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The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-12-16
Knew the Fans.

From the Boston Herald.
 During the past summer a man in Ma tick who owned some exceedingly intelli- gent dogs claimed that he had two, either of which could stand behind the batter at home plate. and after the ball had been hit run out and catch it in his mouth.
 Being very proud of their baseball skill he wanted to exhibit them on the Hunt ington avenue grounds in Boston.
 Some friends of the trainer went to Jimmy Collins to ask his permission.
 Not on your life!' replied Collins. "The crowd would be sure to yell: Sign the dogsr"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-12-16
Estray Notice.

The state of Ala bama, Jefferson coun- ty Probate court:
 Taken up by w. c. Hale, on the 1th day of December, 1906, and estrayed before R. C. Whitehead, a justice of the peace for Precinct No. 2S. a certain black horse mule, five feet one inch In height, frosty nose, white spot on right side of neck, weight about HOO pounds, age years, and valued at s150.
 Witness my hand this 14th day of De- cember, 1906 S. F. GREENE.
 Judge of Probate for Jefferson County, E. .l....ss.s i....se s.t 12-15-3t-sat
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-12-16
Mrs. Windows Soothing Syrup.

Mrs. WinsIow's Soothing Syrup. The best remedy for DIA2RHOEA Sold by druggists in every part of the world. Be sure and ask for 'Mrs Win. Soothing Syrup" and take nv other kind. Has been used for over FIFTY YEARS by MILLIONS OF MOTHERS for their CHILDREN WHILE TEETHIN0. with PERFECT SUCCESS. 1t SOOTHS the CHILD. SOFTENs the GUMS. ALLAYS all Pain, CURES WIND COtIC. and h tvonty-dve cents . bottle
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-12-16
Faculty Recital.

The Birmingham College of Music will give a faculty concert December % at Recital Hall, 1909 Third avenue. The pub lie is cordially invited.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-12-16
m the Leeds Mercury.

From the Leeds Mercury.
 Although the assertion recently made by an Italian sea captain that the power of sails was increased by their being perfo- rated was ridlculed, 1t has just been prov en that he was right.
 His theory was that the force of the wind cannot fairly take effect on an in- Hated sail because of the cushion of im- movable air that fills up the hollow. To prevent the creation and presence of that cushion he pierced his sails with many holes through which the wind blew, the balance of air pressure striking against the canvas and exercising it's full effect. Several experiments have been made on these lines, and the results are declared to have been eminently satisfactory.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-12-16
J,LOWINSOHN szoouD 4s;, AVENUE
Perforated Sails.

mud yet show hoof-prints of patient oxen, as well as the hub mark on the used piles
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-12-16

The best haIf.tone cuts arc made by ei,e Gawk Engraving company. Age HeraId Building.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1906-07-04
BLEAK SHETLAND.
IL. swarms OF Sea Guiis and 1t. Lon

II. swurms OF Sea Guiis and 1t. Lone
Tree.
Up little lane on LerWick's one
street there Is garden Al least, 1t Is
an Enclosed space. In the middle Of
this space there Is a tree. 1t is not Ii
very tail tree; YOU could IN fact, toss
Il biscuit over its branches. but still 1t
Is tree the only tree Ia Shetland
Aud Shetland Is proud Of It. Children
who are brought for tile first time to
see the wonders OF one streeted Ter
wick are shown this Tree. This Is not
fiction. II is the only tree in Shetland.
As there are no trees Ia Shetland,
there are no birds. except, or course,
the sea gnils. which YOU can number
by the thousand The sea gullS are the
sparrows OF LerWick. and rs such,
they have II greater share In the towns
life than have the sparrows Of London.
In the morning time YOU VIII note that
sea gull sits Un every chimney pot.
Sea gulls swoop and hover over every
roof In the town.
The air is full of their strange. high,
plaintive haunting cries. Their sad,
shill long drawn cries are to i.erwick
as the chattering Of sparroWs OF the
cawmg of rocks are TO us ia England
! Every house has its own familiar sea
guils and every street its own band 81
sea guls. They never mix The chill
dren IN each house have a pet name for
their own particular sea gulls, and
having called them to them by those
names, they feed them every day And
each sea gun knows what is meant for
him. No sea- gull attached to one house
ever seeks to eat the food scattered
from the house next door. lie does not
dare, the other gulls would Mil him
So all day long the sea euliS hover and
call over the roofs OF LerWick. TIE
people of the town. II they come across
a little pile OF rice laid upon the road
way step over II with care. They
know that II Is placed there for some
sea gull Aud at night the sea gulls
leave their own appointed chimney
pots ana Fly gracefully away TO their
resting places on the rocks of the Isle
OF Moss London Express.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1906-07-04
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.

