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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-03-23
A WOMAN'S APPEAL.

To all knowing sufferers of rheumatism
whether muscular or OF the joints, sciat-
rca, lumbago, backache, pains in the
kidneys or neuralgia pains, to write to
her for home treatment which has re-
peatedly cured all of these tortures. She
feels 1t her duty to send it to all suf-
ferers FREE. You cure yourself at home
as thousands will testify-no change of
climate being necessary. This simple dis
covery banishes uric acid from the blood,
loosens the stiffened joints, purifies the
blood and brightens the eyes. giving elias
ITCHY and tone to the whole system. If
the above interests you, for proof address
Mrs. NJ. Summers. Box 400, South Bend.
Ind.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-03-23
COLUMBUS BANK TO
HAVE NEW BUILDING
Underwear companys Plant Sold for
$4,000 After a Financial Mix-up
Which Caused a Close.

Columbus, Miss. Maren 22.-(special.)-
The board of directors of the Columbus
Insurance and Banking company last
night awarded tho contract for their new
building to D. S. McClanahan Of this city.
The new building viii be six stories high,
equipped with steam heat, elevators and
all other modern improvements, and will
be one of the best office buildings in the
state. The bank VIII occupy the entire
lower floor.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-03-23
Elections Non-PoIitical.

1t now looks as though Mayor Samues
Blackwell of New Decatur will have no
opposition for reelection at the city cleo
ton to be held May Z. He has been
Mayor for the past two terms, and owing
to the prosperity and progress of his ad-
ministration of the citys affairs it is con-
sdered quite doubtful If a man could be
found in New Decatur who could defeat
him for another term.
clerk. marshal and four aldermen are
To be elected at the same time that u
Mayor is elected. As yet but very few
candidates nave announced for these Of
fees. There are no announced candidates
for aldermen. Clerk Guy r. Ponder and
Marshal A. J. Lacy have announced as
candidates for reelection to their respec-
tive offices. William B. Scott has also
announced for city marshal and Henry
E1artung has announced for city clerk.
Politics has never played any part in
the former municipal elections in New De-
catur Every man who runs for office
makes the race soley on his personal mer-
its. The city has had several republican
and several democratic Mayors but they
were not elected as such a. c. Frey,
stauneh republican, was the city's first
Mayor Capt. Samuel Blackwell, the pres
ent Mayor. is a lifelong democrat. but
politics was not mentioned in the cleo
tion of either.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-03-23
New Rifle Plactic..

Capt. Roy c. Horton of Dck Adams
Rifles, Company f. Alabama National
Guard, is doing much to improve his al
ready excellent company. lie has just
located on the Wilder place, few miles
out Of the city, target practice grounds,
where regular practice will b, had.
Just now Captain Horton is making ar
rangements to take his company on a ten
days trip to the jamestown exposition.
They expect to leave here within the next
few weeks. About fifty men will so on
the trip.
This company will be inspected by a
United States army officer IN Wednes-
day night March 81.
Company L ranks as one of the best
companies of the state milith, and their
armory in New Decatur is said to be one
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-03-23
To Organize Lodge.

A new lodge of the Junior order Uni-
ted American Mechanics is soon to be or
ganized at Austinville. a suburb of this
city, with a charter list of abort thirty.
Another lodge of this order will soon
be organized at Moulton, the county seat
of Lawrence county, with a carter list
of about fifty.
This is fast becoming one of The strong
est secret orders in Alabama. There are
already five lodges in this county with a
membership of something like go.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-03-23
Notice.

On.se of the Alabama State Land Co.
Birmingham, Ala, March %. 1907.
Notice is hereby given that the annual
meeting of the stockholders of this com
pany for the purpose of electing "A board
of directors for the ensuing year, and
for the transaction of such other bus
mess as may come before the meeting
w be held at the office of the com
pany. in the city OF birmingham, Ala,
Monday April Is. 1907 AT 10 O'Clock a IN.
g. order Of the board. f. II. EATON.
3-2-f-1-S Secretary
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-03-23

Mrs. Fanny Black died Wednesday
night at the residence of Mrs. II. Rosenaui
on Greensboro street about $50 o'clock.
Mrs. Black was formerly Miss May Love
man of Cleveland, o. The remains We're
carried to Cleveland for interment.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-03-23

