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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-09-15

darted across my vision, and 70 milli' meters of my crimson tongue hung out. A band of steel seemed compIes- sing my intellectual lobe; my frontal region was all pain and confusion, which gradually melted into dreamy indifference and inconsistencies.
 When awoke I was in a strange country, an unknown planet. perhaps the kingdom of the FooI-Killer. at any rate. Since then, have been confined in cage, the only sleeping accommo- dations of which consist of a large nail upon which am expected to hang my self each night
 Perhaps I could sleep even there, were it not for the proximity and aw- full groans of the man who, upon earth used to occupy two seats in the crowd ed cars. keeping tired travellers out by sheer force of his dignity. His dignity avails him but little now, for here they stand him on his head as soon as the sun goes down, and there he stays till morning.
 "It is pretty hard to sleep ih the day time, on account of the punishment that Is inflicted upon the Beautiful Snow poets. Every morning they aTe chained in a row, and a reader, with an accentless but stentorian voIee. reads over and over to them their Beautiful Shows By way of variety. he reads backward half of the time. This goes on until sunset The Spring and June and 'Silvery Moon poets get only half as much, and. in the sf- ternoons, are allowed to rest and re- coup for the next days reading.
 "The midnight serenader is hung up in a cage close to the top of the high est turret, and made to sing. over and over again. the songs he used to sing 10 his lady fair, and everybody Elo has nothing else 10 do throws old boots and clubs at him
 "The man who said: told you so.' has been hung Always in life kick CT, he is still kicking as he swings
 Weather prophets are tied in pairs and flung over q great clothesiine to fight.
 "A band composed of bazoos and bass drums. with a few tom-tous and iIm-jsms, has been organized. and puts in ten hours per day in sersnading the people who used to play the fife. fiddle and piano. Hand-organ men are slain al sight
 People who only planted when the noon vas right are kept ca 6 diet of skinned water.
 The airship and perpetual m0tsoa oanks occupy cages nszt to ui1e- Tas
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-09-15
4 DESIRABLE PHYSIQUE.
braced Shoulders a Goal Towards Which Women Successfully Ex-
 ercise Their Muscles.

sT am glad my shoulders are broad, |" said a woman who is noted for her good figure.
 T. am considered a beauty, though haven't good feature, and am called stylish, though I don't have a dozen dresses year. It is all on account of any figure. l am set up well, as the dressmakers say.
 2 If you are not set up well, you might as good as give up trying to be hand some these days. You will never ac- complish much" declares Madame D'Arcy. Shoulders are broad and low. and the line across the bust and chest must be full.
 , T gave up padding years ago. and fhrew away my savdust box-that is. if I ever had one. discarded excelsior and curied hair, and went in for phys fczl culture. Development meant a great deal to me, and l worked it for all 1t was worth. At the end of six months weighed f40 pounds without an extra ounce of fat It vas all muscle and shoulders and bust. Not an ounce Of fat around my waist line.
 f Then people began 10 say was handsome. Up to that time no one had ever noticed me I was thin chssted, harrow shouldsred and inclined 10 stoop. But all of a sudden became a ravine beauty. It vzs my figure
 aI could tell you a dozen women who have done the sane thing. They have no features to speak of But when it comes to figures. they are fine. It Is co with most of our popular actresses. They are not beautiful But they have personal magnetism and a magnificent rhysique.
 By magnificent physique I do not mean that fhsy are tail or Of the type knopn ss s1rspping- But they are vide in the shouidsrs. full iu fhe chest. for their height. and they have muscle. I never saw zr actress Wko wasn't bunch of muscle and a marvel of per sorai endurance.
 -Hary NarnsTinz czn ursstie Efth sny man going and even delicate little Nauds Asarzs eau zzlk. fence. golf and fo fhinEz ttat voald tire cat anT mas erlIne uemhers of the everyday frstsr- ritT. The orsizarT. average business us1 rouId sizk 6oEn- Esrn ozt EhiIsI .skfs little woman wzs s-iu frssh- '-s srsaking e phTsiczi ezszrzrcs.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-09-15
No Drums for French Army.

M- Maurice BeTteau1- the minister of var. intends to suppress drums ii the French army. The decision meets the support of such eminent military su- thorities as Gen Fa1reBigust. former military governor of Paris. vho says drummsrs are useless ia battle. since they cary only rsFoIvsrs. whereas b1glsrs are armed with rfEsz, which they can use ia a fray He adds that the drun in modern armies Is an an- aehrU1ism. and should hs abolished I- spite Of the ssrtiue1tsl pz1g its dis appearance nay ez1ss- IL is interest ing 10 recall hou Eneh the late Cen Bozlazxsrs pop1lzrfty srose froz his rsestsbiishing the use of the 6ruu. which g preceding minister of var had abciisksd-
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-09-15
THE FIRST ONE.

