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The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-01-11
Another Glove Sensation.


 Some More Ladies and Misses SLOO Gloves for 59c. Every lady remembers the excellent $1 .OO Kid Gloves that we sold so many of couple of weeks since 50 cents. We received about sixty dozen last week, in white and cOlOrs Only-nO blacks--and they will be placed on sale E0o Monday at only. ...........-........ ~~S Other Special Values in Ladies' Gloves.
 60 pairs of the best Amsterdam silk k-and-wool gloves in all colors and black; the kind EOo that sell for soc and Sl.OO, per pair. J1C
 All SIPS Kid Gloves for 95c.
 These include all coors and white and black; ladies' and misses sizes; both kid and suede.
 All Sl.75 Kid Gloves for $l.5O.
 These are the celebrated Patricia and Sax Onia, the brands that made Centimeri famous, and which sell regularly at $l.75 and S2O Ladies 75c Ribbed Union Suits for 35c.
 About 100 dozen (no more to be had after these gone) in Swiss ribbed unbleached Un- ion Suits for both ladies and misses-the kindf that sells everywhere for 75 cents
 All Children's Cloaks and Dresses at
 25 Per Cent. Discount
 We have very large and beautiful stock of Girls Worsted Dresses and Cloaks, in all coors: plain, plaids and checks plain and others extremely fancy; sizes from to IA years. They cost more to make.
 $l.5O Dresses-25 Per Cent. Off-now. LI3 $2.OO Dresses-25 Per Cent. Off-now. LEO $500 Dresses-25 Per Cent. Off-now 225 $2.5O Cloaks -25 Per Cent Off-now. I88 S3.5O Cloaks -25 Per Cent Off-now .2.63 $500 Cloaks -25 Per Cent Off-now. 3,75
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-01-11
WAIT FOR OUR WHITE SALE!

We are preparing for one of the greatest Muslin Underwear Sales eyer attempted in Birmingham. We bought the whole stock of one Of the largest manufacturers of Ladies' Misses and ChiIdren's Underwear in the United States, and will put the same on sale this week at prices that will almost ast0und you. Wait for US.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-01-11
Flannelette Vnderga rments
 for Ladies and Girls.

We still have large lot of Flanelette gowns, long and short kmonas and long skirts in white and sold colors and fancy stripes, both plain and lace trimmed. All brand new goods but some are slightly soiled-need washing. They are here in all sizes for ladies and girls, from the smallest to the largest. They the most sensible of cold weather garments.
 whole lot up and placed them three tables in
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-01-11

placed them on three tables Underwear Department and mark them at prices much less
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-01-11

$1OOO Suit Cloak or Fur for. ........ 7.50 A$12.OO Suit Cloak or Fur for. 9.38 $500 Suit, Cloak or Fur for. ....... tl,25 A S2O. .OO Suit, Cloak or Fur for. .......l5 l5.OO A S25. .OO Suit, Cloak or Fur for. 1915
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-01-11
HESE two class

to be found in all countries within the limits of what is now
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-09-26
The Obelisk or, Mont Pelee.

A notable result of the eruption OF
Mont Pelee, Martinique, is a huge
obelisk, or tower Of rocks extrudei
from the top, and adding 800 or 900
feet to its height, which is now some
5000 feet. The pillar issues from the
new cone of the volcano and virtually
plugs 1t. At its base the column Is
some 300 to $50 feet thick, and from
certain points of view tapers to a
needle or "aiguille." It also appears
to bend, or arch, over toward the
southwest, or in the direction Of st.
Pierre. On the southwestern face 1t
Is cavernous and shaggy, showing
where explosions had carried away
parts Of the substance. On the oppo-
site, or northeastern, face, the sur
face appears solid and smooth, but
having parallel grooves like glacial
markings 1t shows the marks Of at
triton Ly the surrounding rock.-Lon-
don Globe.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-09-26
=, She. Wanted a Change.

group of young girls. were on
their way home. from the park, where
for several. hours they had been en-
joying the excellent skating All but
one of, them we're experts. That one
was beginner, and her afternoon had
not been wholly devoid, says the Phil
adelphia Telegraph, OF the beginners
usual experiences.
The girls, looking the picture OF
health, boarded homeward bound
car With single exception, they
all managed to secure seats. The ex-
ception was the girl who had just had
her first experience on skates.
She had stood only a moment, how
ever; when a gallant youth rose and
irol'ta',r. offered her his seat. she ac-
knowledged the courtesy with pleas
ant bow. THANK you, sir she said,
"but l have been sitting all the al
ternoon."
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-09-26
An Egyptian Tale.

