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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-02-28
BABY BOY SAVES A GIRL.
Holds Her Head Out of Harbor Mud
Until Men Rescue Them.

South Norwalk Comm Dispatch to N. Y.
Press.
Johnnie Hogan, years old, and Mil
bred Harrington, who is 8. have been
sweethearts all the time they can remem-
Der, SO naturally Johnnie cannot under
stand the fuss that was made about him
this morning after he had saved Mildred S
life. The little girl fell from a dock into
the mud of Norwalk harbor. and would
have sunk and been suffocated In the
slime If Johnnie had not jumped in after
her and held her head up until help came.
But. as Johnnie said. when Mildred
mother kissed him, how, could any man
well, any boy-have done less for the girl
he was going to marry?
The tide was out when Mildred fell from
the dock, and the little girl landed in
mud SO soft that she sank almost out Of
sight in it, and so thick that 1t held her
In the grip of quicksand. Johnnie land
ed beside her moment later with a
glorious splash. but he spread himself so
artistically In his fall that he kept his
own head above the slime, and was able
to raise Midreds face so that she was
able to breathe. But the mud was too
yielding to allow the children to make
their way to shore, and 1t was not until
William A. Benedict and Edward Webb,
attracted by their cries, ran out double
line OF planks that II was possible to pull
the children to SAFETY,
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-02-28
DRUNKENNESS
A Durable Disease
Eminent Physicians and Scientific
Men Agree That 1t Should Be
Treated as Such.

Drunkenness is a progressive disease
the moderate drinker Is not satisfied
with two or three drinks a day, the
craving for more and more becomes ir-
resistible as the disease advances tn Q
result is Chronic coholism.
The treatment used successfully by
thousands right in their own homes Is
Orrine. 1t is scientific cure for
Drunkenness and has given such uni
versal satisfaction that 1t Is sold under
a positive guarantee to effect a cure or
your money will be refunded. This
guarantee is given in good faith and
is carried out to the letter. Orrine is
not new remedy; 1t has been sold
by the leading druggists in every city
for years. 1t has lifted tens of thous-
ands from the depths to worthy man
hood and has the hearty Endorsement
of grateful men and women In every
state in the Union.
Orripe No. Ia the secret remedy; Or
rine No. 3 IL for tn ose willing to take
the treatment Either form costs 81.
The guarantee is the same In either
case. Write to The Orrine Co., Wash :
ington, D. o., for, free booklet on
"Drunkenness,' mailed in plain sealed
envelope. Orrtne will be mailed sealed
on receipt Of price Sold by leading
druggists and In this city by Jaoobs'
Pharmacy. ana By Fulton Bros. in Bss-
S~AA.@
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Mo Time fofr TrifIes.

