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Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1904-08-25

DEAR MRS. PINKHAM: - Last winter I
broke down suddenly and had to seek the
advice of doctor. felt sore all over, with
pounding in my head and dizziness which
had never experienced before. / had
miserable appetite nothing tasted good, and
gradually my health broke down completely.
The doctor said had female weakness, but,
although took his medicine faithfully, /
found no relief.
After two months decided to try what
change would do for me, and as Lydia IL.
Pinlham's Vegetable Compound was
strongly recommended to me / decided to
try it. Within three days l felt better, my
appetite returned, and / could sleep In
another week / was able to sit up part of
the day, and in ten days more was well.
My strength had returned, gained fourteen
mounds and felt haitian nd q. fhaI
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1904-08-25


had
MRS BERT E. LENNox, 100 East 4th ST" Dixon ILL.,"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-12-22
GRAFT SKIN ON AN EYE.

Philadelphia Cor. New York Tribune.
Surgeons at the Hahnemann Hospital
have performed the rare and delicate OPP
Grafton of grating on the eye of Fran
els Smith, 8 years old, the skin covering.
or conjunctiva, from the eyeball of a
rabbit. If the grated parts properly adj
here to the child's eye it will mean
complete restoration of sight.
While Drs. C. M. Thomas, Messeroe
and speakman. who performed the oper-
alton, are unable to express an opinion
on the results they say that every indis
cation is that their efforts were success
full.
The lads eye had been injured by lime
thrown by companions in play. The
child will not experience any great ply
steal pain until the eye heals, as the
grated skin is held in its proper place
by the closed eyelid, which is covered
with bandages.
The physicians hope that in about three
weeks the grated skin will have adj
hered so that the bandages may be re-
moved.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-12-22
Little Roys Amuse Crowd.

II was very much amused at three lit
tie boys on one of the street corners
Yesterday who had evidently been left
there while their mothers did some shop
ping" said passer-by yesterday. IAN
old blind man was turning the crank of
his organ and as the cracked instrument
ground out some doleful air these little
boys, neither Of whom were apparently
over five years of age, began whistling
the air with all their might. Utterly
oblivious to everything arouna them,
they whistled and whistled trying to keep
up with the organ. Several persons no.
ticed them and presently large crowd
had stopped to witness the unique scene.
Still wrapped up in their efforts at
whistling the little fellows did not see
their mothers until they were caught by
the hands and pulled away. The mothers
were Mortified when they found that
their sons had been assisting the blind
man in making music. The crowd laughed
heartily, but the little fellows went away
without understanding wherein they had
offended -
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-12-22

that Santa Claus never lived in this
world. for he did. He first appeared
IN Lycia, in southern Europe, about
seventeen hundred years ago. He be-
came bishop of Myra, and his life was
given over to the care of orphaned
children and poor portionless girls. His
name was Nicholas-Saint Nicholas,
for he was canonized later on-and
Saint Nicholas lis Santa Claus. No
other saint was so popular. and chill
dren first in one country and then an
other acquired faith in him, and sent
their little appeals to him. And why
should they not? Why cannot the i'm
aginatlon of poor little tots reach out
to a friend in the skies when they have
none on earth? Who would be so
cruel as to rob them of the brief and
harmless illusion, if 1t be one? No,
indeed, let the little unfortunates keep
1t. Let them believe that he returns
to earth on each Christmas eve, and
may some kind hand make good the
illusion in the homes that know little
of sunshine of this world.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-12-22
ACTRESSES ARE sHoRTLIvED.

