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The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-07
A LITTLE TRAGEDY.
What Happened When Bunch of
 VioIets Was Put on Window Sill.

From the New York Sun.
 To some this might seem comedy, but to those concerned it was nothing less than a tragedy.
 Agatha gave to Adelia a bunch of vio- let's a great noble bunch which Adelia wore proudly on her corsage by day and which. to get right down to the details she set out on the window sill at night where they would keep cool and fresh, so that they woulC be In good condition to wear the next day. But the next morning when she went to take them in there rang through the house tread fat here) a wild and desparing cry:
 Where are my violets?"
 And, sure enough. where were they? They'd been blown away.
 And then followed eager looking in the area and the sidewalk below: with Adelia exclaiming: My volets- All gone, I think that the person that would walk off with a bunch of violets is f1endr' And then mother ventured to say mildly that when she puts a bunch of yiolets out on the window sill she ties a string to it and shuts the window down on the string, but Adeia says 1t was so calm when she put them out. There was no win6 at all, and she doesn't understand how they could have blown away, and now shs doesn't want to go anywhere or do anything Her yolets!
 But maybe they had lodged on some window sill lower down or had fallen into the area and been by the janitor taken in, and so they inquire; but there is noth- Ing doing; the "fend" who had picked them up had carried them away and lucky it was for him they hadn't fallen on him, for they were in big square. heavy, purple box, and, if that box had hit him on the head 1t would have dented his hat in, anyway.
 But, now, alasl the violets were gone, never to return. and then Sister Agatha disappeared for little while and then pretty. soon there came for Adelia another great bunch of violets And then, says Adelia to Agatha
 You oughtnt to have done 1t! You oughtn't to have done it!'
 But truly the violets are beautiful, and this bunch Adelia will never let blow away When she puts this bunch out on the windowsill she ties string to it and brings the string inside and shuts the window down on 1t and then ties the string to a chair. If this bunch goes 1t will have to take the chair with it through the window
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-07
The Victim of Drink
Needs Orrine Treatment-Cure Ef-
 fected or Money Refunded.

Drink first destroys ambition; breaks up ties of Friendships 1t kills and burles love and eventually destroys the family life.
 Some of the best men in the world have been victims of drink and if there is not some member in your family that Is afflicted with this disease, you are indeed fortunate.
 Drink cunningly destroys the will power and while tn e drunkard wants to do what you tell him, he wants thousand times more the drink that he craves. Medical treatment is necessary tn destroy the cravings, and this Or rlne will do.
 It destroys the desire for liquor. so that the drink will not be missed also cures tn e deranged digestion, weakened nerves and other Ill effects of excessive drinking, restoring the patient to per- feet health.
 thoroughly scientific and Is so uniform ly successful that 1t Is sold with registered guarantee entitling you to refund of your money if Orrine fails to effect cure.' Booklet on How to Cure Drunkenness" sent free on re- quest in plain sealed wrapper. The Orrine Co.,, Washington, D. c.
 Orrine Is in two forms, No. which can be given secretly without the pa tient's Knowledge, No. In pill form for those who wish to be cured. The price cf either is $1, mailed on re- ceipt of price in plain sealed package, and both are sold under the guarantee. Orrine is sold by Jacobs Pharmacy in Birmingham ana by Fultap Bros. in Bessemer.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-07

from the covetous multitude, for the pos session of this hair secures love and faithfulness on the part of husband or wife as well as the favor of the great.
 The Singhalese believe that no house erected over spot where are buried the bones of a monkey can prosper. The people of Mourzak, in central Africa, put up the head of an ass, or some DOT tion of the bones of that animal, to avert the evil eye from their gardens. In western Pennsylvania 1t is believed that a frogs foot at the entrance of a house will stop witchcraft. In China an image of a cat on the roof of a house protects it from all evil.
 An eXcrescence is sometimes found on the head of the iackal, consisting of small, horny cone about half an inch in length and concealed by tuft of hair. The Singhalese and Tamils regard it as a talisman, and believe that the fortu- nate possessor can command by it's in strumentality the realization of every wish, and that if stolen or lost by him, 1t will invariably return of its own ac- cord. Another popular belief is that the discoverer of a jackars horn becomes thereby inyincible in every lawsuit.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-07

