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The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-25
Candidates In Ressener-

Candidates for the coming election con- tinue to bob up and it is expected that at the end of the week the woods will be full of them. A. D. Maddox wants to be chairman of the democratic execu- tive committee and so does H. W. Sweet. It is thought that both of the men will put up good race, as they are well known and have served the city on more than one occasion. They are both mem bers of the committee at the present time and have done good work in get ting up plans for the coming primary.
 Mir Maddox is one of the best known young men in the city and it seems quite evident that the time for young men has arrived in Bessemer politics. Mir Mad dox is the local manager for the South ern Bell Telephone company and has made many friends in both business and social way since he has been in the city MT. Sweet is well known in the city and conducts one of the largest fur niture stores here. It would be a hard matter to pick a winner between the two men as the race stands at the present time, as they are both working hard for election.
 It was understood this evening that George Jones, chief deputy sheriff here,
 
 against Chief Wallace. It is not known definitely whether Mr. Jones will come out or not, but it is believed that he will. He has served the city in this ca pacity before and he is the man that was elected over Wallace some time ago, and after that the police commission was es- tablished and he was thrown out after being elected to the position by popular vote. If he runs 1t is safe to say he will make a good race.
 A hot fight is on in the Fourth ward and it is thought that F. D. Thomas and Steve Durrick will be elected to serve from this ward. MT Thomas is an alder man at the present time and Steve Dur rick proposes to make a fight for it.
 It is understood that Joe Rosenbush will be a candidate for alderman from the Second ward. His friends are of the opinion that he will put up a good race The second ward is the principal ward of the city. as will be readily seen when the registration books up to date show that this ward has registered more peo- pie than all of the others put together AS a general thing the fight for a place on the board from this ward has always been a hard one and there will doubt less be several more candidates to come out before the race is over. Alderman Winters announced the other day that he would stand for reelection provided some other good man could not be found to take his place. It is just possible under the circumstances that some one will be induced to try for it. It Is also under stood this evening that Clerk Stubbs will nave some opposition, but it is not known who will come out.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-25
Who Most Need
 a Gentle Laxative
Each Member of the Family Is In Need
 of 1t Sometimes.

The persons who have gone through many years without need of a laxative or a remedy for stomach ills are indeed rare
 If the stomach does it's work properly and the bowels get out of order it is sure to very soon affect the stomach. The work of the stomach and bowels must always be in harmony or i'll health will result. Infants, children and old folks are usually the ones most in need of a gentle laxative and today thousands of families keep Dr. Caldwells Syrup Pep sin in the house all the time.
 It is so effective it will in a very short time restore regular action to the bowels in old chronic cases of constipation It's relief is immediate and sure yet easy and without pain or gripe. It is safe and pleasant for the young children. the baby or delicate mothers. Mrs. Matte Crouch, Tiptonville. Tenn, says: Tt is a good medicine for children cutting teeth Mrs. J. Morgan, Neosha Falls, Kan. was cured of 15 years of indigestion with it. s. Spalding, Mayfield, Ky, says: 'It has been a great help to our baby My wife and I also use it.' Mrs. Albert Curry says: Its the best medicine for babies I ever knew of" Senator Black burn of Rogers, Ark, says: My wife and I swear by it.'' J. w. Lee, Indianap- oils, says: "Sick well, l always keep Dr Caldwelrs Syrup Pepsin in my home . Mrs. T. Williams. Sidney H., says she would not keep house without it. Rev. R. A. Kemp. Rising Sun, Ind, says doc- tors never did him much good but Dr. Caldwells Syrup Pepsin cured him. Mrs. c. Berrick Nemaha, la, says: We keep it in the house all the time.'
 It's good for the old folks; it's good for papa and mama; it's good for baby. All druggists sell it at 50c and sl per bottle. Pepsin Syrup Co., 314 Caldwell building, Monticello, H.. Is glad to send a free sample to those who have never used 1t and will give it fair trial.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-25
Protests From China.

Pekin, March 24.-The British merchants of Tien Tsin and Nu Chwang have sent strongly worded protests to the British government concerning the course pur- sued by Japan with regard to the Tsn- mintuman Fakumon railroad. It is held that Japan's obstruction to the continua- tion of this line is not only in the viola tion of pledges given at Portsmouth in the peace treaty with Russia. but that it affects the entire future development of Manchuria.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-25
QUICK ACTION

Whisky and glycerine, mixed with Virgin Oil of Pine, is said to break up a cold in 24 hours and cure any cough that is curable. Get from your druggist one 1s-ounce vial of Virgin oil of Pine compound pure and two ounces of glycerine. Mix these thoroughly with half pint of good whisky and take tea spoonful every four hours. It has been found that five ounces of tine ture of Cinchona compound can be used in place of whisky with the same result Virgin oil of Pine compound pure is put up only by the Leach Chemical Co, Cincinnati, O., in half-ounce vials, each vial securely sealed in a round wooden case. Be sure to get the genuine.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-25

the right to demand a transfer at any time and place provided he has paid hIs fare and has not left the car. He states in his letter addressed to the City Council that it is very proper to protect the conl- pany from the abuses of the transfer system, but in so doing should be careful not to handicap the public in the free and easy use of the same
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-25
Griffenburq Gone.

