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The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-03
WHAT SULPHUR DOES
For the Human Body In Health and
 Disease.

The mention of sulphur will recall to many of us the early days when our mothers and grand-mothers gave us our daily dose of sulphur and molasses every spring and fall.
 It was the universal spring and fall s'blood purifier" tonic and cure-all, and mind you, this old-fashioned remedy was not without merit.
 The idea was good, but the remedy was crude and unpalatable, and large quan- tity had to be taken to get any effect.
 Nowadays we get all the beneficial ef- offect of sulphur in a palatable, concen- trated form, so that a single grain is far more effective than tablespoonful of the crude sulphur,
 In recent years. research and experi- ment have proven that the best sulphur for medicinal use is that obtained from Calcium Calcium Sulphide) and sold in drug stores under the name of Stuarts Calcium Waters. They are small choco- late coated pellets and contain the active medicinal principle of sulphur in highly concentrated effective form.
 Few people are aware of the value of this form of sulphur in restoring and maintaining bodily vigor and health; sul- phur acts directly on the liver, and ex- cretory organs and purifies and enriches the blood by the prompt elimination of waste material.
 Our grandmothers knew this when they dosed us with sulphur and molasses every spring and fall. but the crudity and in,- purity of ordinary flowers of sulphur were often worse than the disease, and cannot compare with the modern concentrated preparations of sulphur, of which Stuarts Calcium Waters is undoubtedly the best and most widely used.
 They are the natural antidote for liver and kidney troubles and cure constipa- ton and purify the blood in a way that often surprises patient and physician alike
 Dr. R. M Wilkins while experimenting with sulphur remedies soon found that the sulphur from Calcium was superior to any other form. He says: For liver, kidney and blood troubles especially when resulting from constipation or malaria have been surprised at the re- suits obtained from Stuart's Calcium Waters. Ii patients suffering from boils and pimples and even deep-seated car buncles, I have repeatedly seen them dry up and disappear in four or five days, leaving the skin clear and smooth. AL though Stuart's Calcium Waters is a pro- prietary article. and sold by druggists. and for that reason tabooed by many physicians. yet I know of nothing so safe and reliable for constipation, liver and kidney troubles and especially In all forms of skin disease as this remedy.'
 At any rate people who are tired Of pills. cathartics and so-called blood ''purifers,' will find in Stuarts Calcium Waters a far safer. more palatable and effective preparation.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-03

ever, 1t disappeared in the spring after 1t was a year old.
 The following year Mr. Nicholas heard in the air above him what seemed to. him a familiar honk. Taking out of his pocket a large bandana handkerchief. with which he was accustomed to call together the geese by waving it when he fed them, he held 1t up in the air and waved 1t, and to his surprise the gander came to the ground with some young geese and a mate he had taken in tho Arctic regions. They never left their home again, but remained all their lives perfectly tame and contented.
 This is not fiction, but an established fact, and will be corroborated by Captain Nicholas if anyone wishes to verify 1t.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-03
Good Shots of St. Louis Woman.

From the St. Louis Republic.
 Mrs. J. w. Smith, wife of the chief sur geon of the Cotton Belt system, has earned the distinction of being the first St. Louis woman to kill a wild goose this fall.
 The feat was performed last Friday on a big sandbar before Chester, in the Mis- sissippi river, where Mrs. Smith was shooting with her husband, who Is fa-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-03
Happy Naval Officers.
lckwood's Magazine.

From Blackwood's Magazine.
 The difference is very marked between English officers who go to sea early and those of other nationallties who do not. Not long since an international squadron was assembled in the same waters for several months. Foreign observers re- marked of 1t that the British officers ap- peared to be happy and contented. where as the others were quite the reverse and were longing to get home.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-03

nous trap and field shot. MT. and Mrs. Smith hid themselves in deep pits anu awaited the coming of big flock of Ca- nadian geese which had been lowering around the bar for several days
 Mrs Smith was armed with her hus- bands imported automatic gun, and when the geese, in answer to her husband s call, flew low, she picked her birds and dropped eight before the birds reversed their course and got out of range.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-03

It has often been confidently stat d that on two occasions the prospective crown of an heir apparent was laid at her feet in vain, and more than one minor potentate would have been glad to remain in Eng land as the accepted woer of tEe Kings youngest daughter
 Years ago 1t was whispered that she hoped to make such a marriage as would enable her to live in Englani, but these rumors ceased when her engagement to Prince Charles of Denmark was an- nounced publicly,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-03
Wild Goose Came Back.

