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The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-07
THE DECATURS.

Decatur. April 6.-(special)-Mrs Max J. Cohn is home from Louisville, Ky.
 The Rev. and Mrs. John S, Parks are at home after a visit to Birming- ham.
 Mrs. T. l.. Baker is visiting in Florida
 Capt. and Mrs. Roy c. Horton have returned from a visit to St. Louis.
 Mrs James l.. Walker of Louisville, Ky. has returned home after visit here.
 MT. and Mrs. D. W. speake. Jr., are home after a visit to Danville.
 Mrs. Alyoe Pettus of Madison visited here this week. Mrs. Ferguson is visiting in Gunters- vile.
 Miss Lizzie Crawford of Athens visited here the past week. Miss Geneive Yeatman of Huntsville visited here the past week. MT and Mrs. Wade of Pulaski, Tenn, were the guests of MT. and Mrs. J. H. McNeil.
 Miss Annie Belle wiggins of Bella Nina, is visiting here. Miss Maria Evylin Calvin is visiting in Athens
 Miss Tranine Wiggins and sister, Mrs. Chunn of Flint are visiting here. Mr. and Mrs. John Raney and Miss | Myrtle Simmons of Athens were the guests of MT. and Mrs. F. R. Raney this week. Miss Gertrude Wheelan of Huntsville Is here. Mrs. J. H. McNeil entertained Friday | afternoon in honor of her guest Mrs. Wade of Pulaski, Tenn. Card games were on the programme. Thursday night MT. and Mrs. H. B. Scott entertained a number of friends at luncheon after the theatre in honor of MT. and Mrs. Wade of Pulaski, Tenn. A meeting of the Ladies' Benevolent society of the decaturs was held Wednes- day afternoon.
 Miss. Annie Lou Spight received the O. T. club on Friday afternoon in most pleasant manner. Lost Heir was the game of the afternoon. The meeting came to close after refreshments were served.
 charming meeting of the Just We Girls club was held with Miss Beatrice Wortham on Thursday afternoon.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-07

39c yard for 50c Washable Silks-pretty checks, stripes and figures, all fast colors.
 39c yard for 59c Polk dot Pongees-a large variety of dots and rings, all colors, 24 inches wide.
 39c yard for 69c Jap Silk -36 inches wide, washable, bright and lustrous.
 95c for $1.25 black Water proof Jap Silk-best Lyons dyed Jap Habutai Silk, 36 inches wide.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-07

Fifteen mules consigned by a timber contractor will be sold at the auction sale of Fies c iSons, Tuesday, April 9th.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-07
At 98c

Any $125 or $1.39 Waist in the house on sale at this remarkably low price.
 There are fourteen styles in the lot-so many that there is not room here for de- scription, but it is enough to say that the values cannot be equaled for less than $175 and $2.00.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-07

S1.5O and S2.0O fine shapes for $1.00. Nearly fifty diff erent shapes to choose from all colors, including burnt and natural stfaws.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-07

S5c and 50c Flowers for 25c. Many of our best 35c and soc numbers in this lot, roses, daisies lilies, etc.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-07

75c and $1.00 Sailors, 5Oc. Something for every day, in new effects, black and white and combinations.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-07

We have on sale half a dozen styles in lingerie and lawn, beautifully trimmed with the best laces and embroideries, ex- elusive styles and patterns that are seen elsewhere at $2.75 to $3.50. Either long or short sleeve-open front or back.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-07
Our April Millinery Sale Begins Tomorrow

millinery ande  This sale will appeal to the who having bought costly adwea  III those who not Ire o payhg HI STYLE AND CORRECTNESS
  lcolos andco binaton
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-07

19c for 29c White Jap Silk 20 inches wide.
 29c for 39c White Jap Silk PA inches wide.
 39c for 59c White Jap Silk -27 inches wide.
 39c for 59c White Jap Silk -36 inches wide.
 69c for $1.00 White Jap Silk-36 inches wide, heavy weight.
 85c for $1.25 White Jap Silk-36 inches wide, extra heavy.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-05-23

