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Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1905-03-09

or and club wom-
nm, writes: Il can
not say too much
in praise of Doan's
Kidney Pills, for
they effected a
complete cure in
a very short time
when l was suf-
fering from kid
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1905-03-09
Recalls DAYS OF Intolerance

According to old deeds, the whole
tract Of land adjacent to the town
hall at WATERFOWL, Conn, is saddlcd
with a condition that mo Episco
palians or other sectarians' shall be
allowed to build residence upon it
for themselves,
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1905-03-09
,.iIIiOu Dollar GrnSs

When the John A. Salzcr Seed Co., ct
La Crosse. Wis, introduced this remark.
able grass three years ago, little did they
.rcam it would be the most talked of grasr
in America, the biggest, quick, hay pro.
Iuccr on earth, but this has come to pass.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1905-03-09

Cuba's immigration last year was 10000
Three ourths were Spaniards.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1905-03-09

lanmreplso'sClr' forConsunotlonsa vel
myiie three years aSo.-MRs. THOMAS kob'
iIyi Maple St. Norwich, NY. Feb. II, lD)
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1905-03-09

Mrs. Winslow $ Soothing Syrup for children
,ecthing. soften the gums, reduces lnlamina-
lion ,alIays pain, cures wind collie, 2oc.a bottI
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1905-03-09
Won Each Time.

About thirty years ago a remark
able bet was made between Capt NJ,
4 racing celebrity. and another Off.
cor who was noted for his activity.
Capt Nj bet $50 that his fellow Of.
iccr would not hop up certain fight
~ stairs two at a time"
The offer was taken, but, as there
we're forty one steps in the flight, he
found. after taking twenty hops, that
he was left only one step to negotiate
and had lost. He accused Capt. M
# sharp practice but the latter re
rlicd:
well, III wager you another s5i
DO it."
The officer, thinking to get bIyk
his money. again accepted.
Capt. NJ then hoped up forty
steps in twenty hops, and, hopping
back one, finished by going w the
last two stems, and won.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1905-03-09
Knives for the One-Armyd.

What is that thing over there?"
asked man on a high stool at q
lunch counter.
The thing he was pointing at was
shaped like sickle, had a handle,
and at the very tip of the blade was
a pronged fork
"That?" said the waiter why,
that's a one-armed knife. Ever see
one before?" And he passed it over
the counter for inspection. Nearly
all restaurants keep them in theii
stock of cutlery nowadays.
You see, the one.armed man cant
cut his meat with the same motion
that you or | use. He must bear
down on his steak or chop. and to
make the work easier for him some
wise chap invented this sickle shaped
knife with a fork attached.
''If you'll notice, it is made on the
principle of the half circular cutter
harnessmakers use. To be sure, we
have to keep them sharp or their use.
funess would be gone. New York
Sun,
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1905-03-09

Most japanese officers and many CT the
men can speak Russian.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1905-03-09

fiTi pern tnratly cured. Nc llt5 or nervous.
anss after first days use OF DR.. kllnes Great
NcrveEcstorer, 42trnI bottlennd treatise freo
Dr. Il. II KLINE, Ltd, 93l ArchSt., Pnila., Pa.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1905-03-09

lake Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All
druggists refund money if it fails to cure.
+. 81. Groves signature is on box. 25c.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1905-03-09

Itch cured in 80 minutes by Woo}iorl's
Sanitary Lotion. Never Fails. Sold by all
druggists, 81. Mail orders promptly i'iicc
Ivy DR.. T. Dctchon, Charlottesville, lnt
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1905-03-09

Crowds OF Russian refugees now wander
about London.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1905-03-09

X is estimated that the property loss
due to the big fire in New Orleans vii!
amount to 100000 or $s.ooo.ooo.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1905-03-09
FROM MISERY TO HEALTH.

