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The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-08-19
POLITICAL AND OTHER
 GOSSIP OF THE CAPITAL
BY HARVEY w. LAIRD.

Montgomery, August (SpeciaD-With the democratic primary a week from next Monday there is little more excite ment than one would have found in the old day in fight for probate judge in good county. Men are talking of the election a little more, but all refuse to get excited. The only thing that seems to be on the up grade is the activity of the candidates. who are covering more ground than formerly and seeing more people.
 The star time of the week was the gath ering of Confederate Veterans and their friends at Ozark on Thursday when 1t is reported that nearly 10000 people as- sembled to hear a score of the candi- dates speak It was engineered largely by the friends of B. B. Conner for gov ernor, who made a speech in the court house to more than 800 people. After the address one of the enthusiastic support CTS of the Birmingham mill man asked all who would vote for him to stand up. The whole assembly with a few exceptions, are said to have arisen.
 A friend of Dr. Cunningham, also candidate for governor, was very much worked over the situation, and undertook to get the doctor to attend on that day, but he could not do so. However, it has been said for some time that Conner had Dale county in his vest pocket. It was a great day for the old soldiers, too, and they raised money to build monu- ment that they have been discussing for some years.
 Bucket Shop Talk.
 The action of Georgia in cutting out the bucket shops has been a great weap- on in the hands of those in Alabama who desire the elimination of all the ex- changes. The dedication of Teller Chis- olm of the First National Bank of Bir- mingham. has also been great boost to the movement Many of the leading pa-
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for a term of two years" It is then pointed out that the elected judges shall draw lots for the terms. Judges Dowdell and Tyson drew two years, Judges Simp- son and Haralson four years, and Judges Anderson and Denson drew six years.
 No one supposes for moment that the writer of the article wished to misstate the situation, but he had evidently foT- gotten the provision for selecting the terms. If Judge Dowdell is not elected chief justice he will retire from the bench. as his terms as associate is out this year.
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ricultural Falr, this morning stated that he yesterday received about twenty five replies to the circular letters addressed to the different newspapers of the state announcing that they would be perfectly willing to publish any communication that the fair management should send them, and that they would give the cheapest rate possible along the advertising lines
 As a further means of advertising the state fair the officials have procured a large number of varied and attractive bill posters and advertising signs, and the work of stationing them around the state will begin Monday. The work of posting the signs has been given to Ed Mahoney and an assistant. and they will continue to advertise the fair by this method up to the day previous to the opening.
 They will first paste signs in the near vicinity of Montgomery and will then ex- tend operations until all the counties of the state have been embraced. The man. agement considers that 1t has been very fortunate in securing poster sites, in many instances, free, and the other spaces have comparatively little charge.
 Work on the building that the negroes of Alabama intended to erect for the oc- casion is rapidly progressing. Masons from Tuskegee have been at the fair grounds tor the past week preparing the site select ed for the construction of the building The building material will be sent here from Tuskegee on Monday, and q large number of students will follow it to begin work at once.
 Rakestraw, the negro appointed by Booker T. Washington to visit the coun- ties of Alabama in the interest of the col ored department, reports that he has al- ready been received in ten counties by negroes interested in the movement and that the greatest enthusiasm prevails on every side.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-08-19
Small Fire at Ashcraft Mills.

Florence, August 1s.-(speelaL) )-Nine bales of cotton were destroyed and other damage done last night at the Ashcraft cotton mills in East Florence by a con- fiagration which was discovered between 9.30 and 10 o'clock. The fire was discov- cred by the night watchman in making his rounds and the alarm given before it had made much headway and the prompt use of the sprinkling apparatus saved the plant from destruction. The origin of the fire is not known It start ed in a mattress, it is believed from a bolt or piece of iron which became heat ed and had probably been smoldering for several hours. The estimated loss was about $500 and was covered by insurance
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-08-19
FOR RENT.

No. 1904 Eleventh avenue, south, half block from Five Points. Has parlor, dining room, kitchen, four bed rooms, bath room, trunk room, pantry and servant house. John G. Smith. {,
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The end is in sight, buy clothing now. S15, S12.50 and $1O all wool summer crash suits for $4.15.
 MARLEY & BAUMAN,
 1924 First Avenue.
JUST RECEIVED.