From the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Ibid you ask that old man for his
daughter"
YES and he said 1t was to near cleo
ton day to talk of inconsequential tri-
f1es."
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They Were Cured by DR.. Caldwell's
Syrup Pepsin.
We have been keeping house for five years and
are never without Dr. Caldw.,ls Syrup Pepsin.
We find nothing to equal 1t for stomach troubles,
and my children like 1t we'll as candy. One
night recently my wife was giving a dose te
our baby, and Media, little girl, cried for
some, too. Her mamma told her she didn't need
1t, and then she said, Cant lick the spoonf
It Is so pleasant to take and the effects are SO
good that would not be without Dr. Cald-
wells Syrup Pepsin-Lafe D. Weathers, Mgr.
Enterprise Hotel, Indianapolis.
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believes in the naturalization of the
roads, and says that government owner
ship is a necessity in Japan in order to
prevent overcharges. The government
roads have cost $1l5,0O0,O00 to build, and
when the loan issued for their purchase
is paid it is estimated that they will yield
the state SIS 100000 and upward a year.
In my talk with Baron Goto l asked him
whether Japan could afford to carry its
railway passengers for 2 cents mile.
He replied:
I'VE are doing better than that. Our
passenger rates are about IL cents a
mile, and our freight rates are equally
low. Our rates On the average are just
about half those of the United States
Baron Goto says that the traffic on
the railroads shows that the business con-
dtions are improving. He referred to the
fact that we had last year something like
300 900 cars idle on the American tracks
while Japan had more freight than it
could handle, and its stations are now
filed with goods awaiting transportation.
Ship Subsidies Which Pay.
Baron Goto says that the shipping in
terests are doing well, and that the gov
eminent subsidies paying in the in
crease of foreign trade. Japan has now
steamers which aggregate more than
100000 tons and sailing vessels whose
tonnage is one-third that amount. It has
regular lines of vessels to Europe. Amer
lea, Australia, and india as we'll as to
Manchuria and Siberia, and on all the big
rivers of China. The steamship lines are
paying dividends. The Nippon Tusen
Kaisha, which is the largest in Japan,
pays 70 per cent, and the Togo Kisen Kali
sha has dividends equally good. Many
of the ships are built in Japan, some of
the vessels constructed being 5000 tons
or more There are 200 private ship
yards in Japan.
In another letter I shall write about
the factories of Japan, giving the amount
of business they are doing and showing
how they are growing. Suffice it to say
that they include many cotton and spin
ming mills. machine shops, chemical
works, wood working establishments,
match factories and those which make
watches and electrical supplies.
Hard Times and the Taxes.
From what I have written in this letter
it will be seen that the finances of Japan
are not founded altogether on wind. Tho
country is in many respects rich. and 1t
has considerable undeveloped resources,
the chief of which are in the industrial
possibilities of its people. At the same
time the cost of living is comparatively
low although more than in the past, ow-
ing to the gradual changing to the more
expensive customs coming in with the
new civilization Whether the country
will continue to prosper with the extrav-
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ing, says he wants combinations of cap
ital, and the bigger the better. Baron
ShibusaWa one of Japan's multi-million-
aires, who was instrumental in starting
some of the first of such combinations,
says that they have already quintupled
the value of every Japanese industry
and have increased that of many twenty
fold. He believes the future of the coun-
try depends upon them. Today Japanese
capital Is organizing. There was a big
era of such speculation at the close of
the China-Japan war, and a similar one
has just passed. During these periods
there were many over-capitalized compa-
MES, but the greater part of the corpo-
rations now in existence are paying divi-
bends. There are now 5000 or 1O000 differ
ent companies with paid-up capital of
more than $500,0O0,0 900.
Electric Roads and Their Dividends.
These are electric railways in the larger
cities These have a capital of almost
$4,000 900 In addition there are other
