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The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-02
WANT FIRE HOUSE.
People of Fourth Ward Are Anxious to
 Get Hose Wagon.

The fourth ward is willing to furnish the money for the erection of new fire engine house if the city will furnish the fire apparatus. This announcement was made at the meeting of the City Coun- cil last night by Alderman J. R. Cope land, who said that the people of his ward could find place for the new hose wagon if the residents of the Sixth ward could not determine where it should be located He made motion that the ap- paratus be turned over to the Fourth ward if the question had not been settled in the Sixth by the next meeting of the council.
 It is believed, however, that the site will be chosen in the Sixth immediately, as Chief Walton of the fire department has received word that both the new wagons are on their way, having been shipped Tuesday. The 5000 feet of hose has already reached here and will be divided between the two new stations, which will be known as Nos. ' and 8.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-02

or broken stone, filling box after being thoroughly tamped to within three-fourths of an inch of the surface. Have your nor tar wet enough so that in tamping the coarse stones will be driven down and the surface be of a consistency to be leveled with straight edge This straight edge should be made one foot longer than width of section, and one side notched so as to level first coat three-fourths of all inch below top of section.
 The second coat should be made one part cement to four of clean, coarse sand, or fine gravel, and made level with top of scantling. Be sure and have the first coat thoroughly set Out not dry) be- fore applying second. After the second coat has partially set, and before 1t will sustain any great weight thoroughly trowel down the surface with a plaster CTS trowel, pressing the two coats firmly togther. and your first section of floor is completed. Continue in this manner until you come to trench your gutter Next fill trench with concrete level with foundation, and lay two blanks, one six and one ten inches wide. side by side, to form gutter Raise these blanks two inches by placing blocks under them and in center of trench. This makes box for last section of floor and forms one side of gutter. Then fill with the first layer of concrete to within three-fourths of an inch of top of plank, and after 1t has stood long enough to work without set ting shave the corners well back from blanks and round over the trowel The object of this is to finish the gutter with round corners and prevent possibility of chipping off. Next run on your top coat finishing edge of gutter as before Then put section of floor on opposite side of gutter In like manner, remove your blanks and fill gutter within two inches of sur face of floor. This will make the gutter two inches deep and sixteen inches wide when finished. Mortar should be thorough ly mixed before wettng and well mixed after. Upon this precaution will the strength and durability of the floor de- nppd
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-02
FEEDING THE HORSES.

From the Metropolitan and Rural Home.
 We often have to deal with horses that are greedy feeders, those which push their food into their stomach when but half masticated, and. in consequence, a large portion of the nutriment Is wasted. and besides it takes more grain to feed them, and they are more predisposed to collie, worms, etc. With many horses this is due oftentimes to a bad condition of the teeth or the age Of the horse The teeth should be looked after. They have also found that by putting few stones about the size of hens eggs in with the feed the horses will be compelled to take food slower and more carefully. Espe- eially have we found this to be of benefit where the horse is inclined to bolt his food thus while nosing among the stones for more he will be grinding that which is already in his mouth and will begin to improve immediately.
 Delicate feeders require care and pa tience in preparing a tempting diet. Some will eat if given a little at a time but will not touch it if large quantity is placed before them. Others will not eat unless their food is accompanied With water, and some will refuse to eat through nervousness or timdity. Boiling linseed oil to a jelly and mixing with oats will sometimes tempt a delicate feeder. or hay slightly dampened, also wet bran with the oats makes a meal that they will relish. Where sfck horses are being fed mashes, these mashes should be given in moderate quantities and carefully prepared. If poured into the manager, be careful and remove all the leavings, otherwise 1t will sour and affect other feed put in subse- quently. We have fed bran mash with success made as follows
 Put two quarts of bran into pail or tight box and pour boiling water over it.. Mix throughly and feed when cool To make linseed mash, boil one-half pound of unground faxseed in two quarts of water until reduced to about three points. Put in bran or shorts and mix.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-02
Governor Paroles Phocian Thrasher.

