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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-12-11

Dr. 8. B. Hartman, Columbus, Ohio:
Dear Sir:--''The young girl who used
the Peruna was suffering from laryngi-
It's, and loss Of voice. The result of the
treatment was most satisfactory. She
found great relief, and after further use
of the medicine we hope to be abe to
say she is entirely cured."-Sisters Of
Charity
This young girl was under the care Of
the Sisters Of Charity and used Peruna
for catarrh of the throat, with good re-
suits, as the above letter testihes:
Pe-ru-na Of Great Service.
Another recommend from a Catholic
institution In one Of the Central States
reads as follows:
"a number of years ago our attention
was called to DR.. Hartman's Peruna, and
since then we have used it with won
derful results for grip, coughs. colds and
catarrhal diseases.
"For grip and winter catarrh espe-
cially 1t has been of great service TO
the inmates of this lnstltutlon."-SIs-
ter Superior.
These are samples Of letters received
by DR.. Hartman from the various orders
OF Catholic Sisters throughout the
United States and Canada.
The names and addresses have been
withheld from respect to the Sisters, but
will be furnished upon request.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-12-11
cinarette Habit Growlnn.

The report of the commissioner Of In
ternal revenue shows that the cigarette
habit Is steadily growing, and during the
present year two hundred millions more
We're smoked than during 1903. 1t also
shows that New York leads in the manu-
faeture of cigarettes. while the cigar
habit Is apparently decreasing, and this
is Indicated by decrease of eighty mill
lions in the output of large cigars. Owing
to the Increase In the process of refining
wood alcohol it has become an active
competitor Of ethyl alcohol and is used in
the composition of many liquors. and the
commissioner in his report recommends
that a tax be imposed on wood alcohol in
order to make up the deficiency caused
by the reduced sale and output of ethyl
alcohol. The commissioner also recon-
mends a tax on the grape brandy used
to fortify sweet wines. During the past
year over three million gallons of brandy
were used in the production of about If
teen million gallons of wine This taxed
at the rate of $1.10 per gallon would
bring a revenue of almost four million
dollars
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-12-11

In every country OF the civilized world
the Sisters of Charity are known.
Not only do they minister to the spir-
itual and intellectual neeus of those with
whom they come in contact, but they
minister to their bodily needs.
They are as skilled as trained nurses
In their treatment OF diseases and are
looked upon as messengers of good cheer
by countless patient sufferers.
Praise From Canada.
Another prominent Canadian institu-
ton writes:
We are happy to tell you that Peruna
has given us satisfaction.
Three patients have tried It, one sixty
eight years old, Renoui Dupuis, afflicted
with catarrh, is much relieved, more than
he has been for a number OF years.
"A young girl, fifteen years old, had
an obstinate cough. which half a bottle
Of Peruna caused to disappear.
LAS to myself, two bottles have con-
WINGED me that Peruna is magnificent as
tonic. Before the treatment 1 could
not walk for a quarter of an hour with
out experiencing much fatigue. Now I
can walk a mile easily.
Through these three cases we desire
to make known to the public the efficiency
of your remedy"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-12-11
Captain Handy Announces.

Captain John D. Handy, the well known
superintendent Of the Sloss mines at
Sloss, has announced his candidacy for
sheriff of Jefferson county. Captain
Handy has been considering this step
for some time but did not make any
formal announcement until today.
Captain Handy has lived in this dis
trict all of his life and is noted far and
wide for his many deeds of generosity.
He was a gallant Confederate soldier
and an active leader among the veterans
of the Confederacy.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-12-11
Out of the Mouths of Babes,

From the Chicago News.
Little Margie-Mamma, the lady up.
stairs is widow. isn't she?
Mamma-Yes-that is. she's a grass
widow.
Little Margie-Why, mamma, did her
husband die Of hay fever?
Johnny" said the teacher. 'can you
tell me what a coincidence is?"
Yes, ma am,' answered Johnny
We've got one at our mousse"
well. what is it?' asked the teacher.
Twins" was the prompt reply.
What shall get you for your birth
day?" asked father of his five-year-ol old
daughter, who was suffering from~tooth-
ache.
"Td like some teeth like mammals. SC
I can take EN- out when they ache" re-
piled the observing miss.
$50 you have stepmother?" said the
lady to little girl of six.
yes, ma'am,' was the reply.
'Well, you have my sympathy, dear,
continued the lady.
''Oh, uon't need It," rejoined the
small maid. Give 1t to papa"
Papa, did you ever see an artificial
whale?"
There is no such thing. my son."
Then where does artificial whalebone
come fromr'
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-12-11
Habeas Corpus Denied.