I loved girl when was young.
 girl dared not try to kiss; Our love was shy and found no tongue.
 But eyes told tales we could not miss The years have stretched a lifetime now,
 And have loved more girls than one; And have kissed with deepest VOW.
 And kissed before knew twas done. And that first girl never met
 After her pigtails coiled her head; And I can't say my eyes were wet When some one told that she was dead. Yet there it is; she is the one,
 The only one of women all, Now that the list Is closed and done,
 Whom dreams of day and night recall Only last night she came to me-
 Still silent came, and shy and sweet, And then learned what life might be -Dream-drawn sought my sweetheart's
 feet;
 laid my head upon her breast;
 Within that haven reached at last, There came no echo save of rest,
 From all the lifelong weary past. To each poor dog his day, we're tcld;
 Of my queer luck here is the best; I dreamed that girl, forgot of old;
 Caressed my head against her breast. -McClure's Magazine.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-09-15

lessor found that it was filled with a neatly-folded fabric, good deal like paper. All over it was written story that Prof. Woodhead read with ab- sorbed interest.
 The contents of the strange mauu- script found in a sardine can were as follows:
 Kingdom of the Fool-Killer,
 'Immolation Day.
 q, William Bigsmith, knowing that at any moment the Fool-Killer is liable to drop in upon me and make me the late Mir. Bigsmith, do write this with fear and trembling, also with pen made of sharp stick, keeping an eye on the rack where they are just now saving in two a more than ordinarily deprayed spring poet.
 Nearer at hand, the Ts-this-hot- enough-for-you?' man is roasting over a slow fire. and his unreserved yells disturb me good deal. He isn't bit stingy with his howls.
 If I succeed in finishing this, and throwing it over the edge before the FoolKiller gets to me, hope it may fall into the hands of some one who will publish it as an awful warning 70 people who are smarter than the law allows.
 { My incorporate indulgence in in- vestigation is what has brought me here, where, cheered by the yells of the man who on earth left open the door, and now has his head eternaiiy shut into one, I write and await .ne coming of the Fool-Killer.
 Throw investigation and invention to the dogs, adjure you and quit seek ing to pry into the future, or, some day the ruler of this dread realm Will get you by the surplus skin of your neck and jerk you from happiness into misery.
 "As an inventor, was far from he. ing pretender like Keely. For a time I invented with impunity, and nothing befell me. Made reckless by continued success. accomplished that which eclipsed all my previous effo-ss have no time to go into details. Sl.f. .ficient to say that fooled with forces and conditions until I succeeded in overcoming gravitation as Keely's Ietheric force overcame mems resist ance to humbug and made them come down with the ducats
 The invention. which, for want of a better name. might have been called a gravity ersdicator. was packed in a va liss. All had to do was to grasp the handle, touch spring, and up we would go.
 1 The first time pressed the sprire too hard, and, before knew it, was jerked up against the ceiling with a force that nearly cracked my inteHee- tual radiator How I got the vaiise under control again does not matter; sufice to say I lived through it.
 My next attempt was made out of doors. would sail up as far as ! liked in she air. I thought then touch the spring softly and sail hack to earth gently and safely. vent up all rigAt. but when tried to descend. the backset spring would not work.
 Imagine my feelings if you have ever been on a high The spring posi- lively refused to work If I held on I'd go up perhaps to worlds unknown If let go. I'd be dashed to pieces o1 the rocks in Benderson's addition
 Up, up I went I began to expert encs tsrTible pains ia ny crsniums uy eyes hulgsds Ey brain rattlsd like a lawn nOwsrs bright flashes cf llEsi
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-09-15

there is Bernhardt. Never mind how old she is. She is the strongest woman in France. She can walk barefooted on the rocks at her seaside home when the rain is driving sideways across the rocks, and she can run through a storm for miles. She is a wonder. not very tall and not very imposing. But her shoul- ders are wide and her chest is full. No
 labby fat but all good, solid muscle"
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-09-15
h R.sua -;u

