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The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-02-18
THE RESTLESS WORLD.
 WE CATER TO ITS WANTS.

City people seek the serene attrac- tions of country life; and country people. crave to he delivered from it. the world is ever .onl the move each seeking happi- ness and better conditions by striving to change place with his fellows We be- l{eve tat every man is better off than he really knows and that contentment with our allotment in life is the only perma- nent, satisfying, abiding cure for this restlels spirit; but 1t is not proper for s.the Devil to quote scriptures" neither is it appropriate for the Realty man, who Is anIactive agency for selling one man out md the other fellow into new condl- tons and property ownerships. to do morethan make surface observations, and to inIldentally remark that the conditions referred to call for an active, well in- fornhd energetic medium for bringing fhesi two opposite factors in the trad ind Torld: viz. buyer and seller. together, and n this connection
 B. F. EBORN, Birmingham, Ala,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-02-18

was as pleased as child with each trick. have saved the pack of cards I used in my tricks for him, and shall have it framed in gold and preserved. I would not sell a single card of the 52 for $500"
 Malini, In spite of his Italian name, is a German by birth, but came with his parents to this country when a small boy. In New York he began to study and practice sleight-of-hand. and soon became an expert. He has ap- peared before the most select audi ences here and in Europe, and makes a specially more of private entertain ments than of public exhibitions, though he has done both.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-02-18
SO1-2 Title Guarantee building.

S01-2 Title Guarantee building, . offers his services to Buyers and Sellers of Real Estate, feeling confident that his eighteen years experience in the exelu- sive line of buying and selling Real Estate with the very effective methods of his business, carried on with an eye to results, rather than undue regard to expense. will enable him to serve the best interests of those who desire to buy or sell Real Estate. No matter where you wish to buy or sell-if it's Realty write or call on him.
 I charge nothing unless I sell; re- quire no retainer fee; l simply expect ito deliver the goods" either in buying or selling, before I receive a penny for service. Our market is firm with numer- ous inquiries, but many of the traders are just far enough apart to render trading temporarily quiet, yet fair volume of business is going on.
 B. F. EBoRN, S01-2 Title Guarantee Building
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-02-18
WEEKLY AVERAGES
 OR CLEARING HOUSE

New York, February 1.-The statement of the clearing house banks for the five days this week shows that the banks hold S5.76995 over the legal reserve required. This Is a decrease of sl5s.65O under last week. The statement follows:
 Loans $1.052, ,Ss0. .6Ooi decrease $9.616soO.
 Deposits 1.O4s. .6s3. .1oo; decrease $12817. .sO0
 Circulation $5o9. .e7s 200; decrease $478.GO0.
 Legal tenders. S7s. 49s, 300; decrease $S4s.- 300.
 Specie $1sS, ,509 300; decrease 1884. 600.
 Reserve $267. 94s. 200, decrease S9, ,2Ss, LOO.
 Reserve required, s262, 2,15S,275; decrease 8, O7s,45O.
 Surplus. $5,7S9. .925; decrease S15S,65o.
 Extra United States deposits, $7,9172OO decrease, sl69.s50.
 New York, February 17-The Financier tomorrow will say:
 Considering the fact that as the result of the known movements of money during last week. the New York Associated banks must have lost as much greater amount of cash than was shown in the official statement, the exhibit was most re- markable. There was a withdrawal on Saturday of the previous week of $2 100000 gold for transfer to San Francisco, and this amount should have counted for a full week in the averages. The export on Thursday of one and three-quarter mill lions of gold to Argentina ought, 1t would seem, to have been represented by re- duction of $S75.0O0 in the average; there were other clearly traceable losses of cash, chiefly through subtreasury opera tions. thus contributing to total de- crease in this item far larger than the loss of 8, ,233, 100 cash shown by the state ments. The discrepancy between the esti- mated and the officially represented de- crease therefore is inexplicable. The de- posits were decreased $12,317S00, which is only S5S1, 300 less than the sum of the con- traction in loans and the loss of cash; consequently the statement showed a fairly good proof. The required reserve against general deposits decreased $3,479- 650 deducting which from the loss of cash as above left $153e50 as the reduction in surplus reserve to s, 5,7s9, 925. Computed on the basis of deposits. less those of $s,509,- 100 public funds, the surplus is S,917200. Loans were contracted by $9616.600, proba- bly, refiecting liquidations of speculative accounts on the stock market. The daily average of bank clearings for the five days of the bank week was $SS6, GOO, against $339, ,0o0 GOO in the previous weeks.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-02-18
Why He Was Proud.

