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The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-10-11
YOU CAN TRUST

A healthy stomach with all kinds of good food for it is then in proper con dition to extract all the strengthening and life sustaining qualities, but when 1t is weak, conditions are reversed and you become weak and run down.
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HOSTETTER'S STOMACH BITTERS

makes stomachs healthy without fail, thus curing Poor Appetite, Indigestion, Dyspepsia. Headache. COstfveness Female Ills. Try it today. All Drug gists.
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Another Monopoly @

In this bank is monoplyt is the only strict ly savings bank of importance in Alabama. Not because have ''froze out other banks however but because others have existed, far know Give your savings account
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Committees Reports.

After the reading of the two papers at the night session came the reports or committees. Chairman c. H. Rust of Toronto Canada. reported for the com nlittee on nomination as follows: Officers of the society, NJ R. Sherrod of Newark, president: James owen of Montclalr, N. J., first vice president; Julian kendrick of Birmingham, second vice president; Fred Giddings of Atchison, Kansas, third vice presindent; George w. Iillson of Brooklyn. secretary; l.. V. Christy of Wilmington, Del, treasurer; finance com mittee, A J. Eggers of Newark, N. J.. T. c. Hatton of Wilmington, Del, and Robert Mccormick of Detroit. Upon mo- ton made and seconded the secretary was instructed to cast the ballot of the meeting, and the report of the committee was declared unanimously adopted. After .his an adjournment was taken.
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THE WEATHER.

Washington, October 1O.-Forecast for Alabama and Mfssissippi: Fair and warmer Thursday and Friday; light south winds
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the folltth city of the United States in ropula lon. onlv New Yor.-. Philadelphia md Boston had a greater population. and the two ast named were but few thous- Ed in adN ance. This growth in popula- t't ca 1s notwithstanding an average dr. al d t,i rate of nearly SO ger 1000. Dur ing the decade severe yellow iever cpl denies were of frequent recurrence and for two ; ears cholera ragged with death rate in the worst year wn ch removed ssarly Ore-sixth of the total population.
 That the city doubled in population under these conditions speaks volumes for the logic of her location.
 'Afte' 1S40 ale logic of location gave 'v@y to the more memorable logic of death, Fl; the growth of New Orleans, as com pared with other cities. showed favor a5ly orly in the cemeteries From 1S40 to 1860 the death rate averaged about 5S per 1000 of population-far more than double that of other cities
 The war brought an embargo on com n'erce from southern ports. and general cleaning up, with some crude efforts to- ward drainage which reduced the death rate from the decade 1860 to 1870 to about 10 per 1000 despite terrible yellow fever epidemic, which followed tho renewal of commerce. in i2G7
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Signs.

The most difficult work solicited. Hermi- tafS of course
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History of City.

"Fro1l lS3O to 1S40 New Orleans more than doubled her pofilation. passing the ,o0,cO0 mark api reaching the position of
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Fault of Conservatism.

"The main cause which prevented san ftary improvements on an adequate scale was a conservatism which pointed to na- tural difficulties that were claimed 10 be insurmountable. A large element of the population really took pride in saying that the city could not be severed or drained and that the waters of the Mississippi river could not be purified on a scale adequate for public water sup ply. The result of this conservation was that nothing was undertaken.
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Geological Formation.

"It is true that the conditions in every respect were most difficult. New Orleans IS practically in the center of an alluvial plain. which has been built up by the deposit of the silt laden waters of the Mississippi river, which river has. in recent geological times. advanced a coast line 100 miles long an average of about 80 miles into the gulf from tho original gulf coast. This great alluvial plain lies at just about mean tide level and is intersected by old river outlets, along each side of which narrow strip of land has been raised by the heavier deposit from overfows to a few feet above tide level sloping gradually pack to tide level swamps, lakes and bayuos in the rear
 Through accretions of fine silt and through the growth and decay of vegeta- ton. with gradual subsistence of the ac- cumulated moss, new land was being slowly created by the forces of nature
 It's fertility was a temptation not Co be resisted however. and very early Tn the history of the country every available elevation capable of cultivation was taken possession of Gradually levees were con- structed to prevent further overflow from the river. and thereby natures process of gradual filling has been ar
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Growth In Population.