Erie c. Griffenburg, the alleged Chi cago forger, was taken away this morning at 10:30 o'clock and it Is supposed that he will arrive in Chi cago tomorrow evening. The requisi- tion papers arrived this morning at all carly hour and preparations were made immediately tor his departure. There was crowd around the jail when the officer went to take him out and he was taken up to Fourth avenue to board the car, but that did not feaze
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-25
General Charge In Plunkett Case.

Judge O. R. Hundley rendered a gen. eral charge yesterday morning in the federal court in the case of B. B. Plunkett vs. Southern Railway company, dismiss ing the case. The plaintiff alleged that he was blacklisted while employed as an engineer on the Southern railroad, and was thus rendered unable to secure work from the other roads The case had been on trial in the federal court for several days.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-25
DEATHS AND FUNERALS
Mrs. William DeRamus.

Funeral services over the remains of Mrs William DeRamus will be held at 10 o'clock this morning from the residence, 71S5 Sloss avenue. Interment will be at Elmwood cemetery.
The Democrat-sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1906-1935, 1908-11-26
Area and Wind Pressure.

Experiments recently made at the
National Physical laboratory bring out
a new aud valuable fact-namely, that
pressure Is not the same on large sur-
faces as on small experimental mod
els. If, for example, a given wind We
locity is brought to bear on square
foot of surface it will be IS per cent
less per square foot than II it We're di-
rected on 100 square feet of surface. 1t
was demonstrated, too, that this rela-
tion is constant for fiat forms, howev-
er complicated A builder or engineer
who knows that structure may be
exposed to wind of eighty miles per
hour and that the pressure per square
foot as determined by model is. say.
*" pounds, should allow for his larger
construction 30 per cent extra. The
reason for this seems to be the more
thoroughly reduced pressure on the
lee side Of a larger area.-Engineer.
The Democrat-sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1906-1935, 1908-11-26
German Car Fender.

In n new German street car fender
the only visible part of the mechanism
Is projecting strip extending in front
of the forward platform of the car
and attached to Il shaft or rod carried
by the platform. If this strip comes In
contact with any object 1t yields easily
and forces the shaft backward. BY
this movement the electric current Is
cut off, an automatic brake is applied.
and a broad fender some three feet
back Immediately in front OF the
wheels drops to the rail level and
picks up the object on the track. Dur
ing the continuous daily experiments
carried on for many months there has
been no failure to pick up safely and
easily all obstacles encountered. The
device is controlled by the city council
OF Dresden. ...
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CARVING THE TURKEY.
Some Suggestions For the Man Who
WieIds the Knife.


A few suggestions ON carving prob
ably will not be amiss and may save
the fresh Thanksgiving table linen
from desecration by splashes of gravy
First, then, let the carver plunge
the fork firmly into the breast of the
turkey. He must have sure hold Of
the breastbone If he would operate
successfully.
Let him then cut off the wing near
est him, which is done by passing the
knife underneath the socket and Is
easily accomplished II the bird be
young and tender.
Remove the leg on the same side in
the same manner, pressing the bone
outward while making the cut Sep
arate the first aud secoud>j joints of the
leg and next remove the side bone by
running the knife along the backbone
and close to it. 1t Is attached only
by hlament of skin and fat; hence
this task Is not difficult
Legs and wings being removed, the
slicing Of the breast is simple mat
ter, and this opens the cavity, from
which tlling may be removed with
spoon. The removal Of the leg usual
ly makes another opening. to be util-
lied In the same manner.
Be sure you have well sharpened
knife.
If you cannot succeed In dismember-
Ing 1t gracefully, don't be too sure that
the toughness of the turkey is to
blame. A good after dinner speaker
is more frequently met with than a
good carver.-Philadelp Ledger.
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house cold. She made an effort
to revive the fire by pouring coal
oil on the dying embers. An ex-
plosion followed and, paralyzed by
fear, she stood helpless while
angry tongues of flame consumed
her clothing. Friends found her
unconscious and in two hours she
died."
"Mrs. Litz, expecting her hus-
band home any minute, was in a
hurry to start a fire. She filled
the stove with wood and poured
oil on it. An explosion occurred
Mrs. Litz, her clothing and hair
aaame, rushed about the front yard
for several minutes screaming
from terrible agony and then fell,
dying. Her child of six months
was consumed IN the building.
The average number of people
burned to death in Ohio in u year
from using coal oil to quicken a
fire is twelve. The number badly
burned is three times as large.
In many accounts of persons be-
ing burned to death from pouring
coal oil into a stove it is said the
can exploded. This is never true.
When the explosion occurs the
can is sure to be dropped by the
person pouring oil from it and the
oil in the can being splashed about
adds to the fire. The opinion that
the oil in the can explodes de.
pends upon the fact that it is hard
to believe so terrific an explosion
could have occurred from the
amount of oil poured into the
stove, and aside from this, those
who search the ruins find the
seams of the can opened by the
heat of the fire melting the solder
in them.
The use of gasolene to start a
fire is always attended by serious
accident. w. S. RoGERs,
State Fire Marshal. {.
The Democrat-sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1906-1935, 1908-11-26
Minins Coal With Machines.