From the Chicago Journal.
There is a gap of twenty years let by
the death of Nine. Janauschek and Mrs.
Gilbert. The latter was over so and the
great Bohemian actress was nearly rs.
Among the women of the stage who sur
vive there is not one who approaches
either of these famous artists in the mat
ter of years. Clara Morris is less than
65; Mrs. Yeamans hovers in the same
neighborhood and the score of famous
actresses of the last generation who still
tread the boards are all in the neighbour
hood of 60.
Actors seem to live longer than their
sisters A year ago before death began
to thin their ranks, Couldoclx, Jefferson.
Stoddard, ETC. had hundred living con-
temporares, and many of them are still
living, although they have passed the age
of so. Most of the favorites of the stage
seem to drop away before they reach so.
Marie Jansen saw her zenith before she
was 50. and she went into obscurity be-
fore she reached 40. Pauline Markham, of
whom 1t was said, "TIer arms are like
the lost arms of Venus" went into orliv-
ion at 40, and now she is in care of a
Harlem tenement house.
Marion Manola is yet under so, but
where is this once brilliant prima dona
of the Mccall Opera company now?
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-12-22
Alabama Timbers.

The bureau of forestry of the agri-
cultural department presents in Cir
eular No. 80 many facts and figures
CLEANED in Alabama relative to Ala
bama timber The circular in question
relates to the mechanical properties
CT various commercial timbers. Tim
bers were cut in this state, and car
ried to Purdue university at Lafayette,
Indiana, where they were tested.
The red gum of this state was very
thoroughly tested, and 1t was found to
have a fibre stress at elastic limit
from about 1000 pounds per square
in green timber to 1000 pounds in dry
timber. The logs were taken from
the Tennessee river bottoms at Holly
wood, Alabama, and they were sawed
and tested in every desirable way. 1t
is not only strong wood, but the fac
tory tests showed that 1t could be
steamed and bent, and would take a
good finish. 1t is adapted to use in
vehicle factories. 1t ranks below hick-
cry but still it is a valuable wood. 1t
will stand a strain up to 1926 pounds
per square inch, as against 20,66}
pounds in hickory The modules of
Iapture in long leaf pine is 1868
pounds per square inch; of loblo,ly
pine, about 5000 pounds.
The red gum lacks a straight
grained trunk. 1t is eross-grain* :.
This has to be taken into consider
ton. The bureau of forestry conclu les
that red gum is available for local
uses in building material, such as
joists, stills and &C mmon frames. When
the supply Of pi : is materially lcss-
ened red gurl will come into wider
use, unless indeed the clear wide cuts
from red gum legs become too valr-
able because of factory uses.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-12-22
The very substance OF the ambitious
Is merely the shadow of a dream.
Hamlet.
Advice for Cotton Farmers.

We have none. But they will not
miss any words we could add, for
every other paper they receive comes
loaded with advice. Some advise them
to hold their cotton; some advise them
to pitch their crops next year at half
the former acreage. And so on to the
end of the chapter.
The farmer is between the devil and
the deep blue sea. II he grows a big
crop he fears he will get not even
the cost of production. If he cuts down
his crop to a minimum, he is threat
ened with new cotton fields planted to
order by this or that government.
What then is he to do?
The plain truth is, each farmer will
go right along fitting his years work
to his own circumstances, wholly dis
regarding advice in point. He will
plant all he has mules and means to
cultivate, and he will take the chances
on the outcome. The weather and
the bulls and bears will do the rest.
The cotton problem is altogether too
large to be controlled by pact or senti-
ment Each farmer stands and acts
independently, and no one knows what
the acreage of 1905 will be. It will be
whatever the farmers of the south are
circumstanced to make. The cotton
farmer knows the situation as well as
the cotton buyers, cotton spectators,
or cotton manipulators do None of
them know anything about it. The
weather clerk is master of the stu
alton.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-12-22
Rivers and Harbors.

