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The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-12-15

Capt. Albert L. Mills, superintendent of the West Point Military academy, has just been jumped over the heads of 800 senior officers and made brig adler general by President Roosevelts appointment. General Wood now has cnmnanY
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-12-15

An eastern preacher called Adam a coward last Sunday. No one. especially minister of the gospel, should talk that way about a man after he is dead.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-12-15

It Is proposed to train New Jersey mosquitoes to rescue travellers lost in the snow. The dogs of St. Bernard will have to go back to the kennel.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-12-15

The staff of Governor-elect Douglas will have too invest all their surplus cash in clothes if they expect to line up with their colleague, General Miles.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-12-15

St. Louis is satisfied with the adyer- Using which she received through the Louisiana Purchase exposition, even if it was not a money-making venture.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-12-15
Not Dead Yet.

From the Augusta Herald.
 Birmingham Is thinking of putting in a claim for the title of "city of Monu- ments." Didn't know Birmingham was a dead city.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-12-15

Tom Lawson Is just now contribut- ing to eyerybody's newspaper instead of Everybody's Magazine.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-12-15

The czar must have acquired cold feet from that demonstration of the socialists if he has ordered Rojestven- sky to return Libau.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-12-15

The politicians a..e so impure they may have to be boile before taking.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-12-15

Senator Stewart wants to give Presi- dent Roosevelt salary of $200,000 a year. The senator appears to have been Chadwieked.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-12-15

General Miles Is checking his bag gage to Boston. It is indeed true. He belongs not to the country, but to Massachusetts.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-12-15

Postmaster General Wynne thinks the rural free-deliyery carriers should become the beginning of a parcels-post service.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-12-15

Prince Fushimi bought trunks full of goods while in America, and he may yet discover a gold brick in his lug gage.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-12-15

It is announced that PaderewsM Is at work on a new opera. The twins have probably been segregated.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-12-15

It may be long time before Vulcan sees Birmingham again. It is lucky he has no family.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-12-15

The groundhog sees a mild winter ahead, and 1t knows a great deal more than a goose-bone.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-12-15

Since the Seaboards new line has been completed the exodus from At lanta to Birmingham will be greatly augmented.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-12-15

Mrs. Chadwick believes 1t is as easy to ask for million as for twenty-five cents, and her method calls for fewer asks.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-12-15

Lawson has greased all the stocks so that they are ready at any moment for the toboggan slide.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-12-15

Mrs. Chadwick and Tom Lawson would make a great team in double harness, for what one could not work the other could.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-12-15

Mrs. Chadwick's victims were sim ply fools who meant well.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-12-15
ALABAMA PRESS.
Easy In Ohio.

From the Gadsden Journal.
 We constantly hear the report that money is easy on Wall street. Mrs. chad- wick also found it easy in Ohio.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-12-15

And now Railroad President Mellen wants to go to the senate. That club of millionaires is becoming popular.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-12-15

The fact that there are more men than women in the country does not account for all Birmingham's bache- lors.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-12-15

All the bad boys are now fully en- rolled in Sunday school, and every one of them Is as good as good can be.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-12-15

General Funston and Aguinaldo ap- pear to have Spoken their piece" and departed from the stage.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-12-15

Parson Wagner is now recovering from the exertions of trying to teach the simple life in America.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-12-15

This is the season when weather strips and storm doo,s are in demand.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-12-15

Russia has war on her hands at both ends--at Mukden and St. Peters burg.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-12-15

Our heiresses and millions continue to be exported, but the Letter brand is exhausted.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-12-15

Mrs. Chadwick is now about to touch" a lawyer for proofs of her innocence.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-12-15

Lawson can cry "Boo" to Wall street at any time, and it is sure to respond in the old Christmas book manner
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-12-15

The old discussion of problem plays goes merrily on but the problem play can still be seen at the usual prices and at the usual theatres. While a problem play commands a certain respect that mu- sical comedy could never inspire still it
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-12-15

L. II Russ and J. H. Caffee are the only authorized travelling representatives of The Age-1erald in its circulation de- partment.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-12-15

No communication will be published without its authors name. Rejected manuscripts will not be returned unless stamps are enclosed for that purpose
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1904-02-18
Dream that Came rru..

