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The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-05-10

Ladies and Misses Gauze Vests Made from fine yarn-Richelieu ribbed, with taped neck and arm holes-10c and 12c values-EXtra Special at. ...... Sc Ladies' Corsets
 A splendid article, well stayed, with and without hose supporters-Extra Special al. .ISS Merry Widow Sailors
 In three sizes, round or oval shape, in black, white, burnt, navy and brown, trimmed with large net and ribbon bows and clusters cf flowers and foliage, real s value-Extra Special at. ...... S2. oS Shirt Waists at 08c
 Exactly eighteen styles, one prettier than the others, in fancy trimmed or tailored effects, long or short sleeves, open back or front, all worth from $50 to S2.00, Extra Special at... ..oSc Linen Coat Suits
 A dandy good number. semi-fltting coat, three quarter sleeve and a full gored skirt. These come in white and all col ors. A S5 value, Extra Special at S2.oS
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-05-10

Wnlte PettICOatS
 A dozen choice styles, and all at a clean saving of from soc to S10O on each, lace and embroidery trimmed with cluster of tucks and hemStltching Extra Special Childrens Straw Sailors
 In large or medium sizes, rough Jumbo and Satin StraWs, white and colors. with ribbon streamers, Extra Special at. .3oc Children's Rompers
 Styles for little boys and girls, to yrs. of age. Made from fast color Chambray GinghamS, with pocket and belt and neatly fitted, soc and 69c values, Extra Special at .30c Shirt Waist Suits
 Lot of Two-pece Shirt Waist Suits, in white and all colors. rlain and fancy mixtures, $5 to S8 values, Extra Special al pA.so Silk Petticoats
 In black and all oolors, made from heavy rustling taffeta, all $o50 values, Extra opeCldl dt. p4.>C
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-05-10
TEN FAMOUS SPECIALS
 On Our Big Busy Second Floor

 Specaser worth being pronounced that description They second floor
 These Values For This Week Only
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-08-27
Wild Animals and Medicine.

A writer in the British Medical Jour.
nal thinks that an interesting essay
might be written on the addition to
medical remedies made by animals. Ii
is said that ii is TO dogs we owe the
knowledge Of the sever abating prop
critics of bark, while to the hippopota-
mus is attributed the use of bleeding.
The story as told In Philemon Hol-
lond's translation Of Pliny Is as fol
lows: THE riuer-Horse hath taught
physitions one deuice In that part of
their profession called Surgerie, for he
finding himself ouer-grosse and fat by
reason of his high feeding so contin.
ually gets forth of the water to the
shore, hauing spied afore where the
reeds and rushes haue bin newly cut,
and where he seeth the sharpest cane
and best pointed bee cts his body hard
on to it to pricke a certaine veine In
one of his legs, and thus by letting
himself bloud maketh evacuation,
whereby his body, otherwise inclin.
ing to diseases and maladies. is well
eased of the superfluous humor, and
hauing thus done bee stoppeth the orr.
fee againe with mud and so stanchetb
the bloud and healeth the wound"
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-08-27
Making Himself Secure.

After the funeral of an old woman
In remote Yorkshire hamlet her sons
and daughters made vigorous search
for her will. but without success, al
though they knew that she had pre-
pared one shortly before her death.
whats ia done wi 1t, Jock?" the
eldest son asked the youngest, who,
being unmarried and a great Ounce,
had always hung on to his mothers
apron strings. "Tha's been in t house
all this time, wi nobody to watch thee,
an 1t looks bit fishy. Hast ia burnt
it,"
Jock violently refuted the charge.
"Why, All nobbut 'ad it in my 'ands
once" he declared.
"Ah, then, tina admits there wor a
will?' cried the eldest brother trium-
phantly.
"Of coorse there worv' Jock frankly
confessed. "She gave it to me t. day
afore she died, but All couldn't read
word of it, so All took 1t art an buried
1t to keep it safe. Ah'm not going to
let any brothers an sisters get ahead
o. me. When Alive learnt to read for
me sen All shall dig that will up, but
not day earlieri'
And they had to "have the law on
him" before he would divulge the hid
Ing place of the document.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-08-27
Ancient Fashion I.raon.

