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The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-01
Women Have Gambling Fever.

Captain Thompson, of the West Eighty sixth street station, with two of his de- tectives, Neggersmith and Isbel. has scored again, and quite a hit this time. A respectable downtown merchant gave him the tips thus: My wife, perfectly good woman otherwise, has caught the gambling fever, prevalent among the 4o0.
 Not being able to join bridge-whist circle. she Is losing more than I can make in playing the races. and roulette between whiles. in a poolroom in your district. l wish you would raid 1t and break it up." rtcnpson>s eyes buiged: "A poolroom in my district where ladies play? You must be dreaming" Nary dream, this time. You get into that
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-01

after some hesitation: 'I once had
 London newsboy insist upon serving me
 with the Times gratis for whole week because he thought that my Shy lock was a perfect imitation of q busi- ness rival whom he thoroughly hated. Yet I think on the whole the involuntary ex- clamation of Christian woman who saw my Matthias in The Bells was as clever as l ever heard. l was climbing into & cab outside the theatre
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-01
IrvIne's Greatest Complaint.

From the New York Times.
 Sir Henry" asked one of his guests at midnight supper given by Sir Henry Irving the night before he sailed for England, what do you consider the greatest tribute ever paid to your work as an actorY'
 well" replied the distinguished actor
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-01

when I heard this woman say: What q shame that he is an actor and sold td the devil What a fine preacher hd would have made
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-01
MhsslMZzsE6t!!z!ss Et!!!s

WILL FILL YOUR VEINS WITH pure. rich. healthy blood. How can you expect to be strong with that poor, pois- oned blood weakening your system : Cures catarrh, liver. kidney troubles, in- ligestion and constipation. 30 days ---A---t 25n All druggists.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-01

Big cut in piano values at B. E. Forbes Piano Co. store, 1909 3rd ave. Read their ad on page "A.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-01

Wanted to buy Grand Duke Soap wrappers one- half cent each Tn cash. No. 22l3 and 22l5 Morris avenv 0
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-01

Tomato soup with pure ream. Dairy Depot.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1904-03-07
rnIcKs wrrH rnE FINaEns.

and down. Next join the thumb and
try the same thing with the little fin
gers. So fur. easy enough. Your friends
will smile and say, ''oh, give us some
thing hardl' .All right" you may say
Now try the same thing with the ring
fingers" This will prove too much for
most of our friends. They VIII find
that they cannot separate the ring fin
gers without at the same time separat-
ing the intermediate joints of the mid
die fingers.
Fig. 2 shows you something that Is
very difficult for some people. Form
one group of the middle and index fin
gers and another of the little fingers
and ring fingers. Then bring these two
groups together and separate them like
scissors without disturbing either
group.
Fig. 3 shows a stunt that many peo-
ple find impossible to do. This is to
bend the end Joint of your index finger.
keeping the other joints all straight.
Try It. Very likely you will find you
can do it with one hand, but not with
the other.
Then there is the last stunt-to turn
the little finger in. keeping all the 9th
er fingers stretched out and close to
gether.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1904-03-07
HIS STORMY
WOOING
lola L FORESTER
coaniOli. hos 6a T. c. Meaws
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS


~Then ii is NO againyr
MacDowelfs voice was reflective and
regretful. He did not look at the small.
erect figure in brown linen sitting In
solitary state on the old fallen log
among the pine needles The serious
hazel eyes regarded him with calm.
disinterested independence that was
exaspening.
1T is always Mo- This is the fourth
time"
Three and half There was a
fash OF mischief in her quick smile.
"You only got as far as lifetime OF
devotion last time. and Mr.. Tisdale
came for his waltz. when win you
try againy'
..Neverr His voice was quiet. She
could not see his face ~ give up the
tight l think that even you win grant
l have made a hard one for the cause.
and since it Is hopeless shall leave
Arleigh."
sFor the summerY' She dug the
point of her parasol a tribe viciously
in among the innocent pine needles.
mo. indefinitely. expect TO go
TO Japan on business and from there
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1904-03-07
A PRETTY ROOM.
The Way Little Florence Fixed IL
In 10 Look "Bu'fui.-