be another way OF trying to reach
people who want to do away with
themselves in addition TO the plan
now being tried by the Salvation
Army's anti-suicide bureau. His sug-
gestion is that there may be, in addi-
tion to treatment by special bureau
before the attempt and treatment
after the attempt, still another
kind of treatment by societies; name
ly, that of visiting all persons who
notify such societies that they need
counsel, sympatt. and advice.
Charity" says the article, "may,
In speedy response to such requests,
aid in preventing not only poverty
but self-destruction.
Superintendent Armstrong, OF Bel
levue, in commenting on the facts
disclosed, says that while the conclu-
sion that poverty plays but little part
seemed to be Justified, he was not
prepared to say that attempts at self
destruction were largely due to men.
tai arrangement.
II think that you are correct" he
says, that the causes that lead to at
tempts at suicide are not such gener-
ally that a charitable society is likely
to be cognizant of them. Still, can
see, in the cases given. that certain
suicides should be reached before
| they come to that frame of mind
that makes them believe that there
is nothing further in life. New
York Sun.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-05-23
A Rubber Sidewalk.

The story is told of an Iowa man
who patented an India rubber side
walk. After much lobbying with his
friends among the Town Council, he
was allowed to put down several
yards of 1t as an experiment. AS a
noise absorber 1t proved most effec-
tive, and the early demonstrations
seemed to be living down all skeptic-
ism in regard to it so rapidly that the
inventors fortune was all but made.
Then the inventor made fatal blum
der. To show how solid and strong
1t was he began jumping up and down
on it with his whole weight. The
walk could not forget that it was still
rubber, and when the ambitious in
ventor planked his heels into it he
was promptly pitched over the fence
into a briar patch. The episode
proved such joke that the budding
popularity of the new idea began to
wane, and there are still no rubber
sidewalks in Iowa.-Louisville Cour-
ier-Journal
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-05-23
TRUTH IN TRADITION.
Tenterdcn Steeple Was the Cause Of
Goodwin Sands.

Not many months ago, during a
somewhat heated discussion in the
smoke room of West End Club, the
following old saw was given as a per-
feet example of false logic: "Tenter-
den steeple was the cause of Goodwin
Sands" But contended that on the
contrary this was an example both of
good logic and the persistency and
value of oral tradition. My interven-
tion in the discussion was laughed at
by a room full of university men,
many of whom were well known au-
thors; and / stood there for some
ten minutes quite alone contending
against this brilliant company of Bri.
tons.
But he laughs best who laughs
last" and l stuck to my thesis, inti-
mating, as politely as could, that 1t
was pure ignorance which caused
their merriment. then gave the fol-
lowing account of this classic exam
pie of false logic: When the encroach-
ment of the shoals called the Good
win Sands began to be dangerous to
commission appointed to investigate
the matter and If possible to ascertain
the cause. Many expert witnesses
had been heard when common sailor
took the stand and said he had al
ways understood that Tenterden stee.
pie was the cause of the Goodwin
Sands. OF course he was laughed at
for his pains by the wise and learned
commission, and his testimony has
served to amuse the knowing ones for
many generations. But a little
knowledge of the local tradition of
Tenterden confirms the testimony of
the poor ignorant sailor and turns
the laugh at last upon the commits
sion. A sum of money had been left
by an enterprising citizen of the par
ish of Tenterden to keep the Goodwin
Sands from encroaching upon the
channel This money was honestly
applied for some time, how long is
not known, and the shoals were kept
clear. But the time came when these
funds were diverted from their right
ful purpose and were misapplied for
the erection of steeple on the par
>sh church. The sands were thus left
to accumulate, and hence the very
truthful as well as logical saying of
the people that Tenterden steeple was
the cause of the Goodwin Sands.
Here we have a perfect bit of logic,
containing a very interesting and val
liable historical incident wrapped up
in a traditional nutshell, which has
been handed on from generation to
generation by word of mouth.-Nine.
teenth Century.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-05-23
No pangs in Starving.

Novelists write lot OF nonsense
about the pangs of hunger and the
extreme suffering that accompanies
starvation. 1t is all poppycock. Any
healthy person, with normal ap-
petite, after missing two or three
meals, is as hungry as he ever gets.
After a while there is sense OF
weakness that grows on one. and
this increases with the days. Then
there comes desire for great deal
of sleep, a sort OF lassitude that IL
not unpleasant; and this desire be-
comes more pronounced as the weak
ness grows. The end is always IN
sleep. There is no keeping awake
until the hour of death. Dillon Wal
lace, In the Outing Magazine.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-05-23
sMoKELEss FUEL FOR NAVY.
Admiral Evans Makes n Startling
Proposition to Secure II.