''Whv is Hiram Ryetop going around all puffed up?' asked the Postmaster at Bacon Ridge.
 Why, begosh, he thinks he looks just like a congressman or senator" respond ed the rural mall carrier.
 And what put that in his head?"
 why, he applied to the railroad for a pass an they refused him, begosh!
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1906-02-22
MOTHERS WAGES WELL EARNED
For Work Well Done She Surely
Shall Be Made Rich.

With every infant born into the
family comes the injunction from God
Take this child and bring it up for
Me-" When the Egyptian princess
asked Miriam to call a nurse for the
founding Moses. she called her moth
err, and the princess said, as she
turned the child Moses over to her
to be trained for his future mission:
II will give thee thy wages" The
mother was doubly paid. She had not
only the wages that made her safe
as the servant of the royal princess,
but she had the infinitely better wages
of seeing her own son afe and hav.
ing the privilege Of Gazing for and
training him.
The highest wages in the world are
earned by good mothers. The mother
who does an honest days work, week
in and week out, In faithful and faith.
filled care of her children. Is on a
large salary. and she will be rich
sooner or later.-Rev. DR. Madison c.
Peters.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1906-02-22
THE WOMAN WHO LACKS GRACE.
Has Missed Useful Friend and Power.
full Benefactor, Says Writer.

1t is greater drawback to woman
to lack graciousness than 1t is for a
man, as far as society is concerned,
for 1t is in the daily little matters OF
social life that it is most felt and the
most missed.
1t is not, however, only in her own
house and her place as the hostess
that lack Of graciousness in speech and
manner is a drawback, says the Phila-
delphia Inquirer.
Wherever her lot may be cast. and
among whatever people-whether she
is placed in a subordinate position or
is at the head of affairs, whether she
is rich or poor, an idler or worker, al
the beginning of life's journey or well
on the upward road, ii is the same.
II she lacks this gift she has missed
a useful friend and powerful benefac
tor. Without it she certainly may get
on, but with 1t she is almost sure TO dc
so. and at the same time will gain
friends and win affection.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1906-02-22
Kissed Sleeping Poet.

Alan Charter. the French poet. is
the hero of a romantic legend. One
day he sat down in public place and,
being weary and exhausted by the
heat of the day. fell into slumber.
As he slept, Margaret of Scotland, the
wife of the Dauphin, afterward known
in history as Louis XI.. CHANGED to
pass with her attendants. She glanced
at the unconscious man. and recog-
nized in him the poet whose verses
she so loved Then. motioning to her
maids to be still she gently stepped
forward and, stopping, imprinted g
kiss on the sleeping poets lips,
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1906-02-22
Could Not Look Pious.

A young man who had secured po'
sition in a mercantile house In Phila-
delphia had at the recommendation OF
a fellow employee engaged board and
lodging in a private family. The fam
lily were extremely devout. Before
each meal long grace was said. To
their dismay and horror the new
boarder sat bolt upright while the 9th
ers at table reverently bowed their
heads. When the second day passed
and the man from the south evinced
no disposition to unbend the good
lady Of the house could endure the sit
uation no longer. "Atheism?" asked
she sharply. mo. madam" humbly
responded the new boarder, boil"
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1906-02-22
The Worth of Ideas.