The Way Little Florence Fixed II
IN TO Look "Bu'fGi."
Little Florence was in great gIee. She
said she had made the room look
"bu'ful' for mothers friends that art
ernoon. She climbed into the great
chair by the fireplace to admire her
work. Over each picture she had placed
large green leaf, and there in front
of the mirror. In the vase Uncle Jack
brought from Venice last year, was u
whole bunch OF leaves. The room
looked like garden, and her own
bright face was like blossom above
the green leaves In her hand.
But mother cannot find her little girl.
Florence Is not where she should be.
"Ah, at last have found you, dear!"
says mother what are you doing.
Elorence?,
"Just resting. I'm so tired from
reaching up 10 the pictures! Isn't the
room bu'fulI And, OH, mother, I'm so
tired! Please. may have my napfr
The little head was bobbing over
and mother could not be cross with her
darling, even though the leaves that
brighten the room were from the best
palm. The poor lady only sighed for
her plant and tried 10 explain to Flor
ence when she woke.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1904-03-07
"a Communicated Clan. ;,

Travelling on the continent Of Europe
with party of young Americans, /
was witness of their dismay at being
assalled from time to time by friendly
English fellow travellers with such
questions as these: 'Is II not very
lonely in America? Are there any sing
Ing birds there2 Any wild flowers?
Any bishops? Are there booths in the
streets of New York? Do people read
English books there9 Have they heard
of Ruskin and howf' These were from
the rank and file OF questoners, while
a very cultivated Clergyman lost caste
somewhat with our young people by
asking confidently, Are Harvard and
Yale both in Boston?r a question
which seemed to them as hopclcssly
benighted as the remark of lady just
returned from the wonders OF the new
world who had been impressed. like all
visitors. with the novelties offered in
the way of food at the Baltimore din
ner tables, but still sighed with regret
at having been obliged TO come away
without eating "ennvasbacked clamr
Thomas Wentworth Higginson in At
Iantic.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1904-03-07
cooking Eggs without Fire.

Did any Of You boys and girls ever
hear of boiling an egg without n fire;
This sounds very funny, but 1t can
be done. Here is the way 10 do It:
With pin make hole at both ends
of raw egg aud allow a small part
OF the white to run ont. Take the
purest alcohol and pour 1t through the
holes You have made. Close the two
openings with a little wax and shake
the egg thoroughly so that the alcohol
will mix with the contents left in tn,
egg.
At the end of four minutes break tho
shell. and your audience will behole
what looks for all the world like S
hard boiled egg, and yet on handling
1t they viii find it is cold.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1904-03-07

A professor who acted as chairman
of a meeting at which Max Orch was
TO lecture introduced the Frenchman
In the following manner:
Ladies' and gentlemen, when we
wish TO see ourselves as individuals
we have recourse TO the mirror. This
we cannot do as a nation. take pleas
ure in introducing gentleman who
viii act as a French mirror. by means
OF which you win, am sure. obtain
an adequate and pleasing view Of your
selves as nation"
The introduction pleased o'Reil. and
be responded in a vein as joyial. II
am requested to reflect on nation,
However. must take second place TO
the man in the moon, for be reflects
on the earth. As an imported French
mirror. shall do the best can TO
give you a correct picture OF the ma
tion. And II your chairman remains
where he is. in the background, he will
add greatly to the reflective power OF
Che mirror"
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1904-03-07
Fortunes in Truck Fa,ms.

If you are interested in this favorite
branch of agriculture, and desire some
interesting reading matter showing how
fortunes are actually made along the
line of the Illinois Central r. R. by
northern farmers WHO IRE uow located
in the south, write to tie undersigned
for FREE handsomely illustrated pam.
phlets and full particulars
E. A. RICHTER, T.P.A., Ill. Cent. R. R.,
5l2 PARK BUILDING,
ian29Wtf. PITFSBURG, PA.
California in comiorr Avoiding Snow
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1904-03-07