The men who are posing for politi-
cal effect have decided, it is said, to
prevent the passage of a rivers and
harbors bill. The plan has no economy
in it; it is simply grandstand play,
for no one expects to see the rivers
and harbors go unimproved. No one
desires to see the money already ex-
pended wasted.
Rivers and harbors stand today par
TALLY improved, but they cannot be
used because congress will not COM
plete the work The Warrior is typi-
cal case. The millions already ex-
pended stand a loss until more locks
and dams are put in, and no one
doubts the completion of the work
already begun. So it is in other states,
in other rivers, and some of the har-
bors of the country are in a like con-
dtion. There is no economy antici-
pated by the leaders who are cOnsplr-
ing to defeat the passage by the pres
ent congress of a rivers and harbors
bill.
Since Tom Carter of Montana talked
rivers and harbors bill to death be-
fore retiring to the obscruity of pri-
waite life, there has been a constant
desire to keep back rivers and har-
bors bill until it can be talked to death
in the senate. and this is said to be
this years programme of the republi-
can leaders,
Chairman Burton desires the pass.
age of an adequate rivers and harbors
bill, and If there is any monkey work
in connection with such bill he may
resign the craftsmanship of the house
committee on rivers and harbors. Al
together the prospect for the passage
of a bill by the present congress is not
very good.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-12-22
REMARKABLE EXPERIMENT.
Cornell Frog Lived For Five Years
Without Brain.

Ithica IN. y Cor. New York Sun.
Cornens decerebrized frog is at last
dead. The animal lived for more than
Eve years after the removal of its cers-
bral hemispheres and the professors at
Cornell say that it died from the effects
Of ripe old age rather than from the
effects of the operation performed up
on it.
In man the cerebrum constitutes the
chief bulk of the brain and is thought to
be the seat of thought and will. DR..
Wilder. head of the physiological depart
ment at Cornell commended that in ami
mails the cerebrum was correspondingly
the seat of consciousness and volition.
To prove his theory in 1890 he chose a
green frog and by delicate operation
removed both is cerebral hemispheres.
The operation was successful and the
wound healed rapidly. The decerebrized
frog was put into large open jar, where
It remained for five years. until its
death few days ago.
During all this period the animal never
once showed signs of any initiative its
only movements being very slight and
attributed to muscular ennui, like that
of persons asleep
The eyes, optic nerves and optic lobes
Of the brain were uninJured, and the
animal could evidently see but without
understanding. The most attractive frog
food put before it was absolutely unno-
ticed and 1t has been fed every day for
five years by an attendant, who would
open its mouth and with forceps push
q bit of fresh meat or fish far enough
back into its throat to arouse the re-
fiex mechanism of swallowing.
If touched It would move or leap; II
placed in water 1t would swim until some
support was reached; II turned upon its
back, 1t would promptly and vigorously
right itself-but it would never move of
it's own accord.
The decerebrized frog has served to i'm
press upon many successive classes In
physiology the functions of the cerebrum
of which it was deprived. as well as the
functions of the other parts of the brain
which 1t retained. The animal was ex-
hibited at the meeting Of the American
Physiological association In Washington,
and has long attracted attention among
psychologists.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-12-22
Illinois Coal at Panama.

A telegram from the Illinois coal
fields goes on to say that the Gould in
terests are buying and building in ILL
nois with a view to the carrying Of
Illinois coal to New Orleans to be con-
sumed at Panama while the canal is
In course of construction.
Between Illinois coal and West Vir-
ginia coal, to say nothing of Pittsburg
coal barged two thousand miles on
waters vexed by ice and drouths-
amid these competitors has Alabama
coal no opportunity?
Alabama coal lies nearer the sea
than any other soft coal. 1t lies nearer
Panama by almost a thousand miles,
and yet because we lack an Open War,
rior West Virginia, Pittsburg and Hi
nois propose to cut us out of the Pan
ANA trade.
This seems to be time when our
coal operators should get together in
order to enter in force the coal market
at New Orleans. Alabama coal should
begin to assert itself at New Orleans.
It has been pushed 10 the background
too long by coal mined two thousand
miles away, and it should be pushed
forward now until it's rightful position
at New Orleans is gained.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-12-22
THE BEST OF LIFE.