The Columbus Underwear company's
plant was sold at public cutlery yester-
day and brought only $4,000. This is the
mill established here about two years
ago by the eastern capitalists from Co
hoes n Y. The three local banks each
put In 100000 cash money, while the east
crn promoters claim that the maehin-
cry and other stuff they sent here was
worth about $4,000. Financial entangle-
ments. after a short while of operation,
caused the mill to close down and bank
ruptey proceedings soon followed. Tho
sale yesterday is the outcome. The Mer-
chants and Farmers bank, one of the
local institutions. bid In the mill, and it
is understood will soon have the plant IN
operation.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-03-23

Mrs A. B. McEachin returned yester-
day from a visit to Chicago. She was
accompanied by Mrs. Letourneau, a lead
ing society woman of Chicago, wife of
DR.. Letourneau, one of the most distin-
guished physicians of the Windy City.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-03-23
House SLIGHTLY DAMAGED.

Huntsville. March 22.-(Speclal Tho
residence of Robert Phillips on Walker
street was slightly damaged by fire this
morning. which originated from a heater
In the conservatory.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-03-23

Work has already commenced on the
tearing away of the Maxwell home on the
lot that was sold for the court house Site
This Is to be in Readiness for work to be
commenced after the opening of the
sealed bids for bonds, which will occur
April 2. ...-z.s.-.-.. 5sz7zzzs-z=H
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-03-23

For Atlanta take Southern
Railway, now running parlor
Car on their morning train leav-
ing 6:15, waiting on no connec-
ton.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-03-23

Robert Fitch of Japan, a missionary
from this country. Is In Columbus visit
ing his sister, Miss Alice Fitch, member
of the faculty of the Industrial institute
and college. Miss Fitch was hostess at
a large reception in the Music hall yes
terday afternoon, In which many people
had the pleasure of meeting her brother.
Since coming to Columbus, DR.. Fitch has
delivered some informal talks, which have
been instructive and pleasant to people
interested in missionary work.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-03-23

of the best equipped and neatest in tho
state.
The new Catholic church building in
New Decatur Is almost completed. 1t VIII
cost $50, Co., and will be one of the finest
churches in this part of the state.
The new church will be dedicated soon
after Easter, but the date has not as yet
Hyn1
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-03-23

j. W. Lipscomb has secured over 500
names of registered voters to a petition
asking that the City Council name the
new city school THE j. NJ. Barrow Me-
mortal School," In concentrating the
late J. NJ Barrow, who was for so long
principal of city schools In Columbus. and
who is largely responsible for the present
state of efficiency now enjoyed by the
public schools here. The council first de-
cided to name the school THE Southside
School," and this petition was soon
started.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-03-23
Mrs. Cabaniss Dies.

Huntsville, March 22.-(Special Mrs
Virginia Shepherd Cabanss, aged So
years, died last night at her home on
Randolph street after 4an illness OF sev-
eral weeks. She was one of the Oldest
residents of Huntsville and was a life
long member of the Episcopal church.
She was the widow of the late Septimus
Cabiness, for many years one of the most
prominent citizens of this section. She
was a sister of Capt. Charles O. Shep-
herd and of Miss S. f. Shepherd and
mother of Miss Fannie Cabaniss regis
ter in chancery. Her other surviving
children are Mrs. b. L. Roberts of
Gainesville, Ala, Rev. Charles Z. Caba-
Miss of Wayerly Mills, S. c., and S. y.
Cabanss of Washington
TRY Galdarc' cponia1 NOR
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-03-23

hoped that the road will soon be con-
structed.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1907-08-02
An Ingenious Accusation.

''The favo-ite horse Of the Chinese
Emperor ISL" said a Chinese states
man, "died through negligence on the
part of the royal master of the horse.
The emperor was 50 enraged at this
that he drew his sword and would
have run the careless functiopary
through the body
But the learned mandarin, Yen
tse, struck up the emperor's sword,
saying:
"'Sire, this man has not yet been
formally accused of any crime He de-
serves to die, but his accusation should
come first. 1t is the law
"'Well' said the emperor, tell me
what he has done
Listen, you rogue said the man
DARN, turning to the trembling master
Of the horse-'listen to a catalogue of
your heinOus offenses. In the first
place, you have allowed a horse to
perish that his majesty had intrusted
to your care. In the second place, it
is on your account that the emperor
became so eXasperated that he was
actually on the point of disgracing
himself in all his peoples eyes by
killing a man for the sake of horse
Enough said the emperor, appre-
ciating the rebuke. Let him go. He
is pardoned.'
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1907-08-02
THE FREEZING PROCESS.
Why 1t Is That Ice at Times VIII
Crack or Burst.

