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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-04-22
Ignorance.
From Harper's Magazine.

From Harper's Magazine.
Philip had set his heart on a bicycle
last Christmas and after sundry hints to
his father and mother and daily letters to
Santa Claus, he added a petition to his
prayers, asking the Lord to take a hand
in the matter and see that the bicycle was
forthcoming. His parents were seriously
perplexed, for he was only years old,
and not big enough to ride bicycle, even
if one his size could be found. They
hoped however, that he really meant a
velocipede as all of his playmates had
velocipedes which they called bicycles.
They bought the velocipede, but awaited
Christmas morning with some misgivings,
fearing the child would be bitterly disap-
pointed. What was their establishment
when Philip discovered his gifts to hear
a burst Of merry laughter
What are you laughing at Philip
asked his father.
"Oh, father!" exclaimed the youngster.
IF | haven't got the best Joke on the
Lord He don't know the difference
tween a bicycle and a vlocipede''
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Death Takes an Indiana Terror.

Brazil Qnd) Dispatch to the New York
Herald.
Charles st. John, aged go, known as
st Peter" the Giving skeleton died at
the poor house after living life that
would have killed dozen men.
st. John came to Brazil twenty-five
years ago from New York state to work
in the rolling mills as ''puddler" At
that time he was physical giant. weigh
ing about 225 pounds, and was feet 4
inches in height. For years he followed
his trade until whisky overcame him.
In his prime st. John overpowered
twelve men in one encounter.
He sold his body to a physician of this
city for $50 several years ago.
Sanity consumed an average of half a
gallon of whisky day until few days
before his death.
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~ ssyU S>..
Peoples Savings Bank and Trust COM
bany, as to my honesty for my contracts.
Fully tl1res-fourths Oh my patients have
been treated by some one else before CALI
3hg on me to be cured. Why not come a.
Soon as afflicted? You will save money.
distressing pain and valuable time; be-
Sidss, there Is satisfaction in knowing
that the very best treatment is being
Given you by an honest. competent phys
Nolan. I have treated private troubles
= q specially In the city of Birmingham.
Ala, since August 3, 1887. l cure all rnan-
ar of private diseases. I cure many pa
1lents by mail treatment. Write for prices
and te1ns.
I do not use large advertisements and
false statements to attract patients which
merit has failed to secure. If you fail -
Be curtd by such methods. give me a cal
Ind get well.
Ny offices are the most private ana
quiet in the city. tenth story of the new
First National bank building. corner Of
IN1cond avenue and Twentieth street.
fooms 1006 and 1907. Take one OF the nno
fsvatorS to tenth floor.
Office hours: $3.50 a. m. to 80 = =
ju3axa AArx. to u m
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From the Philadelphia Public Ledger.


In the magnificent palm palace of the
New York Botanical Garden, Bronx
Park, specimen of the most famous OF
all palms, and one of the rarest In Gull
tivation, has just been placed for public
admiration after three years In the
propagating house, where 1t arrived as
a Seeding. This is the double cocoanut
the coco de mer. the coco de Solomon,
the coco DIES Maldives of the French, the
coco Maldivicus of Rumphius, the nux
lmedica of Cluslus, the Sechellarum of
Labillardiere, technically known to botan-
lists nowadays as Lodoicea Maldicica.
This palm has been the subject of more
mystery and more fantastic legends than
perhaps any other tree that grows. 1t is
a native of the Seychelles Islands, on the
northeast coast of Madagascar, the par
adise where the great feather variety
ana others of the most beautiful palms
had their origin, and even here 1t is
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-04-22
Why He Would Be Absent.

From Everybodys
suburban train was slowly working
its way through one of the billiards. Of
"a. Finally 1t came to a dead stop and
all efforts to start 1t again were futile.
In the wee, small hours of the morning
weary commuter, numb from the cold
and the cramped position in which he
had tried to sleep, crawled out OF the
train and noundered through the heavy
snow drifts to the nearest telegraph sta
ton. This is the message he handed to
the operator:
"Will not be at office today. Not home
yesterday yet
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-04-22
Glass Wasting Away.

