05-03
HAYWARp's

u Odd Fellows building. ! Individual Instruction
In shorthand. Typewriting. Bookkeeping. Arith-
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-05-03

AGENTS wANlrD-Hitch horses solid in
stantly; patented: weighs but Few ounces; fits
pocket; sigh! &c. Ter. Address Pocket HiIcning-
post Co, Richmond, Ind.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-05-03

AGENT>Evcrywhere TO sell the great 81.
LOUIS Worlds Fair Puzzle and Game: fast sell
er: Gc Fer dozen; sample. postpaid, i2c. Badger
Novelty Co. Shebcysan, WIS.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-05-03

AGENTS WANTEDtTo sell stock at q low
price in the best, oil company in California: big
commission. Apply quick for Territory and par
ticulars. Mt. Hamilton Land & OH Co, San
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-05-03

GENTs-s3 to $50 weekly easily made. We
prove this; luminous name plates. numbers
sisns readable darkest nights: samples free.
Right Supply Co.. Englewood. Ill.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-05-03

AGENTs-ocr men are making So to 80 a
day fitting glasses: our free eye book tells ali
about It; write TO-DAY. Jacksonian Optical Col
iece. Dept. q. 5. Jackson. Mich.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-05-03
GOLD, v NICKEL,

Brass and copper plating. polishing; lalurring
B. S. SAVlLiE, ij n. Seventh st.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-05-03

AGENTS-We guarantee 81 to 81 n day intro
ducing our genuine Super Asbestos wicKs:
| light equal 10 incandescent electricity; lasts
about eight years. Address FIreproof Safety
| Wick Works. Chicago.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-05-03

WE pay cash for d'aronds. old gold and silver
gold nuggets and gold teeth. gold watch cases
Downing, 2S n. Seventh 81.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-05-03

PROF. PARKE guarantees waltz and .wo-,tep
for 90; PRIVATE lessons any hour. 1902 Olive 1T,
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-05-03

LARGEST STOCK ENGINES AND
BOILERS IN ST. LOUIS. WRITE
OR CALL ON US. 1T WILL PAY
you. MOSES P. JOHNSON MACH.
CO., III N. SECOND ST.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-05-03

AGENTS WANTED-Card agents everywhere:
fine Inc. prompt, service: samples free. Mo.
Card Co. st. Louis. Ty
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-05-03

AGENTS on salary or commission; the great.
est agents seller eyer produced; every user Of
pen and ink buys 1t on sight: 200 to $50 per
cent profit; one agents sales amounted to 500
in six days; another So in two hours. Monroe
Mfr. Co, Y 43, La Crosse. Wis.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-05-03
Gasoline and Steam Engine.

Boilers. steam pumps. steam, gas and wlter sup
plies. sawmill machinery. betting. hose. etc
FAIRBANKS. MORSE & CO.. ST. LoafA
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-05-03

R'xea' engine and boiler, complete: can b
is"Is5r Erie, City tenter-crank engine. with
band and nywheel.
2V' and 3S' band saws. rip-saw tables.
b. and 26'' planners. mclders. sanders. knife
grinders. mortisers. both foot and power. ten
oners. shapers: special cash prices on new out
fts. c. c. HARRIS. rs n. Second IT..
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-05-03

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. and capable salesman
for gents furnishing goods department: refer
ences reGuired-cali or address The Roth Dry.
Goods co Hot Springs. Ark. .
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-05-03

AGENTS. WANTED-Men only; rabber article:
every man buys one: sample NC. ]. Simpson, 20
y. Chester St, Baltimore. Md
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-05-03
TAUGHT.

HAsHAGEN,S auditorium. za2s 5. Broadway.
corner Laini: somotfing new: h.gh-claks yaude.
vile and dancing every nisht; gents &c: ladies
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-05-03

AGENTS W~ANTED-New deal: big money:
call to-day. star Portrait Co. 1907 Franklin ave.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-08-30

There is no royal road to wealth. The royal road to comfort is through a Gas Range.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-08-30

