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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-09-16

there were still some fat left in the
valleys.
There he established his headquarters
and entertained himself by making
speeches to his black followers to the eff
feet that the negroes had been doing all
the fighting in the war while the whites
were doing all the commanding, and a
change in these conditions would have to
come These speeches were reported to
Gomez, who displayed his usual craftiness
by inviting the negro general to con-
ference.
Flattered the black general mounted
his mule and hurried to the general head
quarters, where Gomez in his ,charac-
teristic manner at once pitched into him
and finished up by relieving him of his
command This was the finish of the fam
Gus General Quentin Banderas. as far as
the instruction was concerned.
During the Santiago campaign and aft
er the Spaniards had surrendered the city
to the Americans General Banderas
turned up with band on the outskirts
of the city uttering proelamations against
the Americans who, he said had come
to steal the island and abuse the poor
Cubans worse than the Spaniards had
done Santiago's first American newspaper
In reply published an article describing
Quentin as a good natured darkey, per-
feetly harmless, but with a great ca
pacity for gathering other good natured
darkeys around him to listen to his flu-
ency of speech on matters which he knew
nothing about.
The article described these negroes as
healthy. robust and full of vim and fin
| shed by advising the military authori-
ties to invite them and their general into
the city and give him charge of the street
cleaning department.. A translation of this
article was sent out to the doughty old
African, who was so hurt by 1t that he
sent back a defiant message to the Amer
lean editor and pulling up stakes with
drew to the interior of the island
His next appearance was in Havana
shortly after its evacuation by the Span
iards. He was seen in new suit of
starched linen at the door of the Ma
tional Assembly on the day when that
body was denouncing Maxine Gomez for
having agreed to accept s12.0O0. 900 from
the United States for the payment of his
army. His countenance was radiant with
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-09-16
THE TRADE RAT.
He May Steal, But Is Careful to Leave
Something In Exchange.

One of the oldest little animals in ex-
istence is the California wood rat, better
known as the trade rat" II owes the
latter name, says the Strand, 90 the fact
that, though it is a great thief, 1t never
steals anything without putting some-
thing In its place.
The story is told of a paste pot which
had been left over night in the assay Of
flee at the Silver Queen mine. and which
was found in the morning filled with the
oldest collection of rubbish
This was the work of trade rats. They
had stolen the paste and left in exchange
piece of stick. length of rope. some
odds and ends of wire and an unbroken
glass funnel
The object of the trade rat in so scru-
pulousy paying for what he takes Is
something of mystery, but these same
rats certainly take the greatest pleasure
in the odds and ends which they collect.
A description is given of a trade rats
nest found In an unoccupied house. The
outside was composed entirely of iron
spikes laid in perfect symmetry with the
points outward. Interlaced with the
spikes were about two dozen forks and
spoons and three large butcher knives.
There were also a large carving fork,
knife and steel several plugs of tobacco,
an old purse, quantity of small carpen-
ter tools, including several augers and
watch, of which the outside casing, the
glass and the works were all distributed
separately so as to make the best show
possible. Altogether the oldest colec-
toni They must have collected them lust
in the same way that child boards up
odds and ends to play with.
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Mr.. sfoRTLYs APPEAL.
Buele Call for Bureau With Drawers
That Mont Stick.

