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that is a matter that should be left en-
tirely to husband and wife to settle.
There is no hard and fast rule to regulate
the size OF families
II don't think this Roosevelt talk OF
race suicide has had the slightest in
fuence one way or the other on our
American families. There has not been
one more child born. 1t has had no
effect
Personally, I think 1t Is criminal to
bring children into the world when they
cannot be reared as good citizens
In regard to Mrs. Belmont's statement
1hat there may be bloodshed In our battle
Tor suffrage. l do not think there VIII
ever be any necessity for violence in this
country 1t is contrary to our custom.
we hold our elections, results are an
nounced. and the majority rules. The
minority does not take up arms. They
submit to the outcome
In England politics IS different. There
IS scarcely a meeting over there that
does not end in a knockdown
The women who are now fighting for
suffrage are few years ahead of their
time. They can plainly see the defects
at present, and the sooner the men see
the wonderful advantage of woman sui
frage the better 1t will be for all con
cerned."
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Poor Chirography.

There is certain Philadelphia physi-
clan of considerable prominence who is
renowned among HIS friends as the worst
penman in the Quaker City. He used to
write them letters and then feel hurt
when they could not read them. When
he wrote to persons who were not famll-
lar with his scrawl they frequently would
not know whom the letters were from
Some time ago he introduced a typewriter
into his office. and this rendered the body
of the letter Ineligible. but did not
clear ITO the difficulty over the signature.
Now however. says the Record he has
had made a rubber stamp bearing his
name and address in printing. He signs
his name in the usual scrawl but along
side he impresses his stamp II is a
little humilatin he says but he No
longer has any trouble about persons to
whom he writes not knowing from whom
the letters are
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by talented pupils in novel ideas which
they nave executed
The breadmaking contests during the
past week have interested scores OF
housefeepers who have theoretically put
forth their best efforts TO excel in this
line.
All the culinary accomplishments in the
why OF preserves, pickles, jeiies, mar
ma1ades and all the toothsome sweets
that are pelatable and appeal to tie ell
icure's taste are to be seen in large
quantities and re best talent in tde
state is represented In these practical
things
Flowers and their cultivation have
come in for a large share Of recogni-
ton and many a neat little sum has been
added to the exchequer of some enter
prising woman who has been enabled
to sell her flowers through their exhibit
ton at the fair.
The women who have visited the tslr
this year have, no doubt, been impressed
with the vast increase in every depart
ment of woman's work which shows that
Mrs. Reds untiring energy during the
summer and from year to year has borne
splendid results.
Tt Is a personal compliment to Mrs.
Reid that her managership Of the WON
ans department is SO highly esteemed
that she has been able through her
exhibitors to make credtiable and IN
teresting display.
With all the responsibility that she
has upon her shoulders Mrs. Reid from
early morn till dewy eve may be found
at her post in the woman's department
at the fair each day with a bright,
CHEEKY welcome for one and all, and
when I saw her yesterday. after very
busy day, and said to her, What shall
l say about your work this year," she
replied happily:
aThank everybody for me for their
kind co-operation in the womans work
at the fair this year. It has been a
brilliant success from every standpoint
and am deeply gratified at the interest
shown And say. too. that I want every
body who hasn't been to the fair to come
tomorrow and next day and see the
great work we have done"
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When Silver Covers Stick.