Here is q strange story from Egypt:
Taha Ali and Ahmed Hamad carried
on the business Of butchers in partner
ship. Taha Ali Informed Ahmed Ha-
mad that sum Of money belonging to
the partnership. which had been left
with him, had been stolen. Ahmed
Hamad did not believe the story and
accused Taha Ali Of theft. They de-
cided to refer the matter to fakir
who had settled in the nelghborhood,
to be tried by system of ordeal. The
two men accordingly went to the fakir.
He copied some passages from certain
religious books in his possession upon
a native writing board with European
copying ink, washed Off the writing
with water into bowl, dipped some
bread into the water and divided the
bread and water between the two
disputants, telling them that the one
who was in the wrong would become
very i'll. After eating the bread and
drinking the water the two disputapts
went away. Taha Ali was shortly af-
terward seized with violent pains, and
returning to the fakir confessed that
he had stolen the money. His -condi-
ton became rapidly worse. and he died
n few hours later. The medical ex-
animation disclosed no sign Of poison
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-09-26
PLENTY on Hand.

The thriftiness of London shop
keeper Is illustrated in story told of
dry goods dealer. The merchant
was of an excitable temperament, and
on nearing his assistant say to a
customer, mo, we have not had any
for q long time" was unable to cOun-
tenance such an admission.
He fixed his eye on the assistant,
and said to the customer:
I'VE have plenty in reserve, ma'am,
plenty upstairs"
. The customer looked dazed for a
moment, and the shopkeeper did not
seem happy when his assistant in
formed him that the customer was
speaking about the weather, and mad
remarkedy 1--WE haven't had any rain
lately" ,-,s
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-09-26
GOOD BUTTER PAYS.

Inferior butter lowers the price or
the good butter, and Injuries trade In
that article. 1t would be considered an
Offense TO inform the wives of some
farmers that they do not know how
to make good butter, yet thousands OF
pounds Of butter reach the market
that could be of higher grade II the
farmers and their wives We're not
prejudiced against fancy farming" A
silo, a pure-bred animal, or improved
methods of farming are regarded as in
novations, being forced on farmers
only after more progressive neighbors
leave the former methods behind and
find profit in so doing.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-09-26

Harry Martin, for some reason, had
found the work In his fathers office
very irksome that day. After he had
made several more or less serious blum
ders, the elder Martin suggested in a
tone permeated with sarcasm that he
so home and rest, and Harry, acting
on the suggestion, had put on his hat
and street coat and left the office. He
stopped on the front steps, however,
and wondered where he would go ana
what he would de. Westfield, and life
itself, seemed dreary waste; he want
ed to get away from 1t all. The salts
faction he had expected to feel in send
ing box of roses to Miss De Jones
was not very much in evidence, and
he heartily wished he had never seen
nor heard of that frivolous young
woman.
While he stood on the steps wrapped
In melancholy. which he punctured
with an occasional, "Deuce. take 1t
all"' he saw Jack, the Richey's stable
boy, approaching. wearing broad
grin. Harry, from old time habit, be-
gan feeling with one haid for coin
and held out his other for the note,
then he suddenly started and thought
with bitterness
"What an ass I am! He hasn't any
thing for me-"
Here's letter. Mr.. Martin" said
Jack, his grin widening, and then he
added in a lower tone, "Miss Mabel.
she told me to hurry"
"Well, hurry back, them" said Harry,
tearing the note open, and giving Jack
the expected coin. "Pll take the an.
swer.
The note he opened read:
"My Dearest Henry-How very good
OF you to send the roses. Oh, you don't
know how awfully unhappy I have
been! 1t was so mean in me to be jeal
GUS, but 1 know that you forgive me.
When shall see you? Yours.
mabel"
Harry whistled.
Roses! What the deuce does she
mean? I'll just go and see. Poor little
girl, she's been all cut up and I've been
a perfect brute"
While he upbraided himself he was
already taking rapid strides toward the
Richey residence, which he reached
long before Jack did.
He saw the roses in the drawing
room before Mabel came in, but by
what happy inadvertence they got
there he could not guess nor did he
try to find out when Mabel came-they
had other things of which to talk.
But on his way home, two hours
later he dropped into Miss Perkins
and paid for the roses.
And oh, Miss Perkins," he said,
"about their delivery; wasn't there
through some inadvertence-a mistake
made"
Miss Perkins looked him straight in
the eye.
"Was there" was all she said.-Wav-
erley Magazine.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-09-26
Why He Wanted to Run.