The new miners are machines. One
of the most notable features presented
by the statistics of bituIulnous coal
production during the past year or two
is the increase in the use OF machines
and In the quantity of machine mined
coal. In 1889 the percentage Of ma
chine mined tonnage was 23; in 1906,
35.1. In the number of machines in
use and In the amount of machine ton
mage as in the total production OF coal
Pennsylvania stands far IN the lead
with II per cent If the number OF ma
chimes and 456 Ier cent OF the machine
mined coal. West Virginia stands sec
ond. Illinois, Kentucky and Indiana
rank next. These states contribute
over 30 per cent of the total machine
mined coal.
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Thanksgiving on the Reservation.

The spirit Of thankfulness pervades
the Indian Thanksgiving celebration.
A Thanksgiving feast is enjoyed, and
at night some Of the reservation tribes
take part In green corn dance" at
which thanks are offered to the Great
Spirit for the good crops of the year.
The Osages usually hold big feast
at Pawhuska, their capital city. The
festivities are participated in by the
entire tribe, and the missionary who
lives in their midst and ministers to
them offers prayer of thanksgiving
for the good things provided.
The Democrat-sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1906-1935, 1908-11-26

for delicacies on fete days. He may
have TO look long while before he
finds all that he thinks he IL entitled
to, but the genuine seeker perseveres
until he believes that he has cele-
brated the day as man of his parts
should.
The favorlte procedure for great
many roadsters Is first to beg for
money with which to buy the mate
rials for feast and then to cook the
meal themselves at some improvised
camp or "hangout." This Is the great
delight Of number Of western tramps.
Some days before the holiday is due
they begin to save up their spare pen
MES for the coming gorge" or "scoff,"
as 1t is also called. Perhaps there is
q party Of them together, and they
combine their forces and funds
Many Of them can cook fairly well,
and all lend some assistance In pre-
pairing the meal. One attends to car
ryIng the water, another arranges the
different purchases SO that they can
be handily reached. while others MS.
sist In making the fre and attending
to the actual cooking. The men who
are not chefs sit around the fire, smack
their lips and swap stories about the
places they were In the year before.
Perhaps some man will be reminded
Of having been In jail the year before.
He tells about the poor feed" that he
received and how he scolded against
fate and the law for having shut him
up on such an occasion. Another man
will remember how he was In the far
west where there was no meal at ALL
Still another will recall how he thought
Of reforming and had practically made
up his mind to go to work when some
housewife tempted him with fine
Thanksgiving "set down." and his good
resolutions went to pieces.
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young woman who Justified my imme-
diate faith IN her ability. She did all
my private correspondence, knew IS
much about the inside of the campaign
as | did working day and night with
q willingness that was surprising, and
even took from one of my shrewdest
advisers the iist Of voters In the strong
est section with which 1 had to con-
tend, with full instructions as to how
the most influential persons among
them could be won to my cause. 1t
was great work, and yet fell several
hundred short of the normal party
vote.
"My successful opponent lived in a
neighborlng town and graciously in
vited me to be his guest on the follow
ing Thanksgiving. 1t would have
looked surly TO refuse, and l went. 1t
was really an admirable social func-
ton, but the few hours / put in there
were torture. The host met me with
hearty hand clasp. Turning he said,
My Wife Resplendent in satin and
jewels | saw my stenographer. Love
and war; she murmured. He thinks
l was visiting my old home in New
England L held my peace. but that
fatted turkey tasted like crow."-De-
troit Free Press.
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Obituary.

