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The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-07-25

clothes and all Howle and Merrett had received theirs few days before, when they tarried with the milk and delayed supper MT. Brown received his, and MT. Blackburn cheated us by jumping In the river where 1t was very shallow. William Gilmore took some nice pictures and views and the boys may get them from him. The boys who were on the camp were William and Alex. Gilmore, G. w. Wilson, Harold Bowron, William Cosby, Jr, Wendell Cox, Carl Merritt, George Clover, Presley F'arrar, Ray Wat son, Cliff Pugh, John Doane, Charles Jones, Robert Goodall, Sam Howle, Clyde Vance, Frank Roland and Charley White, and Noah who was a good cook. We came home Tuesday night and a bed felt good to all of us We all had fine time.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-07-25
Y. M. C. A. BOYS WRITE
 IMPRESSIONS OF TRIP

The annual outing of the Junior Y. M. c. A. boys. on Lookout mountain, near Valley Head, proved one of the most successful in the history of the organi- zation. The boys were asked to write their impressions of the trip and prize will be given to the one who gives the best description of camp life. Some of them are very interesting and four are here reproduced as follows:
 By Alex Gilmore.
 The camp this year was better than last. We had more boys and we had a better place, and we had more fun
 The scenery was beautiful especially at the falls. These falls, as you know, were the camping place of De Soto in 154O. Here he built a fort and was there about six or eight months. The old rock fort
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-07-25

stayed in camp all morning, and went fishing in the afternoon. Saturday was a day of confusion Clothes were unpacked, cleaned and folded, ready for the next day A few of the boys remained in camp because of sunburn and walked stiff-shouldered. MT. Counselman left early in the morning and we surely missed him. Sunday morning MT. Black burn arrived and lodged us when we were going to church by cutting through the woods.
 "Oh you raspberries and eake!' This phrase will bring water into our mouths when we think of that gift of MT. Mon non on that Monday night. Tuesday was very busy day, because grips had to be packed early so the OK team could get an early start. Tuesday morning all were awake early and ready for the ducking- Sam Howle had prepared for them. One by one they were thrown into the river.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-07-25

ourselves the workings of obscure or in ternal diseases, and especially as regards the nervous diseases themselves.
 ror example. a tumor may be growing slowly in some hidden part, and the only indication of it's existence there may be due to it's pressure on a nerve trunk. This pressure gives rise to certain symp- toms of which the patient complains. By testing sensation and power, and with this knowledge of nerve function, the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-07-25

The Long Distance Bell Tele- phone is playing an important part in revolutionizing modern business methods. It is used con- stantly between near and distant points for business and social pur- poses, and the Bell System is so extensive and so well maintained that a business transaction by Long Distance Telephone is cheaper, more satisfactory and is accomplished in less time than by any other method. The Bell sys- tenn reaches all important points in Alabama, and the south and throughout the country. Modern business men, as a rule, are inter- ested more in results than in the means by which they are secured. When business man in Birming ham tells "Long Distance" that he wishes to speak to a particular party in New York, he assumes, as a matter of course, and very rightly, that the party will be on the line in a very short while.
 This accomplishment, however simple 1t may appear, involves q large force of efficient employees and utilizes an enormous eouip- ment investment. It is only DOS sible through the organization of the Bell System working in abso- lute harmony, to furnish a con- prehensive telephone service. Each Bell Telephone, whether in office or residence, is part of this system, and any Bell Tele phone subscriber can sit in his home or office and talk to party at a Bell Telephone in any city far or near. This is convenience which no other agency affords.
 The points shown on the ac- companying map are only a few of those in constant telephonic communication with Birrninc- ham. The rates are for a three minute talk. There is charge for each additional minute, and all rates are subject to change with out notice. To secure other rates. call "Long Distance".
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-07-25

The seasons over for us but not for you. Everything in Suits going now at. B 1-3 off, regardless of cost, for quick action. Varley & Bauman Clo. Co.,. 1910 3d Ave.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-07-25

At the Airdome tonight at 8 o'clock an open-air meeting lead by Rev. George Eaves. Subject: What is the use of praying?'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-07-25

physician is able to trace the trouble to its hidden, but real source.
 In many such instances, in the old days, these slender indications would have been misunderstood. but ir the light of modern discovery the surgeon Is en- abls6 to operate in time, and thus save a life.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-07-25
By s. w. Wilson.

