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Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-06-10
DOCTOR ADVOCATED OPERATION
PE.RU.NA MADE KNIFE UNNECESSARY
AIRS. EVA BARTHo, 1888 East 18th
IVA St, New York City y. Y, writes:

IVA St, New York City y. v, writes;
81 suffered for three years with leu
,orrhea and liberation of the womb.
rhe doctor advocated an operation
which l dreaded very much, and strong
ly objected to 60 under II. Now am
n changed woman. P.runa cured me;
n took nine bottles, bat felt so much
improved kept taking IL, az dreaded
an operation 30 much. l am to-day in
perfect health and have not felt 30 wall
Tor fifteen years. Mrs. Eva Bartho,
Mrs. Senator Rosch. Of Lari.
more. ~. OAK: Mrs. Senator War.
ron. Of Cheyenne. Wyo.: Beiv1
Lockwood and Mrs. 0enerai L0nG.
street. Of Washingfon. ID. c.. sre
among fhs prominenf ladies' whs
fndoFse Peruns.
Miss Helen Rolof, Raukauna, Via.
writes:
..S.yeral times during tho past two
years or more my system has been
greatly in need OF a tonic, and At those
times P,runa has been of great help in
building up the system, restoring my
appetite and securing rcstful sleep
Helen Rolof.
Miss Muriel Armitag-, 81 Greenwood
Ave-, Detroit, Mich. District Organizer
of the Royal Templars OF Temperance.
writes as follows:
II suffered for five year, with uterine
irregularities, which brought on hys-
tsria and made me physical wreck.
tried doctors from tn. different schools
of medicine, but without any pcrceptibl.
change In my condition. In my despair
i called on an old nIr=s, who advised
me TO try Peruna, and promised good
results II would persist and take II
regularly. kept this up for six months;
aud steadily gained strength and
health. and when had used fifteen
bottles considered myself entirely
cured. l am grateful, happy woman
to-day."-Miss Muriel Armitagr.
Miss Lucy NJ. Riley, II Davenport St,
Cleveland. Ohio, writes:
II wish to add my Endorsement to
thousands of other women who have
been cured through til, USE of Pcruna-
I suffered for i've years with severe
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-06-10
numsua.. carss, Gu, short.

DR.. Kattcrfcito's was a name TO con
jure with In the latter years of the
eighteenth century. Ho used 10 travel
all o-er England In an enormous car
avan. which he shared with small
army of black cats. and he was rc-
snrded everywhere as wizard with
supcrhaman powers until the mayor
OF Shrewsbury sent him to prison as
a rogue and n vagnbond.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-06-10
Revolutionary PersIener.

Mrs, Rebseca Mayo. the last sury'y'
ing widow OF soldier OF the Revoiu'
tion. is row over seventy years of age.
though when she married Stephen
Mayo. q soldier OF the Virginia line,
she was very young, She lives in New
born. Pulaski county. Virginia. and
Congress recently increased her pen
sion SIS a month.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-06-10
Kittens XIII a Poisonous Snake.

Major Walters, commanding an
English regiment in Seistan. had n
curious experience lately. A large
poisonous viper was creeping under
his bed, where 1t was caught and kilh
ed by two favorite Persian kittens.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-06-10
Shells as Ornaments.

Cowric shells are worn as amulcts
by the modern savagcs In Africa.
Similar shells were worn In Strabos
time to keep on the evil eye. Red
coral was n potent amulet 20 the sea
farer. as 1t is Mt the present day In
Mediterranean lands. II powdered II
ke;t red rust from grain.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-06-10
First English Daily Newspaper.

Two hundred years ago the first
daily paper was started in England.
1t was called the Daily Courant and
was published by Elizabeth Mallet in
a shop near the Fleet Ditch, in Fleet
street, London.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-06-10

You never hear any ono complain
about Defiance Starch" There IL
none to equal It in quality and guam
tity. 16 ounces. 10 cents. Try It now
and save your money.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-06-10
Try Ore PACKAGE.

II Defiance Starch" docs not
please you. return It TO your dealer.
II II does you get oneth.rd moro for
the same money. II will give you
satisfaction. and will not stick to the
iron.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-06-10
The Albany. Denver.

Under new management. Newly
furnished. Table maintained on high
est plnne of excellence. Popular
prices. Headquarters for mining men.
stockmen and merchants. Have your
mail addressed care OF The Albany"
Take Seventeenth street car at Union
depot.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-06-10
Silence and Speech.

