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The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-01-18
COS SIP HERE AND THERE
 IN THE PUBLIC BUILDINGS
BY HOWARD S. WILLIAMS.

it is when 1ife's ftful fever is ebbing to its close to pilloy ones aching head on some fond, wifely bosom and breath his life out gently there.
 l5' And as in duty bound to attain the possibility of composing such a measure less benedietion, petitioner will ever pray without ceasing in accents loud and earn est as ever issued from celibatarian hps' signed by petitioner"
 It might be added just here that the pe- tition was granted
 An Allegator With a History.
 The stuffed alligator on the wall at the entrance to the new public library on the fourth floor of the city hall building has history.
 As one alights from the elevator to the library entrance the grim yisage Of the stuffed king of the Florida everglades 1 greets him.
 This alligator has been in Birmingham 1 for about seventeen years. In 1885 IL was brought here from the New Orleans ex- position by Maj. F. Y. Anderson, who gave it to Dr. J. H. Phillips, superlnten- dent of the city schools In 1886 It was placed on exhibition in the office of Dr. Phillips When his office was removed the alligator was again transferred and later 1t was taken to the old library and now it Is in the city hall as If to stand guard at the entrance to the new and well-appointed public library of Birming- ham.
 careful measurement shows the a1ii- gator to be feet and inches in length and feet and inches around the largest part of the body-an unusually large specimen. Long years ago it was killed l by hunters in a small and sluggish stream . in Florida, where 1t besported Itself in l the simy waters or rolled on some hugh | drift to take a sun bath. 1 In Its stuffed condition the large jaws are open and it's white rows of ugly teeth are shown.
 This alligator will ever finger in the minds of the school children of Birming- ham who have seen 1t. pr. Phillips says he can remember when it was first placed l in his office that many of the smaller children would stand for hours looking at 1t. Some of them in going with their mothers to the office of the superinten- dent, would express fear by little cries at sight of the monster and cling with trembling hands to the skirts of the pa- rent.
 l It Is estimated that fully 10000 children have seen this alligator, and many are l the lasting impressions 1t has made on their young minds. The impressions have been largely fear at first, then wonder ment. and lastly curiosity that prompted questions. the answers to which have | given instruction
 The alligator is still well preserved and 1 Will probably for years 10 come excite the 1 young when they first see it. A kind of l relic Of Birmingham, it's memory will live for years to come in the minds of ehiI- fsdren who saw it when they were tender l in years. for first impressions-imp | sions made on young mnds-are without doubt the most lasting
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-01-18
Enterprislnq Specialists.

Special attention Is called to the full page advertisement today of Drs. o. T. Dozier & Son. It is remarkable testi- mony to the enterprise of these we'll known specialists. and shows that these gentlemen are now conducting what Is probably the most extensive speciality business in the whole south.
 The magnificent equipment they have recently installed for the treatment of the chronic and specific diseases of which they make a speciality Is fully described in their advertisement, and cannot but appeal to every one in need of their services sss
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-01-18
A Singular Mania Case.
From the London Mail.

From the London Mall.
 A young man was taken into custody at Vienna recently who had made himself conspicuous by his singular behavior Ev- cry day for some weeks past he had stood near the entrance of public school waiting for the school boys to emerge from the building.
 When they came out he produced a small brush and backing and backcd every boys shoes. The boys report ed their experience to their teacher. who caused the arrest of the mar.
 The poor fellow who is a student of the technical institute. is moved by an ire sistible impulse to perform all sorts of menial services. He has been placed in in a lunatic asylum.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-01-18
Photoaraphers' Wages.

From the New York Press.
 The ability to take pictures with a cam era in an amateurish way has filled the land with peripatetie semi-professional photographers. They live in tents or shacks on next to nothing at all, and actually manage to lay up little money. Sometimes they marry and take their brides along. Possibly they have done much to lower the wages of, professionals. I am told that $100 a month is a fair and reasonable compensation in this city for the services Of ja skilled photographer of the highest grade. I never knew one in a small city or. townathat was not as poor as a church mouse.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-01-18

are in Montgomery attening the legisla- ture.
 Miss Annie Laurie Bates of Danbury, Conn, is spending the winter with her father at Hull Richard T. Taylor has returned from a visit to Birmingham.
 s. J. Powers of Moundville was a re- cent visitor to the city.
 Robert J. Mayfield Jr of Crossand is in the city. 1 town, Ky, was recent visitor to the city.
 Tom Plowman of the senior law class at the university is in Montgomery for a short visit.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-01-18