WITH EVERY DRAGGING STEP.
win merely drift anywhere. 1t does
not matter 50 long as lido not drift into
Arlelgh harbor and Try again-for the
fourth time.
She did not answer. There was a
new tone in his voice that troubled her,
a tone of cyniclsm and finality. She
looked on at the broad half moon OF
the bay and shivered at the sudden
chill In the air since the sun had gone
down. The sea looked gray, with
long wreaths of swirhng white foam
where the tide was coming in full.
There was dull, low roar to the
breaking waves on the beach below,
and the anchored yachts out in the
bay were tugglng and stralning like
FESTIVE horses MS the swell plunged
them 10 and fro.
1--WE had better go back Mcdowell
said presently, turning TO her There
is storm coming up"
Il like storm. She took of her
hat rebelliously and fastened it with
the pins to the log, The wind caught
her hair and blew 1t In n brown veil
across her eyes, and she held II back,
laughing as she looked up at him.
You may go II you wish.'
He frowned and threw himself down
on the ground near the edge of the
bluff./
Il suppose that is one reason why
| love YOU. he said bitterly. "You
are SO eharmingly tractable. You al.
ways do as / say"
There is no necessity for sarcasm"
The little square chin tilted higher.
Miss Dnnderdale felt indignant. .You
always wish me TO do something that
don't want to do. And you are-are
masterful."
She brought out the hateful word
solemnly, and he shrugged his Shout
ders. There is something most an
moving in person Struggling his
shoulders at you when you want to
argue. 1t implies mental superiority
and an impregnable stand. She closed
her lips tightly. She would not say
another word. He could 20 to Japan
or the moon. II was a matter of the
utmost Indifference to her. She turn
ed away from the stalwart figure on
the ground ana looked of at the storm
clouds racing up from the breast OF
the sea on the horizon, her chin on her
palm, one small foot swinging to and
fro expressiyely as she reviewed the
case OF Hugh Mcdowell.
There were Just thlrty-seyen good
and excellent reasons why she should
marry him. Cecil knew all thirty-sev-
en- by heart They were rehearsed TO
her with faithful exactitude by an
anxious bevy or sisters aud cousins
and aunts.
And there was but one reason why
she should not. She did not choose to.
To Cecil the one reason was sun.
Gent and outwelghed all the good and
excellent thirty-seven. To the anxious
bevy IL was a foolish and willfui OBJ
ftaele set up before one OF the hap.
riest chances fate ever offered girl.
Mcdowell was twenty-nine tray-
Fled man OF the world. with n gener.
GUS fortune back OF him. who had
.nme from his globe trotting cultured
broad minded sad cosmopolitan, with
his native American point Of view still
fresh and optimistic.
cecirs elderly relatives dwelt low
Ing on these points. Her youn .er
ones reered to the outward and 81
bic signs OF grace aad said The til.
six foot wooer was handsome and a.
tc=4tisr .sGsirpise.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1904-03-07
SPECIAL TRAINS.
B. & o. VIII Run Them From Union.
town and clarksburg. March,1A

The B. & 0. has announced unofieiaIly
that it win run special trains from
clarksburg and Uniontown TO Morgan
town on March "A for the big concert in
which Richard Stratus and Victor Her
bert are TO take part. The trains will
leave Morgantown midnight on their
way Back home. This was done with
out the demand of any guarantee and ii
shows that the road is very much inter,
estcd in the event which Is to be one OF
the biggest that has ever taken place in
the state. The exact schedule of the
train has not been announced.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1904-03-07
Something Missing.

One day three-year-oId Margie wa
oassing through the market with he
mother, and. seeing strange lookin
object, she asked what it was.
why. my dear. that's head of cab
Sage," replied her mother
Zen where's its motf an eyeses =
asked the puzzled llttii miss.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1904-03-07
GREATLY REDUCED
one-way colonists Fares to the West,
Via Baltimore & Ohio Railroad.

During the months OF March and April
the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad win place
on sale daily, from all stations, one-way
coonist tickets to principal points in
California, Arizona, British Columbia,
Colorado, Montana, New Mexico, Oregon,
South Dakota, Texas. Utah. Washington,
Wyoming, etc, At greatly reduced rates.
For tickets and full information call on
or address Ticket Agents, Baltimore 4
Ohio Railroad, ciarksburg, W. Ca.
mari to apr 30
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1904-03-07
ut@S 60 BALTIMORE 8 Ono
~ RAILROAD.