From the London Globe.
The authorities Of the Royal Museum
at Dresden have discovered glass vase
In one of their showcases, dating from the
eighteenth century, which shows every
sign of suffering from a wasting disease,
and not only Is It wasting away, but the
authorities declare 1t has infected the
other glass vessels in its immediate neigh
borhood.
The vessel has been carefully examined
by experts, and various medicines, ex-
ternally applied, have been prescribed to
stay the progress Of the malady. but to
no purpose
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Trenton Dispatch to New York Times.
Mrs. Frederick c. Cobine. imbued with
the spring cleaning motive, cleared odds
and ends out of dresser drawers today
and burned them In the kitchen stove
She had the range roaring with infamma-
BILE stuff when she suddenly remembered
that there had been an envelope contain
ing $50 in one of the drawers.
She gave one hasty look. The money
was gone.
Mrs. Cobine dashed to the stove, lifted
the lid, and unfinchingly thrust both
hands into the flames to find the en-
velope.
She found it and recovered the scorched
bills but burned her hands badly. When
the notes are redeemed at the treasury
department their value will Just about
pay the doctors bill, but will not com
pensate for the pain Mrs. Cobine suf-
fered,
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Dr.. Y. E. HOLLOWAY
SPECIALIST
PRIVATE DISEASES,


you q perma~
aent cure Ct
private troubles
and that you
may know my
guarantee is re-
liable I refer
you with per.
mission, to The
First National
bank. Alabama
National bank,
Steiner Broth
ers. bankers,
Jefferson Coun-
ty 8 a v l n g q
hank and thu
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RAILWAY SCHEDULES

Showing the arrival and departure of
passenger trains at the Union station.
Birmingham:
directive April Z, 19O7.l
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Put to Many Uses.
sigma

The most difficult work solicited. Hermit.
tage. Of course.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-04-22

Ringleader Flour is pure and
wholesome.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-04-22

found on only three isles of the group,
Praslin, Curieuse and Round Islands,
which are within a half mile of each
other
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Queen and Crescent Route.
Frisco System.
Central of Georgia.
Seaboard Air Line.
Arrive from

Arrive from epart to-
Richmond ..1010 pm Richmond :. 600 am
Richmond ..12:01 PM Richmond =. 2:25 pm
All trains run by central time. Tins
marked thus % are daily except Sunday.
Mexico Missouri message., 1907-05-23

r HE United States government is to
establish Immediately In this city
a criminal Identification bureau. or
what may br called an "Habitual
Criminal Registry" for keeping the
records Of all men convicted OF crimes
against the federal laws. and also all
indicted by grand jurIes OF the United
States courts. The bureau Is to be
under the supervision of the depart.
ment of Justice, and all prisons In the
United States where government pris.
oners are. or have been confined. have
been directed to send their records.
consisting OF photographs. Bertillon
measurement cards and finger.print
Identification sheets Immediately TO
the department OF justice.
a central bureau for the identiGca-
zion OF federal law.breakers has been
urged for some time by criminologists.
Heretofore each prison in the United
States has kept its own records. and a
federal law-breaker could serve a term
In one prison and be freed without the
fact ever becoming known that he had
served a previous term for a similar
Mexico Missouri message., 1907-05-23
GOVERNMENT TO KEEP
WATCH ON CRIMINALS
o0ense in another penitentlary.

o1ense In another penitentlary.
Now all records are TO be classified
In Washington. and not in any OF the
federal jails or prisons. The Bertlllon
measurements. photographs and finger
prints Of the convlcts are TO be taken
and sent 10 the central bureau.
Also the records of all men suspect
ed Of being yeggmen. train or post
office robbers. Those held In federal
jails under indictment, etc, are to be
sent there.
The central bureau will ascertain
the record OF each man from the date
he has. and II one not yet given trial
proves to be an habltual criminal this
fact will be made known TO the prose.
cutting attorney and the Judge preyi
Gus to the hearing, and II the man is
convicted II will mean that he will be
given the limit.
At the present time there are about
5000 known criminals who violate the
government laws. and a close tab Is
TO be kept upon these in the future. It
will 20 hard on a known criminal con-
victed In a United States court here
after.
Mexico Missouri message., 1907-05-23

able case was Strengthened out with
the condemnation of the property by
the city for the Williamsburg bridge
improvements. All Of the heirs. who
include the Havemeyers and other
prominent members of Fifth avenues
-four hundred" had been found and
a decision was rendered in their favor.
When the city has finally paid the
awards. when the court Of appeals has
passed upon certain technical ques-
tons awaiting its decision, and when
all the lawyers have been paid, the
so living descendants of the worthy
old gentleman-provlded no more are
discovered or born meanwhile-will
receive the patrlmony that has been
coming to them during 80 years of lit.
cation. But an average OF 500 to each
person is all that is left OF what was a
large estate half a century ago and
has multiplied in value as many times
as the heirs have multiplied in num-
bers.
Mexico Missouri message., 1907-05-23

