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The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-30

Iears, and at times became so bad I Fould become unconscious. I have been Pund in that condition many times. Physicians did not seem to be able to |o me any good. I would become leak and for days at a time could do |o work. Not long ago I got a box
 Dr. Miles Laxative Tablets. and fter uAng them found I had never fied anything that acted in such a fild and effective manner. I believe
 have at last found the remedy that bits my case"
 Thousands of people are sufferers
 om habitual constipation and
 hile possibly realizing something f the danger of this condition, yet eglect too long to employ proper irative measures until serious ill., ess often results. The advice of
 l physicians is, keep your bowels
 lean" and it's good advice.
 Dr. Miles Laxative Tablets Are Pld by all druggists, at 25 cents a Px containing 25 doses. If not Sund satisfactory, your money is
 burned.
 HES MEDICAL CO, Elkhart Ind.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-30

That a negro and his money are soon parted is a well known fact, among the people of the south. The fakirs are also |vell acquainted with this fact. and on bay day-the big day in every month for he duskies-every contrivance for this divorce is introduced. Perhaps the mosr successful method has been shown by the Iakirs, who make it a point to visit the mining camps and towns when this joy bus day approaches with their games of thance.
 A wise negro is always very import Int for the success of the plans of the Iakirs, for the negroes must be encour- ged in their usual vain search of the treat God luck. "Shuh, boss, me an two white folks, we use ter jes take money |hway frum dose fool niggers every pay 3ay," declared a former negro assistant the fakrs, who make these visits.
 "Wea, ter begin wifi. you see. boss, dcy one tol me whut ter do. Desc two fakirs -and boss dey sho did have lot of sense, or dey done cum from the norf-dey aid to me, nigger, you got ter pear lak ou ain't neber saw us befoh, and den yell fix hit up so you can win, and den yell beat 'em. See!'
 Well, you see, boss, de way dey did uz to put up and show off deir things. bey had roulette w'ee, d bod with ikles, dimes and dollars scattered on It, md de niggers would pitch at it wifi a ivered, but dey had it framed up so you ouldn't get CT thing, and besides desc two |h three mulectricities things.
 "Now, you see dey would go to CT town pay day and start desc things off. ere wuz two white fellers. one uv um ould track the crowd. and the other ould fake the old fool niggers. Well, en the tall un would start to hollerin' hd den de udder would start things. De ay dey always started off was by gettin'
 bunch around and den dey would wuk
 e inulectrcities bod. Dis bod had CT ece uv fon painted red. and connected with ah lot nv mulectricity. Dis wud ake de iron red hot, and any fool nigger It would tetch it would git burnt.
 Now, de tall un Ole Jim he'd git up
 d say: Now you niggers aint game yer
 K dis piece of ion. If any uv you licHs B Iron I'll gin you five dollars. An ess you ought to see dem fool niggers. ow you see heres whar I com in. Dose ggers jes backed off. and den I says.
 Thut you fraid of dat thing fur? Huh,
 s watch me take his money Den the an who wulSs de meshine he don't put
 cur unt on. an I jest licks hit and he h me de five dollars.
 s'De uther niggers den dey would step }. and Lord Boss, me man he switch
 de lectric curunt and de piece ob
 n hit was so hot hit jes takes all de
 in off dey tongues. Den he give 'um
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-30
ACCUSED MURDERER
 CAUGHT IN AUTAUGA

Prattviiie, January 29.-tSpecial)-Joe Davis was landed in the county jail this morning charged with having killed one Andrew Wilson last Friday night about o'clock. The scene of the trouble is be- low Mulberry. about 9 miles from this city, in this county, and the accused was not caught until yesterday afternoon. IL appears the two negroes had dispute concerning previous accidental discharge
 tn- sieceased negro's gun something like week before the trouble which end ed fatally for Andrew Wilson. who is said to have discharged the gun.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-30
Thrown From Motorcycle

Clayton, January 29.-(Special.) )-Bunyan Wise. son of MT and Mrs Lee Wise, who live six miles east of Clayton. was seri- ously hurt in a motorcycle accident to- day. The machine got beyond his con- trol and ran into tree, one arm being broken, and he is perhaps internally in- jured.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-30