Montgomery, November 1.-(Spe- cial.)-The governor has paroled Pho elan Thrasher from the reform school at East Lake on the promise his pa rents that they will take care of him. He was sent from Mobile last Septem- Der for vagrancy.
 The Clay County bank has been or ganized at Ashland, with capital of $25,000. The incorporators include Thomas Northern, B. J. Ingram, E. A. Phillips, c. s. Phillips. c. B. Allen and others
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-02
KANSAS CAPITALIST
 DIES IN CHICAGO chas. J. Devlin's Rise Was
 Phenominal RECENTLY WEN I BANkRUP ! His Liabilities Were Over $5,0oo,ooo, With Assets a Million Above That.
 He Carried $1,231,5oo
 Life Insurance.
RECENTLY WENT BAN KRUP

Chicago, November 1.-Charles J. Dew lin, the widely known western coal mine operator who recently underwent bank ruptcy with liabilities of over s5,oOo'oOO' died at St. Elizabeth hospital last night a S the result of stroke of paralysis. He had suffered previous stroke last sum mer
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-02
Constitutional Lawyer Dies.

Toronto. Ont, November 1.-Christopher Robinson. Canada's great constitutional lawyer, died last night of pneumonia. MT. Robinson was entrusted with most of canada's cases before the privy council. In the Behring arbitration case it was his presentation of the case that brought a Canadian victory.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-02
Railroad Is Missinq.

New York November 1.-Notices were sent out today of the loss of certificates representing 944 shares of Pennsylvania railroad stock. At the present market price the missing stock is worth s69,OOo. The stock has been missing since Septem- Der 25.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-02
Biu Expedition to North Pole.

Brussels November 1.-An expedition to the North Pole under the patronage of the Belgian government, is about to be organized. The expenses estimated at s2,- GOO. 0OO will be defrayed by national lot tery on an extensive scale. The expedition will require three years preparation.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-02
GARDEN NOTES.

T. Greener in Farm and Fireside.
 Salt. when sown into the seedbed be- fore sowing celery seed. or over the patch before setting the plants in open ground. may not do great deaf of good. but neither will 1t do much harm. I have never seen striking results from its use
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-02

From failure to success. On a piece of ground on which a few years ago onions made scarcely growth enough to be worth mentioning I have this year most mag nificent crop of Prizetakers and Glbral- .tars. A little dtching, much maturing and perseverance did the trick.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-02

The sllverskin onion is an old stand ard sort, and White Portugal Is only an- other name for it. Under whichever name you plant 1t, it is valuable sort when you know It's place,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-02
Polite by Comparison.

Jnior Partner-That fresh client ad- dressed me by my first name.
 Senior Partner-You ought not to mind that. You should hear the names he calls you behind yor back
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-02

From failure to success On a piece of ground on which A few years ago onions made scarcely growth enough to be worth mentioning I have this year a most mag nlficent crop of Prizetakers and Glbra1- .tars. A little ditchng, much manuring and perseverance did the trick.
 For an early tomato I do not see any thing yet that can beat the Earlnana or Maules Earliest l have a number of so- called first earlies claimed to be in some respects ahead of those named. For an- other season. at least, 1 shall put my de- pendence for early tomatoes on the older ones. and it will not make much difference whether they are grown as Earliana or Maules Earliest.
 To have tomatoes very early In the season. the first essential is the early start If we SOW seed of our earliest sort fin February under glass. and keep the plants in good growth right along. , giving them the room they require. and then set them out in open ground when every danger from freezing is past. with out dlstrubing the roots of the plants to any great extent we may well expect to get ripe tomatoes in July and lot of them fin early August. At this time to- matoes are a treat and bring good money.
 pDiuDlf DSiIDltum VIII win the day. Other remedies for the pernicious scale especially the combinations of sulphur and lime and kerosene and lime, have not proved uniformly and absolutely success full and satisfactory. Petroleum kills the scale for sure. If applied at the proper season, 1t has never yet injured the smallest twIg on any fruit tree or bush to which l applied II. Yet we may be able 10 use cheaper solutions. Consul which tested. killed the scale. but seemed to contain some free oil. It has proved a sure thing for the cabbage worm. It was diluted with about twelve parts of water and sprayed on the heads with n knapsack sprayer. Some of the outer leaves were slightly injured. but the ap- plicatlon has cleared the cabbages so per fectly of the green worm and other in- sects (slugs, for instance) that have not seen worm or trace of worms on the treated heads since. Even the white butterflies seem to avoid the treated cab bages.
 Fuller's teasel, grown commercially in some parts of central New York to a linn tied extent. is one of those crops like ginseng, squads and some others that a few people grow with profit and good many more with loss. It is not a royal road to wealth to grow teasel ginseng, peppermint. mushrooms. bananas, sauabs. or Belgian hares.
 For the refuse of our garden vegetables we have use in the chicken yards hon pen, etc. The unmarketable portion of our tomatoes have served almost daily as a relish to our fowls. pigs. cattle and even horses. All domestic animals. with exception of cats and dogs are fond of tomatoes. Small heads of cabbages arc saved up for our fowls to give them a welcome change, and q substitute fo- green stuff during the winter Small po- tatoes beets, turnips, even kohl-rabi, un- merchantable squashes, both summer and winter. are put away to be cooked. mixed with meals and served to our poultry as warm mash at noon in the early part of winter Winter squashes are especially fine for this purpose
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-02

