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BOOKS FOR THE BLIND.
Are Bulky, But Light, and May Be
Mailed Free.

From the Sunset Magazine.
Probably no one class of people are in
greater need of the consolation, inspira-
ton and entertainment to be found In
good hooks than are the blind. So many
of the recreations and enjoyments of life
are denied them that the blessing OF
being able to read and of having the
books to read is doubly appreciated
BY wise provision of the postal regu-
lations the embossed books used by the
blind may be sent through the mails free
of charge, and, taking advantage of this
provision, the California state library
is lending embossed books to any blind
resident of California who will apply for
them.
This work was begun in June, 1905. ana
there are now 1872 borrowers scattered
over the length and breadth of the state.
These books for the blind are issued in
different types by the various publishers
according to the systems they advocate
the principal ones being the New YORK
point Moon. Boston line letter ana Amer
lean Braile. In order to be able 10 reao
all the books printed for the blind. there
fore person must be familiar with all
the different styles of type.
umes. being very bulky. but not of a
corresponding weight. All the systems
use an embossed character of some
sort to convey the meaning. and this ac-
counts for the thickness of the volume.
Many of the patrons of the library can
read two different types and some OF
them even more.
Not only books, but also alphabets and
primers are loaned to borrowers and
since the work began eleven persons
who previously could not read at all
have learned either the Moon type. the
New York point or both.
One of the eleven is lady ninetyone
years of age who stated that it was
the happiest time of her life when she
learned to read the books for the blind.
Surely If SO aged a person could learn
to read no one need despair of being able
to acquire the same accomplishment.
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Francel' he said in the campaign which
brought about Ferry's overthrow.
Again, he consistently opposed the al
lance between France and Russia, be-
ing too good a republican to wish to see
his beloved country bound to the deS-i-
MES of retrOgrade despotism. lie
strongly advocated such an understand
ing with England as has recently been
effected, and the foreshadowed entente
between England, France and Italy real
lis one of his ideals.
Yet perhaps the strongest claim o.
Clemenceau to the gratitude of his eoun-
try and the admiration of the world is
the splendid stand he made for the JUS
tice and the honor of France in the IA
nous Dreyfus case, when, for month af-
ter month, he wrote ringing articles in
defense Of Dreyfus, calling for justice
against conspiracy and organized be-
trayal.
1t is in the last degree interesting to
read the passages of warm enthusiasm in
which he lauds the manly part played by
Colonel Picquart in the Dreyfus invesii-
CATION, and it warns our blood to see
him choose the same Picquart, now a
general, as his minister of war. Chiefly
to these two was due the rehabilitation
of Frances honor in a legal struggle that
shook the whole world.
In the scandals which grew out of the
fiercely assailed, and forgery and con-
spiracy were freely used against him IN
the chamber, in the press and in the
courts There are few finer scenes u
modern history than that Of the chamber
of deputies when Paul Deroulede stood
up in the tribune to denounce Clemcn-
ceau, and in denouncing, In spite OF his
passion of hatred and torrent of invec-
tive. little by little revealed the weakness
of his case, and finally, shamed and Pot
to confusion, almost fed from the tribuae
and from the chamber while Clemencead,
who had sat as still as a statue from the
beginning, burst into Homeric laughter.
From 1893 to 1903 Clemenceau was out
Of politics. He wrote many brilliant III :
'icles-a work on the philosophy of na-
ure, Great Pan" and a novel of social
life, THE Strongest" a play laid at The
court of China, and some admirable or /
icisms. Then, in 1903, he was returned
to the senate, this spring he took a port
folio in the Sarrien ministry, and now we
see him at last prime minister of France
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Finance In Ancient DAYS.