From the Spectator.
Not till lifes heat is cooled,
The headlong rush slowed to a quiet
pace,
And every purblind passion that has ruled
Our noisier years, at last
Spurs us in vain. and weary of the race,
We care no more who loses or who
wins
All! not till all the best Of life seems past
The best of life begins.
To toll for only fame
Handslappings and the tickle gusts OF
praise,
For place or power or gold to gid a
name
Above the grace whereto
All paths will bring us, were to lose our
days.
We. on whose ears youths passing bell
has tolled,
In blowing bubbles, even as children do,
Forgetting we grow old
But the world widens when
Such hope of trivial gains that ruled US
lies
Broken among our childhood's toys, for
then
We win to self-control!
And mail ourselves in manhood ana there
rise
Upon us from the vast and MINDLESS
height
Those dearer thoughts that are unto the
soul
what stars are to the night
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-12-22
WHAT is A "eENrLEMANi"
A Schoomaster Held Not Entitled to
BE So Held Under English Laws.

From the Brooklyn Eagle.
A case in an English court serves as a
reminder that the term gentleman" the
use of which is entirely empirical in this
country has legal significance and stand
ing there The law provides that witness
fees shall be paid on one scale for gem
tlemen and professional men and at a
lower rate for tradesmen The head Of a
prosperous school found his fees cast up
under the later designation and sued for
legal recognition of the fact that he
was a gentleman. The court decided that.
although this school master might be
gentleman in fact, he was no gentleman
in law, and that he must be content to
take the fees of tradesman.
The Judge tried to solve the discrimina-
ton which the law makes by adding that
a school master was expected to be a
gentleman In fact" even though the law
denied the title to him. There Is some
consolation also in the fact that the court
recognized that the definition in Black
stone--"a man who carries arms'-is no
longer applicable. 1t would be sad blow
If that decision should ever be quoted in
Kentucky court, but until the hip
pocket Is left out of Kentucky trousers
there is no danger that the decision will
ever be alluded to in that state. Self
preservation is the first law of nature.
Old Dr. Johnson's definition of gentle
man, "a man who drives gig" did not
get an airing in the proceeding. Other
wise a motion to amend the substitution
of automobile for gig would have been
in order All this serves to show what a
wise stroke our forebears made when
they struck out the whole trumpery
muddle of titles from our law. OF course
their common sense cannot prevent any
of their descendants from pulling wires
to become a colonel. a major or even a
lieutenant, but at least they have pro-
vided for us the right to apply gentle
man" to such men as we think Mt the
derivation of the word, and the still
more precious privilege of sending the
whole discussion of caste TO limbo by
using the words men and women n all
rublio discussions.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-12-22
IN HOTEL LoBBIEs
In Congress.


In my opinion we will have rivers
and harbors bill at this session OF con-
gress.' said Sydney ]. Bowie, represent
tative from the Fourth Alabama district
yesterday. st realize that there IL con-
siderable opposition to passing such Dill
but don't see how it can be defeateo-
There Is much work that must be con-
tinued, and I look upon the passage OF
this bill as a necessity. When they DO
pass It Alabama will get her share. am
not in position to speak specifically as
to what we will get, but | believe we
Will get small appropriation. at least
for the improvement of the Alabama.
There viii be no extra session of con-
gress before next fall" continued Mr..
Bowie and 1 do not predict that we
will have one then. If one Is called 1t
will be merely for the purpose OF passing
revenue raising bill. There Will be no
attempt at a reduction or a revision or
the tariff
As to the Platt and Crumpaeker bills
which aim at cutting down southern rep
resentation I have no fear Of their pass
age. There is absolutely no chance OF
such legislation being passed by THE
present congress and 1 don't believe there
is much chance In the new congress.
The real republican leaders show no dis
position to encourage such measures and
for the present at least these bills will
sleep.
Yes, we are having right smart Of
l cfa he hall - lanPsnpd
Mr. Bowie. "As yet we have been I'M
able to find a place to hold It. The sem
ate and house are deadlocked over the
proposition and the only chance I see
now is to hold it in the big hall over
the city market house. The house viii
never agree to the pension building for
many reasons Several years ago an in
auguaral ball was held there and the
local committee refused to move the
trash, such as lumber, seats and other
fixings and it cost the government con-
siderable money to get the building clear
ed of trash. 1t also cost over 100000 In
the pay OF clerks on account of suspend
ing work. There was also a fire there
after one OF the balls and the authorities
fear that some valuable records might
be burned. We are going to take the
matter up again after Christmas and !
guess we will find some place for the
great ball"
Mr. Bowie spent yesterday in Birming-
ham accompanied by Mrs. Bowie. They
left last night for Selma where they
will spend day and will then return
to their home at Admission.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-12-22
MR.. MoReAN's OLDEST PIANO.
Pays $4,000 For instrument Made b,
Rossini.

