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The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-08-29
PELLAGRA AND CORN PONE

States is raising more than 2,ooo, o,0OO,0OO bushels annually.
 The southerner feeds himself his pigs and his progeny upon corn. He slept in his frontiersman's cabin upon a mattress made of the husks. Today he contributes some of its pith to the manufacture of guncotton with which to blow the enemy to Beelzebub, and some more of 1t to the manufacture of cellulose to pack be- hind the armor of his country's battle ships to prevent them from sinking when projectiles pierce their plates. He plants corn as early in the springtime as the season will permit and gets up at dawn to go into the fields and tickle its spreading roots with a double-shovel blow. In mid winter he smokes his corncob pipe before a corncob fire. Looking into a bed of glowing embers, through a blue haze of the smoke of incense burned to Mon- damin. he returns thanks for the corn meal in the cupboard and dreams happily of the srosn ear'' of the golden summer to come. His appreciation of the value of Indian corn is high. His affection for it in it's various forms is abiding. He is not pellagrous, nor Is he to be fright ened by tales of 'Lombardy leprosy'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-08-29

Boston Globe: Birmingham, Ala, an- nounces another 50-cent increase in the price of No. soft pigiron. Now, MT. Payne and MT. Aldrich, what do you know about that?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-08-29

Eufaula Times: Birmingham invites Bessemer to come into the fold and Bes- semer takes it like the sensitive person invited at the eleventh hour to fill out, and answers "nay'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-08-29

Washington Bureau Age-Herald, 14:l f2 street. N. W.
The Topeka state journal., 1909-02-26
HOW | TOOK MY
WRINKLES OUT.
After Facial Massage, Creams and
Beauty Doctors Had Failed.
BY HARRIET META.

Trouble, worry and ilI-health
brought me deep lines and wrinkles.
realized that they not only greatly
marred my appearance and made me
look much older. but that they
would greatly interfere with my sue
cess, because woman's success,
very largely on her appearance.
The homely woman, with deep lines
and burrows in her face. must fight
an unequal battle with her younger
and better looking sister
I therefore bought various brands
of cold cream and skin foods and
massaged my face with most constant
regularity, hoping to regain my for
ner appearance. But the wrinkles
simply would not go On the con-
trary, they seemed to get deeper. Next
I went to a beauty specialist, who
told me she could easily rid me of my
wrinkles. I paid my money and took
the treatment Sometimes 1 thought
they got less, but after spending all
the money L could afford for such
treatment I found I still had my
wrinkles. So gave up in despair and
concluded I must carry them to my
grave. One day friend of mine who
was versed in chemistry made a Sug-
1 Immediately went to work making
experiments and studying everything
I could get hold of on the subject
After several long months of almost
II
ments I finally discovered process
which produced most astounding re-
suits on my wrinkles in a single
night. I was delighted beyond ex-
preston. I tried my treatment again,
and, 10 and behold! my wrinkles
were practically gone. A third
treatment-three nights in all-and
I had no wrinkles and my face was
as smooth as ever next offered
my treatment to some of my i'm
mediate friends, who used it with
surprising results, and 1 have now
decided to offer it to the public. Miss
Gladys Desmond, Of Pittsburg, Pa,
writes that it made her wrinkles dis
appear in one night.
Mrs. NJ. w Graves. of Bridgeport.
Conn, states: There is not a
years younger. I consider your treat
ment a godsend to womankind." Mrs
James Barss, of Central City, S. D.,
writes: 1.-The change is so great that
it seems more work of magic"
I will send further particulars to
anyone who is interested absolutely
free of charge. 1 use no cream,
called skin foods, there is nothing to
inject and nothing to injure the skin
1t is an entirely new discovery Of
my own and so simple that you can
use it without the knowledge of your
most intimate friends. You apply the
treatment at night and go to bed In
the morning, 10! the wonderful trans
1T sounds too good to be true"
Well, the test will tell. If interested
in my discovery please address
Harriet Meta, Suite 7O1 F., Syracuse,
N. Y, and I will send you full par
ticulars.
The Topeka state journal., 1909-02-26
HEALTHIEST CITY.
Chicago Death Rate Has Decreased
Materially During Year.