companies, organized, but not yet in
working order. with an aggregate capital
of over SIS, 900. The electric railway
business is in its infancy. and 1t is sus-
ceptible of great development. The Toxic
electric tramways paid s1s per cent divi-
dends last year. and the line from Toxic
to Yokohama paid more than II per cent.
The Osaka Kobe line yields dividends of
70 per cent and there are other roads
which are paying from 4 to Der cent.
All these lines are overhead trolleys and
the service is good. The ears are crowd
ed In those of Toxic it is often impos-
sible to get a seat during certain hours
and, as usual, the straps aid In paying
the dividend. You can get more for your
money on the Toxic street cars than any
where else I konw. The fare is equal to
two of our cents and the system of trans
fers is such that one can ride over s.
miles of track for that amount.
Government Railways With 1-cent
Fares.
As to the steam railways, the most of
them are owned by the government
More are being acquired, and in time the
whole of such communications will belong
to the state. | understand that the gov
eminent railways are paying and that
the profit last year from them was al
most $40, OO0,O 900. This will pay the interest
on the purchase of the lines and still
yield small surplus. During my stay
in Toxic I talked with Baron Shimpe
Goto the imperial minister of commune
cations. He thinks there is no doubt thai
the roads will eventually yield large
profit There are 5000 miles of them, and
he tells me that Japan needs 5000 miles
more. He expects to broaden the tracks
and standardize the equipment and to
greatly improve the rolling stock. He
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S Japan bankrupt?
+ This country owes. altogether, more
= than 81 900, 100000. and its expenses
last year were almost 100000 a day
The taxes. on the average, are now be-
tween SIS and $40 per family, and they
| have been steadily increasing for the past
15 years They were considerably less
/ than 100000 in 1898 Last year they
| Appropriated $15o,oO0OOo. and much of the
| increase has been since the close of the
/ Russian war. The expenses of the nation
have more than quadrupled since the
| Chinese war and the foreign loans have
| jumped from almost nothing to more than
sSOo.0OO,O 900. They are now so large that
the government has called a halt. and it
is cutting down its expenditures. By the
new policy. just inaugurated, 1t has
chopped Off a cool $lOO0oO. 600, and this is
to be saved during the next few years.
The bankers are demanding that the ex-
! penses be further reduced, and the whole
nation is calling out for retrenchment,
economy and reform.
Japan's Greatest Issue.
Every one in Japan. from the Emperor
to the poorest coolie. now realize that
the national future is based upon the
money issue. The country must establish
a sound credit II it Is to hold its place
among the nations. As It is now, it has
one of the best armies of the world. 1t
has more than SOC. 900 soldiers, with al
most 10000 officers. 1t has more than
100000 trained men who can be drafted
into the ranks at weeks notice, and
II is adding half a million young men
to its available forces every year. Every
boy is being drilled so that he can form
an efficient cog in the fighting machine
of the future, and altogether its human
military material Is surpassed by none.
It is the same with the navy, which now
ranks among the best. and to which 1t
is soon TO add more battleships of the
Dreadnought type
"Put Money In Thy Purse"
Ali this is we'll. But without money it
is naught It takes gold to buy the food
coal and ammunition to carry on a war.
A single naval engagement often costs
millions. and a big international struggle
may run into the billions. In a war with
a great power Japan can do nothing with
out a big money chest or a sound national
credit At present she has no spare gold
on hand. and her credit is such that she
cannot borrow more of any of her Euro
pean uncles, who with the three golden
balls hanging over their doors, lend only
when the collateral is In sight. Since
peace was declared the conditions here
have been carefully investigated, and the
nation will have to make better show
ing before 1t can float any other great for
eign loan. Until then there need be no
fear Of Japan going into war with any
great power, much less with the United
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-02-28
The Great Family Constipation Cure