To reduce the flesh about the hips take what Is called the soldiers posi- tion-shouldsrs back. chest out. chin in. and ears. shoulders and hips in a vertical line Then bend from ths waist until the finger tips touch ths floor and vithout bending the knees. Do this for ten minutes every night and morning. and Ia six veeks' tine yoa win rsducs yOur nip naeasursnsnf klr fnehez
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-09-15

of the worst fools h his collection. This is the day. and. although nobody has told me. fear ny turn is at hand. "As a last te.rful word of warning. don't But here be comssi I've just time to stuff this into the sardine can and throw 1t over the edge of the kisg- dom. He oomssl He comesi
 Yours with hair on end.
 WILLIAM BTCsETTH."
 After he had finished the strange manuscript found in a sardine can. Prof. Woodhsad locked himself into his den and poadsred.. and then. after dark. vent down into the woods1ed and carefully cut up into kindling wood his eIaborzteiy constructed machine for making whistles out Of pig tails
 He had cheated the Fuoi-KHlsFs- Fsopsss Hons Journal
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-09-15
Tremendous Sale.

Representing thousands dollars and will be sold make Win stock which stock limited and with Your will be goods satisfactory This deliver goods the
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-05-28
Graduating Presents

Books suitable gifts for young
ladies'. What they want and adj
mire
The Purple Parasol, by George
McCutcheon, colored illdstra-
tons by Harrison Fisher. Only
LOS.
MYRTLE READS BOOKS.
1.-THE Masters Violin"
Lavender and Old Lace"
Later Love Letters of Musi-
cian."
THE Spinster Book"
Only $50 each.
AN OLD SWEETHEART OF
MINE; by James Whitcomb Ri
ley; Illustrations by Howard
Chandler Christy. Only 1863
OUT TO OLD AUNT MARY'S:
by James Whitcomb Riley; illus
trations by Howard Chandler
Christy Only 1863
"coURTsHlP OF MILES
STANDlsH; by Longfellow, with
illustrations by Howard Chandler
Christy. Only 2.69
cUPlD'S GAME WITH HEARTS,
a sweet little story in the form of
letters, kilograms and newspaper
clippings. Only 75e
LOVE FINDS THE WAY; by
Paul Leicester Ford, with photo
gravure illustrations by Harrison
Fisher. Only 1853
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-05-28
Summary

The interesting features
of this store told of today
Special Sale of Laces-third col
umn, next to top.
Special display of All Over Laces
bottom third column.
Great Sale of Wash fabrics
last column top.
Special Sale of Lap Robes
near bottom second column.
Special Sale of Taffeta and
surah Silks, second column, near
top.
Dyeing and Cleaning Note
near top, second column.
Special in Dress Goods-near
bottom, third column.
Arrival of Blue Habutai-first
column.
Special Sale of Children's Dress
es-frst column.
Shop-worn Kimonos-irst col
umn.
Sale of Women's Vests-bottom
second column.
Sale of Women's Wrappers
first column.
Sale of Women's Pettieoats--
bottom third column.
Special Sale of Underwear-cen-
ter third column.
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Five Sn.c;als IN White B ea utiful Di lay Of
VIZ, Drexs Good IAll over L a e $