A Prominent Club Woman OF Kansas Oily
Writes to Thank Doan's Kidney Pills
For Quick Cure. -14.sss 8
Miss Nellie Davis, of 1915 Michigan
avenue. Kansas City, Mo-. society lead
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1905-03-09

Mother Gray 8 Sweet Powders for Children,
used by Mother Gray, nurse in Children 5
Home, New York, cure Constipation, Fever
shness, Teething Disorders, stomach Irou.
hles and Destroy Worms: so coo testimonials
Ct cures. All druggists, 25c, Sample FREE.
Address Allen s. Olmsted, lie Roy, n. \.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1905-03-09

Walking sticks were the fashion IN
Greece.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1905-03-09
pUTNAM Less DY e s
NOW Is YOUR OPPORTUNITY

r. INV stock In tho MIDLAND OIL AID Gas n% si
OF XssAs Magnificent lion sma XII
Ms.snrv StSch Expect to have lo Wen S1tu SOUL a;
rumpn Pan complete a So t rsnK nssssnt price O.
htoct Sompauy's price now ~ cents my priS
on account 0. option cents per Saa Reverence
I'm, Maine ia California, Addtes. w: T. E1FF x
roaJ Tremont Street, DENVER So'"'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-08-08
MIRACULOUS ESCAPE
Of Engineer Who Rode on Boiler That
 Exploded Under Him.

Le Sueur (Minn.) Cor St. Paul Pioneer
 Press.
 It will be a long time before Timothy Ardwheel will have another such ride as he had yesterday, or before any one else will, for that matter.
 He is an engineer in the Benbow x Co. sawmill at Bdley Lake, in Le Sueur county, and was engaged in making some repairs in the mill when the boiler blew up. He was sitting on a box on top of the boiler, and had hold with both hands on one of the pipes at. the time of the explosion.
 The boiler which is a large one, flew out endways through the side of the en- zine house and curved up gracefully into the air. Ardwheel was protected by being behind the steam dome, and so was not injured when he went through the side of the engine house. Hanging on des- perately he continued to ride the huge projectile in its flight. Fifty feet further on it turned sidewise, and, bottom first, struck and crashed entirely through a large warehouse. Ardwheel coming through the wreckage still uninjured
 On the other side of the warehouse is a deep lake. and into this and to the bottom of 1t went Ardwheers iron bal loon, followed by it's unfortunate rider. A few seconds later Ardwheel rose to the surface and swan ashore, somewhat sur- prised and dazed but not at all harmed.
 His favorite song for some time now will be The Man Behind"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-08-08
DUSS's MILLIONS
Came Through Seventy Years of Foil
 By Band of Enthusiasts.

Louis Paul Kirby in PubIc Opinion.
 At Economy, Beaver county, Penn. the
 world may learn that becomes of the
 millions which fasting enthusiasts amass.
 After much litigation the wealth of the
 Harmony Cooperative Society-commonly
 called the 'Economite Society''-has
 passed practically Into the hands of one
 man, John Duss, the bandmaster. This
 wealth Is .dmitted by Duss to be $5.00O,00O
 By others 1t is placed as high as s20000,-
 600 or $30,000,0O0.
 The "Economites," under the leadership
 of George Rapp, settled in Beaver county about seventy years ago. They believed that Rapp had divine attributes and that when he died they would all ascend into heaven In body with him. In this expec- tatIon they agreed to remain celibates. and this rule remained in force after Rapp's death had undeceived them These monks and nuns," by frugality and in- dustry, gained possession of large tract of fertile farming land on which they em- ployed fifty laborers Their property has 1 always been In the hands of their leaders. | Honesty and conscience" have been the | only safeguards they have had against | being robbed.
 1 As the wealth of the society has in- l creased the number of it's members has decreased. Ten years go there were alive thirty. Two or three years ago, ten. To- day. perhaps death has still further de- cimated their ranks. The aged survivors now see at their head worldly man, who not only has disregarded the rule requir- ing celibacy but goes about the country directing a band and managing plays The
 70 years of toll ana fasting of an entire community have been for thisl
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-08-08
DEADLY AFRICAN sWAMPs.
Adventures of Man Who Is lnvestlgat
 Ing the Slave Trade.

In Harper's Magazine for August. Henry w. Nevinson. who is now in the interior of Africa Investigating the slave-trade for the magazine. tells of trip through the deadly swamp country after leaving the coast:
 Hearing that only a few miles away there was real solid ground where strange beasts roamed.' says Mir. Nevinson, q determined to cut path through the forest in that direction. Engaging two powerful savages armed with 'matchets,' or short heavy swords, took the plunge from wharf which had been built with piles beside a river At the first step | was up to my knees in black sludge, the smell of which had been accommodating since the glacial period. Perhaps the swamps are forming the coal beds of a remote future: but in that case I am glad I did not live at Newcastle In remote past. As In a coronation ode, there seemed no limit to the depths of sink ing. Ones only chance was to strike Q submerged trunk not yet quite rotten enough to count as mud Sometimes it was possible to cling to the stems of
 
