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Japs as coIonizers.
Jew York World.

From the New York World
When Japan got the island of Formosa
from China ten years ago 1t was one
of the most savage and unprogressive
places on earth.
Since the beginning of the year full
forces have been working night and day
on the Formosa government railway. 1t
is splendid job. which, when finished.
will include several miles of tunnelling
and some long bridges
When the two divisions are Joined the
main line will extend from killing, in
the north. through the western portion
of the island, to Takow in the south, q
distance of about $50 miles, and will af-
ford transportation facilities between the
principal ports and the developed sections
of the island. The line is of forty-twt
inch guage and is being permanently laid
with sixty-pound rails.
An account of the branch-line "feelers"
makes odd reading for americans
These are small tramways. from three
and one-half to fifteen miles In length.
reaching out into the more important
productive district Chinese coolies push
the cars on these tramways and while
they are miniature affairs. having a
guage of but nineteen and one-half inch
es and the beds of the cars being but
four feet square, they meet the require
ments.
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WONDERFUL DOG.
Counts Money Readily and Seems to
Be a Mind Reader.

New York Correspondence Philadelphia
Telegraph.
Tassie the beautiful collie of John A.
Drake, celebrated her return after several
months absence of her devoted owner by
holding reception In the corridor of the
WaldorfAstoria last night, when John
w. Gates, Ferdinand w. Peck. W. II.
Black and other intimates of Dr. Drake
watched the dog perform some of her
marvellous feats of arithmetic and finance.
She amazed other patrons of the hotel
and brought laugh upon one presump-
tuous person who attmepted to place her
in dilemma between hoarseness and self
qualification. Tessies eyes fairly CLEAN
with intelligence, and her fine muzzle.
splendid head and strong. 1.-THE body and
limbs give grace to her agile move
ments She was displayed to advantage by
Mr.. Drake, who tossed pieces of paper
into the air while Tesse caught them long
before they fell, often turning complete
back somersault to do so.
Then he pulled out his watch and show
ed 1t to the dog. She peered at the hands
closely.
what time is It, Tessie?' he said.
Tessie gave nine short, sharp barks
fitting her muzzle up at each bark. 1t
was just 9 o'clock.
Mr.. Drake took from his pocket several
small bills, and. holding out 81 to the
dog asked her how much he had there.
She barked once. She barked five times
when shown a five-dollar bill. ten times
for a ten, and when Mr.. Drake held
out the one, two and five dollar bills.
spread like a poker hand, Tessie looked
hard at them and then barked eight
times
Other tricks Of the same kind followed
and Tessie added small numbers, sub
tracted three from eight and told the
result promptly and without gace at
anything but the money when II was used
Mr.. Drake is very fond and very proud
of Tesse and says he gives her no Sig
nails, and, In fact, would not know to
give them. He insists that the dog can
read and almost write.
"She seems to understand everything
that is said in her hearing, and when she
Is with me in my office or my rooms /
have seen her do things that convinced
me she has human intelligence he said.
While her owner was talking Affection
ately of the dog bystander, Unknown to
the others present. pulled out a fifty
dollar bill and showed 1t to Tessie. one
took 1t In her mouth, as she had other
other bills. and putting it on the floor.
looked hard at the figures on 1t. appar-
emily.
How much is it?' the newcomer asked.
Tessie gave five short. sharp banks, tilt
ing her chin up with each bark, and then,
to the establishment of all. she tilted her
chin. sterply without barking
That's right" said Mr. Drake. patting
the dogs head. Five and naught make
fifty" And everybody laughed.
Tessie was given to Mr. Drake five
years ago whe a puppy, by Mr.. Clay
son. of Chicag,. fwner of her mother
NJ Drake OWED Tessie's father. Who
died Last year some one paisored the
mother
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A Few Of the Many Endorsements of the Press.

Age-Herald: Drs Dozier & Dozier's
long standing record and approved
abilities entitle them to the proud dis
tinction of standing at the head OF
their profession.
The Birmingham News: Both DR.. o.
T. Dozier and Dr. Byron Dozier are re.
liable and experienced physicians and
surgeons, who deserve the great sue
cess which has been and is theirs.
The Birmingham Ledger: Drs. Do.
zier e Dozier are without doubt the
best known specialists in the South,
and their fame is due entirely to their
great skill.
Dixie Manufacturer: Drs. Dozier &
Dozier are regular graduates in every
department of medical science, and
stand today without a peer in their
special line Of practice.
The Southern Odd Fellow: We can
not add anything to the reputation
Drs. Dozier & Dozier have already
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BIDS WANTED.