musllns and linens as Miss Fish.
Soon after her engagement Miss
Fish secured the services OF a young
woman whose physical dimensions are
those OF herself She sent her TO .Esu.
rope with purchasing commissioner
and these rare garments. with yards
OF rich laces and frou-frous, were pur.
chased. Then they were altered in
size to At Miss Flsh's model. Win had
been posing for nearly three months
for alterations. She also posed for l6
rich gowns.
1t was said that the coming bride
and her mother had had n friendly
dispute concerning the marriage cere-
mony. Mrs. Fish wanted the young
and handsome Rev. DIR. Thomas NJ.
Stires to perform the ceremony In st.
Thomas church.
Miss Fish was willing and anxious
that this should be as her mother de-
sired, but when she learned that the
day on which she had planned to be a
bride 81. Thomas had already been
engaged for another June wedding she
decided TO be married in st. Barthol.
omew's.
Mexico Missouri message., 1907-05-23

FORTUNE emptied her horn right in
i to the lap Of Jerry the Lug early
the other morning. Many times in the
years that the blind man has held his
post outside the Haymarket, through
rain OF shine. she has favored him,
but never had she showered her boun-
ties uraln him In this manner.
Tho Goddess. who has been any
thing nut tickle 70 Jerry the Lug whilo
he has made the Tenderloin hts stamp
ing ground. however false she may
have heen 70 him in his earlier days.
came 20 him in the guIse Of gay
puma LothaYio who had more money
taan l,e could light his cigars with.
rho pInk.faced. loadly-dressed one
with the baby mustache turned up At
the ends came out Of the Haymarket
1ust at the time when the white light
haavlnw In front OF the resoFt was
shifting with palsr radiance IN the
nrnt ntroaks Of daWn.
lsutharlo stopped 81 the spot where
Jerry sat On his eampstooi holding
oul lad Doncils He dug one hand
IN hin trousers pocket and brought
eui = roll that was both Ercen and
rellem ne eaiachsd eqgofA layers
.|I
Mexico Missouri message., 1907-05-23
BIBLE HOUSE Is KNOWN
ALL OVER THE WORLD

almost with the first hardy adyentur-
ers. and will share with Peary the
honor Of discovering the north pole
II he ever discovers II.
Long before China opened even the
FIVE ports TO western trade, far.seelng
men outJide the walls were struggling
with it's ideographs and getting
primitive version of the Bible ready
for the people: and while Japan still
refused to let q foreigner land upon
her shores, translators were picking
up Japanese words from shipwrecked
sailors. and. without dictionary or
grammar, preparing one or another OF
the gospels for the Japanese. Within
two weeks after Admiral Dewey's vic
tory at Manila the task OF translating
the Bible into some OF the "a Ian
guages and dialects of the Philippines
was begun, and now n complete tesla
ment may be had in three OF them or
The gospels In any one of half dozen
others.
Mexico Missouri message., 1907-05-23
Round About New York
Gossip of People and Things
in the Great Metropolis
ROUSSEAU OF MISS FISH
WILL COST A FORTUNE

NJ EW YoRK.-Society circles we're
~ much interested in the news Of
the arrival from Paris OF the $3.50. 900
trousseau OF Miss Marian Fish. daugh.
ter OF Mr.. and Mrs. Stuyvesnnt Fish.
who Ia to BE- married In June TO Albert
Seabriskic gray.
This trousseau contains a wedding
gown which alone cost $4,000. On II
are some of the rarO old laces worn
in the coronation robes OF Empress
Catherine OF Russia. Experts In
Paris who watched the proceedings Of
maldns the remarkable garments say
that they cannot be duplicated for
$3.50 900.
)f the i6 gowns included in the
troisseau ten cost in excess o. $4,000
eacl. II Is predicted that the bride
win display the most dazzling assert.
ment Of ball. dinner, opera. street and
carriage gowns of any woman In socl.
ETY..
II requires six great cedar chests to
hold the lingerie OF the trousseau. In.
cidentally II is said that no bride in
this country or in any other country
ever had such an assortment Of dainty
Mexico Missouri message., 1907-05-23
ESTATE SETTLED AFTER
YEARS OF LITIGATION

