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The Jasper news., 1907-05-02
The Evolution of
Household Remedies.

The modern patent medicine busi-
ness is the natural outgrowth Of the
old-time household remedies.
In the early history of this country,
EVERY FAMILY HAD ITS HOME
MADE MEDICINES.> Herb teas,
bitters, laxatives and tonics, were to be
found In almost every house, compound
ed by the housewife, sometimes assisted
by the apothecary or the family doctor.
Such remedies as picra, which was
aloes and quassia, dissolved in apple
brandy. Sometimes hop tonic, made
Of whiskey, hops and bitter barks. A
score or more Of popular, homemade
remedies were thus compounded, the
formulae for which were passed along
from house to house, sometimes written,
sometimes verbally communicated.
The patent medicine business 10 9
natural outgrowth from this whole
some, old-time custom. In the begin
ming, some enterprising doctor, i'm
pressed by the usefulness Of one Of
these homemade remedies, would taks
It up, improve 1t In many ways, manu-
facture 1t on a large scale, advertise IL
mainly through almsnacs for the home,
and thus 1t would become used over .
large area. LATTERLY THE HOUSE,
HOLD REMEDY BUSINESS TOOK
A MORE EXACT AND SCIENTIFIC
FORM.
Peruna was originally one Of these
pld-time remedies. It was used by the
Mennonites, Of Pennsylvania, before 1t
was offered to the public for sale. DR..
Hartman, THE ORIGINAL COM
FOUNDER OF PERUNA, 10 Of Men
nonite origin. First, he prescribed it
for his neighbors and his patients.
The sale Of 1t increased, and at last he
established a manufactory and fur
uished it to the generatdrug trade.
Pextna 10 useful in . great many
climatic ailments, such 80 coughs, colds,
sors throat, bronchitis, end catarrzal
diseasss generally. d THOUsANDS Oy
FAMILIES HAVE LEARNED THE
USE OF PERUHA and IL value 10 the
treatment Of tA3ss silmspts. They
have learned n stsirsk ands haltsss n
Or. HaStnaa,s judgment, and to rely
! - NJ rsmseS Rssssa.
The Jasper news., 1907-05-02

rupted the man, 81 quite understand,
Miss Mccullough. Well, hope you'll
be happy and have lots of good luck"
He lifted his hat with awkward dig
nifty, and turning on his heel, marched
towards the door.
The girl watched his retreating
form with frightened eyes, then "Jim,"
she called, almost under her breath,
Jim" He heard her and came strid.
ing back,
"Well?" he demanded.
Il didn't speak," she stammered.
81 beg your pardon, thought you
did. "Oh, Nelly" he cried, you can't
mean to do this thing. If Michael
were decent sort I'd not have a
word to say. But he isn't: Why, he
hasn't friend in the world. 1t was
knowing the things l do about him
that made me so riled when saw him
hanging round you. Nelly. even If it's
all over now, ask you, please waltz"
The girl gazed at him spellboune,
her hands nervously opening and clos.
ing.
why, Nelly" with sudden joyful
The Jasper news., 1907-05-02

In another year or so, when the ex.
tension of the Florida East Coast rail.
way. now under. construction, is COM
pleted to Key West, and fast ships,
modelled after the English channel YES.
sells, bring Cuba within five hours, by
sea, or an American railway running
through trains north, east and west,
Havana may become the greatest win
ter resort in the western hemisphere.
Over 10000 were handled in and out
of Havana by the various lines dur.
Ing the last touring season of Decem
ber,gJanuary, February and March.
The Jasper news., 1907-05-02
Out of Hls Line.

A man living in the Country far
from any physician was taken sud.
denly i'll. His family, in great alarm.
not knowing what to do, sent for
neighbor. who had reputation for
doctoring cows.
Cant you give father something
to help him?" asked one OF the sons.
"Wa.al, I don't know nothin' about
doctorin' people,"
you know more than we do. for
you can doctor COWS. Now what do
you give them when they are .sick?"
"Wa-al," alters give Epson salts.
You might try 1t on him."
How much shall we give him?"
inquired the son.
"Wa-al, give COWS Just pound.
Your father is 1 quarter as big as a
cow-give him q quarter Of pound"
The Jasper news., 1907-05-02