There may be value in the fimsiest
notion. A man thinks Of metal tip
for boots, and makes a fortune from
It. Another, of scientific bent, notes
hat a mineral refuse. thrown away as
valueless, emits a strong door when in
contact with water, and the result Is
acetylene gas. A trickling stream of
mineral oil in a Derbyshire mining
village was found by Lord Playfair to
contain paraffin, and from his recog-
milton of its worth sprang up the gil
gantic industry which has made for
tunes in America. Every invention
opens out fresh fields for other inven-
tions.-E. A. Bryant.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1906-02-22

The Autocrat of the Breakfast Ia
BILE says that many persons appear to
think that manners mean continual
self-sacrifice; that the we'll hammered
individual is a pleasant person who
is willing to live solely for the benefit
of others, to his own obliteration. On
the contrary, quite, Lord Chesterfield
wrote for past generation, yet tho
truth OF what he said of politeness Is
the same always. There is reall,
nothing so Inexpensive or that reaps
such a reward. Good manners NEAR
an appeal to all you meet for theil
better consideration. II Is general!
bestowed literally"
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1906-02-22
Real Hard Luck story.

Deacon Andrews heard noise IN
his cellar tother night about bedtime
and took a candle and went down ia
see what the noise was, but gust OF
wind blowed out the candle when he
cot down into the cellar and before
he could turn around to go back up
stairs after a match he knowed what
made the noise because he could
9mell tit was skunk which had
cot in through the wlnder which the
Deacon had left open. The next day
the Deacon buried his clothes and took
a bath, but anybody who has got a
nose on their face can still tell that
The Deacon met up with skunk
when he comes around close TO you.-
"Ringyille Bugle" items in Boston
Post.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1906-02-22
Etiquette of Other Days.

An old manual of etiquette SHOVE
that the people of bygone days were
not so different from those OF the
present. for the treatise thinks 1t
necessary to state that one should
never ask a friend where she bought
her gown and the uttermost farthine
Of its cost. To this rule, however, an
astonishing exception is made. One
might ask these things, II seems, II
one really wanted to get gown ex
actly like the one in question and
were therefore asking sincerely for in
formation. Evidently in these days
when sisters thought 1t smart to dress
exactly alike. II was considered q
compliment to copy a friends gown
Another interesting statement of this
precious manual is that no lady looks
worse than when "gnawing a bone"
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1906-02-22
HAD BEEN swlNpLeo BEFORE
Ten Thousand Years Ago, but Land
lord Remembered II.


1--WE had an old hotel keeper In one
of our Kansas towns who was a man
of many quaint theories" said Mr..
Joseph Tomlinson, lawyer OF indie
pendence, Kan.
"One of his odd conceits was that
all human beings will come back TO
earth In exactly 10000 years. and that
they will duplicate in their reappear.
ance every act and word of their prior
existence This was his pet hobby,
and the old man would expound II to
every guest On one occasion couple
of strangers whom he had entertained
over night and who had listened To
his 10000 year formula, when start
ing away In the morning, owned up
that they were dead broke and could
rot pay. but one of them remarked
that il did not matter, for at the end
Of hundred centuries they would
call that way again. and as he would
be keeping the same house they would
cancel their Indebtedness.
mo. you won't get off with that
dodge" spoke up the landlord. IL am
onto you sharpers. You are the same
pair of swindlers that beat me out
of a hotel bill 10000 years ago. and
you can't work that racket on me
again. Washington Post.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1906-02-22
Full Particulars.

A small boy who had recently pass
ed his fifth birthday was riding in
suburban car with his mother, when
they were asked the customary ques-
ton, How old is the boy" After
being told the correct age, which did
not require fare, the conductor pass
ed on to the next person. The boy
sat quite still as II bordering over
some question and then, concluding
that the full information had not been
given, called loudly TO the conductor,
then at the other end of the car:
"And mothers thirty-one. Ladies
Home Journal.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1906-02-22
Sentiment In Court-Martial.