of First avenue. in the North Birmlng- ham Land Co.'s land. said line running l parallel with said First avenue; thence | in a southwesterly direction along said line until 1t would intersect with the east line of Seventh street in North Birmng- ham Land Co. survey, if said street were prolonged; thence in a southerly drec- ton along said line of Seventh street in said survey if prolonged to the north line of First avenue in said survey; thence along said north line of First av- enue in southwesterly direction until 1t meets the east line of Twelfth street; thence along the east line of Twelfth street, In a southerly direction until 1t meets the north line of Third avenue;
 thence in a southwesterly direction along said north line of Third avenue until 1t
 meets the east line of Fourteenth street; thence in southeast direction along the ! east line of Fourteenth street to Village creek; thence southwestward along Vil- lage creek to the east boundary of sec tion 27. township IT south, range west. thence south to the southeast corner of said section 27; thence west to the east line of Joseph street, if extended; thence south along said east line of Joseph street, if extended, to the south line of Kate avenue; thence west along the south line of Kate avenue to the east line of | east line of Woodson street to the east and west center line of section 34 township IT, range west; thence west along said east and west line to the east line of 1 Telula street; thence south along the east line of Telula street and the Owen- 1 ton macadamized road to the south line of Tuscaloosa avenue; thence east along the south line of Tuscaloosa avenue to l the east line of Charles street; thence south along the east line of Charles street to the north boundary line of the Alabama great Southern railroad right of way; thence northeastward along the north boundary of said Alabama Great Southern railroad right of way to the north and south center line of section 2. township IS south, range { west; thence south along said north and south center ! line to the south boundary line of said
 section 9 thence west along said south 1 boundary to the east boundary of Jones street, if extended; thence southward along said east boundary of Jones street l to the east and west center line of
 section Il, township IS south. range 3 west; thence eastward along said east and west center line and the east and | west center line of section 12, township l IS south, range west to the north boun- diary of the right of way of the Birmng- ham Mineral railroad; thence northeast ward along said boundary line to the west line of the Twentieth street macad- amized road; thence southward along said west line to the point of beginning.
 W. M. DRENNEN.
 l Mayor of Birmingham, Ala. 1 JULIAN KENDRICK,
 l City Engineer. P. D. SMITH,
 1 S-9-4t-sun City Attorney.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-08-30
The Oldest Ship in the World.

From "The Deep-sea sailor," in Leslie 8
 Monthly for July.
 The time was when American ships car ried a broom at the mast. head as a sign that America swept the seas. In those days fine ship building timber grew right down to the shore on the Atlantic coast, and there was hardly bay on the New England shore where there was not a ship building yard. So 1t happens that most of the old sailing ships are built of Ameri- can or Norwegian timber. I have seen hundreds of old square triggers roaming the world under strange flags whose every stick grew on American soil. Ships built of Essex oak are famous for their longev- ity. The oldest ship in the world, the mail schooner, Vigilant, running i- St. Croix, F. w. l., is now under the French flag, but was built, so I have been told, In 1902 of Essexoaks at Essex, Mass, and was long under the stars and stripes.
 But, alas. Americans in these days can neither afford to build ships or to sail them as American ships, except in the coastwise trade, where they are protected by law It costs nearly one-fourth more to build a steel steamship in America than in England or Germany, and when they are built they are either not as good or are more unlucky. The underwater s records show that the American-built ships do not stand the racket compared with the Clyde output.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-08-30
Winding River.

The river is a winding avenue. It is enclosed on both hands by impenetrable vegetable walls, dense, intensely dazzling in the sun. Sometimes those thicknesses of glaring green are becrawled; there is movement of brown shapes or black; the gray ones are less easily seen. Monkeys. The creatures chatter at the boat, then twist their heads back to their companions with excited comments. There are fam ingly brilliant. discordant macaws in the air and green parrots flying. Occasional ly the jungle is cleared for small space, where a cabin and wharf appear and a lazing guard crow to their brothers in arms on the lower deck These matters and sights, II o'clock breakfast and 5 o'clock dinner, the wearisome flanking masses or rife growth, rarely dropping to the level yellower green of banana plantation as you pass-these wear the day away: and in the night you reach the Castillo rapids. All the way above, where the Colorado departed from the San Juan. the river has been deep. the bottom soft and dredgeable And here the rapids are insignificant to treat. As for ones self, having the bedding which the passenger must bring or do without any, one unfolds the cleanest cot he can find, adds blanket and mosquito netting, and sleeps out on the deck, rather than coop In a stateroom which is more of a rainy season resort.
 You look up. in the morning, at the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-08-30

fantasy of Nicaragua is her own There Is a trance on her. She welded with the ocean of Balboa. As truly as Venice that married the Adriatic is the variant of cites, Nicaragua Is strange of lands even among those including a Yucatan.
 The Victoria will come to San Jorge sometime; and so up the lake to Granada.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-08-30

ATLANTA COLLEGE OF PHARMACY Free dispensary; only college operating an actual drug store. Greater demand for our graduates than we can supply. Address George F. Payne, Dean. 19 w. North
 Ave-, Atlanta, Ga. 6-27-Sw-sa- -tu-th
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-08-30

EncEWnRTN BOARDING AND 6D06ssO Ohsu DAY SCHOOL FOR GIRLS. Re-open~ 'o,tember 24th 1908. And year. Mrs. H. P. Lefebvre, Miss E. D. Huntley, Principals. 122-24 West Franklin Street. Baltimore. Md.
 7-22- 2-wed-sll-6t
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1903-04-16
Curious Origin Of Familiar Customs