Two carloads of horses. Amongst them are mated teams, harness, saddle and all kinds of work horses. Come and see them. FEES & SONS.
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CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE
 FOR NAT 1. MILLER

The following gentlemen constitute the campaign committee of Nathan L. Miller candidate for the state senate from lief. ferson county John L. Kaul, chairman. Ben F. Moore. R. A. Terrell. J. B. Francis. w. P. Hickman. George M. Crukshank. A. J. Tarrant. c, B. Rogers Dr. Howell Heflin. w. c. McTyelre. J. B. Gibson. J. M. Perkins. H. l.. Badham. c. Exum. Mark A. Myatt. Dr. R. V. Mobley. Richard F Johnston. Dr. T. F, Robinson. J. M. Donaldson. George Whitfield. G. M. Taylor. George W. Hays. E. V. Sharitt. T. A. Langford. Snow Rogers. Walton Sellers. Dr. George W. Brown George W. Jones Needs). Dr. Wm. Love (Pinson). Jeff D. Cowan. w. H. Preigle. Pitt s. Milner. l. A. Brown. Allen M. Holt Walter Maroney. R. c. White s. V. Gary. pr. E. P Lacey George H. Stevenson. Lee Moody. Adam Stewart J. B. Cobbs. T. c. Mcdonald. Thadeus J. Mullln. H. c. Stiles z. T. Rudolph. John M. Sims. Jacob Smith. ST. Philip Smith. T. D. Reeves. Dr. Benton Vines. Joe Franklin. Thomas Crowder. O. B. Short c. M. Greene. Joe c. wa1drop R. B. Holtom Watt Riddle. W. R. McGavock K s. Ward Sam M. Blake. W. E. Hansburger. T. IT. Freil. E. w. Barrett. William Ryan. Carl Seal. R. l.. Gregory. c. A. Jones. Dr. w. L. Rountree R. E. Cowden. J. F. Young. R. B. Rogers w. H. Kettig Rev. J. s. Glasgow. Russell Hunt Daniel Rogan. w. E. Perryman. J. P. Couch. Dr. F. s. McGlathery. J. A. Bivins. A. l.. Fulenwider, Eugene F'ies. Frank Nelson. Jr. R. K. Kennedey. w. c. Montgomery. J. B. Elliott. George Carnes. T. F. Parker James F. Hawkins. John McCartln. R. c. Redus. Dr. E. P. Riggs. Sam Cunningham. R. w Cobb. Lew Lazarus. James A. Going. I. F. Beatty. C. M. Brown. Richard w. Massey. J. J. Smith. James Price. C. ". Hickman. w. Barnes Morgan. Duke D. Courson. s. A. Jones. H. A. Sharpe Ben B. Martin. A. w. Nelson. Ed C. Bloomberg. Otto Marx. F. B. Yielding. w. T. Kennedy. Walter Gibson. H. c. Miller. John c. Bradley.
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Attractive ads. are illustrated. Let the Gawk make your Illustrations Ane-Herald Building. -i
The Rice belt journal., 1906-05-18
VIVA. .RADFoRD

Mr.. William A. Radford will answer
questions and give advice FREE OF COST
on all subjects pertaining to the subject
of building for the readers OF this paper.
On account of his wide experience as
Editor, Author and Manufacturer, he Is,
without doubt, the highest authority on
all these subjects. Address all inquiries to
William A. Radford. No. l94 Fifth Ave,
Chicago, H., and only enclose two-cent
stamp for reply
Generally speaking, prefer hall
in the front part of the house. 1t
seems to be the right place to go up
stairs, and | like to put a little extra
work and expense on an open stair
way. Some builders like to close in
the stairway as much as possible, but
/ think most of us like an open stair,
nicely designed, made Of good wood,
and showing good workmanship. There
must be some woodwork inside of a
house, besides the floors and doors and
window castings? We can buy loose
furniture and place it to advantage,
but nothing looks so well as cabinet
work designed and built to fit the
house. A we'll designed stair with
treads and risers properly propOrtioned
and railing to match supported by a
handsome newell post and neat spin
dies made from good wood that fin
isheS up nicely, certainly is work OF
art
Stair work is not so expensive since
especial machinery has been pressed
into service for its manufacture. Hand
work has been eliminated in stair
building to such an extent that an
elaborate piece of work may be sup
piled at a very reasonable cost.
The entrance to the house with a
hallway like this is pleasant. 1t is a
sort of key to the character Of the
house. A coat closet is built under the
stair at the farther end of the hall.
This is neater and much more con-
yenient than to hang clothing in the
open hall. Then the extra coats that
hang there sometimes for week with
out being worn are kept free from
dust. In new buildings in cities these
hall closets are becoming very COM
mon. We often see large mirrors in
the hallway, but not peg to hang a
coat or hat on. The halls are TOO
nice to be decorated in this manner,
and the idea is right. Clothing looks
we'll only when it is in its proper
place. | don't expect everyone who
The Rice belt journal., 1906-05-18