A court martial was held the other
day at Chalons-sur-M Marine on a youth.
full deserter. The prisoners father,
A railway clerk in Paris. asked &c
speak for him. Entering the court
room, the father saluted the judges in
military fashion. He made speech
urging the youth of his son, the dis
grace that a long sentence would in
Aict upon the family-its long record
Of self-sacrifice and honor-and he a
luded to his own military service. anc
finally undertook to be responsible for
his son for the next four years. The
court listened with difference an
then sentenced the son, who was II
able to death, to three months i'm
prisonment.-Paris Matin
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1906-02-22
MORE THAN MATCH FOR LAWYER
John PhIIpot Curran Worsted In I'm
counter With Witness.

counter With Witness.
John Phllpot Curran. the eminent
irish barrister and orator, once met
his match In a pert, Jolly. keen-eyed
Paddy. who acted as hostler at large
sta lie and who was up as witness In
C" je OF a horse-buying dispute.
Curran much desired to break down
the credibility of this witness and
thought to do II by making the man
contradict himself by tangling him up
in a network of adroitly framed ques-
tions, but all to no avail The hostler
was a companion to Sam Weller. His
good common sense and his equanim-
ity and good nature were not to be
overturned.
BY and by Curran, In towering
wrath, belched forth, as not another
counsel would have dared to do in the
presence of the court:
''Sirrah," you are incorrigible! The
truth is not to be got from you. for 1t
is not in you. l see the villain In
your face"
az faith, yer honor" said the wit
ness, with the utmost simplicity OF
truth and honesty. my face must be
moighty clane and shinin' indade II II
can reflect like that!"-San Francisco
Chronicle.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1906-02-22
Health in HouseWork.

A woman cannot work at dressmak'
ing. tailoring or any other sedentary
employment without enfeebling her
constitution, impairing her eyesight
md bringing on a complication OF
complaints; but she can sweep, cook,
wash. and do the duties of well-or'
dered house, with modern arrange
ments, and grow healthier every year,
said Harriet Beecher Stowe. The
times when all women were healthy
were the times when all women did
homework a part OF every day.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1906-02-22
Undone by Love OF Classics.

II is not many months since love
of classics proved a check in the
career of burglar in the west end OF
London. The owner of fiat near Pic
cadilly, returning home after mid
night, was astonished to see man
placidly occupying his favorite seat
and reading one of his books. When
he was asked what he was doing
there, the startled intruder, seeing
that he was caught frankly confessed
that he had "come to steal. but had
remained 70 read; and he handed to
captor the volume-Horace's works
which he had found so seductive.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1906-02-22
Rusty Cans,

No rusty cans should be used
for the holding of milk. Rust
soon creates a sponge-like. honey comb
condition in the texture of the iron
and in these cells the casein lodges
If hot water Is used, it merely coagu-
lates the casein, and If cold water is,
used, 1t does not remove all of the
casein, which is in turn coagulated
when hot water is placed in the can
after the cold water. Only the best
kind of tin should be bought, and
that should be SO carefully handled
that rust cannot start. When the can
begins to rust, it's usefulness for the
carrying Of milk is at an end.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1906-02-22
What a wife Should Be.

In a recent competition as to who
could offer the most novel list of
qualities desirable in a wife one con-
testant offered a catalogue Of virtues
in which only the letter X was found
to be lacking. According to these re-
quIrements a wife should be amiable,
beautiful, chaste. dignified, enhancing,
fair, gentle, handsome. intelligent. joy
Gus. kind, loving. musical. nice, obedi-
ent, pretty. quiet, rich, sedate, talent
ed, upright, virtuous. witty. young and
jealous.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1906-02-22
Pirating FoIey,s Honey and Tar.

Foley & Co., Chicago, originated
Honey and Tar as throat and lung
remedy. and on account of the great
merit and popularity OF Foley's Hon
ey and Tar many limitations are offer
ed for the genuine. Ask for FOley's
Honey and Tar and refuse any sub,ti-
tute offered as no other preparation
will give the same satisfaction 1t il
mildly laxative. 1t contains no OPT
ates and is safest for children and
delicate persons. Sold by w. |. Ben
edict.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1906-02-22
A Menace To Health.