From the New York Press.
Assyria, with her immense hosts and
her spacious and magnificent cities.
had no money; Egypt-opulent, pop.
ulous and abundant Egypt-had no
money; ancient Persia, before the age
of the first Darius. had no money; the
early Hebrews, and even during the
most prosperous period of the age of
Solomon and down to the time of
Judas Maccabaeus. were without
money; Etruria from first to last was
without money; Rome was without
money from the time of Servius Tul-
lius and the Greeks of the heroic ages
were equally destitute of money. Among
all those nations gold and silver, when
used in barter, was weighed out by the
scales, as when Abraham purchased
the cave of Macpelah he weighed to
Ephron the silver which he had named
in the audience of the sons of Heth."
Ancienuy there was no money in
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Responsible for Injuries.

London Cable to New York World.
Housekeepers shudder at the new and
vast responsibility thrown on them, but
1000, 900 servants in the three Kingdoms
rejoice and are exceeding glad, for the
employers liability bill passed the House
of Commons last week. Under 1t all do
nestle servants are entitled to compen-
sation-on a fixed scale-from their en-
ployers for any injury or disease incurred
In the course of their work.
If q housemaid dies after tripping over
hole in the carpet and falling down
stairs. her mistress must pay 500 to any
one who was dependent on the maid.
Let butler tackle burglar and be
disabled for life. However ungrateful his
master, he must pay the butler for life
half his weekly earnings" And earn
ings" include not only his wages. but the
amount expended on his keep which, it
is estimated, Is nearly three times his
wage.
The only balm in Gilead for the en-
ployers is that they can insure against
such contingencies at about 81 servant
per annum.
Another statute of reaching social
Importance is the prevention of corrup-
ton act, which comes into force January
/. Its purpose is to end the practice OF
secret commissions which has become a
part of English commercial life, to end
the Drlblng OF agents acting lor their
principals. But Intentionally. 1t is drawn
so wide that the tips given by the butch
err or milkman to the cook. by the tailor
to the valet by the milliner to the lady $
maid become misdemeanors, punishable
by two years imprisonment or fines up
to $500.
But the slaves of the tipping" system
base hopes even wilder on this bill. They
will begin the new year by refusing tips
to walters or railroad porters-only be-
cause they are lawabiding.
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ering that they were alone. The doctor
tells of woman troubled with mipo-
phobia, who has horror of undertake
ers' shops and wagons, and when she
comes across one of these she is actu-
ally forced to hasten home and change
her dress; otherwise, she believes, she
would be contaminated.
Strangest, perhaps, of all these forms
of neurasthenia is the disease known
as phobiaphobia, which is the fear of
being afraid. "One man." said the doc
tor "imagined that the clock talked to
him. went to see him one night, and,
after greeting him, he said that the
clock in the room persisted in making
unpleasant suggestions. is it talking
to you now?' | said. Yes he REPLIED
its saying, Go kill yourself, go kill
yourself" over and over He wanted
to know how it could be stopped, so
told him the easiest way was to stop
the clock"
The old method of treating neras-
thenia, or nervous prostration, as 1t Is
generally termed, was by administer
Ing strong tonics, but in most instances
these did more harm than good. In the
Postgraduate hospital, the doctor says,
the treatment prescribed consists
largely of rest and proper diet. Few
drugs are given. Sometimes change
of occupation or a few weeks vacation
spent in complete idleness will effect a
cure. Thousands of people, the doctor
says, have symptoms Of neurasthenia,
but do not recognize them as such. The
doctors advice is that when any one
feels depressed or enervataed a careful
consideration of the cause of these
symptoms will oftentimes save much
future trouble.
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ing, If there hadn't been that caro- with
the key to the puzzle Those new-fangied
cheese jars and horseradish receptaciss
would certainly have foored you II thelr
cards had not been plainly marked win
directions as to their use, or rather q
description of what they were.
Now, when 1 was married l mad u
guess at the uses of all my presents, ana
sometimes | made wretched mistakes.
thanked person for hair receiver, anu
she was very huffy until | found out htr
gift was intended for bonbons, and maua
an apology. / gave thanks to another
friend for a paper weight, which turner
out later to be a curio for a CABINET COM
posed of a rare stone 1t was at the time
too, when all sorts Of foolish things for
eating bananas, oranges, toasting mar5n-
mallows, eating watermelon and corn had
come into style and / was simply
swamped with the things.
FINALLY / betook myself to a SHOP
where such things were kept, and, pro-
ducing my presents one by one, asksl
the clerk what they were for. He had
good laugh over it, but he said he did
not wonder I was bewidereds as h.
thought himself it was only by stretca
of the imagination that they could be
made useful at all Then [ had all sor.s
of knives and forks which had special
Names and | got into all sorts OF troubles
over them. somehow II WoHldH oeiu7
you a cake knife she gets angry If YOU
thank her for pie knife, and if she senos
you a fish fork she is indignant if you
return thanks for jelly fork.
And then there were the scoops. ]
had scoops for everything from grated
cheese to sugar, and they were inter-
changeable-that is. you could use Tho
cheese scoop for the sugar and the sugar
utensil for the cheese. so it was no Won
der ] made mistakes when L sent out my
notes of acknowledgment. Should you
think woman would be stirred up be-
cause you had called her sailed nut spoon
a bonbon spoon? Sailed nuts and bon
hons are certainly in the same family,
anyway Well one of the friends of my
school days was deeply offended because
I made that mistake. 1 vowed If / ever
got married again I'd cart my presents
all over town and find out from the shops
just what they were intended for before
| wrote any Acknowledgements; but tins
new fad of sending card of explanation
with a gift obViates all that trouble"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-12-30
STORY OF SALOME
As Oscar Wilde Wrote 1t From the
Biblical Version.