VNHE Daniel Riker was gathered
w to his fathers in 1850 he left to
his five heirs a large estate and
quantity of trouble which has kept
his memory green even unto this day.
The estate was administered in
trust until 1873, when a dissatisfied
legatee started the trouble by bring
INK n partition suit. Then began q
series of legal technicalitles, court de-
Jaws, quests for missing heirs, In
which thousands of dollars were
spent; the disappearance and death OF
others and the birth Of children and
grandchildren TO the original legatees
IA tale which has no parallel except
ia the celebrated case OF Jarndyce
Va. Jarndyco, which Charles Dickens
wove into his novel OF 'Bleak House"
Lawyers came into the case and died;
persons interested In fighting the
action passed away and others took
their places.
Less than a month ago the remark
Mexico Missouri message., 1907-05-23
JERRY THE LUG RECEIVES
VISIT FROM MR.. BOUNTIFUL

and threw them into the cigar box
which dangled from q string from the
blind mans neck. Jerry's intelligent
fingers knew the feel OF real green
and yellowbacks. but they roamed
several times over the twenties, tens
and ones while he accustomed himself
TO the touch. He could pick out the
bills OF high denomination from the
one,dollar bills. for their surface was
smoother; but not until he had called
a special Waterman did he learn that
he had fallen heir to $50.
The Tenderloin 10 wondering how
long Il viii take Jerry 70 see the bot
tom OF his little pile and whether soy.
eral nights would pass before it again
heard the tap. tap OF Kentucky
Colonel. Kentucky Colonel Is Jerry'a
best friend II is his stout walking
aliek. his guide ON his journeys and
HIS ntnnch supporter in days Of
trouble. Jerry y about 50 years cid
now ana familiar TO everyone who
knows the fendericln By night. Ho
and Mntchoh Mary. who recently died
IN klslIevue woro the bestknoWn
characters ia the district Jerry has
always been pagt ps lhs Tendof,oln
Mexico Missouri message., 1907-05-23

er. who went into service when Gen.
Grant became president, says this
same crow was stationed near the
house when he first took up a humble
position there. And we all know"
said this old fellow, that as weather
prophet he can give cards and spades
to the bureau officers and beat them"
There is no one OF the officials, high
or low. who will venture conjecture
concerning this crows age. Their
guesses range anywhere from % years
to time when the memory OF man run.
meth not TO the contrary, but there is
a consensus that no matter how old
he is he is a wise bird
That he possesses some influence Is
evident from the fact that his forecast
OF the weather for Easter prevented
the ladies' OF some OF the members
of the minor offices about the White
House from venturing out and rIsk.
Ing a detriment to their headgear.
How long this old fellow will re.
main with us no one can tell" said
one OF the clerks. HE knows he has
good place where no hunter can
take a pot shot at him and no wanton
little boy car Lurl rock at him, SO
he 10 wise enough TO stand pat"
Mexico Missouri message., 1907-05-23
Washington Day by Day
News Gathered Here and There
at the National Capital
MRS. R00SEVELT'S FAD Is
COLLECTING OLD CHINA

xUASHINGTON.-"Whcn everybody
w Is somebody. nobody is anybody
at all" as the clever gondoller re.
marks 10 the Sullivan opera. so II is
at the capital In the large and grow.
ing class OF "somebOdlcs." the woman
who wants TO make her mark has to
he different Even Mrs Roosevelt
seems to recognize that fact and rather
than be classed with the average she s
making hcr personality felt along
many lines To begin with Mrs.
Roosevelt, having set the national
taste toward black for street wear and
white for indoor occasions. switcl ed
on to the other extreme and now
wears rather amazing combinations.
No one except the presidents wife
could have hoped to put on snuffy-
looking brown for a great wedding
and not be classed with the do Nds.
Yet Mrs Roosevelt did this very thing,
and this winter saw innumcrGble dark
brown and indigo blue afternoon and
evening toilets. a radical departure
from what Paris calls good form"
Mrs. Roosevelt has chosen to ally
herself with that part OF society which
goes IN Tor uplifting.
Mexico Missouri message., 1907-05-23
WISE WHITE HOUSE CROW
is OLD WEATHER PROPHET