Kidney trouble is an insiduous dan
ger, and many people are victims of a
serious malady before the symptoms
are recognized. Foley's Kidney Cure
corrects irregularities and strength
ems and builds mp the kidneys, and it
should be taken at the first indication
of kidney trouble, as ii is impossible
to have good health if the kidneys
are deranged. Sold by w. l. Bese-
dict
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1906-02-22

The reason DIR. Dade's Little Liver
Pills give perfect satisfaction is due
to their tonic effect on the liver.
They never grippe. Sold by Council
RrnS
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1906-02-22
Only $3.50.

The Grand Rapids Daily Press and the
Belding Banner to r. F. D. subscribers
only $3.50. 55tf
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1906-02-22

Don { deceive yourself. If you have
indigestion take Kodol Dyspepsia
Cure. 1t will relieve you. Rev. w.
f Hocut, South Mills, N. c., says, 81
was troubled with chronic indigestion
for several years; whatever / ate
seemed to cause heartburn, sour stom-
ach. huttering of my heart, and gen.
eral depression of mind and body. My
druggist recommended Kodol and 1t
has relieved me. l can now eat any
thing and sleep soundly at night
Kodol digests what you eat. Sold by
w. I. Benedict.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1906-02-22
Many people are afraid Of ghosts. Few
people are afraid of germs. Yet the ghost

and the
germ is a
fact. III
the germ
could be
magnifed
to a size
equal To
its terrors
IL would
a PIP e a r
more ter
rible than
any fire.
breathing
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1906-02-22
Best Substitute Possible.

An emu was one of the features OF
Barons Court, the Irish residence of
the duke of Abercorn. His grace was
much interested, and on leaving for
London one day, left instructions that
he was to be Informed of its welfare
Soon afterward the duke received a
letter from the man left in charge Civ
ing the important fact that the emu
had laid an egg. and" continued the
writer. I'VE have placed the egg. in
the absence of your grace, under the
biggest goose in Baron's Court"
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1906-02-22

germ. LOU can lOlllly Oib DOug aSoihos
all germs by the use of DIR. Pierce's
Golden Medical Discovery. 1t increases
the vital power, cleanses the system OF
clogging impurities, enriches the blood,
puts the stomach and organs of digestion
and nutrition in working condition, so
that the germ finds no weak or tainted
spot in which to breed. oGolden Medical
Discovery" contains no alcohol, whisky
or other intoxicant.
vYour Golden Medical Discovery Is a
sick mans friend" writes Geo. n. Turner.
ESD Eek. Financial Secretary International
brotherhood OF Teamsters), pos California
Street Denver Colo. "For the past seven
years my health gradually failed. ] lost my
appetite. became nervous and debilitated.
very Respondent and unable 10 sleep No
medicine helped me until tried DIR. Pierces
Golden Medical Discovery. 1t put new life
Into my veins and increased vitality until
could once more enjoy life and attend TO my
business. Eight bottles affected a complete
cure and gladly do / recommend It,"
DR.. Pierce's PelletS-only one or two a
day will regulate and cleanse and invig-
crate foul, bad Stomach, torpid Liver,
or sluggish Bowels.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1906-02-22

u u y u IL.
Germs can't be avoided.
They are in the air we
breathe, the water we
drink.
The germ can only pros
per when the condition of
the system gives it free
scope TO establish itself and
develop. When there is a
deficiency of vital force,
languor, restlessness, a sal
low cheek, a hollow eye,
when the appetite is poor
and the sleep is broken, 1t
Is time to guard against the
FANfafNr hn
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1906-02-22
Grateful to the Mule.

Cotton must be plentiful with few
Billville citizens. To one of the for
tunate cotton farmers there a neigh
Dor addressed the following note re-
Gently:
"Will you please lend me two bales
OF cotton TO take mortgage on my
mule? There is a sentiment in regard
to this mule which induces me to
ssk this small favor The mule went
through the civil war with me. and
went so fast not Yankee could
catch me!"-Atlanta Constitution.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1906-02-22

Methusala was all right, you bet,
For good old soul was he.
They say he might be living yet
Had he taken Rocky Mountain TIE;
Connell Bros.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1906-02-22

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Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1906-02-22
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