y have two or three glass boxes with
silver tops ON my dressing table. which
for long time were welI-nigh useless 10
me-" said a woman who likes dainty
toilet articles. You see. the covers fitted
so tight that 1t was really task to take
them off. In one have cold cream, and
1t was this fact that led to my discovering
u way TO have those covers s7rp on easily.
Some Of that cold cream got on the edge
Of the glass box, and when 1 went to take
off the silver cover 1t slipped off like
magic. | acted on the suggestion and now
| simply wipe little cold cream or vase
lire around the top OF each OF my glass
boxes. The result is that now have no
further trouble with the covers"
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to begin with, but train it, nurture II.
in the way you want 1t to 60 just as
you would a vine or a flower, and you
will find day after day that it grows
stronger, and healthier, and before you
know it, you have a mammoth achieve
ment before you.
This has been Mrs Reds slogan with
regard to her work at the fair and she
has accomplished big results, Of which
she should be proud and In which the city
of Birmingham and the state of Alabama
feels a keen interest.
Mrs. Reds pleasure In this achieve
ment may be repeated in the little verse
of Eugene Field which says
Life is a mirror of king and slave;
1t is Just what we are and do.
Then give to the world the best you have,
And the best will come back TO YOU
There is not woman in Alabama, II
she chooses to take advantage CT the
opportunity, who can truthfully say that
she has not had the chance to nave her
work displayed and her talents recoR-
nized through this avenue that las been
opened for her right here in her home
1 state.
| To quote Mrs. Reds own idea In regard
| to this:
1.-The woman's department of the Ala
| bama State Fair has always stood fol-
F, advancement in woman S work. both Il
| literary and domestic sciences. Each play
, an important part in the useful life-ons
| is equally dependent upon the other
| Hence the annual fall exhibitions are des
| tined to collect each year the representa-
tive attachments of intelligent industry
And this has been done to an ad
mirable extent as the exhibition thi.
| year shows.
There is larger variety of handi
work a more complete display of N
| dividral craftsmanship, a more ariet
assortment of domestic accomplishment
] than any fair has had heretofore
Mrs. Reds managership has been ap
| preciatcd by the women of the state
By the hearty cooperation which tho,
have given her In her efforts to MAX.
! the woman's department a success and
/ an ornament to the fair.
THE individual booths have again at
tracted great deal Of attention and
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In talking with friend of mine few
days since I laughingly remarked that
1 had just one little principle in life that
others. I've said it so often before that
I'm sure you won't be surprised when
l repeat 1t here, and that Is, that, II be-
lieve in giving all the flowers that I
have to give to my friends while they
are alive, so that they may appreciate
them, and not wait until they are dead" :;
to which she replied:
why, / feel the same way, and do
you know / never send flowers when
people are dead anyway. What's the use
They're dead and don't know anything
about it," which lack of humor was at
least practical and was not lost upon
yours truly"
''But why this persiflage?" asked some
one.
If you have been to the Alabama State
Fair this year I will not have to tell
you.
If you havent-then this Is my little
story-of one woman's work. of her pa
tience, of her loyalty and of her ability
to fight and win.
The woman is Mrs. John B. Reid, and
the work she has done is shown in the
splendid exhibit of the woman's depart
ment at the fair this year
When Mrs. Reid took charge of the
worksome ten years ago the womans
department was merely an infant in arms
as 1t were-an undeveloped territory
speculation on the part of the directors
of the fair association.
Year after year the work has grown
like tiny plant-a smile of Mr.. Lu-
Their Burbank's not being NAL apropos
Just here. He says NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
lin his many beautiful ideas about flow
ers and plants-that ones work is like
a little vine-it is nothing, practically
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Royal Orders.

Orders have been given by the Gar
that the little czarevitch Is to be al
lowed to have his own way in every
thing. He is never to be contradicted
nor punished, because he Is to get thor
oughly used to the idea that he Is an
autocrat, and therefore. born to rule,
not to obey. The consequence Is that
this b-year-old lad, pretty child, over
flowing with health and good spirits, and
SO far very lovable, makes everybody,
from his mother to the sailor who takes
care of him, do and say what he pleases.
He rules the nurseries though one of his
sisters is nearly IA. The father, it ap-
pears hopes his son may acquire the
decision that he himself lacks. Whether
the plan win succeed time alone will
show,
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Choosing Sconces.