From the New York Sun.
"A fortune, large, mountainous for
tune" said Mr.. Shortly, awaits the fur
| niture manufactures who will put on the
market a bureau with drawers that won t
stick.
LAS It is, 1 suppose that half the bu-
reaus In the world have drawers that
can't be opened without a struggle, that
couldn't be entirely closed without mall
and that could not then be opened with
out an axe. | have one such bureau my
self-a bureau with drawers that will
never close entirely a bureau that tries
me sorely, and l am a man of even tenn
per.
IF bureaus of this sort affect man
of my self-command in this manner, what
must their effect be upon myriads of peo-
pie of dispositions more excitable and ex-
plosive? See what trouble one of these
sticky drawer bureaus has brought to a
friend of mine:
''He was nice man, but impulsive and
somewhat given to self-indulgence, and
The fought with himself until one after
another he had cut out all his vices ex-
cept swearing, and last spring he cut
that out and came forth that strongest of
all men--the man who has conquered him
self. In that splendid strength he contin-
ued until day before yesterday, when he
fell.
ION that day, confident of his own
strength of mind, never doubling, never
thinking of it in fact he had become now
as he supposed, so settled in his power
of self-control, he tried to get a collar out
of his top bureau drawer.
This drawer had stuck before. but up
to that day he had always managed to
open 1t somehow. and what was far great
er, to keep his temper in opening it; but
on that day it wedged and stuck and re-
sisted in a manner that would have tried
any man and that proved, alasl too much
in the end for my friend.
For when the drawer wouldn't come,
anyway, a cloud seemed to come over his
mind, and he grasped the two handles of
1t with his two hands and planted his
foot firmly against the face of the draw
er below and pushed with that while he
pulled on the drawer viciously
THE drawer did yield at last. but when
that came the bureau went over under
the pressure of the foot he had against
it. and the heavily loaded drawer came
down with its sharp back edge square
on the toes of the other foot.
"All the neighbors said-the windows
| being open everywhere, as at this season.
so that all could hear--that they had new
er heard anything like it, never; and my
friend has got to move. All were willing
to admit when they learned the cause
that the provocation had been great. but
| they won't take another chance, and my
friend must GO
and all because of a sticky bureau
draweri
Bureau buildersl Think of the benefits
you would confer upon humanity by
making bureaus with drawers that would
open and close easllyi But don't appeal
to your philanthropic side. appeal to
your cupidity. A fortune. Himalayan
fortune. awaits the bureau builder who
first puts on the market bureau with
drawers that won't stick"
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n URING the month of September the !

n URING the month of September the
- drinking water, especially of
cities is apt to be polluted.
To supply water to a large number
of people, rivers and lakes must nee
essarily be drawn upon.
These places become more or less
stagnant during September. Hence the
water is impure.
The result is a prevalence of Typhoid
fever and bowel diseases.
The natural and surest remedy is to
change from polluted to pure drinking
water.
This cannot always be done however.
Many people are wholly dependent up
on such drinking water as the city may
furnish.
Their systems are therefore contami-
mated with disease germs. Some of the
people so contaminated fall easy prey
to disease. Such people are those who
happen to be in a weakened condition,
or who are suffering from slight ca
tarrhal conditions of the mucous men,
branes of the bowels. -
Therefore 1t follows that in cases
where the use of contaminated water
is unavoidable. the next best thing is to
put the system in such a condition as
to resist the action of the disease
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germs.
multitude of people have come to
rely upon Peruna to do this very thing.
Peruna produces clean, healthy
mucous membranes. These protect the
internal organs from the encroach-
ments of disease.
Peruna produces a regular vigorous
circulation of the blood. This gives VI
tally to Withstand the depressing in
fuences of September weather.
In this way the system IL fortified
against the Inevitable season of dry
weather, low reservoirs aad stagnant
water.
Mr.. silas Vigil Berthoud, Col, writes:
'Myboy (Elin), Is months old, was
sick with Inflammation of the bowels
for over month.
II tried a good many medicines, but
he seemed to go from bad to worse, I'M
til I lost nearly all hope OF his recov-
cry.
AT that critical moment I wrote to
you about his case. | followed your
special treatment to the letter and it
acted wonderfully and quickly.
I'm three days we had abe pleasure
of seeing him smile for the first time in
month. Peruna is our favorite medi-
cine now.
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He Lost Nothing.