The language Of the fashion plate
and the woman's paper Is sufficiently
appalling to the mere man even In
these days Of emancipated and, we
may presume, more grammatical wom-
anhood; but, according to an extract
from fashion journal Of 1877, the jar
gon OF those days was even more as
founding. This is how the paper de-
scribed the dress Of certain Mile. d.
at the opera:
"She appeared in dress of 'stihed
sighs.' ornamented with 'superfiuous
regrets, the bodice cut In a perfect
candor' point and trimmed with in
discreet complaints Her hair was
dressed In sustained sentiments with
a headdress of sustained conquest
ornamented with several 'fyaways'
and downcast eye ribbons, and her
collar was 'beggar on horseback color"
No doubt all these marvellous terms
conveyed some meaning 10 the fash
ionable woman of the days when
French society danced on the edge of
the volcano Of 17S9. but to their de-
scendants of today they have abso-
luteiy no meaning.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-08-27
Rossini and the Drum.

When Rossinis 'Gazza Ladra" was
performed for the first time the drum
in the orchestra not only excited much
comment, but caused the enemies of
the composer. whom they denounced
as foolish inventor Of unmusical
novelties" to threaten Rossini with
bodily violence. One young man, a
pupil Of Rolla's, gained admission to
the composers presence and declared
that art had been so violently outraged
by the invention that he must kill the
offender. He drew a weapon, but con.
sented TO listen to argument. He had
been a soldier, and when the composer
asked him why there should not be
drum where there are soldiers he
sheathed his knife Promise me,
though" ne said, that you will put
no drums in your future music" Ros-
sini promised. but forgot
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-08-27

your superstitions Won't you recon-
slider, dearY'
Letty's face matched the tints of the
pink and white apple blossoms she had
pinned in her blouse as with half
averted head she sought to combat her
superstitious fears
From the next room came the rasp-
ing sounds of photograph, and the
record was when We Are Married"
1t had been Letty's favorite In the old
days, and her eyes frightened as the
familiar strains were borne in upon
her consciousness.
When to this was added a second
sign as an itinerant band struck up
the wedding march from "Lohengrin"
her doubts were fully dispelled. With
little cry Of gladness she held out
her hands to Travis, who caught them
In his own.
A few minutes later a determined
tapping at the door reused them from
their dream of bliss. Letty's brother,
Bob, stuck his tousled head inside the
door.
II say, Mr.. Travis" he began diff.
IDENTIFY, "you couldn't let me have that
quarter now, could you? The boys are
going down to the store to get the
baseball uniforms, and IL / had that
quarter could go with them"
"Mr. Travis does not owe you a
quarter" said Lefty sharply. "If you
want money ask mother for it,
Sure, he owes me a quarter" MAIN
tained Bob stoutly. II was comm
down the street, an he told me II
I'd put that old record in the phono-
graph an start It up pretty soon after
he came in he'd give me quarter. He
was talkin' to the bandman on the
corner
"The bandman? And he told you to
do that" asked Lefty, with interest.
Bob nodded as he received coin
from Travis, and then he vanished
from the room.
"Since you must have sign 1 made
my own" explained Travis, anxiously
searching her face.
"And I'm glad you did" said Lefty
simply. her face still aglow with hap
piness.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-08-27
The Retort Courteous.

A young man in a hurry went
through the left side of a pair Of
swinging doors In the senate wing Of
the capitol at Washington last session
and almost knocked over senator
who was about to push through thu
right side.
The young man apologized profusely.
I'm very sorry--I didn't know | was
Il am in great hurry"
That's all right. son." said the sen.
ator. But let me give you a piece
OF advice about going through doors
like these. Always go through on the
right side and turn to the right. Then
IL you meet anybody coming through
and bump into him you needn't apollo.
gize. He'll be burned fool, and it
won't be necessary. Good morning.
Saturday Evening Post.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-08-27
Sally,T.C..
BY w. z. BRYAN.
Copyrighted, 1908, by Associated
Literary Press.

Sarah Henrietta Westervelt was the
name entered In the register of the ivy
clad church, and In her baby days she
was called Sally. But from the day bel
Cupid's arch of a mouth learned e
frame intelligent sentences Jack Hardy
had dubbed her the town crier.'
The nickname was so apt that II
stuck. being reduced for simplicitys
sake to L. G.. Even during those stern
minutes in the library with her father
he often dropped the sober Sarah for
the more universal L. G.
L. C.'s nickname was due TO her gen
ius for the dissemination OF bits OF
gossip best forgotten. Her mind seem
ed naturally to empty itself of all In.
formation, and young Hardy altered
an old saw into what goes In T. C.'s
ear comes out of her mouth"
AS T. G. grew in understanding the
habit got her more firmly in its grip
Instead of learning TO appreciate the
value Of reticence, her wider scope OF
knowledge served only the better to
equip her for the gathering of sundry
bits OF gossip which she would blurt
out at the most inopportune occasions
until not only her family, but her
friends. came to regard her with ar
affection that was not unmixed with
terror.
T. O., being a sensitive little soul,
grieved in secret and made earnest
vows that she would tattle no more.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-08-27
His Idea of the EnuIish.