.'Sconces are being seen more and
more said Birmingham woman They
are difficult to get. that is the old fash
Toned ones of brass are. but they are 10
be found. | have searched here and
there in different places and have been
fortunate enough to get three pairs of
very stunning brass ones. II have two
pairs to select from there is one thing
that is determining feature. | am par
tial to a sconce with a reflector, for I
find that candles in sconce of this kind
are really much more effective. The re-
hector does just what is expected of 1t;
it intensifes the light. and so serves not
only to help light up room, but to dis
play the beauty OF the sconce ITSELF
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The Womau's Department At The Alabama State Far
Exhibition WorA Credit To
II o

the talent for interior decoration has de-
veloped remarkably with the Inaugural
ton of this idea
The Ri, mingham Millinery Training
school has a splendid display attractiveiy
arranged and with numerous exhibitions
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-10-17

A 1909 football player whose head looked
like a floor mop and eyes like poodle
dog.
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A pesky looking old ''hayseed'' who
looked like he had been drinking the
beer that made his home town-.bilious."
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A lady gowned in dark gray, who In
size and color strongly resembled an ami
mated slate pencil.
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Lots Of tired looking people, whose
motto in life seems to be-"Just keep on
a-keeping on
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-10-17

A lady with parrot nose. with par
rot on her bonnet and one on her parasol.
Color scheme, green"
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get all his wild oats together he could
sell them for a new brand OF breakfast
food.
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Colored Shoe Lacings Match the Gown
Colored lacings are seen in white shoes
as we'll as black. OF course, the ties
must match the color OF ones gown.
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In bracelets or necklaces.
Mbeline Again-Among the favorite
cloths this fall. the zibeline, of several
years ago, holds strong place.
Simple Leather Belts-Indications are
that the simple leather belt will be in
vogue with the return of the natural
waist line.
Plaitings on veils-Accordion-p plated
chiffon is the finish to some of the smart
est net wells. 1t matches the net in
color.
Finish for Cap strings-A dainty finish
to pair of baby cap strings is to have
the hemstitched hem edged with tatting.
Flowers on Winter Hats-F1owers are
seen in great profusion on the fall and
winter hats.
Gooseberry a New Shade-Among the
new shades OF green, gooseberry seems to
be the favorite. Fabrics of all kinds are
to be had In this delightful color.
Watches in Bracelets--watc set into
narrow gold bracelets will be worn more
than ever.
The Shimmering Effect-Sheer black
fabrics will be worn over color this
fall and winter.
New Shades Are Dark-Many of the
new shades, whether browns. grays, blues
or reds, are very dark
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Ny Lady Madish.

Shepherd Plaid on Hats-Shepherd plaid
taffeta Is used for coverings on some
fall hats.
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Shoals more Mary James.
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A bunch of .yoy riders" full of Joy.
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A Jewelry COMMUNICATIVE and tur
quoise matrix Is handsome combination
in bracelets or necklaces.
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Ryder and the New
Frederick Thomas Orchestra
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1909-01-30
LANE BACK PRESCRIPTION


The increased use of 'Toris" for
lame back and rheumatism is causing
considerable discussion among the
medical fraternity. 1t is an almost in
fallible cure when mixed with GER
tain other ingredients and taken prop
erly. The following formula Is effec-
tive: ITO one-half pint Of good
whiskey add one ounce Of Toris Com
pound and one ounce Syrup Sarsapa-
rilla Compound. Take in tablespoon
full doses before each meal and be-
fore retiring"
Toris compound is product of the
laboratories of the Globe Pharmaceu-
teal Co., Chicago. but it as well as the
other ingredients can be had from any
good druggist.
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WHY WELLS WAS wRATHY.
All Things Considered, He Had Some
= Excuse for Anger.