"In 1873. and again in 1878. frightful epi-
 emcs of yellow fever were experienced but the average death rate for the decade as cut down to something lik g per 1000
 After the experience of 1878 the state board ot health was 1e-organized and an fficient quarantine was established at tnc nouth rs the liver, which prevented the lrtroducuon of yellow fever in the decade l's0 to -.90 an 1 the death rate was re- ,'dced tc an average of 2S per 1OO0
 "Fron 1,9O to 1900, condit.cns affecting the hea Fl of ina city ren nllaed substan. tally ar in the preceding decade, except . at yell W fever found entierce through frother sulf DO and reached New Or leans by infection brought rom tnis point in 1897. and was present in the city in decreasing amou' E in 1SJ7 1898 and 1Se9 These visitatio1s of f1ver v-.te not severe and had comparatively small effe ct upon the ',lcalh rate, which averaged about 27 for the decade. standing at that figure for the last two years thereof.
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Located for Navigation.

New Orleans was located solely witt, view of taking every possible advantage of the opportunities for naviga ton which existed. and from this standpoin. the loca tion could not have been better chosen
 "Thc city itself. or that rart of it whlc !
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Conditions Unchanged.

''In 1900 New Orleans had a popula- tion of 2S7, 000 and stod the thirteenth city Of the country in population. Her decline from fourth place, which she occupied in 1S40, may be charged partly to the fact that railroads leading east destroyed the power of inland water transportation to command comeree, and partly to the retarding influences of the war and of the era of so-called reconstruction. when incompetent and corrupt rule plunged the city and state into a sea of debt from which they are only now beginning to emerge But the sanitary condition of the city, and the evil sanitary reputa ton which fingered even as the conditions be- gan to improve. has been the chief cause of her failure to grow from within and to attract growth from without.
 If some power could have reduced the death rate of New Orleans to 20 per 1000 in 1867, and maintained 1t at that rate. there Is little doubt but that she would have had a population of over 500,000 people in 1900
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Local Weather Data.

BIrmingham. October DO, ! ?. m.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1906-09-19
Mrs. Partinston in Court.

~ took my knitting-work and we2t
up into the gallery" said Mrs. Part
ington, the day after visiting one of
the city courts; Il went up into the
gallery, and after I had adjusted my
specs, I looked down into the room,
but | couldn't see any courting going
on. An cid gentleman seemed to be
asking coed many impeftinent
questions-just like some old folks
and people were sitting around m:&-
ing minutes of the conversation. l
don't see how they made out what
was said, for they all told different
stories. How much easier 1t would
be to get along II they were all made
to tell the same story! The case, as
they call It, was given to the jury, but
couldn't see 1t, and a gentleman
with long pole was made to swear
that he'd keep an eye on 'em, and see
that they didn't run away with 1t.
Eimeby in they came again, and they
said somebody was guilty of some
thing. who had just said he was inno-
cent. and didn't know nothing about It
no more than the little baby that had
never subsistence came away soon
erterward: but couldn't help think
ing hcw trying 1t must be to sit there
all day, shut out from the blessed
air.
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TO CLEAN KNIFE BLADES.

Women who do their own work
very frequently dread the, washing Of
the knives, and all too often neglect
cleansing them properly in conse.
quence, when, if only little care was
exercised early in the dish washing
fray but little difficulty would be ex-
perienced. First, wipe OF the blades
of all knives with some soft paper,
then placing all of them in q pitcher
pour Some hot soda water upon them,
allowing it to come ub just to the
handles, not above them:
Leave them until the other dishes
are done, and by that time the matter
of cleansing them will be of very little
moment. WASH singly md quickly in
clean suds, rinse and dry. A potato cut
i'll two is very simple cleanser for
knife blades, or use bath brick or
whiting. Ivory handles can he cleansed
by rubbing with little whiting.
Whiting, wet with alcohol, will clean
fruit spots from mother of pearIy han
dies. Egg stains on silver knives are
best cleaned by wetting, dipping in fine
salt and rubbing with wet cloth. In
the event Of carving knives having
horn handles, stiff brush, ammonia
and water is the best treatment III
putting away silver knives that are not
to be used every day, it IS good way
10 wrap each one in soft tissue paper
first. This prevents furnishing.
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10 Select Site.