The Y. M. C. A. boys left Birmingham June IA. bound for their annual camp at Valley Head, Ala. Valley Head is located 103 miles from Birmingham and 40 miles from Chattanooga There were IS boys. Their names are as follows: Charles Jones, G. W. Wilson. Harold Bowron,
 Will Gilmore, Clyde Vance, Charles White, Frank Roland, John Doane, Presley Farrar, George Clover Ray Watson, Cliff Pugh, Robert Goodall, Alex. Gilmore, Carl Merritt, Will Cosby and Wendell Cox. Our quartermaster was
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-07-25

Band concert this afternoon and night--East Lake Park.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-10-07

my friends what il has done for me-"
Mrs. e. HANSON, 304 East Long St.,
Columbus, Ohio.
Another Woman Helped.
Graniteville, VT. - was passing
throughthe Changeof Lifeand suffered
from nervousness and other annoying
symptoms. Lydia e. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound restored myhealthand
strength, and proved worth mountains
of gold to me. For the sake Of other
suffering women / am willing you
should publish my letter. Mrs.
CHARLES BARCLAY, RED, Granite
vile, VT.
Women who are passing through this
critical period or who are suffering
from any Of those distressing ills pc
culiar to their sex should not lose sight
Of the fact that for thirty years Lydia
e. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound,
which Is made from roots and herbs,
has been the standard remedy for
female ills. In almost every commu
nifty you will find women who hay!
been restored to health by Lydia L.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-10-07
What Is Money?
From the CONFIDENTIAL Banker.

From the Confidential Banker.
The government LIS now engaged in a
desperate effort to solve the question,
What is whisky?" The greatest of all
questions of this sort is the old one,
What is money!" Here are a few Of
popular
Money is the electric sign Of success.
1t is the gasoline motor of all evil.
1t Is the thing that makes big men small
and makes small men big.
1t is a very popular substitute for love.
1t is found In a miser's heart, on a
woman's back and on a s~pendthrift's fin
ger tips.
1t is the favorite argument of the capt.
talist.
1t is a chemical that changes a states
into q politician.
Il was the first aeroplane. 1t flew 5000
years ago
1t is a legal tender in almost every
country but Already.
1t is something that unfortunate people
hay to use In place of happiness, refine
ment and contentment.
1t is a small portable section of hades.
1t is the key to everything but heaven.
1t is something that makes the mare
go, but that never started q busted auto
mobile.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-10-07
AIRSHIPS IN WAR.
Theory That They Would BE Used A.
Means Of Attack,

N"OaAS W SNAdSNs
Discussing the airship in time of WA
Colonel u. J. Lewis, a retired army Of
hcer, OF Chicago, said to a Washington
Post reporter that in the next conti-
mental var II is inconceiyable that the
effectiveness of the mode OF attack by
means Of the flying machine will not
be utilized.
ANY one can realize the immense
service a practical war airship of suf-
hcient size can have. Instead Of bring
ing up heavy siege runs in case Of
attack 1t would be much more eco
nomical to drop explosive shells upon
the enemy and vessels decks from
above.
1T will perhaps be urged that tho
a bag OF a large airship would offer
a comparatively target" continued the
military man, but at a sufficient eleva-
ton I think this is by no means the
case. During the siege OF Ladysmith,
in South Africa, I saw myself the cap
tive balloon of the British forces
brought slowly to h ground by Boer
rifle fire alone. But then Ii must be
borne In mind that the balloon was
stationary and at a low elevation, very
little higher than the hill from which
the firing came. A moving airship at
a considerable elevation would form
a difficult target. and If only slight
damage were inflicted, there would al
ways bC ~ l1dAlCS VI us D6lIlR ADDS
to get outside the enemies lines be-
fore having to come to earth.
~"Shrapnel fire will probably be found
the most effective against such vessels,
but there must always be the difficulty
Of getting the proper elevation for the
guns, and they could not be fired Verti-
cally without the chance OF the projec-
tiles on their return doing more harm
to the side that fired than to the enemy.
"A curious connection arises between
submarines and airships, because the
latter probably will be used as q
means Of attacking the former. At
present submarines are quite invisible
from the ships they attack, but from
the elevation of a balloon or airship
their movements under water could be
observed with the utmost distinctness.
"Airships will therefore probably be
used to reconnoitre the movements of
submarines on behalf Of the ships the
latter are about to attack, and may,
furthermore, be used to drop projectiles
upon them. If n fleet employs air
ships to watch submarines so will its
enemy, and then the time must come
when the new craft will attack each
other, and the first air fight will take
place.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-10-07

