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The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-26

Seven years are passed as convicts In the strict sense of the word, and the other seven as ticket-of-leave men. That is, they have to report every month or two to the prison officials. Men who are sen- fenced for eight years never have any hope of leaving New Caledonia; they are there for life.
 Most of the attempts at escape have resulted in loss of life, because 1t is all most an impossibility to get away in safety. The men who tried to escape used small canoes or boats but in near ly all cases these craft were wrecked be- fore the occupant reached land.
 Shortly after I reached New Caledonia I made contract with the French gov ernment whereby was permitted to em- ploy 5000 of these life convicts in the op- ,eration of the nickel mines in the island, and this was the first time any of these men had been given regular employment. They thrived on the work, and were able to live better than they ever had before Of course, these convicts were not paid in cash, but were given orders Non the commissary department of our company. It was not long, however until the French government put stop to this work. and now, I am told, the company operating the mines have imported Japanese labor CTS These nickel mines. by the way. are the largest in the world. Most of the output is exported to Europe but some of 1t comes to the United States
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-26
Eating Vinegar.
From Putnam's.

From PutnauS s.
 One day a eunuch from the palace of one of the leading princes in Pekin came to ask my wife who was their physician, to 20 to see some of the women or chill dren who were III. It was drawing near to the New Year festival and. of course they had their own absorbing topics of conversatfon in the servants courts. I said to him:
 ..The prince has good many children, has he not?"
 ''rwenty- -three," he answered.
 How many concubines has her" in- quired.
 ''Three," he replied, ''but he expects to take on two more after the holidays"
 Doesn't it cause trouble in a family for a man to have so many women about? I should think they would be jealous of each other'' "
 "Ah," said he, with a wave of his hand and a shake of his head, that is a topic that is difficult to discuss. Naturally if this woman sees him taking to that wo- mnan, this one Is going to eat vinegar"
 They do "eat vinegar" but perhaps as little of 1t as any people who live in the way in which they live; for the Chinese have organized their own home life as nearly on a governmental basis as any people in the world.
 In addition to the wife and concubines, each son when he marries brings his wife home to a parental court and all these sisters-in-law, or daughters-in-law, add so much to the complications of living. for each must have her own retinue of ~~-v.~ts
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-26
WHAT STATE FAIR MEANS
 TO BUSINESS INTERESTS
BY F. P. cHAFFEE, Secretary Business Mems Leaque.

The fact that the press in other parts |of the country is mentioning the educa- |tional value of state fairs to the agricul- Itural interests, and indirectly the benefit of such fairs and expositions to the bnsi- hess trade of the cities in or near which .they are held, prompts this article on ."What the State Fair Means to the Bus |iness Interests of Birmingham"
 | That agriculture is one of, if not the
 most important factor in the great wealth
 of the country is generally acknowledged. 5The statistician knows that all other in- |ddstries combined do not aggregate the
 Wealth represented by the farm products .Df the country. And when the term farm
 products is used, the raw material is
 meant, without taking into consideration .the great amount represented by such |products after they have been utilized in
 the different manufactures.
 ! For several successive years the Ala
 0ama State Fair association has held an-
 nual agricultural fairs in Birmingham.
 These fairs have assembled the farmers From all parts of the state and have ex- |hibited to them the best farm products of |Alabama's fertile fields. Side by side with line states exhibit of farm products have been the best in other lines of industries, |the mines, the factory, and even of the home. as represented In the splendid ex- Is:ibits in the woman's department. Added |6 these exhibits have been those of the Hairy and the stock farm with practical
 methods of making bigger and better
 crops grow, and in fact everything that
 could possibly stimulate the farmer to
 return to his home and his fields imbued
 With the desire to improve his output.
 It is needless to say that with the im- Movement in the farm products and farm life as stimulated by and as has actually
 Followed in the wake of each successive kfate fair, has also improved the business,
 wholesale and retail, of Birmingham and Ithe other large trade centers of Alabama. IITor, while we justly take pride in the |great mineral center that the Magic City
 has become, we must also acknowledge
 that it Is very largely dependent for its
 trade success upon the success of the
 Farmers throughout It's legitimate trade
 territory, which is rapidly spreading
 This, then, is and has been the work of
 the Alabama State Fair association. Ev-
 ery exhibitor who comes from any part
 pf the state should come with the feeling
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-26
Beneficent Vesuvius.

