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Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1910-01-20
!" The Blood IS The Life,

Science has gone beyond the above simple q - n
statement of scripture, But it has illuminated that
statement and given it meaning ever broadening
with the increasing breadth of knowledge. When Em-
the blood is bad impure it alone the yzuI
body which suffers through disease. The brain AN
also clouded, the mind and judgement effected
and many evil deed impure Thought may be So SSA
directly traced to the mpurity of the blood. - S~
Foul impure blood made pure II If
of DR. PierceS Golden Medical Discovery. ~
1t enricheS and purffeS the blood thereby
curing
tons letter. satheum, hives
tadons of impure blood sse~-7
In the Of scroous sweng enlarged glands open eating
ulcers old the Golden Medical Discovery has per-
formed the most marvellous In of old Sores open
eating ulcers it well to apply the Dr.. Perce All
Healing Saye, which wonderful healing potency when
used application the conjunction with the
Golden Medical Discovery" blood cleansing constitutional
If your druggist don't happen to have the Aleal
ing Save in stock, you easily procure by incong fifty
cents to Dr. RV Pierce 663 Main St. Buffalo,
N. w. and will by post. Most druggists
keep it a well as the Golden Medical Discovery"
You can't afford medicine COMPOSITION
having list ingredients plain English
the same being anested a
Dr. PieFc Pleasant Pellets gae
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1910-01-20
A BARGAIN

A sempIeto IL horsepower
Hiesttie Plant, runs 1875 sixteen
eandlO-poWoY lights, everything
il g. K. Coed reason for selling,
Prise, $3.50. 100. Cost, $500. 90.
Uoying Picture Parlor Doing a
reed business very cheap and a
bargain 1t $500. 90. Good reason
for selling.
III. a. CARVER
REAL ESTATE AGENT
Sd Dl;;IlG;n BRIDGEPORT, o.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-29
New Voting Boxes Proposed

Jere King has not lost his interest in the city he was largely instrumental in creating and he has drawn up n bill of great usefulness which he will lay before the legislature. It Is a bill that provides for the redistricting of this city for election purposes. It seeks to make 400 votes the maximum of an election district. At present over 2ooo votes are cast in one beat within the city and nearly as many more in the other beat. This means much trou- ble and vexation of spirit to the aver age voter. Many a voter has turned away from the polls in hts city rather than to stand in line an hour before se- curing a chance to deposit his ballot.
 No one can reasonably object to more voting boxes in this city and MT. Kings bill has been carefully drawn. It em- powers the Board of Revenue to re- district the city for election purp oses and the Jurisdiction of the inferior courts will not be in the least dis turbed.
 The population has outgrown the machinery of the old-time agricultural county and special election precincts are greatly needed in 1t. MT. Kings bill seems to meet the local problem and to solve 1t satisfactorily and the legislature should give it due consid- ration.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-29
Vote Selling ln Ohio

Adams county Is an Ohio county lying on the Ohio river, not far from Portsmouth and opposite Maysville. Ky. It is a strictly rural county and yet political schemers were able to purcha SC in 1t last November 2ooo votes in an open and unblushing manner.
 The Associated Press brings reports of the indictment and even punish = ment of some of . the bribe takers in Adams county. but not word is said about the bribe-givers. The bribe-taker implies in every instance a bribe- giver and indictments of the two classes should go hand in hand. If any leni- sncy is to be shown 1t should be ex- tended to the ruralists in an isolated county. while the political schemers should be hunted down to the last man To let the bribe-giver go free while the bribe-taker Is punished would bs . sad travesty of justice and sound law. Thus far in Adams county nc yote-buyer has been indicted, although tets-seilsrs are being caught and
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-29

jugged freely. The process should be reversed.
 The country desires to know who concocted the vote-buying of Adams county-who Haunted tainted money before the unsophisticated people of Adams county. When 2ooO votes can be bought at a price that did not aver age $5 apiece in a rural county in Ohio there is no occasion to go to far-away Rhode Island or Delaware to find an ex- ample of political debauchery. It ap- pears that the selling of votes has been going on in Adams county several years, both parties winklng at the thing. Votes are quoted in Adams county very much as sheep are, at so much per head. And the strangest thing about it has been its secrecy. No one seemed to know the condition of the county until the recent denoue- ment took place.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-29
A LESSON IN HYGIENE.