From the January Broadway.
This is the story of the drama: The
curtain rises, disclosing Narraboth, the
Syrian. talking with soldiers and pages
on the great terrace in the palace Of
Herod Tetrarch Of Judea. To the right
is a grand staircase leading to the BAN
ouet hall. To the left, at the back. is a
cistern, surrounded by wall of green
bronze In this cistern Jokanaan,s held
a prisoner by Herod, is confined.
The pages talk of the moon, the while
the Oriental atmosphere grows on the
observer. Narraboth interrupts with pas
sionate outbursts on the beauty Of
Salome, whom he loves:
How pale the Princess is. Never have
I seen her so pale. She is like the shadow
of a white rose in a mirror of silver.
Salome comes in, satiated with the feast,
and mad to free herself from the loath-
some caresses Of her mothers husband,
IIerod. On the terrace she breathes tho
pure air and is happy. She speaks: How
good to see the moon She is like little
piece of money; you would think she was
little silver flower. The moon is cold
| and chaste. ] am sure she is virgin.
she has a virgins beauty. Yes, she is .
virgin
The voice of Jokanaan speaks:
The Lord hath come. The Son of Man
hath come. The sentaurs have hidden
themselves in the rivers. and the sirens
have left the rivers and are lying be-
meath the leaves of the forest.
The Princess asks who 1t is that cries
aloud. and. being told, asks to see him.
The soldiers try to dissuade her; 1t Is
against orders to take the prophet from
his prison Meanwhile a slave, sent by
Herod, attempts to induce her to return
to the feast She becomes more fnsis-
tant finally promising smile to Nara
both If he will lead Jokanaan forth. The
love-sck Syrian yields.
After she has seen the prophet she de-
sires to kiss his lips. Being refused, shs
appeals to Herod. Herod says that If she
will dance for him he will grant her any
request. The dance follows. Salome de-
mands the head of John the Baptist
Gokanaan); and it is brought to her on a
silver charger.
sJohn the Baptist, called Jokanaan by
Wilde and Jochanaan in the OPERA
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Arabia, or the riches of he patriarch,
Job, would not have been estimated by
his camels, oxen and sheasses. India,
Persia, Assyria, Judea, Egypt, Grfeee,
Etruria, Rome, the nations of Asia
Minor Gncluding Tyre and its DEFEND
encies) all arrived at civilization and
comfort without the current USE of
cash, and carried on their extensive
mercantile and manufae turing tIpns-
actions merely by bartering comnlodi-
ties in lind-bullion being reckdned
among these commodities. These ma
lions were populous almost beypnd
credibility and transported their pro-
duce, manufactures and other mere lam
disc in ships of Tyre and Tarshish fiom
Ophir and the utmost Indian Isle (Qey-
lon) to Gaul and the tin islands of
Scilly or Vigo.
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Heavy Gloves.
,e Chicago News

