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The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-05-13
Maidstone for Sale.

From the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
 A man in Oklahoma advertises mad stone for sale. He says he will trade IL for improved city property. He doesh [ give any reason for selling, however, and this looks a little suspicious. If he had said that the owner has no further use for same, or owner is about to leave town, It would put good deal better face on the matter A man doesn't idly offer to trade genuine 1S-carat maidstone for a three story brick apartment house or stone terrace with stationary washstands. And then, again, how is he going to prove that the stone is really simon-pure mad stone? The only thing he can do to show his good faith is to go out somewhere and get himself bitten by the right kind of a dog and then come back and demonstrate.
 No man, not even an Oklahoman. is go- ing to calmly yield up a choice corner lot, improved or otherwise, for any all legged maidstone, A maidstone that's worth any commercial consideration whatever must have pedigree and chronological table, and a list of cures that is certified by the county clerk.
 There are too many geological speci- mems in Oklahoma and elsewhere that are not madstones.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-05-13

will do all shaving, shampoong, etc, to the guests by very simple mechanism.
 Should the guests require hot water the automaton will be able to call down stairs. "A bucket of water up to room 1,Oo3, ,407 and the water will be put up in seven seconds by a patented elevator.
 Half an hour before table dhote in stead of the ringing of bells a gnn (twen- tyfour- -pounder) will be fired on each floor. The tables in the dining room will measure four miles each. attendance to be performed by twelve walters on horse- back on either side of the table. Music during meals will be played by eight bands of seventy-seven men each. For the convenience of visitors a railway will be built on each floor as well as telegraph offices.
 "The price of one bed room will be from S1 to $10. The cost of this building is estimated at sS0,0O0000. The billiard room will contain 900 American tables, ninety mine French and one English, and most visitors are expected to be Ameri- cans the billiard rooms will be fitted out with spittoon of 100 feet in diameter
 Readers will observe that in the item of room rates the expectations of the prophet have already been left far behind the facts
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-05-13
INVENTOR OF CHESS
 STuMPED A PRINCE
HE ASKED SMALL REWARD FOR GIVING GAME TO THE WORLD, BUT IT COULDN'T BE PAID.

An Arabian author, Al Sephadi, relates this curious aneedote, which is reproduced in "Follies of Seience"
 A mathematician named Sessa, the son of Dahar, the subject of an Indian prince. having invented the game of chess, his sovereign was highly pleased with the invention, and, wishing to confer on him some reward worthy of his magnifieence, desired him to ask whatever he thought proper, assuring him that it would be granted The mathematician, however, asked for only a grain of wheat for the first square of the chess board, two for the second, four for the third, and so on to the last, or sixty-four. The prince at first was almost incensed at this demand, conceiying that it was III suited to his hberality. By the advice of his courtiers. however, he ordered his vizier to comply with Sessa's request, but the minister was much astonished when having caused the quantity of wheat necessary to fulfill the princes order to be calcu- lated, he found that all the grain in the royal granaries, and even all that in those of his subjects and in all Asia, would not be sufficient
 He therefore informed the prince, who sent for the mathematician and candidly acknowledged that he was not rich enough to be able to comply with his de- mand, the ingenuity of which astonished him still more than the game he had in- vented. ,
 It will be found by calculation that the sixty-fourth term of the double progress sion, begiVnlng with unity, is 9,223,372, ,336,- S54, 775,80$ and the sum of all the terms of this double progression. beginning with
 unity, may be obtained by doubling the last term and subtracting the first from l the sum. The number, therefore, of the | grains of wheat required to satisfy Sessa's demand will be IS, 446, 744, ,073, 709, ,551 ,6l5. l Now, if a pint contains 9216 grains of | wheat a gallon will contain 7372S, and q
 bushel (eight gallons) will contain 5S9, 1884, l dividing the number of grains by this
 quantity we get 3l,274, 9974 2,295 for the number of bushels necessary to discharge | the promise of the Indian prince. And | if We suppose that one acre of land is | capable of producing in one year thirty bushels of wheat it would require 1042,-
 499, ,913,7i3 acres, which is more than eight times the entire surface of the globe, for the diameter of the earth being taken at 793O miles, it's whole surface, including land and water, will amount to very little
 more than 126. 43I8s TT square acres. If the price of a bushel of wheat be es- timated at S1, the value of the above quantity probably exceeds that of all the riches on the earth.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-05-13

ave n m store ew are now
  W it. H he ne twill by M go or u % extra or y nave
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-05-13
BARTENDER's SERMON
At Dead Brothers Bier Brought Tears
 to Onlookers' Eyes.