$l,oOO,OOO. % to loan at 5 and 51 per cent. upon Birm- ingham Re al Estate, in amounts ranging from $1, 900 and up.
 STEINER BROS, Bankers
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-01-18
Our Latest,

Five thousand two hundred and fifty feet of lettering on Hopkins warehouse. Sec ond avenue and Seventeenth street. fin- ished January 10. 1903, by Hermitage, of course. 1-16-5t
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-01-18
wood. Ala.. where she wln take charge o1

wood, Ala, where she will take charge oi a school for the four months term
 R. T. Simpson, II. A. Milen and Dr Kennedy left Monday for Montgomery tc attend the present session of the legisla. ture. r
 Mrs. Annie W. Auglin has returned from visit to her cousin Mrs. J. T. Schley in Mobile.
 Dr. George B. Eager of Louisville. Ky, was in the city this week, the guest oi Cyrus w. Ashcraft t4t
 MT. Charles P. Hatcher of Nashvill. visited friends in the city ths week.
 r. c. Lambeth, Sr., has returned from a visit to Washington city.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-01-18
From a Recent Novel.

From Tit-Bits. "IIer eyes fell" 7ae 'Ier hands dropped by her side" 'He lost his tongue. -4 'IIis jaw dropped.' @ 'IIer voice fell"
 ''She crushed him with a look'' 'IIis heart sank like lead"
 Then one would suppose the housemaid came with a broom and swept up the debris.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1903-04-03

and TOO frequent urinary discharges
tell of Kidneys out OF order.
Doan's Kidney Pills cure all Kidney
Ills from common backache to danger
GUS diabetes.
A. T. Ritenour. owner Of the wood
| ward at 125 East Cork street, Winches-
ter. Va, says: Ever since l had Ia
rrjppe | have been a sufferer from
Kidney troubles, which made them
selves apparent in racking pains
through the region of the kidneys
and across the small of my back. The
mains were always severe, and some
times so sharp and biting that they
compelled ma TO take to my bed. The
kidney sscretions furnished further
evidence of disorders. They were of
color, irregular, and painful OF pas
sage. Added to this there was an an
moving weakness.
1.-THE newspaper advertisements Of
| Doan's Kidney Pills attracted my at
tention, and l procured a box Of that
remedy at Franck Baker & Sons
drug store. The relief l experienced
was magical. The pills lifted me from
nv bed OF sickness, placed me on my
feet, and made me a well man. l
can work as well n ever. Doan's
Kidney Pills, l believe, saved my life.
They are a great remedy to stop kid
ney troubles resulting from colds"
A FREE TRIAL OF this great kid
new medicine which cured Mr.. Rite
nour will be mailed on application to
any part Of the United States. Ad'
dress Foster-Milhurn Co., Buffalo, N
Y. For sale by all druggists; price
80 cents per box.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1903-04-03
N TO COOKS.

$4,000 Donated to Be Divided
Among Family Cooks.
The sum of $7,5O0.O0 will be distrib-
uted between now and midsummer
among family cooks, in 1875 prizes
ranging from $2oo.oo to $500.
This is done to stimulate better
cooking in the family kitchen. The
contest is open to paid cooks drop
the name hired GIRL" call them cooks
II they deserve it,, or to the mistress
of the household II she does the cook
ing. The rules for contest are plain
and simple. Each one of the 735 win
ners of money prizes will also receive
an engraved certificate of merit or d.
ploma as q cook. The diplomas bear
the big gilt seal and signature of the
most famous food company in the
world, The Postum Cereal Co., Ltd,
of Battle Creek, Mich, the well-known
makers of Postum Coffee and Grape
Nuts. Write them and address Cook
cry Dept. No. $40, for full particulars.
This remarkable contest among
cooks to win the money prizes and di.
plomas will give thousands Of families
better and more delicious meals as
we'll az cleaner kitchens and a general
Improvement in the culinary depart.
ment, for the cooks must show marked
skill and betterment in service to win.
Great sums of money devoted to such
enterprises always result in putting
humanity farther along on the road to
civilization, health, comfort and hap
piness.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1903-04-03

