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The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-11-11
Johnny Germ in a New Dance.
From Life

From Life
 The bacillus sport still remains popular on both sides of the Atlantic. The Med ical Brief, according to the London Zoo philist, describes a new abomlnation: Typhoid baeilli are crushed in liquid air. and the product injected Into animals. This is the "charm' part of the business designed to impress credulous mankind. When the serum of the decrepit old horse is thought sufficiently depraved. it is drawn, thoroughly sterilzed with pow erful antiseptcs, and ready for admins tration in a disease notably amend ble to treatment with antlseptics. good care and nursing"
 The Zoophiist then pays Incidentally. a touching tribute to Pasteur's immortal discovery:
 ''This wonderful new serum is not only. a cure. but a prophylactic. That is if you take it and do not have typhoid fever. it is all due to the serum just as Pas teur's inoculations against hydrophobia prevent the onset of the disease, if you are not in the least danger of being af- fiieted with it."
 It really does seem about time for Johnny Germ to leave the center of the "scientife stage" and give the next fad a show.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-11-11
The Woman of Thirty.

From the Reader.
 When one knows the age of a woman one knows the woman. The very fact that she permits you to know her age exposes her character. She no longer masquerades. She has lost certain un- certainty, an evanescent delicacy, that was irrisistble charm. Women. like phi losophy, are divided into two classes, the kncwable and the unknowable. Also like philosophy, is the unknowable woman who is the speculable. Therefore, to get her at her highest capacity, she must be unmarried and about thirty.
 The married woman presents certain in- escapable tel-tale data. She has children and those children have apparent ages, two facts which go far in determining her annals. If shesis married and is not about thirty" she is under thirty, again a definite fact. Being about thirty" is indefinite. She may be more or less. No one hazards guess There is delight ful vagueness in being about thirty" It has nothing to do with dates; and many of us who from our youth up have felt no attachment for dates can forgive the unattached their confessed indiffer- enCe.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-11-11
THE FEAR OF HUMBUG
Prevents Many People From Tryina a
 Good Medicine.

stomach troubles are so common and In most cases so obstinate to cure that people are apt to look with suspioion on any remedy claiming to be a radical. permanent cure for dyspepsia and indi- gestion. Many such pride themselves on their acuteness in never being hum bugged, especially in medicines.
 This fear of being humbugged can be carried too far, so far. in fact that many people suffer for years with weak digestion rather than risk a little time and money in faithfully testing the claims made of a preparation so reliable and universally used as Stuarts Dyspep- sia Tablets.
 Now Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets are vastly different in one important respect from ordinary proprietary medicines for the reason that they are not a secret patent medicine, no secret is made of their ingredients, but analysis shows them to contain the natural digestive ferments, pure aseptic pepsin, the digest i've acids, Golden Seal bismuth, hydras- tis and nux They are not cathartic neither do they act powerfully on any organ, but they cure indigestion on the common sense plan of digesting the food eaten thoroughly before it has time to ferment, sour and cause the mischief This is the only secret of their success
 Cathartic pills never have and never can cure indigestion and stomach trou- bles because they act entirely on the bowels, whereas the whole trouble Is really in the stomach.
 Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets taken after meals digest the food. That is all there is to it. Food not dgested or half di- gested is poison, as 1t creates gas. acid ity headaches. palpitation of the heart, loss of flesh and appetite and many other troubles which are often called by some other name.
 They are sold by druggists everywhere at 50 cents per package.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-11-11
A Good Guess.