From the Louisville Courier Journal.
 Surrounded by his fellows who stood with bowed heads about the grave of Will liam Whittick, late business manager for the Bartenders' unlon George DeSouchet, bartender, yesterday morning in Cave Hill cemetery conducted the funeral ser vice over the body of his friend. The casket was laid beneath a bed of roses, and at the conclusion DeSouchets eulogy there was hardly a dry eye among the men.
 After the casket containing the body of Whittick had been lowered into the grave. DeSouchet took his place at tue side of the excavation and spoke as fol- lows:
 That bartenders have warm and true hearts is evidenced by this gathering. once again We are assembled in this beautiful city of the dead to do homage to the memory and speak q kindly word over the remains of departed brother. It was my sad duty number of years ago to perform a like service over the remains of Brother John Peterson, and upon this occasion, as upon that. 1 would, indeed, feel remss in my duty to a friend and brother did I fall to voice tha | sentiment which should permeate the bosom of us all-brotherly love. Standing here today we should all real ize how short life is and should so shape our lives that when our time comes to face the great Creator we can do so with out fear. as Brother Whittick has done. His religion was the golden rnle.' DO unto others as you would have others do unto you and he practiced what he preached always standing firm. as the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-05-13
Saved James Hagen Hyde.

From the Kansas City Journal.
 Not many persons are aware how greatly indebted James Hagen Hyde is to one of his lawyers for the good impress sion which he made before the Armstrong insurance committee. MT. Hyde's sensI- ble appearance before that committee did more than anything else to dispel the popular prejudice against his eccentrici- ties. This lawyer practically dictated to MT. Hyde what he should wear while on the stand. He made the young man dis card his customary buttonhole bouquet; had him brush his hair down flat instead of pompadour and ordered him to wear an old, simple looking suit of clothes. Result: The cartoonists are wondering yet where they got the idea for the ex- travagant pictures they made of the young insurance man.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-05-13
The Hotel of the Future.

From the New York World.
 New Yorks newest hotel, the Belmont, is 36S feet high. Five of it's twenty eight stories are underground. In view of the ascending scale of grandeur in the con- struction of our modern caravansaries it is interesting to turn to humorous prophets description of the coming Amer ican hotel, printed in a Berlin news papers more than thirty years ago.
 ''It is to have a frontage of three En- glish miles and depth of six miles; the height of seventy-seven stories will meas ure 34S0 feet from the ground floor to the roof. The hotel will have no stairs but 300 balloons will always be ready to take visitors up to their rooms. No room walters are to be employed, but visitors will be served by newly patented au- tomaton, put up in every bed room, which
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-05-13

trunks in pain. Johab couldn't under stand this. He thought that the elephants would be greatly pleased with their adorn- ments and felt that he and his fellow Mohammedans must be very wicked creat- ures indeed if such horrors as these would not propitiate them
 The outcome of it was that Bill and Alice both keeled over and died that after noon, April Il.
 q never saw such waiing and weeping in my life," said MT. Ammermann, in telling the story. 'rhe Lascars thought a terrible thing had befallen them when these two elephants died. They thought that in some way they had been remiss in their religious duties and they would be severely punished for allowing the beasts to die on their hands. They made a great ado about burying them over the side of the vessel. They insisted that no inhdel hands should be laid upon their carcasses.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-05-13

rock of Gibraltar for the right, and dis countenancing anything that was wrong. You who knew him intimately can attest his sterling worth. l once heard great man say when l was but boy that every man could. if he would, elevate his pro- fession, no matter how humble his call ing
 Will Whittick was such a man. Let us try to follow in his footsteps, always standing up for the right, thinking less of self and more for one another Let us be brothers, indeed. l feel today that the soul of our departed brother has flown to the bosom of his Creator Farewell, Brother Billy, a last sad farewell. Peace to thy ashes. And now may the great and good God be with us in this sad hour of affiction and bring peace to the hearts of the sorrowing friends and relatives
 "As we go forth from this sacred place
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-05-13