The late General Alexander Mellow
ell McCook used to tell this story.
Some raw troops were drawn up for
their first battle. They were on
marshy ground, under fire, and ankle
deem in slush. One of the soldiers was
noticed to be trembling excessively.
and his fear might communicate itself
TO his comrades. An officer approached
him.
Here, what are you trembling for?"
demanded the officer. "Stop it or you
will demoralize, the company. You are
in no more danger than any one else.
Don't be afraid"
"1.I.I am MOTT a-a-fraid," chartered
the soldier. I'LL had the ague last
wear. and-and standing still in this
m.m.ud so long has b-brought it on
apa-a gain. W-w-wouldn't-t-t be a g-g-
good idea to r-r-run lit-little and get
warmed upY'-New York Mail and Ex
press.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-09-26
Such a Simple Wayl

The Pilgrim tells the story Of a
woman property-nolder In New York
whose agent brought her an insurance
policy on her house. You'd better
give me a check for the premium
now" he said.
How much is IT." she asked.
"A little more than 500. Wait q
minute and will get the exact
amount"
"Oh, how tiresome!" said the lady.
And I am In such hurry! Tell the
company to let 1t stand, and deduct
It from what they will owe me when
the house burns down"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-09-26
: ARIsTocRATIc INDIANS.
Surrounded by All That Culture and
Wealth Can Procure.

Wealth Can Procure.
When the Cherokees. Creeks, Chick
asaws and Choctaws reached their per-
manent home In the Indian Territory
less than 70 years ago, more forlorn
and pltiful lot of humanity could not
well be imagined. without intending
II, the government assigned them to
one OF the finest countries In the world.
In such country the tendency Of o
much inferior race would have been in
eyitably upward. SO well have these
people used their resources that no ma
ton In the world has citizens whose
individual wealt0 Is so great and 30
general as theirs. A country of such
large individual wealth has. Of course,
offered superior advantages for the
accumulation of wealth. with the re-
suit that many OF these Indians are
the possessors of great fortunes. This
class as rule has amassed these
large fortunes In big stock or mercan-
tile operations, and 1t lives for the
most part In splendid country man.
sions, surrounded by all that culture
and unlimited means can procure.
AT more than one OF those residences
French chef, a white butler and liv-
cried servants are part Of the regu-
lar family retinue.
In such homes a good library Is al
ways found with well-flled cases Of
the best literature. furnishing rather
conclusive evidence that the days Of
poor Los untutored mind lie very far
back in the distant past. A grand
piano is also an inevitable adjunct Of
such homes, and that they are not
there for the purpose of mere idle or
nament is attested by the well filled
music stands, which contain every
thing, from the librettos of the latest
comic operas to the great compositions
of Mozart. Wagner and Schumann.
But after all, such accomplishments
will not surprise us when we come to
know that the daughters Of these
wealthy men have had every advan.
tage that money can procure. They
have been educated at the best East
ern colleges, provided with efficient
tutors, and given every opportunity
to acquire finished education, which
in most cases they have done, many Of
them graduating with high honors.
Bryn Mawr, Ogontz, Wellesley, Smith
and Vassar all number among their
alumni representatives of these aristo-
cratic Indians.-Womans Home Com
panion.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-09-26
FOR WINTER LAYERS.

If one has been in the habit Of
feeding q corn ration exclusively and
attempting by this plan to raise eggs
probably. he has failed. The main
use of corn in the poultry ration is to
supply body heat, hence only enough
for that purpose should be given
during the cool months, and none dur
ing the summer. For other grains
during the cool months use wheat
some buckwheat, millet and ground
oats, but pay more attention to supply
ing variety in the way Of furnishing
cut clover, bran, animal meat, a little
linseed meal, milk, cut bone and some
tidbits in the way of tops of green
vegetables or boiled potatoes. All
these should be considered now in PLAN
ming for fall and winter egg produc-
ton. Provide a place for vegetables
so that the unstable ones may be
stored for winter feeding to the poul-
try. Work along the line Of feeding
specified. keep the houses free from
filth and vermin, and comfortable as
we'll, and the eggs will be supplied by
the hens.-Indianapolis News.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-09-26
Preferred Daylight.

