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The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-17
APPLICATION FOR
 RECEIVER IS MADE

Columbia, S. C., December 16.-As re- suit of the purchase of the Southern Life Insurance company of Fayetteville N. C.. by the Seminole Securities company of this city. the charges that exorbtant commissions were paid on the transfer. which were afterwards divided among the officers in each company, two appli cations were made today for receivers for the Seminole company, and Insurance Commissioner McMaster has issued an order for the Southern Life to show cause why it's license should not be re- voked. The return Is answerable on Jan uary 19
 It is charged by the stockholders that the price paid for the insurance company's stock was entirely too high, and that as result stockholders of the Seminole company have been defrauded meet ing of the stockholders has been called for December 29.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-17
TURKSH PARLIAMENT
 MEETS IN FIRST SESSION

under arms tomorrow when the sultan drives to open the assembly, while school children stationed at vantage points along the way will sing the hymn of liberty as the imperial cortege passes.
 Everywhere interest and expectation are high and there is no doubt that the day will go down as one of the most im- portant in Turkish history.
 The list of 39 senators appointed by the Sultan has been published. It comprises members of the cabinet and council, eX- ministers, generals, admirals, the Bull garian bishop of Monastir, three Armen- ians, three Greeks and one Jew.
 The members of the chamber of depu- ties, the other branch of the parliament, were elected by the Turkish people last month
 Congratulatory addresses have been re- ceived by the new parliament from both the British parliament and the Russian duma.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-17
HoteI Promoters Arrested.

Berlin, December 16.-Charged with mis- appropriating $200o.00o. two brothers Adolph and Fritz Eberbach, hotel pro motors. have been arrested, the former in silicia and the latter at Vienna. The men are charged with having founded a hotel trust with enormous capital with offices at Berlin, Hamburg and Bremen, annointtng many dummy directors and manipulating the funds. When the trust went into liquidation the brothers disap- peared, the shareholders receiving only her cent of their Investments
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-17
Courts Must Be Free.

St. Petersburg, December l6.-During debate in the duma today on the pension bill M. Purishkevich monarchist, de- manded that steps be taken to clear the judiciary of the department of prisons of Jewish officials. Minister of Justice ChticheHovitoff replied, amid applause. that the court must be above political ana religious differences.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-17
invitation Is Declined.

Washington, December 16-President Roosevelt today declined an invitation to attend banquet to be given in New York by the Aero Club of America in honor of the Wright brothers. The Pres ident told a committee that he would be glad to give a reception at the White House in honor of the noted aeroplanists, and the club will consider a change In the programme so that the reception and banquet may be held in Washington.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-17
WORST BLIZZARD
 FOR MANY YEARS

St. Johns, Newfoundland, December 16. The worst blizzard experienced in New foundland for many years has been rag ing for 4S hours, and heavy damage has been done to fishing vessels, number of which have been blown ashore at va rious points.
 No loss of life has yet been reported. but it is feared that several schooners have been blown to sea or sunk. Traffic on land is at standstill
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-17
Kaiser Receives Americans.

Berlin December 16.-Dr. Felix Adler of Columbia university and Prof. William F.
 Davis of Harvard university, who are now featuring at the University of Berlin, were introduced to Emperor William at the new palace at Potsdam today by Am bassador Hill. Foreign Secretary von Schoen was present at the audience which followed, on invitation from the Emperor
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-17
Memrhis Man Beaten.

Lynchburg, Va, December t6.-Ed Ad- amson, the Boston middleweight. threw Jack Lewis of Memphis, Tenn, in two straight falls, catch as catch can. here tonight. Atkinson was In better form but had to work for victory. The falls were in 2s:25 and b:o5 minutes, respectively.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-17

fore the Senate for the past two years was confirmed today Judge Hundley has been serving on recess appointments.
 The Senate confirmed also the nomina- ton of Rufus H. Thayer of Washington, D. C., to be judge of the United States court of China, succeeding Judge L. R. Wilfley, resigned.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-17
JUDGE HUNDLEY
 IS CONFIRME

Washington, December 16.-The nomna- ton of Oscar R. Hundley to be United States district judge for the northern district of Alabama, which has been be-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-17
Emhassx Secretary Arrives.