to minge again with the selfish and un- sympathetic world, go with us, we pray Thee protect us and our work from evil hands and finally at llfe's close take us into the circle of Thy great love. Amen"
 A few weeks before his death WhittciS and a party of friends were glancing through The Mixer. q publication devoted to the interests of the Bartenders' Union, and in 1t saw a reference to the ceremony performed by MT. De Souchet over the body of John Peterson. Not dreaming that his death was near at hand. Whttick re- marked that nothing would suit him bet ter than to have friend say few simple words at the side of his grave. At his death this statement was recalled and Mir. De Souchet was asked to officiate. He had been warm personal friend of Whittick and consented without hesitation.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-05-13
Alteration Necessary.

From the Columbus Dispatch.
 will you kindly alter this sign?' said the man with the curly whiskers and yell low grip.
 How should I alter it?" asked the sign painter Tt already has Don't Worry on it.
 "Yes but change 1t to Don't Hurry l am going to Philadelphia"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-05-13
Polite.

From the Philadelphia Press
 Wearie Wille-Sayi did yer evar make ar after-daGcI speech?
 Ragson Tatters-Sure, l always dc. Wearie Willie-Gon
 Ragson Tatters-Sure. 1 always says thanks ye, ma am.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1906-08-30

Under the present system Pownal re-
ceised from the state In 1906 slI7.i6
for highways, more than il paid 10 the
state, and the .saie paid $500 10 care
for the towns insane patients. Glenn
eni would abolish this system.
This town now sends a representa-.
tive 10 Montpelier. Clement calls this
a rotten borough system, aad would
have Pownal lose its identity IN the
legislature and become pan Of "leg.
islaiive district. +"
In 1900 Senator Clement prove nted
All increased TAX on corporations. and
fashered the last state tax ever levied
In Vermont. This saved Mr.. Clements
railroad ss. lss.H in 1901. II cost
Pownai si257.Js.
Vote for your towns interest next
Tuesday.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1906-08-30
The Great Cambridge Fair, Sept. 3,
4, S, 6 and Z, 1906.

II you do not know what pull is !
will tell you. II is that which draws
so many people to the Cambridge Fair
year after year. This is the original
long pull, strong pull and pull all
together, and is utterably incapable
Of being resisted.
No sooner is the Fair over one year
than its officers begin to plan for the
following year, and il is owing 10 their
constant watchfulness that the pull is
effective.
Special effort has been made this
year 10 increase the exhibit in the horse
department, as the display of horses
while being judged in front of the
Grand Stand and while passing in the
Grand Cavalcade, is one OF the best
features Of tho Fair. In the other de-
partments, the sheds, pens, coops,
shelves, ETC., will be taxed TO their
fullest capacity. In the racing de-
partment the large number of entries
in each race gives assurance OF rare
sport there.
The Cambridge Fair always has the
best special attractions that money can
buy. Among those engaged for this
year are the Marcels, the mirth pro-
voking comedy artists; the Famous
Smith Troupe wonderful and novel
acrobatic specialists; the Flying La
Pearls-a cluster of champion aerial
lists; the Great Bertini. the one-wheel
spiral ascensionist; and the Worlds
Famous Diving Horses-King and
Queen. Other novel features not adj
vertised will be introduced as usual.
King and Queen will dive on Tues
day, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday
at four p. m, and also at the Morning
Matinees on Wednesday, Thursday and
Friday at eleven n. m.
Many Of the exhibition buildings
along the Midway, the large barn and
the Office at the entrance Of the grounds,
have been newly painted and slated
this year. so that an attractive pie
ture presents itself ms one enters the
grounds.
II you visi, this Fair one year, you
become a yearly visitor thereafter and
bring others with you. Such is the
Cambridge Fair habit.
Remember the Fair begins Monday
this year and lasts until Friday even
ing. Tuesday will be one Of the best
days.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1906-08-30
LANnanoYE.