CONVICTION. Il believe you love me
still.fs
%Oh,, Jim, she sobbed, "1 dol do.
But I've given Michael my word, and
I'll have to keep It."
why look here, Nelly" he pleaded,
"if it's question of keeping prom
ises, you promised me long before
you promised Michael, and it's the
first promise that holds In law, you
know"
EAST bound express, stopping at
Hudson, Poughkeepsie and New
York." chanted the station official
The girl made to rise to her feet,
but the clock-maker,s arm drew her
back. M & 8@
Sweetheart he whispered, you
don't want to go and marry Michael
do you?" =
NO" said the girl. 81 don't want to
marry Michael, but"
"But what?' l5tf cad "
We'll, you see," she explained, "it's
like this: told all the girls at tho
store that l was going to get married,
and about my trip to New York, and
If 60 back and tell them there wasn't
any wedding, and there wasn't any
trip, why they'll josh me to death.
limits dreadful for me to say it
but you love me, don't you Jim? Let's
go away to New, York, you and me,
now, and let us get married. Then
they couldn't throw anything UP to
me-"
"But Nelly" he protested, taken
abaok, what would the boss say IL
went off at moments notice that
way?" ~sg-
II guess he'd. say nothings seeing you
went to be married" p e 81 Il
Look at my Clothes" he cried.
And sweetheart, l haven't the money
to buy a ticket let alone to get mar
ried with.
1--WE got the money, Jim," she whis-
pered, $3.50 I've saved"
Nelly" he said, desperately, 81
can't take your money like that. I'd
be regular sponge"
East bound express, stopping at
Hudson, Poughkeepsie and New York.
All aboard" called the official with a
tone of finality.
"Oh, WELL" the girl acquiesced, ~
don't wonder after the way I've be-.
haved that you don't want to marry
me-"
mot want to marry you!" cried thu
clock-maker, mot want-hold on
there" he shouted to the gateman,
we're going" Thrusting his arm
through the girls they ran together
towards the closing wicket.
The Jasper news., 1907-05-02

New York that you are so fine, and
look SO pretty"
do you like my things?" she asked,
eagerly. "Do 4 look pretty. really
and truly?"
Is "Your things are up in G, and you're
as pretty as a picture, Nelly. But
what's the use of words. If all these
people weren't here I'd show you what
I think of you. What are you going
to do in New York;" .r,.Dt
She looked at him sideways. II am
going" she said slowly, Il am going
to be married to Michael"
He gave gasp. "That's not true, he
cried. She shrugged her shoulders.
Nelly" he besought, forgive me. l
shouldn't have said that, but you gave
me fright. l know it isn't true. l
know you're just teasing me. But I've
lost my nerve and can't stand for it.
Say you don't mean it."
Whats the use of my saying any
thing" she asked him, when you
think I'm not telling you the truth?
I'm going to marry Michael DON
ovan. For two years I was straight
to you, and put up with your
jealousies and tempers, and turned
down lots of better men because
well, because / was silly about you.
But when you threw me off, and left
me to be public laughing stock, did
you think I was going to put on sack
cloth and ashes, till you got good and
ready to come back to me? Not
much!"
"You needn't say any MORE" inter-
The Jasper news., 1907-05-02
The Crlminalold.

That the public scorn really bites
INTO wrongdoers Of the modern type
may be read in the fate of the insur-
lnce gang. If, as some assert, Amerl-
,an society were already split into
classes, each with its standards and
It's opinions, these robbers would have
taken asylum with their own class,
and from the thick of their Crowd"
would have waved a gay and mock
ing hand at the wrathful public.
Naughty Roman pstricians, Spanish
hidalgos French seigneurs, or British
noblemen would have done SO, heed
ing the curses of the commonality no
more than the chattering of davis.
But the Insurance thieves we're self
made Americans, country bred, gen.
lal, sensitive, uncarapaced by pride
Of caste. Their sense of superiority
was, after all, short and feeble
stock, that soon wilted. They did
care what the people thought of them,
and SO to the grave, or to exile, they
fled from the vitriol spray Of censure.
IL only we can bring it to bear, says
E. A. Ross, in Atlantic, the respect
or scorn of the many is still an i'm
mense asset of society in its struggle
with sinners.
The Jasper news., 1907-05-02

tits said with respect to the per.
centage of gifts and with respect to
the activity of the ordinary members
of the churches, Christianity in Korea
is far ahead of Christianity in Amerl-
ca. Certainly for ingenious, open
hearted, childlike Christianity. says a
writer. | have never seen anything to
equal these Koreans. Their manner,
their word and their work irresistibly
suggest the church of the apostolic
ago.. s wv stIEQ 9fl2 Y
The Jasper news., 1907-05-02

ago, dropsy set In,
and my left side was
SO swollen the doctor
said he would have to
tap out the water.
There, was constant
pain and q gurgling
ABensation around my
heart, and I could not
raise my arm above
my head. The kid.
ney action was disor.
The Jasper news., 1907-05-02
~r---.-