A housemaid who had borne the
pain Of a troublesome tooth for sew
eral days, In the hope that by exer-
cising little more endurance and
patience she might avoid the expense
Of dental operation, was finally
obliged to go TO the dentist one eve
ming to have the tooth extracted. The
New York Times describes the visit:
Being Of a thrifty tendency, she In.
CURED Of the operator, How much do
you charge for taking out tooth?'
Fifty cents: with gas dollar" was
the reply.
Then / guess I'll call tomorrow and
have 1t taken out by daylight" an
nounced the patient
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-09-26
Farm Topics
SAFE HORSES.

The disposition Of an animal is very
important. 1t is more difficult to find
a safe horse for tlmid persons than to
secure a. well-bred animal. There are
gentle horses, but they do not all COM
bine desirable qualities with gentle
ness Of disposition.
MUCH HANDLING INJURIES HAY.
The less the hay is turned ana
knocked about the better. Every time
1t Is moved II suffers loss through the
shedding Of seed and the separation
of the fine leaves, and especially clover
leaves. These two portions, the seed
and fine leaves, are the most valuable
part Of the crop, and every effort
should be made to preserve them.
Then, again. the more lay is moved the
more are the stems and leaves OF the
plants bruised and broken, and should
rain subsequently intervene. rela'
lively large amount of nutritive matter
will be washed out Of the crop. =
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-09-26
COMMODORE NICHOLSON OF e2 sAxx
Recommends Pe-ru-na--Other Prominent
Men Testify.

e.,p. N;oho,.or of the
limited States Savv in a letter from 1897
r. Street n ~ WELLINGTON. ID. c., says:
~ ""
mn, vsed n, so M, M NJ ,.u rrteuds
"o~ "" Wv .o 10y " ~ o. :,
~. 40.
catarrh that am convinced or Hs
curative qualities anu Iunhesfffaf-
fn,l. ,eco,,, m, and n In oII aersous
Ivy
s"Uertng from t"o' complaint"
s. Nicholson.
United States Minister to Guatemala
p,,.rs.s p..rv.na
DIR w Godfrey Hunter. u. S. Minister
10 Guatemala, ex'member of Congress from
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-09-26

u The young housekeeper who told
the fishman that she wanted some
cells, and when he asked her how
much. replied, About two yards and
a half" has a rival In a woman men
toned in the Chicago News.
81 wish to get some butter, please,
she said to the dealer.
Roll butter. ma'am?" he asked, 20
litely,
mo; we wish to eat in on toast
We seldom have rolls"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-09-26

in the notches, so as to make. a solid
bottom, and one edge Of the bottom
pieces will be sunk into the side tim
bers. Turned down, this makes an
excellent soil smoother and firmer.
Turned bottom up, If the side pieces
are slanted up at the end, it makes a
handy arrangement for hauling rock
or for hauling tools to and from. the
.field.-A. ]. Legg, in The Epitomist.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-09-26
The Fish Would Not wait.

A Scotch laird had an Englishman
as his guest during the fishing sea-
son. The Englishman. says Forest
and Stream. was novice at the sport.
One day he hooked fine salmon,
and in his excitement slipped and fell
into the river. The keeper, seeing
at he was no swimmer, hooked him
with the gaff and started to drag him
ashore. The laird called out:
What are We ABBOTT, Donar? Get
baud O. the rod and hook tae the flush.
Ma friend can bide . wee, but the
fusIh Wilma"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-09-26