Under the present system Landgroye
received from the state in 1905 sllJ.i
for highways. and s3i.l4 for schools,
more than il paid to the state. Glenn
ent would abolish this system,
This town now sends n representa-
tive 10 Montpelier. Clement calls this
''roi,en borough system" and would
have Landgroyc lose lis identity in the
Legislature and become part Of a leg.
isiatiye district
In 1900 Senator Clement prevented
an increased TAX on corporations, aud
fAihered the last state tax ever levied
in Vermont. Tins saved Mr.. Glenn
eni's railroad ~, 1884 ia 1901. IL
cos, Lsndgrove sss.4i.
Vote for your towns interest next
Tuesday.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1906-08-30
We Want Agents.

In every town to purchase hides, skins,
pelts, wool, iallow, bones. etc, and ship
them 10 as. We pay the freight. remi,
for stock promptly and at the highest
market prices.
We also want agents 10 sell our Bur
linton Animal Fertilizers and Poultry
Foods. These are strictly high grade
goods and the demand is rapidly in.
creasing. Write us today for prices
and particulars. Burlington Rendering
Co, Burlington, Vermont.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1906-08-30
eALyrsrnN,s sEA WALL

makes life now as safe in that city a,
ON the higher uplands. y. W. Good
who resides on Duiton ST., in Waco.
Tex, needs no sea wall for safety. He
writes: III have used DR.. Kings New
Discovery for Consumption the pas,
i've years and il keeps me well and
safe. Besor. thai time ! had cough
which for years had been growing
worse. Now its gone Cures chnon.
&c coaghs, La Grippe, Group, whoop.
ing Cough aud prevents Pneumonia.
Pleasant ioiAke. Every bottle guaran.
heed al Hari's and whipplc's drug
shores, Price 5oc and sl.M. Trial
bottle free. =
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1906-08-30
m SELF DEFENSE

Major Hamm, editor and manager of
the Constiiutionalist, Eminence, KY,
when he was dercely attacked, four
years ago, by Piles, bought box of
Bucklen's Arnica Salye, Of which he
says, al, cured me in ten days and no
trouble Since Quickest healer OF
Burns, Sores, Cuts and Wounds. pc
at Hard's and Whipple's drug stores.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1906-08-30
CbistIes.

IL has ~ kpgfxhensps AssE as'ani
the ryea YEA h@ wgff has gafi ~
i4rxd TIE spaan
NsA ne ghiiae Tt4Asag as iesth.
l, af Whist F.aiy thsid af'esn I gsi
10 issah stya and is tusee kiieFsRfa.
--she-- waat soa take ne icr rssie
q pear aniouaslHies 70 40 SORRY.
bai a't hsmke nte-~tsh. sHx F@af
What. t.oYsi figiisng - SandAyf
Tbs agla Ma ~ L palied "a yisis8
dy. b4i gsmnais Asrs o9aldn'i ST do~n
b. wright
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1906-08-30

= The multi. millionaire tremblcd.
Wealth . be sobbed. Nothing but
wealth, aud yet | know il is a sin 10
die rich. Would that could get rid
OF u. just then another million de.
seconded upon bic head. II was too
much, and the poor multi-millionaire
passed away. All. remarked the mal.
a'snde when they read the papers, he
died OF capital punishment
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1906-08-30
MYSTERY SOLVED.

How 10 keep on periodic attcks Of
bilicusness and habitual constipation
was n mystery that DR.. Kings New
Life Pills solved for me- writes John
n. Pleasant, Of Magnolia, Ind. The
only pills that are guaranteed 10 give
perfect satisfaction 10 everybody or
money refunded. Only pc at Hard $
and Whipple's drug stores.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1906-08-30
Prof. TYLER. Of Amhers. college. sal

Prof. Tyler, OF Amherst college, said
recently; "A man canlive comfortably
without brains; no man ever existed
without digestive system. The dys-
pcptic has neither faith, hope or char
ity." Day by day people realize the
importance Of caring for their digcs-
ton; realize the need Of the use Of a
little corrective after oyerheating. A
corrective like Kodol For Dyspepsia.
IL digests what you eat. Sold by A.
II. Pettibone.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1906-08-30
srrr rofn nrAp o0s..