Chicago, Feb. 26.-Chicago still re-
mains the healthiest American city of
more than 35O 900 inhabitants, according
to the annual report of the health de-
partment Of 1908. just made public. Its
death rate from all causes is 14.10 per
900 of population and the health Off
ciaIs assert that the public has become
so greatly interested in health precau-
tions that further decrease is expected
in the current year.
A total of 30,54S persons died during
the year., ,595 fewer than in 1907. Sew
en- per cent of the total deaths were
due to violence and of these an even 500
were suicides-an increase of 101 over
the preceding year. This marked in
crease in self-destruction is attributed
partly by the health officials to finan-
cial depression
From typhoid fever there were only
33S deaths. the lowest rate in the his
tory of the city. Before the drainag ge
canal was constructed. the report says
Chicago had the highest typhoid death
rate of any city in the civilized world.
IF" reads the report, 'sthe prechan-
mel typhoid rate had prevailed during
the last nine years there would have
been 10035 deaths from typhoid fever
in that period, or 6,014 more than act
uaIIy occurred. Figuring on the basis
of the legislative value of a human
life. this saving represents the sum of
$50. .140. 900, or more than the entire cost
of the drainage channel to date"
The Topeka state journal., 1909-02-26
IS A CLEVER SCHEME.
Chicago Electric Co. Furnishes Free
FIatirons to Increase Consumption.

Chicago. Feb. 26.-Complaints that
the installation of electric flatirons
have increased the cost not only of the
current they use, but of all other cleo
tricity consumed. have been made to
local electric lighting company and to
city officials. 1t is said that these irons
have been supplied to between 10000
and 5000 consumers on trial, free of
charge for the iron itself, but that the
moment the current was turned on it
cost the consumer an average of fifty
cents even if the iron was not used
again.
The f1atiron has the same effect as in
creasing the number of lamps in
house by six or seven. and if used at
the same time the lamps are burning,
increases what is known as the 'pri-
mary charge" for the use of electricity.
The use of the f1atiron. together with
lamps, at any one time during each
month, causes higher maximum
gauge and necessitates a correspond
ingly increased payment at the full
rate
An official of the company declares
that with proper use, there is no
ground for complaint
The f1atirons are usually used in the
daytime. when the lights in the house
are not burning" he said. IF they are
so used the maximum cannot be in
creased. 1t is a very simple matter and
entirely within the control of the con-
The Topeka state journal., 1909-02-26
RIPPER IS CAUGHT.
The Berlin Police Believe He Is One
of a Number.

Berlin Feb. 26.-The man who
during the past fortnight has been
delivering a series of attacks upon
women on the streets of Berlin was
captured today He made an attempt
to stab a woman on the Friedrich
Strasse one of the crowded shopping
streets of the city. The clothing of
his intended victim was cut, but she
herself suffered no harm. The
woman screamed and her assaiIant
fled into a house on an adjoining
street where he was seized by police
man. He is young man, but he has
not yet been identified.
Today's attempt was the thirty
sixth ripper case since the beginning g
of the outra ges. The descriptions of
the assailant do not agree, and it is
believed that various men have been
engaged in the work.
There has been a state of terror
among the women of Berlin, many
servants refusing to go on the streets
alone after nightfall. The police have
made every effort to capture the
assailant They even had special de-
tectives dressed up as women and
saunter through the streets inviting
attack. The assaults have been made
by day as we'll as night and on the
open street as well as in the halls and
stairways of houses. The assailant
would approach his victim quickly,
strike at her swiftly with a sharp
stiIetto and then ma Ike his escape dur
ing the ensuing confusion.
The Topeka state journal., 1909-02-26
pulitzer NOT ARRESTED
Warrants Won't Be Served Until His
Return Home.

New York, Feb. 26.-Although GER
titled copies of the indictments and
bench warrants issued in Washington
for Joseph Pulitzer. publisher, and
Caleb NJ. Van Hamm and Robert H.
LYMAN, editors of the New York
World, were brought to the city yes
terday by Assistant District Attorney
Mcnamara. it is believed that no at
tempt will be made to serve them un-
til Mr. Pulitzer returns. Mr.. McNa-
mara however, had a conference with
an attorney representing Mr.. Pulitzer
and it is understood that he was ap-
prised of the time of Mr.. PuIitzer's
return. He is at present cruising on
his yacht somewhere in southern
waters.
Service on Delavan Smith and c. r.
Williams of the indianapolis News in
the Panama canal libel cases will be
postponed. it is said, until after
hearing in the World case in New
York
The Topeka state journal., 1909-02-26
PERSISTENCY COUNTS.
Says Lafayette Young of Dcs Moines
to Advertisers.