The following illustrates Louis Phi
lippe's idea of England and the Eng
lish. He one day asked Hugo If he
had ever been In England and on re-
ceiving a negative reply continued:
well. when you do go-for you will
go-you will see how strange 1t is. II
resembles France In nothing. Over
there are order. arrangement, symme.
try, cleanliness, well moved lawns and
profound silence on the streets. The
passersby are as serious and as mute
as specters. When, being French and
alive, you speak in the street these
specters look back at you and murmur
with an inexpressible mixture Of grav-
ity and disdain, French peopley When
! was In London I was walking arm
In arm with my wife and sister We
were conversing In not too loud tone
Of voice, for we are well bred persons
you know, yet all the passersby, bour-
geols and men of the people, turned to
gaze at US, and we could hear them
growing behind us: French people!
French peopler "-"Memoirs of Victor
Hugo"
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-08-27
The Insufterabls Anticipation.

A young Scotch emigrant was
brought before the magistrate of a
Nova Scotia court, charged with hav-
ing deserted his work on a certain
farm without giving due notice to his
employer When asked what he had
70 say in his defense, he replied. ''Weel.
they gied me nout but brakeshaw to
eat Brakeshaw.. it may be explained,
fs the flesh OF animals which have died
q natural death. How was thatT
asked the magistrate. "weel, 1t was
this way. Ye ken, the aud COO deed
an we ate 1t. the auld steg (gander)
deed an we ate II, the auld 500 sow
deed an we ate ii. the auld bubblejock
deed an; we ate it, Then the old wo-
man deed-an' l left"-Bellman
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-08-27
The First Hello Girl.

They were seated around a table
In well known cafe. and the CONVEX
sation had turned upon the develop
ment OF the flying machine and other
fruits of the inventive genius of the
day
Tut tutw exclaime i solemn faced,
lantern jawed member OF the party
What OF it, The old folks were not
50 slow. Look at the telephone, claim
ed as modern invention. Why, say,
It's the oldest on record"
you better see your doctor. What's
the matter with your" asked another.
''oh, | mean IT," said the solemn
faced man. Telephone service dates
back to the garden OF Eden-that's
where II originated. The gardens
call was Psi Apple
Then he lodged the remnant of a
sandwich. reached for his hat and was
gone.-New York Globe.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-08-27

Kienlung, the G. 1ese poet. was a
prolific writer, and of all his poems
his immortal Praise of Tea" is most
widely remembered. Written in ex-
quisite characters, 1t decorates half the
old cups, plates and fans of his period.
Thus it runs:
place upon gentle fire the tripod
whose color and form tell of a far
antiquity and I'LL it with water of
molten snow. Let it seethe till 1t
would be hot enough to whiten fish or
TO redden a crab. Then pour it into
cup upon the tender leaves of a Sc
lected tea tree. Let It rest till the
mists which freely rise have formed
themselves into thicker clouds and
until these have gradually ceased to
weigh upon the surface and at last
float away In vapor, then deliberately
sip the delicious liquor. 1t will drive
away all the causes of disquietude that
come to trouble us. You may taste
and you may fee, but never can you
express In words or song that sweet
tranquility we draw from the essence
thus prepared"
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-08-27

