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The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-06-08
rrom the New York American.

From the New York American
 Some girls never have a fair chance or receiving an offer. It is circumstance, not fate, which rules their destiny Iney drift on in a quiet. humdrum way at home and hardly ever see man. Papa ana mamma like to keep Baby with them' and papa objects to gentlemen visitors Baby is probably quite as pretty quite as attractive, as her married compeers; but how can she marry if she scarcely ever sees a "him?" And in these days knights do not go riding past latticed windows, behind which the poor, incarcer- ated damsel sits.
 And 1t Is not sudden case of
 But neither bolts nor bars shall keep
 My own true love from me-" In the first place Baby" does not sit behind latticed windows, neither is she aware of her incareerated condition. And in the second place the twentieth century Romeos do not go prancing about on fiery steeds in search of imprisoned Juliets. There are too many Juliets-and very nice Juliets too-ready to hand for the Loch- inyar style So Baby" leads quiet, do- mestic life; plays for papa in the evening and gossips with mamma and-drifts into old-maidism simply through lack of op- portunity, not lack of attractiveness.
 Let me cite case in point.
 Not far from us there lives a family of this type.
 Phoebe and Prudence are two nice, gen. tle-"girls." shall I call them? Anyhow, they are nice in every sense of the word and I am certain would have mar red had they had some girls opportuni- ties. But papa Brown did not like young men about the house, and he and man. ma Brown wanted their daughters at home in the evening. Well, they have att tained their hearts desire. Phoebe and Prudence are almost certain to adorn the domestic hearth for many, many evenings to some. And I think they would have looked much better ornamenting some body" else's hearth.
 Again, some girls never have an offer
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-06-08
.POLONIUM IS THE
 LATEST DISCOVERY
Interesting Experiments at the
 Berlin Congress
INTERCEPTS ELECTRICITY
Scientists Gaze With Astonishment on Wonderful Results Obtained With New Metal by Pro-
 lessor Markwald.

Berlin, June 7.-At todays session of the chemical congress, Prof. w. Markwald of Berlin showed to the electro-chemical and physical section a smudge of dark powder on a piece of paper which was the first time that any of those eminent scientists had seen the metal polonium, discovered by Professor and Madame Curie of Paris. The latter doubted wheth- CT polonium was a primary element or related to bsmuth, but Professor Mark wald determined that 1t was Indeed a pri- mary element He exhibited bit of metal weighing 15-100 of grain, which was pro- duced from two tons of uranium at a cost of $75. It is more sparsely distributed i'll uranium xeno, the most rarihed gas in the air.
 Professor Markwald proceeded to give a marvellous exhibition of the powers of his speck of polonium. It intercepted through the air from the generator to the receiver. the air ceasing to be con ductor for the flashes. The room was then darkened and pieces of barium, platl- mum and zinc blende placed near the polonium glowed with a bright greenish light. The assemblage of chemists were thrilled with astonishment. It appeared to be a miracle.
 In the section of organic preparations, Professor Proskauer of Berlin read a parer on the sterilization of drinking wa ter with ozone and on ozone water works. The German electricians have succeeded in producing at small cost a concentrated solution of ozone. The speaker, with Pro- lessor Ohlmueller and Professor Prall of the imperial health office, made exhaus- tive experiments with the solution in purifying water. The experiments includ- ed tests with water artihcially impreg- mated with the deadliest disease germs, like typhus, cholera and dysentery. Such water was pumped through the so-called ozonizing tower and then rigidy analysed. All the germs were found to be killed, whereas the ordinary method of filters left the germs living Moreover, the water was greatly improved in quality through the increarse of oxygen from the ozone.
 Prof. Proskauer said the ozoning plant was cheaper than the sand Altering sys- tenn, usually used In city waterworks, hence. the time had oofre for the general introduction of ozone plants. The town of Wiesbaden, added the professor, al- ready has one of these plants which ster- ilizes 25o cubic centimeters of water per hour.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-06-08
INTEREST IN PARLIAMENT.
English People Looking Forward to
 the Assembling With Anxiety.