From the Brooklyn Eagle. Her dearest friend had dropped in for a call, and she straightway put out a "Ohi" cried the friend, you nave been squandering money like that?''
 q didn't squander it." was the reply. "It was present to me"
 "A present" repeated the friend. Let's see Who's been here lately? Any of your girlhood friends?
 "No"
 Sometimes a family friend. passing through -
 Not the case this time.'
 Mrs. Baxter felt very grateful to you for -
 She didn't send It."
 "There was that friend of your hus- band that visited here -
 "It didn't come from him"
 "Oh, know now. You won 1t on a bet''
 Wrong again.
 Has any old friend disappointed you at dinner? Sometimes they try 10 square things -
 "No"
 ''Well, I give up."
 "Try guessing the most unlikely per- son in the world, considering that it's five pounds of the most expensive candy and not a little 50-cent box"
 'Your husband?"
 seRight."
 "Heavens! He must have been doing something awful"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-11-11


 How any man may quickly cure himself after years of suffering from sexual weakness, loshvitality. night losses. varl- cocele. etc.. and enlarge small. weak or- gans to full size and vigor. Simply send your name and address to Dr. Knapp Medical Co.,, 150O Hull Bldg, Detroit, Mich, and they will gladly send the free receipt with full directions so any man may easily cure himself at home.
 If you are not troubled with sexual weakness don't write. But if you are weak, have shrunken organs or night losses write at once as the remedy will give instant relief You will feel stronger and vigorous from the very start. This Is certainly most generous offer, and the following, taken from their daily mail, shows what men think of their generos- ity.
 Dear Sirs: The results could not have been better l noticed warm feeling, as of returning life, an exquisite experi- enoe of. renewed power, the first day used your treatment and l cannot with hold an expression of gratitude to you for having thus led me to the way of restor- ation, strength and vigor. Everything looks brighter; life offers more than I ever supposed it would, and nothing can be of more service to a weakened man than your priceless receipt"
 916-eo- wed -26t
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-11-11
No Further Chance,

Pittsburg, Pa, November 10-It is un- derstood that there has been no further change in prices from those for billets and bars announced last week, but a prominent steel manufacturer said to- night that final decision on the reduc- tons In steel will be made at a meeting or the steel men of the country at New York tomorrow. This meeting will sup plement those of last week. at which only the general lines of the reductions were marked out"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-11-11

hard to explain. Even English women exceed the Americans by almost four to one in numbers in Manila, and they are holding most of the best positions, so far as women's work Is concerned in that city. One English woman who had been brought up in the dairy line was inde- pendent enough to start for herself in the business some four years ago in the outskirts of Manila. Today she owns a 70O-acre farm and 300 head of cows. be- sides ten dairy shops scattered through out the city. By far the largest share of the milk. butter and eggs used by the citizens of Manila comes from her dairy farm. She is a splendid business woman, and is said to be making a fortune She certainly deserves to do so."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-11-11
Corbin Greets President.

Washington, November 1O.-Major Gen eral Corbin, commanding the department or the east, arrived in Washington and paid his respects to the President today He is on trip of inspection and left for Atlanta to inspect Fort McPherson. Thence he will go to Chattanooga, and will be in charge of the military contin- gent which is to ssist in the dedication Of the Ohio memorials on the Chcka- mauga battlefield
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-11-11
Prominent War Veteran Dead.

Huntsville, November 1O.-(Special.)- J. Capt, A J. Martin, aged Y years, a vet eran of the Mexican war and captain of Company C, Ninth Indiana volunteers. died at his home in Huntsville. He has resided here many years. and was esteemed by old confederates as well as former federal soldiers. His wife survives him.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-11-11

CTS and of a regular cotton exchange.
 The older Decatur Is ably governed by an energetic board of mayor and al- dermen at the head of which is Mayor H A Skeggs, whose public spirit and unselfsh interest in the welfare of his city has made for him a reputation as modern mayor. His honor is ably as- sisted in the administration of the city s affairs by Aldermen J. w. Knight, E. G. Hinds, T. c. Morrow, P. W. Collier and P. J. Edwards.
 City Clerk J. H. Edwards informs your correspondent that the city tax rate is one-half of one per cent for general pur- poses, and three mills for school pur- poses; that=the assessed tax values which may be generally accounted less than one-half the actual values are little over s6O0.0OO based upon last years state as- sessment. but that the values for next year will far exceed this.
 There are eight saloons in the older Decatur, and these pay a city license of $500 each.
 The fact that only four policemen, two at night and two in the day, are required to protect Decatur is an indication that it is an orderly town.
 Much to See.
 There is much to see and write about the Decaturs and the progressive people who are making them advance so rapid ly that your correspondent finds more than one letter necessary to relate even a brief story of the Twin Cities as they are, and shall, therefore, indulge in the pleasing task of preparing an addendum to this letter, completing in as brief way as possible a Tale of Two Cities" which seem as one The closer union of the Decaturs and Birmingham, made so by the new early morning train, which by the way, places the Age-Her- aaldA here first of all Alabama dailies, and makes it doubly valuable, stimu- lates q deep mutual interest and nearer kinship one to the other city.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-11-11
Mrs. WinsIow's Soothing Syrup.

