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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-05-11
ARE YOUR KIDNEYS weak?
Thousands of Men and Women Have Kidney TrOu-
Bile and Never Suspect It.
To Prove What the Great Kidney Remedy SWamPR09t VIII
Do for you Every Reader of The Age-ferdld May Have
Sample Bottle Sent Absolutely Free by Vail

1t used to be considered that only urtn-
airy and bladder troubles were to be
traced to the kidneys, but now modern
science proves that nearly all diseases
have their beginning in the disorder OF
these most important organs.
The kidneys filter and purify the blood
that is their work.
Therefore. when your kidneys are weak
or out of order you can understand how
quickly your entire body is affected, and
how every organ seems to fail TO do
It's duty
If you are sick or feel badly begin
taking the great kidney remedy. Dr. Kill
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your kidneys begin to get better they will
help all the other organs to health. A
trial will convince anyone.
cheerfully recommend and endorse
the Greas Remedy, DR.. KiImer's Swamp.
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Columbus, Ga.
Weak and unhealthy Kidneys are re-
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II permitted to continue much suffering
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ney trouble initiates the nerves. makes
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I BILE. Makes you pass water often during
4 the day and obiges you to get UP many
/ tmen during the night. Unhealthy kid
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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-05-11

The Age-HeraId Engraving Depart
ment makes BOD cuts.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-05-11

Popularity called the king OF meoicines-
Hoods Sarsaparilla- 1t cures rheumatism
and catarrh.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-05-11

Buy her a Gas Range.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-05-11

(SWamp-Root Il PLEASANT 70 taKe.J
used in the leading hospitals. recommend
ed by physicians IN their private practices
and is taken by doctors themselves who
have kidney ailments. because they rec
ognize In 1t the greatest and most sue
cessful remedy for kidney, liver and blad-
der troubles.
If you are already convinced that
Swamp Root is what you need. you can
purchase the regular ffty-cent and one
dollar size bottles at the drug stores
everywhere. Don't make any mistake.
but remember the name. Swamp-Root.
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hnttIa
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-05-11
VIII Meet Tomorrow.

Tomorrow afternoon at o'clock the
promoters of the proposed electric car line
to the Blue Creek district will meet in
the office of s. f. Jones for the purpose
of electing officers and perfectng a per-
manent organization. The books will also
be opened, and all who wish will be al
lowed to take stock in the company.
At a meeting of the promoters last Sat-
urday the engineers submitted plans
which showed that the project was prac
teal. 1t is proposed to construct sixteen
miles of track. The route will be from
Bessemer by the way of Jonesboro to
Adger. through the Blue Creek district.
The capital stock of the new company will
he S25n 900
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-05-11
Mr.. Patton Resigns.

Thomas l.. Patton, superintendent Of
the Central Foundry company, has re-
signed, his resignation to go into effect
as soon as his successor is appointed.
Mr. Patton has held the position of SUI
perintendent of the foundry for three
years and is very popular. 1t is UNDER
stood that when Mr. Pattons successor
is installed he will go west for his health.
Later he intends to return to Bessemer
and go in business for himself.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-05-11
Hobson's Expenses.

Capt. Richmond Pearson Hbbson, who
ran for the democratic nomination for
Congress In the Sixth distrid has filed
his expense account with the secretary of
state. 1t cost him s413204 tb make the
race divided as follows:
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-05-11

At the meeting of the Bessemer lodge.
No. 100, Odd Fellows, the special COM
mittee appointed by the lodge recon-
mended that the plan to erect the new
fraternal temple was a feasible one. The
lodge ordered the committee to retain
its power until the new hall is completed.
The structure is to be used jointly by the
two Odd Fellows and the two Knights Of
Pythias lodges of Bessemer. The hall
will be three stories high and will when
eomDleted cost $4,000
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1904-06-20
More Hindrance Than HeIp.

Bishop David H. Greer of New York
recently took the American girl to task
for ,frivolity.
\ young woman the other day re-
monstrated with Bishop Greer about
this matter
Il, for instance, am not frivolous"
she said. ION the contrary, l am for
of cooking l often 90 into the kitchen
and help our cook
But perhaps your help" said Bishop
Greer, with a smile, lis like that of
a young girl l used TO know in Wheel
ing.
'.She went into her mothers kitchen
ore day and told the cook she had
come to help her.
But the cook frowned
No, no. she said. I have too much
to do today"
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1904-06-20