There is one Broadway New York;
office building that attracts attention
hy the lack of signs ON the windows,
1t is.a Tremendous iig ibniiding, with
scores Of windows, not one of which
bears the name of q firm except sew
oral sSon the ground floor which are
decorated with the name Of q banking
condern. The oWpsrs ssf tho, building
objeht on artists grounds tosatiltSinr
the gindoys'for Advertising purposes
The Jasper news., 1907-05-02

dered and passages of the secretions
too frequent. On the advice Of my
husband began using Doan,s Kidney
Pills. Since using two boxes my trou.
BILE has not reappeared. This is won.
derful, after suffering two years"
Sold by all dealers. so cents a box.
Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
The Jasper news., 1907-05-02
"A MISSOURI WOMAN
Tells q story OF Awful. Suffering ant
,8 MI WONDERFUL Relief.

Mrs. ]. d. johnson, Of 603 West
Hickman ST., Columbia, Mo-, says:
"Following an operation. two years
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-11
COULD NOT RESIGN
DIRECTORS DECLINE TO SPARE
PRESIDENT VANDIVER.
He is Granted Six Months Leave of
Absence Owing to His IlI-HeaIth
and Will Take Trip to
Europe.

w; F. Vandiver tried yesterday, at
special meeting of the Directors of the
Alabama Agricultural Association, TO
resign the Presidency of the State Fair.
because of illness and his approaching
trip to Europe, but was not permitted
to do SO. In lieu of accepting the res
diver six months leave Of absence.
which will relieve him of all responsi1
bility in connection with the fair the
Mr. Vandlver late yesterday after
noon said he had not determined wheth-
er or not he would insist upon his res
of all responsibility as President of the
Association, though he had not re-
signed as director. but the kindness of
his friends on the Board and the loyal
support they had rendered him at all
times. made him hesitate to take a
step which they did not desire.
Mr.. and Mrs: Vandiver had expected
pean trip. but 1t was determined to
postpone the date of departure until
after Mondays meeting of the Metho-
leave Tuesday morning. After brIef
visit to Washington and New York,
voyage across the Atlantic
There has never been the slightest
friction in the management of the State
Fair" said Mr.. Vandiver in discussing
his resignation. and were 1t not for
my trip to Europe, l would not resign
at this time. 1 never intended to ac-
cept the Presidency of the Fair Asso-
citation. when 1t was first started, as a
permanent thing, and 1T seemed to me
that now, as was leaving the city for
an indefinite term. was the proper time
to step down.
There is such wonderful future
for the agricultural interests of the
State in a state Fair such as we are
running, that l have hesitated to dis
associate myself with 1t. And, in fact
reSlRninR
place on the Board Of Directors
But my health is not what it has
been in years past, and / find myself
physically unable to do what I would
like to do. But 1t is the hardest thing
in the world to convince my friends
that 1 am not just as strong and as ca
pable as I have been in the past 1t is
for that reason that l am going away
leaving my own business and the other
things in which 1 am interested. for an
entire rest
I'VE may be gone two months. and
we may be gone four. don't know
just how long. as am not putting any
limit whatever upon myself. I shall
stay as long as 1 think necessary and
advisable"
During the absence of Mr.. Vandiver.
the management of the affairs of the
Fair Association will be left in the
hands of H. c. Davidson, the vice pres
ident of the Association, and Chairman
of the Executive Committee in conjunc-
tion with Secretary Robert TAFT and the
members of the Board of Directors
The only other matter considered by
the Board, at its meeting yesterday was
the calling of a special meeting of the
stockholders of the Association for MAY
is, at 10 o'clock a. m, at the Fair Of
fice. 40 1-2 Commerce Street. for the
purpose of passing upon the bylaws
rules and regulations and such other
business as may legally come before the
meeting. according to the official call.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-11
HANG ON
Coffee TOpcrs as Bad as Others