Jealousy Is like some other things
the lid should be kept ON it.
When you say no, say it in u manner
that will leave no doubt OF your mean
ing.
When giving advice to others here is
small slice to serve yourself; Keep
still more.
How little the best doctor knows
And how helpless he is ia the presence
of serious Illness!
1t is said that disappointment is hard
to bear, but We all stand 1t pretty well
when We look In the glass.
A man just starting into law suit
has more faith IN courts than his at
torney ever claims to have
There are too many young men who
start out to make their mark i'll the
world ana stop at soda fountain Or
hammock on the way Atchison Globe.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1906-07-04
HOT AND COLD WATER.
How to Use These Remedies to tue
Hest Advantage.

Hot or cold water is excellent as an
application for Inflammation, conges-
tions or abrasions, but how many peo-
pie know which to apply in particular
cases while awaiting the arrival OF
medical relief? Not many, and the mis-
takes made la some instances are Id
dicrous
Take the barber, for example, who
has cut his patrons face He generally
washes the face with towel soaked
ia warm water, often pressing 1t right
into the injury. and then wonders why
the blood flows from the cut 80 freely
In ninety nine cases out OF hundred
If he had used cold water, and the
colder HE better, the blood would
have ceased to how from the injury al
together, as the cold would have ii ten
dency to contract the openings in the
torn blood vessels la all cases OF such
cuts or abrasions very cold water will
at least reduce the amount OF bleeding
If 1t doesn't stop it altogether. and yet,
singularly enough, boiling water Will
have the same effect
Water below the boiling point In
creases the HOW, but above that de
gree decreases II, Ia surface inttamma-
tiUHs or COMPOSITIONS cold water ought
10 be used, while II the condition Is sit
uated below the surface hot water Is
necessary az au application because 1t
draws the blood toward the surface
and thus stimulates the circulation
through the part where 1t Is most
needed
liz cases Of Assesses or pimples
with pus forming ia them, but which
have not yet come to head. the secre-
tlon Of pus can be rapidly Increased
ana the duration Of the annoyance
thereby decreased by applying hot wa
ter to them at frequent intervals.
Where the eye is infiaLned or smarts,
after period or eye strain, such as
night work often Induces. hot appli-
cations are the things for relief. but
the water used should be gradually
allowed to cool Off toward the end,
Tired eyes Will invariably be feJdye-
mated by adopting this method OF treat
ment. aud many headaches resulting
from such condition may thereby be
prevented VI cured st Louis Globe
Democrat
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1906-07-04
TYPHOID FEVER.
Sources of This Dangerous and Pro-
truefed Disease.