The eastern dogs death is a gloomy
picture He dies the death OF all wild
beasts, and mat death is tragedy.
Some years ago the author of history
Of the beasts of the African forests
made this statement. which will long
live in my memory: No beast or bird
or reptile in all the dark continent dies
& natural death. No sooner does h
physical strength weaken than there
are some bestial or serpentine cannibals
or some enemy of his species ready 10
feed upon his dying body and still the
feeble or the quick beatings of his
heart" That means every deer or fawn
that dies dies tragic death. Every
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-06-11

u Z II
brought from home, with accommoda,
tions for the making of cupful of tea,
or they can purchase luncheon at ex-
actly cost price.
The same floor contains rest rooms.
gymnasiums. reading and correspond
ence rooms, music rooms, shower baths
and emergency hospitals. For the cash
and errand boys school is maintained
with competent teachers, where the ele-
mentary studies are taught. Every en-
ploye is not only given an hour at noon.
or as near noon as the time can be ar
ranged, but Is given half hour in the
forenoon and afternoon as well. During
this time they are at liberty to go where
they please, but the great majority spend
this time in the rooms fitted up SO elab-
orately for them by their employers.
The cash and errand boys are organized
into classes, and each class has four
hours each week in the schoolroom. In
addition to this, all employees are given
two weeks vacation with full pay evey
year.
1t is such treatment that secures eff
cient service for the public. Coupled
with these things is tie rule in the store
that permits any employee to appeal to
the manager Of the store at any time in
his own behalf II he believes he is
capable of filling more important po-
sition than he holds, or If he believes
he should have an increase in wages, It
is his privilege to go directly to the store
manager with his statement
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-06-11
CUTTING sAsH1MI.

And at the end of the meal comes the
raw chunk Of daikon already men.
Toned. .sz a
3 The kitchen in Japanese home is
simple in the extreme when compared
with the well-equipped American
kitchen. An iron apparatus in which
wood IS used for fuel serves as the
cook stove. There IS also a large
hibachi long enough sometimes for
boiling and frying, although the fry
ing pan is very little used except to
make a dish closely resembling our
omelet. When a great heat is re-
Quired a "shichi rim" pan is used. This
is a brazier Of earthenware, con-
structed so as to admit strong cur
rent air in the charcoal. So much for
the kitchen. r.s .s5.sg 5.,.,.s.
With rice and fsh which the nu-
merous rivers and lakes of Japan sup
ply bountifully and in infinite variety,
there are numerous vegetables pre-
pared in various Why's. The shalottes
and scarlet runner beans. without
the.;- 5sheels, are / the most common.
One peculiar dish in the vegetable line
Is the lily bulb boiled in sugar. And
there is "nori" (seaweed) which IL
kept in store dry and prepared by the
addition Of hot water. Meat other
than fish is eaten to a very limited
extent, as it is forbidden by Buddhism.
However, in some places meat ! Is
dubbed whale or mountain whale.
and then the religious structure is 70
moved.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-06-11

~ vo.,, would nave
starved to death.
Half a dozen men are doing it to-day
Ten years ago one dollar was an un-
usual price to pay for a necktie; to-day
hundreds of them are sold for three to
tive dollars each every week. ~@
Ten years ago it was only the ultra
fashionable man who wore custom made
shirts, and there was but one or two
men in the city who made them; to-day
DO men are conducting prosperous shirt
making establishments.
The growth in Plumbers Of the fash
ionabie small shops. selling expensive
novelties for both men and women, has
been remarkable. The fashionable wcm-
an has her shirt waists made by man
tailor who makes nothing else, and i'm
ports his models from Paris. For what
she paid three or four dollars q few
years ago when woman made them and
secured her idea from monthly fashion
Journal she pays $12 to SIS for to-day,
and the name of the maker is left on the
garment and displayed as an indication
of the wearer's standing in society. AS
with wOmen's waists so It is with hats
and shoes for both men and women.
They come from the fashionable small
shop in which. mares are taken as a
guarantee Of style ard good form.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-06-11

ThOuSnt VI. .-s,, -, :,
merchandise the merchants find It con-
venient to place little elevated platforme
across the walks, upon which trucks can
be run directly from the store door. usu-
ally some two feet above the level of the
walk, into the end of the wagon. The
result is the people walk in the streets
and the city authorities seem not to OBJ.
ject to this usurpation of public prop
erty.
Chicago streets are at their best no.
attractive, and the heavy snow of the
past winter, with treasury so depleted
that it was impossible to care for but
a very few of the more important thor.
ougnfares in the retail district, tho
streets became almost impossible for
pedestrians. But conditions made ne
perceptible difference to the. selfish
wholesale merchants, who continued to
force the public into the mud and slush
just the same.
There is a striking contrast in the
treatment Of the public in the wholesale
and retail districts.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-06-11
MAN EATS TOO MUCH