Doctors never tire of telling people not to sleep with their mouths open. It is liable to shorten ones life and the per- son who can't keep his lower jaw from sagging in his sleep should wear it in a sling until consciousness returns, at which time he may be able to keep his mouth closed by sheer will power-if he's not politician or a reformer. These remarks are addressed to men, because no woman has ever been known to sleep with her mouth open and no woman has ever been known to snore. Of course not. The idea of such a thingi But the man who sleeps with his mouth open is apt to meet an untimely end. We heard of prosperous plumber once-why say he was prosperous when we said he was a plumber?-we heard of prosperous plumber once, who slept on his back every night. with his mouth open. One night chunk of plas- tering fell from the ceiling above his head, lodged in his throat and choked him to death. He might have been liv- ing now, if he had only sleet with his mouth closed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-29
Our Oppressed aud Poverty Stricken Sherifs

The sheriffs-elect of the CT counties have been legislating at Montgomery in ad- vance of the legislature. They have de- cided that they want fee of g on every person locked up. The pay of the sheriffs cannot be reduced during their term of of fee, but the sheriffs hold 1t can be in- creased. if done quickly, and they there fore demand a restoration of the turnkey fee before they are sworn in. They also count of prisoners returned from other states. What else they want has not been made public. They were silent about the sum total of their fees. and really all the time of their session at Mont gomery seems to have been taken up with propositions looking to increases in their pay.
 The impression has prevailed that the sheriffs are not greatly suffering from a lack of fees, but it seems they are, for the sheriffs-elect of large counties are present actively participating in the pro ceedings of the Montgomery conference. If they need additional fees then, indeed the sheriffs of the lesser counties must be on the point of starvation.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-29
A DREssMAKER-NovELIsT

From the New York World.
 The notable literary figure of the mo- ment in Europe is an illiterate French seamstress, Marguerite Audoux. Mar guerite is a girl from the provinces who came to Paris and supported herself with the needle until failing sight forced her to seek another occupation. In the in- tervals of dressmaking she had written sketches of her early life which attracted notice. She then wrote . romance which was published under the auspices of Oc- tave Mirbeau, who contributed preface.
 The dpessmaker- never learned to spell and had no instruction in writ ing. Yet in Marie Claire" she reveals a talent for authorship of a rare kind. She is hailed as disciple of Guy de Maupassant, the smallest details of her life are matters of literary gossip on the boulevards and the Academy of Ten'' Is considering the award to her of Its an- nuaI prize.
 The circumstances of her origin and sudden vogue will recall the case of Mile. Quarre, the young dressmaker-poetess of Dion, whom Lamartine discovered" and to whom he addressed verses that are among the best known of his poems. Un- der his patronage she published slen- der volume of meritorious verse, died at 2s and was forgotten. Does longer lease of fame await Mile. Audoux?
 Authors are not born to the purple Keats was a surgeons apprentice and Burns a blow boy, though an unusually well educated one. Gerald Massey, a conspicuous recent example of the literary gift in the lowiy, was a silk mill child toiler at and began to write verse when a London errand boy of 15. But the di- vine spark in a seamstress or any other follower of a humble calling must always excite an interest not felt in one who arrives at literary distinction through the regular school and college processes. Il Is hoped that Marguerite Audoux will live to justify her present precocious fame.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-29
Local Securities In Birmingham

Birmingham Is too large and too cen tral to be without an exchange that fur on actual bids and offers. The one estap- lished last summer has, 1t appears, been iiquidated. In other words, 1t has been dissolved, and Birmingham has no stock exchange. This Is a backward step. It is a situation that should not be per mitted to last long.
 The holders of local securities are con- stantly increasing, and their best inter- ests call for an exchange that will es- tablish prices from time to time of local stocks. Whenever the holders of these stocks see fit to get together a stock exchange can be established that will not be liquidated
 Such an institution is a needful part of every central city in the 100000 class, and Birmingham is rapidly becoming a commercial center of a wide scope of country. Corporate local securities are increasing rapidly. and the need Of a stock exchange here will soon become manifest to every observant citizen.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-29
And you all know security Is mortaI;s cbiefest enemy.
 Macbeth.
New York'S Choice of a Senator