The manufacture Of anhydrOus pa.
per- which forms the best casing for
underground telephone cables. became
an important industry in England, but
the business is now transferred to
American factories because of the
comparative dryness of our climate.
The skoboscopic method Of investi.
CATION is being practically applied to
~.,~,,oar,psr ,,,ruosas ~ 0oAS ccs"~.eA~- 80
principle is the same as that well
known in connection with the ZOetrope
and similar toys, in which n success
sion of moving objects, viewed through
Sits in rotating drum or disk. ap-
pear to have the movements Of life.
BY examining a rapidly moving piece
of mechanism with closely succeeding
flashes of light, the parts may be
caused to appear as standing still. and
any desired stage or phase Of opera
lions may be studied infinitely under
all the actual conditions of rapid move
| ment.
The Chinese of Ningpo are success
fully introducing their hand-woven
cotton goods in Manchuria. The cloth
| Is made from yarns spin in Chinese
mills and from imported yarns. The
yarns are colored before being woven
| and the colors are fast and durable.
The cloth is made in pieces twenty
yards long and twenty-five inches wide.
The price of these goods at Ningpo
| is SO Mexican ($1.S5 United States) per
piece. The company furnishes the
yarns to the villagers and pays them
by the foot for weaving. The work
is done ON hand looms in the homes
by women and children, whose earn
ings are only few cents per day.
Many book-buyers must have noticed
the remarkable lightness of some Of the
volumes recently issued, especially
from English presses. The paper. al
though of normal thickness, is singu-
larly lacking in weight. Some Amer
lean books also begin to show this
characteristic. In some cases the
relative loss of weight, as compared
with older volumes of equal size,
amounts to thirty or forty per cent.
The cause is the recent adoption for
book-work of paper made of esparto-
grass fiber. This paper lacks the
smooth surface of the older kinds.
but the relief afforded by the loss or
weight in bulky books is very agree
able.
T.
The great power station now In
course of construction for the district
railway system of London is remark
able for being the first large electrical
power station to be operated entirely
by steam turbines. There will be ten
turbines, each of 1900 horsepower.
Only four field-magnet poles are en-
ployed and the current is produced
at II 900 volts potential. The gener-
ators run Mt 1000 revolutions per min
utt In consequence Of the rapid rev.
olution and the small number Of poles,
the diameter Of the dynamos is only
nine feet, whereas it would have to be
more than thirty feet. with recipro
eating engines running at seventy-fve
revolutions per minute, as at the metro
politan power station in New York.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-09-26

liberty to repeat what l
first stated through our
Denver papers about Doan's
Kidney Pills In the sum
mer Of 1899, for I have had
no reason In the interim to
change my opinion Of the
remedy. l said when first
interviewed that II l had q
friend and acquaintance
suffering from back ache
or kidney trouble l would
unhesitatingly advise them
to take Doan's Kidney
Pills. l was subject to
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-09-26
Appreciation.

ut must be a great satisfaction to
have such palatial apartment" said
the old time friend.
1T is" answered Mr.. Cumrox; Its
heap of comfort to have house big
enough to. wander away and get lost
in when mother and the gals are CIV
ing a musical or reception"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-09-26

severe dtSdCKs VI OSk
ache, always aggravated II sat long
at q desk. 1t struck me that II Doan's
Kidney Pills performed half what they
promised they might at least help. This
Induced me to try the remedy. 1t abso'
iutely stopped the back ache. l have
never had pain or twinge since"
"A FREE TRIAL Of this great kidney
medicine which cured Mr.. Lario will
be mailed to any part Of the United
States on application. Address Foe
ter Milburn Co., Buffalo. N. Y. For
sale by all druggists, pHice 10 cents Per
box.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-09-26
EXCELLENT CLOD WASHER.

An excellent clOd masher and
smoother can be made by taking two
pieces of oak timber two by eight
inches and six feet long; every eight
inches, cut in two inches on one. edge
with saw, and slant the notches
from one cut to the. other; spike OH
two by eight oak boards, five feet long,
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-09-26

Colombia has in circulation $668. 000..
600 of paper money from which nearly
all value has departed. The paper
money per capita is $183. and 1t takes
over 500 Of the stun to pay a hotel
bill for one day.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-09-26
Formosa Camphor.

Some time ago new camphor tree
growing district was discovered in the
south of the island of Formosa. It
comprises an area of $4,000 acres, and
contains more than 10000 camphor
trees of from eight to ten feet In cir
conference. 1t is estimated that these
trees will yield $3.50 tons of camphor.
valued at 1,720,000 yen. This discov-
cry is of the highest Importance to
the camphor industry, which Is Jap
anese monopoly.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-09-26
- There is nothing like wet blanket
to distinguish the fire Of enthusiasm.

There Is more Catarrh in this section Of the
country than all other diseases put together.
be incurable. For great many years doctors
pronounced 1t local disease and prescribed
local remedies, and by constantly falling to
cure with local treatment, pronounced 1t In
durable. Science has proven Catsrrh to be .
constitutional disease and therefore requires
constitutional treatment. Halls Catarrh
Cure manufactured by F. ]. Cheney Co.,
on the market. tits taken internally in doses
from 10 drops to teaspoontul. Itacts direct
" ON the blood and mucous surfaces Of the
system. They offer one hundred dollars for
any case It falls to cure. Send for circulars
and testimonials. Address F. J. CHENEY d
Co., Toledo, O.
Sold by Druggists, 76c.
Halls Family Pills are the best.