1t is frequently ones duty to be
silent. 1t is never duty to carry
plainness of speech to the verge or
over the border of ill.temper or rude.
ness.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-06-10

when two Poles got married. the rc
porter wrote OF the event MS a wood
en- wedding.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-06-10

\ mans reputation for wisdom do
than IL does on what he doesn't say.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-06-10
IMMENSE TOBACCO PURCHASE.
forty- Eight Thousand DolIaru Pald
for q Fancy Lot or Tobacco.

The biggest purchase Of high grndo
tobacco ever made In the West by .
cigar manufacturer was made last
Wednesday by Frank =. Lewis, Peoria
ILL.,, for his celebrated Single Binder
cigar. a written guarantee was given
that the entire amount was TO be fancy
selected tobacco. This, no doubt,
makes the Lewis factory tho largest
holder la the United States OF tobacco
of.so high n grnding.-Heraid -1raIs-
script, Dec. sf. 1909.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-06-10
How Men Are Judoed,

that the man who is always puttering
around can't do anything else.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-06-10

FITS ". s 81 &. II ss. .
~ sssa O., fHEE ~ 90 si.i .o;.l; sss ,,.',s. =:
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-06-10

Defiance Starch Is put up 16 ounces
In package. 10 cents. onc-third
more starch for the came money.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-06-10

When n girl angles In tho mntr;-
monial sea she is apt to catch a sucker
instead OF n goldfish.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-06-10

Mother-Tommy! Didn't tell you
not to ask for any cake. TOMMY
nin't askin': I'm just wishin'.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-06-10

4 Hcif-mado man seldom mikes
modcnty with tho material used In his
construction.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-06-10

Many n man Is too stubborn to ad-
init he IL related to the mule.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-06-10
the Country Of Churches.

TNUStT dTFd eT1c SOuTTSTy OT ONUT TCTTSs'
Australia has 210 churches to every
100000 people-a larger number per
capita than any other country. Eng.
lund has 141, and Russia only about
Ilfty-tve.-Church Eclectic.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-06-10

Bright boy. sonny. you'll be man
before your mother" Not in Colo
RADIO. where the women can vote"
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-06-10
Poverty Fosters Consumption.

Consumption is four times as fc.
Quent in families whose annual in.
come is less than $500 as it is in fami.
lies receiving more than $1,000.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-06-10

when We speak OF the better classes
We do not necessarily refer To the pco-
pie who bet
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-07-08
Miners Hold Short Meeting.

About 800 miners from the Pratt City and Wylam locals, United Mine Workers of America. met at the opera house this morning at 9:30 o'clock The report of the scale committee appointed from the locals to attend the Birmingham convention was read. The meeting then adjourned, after being in session only a short time.
 The convention was presided over by Adams Pow. president or the Wylam local The report of the committee was not even discussed at length, and no further instructions were given relative to the continuing of negotiations with the operators.
 The miners were reluctant about dis cussng the situation. While no strike has been declared, the action of the mass meeting today was almost equivalent to one. The men, however, seem to be n the best of spirits. There was no talk today of holding any other conference, and no steps were taken whereby the miners and the operators might come to, an agree ment.
 The turn of affairs Is very much re- gretted by the people of Ensley who have been hopeful all along that friction would be avoided this year. In the mean time all the mines of the district continue idle, with slim hopes of them resuming operations in the near future.
 The feature of today's meeting was the marked absence of any enthusiasm dis played. If those concerned are fretting over the situation very few showed any signs of 1t today.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-07-08
FREE FOR ALL FIGHT.
One Man 5aaly Injured By Razor and
 Another Is Struck By Brick.

Anniston, July E-(Special )-Yesterday afternoon a number of white men engaged in free-for-all fight in West Anniston and in consequence Andrew Bradley Is confined to his bed with a severe wound inflicted with a razor; w. J. Walters is suffering from a brick bat wound, and several others are injured. The row, 1t is said, was the result of a misunder- standing about a beer mug or keg. It Is said the boys had been enjoying a pie nic on a. vacant lot on McDaniel street and some of them had imbibed too free 1y.
 Just who started the row Is not known. Walters received a severe blow on the head with a brick, and his brother be- gan plying a razor he had in his pos session. It Is alleged that Andrew Bradley ran from him. and was overtaken and cut. The wound inflicted was on the back of the neck, extending from one ear to the other. The gash was a deep one, and required several stitches to close. The police immediately repaired to the scene, and succeeded in quelling the disturbance. Several arrests were made
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-07-08
WHOLE ROOM
Is Papered With Notable Hands Held
 in Poker Games.