Many cases of typ h old fever, appendicitis a n d other severe dis eases are trace able to prolonged clogging Of the bowels. Regard t h e effects o f constipation, C. E. Ayers, 6 Sabin St., Montpelier, Vt, says:
 T was afflicted with constipation a-I for
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-30
Tree Planting Demonstrated

Prattville. January 29.-(speciaL)-Pro T. '. Culver gave public demonstration of the practical results to be obtained from breaking land with dynamite at Maplesville last Saturday as well as show ing how the stumps can be removed by the same means. He demonstrated how trees may be planted by first loosening ID the soil and subsoil with dynamite
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-30
InspectiOn of Militia

Montgomery January 29.-(Specia1) Adjt. Gen. J. B. Seully and Lieut.. AL bert c. Goodwin of the United States army stationed in Montgomery. today began their annual inspection of the companies of the Alabama National Guard. Tho first trip was made to Dothan. where the company there was inspected. From Dothan the officers will work south 10 Mobile, and thence in a westerly direction to Birming- Ha r,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-30
Kerry Growers Meet

Cullman. January 29.-(speeial)-A meeting of the German farmers and tho American Truck Grow CTS was held Sat
 urday night at the Kullman hall The object of the meeting was that of msk- ing arrangements about the shipments
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-30
PREPARATIONS TO
 FIGHT BOIL WEEVIL
LOwndes Land Owner Takes Steps to Combat Pest-Milk Sent
 Through Mail


 Fort Deposit, January 29.-(Special.) )-J. Monroe Black, prominent citizen and one of the biggest land owners in I,owndes county. is already making preparations to combat with the boil weevil when Lowndes county becomes infested MT. Black has already decreased his cotton acreage for 1912 at least 20 per cent. He has recently planted to oats and Johnson grass more than 200 acres of fine bottom lands which will grow on an average of a bale of cot :. ton per acre.
 Sunday the floor of the postonice rivaled that of a milk factory after big days work. 1t seems that some one ignorant of the postal laws had sent through the mail one or more cans of condensed milk which bursted in transit and when the contents of the mail sack was emptied on the floor everything was in a deplor- able condition, being saturated with the white, gummy fluid.
 The farmers and truck growers around Fort Deposit have practiced the old adage make hay white the sun shines" The past week they have taken advantage Of the exceptionally fine spring like weather by ploughing and planting many acres of spring oats vegeta bles, etc.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-30
 WHITEHEAD TALKS ON BOIL WEEVTL
Bullock Division of Governors Cotton Conference Movement Convenes
 at Union Springs

Union Springs. January 29-fSpeeial)- D. The Bullock county division of the Cover nors Cotton Conference movement met at the courthouse in this city recently. The meeting was called to order by Pres ident J. S. Finlayson of Perote and MT. G. A. Ritch. district demonstration agent for this county, acted as secretary.
 The avowed object of the Governors Cotton Conference is the reduction of the acreage planted to cotton during this year with view to enhancing the price Most of those present who expressed themselves were in favor of leaving the matter of reduction of acreage to each Individual. Almost to man the body was not in favor of passing resolutions or of os&sring pledges to be signed. It seemed to bo the consensus of opinion that if each in- dividual farmer could be impressed with the fact that it would be to his personal advantage to plant more corn and less cot ton. that all could be depended on to plant in this manner.
 By special invitation District Demon- stration Agent A. D. Whitehead of south Alabama was present and made a good talk on the boil weevl. He had been in
  the thick of the fight against the boil weevil for a number of years past in Ms sissippi, Louisiana and in the south- western part of this state and hence his advice to the farmers is well worth hear ing. 1t is MT Whitehead's opinion that it will be a matter of three or four years before the boil weeyil reaches Bullock county, as the county is now some 15o miles from the eastern part of the infected district He said that the worst feature of the boil weevil was the panic that al ways came at the first approach of the weevil. He Is practically certain that the weevil will come into this territory and advises the farmers to do all they can to prepare for it's coming.
 After the address by MT. Whitehead representatives from the different beats in the county were heard from and all seemed to be in favor of raising more feedstuffs at home and curtailing the cot ton acreage.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-30

of the berry crop of Cullman the coming season. The meeting was largely attend ed by the berry and truck growers of Cullman, also representatives of several commission firms were present, making bids for the Cullman berry crop.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-30
Three Candidates in Race