M ANY folks in this city as well as
IVA elsewhere have been talking about
the old crow which is known to have
established his headquarters long ago
In the White House grounds and
whose skill as an augur has been ad.
vanced recently by warning he gave
that Easter Sunday would certainly be
a moist and unpleasant day.
To the east Of the mansion on the
north front, in a little grove Of elms.
the old bird has his habltation. Gen.
orally he occupies a tree very near to
the north portion. There Is a large
hollow In the trunk Of this tree and In
the topmost branches his sable plum.
age is yearly always To be seen. Some
of the policemen on duty about the
grounds keep an eye on the old fell
low az times. but the majority Of them
ignore him. Il have as much as can
do" said one OF the bluecoats when
the subject OF the crows methods was
mentioned TO him. Ito keep my atten.
diOn riyeted upon tho crowds OF people
that swarm mere every day without
giving any thought TO the crow"
But there are others about the
White House who have paid consider
able attention TO him. One old retain
Mexico Missouri message., 1907-05-23

r o THE eye Of the casual observer
the dull red brick building on AS.
tor place, known as the Bible House,
has been dwarfed almost into insignia.
canoe by the skyscrapers growing up
around Il; but 1t is still the headquar.
ters OF a work whose records make a
fascinating history OF heroism, adven.
ture and devotion to a cause, and Il
is probably the most widely known
building IN the world to-day. In the
IS years Of its life II has sent Bibles
to the remotest corners OF the earth
a grand total Of 100000 of them
printed in more than $50 languages.
There Is scarcely a spot In tho
known world. civilized or uncivliized.
where the name OF the Bible House
has not bene heard. nor one which the
American Bible society has not
reached through It's army Of colpor-
tours. It was in Africa with Living
stone and Stanley and n the Austria
lian bush and the islands Of the sea
Mexico Missouri message., 1907-05-23

lVl writes:
az have suffered with kidney and
bladder trouble for ten years past.
Last March l commenced using
Peruna and continued for three months.
have not used 1t since, nor have felt
q pain.
4" believe that am we'll and there
fore give my highest commentator to
the curative qualities of Peruna."
Pe-ru-nS for Kidney Trouble.
Mrs. Geo. II. Simser, Grant, Ontario,
Can, writes:
" l had not been well for about four
years. had kidney trouble, and. In
fact, feH badly nearly all the time.
This summer / got so very bad I
thought would try Peruna, so wrote
toyou and began at once 10 take Peruna
and Manalin.
II took only two bottles of Peruna
and one of Manalin, and now / feel
better than have for some time.
81 feel that Pcruna and Manalin cured
me and made different woman OF me
altogether. bless the day picked up
the little book and read of your Pcruna.n
IL Is the business Of the kidneys 10
reaioPe from the blood an poisonous
materials They must be active all tho
time, else the system suffers. There are
times when they need little assistance.
Pcruna is exactly this sort of a REM
edy. IL has saved many people from
disaster by rendering the kidneys SER
vice Mt time when they We're not able
TO bear their own burdens.
Mexico Missouri message., 1907-05-23
ADVICE FROM ONE WHO KNEW.
Proof Of Dire Results That Follow
Change Of Occupation.

When was district attorney" said
Judge Sweeney, OF Shasta county, Cali
fornia. II secured the conviction Of
Montana Jack, a highwayman, who
was something of a humorist When
asked by the Judge whether he had
anything TO say against sentence be-
ing passed upon him Jack admitted
that he had no protest TO make. but
that he would like to give a few words
Of advice to the young men in the
room. Permission being granted. Jack
said:
Boys, my advice to you is TO stick
to whatever you are dom. Don't
change your occupation. or you'll
never got along In the world. Look
at me. was a successful burglar for
years. never got caught, and collared
lots CT dough. Then turned high
wayman and got caught in my first
hold-up. And here am. all the result
Of changing my occupation. What
ever you are. boys. stick to it,
Woman's Home Companion.
Mexico Missouri message., 1907-05-23
the ROAD TO SUCCESS.

Tim youthful iokesmith stood IN the
suguEt presence OF the great editor
With trembling fingers he united the
string around his batch OF jokes and
laid them on the editors desk.
Il have brought you some Jokes" he
said. with unsteady voice. Would you
care to look them over?"
we have no use whatever for now
Jokes" replied the editor gruffiy. as he
turned TO other work on his desk.
hut these" said the young joke.
smith. ARE not new. Some Of them
are at least 20 years old"
With a cry OF JOY the great editor
grasped the iokesmith's hand. accept.
ed the jokes. and handed him a pure
fivocent Havana. union made cigar
Milwaukee Sentinel.