Ice never bursts from freezing. AS
soon as the liquid of which it is COM
posed is frozen solid expansion ceases.
The cracking or bursting of ice is
brought about in this way: When wa
ter is subjected to extreme cold ice
crystals will gradually form on its sur
face until the same are covered with a
thin coat of what appears TO be wet
snow. From this outer coating of ice
crystals all subsequent freezing goes
downward, the ice thickening accord
ing to the degree of cold. The water
which is being converted into ice now
begins to expand, creating pressure
upon the unfroZen water below This
pressure is both downward and out
ward, and in case the water under OBJ
ServatiOn is in a vessel the sides and
bottom of the receptacle supply the re-
sistance.
As the freezing process continues the
pressure upon the confined water and
air in the interior of the bulk increases
until something yields. If the vessel
be stronger than the ice stratum that
has formed over the surface the layer
of ice will be bent upward at the CEN
ter, that being the weakest point, on
account of the fact that the outer
edges of the CONCEALED mass are frozen
fast to the sides of the vessel in which
the experiment is being made. In this
condition the center of the ice contin-
ues to rise or bulge until it bursts
from the resistance of the water below.
Could the vessel be tapped from below
and the water drawn off no amount Of
freezing would be sufficient to crack
or bulge the ice layer ON the surface.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1907-08-02
A Savage Poison.

The juice of the green pineapple is
accredited in Java, the Philippines
and throughout the far east generally
with being blood poison Of most
deadly nature. 1t is said to be the
substance with which the Malays poi
son their kreeses and daggers and to
be also the Ginger nail'' poison for
merly in use among the aborigine Jaw
anese women almost universally.
These women cultivate q nail on each
hand to a long, sharp point, and the
least scratch from one of these was
certain death.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1907-08-02
Germany's Strict Laws.

In no country is the government
more strict than in Germany. If for
eigner wishes to remain in a town for
some days he must take his passport
TO the police and receive in exchange
for it. together with a siXpenny piece,
a permit card, which entities him to
remain there for six months. The
passport is pigeOnhOled. If, however,
you desire to change your lodging
both you and your landlord must give
notice to the police. This system rec
ommends itself not little, for it pre-
vents pauper immigration. No Ger
man is allowed to leave the country
unless he can show he has done the
military service required of him. If
man is on the point Of starting he must
delay his departure until he gets a
passport showing that he is free
man
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1907-08-02

caramels like the ones you brought me
yesterday" seriously.
She was silent a moment, evidently
evolving new thought.
Il have such a lovely plan,'' she CUR
s.ed. 1--WE decided not to be your
wife. I'd rather have a favver. It's
been such long time since 1 had any
favver."
Drayton caught her Up in his arms
Sweetheart, you are the dearest little
girl father ever had," and his eyes
were moist.
When the room had been admired,
and the picture of Princess Goldilocks
kissed fervently, and the housekeeper
had given her cream puff, they went
back to the garden.
A slender girl in the other garden
ran to the dividing hedge.
'Oh, Louise, mamma has been 50
very uneasy about you! Where have
you been, dearie?"
Pm afraid it's my fault" Drayton
said contritely. Il took her to look at
some pictures, and we forgot the
time"
The child held on to his fingers i'm
pulsively. "Oh. mamma, this is my
new papa. You are doing to marry
him at once. and we are doing to live
in his house. You know you said his
garden was ever so much prettier than
ours
The wOmans face, vivid crimson,
looked into the embarrassed face Of
her neighbOr Finally a twinkle came
into her eyes. and a dimple wavercd
near the corner of her mouth.
He saw the twinkle and thought it
and the dimple the most fascinating
combination he had ever seen.
I'D be glad to come over and ar
range the details with you at your
earliest convenience" he suggested
audaciously.
Mamma, do marry him, please
please dOr' begged the child Mamma,
he'll bring you lovely caramels."
'Will you reallyY the mother
laughed
Pounds of 'em!" emphat;cally. "SIay
come over soon and get acquainted? %
he begged.
She looked at his well cut features
and saw the frank admiration in his
eyes.
Il suppose it's proper, Mr.. Drayton.
You see, l know your sister"
"Then I'm coming over this evening
and sit on your front porch. If you
know my sister, you'd be greatly lack
ing in hospitality if you didn't let me
call"
Il would hate to seem inhOspitable."
There was a note of shyness in her
voice.
He reached over the hedge and put
the child in her mothers arms. She
put her plump little arms around his
neck in an overflow of affection.
"Goodby, favver," she said
"GOOdby, baby" he called after her,
and as the mother went toward the
house in the gathering twilight she
was suddenly conscious of the lowell
ness of the rose garden and the scent
of the roses in the air and that in her
heart there was a tiny new feeling,
warm and tender
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1907-08-02
Il MIGHT Have Been Morse.