''Persistency." said an experienced
advertising man a the Ad clubs meet
ing in St. Joe Tuesday, lis the goose
that laid the golden egg" Lafayette
Young, editor of the Des Moines Daily
Capital, was talking about The neces-
sity of persistent advertising and the
faculty of the American people of for
getting. What would become of many
of US if they did not forget" he said.
Then he called attention to General
Frederick Funston. who with an cne--
getic press agent. was the most adveT-
tised man in the world during the
Spanish-American war. "Who, u1less
he is a Kansan," infused Mr.. Young,
can tell now where General Funston
is stationed?'' And from the general
expression on the faces of those who
heard Mr.. Young. not one out of so
knew that General Funston was sta
toned at at Fort Leavenworth, less
than 80 miles from them. Mr.. Young
also spoke of p. L. Barnum, the first
American to fully appreciate the value
of persistent advertising. Even when
for from two to four years, he never
allowed the American people to forget
that his was the biggest show on earth,
ed with what his show was doing in
Europe. Had he stopped, and allowed
the people to forget, some other show
would have sprung up and when Mr..
Barnum's show returned to its native
soil, he would have to again impress
upon the minds of the people. at a
greater expense, that his was the
Greatest Show on Earth.''-Atchison
Globe.
The Topeka state journal., 1909-02-26
DEATH DUTIES.
They Are Likely to Bring on a
Political Crisis in Germany.

Berlin. Feb. 26.-The internal
political situation in Germany is ap-
nroaching a serious crisis over the
proposed revenue measures, and un-
less the ministry is successful in its
stand in the matter of the death
duties. it is declared in political circles
that the reichstag will be dissolved.
Furthermore. should new elections re-
ss11It in an adverse majority. Chancel-
IOr Won Buelow will have to retire
The conservatives and the cler1caIS
for sometime past have been exerttng
the utmost efforts on the government
to comDeI it to abandon these death
duties. to which the great land own
ers of the country are StoutIy opposed
When the committee assembled these
two parties presented compromise
in which they substituted for the
death duties heavily increased con-
tributions from the states to the en-
pire- -,
ReinhoId Sydow. secretary OF the
ir,DeriaI treasury. accompanied by
the finance ministers of all the federal
states. appeared before the committee
and announced that the government
was irrevocably committed to the
death duties This declaration fore
shadows a sharp contest in which
the government will be supported by
the National Liberals, the Radicals
and the Socialists, a wholly un-
precedent combination for the support
of an imperial policy.
The critical question today IS
whether the minister Will be ao4e 10
secure enough conservative votes TO
bring about the enactment OF the
duties in question
The Topeka state journal., 1909-02-26
INTERESTING CONTEST.
Defeated Candidate Had Same Name
as Successful One.

Chicago. Feb. 26.-Fresh interest is
aroused in the Republican political sit
uation by the announcement of Jacob
H. Marks, No. % that he will contest
the primarr- nomination last Tuesday
of Jacob H. Marks, No. l." for city
clerk.
Marks No. 90 declares that he will
demand a recount of the sixty thou
sand votes cast for that office as soon
as the election board completes its can
vass. In this move politicians see an
opportunity for CITY Clerk John r. Nc
-Cabe to sit by and profit. The police
returns gave Marks No l. plurality
over McCabe of 1853. but friends of the
latter declare that the canvass now in
progress will reduce this figure to at
least 140O. The vote received by
Marks No. 2''' was 3,0O6 and he as
serts that he has exceptionally good
grounds to believe that this total viii
be largely augmented by a recount
With Marks No 2" making such a
gain. the difference between the total
vote for Marks No. T. and McCabe
would be correspondingly narrowed.
The Topeka state journal., 1909-02-26
TWO BIG ISSUES.
S. S. Mcclure Says They Arc Prohibi-
ton and Municipal Government.