the best remedy for DIARRHOEA- Soia by druggists in every part of the world. Be sure and ask for Mrs. Winslow 8 Soothing syrup and take no other kind. Has been used for over FIFTY YEARS by MILLIONS of MOTHERS for their CHILDREN WHILE TEETHING. with PERFECT SUCCESS. 1t SOOTHES the CHILD, SOFTENS the GUMS. AL LAYS all PAIN, CURES WIND COLO. and is twenty-five cents a bottle
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-11-11

SPECIAL! SPECIAL! Gas Coke in lots of five tons or over, ordered for de- livery in the next two weeks, only s3. 5O(per ton.
 B'ham 'Dy, It & F. Co.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-11-11

Communication tickets will be sold on the first and last day of each month.
 B. R. l.. & F. Co.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-11-11
Wise Queen.

From the Chicago Record-Herald.
 The Queen of Italy has accompanied her husband on his visit to Paris. She has evidently heard what kind of place Paris Is.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-11-11

Schilling er's Hof- Brau Beer.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-11-11

Schillinger Brewing Go. Hof- Brau on tap from today on.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-11-11

We make your old stoves new. Syd Smith Hardware Go.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-11-11

Let us repair your stoves. Syd Smith Hardware Go.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-11-11
Sash, Doors, Blinds. Syd Smith Hardware Go.

Drink Schillinger's Hof
 Brau
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-11-11
County Metropolis.

The real center of trade in Morgan county is Decatur. As to cotton Decatur will compress this season 5000 bales of the staple, and this is one of the most prominent cotton markets in the state enjoying the advantage of strong buy
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1903-03-19
LIVES ON A MERE PiTTANcE.
Porto R;cans Manage 20 subsist Well
When Others Would Starve.

Porto Ricans Manage 20 subsist Well
When others Would starve.
The cost of living in Porto Rico is
perhaps less. gagged from the natives
view of necessity. than in any other
quarter of the globe where modern
civilization has obtained foothold.
Dr., RYDER. secretary of the American
Missionary association. who has re-
Gently returned from an inspection or
the island, tells the following story
to illustrate the scale of wages anu
living in the island.
81 was riding through the interior
on horseback. on my way to Ponce.
he said. when ! saw ahead OF me IN
the road native carrying log on his
head. Ii was log twelve feet long,
and must have weighed 200 pounds.
He seemed to trot along with it on
his head without any trouble. l asked
my companion to stop and ask MIN
about it. He did so. and the man
said he had cut and ripped the log,
that u.s. got it ready to split into tim
Der, although it was not loosened
enough to fall apart, the day be-
fore; he had brought it fifteen miles
on his head that morning, and had
three miles further to carry it into
Ponce.
land how much will you get for
it?' asked my companion.
81 hope to get Is cents, replied the
man, but may get only -
But that sum would buy as much
as $1.5O would up here" continued
the doctor, 80 the man was really
working for about IS cents day. 1t
is estimated that man can support
a family by three days work a
month. Food is practically free
Fruit is to be had for the taking, and
the poorer classes practically live
upon fruit. And as for a house. a con-
vert borrowed dollar from one OF
our missionaries to put up house
when he wanted to get married, and
it was plenty"
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1903-03-19
Woman's CAPRICE.