"a friend of our family who lived
with us a short time was a great coffee
drinker and continual sufferer with
dyspepsia. He admitted that coffee dis
agreed with him, but you know how
the coffee driHker Will hold on to his
coffee, even IL he knows ii causes
dyspepsia.
"One day he said to me that Postum
Food Coffee had been recommended and
suggested that he would like very
much to try it. / secured a package
and made 1t strictly according to di-
rections. He was delighted with the
new beverage. as was every one Of
our family. He became very fond of II
and in a short time his dyspepsia dis
appeared. lie continued using the
Postum and in about three months
gained twelve pounds.
my husband is a practising physi-
clan and regards Postum as the health
lest of all beverages. He never drinks
coffee. but is very fond OF Postum. In
fact. all of our family are, and we new
er think of drinking coffee any more"
Read, THE Road to MELVILLE In
pkRs. There's a Reason
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-11
IS FIGHT TO FINISH
NO CHANCE OF ARBITRATING
FRISCO FIGHT.
Experiments are Made During the Day
in Operating Cars, But Police Force
Proves Itself Entirely
Inadeuuate.

San Francisco, May 10.-The street
railway strike has developed into a
fight to finish. Neither side is will
ing to accept arbitration and the citi-
zens' committee, appointed to secure in
dustrial peace, have been unable to find
any basis of settlement 1t has been
demonstrated that the police force is
will be necessary to insure a general
resumption of service If the struggle is
conducted on present lines.
The wish today of the United Rail-
road officials was to run a string of
cars from the barn at Oak and Bpoder-
lex Streets through the business dis
trict and north of Market Street to the
ferry building, but the consent of the
police department. could not be obtained.
As a compromise, two cars were run
as far as Larkin Street, being operated
on Oak. Stanton, Page, Devisideor and
Suter Streets.
The route was covered twice. On the
first trip mounted police acted as out
riders and more than a score of patrol
men rode in automobiles, but no vio-
lence was offered by the crowds. On
the second trip, the mounted officers
were withdrawn as an experiment to
determine the temper of the crowd
| Missiles were hurled from buildings
and several persons were injured.
Assistant President Mullaly said to-
day he had several hundred strike
breakers, motormen and conductors,
CHARTERED in the company's barns, and
| that they are competent to operate
practically the entire street car system
Mayor Schmitz said the police depart
ment is competent to cope with the
situation"
| Chief of Police Oman said his men
| would provide order. Meantime the
population of San Francisco is deprived
| Of street car service, and subjected to
| the alternative of walking or paying
| five prices for an eXecrable wagon SER
ctr
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-11
TALKS OF TRAGEDY LAMAR'S BODY HERE
woUNDING OF OFFICER HAMILTON
AROUSEs BIRMINGHAM.
Sympathy Expressed For Mrs. Magness
BECAUSE Effort Was Made To
Separate Her From Her
Children.

Birmingham. May 10-(Special.) The
entire city today discussed t length the
shooting of Detective Samuel A. Ham
ilton, of the local police department., by
Mrs. Annie Magness, yesterday, during
an attempt to take away the two chill
dren of the woman by her first husband.
w. r. White. and a detective from
Nashville, Tenn. named Stout
the family of Hamilton, Chief of Po-
lice Wier and even Mayor Ward. were
frequent callers at the infirmary today
and gave instructions TO the nurses anu
others that every care should be given
the wounded. NO hope was held out at
all since early last evening Tor tnr
wounded man, and this morning II was
reported that it was only matter oil
time when the end would come. AT the
instance of Solicitor Helm, the woman
was allowed to go to the Hillman Hos"
pital for attention.
Several warrants have been sworn
out against White, Stout and the Nash
willie attorney, A. b. Anderson charg-
ing attempted kidnapping, carrying con-
cealed weapons, and assault with In"
tent to murder, the latter charge BEING
today made bond for Anderson and he
went to work Immediately in behalf Of
White and Stout to get them bond
kilograms were received from Nash
VILE today by secret order members,
advising that White was in good stand
ing and requesting that assistance be
rendered to him. There were callers az
the county jail.
While much sympathy was expressed
for the detective no little sympathy -
being extended Mrs. Magness.
The hearing of the cases on the war
rants will be taken up during the com,
ing week.
The children are in good hands at the
Mercy Home, being placed there by the
police.
Detective Hamilton has been mem.
Der of the Birmingham police force
since 1896. He was born In this county
at Elyton, in 1861 He went on the de-
tective force several years ago and
gave satisfaction. He has wife and
daughter. His brother was killed sew
eraI months ago at North BIRMINGHAM,
and his father died few weeks ago.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-11
FUNERAL OF YOUNG MAN TO BE
HELD TODAY.
Father In Told Of His Sons Death, But
the News Does Not Seem To
Affect His Re-