Notice is hereby given that the board
of convict inspectors OF the state of Ala
bama hereby request bids for the hire
of the labor of about 800 able bodied con-
victs suitable to the labor of mining
coal. The labor to begin on the LIST day of
January next, 1906.
1t is desired that the bids may be made
Tor mining coal by the ton, at so much
per ton delivered over the tipple, and SO
much per ton delivered at the mouth of
the rooms In the mines.
1t Is further suggested that the convict
inspectors will reserve the right in the
making any contract for the hire of the
labor of 800 convicts or more, to with
draw from the contract as many as 1lv
of said convicts, at any time when they
see proper to do so, thus looking to the
opening of a mine on account of the state
of Alabama.
1t is further suggested that in the maxi
ing OF any contract or contracts for the
hire of the labor OF convicts, the party
of the second part will be required to fur
nish thoroughly equipped prison. safe
and comfortable, with all necessary heat
ers, furniture, beds and bedding pillows,
water works, all clean and sound, a thor
cughly equipped cook room with all
necessary sound and useful ranges, cook
ing utensils of every description, dining
room with all necessary dining room fur
niture and equipments. a bath house and
wash house, with all necessary tubs.
bathing tubs, wash tubs and things OF
that character, for the use of the prison
water and water supplies and sufficient
lighting for the prison, cook room and
dining room and office, and all necessary
offices for the use of the prison, and
dwellings for the use of the employees of
the prison, and mining facilities thor
oughly prepared and equipped in safe and
useful mines, and all such other matters
end things as may be agreed upon be-
tween the bidders and the board of con-
Wet inspectors, when the bids shall fin
ally be opened.
The said bids will be opened on the LIST
day Of May next. and contracts awarded.
II any. within ten days thereafter The
inspectors hereby reserving to themselves
the right to reject any and all bids which
may be submitted. The contracts II made
for the hire of the labor of convicts will
be made for one year from the 1st day
of January next, or two years or three
years. at the option of the board OF con-
Wet inspectors Witness my hand. March
25. 1905, J. NJ CARMICHAEL,
President Board Convict Inspectors.
3-26-3t-sun
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knowledge long
vices nVenon agency ~Re wisdom and genius @an
by accomplish which DESIRE
when they for relief
Who suffer from peculiar to their SEX are cured by us without
use Of the knife cauy or other and painful and we
cured after they had surgical
day with loudly
use Of the knife
Who are run down in vitality who are and weak are made strong
and vigorous and capable of dng the bors duties perfect
Which mpa vitality DESTROYS manhood and makes the wced victim
aOeeasd ane Snhs P h Modern a makes by ne %O'
Which breaking
of vitality causing the most serious constitutional disturbances and
considered nurabie;
fan victims But be s.ssesy treated should
pernce and necessary e equipment to treat you
por baths and other Of any firm Of doctors Alabama
hepd bood poison to refund every dollars paid n by he patient
RHEUMATISM.
other conditions producing acid condition the blood
6 @ sSo on b & do n
s b e ps gS the onnsn and or ams happy results
by by Of
the highest
specialists of the world
O
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would ooo
employ and in addition employ electricity
medicated highly
only prepared to give by
aggre of therapeutic equipments.
NERVOUS
Epilepsy ST. Vitus Lun
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CHRONIC AND PRIVATE
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Sims Medical Institute
Remedy Against Old Age.
POI We Nineteenth ST.
From the Chicago Journal.

From the Chicago Journal.
Curdled milk of a special kind. prepared
only on Bulgarian recipe is now sup
posed to be remedy against growing
old NJ. Xavier Dybovski has made a COM
munication on the subject to the Academy
of Medicine. The substance is called yag-
hurt. and can now be obtained in tins in
Paris. 1t is supposed to be death to all
the inimical bacteria in the intestines,
while those friendly microbes to which
Professor Metchnikoff pins his faith posi-
lively adore 1t. Hence the property Of
yaghurt. to prolong human life to what
is its natural span-a century or SO. The
substance looks very like ordinary cream
cheese gone bad, and tastes similarly. The
solid portion is mixed with a white. thin
liquid which is exceedingly sour. People
who wish to live to hundred break
fast on yaghurt exclusively
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We Succeed in Curing Our Patients and VII,