From the New York Press.
 One of the oldest card rooms in the
 city is in a bachelor fiat uptown. It is
 the resort of half a dozen poker players,
 who gather about the green covered table
 almost every evening and play 5-cent
 ante game.
 Originally the walls were decorated
 with a few cheap sporting prints of the old English style and set of poker pictures. One night royal flush came
 out and the five cards were tackled upon the wall to commemorate the event A few weeks later a $7 pot went to man with a pair of deuces and the nerve to bluff. and for contrast and as a warning the pair of two spots was placed along side the royal hand. From time to time other hands were similarly posted until they began to encroach upon the prints. One night when three players each held four of a kind, print was taken down to make room for the hands, and the
 next evening all the prints were removed. Two or three packs of cards are used each evening, and now instead of being
 trown away, the big hands are outlined in court cards, while the gaps in between are filled In, and notable hands, careful ly labeleda are now posted on, the ceil- ing. Not a square inch of the clustering is now visible. and 1t makes singuarly appropriate decoration.
 The cards are so placed as to shed the dust as much as possible, but they can not be fastened down firmly, and the problem of cleaning the place was the
 despair of the caretaker until the owner
 of the fiat rigged up a large bicycle air pump, with a line of flexible rubber
 tubing such as is used to extend the shut
 ter radius on cameras. Now the air is
 forced under the cards. and by creating
 draught through the window, the dust
 Is taken up.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-07-08
.COUNC|L HOLDS A
 VERY BUSY SESSION SomelmportantBusineSs Trans
 acted at EnSIey MINERS HAVE A NEE TING Report of Scale Committee Is Heard and Locals Then Adjourn Without
 Taking Any Action-situa-
 aton Is Unchanged.
MINERS HAVE A MEET TING

Fnsley. July 7.-(Special)-The mayor and aldermen held a busy session to- night. Among the several matters of im- portance that came up 1t was decided to have 27Oo additional feet of sanitary sewers constructed, the cost being esti- mated at about $1oo0.
 The members of the board present were; Mayor Scott. Aldermen Sherman. Hol- lingsworth, Gussick, Rodgers Hollings- worth, Phillips. Vaughan, Thompson and McTyiere.
 A letter was read from the mayor rec ommending that the council take steps relative to the sanitary conditions in cer- tain portions of the city and suggesting that a special officer be put on duty for the next three months. The council issued instructions to the street commissioner to act as special sanitary officer. It also in- structed him to notify the citizens to telephone A. ". Mucldnfuss, who has the sanitary contract of the city, when they want any garbage removed.
 The board of health recommended that a health officer be appointed for the city City Physician Fields was appoint ed to this position and raise was order ed in his salary of S10 per month.
 The police commission submitted a re- port, recommending that Officer Harding be suspended until July IS for charges pre- ferred against him. The report was con- cured in. The commission also recom- mended that all extra policemen be drop ped from the roll. The report was adopted.
 The city officers read their reports for the month of June Chief of Police Camp s report showed that 12S arrests had been made during the month of June, and that out of this number 101 had been convicted.
 City Clerk John A. Bell asked that ten-days leave of absence be granted him to attend the Elks convention at Cin- cinnati His request was granted.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-07-08

,,eople's Savings Bank and Trust com pany. as to my honesty for my contracts.
 Fully three-fourths of my patients hay, heeu treated by some one eise before call. sng on me to be cured. Why not como as snon as afflicted? You will save money. S,stressing pain and valuable time; be. .Ides there Is satisfaction in knowins that the very best treatment Is beins ~iven you by an honest, competent phy- sic,an. I have treated private troubles ss . specialty in the city of Birmingham, Al. since August 3. 1ss7 cure syphiliA ,,,norrhoea, gleet. stricture. lost manhood. stc I cure many patients by mall treat- went Write for prices and terms.
 6o not use large advertisements and <.1.s .tatements to attract patients which ,nsyst has failed to secure. If you fail to hc cured by such methods. give me . cau and get we'll .r,et ,n the city. tenth story of the nex T,rst National Bank building corner oi ca.and avenue and Twentieth street pnonns 1o12 and 1o14 Take one of the f1nI Elevators to tenth floor.
 Offlcs hours: s:co q m to e:o . . rsaday. 10 .. m to F n V
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-07-08
Was Brilliant Event.