TIN GOING TO Make ONE LAST EFFORT"
save the faint fare of brass instru-
ments could he hear.
"It's funeral" explained Lefty.
"a military funeral. and they are play
ing dead march,"
You would scarcely expect them to
play waltz" reminded Travis Dead
marches are written for funerals, you
know"
"But think Of the omen," persisted
Lefty. "Jim, If should say Yes one
of US would die before the wedding"
tits awfully kind of you to save my
life." said Travis. with smile that
found no reflection In his heart. "Its
really good Of you, Lefty. but I'm per-
fectly willing to take chances"
II am not" was the answer In dead
ened tones. Don't you realize what a
bad omen 1t Is, JimT'
ut certainly is q bad omen If IL
means that you will not marry me Just
because funeral procession happens
to be passing down the next street."
agreed Travis.
He did not argue. Lefty was ador-
able, but she was welded to a belief
In signs. and 1t now looked as IL his
avowal Of love had been rendered
fruitless by the funeral procession at
the very instant when he had read his
triumph in her eyes. Lefty loved him
that he knew-but It was useless to
argue when she was so obsessed BY
the fear Of the omen.
1t was two weeks before Travis re-
newed his suit In the interval he
had come and gone, as usual. He ana
Lefty had been to the theater and
driving. but not a word had Travis
breathed Of the subject that was near.
est to his heart.
He found the girl that Friday after
noon sitting pensively IN the window
seat.
The soft beeeze from the south blew
INTO the room the fragrance of the
blossoms, and the mellow sunlight
giinted on the velvety green Of the
growing verdure. II was an ideal day.
ana Lefty responded sensitively to the
promise Of new life. ns
Almost bsfore she knew that he had
entered Travis had reached her side
ana had taken her hand In his strong
grasp.
I'm going to make one last effort to I
WIN my happiness, Lefty" he said |
sortiy. Il have tried to accept your
Aictdm. pat ! cannot 80 the value OF
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-08-27
Dream Troubles.

'Once when I was blue" said bust
ness man, "a friend told me was wor-
rying over imaginary troubles. He
cheered me mp with yarn about his
little nephew. This little fellows sis
ter said one morning:
Oh, Gussie, had such lovely
dream last night dreamed was at
cake shop, and had such loads Of
good things Ice cream. pie, strawberry
shortcake. chocolates. jelly macaroons,
kisses and lots of other things besides
THE little boys eyes glistened. He
smiled with delight
.'And what was / eatingY he asked
eagerly. A
oh, you wasn't there. Gussie.'
Then, overwhelmed with sorrow, lit
tie Gussie hid his face In his hands and
wept bitterly"
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-08-27
SEEKING
A SIGN.
By MILDRED COLEMAN.
Copyrighted, 1908, by Associated
Literary Press.
By MILDRED COLEMAN.


look out" warned Lefty. "It's the
worst sort Of luck to spin a chair
around like that"
Travis, who had been twirling a
light chair, hastily set it down on all
four legs. This was not that he feared
the hoodoo, but the consternaton on
Letty's face indicated her discomfort.
And to make Lefty unhappy was fur
thest from his thoughts.
"Don't set it down." shrieked Lefty.
you must turn the chair the other
way until you wind the bad luck
again"
Dutifully Travis wound up" his evil
fortune and turned to the girl
"Look here, Lefty" he pleaded; 'let's
forget signs for minute and get
down to something more interesting
than superstitions. You told me last
Friday that l might have my answer
today"
Letty's face colored softly.
Its such bad luck to propose on
Friday" she asserted solemnly.
$50 it seems" agreed Travis, las It
has kept me in suspense since then.
You know that love you, dear, and
that 1t has always been my great wish
to win you for my wife. Is the answer
Yes LettyT"
Travis, looking into the half yelled
eyes, could read therein the struggle
the girl was having with her own
heart and then the gradual submission
OF her shyness to her love. He could
almost see the formation Of the word
that would bring to him the happiness
he sought when with little cry OF
terror Lefty sprang to her feet, her
eyes dilated with tears and her hand
pressed against the heart that beat so
rapidly.
Cant you hear 1t, JimT' she cried.
"Hear whatT Travis strained his
ears for some sound. Yet nothing
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-08-27