vines for the front porch, because | like
to see out to the street, then it is not
good policy to cover up the front of the
house closely. 1t is better to have goOG
circulation of air and the house looks
better when the view from outside isnOj
entirely shut off. A thick shade is not
needed in front, because no one has time
to sit out there in the morning or dur
ing the day when the sun is hot, but the
good wife likes to take her work out onto
the side or back porch when she has
something to do that she can sit down to.
If there is good healthy trumpet
vine, Virginia creeper or Dutchman's
pipe climbing over a wire trellis sus-
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good share of the length is taken up in
the one-story kitchen, although the
roof of the kitchen is utilized for the
bathroom and two good sized closets.
There are six rooms in the main part
Of the house and two rooms in the
extension. One of these rooms is a
downstairs sleeping apartment that is
found useful in a good many houses.
IN this house, with a small family, it
probably would be used as sewing
room, and this is something that every
woman needs. Very few houses pro-
vide such conveniences, on the ground
floor, near to the sitting-room and near
to the kitchen. The sitting-room and
dining-room in this plan are two splen-
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.ETT' 'IE.E. :.
VISITS
WITH
: '"l)N(IEBY".
The Fever's Wooing.


Seems t me it's wu's' this spring than It
ever was before!
Leastwise | kin hear it call through tn
keyhOle in my door.
Comes a stealin to my room through tn
window jist at light,
FOIlers me downtown, b'gOsh; tags me
home agin at night.
All tn time it's beggin' me jist t dig sum
worms an cum
Whar tn fish is bitin' smart, way back thar
whar | hail frum!
Round tn corner of my desk, l kin feel tn
zephyrs WOO
Temptin' me t close up shop an cum out
whar skies is blue
On tn street keer | can't read cause tn
head lines seem t say:
Buy a ticket, Pack yer grip, Spring hez
sprung: cum out an play"
All tn scenes Of Yesterday cum a-crowdtn'
on tn page;
SOuthard's Mills an old Floyd dam. whar
tn waters bile an rage,
An t'day when ! wuz showed plum up T.
my neck in work,
Thet thar printn' press grOwled OUT:
Don't ye see yer bobber jerk"
Guess my liver must be off-No, by ttng.
I'll bet ! know
It's this dadburned heart O. mine thet is
beatin' kind o slow
Darn a kentry heart thet won't, somehow.
tend t city biz;
Always yearnin' fer tn woods. pastoral
smiles an ecstasies!
'Spose III hev t tune 'er up with elixir Of
out Vest
Seems t me thet thar's tn place whar tn
fish is bitin best
The Rice belt journal., 1906-05-18
EFFECTS OF REFINED DIET
Visible Changes in the Features of
Persons Who Leave Out
the Meat.

DR.. Stenson Hooker, who has ap-
piled the Blondlot-ray discoveries to
problems of food, explains in the Lon
don Express how the colored rays that
surround every human being are af-
fected by refined diet" meaning a
diet without meat.
There are some visible changes, such
as "shrinkage of the features" The
face becomes Smaller but more beau
tiful," fact which might incline per-
sons with large and unbeautiful faces
to vegetarianism. The eye becomes
brighter, the step more elastic, the
brain quicker.
But perhaps the most remarkable
discovery of DR.. Hooker is that the
man who is living a gross life
i.e., eating meat-emits and is sur
rounded by dark rays, from deep red to
chocolate, while the "refned-diet" man
will generate cheerful rays of lighter
red, or, if he is very refined, of vel
low.
If Dr. Hooker's view becomes gen
eral, says the New York World, the
man who now complains of that dark
brown taste in his mouth next day will
gloomily announce instead that he is
surrounded by dark-brown rays. He
can swear off from the small hot bird
in scientific confidence that the large
cold bottle had nothing to do with thu
color of the, haly.
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has an expensive hat-rack or hall
tree to send it at once to the junk deal
er or wood pile, but | do hope to see
less of this kind of furniture manufac-
tured in the future. 1t is a wonder
to me that they were not discarded
long ago. They are as unnecessary
as they are unsightly.
The size of this house is 20 feet wide
by A feet inches long, without meas
uring the porch, The architect esti-
mates that it may be built for $4,000
or $4,000, according to the locality in
which 1t Is built. Forty-four feet
sounds like a good long house, but a
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MrJEmmoJah,,'|