Joplin, Mo.-Rudofe vlvoil of Italy,
while in this city received a telegram
from j. p. Morgan of New York, stating
that he would accept Mr. Vivolis propo-
sition to purchase the first piano ever
built for $4,000. The instrument, built by
Rossini in Italy in 170S, was on exhibit
tion at st. Louis during the fair.
Mr.. Morgan began negotiations for the
instrument several months ago. The
trade was made through Mr. yivoli, rep
resenting the owner, who lives in Italy.
Vivoli expressed the opinion that Mr..
Morgan was getting the instrument at a
very reasonable price, it's age and history
considered.
Rossini was only II years of age when
he built the piano.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-12-22
Santa Claus.

The little tots In every home, espe-
cially in the homes of the poor, have
implicit faith in st. Nicholas, or Santa
Claus, who lived ever so long ago,
and who comes back every year to
make children happy. The children of
the poor know little about other saints,
but they do know Santa Claus, and
their faith in him is unbounded, as it
should be. for 1t keeps a little of the
bloom Of life even In the sorriest of
homes.
Over twenty thousand of the little
innocents, dreaming amid the squalor
of their surroundings, succeed in writ
ing to Santa Claus, in getting a stamp
to put on their touching appeals, and
In mailing them at the nearest box or
postoffice. They know Santa Claus
has RENDERS, and that his beard is
full of ice and snow, and so it comes
about that many of their letters are
addressed to Santa Claus, Iceland. But
all go to the Dead Letter office, no
matter how directed-that is to say,
all letters written to Santa Claus, and
q kind-hearted woman clerk opens
them, and, let us hope, cries over some
of them, for the appeals to Santa Claus
are touching enough to reach the
sternest heart.
Let no one at any rate tell a child
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-12-22
Mr.. Klotz Tells Good Story.

Now II you want news I have moth
ing to tell you but If 1t is story you
are after I have it," said Simon Klotz,
the newly elected alderman from the Sec
ond ward. 1.-THE story is true, too"
There were two partners in the cloth
ing business" continued Mr.. Klotz, who
could not agree and finally got in law
suit and dissolved partnership. One OF
the partners went to Mr.. Smith. law
yer, and told him he was very anxious
to win his case and asked what he
could do to defeat his partner. The law
yer told him he would have to win
it on its merits.
Suppose I send the judge n box OF
cigars, suggested the client.
Don't you dare do that said the
lawyer. He would decide the case
against you even II you had good one
Don't think of such thing
well. to make a long story short the
case came to trial and the partner who
had hired Mr.. Smith received the YER
dict. He was congratulating himself and
his lawyer when Mr.. Smith reminded him
of what he had started to do when he
took the case.
you see 1 told you not to send that
box of cigars to the judge said Mr..
Smith You would have lost sure
But I did send the judge box of
cigars replied the client while the
lawyer looked astonished, but 1 put my
partners card inside the box"