ns % 0'l ns't~os SV"'0
West Bound.
No. l-tdaiIyl due 1888 .. N.
No. 7l-(daily) due 1928 a. m.
No. a-tdailyI Is due 1913 a. m.
No. 47-tdaily) due s:42 P. IN.
No. 55-tdaily due 7:2s p. n,
East Bound.
No. 2-tdaily) due 3:54 a. m.
No. 4e-tdaily) due 1918 a. m.
No. l2-tdaiIy) due 5:32 P. m.
No. 72-tdaily) due 6.5s p. m.
No. 4-tdailyl due s:45 p. m.
W. VA. q PITTS. DIVISION.
West Bound.
No. 3-tdaiy ex. Sunday Ar. s:l5 an;
Lv. 8:l5 a. m.
No. l-tdaly) Ar. $3.50 a. M; Ly. 1890
No. 5-tdaily eI. SUM- Ar. s:i5 p. M,
Lv. $3.50 p. m.
No. 7-tdaily eI. SUM- Ar. o:45 p. m.
No. e-tsunday only) Ar. 7:so p. m;
Lv. 7:2o P. m.
East Bound.
No. s-tDaily ex. SUM- Lv. $40 a. m.
No. 2-tDaily ex. Sum- Ar. $3.50 a. m;
Ly. lo:35 p. m.
No. e6-Snnday. onlyl ar. AMI IL. $40
q. m.
No. e-(daily) Ar. 1888 p. m; Ly. p. m.
No. 4-tdaily ex. Sun.)-Ar. and Lv.
1850 p. m.
WEST VIRGINIA SHORT LINE.
West Bound.
5 10. 7l7-tdaily ex. sun.)A ll:5O a. m.
No. 7ls-tdaily) Ar. s:l5 p. m.
East Bound.
No. 7ls-tdaily) Lv. $3.50 a. m.
No 720-(daily ex. SUM- Lv. 2:3o p. m.
Trains Nos. and s run between
Clarksburg and Sutton.
ID. B. MARTIN,
N. P. T., Baltimore.
@. w. BASSETT
G. P. A., Baltimore.
O. W. ALLEN,
r. P A. Parkersburg.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1904-03-07
UNDERWENT OPERATION.

G. Il. jacobson was operated on at the
City hospital Friday afternoon for an
abeess. The operation was very sue.
cessful and he will soon recover.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1904-03-07
SWORD EXERCISE ON A JAPANESE WARsHIP.

The Preparedness department
revision Of the
al n boarding inevitable fighting
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1904-03-07

Salt rubbed on the black spots on
dishes win remove them, and salt
placed over a fresh claret stain on the
table linen win assist it to disappear
when washed.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1904-03-07
RUSSIAN CAVALRY AT DALNY.

Just outside of Dn Russia said
airy och OF the military service upon which she places great reliance
The illustration shows body of these
receipt of that the Japanese attempt
surprise them from the
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1904-03-07
Time Schedule of wilsonburg Car, Fair.
mont & Clarksburg Traction Co

Car leaves clarsburg at corner of Main
and Fourth streets.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1904-03-07

Husbands are Ike new boots-you
can't tell where they're going TO pinehS
till it's too late to change 'em. - E.S
Thorneycroft Fowler.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1904-03-07

In shop. mill, store and factory CHI
caeo has 10000 working women who
70 out to their tasks every day.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1904-03-07
Dairyins in the South.

II you are interested in dairying and
desire to learn something that may be
of advantage to You financially, write
to the undersigned for hap' ,5me FREE
descriptive pamphlet and d particulars
regarding dairying along me line of the
Illinois Contra R. R.
Z. a. RICHTER, T.P.A., III. Cent, R. r,
5l2 PARK BUILDING,
jan20wtf. PITrSBURG, PA.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-07-22
BUSINESS LOCALS.