There is on display here
four special lots of All
Over Laces. They are beauti-
full materials, and in view of the
fact that they are less than
regular prices they should be
sold before closing time Tues
day in dress goods section
A inches wide All Over Laces,
in Walls Leierr Mechlins, for.waists
and costumes, new patterns and
styles, white, cream and ecru.
Regular price yard slips and
Sl.50. Special, 75c and 100
Colored All Over Lace Nets, 70
inches wide, pink, blue, lilac, navy,
brown, nile, cardinal, white, ecru
and cream. Regular price 75c.
Special, 59c
Silk All Over La Tosca) Nets,
40 inches wide, light blue, pink,
receda, brown, black, white, cream
for dresses and costumes, LOO
One table with all over
lace nets, grenadine, odds
and ends of stock. all left
overs for several seasons,
regular price LOO, l.sO,
zoo, SDecial Q.c
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round neck, yoke front of two rows
of Swiss button embroidery inser-
ton with lawn. putting between
neck finished with ruffle of en-
broide.y, beading and ribbon, ell
bow sleeves with cuff of embroid-
cry insertion with full flowing
embroidery rugle tucked. Regular
price $500. Special. 2.35
OF NICE QUALITY MAIN
SOCK, well made, full long and
cut wide, this gown is a mannish
style, cut round neck, long sleeves
full flowing, with hemstitched
down front, around neck and
sleeves. This is an exceptionally
neat gown, the kind washwomen
don't tear. There are many other
styles included in this lot. Regu-
lar price $100. Special, S5c
OF GOOD QUALITY MAIN
SOCK, we'll made, full long and
wide, all sizes from "a to AZ bust,
low round neck, elbow sleeves.
neck and sleeves finished with en-
broidery, beading edge with ribbon
drawn through, the kind wash
women don tear. There is
great assortment of styles in this
lot, and each good one. Regular
price $1.25. Special, 95c
Or GOOD QUALITY MAIN
C0nL( mo11 r,oodn ont full uarv
long, all sizes from go to Al bust,
Bishop style, low round neck,
round yoke, back and front hem
stitched, full flowing sleeve with
hemstitched bands. This is an
exceptionally good summer gown,
the kind that wash regular. Regu-
lar price $3.50. Special, csc
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Women's silk Isle lace hose
fast black and all new designs
extra reinforced heel and toe.
Regular price 75c. Special 65c.
WOMEN'S TAN LACE BOOT
HOSE, with extra double sole, diff
ferent patterns. Regular price,
hOc Special sec
WOMEN'S FULL LACE HOSE,
fast black, with extra reinforced
heel and toe, all new designs.
Regular price SOC. Special, three
pairs for Luz
CHILDREN'S TAN RIBBED
HOSE, with extra double knee,
heel and toe, all sizes. Regular
price 19c. Special, log
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SPECIAL NO. Consists of
narrow French Valencienne Laces,
about 450 dozen yards, Y of an
inch wide, suitable for edging ruff
fies. Regular price 15c. Special,
per dozen yards, be
SPECIAL NO. Consists of
$50 pieces of Machine Torchon
Edges and Insertings; most of
them are the regular 10c kind,
ranging from IL to 31s inches
wide, at, per yard, &c
SPECIAL NO. 3-Consists of
forty pieces of Point de Paris
Edges and Insertings, the kind
that washes and wears well, for
trimming dresses or underwear,
from 21a to inches wide. Regu-
lar price 15c to Csc. Special, &c
SPECIAL NO. 4-Embraces 20
pieces of white and butter colored
Point de Paris and Oriental ALL
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An Opportune Purchase of

L inc n l. a p X o b e |
The driving season is
here, and the opportunity
to buy linen lap robes at
less than regular prices,
consequently is somewhat
unusual-you might eX-
pect these prices along in
November. These lap robes
come in extra large sizes. The
regular and special prices are
given, SO that you may see just
what the saving is.
STRIPED LINEN Lap Robes,
fringed ends, large sizes. Regular
price $1.00. Special, soc
STRIPED LINEN Lap Robes,
heavy linen fringed ends, extra
large. Regular price SIPS. Spe-
cial, 69c
PLAIN LINEN Lap Robes,
fringed and hemstitched, 4Sx66
inches. Regular price $1.25. Spe-
cial, S9c
EXTRA WEIGHT LINEN Lap
Robes, plain and hemstitched and
fringed, colored and plain. Regular
price $1.50. Special, 1.19
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OF GOOD QUALITY MAIN
SOCK, well made, cut full, very
long, all sizes, chemise style, cut
low round neck with deep hand
kerchief yoke with medallion set
on, lace edge let in with lace ruff
file set on around yoke, neck fin
ished with lace ruffle' beading and
ribbon drawn through, lawn ruffe
edge with lace around bottom of
sleeve; there are a number of
styles included in this lot, none
bad. Regular price 500. Spe-
cial, 1.65
OF FINE QUALITY MAIN
SOCK, well made, cut full, very
long, all sizes, chemise style,
round yoke of dainty Swiss en-
broidery wit a ruffle to match
across bust, neck finished with
embroidery edge, beading and rib
bon drawn through, sleeve fin
ished with beading and embroid-
cry ruffle; there are several other
styles in tbs lot, all good values.
Regular price -.25. Special. 1876
OF FINE QUALITY MAIN
SOCK, we'll made, cut full, very
long. all sizes, chemise style, yoke
front of fine tucks in the center,
two large medallions set in with
lace insertion set around the neck,
finsned with lace beading, ribbon
and lace edge, elbow sleeves with
lace cuffs, lawn ruffle and lace
edge. There are at least ten styles
included in this lot. Regular
price $3.50. Special, 1.95
OF FINE QUALITY MAIN
SOCK, we'll made, cut full, very
long, all sizes, chemise style, low
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-05-28
A Word About Our Mail Dept.