A farmer living at Lapford, England,
dreamed thrice In succession that he
saw a pit dug in one Of his fields and
some Of his property cast into II. At
the third time Of dreaming he got I'D,
dressed and went out. He heard the
thud Of spade and caught sight of a
man digging by lantern. The digger
fed at his approach. 1t was a grave
upon which he had been at work. By
its brink lay a huge knife. On his
way back the farmer met one Of his
maid-servants. She had had a quarrel
with the man to whom she had been
engaged, she said. but he had prevailed
upon her to meet him for the last time
at two o'clock that morning. when he
had something to show her. This is
what he had to show you" said the
farmer, leading her to the grave.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1904-02-18
INDOOR HAMMOCK.
A. Source of Comfort and an Ideal
Resting Place 1t Is I'm
excelled.

The hammock in the minds of most
people is associated with outdoor life
ON the veranda and lawn, in the good
old summer time, but 1t has possibilities
as an indoor attraction during other sea-
sons, says the Brooklyn Eagle. A woman
who believes in the hammock as COM
fort producer indoors and out says:
There are many rooms too small To
hold conveniently a comfortable soft.
For these consider a hammock little
short of necessity, while In large rooms
the hammock would merely be an added
beauty. a perfect lounge for reading,
and an ideal resting place. It must be
letted with strong silk, 1t must be very
wide and long enough to lie at ease and
rest and sleep in and the color must be
n perfect harmony with the room. The
hammock can be bought ready made.
indian red is a color which harmonizes
with almost everything; or the hammock
could be made Of material of ones own
choosing and materials which are dreams
Of Joy are nowadays within the reach of
all. An oriental drapery is needed to
throw over one end, and at least four
arge soft cushions for the inside of the |
hammock. The carpenter must be called |
In to plug the walls and screw in hooks,
which must not be done too high; one
;its as well as lies in hammock. II the
has any fear Of the strain on
he walls pieces Of wood can be fastened
o the floor and to the required height on
he walls, and can be carved or painted
It will. There now remains simply the
hanging of the hammock and the tying
N Of two large silk bows at the extreme
nds to cover the hooks. In a small
DOM, when not needed. the hammock
an be unslung and dropped to the
round. The first siests in the gently
waying hammock will, am sure, repay
II trouble and EXPENSE"
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1904-02-18
Il TIE HARD CIDER BELT.
Aecordapg 70 This Account IL IL Lee
Gated in Indiana Instead Of
New England.


Despite the fact that all the, story
books try to make the average western
er believe that New England 10 the orig
inal and perpetual home of hard cider.
the man who jumps about Indiana very
much knows that II is also the universal
thirst cure over big part of that state.
A Chicago man who has just returned
from visit at his old home down below
indianapolis. says the Inter Ocean. has
this to say about the hard cider habit in
Indiana.
Zone night while was down home an
old farmer whom knew when was a
hoy, gave a rip-roaring country dance
In my honor When we got to his place
he brought into the sitting room about
| two dozen tin cups and a tub filled with
hard cider. Around the rim of the tub
number of nails were driven and upon
these the tin cups were hung. They
didn't stay there very much of the time,
but the nails were there for that pur-
pose. After the old man had brought
in the tub of cider he brought in large
tin bucket. which was also filled with
the brown liquid. Them he went to q.
cupboard and took down big jug The
contents OF this jug he emptied into the
tub, Then, stepping into the middle Of
the room, he announced:
Ladies and gentlemen: The cider
IN the tub is for the benefit of the men,
The women will please drink from the
tin pail
Il noticed minute later that one Of
the men present was putting on his coat.
I had known him for many years, and I
felt at liberty to ask him why he was
in such a hurry.
We'll, he said, I don't see any use
OF wasting whole gallon OF good whis-.
ky by pouring into tub of poor cider.
Icame here expecting to get some real
refreshments didn't expect to be
forced 20 watch them commit sin like
that
Il told the host what this fellow had
said, and got this answer:
80 had to do 1t. wouldn't give o
durn for hard cider that didn't have q
spike In 1t. That tub of cider is now hard
enough to turn prohibitionist conven-
ton into jamboree. Fact is. instead
of having one gallon Of whisky, we
have now tubful don't know that
you ever noticed 1t, but 1t is fact that
7ou can take the mildest and mostharm-
less cider in the world and pour into iii
little real fighting whisky, and you can
get whole regiment drunk in 40 min
ltes.'
Before the night was over saw that
he old man was right. Before 10 o'clock
hat party was dandy. think nearly
very man there was pretty we'll fixed
p. Nobody got into fighting mood.
nut what that tub of spiked cider did to
make things lively could never be half
old
by the way, I've sent down there for
barrel of the reallstuff. and I'm going
0 try the spiklng idea myself"
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1904-02-18
STAINED GLASS WINDOWS.
from the Design to the COM
pleted Work.