and therefore. do not care to bother with it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-02
HOSTETTER'S STOMACH BITTERS

should be your choice, too, because it will cure you. Try a bottle for lndi- pestion, Dyspepsia, Heartburn, Cramps Poor Appetite or Insomnia and be con vinced.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-02
POPULAR WAISTS POPULAR PRICED

Waist in very dressy effect; deep yoke, fluff and fullness of waist given by ruffles of two-nch O5 val lace, elbow sleeves, Jap silk lining J.1J
 Dainty designed All-over Lace Waist fancy yoke formed of heavy medaons, bound in frls of narrow Iace full sleeves, deep cuffs, Jap silk 4 OE Things ........................ .V'/V
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1905-08-18
HISTORICAL BITS.

Cromwell is said to have originated
the board of trade idea.
Sugar, when first introduced into
England, was only used for the pur-
pose of making medicines more palat-
able.
Wire drawing was invented r.
Rudolph of Nuremburg in the early
part of the fifteenth century. Wire
was first made in England in 1863.
Bombs, it is said, were first thrown
March "a, 1880, on the town of Wach-
tendenck, in Guelderland. The his
torian Hone says "the invention is
commonly attributed to Gaalen, bishop
of Muenster."
In 1892, in England, butchers were
compelled by law to sell their beef for
half penny pound and mutton for
three farthings. The butchers Of
London sold penny pieces Of beef fol
the relief of the poor, every piece two
pounds and half, sometimes three
pounds for penny.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1905-08-18
Thousands Of Women
ARE MADE WELL AND STRONG
Success cfLydIa E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound Rests Upon the Fact that Il
Really Does Make Sick Women Well

Thousands upon thousands OF Ameri-
can women have been restored Ia
health by Lydia Il. Pinkham's Vegeta-
BILE Compound. Their letters are on file
in Mrs. Pinkham's Office, and prove this
statement to be fact and not mere
boast.
Overshadowing indeed is the success
of this great medicine, and compared
with it all other medicines and treat
ment for women are experiments.
Why has Lydia e. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound accomplished its wide
spread results for good?
Why has it lived and thrived and
done its glorious work for quarter of
century?
Simply and surely because Of its ster-
ling worth. The reason no other med
icine has even approached its success
is plainly and positively because there
is no other medicine in the world 50
good for women's ills.
The wonderful power Of Lydia r.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound over
the diseases of womankind is not b.
cause it is astimulan not because 1t h
a palliative. but simply becanse II a
the most wonderful tonic and recon-
structor ever discovered to act directly
upon the uterine system. positively
CURING disease and displacements and
restoring health and vigor.
Marvellous cures are reported from
| all parts of the country by women who
have been cured, trained nurses whc
have witnessed cures, and physicians
who have recognized the virtue In
Lydia e. Pinkham's Vegetable Com.
pound, and are fair enough to give
credit where it is due. II physicians
dared to be frank and open, hundreds
of them would acknowledge that they
constantly prescribe Lydia z. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound In severe
cases of female ills, as they know by
experience that it will effect cure.
Women who are troubled with painful
or irregular menstruation, backache
bloating Tor fatulence), leucorrh9a
falling, inflammation or liberation Of
the uterus, ovarian troubles, thai
"bearing-dawn" feeling, dizziness
faintness, indigestion, nervous pros
tration, or the blues, should take i'm
, mediate action to ward off the serious
consequences and be restored to hcaltl
and strength by taking Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound. Anyway
write to Mrs. Pinkham, Lynn, Mass.
for advice. It's free and always helpful
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1905-08-18
RUMoRED OF ROYALTY.