Norfolk, Special.-The North Caro-.
lima commission to the jamestown Ex-
position arrived here and, after visit
ing the site of The, North Carolin
building on the exposition grounds
entered into a conference with the
exposition officials on detailed mat
ters including the time Of ground
breaking for the State building,
which it has been proposed should
occur October 9th, the day before
the launching Of the 'battleship North
Carolina at Newport News, October
9Th. This would mean the presence
OF Governor Glenn and several thos-
and North Carolina people who will
attend the launching.
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QiplomacY.

Diplomacy Is matter Of business
though polite business, hedged about
by etiquette and forms and adorned
with few frills. Get behind the ling
erie and the lingo and go to the heart
Of the thing and you will find It very
much like the practice of law. The
man with the best case ought to win,
and when he doesn't and the man
with the poorer case does win 1t is be-
cause he is the better man and knows
better how to present his case and
how to handle it. There is another
popular notion that the American dip
lomatic establishment is weak be-
cause cur representatives abroad con-
tend with men trained all their lives
in the diplomatic school. We have
no permanent diplomatic establish.
ment. Our ambassadors and ministers
abroad are picked from law Offices
editorial rooms and even counting
rooms. Usually they had no prev'ci,
acquaintance with diplomatic work
Yet nine times out Of ten hey are
more than match for the men they
, have to deal with abroad Breadth and
strength of character, knowledge of
human nature and experience gained
in the rough and tumble Of life count
for quite as much as the other fel
lows dilettante culture. 1t is the
judgment of the best observers
throughout the world as the other fel.
ful American lawyers and editors
easily hold their own against their
competitors.-Walter Wellman, in
Success.
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Columbia, S. G., special.-Eighty

Columbia, S. c., Special.-Eighty
per cent of the second primary vote,
at midnight, shows the dispensary
forces to have lost each Of the three
contests for State offices and two out
of the four senatorial sontests. The
majorities Of the anti-dispensary
candidates for Governor and Attor-
ney General have heen steadily in
creasing all night, as. has=the major
ity of Sullivan over Wharton for
railroad commissioner contest. Mr..
Wharton was aligned with the dis
pensary people, though his defeat is
more in the nature of an anti-rail-
road feeling, conviction being
that Mr.. Whorton has been too soft
with the. railroads since he has been
on the board.
The final tabulation with ell coun-
ties heard from, mcrst Of them more
than half completed, slow these gen.
eral results: For Governor. NJ. F.
sAnsel of Greenville, local option, 3S,-
l7S; Richard I. Manning, Of Sumter,
State dispensarg, 27,904; for Ator-
ney General, ]. Frasier Lyon, Of Abb
4beyille, and anti-dispensary and anti
graft, 39,4O5; james w. Ragsdale, of
I Florence, State dispensary, 26,312;
for railroad commissioner, j. III.
Wharton, of Laurens, 2S,605; j. M
Sullivan, sof Anderson, 35, 1875.
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DENIM ON DUTY.