Mark Twain, during one of his lee
ture tours, was waiting at a station
Tor delayed train. The lecture COM
mittee and several townsmen were
with him and talking their best to pass
the time away. One man told about a
frightfully unhealthy town he had read
about, and it was a grewsome tale Of
dying and burials and that sort. 1T
might have been worse" Twain fol-
lowed, in his slow and direct manner.
Il lived in that same town for two
years, and l never died Once-not a
single time" The way he said it
seemed to daze the crowd, and not n
man said a word in response. "Of
course you may think Pm lying" the
humOrist continued, land I'm sorry, for
l can't get any witnesses to testify
that 1 didn't, because everybody else
that lived there is dead"
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1907-08-02
Character In the Eyebrows.


An arched eyebrow does not indicate
the highest order of intelligence, but
is expressive of great sensibility.
Scant growth of the eyebrows denotes
lack of vitality. On the contrary,
heavy, thick eyebrows Indicate Il
strong constitution and great physical
endurance. They are not beautiful on
a woman's face, however much they
may signify either mental or bodily
vigor, and when they are not only
heavy, but droOp and meet at the nose
they are disagreeable and are said &c
accompany an iDsincere and prying
nature. Long, dropping eyebrows. ly-
ing wide apart, Indicate an amiable
disposition. Where the eyebrows are
lighter in color than the hair the iEdi-
cations are lack OF vitality and great
sensitiveness.
Family defined eyebrows placed high
above the nose are signs of Incidence
and weakness. Very black eyebrows
give the face an intense and searching
expression. When natural, they ac-
company passionate temperament
Very light eyebrows rarely are seen on
strongly intellectual faces, although
ithe color of the eyebrows is not ac-
{cepted simply as denoting lack of in
ltelligence. The form gives the key
J to the faculties and their direction
Red eyebrows denote great fervor and
ambition: brown. medium between
the red ana black.-Exchange
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1907-08-02

The meanest man has been located
in Philadelphia. He dropped a large
roll of bills on the street, and a boy
who found it returned the money to
him. Counting the bundle carefully.
the ovvnc- nut it in his pocket. My
son. he said benignly to the boy, Il
am rcjoiced to see that you are guided
by lofty principles, and as an earnest
of my appreciation shall refrain from
charging you interest for the time you
have had my money"
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1907-08-02
Breaking 1t Gently.

Laura" said Mr.. Ferguson as he
buttered a biscuit and passed his cof-
fee cup for a second filling, 81 don't
miss anything. but after had come in
last night, about 11:3O, 1 found the
house had been broken into. Some
body had smashed pane of glass in Il
basement window, crawled inside and
made his way up the stairs to the first
floor. There hasn't been anything dis
turbed in the pantry, the china closet
or the SidebOard has there?"
NO." answered Mrs. Ferguson
"But, mercy, who could it have been
and what do you suppose he wanted !"
Il suspect" he rejOined, clearing his
throat, that I-er-did it myself and
that 1 wanted to get inside without
disturbing anybody. You had all gone
to bed, and had left my latchkey in
my other trousers. 1t will cost about
% cents to repair the basement Win
dow. The weather man, 1 see, pre-
diets possible showers for today
Chicago Tribune.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1907-08-02