1t is most surprising what a nun
Der Of little things we do without
knowing the reason why.
Why, Tor instance, do widows wear
capS2 Perhaps you may say because
they make them look pretty and inter
esting. But the real reason is that
when the Romans were in England
they qhayed AZ a sign Of mourning.
Of course, a woman couldn't let her
self be seen with bald head, 20 she
made herself IPretty cap. And now,
tho the necessity Of wearing a cap
has passed away, it 'till remains.
What is the meaning Of the three
Xxx on a barrel Of -four or keg
Of bser2 Nowadays they signify the
quality Of the -four or the beer. Orig
inslly they were put on asa kind OF
trademark. They were also crosses
in those days, and meant a sort Of oath
on the cross, sworn by the mAnniac-
turer, that his barrel Of -four or keg
contained pure -four or pure beer
Why are bells tolled for the dead ?
This bas become 40 familiar practice
in some portions Of the country that 1t
would appear un-Christisn. Bells
were tolled in the years long gone by
when people were being buried, in
order to frighten away evil sPirits,
supposed in the early days TO live in
the air.
Why do fair ladies' always Tor most
alwsys) break a bottle Of wine or
champagne on the chip they are christ
euiLg2 Merely another survival Of
bsrbaric customs. In the days Of
sacrifice to the gods it was customary
to get some poor victim when boat
was being launched, and TO cut bis
throat over the prov Of the chip 20
that bic blood baptized it.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1903-04-16
Two Ways

There IL an Oriental story Of two
brothers. Ahmed and Omar. They
both wished to perform deed whose
memory should not fail, Lut which,
as the years rolled on, might sound
their name and praises far abroad,
Omar, with wedge and rope, lifted
great obelisk on its base, carving It's
form in beautiful deyicesaud sculptur-
ing many a strange inscription on It's
sides. He set il in the hot desert to
cope with gales. Ahmed, with deeper
wisdom and truer though sadder
heart, digged well to cheer the
sandy waste and plant about it tall
date-palms, TO make cool shade for
the thirsty pilgrim, and to shake
down fruits for his hunger.
These two deeds illustrate two ways,
in either Of which we may live. We
may think Of self and worldly success
and fame, living to make name
splendid az the tall scuIptured obelIsk
but as cold and useless TO the world
Or we may make our life like well
in the desert, with cool shade about
it, to give drink to the thirsty and
shelter and refreshment to the weary
and faint. Which Of these two ways
Of living is the more Christlike Is easy
m dacida
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1903-04-16
Fussing is Unheslthy.

If somebody does a mean thing to
you, don't try to get even. Just let
them be mean. Let them snarl and
hiss, let them be sarcastic and con-
temptuous, let them do the bicker-
ing and the backbiung Because they
do these things is no reason why you
should. No one likes or sdmires such
a person, then why should you want
to make yourself like them
The better way is to hold yourself
above such little, petty meanness.
Maintain your dignity and seli-poise,
and with a smile go straight or about
your business, and say with Paul,
None Of these things move me.
GIVE the other person the monopoly
of hate, envy and jealousy. And then
watch its effect upon them 1t will
make them sour and haggard and lean
and sallow. It will make them sick.
after a while. 1t will convert the
wine of lite into its bitter lees.
Like attracts ike, ard all the mean,
envious, hateful thoughts sent out at
tract 10 themselves other thoughts Of
the same kind, and then, like chickens,
they 20 back home to roost, taking
with them Their mates And this foul
brood will there take up its abode and
their vile exhalations will warn away
all except birds of the same feather.
Don't try to get even. 1t isn't
healthy. Besides, it doesn't pay. Il
you try it, whatever YOU do will boom
erang back at you with double force
Don't try it. Just keep still and let
the other person DO the tearing round.
Let the other person, like the cata-
ract hiss and foam, and seethe and
frotb, and boil aud -izzie, while, like
the deep waters Of placid river, you
go sereuely on your way IN unruiiled
calm.
-. 10 .N ..r.,t b., ,rot,r
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1903-04-16
Makes a Difference.

1t was a serious moment in the
family. Helen Jennings was in tears
and tried to speak, but her father
stopped her with sad gesture. Mrs.
Jennings wiped her glasses and pre-
pared to read /. letter that she had
Just found in Helens pocket To
think that their Helen, who had but
recently celebrated her seventeenth
birthday; their Helen, who was so
sweet and good and straightforward,
should have a letter ike this
Mrs. Jennings read in trembling
voice:
Angel of my existence
What exclaimed Mr.. Jennings.
"What sensible man would dream of
addressing young girl in that idlodc
manner But 20 on, my dear
Existence spelled with an "A, too, "
said Mrs Jennings
Really, the idiot can even spell ("
exclaimed the Justly indignant father.
But let us hear the next.
1T Is impossible for me to describe
the JOY with which your presence has
filed me.
What does he try to describe 1t for
then, the ignoramus7 But don't let
me interrupt you, groaned Mr.. Jen-
nings.
Il think Of you constantly, and l
bitterly condemn vour father, the OBJ
stiuate, unieehns purse-proud old
party, who will, no doubt, withhold his
consent to our union"
"Old party Obstinate, unfeelinB,
purse. proud And | have been the
kiudest of fathers When | see this
young man, | wiIl-the man that
could pen those words-but 80 on, my
dear.
Theodore, there is some mistake,
| did not see this overleaf till now,
murmured Mrs Jennings softly.
"Eh? Let me see. Hem :"
Yours, with all the love OF my
heart, Theodore.
"Why, bless my soul, it's one of my
own lettersl"
"Yes, papa, said Helen, drying her
tears and taking advantage of the
pause tnatt 90 q r.. !,.. gSye be~eu oPPor-
tunity to speak Il found it in one
Of the trunks Just now, and | was go.
ing to explain, only you would not
let me say a word