times been used as charms for good or evil. If the feathers of a vulture be burned, the smell drives away serpents. If the feathers of the right wing of a blackbird be hung up on red thread which has never been used, in the middle of the house. no will be able to sleep in that house until the wing has been taken down. Sailors thsnk it lucky to carry a feather from a wren killed on New Years day. The Scandinavians believe that the raven has certain white feather on it's body which will endow the man who can obtain possession of It with all wisdom. This is a matter, how ever, of extreme difficulty, according to the superstitious, as the bird when wounded always exerts its last strength to pick out and gulp down this plume Els uuimaux use punches of feathers from the golden eagle as charms on their boats.
 Feathers Give Protection.
 When a Navajo Indian wishes to bring harm to an enemy if Is only necessary for him to bury two punches of owl or raven feathers near the place where he sleeps or lives, after presenting 1t to the six regions A third bunch of feathers is buried near the owners fireplace in the kitchen to protect him or her from in vasion of the enemies Other Indians place the green plumage of birds Tn tnelr medicine sacks for a charm against dls- ease In the southwest Is found a COCK known as the chaparral cock. The In dfaus consider 1t a lucky fowl and It's feathers or a bit of Its skin will keep an evil from the lodge. The Delaware In dians believed that the feather from big eagle, which they supposed to be their guardian angel, rendered the wearer in visible and invulnerable, Indeed the In dians generally consider the fathers of
 Af md ereign virtues.
 The natives along the Amazon river Aat- tach a superstituious value to the skin and feathers of the Uira-para (said to be a little gray bird which leads and fasci- mates the other birds), believing that if they keep them in their clothes the relics will have the effect of attracting for the banpv possessor a train of lovers and fol- levers. The birds are consequently in great demand in some places, the hunters sal,ine them at high price to foolish girls.
 The heart of vulture bound in lion or wolf skin drives away fiends. The lite,s head borne before the breast, ac- cordin0 to our forefathers, brought the love and favor of all men and women, while if the heart of an owl was laid on inc left side of a sleeping woman she would tell all she had done. If woman wore the heart of a turtle dove wrapped in the skin of a wolf she would never ofterward be wanton. The Irish believe that to nail a bat on the house door pre- vents the magicans from entering A saving still current Is that if one picks his teeth with the nall of the middle too of an owl he will never have toothache. If an Indian hunter wears bittern claw in his buttonhole 1t will bring him good luck.
 To many peoples the goose was a sacred bird. and even to this day there are found many, especially In Asia, who will not kill goose. The devout cherish fond fancy that all geese perform an aerial pilgrimage to the hoiest of lakes in the Himalayas every year. transport,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-07
PAT THE HORSES FOREHEAD. That's the Caress He Likes Best. But
 Most People Don't Know 1t.

From the New York Sun.
 Not many people know how to pet a horse-that is, from horse's standpoint,- said the driver of one of the big trucks that brings rolls of paper to The Sun of flee
 Every nice looking, sleek horse comes in for a good deal of betting" he went on, as one of the big grays rubbed his muzzle anxiously against the truckmans sleeve. Hitch fine horse close to the curb and you'll find that half the men, women and children passing along will stop for a minute and give him an affec- donate pat or two.
 That is especially true along Park Row during the noon hour. The trouble is that they don't pat him in the right place.
 If you want to make a horse think he is going to the equine paradise rub him over his eyes Next to that form of endearment horse likes to be rubbed right up between the ears. In betting horses most people neglect those nerve centers, stroking the horses nose.
 While a well behaved horse will ac- cept the nasal caress complacently, he would much prefer that nice. soothing touch applied to the eyelids Once in . while a person comes along who really does not know how 10 pet horse and is surprised when a horse throws back his ears and acts peeVish. but let person come along who was brought up in the country and knows the horse and his peculiar ways and he will pet the animal by rubbing him between the ears. al. rectly over the eyes"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-07
Among Strangers.
From the Delineator.