AS a fond mother, when the day is DER,
Leads by the hand her little child to bed,
Half willing, half reluctant to be led,
And cave his broken playthings on the
floor,
Still gazing at them through the open
door,
Nor wholly treasured and comforted
BY promises of others in their stead.
Which though more splendid may not
please him more;
So Nature deals with us, and takes away
Our pIaythings, one by one, and by the
hand
Leads us to rest so gently, that we go
Scarce knowing If we wish to go or stay,
Being too full of sleep to understand
How far the transcends the
we know.
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-10-07
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Send for list Of testimonials.
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Take Halls Family Pills for constipation.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-10-07
; uoaa uverruler.


Apropos OF examinations and their
.terrors, A. Il. Palmer, secretary OF the
department Of education Of New York,
told at q recent dinner an odd story Of
q young African prince.
This prince" said Mr.. Palmer, ZEN
tered Yale or Harvard forget which
and amused himself with motor cars
and bulldogs till examination time
drew near.
Examination time frightened the
young prince horribly. He began to
study, and he cabled home to the king,
his father:
Examinations next week. Most diff
ncult. Implore aid of gods ! n my be-
half
"A few days later this reply came
back from the barbarous west-coast
monarch:
Rites performed. Fourteen picked
youths, all sons Of mobiles, have been
sacrificed. Omens propitious.'
yet would you believe lit" Mr.. Pal
mer concluded: The young prince
d=nked"
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-10-07
An ~Irreparable Loss.
the cleveland Plain Dealer.

From the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
What has happened to mel" asked
the patient when he had recovered from
the effects OF the ether.
You were in a trolley a accident"
said the nurse, and II has been found
necessary to amputate your right
hand"
He sank back on the pillows sobbi1g
aloud.
HIN on the head, you'll soon leacn to
get along all right with your LEFT
hand"
oh, II wasn't the loss of the hand
itself that 1 was thinking Of" sighed
the victim. But on the foTehnger was
a string that my wife tied around ii to
remind me to get something for her
this morning, and now I'll never be
able to remember what it was"
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-10-07
MARK TWAIN YEARS AGO.
Being Some Commentary on the Noted
Mans lazinesS.
From the New York Times.

From the New York Times. ,
w. Landsittel Is the grizzled foreman OF
the Lyons Republican. which is the re-
publican organ OF Wayne county, N. Y.
i've been in this business for so years
now" he said to a Times reporter last
week as he stroked his gray mustache.
land I rave seen some lazy people in my
time. Yes, sir, while the newspaper bust
ness is exacting n telling on the nerves.
1t does harbor some really lazy folks from
time to time"
Whom do you consider the champion
lazy man of the newspaper gamer" he was
asked.
That is so easy to answer" was his
reply, with a wan smile. Almost any OF
the real old-timers in this business would
give you his name right off the bat. Why,
Mark Twain holds the belt"
The Republicans foreman reflected.
Il was a printers devil on the Buffalo
Express 40 years ago." he said, land one
Of my duties was to sweep the room where
reporters and editors worked. Every day
during the time hat Mark was a partner
in the publication of the Express l was
bribed by him in the cause of rest and
ease. l would sweep every corner OF that
room, and when l came to Marks desk,
on which his feet reposed, he would look
me over and ask me to go away I don't
want my part of the office cleaned up he
would say. Please don't make me move,
I'm so comfortable. Then he would give
me a nickel to get away from him and
leave him In his own corner without any
of the debris of the business cleared away.
He would rather die there in the dust and
truck than uncross his legs or tilt his chair
back so that 1 could sweep up"
Brother Landsittel stopped the press
long enough to find out what was chip
ping the corners of his pages as they were
swept downward from the big rollers.
Yes, sir" he ruminated, "he was GER
tainly lazy. One day he gave me a nickel
to dot an T. in his copy for him. He did
certainly enjoy life, that man did,
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-10-07
CHILD ATE CUTIcURA.