E,ihu Root, who was a corporation lawyer, is now a senator, and move roent has been started to seat MT. Roots law partner, William F. Sheehan' in the Senate also. This will scarcely be done. for 1t would lead to considerable scandal talk, and scandal is something the democrats cannot afford to indulge in this side of 1912.
 A corporation lawyer seems to be ne- cessity in New York politics. MT. shee- hans opponent is Edward M. Shepard, and he. too. is a corporation lawyer. MT shepard stands, however, firmly upon the Rochester platform of last fall. He ia said to have written it. At any rate he has recently defined his views on we'll known public questions.
 Al. to the tariff he wants all favoritisms and opportunities for spoliation and mo- nopoly stricken from it. He says 1t should be dealt with promptly and courageously. He wants no retention of duties on ac- count of war scares.
 He wants plenty of corporate regula- t,on but he does not want the government to assume responsibilities not clearly in volving the public service. He favors the popular election of United States sem ators, the adoption of the income tax amendment, the extension of the parcels post and the conservation of natural re- sources.
 It Is difficult to see why the New York democrats sholud hesitate to send MT. Shepard to the Senate. He is as well equipped for service there as Elihu Root, and the big state needs big men to repre- sent her. Mir Root, republican, and Mir. Shepard, democrat, would certainly give New York a standing In the Senate that she has not had there in many years.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-29

Among the many evidences of Bir- mingham's solid prosperity Is the fact that never before was the Christmas trade so large or SO satisfactory to the merchants who aided and abetted Santa Claus Notwithstanding the dullnesF of iron and the number of furnaces out of blast the sum total of industrial activity in the Birmingham district throughout the fall-throughout the en- tire year as fo rthat matter-made a new high record. And the big holiday trade was cheering continuation of the years work.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-29
MARRIAGE IN MEXICO

be advised of the occurrence by the pa
 ish priest and his consent to the mai
 riage obtained. In the meantime the af-
 fectionate lover patrols the street in front
 of ''her' house night and day anxiousiy
 endeavoring to catch a glimpse of his sweetheart. Neither the broiling sun nor
 thunderstorm has any effect upon him.
 I have often witnessed young lover calmly conversing with his f1ance through
 an iron barred window while the rain came down in torrents. Again, have seen an irate brother of the bride-to-b be angrily empty a large bucket of warm, soapy water from an upper window upon
 the head of the unsuspecting suitor, which little pleasantly, apparently, was part of the programme and by no means dam
 pened the latter's ardor.
 The Mexican lover enjoys the novelty of the affair and would sooner lose his life than quit his post. He much prefers this means of seeing and talking alone
 with his loved one to asking permission of her father to call, for a young senorita is not allowed to receive gentlemen visit ors unless three or four members of the
 
 general topics of conversation as the
 weather. rainfall. extreme heat, etc., are strictly in order. An offer to take her out for drive walk in the park, or to the theatre, without also inviting the entire family would simply bring the house tumbling about his ears. Thus it is that the young lover seldom. if ever. has the opportunity of studying or learn ing the character of the girl who Is to become his bride. This is also true of the woman in respect to the man. It Is an easy matter for either to conceal their defects from the other.
 At the end of several years of window courting or playing bear," as 1t is com- monly called in Mexico, the man Is all lowed to 'call' upon the young lady and matters are eventually arranged to the satisfaction of all concerned.
 While the American Is averse to long
 courtships or engagements marrying in haste and repenting at leisure, he has a much better chance of learning the good and bad qualities of his future wife in a short period of time than the Mexican
 who must of necessity carry on his love
 making by nightly interviews through
 barred windows. In view of which am
 prone to believe that the Mexican's self l imposed rule of long courtship and mar riage in the dark is as open to criticism as our laws of separation and is far more l conductive to misery. which bridal knot | of this nature is bound to bring upon | themselves and children.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-29