From the Chicago News.
The wealthy old gentleman came up the
steps dripping with Precipitation and puff
ing like an automobile.
'sOh, father faltered the beautiful
heress. nervously. where have you
been?"
81 have been attending to that French
count who is after your hand and my
bullion
'Gracious, father. I hope you haven't
been rude The count is such a delicate
gentleman. Didn't l tell you to handle
him with gloves?''
The old gentleman smiled grimly.
.'Oh. l handled him with gloves all
right
s'Yoil did oh, | am glad"
Eyes, the biggest boxing gloves l could
find, and then put a horseshoe in EACH"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-12-30
A Mile of Pennies.

From the New York Post
The endless chain having outlived
its usefulness, charity workers in GER
tain fields cast about for something
new to gather in the money. One of
them figured that between $500 and
5000 could be secured from a mile of
pennies if placed In a line. A roll OF
court plaster measuring ten yards.
similar to that used by physicians, was
secured and sent out in bits. In lit
tie while they came back filled. Then
other rolls went through the same pro-
cess, and before month the mile of
pennies" had been secured. AS the
rolls are filled the money is taken off,
so that If the scheme becomes popular
the government need fear no tightness
in the copper cent market.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-12-30
GIFTS NO MORE A RIDDLE.
Wedding Presents Are Tagged Now
With Explanations of Their Uses.

From the New York Press.
The little bride was acknowledging her
wedding gifts. The matron of five years
was watching her, and finally remarked:
Your wedding gifts are not going TO
cause the trouble mine did. This new
custom of sending along card with a
present to explain what II Is for is a sea-
sible and excellent one. and the brides of
1906 ought to discover the wise person
who invented 1t and send her some nose
gays Now, who'd ever dream that bot
tie was for bay rum If the attached card
hadn't said so? And who but a student
of table novelties would ever have
guessed that those funny glasses, with
what appears to be smaller broken stem
glasses inside. are an arrangement for
holding cracked ice? You'd probably
have thrown the little glasses away, be-
lieving they had been broken In the pack
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The Diplomat.

From the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
you say you want to marry my daugh-
ter?"
Yes, sir"
"of course you are aware that she
has many faults?"
mo, SIR"
Her faults are countless What do YOU
say to that?'
I've only to say, sir that If her faults
were as many as the sands of the sea
they would be compensated for by a
single one of her possessions"
All, you mean her money"
II mean her frank and amiable father"
She's yours, my boy"
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come from a family of prominent physi-
clans and with their large experience in
the profession can be relied on to treat
disease in the most successful manner.
The Bessemer Weekly: There are no
physicians in Alabama, If in the south,
as.'well known as the Drs. DoZier-Orion
r. and Byron--of Birmingham We doubt
IL there are as skilled and capable ply
sicians in the state as they are, and we
know that there are none other as sue
cessful.
The Birmingham News: DR.. o. T. Do
zier and DR.. Byron Ddzier, his son, conf
prise what is probably the most popu-
lar medical firm in the south. Beyond
question they have the best equipped Of
fees in the south, containing large
number of scientific instruments and
devices for treating those diseases which
do not yield readily to the ordinary
method Of treatment.
This firm has been doing business IN
Birmingham continuously for a number
of years and they have yet to be &C
cused Of having dealt unfairly with
patient In any way whatsoever. They
are both gentlemen of the highest type
and carry their honor and gentleman
illness into their business.
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The Tribute of Science.

David Warfield, in The Bohemian.
The greatest compliment to me after a
scene is when it is followed by utter ST.
lence. Applause so often breaks the Geli-
cate thread of interest that connects tho
actor with his audience. When audiences
applaud, the technique has been excel
lent, but the actor did not get their souls
as he should like I
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Safer.