From Harper's Weekly.
Harry's mother had given him an apple
and told him to peel it before he ate 1t
Returning to the room after a few mo.
ments' absence, and seeing no peellng
she asked:
Did you peel your apple, Harry?'
Yes answered Harry.
What did you do with the peelings?
she asked.
"Ate them"
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other places where such methods are
imDracticable, the training is done by
travelling instructors and even in the
tiniest exchange. in the most remote
village the standard which. the operator
must reach before she can undertake
her part In manipulating the communi-
eating system Is carefully maintained.
Girl ls Experimental.
There is another means, too, to keep
ing Central always alert and in pa
tent frame of mind After a girl takes
her permanent place at the switch
board, everything she does in painstak-
ingly superintendent. Besides the chief
operator there are supervisors whose
duty is not alone to see that calls are
handled properly, but to intervene be-
tween the public and the operator, If
need be. Speed and efficiency require
that the girl who answers and makes
is why you are referred to "the desk" or
information" If you have anything
more than the giving of a number to dis
cuss with Central
In large cities, where a big force of
operators is employed, and in smaller
places also rest rooms are provided by
the Bell companies where Central
may spend her recess and her lunch
hour reading. writing letters, chatting
with her fellow workers relaxing her
self in any way she pleases. 1t is this
care on the part of the Bell companies
and the better understanding on the
part of the public which yearly makes
more perfect than before the American
telephone system that is the wonder
and admiration of visitors from abroad.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-09-16
UNITED STATES HAS
SOUTHERN DOUBLE
Wonderful Resources That Are
Found in Brazil
GREAT COFFEE HARVEST
Attractive Region that Has Some Seri-
GUS Disadvantages-lt Area and
PeopIe-Immleration is
Welcomed.
GREAT COFFEE HARvEST

We Americans think we have the great
est country on earth. Not one In hun
dred of us knows that we have neigh
Dor that is pretty nearly our twin so far
as size, resources and name go.
We are not the only United States in
the world. The United States of Brazil
is as big as we are, with half of Alaska
thrown In. She occupies almost one-half
of the whole continent of South America.
AS for resources, Brazil is described by
the Review of Reviews as unlimited In
her natural products, possessing the larg-
est river system and the vastest forests
In the world. producing, moreover, three
fourths of the worlds coffee supply and
the greater part of its rubber.
On the other hand, Braziis population
is little more than 100000, an average
of five persons to the square mile. This
population is made up of Europeans abo-
rhymes and negroes.
Where these have met triple fusion
long since set in. There is a small mi
nority of pure Portuguese descent. Por-
tuguese, by the way, is the language of
the country.
Not only is immigration welcome, but
finding that her envious nelghbors we're
robbing her of her colonists. Brazil has
retalated by imposing substantial tax
upon all persons leaving the country-a
measure as effective as 1t is radical
Not satisfied with her great size, Brazil
IA constantly absorbing more territory.
Expansion is the constant AIM expansion
toward the River Plate, whereby Uru-
quay for time lost her independence
and never regained all the territory that
should be hers; expansion at the expense
of Paraguay and Peru, and more recently
Bolivia, which has surrendered for a
price her rich territory of Acre; expan-
sion toward the northwest and in Guiana,
where recenl award has deprived
France of a large coveted area and added
1t TO this Unsuitable republic.
Not Lowland Country.
Brazil Is not a lowland country, quite
three-fourths of her territory having an
altitude of more than 900 feet
Politically the country is divided into q
states but unequally that three of
these embrace almost all the lowlands,
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-09-16
Not Lowland country.

Brazil Is not a lowland country quite
three-fourths of her territory having an
altitude of more than 900 feet.
Politically the country is divided into 81
states, but unequally that three of
these embrace almost all the lowlands,
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-09-16