The reception given by f-r. and Mrs Jacob Marks on last Sunday evening ir honor of the engagements of their daugh- ters, Misses Stella and Fedora, to MT Arthur Flatau of Athens, Ga. and MT Isaac Haas of Gadsden, was one of the most elegant affairs ever given in the city. Their beautiful home was beauti- fully decorated with Japanese lanterns and electric lights. The drawing room and parlors were a bower of flowers. The punch bowl was presided over by Miss Edna Fluid of Atlanta, Miss zerline Haas of Mobile and Miss Claudia Bordman of Birmingham. Ices and cake were served at small tables al fresco.
 Among the out-of-town guests were Col Sol. Flautau of Dayton. O.. Mrs. Jacob Flautau of Athens, Ga; Miss M. L, Hirsch of Atlanta MT and Mrs. Sig Samuels of Atlanta, MT. and Mrs L. Marks, Marks, Miss. MT. and Mrs. J. Big Ter. Atlanta; Mrs. J. Kahn of Gadsden, Miss Edna Fuld, Atlanta, and Miss Bertha Haas of Gainesville, Ala
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-07-08
How the MusseI Travels.
From Country Life in America.

From Country Life in America.
 Of all the absurd forms of locomotion practiced by the creatures of the deep. the most preposterous is that of the mus sel. Squids will startle you by darting backward. crabs hustle off sideways at lively gait; but nothing save the dull brain of some kind of clam critter," pom derfng over the transportation problem in those remote epochs when time was no object. could have evolved so slow and cumbersome a method.
 You may often see mussels climb up the pile of a wharf toward the high water mark. Notice the black threads attached to the clam. They do the business. The mussel shoots out a spray of gelatinous stun in the direction he wants to go and this hardens into those black threads. He let's go the old ones and climbs up by the new You can trace his progress up the pile by the punches of old threads which he leaves behind at intervals It has never been figured out whether he could go 2 mile In less than year. but 1t would be safe to back the mussel in the aninnas' slow race"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-07-08
Personal and General.

Mrs. D. A. Rippey is visiting relatives and friends in North and South Carolina
 MT. w. Maxim Livingston was one of the attendants of the Page Maxim we'd ding last evening.
 The Jefferson Valley lodge Independent Order of Odd Fellows held an interesting and largely attended meeting tonight.
 MT. J. E. Kirktley, assistant paymaster of the Birmingham Southern left today for an extended trip to Washington, New York and other points.
 Mir. Charlie Green of West Point, Ga, was in the city yesterday
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-07-08
BIRMINGHAM so. co.
 IMPROVES SHOPS
PLANT NEAR PRATT CITY IS NOW THOROUGHLY UP TO DATE. NEW HOUSES ARE coNTEM PLATED-oTHER NEWS.

Pratt City, July 7.-(Special) )-The Bir- mingham Southern Railway company con- tinues to make Improvements in its shops located a short distance west of Pratt City. Several buildings have recently been erected and some new machinery has been installed. The shops are now equipped for doing all kinds of repair work. The box cars used by the company are made here.
 It is the custom of the company to keep new engines in the shops all the time for overhauling and improving A large force of men are given employment, many of whom are skilled workmen
 Among the products that the plant has turned out recently was well equipped and modern. wrecking train.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-07-08
Odd Fellows Meet.

Marvel City Lodge, No. 262, Independ- ent Order of Odd Fellows, met in regular session last night and installed oficers for the ensuing term. It was also decided that the members of the lodge should meet at the hall next Sunday morning at 10 o'clock and attend the services at the First Methodist church, the occasion being a special sermon to the lodge by the Rev. Dr. J. L. Britain.
 The new Odd Fellows hall to be built on the site corner of Third avenue and Eighteenth street. seems to be an as- sured certainty. The four lots have been paid for and as soon as all the shares are taken the work on the new three story structure will be commenced.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-07-08
LAWYERS ARE ID
 ASSEMBLE TODAY State Bar Association Meets in
 Montgomery
BIRMINGHAM MEN TOSPEAK
Saturdays Session Will Be at Jack sons Lake, Where an old-Fash- loned Southern Barbecue
 VIII Be Spread.