 London June T.-seldom has the re-as- aembling of parliament been looked for ward to with greater anxiety and curiosi- ty than today, when the anomalous situa- ton will be revealed of the liberal oppo- sition defending the conservative free trade budget against the government, whose two leading ministers have prac- tically abandoned the free-trade policy, The irony of the situation is brought home to the governments most loyal supporters, who are beginning to re- proach the ministers with bad manage ment and to call loudly for a revelation of Colonial Secretary Chamberlain's s plans.
 The conservative standard complains that the colonial secretarys letter in re- ply to a working man, which was evi- dently planned to coincide with the re- assembling of the house of commons, lacks his usual lucidity of faith to en- tighten or assist the country in deciding a difficult point.
 It is quite certain that the position looks less hopeful for MT. Chamberlain 8 plans since parliament adjourned. While several influential conservatives have spoken in opposition to his cheme, not a single minister has ventured to praise or even express a modified approval of 1t. In some quarters Mir. Chamberlain Is credited with preparing a dramatic sur prise in the shape of telegrams from the premiers of all the colinies approving the principles of his policy.
 The Melbourne correspondent of the Times says the statement telegraphed to England by Alfred Bealdn, the attorney general of the Australian commonwealth, that the commonwealth government and all the governments of the separate states approved MT. Chamberlains proposals and that an immense majority was as- sumed for the new policy when 1t was submitted to the Australian people, Is considered to be premature and not war ranted by public utterances
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-06-08
Trouble Brewing over Franchise.

Gadsden, June -(Special)-The trou- ble over the water works franchise and contract granted by previous board to R. A. Mitchell and associates and which was annuled by the new council last week. has begun in earnest. Saturday c. D. Clark, the city clerk, rendered R. A. Mitchell 5000 in s2O gold pieces, that being the amount which he and his asso- ciates had put up as guarantee of faithful performance of their part of the contract, and Mitchell very promptly re- fused to accept the money, as he holds that he still has a contract with the city. It is very probable that suit in chancery will be filed at once by Mitchell for Che injunction or mandamus.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-06-08
The Irishman's Letter.

From the New York Tribune.
 Congressman Cannon tells this incident in the career of postmaster in his dis trict:
 "An Irishman came to this man and asked if there was letter for him.
 There is,' says the postmaster, and it's a big, fat letter, too. There's Il cents due on it.
 We'll said the Irishman, just open it and read it to me, will you? My edu- cation was neglected in my youth.'
 "The letter was twenty paees long, but the postmaster read 1t all through out.
 Just read 1t again. said the Irish man, when he ended, and, being oblging, the postmaster did so.
 .'Then the Irishman scratched his head and said:
 "'How much is due on herr
 Eleven cents
 "'Well( keep her; she's none of mine said the Irishman. She don't belong to me- And he walked off"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-06-08
MARY BAKER EDDY
 ANSWERS CRITICS
REGENT CLAIMS THAT EMERSON IS THE AUTHOR OF CHRISTIAN SCIENCE CALLS FoRTH1A LONG STATEMENT FROM LEADER.