Huntsville January (Special)- There are now three candidates in the race for judge of the inferior court. Ben F. Hunt, Judge Archie Mcdonnell and J. W. B. Hawkins. MT. Hunt is the latest entrant.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-30
Constipation, if Neglected,
 Causes Serious Illness

Constipation. if neglected, leads To almost innumerable complica- lions affecting the general health.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-30
Running Down,
 Long? You and Your Food are Misfit-Sure!

the sunshine and of the  good the work ande rton
  andgo
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-30
QUIET WEDDING
 OCCURS AT LANETT

I.anett, January 29.-(Special)-S Jackson of Notasulga was married to Miss Ayrie Pratt of West Point, Ga, here today at s:SO a. m. The groom was at tended by his son, Prof. A. c. Jackson, of Loachapoka, and Professor Leather wood of Lanett.
 A. A. Bartin, aged 53 years, was buried Sunday afternoon at o'clock The fu- neral service was conducted by the Rev Mir Trainham of tho West Point Baptist church.
 Albert McPherson, member of the West Point police force, was shot last night by man named Lindsey in the en- ploy of the A. X w. P. railroad. After being shot by Lindsey, McPherson shot Lindsey three times as he Q1indsey) was making for the Alabama side of the line. Both will recover.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-30

The Third district republican committee met at the courthouse in this city recent ly. Those present were: Byron Tram mell of Dothan, c M Cox of Ozark. W. C. Stark of Troy. F. s. Smith of Opelika, F. W. Ruffell of Eufaula, F. w Slocomb and T. U Baskin of this city Tt was ex- pected that r. D. Barker of Mobile and Pope M. Long of Birmingham would be here but they failed to arrive.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-30
Grape-N Nu $
comes to your case.

Drop tea andco office
 rbeakfa of ptoa,t dac O hot u No e Inc
 a 0 pudding QUIT THERE thus and 10 days make this happy
 
 nice to happy
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-30
MARSHALL PRIMARY ].
 ON FIRST OF APRIL
Democrats Met at Gunters- ~ville and Indorsed MT.
 Underwood

Albertville. January 29.-(Special )- The county democratic executive com- mittee met recently at Guntersville, Chairman John Lewis calling the meet ing to order. The date for the county primary was set for April 1. the same as the state primary. The bars will be up in the county election, no one being allowed to vote unless he pledges to support the nominee.
 The committee indorsed oscar W. Underwood for the presidency of the United States, and will request chair man of the state executive commit tee, Tyler Goodwin, to have his name placed on the state ticket to be voted on.
 The following delegates were elected for the state convention: J. A. Lusk. Joe Johnson, J. L. Sparks, John Lewis, ]. B. Stearnes. W. c. sims, J. c. Cole man. W. F. Barnard. zeke Couch, J. II. Carter and J. c. Harris. The two literary societies of the Seventh District Agricultural school will have their annual oratorical con- test on the 22d of February. The Rob- ert D. Lee society will be represented by Miss Lovie Baker and MT. Burtis Hall, and the John F. Morgan society will have as their contestants Miss Madie Lee Waddell and Mir. Ackling Kay
 The funds to go toward the erection of the agricultural school building is still increasing, nearly s10,000 having already been subscribed The committee appointed to secure the payments of the funds by notes report they are meeting with success and all the amount will be closed LID at an early date.
 It is expected that the building com mittee will let the contract for the erection of the new building at an early date. Several architects are show ing their plans and beautiful build Ing Is in sight for Albertville. Pres- ident E. A. Miller left last night for Birmingham on business connected with the rebuilding.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-30

Prof. s. V. DeTrinns for the past four or five years instructor and leader of the Second Regiment band of the city, has rendered his resignation, to take effect April l, when he will leave for New York city, where he will make his home in the future.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-30

The receipts at the postoffice here are gradually on the increase and have al ways been sufficient to meet current obli- gatlons while in many instances other ot fees of l!<a proportions have been com peled to draw on the government. The deposits in the postal savings bank now exceed s500O, notwithstanding good large sum has been checked out
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-30