FTOlI the DtilDedtOi.
 She was so old and so evidently very poor and unused to travelling that the representative of Christian association approached her with the question: Were you expecting some one to meet your"
 Henrys mother produced from a pocket an old envelope with an address in pen cil
 Would you like me to go with you to find it?" asked the girl.
 Thank you. lady. 1 didn't look for no such kindness-in the west! I'm south ern' The girl smiled, and they took the car together
 HeHry's mother proudly insisted on pay ing the fare for both It was after she had done so that her tongue was loosened.
 No, lady, l didn't mean l was expect in to meet my son-you misunderstood me. Henry went west for his health, mo than year ago. I had lost my man and five children with the same disease. and when Henry took down 1t looked lak' couldn't see him die without trying the west. But the west didn't help him none. He died here.
 Then, lady I had letter from the lodging house woman. asking If wanted the body sent. At the time l didn't have no money and couldn't borrow 1t. Henry was left to be buried by the county
 No, lady, I can't take him home. I only want to move his body. None of our folks ever laid in that kin of a grave befop
 The western girl remained with her in her distress till the lodging house was found. and it's mistress answered their summons to her parlor, dingy place enough. in a house with a Furnished Rooms" sign
 And this Is Henrys mother. said the lodging house keeper, giving the old wom- an chair.
 liking to Henry. Nursing him 70 long a boy like Henry, person couldn't well help 1t. And when he finally passed away I said to MT. Higgins; We never had a child of our own, and when we were
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-07
0ash Goods Dept

We just received cases more of that Brown Linen that created such talk lon the ave- last month and will again place the sale at the former price, Re- member it's all linen. Price per yard, 15c
 New Dress Lawns: Yes, these goods just arrived, and the most beautiful patterns printed can be found here. Price, per yard, 10c.
 Dress Gnghams: We showing more Dress Cling hams than any three houses in Birmingham This i'm mense line contains all the ideas in woven fab rics imaginable pattern for ladies and childrens dresses mems boys shirts Price, yard, 12 12c
 Japonika Silk for street evening wear all shades in solids, including black; this is beautiful clngy, soft, silky material, made of silk and linen, and will launder. Price, per yard, 35c.
 Dress Gingham, patterns for ladies' and childrens dresses, mems and boys shirts fine, soft finish good patterns fast coors Price, yard, 1oo.
 Light Coored Percaes: Just received cases of clippings of 15c Percales from to 10yard pieces while they last, per yard foc
 Economy Linen the most beautiful fabric made for ladies' and childrens dresses stripe and solids of all shades, water shrunk color on both sides Of the goods making 1t doubly durable and desirable for mak ing coat suits. Price per yard, 15c.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-07

clerks and people who serve the public through glass windows or across ooun- ters, are so pert and unobliging? Why is 1t necessary to make customer Feel that he is nuisance?
 Pubic officials, clerks and attendants in cur public buildings and municipal offices are proverbally curt short an1 srappy. Though you are paying them through your taxes for their services, they make you feel that they are doing you a great favor by giving you what belongs to you and by doing what yoI are paying them for doing.
 How quickly you notice the atmospheee of q business house-a great department store, for example There Is as much difference between the feeling you have in walking through two great establish ments as that you experience in talking with the different heads of these houses. In one, refinement, courteousness, cen sideration for others. a feeling of good will permeates the very atmosphere. You have a feeling that every employe m he place would be glad to serve you f he could. and Is anxious to please, whet her you buy or not. There is evidence that the en ployer thinks great deal of the character as well as the ability of bis clerks, and that manners and department are never left out of consideration m their selection In another house, only g few rlooKs away, you are i'll at lease. Carelo ssness, indifference and chlliness pervade the place. You do not feel a. home. There is lack of harmony. Il sense uf autagonism in the atmosphere. The employees make you feel that thty are doing you a favor in letting you sSe the goods or giving you the opportunity to pun chase them with your money.
 The man who thinks he is going to make fortune without considering the man at ti,e other end of the barga.n is very shorl-oghted. In the long run the customer, best good is the sellers best gooe also: and, other things equal, Inc man succeeds best who satisfies his GUS toners bssl apd whose customers not only come back, but always bring others ..h them.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-07

younger 1t wasn't so we could adopt one. But I feel to Henry like mother And so we buried him as if he had been our own, and put up a little stone just last week. As soon as I can get my things on I'll take the lady and let her sec
 And so it was that Henry's mother vis- tied his grave, and went away eomforted, leaving him where love had laid him.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-07