The remains Of the late Lewis Ward
law Lamar, who died in Kansas City.
Wednesday afternoon. while en- route,
with his mother, from his home at
Dodge City, kas., to Montgomery, ar
rived in tho city last evening. The fu-
neral will take place this morning at
1915 o'clock from the residence of his
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. A. J. Lamar. at
615 Mildred Street. Rev. DR.. C. A.
Stakely, pastor of the First Baptist
Church. will officiate at the services
Interment will be in lakewood Cem-
eterY.
The father of the young man, A. 7
Lamar. who was stricken with paralysis
the same afternoon that his son died
so far from home, was Informed of the
demise OF the young man yesterday. He
took the announcement very quietly
due. no doubt. to his knowledge of the
critical condition of the son. The news
did not seem to affect his recovery.
He was very much improved yestcr-
day, the progress since Thursday hav-
ing been marked.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-11
DOCTOR KILLS DOCTOR.
Slain Man is Said to Have Been
Quack.

Hot Springs. Ark, May l0.-Dr. f. B.
Rider. who recently filed suit in the
Circuit Court here against exSecretary
of the Interior Hitchcock for 500, 900
damages. was seriously and probably
fatally stabbed this afternoon by Dr..
A. U. williams. one of the best known
practitioners of the city.
The two men met at the elevator en-
trance of the Kempner building and
came to immediate blows, DIR. Rider.
il is alleged. striking his opponent in
the fact with a blunt instrument. and
was in turn stabbed in the abdomen.
A disagreement of long standing Is
said to have existed between the men.
DR. Rider has long been recognized
as leader of the drumming doctors,
while DR. Williams has, for years, been
fghting against the practice. Both
men have many friends and the affair
was followed by great excitement.
strike Meeting Called on.
The meeting of the striking street
car men, which was scheduled for last
evening on Court Square, was called
off during the afternoon, because of the
inclemeTInv of the WaatbAr
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-11
ANOTHER CAR
IS BLOWN UP
Dynamite on Jackson
Street Line.
ONLY ONE PASSENGER ABOARD
Windows Shattered and Seat
Blown Into Road.
Three Men On Car Escape Serious In
jury From The Explosive-At-
tempt To wreck River
side Line.

Following the shooting into a car
Thursday night, dynamite was placed
on the tracks of the Montgomery Trac-
ton Company last night and another
car was almost torn to pieces.
The dynamite was placed on the
South Jackson street line and on the
Riverside line. near the Louisville and
Nashville round house. fire rakes were
placed at the curve for the evident pur
pose Of ditching the car.
The first report received regarding
the dynamiting of the car No. 81, on
the South Jackson street line came in
shortly before 10 o'clock to the office
of the Traction Company on Court
Square Special men were quickly
sent to the scene and It was found
that a car had been almost torn to
bits. through the force of the piece of
dynamite which had been placed on
the tracks on Thurman street near the
poorhouse.
The car was being operated by two
brothers. named Brunson, one of whom
was acting as motorman and the other
conductor. While both of them were
pretty we'll shaken up neither Of them
were seriously hurt.
On this car there happened to he
only one passenger, as It was nearing
the end of the line. and he also was
fortunate enough to escape injury.
Not only were the windows shat
tered. but one of the seats was torn
away entirely and by the force of
the explosion thrown into the road.
Quite number of people were on the
car when IL started and had the dvna-
mite been placed on the track farther
down the line. in the direction of the
city, lives may have paid the penalty
of this outbreak.
Officer J. L. TavIor was sent to the
scene of the accident on the Jackson
street line by the Chief of Police and
the Chief in person went out on the
Riverside line to see what had hap
pened.
Chief Taylor said last night that he
bad found fire rakes on the track
which had evidently been taken from
the Louisville and Nashville round
house for the purpose of throwing the
car into the ditch.
In neither case were arrests made.
On account of the disturbances dur
ing the past few nights, there has been
placed on foot movement by the bus
mess men of Montgomery who have
been losing trade through the fear
of the people to use cars.
This will doubtless result in an
additional reward being offered by the
Governor, the Mayor. the County, the
Traction Company and the special re-
wards.