From the Washington Herald
 It is as the man who did much to
 make the American circus possible that Carl Hagenbeck, citizen of Hamburg whose death Is recorded in the dis patches. will be best remembe cred. Any man who does as well as 1t can pos sibly be done his appointed work through a long span of years Is en- titled to be called great, and In his particular line there has been none greater than Carl Hagenbeck.
 Accident 1t was that settled his choice of work-the capture, training
 and sale of wild animals. His family
 had been identified with the shipping business for years, and 1t was by
 chance they had a wild animal left on heir hands, which Carl took care of
 trained, and finally sold. Started on this career, Carl Hase1Ebeck went into 1t
 thoroughly, and some day. doubtless,
 there vii be written a volume telling
 of his wonderful experiences in the
 jungles of India, the forests of Af-
 rica, and the wilds of South America
 in the search for wild animals. Bit by
 bit he built up this unique business
 that he had originated, until it became
 the largest of its kind in the world,
 though he has, in later life, many imi-
 tators.
 It might seem rather a brutal busi- ness, this capturing wild animals and
 training them for exhibition purposes
 in circuses and menageries, but in his
 Fsa al IIa lrip nd
 understanding man, and perhaps his greatest monument will be the immense
 geological gardens in the Thierpark, at Stelligen, near Hamburg. Here is a vast city of men and wild animals, from tropical lions to polar bears, all of them
 apparently living together, not confined
 in cages. but environed, by the art and skill of MT. Hagenbeck, much as they were in their native haunts. This Thier-
 park Is a model example of humanita- =
 rian reform In the treatment of wild
 animals in captivity. It was he who.
 realizing the cruelty of penning up
 these free wanderers of the forest and jungle in narrow cages with iron bars. devised the plan of so constructing g
 geological gardens that the beasts
 might have the fullest freedom com patible with safety. Instead of bars and cages, the animals are kept with in bounds by impossible streams and gullies or high cliffs. The example he set in this, his own park, has result ed In the copying of his ideas in many of the big cities. for all zoologtsts have come to recognize the truth of his belief that the mind of the wild animal in captivity must be cared for as well as its body.
 And, out of his vocation, undertak en
 at first, solely because 1t promised com mercial success, have come things of benefit to the world. For, starting with the capture of wild animals, there came the industry of breeding them
 and cross breeding them, much as in our own country MT. Luther Burbank has cross-fertilized plants and flowers One practical result of this has been the cross breeding of the zebra and the horse, thus securing an animal with the endurance of the horse and the inn munity of the zebra from the dreaded tsetse fly; an animal which the Germans
 have found of the greatest use in their work in Africa.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-29
THE BALTIMORE LOVE FEAST

From the New York Sun.
 We should judge from the elaborate preparations making to entertain the l00O democratic leaders in Baltimore on Jan uary IT that the day of dollar dinners for the democracy has passed. In MT. Bryan's campaigns for free silver and free Filipinos politics was cultivated on pork and beans, corn beef and cabbage, pota- toes with their jackets on, and water on the side. Those were feasts of cold req son at $1 plate, tips barred; there was no flow of soul. A democrat who got up a s5 dinner was regarded as a monopolist and therefore an outcast from the society of honest men.
 But in the day of success the democracy is not ascetic. It hankers after the flesh pots. Thus the menu prepared by Col William A Boylxin, chairman of the ban quet committee. is of a sort to make the mouth water and the palate dry, which is not paradoxical. as 1t seems. On the list we read cocktails, Lynnhavens, Haut Sauterne consomme Julienne, Amontillado, terrapin, two brands Of champagne, mushrooms, Jersey capon' canvasbaclz duck, Smithfield ham, hom- iny chaflng dish, fancy ices, toasted crackers, coffee, liquors. perfectos
 But this is not all. We read that "the flowers. plants and elctric lights display will be gorgeous'' Moreover, the gal lery in the Fifth regiment armory, the scene of the feast, is to be veritabie beauty bower. The fair ones of Balti- more will look down on the 1000 leading democrats, who will look up to them for inspiration when the perfectos are light ed and the toastmaster rises. All honor to Colonel Boykin for selecting the har- monious menu, with its dishes like isl ands in seas of champagne; and Gen, Murray yandiver, that grand old wheel horse" of democracy. deserves equal men ton for the excellent financial report that is submitted with the bill of fare. Some of the democratic leaders may balk at the sumptuous hospitality of Balti- more Others may sternly refuse to com promise their principles by sitting down with the epicures and monopolists. MT. Bryan may cry out:
 "Give me again my hollow tree,
 A crust of bread and liberty"
 But we fancy that every leader who has "a dress suit and the price" will apply early for tickets.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-29
 WINE IN SPAIN