St. Petersburg. December 16.--John van A. McMurray. the newly appointed sec ond, secretary of the United States em- bassy at St. Petersburg. arrived here today via Japan and the Trans-Slberian railway.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-17
Steamer Fast Aground.

Philadelphia, December l6.-The British steamer Gurus, from New York for this port, Is fast aground In the Delaware river next Tinicum island, about 10 miles below the city.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-17

have been those in our party wno ola no, care how high the rates were hxed' but the Chicago platform showed py iss new definition of protective policy that the majority of our party believe m definite revision of the tarin as IL ho" n
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1908-05-21
WhatiSPe-ru-na
Is it a Catarrh Remedy, or q Tonic,
or is it Both?
Others refer to Peruna as q greai

Some people call Peruna q great tonic Others refer to Peruna a . a great
catarrh remedy.
Which Of these people are right 1sit more proper to call Peuna . c.
tarrh remedy than to call ita tonci
Our reply is that Peruna is both a tonic and q cataIrh remedy. Indeed
there can be no edectual catarrh remedy that is not aloa tonic
In order to thoroughly relieve any case Of catarrh, aremedy must otonly
have Q specific action on the mucous membranes affected By the catarrh, but il
must have q general tonic action on the nervous system.
CatarTh, even in persons who are otherwise strong, lisa weakened condi.
ton Of some mucous membrane. There must be something to strengthen the
circulation, to give tone to the arteries and to raise the vital forces
Perhaps no vegetable remedy in the world has attracted so much attention
from medical writers as HYDRASTIS CANADENsIS The wonderful efficacy
=, sn. - ae m.d "a oeen s. reeossnl Ws. many Any, years as. = n Is gro" sq % az nOa .
trio of medical agents is formed in Peruna which constitutes a specific rem
edy for catarrh that in the present state Of medical progress cannot be inn
proved upon. This action, reinforced by such renowned tonics IS COLLIN
SONIA CANADENs1s, C0RYDALIs F0RM0sA and CEDRON sEED, ought
to make this compound an idealremedy for cahrrh in alits stages and locations
in the body.
From a theoretical standpoint, therefore, Peruna is beyond criticism. The
use of Peruna, confirms this opinion. Numberless testimonials from every
quarter of the earth furnish ample evidence that this judgment is not over
enthusiastic. When practical experience confirms a weu-grounded theory the
result isa truth that cannot be shaken.
Manufactured by PERUNA DRUG MANUFACTURING COMPANY. Columbus. Ohls
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1908-05-21
COMPLAINTS ABOUT PAINT.

The time to complain about paint is
before the painter applies it. The man
who puts up the money should not
shirk the responsibility Of choosing the
paint. True, the painter ought to
know paint better than the banker, the
professional man or the merchant. The
trouble is, the house owner too often
deliberately bars the competent and
honest painter from the job by accept
ing a bid which he ought to know
would make an honest job impossible.
Secure your bids on the basis Of Ma
tional Lead Company's pure White
Lead and pure I.inseed Oil and see
that you get these materials.
No n need be fooled by adulter.
ated white lead. A blowpipe testing
outfit will be mailed to any one inter.
ested in paint.
Address, National Lend Company,
Woodbridge Building. New York City.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1908-05-21
kansaroos Saved a RothsehiId.

FROM tNe LOnOOn ECHO.
Walter Rothschild, the richest bach
elor in England, had a close call with
lmatrimony when he was a young man.
A designing mamm had managed to
get the heir to the Rothschild millions
interested in her daughter, and the
daughter did all she could to lead the
interest up to the point Of q marriage
proposal.
One night, at a watering place. after
Rothschild had retired to his room, he
heard voices under his window which
he recognized as those Of the young
lady and her mamma.
Has he proposed YETI" asked the
old woman.
Not yet" answered the daughter,
but I'll have him hooked before long,
IL only I IA endure his conversation
Tonight he bored me almost to death
talking about his kangaroos."
II am sorry" said Rothschild, put
ting his head out of the window, ITO
have bored you with tales of my ami
mails. Forgive me. l shall never dc
so again" And he never did.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1908-05-21
A Dozen EGGS
A DOZEN EGGS
So Says a Thrifty Kansas
Woman, but Her Neighbor
Says Her Nay.
From the New York Times.