tie increase in starch a nd other foods, in
nearly all the tests. No fixed regimen
was required in any case, the endeayor
being to satisfy the appetite Of each sub
ject. In only one case was meat entirely
eliminated from the diet.
At the end of the experiments, which
lasted from six months until nearly a
year, and were concluded only a few
days ago, the entire lot of men who had
been Prot. Chittend en- S subjects were
in the best of health.
Their weight in some cases vas al
most exactly the same as when the ex-
.periments. were begun, and in some
slightly lower Their bodily vigor was
greater and their strength was much
greater, partly owing To their regular
physical exercises during the expert
ments and partly owing. Prof. Chitten-
den believes, to the less amount OF food
eaten.
The daily consumption Of foot at the
close of the experiments was much less
than the recognized standard and from
a third to half as much as the average
man eats.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-06-11

A recent experience Of the London fire
department may prove of interest as
showing the possible future require
ments of the department.
The London fire department respond
ed to the alarm and quickly flooded the
place, making matters worse, not only
for the sub-station, but for the power
station as well. To meet such emergen-
cies g, Kilburn Scott says: 1T looks as
though special fire engines are required
which would throw jet OF sand IN
place of water" He suggests that II
might be advantageous to have large
tank of sand on the roof above the
switchboard, with flexible hose, 50 that
the sand could be instantly turned on to
: short circuit. Another point consld-
cred is the dense and suffocating smoke
x1yen of by many kinds of insulation
vhen set on fire. This is particularly
the case with rubber, and it seems g
though it would be better to use onis
bare wire for switchboard connection,
or at least, to adopt some kind OF IN
salation which would be less objection
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-06-11

effect is that Of silk skirt. while tn,
cost is considerably less, and the dura-
bility considerably greater. This ides
might be carried out, of course. equally
we'll in colors, as in white, with the ad
vantage that the colors, unless very
pale shades were, chosen, would be fa.
more economical than white.
Our other Illustration represents one
Of the latest and prei.iest versions Of
the coat and skirt costume. simple
but becoming style, which is likely t
b worn all the summer through, since
there can be no longer any doubt thai
the neat, semi-fitting, and occasionally
even light-fitfing Elton coats and bole
ros will quite take the place of thu
loose Russian blousess and pouchet
fronts, which have been popular now
for such long time. This pretty
dress should be made in a fine smooth
cloth or soft tweed in pale shade Of
pastel green, the coat arranged with ar
applique and strappings of white boz.
cloth, and further adorned with small
dull gold buttons arranged In groups
of three.
The coat is cut with the. prevailing
slope on the shoulder, where the seam
is hidden under a strapping of white
standing cloth, and at the wrists there
are those full ruffies of fine lawn, which
are also to be seen on most Of the new
walking costumes for the late spring
and early summer. Deep ruf1les of lawn
or lace, chiffon or mousseiine de sole
are everywhere asserting themselves
and mademoiselle may be glad te
know of this fact, SO that she may pro-
vide herself beforehand with a goodly
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-06-11
WHAT THE JAP EATS
TIE STAPLE ARTICLES OF DIET
ARE RICE AND FISH.
How Foed 10 Served and Eaten BY
People Of Flowery. Kingdom
A Glimpse Into Kitchen
Of a Japanese Home.

Some sage has declared that tell
ne what you eat, and / will tell you
what you are" and doubtless to very
great extent it is true that what goes
into the stomach later comes out In
he physical, mental and moral man.
But however that may be, when we
propose to have a little chat about the
.:ood question of Japan, 1t is not with
he purpose or desire to discuss the
character of the people Of the little
sland kingdom. Anywhere one may
20 in Japan he will find the rice bowl
md the cooked or raw fish in evidence
IN the little lacQuered table with
.aised edge which serves as Individual
lining table, for in Japan the family
able is unknown, and generally two
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-06-11
JAPANESE FAMILY AT A MEAL