 over the slime without sinking deep. It was possible, but unpleasant; for stems and branches and twigs and flores were generally covered with every variety of spine and spike and hook
 Tn a quarter of an hour we were as much cut off from the work as on the central ocean. The air was dark with shadow, though the tree-tops gleamed in brilliant sunshine far above our heads Not a whisper of breeze nor breath of fresh air could reach us. We were stifed with the smell. The sweat poured from us in the intolerable heat Around us, out of the black mire, rose the vast tree trunks, already rotting as they grew and between the trunks was woven a thick curtain of splky plants and of the long suckers by which the trees drew up an extra supply of water-very unnec- essarily, one would have thought.
 Through this undergrowth the natives, themselves often up to the middle in slime, slowly hacked way They are always very patient of a white mans in- sanity. Now and then we came to lit- tie clearing where some big tree had fallen, rotten from bark to core. Or we came to a 'creek-one of the innumera- ble little watercourses which intersect the forest and are the favorite haunt of the mudfish. whose eyes are prominent like frogs, and whose side fins have almost developed into legs so that, with the help of their tails, they can run over the slime like lizards on the sand. But for them and the crocodiles and the in- numerabe hosts of ants and slugs, the lower depths of the mangrove swamp con tain few living things. Parrots and monkeys inhabit the upper world where the sunlight reaches, and sometimes the deadly stiffness is broken by the cry of q hawk that has the flight of an owl and fishes the creeks in the evening. Other wise there is nothing but decay and stench and creatures of the ooze."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-08-08
SOUTH HIGHLAND ELECTS OFFICERS Land Company Holds Annual
 Stockholders Meeting J. J. WALKER IS PRESIDENT Controls Choice Resident Property In South Enslcy Which Is Being Rap
 idly lmproved-Wm. M.
 Akenhauser Very Low.
J. ]. WALKER IS PRESIDENT

Ensley, August 7.-(Special. .)-The stock holders of the Ensley South Highland company met today in annual session
 John J. Walker was reelected president of the company and William LaycoclS secretary and treasurer.
 The annual reports of the officers were submitted and were very satisfactory The company has made very fine show ing during the past year and the pros poets for the next are fiattering
 The property controlled by this com pany is on the South Highlands and Is being improved rapidly.
 Personal and General.
 The union service of the protestant churches next Sunday night will be held at the First Baptist church. The Rev. G. W. Read. pastor of the First Methodist union services are very popular and are well attended by members of the denominations.
 Mrs. J. H. Sheldon who has been i'll for some time. is still improving very satisfactorily.
 William M. Akenhauser, who has been very low for some time with a oomplica- ton of diseases at his home at Tuxedo, Is still very low and his friends and the family are very anxious over his condi- tion.
 D. F. Faircloth Is selling out his stock of goods preparatory to move into the new Morris building when it is com pleted, which will be about October D. MT Faircloth reports very satisfactory business for the past few days.
 WorlSmen began today the work of tear ing away the old building at the corner of Seventeenth street and Avenue B for the new Morris block, which is to be erected at once. When completed this will be one of the largest and best bus mess houses in the city. It will cost S12,000 and will contain six store rooms, all of which have been rented to progress sive business firms.
 The street and improvement commit tee of the Ensley city council will hold an important meeting at the city hall next Wednesday morning at 10 o'clock The sanitary committee will meet at the same place at Il o'clock. Matters of importance are to be considered at both meetings and 1t is desired that all mem bers of each committee attend.
 H. s. Meade returned this morning from Chandler Springs, where he spent Sunday with his family who are spend ing the summer there.
 Jim Curd has been awarded the con- tract for doing the sanitary work for the city for the ensuing year. Jim is q reliable and efficient negro and the city officials are very much pleased with their success in securing his servic $.
 Mrs. F. V. Braswell, of Mobile, is spending a few weeks with her daughter, Mrs. A. E. Wells, of this city.
 Captain M. H. Mansard, of Talladega, is spending a few days in the city vis- iting his daughter, Mrs. c. F. Camp, on Avenue D.
 Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Lee spent yester- day and today in Bessemer visiting rela- tives and friends.
 Joe Smith Is i'll with bilious fever at his home at the corner of Avenue O and Twenty-ffth street.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-08-08
WILLIAM CAMPAIGN
 IS GROWING ACTIVE
N. B. Stack and John E. Nolan Are Both Out for Mayor-Six Men
 Announced for Aldermen.