We
the best medical COLLEGES and graduate Institutes
hospitals
of
of
Nebuized
the of available of
opportunities
south
the oriver
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acquired in the line of their profession,
but we know them to be Brother Odd
Fellows and can be relied upon to
carry out every promise they make to
those needing their services.
Mountain Home: The press of Bir-
mingham and all over Alabama speak
in the highest terms of Drs. Dozier e
Dozier as physicians, surgeons and
gentlemen, and we have no hesitancy
in recommending thom to our patrons.
Meridian Star: Drs. Dozier & Do
zier of Birmingham are the most
worthy and distinguished physicians
in their line of practice in the State
of Alabama.
Masonic Guide: Drs. Dozier & DO.
zier come from family of prominent
physicians, and with their full store Of
medical knowledge and tn - large ex-
perience in the profession, can be re-.
lied on TO treat disease in n most
successful manner.
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Overcharqed.

From the Detroit Tribune.
WELL" said Mrs. Stub, thoughtfully
the plumber that worked for us during
the past winter was bird"
HIM" grunted Mr.. Smith. From the
size OF his bill he must have been a
pelican.
II think he must have been parrot"
why SOP
His bill is so crooked"
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DISEASES OF MEN

MY GUARANTEE
Not a dollar need be paid until cured
! know the diseases and weaknesses of
men like an open book. l have given
my life to it. and my many cured pa
tents restored to VIGOROUS VITALITY.
are today living monuments to my SKILL
knowledge and success. I never hold out
false hopes. | never undertake a case
cannot cure. | have made so thorough
study of all the diseases of ma of
VARICOCELE. STRUCTURE CON-
TAGIOUS BLOOD POISON. HYDRO
cELE. NERVOUS DEBILITY. GEN.
ERAL WEAKNESS. LOSS OF VITAL
ITY and have cured so many cases that
If there Is cure for YOUR disease you
will find 1t here. When / undertake a
case there Is no such thing as failure.
CHARGE NOTHING FOR CONSULTA-
TION, and my knowledge, skill and ex-
perienee are at your service. I will ex-
plain to YOU HOW AND WHY | CAN
CURE YOU: why the diseases of men
require the knowledge and skill of a
Master Specialist. Come personally IL you
ran but II you cannot call write to me
fully. in the strictest confidence. A quick
and certain cure is always possible by
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FOR SALE.


$1050-Two large lots; corner: new 4-room
cottage and hall; fronts car line, and is
the prettiest cottage in Powderly; three
porches; good well md garden.
s1950-50x140; nice broom cottage; prac-
tically new; fronts East Lake car line,
next to Episcopal church, Woodlawn;
neighborhood Al; terms reasonable.
sl0,O00-An excellent proposition on North
18th st. soon be business property;
pays per cent. net on investment.
s2100-T wo-story S-room dwelling practi-
,tically new; fronts car line. West End;
lot 50x190; corner; terms reasonable.
Sl25o-50x190 front of lot vacant; Groom
negro house on aney; rents for $12 per
month: Ave. G.; terms reasonable.
$S00-40x100; two houses; excellent homes
for colored man; terms like paying rent
$S00--6Sxl00; overlooks city; pear Fountain
Heights Methodist church
$200-Each; several perfectly lovely lots
near Berney- station; SIS cash. balance
like rent; nice houses all around.
Remember, live in West End. / handle
a great deal Of West End property. l
know, the owner oil nearly every lot
there. See me before buying there.
JOHN 3. BETHEA,
Steiner Building.
Peoples phone 22O,. Bell phone 1927
s65Oo-FOR SALE AT oNCE-s650o.
This buys the most elegant modern
home on Northside near 18th avenue and
oath street. Level lot 100 by 1870; fronts
east This price is only about the cost of
the house
GEO. C. WHATLEY & CO.,
Room No 2l0 First National Bank Bldg.
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NOW is THE TIME.