From Forest and Stream.
 The writer was informed by Capt Han den B. Nicholas that his father the late Robert c. Nicholas. of Buckingham coun- ty, Va, once caught a young wild gander, which he tanned, and for a long time it re- mained quietly and contentedy in the yard with the other tame geese. How
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-03

Jefferson county Is a net work of nun icipaities with Birmingham as It's great center.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-12-13
An American kjnu.

In view of the political character and
tcmT.er: meat of the Norwegian people
and the summary manner in which they
terminated the union with Sweden and
abso!ved themselves from their allie
glance to King Oscar. it would have
been TO surprise ii the outcome of the
national vote had been the conversion OF
their sturdily independent little king
dom into a republic. Tie actual re-
suit, arrived at with a decisiveness which
has rendered it all the more impressive
has established the fact that in the deli
cate Judgment of this people of demo
cratic temper and progressive ideals ::
constitutional monarchy remains thy
best and wisest form OF government fol
Il free nation.
in France the present regime is up
held by many of its most thoughtful sup
porters as inevitable. on the ground that
ir the existing political conditions of that
country cit divides Frenchmcn the least,
but it is interesting. if unprottable to
speculate whether the United States, if
called on today to make a fresh start rs
IL nation. would decide upon the reten-
ton of its present form of government.
Close students of some recent develop
ment of American public character and
sentiment would probably be the last to
deny the possibility that n popular vote
on the question might nave an issue sim
liar to that upon which the people of Nor
way are unrcServedly to be conEratu-
lated.-I.ondon World.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-12-13
Personal Notes.

Showgio Tamura one of Japan's best
known nOveliSts, has entered Indiana
University and expects to be graduated
with the class of 1907. He has written
seven novels and numerous short stories.
Anthony Fiala. the Arctic explorer,
has Just married Miss Claire Puryear, of
Nashville. Tenn, n member of one OF
the Oldest families in that state and a
llneal descendant of Commodore Matthew
Maury.
General Macarthur, United States
army. is the guest of General Kitchener.
the British cOmmander-in-chef in India
at the military maneuvers on the occa-
sion of the visit of the Prince and Prin-
cess of Wales.
Heinrich Couried. the noted impress
sario, has been notified by cable that the
Order of the Iron Crown has been be-
slowed upon him by the Austrian Eni-
peror. Adolf Sonnenthal, the actor, is re-
ported to be the only other member of
the theatrical profession who has re-
ceived this distinction.
Senator Chauncey NJ. Depew. of New
YORK, has the honor of having been given
inc largest amount of space in the first
edition Of the Congressional Directory
I0r the hrst session of the Fifty-ninth
congress. Senators Joseph Ralph Bur-
ION. OF Kansas, and Reed SmOOt, of Utah,
nave lever lines than any others Bur-
tons ofhcial history containing thirty
one words and Shoots five and one-half
lines.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-12-13
The Latest Blow at the Gar.

The $4,000 Russian prisoners of war
who have been kept for months in the
japanese detention camps are now be-
ing sent back to Russia. and. accord
ing to the story, which is given semi
official confirmation in Japan. their
return constitutes one of the great
est of the many dangers now facing
the government of the Car. AL
though the war itself has been over
for months and the treaty of Kittery
has long since been signed and sealed,
yet, today. by sending home these Rus
sian prisoners. it is said that Japan
strikes an even more crushing blow
at the throne of Nicholas than it
struck when it destroyed the Russian
fleets and captured Port Arthur
This seems an inconsistent and con-
Trajectory state of affairs, but it comes
about this way: Months ago when
the question of peace was unsettled.
the work was begun of educating all
IeuSSidIS WHO were nelu dS pTlSOlleTS
by Japan in every principle Of revolt
against the car and the home govern
ment. The representatives of the Rus
sian revolutionary committee were al
lowed free access to the prisoners of
war and revolutionary literature was
| furnished them in liberal quantities.
They We're told how the grand dukes
had been looting the Russian treasury;
how offices We're sold to the highest bid
der: how war funds were stolen by
those high in authority; and in short,
all the rottenness of the official cir
cles of the Russian court and govern
Iment.
The effect of these disclosures is
easily imagined. and now $4,000 zeal
Gus converts to revolution are being
hurried back home; some to their
regiments, some to new barracks and
many to their native villages. Each
of these returning prisoners, it is as
sured, will be a missionary of unrest
.and revolt. If this story is true. the
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-12-13
Knew the Game.