Joy as he listened to the speeches de-
nouncing the patriot. and when the final
vote was cast removing Gomez from the
army old Quentin laughed with joy,
pounding the floor with his stick he said:
There, there! like to see others get
1t in the neck too, especially the big
Onpsi''
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and are larger than the whole area oil
the remaining eighteen. These eighteen
however, contain 96 per cent. of the pop
ulation, so that the first three states, with
a territory larger than that of China
have a population smaller than that Of
Connecticut.
The fertility and resources of this lat
ter region are great, but lest the reader
may rush off to seize upon them, here Is
an extract from a report made by for
mer United States consul regarding the
valley of the Amazon:
LAS one sails or steams UP the greai
river there are seen occasional patches OF
green, level vegetation, for all the world
like wondrously fertile meadows. 1t Is
not difficult to imagine great herds oil
cattle feeding upon them until the sight
of tapir more than knee deep in the
green ooze informs one Of the real con
sistency Of that tempting meadow l dc
not say that there is absolutely no graz
ing land on the banks of the Amazon
do say that there is very little, and that
that little is all held by private owners.
"In these extraordinary forests there
are found some of the most beautiful and
valuable woods in the world, as well as
fruits, nuts, oils, balsams and gums, but
and this but is insurmountable-they are
found as rarely as diamonds in the gravel
or gold nuggets In the streams.
There is a false impression existing
that rubber trees, ebony, rosewood and
all the rest are found In great groves or
clusters, like our pine or oak forests. The
fact Is that these trees are solitary. When
two of them are only quarter of a mile
apart (and remember that the quarter
mile is not open space, but thickly mat
ted almost impenetrable, swamp foresD
they are considered close together; II
they are mile apart they are not con-
s!dered to be very far distant from eacn
other"
Export Trade Increasing.
! And so on, though other reports are
| more encouraging. The export trade from
| Amazonia is constantly increasing.
| The richest mineral deposits are founo
In the state of Minas Geraes. which has
been famous for centuries for its gold
and diamond mines. There are at pres
ent six large gold mines in operation, al
under foreign capital, and others are rap
idly being opened; yet rich as Is this
field, 1t has apparently never appealed tc
the American investor, and is passing al
most entirely into the hands of the Eng
lish
The two states of Rio de Janeiro and
Sac Paulo may be described as one vast
coffee estate. Coffee forms half, in value
OF the total exports of Brazil. 1t is three
times the value of our tobacco exports
and fve-sixths that of our iron and steel
It surpasses the entire tea output of Chi,
ma, India and Ceylon.
Rio is destined to be suppanted as the
capital of the country. The Brazilian
congress has chosen a beautiful plateau
in the central state of Goyaz as a site
for the new capital. which in time will be
connected by rail with all the states. some
OF which at present are almost inaccessi-
BILE.
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Mr. s A Dooitte 25s East Corning N Y writes
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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-04-13
DR.. Jay. physician and surgeon.


Ask to see the new rugs at Cards.
Visit Kemble's greenhouse before
Easter.
Maceabee Fair, Finkle's hall, April
IA to 81
New line of solid silver at Chem
berlains
A. B. Mccartney cleans wall paper.
Telephone, new 115
Plenty of fresh eggs, 12la cents doz-
Ell, at Olson's, West Main.
Get our prices on carpets, linoleums.
rugs. mattings. L. r. Lay
Racine stocking feet for ladies and
men for sale at Pratt & Baxter
Plenty of strictly fresh eggs for Eas-
ter, 1919 cents, at Olson's, West Main.
Spring styles. Oxfords and slippers.
in black and white. Geo. Trautmann
& Co.
We are showing all the new styles in
lace hose. Whitton & Whitehead, the
Ready Made Store.
Matinee at the oueOn tomorrow dl
2:30 o'clock. A barrel of candy will be
given away. Prices 10 and Is cents.
Three dollar Woman's Queen Quality
shoes in button and lace: no better
shoes made Geo. Trautmann & Co.
If you want the best building mate
rial call on or phone Brown Fuel and
Lime Company. Their stock is fresh
and complete.
Our spring line of dinner ware has
been received and is open for your in
spection. You will easily find pat
tern to suit your taste d. S. Good
Grocery Co.
Matinee at the Odeon tomorrow at
$3.50 o'clock. The Flora De Voss Com
pany will present Virginia" Prices
10 and 20 cents A barrel of candy will
be given away free.
Thomas Miller aged Ia, son of Mr..
and Mrs. Samuel Miller, living near
Mormon Ridge, was brought to the city
this morning to the Singleton hospital.
The lad has been a sufferer with rheu-
matism for some time and his heart
has become affected.
The funeral of the late P. Moriarty,
held Thursday afternoon at st. Mary's,
was one of the largest funerals ever
held from the church. Eighty en-
ployes of the Iowa Central shops at
tended the funeral in body The flor
al offerings were profuse and very
beautiful. An exceptionally pretty
piece was a large broken wheel. four
feet in diameter, made of roses and
carnations. from the machinists of the
Central shops.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. r. Woodward. 1O3
North Third avenue, entertained the
| B. C. S. s. w. Card Club at pretty
Easter party Thursday evening. The
house was decorated with white East
err bells, and white and yellow tulips,
and dainty two-course luncheon was
enjoyed which the hostess was assist
! ed in serving by Miss Mamie Pihgren.
| The table was decorated in white and
yellow also, and hand-painted Easter
| eggs indicated the place of each one
| at the table. Five hundred was the
game for the evening, and the club
| prize for the ladies' was awarded to
| Mrs. c. P. Cook. and that for the gen.
| tlemen to Mr.. Fred Wilbur. A guest
prize was also given, being won by
Mrs. M. l.. Mundy and Mr. VIII Ben
nett received the consolation.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-04-13