Spread Whole Box OF IL On Cracker
MOT the Least Injury Resulted
Thus Proven Pure and Sweet.
A New York friend Of Cuticura
writes:
MY three year old son and heir,
after being put to bed on a trip across
the Atlantic, investigated the stateroom
and located+a box Of graham crackers
ind a box of Cuticura Ointment. When
q search was made for the box. 1t wal
found empty and the kid admitted
that he had eaten the contents Of the
entire box spread on the crackers. 1t
cured him Of a bad cold and I don't
know what else"
No more conclusive evidence could
be offered that every ingredient Of
Cuticura Ointment Is absolutely pure,
sweet and harmless. II 1t may be
safely eaten by a young child. none but
the most beneficial results a be ex-
pected to attend its application to even
the tenderest skin or youngest infant
Potter Drug & Chem. Corp, Sole
Props. OF Cuticura Remedies. Boston.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-10-07
Miss J.ws..,. Letter 10 whi..isr.

from the BoBton TranBcript.
Here is an interesting passage from
O letter written by Sarah Orne Jewett
to Whittier In 1886 In reference to a
poem just then published:
How can / thank o enough for
your beautiful poem, The Homestead?'
I do not know when anything has
touched me 50 nearly and dearly. No
body has mourned more than / over the
forsaken farmhouses which / see every
where as / drive about the country out
Of which / grew and where every bush
and tree feel like my cousins! / hope
this will make people stop and think,
and / know 1t will bring tears to many
eyes. That line about the
squirrel In the forsaken house nobody
else would have thought Of but you.
Well, / send you all the thanks one let
ter can carry
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-10-07
MUNYON'S
Eminent Doctors at
Your Service Free
Not = Penny to Pay for the Fullest
Medical Examination.

II you are in doubt as to the cause
OF your disease, mail US q postal re-
Questing a medical examination blank.
Our doctors will carefully diagnose
your case, and II you can be cured
you win be told so; IL you annot be
cured you will be told so. You are
not obligated to US In any way, for
this advice is absolutely free. You are
at liberty to take our advice or not,
as you see At.
Munyon's. SD and Jefferson streets.
Philadelphia. Pa.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-10-07
Neal Dow in War Times.
From the Rochester Herald.

cTOm the hOCneSLer herald.
Federal and confederate forces were
preparing for a battle. The federal
commander and his staff, seated upon
their horses, were consulting near thS
right of the line, drawn up in the edge
Of the woods. General Neal Dow was
standing in front of his command, a very
small one, with q tremendous big hat
on his head and an enormous big sword
dangling on the ground at his side, a
picture such as one seldom sees out
side the comic papers. An aid told
General Dow (~perhaps he was only
Colonel Dow them that the commander
wished to see him. General Dow strobe
down the line, the soldiers laughing
at the sight.
General Dow" said the commander,
you will march out to that opening
yonder, taking a position or that knoll,
and hold 1t till further orders-" or
something to that effect.
In sight of h entire right wing of
tie army General Dow went marching
into the opening, his long, heavy sword
clanking on the ground behind him, his
big hat making him look like a grass
hopper under a toadstool. The COM
mander heard. the army laughing and
looked for the cause.
who is that walking 9cross the
opening?" he asked.
THAT is General Dow said every
body.
An aid was sent 20 bring him back.
General Dow" said the commander,
why did you go out there alone? Why
did you not take you command with
your"
Dear me-, general" said Dow, 1T beg
q thousand pardons. / didn't know you
meant to take anybody with me. You
didn't say so, you know"
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-10-07
Duel With 4 liner.