Concord, N. H.. June 7-Recent claims that Ralph Waldo Emerson is the author of Christian sciense has called forth the following statement from Mary Baker G. Eddy:
 ITO whom 1t concerns:
 q was early the pupils of Miss Sarah J. Bodwel the principal of San Bernardo academy of New Hampshire and finished my course of studies under Prof. Dyer H. sanborn. Among my early studies were Comstock's Natural Philosophy, chemis- try, Blair's Rhetoric, Whaley's Logic, Watts on the mind and moral science. At 16 years of age I began writing for the leading newspapers and for many years wrote for the best magazines in the south and north. I have lectured in large and crowded halls in New York city, Chicago, Boston Portland and Waterville college. and have been invited to lecture In London and Edinburgh
 'In 1883 I started the Christian Science Journal and for several years was the proprietor and sole editor of that jour nal. In 1898 Judge s. J. Hanna became editor of the Christian Science Journal and TUT ttI years ut kiltW lily dDliANy dS all editor. In his recent lecture at Chicago he said: Mrs. Eddy is, from every point of view, a woman of sound education and liberal culture.'
 "Agassiz, the celebrated naturalist and author, wisely said; Every great scien- tific truth goes through three stages. First, people say 1t conflicts with the Bible next, they say 1t has been discov- cred before; lastly, they say they have al- ways believed it.
 'The first attack upon me Mrs, Eddy misinterprets the scriptures; second, she has stolen the contents of her book, Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures, from Quimpy tan obscure, uneducated man. and he Is the founder of Christian Science. Failing in these att tempts the caluminator has resorted to Ralph Waldo Emerson's philosophy as the authority for Christian Science.
 Lastly, the defamer will declare as honestly, I have always known it.
 T am rated in the National magazine Q903) as standing eighth In a list of twen- ty-two of the foremost living authors.
 'I claim no special merit of any kind. All that am in reality God has made me. will wait at the cross to learn defin- itely more from my Great Master, but not of the Greek of the Roman schools-sim- ply how to do His deeds"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-06-08
Relief VIII be Given

Washington, June 7-Absolutely neces- sary relief in the way of rations. medi- cines, etc.. will be given by the war de- partment to the sufferers by the disas- trous floods in South Carolina yesterday An appeal to Secretary Root from the local authorities resulted in orders being given to General Chaffee. commanding the department of the east, to this effect He will authorize an officer to proceed north from Atlanta with sufficient sup plies to relieve immediate necessities as was done by the sufferers of the Gaines vile Ga catastrophe
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-06-08
FINANCES ARE
 IN GOOD SHAPE
REPORT OF ASSISTANT ExAMlN- ER SHOWS THAT MoNTEVALLo INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL IS IN sULENDlD CONDITION.

Montgomery. June 7.-(special.)-The financial affairs of the Alabama Girls Industrial school at Montevallo are in excellent shape. according to the report of Assistant Examiner sedherry filed with the governor yesterday. Governor Jelks was proud of the showing made by President Peterson.
 The examiner made the following com ment on the school in his report: "I find the business affairs of the school in good condition, the books so kept and all the vouchers so arranged as to be easily and quickly examined. I have verified all additions, compared and checked all the vouchers and find them correct in every particular. I append hereto condensed statement of receipts and disbursements for the scholastic year just closed to which I invite your atten- tion.
 "This statement, to my mind, shows very satisfactory results. The session just closed has been the most successful year in the history of the school, and the pros- poets for the future appear to be most promising''
 The condensed statement appended to the report is very interesting, embracing the following:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-06-08
Levee Gives Way.
KYLE COMPANY WILL REBUILD.
Work Will Begin as Soon as the Debris
 Can be Removed.

Gadsden June 7.-(special)--Th mill of the Kyle Lumber company. which was destroyed by fire Wednesday night, will be rebuilt at once. Work will begin as soon as the debris can be removed and this will take some time. The Kyle Lumber company operated the Cherokee Logging company at Ball Play. It gets its logs there and has them rafted down the river.
 The mill has Just been refitted with about s2i,0O0 worth of machinery and was working splendidly, and gave employment to about 300 men. The camps at Ball Play and the blaming mill at Alabama City depended to a great extent on the saw mill here and both will be shut down until the mill can be rebuilt. A splendid mill will be erected with all the modern appliances and already the machinery has been ordered and they expect to have 1t going in a few weeks.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-06-08
Woman is Pardoned.