Earl Nelson, who is in his eighty
second year, is the only living peer
who was member of the house of
lords when Queen Victoria came to the
throne.
King Edwards reign has by no
means brought joy to the heart Of
London tradespeople. A leading trade
paper laments the fact that great
portion Of the trousseau Of Princess
Margaret of Connaught was purchased
in Paris.
There 10 something In the soft
round cheek and the direct outlook of
Princess Margarets candid eyes that
recalls the early portraits Of the great
queen, and there are traits of character
that bear the same stamp, such as
truthfulness, clear insight, earnest
ness of purpose, and last, not least
Saving common sense"
England's future king, Prince Ed.
ward of Wales, now IL years old, pos
sesses a child's habit of saying the I'm.
expected thing. When visiting King
Edward, the other day, the king asked
him what he was studying, and the
little prince said: "All about PerkiI
Warbeck." Asked who Warbeck was
the prince replied: He pretended h,
was the son of the king, but he wasn't
he was the son of respectable parents.
There is singular coincidence
about the two English royal princesse
named Louise. They are both tn
daughters of British monarchs, the,
are Of very fair complexion and bot
married out of the blood royal. Eacl
also selected Scottish peers-the duke
of Argyll and Fife-botn of whom ar
as fair-skinned as their wives. Still
further goes the coincidence, TO
neither of the royal duchesses has pre-
scented her husband with male heir.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1905-08-18

Italy he was, you remember, but king
OF Sardinia.
Italys first queen proved gracious
and kindly, granting personal au-
dience,, treating with personal petit
ton. And brave queen, too; the day
the attempt was made to stab the king
as she sat beside him in the carriage,
her courage and resource in moment
of danger showed her worthy daugh-
ter of the house of Savoy She threw
her bouquet in the would-be assassin's
face, binding him so his aim failed
and cried aloud: Save the king
She has been a very popular queen
and a most devoted mother. Her only
son. the prince of Naples, was deli.
cate child and needed tenderest care
He inherits from her an unusua
mind, but not her strong physique.
Margherita is devout Catholic, rig
idly keeps to the rules of the church
She is famous linQuist, and scholar
of no mean attachments. She speaks
English. French and German fiuently
reads Spanish, is an excellent Greel
scholar. delights in Horace and Tacit
us. Intellectual and beautiful, she 4
also musical and is something Of al
'Iltist But che is no book-worm no
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1905-08-18