The street merchant had a crowd
about him as he took a 81 bill from
his pocket, waved it before his auditors
and said:
It's yours. gentlemen, if you guess
right. and the guess will cost you only
a dime. See, | put this bill in this
little box and mix it with 10 other
boxes in my tray. One box holds a 81
note; the others contain the best soap
in the world to remove stains from
clothing. who'll be the first to try
his luck?"
The game went along merrily. The
fakir was reaping dimes and nobody
had captured the money prize. A rag
ged and disreputable chap crawled up
to the tray. Here's the 50; who can
win ft?" yelled the fakir as he shuffled
the boxes once more.
The ragged man handed over 4 dime
and thrust his fingers into the coat
sleeve of the fakir. He opened the
little box he found there, and sure
enough, had a 81 bill.
Il used to be in this business my
self the lucky man said.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-12-13
MAINE EDITORIAL COMMENT.
A Deserved Tribute.
LewistOn NeWS.)

Uewiston News.)
In the death of the Hon. Joseph w.
Fairbanks Of Pennington, the State of
Maine loses one of its oldest, most
highly esteemed and prominent citi-
Zens. man who in his large public
service and the quiet of his private
life always illustrated the best type of
the good citizen. In the affairs of his
home town and community he, for
many years occupied a large and
prominent place, both in business and
politics, while he also served his state
in public Office extensively and well.
At the time of his death he was pres
ident of the Franklin County Savings
Bank, Vice-president of the First Ma
tiOnal bank, and Il member of the
State Board of Trustees of the Normal
Schools. Mr.. Fairbanks was one of
the founders of the Republican party
and served it in both branches of the
Legislature and other important posi-
tons. He was 81 years of age and his
long life had been singularly useful
and exemplary one. He was the kind
of citizen whose departure leaves his
community and state poorer in that
which greatly enriches it, but also
leaves them both an example worthy
of being followed by the younger gen.
Grafton to the end of perpetuating the
character and service he represented.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-12-13
The Pearl Workers,

The chief industry of Bethlehem OF
Judra is that of the mother-of-p pearl
workers.
The shells are brought from the Red
Sea, and in the hands Of native artisans
are polished and carved. the larger into
elaborate designs; the smaller are cut
up for rOSarieS and crosses. The work
is all done by hand. and the methods ara
amazingly primitive to Il spectator from
the home of steam and electric power.
But the results are extraordinary. The
largest shell we saw was carved in scenes
from the Birth of Christ the Agony in
the Garden and the crucifiXion. and had
the general effect of delicate frostwork.
Under the magnifying glass every detail
was seen to be perfect in outline and in
finish. 1t was executed to order for Il
wealthy American and was to cost $lGO.
About a hundred and fifty people make
living by this industry. which is 5Ol
years old. In the shops the workmen sit
upon the floor. their benches in front Of
them. The air is full OF whtish dust
and the light admitted by the single
window and the open door SO dim that
the exquisite tracery OF the wrought
shells is Il mystery even before the Wis
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-12-13
A Wreck Expert,

II have taken part as 4 representative
of the Insurance underwriters III the in
vestigation of 400 ShipwreckS Most OF
these wrecks are due to running aground
The causes of wrecks are drink. fogS. neg
lect 10 rsc the sounding-lead and UNI
known currents.
The speaker was bronzed ex-skipper
He went on:
The mos. dangerous waters lie off the
east coast of England Cape Ushant and
Care FinSterc.
I'm the past the shifting of the cargo
caused a good many wrecks. but the
adoption of fccd-pipes has changed all
that cargoas liable to shift consist OF
wheat. iron ore. coal and SO on. Great
feed-Dipcs. filled with part of such car
goes, now run down into the hold. and il
the cargo shifts at all the pipes auto
matically pour more cargo into the space
that has been made vacant
'Oif Il wild part of the South American
coast four-master loaded with high
hecled French shoes was once wrecked
The native Indians stole the shoes but
couldn't wear them. They used them in
stead for boXing-glovcs, giving each other
terrific taps with the French heels''-
Philadelphia Bulletin.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-12-13