Gadsden, June 7.-(SpeciaL)-Bertha Green, young woman who was sent up from Etowah county Circuit court in 1895 on the charge of infanticide and was given life sentence, has been pardoned by Governor Jelks, on the recommenda- tion of the trial judge and the board of pardons on the ground that as she was very young she did not understand the enormity of her crime and the ten years was sufficient punishment.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-06-08

the river below Clifton today. An esti- mate, regarded as conservative, of the loss to the cotton mills In this county, Is $3, GOO 900.
 A mass meeting of citizens was held here today and $3, 500 was subscribed for the relief of the flood sufferers. Many generous offers of assistance have also been telegraphed from other cities.
 Congressman Johnson left today for Washington to see Secretary of State Root with the purpose of securing Fed eral aid if possible. The congressman was forced to walk to Cowpens in order to board 8 northbound train. No train has reached or left here since the disaster yesterday morning Almost every bridge In the county Is swept away
 Imperled People Saved.
 St. Louis, June "A small steamer from St. Charles succded in reaching Black Walnut tonight and the 200 im- perilled people, terrified and in great dis tress for food and shelter. were taken from the island in safety. All were res cued. Particulars have not been learned.
 Reports of supposed loss of life have been received Reports say that persons have been seen to disappear but there Is no proof that any one was drowned. Near Madison a dike broke this after noon and a wall of water rushed through Mrs. Anton, elasping an infant In her arms was, according to witnesses. swept away and drowned.
 There are reports of five employees of the American Car and Foundry works losing their lives.
 At 10 o'clock tonight a small steamboat with a powerful propeller was secured and hastily prepared for a trip to Black Walnut to rescue the people imperilled there. The steamer swung out into the current and at once began to make head way. The steamer should have no diff ficulty in reaching Black Walnut. East St. Louis was unable to secure enough men to work on the levee today. Men apparently needy, refused offers of thirty cents an hour to pile sand bags on the levees.
 Citizens. officials and even professional men sprang into the breach and worked with will to keep the water out of the city, while crowds of men apparently needing employment stood about and re- fused all offers of work. Police officers temporarily became employment agents and invaded saloons to secure workmen, but although the saloons were crowded, only a small percentage of the patrons were willing to help protect the city.
 The flood stage tonight has broken all high water records at St. Louis since May 19 1S5S when the high water mark was 37.5 feet. The highest mark known here was reached by the great flood of 1 June 27. 1s44, when 41.4 feet was attained
 Earth to stem the threatened breaks in railway levees in East St. Louis was taken from the worlds fair site today and an army of men with wagons hur- ried 1t across the bridge to strengthen the water barriers.
 Levee Gives Way.
 St. Louis, Mo-, June 7.--Word has been received that a levee near Madison on which gangs of men were working, gave way and that fifteen men. employees of the American Car and Foundry Works, were probably killed. About 15O men, 1t is re- ported are imprisoned on a section of the levee which Is slowly crumbling and es- cane has been out off.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-06-08
HeflIn to Lecture.

Huntsville, June 7.-(Special. )-Hon J. Thomes Hefiin. secretary of state, will deliver a lecture in this city at an early date under the auspices of the local chap The lecture will be given to raise money for the confederate monument Arrange ments have been made for giving a grand ball in honor of MT. Heflin. Young ladies will be sent to neighhoring towns to sell tickets for the lecture and solicit contri- buttons to the fund
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-06-08
BODY OF TEACHER FOUND.
Was Left In Debris of Flood at Kan.
 sas City.

Kansas City, Kan, June 1.-The body of Frest Kuetz school teacher, was found today in the debris left by the flood. The work of search and renova- ton of North Topeka was not pressed with much vigor today, the men taking the first day of rest since the flood came upon the city.
 It developed today that several fertile farms near North Topeka have been en- tirely ruined. The swift current washed away much of the good soil and in its place left thick hard layer of sand, rem dering the ground useless. The water fell at a rapid rate today.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-06-08
FIFTY-FIvE DROWNED.
Floods in South Carolina Cause Much
 Loss of Life.

Spartanburg. s. C., June 1.-The latest reports tonight are that approximately ffty-five persons were drowned yesterday in the floods at Pacolet and Clifton. No list of the dead is yet available here, but it is supposed that most of the dead were mill operatives. The bodies of four un- identified white people were taken from
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-06-08
Pecullar Attack.