Yow eonscienoe clear and youf bowels
open" There i ton ~ common
eenss ia a Constipation D. death Ia
hic. The iaiosfsuee are elssged with
matter. Yes msa NOSE 4 o. b. sch
--ie,sf possibly. TAlc Dr baria Ken
naiy's FMvoria Remedy aniil ihe hos'
sis arr clear and nAiarai Write Br.
David Kenneiy'n Sons. Roadoai NY,
tor free sample bottle. Large bottles
tl.Da, sli druggists
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1906-08-30

District Attorney jerome tells Of a
certain ciiizen whom be encountered
On The last presidential election day.
conversation was somewhat hamperod
by The fact thai The citizens vocabulary
vas limited 10 about cighiy.hye words
Who and What were evidently one 10
him As YET, bot be made himself clear
on one point. How long have You been
An This country be was asked. All
ehne one month. be- answered. Are
you going 10 soief Yah. Whom are
you going 10 vois fori All hane eoin'
vote for iAn dollars, wa iAe seli-sals-
bed response.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1906-08-30

A word Of truth in a few words: Near
ly all other cough cures are constr
paiing, especially those containing OPP
iatos. Kennedy's Laxative Honey and
Tar moves the bowels. Contains no
opiAtes." Yon can get il of A. H..
pettibone.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1906-08-30

Didn't tell you | wanted you to
run an errand for mei asked the moth
er the third time. Yes, NAV, said
Johnnie, laying down his literature.
Aud as the boy started 10 the grocery
h. mnttorcd TO himself, hope Seven
Fingered Sam won't kill Old Sleuth
iii git baek,
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1906-08-30

Why docs the sun burnt Why does
mosquito siingi Why do we feel nm
happy Ia the good old summer time
Answer; we don't. We use DeWiti's
Witch Hazel salge, aud these little ills
don't bother Ne. Learn to look for the
name on the box 10 get the genuine,
Sold by a. II. Pc,tibone.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1906-08-30

TIMELY AND VALUABLE SUGGESTIONS.
Many people, especially women who
lead closely confined domestic lives,
suffer from what in general terms Is
called nervousness = Among all
forms of treatment none has even APP
preached ia success the intelligent use
Of DIR, David kennedy's favorite Rem.
edy, Of Rondout, n. Y, which pro-
NOTES an easy and natural action of
the digestive organs and imparts tone
10 the nervous system.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1906-08-30

Don't drag along with dull. bilious.
heavy feeling You need pill. Use
Dewilt's Lslilc Early Risers. lbe
famous htile pills. DO nol slckon or
grips, but results arr sure. Sold by
A. II. Petiib0ne.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1906-08-30

Jack Tar--Yc mighin't believe H.,
but whales have very small mouth.
I.andsman Yes. I've heard they
wouldn't even be able 10 swallow half
the stories that are told about them.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1906-08-30

Little Nary was discovered one
day by her mother vigorously apply
inR ihs oil-can 10 ,he kittens mouth
un being rrprovei She replied, Why,
mamma. kitty sqneaks - awfnlly when
| pail her lAll
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1906-08-30

Why are you Americans SO subject
10 indigestioni asked the placid for
eigner. don't know unless it's be.
cause we hear so much about food
adul,cration that We get nervous.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1906-08-30

HI You viii admit that man is
lae most sensible % all animals. She
IN Ndfni, tina, be thinks he Is. Ii il
for that reason that il is 80 easy for a
woman 10 make fool Of him
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1906-08-30

First moth-It's no wonder you are
troubled with Indigestion after eating
80 much. Second moth--l know. But
il was such fashionable oyercoai.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1906-08-30
: :. PATTERNS.
Ladies
Skirt.

4stS lsa,lic. Seven
Gov skirt This
l'~tcru Is cat IN s
siEcsl =. "a. VI. ~
AND ~ inches waist
measure, u nquiUs
". yards ~ " inch
material for ihe "a
inch sizr
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1906-08-30
Dr.DavidKennedy's
FAv0RITE REMEDY

About a week ago gave a man afflicted
with bladder trouble, some Fayorite Rem.
edy. and today he said That is great
medicine; am better already and be
drove eight miles 10 get a bottle Of it,"
You may have free sample bottle OF Dr. David
Rrnnedyis fayori,- Remedy, the great Kidney,
Liver aud Blood mcdelbe, and booklet containing
,assssle medical advice by simply writing 10 the Df.
David Kennedys Sons, Roudo1i, n. Y. Mention
his paper. Large bottles ti.oa. All druggists