Would you like to eat all you want to, and what you want to, when you want to, without a chance for trouble in your stomachf
 Would you like to say farewell for the rest of your life to Dyspepsia. indigestion Sour Stomach. Distress after eating. Nervousness Cntnrrh nj the Stomach, Heart Fluttering. Sick Headache and Constipation
 Then seud me 10 cents to cover cost of packing and will mall you absolutely free one of these wonderful Stomach Drafts. They regulate the bowels. relieve soreness. strengthen every nerve and muscle of your stomach, relieve you at once write today enclosing l0cents for the postage etc. and get one of those wonderful Stomach Drafts that are celebrated because they curc rere medi- cines fail Write Dr. C. o. Young 547 Nntion1l Rank Bldg, Jackson. Mich.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-07
Business Manners.

Orison Swett Warden, writing in Sue cess Magazine, asks and answers two very pertinent questions:
 Why is 1t that many of the cashiers, bookkeepers. bank tellers. corporation
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-07
BeauJuI New Goods fire Pouring in S>very Day

(&R receiving presents wonderful picture of activity these days An army of men are rushing about bringing
 crates and boxes be unpacke1 hebeauu contents
 Markers busy bees with pencil and pad sorting the bills of adng the invoice sheets and the shipping receipts
 Clerks marking the goods and whSkng them away to their departments so you have the first peep them aS a possible
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-07
.Jpeciai Jaie of Rubber Cheeting

This is the genuine Goodyear rubber and the best quality the market See prices and get your Eureka before the sale is 54inches 12 yards wide, regular price $15O; spe- cial price, per yard, 7ec. 45 inches IA yards wide regular price SIPS; spe- cial price, per yard, 69c.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-07
Cdheen' s
Dress Fabrics
Jhe Jeason's New -ItuIes y4H Dashngy Displayed 5o
 morrow. Jes Jhe JhoW lOndoWs. .9t Pays.

Inda Pongee Silk, in all the lead ing spring shades, Sac silk; special at 69c a yard.
 A 44-inch Wool Self Stripe Taf- feta, in springs latest shades, S1.00 cloth; a special at 75c.
 At 4ec a yard, Colored Messaline, in all colors and black, 19 inches wide.
 Cream Storm Serge, suitable for skirts and suits
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-07
00omsns 35c Jtockings for 25c
NhHe Goods Dept. Offerings

90inch British NearLinen Sheetng, for shirts and coat waists S100 value for 59c.
 36inch Curtain Swiss. 15c value, for 1oc. 36-inch Linen Lawn, 4Oc value for 1ec. 72x90 Lnene Sheets, soc value, for 35c 36-inch Persian Scrim, for Curatns 200 value for 12 1-2c yard.
 1O-4 Fringe Bed Spread, with cut corners, s2 value for $15e.
 40-inch Lingerie Batiste, very soft and sheer 40c value, f 1ec. Personal and General 6Oinch Mercerized Table Damask a good value for 29c
 SSinch all Linen Sutng, soc value, for 2ec. 36inch Shirting Madras, 20c value, for 12 1-2c. s4 Unbleached Sheeting, very heavy and good value for 1ec.
 90inch all Linen Sheeting, SIPS value, for ssc Shrunk; the best in this market.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-07