One of the most favored sumner
furnishings Is denimi and, indeed, it
is useful in many rooms all the year
round. AS every one knows, it comes
in all the effective plain colors, as
we'll as in various patterns. the most
attractive OF which are herallic, as a
rule.
It's uses are simply unlimited.
1t is strons and it Is effective, and
1t may be used for anything from
floor coverings to wall coverings. In
addition to this it makes admirable
hangings for windows or doors.
Since the floor of the average sum-
mer retreat is poor; it should be c5y.
cred.
Mating comes first to mind, as a
rule. But mating is bulky to trans
port and more expensive:
Denim is easily managed, and in
cool green, wood brown; oil Gobelia
blue, or other hue, is very agreeable
in every way. 1t is handsomest in
a plain color, though some may pre-
fer tiny figure.
Denim is often used for wainscot-
ing, though this may be 100 ela5-
crate" if tile effect is very rough, as
1t is likely to be in mouptain cabin.
For the summer cottage, though,
this is not likely. And denim may
be used to cover the entire walls,
or it may serve for door and window
hangings. For doors It is especially
liked by those who have no wooden
doors. These extremists admit that
however breezy and charming may be
the doorless arrangement, a portierre
gives pleasing privacy at times.
Denim, too, is very useful for up.
holstering, and for rugs, and serves
il town as well as at the seasideoor
in the mountains:
. +.
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"Texas led in the number Of new
organizations. 33S, and in The amount
Of aggregate capital, $14,57O,0O0,
with Kentucky second iii humber. 81
and in capital, $4,195,0O0; Alabama,
third iii number, IS, but fourth in
capital $2,952,5O0; w. Virginia, 4th.
il number, Sc, and 3rd in capital,
F2,955,OOO; Virginia, fifth ir number.
80, and in capital $2,S76,O00, and
Georgia sixth iii number, 50; and in
capital. $2,S05,0OO. Variations in the
other Southern States are indicated
by the fact that while the % new
national banks in Florida have an
aggregate capital of $2,650,0OO, the
IS of Arkansas have $l,720,00O cap
ital. and while the 30 Of Tennessee
have $1,7S0,0O0 capital, the 81 Of
Maryland have 81 1000 OF capital.
"Of the new banks in the United
States 2,01S, or more than G5 per
cent. of the total, with al aggregate
capital of $52,625.5OO or nearly 80
per cent. OF the total new capital, are
banks Of capital less thau $4,000,
while the 494 new banks of the South
or nearly 6l per cent. Of the total
new ones in that section, having all
aggregate capital Of $l3,215,5OO, or
nearly Is. per cent. Of the aggregate
new capital Of that section are banks
with individual capital less than $780,
OO0u
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A LOCAL MANAGER WANTED.
An Independent Income Assured.

We are going to place at once To-
cal manager in every town or county
in the United States. We want men
and women of character, tact and
perseverance, to represent US. The
reward is complete independence and
a remuneration most generous. Our.
proposition is without exception the
most liberal and best paying one ever
offered capable, ambitious men or
women. You can secure at once a
steady and assured income. Previous
experience is not necessary. All you
need is confidence In your ability.
We have a straight, clean-eut money
maker. 1t is the kind of money
maker that you have been looking
for. There is no limit to the income
that you can make. We want to
hear from every man or woman who
.es to Secure regular income
and are willing to make money. We
have just what You want and can
start you at once. Write us to-day
before others secure your district.
Address CIRCULATION, No. 1872
Main street, Buffalo, N. Y.
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Seemed a Lona Time.

Jim was ten years Of age and OF al
adventurous spirit. Instead of goins
to school, he started out to join a
band Of buccaneers, leaving a letteI
of farewell fer his mother: He hal
gone pretty far alcld when he was
caught in the rain. Growing miserable
and hungry. the young adventurer
then gave up his idea OF a piratical
career and came home very late al
night. He met with a chilling roceD'
ton. The clock licked. his fathers
newspaper cracked. and his sisted Gid
not look up from her book. Even
his mother did not seem to care
whether he had returned or not. The
cat, however, not being in the con-
spiracy of silence, came and rubbed
ag; inst his leg. Jim stopped and pet
ted it, and thenin desperate attempt
to open up the conversation he re.
marked plaintively: SIS this the same
Old cat you had when l went away?'
-Tattle.
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WE'LL PEOPLE TOO
Wise Doctor Gives Postum to Con-
valescents.

A wise doctor tries to give nature
its best chance by saving the little
strength of the already exhausted
natieat. and building up wasted en-
erry with simple but powerful nour-
ishment.
Five years ago." writes DOCTOR
81 commences to use Postum in my
own family instead of coffee. l 'sas
so we'll pleased With the results thaI
had two grocers place it In stock'
guaranteeing its sale.
II then commenced to recommend
it to my patients in place OF conee'
rs y nutritious beverage. The con-
saauence is, every store in town is
now selling it, as it has become g
household necessity in many homes.
Pm sure 1 prescribe Postum is
os,en as any one remedy in the Ma
CTar.a ,fcdica-:n almost every case
Sof .idigestioa and nervousness l
Araai. and with the best results.
= when once introduce it into a
FAMILY. it IS a,.ite sure to remain.
Ahall continue to use it and prescribe
g in families where l practice.
81 "In convalescencc from pneumonia
5sypho;d fever and other cases, l give
as Il liquid, easily absorbed diet
Eou may use my letter as refer
Eence any way you see fit, Name
9s!,tgen b. rostum Co., Battle Creek
l1lch. Read 1.-THE Road to Wel|y!He.
IN pgss, HThsre's o rsaaon:'
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Killed by Live Wire.