Evansvill, Ind, June 1.-The county of- fcials are Investigating peculiar attack last night on the steamer Park City. en route from Bowling Green, Ky. just as she was entering the mouth of Green river. The steamer was fired on by sev- eral men and their fire was returned with Winchesters from the boat. The passen- gers were panic stricken but none were hurt. No cause is known for the attack.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-06-08

my food would not digest, then kidney and liver trouble and my back got weak so could scarcely get around. At last had ali the cons- got until six years passed. had become 70 poorly could only walk in the house by the aid of ehsir and got so thin l had 4istn sf one of my neighbors said Take my advice and take Dr, Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery and make new iuar out of yourself Tho first another, and after had taken eight bottles Id about six weeks. I was weighed, and fpuud sad gs1ssesS as s.s,,sS .
 FREE. Dr. Picrcc's comWon Sense Medical Adviser, paper covers, Is sout fSsS on receipt of 2I one-cent stamps to pay expense of nailing oHly. Addrsas Df. 2. V, Pierce, Buffalo, NY.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-06-08
New Store for eadsden.

Gadsden. June 7.-(Special.)-R. T. Todd has let the contract to James Dodge for the erection of three two-story six-room brick tenement houses on his property on north Fourth street. These houses are to be modernly constructed and will fill q long felt want here.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-06-08
slnkIna New Slope.

Gadsden. June 7.-(SpeciaI.) )-The Lacy Buck Iron company, which is operating the celebrated Crudup ore mines just above Gadsden are sinking another slope about 500 feet into the side of the noun tain, and have also assembled the mate- rial and machinery for an additional rruzbar
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-06-08
Ills View of t.

From the Philadelphia Press.
 Isn't that disgusting" said the cranky man in the trolley car. Look at that fel- low with ihs arm around the girls waist"
 .Oh!' replied his wife, 'I guess you don't like to see anybody making love anyway" to be homemade"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-06-08
CITY ITEMS.

To Have Plcnlc.-The Sunday school children of St. -.aul's Catholic church will have their annual picnic Saturday, June IS, at the Orphans Home grounds, formerly the old Atheneum college at East Lake
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-06-08
General Bourbon Acquitted.

Madrid, June 7.-The Supreme court has acquitted Gen. E. Bourbon of the charges of gambling brought against him.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-06-08
Free from Plague.

Lima, Peru, June 1.-The supreme board of health has declared the port of Gallo free from bubonic plague.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-06-08
Impaired Digestion

May not be all that Is meant by dyspepsia now, but 1t will be if neglected.
 The uneasiness after eating, fits of nerv- ous headache, sourness of the stomach, anG disagreeable belching may not be very bad now, but they will be if the stomach is suffered to grow weaker.
 Dyspepsia is such a miserable disease that the tendency to 1t should be given early attention. This is completely over come by
 Hoods Jars1pdrill0 which strengthens thewhole digestive system
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-06-08

All kinds of cuts. Age-Herald En. graving Department.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1903-08-26
ELLSWORTH FALLS.

Al. Thompson and wife, of Waterville,
are visiting relatives here. IT
Miss Ashie NJ. Cottle is at home from
Bar Harbor for short stay.
Thomas Davis, who has been in Boston
for several months past, is at home.
George and Ralph Fernaid are at home
from Redstone, N. H., for short Vacation.
Mrs. Eugenia Moore, OF Bangor, visited
her sister, Mrs. Martin Salisbury, here
last week.
Eugene Grindell, who has been at home
for a vacation of several weeks, returned
to Bath Saturday.
Benjamin H. Bowen, wife and child are
visiting here, the guests of Charles j..
Treworgy and family.
f. E. Hartshorn and wife, of New Ha-
ven, Conn, are visiting here, the guests
of A. W. Ellis and wife.
The members OF Union Sunday school
had their annual picnic on Thursday Of
last week at Contention Cove. Although h
the weather conditions were unfavorable,
those who went had good time. Many
thanks are due Mrs. Treworgy who
granted the use Of her cottage, and did
much to make the picnic success; also
to Charles H. Haynes, who furnished 8
delicious fish chowder.
Aug. 25. j.