The twentieth. century American
stained glass maker follows without i'm
portant variation the simple methods
OF the French monk of eight centuries
ago. The first requisite is the design, Is
told in "The Revival Of an Ancient Art:
Modern Stained Glass Work." in Book
lovers Magazine. The artist makes
small water color sketch to show the
general design and the color scheme,
accompanying 1t with detailed studies.
From this two large drawings or car
toons" are made, the exact size Of the
desired window. One cartoon shows
where the leads will be placed-the
thin strips of lead, followed on both
sides and looking in transverse section
like the letter H, which form the frame
work to bind the pieces Of glass together.
Another drawing gives the size and
shape Of each piece Of glass. This car
toon is cut into its component pieces by
q pair Tor triplet) Of three bladed scis-
sors, which leave between their parallel
blades space suficient for the leads.
These cut-out patterns are put together
again on large glass easel, to which
they are attached by wax, and the spaces
between are blacked In, to give the effect
OF the leads. The easel is then placed
against window where the light can
stream through It. The artist or his
substitute replaces each paper pattern
on the easel by piece Of glass OF exactly
the same size. cut from sheet Of glass
Of the color called for by the color
sketch. The sketch is not followed sla-
vishly; experiment with the actual
glass will suggest improvements. Toa
greater or less extent this stained glass
. supplemented by painted glass. on
which the colors are fired as in china
painting. When all the pieces have been
ut, they are transferred to the lead
ug" drawing; the flexible leads are
visited into shape and soldered AZ thu
oints. and q special cement applied 10
make the whole water-tight The win
low is now complete. ready to be nut
position, where II is made secure bv
opper wires fastened to the transverse
ars of iron.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1904-02-18
WINTER ON "LIzzARD cRlck.'

CFtck Ii frozen over now.
Bridged with fee an snow;
Down the valley roun' the bend
Winds Jes' howl an blow.
Branches whippin' back an fortht
Snowdrifts glisten white:
Wintertime on Lizard Crick"
In glor'us sight.
rabbits bobbin' thro' the wood
Huntin' fur bare ground;
Squirrels snug In boiler trees,
Foxes nosin' round
Eur q bite to eat. 'Coons an
Woodchucks burrered tight:
Wintertime ION Lizard Crick" M
Is lonesome sight.
Hunters trampin' DER the hills.
Foxhounds bayin' far;
Fishermen down in the bend
Where the pick'rel are.
Campfire smoke a-curlin' up,
Logs Albumin bright:
Wintertime on "Lizzard Crick"
Is a gladstone sight.
Joe Cone, In N. Y. Sun.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1904-02-18
MIsTREAT THEIR HAIR.
enc EseaseR for the scantiness OF ths
Locks OF Many Amer
~ lean Women.