Los Angeles. Cal, Feb. 26s-''SaIoon
keepers have degraded American
cities and American civilization, as
could only be expected
s. S. Mcclure, head of the Mcclure
Publishing company of New York,
who is now in Los Angeles, thus ar
raigns the sellers of liquor.
There are several phases to the
liquor question: continued Mr.. Nc
CIure. Among them are the detri-
ment to mems physiques, deterioration
of their earning capacity and the loss
to moral character. 1t is for all these
that the temperance people are max
ing their fight against liquor.
Men selling liquor ally themselves
with semi-criminaI characters and
combine with them to degrade city
government. This is especially true
of Pittsburg, San Francisco and New
keepers combine with capitalists who
wan franchises to dominate municipal
affairs.
Thus the liquor men and their
allies are allowed to violate the laws
and are granted special privileges, and
the result is that the people are given
a saloon government.
who are the saloon keepers? No
man of fine feelings would be one, as
the more profits the seller of liquor
obtains the more he degrades his fell
low man and in most cases he breaks
the laws.
ment by saloons and the liquor busi-
ness in general. the most terrible
crimes, like murder. are of ten times
the frequency in America that they
are in Europe.
''The movement against liquor is
not temporary; it is gathering force
and will continue. I find in travelling
over the country that the liquor ques-
ton is one of the two conspicuous
issues now in existence. The other is
government
The Topeka state journal., 1909-02-26
EE rs; Z 4
lEGNsz$ss. 81 si;s9.

Skating every afternoon and night.
John F. Switzer is in Garden City
this week where he is interested in a
number of cases in the district court.
A Topeka druggist who sold his
store since the recent prohibition wave
struck the legislature announces that
ne intends to open a keeley institute
in Topeka.
The entries for the Kennel club ex-
hfbition at the Auditorium close this
evening and the secretary of the or
ganization, T. 1. Herren will be at his
office. Ill West Sixth street, until 10
o'clock.
The mana cement of the street rail-
way company has a force of men at
work on West Twelfth street painting
the poles which support the trolley
wire white except the portion near the
ground which will be painted black.
The ranks OF the dramatic critics
of the city have been increased by the
enrolment of Chief of Police Winfield
Eaton, who has witnessed the much
discussed Salome dance, and placed his
seal of partial approval on the dance
City Clerk c. B. Burge has received
a new fireproof steel filing case for
use in the Office at the city hall 1t
was ordered from a Topeka firm by
the council about a month ago. 1t is
a pretty piece of cabinet work and
illustrates a work that very few people
realize can be done in Topeka.
On account of the BiederwoIf meet
ings. the concert of the Washburn
College Glee club, scheduled for to-
night on the pipe organ course, is
postponed until Wednesday, March II.
The concert by the Redpath Grand
company. scheduled for March 5,
will be the next number, and will be
given as scheduled
The latest birth reports show the
following good work: To Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Whitney. 1922 Lane
street. a girl: to Mr. and Mrs. G.. G.
Anderson. 100 Emmett street. Oak
land. a boy; to Mr.. and Mrs. GOodIef
Ruck. I'll Chandler street, a boy; to
Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Gilby, 919
Jefferson street. boy: a pair of twins
to Mr. and Mrs. William \. Morris,
610 Tyler street
At the regular monthly meeting of
the school board Monday evening a
successor to Miss Carrie Goddard. who
died suddenly, will be named. Three
candidates are mentioned for the
place, John R. Carter. whose term as
county superintendent will expire
soon; g. H. Kutz. who has had charge
of Jackson school for some time, and
Miss Ada Smith, who IS serving tenn
pOrarily as principal Of the school.
The Topeka state journal., 1909-02-26
ARE NO POSTAL BANKS.
Consequently Foreigners Send Much
Money Back to Europe.

money are being sent out of the United
States annually to the postal savings
banks of Europe as a result of the alb
sence of such banks here, according to
Postoffice Inspector Carter B. Keene of
Washington, who is in Chicago. Mr..
Keene emphasizes the urgent need for
the establishment of postal savings
in this country.
Immigrants who come here from
countries where there are postal banks
do not feel inclined to put their money
in any other kind of a banking institu-
tion,'' he says. when they find there
are no postal banks here they deposit
their savings in one of the ordinary
banks and have it forwarded to one
of the postal banks of the land from
which they came"
The Topeka state journal., 1909-02-26
NEW MARATHON RUNNER.
John Svanborg of Sweden Arrives
and Wants to Run Shrubb.