Charles z. Wells, who has been
called the grounding senator of West
Virginia, because he once introduced
a bill advocating the changing Of
grounding day from February to
July 4, was staying over night at the
Grand hotel of a budding West Vir-
ginia village not long ago.
He was awakened in the morning by
heavy pounding on his door, and the
voice of the old man night clerk say
ing Five o'clock! Better get up or
you'll miss your train"
Mr. Wells didn't intend to catch a
morning train and hadn't given any
instructions that he should be called
at the unearthly hour of five o'clock,
so he paid no attention to the old
mans early morning greeting and was
asleep again almost Immediately.
In about Is minutes he was again
awakened by the pounding on his door
and heard the voice of the old man
saying apologetically: Don't get up.
l raped on the wrong door."-Lippin.
colts.
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Cut OFF in His Prime.

That the negro residing in the north
has the fondness for euphonious words
regardless of their meaning-that
characterizes his brother in the south
was illustrated by remark overheard
a few days ago.
Two colored women stood chatting
at the corner of Eighth avenue and
One Hundred and Twenty-fifth street.
One of them, ostentatiously clad in
mourning, said with a doleful shake
of the head in reply to query from
the other:
"Yas, he died in de height Of his
zenith "-Washingto Star.
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The portion of Italy affected by the
recent earthquake is in the most con-
vulsiop-smitten region of the globe.
The main area of disturbance was in
Calabria, though cities on the island
of Sicily were shaken and tidal wave
inundated that islands sea coast.
Notwithstanding the fact that since
the beginning of history the ground of
Calabria has been known to have the
habit of opening as If to swallow up
its inhabitants, the region has always
been well populated. Nearly a million
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Harmony.

I'VE must have harmony" said the
leaders of the party.
. I'VE quite agree" interposed mem
Der of the minority. Indeed, there
has been nothing in the way of COM
plete harmony all along save the at
titude of stupid. truculent and ash
nine majority"
There was interruption at the point.
Still, the purpose OF the meeting was
not wholly defeated. the police acting
as harmonizing agency.
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RIGA, Australia, Russia, Siberia, Scan
dinavia and Canada. AS rule, where
earthquakes are most freqrent they
are most severe. But to this genera
statement there are exceptions. In
dian shocks, though less numerous, be
ing often very disastrous. Loss OF
life in many cases depends. however,
on the intensity Of the earth movement.
Numerically, also, France has regis
tered more seismic tremors than Spain
and Portugal, but France in historic
times has experienced no earthquake
disaster approaching the havoc
wrought by the one calamity at Lis.
bon. M
Ancient and Modern Times.
Perhaps the most striking difference
between the antique and the modern
worlds appears in their differences Of
social and governmental attitude to-
ward such disasters. We really know
more, thanks to the Younger Pliny's
account Of his uncle's death. about the
destruction of Pompeii and Hercula-
neum and what was done about II
than we know of any similar disaster
for 1000 years afterwards
The elder Pliny wss a man Of
science. who happened to be in Com.
mand Of the naval station near Naples
He got out vessel and went as near
as he could to the lava flow to observe
it-so near that he was suffocated by
the fumes. Incidentally he picked up
some fugitives from the water and
along the beach. His nephew records
that as an evidence of his humanity.
But he does not appear to have
thought of exerting his large official
powers for relief of suffering. He
went to his death not to aid distress
but to add to his own knowledge
To-day any public official who did
not exert himself to the utmost to re
lieve distress would be forever dis.
graced. That is the difference between
Christian civilization. with all
its faults. and one which. with ~
| Its merits, was nst CHRISTIAN
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HANDS RAW AND scALY.
itched and Burned TerribIy-could
Not Move Thumbs Without FIesi,
cracking-SIeep impossible.
cuticura Soon Cured His Eczema.