We have an efficiently conducted Mall
Order Department. No matter in what part
of Alabama or the South you live you your orders
properly filled before they would have had time TO reach
New York or Chicago Everything gets prompt attention.
The letters are answered the same day. lhe orders are
filled the same day. and frequently it happens that we
receive an order on one train and goes back to you
filled on the next.
The Department is ably conducted and if we haven't
the exact thing YOU want we substitute carefuly-but
when we do, we do it our own risk and you may get
your money back by simply saying So
We have everything that can be found in frst-cass
up-to-date Department store-everything that women
and children wear-everythng that men wear, except
ing hats and clothing everything that boys wear
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10000 Yards S Fine Embroid-
cries Representing $500 Pieces

10000 yards Of new embroderies which represent an
aggregated value of 81 500 The entire lot will 90 on sale
at about half prices One of the most important features
OF the purchase is the great variety represented
are narrow blind embroideries.
There blind emboderes, embroidery edges and in
settings we'll wide open work. English effects embroidery
nsertng and edges match There coverings
wide, also for shirt waist fronts
There six special tables filled to their capacity
where sold
Some of these embroideries divided into instance
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LaceS at Lowest Prices

We show about thirty different styles of lace bead
ings about forty sets of nice French Vaencenne Laces
thrtyve sets of handmade Torchon and Smyrna Laces
fifteen sets of white or black Chanla Laces twenty-five
sets of white or butter eolored Oriental Laces twenty
sets of Point de Paris and Plat Valencenne LaceS,
thirty Machine Torchon Laces and several hundred
pieces of high class gaoonS, medallion effects or fancy
festoons for the exclusive and swell dresses.
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overs from to 90 inches wide,
suitable for entire shirtwaists,
good many Of these have edges
and insertings to match. Regu-
lar price soc to S5c. Special, 49c
SPECIAL NO. 5-Consists of rs
pieces of white and butter colored
cotton Gallons and Insertings,
from IL to 3 inches wide. They
are odd pieces of which we have
no large quantities, suitable for
trimming cotton dresses. Regular
price &c to Csc. Special, &c
SPECIAL NO. 6--Consists of 40
pieces of handmade linen Tor
clon Laces and Insertings, the
most durable trimmings for I'M
derwear, ranging from IL to 3
inches wide; they are either made
of fine or course linen thread.
Regular price 121ac and 15c. Spe-
cial 10c
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Sl.25 MerceriZed Petit
coats O5C

Women's mercerized petit
coats, made of good quality
mercerized sateen, light weight
well made, cut full lengths
deep knee flounce, ACCORDION
plated, with full ruffle set on
bottom of plating, tucked full'
dust ruffIe. Regular price l,zo.
Special Soc'
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-05-28
That Great Mating Purchase

The special selling Of China and Japan
csc Mating, which is in progress here is at
tracing attention from all over the State.
Take into consideration the buying by of 5000
rolls of mating and you can have some idea of what en-
ormous floor covering business do These mattngs are
good quality and they fourth and third less than reg
ular prices, simply because buy matings direct
saving you all the brokerage and commissions why
you may now buy:
SOC Fancy Carpet Mattings at loc.
4Oc Fancy Carpet Mattings at 22hc.
17hc China Mattings at 12hc
22Hc China Mattings at l5c.
Csc China Mattings at 17hc.
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SoiIed $1.OO Kimonos Csc

We have an assorted lot of
ladies' Kimonos in white and
colors, all made of the very best
quality lawn, neat patterns,
some trimmed in fancy borders,
all well made. cut full, all sizes
This lot is an odd and end lot,
some are soiled, but all are
good values. Regular price
LOO. Special 65c.
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St. Regis Glassware

Rock Crystal Etchings,
St. Regis shape and design,
a full set would make a
very sensible present and
may be bought for $500.
Itincludes II Finger Bowls,
Z Goblets, II Ice Creams,
u Iced Tea, II Tumblers,
II Clarets, II Cordials and
II Cocktails.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-05-28

For Monday, tuesday
and Wednesday selling
here are five lots OF albat-
ross and brilliantlnes-
all washable, beautiful materials
and marked at much less than
regular prices:
3S-in All Wool Albatross, wash
able,
SSin. White Mohair Brillianttne,
washable,
40-in. White Mohair 3flll'anflne'
washable, IVY
44-in. White Mohair Brilliantine,
washable,
: 5O-in. White Mohair Brilliantine,
washable,
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Women's Regular S1.25
Wrappers soc

Women's wrappers, made of
good quality lawn and percale
in great assortment of pat
terms, light and dark grounds,
we'll made, cut full and good
lengths, mostly large sizes,
some of the garments are soil
ed and some abe old goods, yet
none bad styles, and all good
values. Regular price LIS.
Special CSC.