Rushville, Ind, Specia Three
worlingmcn were killed by coming
into contact with barbed wire fence
that had been charged with electric
ity from The plant Of The Indianop-
oils and Cincinnati Traction Com
pany. a bolt Of lightning had burn
ed the ins,lator which allowed the
guy wire leading to the fence TO be-
come charged.
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WORST FORM OF ECZEMA
Black splotches All Over race-Anected
Parts s5ow Clear ns Ever-Curcd By
t,,e Cuticura Remedies,

".Abous four years ago was afflicted
i with black sp!otcaes all oyer my face and
few covering my body, which produced
severe itching irritation, and which
caused me q great deal OF annoyance and
suffering, to gu:h all extent that ! was
forced 10 call in two OF the leading ply
sicians Of my town. After thorough ex.
animation OF The dreaded complaint they
announced it to be skin eczema in its
worst form. They treated me for the
same for .no Iea-:h OF cne yen:, but the
treatment did me no good. Eirdly my
husban. purchased gel o. t..,e Cuticura
Remedies, and after nsia, the contents OF
the first bottle of Cuticura Resoivent in
connection with tie Cuticura soap and
Ointment, the breaking out entirely
stoned. continued tie Use of he Cut-
cura Remedies fer six mo tbs, and after
that every sp:,tch : as entirely goae and
the affected parts were lc,t as Gear as
ever. The Cr,lcura Remedies not only
cured me OF TINT 'cadFul dise'ac, eczema,
bl,t other, c7mp',cate4 r sbes as we'll.
I;yyie u. Sledge, $40 Jones Ave, Selma.
Ala. oct %, 1905"
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MissKteMsA0naldl

More than likely you speak the same
words yourself, and no doubt yosl feel
far from well. The cause may be easily
traced to some arrangement OF the fec
male organs which nanifests itselh In,
depression of spirits. reluctance to go
anywhere OF do anything. backache,
bearing-down pains, fatulency, nerv-
business, sleeplessness, or other fe-
male weakness.
These symptoms are but warnings
that there is danger ahead, and unless.
needed life of suffering or serio1s;
operation is the inevitable result.
The never. failing remedy for all these
symptoms is Lydia E. Pinkham's Veg
etable Compound.
Miss Kate Mcdonald OF Woodbridge,
N. j., writes:
Dear Mrs Pinkham:
"Rcstorsd health has meant SO much to me
that cannot help from telling about it for
the sake of other suffering women.
"For long time suffered untold agony
with. female trouble and irregularities,
which made me physical wreck. and no one
thought would recover, but Lydia E. P1ns-
hams Vegetable Compound has entirely
cured me. and made me well and strcng, and
I feel IL my duty to tell other suffering worneu
what splendid medicine it Isl
Fos twenty-five years Mrs. Pinkham,
daughter-in-law of Lydia e. PinlSham,
has under her direction. and since her
decease. been advising sick women free
of charge. Her advice is free and
always helpful. Address; Lynn, Mass,
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Lighthouse FogIlorlls.

A new foghorn signal is being in
stalled at the Needles Lighthouse,
says the London Globe. 1t consists
Of reed trumpets sed by compressed
air. Under favorable conditions the
blast will be heard at distance OF
ten miles from the lighthouse. This
is q distinct advance on the existing
fog-bell, the warning note from
whic;l does not penetrate more than
three miles at the most. When the
fog descends the new apparatus can
be strated instantaneously from air
vessels held in readiness and
charged at 100 pounds pressure. The
duration OF the blast is fiSe seconds
in every fifteen.
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Rioting in San Francisco.

San Francisco, Special.-As an
aftermath to the recent strike on the
United Railroads, a riot broke out
when the street car company started
to march about. 200 strike-breakers
from the car barns at Turk and Fill
more streets to the Ferry building.
Many shots were fired by the armed
guards escorting the men and half a
dozen persons are reported wounded.
The strike-breakers are guarded in
the Ferry building by the police, and
IL men have been arrested. A large
mob is in front of the Ferry build
ing waiting for the police to bring
out the prisoners.