From the Washington Evening Star.
DO you think flying machine would
be safer than the ordinary means of ex-
| ploring the Arctic regions?'
Much safer" answered the inventor.
| ut would be likely TO break down before
| the party got so far as usual from civil
4 izatiOn."
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Lost His Equilibrium.

From Harpers Weekly.
Small Boy Ito cahby)-Hi, there. Your
horse has fell down!
Cabby-No. he didn't; some Of youse
have pushed him down.
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Advance Magazine: Inc DTS. Dozler o
Dozier are polished gentlemen, skilled in
their profession and highly esteemed by
all who know them.
Age-Herald: Drs. Dozier & Dozier s
long standing record and approved abiii-
ties entitle them to the proud distinction
of standing at the head of their profess
sion.
The Birmingham Ledger: There are no
better known specialists in the south
than Drs. Orion T. and Byron Dozier OF
the firm OF Drs. Dozier & Dozier of this
city. Certainly there are none more ca
pable and skillful than they.
Their success is remarkable and be-
speaks for them the confidence of the
people.
The Southern Odd Fellow: We cannot
add anything to the reputation Drs. Do
zer & Dozier have already acquired IN
the line of their profession, but we know
them to be brother Odd Fellows and can
be relied upon to carry out every promise
they make to those needing their serv-
ices.
Masonic Guide: Drs. Dozier & Dozier
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I'VE do not need colonies in Africa and
the Orient. What we need is to calonize
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-06-17

a j = Z = 4 Is
Industrial Evolution at Danville," and,
follows: &{ 7
Ten years Is IN very short period in
the trial of evolution, yet a glance back
ward over that period will surprise and
2startle even tho casual, and inclined to
be, pessimistlcf observer.
IA brief reference to economic fac
tors put In operation here during this
period, and some of them of quite re-,
cent origin, will be interesting and cons
of our citizens do not now know. During,
the last ten years Danville has started,
In the manufacture Of cotton goods Az
COS splndes. ! COS looms. and nut to work
S75 operatives. BY July LIST of this year
this new plant will be exactly double,
making total of S6,0lG spindles, 3.2l2
looms and 1,7a0 operatives, to which IL
to be added 1880 spindles. 2,G53 looms
and $50 operatives In operation prior
to this period, making n grand total of.
1896 spindles. ,5.S65 looms, and $500 ope-
ratiycs. with an annual pay-role OF $780,
900 and doing business OF $ih0O,G0O a.
year. During this period DaEyillc men.
have put In operation plant which
manufactures pants, coats. shirts and
overalls, putting out from p, 600 TO 10000
dozens per year, employing loo operatives,
and does u business OF $4,000 annually.
During this period Danv!le men havo
started knitting factory which cm-.
ploys 1876 operatives and puts out 1885,
900 dozens Of Its product annually, and
we are Informed by the presidents Of
these respective enterprises that the ca
}paclty Of both will be practically doubled
In the immediate future.
During this period Danyille men have
built and equipped a furniture factory
which employs eighty skilled men, puts
ont 10000 finished pieces. and does n
business OF $4,000 per nnnum The pro-
ducts OF these factories go East, West,
North and South, and into Mexico. We
We're really surprised 10 learn that every
one OF these concerns ship goods into
New York city, They are equipped with
latest improved machines for their res
spcctive work and some. of then, so Won
derfully automatic that we can but stand
and marvel at q budget Of inorganic mat
ter so nearly approaching human reason
Jobbing Business.
In a mercantile way we Will only speak
of what has, and is being done In a
strictly jobbtng way aud we mention these
only IN order TO point out where In our
opinion, we may largely increase this
branch OF the aity's commerce and at
The same lime he helpful IN establishing
q prestige for this city ASA general job-
bling center. The general merchant in
our territory when he goes to market
wants n generalmixture of goods, and he
IS apt 70 30 10 the city in which there are
! jobbers carrying every line he wants, We,
nov have Number Of wholesale GROCERY