The local lodge of Elks have announced g charity concert and hall which they will give at the armory Of the Eufaula Rifles on the evening of February 2S. A well known Italian orchestra has been secured lo furnish the music
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-30

Under the influence of the warm sun shine of the past few days the oat crop 's coming out nicely, and will not except in very few instances require planting oyer.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-30

The Rev T. H. Johnston and family have returned from ten days outing. visiting friends in Bradentown, Fla, and the usual services were held in St. James Episcopal church Sunday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-30

Chicken pox and humps are prevailing to some extent among the children of the city and is interfering with their school duties.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-30

Candidates for the various county of fees are cropping out daily, are urging their claims in minglng among the people Three aspirants for treasurer have al- ready announced. and it has been learned that others will soon announce. Indica- tons are that there will be from three to five for every office in the county.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-30

At a recent meeting of the Woodmen of the World of the city the following officers were elected for the ensuing term: J. T. Mainor, past consul com mander; S. W. Hortman, consul com mander w., C.. Standifer, adNisorrlieuten- ant; J. D. Schaub, banker; W. A. Beverly, escort; j. l.. Cade, watchman; J. W. Speight, J. D. Phillips, J. R. Hatfield. managers.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-11-12
editorial Page Of Gle Cacoma Ctnes Pho e
co VERY SLOW

the city council
to p. II. Hebb OF else.
completed 100000 plant of its 1t is
than the needs lighting
dths will be available for commercial will be ample to
boosting until the
sale for this horsepower current certainly does not want
further competition than it already has.
Of course expected that in Tacoma will need more
plants will yield 1t will
Hebb franchise
when this White
not of private
Hebb would be
the bb plant Stone Webster the of This
intend field the Northwest
and will private enterprises just fast they established If
the be control of the Hebb itself the
future and franchise should be given eb that does not provide for this
absolutely.
Tacoma has had experience getting competition for the
traction The Pacific Traction with brilliant
through financial Vaccinations
controlled interests the
gobbd by the big syndicate.
Mr. eb be perfectly desire benefit and perfect
determined the Stone he
got the build his plant himself and when he into the hands Of
the clutches will do the bidding
and while they might choose let Heb get out good shape
would that this
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-11-12
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WHAT IS THE "CUTEST"
SAYING YOU EVER HEARD?

Is saying heard from child?
Everybodys saying bright things
day, their fond parents believ g.
spring something pecocious
clever that all might smile
Child's to the Times next week
a the Saying need not be og
nal, justs as find a smile in It,
attach name and address
and 20 Ed of the Tacoma Times
MORE JOKES FROM BABYLAND
what did tell you
caught stealing jam agan?'
his with his sticky
should forget So have l.
his mother who told him
his could
word.
Grand A large dog
Suddenly the boy turned and said:
on back enough to always have God
around, let alone a dog"
shouldn't laugh out loud in the school room
Freddy but only smiling when, all
Of a smile and busted"
"say, mamma made of dust?"
Eyes, dear
know why we don't get muddy when
drink"
aged about to to Seattle with his
offering his last prayer in Tacoma.
well goodby, old God going Seattle
to live and know We'll never see you again"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-11-12
SMILE AWHILE

While porting DER the daily press
Such items strange we read,
1t looks as though the human form
Had changed its shape, indeedi
We note a horde of hornets stung
Jim Jones in his back yard.
Gould any doctor locate that?
1t might be passing hardly
Bill Whites COW hooked him In
the barn!
Miss Nancy Collins cat
On the piazza scratched her deepf
(What DO you make Of that2
There's tragedy turks in this fact,
That dear Great Grandma
Standing
On Sunday morning fell and
bruised
Herself upon the landing!
I've searched through physiologies
Consulted my M. D.
No one seems wise enough to tell
Just where these hurts may bel
New York Times.
Mrs. Edmund Vance Cooke was
telling her children Of an adven-
ture she had a number of years
ago. She had gone to a picnic
and was strolling by the bank OF
a stream. She had stopped down
to pick up what she thought was
a stick, when 10, it moved. 1t
was a deadly water moccasin.
Would you have died il the
snake had bit you mother?" asked
one of her children.
81 should probably have died"
Goodness! When did it hap
pen-long ago?"
Before I was married"
mercy! And II the snake
wooda bit you, we'd all have had
to be born in an orphan asylum,
wouldn't mel"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-11-12