Skating at Forney's hall tonight.
Green vegetables of all kinds at Oh
sons.
Beautiful flowers in profusion at
Kemble's.
Maccabee Fair commences Saturday
night. April IA.
Lots of fresh eggs at Reynolds &
Sheldon's for Easter trade.
DR.. Lierle, eye, ear, nose and throat.
Glasses fitted. fremont block.
Kelley James cleans wall paper
Leave orders at Simmons Book Store.
Nothing will add more to your Eas-
ter happiness than box of kemble's
flowers.
Easter waists. Many new. beautiful
models in waists just received. Pratt
& Baxter
Get f. r. Lays prices on trimmed
millinery and flowers before you buy.
e. r. Lay.
Remember the Ladies' Guild Easter
exchange tomorrow afternoon at A. e.
Myers grocery
Novelties in washable hand bags and
shopping bags for Easter have just
been received. f. r. Lay
Call on Brown Fuel and Lime Com
pany for anything you need in sewer
pipe. South Third avenue.
Our one dollar a pair baltimore
kid glove has no equal. Comes in
black, white, tans and colors. Pratt &
Baxter.
Jersey sweet potatoes, lettuce, rad
ishes. onions. cucumbers. pieplant and
strawberries, for your Easter dinner, at
Olson's.
Whitton & Whitehead are showing
the largest line of rugs. lace curtains
and portieres ever displayed in Mar
shalltown. The Ready-Made Store
Tomorrow we offer you your choice
of any hat worth from $3.50 to $3.50 for
50. Many of the hats sell from IS to
81 in an exclusive store. E. r. Lay.
The Northwestern thru east-bound
train, No. 4, arrived in this city this
morning five hours late. The cause
of the delay was said to be on the
Union Pacific.
The ladies Will certainly be delighted
to know that the Wheeler. Hoag Co.
will open their soda fountain tomor-
row and serve all kinds of ices and ice
cream sodas. Gus Lang will preside at
the fountain.
Sinclair will place on, sale Saturday
only several hundred Haviand china
oat meal bowls at 20 cents each, reg
ular price As cents each. These are in
the trading stamp patterns and are I
snap. An error in shipment makes this
possible.
Marion Gard, the originator of low
prices on furniture. is ready at all
times to compare goods and prices with
competitors, and visiting the eastern
markets as he does, knows what is the
latest and most desirable things to buy
in floor coverings and furniture. He
has many new things this season.
There were about fifty-five in attend
ance at the meeting of the Methodist
Ladies' Aid Society, which was enter
tanned Thursday afternoon by Mrs
William Sandoe Mrs. Hans Madsen
and Mrs Charles c. Ingraham, at the
Sandoe home, 800 North Center street
Following the business meeting, the
hostesses served refreshments.