From Country Life in America . Volcanoes and sharks are the latest drafted allies of the man with the hoe.' As a result of extended investigations into the results of the 1906 eruption or Vesuvius, the Italian experimental sta ton reports that the fall of volcanic ma terial caused notable increase in the fertility of the soil.
 It hurts crops then in the ground by reason of its crushing weight and the excess of injurious salts and acids. But these harmful elements were til highly soluble and have already volatilized or washed away, while the remaining ejecta have added vast phosphoric acid. and nitrogen.
 Far away Tasmania, whose shores arc infested with sharks in apparently. un- countable numbers, has ceased to dread the monsters and is now getting rich by using them as fertilizer in its immense apple orchards.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-26

and the pride incident to such feeling, that he is helping to build up his state and aiding it's maintaining it's place in the forerank of the great agricultural and industrial commonweaths of our great country.
 Those who are contributing their brains
 and energy in managing and their money | In financing the great fair should be in- spired with the feeling that they are not
 merely providing a ten days means of
 amusement to vast throng of A1abam- fans, but that they are live factors in a great educational movement which will
 bear fruit for many years, and which is doing as much to advertise and build up
 the business interests of their home city,
 the hustling Magic City" as anything
 that could be devised for such dual pur-
 poses.
 A glance at the manufacturers direc-
 tNy of the city of Birmingham clearly
 shows that ours Is a city of diversified
 industries. While the products of the mine, the furnace and the rolling mill will doubtless predominate in our industrial
 activity, the diversified industries which are increasing rapidly will to a large ex- tent depend upon the raw agricultural products.
 Birmingham's manufacturing has in- creased to such an extent that the Made in Birmingham" is becoming well known in a gradually increasing territory, , while our pipe works and rolling mills carry the same legend to distant ports of the world.
 Such Is the great work that the Ala bama State Fair is doing. stimulating in- terest and energy along all lines of in- dustry. Every one who helps by personal effort, by contribution. by making an ex- hibit or by assiting in advertising the great fair is furthering a broad d-gauged, unselfish and uplifting work.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-26
ATHLETE A BACK NUMBER.
Broad shouldered Mans Popularity as
 Model for Illustrators Past.

From the New York Sun.
 The very broad shouldered athlete who has been the popular model for Illustrators, whether they are making clothing advertisements or pictures for best sellers. Is no longer the mode. He has had his day and the man with more normal shoulders is now pre- ferred.
 'The padded out shoulders that have been characteristic of the ready to- wear clothing" said one of the illus tratDrs, went into the discard weeks ago, and now they are supplying the inspiration for the comics. In tho same way the man with thick muscles and biceps Is no longer in demand among the men who make the, pictures for the young girls books. He's a back number of the most decided type
 "The popular figure is slim all the way up. It is not narrow shouldered, but of the measurement that the tall lors call natural, which means that the shoulders seem little broader than they really are. There is no padding in coat, but the least bit of lining that carries the shoulders little out
 "Such is the shoulder style of the present year. The hulk that looked like champagne bottle turned upside down is a thing of the past. Even on the beaches this summer the new, me- dium shouldered man is the real thing in masculine beauty.
 "The broad shouldered idol of for mer years seems to realize this, for he attempts to make himself look narrow CT by the cut of his bathing suit, let ting the jersey run out to the arms"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-26
A Full $500 Bottle of Sapa Sent Free
 on Approval
BLOOD POISON
 RHEUMATISM