Unless early and correct ts,,.
applied the patient seldom !. !
when once the diseased is tasts,'s
her. We believe Lydia 3. s.s|
Vegetable Compound is tbe y.
cient treatment for chrOpi, d n
troubles ofwomen, and is thesJ
icine especially prepared t.|
purpose.
When a woman is troubled Nal
or weight in loins, backacbe H.
painful or scalding urinatiop q
of limbs or feet. swelling uri''
eyes, an uneasy, tired feelip, \
region Of the kidneys or p,s.
sediment in the urine, she /
lose no time in commencing t,,s
with Lydia E. Pinkham's ys,-
Compound, as it may be the ~
saving her life.
For proof, read what LydisR,
hams Vegetable CompoundddsI
Sawyer.
81 cannot express the terribs a.
had to endure. A derangemeptsa.I
organs developed nervous prosratr,
serious kidney trouble. The dotm,a
me for a year, but | kept getting Vv
| was unable to do ANYTHING, and In
my mind could not live. ! fnsTT /
to try Lydia E. Pinkham's VessaS
pound as a last resort, and | am tO.ar
woman. I cannot praise ittoohigfII
tell every suffering woman about rTI
Mrs. Emma Sawyer, COnyeS, G.
Mrs. Pinkhau gives free sif
women /; address in confdeae,
Mass.
The Rice belt journal., 1906-05-18

Harry Kyle, the editor of the South
McAllister (Okla) News, has been sub
sidized. He has accepted graft in the
form of five cents worth of peanuts.
A bas, Mr.. Kyle-and all because a
pretty girl, after admitting 1T was
true," pleaded: "P-l-e-a-s-e don't print
it in the paper, and I'll give you a
sack of peanuts" Next thing Brother
Kyle knows, be will have more peanuts
than news, and the citizens of South
McAllister won't know who's engaged
nor nOthin'."
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Antiquity Of BrtnoA's ,..,,s
Birthdays were celebrated . ~.
as the time of the Pharaols'
TRANSFORMERS
Curious Results When O0l"
ing Is AbandonA !.

It is almost as hard 10, ~ = D,sess|
topper to quit the use OF eOlss ! ii q
except that the coffee user g, c,a,s cIs|
fee and take up Postum =. i 4 n
without any feeling Of a loss 49,, I !
morning beverage, for when 7. - -
we'll boiled and served WIZ s.ss u
Is really better in point o. 800
most of the coffee served .S.,srI
and to the taste Of the c
is like the flavor of fine java |. !. 81
A great transformation 's. !. Z,
the body within ten days w,.'s.sl}| =
after coffee is left on anu i.s..d1r|
Coffee used, for the reason -
son to the nerves has been =, ,,..<z1|
and in its place is taken !, .,er1
contains the most poWerlu'
nourishment. -. ~ 4
1t is easy to make this tss' ss 80
these statements by chansins
fee to Postum Food Coffee
There's a reason.
The Rice belt journal., 1906-05-18
EDITOR

did rooms, while the archway between
it is like one big room reaching from
one side of the house to the other with
a bay window in each end of it. There
is plenty of light and plenty Of air in
a room of this size and shape, and
placed as it is in the center of the
house.
This house should have a good hot
air furnace arranged to take the cold
fresh air from outside and distribute
it after being warmed to every room in
the house.
There are two back porches in this
plan, and they offer a splendid place for
thickleaved climbers. | prefer lighter
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pended from the caves of these back
porches, she will take a great deal of
comfort working there hot summer
days. | would rather see an ivy, a
climbing rose or MADEIRA vine climbing
up each column of the front porch, with
few hanging baskets and bird cage
between. 1t is just as important to
dress up the porch as any other part
OF the house, and it requires about as
much study to do it right.
The Rice belt journal., 1906-05-18
Education in Germany.

Opposition is growing In Gsmz'
the present system Of educato, 9
gives so much time to the ltins
dead languages. 1t Is argued tf'
game is not worth the cands Q
for those who intend to tsad
guages.
The Rice belt journal., 1906-05-18
Pats Idea of Wealth.