From the New York Times.
History as 1t is written in Pratt, KS,
is TO the effect that last winter one woman
there borrowed OF another a dozen eggs.
then ~worth-thrice fortunate Pratt, KS. !!
"a cents. Recently the borrower deter
mined, whether with assistance or not
history conceals, to return the eggs and
carried to her neighbours house q dozen
as good as those that had been taken
thence. But the neighbor refused to take
them In extinguishment Of her claim. The
price OF eggs, she said. had fallen with
the approach OF spring. and 1t was then
only IL cents per dozen. Therefore, she
wanted not one dozen, but two. and for
no less would h call the transaction
eQuitably closed.
Then there was trouble. The first woman
insisted that she had borrowed, not
bought the eggs, and that considerations
OF money value should not and did not
enter into the matter at all. This the
second woman denied, repeatedly, and the
dozen eggs were taken home after much
oratory, and a few tears equally divided
between grief and rage. Now all the other
women in the vicinity have taken up the
quarrel, and, still according to history, the
question as to whether the borrower or
the lender Is RICH. has become an i'm
portant issue In local politics-so import
ant that the spring election in Pratt, KS,
turns on 1t.
1t Is not for us. Of course. to intrude
with advice in a controversy SO delicate,
but we do venture to remark that there
is much to be said on both sides. Most
loans are returned in kind, and In this
case II the eggs had been taken back
within a reasonable time, the lender could
nave been held bound to accept a numeri-
cal equivalent, regardless OF market fluc-
tuations. But as usual, when the word
reasonable" is used, everything is up
in the air. There seems to nave been
some excuse for treating the return an
u~nreasonably delayed, and to his fact,
doubtless, was the lenders asperity due,
rather than 10 any real determination to
get the moneys worth Of the original
dozen. lac the eggs not been brought
pack till next summer, probably she would
have demanded interest on the "a cents.
The lesson seems to be that borrowing,
except when conducted on strict business
principles, is AN evil practice. exceeded
as a destroyer of friendship only by out
and-out theft.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1908-05-21
Tho Lady and tho Anecdote.
From the PHILADELPHIA Bulletin

Qounah Parker, the millionaire CHIEF
of the Comanches, was discussing Ia
Guthrie a new Indian bill.
The bill is no good" said the CHIEF.
1T would not have any effect. 1t ro.
minds me of a young French lady IN
Washington.
II was dining in Washington at an
ambassadors house, and this young
lady was the only female guest. An
but he hesitated. ~
my story ne said, is n very good
one, but 1t is rather low in the neck,
n before the young lady"
But she laughed and interrupted
him.
"'Oh, don't mind mel" she said. tn
shut my eyes. Go on"
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1908-05-21
Diamond ut Diamond,

A French painter who considers
himself an expert in antiques and old
pictures was recently travelling In
Italy, and coming across q Titan ac-
quired it, paying a pretty large price
for 1t. Knowing he would have to
dodge the officials to get the picture
out of the country, he hit upon the
plan of painting over the ''Titian'
With a portrait Of King Emanuel in
uniform.
Tn trick succeeded admirably and
at h frontier the artist had no diff
ficuIty in passing the painting through.
When he reached Paris the delighted
owner took a piece of cotton wool
saturated In alcohol and attempted to
eiface the portrait of the Italian SOW
ereign. But to his disgust the Titan
came off with it. revealing on the
original canvas a very ordinary por-
trait Of Garibaldi.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1908-05-21
The Critic.
From Tit-Bits.