persons at most sit down to one table.
No. not "sit' down but squat down.
The Jap does everything almost with
lis feet curled up out of the way under
lin on tie mat on the floor.
When one sits down to dinner in
Japan it is not to a wellarranged and
,!aborately set table. There is moth
ng in sight but the bare floor and the
waiting servant. As soon as you be-
come seated upon the floor, however,
7our table makes its appearance, upon
which the servant has placed small
,owl OF soup, one Of fish and one Of
some kind Of beans or vegetables;
llso an empty bowl, with cover, and
Z. tiny fiat saucer containing few
small cubes of "Daikon," "a kind Of
urnip which is served raw and 1t
eaten at the close of the meal much
s cheese is served at the close of the
neal in America). And besides the
,atables there are the chopsticks,
without which the meal could not be
3artaken Of.
While you are wondering what the
empty bowl can be for the 'nesan"
(servant) brings in . tub of rice, and
SITS down, before you. You take of
he cover from the empty bowl and
With bow hand It over to her. She
receives it on a tray, digs out some
fee with a wooden spatula, shaped
very much like battledore, and fills
he bowl, replacing it on the tray and
handing it back to you with another
oow. You put the bowl VI rice upon
your table, and first drink your soup.
Then with the rice bowl in the left
aand and the chop sticks in the right,
you take a mouthful of fish, then Of
.ice, and SO on Of whatever viands
may bet set before you. So goes the
neal, and you may pass your rice
BOWL ul to the waiting servant as
often as you please to have 1t replen~
ished, but it is seldom that the other
articles of diet are replenished.
sRice is the staff of 1fe of the Japan
sse, and it is a chief part of the menu
II every meal-break. ast, dinner and
supper. In an ordinary h0u3ehOld
rice is boiled early in the morning
for the breakfast and midday meal,
and fresh quantity cooked for the
evening repast. It has been said that
in Japan is the only place where they
know how to cook rice. It is exquis-
ttely prepared there, and spoiled most
everywhere else in the world. The
Japanese cook knows exactly how
much water to put in SO that by the
time the rice is done enough water
has boiled away to make 1T, ready to
serve. And when you have finished
your meal you pour some tea into your
rice bowl and drink it. You may leave
a. much as is necessary in the other
bowls or dishes, but It is considered
very bad manners to leave ary rice.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-06-11

The average man eats from two to
three times as much food as he needs to
keep him in perfect physical and mental
health and vigor. II he will divide an
ordinary meal into three meals he will
be healthier and happier and never will
have Crouch"
Such is the contention of Prof. Rus
sell II. Chittenden, director of the Shelf
field scientific school OF Yale, who re-
Gently has conducted q series of expert
ments to determine il the average hui
man being is not eating too much.
Prot. Chittenden read q paper before
the National Academy Of Sciences at
Washington recently, describing the re-
suits of his experiments. He also called
attention to his own health and vigor,
and declared he had been experimenting
on himself by cutting down the amount
of his own food.
The professor said three classes of
men were experimental on-several
professors at school, several students,
and squad of United States soldiers.
There was gradual reduction OF
lnslt and other prot.id foods. with lit
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-06-11

TF really pretty materials are
obtainable so cheaply, and
now also that fashion seems to look so
kindly upon the many charming modes
which are eminently suitable from the
very fact of their simplicity, to the
special requirements of mademoiselle
Just now, when the summer season il
almost upon us with its wealth of light
and dainty materials for charming and
inexpensive gowns, seems an appropri-
ate time to say something to the girls
along that line.
To the girl who Is going away for
the summer to the seashore or lake
or mountain resort. or the girl who Is
to spend the months at home, some
thing quite new and very pretty In
the way of dainty dressing jacket
should prove specially interesting. It
is just such jacket as this which our
artist has illustrated in one of the &C
companying sketches, and although the
design is an exceptionally pretty one,
the jacket might nevertheless be very
successfully attempted by clever
home dressmaker, such as many of the
girls Of the present day have proved
themselves to be.
The material suggested for the dress
ing Jacket in question is one of the new
patterns in Viyella, with little punches
of flowers in pale shades of pink and
green. scattered over an ivory-white
background. The jacket is prettily
gathered on cords all the way round.
the cords going across the back and
front, and also along the top of the
sleeve. The collar is Of fine muslin or
lawn. with white embroideries. It Is,
OF course, detachable. as it will proba-
bly, need to be washed more often than
the Jacket itself. If embroidered lawn
is not forthcoming the collar might be
made out of two embroidered hand
kerchiefs, cut across diagonally, so that
they make four points. This collar is
finished In front in quite q new way,
with large buttons covered with RIB
bon, and sewn in the center of ribbon
rosettes, which are then finished with
loops and ends. The sleeves are drawn
into band of embroidered lawn, and
finished with killed lawn frills, and ro-
settles and loops of ribbon to match the
trimming in front.
This delightful little jacket for smart
occasions, but for those who prefer
something of a simpler kind the same
idea might be carried out very success
fully In floral Viyella. without any rib
bon trimming, and with collar and cuffs
Of plain cream Viyella. outlined with
Misunderstanding or narrow cream silk
washing braid. The petticoat which
has been sketched with this dressing
Jacket would be very suitable for early
summer wear. made in fine white al
paca, material which Is not used rs