can heartily recommend Peruna as a
catarrh remedy. Mrs. Elmer Fleming.
Treat Catarrh In Spring.
The spring is the time to treat catarrh.
Cold, wet winter weather often retards a
cure of catsrrh. If a course of Peruna is
taken during the early spring months the
cure will be prompt and permanent. There
can be no failures if Peruna is taken intel
l~igeutiy during the favorable weather OF
spring.
As a systemic catarrh remedy Peruna
eradicates catarrh from the system wher-
ever it may be located. 1t cures catarrh
of the stomach or bowels with the same
certainty as catarrh of the head.
IF you do not derive prompt and salts
factory results from the use of Peruna, write
at once to DR.. Hartman, giving a full state
ment of your case and he will be pleased
to give you his valuable advice gratis.
Address DIR. Hartman, President of The
Hartman Sanitarium, Columbus, Ohio.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1903-04-03
S1OO REWARD StOO.

The readers of this paper will be pleased to learn
that there is at least one dreaded disease that
science has been able to cure in all its stages, and
that is Catarrh. Halls Cararrh Cure is the only
positive cure now known TO the medical fraternity.
Catarrh being a constitutions disease, requires a
constitutional treatment. Halls Catarrh Cure -
taken internally, acting directly upon the blood and
mucous surfaces of the system. thereby destroying
the foundation of the disease, and giving the
patient strength by building up the constitution
and assisting nature in doing its work. The pro
pretors have so much faith in its curative powers
that they offer One Hundred Dollars for ans case
that it fails to cure. Send for list OF Testimonials.
Address +. J. CHENEY & CO: Toledo, ONO.
Sold by druggists, TIC.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1903-04-03
Accommodatinq

1t was in a Lexington street store.
The weary little clerk had hauled
down bolts of silk, bolts of silkaline,
bolts of silkette and bolts of nearsilk
until her temples throbbed and her
bones ached. Then the customer
turned sweetly to her and said:
well, l was only looking for a
friend, and"
Certainly, ma'am," smiled the
clerk; but If you think your friend is
In that other bolt, I'll get it down, TOO"
Baltimore News.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1903-04-03
Mail Carriers Appreciated.

Carrier Miller was in luck again this
week, to have presented to him from
August Dresden and from Jerry Lut-
hold some sausage and spareribs.
Carrier Davis picked up on his route
yesterday, besides the mail, a mess of
spareribs at Grant Heggarty's and
some sausage at Marion Longs.
Carrier Miller is outdoing the coun-
try editor in receiving gifts from pa
irons. The past week he has received
from Henry Goldsmith ham and spare
ribs and from Augustus Christopher
sen side meat and spareribs.-Clar.
ence (Iowa) Sun.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1903-04-03
Western Cities Lively.

The Eastern visitor finds the cities
Of the Northwest coast brimfull of life
color, significance, picturesque inter
est: and though the forces which have
combined in their making are some
what similar, each has a distinct char
acter and individuality. Lively" a
word of the West, may well be applied
to them-a sort of brisk activity
youthfulness, ozone. They have the
rather unusual capacity of doing big
things and talking about them Justify
at the same time. It's the cry Of the
street corners, Just watch us grow
See us getting to the front."-Ray
Staner Baker in the Century.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1903-04-03
AN lcELANpIc LIBRARY.

Grand Forks, N. D., March 28.-At
tho meeting yesterday Of the state
university board it vas decided to
proceed this summer with the erection
Of q new administration building and
a gymnasium, the estimated cost Of
the two buildings to be $4,000. Ar
rangements were also made for the ss-
adjustment OF q Scandinavian library
and an Icelandic library. Yale and
Harvard are the only two universities
on the continent which now have Ice
landic libraries.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1903-04-03