Mr.. Ira L. McKitr,ck, son Of
John and Catherine McKitrick was
born at Ringgold, Morgah CO., o.,
August 81, 1850. Attended the
public schools at Ringgold and
Rosseau until 20 years of age when
he received his first certificate as
o teacher of the Wells District
School. He afterwards taught In
the public schools of Morgan coun-
ty for three years teaching two
successive terms at the Rock Hol-
low school and was employed for
the third term from which posi-
tion he resigned to accept posi-
tion to teach at New Straitsville,
Ohio, in the fall Of 1884 and
taught school there one year. He
then went to the Normal school at
Lebanon, Ohio for one term and
returned to New Straitsvile, where
he taught school two years more.
Mr.. McKitrick was married to
Miss Rachel Evans, daughter of
Christopher and Caroline Evans
at New Straitsville, o on Septem-
ber IL, 1886. For ore year he
worked for The Columbus &c Hook.
ing Coal & Iron Company, after
which he was part owner and edi-
tor of "The Valley Journal q
newspaper he published at Shaw
nee, Perry County, Ohio, for five
years.
Mr.. McKitrlck moved from New
Straitsville to Rosseau in the fall
of 1898, from Rosseau to Logan,
Ohio, in the fall CT 1895 where he
was In business for nearly seven
years and returned to Rosseau in
May, 1908, where he died Novsm-
ber 3rd, 1908 at the age of 4S
years, 9 months and 3 days. Mr..
McKitrick was member of the
order of knights of Pythias at
New Straitsville. He leaves a wife,
father and mother, two brothers
and one sister to mourn their loss +,
together with large MI mber of
sorrowing friends.
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Obituary..

Merrill Waldo, son of Joseph and
Eliza Marshall, was born in Clear,
Greek township, Fairfield county,
Ohio, September 5, 1898, and de.
parted this life at the home of
WIN. Ashbrook, Oct. %, 1908,
aged Is years, 1 month and lS
days.
He leaves to mourn father,
three brothers and many friends,
while a mother one brother and
one sister have preceded him to
the Spirit Land.
Heart trouble was assigned as
the cause of" his death. That
sleep of death came so sudden that
none could awaken, and we ask,
can it be true that Merrill is gomez
1t all seems too sad to be true, too
strange to be real, and yet one
touch of that marble brow, one
clasp of the icy hand and those
eye lids sealed, told us that it was
too sadly true.
Truly as young boy he would
detect right from wrong, evil from
good none knew him but to love
him, none named him but to praise
him, but his work Is done, his
troubles are over and he has left
forever more, for the dust shall
return to earth as it was and the
spirit to the God who gave it.
The Angel said come Brother
Merrill, your days on earth are
over, farewell, you have finished
all your works, enter thou now
the Golden Gate, when father
and brothers in grand reunion
meet they will join the Heavenly
Choir and walk the Golden Streets.
Funeral held at Bethany Church
on Sunday afternoon, Rev. II. M.
Ricketts, officiating
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turkey for our Thanksgiving dinner.
Now, l never bought turkey in my
life, and | don't want to make mis-
take in 1t. l have full instructions
from my wife, but still 1t requires
great care to carry them out"
"Oh, II that's ALL" said the poultry
man, reassured, II will help you out"
you will?" asked the man eagerly.
with pleasure. What's the matter
with this one?" And he took down q
turkey and held it up to view.
Does his breast move in or out un.
der pressure?" asked the purchaser
doubtfully.
"Try 1t for yourself"
st seems flexible" said the man,
gngery pressing his fingers upon the
part mentioned. "You know, my wife
is great judge of these things, and
she told me all about 1t. Now about
the color of the legs. They should be
purply blue, with just tluge Of gray"
"Well, there they are. You couldn't
get anything nearer the description
unless we painted them for you"
mo, no. don't want 'em painted.
She said the color should be natural.
Now about the flesh. want to pinch
that and see that 1t is elastic"
"Well, pinch" said the dealer.
The purchaser pinched and pinched
until there was not an inch of the bird
not fairly covered. Then he gave
sigh of satisfaction.
THAT seems all right But there's
one thing more-the wings. You don't
mind my twisting them according to
my wife's instructions? She calls
that the crowning test of tenderness"
And he dellcately turned them around
as he would the knob of door. This
done, he opened the beak aud looked
into the mouth, devoting considerable
time to a minute examination Of the
tip of the tongue. Finally he announc-
ed his satisfaction, paid for the turkey
and started off with 1t.
He reached the door, then suddenly
turned.
"Great heavens! I forgot to exam.
inc the fiexibility OF the spur, and
without being backed by that oil other
tests are useless"
But the poultryman had vanished
into nearby saloon and at that mo-
ment was engaged In toning up his
nerves for the next customer.-New
York Herald.
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Cause Of sIssplna sickness.

In an interview published In the Lo-
kal Anzeiger, Berlin, Professor Koch.
who has been Investigating sleeping
sickness at Lake Victoria Nyanza, says
the insect known as the Glossina pal
pals, which conveys the germs of the
disease, trypanosomae, breeds not only
on the banks of the lakes, but also
along the streams in the interior right
up to their source. His remedy, sub
cutaneous injections OF arsenic, has
proved etiicacious. Wherever croco-
dlles are found, adds the professor, the
disease may be discovered, the blood
OF croeodiles forming the CHIEF nour-
ishment OF the glossina.