Not a very long time before his
death the late General Sherman made
the prediction. in the course of an after
dinner speech, that many men listening
to him would live to see the United
States involved in another war. He
was right. for the war with Spain came
within = few years. although when he
made his prediction 1t was ridiculed
throughout the length and breadth of
the land. In similar vein are the
comments upon the speech of General
Chaffee, who, upon the eve of his
retirement from the head Of the army,
makes the same kind of a prediction
We hope. of course, the parallel will
not mold true to the end: but who can
tell?
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-12-13

In the death of Edward Atkinson of
Boston, a unique and interesting figure
passes from the stage. His age. was IS
years, and for close to half q century
he has been before the world as a
writer on a great variety Of subjects
with a strong leaning for subjects in
volving figures and statistics of all
kinds. He was a man of wide learning,
fantastic view upon the tariff and other
economical questions. In his undoubt-
eddy sincere efforts to help his fellow
men, and promote the general welfare
of society, he was usually impractical
and visionary.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-12-13

The Vermont authorities in charge OF
the execution of Mary Rogers excluded
the representatives of the yellow jour-
nais from the room where the hanging
took place, and in payment for this dis
elimination against them they nave
been hlling their papers with lurid lies
about the manner in which the execu-
ton was "bungled.'' Their stories nave
been in direct and absolute contradic-
ton of the testimony of the physicians
and other witnesses present, put as
truth and decency are things wholly
disregarded in their business, they have
male the most of their opportunity.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-12-13

Those who had the good fortune to
hear Monday evenings intensely inter-
esting lecture by Jacob Riis on The
Battle With the Sums" have no diff
Guilty in understanding how it was that
President Roosevelt referred to this
man as the most useful citizen in New
York City. MIR. Riis is preeminently a
man who does things. and he tells
about his achievements in a simple and
modest manner which makes the story
very attractive. To him. more than
any other person. is due the sre.,
transformation which has been worra4
and is still being worked in the copd;
tioas Of the poor in our nationa, n,otro
polls There is still much work 70 b,
"one, and Mr.. Riis is keen;ny o
lastngly at it just as he has hao,
keeping at it as a journalist reforro,
lecturer and philanthropist since !,
came to cur shores, poor inn,,s,on
from Denmark.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-12-13

When Jack London came to Bruins
wick, last week. to deliver his lecture
before the Bowdoin college boys. he
rode from the West as a passenger in
n luxurious parlor car, under conditions
in striking contrast to those which sur
rounded his first trip to this section of
the country. That earlier journey was
taken as tramp and he worked his
way on freight trains. The contrast
between these two journeys is char
acterstic Of the life of this energetic
ana somewhat eccentric young man
the most popular writer's and lecturers
of the day.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-12-13
A LITTLE OF
EVERY T H I N G
Eth and Flo Again.


Flo Was fond of EbeneZer-
Eb for short she called her beau;
Talk Of tide of love-, great Caesar!
You should see EN-, Eb and Flo
~" Cornell Widow.
Eth and Flo they stood as sponsors
When Flo's sister was bride,
And when bride and groom ,I&cedeu,
They too. went out with the Tied.
-YOnkers Statesman.
Whom their first child came-a daughter
The nurse. fer a larger Zee,
Went to some one else who sought her,
Leaving Eb and Flo at sea.
Chicago Record Herald.
This happv couple. E,b and Flo.
Then named their little daughter
To b.. in keeping. don't you know
Minnehaha, Laughing Water.
Springfield, (Mass.) Union.
Next came triplets, heaven bless EN-.
EbeneZer looked quite grave,
Then uuOth he to his FlOretta;
This looks like Il tidal waven'
Boston Post.
When these cherubs of the sea
Had the colleges, all three
Eb and Flo both lost much sleep,
Rocking the cradle of the deep"
Grafton c. Allen.
"Eb and Flo at sea ?''-not long:
They'd a taste for ROosevelt's schemes
Anti-race suicide their song,
Made nurse say, I've lost it seems
Hutchinson Gkan) News.
The trirlets now are cutting teeth,
And. alas, it hence befalls
That in F;b and F'loS life voyage
There are many grcvous squalls.
Rev. III. Lampman.
Eb had shown greed most stony,
Licking up the COLDER sand;
Flo, with rafting alimony,
Can't regret their busted strand
Brooklyn Eagle.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-12-13
A Valuable 'Possun.