A painter was praising the other
day tho artistic taste of John CT. john
son, the famous Philadelphia lawyer.
Mr.. johnson has collected one of the
finest private galleries i'm the world and
as a connoisseur he has few living
equals.
"A young impressionist." said the
painter, got John G. johnson to visit
his studio last year.. He showed his
latest picture and tried to get Mr.
Johnson to buy 1T. But Mr.. johnson
would have none of 1t. He said politely
that he thought the picture was not
good.
"This so annoyed the impress!onist
that he let his temper get the better
of him. He said hotly:
After all, Mr.. Johnson, what do you
know about pictures? You never
painted any,
My dear sir the lawyer retorted,
smiling and rubbing his .glasses with
his handkerchief, I know IA bad egg.
but l never laid one"
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1908-05-21
BABY's ECZEMA GREW WORSE

Hospitals and Doctors Could Not
Relieve Him-But Cuticura Rene.
dies u Speedy, Permanent Cure.
Eczema appeared when our baby
was three months old. We applied to
several doctors and hospitals, each Of
which gave US something different
every time, but nothing brought relief.
At last, IL of our friends recommend
ed to us Cuticura Soap and Cuticnra
Ointment. A few days afterwards i'm
provement could be noted. Since then
we have used nothing but Cuticura
Soap and Cuticura Ointment, and now
the baby is six months old and is quite
cured. All that we used was one cake
of Cuticura Soap and two boxes Cuti-
cura Ointment, costing in all S1.25. c.
T. Kara, 343 East 65th Street, New
York, March 30. 1906"
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1908-05-21
wInOWS,under NEW LAW Obtained
PENSIONS w SoSm Wi s. :" I.
lniudiciousness.
From the Bohemian.

From the Bohemian.
Policeman-Judge, this prisoner acted
as If he was insane at the baseball
game yesterday.
Judge-What did he do.
Policeman-During the game he
threw his watch at n OF the players
Prisoner-It vas an lngersoll, judge,
and / was endeavoring to make the
visiting catcher muff a foul fly.
Policenian-A few moments later he
ran through the grandstand shrieking
like a wild person and smashing other
mems hats
Prisoner-One of our team swatted
out a three-bagger and brought in
three rurs making the game a tie.
Policeman-The next second he
Jumped onto the diamond and assaulted
the umpire.
Prisoner (excitedly)-The umpire
called that three-base hit "A foul, Judge
Judge Gar old fan)-The prisoner il
discharged. Officer, reprimand you
for your righteousness.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1908-05-21
The Extreme Pen.lty.
From the st. Louis Times

Lord Russell, a famous jurist, once
went to Scotland to help the liberals in
a campaign. He p%urposely began his
speech with a few sentences of bad
Scotch. and then when the confusion
caused by the blunder had subsidized, he
said:
Gentlemen. 1 do NJ speak Scotch.
but / vote Scotch, and I often drink
Scotch" He vas greeted with tre-
mendous applause.
When Russell was a young man he
was sitting in a court listening to a
trial for biga1ny. A friend leaned
across to him and asked, Russell,
what is the extreme penalty for
biRamy?"
1.-TWO mothersinlaw." was the reply.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1908-05-21

Valparaiso is only about 5000 miles
from New York, but 1t requires from
10 to so days to get a reply to a bust
ness letter. and to get on order filled
and delivered generally takes from Ave
to six months, when it should be ac-
complished in one-half the time, as is
the case from Europe.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1908-05-21
a FOR SICK WoMEN.

For thirty years Lydia d. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound, made
from roots and herbs, has been the
standard remedy for female ills.
andhas positively cured thousands Of
women who have been troubled with
displaccmcnts, inflammation, ulcera-
ton, fbroid tumors, irregularities,
periodic pains, backache, that bear
ing~down feeling, f1atulency, indiges-
ton, dizziness O. ncrvous p%rostration.
Why don't you try it?
Mrs. Pinkham invites all sick
women to write her for advice.
She has guided thousands to
health. Address, Lynn, Mass.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1908-05-21

For Any Disease or Injury to
the eye. use PETvrIT'S EYE SALvE, alb.
%solutely harmless, acts quickly. All drug
gists or Howard Bros. Buffalo, N. Y.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1908-05-21

Will help you. Series &c only 15c-32 diff.
ferent subjects, Csc catalogue free. s. E
Reese, Watseka, III.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1908-05-21

FITS !; s., ,.s;. ::;; ; e: Z" ), r s,, KIN. s.5 s;:::
Nerve Rsste,sl. Send fer Free be si.l bottle and .ssst,ss
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1908-05-21

One Of the most common errors in
farming IL the overstocking of pas
lures. It is fully as important that we
adapt stock to our summer forage. as
to our winter folders.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1908-05-21

"Oh. yes" she said. II often wonder"
she added pensively, what it's done
for, though. It's to show you're a free
citizen. the same as naturalization pa
pers, amt it?"
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1908-05-21
An Appropriate Article.