No mercury, no potash, no necessity for an expensive trip to mineral springs. Sapa does the work in any case-any stage. So confident are we of this--so marvellous have been the results obtained by it's use that we want to positively prove it to you at our expense. On re. quest we will send to anyone afflicted with Blood Poison in any stage or Rheu- matism full $5.00 bottle of SAPA, with the distinct understanding that after 1t has been taken according to directions for ten days, should it prove benfcial to the extent of warranting your continuance of treatment you remit us the price of the remedy, $o.00. In case you think it does Uot produce the results We claim for 1t, you are to return the unused por- tion and no charge will be made you for that which you have used.
 SAPA is the vital juices of plants posi- lively free from mercury Or potash By Its gentle action # neutralizes the poisons in the blood, establishes a normal circu- lation and by its eliminative action ex- pels all blood impurities, leaving the system toned up and absolutely free from any blood infection.
 The beneficial effects of SAPA arg plainly noticeable after the first few do<.s. In cases of Blood Poison. in any stage, tho visible symptonls-mucous patches, tei" iotEnts. ctc., ylelc readily to the treatment and quickly disappear. Rheu- .4ssT.c .f si.g' .snI notice marked im- lirs's sf from pain and stiff ness of the joints.
 N,iis ,i-i,l ciler is simply to convince you of the marvellous benefits to be had. from course of Sapa treatment. You are to be the sole judge of its merits. Our only request is that you state whether you wish the Blood Poison or Rheuma- tism Treatment. Address sapa Chemical Co.,. 225 Imperial BldK.. St. Louis. Mo.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-26
Clyde Fitch's Hands.

| Clyde Fitch manicured and was as pcareful of his hands as prima donna Once he amused several rows in the atre by expressing horror at the dis covery of black smudge from the programme.on the tip of a finger. He had his spike-tailed coat decorated with black braid like gold lace on a court uniform. He crossed his front when in full regalia, too, with heavy gold watch chain with big diamonds stuck between the links. Fitch was notorious for his bad taste. It was told that he crammed his town house full of junk which he had bought at fabulous prices for art treasures, and that finally. a friend who knew some- thing about art values cleared out the place, altered the wall decorations, gave a. harmonious whole and made the house look presentable. The. sta ble of Fitch,s country home is full of near-art objects picked up in Europe. The playwright was an easy mark for the picture men and the antique deal CTS, and, oddly enough, in this respect he was imposed upon in the same way as Richard Mansfield.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-26
When re
 Getting Get 

You get it here. We are show |ing the latest things in en- |graved Wedding Invitations. |See samples of. our splendid work. The prices are right.
 Monogram samples sent on duplication.
 We specialize on architects and engravers supplies. Get everything here for the draft ling work at the High school. :
 This store is the office out Hitting headquarters. If you |don't buy here you are treating your office badly. ,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-26
LAND FOR DREAMERs.
A Mining Engineer Says New Gale
 donia is the Place.
From the Washington Post. /

From the Washington Post
 ''If>I wanted to dream my life away I ushould go to New Caledonia, the French penal colony said Maj. w. J. Collins of London, a celebrated mining engineer, formerly a resident of. this country, at the Arlington recently. That Is coun- try where one can be content to sit and dream. There Is only one other place I know of that can equal 1t, and thaf Is Ceylon, in India
 q spent several years in New Gale donia, where the French government has some 4OO0 life prisoners. Many of these convicts have no hope of ever leaving their prison island, although there have been hundreds of attempts to escape to Australia One cannot blame these pris- oners for rislSing their lives in an effort to get away. for they have little to do but to wait for death, and it is a sad com- mentary that the French government off- cials have little regard for the prisoners. These convicts are of different classes. of course. The seven-year men in reality have to remain II years on the island.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-26

tions of the work they are recommend cd to do. A section of road is going tc be constructed, and each machine will be given part to perform so that the public may know exactly its merits.
 Fifteen years ago the Illinois Cen tral railroad ran 0 good roads train through this section of the. country; they spent one wholo day In Jackson, and built a piece of road about half mile long that ,s there today as last ing monument to the memory of the day. Mt Is the best piece of road in the county, and Is now dotted on b" .h sides with handsome homes. When thar piece Of read was constructed tLe section wsr cut In the country It is now one of the best streets in the city and the vaiue of the property has been governed very largely by the good condition of the roadway in front.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-26
Good Roads Movement.