Wylam, August 7.--(Special) 1.-The cam paign for mayor of Vivian is warming up and bids fair to become lively before the election, which will be held about Sep tember l.
 N B. Stack has announced his can didacy for mayor. He has no ticket for aldermen so far, but at a meeting of his supporters, called to meet tomorrow night. it is thought that ticket will be selected.
 John E. Nolan, present tax collector and an aldermen. is in the field for mayor and has the following ticket for members of the board of aldermen:
 First ward. H. c. Hall and John c. Brown; Second ward, Joseph Martin and John F. Thomas; Third ward, William Muir and E. A. Harrison.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-08-08
WrestIed Alligator.

Norr1stown Penn.) Cor. Philadelphia
 North American
 Ex-Burgess George W. Grady had an exciting tusse with a six-foot alligator here The reptile has been in MT. Grady 8 possession for 23 years and a few weeks ago was placed on exhibition in the show window of a drugstore.
 It was decided to give the alligator a square meal and several porgies were thrown into the window today.
 The reptile refused to touch the fish and Charles Daub secured an umbrella. and. after spearing one of the fish. dropped 1t into the alligator's mouth.
 Instead of eating the fish he stood up struck the fish against the large glass with such force that the window shook. This was repeated several times and MT. Daub summoned MT. Grady.
 Grady seized the reptile by the tail and tried to lift him out of the window. The alligator resisted and for several min utes there was an exciting tussel be- tween man and alligator. Finally Grady secured a good hold on the ailigator's neck and he was thrown out on the floor. still holding the fish in his mouth.
 After eating the fish the alligator did not again show fight and was easily ham, dIed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-08-08
- E N g LEY DEP "A R T w E N T Z=
MAYOR SCOTT HAS
 SIXTEEN CASES
All Are for Small oftenses, Ranging From vagrancy to Assault
 With a Weapon.

Ensiey, August Especial )-Mayor N. W. Scott tried sixteen prisoners for minor offenses in police court this morning. The fines ranged from s2.5O to s15. and the crimes charged included almost all the small offenses from vagrancy to assault with a weapon.
 Judge Scott manages to keep to pretty good force of men on the streets working out their fines who are employed in the many street Improvements being made in the city.
 While there were a large number of cases tried in this mornings session of the police court there was nothing of a serious nature which speaks ill., in view of the fact that Saturday was pay day with the several plants in the city Most of the cases were inoffensive trunks.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-08-08
MINISTRIES WILL
 PLAY AT ENSLEY
Seneft of Junior Order of American mechanlcs-WlIl Play Next Mon-
 day or Tuesday.

Ensley, August 7.-(speeial.)-The Bes- semer Beaver minstrels who gave two most successful entertainments in that city last week will present their play at the opera house in Ensley one day next week for the benefit of the Junior Order of American Mechanics.
 The exact date has not yet been decided upon but Monday or Tuesday will likely be selected.
 This company is made up of local talent from Bessemer and Ensley and those who attended the presentation at Bessemer last week pronounce 1t one of the finest and best trained amateur theatrical com panies seen in this section for some time
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-08-08
INFANT DIES.
Alexander the 18-Month-oId Son ot
 j. M. Donaldson, Passes Away.

Ensey, August .-(Special.)-Alexande the eighteen months old son of Mir and Mrs J. M. Donaldson, died at their home on Palmer Terrace, this afternoon at 5:s0 O clock after an illness of several days
 The funeral will be held from the resi- dence tomorrow afternoon at 3 o'clock and the interment will be in Elmwood cemetery.
 Tie many friends of MT. and Mrs. Don aldson sympathize with them deeply in the less of their infant.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-08-08
TETHEROW AFFAIR
 CAUSES REGRET
Man Shot By His Brother Was for Some Time Night Captain of the
 EnsIey Police Force.