Relatively, the women Of the Unite
States have smaller quantity Of hal
than their sisters In any other part O
the globe. This 10 due, according t,
recognized authority on the subject, h
he fact that our women do not know
low to care for their locks properly. H,
ays:
American women, as rule, do no
lave abundant hair because they habitu.
lily mistreat It. With them a becoming
col lure Is the first consideration, and
II securing that they ignore the common.
st rules for the proper treatment of the
aair Until very recent years the daily
manipulation of the curling irons was a
part OF every woman's toilet with the ex-
7eption of those endowed by nature with
fluffy, waving locks, and the curling
longs have ruined many fine suit OF
hair. The continual application of exc
IRENE heat CHECKS the secretions of oil
In the scalp and in time, when the oil
glands cease their functions, the hair
becomes thinned In quantity and rough
and dry in texture. Another fruitful
source of trouble is too frequent wash
ing.
Hair is better without being washed.
That Goes not mean that 1t must not be
cleansed, but the agent employed should
not be water. What should be used is
cleaning preparation or hair tonic,
mixed for the purpose, with little oil
as one of the ingredients. Oil carries OH
dirt better than water does, and a few
drops rubbed on the scalp once or twice
a week will keep ii in clean and healthy
The hale itself needs thor
ough brushing daily to remove the loose
dust. A five-minute massage of the scalp
every morning is also both cleansing
Ind invigorating. Women with whiten-
ng locks are obliged to resort to FREE
luent shampoos to keep at bay the ugly
Fellow tinge that only water and strong
lkali will bleach out, but the growth
II the hair suffers In consequence. Most
iris wash their hair two or three times
month. The hue Is thus frightened a
title and a becoming fluffiness is gained,
ut the natural oil is checked and the
calp In time loses its health and vigor
THE present fashion has banished
rimped and curling locks, and substi-
lted instead the crisp masses of hair
'hich frame the Wearer's face like an
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1904-02-18

Lady Of the House "a statement that
Sou may have noticed before in other
ramp jokesl-Now. my man, since you
rave eaten 20 heartily. you might
Ackle that pile Of wOod with the saw.
Tramp (indignantlyl-Whatl Fair
eddy. has youse enticed me wild desc
delicious vlands into your backyard in
rider ter Shanghai mel Perish de
ought Solnunly youss DO but Jest.
3yo-hyG-Baltimoro American.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1904-02-18
M. ISe.tisx.

Madam" began the stranger, az ths
lady opened the door In answer to bis
ring, Il have an attachment for you. n
MY goodnessl" exclaimed the as
tonished woman. -Ars you an e.
capped lunaticf"
mot necessarily. madam" calmly
replied the partt Of the other part, sx-
tracing an oncial document from his
inside pocket. I'm the aheriR.--ChI-
cago Daily News.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1904-02-18

W. D. Howells, the novelist haa
never failed. when anyone has ami
madVerted to his corpulence, to come
out with . neat retort. when M
HoWeils was consul to Venice. a yerv
lean and long American said "a III.
one day loosely:
II ! were a. fat a. you. I'd 20 and
hang myself
Wen. aaid Mr.. Howells, If I ever
take your advice. IN use you for !
ropa"
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1904-02-18

Wood alcohol rubbed on a polished
able stained or maFred By q hot Dish
VII restore the finish Il fplloWed By a
,olishing With linsssd OIL Ths odor q
Food alcohol Il not pleasing. but 4 \
iheaper than tha mstlelnal alcoAol
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1904-02-18

smlthinaki-DOss your wife play
the piano and singf
BroWnoritch-Well. she tails ne ~
dosa-clnsinnau RnQuinnr.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1904-02-18

"Whsa be proposed he said: Il ,hmw
ny all & your feet
b the way. vhat's his burinsu,,-
Hes q eobblsr.-
That vas ShsEp.--Hous,ou poa
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-04-09
Plot to BLOW Up Treasury.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, April "a
plot to blow open the vault of the
Lake county treasury with dynamite
and to get the large amount of money
that had just been paid in as taxes has
been discovered here. -Four young men,
two of them sons of prominent citi-
zens, are in Jail charged with the plot
and with several burglaries. Ray
Knight, twenty years old, son of
Frank Knight, Il surveyor, and George
Linton, twenty-onc years old, son of
the proprietor of one of the largest fur
niture stores in the town, were arrest
ed by Sheriff Daugherty and a posse
of deputies on the charge of having
committed several robberies. The
young men have confessed to the sher-
if, ard IL plot to blow up the county
t%reasurer's vault with dynamite, in
which two young men of Remington,
Ind, were also involved, was dis
closed.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-04-09
Thorium Has Two Elements.