Proposition to Secure 1t.
In a recent issue of leading mag.
azine, The North American Review,
Admiral Robley D. Evans points out
three of the great objections to the
use of soft coal by naval vessels.
The smoke which it emits gives un-
mistakable indications of the ap-
proach of ship while yet the hull is
out of sight. II the furnaces are
forced, to get up top speed, flame
will belch forth from the stacks, and
even at night might betray the move-
ments of single vessel or fleet. This
second cause, he says, nearly spoiled
Admiral Dewey's shrewd plan for the
invasion of Manila Bay. Finally, or.
ders are issued to the vessels COM
posing a feet by flag signals, and
sometimes smoke from the stack of
the flagship will conceal the sig.
nails.
Though anthracite coal was used
in the Federal navy during the Civil
War, the Government now employs
bituminous coal, as does every other
naval power in the world. The
United States is the only country,
however, which at the present time
is known to have hard coal. Admiral
Evans speaks of that material, there
fore, as "matchless weapon" He
would like to see the Government OBJ
tain exclusive control of the deposits
for military purposes, because of the
immense advantage they would give
| us in war. In other words, he would
have the national authorities buy
the property and stop mining for
purely industrial purposes. To carry
out his idea something like s1S,000,-
100000 would be required, even if
the owners of the anthracite deposits
were willing to part with them, which
is doubtful. The scheme does not
seem practicable, therefore.
Perhaps fresh discussion of the
subject, nevertheless, may lead to the
adoption of some other fuel which
yields no smoke. Admiral Evans
does not like petroleum. He says
that it is all right for a moderate
| pace at sea, but it win not facilitate
forcing a steamers engines, as is
often desirable in war. Still, oil is
not the only fuel which deserves con-
sideration. Coke, which is bitumin-
GUS coal deprived of it's more volatile
contents, is absolutely smokeless. 1t
would cost more than soft coal, and
probably would be more expensive
than anthracite. Possibly it would
be disappointing, too, in respect to
the heat T. would develop, and in
any case 1t would be resource that
any nation could utilize. But IL the
matter were freshly investigated, the
Government might decide that coke
was the best thing to use.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-05-23
A Cont With a Record.

The only actual living tomb OF lit
erature extant is doing business daily
on the battleship Virginia. His name
in full, is Pedro of Guantanamo, and
as late as yesterday afternoon, when
Times reporter saw him, he was SO
very busy that at one time it ap-
peared doubtful that he would be
able to dispose of the ships literary
supplies.
Pedro is an ancient Cuban goat.
Prior to assuming his present duties
as mascot of the new flagship of the
Second Division of the Atlantic feet
he performed a similar duty for some
six years on the second-class battle
ship Texas. AS kid he was trained
to eat up useless letters, bulky PAM
phlets, and out-of-date orders, and
in the last few years he has earned a
reputation as the most capacioua
waste-paper basket on earth. That
he deserves the reputation nobody
who ever saw the animal at work VIII
deny.-New York Times.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-05-23
How Piutes CATCH ouniI.

These natives have a unique way of
getting quail. For them there is no
closed season, or, indeed, any game
law whatever. Seasons when the
quail come down from the mountains
to the spring the Indians make great
preparation for their capture
They build bough house with
long, slender opening in the front,
formed of tall. straight sticks set
closely together. Within the house
an Indian sits concealed, holding a
long timber rod, which he operates
dexterously through the narrow OPEN
Ing In the early morning when the
birds flock down for water he picks
them off, one at a time, killing them
instantly.
There is no report in this manner
OF hunting to frighten the others
away, and the Indian often gets
enough game in a single morning for
the whole settlement. - Los Angeles
Times.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-05-23
"But what shah cor What can
do9u ocLrd odv ro~~odotto

"But what shah Cor What can
do?" asked Lady BorrodaiIe.
"The only thing you must net DO,
II you value your life, and l s1eak In
all seriousness, is to attempt to re-
cover that stone. II is undoubtedly
possible to do SO, though difficult. 1t
Is probably by now well on the way
TO Siam. Should you send any one
in pursuit they would inevitably lose
their life before they so much as got
a glimpse of the stone, and you, as
the instigator of the pursuit, would
probably share his fate. Take my
advice, go away somewhere, take
your dogs and your servants with
you, and leave the house unguarded.
If you do, you will get your other
jewels back within the week. Mind
you, these men have not stolen any
thing for its intrinsic value. They
have merely. in their idea, rescued a
precious and sacred relic from the
hands of an infidel and an unbe.
lever"
Ten days later the Vigilant re.
ceived a note from Lady Borrodaile.
<"You were right. 1 returned to
Duncroft yesterday. The case has
been returned intact, with a dupli.
cate key in gold. l found It In the
lock. The ruby was gone, but in its
place were three magnificent unset
diamonds. l send you one as a token
of my thanks and my admiration OF
your skill. London Answers.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-05-23
Hard to Write Advertisements.