When he was asked about the price
of a big, fat 'possum he was hawking
around the old Georgia darky said:
Hes wurth one dollar a day, subj"
Then he explained his meaning as
following:
You see, boss, I wuz five days To-
catin' Whar he lived at; en- Wen |
finally kOtched up wild him hit wuz
Sunday, en- de preacher seen me. en-
wuz turned out de church; so l figgers
de. value er my time at a dollar Il day
not ter melton de loss er my church
standin' by de 'pOSSum causin' me ter
fall fun ace.''-Atlanta Constitution
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-12-13

1t is hardly fair to call Kubelik. the
violinlst, womanish or freakish just
because he carries a fur muff. His
fingers are his fortune, and he is like
a great singer who must take extra care
of his throat. Should the cold and
wind Stiffen ard rOughen them, his
slim, artist fingers would lose their
cunning and the music in his soul
would find no expression. Thus
Kubelik is justified in keeping his
hands insured for $4,000 and in carry
ing a muff i'm cold weather. 1t would
be a splendid thing if every workman
should take equally good care of his
tools.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-12-13
For Sale to the Highest Bidder

the following unsuitable, obsolete and un-
serviceable military property:
&c OvercoatS with capes.
20 overcoatS without Capes.
259 blouSes.
32S pairs trousers.
81 pairs leggings, new obsolete.
675 pairs legginss, worn.
81 hats.
237 hat cords.
So caps.
43 cap badges, Geneva crosses).
1868 helmets.
1889 helmet trimmings, brass.
II blankets, wooden.
SO bed sacks.
S1S pairs chevrons.
80 pairs trousers stripes.
16 " brassards.
go canteen straps, obsolete.
45 waist belts, NJ. V. NJ, obsolete
800 waist belt plates, M. V. NJ. opso-
lete.
43 reloading tools, obsolete.
q adjustable chambers. obsolete.
25 chargers, obsolete.
! cable cart.
Bids will be received at the office OF tne
Adjutant General, State House, unu'
Wednesday, December Is, 1905, II M. Bus
for less than the whole amount VIII ho'
be considered.
AUGUSTUS B. FARNHAM,
Adjutant General
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interpretations to Order.
(OXfOrd DemOcrat.)

Peculiar thing about that Portland
election, which puts Democrat in the
mayors chair. Although as nearly as
one might judge from a faithful read
ing of the Argus during the campaign.
it was fought throughout almost
wholly on municipal issues, columns of
comment upon it now appear in the
papers, demonstrating to the satisfac-
ton of the writer's that the result is
a popular protest against the Sturgis
law. Which simply proves anew that
results in political affairs can generally
be interpreted according to the desires
of the interpreter.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-12-13
The Moth Parasites.
(Old York Transcrjpt)

The first consignment of brOWn-tatl
moth parasites has arrived in Boston
and are soon to be distributed in places
where moths are thickest. They are
a species of fly. They crawl into the
moths nests where they lay their eggs
and as the eggs hatch the flies feed
on the browntail caterpillars, the lat
ter never getting the opportunity of
leaving their nests. But who will give
us assurance that the flies themselves
are harmless?
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-12-13

Don't you hear the Wind a-talkin'? Now
he seems to say;
Got Il million miles to travel,-get out o
my way!
Don't you think that I'm a-foolin' wher
YOU listen to my song
Got to tilt that stecple ovcr-take a ROOF
alorg.'
That's the way he keeps a-talkin'-skeer-
in little boys:
He may meet the Christmas waSon-scat
ter I'll the toys.
But we wouldn't mind his mischief-lOne-
some night, or day.
If he'd strike a world o toys,-Blow 'en
all this way.
Atlanta Constitution