In the habeas corpus proceedings insti-
tuted in the case of George Nichols, the
Greek arrested on a warrant from Nash
vile, Judge William Jackson in the Bes-
semer city court remanded the prisoner
to jail.
Nichols was arrested Thursday on a
warrant charging him with larceny. 1t
was alleged in the proceedings today
that the name on the warrant was not
the name of the prisoner.
The Nashville officials have gone to
Montgomery to secure the necessary
requisition papers to take Nichols back
to Tennessee.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-12-11
DARLING Returns to WASHINGTON,

Pensacola, Fla, December 10.-As.
sistant Secretary of the Navy Charles
H. Darling, who spent the past two
days here, left today for Washington.
He was accompanied by Mrs. Darling.
The assistant secretary has been alb
sent for Washington for several weeks,
making an inspection of the various
navy yards and stations in the west
and along the gulf coast. While here
he visited tle target range in the gulf
which was used last year, and will
make some recommendations regard.
ing the matter of placing the targets
in better condition, and the firing by
small vessels.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-12-11
YOUR DRUGGIST FOR FREE PERUNA ALMANAC FOR 1905
DENMARK MAN WANTS
STATUETTES OF VULCAN

A letter was received yesterday by the
Commercial club from a man In Breda,
Denmark, asking what the statuettes of
Vulcan were worth, and II the club could
furnish him a certain number of them
for immediate delivery.
A reply has been sent naming a price
and offering him the number he desired
at a reasonable commission. The letter to
the club states that he visited the St.
Louis exposition, saw the statue and the
statuettes. and bought one of the latter
and carried it home.
He states that the little statue made
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-12-11
To Present PLAY.

The Criterion" Ensley's local theatre
cal company, will reproduce "All That
Glitters Is Not Cold on Tuesday night,
December 20, at the Ensley opera house.
Last year the same company presented
the play with much success.
The members of the cast are: F. q.
Fonville, Judge Charles II. Mandy, e. q.
Mccormack, Samuel Matson, John By
rum. W. j. Gelink, Miss Alice Davidson,
Miss Sadie Sawyer, Miss Patricia Strib-
bling, Miss Leta VIII Goldsmith.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-12-11
Autocracy Is Denounced.

st. Petersburg, December 10.-The
social democratic labor. party has Is
sued an infiammatory proclamation de-
nuncing autocracy in bitter terms, de-
handing an immediate end of the war,
and the convocation of national
assembly, and calling upon all friends
and sympathizers to participate in a
grand demonstration IN front of the
Kazan cathedral tomorrow.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-12-11
Petition Is Filed.

The case of James Broadie against
Judge Charles H. Mandy, seeking to have
the Ensley inferior court declared un-
constitutional was filed in the Birming-
ham city court today.
The proceedings are friendly, having
been instituted at the instance Of Judge
Mandy, the judge of the court. Insult
ficient notice of proof of advertisement
is the ground on which the act is being
tested,
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-12-11
Money Raised for College.