Laconia, N. H., September 25.-A party of good roads tourists, consisting of prominent agricultursts from Louisiana, Texas, Arkansas and Oklahoma arrived here today. The visitors are travelling for the purpose of inspecting highways, as guests of B. F. Yoakum. chairman of the Rock Island-Frisco railroad lines. They called upon Gov. Henry B. Quinby and were formally welcomed to the state, after which trip of six miles was made over a portion of the new state road to The WeirS
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-26
Search for Lost Daughter. r.

Cincinnati. September 25.-The story of~a mothers long quest for her lost daughter was related ~here today to United States Deputy Marshal Howe by Mrs. Eloise Barron of San Antonio, Tex Mrs. Barron told the federal authorities that her 14-year-old daughter Dottie had been kidnapped ,by an itinerant dentist in Houston, Tex, on August Il last. The last heard of her daughter and the dentist was from Montreal. Canada. rs
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-26
Reducino Postal Expenses.

Washington. September 25.-An inquiry into the money order system of the post office department, instituted by Postmas- ter General Hitchcock as a part of his plans for reducing expenses of the depart ment, will be begun on October IS. Post masters of 16 of the largest offices of the country have been directed by special committee appointed by MT. Hitchcock to designate an employe from each office best equipped to assist in making the in quiry The offices of New York, Chi cago, Philadelphia, Boston, St. Louis, Brooklyn. Cincinnati, Baltimore, Detroit, Milwaukee, Washington, Louisville, Ate lanta, Denver Seattle and Indianapolis will be represented
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-26

Now ready, a superb show ing of all the correct apparel for Autumn. Smart Fall Suits of exceptional quality for $25. All advanced styles of pure wool. Varley 6 Bauman Cloth iuq Co.,. 1910 3d Avenue.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1909-05-28
Are the Taxes laid by the
Rich

Was much discussed in the SEN
ate not long since, and comment
ing upon the speech of Senator
Root to the effect that, the rich
really pay the taxes, the Spring
field Republican advanced the
following ideas:
Who eventually pays the tax
is a different question from that
of who originally pays it, to be
sure, but it is of course a vital
question to the controversy, and
cannot be ignored without put
ting one into the position of beg
ging the whole question. No
truths in ecomics is better estab-
lished or more generally recog-
nized than that general property
taxes can be, and are largely
shifted from those who pay them
in the first instance to those who
appear not to pay anything. So
much Of these taxes as fall upon
unimproved land are paid first
and last by the owner, and SO of
taxes fulling upon real estate
wholly consumed, as it were, by
the owner-his dwelling place
when no part of it is rented. But
these properties constitute only
a very small proportion in value
of the total property subjected
to the general property taxes.
Upon practically the rest of the
total the taxes fall only only to
be passed on to the renters OF
rooms and houses, to buyers of
goods in the stores and to con-
sumers in general of the things
which make up the necsesaries
and luxuries of living. And the
consumers are all of us, and con-
sumption taxes for the most part
are proportional to numbers
rather than to wealth.
Therefore the non property
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1909-05-28

owners pay very large proper
ton of the costs of state and 10
cal goyernments-how large of
course cannot of course be ac-
curately known, but it must be
fully one-half and is probably
more. And the national govern
ment, with its indirect taxes on
consumption as the whole source
of its revenue, loads its cost bur-
den also and to an even greater
extent upon the people according
to their needs and not according
to their ability to bear the same.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1909-05-28
A Bloody Ending