Although there Is always more OF
less typhoid fever III most Of the larger
cities of this country, the late summer
most to be feared.
The disease Is not 50 formidable, az
regards the mortality, as some others
but its great length and the evil conse-
quences which sometimes follow II In
she form of weak heart, weak spine or
+ aervous disorders make 1t quite as Sc
! TiOus as some which are more fatal, but
far less protracted.
Unless one knows how the disease Is
usually spread one cannot hope TO
avoid it, and SO 1t may be useful to
consider in what ways the germs or
the malady hnd their way into the sys
ten.
Water is the usual vehicle for ty
phoid germs as Is well known, and
probably all great outbreaks of tue dis
ease in cities are due To an Infected
water supply. This has been strikingly
shown in Philadelphia where some
parts Of the city are supplied with nj
tered water and others with un1iteTed
or mixed water. Comparing two parts
OF the city In which the conditions e8
cept as to water supply. are almost the
same, II was found that in the one sup
piled with filtered water the occurrence
rate of typhoid fever was one III I'VE
thousand, while IN the others, in which
the unhltered water was drunk, II was
one la sixteen hundred
But city with an ideal water sup
ply may be scourged with typhoid
fever although less severely through
the medium of impure Ice, and 1t is al
most as important to know where the
ice is cut, Or with what water it Is
made. ir artificial, as where the city
water comes from Not long since
number of officers On one Of the United
States ships In the Mediterranean
squadron were taken down with ty
phoid fever When the source Of the
infection was traced it was found TO be
some ice bought at Athens, the ice ma
chine on shipboard having broken
down
Another source of infection is found
Ill Sttfs that Hdfe Dreu lullchcu IA
streams contaminated with sewage.
Not only has typhoid followed the eat
ing of these nsh, but the typhoid Daeilli
have been found Ia the stOmaehs Of the
oysters
Raw vegetables used for salads may
have been grown IN soil contaminated
with Stops used as fertilizers or may
have been washed ia Infected water
Unless water supply is above sus-
picion all that used for drinking tooth
cleaning and IN the kitchen should be
boiled aud the drinking water cooled
by putting vessels containing 1t On the
ice, not by putting Ice la the water 1t
self
Finally. great care should be taken
to screen all food from files for II
there Is ease of typhoid fever in the
neighborhood flies may become most
active distributors OF the poison
Youth Companion.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1906-07-04

The MarI sCann ihali sn -

The word "canuiDalism" Is really the
name OF ii people, Ii is Identical with
Carib many OF the Caribs who for
merly fourished in the West Indies
having been consumers OF human mesh
The letters "a" m" and "r" are inter
changeable in certain aboriginal Ameri-
can languages, So that Columbus found
one West Indian island saying CAM
ba" where another said "Carib," while
Shakespeare Caliban Is another va
riety of the same. Columbus own con
lecture was that the name was con
nected with the great khan, and iateI
philologists OF the old slapdash type as
ISOLATED with cams dog APP
parently, however, the meaning OF
"earib' was brave and daring
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1906-07-04

Many persons are declared from din
ing out owing To their liability to con
tract hiceough during meal As a
rule when caused by food II comes on
at once, ana equally as II rule the food
causing II Is hot. Soups are more like
iy to provoke hiccough than solids are
II Is good plan TO rorego soup which
can be done without causing remark,
says Home Notes Or one may eat a
little bread before taking H. \ third
plan IS to drink little cold water aud
To take the soup in very small sips
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1906-07-04

II don't see any thing III that poets
new poem
'of course YOU don't" replied the
editor ia CHIEF. because / opened 1t
nrst and took i've dollar bin out of
It Give it good plaee-top column.
next reading matter, Atlanta Con
stitutiou
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1906-07-04

The ouly objection | have to this
story" said the cynical bachelor, is
the frequent use Of the phrase a Ger
tain girl The phrase Is grossly mac
curate, as everybody well knows that
all girls are exceedingly uncertain. =
Chicago News
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1906-07-04
inaictiss.

Naggus What are You going to do
with the hero and heroine of that mag
azine story you're running now Marry
themf Bous-Ce Certainly They will be
married IN the last chapter Naggus
I'm glad Of il. II viii serve them
right. Tit Bits
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1906-07-04
AL for AlIan,n Foot-Eaae.

Ask for Aliens Foot-Esse.
A powder for swollen, tired, hot, smarting
feet. Sample sent FREE. Also Free Sample
of the Foot-Ease Sanitary CornrPad, a new
invention. Address, Allen s Olnsted, Lee
Poy, \. i.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1906-07-04

You say YOU had To give the patient
Shloroform twiHeE'
Yes, replied the dentist Il had to
give II u him the second time to ex.
tract the money - Detroit Free Press
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1906-07-04

Love when true, faithful aud well
fixed Is em!nently the sanctifying ele-
ment of human life. Without it the
soul cannot reach its fullest height or
holiness -Ruskin
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1906-07-04
NO Faith in Him,
What makes you think sofs

Guess that freekied daughter OF
Thompsons must have Il steady young
man"
What makes you think sot'
The old man was ia here yesterday
to buy one OF these newfangled con
trivances that make big saving in
the gas you burn"
Il don't believe the young mans a
steady. If he was they'd saw all the
"-Cleyela nj Plain Dealer
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1906-07-04