The North Alabama conference of the
colored Episcopal church, now In session
in this city. raised s4055 last night fol
the conference college located at Booker
City.
Last night the educational mass meet
ing of the conference was held, and tht
following preachers spoke In interest Of
the college: The Rev. G. F. WEIGH, the
Rev. f. A. Boiley, the Rev T. j. Moi
fins. the Rev. S. ]. Elliot, the Rev. J. A
Bray and the Rev. G. NJ. hobbs.
Bishop Williams then opened the sub
scription, and in little while si055 was
raised.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-12-11

Another letter received from the same
institution reads as follows:
Three weeks ago I wrote to tell you
how satisfactory we found Peruna. We
recommend it highly for colds, coughs,
catarrh and neuralgia.
Il have used 1t myself as a tonic with
the best results, taken as directed, half
a teaspoonful every half hour"
A remedy that would act Immediately
upon the congested mucous membrane,
restoring 1t to its normal state, would
consequently cure all these diseases
Pe-ru-na Contains No Narcotics.
One reason why Peruna has found per-
manent use In so many homes is that it
contains no narcotics of any kind. Pc
runa Is perfectly harmless. 1t can be
used any length Of time without acquir-
ing a drug habit Peruna does not pro-
duce temporary results. It is perma-
nent in its effect.
1t has no bad effect upon the system,
and gradually eliminates catarrh by re-.
moving the cause of catarrh. There are
multitude Of homes where Peruna has
been used Off and on for twenty years.
Such a thing could not be possible IL
Peruna contained any drugs OF a mar
cotic nature.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-12-11
To Have Joint Installation.

The Jefferson Valley and the Pratt City
lodges, Independent Order of Odd Eel
lows, have appointed communities to
make arrangements for a joint public
meeting of the lodges at which the Of
ficers are to be installed for the ensuing
year.
The committees will have a meeting in
few days and make arrangements fer
an interesting programme to be carried
out in conjunction with the installation.
The Rebekahs will be invited to take part
and several grand officers will probably be
present,
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-12-11
Sewer Work Progressing.

Work on the Village creek division Of
the county sanitary sewer that runs from
East Lake to Ensley is being rapidly
pushed at this end Of the division. The
sewer has already been completed from
Ensley to East Thomas and the work OF
excavating from East Thomas to North
Birmingham Is being rushed.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-12-11
Arrested In CHATTANOOGA.

Chattanooga, Tenn. December, 10--Eu-
gene Becke and Charles Owens were ar
rested this afternoon in Hill City. SUI
berb of Chattanooga, charged with the
murder of City Marshal Wilson, of Rock
wood. TENN on Thursday
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-12-11
VIII Be Married In NAV.

Berlin, December 10.-The wedding OF
Crown Prince Frederick William and the
Duchess Cecilia of Mecklenburg- Schwer-
In, has been definitely fixed for the lat
ter half Of May
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-12-11
Burns, Bible is Sold.

London, December 1o-Robert Burns
family Bible, containing interesting fam
lily entries was sold at auction here to-
day for $3.50. The purchaser was a Lon
don dealer
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-12-11
Nine. Mullen to sInn.

Nine. Marie Kern Mullen will sing at the
Ensley opera house next Thursday night,
December Is. under the auspices of the
Baptist Aoung Peoples union of the First
Baptist church.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-12-11
Council Meets Monday Night.

The mayor and aldermen viii hold one
of the most important sessions of the
year Monday night. The license sched7
ule for 1905 is to be arranged and other
important matters transacted.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-12-11

such an impression In Denmark that heI
believes he can easily sell a large num-
Der of them at the annual fair to be held
there soon.
This is one of the first extensive results
from the advertising that Vulcan did at
the exposition, and those interested in the
statue and it's future were very much
encouraged when this letter was received
from far off land.
The club has several hundred Of the
statuettes. and as soon as the order for
their shipment is received they will be
sent. The statuettes are already packed
SO that 1t would be practically impossible
to break them in shipment.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-12-11
Killed BY Nltro-oIycerIne.