mice" is one of the exceptional
words which have risen on the scale
and improved with age. 1t is from the
Latin "nescius" and originally signi-
fed ignorant. To Chaucer it regularly
meant foolish-"Wise and nothing
nice" In Sponsors time it still meant
effeminate From general fOOlishness
there was probably first specializa-
ton to foolish fussiness about trifies.
Then the idea of ignorance dropped
out. and the word meant particular
about details, accurate. 1t was credit
able TO be a mice" observer or to
show nice judgment. And so in the
end the positively agreeable meaning
Of today was evolved.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1907-08-02
Longest Year on Record.

The year b. c. 4G, by order of Julius
Caesar, the then reigning Roman en-
peror, contained 40 days. To clear
away all the confusion which had pre-
viously existed in reconciling the lunar
with the solar year, Caesar, with the
help of SOsigenes, an Alexandrian as
tronOmer, undertook thorough reform
of the calendar. He effected it by
making the year now called As B. c.,
''the year of confusion" consist of 40
days and the succeeding years of 500
days, with the exception of every
fourth year, which was to consist of
366. This method is called the Julian
calendar
The number Of days in the months
/ from January to December before
Caesars time had been respectively %,
%, 81, %, 81, %, 81, %, 90, 81, %, %.
These numbers Caesar changed to 81
and 80 alternately, with the exception
of February, which was to have % IN
ordinary years and 80 in leap years
In honor of himself he changed to
July the name of the month that fol-
lowed June. The pontiffs in applying
the Julian calendar went wrong by in
sorting leap year every three years in
stead of every four years, and this
continued till the year now called s
B. c., when the Emperor Augustus
ordained there should be no leap year
for twelve years, which made leap
year occur in A D. At the same
time Augustus gave his own name TO
the month following July, adding one
day to it, which he took away from
February.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1907-08-02
THE "GWEED NEEBORS."
A Belief In Fairies Still Exists In Parts
of Scotland

A Belief In Fairies Still Exists In Parts
Of Scotland.
There still fingers a widespread be-
lief in the north of Scotland that the
fair folk" Or ''gweed neebors." as
the fairies are called, still live in the
hills, and during the first days of con-
valescence a mother must be jealous
ly guarded lest one of the wee people,
come and rob the child of it's nOurish-
ment Sometimes they succeed in car
rying off the mother. Here is one OF
the superstitious legends:
A north country usher had q fine
child. One evening a beggar woman
entered the hut and went up to the
cradle to gaze into the eyes of the
babe. From that time good health left
it, and a strange look came into it's
face, and the mother was troubled An
old man begging for food passed that
way When he caught sight of the
child he cried:
That's nae a BARN. It's an image,
and the gweed folk has stoun his
speerit"
ThereupOn he set to work to recall
the fishers BARN. A peat fire was
heaped high on the hearth and black
hen held over it at such distance that
it was singed and not killed. After
some struggling the hen escaped up
the lum. A few moments elapsed,
and then the parents We're gladdened
by the sight of happy expression
once more on the child's face. 1t throve
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1907-08-02
Three Kinds of Lightning.

The Etruscans of old believed that
there were three kinds of lightning
one incapable of doing any injury, an
other more mischievOus in its character
and consequently only to be issued with
the consent of a quorum of twelve
gods, and third carrying mischief in
its train and for which a regular de-
cree was required from the highest di-
whites in the Etruscan skies. Curl
ously enough, modern scientific men
agree with the view that there are
three kinds of lightning, but their vari-
cites differ from the Etruscans. The
first is known rs fOrked lightning and
runs in zigZag lines, the second as sheet
lightning, because it is seen in q body,
and the third as globe lightning, as it
sometimes runs in the shape of a ball.
The latter variety is rather slow III
moving.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1907-08-02
Mnisten the RnttnnhnIe-

Every man knows the difficulty and
agony of a refractory collar stud. With
a breakfast to eat, a train to catch
and an appointment to keep, few
things are more maddening than the
collar which simply will not ally itself
to the stud. But few things are so
easy to remedy. All that is necessary
is to dip the thumb and forefnger ia
water and slightly moisten the obsti-
nate buttonhole. Then the stud slips
in without a murmur.