From the Baltimore American.
I'VE want to get up a geographical
lunch. What is the first country you
would put on the menu?"
Il should suggest the Sandwich is
lands"
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1908-05-21
In the Free Vaccination Ward.

A Lithuanian woman was getting her
fifth baby vaccinated the other day.
II am glad" said the young
that you recognize the Importance Of
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1908-05-21

This woman says that sick
women should not fail to try
Lydia %. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound as she did.
Mrs. A. Gregory, of 1855 Lawrence
st., Denver, Col, writes to Mrs.
Pinkham:
II was practically an invalid for six
years, on account of female troubles.
I underwent an operation by the
doctors advice, but in a few months /
was worse than before. A friend adj
vised Lydia r: Pinkham's Vegetable
health, such as / have not enjoyed in
many years. Any woman suffering as
i did with backache, bearing-down
pains, and periodic pains, should not fail
TO use Lydia T. Pinkham's Vegetable
Cnmno,,n1
New-York tribune., 1908-06-21

vitaton and in few minutes upward Jf q hundred
total strangers were seated round a veratIe zhir'1
table, the racks all in position and Alezande- Vas
sitting in the Captains place, the picture Of hos
pitality-
A most plentiful supply Of provision had been
provided and there also practicable shir's
odor which was pumped into the air b. an at1naizer
concealed under the table
DURING the progress Of the merry meal it leaked
Il out that the Mystery was a motCrugc that had
formerly been a sailor and just before came aFay
his engagement 10 Miss Andrews was aur.r1 r17ced
All present were invited to the WeLdug and
when. at twelve o clock, we made our way out into
the street. we gave three rouslng cheer f- Aexan-
der and agreed that pleasanter way Of lending
an informal day and evening together could not
have been devised
The last remark that l heard on board was
made by a clerical looking man, who talking % a.
verv fashy woman, ablaze with DIAMOND ls that
really sO5" said he. Why, my mother ".- lula
Meredith of Waterbury.
Then you're nv cousin Walter. said ..- Z. ing
lady The world IS not 50 large, after ALL
New-York tribune., 1908-06-21
Panels by Immortals

SEVERAL Of the panels by Immortal- Of tic Brit
~ ish Academy have interesting historic. One
shows sweet restful spot IN the hills Of A- here
Robert Browning loved TO sit and rest and III long
the sinuous road the hedges are bright with -ti5
or travellers JOY
view from the gold room Of the house --g the
paneled hall The principal features OF tl r..---Hg
are the sixteenth century Antwerp window no"
adjoining the Flemish bed room which the
annex to Lady AIna-Taderna 5 studio. and --.ee-
less collection of old blue and white De---. b IS
the pride Of the artist housewives heart
Unfortunately much of this ware was destroyed
wears ago through d most curious accidr--. The
Tadernas then occupied TOwnshend house. huge
Georgian mansion in Regent Park which ..-s Ut
terlv wrecked one day by the explosion OF - barge
load of gunpoWder on the stream that -ar Trough
the park Just across the road
New-York tribune., 1908-06-21
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been pacing back and forth for the last few minutes
hes an old friend of W. ] Bryan's and he's almost
as great taker the Colonel
Iets call him the Mystery then, said the pretty
Young woman Il wish some of you would introduce
him" ~ +ba,
I said How many laps to the mile
He stopped, looked at his watch and sad very
..Thanis What really stopped you for was to
introduce you to Miss Andrews here Shes from
Iowa" r.. ,,;i
said the man in the sombrero, 9 I'm from Missouri
,,,,-sef | wish you'd show around the ship
Miss Andrews, laughing at the idea OF his having
TO be showed like the rest OF his counrY1heIi' loSJ
and asked me to look after her rug. Then she ana
the Mystery began circle the hurricane deck,
while l. folding her rug and placing 1t on her steamer
chair went over to likely looking group Vi WHICH
Easy motion, isn't it? Are you from New
York." -, ,, t
Youngest one making place for me at the foot OF
her steamer chair