Ensley August 7-(Special. 1.-The shoot ing of W. R. Tetherow by his brother, Claude Tetherow. at Pinckney City yes- terday has caused considerable comment in Ensley today, where both men were well known.
 They were at one time members of the Ensley police force and ". B. Tetherow, the man that was shot, was for some time night captain of the force. The mother of the two men lives In this city and is almost prostrated with grief over the unfortunate affair.
 The cause of the trouble between the brothers is not known here and there is considerable speculation on the matter among the friends of both men.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-08-08
JoY-BEARERs MEET.
Entertained By Miss Ethel Lamont at
 Palmer Terrace.

bearer Missionary Circle of the Cumber- land Presbyterian church met with Miss Ethel Lamont at her beautiful home on Palmer Terrace tonight and were most pleasantly entertained.
 The Joybearers Missionary Circle Is one of the most energetic and valuable church societies in the city and their meetings are always of considerable interest to all who attend.
 The Ladies' Missionary society of the Cumberland Presbyterian church will have a mission box opening at the residence of Mrs. Barton on Seventeenth street to- morrow night.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-08-08
GOES TO ANNAPOLIS. B. V. Meade Will Stand Second Exam.
 ination at Military Academy.

Ensley, August 7.-(special)-B. V. Meade will leave for Annapolis, Md, to- morrow, where he goes to stand a second examination in the federal military acad- emy.
 In a former examination young Meade failed on account of small deficiency in eyesight. Through strong congressional influence another trial has been granted him and he hopes to be successful in passing at this time.
 MT. Meade will stop at Sewanee, Tenn, on his way to Annapolis. for a few days visit to his mother. He is a brother to H. s. Meade, real estate and insur- ance man.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-08-08
HORSES RUN AWAY.
Two Ensley Physicians Narrowly Es-
 cape Serious injury.

Ensley. August 7.-(special. 1.-Two horses driven by pr. Bowman and Dr. Hinden to buggy ran away today on Avenue E, and the two gentlemen escaped Injury by leapins from the vehicle before the horses attained dangerous speed.
 Just after they left the buggy the horses ran into telephone pole and completely wrecked .he vehicle
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-08-08
To Break It Gently.
From the

From the Chicago Record-Herald.
 Mike had been appointed committee of one to break the sad news to the widow.
 Here" asked Pat, where are yez goin'?"
 "To the telegraph office. I'll sind her a despatch. and when she gets 1t she'll faint and the durable shock'l1 be pain less"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-08-08
ARRANGE LlcEUM COURSE.
Entertainments Scheduled for Ensle,
 During Fall and Winter.

Ensey. August 7.-(Special.)--Mr. Jones of Atlatna, representing the Alkahest Ly- cenm Bureau. is in the city arranging for a lyceum course for Ensley to be put on during the fall and winter.
 He is meeting with good encourage ment and the prospect is that he will be able to give Ensley a very fine series of lyceum features.
 MT. Jones will be in the city for several days.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-08-08
Seeing Double.

From the Philadelphia Press.
 You brute!'' exclaimed Mrs. Lusk- ley. Tt makes my blood boil to see you come home in this condition"
 ''M dear said Luskley .you look beautiful when VT angry"
 'Indeed?"
 'Yesh; anyhow you shert'n'ly look doubly beautiful to me just now.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-08-08
NOTICE.

The citizens of East Lake, Weodlawn, West Hnd, Pratt City, Ensley. Avondale, Wy lam, and those using our electric current outside of these municipalities, parti- cipate eQcaily with the citi- zens of Birmingham in the reduction in price from l6c to l2c per kilowat. effective July 1st. and all of these cities using our current for street lighting will enjoy the reduo- tion from @8O. co per arc per annum to CTS. co per arc to be made to the City of Birm- ineham August lst.
 B'ham Ky. l.. & P.Ca.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-08-08
YOUNG MANS PROMOTION.
Prof. M. w. Phillips Appointed to Im- portant Place In
 Missouri.

Ensey August -(Special)--News has just been received here of the appoint ment of Prof. Marvin W. Phillips to the chair of Spanish, Latin and History in the Kemper Military school of Boonville, Mo.
 Professor Phillips is the son of H. w. Phillips of this city and is only 26 years of age.
 His rapid rise in educational circles is very gratifying to the many friends of the family in this section.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-08-08
Miss Davidson Goes to Etkmont.

Ensley, August l.)-Miss Allie Davidson left today for EIkmont. where she will make her future home with her sister. Mrs. D. J. Moore. Prof. D. J. Moore and family preceded her several days ago. Miss Davidson has n,any friends in nsley who regret to give her up.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-08-08
BriIIiantine.

From the Columbus Dispatch.
 She backed away from him suddenly. Dearest" she said.
 Well, pet?' he queried
 T hope you won't be offended" she continued, "but did you put that stuff on your mustache to keep the fies off?