NEW YORK, April DIR. Charles
Baskerville, professor of chemistry
and di~rectorNof the laboratory in the
University of North Carolina, has an
nounced before the Chemists club
here his discovery that thorium, hith-
erto unknown as II of the seventy
primary elements, is complex in its
nature. DR.. Baskerville has resolved
thorium into two new elements. He
has named one of these carolinium
after the state and the other ber-
chemist who nearly a hundred years
ago discovered thorium. 1t has never
before been the good fortune of an
American chemist to discover Il chem
ical element.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-04-09

King Edward was never a book
worm, but he has always been fond OF
history, and has quite a fine collection
of volumes at Sandringham dealing
with the Crimean expedition and the
campaigns of Nelson and Wellington.
Books OF farming, sport and other pur-
suits also appealed to him before the
cares of state wholly monopolized his
time. When he was prince of Wales
he was a considerable novel reader
London Tit-Bits.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-04-09
PRESIDENTS YACHT
Moody Denies That Mayfow-
or Is For Private Use.
VESSELS HISTORY GIVEN At LENGTH
Was In Reply to Criticism on ROOse-
vcIt's Use of Naval ship Filed
by Congressman williams
of Mississippi.

WASHINGTON, April 9.-Replying
steam yacht M%ayfower, filed in the
house for reproduction in the Con
gressional Record by Representative
Williams (Miss.) in the form OF Il
newspaper clipping, Representative
FOss, chairman of the naval affairs
committee, has filed, also to be print
ed in the Record, u letter from Sec
rotary Moody giving a detailed history
of the use of the Mayflower by the
president.
He says the Mayflower is not, as was
stated i'll the criticism, denominated
the presidents yacht" Continuing,
the secretary says:
''She receives her orders from the
department in the same manner as
other vessels. In accordance with a
custom of long standing, however, a
vessel of the navy has been placed at
the disposition of the president from
time to time, as he may desire. The
Mayflower has been the vessel select
ed for this service under directions
from the president that at no time
should she be diverted from any naval
duties for which she might be needed.
1t would be an injustice to the officers
and men of the Mayf1Ower to suppose
that her sole or principal use was that
of Il yacht"
The secretary details the use of the
Mayiower during the Spanish war at
length. He hen adds:
"All expenditures of every nature
occasioned by the visit of the presi-
dent or any of his family OIL guests
have been paid by him. The Mayiow-
or has never been held for the pres
ident's use,' nor at any time has any
money been expended IN 'refurnishing
the ship as the presidents private
yacht nor for 'refitting and repairing
for the presidents personal use,' nor
for keeping the Mayfower at the dis
position of the president since she
last went into commission.
II have the honor to say in closing
that, according to the best of my
knowledge and belief, the Mayfower
has not been diverted an hour from
any naval duty for which she was
needed nor has a dollar of the public
money been expended for the pleas
ure or convenience of the president or
any of his family or guests"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-04-09
CAPTURED.
Chief of Police of TunkhannOck Got
Him Unexpectedly.

B~INGHAMTON, n. Y, April 0.-Al-
bert Barnes, the young Binghamton
desperate who escaped from the
Tunkhannock (Pa.) Jail on Wednesday
night, has been captured at Mehoopa-
my, ten miles from Tunkhannock.
Chief of Police Reynolds of Tunkhan-
mock ran into Barnes unexpectedly
and captured the man before he had
time to offer any resistance. 1t was
expected that he could not be cap
tured without a fight, a posse being
out looking for him.
This is the third time Barnes has
broken out of this Jail within a few
months. The last time he was not re-
captured until the posse had a regular
wild west fight with him. Barnes
had sought refuge in a schoolhouse
and stood off the posse until his am
munition was exhausted and he was
shot through the body.
He is suspected of being the MUIR
derer of Towerman Clendennin, al
though it is doubtful if enough evil
dence can be secured to hold him for
that crime.
On Wednesday night he picked the
lock of the Jail and walked out. He
is now fastened in a cell with a bar,
the lock of which he cannot reach.