Comfort and Independence abide with
those who can postpone their desires.-
Success Magazine
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-25
DINAH's MONUMENT,

mama, has yeta'' exclaimed two little
tots and They referred to the load of white sand
which papa had promised to send them that beauti
full June morning mo, dears, but expect it to be
here any moment" was the kind reply In about ten
little tots all ready patiently wait
ing the sand for had long been their wish to have
sandtable and it just about to be fulfilled
But the question was ssWhere shall we put II?
it just T.ten steps from the door, for great many
reasons In first place. because under the old
elm tree which would shade them all the mornings
ond because mama could watch them at their play from
the window; third because it there that their little
had stood the preceding and last because
Gas they expressed it) it would be s'kind of
nent Dinah old rag doll who had met her fate
on this spot only month before in Of the spring
rains Vera Wright
Eighth Grade, 200 Fifteenth ST
Emerson School.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-25

full of happy little workers adds a
pleasant feature to the school.
The eighth grade pupils with their
teacher, Miss Ness, have taken up
quarters in a vacant room at the
Franklin school. "
An addition of fifty new books to
the circulating library has been hailed
with delight by the bookworms.
New librarians are in charge. Hyme
Blaustein and Ella Gunderson from
the A room; Thomas Murphy and
Gertrude Lippman from the B room
act as assistants.
A systematic effort is being made
in each room to raise the standard
Of the school attendance, punctuaE
ity and in the details of fine march
ing. All are profting by spirit Of
friendly rivalry thus aroused.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-25
A DIFFICULT PLACE.

About ten steps from the door, my seat in school,
At that desk I study day after day and grow very
tired sitting there all day. I glad when Saturday
comes for then be 1000 steps from that door in
school Ten steps from that door study lessons like
and others that do not like. There often wish that
school was out then when the bell rings go home
teacher sometimes calls out ny to stay Most OF
the time when have to stay it is night that have
something special to do but that is the way things most
always turn out ten steps from the door. =
"A Seventh Grade, Wilbur b Tucker,
sa.z Whittier School. 1921 Plllsbury Ave.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-25
Conplinented,

In his younger days Prince Bismarck gifted with
tremendous physique and readiness to avenge any in
suit He received queer compliment near st.
Petersburg from Russian cabman very rough fellow,
indeed, as they all are
Bismarck engaged him to take him out of town to
village by, handed handsome gratuity, and
dismissed him. The man, however, dissatisfied
monsraed and following his fare into the house, became
insolent and even threatening
Thereupon Bismarck seized him, turned him round,
and with one vigorous kick sent him flying down fight
of stairs.
The man got up and, while rubbing himself, glanced
at Bismarck not without admiration.
.sAhl', he said you re one of us, aren't youf'
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-25
nEAPoIls agNEsoTA SUNDAY MORNING FEBRUARY u.s. 1905

but to take. With unity of thought and
purpose seized hats and sailed forth.
east and went west walked and Of everybody
coided with, asked if they had lost dog, of
every blue-coated policeman anxousy inquired but
no one had SEEM knew. Surely, he Dead had
been stolen, or had fallen into Oh what, OH
what would happene My feet were wet from the
ankledeep slush twice I lost my rubber (hat is the
good one in the mud of the crossings; the short spring
day drawing to close and every hurrying
home. In the forlorn hope that had had better
luck than I and realizing that perhaps ought have
reported to the police station that haven Of all the lost
YEARLY retraced my footsteps Almost in tears and
deeply convinced of the dire wrong of quarreing
hurried toward the kitchen door, And there ten steps
from the portal sitting quietly the walk waggng his
curly yellow tail vigorously rope and tomato
would permit sat Trxy the lost. And there ten steps
from the door, Rugged him. dirt, can, dog and all
A Twelfth Grade Title WILL
South High School, 1909 Clinton Ave.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-25
SOUTH HIGH.
Tillie Will, Reporter

Thursday, Feb Is, the Literary society enjoyed
odfashoned spelling match The president and the vice
president opposing captains and Miss Beck out
the words. In point of time, member Of the vice.
president side Athena Martin, the victor but
dozen of the schools good spoilers went down
the unpronounceabe s'eleemosynary'' and
Miss Martin and Mr.. Westerson proved vulnerable
that point, the match really victoryess affair.
In the future the members of the girls basket
ball team will give 'sspread in honor of their coach
The boys basket ball game which was to have been
played with Central High, Friday evenngFeb. 16,
postponed.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-25
THE WIG FORGOTTEN.