You are never glad to see your landlord.
You have probably paid him enough in
the past six or eight years to have
bought better house than you live in.
An insane idea prevails that residence
property here is high. We can sell you
better home here for 5000 for $1,000 or
for $1,000 than you can buy In Mont
gomery or Mobile, and Birmingham
property must, of course. be more valu-
able This is the time to buy, or build.
in anticipation of your rental contracts
next October, and we have the property
you want
FOR THE HOMESEEKER.
s65OO-A large and beautiful residence near
18th ave, North. and oath st. The lot
is worth 5000 and the improvements cost
that much.
s5OOO-A ten-room residence near 18th st.
and Ave. j.
$500 and S7o0O-Two of the most attrac-
tive new houses in Norwood.
S35Q0-Pretty new two-story stucco house,
No. S17 South 18th st.
e33C0-Pretty six-room cottage, close in on
Ave. /.
$Soco-New and modern two-story resi-
dence on Goth ST., within half block of
Highland avenue.
34OO0-A great bargain in s-room residence,
18th ave. North, and oath st
SlS00-New and modern Groom cottage;
all street Improvements; Ave. ID and
18th ST.
We can give you good terms on most of
the above.
We can sell you lot in almost any sec
ton of the South Highlands, and build
a house to your liking for very rea-
sonable price and on the best of terms.
NOW. MR.. INVESTOR.
e45O0-45 feet on 22d st. al the foot of the
bridge anc just about where one of the
main entrances to the threatened new
depot will be.
10000 feet on corner of 18th st. and Sd
alley; good for negro drug store and bar
Der shop. and at about half the price of
the property around it.
w 500-Two three-story stores on North
side within block of the union depot
rents we'll.
$16.000-Two two-story stores. close in on
Second avenue.
s6500-A two-story brick store on First
ave bet. 18th and 10Th SITS.
$9o00-50 feet. with ten-room dwelling. IL
blocks of Loveman, Joseph & Loebs.
s7500-Two-story brick store on S. Goth ST.
These are. only few. Come to see US, or
telephone us.
M'DAvID e. CO.,
21oo First Avenue.
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Remarkable Results

RECENTLY ACHIEVED PROFESSION MANY
WONDERFUL METHODS
SCIENCE, CONFIRMED CONFIDENCE
NULLlFIEs DOUBTS DIsTRUsTs These
INVESTIGATE.
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FOR SALE.

FOR SALE.
23,500-20th ST., near depot
$3I50-7-room residence; 18th ST., South
Highlands.
$500 Beautiful Norwood home.
$e750-Beautiful Norwood home.
$10,Oo0-Modern South Highlands home.
SS15c-10th ave, North; good warehouse
site.
s5t0o-4th ave-. near Hillman hotel.
$4400-Sth ave-; rents 500 no.. $1,000 cash.
Sl0O0-S-room residence, 18th ST., South
Highlands.
$5250-S-room residence, 18th ST., South
Highlands.
s4s20-144x1e0, Ave. G, I.akeview line.
S65e0-9-room residence.-desirab locality.
s4o00-S-room residence, Ave. G, Lake.
view line.
SO per acre-40 acres; Powderly car line;
six miles out.
We write accident and health insur-
ance.
BEASLEY BROS,
Bell phone 1885 2026 First avenue.
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Your health depends upon the condi-
tfof- of your blood. Keep 1t pure by
taking Hoods Sarsaparilla.
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FOR SALE.
sstc9-A splendid home on 18th ave-. south;
on alley corner 65x16o; with large sta
BILE and two-room servants house;
modern and complete home in every re-
spect. This is between II and 10th SITS
7. [. ANGLlN a CO.,
Phones 1923. 2o24 Third Ave.
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FOR SALE.
FOR SALE.
FOR SALE.

FOR SALE.
We have exclusive sale # following
strictly central business blocks paying
SEVEN PER CENT OR MORE.
Sixty-ore Thousand Dollars,
Avenue corner 10 1t. front.
Sixty five Thousand Dollars.
Avenue corner 100x140 feet.
Seventy Thousand Dollars,
Alley corner 40x100 feet.
Twelve Thousand ] i've Hundred Dollars
Alley corner 40x50
Fifty-two Thousand Five Hundred,
Avenue corner 50x100.
w. q, LEEDY G. CO.,
Phones AZ, Bell and Peoples. III orth
Twenty-first Street.
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The People
Are Right

TUrE KNOW that LAKE HIGHLANDS is a beaut-
w full site for homes We know that its com
handing elevation 'commends itself rresistibly to
those who appreciate pure air as preserver of health
and promoter of energy We know that its wood
land hills and daes where the birds (the real brds)
sing make the heart of the lover of nature throb We
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MORE BARGAINS FOR SALE.
s5Oo-1oo feet front; Rising station; south
Ensley car line.
sl25O-50x150, Idlewild car line, near 18th
ave-, South Highlands.
s1250-100x190: corner near Lakeview; great
bargain
s14O0-S-room, two-story house fronting
South Ensley car line upper story I'M
furnished cost about $500 to complete,
making home worth $500.
s. {. THOMPSON, Agent.
Bell Phone "a. 223 2lst street.
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For SALE.