Kerr's shoe sale now on.
Special today: Chill con carne. Union
Grill, Wyman, manager.
Those tomato pickles are now ready
at Perfection Home Bakery.
watermelons at auction today at 10
a. m. at Morgan's salesroon7s.
Nearly the full force of hands at
Kerr's store were selling shoes at the
sale yesterday.
The regular quarterly meeting of the
Pacific Hardware Co, Ltd, will be held
on Friday, July 20, alta o'clock.
: The latest books of the year have just
4 been received at the Hawaiian News
{ Co. in the Alexander Young building.
Mems $500 tan shoes s2.25. Kerr's
today. >
Many men enjoy smoking. All srnok-
ers enjoy the General Arthur cigar.
Gunst-Eakin Cigar Co. are distributors.
Hard times nothing Kerr's shoe
department had record day yesterday
at their discount sale. =
A large assortment of English dress
goods will be sold at Fishers auction
room today at 10 a. m.
The wooden cottage on Liliha street,
opposite School. will be sold today at
noon by Jas. F. Morgan, the auctioneer.
Copies of the Hawaiian Forester and
Agriculturist, new publication, are on
sale at all book and news stands. Price,
10 cents.
White kid slippers, SOC. Kerr's today. =
A number of refrigerators, stock of
groceries. show cases, ETC., at 712 Fort
street, will be sold at auction today at
10 o'clock.
If you are looking for home or
house to rent consult the Henry Water
house Trust Co., Ltd, on Fort and Mer-
chant streets.
Lady's oxford shoes, $3.50. Kerr's to-
day. =
Electricity is the ideal light for home
use. Switches conveniently located
about the house make it easy to turn
on the light in any part of the house
before entering.
Chid's button shoes, $3.50. Kerr's to-
day s1.0o.
The wall paper designs at Stanley
Stephenson's. on King street, are not
just equal to art, but art in themselves.
Everything made to harmonic. Only
artists employed to put it up.
Ladies beaded slippers, $3.50. Kerr's
today 75c.
The Metropolitan Meat Co. has re-
ceived a choice assortment of Califor-
MAS best fish including salmon, sole,
smelt, crabs, shrimps, etc. Their fruit
stand is full of all fruits in season.
Also Crystal Springs butter.
There will be meeting of the credi-
tors of Geo. C. Stratmeyer on the 18th
inst. to appoint trustee and examine
the accounts of the bankrupt. The
meeting will be held at 4 o'clock III
room 500 Stangenwa1d building.
Don't miss Kerr's shoe sale.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-07-22
PART I.
League Didn't Meet.

On account of the failure of both
president and secretary to appear the
meeting of the Baseball League yes
terday afternoon was not held. There
We're representatives of each club pres
ent, however and practice days for
next week were drawn as follows: Mon
day, Elks; Tuesday, Punahous;
Wednesday, Males; Thursday. Kams;
Friday, H. a. C.'s. There was some
criticism of certain teams practicing on
days other than their own contrary to
agreement and all the representatives
agreed to try and remedy the matter.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-07-22
Strikers Are Quiet.

The situation at ire Oahu Sugar
Company's Waipahu plantation re-
main about the same. The Japanese
Consul was there yesterday afternoon
and will go out again today to confer
with the strikers. At late hour last
night Manager Ahrens reported that
the men wee orderly. Suyehiro was
still in his place. The manager says
the men are getting more and more
insistent in their demands. ''They
want the whole plantation now" he
said.
Later-Consul Saito. Mr.. Ozawa and
Mr.. Shiozawa returned from the plan
tation last night but will return this
morning to receive the answer of Man
ager Ahrens. All laborers stopped work
yesterday but there is hope of a set
tlement today.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-07-22
DEDICATED
NEW CHURCH

The new japanese church at Waialua
was dedicated last night with appro-
pirate and impressive ceremonies. The
building was provided by the generous
aid of the plantation management and
of many friends of the congregation.
Tonight what the japanese call a
..lecture meeting" will be held and
many visitors will speak. Through the
courtesy of Mr.. Gooden of the planta-
ton quite party went out from Ho-
nolulu yesterday and will remain until
after tonight's service. Among those
who went were: Rev. F. Okubo of the
Nuuanu Japanese church and Rev. NJ.
Jingu of the Eva church. Rev. T.
Fukao is the pastor of the new church.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-07-22
Bows Are Grateful.

Princess Kawananakoa presented the
Hawaiian boys club. playing on the
Boys Field, with a baseball outfit, be-
sides giving the club her name, "Wehe
kaahuuIa." Captain H. k -liakanla,
on behalf of the club, desires to thank
the clubs patroness. The boys will be
grateful, also, to all others who may
help them with dance to be given in
Progress hall on the 9th inst. Tickets
are now on sale
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-07-22
Midsummer
LINEN SALE

This most important sale of the
season is now on in full force
and lasts only the balance of this
week THURSDAY, FRIDAY
and SATURDAY. We could
scarcely begin to tell you of the
wonderful values ofered-you
must come to the store to see
them. All beautiful linens for
household purposes are greatly
reduced in prices and each piece
plainly marked.
The sale includes table linen,
face and bath towels,
etc.
You cannot afford to miss this
opportunity.