Trixy was lostl The poor little fellow had escaped
during moment neglect, when sister and try
ing to other Of the merits of respective
claims on curled falseront that made excellent
doll,s wig. Mother was away and father, but
what would they say If could not find him! He had
sat in the middle Of the floor not ten minutes before
playing with old mtten and now, oh where was he9
NJ looked at me and looked at M There was
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-25
"A VARIED SCENE.

When am ten steps away from door
the streecars and little part Of the Mississippi river
sometimes the children skating sliding
the street. also the lumber near the Mississippi
river One day friend of mine to my house
and decided to 90 out skating awhile My friend had
dress and when she than ten steps
away from the door her skate off and she stumbled
and she had torn it, She then went into the house
and said she would out skating again unless she
her skate tight.
Sixth Grade, Alma Walter,
Hawthorne School. 413 Twenty-frst Ave. N.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-25
RIGHT FROM THE MINT.

AS coming out of the house one bright June
morning my attention was attracted by object that
glittered in the sun picked it up and to astonsh
ment it looked to like SIS gold piece just dropped
the house, being very happy this gold possession
upstairs searching for my mother After hunting
about twenty minutes spied her sitting the living
room reading book. told her what had found. She
smiled said, You may have it for your own
could not believe my eyes my ears. i went to the
asked for Is cents worth of candy and handed
the the coin. He looked up in my happy face and
said edo you expect to get that much candy for that
cong'' gave good glance at it and to my astonish
rnent it was copper. You cannot blame me, for
about years old did not to look ten steps from
the back door any z-Hymen Rosenberg,
B Eighth Grade, 700 Lyndale Ave. N.
sz Jefferson School.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-25
LEFT NEAR THE DOOR.

ttDevina, if you II leave this package at Mrs D's
door, I'll give quarter said mama, she handed
me small package containing vase. was highly
Mama not SO kind to pay it in advance be-
she said must wait patiently until had earned
mind than that of my rubbers did not put them
started off umphantly determined to win my treasure
It very far to Mrs. DIS house I had not
much time to consider what should buy thought of
candy, valentines dolls, toys and everything imaginable
The house was now in view Within ten steps of the
door there small pond slippery glass. AS
usual had the luck to fall and break the contents of
the package went home very disappointed and related
to who said, ENever count your chickens
before they Matched. = So
A Seventh Grade -Delvina E. Sullivan,
Harrison School. 4l8 Knox Ave- n.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-25
SCHILLER,
Addie Best, Reporter.

1AUule beSJ, fSepUIIeI'
49, About forty library books have been added to
the school library including all of the sLtte Journey
series which greatly enjoyed in the geography classes
The room pupils have taken great pleasure in the
tower which in the drawing the past week.
Three new pictures were hung in the building last
week.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-25
A HALTING GAME.

e. Of Us girls and hGys
for the first game and after reciting One two three
four five, six, seven, eight nne ten. stillwater'
few times started out in pursuit Of those hiding was
had the back door for the goal and after counting
started out again to hunt. When turned the
of the house heard cry, Cone two three for
me- = I back to who it and on regaining
the place had just left my little sister. While
counting to ten the first time she had concealed
herself behind large packing box which just ten
steps the door and when had turned my back she
and tagged her goal Mamie Oftedal,
Eighth Grade, 2439 Thirteenth Ave. S.
Greeley School.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-25

the ground very large farm horse walked thru the
middle of the garden. When the little girl it she
crying to her mother and told her that had
thru her garden When her reached the door
the horse rolling and kicking the dirt Her mother
chased the horse away when she looked at the garden
she found that the horse had rolled all the plants out
Of the ground That the end Of the little garden
that just ten steps from the door,
S a Seventh Grade, Lydia Stratton
Calhoun School. 1902 w Twenty-eighth ST
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letter. accompanied by phoos sent to the geogra'
ply class and both interesting and instructive.