! What do you do when constpatedi If the head of
family what do you advise others to do in such
emergency These questions are important Constipa
ton is very serious disorder, because it gives rise to
troubles like skin disease rheumatism ETC. Also, the
responsibility of directing the physical welfare of a
family is grave one and it is important that you
should know what to do In the little emergencies of
life Perhaps you have tried purgatves and cathartics
and aperient waters and know by this time that they
are violent in their action for the average person
and that at best, they do but temporary good. You
will get permanent results from anything but
liquid laxative tonic mere liquid laxative will not do
it. but laxative and tonic combined, like DIR. Cald-
wells Syrup Pepsn not only the constipation in
gradual gentle way but builds up and strengthens
the stomach muscles that they again do their work
It is truly wonderful laxative tonic pure atesed
to the Government and so permanent results
Ito win the friendship of thousands of American fam
lilies to whom it is the family and home laxative 1t
will safeguard your health and your family health.
Children like it because of its pleasant taste, and it
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SEND FOR FREE TRIAL BOTTLE.

Readers of this paper who have never yet used
DIR. CaidweIIs Syrup Pepsin have q free test
bottle their home by forwarding their
address the Doctor. postal card Will do 1t
puts you under obligation. 1t IL done to
prove the world his confidence I'm its merits.
n this way, by actual, personal demonstration
thousand DIS have been brought to IT. 1t IN reg
ulnrly in thousands of American honaes- 1t il
The Nations Safeguard TO Health, and the
reliable and agreeable for constipation, dys-
pepsia and Indigestion, torpid Liver, siek head
ache, biIiousness and similar stomach, Aver and
bowel disorders 1t agrees well with children,
they like its The purity of it's ingredients
vouehed for to the Government. II suffering
with any of these ailments send your name to-
day a trial bottle and You Will how
easy II IL to be cured when the right means
employed. The address Ii
DIR. w. b. CALDEWELL, E01 Caldwell Bldg,
MOndcellO, Ill
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agances of this civilization remains to be
seen. As it is now, what the United
States wastes at every breakfast would
feed all Japan FOR a whole day, and tina
money she spends for carpets would buy
all the furniture of this nation of 50,00O,-
600 people.
This letter is about the hard times of
today. That they are hard there is no
question, although I doubt whether they
are as hard as they were in many OF
our cities during the past year. Every
one seems busy, and although some of
the factories have cut down the forces
there are few unemployed. The men have
other jobs, for in nearly every house the
people are making one thing or another
for sale At the same time, wages are
low and the taxes have been continued
on the war footing OF the struggle with
Russia.
Taxed to Death.
Everything in Japan is taxed. There
are stamps on all bank checks, and when
you pay your bill your receipt has
stamp. Every business Is taxed accord
ing to the amount of its volume, and ev-
! cry pedder and jinrlkisha man pays a IL
cense. There is a tax on medicines, on
sake and liquors and on japanese Soy
the sauce which the people use with their
food This was increased at the time OF
the war.
All, incomes pay taxes and these grow
with the amount of ones property There
are about S,000,0 900 families in Japan, and
all are expected to pay a certain percent
age, If they make more than $50 a year.
These taxes were increased during the
war and they still hold There are, Of
course, taxes on lands which now run
from per cent upwards to II per cent.
according to the class of the land. There
are inheritance taxes, mining taxes.
taxes on stock exchanges and the issue
of bank notes.
There are customs duties on everything
imported, and there is a special tax on
travellers, whether they go by steam
boat, steam train or on electric cars.
This tax depends on tho mileage, running
from sen to 80 sen, according to dis
lance, for the first class; from to rs sen
for second class and ! to sen for the
third class. A sen Is one-half cent. It
will be seen that the tax is very light on
the third class. the longest trip costing
2 cents and that It Is heaviest on the
first class, where the same distance is
taxed 25 cents.
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LAFE d. WEATHERS AND FAMILY.
I had been troubled for some time with a very
stubborn of constipation. At the solicita-
tion OF my druggist, Mr.. A. B. Hirsch. I finally
decided to give DR.. Caldwells Syrup Pepein a
trial received much benefit from 1t and con-
tinued the treatment until am entirely cured
Elmer Mcmillan. Speed Mo.
Received your letter, also your sample and
booklet, sometime ago thought would give
the medicine a good trial before saying much
about It, took sample and bought large
bottle and am taking It, I have not been con-
stpated since and feeling fine. have
commended 1t to several others. Mother was here
few weeks ago and I gave her dose and
she said she would get bottle, as It Is so mild
and easy. She is also bothered with consti
patton. I ommend 1t very highly-Mrs. P.
Marx Peoria, Ill.
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is equally suited to all ages. You can
obtain bottle for so cents or ST. Of
any druggist, and with it you can cure
constipation, liver trouble, indigestion
and dyspepsia, sour stomach, heart
burn, biliousness and other symptoms
of stomach, liver and bowel trouble.
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Medical Advice.

there IL anything about your ailment that
you don't understand, II you want any medf-
cal advice, write to the Doctor, and he Will
answer you fully. There is NO charge for this
service. The address II DIR. w. ID. Caldwell, Sol
Caldwell Building, Monticello, Ill
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-01-06
WEDDING INVITATIONS OUT.

Invitations are out for the marriage
of Miss Leila Goff and Mr.. Russell
Smith on Jan. 10.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-01-06

AT 2 o'clock this afternoon in Ep-
worth Methodist church was solemn
lied the marriage Of Mr.. Budd William
Andrews and Miss Bonnie Durant Arm
strong.
Three hundred invitations to the
wedding we're issued and the church
was filled with friends and relatives.
Shortly after the ceremony, the
bride and groom left on the north
bound Rock Island and will spend a
month in California and Old Mexico,
after which they will be at home in
this city.
It was exactly o'clock when Mrs.
scoffern began playing Mendelssohn's
great wedding march and the bridal
party entered the church, which was
decorated in a simple but pretty man
ner.
After the ushers-Dr Crosse, Harry
Hendricks, Winton Callahan and JACK
Cravens r. had advanced down the
aisles and taken their stations, came the
maid of honor, Miss Nan B. Armstrong,
cousin of the bride, from Waco. Tex
as, who was followed by the bride, ac-
companied by Mrs. Wessie Ray. the
matron of honor. From the opposite
aisle entered the groom, accompanied
by his best man, Mr.. Joe Burney. The
ceremony was performed by Rev. NJ
L. Butler, according to the impressive
form of the citual
Preceding the ceremony, Miss Jean
nette Bennett sang "My Thought" her
sweet voice being we'll adapted to the
song.
Leaving the church. the party went
at once to the residence Of the brides
parents, 1923 chickasha avenue, and
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-01-06
A Pretty Church
Wedding