From the Singapore Free Press.
Three Jakuns (aborigines) and a Ma
lay chanced tC be together in he jun
gle In lahore when they came across a
parands, and the Malay, wisely decid-
ing inI favor OF discretion, took to his
heels. Not so the Jakuns, however, for
they at nee determined to give battle,
not utilizing their numerical superior
ity, but In the most sportsmanlike man
ner arranging for the combat in a Sc
ries of duels, IL necessary.
AS might have been expected, the Sc
ries was necessary, and the end was
not long In coming. The first man who
entered the fray missed his blow and
was at oRce struck down, and the same
fate befen his two comrades, all three
being killed.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-10-07
Merely a Hint.

From Everybody's.
A chocolate darby and his "yaller"
girl were walking along together.
Use skcered mos to def, Rastus."
What am yo' skeered OBJ, woman p"
Use skeered yo'se gwine to kiss me-"
How kin l kiss yo' when Use got a
bucket on ma haid, a wash pot in one
han an a turkey gobbler in de uGder? ."
oh, well, yo' fool, 1 wuz thinkin'
yo' could set de bucket Of watah on
de groun', put de turkey down an turn
de wash pot ovah him, den set me on
de wash pot, frow yO' arms around me
des hep yo' self"
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-10-07
An Hour With Th~e,

An hour with Thee! when earliest day
Dapples with gold the eastern gray,
o what can frame M mind to bear
The toll and turmoil, cark and care,
And sad remembrance Of the old?
One hour with Thee!
An hour with Thee! when burning June
Waves his red flag at pitch Of noon;
What shall repay the faithful swain
labor on the sultry plain;
And more than care or sheltering bough
Cool feverish blood, and ~throbbing brow?
One hour with Thee!
One hour with Thee! when sun Is set,
o VIA can teach me to forget
The thankless labors of the day,
The hopes, the wishes flung away;
The increasing wants and lessening gains,
The masters pride who scorns my praise?
One hour with Thee!
Sir Walter Scott.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-10-07
Keeping Up His Reputation.

From the Delineator for September.
A friend, who lived in another city, had
repeatedly promised our children one Of
his fine dogs. which, as he never lost an
opportunity to remark, had an unusually
long pedigree.
One day, as l was returning home, the
children ran to meet me and one of them
cried, "Oh, sister, Mr.. R has sent the
dog. Do come back to the stable to see
it. 1t has the longest pedigree and it just
wags it too cute"
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-10-07

swelling of the ankles and joints and
a general feeling of weakness. I used
about everything said to be good for
kidney trouble, but Doan's Kidney
Pills brought me the first real help
and three boxes cured me-"
Remember the name-Doan's. Sold
by all dealers. so cents a box. Foster
Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-10-07

dull, tired FEELINGS,
will find hope in the
advice of Mrs. M.
Working, 316 Fulton
Ave-, Rochester, Ind,
who said: II suffered
everything with pain
In the back, too fire.
quent passages Of the
secretionS.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-10-07

When watermelons and canteloupes
are lacking in sweetness they may be
served in the. following way: Cut out
the center, remove the seeds and cut
into moderately small pieces. Place
these in a bowl and put in bits of
chopped Ice. Pour mayonnaise dress
ing over them and serve.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-10-07

Stale sponge cake, soaked In sherry,
used as a lining of a baking dish and
the center filled with sliced and sug.
AIRED peaches, makes a delightful baked
pudding. When it is baked cover the
top with meringue, brown ~delicately.
1t should be eaten cold with cream.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-10-07
Carts Aspirations.

From the September D~elineator. <
Little Carl, 6 a old, had beer
teased a great deal by his uncle about
the vocation he would choose when he
became a man. One day he overheard
his mother and a caller talking about
a certain gentleman being a bachelor
When the caller left, his mother no.
ticed that he was unusually quiet and
seemed to be in a deep study. Finally
he said to her, Mamma, Is a bachelor
a good trader"