John Randolph in Detroit Free Press.
 On Christmas Eve it Is considered in Spain the proper thing to drink wine at the evening meal, even if you never drink 1t at any other time during the whole year. In fact, Spaniards. who as a na- ton love water and are among the most temperate people on earths say it is all right tosget tipsy on Christmas. But as they seldom. even on Christmas eve. drink anything more than weak wine, they do not, as an actual fact, know how to get tipsy. Three years I have been in Mad rid at Christmas time, and although have been on the streets at all hours, both day and night, I never have seen but one drunken man.
 However, although not tipsy, they do sS in for noisy time.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-29
A pRosPERoUs STATE.

A Kansas correspondent sent the foi- lowing heart interest," story to an east ern newspaper. Maybe you'll think IL IS exaggerated; maybe it is:
 ] "At Ashland, in Clark county, they nave a millionaires club, and everybooy pe- longs The initiation fee has been raised to s7s2 1ss.1s to keep out the rabble who do not have more than half million to their names A few years ago, l recall, there were people who couldn't even buy an automobile or business block. That s the actual truth. But my, how times have changedi The line at the ticket window in Kansas City Is the scene of many heart-breaking episodes. l saw one poor widow with il children who had travelled all the way from Herkimer. N. Y, on her way to Kansas. She only had
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-29
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
Praise From Illinois

q am amazed at the great agricultural possibilities of Alabama and the seeming lack of appreciation of the people of this state of the real opportunities they have, ' said P. J. Standard of Lewiston, H., who is spending a few days with his brother in-law, c. W. Ufford, in Birmingham.
 'I intend to stop for a while In Bir- mingham and go on to Florida for the remainder of the winter, but I have be- come so deeply interested in Alabama that I have decided to spend the rest of my time here in the state.
 "The young men in my home state as they grow up are going to Canada, the Dakotas and the other northwestern countries, seeking cheap land and oppor- tunities for agricultural success. In these countries the winters are long and se- were. It takes about all a man makes to keep his family and his stock through the long winters.
 T am astonished to find here in Ala bama lands that appear to be as produc- tive as those in the northwest, and com bined with that you have a climate that is simply revelation. A man can work here practically 12 months in the year. I also find that the lands are comparative ly cheap. wonderfully cheap considering all the other advantages.
 "I am going to stay in Alabama long enough to get some of the facts that I may tell the Illinois boys when I re- turn. I am surprised that the people of Alabama has been slow to appreciate the advantages they have, and that they have not gone to the northwestern sections after good farm immigrants. There is no question but that you could get all the good people you need If you would but lay the facts before them.''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-29
FIRST PRINCIPLES
Youths Companion.

From the Youtn's Companion.
 Mrs. Newcome had never done any cooking for at the time of her marriage one of the old family servants was turned over to her; but when Norah fell ill, Mrs. Newcome treasured her about the kitchen work.
 .sYou have nothing to do but lie here and get well, Norah,' said the young mis- tress, batting the cooks hand. except that I may ask you ono or two ques- tions.
 Now today MT. Newcome and are going to have very simple dinner. l or dered 1t, and it's come home, ready to cook. We are going to have sausages, baked potatoes. lettuce and some of your delicious bread, and ice cream and cake from the confectioner's. ..Now, only want to ask you two things. About how much butter do you put in the pan to fry sausage, or shall use lard? And is there any peculiar kind of soap to use in washing the lettuce?"