Casey asked Pat what he would do
II he suddenly were to become rich.
Pat scratched his bald head medita-
lively for moment, and then replied:
''Phat would | do if | suddenly wuz
to become rich? Oil tell yez. Old
go daown to N Ya-ark and wa-alk
intew the Walforth- -Castoria an hire
tn best room in tn house. Thin Old
leave a call fer four o'clock in tn
mornin'. Old go to bed an sleep, and
whin tn lackey cum t. call me in tn
mornin', sayin':
Pat, git,up, it's four o'clock!'
ord turn over in bed an rafuse {
git up. An whin tn proprietor his
self kim up and hollered thru tn kay
hole at me:
Pat Mcguire, you git up; it's four
o'clock!' Old jist rize up in my in
dipindence and say:
"'Go to tn divvle wild yez, Mr.. Wal
forth-Castoria. Oil not git up, blast
yer imperdent hide! OF don't have
t. git up!'
"An-an' what's more, b'gob, OF
wouldn't git up. No sir--that is not
till foive O'Clock an-nyhow!"
The Rice belt journal., 1906-05-18
Real Regret

A man has to lose a goca 2
money on the races, says the NJ
Press, to feel as bad about ~
does when he gets stung i6s'
subscription to a charity.
The Rice belt journal., 1906-05-18
Russia's Area.

Russia in Europe has ~ - !
1000, 900 square miles. Tns - =,
the size of Great Britain. ! )
Russia has an area Of 5.oee'M {
miles.
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Census Never Taksh'

The population OF Morocco 5 s,
be guessed. No census mas 80,
ken. The best authorities ss.',', : !
inhabitants to number about ~
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Tell the Bachelor.

DR.. Reich comfOrted the =, 4
one of his famous lectures
them that "the man Sl0 !. 3
loved a woman in his lie l'
The Rice belt journal., 1906-05-18
EVER before had

EVER before mad
the great temple
at Memphis been
50 unClean. For
d avs, yes, and
nights, the army
of attendants had
been struggling to
clear the grea t
courts and areas
of the dead car
casses of frogs,
and they had had
no time to remove
the dust and dirt
which had aCCum-
The Rice belt journal., 1906-05-18
Dangerous British cosa

The most dangerous par q
British coast is between 2
borough Head and the Morn
land. Next comes that ~
Anlesey and the Null Of NHs
The Rice belt journal., 1906-05-18
Sparks from the Daily Grind.

Once EhOre the papers are chrOniCling
the news that the grip is in our midst.
Hank SOmmers is on the mend"
says a Nebraska paper. Hank must
own an automobile.
The attention of the town authorities
is called to the fact that the sun-dogs
are w airing no license tags.
Th ! marshal of a Kansas town is
lam ID Winchester. If he shoots like
his name, the local editor should be
on the lookout for big news.
No, Curly Locks, horse liniment well
fdbbed on the chest will not cure night
mare. Neigh, neigh. You should curb
your gait, shy dt the lobster salad and
eat more oatmeal.
The Ann Arbor (Mich) Argos says:
"Mr. Aug. Kauffer is numbered among
the SICK" whereat A. Josh Hatcher, Of
the Kalamazoo Bazoo, innocently asks:
What's her NUMBER"
In chase after a, mad dog in Fort
Scott, Kan, the CITY editor of a local
The Rice belt journal., 1906-05-18
For Thirty Years.

Enclosed find money order tr !
dollar, for which please send izsr|
In Simmons Liver Purifier, put 0
tin boxes. | have been using III 4
icine for thirty years"
Thos H. ReilI
JonesHlk n
No comment necessary. Pra 1
per box.
The Rice belt journal., 1906-05-18

The human taffy puller has 4 ]
succombed to inventive genius Vi
work can now be done BY agsli|
machinery.
The Rice belt journal., 1906-05-18
Compulsory Baths.

Ten thousand citizens of the City
of Mexico were compelled by the au-
thorities to take a bath ths other Gay.
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paper "was accidentally shot in the
pants" says an exchange. If the dog
had been shot in the same place, all
would have been well.
The Rice belt journal., 1906-05-18

Try padding on your rolling pin.
Kindness will frequently win an err
ing husband where harsher means
have failed. Make home happy by ac-
quiring light, easy stroke.
The Rice belt journal., 1906-05-18

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Scott, Kan, the city editor of a loca
The Rice belt journal., 1906-05-18

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Once MOre the papers are chrOniCling
the news that the grip is in our midst.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-02-01
SEARCHLIGHT AT HOME.

1t makes a big difference whose
toes are tread on in these stories
showing UP the system and expos
ing the real power behind the poll
ticians. When Lincoln Steffens was
writing about St. Louis and other
cities not in New Jersey, the papers
of this state were showing the great
est interest. They professed horror
at the things that were brought to
light and all agreed with one ac-
cord that the "boodlers' should be
punished. But the scene suddenly
shifts and the s~earchlight is thrown
upon New Jersey. How different is