Montgomery. July 7-(special. )--The State Bar association will convene in this city tomorrow, opening it's annual session l in the hall of the house of representa- tives at 10 a. m. The first item will be the address of the president, Hon. Ed- ward de Graffenried. of Greensboro. The leading address will be made at noon to- morrow morning by Hon Fahius H. Bus bee of Raleigh, N. C., on .'The Southern Lawyer and the Negro" Birmingham men who are on the list of speakers are former Attorney General Charles G. Brown, Col s. W. John and A. G. Smith.
 Saturdays session will be held at Jack sons Lake, where an old-fashioned south ern barbecue will be spread. The business session at the lake will be closed before the midday lunch. and the balance of the time will be spent in enjoyment.
 The following is the full programme:
 Programme for Today.
 Calling to order by the president and his address.
 Report of central council
 Report Of treasurer.
 Report of executive committee
 Report of the committee in jurispru- dence and law reform by the chairman, Hon. Charles G. Brown.
 Annual address by Hon. Fabius H. Bus bee of North Carolina on The Southern Lawyer and the Negro
 Paper by c. P Mcintyre of Montgom- cry on Civil Procedure
 Paper by H. E, Gibson of Prattville on Delay of the Law as an Excuse for Lynching"
 Report of the committee on judicial ad- ministration and remedial procedure, by the chairman, Hon. John c. Anderson of Demopolis.
 Report of the committee on legal edu- cation and admission to the bar, by A. s. Van deGraff of Tuscaloosa.
 Report of the committee on correspond ence by the chairman, Hon F. G, Brom- breg of Mobile.
 Programme for Saturday.
 The programme at the lake Saturday will be as follows:
 Report of committee on legislation by R. F. 1igon of Montgomery
 Paper by 8 ". John of Birmingham, on "A Just and Fearless Judge"-John Moore.
 Report of the committee on publication by the chairman. Thomas M Owen of Montgomery.
 Report of the committee on grievances, by the chairman, A. G. Smith of Birrning- ham,
 Paper by F. M Purifoy on Growth and Development of the Scope and Power of Trust Companies"
 Report of the committee on local bar association, by the chairman. Phares Cole man of Montgomery.
 Report of the committee on legisla- tive enactment, by the chairman, Hon. George P. Harrison of Opelika.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-07-08
Coal Wanted.
Montgomery. Ala. July I

Montgomery, Ala. July [ 1904 Sealed bids will be received by the un- dersigned at his office until 12 o'clock noon, July IS. 1904, for supplying coal to the city of Montgomery. Ala, for the city water works department from August 1. 1904, to July 3l. 1905. The quantity of coal required will be from 90 to 100 tons per week. Specifications can be seen at this office and at the office of the city water works IA Monroe street The city council reserves the right to reject any and all bids.
 R. s. WILLIAMS, 7-S-6t City Treasurer.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-07-08
BESSEMER KNIGHTS
 INSTALL OFFICERS
INTERESTING PROGRAMME ARE CARRIED OUT-ORE MINE NO. 4 MAY REsUME-oDD FELLOWS MEET-oTHER NEWS.

Bessemer, July 7.-(SpeciaL 1.-The Myr- tile and the Linton lodges, Knights of Pythias of Bessemer, held private install lations of officers in their respective halls tonight. Large crowds were present and interesting programmes were carried out
 The officers installed by Myrtle lodge No 5S K. of P. were: John c. Eskridge. chancellor commander; George Gruff, vice commander; William Harding, prelate; Charles Stitts, master of works; George II. Stevenson, keeper of records and seal; w. D. Lanier. master of exchequer; George McDuffie, master at arms; E. A. Lynch, inner guard; w. P. Kennedy. out CT guard: H. F. Mundes. W. P Kennedy. Charles Stitts, John c. Eskridge, trus- tees.
 The officers installed by the Linton lodge No. 190. were: D. l.. Etheridge, chancellor commander; H. W. Swett. vice
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-07-08

commander; H. D. Crockrell prelate; w. L. Wood master of work; T. A Moore. master at arms; Sam Stein, keeper of rec ords and seal; E. M. owen, master of exchequer; Watson Phillips, inner guard; c. c. Moore. outer guard.
 Both of the lodges are in excellent condition. New applications are received at every meeting and the membership is ranidlY increasing.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-07-08
New Houses Planned.

contemplated on North Highlands. This part of the city seems at present to be the most popular residence district and many pretty homes have been built in the last year. As a modern home town Pratt City Is fast becoming popular For good water, cheap lots, fine schools and nodern conveniences it is coming to be realized as an ideal location.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-07-08
MEETS PECULIAR DEATH.
c. E. Brown Is Killed By Trunk Which
 He Is Unloading From Car.

Huntsville. July 7.-(SpeciaI)-C E. Brown, a fiagman on the Southern rail- road residing in Chattanooga, met death in a peculiar manner at Paint Rock
 Brown was unloading a heavy trunk from the baggage car of an early morning train and was smashed by the trunk against a freight car that stood just be- hind him. His head was bursted and he died instantly.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-07-08
 Personal and General.

MT. F. D. McArthur, order clerk at the rail mill of the steel plant, leaves to- morrow for visit to Pensacola Fla.
 Miss Anna Ray Patterson, who has been the charming guest of Mrs. Daisy Beas- ley for the past few days left today for her home at Greenville, Texas.
 Mrs. c. F. Camp and Mrs w. c. Davis returned today after pleasant stay in TaIladega.