The telephone bell rang loudly.
Frederick Billson was very busy with
an important conversation
Who is it?" he said TO the Office
boy.
Its a, lady"
"Well-who is she?'
Says you'll find out when you come
10 the phone
Tell her to wait. l can't be both.
cred"
Billson resumed his important con.
tersation. When he took up the re.
ceiver the connection had been brok.
ell.
That night when Billson called upon
the Only Girl he wondered why she
greeted him so distantly.
At length she told him.
II think you were just horrid to
speak to me that way over the phone
today ~
But | never spoke to on at ALL
That's just the point-you didn',
speak to me at all. You see, you ad.
nit it yourself. Freder-Mr. Billson
l never could be happy with a br-r-ute
-and-here's your ring-not an.
other word-'' ..-..
And Billson found that he had made
one more addition to his collection of
data concerning the caprice of Won.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1903-03-19
Serve Where Need is Found.

Still keep the armor on.
The strenuous life maintain:
All honored victors thus have won,
And thus you must attain,
Grid up your loins, o man,
For perils grave abide.
Lest foes within or foes without
Turn careless feet aside.
The fight is ever on,
And evil is alert,
BY stealth or by defiant blows
Its falSehoods to assert.
Should care or fear Cypress.
And all the way seem dark
Look up and hail the coming dawn
The rapture of the lark.
a drone within the hive,
lgnoble is the shirk:
He gamers up no precious store
BY self ennobing work.
The Master Game TO serve:
In fellowship divine
You will augment your human strength
With borrowed lustre shine
Half-hearted do not wait
The mandate of the king:
In loyal and Astounding love
Cnbidden service bring.
Your loins still grit about.
Your burning lights afore.
Rejoice to serve where need is found
In Truths victorious war.
Charles Il. I3otsford in Boston Tran
script
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1903-03-19

Mrs. F. Wright, Of OIL
Iowa, is another one n
million women who hay. !
restored to health by IVA
Pinkham's Vegetable Conn.,.
A Young New York lad, q
Of a Wonderful Cure:-
"My trouble was with the Nv,
I am tall, and the doctor said
too fast for my strength. I snk
dreadfully from infammation
doctored continually, but pot nj
I suffered from terrible drapo;n.
sations with the most awful na;s.
down in the side and pains in THAI
and the most agonizing headv
No one knows what l endured. n
I was sick to the stomach, and :,
little while I would be too sick h
to work, for three or four DAYS: h
in a large store, and l suppose II
ing on my feet all day made me M
At the suggestion of fri,ni
my mothers i began to take IL
e. Pinkham's Vegetable
pound, and it is simply wonde1
/ felt better after the first twoor1
doses ; it seemed as though VI
was taken off my shoulders; 4
tinued its use until now | can i,
fully say I am entirely cured. I'd
girls who are always paying doc
bills without getting any helpasI
ought to take your nediciu.
costs so much less, and it is su,
cure them Yours truly, ADJ,
PRAHL, TIA st. AIMS Ave, New
City. $4,000 forfeit il original o, ebm
Dsovlan ssnuiasness cannot Be produced
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1903-03-19
Argument Did Not Apply.

The argument often made agains,
the views of President Eliot of Har-
ward and of President Roosevelt in
favor of large families is that it costs
too much to rear half a dozen children
nowadays. In the Primrose MINISTRIES
they tell a story of a family named
Little to whom this argument did not
apply
You say you are the father of nine
rhildren?"
Yes, SIR"
And you support your entire family
on $40 a week?"
Yes, SIR"
How can you possibly do ito"
well, every Little helps. New
York Mail and Express.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1903-03-19
MERELY A QUESTION OF MONEY
How Charles Bancroft Dillingham; Be
came Man.

came a Man.
Charles Bancroft Dillingham; has a
reputation as a wit among the theater
managers One of the stories al
about him relates to the time when ne
decided to become a theatrical man
He was not in receipt of sufficient sal
airy TO supply his wants and that was
one Of the reasons he accepted an of
fer to take up the task OF amusing the
great public. After he rendered his
resignation his employer came to him.
"Mr Dillingham;. hear you are go
ing to leave us, he said.
Yes was the reply.
II thought your work was pleasant y
cit is, sir. very" said Mr.. Diiling.
ham,
"Well. doesn't everybody treat you
properly??'
Yes, couldn't be nicer"
"Then," said the employer why
should you leave u.s."
"Wcll," said Mr.. Dillingham;, you
see, dad refuses to send me any more
money" -Philadelphia Public Ledger
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1903-03-19
Effective Sermon.