New York. Feb. 26-John V
Svanborg of Stockholm. Sweden who
finished eighth in the Olympic Mara
thon in London, has arrived in New
York for an American track cam
paign and with the hope of meeting
Alfred Shrubb, the English champion.
and Dorando or Hays. provided the
present Marathon craze in this coun-
try continues Svanborgs records ap-
proach very near to the mark set by
SI1rubb and he feels confident of max
ing a good showing He is % years
old and had a remarkable record as
an amateur in Sweden.
The Topeka state journal., 1909-02-26
ADULTS PLAYGROUND.
New Reform Is Advocated by Jane
Adams of Hull House

Chicago. Feb. 26.-Recreation grounds
for adults are urged by Miss Jane
Adams. in support of a theory ad-
vanced by DR.. Luther H. Gulick, presi-
dent of the Fairgrounds Association of
America, concerning the instinct of
parents to play with their children.
If there were opportunities for play
between the adult and the youthful .
she declares, there would be no more
dance hall evil and the stroIling of
young girls about the streets would
cease It is the withdrawal of the re-
straining influence of the elders when
youth seeks recreation that leads them
away from the right"
The Topeka state journal., 1909-02-26
WILL PUBLISH PICTURES.
Chicago Society Will Photograph IN
clean Back Yards

Chicago Feb. 26--The Fine Arts So
ciety of Oak Park has decided to take
photographs of unclean back yards and
give them to the local papers for pub
Hcation.
Our campaign for cleanliness, said
President White, will begin Monday
We will have a staff of Photographers
search out these dirty yards and maybe
publicity will bring some of these
wealthy citizens who are too lazy to
look after their premises to their
senses
The Topeka state journal., 1909-02-26
MEMORIAL TO CONGRESS.
Presented by Committee Claiming to
Represent Negro Race.

Washington, Feb. 26.-A committee
claiming to represent the negro race
in the United States has presented to
congress a memorial asking for the
adoption of the presidents recon-
mendation for sending a commission
to Liberia to study the situation. The
committee says that the Liberian gov
ernment is an American institution
and that the civilization of Liberians
The Topeka state journal., 1909-02-26

and customs
LAS far as ascertained," says the
committee, 1.-The entire colOred popula-
ton of the United States approve of
the appointment of the proposed COM
mittee and the relations of the United
States to Liberia make il an impera-
tive duty for us to help the little re-
public which is struggling against
such adverse conditions"
The Topeka state journal., 1909-02-26
Seed Warehouse burned.

Chicago. Feb. 26.-Fire destroyed
seed warehouse No. ? of the Albert
Dickinson company at Taylor street
and the river today, entailfng an esti-
mated loss of 100000. The fire it is
believed originated from spontaneous
combustion.
The Topeka state journal., 1909-02-26
COLLEGE President Dies.

RusselIville, Ky, Feb. 26.-Prof. B.
E. Atkins, president of the Logan
Female college, died of heart trouble
at his home here last night.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-12-15
BURNING ECZEMA
QUICKLY SPREAD
Started Like Ringworm on Hand :
Hand SwelIed and Then Humor
Spread to Arms, Legs and Face
1T was Something Terrible.
PRESCRIPTIONS FAILED:
CUTiCURA CURED HIM

"I have used the Cuticura Remedie,
for very bad case Of eczema with COM
plete success. About fifteen or eighteen
years ago the disease developed in the
shape OF large pinhead on top OF my
hand. 1t burned and itched so much
that was compelled TO show il to doc
tor. He pronounced 1T ringworm, and
made very light Of it. He gave me
wash and told me TO apply 1t before GO
ing to bed and all would be over in the
morning. But the next morning my
hand was all swollen up and ! poulticed
Il. When the doctor came 10 his Office
showed him the hand and to my sur
prise he told me that he had never ex-
perienced such case in his practice and
said 1t was well | poulticed it, After
trying his different remedies the disease
increased and went up my arms and
finally to my thighs and legs generally
and finally on my face. The burning
was something terrible. After | had
tried this doctor, as | thought. long
enough, went to another doctor who
had the reputation of being the best in
town. He told me it was bad case OF
sczema and that it would take quite
while to cure il. His medicine checked
the advance Of the disease but no fur
ther.
II finally concluded to try the Cuti-
sura Remedies. ] bought cake OF
Cuticura Soap, box Of Cuticura 0int-
ment and bottle Of Cuticura Resolvent
and found relief in the first trial. con-
tinuad until | was completely free from
the disease and have not been troubled
with another attack since. / still use
the Cuticura Ointment in my family as
Il is one of the best remedies to heal a
sore or other injury rapidly. | can
freely and uthfully say that the Cuti-
oura Rene, es are the best so far as my
experience went with them and am
still recommending them, feeling sure
am not mi ling a mistake. G. Burk-
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Pa, Sept. ,, 1905"
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