k.O,5OO-5ox14o: First ave-, near 18th st.
Improved; pays per cent net
kS50-Two four-room houses, corner lot,
North Birmingham.
I1sOO-Six rooms and four rooms; Gath
street, near Avenue "G."
s3OOO-Store house and two four-room cot
tages. Lot 50x140 corner Avenue and
14th street
s1000-Four-rooml house and large lot. cor
ner, on Owenton car line
sS000-Seven-room house, 18th street, near
Sth avenue.
so per foot-Ghoiee vacant lots, all street
Improvements, electric car line city, one
fifth cash. balance a long time.
Let us write your Fire and Tornado In
surance. We represent only strong
companies
j, L. YANCEY REAL ESTATE & IN.
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movement IS due to the
Lake Highlands must be-
Greater Birmingham. For
swift logic-lightning cal
unconsciously digested
abroad have become convinced
increase in the population of
industrial development now I'M
foresee that this new population
too. that those dWellers in Rirm-
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Surplus $3.50, 525; increase s17s5O.
Elk United States deposits $12, 1924, $50; in
crease So. 975.
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Specie SOS, 0S5, 200; decrease 81. 445, 900.
Reserve $3.50 7O7, 700; decrease $2,622, 200.
Reserve required s2s2, OPS. It's; decrease
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New York, April s.-The statement Of
averages of the clearing house banks of
this city for the week shows:
Loans ST, 900. 1853; decrease ss,73o,1Oo.
Deposits 81. 1873 100, 700: decrease so, 500 500.
Circulation s4120, 400; increase 4O1,7OO
Legal tenders So. 672. 500; decrease sl.176-
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that body. the total appropriations
for this session will reach the enor.
nous total of sSO3,9l7,OO7, or an in.
crease Of s9@,0i1 ,9o5 over last year.
II the rivers and harbors bill fails.
The excess for 1906 over those for
tae current year will be the compar-
ftlvcly small sum heretofore men.
tened. The desire of the leaders
vas to keep the total below that of
1905.
The chief sources of increase have
been the growth of the navy and pos
;al service. The allowances for
Them are as small as they could be
made without seriously gripping eth
CT. The appropriations are s3s,574,-
2i' smaller than the stimates sent
TO Congress. The excess of expendi.
lures over income during the fiscal
year which began last July now
amounts to s29,0OO,OOO. \
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A HoosIER ROMANCE.
a Couple courted BY Mail and Mar
ried on Sight.

FRANKFORT. Ind, Jan. 3l.-About
Two months ago the wife of Lincoln
Rogers. Of this city. died. and yestcr.
day Mr.. Rogers took new bride 10
his home whom he had never seen
until she stepped OF Monon train
In this city.
Shortly after the death of his wife
Mr.. Rogers wrote to matrimonial
agency at Chicago and furnished It
description of the kind of woman he
would like 10 we'd. In few days he
was placed in communication with
Mrs. Matte r.. MORAN. of Rensselaer,.
Mrs. Rogers said that all of their
counting was done by mail. They ex-
changed photographs. In few days
she received proposal of marriage
by letter. which she accepted in tho
same way.
Mr.. Rogers then wrote for her Ia
come on 10 Frankfort as soon as pos
sible, and upon her, arrival here size
was mel'by him. and 1t was then that
they saw each other for the first
time.
Mr. Rogers is about a years old.
while his bride Is 80. i
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Sweet Ginning Bellies.

Miss Elsie Thomas, her sister AMI
$saslady friend suddenly ran down one
f&our reporters out on Morgantown
avenue, last Saturday evening. He
had been out there gathering the
facts aboutia runaway horse anu
sleigh, sbutElittl dreaming that Oh his
return he himself should thus be run
down: They were on their way in
from a delightful sleigh ride to the
country, and all singing away like
! 50 many sweet nightiugales. as well
stheysmight, since the last lingering
beam Of daylight had already drop.
ped itself behind the gentle curtain
of night. Thus the sleigh bells
Jingle keeping time with the Ginning
bellies song. both melted away into
distant harmony. as they glided on In
their course making sweet music for
the; unseen ear of their unsceiny
listener.