In the first part of the week a
Negro in Arkansas was hanged
by a mob for having committed
a felony in the shape of robbery,
and subsequently a Negro in
Georgia was mobbed because he
had struck a white man, and thus
does the work of the Southern
white man in settling the race
question go bravely on. The
"unmentionable crime" such as
blear eyed Tillman has told us
that the Negro commits against
the innocent white woman" of
the South, does not seem to be
the only crime for which the
black man is mobbed by the
white of that section. We sell
dom ever read of those outbreaks
in the South but that we think of
the ACCOMPLISHMENT of Peter the
Great when he marched an army
of brave Russian soldiers into
Sweden, where the Russian SOL
diers got licked clean out of
their boots. AS they returned
crest fallen Peter addressed them
and concluded with, 81 knew
those big Swedes would lick us,
but they have taught us how to
lick them. " The world knows
how prophetic were his words
for Russia subsequently whip
ped the Swedes to a FRAGILE. We
fear that there will come a time
some day when all of these out
RACES will have to be talked over
and while the Negro may even
at that time lose the fight yet it
be will an awful sacrifice of hu-
man souls.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1909-05-28
Seattle Theater

Miss Selma Herman who has
the part of the prosecuted hero
inc in Its Never Too Late to
Mend" at the Seattle Theater
this week, makes several clever
changes of character, and she
makes one of the best boys that
has ben seen here for a long
time.
Lena Rivers" will be Miss
Emma Bunting's opening charac-
ter in the play of that title at the
SeaTTle TheaTer next Sunday.
No actress, who has ever appear
ed here for a lengThy Time has
so large a number of admirers as
Miss Emma Burning. Her dl-
minuTive size, vivaciousness and
striking personality have proven
to be an irresisTable magneT.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1909-05-28
It's About This Thing
Called "PrOteCtiOn'

would protection th
the
Atlantic
dy tina
hat
is
tIrondae
thousands wor6m
adion the
they will be
n onda
Regden
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1909-05-28

Housekeeper- Half the things
you wash are torn to pieces.
Washerwoman = Yes, mum,
but when a thing is torn in two
or more pieces, mum, I count
them as only one piece, mum.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1909-05-28

The doctor may be able to cure
himself, which is more than can
be said of the political heller.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1909-05-28

The fellow who has money to
burn has no difficulty in meeting
his match.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1909-05-28

A salad always depends on the
dressing, in which connection a
woman is a good bit like a salad.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1909-05-28

Scandinavian American Bank
Choice 7 per cent
First Mortgages on Improved
Seattle Property
Made by the bank and contain
ing all the little safeguards that
are so often overlooked by the
inexperienced investor. Call or
write.
The Scandipavian-America Bank.
Alaska Building. Seattle. Wash.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1909-11-11
nRookFIELn

A One line OF shoes, leggius and rubber
goods for men. women and children, also
groceries, hard ware, etc. at the new store,
formerly the Hotel BFookHeld. All new
goods ana prices right J. ". Blake
brough.
A son was born Oct. 80 to Mr.. and
Mrs. William c. Hoyt.
Miss Ruth Hanks recently entertained
Mrs. George Gerlaoh Of Newark, y. J.
Mrs. EIecta Wellington Sessions OF
East Middlebury is visiting friends 10
town.
Deputy Sheriff d. d. Howe of Ram
dolph was in town Saturday on official
business.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lincoln Morse and little
son, Louis, have been in New York city
the past week.
States Attorney Stanley c. Wilson OF
Chelsea was called to town again last FRI
day on official business.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Tilson of Ran
dolph were guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
George E. Mason Thursday.
Mrs. Walter Ketcbum OF Gaysville visit
ed her aunt, Mrs. J. B. Perham, and 9TH
er friends in town last week.
Eugene Rice, accompanied by his
mother. Mrs. Lydia Reed Of Plaintield, n.
H., visited her sister, Mrs. j. B. Perham,
and family last week.
The ladies' Aid society of the Second
church will have chickenpie supper Fri
day evening, Nov. u, at the church par
Tors. verybody invited.
= Miss Dora Henry, who has been spend
ing several weeks with her sister, Mrs.
Charles Holden, returned to her home in
Worcester, Mass, Saturday.
The Fisk Jubilee Singers from Ten
nsssee will give an entertainment in the
Town hall the evening of Nov. 80 under
the auspices of the pupils Of the high
school,
John B. Perham went last week to Wis
it his son in st. Johnsbury and will visit
his daughter aud family in Ryegate. He
is expecting to return home the last Of
this week.