$2.23 Novelty Net Curtains, $1.69 Pair.
 The popular sill-length Curtains, PIP yards long, 36 inches wide; white and Arabian color; has Bat tenberg edge and insertion, with pretty bow-knot corner piece. Mounted on a good net. Regular $2.25 value. Special, pair, $1.69. $1.19 Cross Stripe Madras Cur
 The popular cross stripe madras Curtain, ? 12 yards long by 36 tains, 69c.
 inches wide, with tassel fringe on bottom They come in white and cream grounds. with pink, red, green, yellow and blue stripes, mak- ing a beautiful and artistic Curtain for any room; per pair, 69c. 10c Extension Rods, 7c.
 Silver or Brass Extension Rods; will extend 27 to 54 inches Regu- lar 10c value. Each, 7c.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-07
G)omen's $ Uests
 br 35c

Womens lisle thread Vests, low neck, sleeveless style, made with a fancy yoke and silk tape at the neck and armholes; our regular 50c vests, only 35c.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-07

40-inch, at 6ec. v
 44-inch, at 89c. si
 46-inch, at 9Sc.
 At 49c, 72-inch Colored Nets, in ten shades. See the assortment. Special sale of narrow Colored Braids, in silk and cotton all col ors, sc and 10c Braids, 2 1-2c a yard, or 25c a dozen.
 Wool Suiting, in new shades, in stripe and mingled colors, 44-inch, 75c value; special at SEC.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-07

$2.25 Ruffle Bobinet Curtains.
 Full width, made of Bobinet ma terial, 1-2 yards long, 36 inches wide, and a $2 value. Pair, $1.S9. $5.5o Irish Point Curtains, $2.es.
 We were fortunate to secure 200 pairs of white and Arabian colors; 3 yards long, 49 inches wide. A very neat, attractive design. The Curtain is mounted on a cable net -ot soft, flimsy net, but a strong, durable imported net To go in this sale at, pair $2.98.
 $3.98 Cluny Curtains, $2.98 Pair.
 A pure linen Cluny Curtain, 1-2 yards long, 36 inches wide; pure linen Cluny insertion and edge; mounted on heavy cable net. Comes in white and Arabian color. These $3.9S Curtains to go in this sale at, pair, $2.es.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-07
March JaIe of Draperies

plete line Of prices
 $1.8o Scotch Net Curtain, $1.1e.
 We secured a large lot of this Curtain at very low price, so in return you save by the lucky pur- chase; the Curtain is yards long, 54 inches wide; comes in white and Arabian color; overlooked corded edge; design Is taken from high grade curtain; this $1.89 value Is to go in this sale at, pair, $1.19. s1.5o Nottingham Lace Curtains, o8c Pair.
 Three yards long, 45 inches wide; overlooked corded edge, made of strong, durable thread; comes in white and Arabian color; as spe- cial for this sale, pair, 98c. $1.oo RuffIe Muslin Curtains, 75c pair.
 75c Ruffle Muslin Curtains, 48c Pair.
 The Curtains are made of good quality of muslin, 2 1-2 yards long, 36 inches wide; deep, full ruffie; made in the best of workmanship. These 75c Curtains will go in this sale at, pair, 48c.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-07
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The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1909-05-29
OKLAHOMA SENATOR :"
ATTACKS SUGAR TRUST
Tariff RESPONSIBLE for the Evil Flow
s.. ing from the Gigantic =:
Organization. =, H.,

Especial to the Labor Worldly
WASHINGTON May 27.-The sugar
trust was the subject of an attack in
the senate by Senator Owen Of Okla
homa, Who sent to the secretary's
desk denrnciation Of the trust pub
~lished few days ago in a local news
paper. .-... - -, 49,, ~;
''This account" said Owen. points
out one of the most evil and insfduous
consequences of the building up in this
country of gigantic organizations pro
tected by the So called tariff which
has led to poisoning the fountain of
information Of the people OF the Uni
ted States SO that millions Of have
been stolen from then1:s Nag .. SIZES
s. This tact is not mentioned by the
leading newspapers of the CITY of New
York, but. on the contrary, full4page
advertisements Of the American Sugar
Refining company appear in: lieu of
the. truth which ought to be Z MAIDEN
known 20 the people. Of, the United
States .ft=..:,II d: Is. - ...~
!; Consequently, owen asked t.. have
the newsla per,s attack read,zin order
that it might appear in the, Record,
which was done ~. -. :. o. ..:E; + <s;>.