Arthur Brisbane admits that the
advertisement writer has harder job
than the editorial writer.
II may write about anything" he
said. you have to write about sus-
penders. l don't see how you do it.
Yet you deal with one OF the greatest
problems of the redistribution.
Rockefeller and Ryan have shown us
how to concentrate. You know how
to produce distribution, the greatest
work of the nation.
AFTER all" he said in conclusion,
Some OF the greatest literary men
have been advertisement writer's, and
when this nation decided to go into
business for itself it commissioned
Jefferson to draw up the Declaration
OF Independence. as an advertisement
to convince other people that we were
right and that they should patronize
u.s."
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-05-23
Indian Methods.

The great medicine man of the
Creek Indians was asked by United
States commission (of eminent physi-
cians); "Can you cure cancer? We
have patient who has been dying
for seventeen years, and we are un-
able to do anything for him." The
aged redman called for hot iron,
and with it burned big hole in the
leg of the man where the cancer was
gnawing. The physicians were as.
founded. He explained briefly; I'm
dians no cure cancer; Indian easy
cure burn!" Therefore-burn,b burn,
burn, when dog or snake bites you.'
New York Press.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-05-23
eSkdl!El1,yE;iISEE7iESj9

"Lushley thinks that automobiles
are a snare and a delasion." "Does
he labor under one Of those delu-
?"-Life.
Judge-"Have you formed any
previous opinions of the case?" Hen
peckt--"No, your honor, but Maria
has. "-Harper's Bazaar.
Old Nurse-"By-low, my baby"
Financier's Infant-"And sell high.
Give us lullaby that's new in the
market. Baltimore American.
Wife" Why, John, how dare you
swear before me?" Husband-"I beg
your pardon, my dear; didn't know
you wanted to swear. Chicago
Daily News.
Men spoke Of her as passing fair?"
But Time flies by so fast.
Now some Of these same men declare
She's actually past
Catholic Standard and Times.
Life" remarked the pessimist, lis
really not worth the living" "If
that's the way you feel about It," re-
Joined the optimist, you should ap-
ply for job as baseball umpire. -
Chicago Daily News.
Charwoman-"Shall l git me lunch
now, so as to give me strength for
me washin', or shall do me washin'
first, so as to give me a happytite
for me lunch! l think it's strength I
want most. Punch.
"Hostess-"Good-by darling. So
sorry nurse has come for you. I
hope you and Monty have enjoyed
yourselves?" Darling-"Thank you.
Mother says we've enjoyed ourselves
very much!"--Punch.
Yes" said Cassidy, "the poor lads
gittin' along purity we'll" But"
said Casey, Il thought ye said he was
mortally injured" $50 he is, but
his hurts amt quite as mortal as
they thought at first. PHILADELPHIA
Press.
Governess lin Smart Set family
why, how loving you children arel
Such affection between brother and
sister is delightful to see." Give
"Yes'm. We're playin' grown-ups.
I'm the husband an Barbara she's
the maid. Puck.
Your husband says that when he
Is angry he always counts ten before
he speaks" said one woman. "Yes,"
answered the other. II wish he'd
stop it. Since he got dyspepsia home
seems nothing but class in arith-
netfc. Washington Star.
A terror wild,
This naughty child,
A kicker and a squirmer;
When it bit her hand
Its aunt cried, "Landl"
And grasped the terror frmer.
Harvard Lanpoon.
Another Barring Clause.-The Lady
But why can't you get work."
William--"Well, you see, lady, it's
like this ere. I'm too poor, ma am.
If I'd got million or two to invest
In some goin' concern, could git a
Job as manager, but l amt got the
cash. That's just 'ow it is."-Pick-
Me-Up.
Yes, indeed" said the pretty coll
!ege girl, "our literary club held a
meeting last night, and l tell you
we just went wild over Omar Khay-
yam" "Gracious!" exclaimed the
rural aunt in Mortified indignation.
1T is just a sin and shame the way
gals these days are falling in love
with furiners. Chicago Daily Ner'~
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-05-23
Pigeon Post For Tiny colonies,

Pigeons are to be pressed into SER
vice to serve one OF the tiny colonies
not linked to us by cable or wireless.
An attempt is being made at Montser-
rat, one Of the Leeward Islands. to
establish a pigeon post with Antigua.
Some homers have been imported
from England, and, as soon as they
have Increased sufficiently, attempts
to establish a regular post between
the two islands viii be made.--Lon-
don Tit-Bits.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-05-23
coNTRARrNEss OF LIFE.