She meant to mend her ways, but at
the first opportunity her store OF
knowledge would roll out unchecked
aud unrealized
II was TO Jack Hardy that she al
ways went for sympathy and advice
when these revelations and their con-
sequences hung heavy over her head.
Though Jack had given her the odious
nickname, he made partial atonement
by never employing it.
To him she was "Peterkin," and,
though frequently he was sufferer
from her disclosures, he was ever
ready with advice, sympathy or candy,
as the occasion seemed to demand. for
he alone apparently realized that her
fault was temperamental and not the
result OF righteousness.
T. G. fairly worshiped Hardy. yet all
the little intimate details Of his court
ship of her sister Nell leaked out along
with the rest OF her chatter. and there
were times when Hardy's forbearance
was put to hard test. 1t was charac-
teristic Of the man that even the per-
sonal experience did not abate his SYM
pathy for T. c.. not even when he pro-
posed TO Nell and was given a negative
answer.
When Nell made hysterical reference
to another girl he felt that he had T. G.
to thank for this. yet his Office still
was her haven Of refuge, and she stout
" denied that she had said anything
about some other woman
Hardy's questions had b be dis
creetly framed II he did not wish the
fact Of his rejection to become CON-
mon talk, and he could not press the
Investigation. Instead be sought alb.
sorption In work. but the practice OF
country lawyer seldom proves absorb
ing. and Hardy grew thin and white
while be waited and hoped for clear.
ing up Of the trouble
He was sitting idly at his desk one
afternoon when T. g. poked her head
into the doorway and, finding that he
was alone. entered boldly.
~What is Il PeterkinYs be asked.
printing kiss on the chfId's troubled
face Have you been telling the MN
ister what your father said when he
was asked to contribute to the chsncel
fund. or did ron explain 30 the guests
at the party that the salad was made
with canned lobsterr
"Worse AN that was the do,eful
declaration p r. @. snuggied against
the broad shoulder. THE school CON-
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-08-27
eeina 70 School IN Burma.


Shortly after the native college was
opened at Rangoon the head, the Rev.
DR.. Marks, says In the Church Family
Paper that the king of Burma came to
him and asked II be would teach some
OF his sons When he agreed the king
asked. What ages do you like them
atY'
From twelve to fourteen"
The king turned to one Of his as
sistants and commanded:
Bring ali my sons between twelve
and fourteen to me-"
Nina princes came In.
Four came to school the next day.
each riding on an elephant and with
two golden umbrellas. Each also was
escorted by forty soldiers Afterward
the whole nine came. 90 there were
nine princes. nine elephants. eighteen
golden umbrellas and $50 soldiers.
Unlfhs Mary'u lamb, D<. Marks sayA
the elephants stayed outside but when
the princes came into tho schoolroom
all tho other boys threw themselves
dat down with their faces 10 the
ground Il We forbidden Tor any ons
to stand o. IT In the presence Of
princes.
On. MARKS found this state OF things
veey inconvenient and put the mattsr
to the princes. They talked the situa-
don over and made up their minds
what TO do.
lou fellows may set up" one OF the
princes said. You need not be fright
snedL~
-After that" ssys Dr.. Marks .swe
had very little difnculty on the score 81
stiQuette."
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-08-27

Like the American girls, Hindoo
girls are passionately fond OF sweet
things. One Of their candies. sadu. is
very much like our plain sugar candy
1t Is made of sugar and milk and fla
vored with altar of roses. Buddhilxa-
bal. or hair Of Baddha. is one OF their
most popular sweetmeats. II Is so
called because 1t Is In fine. long strings
like yermicelli. This Is made Of sugar
and cream from buffalo's milk. which
II exceedingly rich.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-08-27
Mast Broad.

In Saxon and medieval times, even
after the introduction Of wheat and
other cereals. there can be little doubt
that acorns were regularly used by
the poorer peasants for the purposes
of making bread, and not only In sea-
sons of scarcity. but as general arti-
Gle OF food. Oak trees were then chief.
ly valued because Of the acorns which
they produced.
In Angio-Saxon records for the year
1116, which Is described as "a very
caiamitous year, the crops being spoil
ed by the heavy rains, which came on
just before August and lasted till Cam
dlemas," It Is expressly mentioned as
an aggravation of the heavy time"
that mast was also so scarce this year
that none was to be heard Of In all
this land or In Wales"
The days Of mast bread are happily
gone forever. and even barley bread,
In common use during severe winters
not 90 many years ago. has now every
where given place to that Of ''the finest
wheat -four. London Spectator.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-08-27

Offers are the most playful Of all
the animals. romping. wrestling. play
Ing tug Of war with stick instead Of
q rope and sliding downhill on a slip
perry incline Of mud which they make
themselves.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-08-27

Robert Lowe once watched deaf
friend listening to a most tremendous
bore with his ear trumpet. why"
Lowe wondered aloud--"why contend
against natural advantagesY'
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-08-27
Beau BrummsI Rsprimanded.

Beau Brummel once insolently re-
piled to an invitation to take tea by
remarking that he never took" any
thing but physic.
Yes. you do" frowned his hostess:
you take liberties"