Ashland. KY. December 10.-Six men
were killed on the river near here by an
explosion of nitro-glycerine. The men
were en- route from Sistersville w. Va,
to Maysville, Ky.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-12-11

ligence. thanks to a mechanism In its
stomach The toy popcorn wagon is
exactly like a real one. though on a
small scale and is even provided with
a little pepper.
There is toy loop the loop" with a
] little man in an automobile, who starts
at the top of a tower and performs the
hazardous circuit feat, arriving safely,
In most instances, at the other end of
| the track. The "house on fire. does not
actually burn, the flames being merely
painted, but when the plaything is prop
| erly actuated a fireman ascends a ladder
| to rescue a woman from balcony, and
another fireman directs upon the build
ing a stream of water from a hose.
The newest style of toy drum belts
itself, and is not provided with sticks
Another musical instrument for the
nursery is a little hand organ on wheels.
In a cage there Is a bird, which Is caused
by clockwork mechanism to sing and
flutter its wings. Ninepins of latest pat
tern are shaped like boys and girls. The
correct toy soldiers, of course, are Japs
and Russians. Speaking of Japs, It is
worth mentioning here that good deal
of furniture for dolls houses counter
feits the bamboo furniture of the Jap
anese
Shooting Gallery and Typewriter.
standing in row, each of them wearing
a tall stovepipe hat. Attached to a rub
Der string is a ball, and the problem Is
to snap II in such a way as to knock off
one Of the hats Eaci4 hat counts diff
ferent number.
The latest toy typewriter works almost
as well as real one For children who
like to paint, colors are supplied In tubes
moist, to take the place OF the little
hrf g = hat fo ha In ba
small girl IL she wants 1t, may have
tiny ice cream freezer that will really
make ice cream. Things like these dis
play a tendency toward the practical
in toys.
Toy frogs and Holsters are of celluloid.
and they float delightfully."-. Gardening
outfits are now put up in sets for chill
dren, including wheelbarrow, hoe, rake.
spade bucket and watering pot. Similar
sets are sold for use at the seashore
and are accompanied by moulds of wood
and tin, in which the beach sand can be
converted into various forms. including
men and animals, thus improving great
ly on the old style of sand pie. The mod
ern child, however, pursues such sea-
shore amusements at home, also, with
the aid of raw material, convertible into
all sorts Of shapes by the help of moulds
SPADE and watering pot.
The urgent demand for novelties in the
way of toys makes 1t necessary for the
great commission houses and department
stores to send men abroad every year
to poke about in the Hartz mountains
and other great toy-producing districts
OF Europe looking for something new.
Gus" Lewis, one of the most notable
% these expert buyers, says that the
tendency in playthings is steadily toward
greater expensiveness, and that each
Christmas more money is spent on toys
in this country than In any year
preceding, childrens tastes and require
ments in this line becoming steadily
more exacting.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-12-11

Ell asf Yo,Y We say 1t yet. you can
N find the best collection of
Forget" novelties in typography
Decorating Co., 202S First avenue.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-12-11

products in large volume. Preparations
are being made to relight No. furnace,
which has been closed down for repairs
and in a few days all the industries of
the Republic company at Thomas will be
operating on full time.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-12-11
PortugaI's King Starts to ParIs.

London, December 1o.-The king Of Por-
tugal left London for Paris today.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-12-11

Whether 1t is OF the nose, throat, stomach,
bowels, or more delicate organs, catarrh is
always facilitating and should never fail OF
attention.
1t Is a discharge from the mucous mem
brane when kept In state of Inflammation
by an impure, commonly scrofulous, con-
dition OF the blood.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-12-11
MIX Wagon Drawn by Horse.

milk wagon, drawn by a horse, is
filled with milk cans below and outer
tubs above. Doors at the sides open and
reveal pats of butter and pieces of
cheese The peacock that utters a cry
az intervals when pulled along the
ground on wheels is really a beautiful
bird and a striking toy. Equally artistic
IS the performing bear, which wags it's
head and exhibits other marks of INTEL
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-12-11
Hoods Sarsaparilla

Cures all forms Of catarrh, radically and
permanently = it removes the cause and
overcomes all the effects. Get Hoods. IL
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1904-12-22
Populssts .I..blIant
&&&&&%&&