az can c0nscienfi0usIy recommend
your Pcruna as q fine tonic and all
around good medicine to those who
are In need of q catsrrh remedy. II
has been commented to me by people
who have used IL, IS a remedy pal.
ncuiariy effective In the cure of ca.
farrh. For those who need q good
cafarrh medicine I know of nothing
better. ~. ". Ogden.
w. E. Griffith, Concan, Texas, writes:
~ suffered with chronic catarrh for many
years. | took Peruna and it completely
cured me. l think Peruna is the best
medicine in the world ion Catarrh. My
general health is much improved by its
use, as ! am much stronger than / have
been for years. w. f. Griffith.
A Congressman's Letter.
Congressman H. Bowen, Ruskin, Taze-
well county, Va, writes:
81 can %ci1eerfLILy recommend your
valuable remedy, Peruns, to any one
who is suffering with Cafarrh, and who
Is i'm need of s permanent and effective
cure."-H. Bowen.
Mr.. Fred D. Scott, Laure, Ohio, Right
Guard Of Hiram Foot Ball Team, writes
A a specific for lung trouble l place Pc
rum at the head. l have used it myself
for colds and catarrh OF the bowels and it is
a splendid remedy. 1t restores vitality,
increases bodily strength and makes a sick
person we'll in a short time. / give Peruna
my hearty Endorsement. Pred D. Scott.
Gen. Ira G. Abbott, 600 M street N. W.,
Washington, D. c., writes:-
Il am fully convinced that your remedy
is an excellent tonic. Many of my friends
nave used it with the most beneficial results
for coughs, colds and catarrhal trouble
Ira C.. Abbott.
Mrs. Elmer Fleming, orator of Reservoir
Council No. 1oS, Northwestern Legion OF
Honor, of Minneapolis, Mimi, writes from
2S3S Polk street f.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1903-04-03
Disappointing Result.

Willie was making an awful row out
Side and his mother went to the door
and said:
What's the trouble, Willie?"
My kite won't fly" sobbed Willie,
a n made it of fly paper, too.'-Lit'
tie Chronicle.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1903-04-03
Drawbacks to Being an Angel.

Ethel-She's sorry enough hat she
married him, III wager.
Mabel-The idea! How can you say
that? He thinks her a perfect angel.
and treats her"
Ethel-As though she really was
one. He doesn't buy her anything to
wear.-Modern Society.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1903-04-03
A County Commissioners Letter

Hon. John Williams, County Commits
%sioner, of 517 West Second street, Duluth,
Mimi, says the following in regard to
Peruna:
"As a remedy for catarrh 1 can cheer
fully recommend Peruna. l know what
it is to suffer from that terrible disease
and l feel that it is my duty to speak a
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1903-04-03
In Due Time.

RUSSELL Brown, a prominent physi-
cans son, was asked one day what he
expected to be, a doctor or a minister.
Russell replied:
l will be a little boy for a while
longer, then a druggist" - Little
Chronicle.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1903-04-03

RUGS MADE FROM YOUR OLD
CARPETS by the Reliable Rug Works,
b4O w. 1lth ST. Des Moines, Iowa. Mrs
W. E. Pennington, Proprietor.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1903-04-03
At a Fire.

She-How do you know it's the IL
brary?
He-The smoke issues in Volumes
Cassells Journal.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1903-04-03

rlso's Cure cannot be too highly spoken OF as
scough cure. W. OBRIBN, 322 Third Ave.
49, Minneapolis, Mimi, Jan. a. 1900.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1903-04-03
START a STEAM LAUNDRY $$ss%; $$ ;$ p; s$ 81 :2$s ; ;:$s: $ !:
Write us. Paradox hssehnery CO., 1877 E. Division 81, chicago.

In the game of life men pin their
faith to clubs when they are weak in
hearts.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1903-04-03

He will show the grace of God who
KNOWS the God Of grace.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1903-04-03

HON. DAN A. GROsvENoR, OF THE FAMOUS OHIO FAMILY.
Hon. Dan A. Grovenor, Deputy Auditor for the War Department. in a letter
written frmW Washington, Z. c., says
"AHow me to express my gratitude to you for the benefit derived
from one bottle of Peruna. One week has brought wonderful changes
and / am now q S well as ever Besides being one of the very best
spring toncs 1t is an excellent catsrrh remedy."-
DAN A. GROSVENOR.
In recent letter he says- .
"Iconsider Peruna really more meritoTous than Ibid when wrote
you last. 1 receive numerous letters from acquaintance eli over the
country asking me if my certificate is genuine. Invariably answer
es."-DanA A. GrOsvenOr.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1903-04-03

PUTNAM FADELESS DYES color
"ore goods, per package, than others.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1903-04-03