Ambition fired his youthful sonl
To initiate the great;
Like Daniel Webster, Henry Clay
And others TO crate.
But though his efforts TO that end
Were diligently put,
Despite his study in the class q
lie landed at the foot.
In other channels then he sought
A way town renown,
And tried to turn somiersault, y
just like a circus clown. FfsS
But though he practiced long and hard,
His aim was balked instead,
And every time he tried the trick
He landed on his head.
-McLandburgh Wilson, in The Sun.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-05-23
Chicago POLICE RlncIrmail.

II Is safe to say that no police force
In the country ever was sunk SO deep
In the quagmire OF political corrup-
tion as are the bluecoats who theo-
retically guard the lives and property
of Chicago citizens. The one most
striking instance Of how far Collins
men will venture In their political
blackmail is that of the Strauss
brothers, whose hotel is In a state of
siege because the proprietors refused
to pay 800 tribute to the Dunno
campaign fund. Russia itself could
offer no example OF greater and more
brazen official corruption. Chicago
Evening Post.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-05-23

The name Polly applied to the par
rot is said TO have been brought to
the North in an early day by ilatboat-
men who took gram and provisions
down the Ohio and Mississippi rivers
to New Orleans. Parrots were in
cages at the doors OF many French
shops, and the Westerners heard the
French say to the birds. 'Parlex par
lez!" pronounced parley, aud mean,
ing Speak sreak'' This word Rs:
they brought Il back CAME to be poIly.:
~ Kansas city 'rimes. w.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-05-23

Pipes made of reinforced concrete
for transmitting water under pres
sure have been constructed. These
pipes are really one continuous tube,
each several hundred feet long. In
diameter they are from two feet to
three feet, the longest single section
being 600 feet. The inside is made
quite smooth. planed lumber being
used In the forms.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-05-23

C. d. Robins, of Rose, and Miss
Nora Wyse, OF Owl Greek, have been
united in the holy bonds Of wedlock.
A girl named Wyse, who lived I'm
owl Creek, ought to know what she
is doing, and this ornithological
union should prove more than. ordi-
narily interesting. Here is hoping
that their nest win soon he full OF
little harbingers OF spring - Kansas
City Journal.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-05-23

Covering flowers and other delicate
or fragile objects with a thin but
dense coat of bronze so that they re-
semble pieces of cast bronze, but are
only one-eighth as expensive, is the
accomplishment of a foreign firm.
The electrolytic process is used, and
the article stays in the bath from
twenty-four to seventy-two hours, ac-
cording to its character and compli-
cation of detail. 1t is said the prod
uct is most beautiful and differs from
any manufacture now on the market.
Chemically pure copper is used.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-05-23

Aluminium is the youngest of the
metals largely employed in the arts,
but the manufacture and the use of
It for a great variety of purposes are
increasing rapidly II is estimated
that the production of aluminium is
now between fifteen and twenty thou
sand tons year, and all the COM
panies-American, German, English
and Frenoh-are planning large in
crease of their plants.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-05-23

But carved beneath, another line
Cries its short message TO mankind,
Half hid beneath the rank woodbine
To eyes that see and yet are blind.
Out Of the wilderness, unheard,
1t calls through winter-time and June,
Shouting TO all TO wake and gird;
Noon"
Like bugles in the dead Of night
The high call startles, and the heart
Leaps, as lark to meet the light,
Eager to do its promised part.
M. J, seize the hour, thy work to bless;
Mould thou and shape the instant boon
Hear we across the wilderness,
use well the Time; the Night comes
soon."
liams Brotherton, in Harper's Weekly.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-05-23

Cassiterite tin ore has been discov-
cred in solid vein in Nova Scotia.
Samples of the ore, on being assayed,
contained seventy-eight per cent of
tin and twenty-five per cent. of oxy-
gen.