soon after departed for their wedding
tour.
The bride wore a travelling suit Of
green broadcloth and, always attrac-
tive, never look prettier than she did
on this occasion. Miss Nan Armstrong
wore old rose messaline satin, made
in directoire style with long train,
whileMrs. Rays gown was of old rose
satin, slight train Both the maid of
honor and the matron of honor carried
pink and white roses, while the bride
carried little prayer book, which was
given TO her on her fourth birthday
for faithful Sunday school attendance.
An unusually large number of hand
some and valuable gifts were received.
The groom's gift to the bride was
diamond brooch. while to his ushers
and best man Mr.. Andrews gave pret-
ty cameo pins. The brides gifts to
her attendants were Indian head collar
pins. The ushers presented to the
bride and groom a beautiful set of
Haviland china.
The bride is the daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. w G. Armstrong of this city
and a granddaughter of the late Major
W. H. Cundiff of Decatur, Texas. She
has Indian blood in her veins and pos
sesses many qualities which have en-
deared her to a host Of friends.
Mr. Andrews is one of the most
trusted locomotive engineers on the
Rock Island and is a young man of
fine character, enjoying the highest
respect and confidence of all who
know him.
Mr.. and Mrs. Armstrong entertained
the wedding party in an informal man.
ner at their home last evening.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-01-06
BEGIN WORK
ON CRIMINAL
DOCKET

District court reconvened this morn
ing after a recess since Friday and
work was started on the criminal
docket.
The jury was empaneled and the
docket for the day was called, but the
lawyers were not ready for trial.
The case OF Phil Payne. who is to be
tried for committing a criminal as
sault upon a young lady in this city,
was passed tin 1880 D. m. and the case
OF Charles Simpson. charged with bur
sIary. was passed TIL the same time
A large number OF criminal cases
are set for trial. including big batch
Of bootlegger cases.
The divorce case OF Navie Sanders
versus Arthur Sanders was tried by
the court and a decree OF separation
was granted on grounds Of desertion
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-01-06
SECOND LEGISLATURE
READYFOR BUSINESS

Guthrie. okla. Jan. 6.-The Second
Oklahoma legislature met in its first
session few minutes past noon yes
terday at the new convention hall. The
house and senate were formally or.
ganized, Benjamin F. Wilson being
elected speaker OF the house OF repre-
sentatives and Clint Graham president
pro tenn Of the senate. The employees
we're formally elected and committees
were appointed to assign seats and to
notify the governor An adjournment
was taken at $3.50 o'clock until 10
O'Clock this morning. at which time
the two bodies met in joint session and
began business with canvass OF the
vote by which the legislators got their
seats.
Lieutenant Governor Bellamy called
the senate to order, Bert Tillotson,
representative from Noweta, and Dem
ocratic caucus leader, the house. The
rolls were formally called and all
members found to be present
As forecasted by the caueuses, Ben
iamin F. Wilson Of Canadian county,
was put In nomination by Representa-
tive L. p Ross Of Lawton for speaker
OF the house. Z. NJ. Clark, Republican,
OF Pawnee. was put In nomination by
George W. Partridge OF Alfalfa coun-
~ The vote was on strictly party
lines. Wilson receiving IS votes. the
full Democratic strength Clark re.
ceived Al votes. all the Republican
members. Clark and Wilson voted
complimentary for each other.
In the senate Senator l.. X. Taylor
placed Clint Graham Of Marietta in
nomination as the Democratic candi.
date for president pro TEN. Senator
Harper S. Cunningham OF Logan coun.
ty placed Harry Beeler Of Mcintosh in
nomination as the Republican candi-
date. The vote stood S5 for Graham
and for Beeler. a party vote except
that Beeler voted for Graham. while