Il have beenS
troubled all N.Y.
life with catarrhS
in my head. ID
took Peruna for (
a b o t h r e e
months, and now
think l am per-;
m~anently cured. /
! believe that for !
catarrh in all its ,
forms Peruna is
the medicine of,
the age. 1t cures
when all other
remedies fail. /,
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1903-04-03

good word for the tonic that brought me
immediate relief. Peruna cured me of a
bad case of catarrh and | know it will
cure any other sufferer from that dis
ease."-John Williams.
A Congressman's Letter.
Hon. H.. w. Ogden. Congressman from
Louisiana, in a letter written at Washing
ton, d. c., says the following of Peruna,
the national catarrh remedy
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1903-04-03

ne a a beggarly idea of prayer to
~hom it is only begging.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1903-04-03

christ brings man to God by bring
Ing God to man.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1903-04-03

Stops the cough and
=, Works Or the Cold
laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. Price25c.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1903-04-03

kidney Co'o
Nothing Will
"lay you up
"play you out" [
put you to bed
quicker than
kidney cold.
Thous a DIS
feel the first ef-
feet of colds In l
the Kidneys; Ibac
ache, e u m a t
pains, urinary disc
ders, retention
the urine, ~infreQue.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1903-04-03

Inc government lNuldu SCiloOl ~
Rapid City is to be doubled practically
in size and accommodations, ard after
the proposed improvements are made
IT. will be able to care for three hun
d1ed students, where n hundred and
fifty are now provided for. The last
session Of congress appropriated $780,
600 for the building Ut an addition and
it is expected that work will begin
early the coming summer. w. +.
Hall has been appointed superintend-
ent of construction. Besides the ad-
ditional building at the school, an In
dustrial farm is to be operated IN con-
nection. for the purchase OF which
s11,7Oo was appropriated. 1t is pur-
posed to purchase a larger tract OF r.
rigated Lana and to give the Indian
children practical instruction in farm.
ing.
Great interest is being taken in the
farmers elevator movement which
has been inaugurated at Gary and
among the farmers in this vicinity. A
co-operative company has been formed
bv the farmers for the purpose OF
operating a grain elevator here
Frederick Bartels has been elected
president of the company and o. r
Dahle, secretary. Both are expe
rienced in the grain buying business
and are competent to conduct the
business of the new company in such
a wav as 20 furnish strong competi
ton to the old line elevator com
panies.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1903-10-30
Difficult PInrnIs.

The difficulty about the plural of
words for different kinds of fish is not
solved by photographers any more
than by grammarians. The Oxford die
tionary says of the word cod" for eX-
ample, that the plural is rare, and it
gives quotation from a writer of the
seventeenth century in which occur
both "cods" and "salmons" During the
last few years we have several times
seen trouts as the plural of trout. DR..
Murray quotes from Izaak Walton,
three brace of trouts." And there is.
of course, Hoods use in the Dream
of Eugene Aram" of troutlets-''lik
troutlets in pool" By the way, DR..
Balm in his excellent grammar says
that the collective plural, salmon cor
responds to a class of neuter nouns
which lost their nominative) plural in
Election in the oldest English. And
then-there is and are sheep Lon
don Chronicle.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1903-10-30
WHIPPANY.

Robert Watts has moved into his
new house.
Mrs. L. B. Ford has been visiting
relatives in Oxford.
Miss Sadie Wilson, of Newark, is
visiting her aunt, Mrs. r. B. McEwan.
Miss Addie Dodd spent few days
at her home in East Orange this
week.
Mrs. d. H. Perrine returned last
week from a months stay in the
west.
DR.. White, of Summit, occupied
the Presbyterian pulpit Sunday
morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Kitchell en-
tertained few friends last Saturday
evening.
Invitations are out for a Hallowe EN-
party TO be given at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Page.
| Mrs. r. R. Perrine and daughter
Frances are spending several days
with friends on Staten Island.
Miss Julia X. Young was appointed
delegate to the Woman's missionary
meeting at Brick Church, on Wednes-
day.
| Miss Esther White, of Summit, is
expected to give a concert in the
Presbyterian Church next Tuesday
evening, November 3.
The Misses Eliza and Victoria Ship
man, who have been spending several
weeks in this city, have returned TO
their'home in Woodside
The ladies of the Presbyterian
Church and the social committee Of
the Y. p. S. G. Il. are making arrange
ments for fair and supper to be held
in Whiponong Hall the latter part OF
November.