The present shah, Muzaffereddin, is the
fifth monarch of the dyansty of the
Kajars. In 1896 the first of the dynas-
ty, Aka Muhamud Khan, fell at the
hand of an assassin.
Persia, land of mystery and sudden
removing of monarchs who stand In
the way of vaulting ambition, is the
country down there south of Asiatic
Russia, extending along Turkish terri
tory, touched by the buffer state" OF
Afgharistan and British India The
shah's domain has an estimated area
Of 62S000 miles. but most of it is des-
ert. In its population of about 100000
there are almost 100000 nomads.
The capital, Teheran, is a considerable
city, and has a population of over
100000. The wandering people is made
up of Turks, Kurds. Lexis, Arabs, Lurs
and Gypsies, A very large majority Of
the Persians are Shihite Mohamme-
dams, something like 100000 The as
sassin of Nasreddin was member Of
the Babi sect of religious and political
reformers. Disguised as a woman he
made the fatal attack on the shah as
the latter was entering a shrine near
Teheran.
Muzaffereddin assembled the throne
when he was 43 years old, in full matur-
ity. AS soon as he was enthroned he
announced that henceforth honors and
Offices were to be granted solely on the
merits of the candidate, that bribery
was to stop, and that he himself would
accept no money presents. A rather
progressive stand for the ruler of thai
absolute monarchy. for the shahinshaf
is absolute master Of the lives anC
goods of his subjects, and has dispose
of the entire revenue of his country
When we think of the wealth of Per
STA, at once there comes before us |
vision of wonderful rugs and carpets
and of priceless gems; it is said tina
most of the shah's personal possession
are represented by diamonds. Two h
has Of bigness, the one Weighing is
carats and the other LAG. The value O
the precious stones in the crown Jew
els mounts up to millions.
If the shah agrees with the oft
quoted person that said my childre
are my jewels" he has rich possession
in these, too His family consists of 81
: sons and II daughters. He has also 81
brothers. He may choose any membe
of his family to be his successor on tn
; throne~of Persia, but it is customary t
< give preference to son whose mothe
was Kajar princess. The shah's eli
est son, Mohammud Ali Moiza, is tn
= hejr-apparent.
KATHERINE POPE.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1905-08-18
SCIENCE SETTINGS.

Prof. Reickenhach is said to have
proven that 80 persons in 100 can see,
in the dark, colored rays fsom the
human body and flashes from a mag
net
The flicker" sometimes noticed in
lightning proves to be due to the fact
that several flashes-sometime five or
six--follow one path too rapidly to be
separated by the eye. The trails shown
In Photography of very bright flashes
are caused by incandescence produced
in the air for a very brief period.
A new product of the electric fur
mace has been introduced in France
under the designation calstonite. 1t
Is double carbide of barium and cal
cum, produced by M. ]. Cartier, an
electrometallurgist of Mancioux, which
decomposes on contact with water, like
calcium carbide.
A stereoscopic star chart is the sue
cessful novelty of T. e. Heath, the Eng
lish astronomer. The stars in a given
section of the heavens are drawn from
two points of view that are sup
posed to be &c years apart, and I'M
der a large stereoscope the double
view gives rough but very instructive
impression of the stars floating in
space at an approximation to their
relative distances, instead of as points
against the dark background of the
sky. The result is a most interest
ing one.
Electric waves and sensitive re
ceivers offer a means of performing
a variety of operations at distance
Prof, E. D. Brandy has been trying tt
attain such results, and has shown the
Paris academy an apparatus by which
he can start an electric motor, cause
incandescent lamps to glow, and cause
an explosion. These effects may b,
produced or discontinued in any de
sired order, one after another. The,
were chosen arbitrarily for experiment
, and it is possible to bring about at
distance other mechanical action or sc
!; ries of actions, or to work compli
Gated machine.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1905-08-18
NOMMOnORE Someruille Nicholson

COMMODORE Somerville Nicholson
" of the United States Navy, in a
letter from 1887 r street, Northwest,
Washington, ID. c., says:
"Your Peruna has been and Is now
used by so many of my friends and
aCGuainfanceS as sure cure for ca
farrt that lam convinced of Its cura-
tive qualities and 4 unhesifafingLy rec
Ommend it to all persons suffering
from tina complaint.
Oar army and our navy are thenatural
protection of our country.
Peruna is the natural protection of
the army and navy in the vicissitudes
of climate and exposure.
We have on file thousands of tcsti-
monials from prominent people in the
army and navy.
We can give our readers only a slight
glimpse of the vast array of unsolicited
endorsements DR.. Hartman is con-
stantly receiving for his widely known
and efficient remedy, Peruna.
If you do not derive prompt and salts
factory results from the use of Peruna
write|at once to DR.. s. B. Hartman
President of The Hartman Sanitarium
| Columbus, Ohio.