Rev. DR.. Floyd W. Tomkins, at a
preachers meeting, told this story on
himself: II preached sermon recent.
ly on swearing and the extent of the
habit" said he. "a few days since a
man wrote me under his own name
and said that he agreed with my ser.
mon, adding that, Now every time |
want to swear l say Floyd Tomkins
instead"
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1903-03-19
LIKE SCOTCH PREsevTERIANs.
MckinIey's Remark to Secretary Viii
son in Cabinet Session.

Ex-Postmaster General Charles En-
orm Smith tells this incident of an all
day cabinet session on the Philippine
question. Secretary Wilson, who is
an ardent expansionist, had stated his
views fully and with fervor. When he
had finished, President Mckinley said
without moving a muscle:
"Your remarks, Mr.. Secretary, are
Just what should have expected of
you. You Scotch Presbyterians be-
lieve in keeping the Sabbath and ev-
eryything else you can get lien on.
New York Times.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1903-03-19
Spread Of Marconi's system.

The attorney Of the Marconi COM
pany. in London. has stated that they
expect shortly to encircle the earth
with wireless messages. and hoped to
apply his system to heating, to trac.
ton lines and to publishing daily news.
naperA
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1903-03-19
PATENTS.

List Of Patents Issued Last Week 70
Northwestern inventors.
Alfred l.. auckland, Marietta. Mimi.
weighing apparatus; Arrestide Caron,
Minneapolis, MIMI. float controlled
valve; Herman Nemitz. Waltham,
Mimi. valve truing mechanism; Rich
ard Russell, Stephen, Mimi. weed
puller; Joshua Sanborn, Brainerd,
Mimi. valve; Anthony Zeleny, Min
neapolis. Mimi, electric thermometer;
Joseph Hamel, Grafton, N. d., Jumping
car.
Lothrop and Johnson. patent Attorney III
49, pioneer Press Bldg. ST. Paul. MINI.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1903-03-19
Hot Air Cookery.

Hot Air Cookery.
81 got a cold supper when I went
home tonight, and you bet kicked
about it,"
"Did that do you any good?"
"Well, my wife made it warm for
me."-Philadelphia Press.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1903-03-19
New Rival.

"And you think Turkey excels all
nations in everything?" said the call
er.
"Well," replied the sultan. "Ill adj
NIT that Venezuela has more ultima
Turns than we have."-Chicago News.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1903-03-19

DIR. j. H. RINDLAUB, (specialist)
Eye. Ear. Nose and Throat,
Fargo. n. ID.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1903-03-19

Piso's Cure for Consumption is an infallible
medicine for coughs and colds.--N. w. SAMUEL.
Ocean Grove. N. j.. Feb. "a. 1902
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1903-03-19

Philosophy is a two-edged sword that
generally requires to be swung by the
handle.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1903-03-19

.sulsnrpp-1les emooeq lI!M s5u!ql
SIq aQl pue s5u!ql 9lll!I u! lseuoQ ea
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1903-03-19

The contention between the old and
the new admits of no reconciliation.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1903-03-19

S1YC permanently cureu. NO nervousness after
fI irst days use of Klines Great Nerve Restor
pr Send FIR ZEE o.. 90 trial bottle and TREATIES
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1903-03-19

Mrs. Winslo:'s :.,Oth:ng syrup
For children teething. sofens the gums. rcduces ID
ANIMATION allays pain, cures wind coic 5c bottle.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1903-03-19

RUGS MADE FROM YOUR OLD
CARPETS by the Reliable Rug Works.
$40 w. 18th ST., Des Moines, Iowa Mrs.
w. E. Ferrington, Proprietor.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1903-03-19

When the poor pianist has music on
the rack the hearers are in the same
fix.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1903-03-19
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