IAN itching humor covered both my
hands and got up over my wrists and
even up to the elbows. The itching
and burning were terrible. My hands
got all scaly and when scratched, the
surface would be covered with bis
tiers and then get raw. The eczema
got so bad that l could not move my
thumbs without deep cracks appearing.
I went to my doctor, but his medicine
could only stop the itching. At night
suffered so fearfully that could not
sleep. / could not bear to touch my
hands with water. This went on for
three months and was fairly worn
out. At last got the Cuticura Rene
dies and in a month was cured. Wal.
ter H. Cox, 16 Somerset ST.. Boston.
Mass, Sept. %, 1905"
Potter Drug 4 Chem Corp Sole Props, Boston
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and a half of cheerful, reckless people
lived there. The Appenine mountains
ran through the region for distance
of 100 miles, considerably reducing
the area amenable to tillage, but the
valleys and plains are among the most
fertile anywhere in the world, yielding
in abundance a variety of crops. The
neighboring fisheries are important.
In respect of the property damage
inflicted and the number Of lives ex-
tinguished, as well as in respect of the
extent of the disturbance, the earth
quake far eclipses the great disasters
of it's type, such as that which de-
stroyed Lisbon in 1755 and that which
visited the western coast OF South
America in August, 1906
Region Always in Turmoil.
Probably no part of the earth OF
equal fertility, population and historic
note has suffered more severely from
earthquakes and volcanic eruptions
than this part Of the Mediterranean
basin. From the beginnings Of record
ed history Stromboli has seldom been
Quiet. vesuvius has been frequently in
eruption, and Etna is always growing
and periodically is in violent action.
With or without eruptions from
these volcanoes the region has felt
disastrous earthquakes in almost
every century since history began to
be written. The eruption of Vesuvius
which overwhelmed Pompeii and Her
culaneum in 70 A. d. is most spoken
of because of the relics of antiquity
which it SO strangely preserved, but
within the last eight centuries there
have been many earthquakes there
a5outs which caused great loss of life
and property.
For instance. Catania, which is again
listed, is said TO have lost $4,000 peo-
ple by earthquake in 1887 and to have
been wholly destroyed. with loss of
$4,000 lives, in September. 1898. BY
this earthquake "a Sici.ian cities and
towns and 800 villages were reported
wrecked, with q total loss Of 100000
bvee
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1909-01-30
The Unexpected.

The Judge was about to pass SEN
tence upon the condemned man.
In view of certain contingent cir
cumstances," he said, I'm inclined to
treat you with leniency."
A yelled woman who was sitting at
a little distance suddenly burst into
tears.
Are you the prisoners wife?" his
honor inquired.
The woman could only nod
Il think that in view Of all these
mitigating influences" the Judge re
sumed, Il will fix three years"
The yelled woman suddenly gasped
1T amt half enough, Judge; 1t ain'i
half enough" she wildly shrieked.
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most six months, but my case seemed
hopeless. The urine passed involun-
tarily. Two months ago began TAX
ing Doan's Kidney Pills and the i'm
provement has been wonderful. Four
boxes have done me more good than
all the doctoring of seven years. 1
gained so much that my friends won
der at it."
Sold by all dealers. SOC box. Fos-
ter-Milburn Co., Buffalo. N. Y.
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An Eye Opener.

DR.. MITCHELL'S EYE SALvE is
white in appearance, odorless. A pos
tive and ready cure for sore, weak, in
famed, swollen, smarting eyes and
granulated lids Just apply to the eye
lids and rub in well. At all stores.
Price % cents.
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says: In a railroad
collision my kidneys
must have been hurt,
as / passed bloody
urine with pain for a
long time after, was
weak and thin and
so / could not work.
Two years after l
went to the hos
pital and remained al
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How's This?

We OFFER One Hundred Dollars Reward for any
case OF Catarrh that cannot be cured by HaiiS
FL CHENEY & CO.. Toledo. O.
We, the undersigned. have known r. J. Cheney
for Is years and believe him perfectly hon
orabe In all business transactions and hnanc1Ait'
able TO carry out any obligations made by his Ora
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w Wholesale Drugxists. Toledo. o.
Halls Catarrh Cure h taken internally, acting
directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces OF the
system. Testimonials sent free Price rs cents Pc
bottle. Sold by all Druggists
rake Halls Family Pns for constipation.