While the republican majorities in
Iowa continue to be as great as ever,
nevertheless the application Of popu-
list principles is spreading at a most
astonishing rate. Many of the towns
are building their own water works,
steam and hot water heating plants.
electric light and gas factories, tele
phone lines and exchanges and other
public utilities. Many are buying ex-
listing plants and putting an end to ex
pesive private ownership
This populist movement is not COR
fined to Iowa, but is pervading to a
great extent the whole Of the United
States. Populists should grow jubi-
liant They gave the country the only
set of principles that will preserve the
nation. They see them adopted year
by year all over the country and the
time will come that the most honor
able thing that can be said of a man
was that he was populist when most
of the world was denouncing him as a
lunatic, but the world nad at last TO
acknowledge that he was sanest and
safest of all men. We did not go into
this movement to get offices, but &c
get reforms.
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1904-12-22
A CRY Of Alarm

Some Of the clergy are beginning to
talk about moral degeneration very
much in the same way The Independent
has been talking for the last three or
four years. The clergy paid no heed
to the warnings given by The indie
pendent and boosted of having tno
bread and wine in the communion
services passed by millionaires, while
they held up as models for the young
men "the Captains of Industry" Bish-
op Anderson of the Episcopal church
told a congregation of thousands in
Chicago the other day that: 1T is time
we woke up. Crime is at our doors.
The whirl of pleasure, the spirit of ma
terialism and iconoclasm sap the vi
tally of our people. We have sown
a wind Of religious Indifference and
shall reap a whirlwind of devastation
He declared that: Strikes, class has-
red, riot, anarchy, are threatened. 1t
would take only spark to touch them
off, And Chicago is the storm center
In the city of Chicago last year seven
times more murders were committed
than in London, city several times It's
size"
1t is four years since The indie
pendent began to warn the people that
this era of commercial fraud and spec
ulation would end in the demoraliza-
tion of the whole land. The thing is
so patent now that it can no longer
be denied 1t is late for the ministers
Of the gospel to recognize the situation
Many of them have been criminaEy
stupid, but it is good sign to see
some of them waking up Bishop An
derson sends forth cry Of alarm. How
many will heed to it?
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1904-12-22
How They Did It
/ &&\~

There has recently been published a
book concerning the organization of
the great railroad systems. 1t goes
back to the beginning of railroads in
this country and winds up with the
great systems now crossing the CONT
nent or occupying stretegic positions
which control immense amount Of
freight. OF course it is complimentary
of the men and the systems which
bear their names. 1t does not, now
ever, give the facts, the details of the
work, the real thing about any of them.
The truth is that behind these great
systems there was at first a scoundrel
of tremendous intellectual ability. That
scoundrel committed every crime
known to the calendar. in many cases
murder itself He stole, ne lied, he
bribed, he swindled, he betrayed his
friends, he demoralized the courts, the
legislatures and congress. He sent
thousands into everlasting poverty, be
made some few rich. This history con-
tinues all along. 1t began with the
Goulds, the Fishes, the Vanderbilts and
has continued down to the Harrimans
and the Hills. OF that part of the work
that these men did, the book says moth
ing.
The affairs of the Kansas City Safe
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1904-12-22
President Elliott Unfoir

President Eliot criticises trade unions
for attempting to limit the supply and
restrict the output That is very un-
fair and superficial in President Eliot
The trade unions are only trying to put
into practice the. theories of politics al
economy taught in President Eliot's
own university. Why did he lay the
blame on the poor trades unionists?
Why did he not attack the professors
that are serving under him or the
great political party that rules the ma
ton and has been teaching the same
doctrines for over quarter of century
in its press and on the hastings?
Then years ago these gentlemen were
telling the farmers that they must eX-
pect that the very low price of wheat
that was then prevalent must become
permanent. They said that the opening
of the wheat lands in the Red River
valley, western Canada and the west
ell DldIuS ldu 81 Culdl ecu lHC WHICH,
production that there was over-produc-
ton that it must last forever. They
refused to listen to the reply that the
over-supply of wheat was caused by
the poverty and underconsumption Of
flour. The republican party, the polit-
ical economists and the socialists have
been preaching continuously and side
by side this doctrine of oyer-produc-
ton for years, and now President
Eliot wants to lay all the blame on
the labor unions. Just at-present with
many millions more bushels of wheat
on the market or to come on it in the
near future, the price of wheat is more
than double what it was when the re-
publican leaders told us that we had
an production. The poor wage
Garner, who has no reading matter