The idea to be epidemic the Protestant Of this
country that something addition religion indeed different from
religion is to induce people to attend church
Leading n of St Louis Denver and Brooklyn have declared that the
church. like mercantile
to achieve the greatest good for the greatest number
COmpetiOn churches other walks ife
of these the church that does the most business the that does
the most and best advertising"
An
Using and bureaus of publicity modern mercantile
have these aduncts'
All of which, doubt, has in it deal of practical
But this method extremely mild and besides
York pastor who introduced vaudeville his
district made his mind that he isn't let the
congregation him without
his Sunday night services wg girl and he largest and most
ete set of glasses before public
He is getting the crowds all right
But what the crowd the question.
Maybe little religion sandwiched
Maybe the religion
all.
Never yet did all people religious question Nor will
agree o.
realize that religion ITSELF PROPERLY PREACHED the
thing that can be put into a pulpit
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-11-12

When the first man was made
out of dust Tor was IL when he
ate that apple?) n pesky little
microbe sneaked into his midst
and set up housekeeping in the
first gents intestinal tract.
That germ has been mans
faithful companion ever since.
Many's the rumpus he has kicked
up, but all down the ages the
doctors never found him and
didn't know where he was.
Then along came Doctor
WEIGH. He discovered that hid
den and heinous microbe greatly
to the establishment of all the
learned docs In all the world.
And then and there a learned
European scientist, who names
our multitudinous microbes for
US, called this particular speei-
men the "baccilus Welchi."
Thus Doctor Welch's namesbe-
came famous in foreign lands. In
our land, however, he had long
been famous. Besides being
medical advisor extraordinary off
and on to your Uncle Samuel, he
has for many years been the tore
most man in Johns Hopkins -hni-
versity, where he has turned out
regiments of doctors, many of
whom are noted practitioners.
AS chief family doctor to Uncle
Sam, he always makes good.
When T. r. decided to cut the
hemisphe: IS throat at Panama
he made up his mind that the
first thing to do was to stop yell
low fever down there.
Call In DR.. Welchl" he or
dered.
DR.. Welch came, and 7. r..
told him to pick q Panama SAM
tary commission. He did. He
named Col. Gorgas to boss the
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-11-12

Job. Everybody knows that Col.
Gorgas made the canal strip as
healthy as the beach at Atlantic
City.
That, you see, is DIR. Welch's
strong suit-first of all he
knows how to do IL, then he
knows somebody else he can get
to do il. That was how he
made his university and hospital
famous; how he has made the
Rockefeller institute at New
York, which he helped organize
and inspire, the greatest medical
research institution I'm America;
and how he is now enthusing
the Carnegie institute, at WASH
ington, on to greater deeds for
the benefit of mankind.
1t is a we'll known saying in
the medical profession that
where you run across a big med
ical committee, commission or
convention, there also you'll find
DR.. William Henry WEIGH, and
like as not he will be chairman
or president.
TWO years ago he was elected
president of the American Medi-
cal association, of which he had
long been a trustee. Much of the
triumph of the associations long
and succeeding fight against the
nostrums of quackery is due to
DR.. Welch.
DIR. WEIGH comes of .medi-
cal family; his father was not
ed physician; SO was his grand
father. He was born In Nor
folk, Conn.,, April 8, 1850.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-11-12
RECORD FOR BUTCHERY


80 William killed
game, including whale.
William didn't of
the love of killing bloody butcher probably
Much his
driven to his be slain.
Why shouldn't king who trsts his
house, where he could and knock stick
blood would
not possessed by the to kill
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-11-12
Melancholy

what makes you think that
man has melancholy disposition?
His remarks are always highly
optimistic"
That's the point" replyed
Miss Cayenne. "Only a person of
melancholy tendencies would have
to go to 80 much pains to cheer
himself up" Washington Star.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-11-12
The New Preacher.
"You See, It Was Like
This"

Uncle Nat was telling Aunt
Dinah about the new preacher
at the colored church.
Hes a pow'ful smaht man,
most specially in de mattah OBJ
prayer. Why, he axes fer lots
OBJ things dat dis niggah neber
knowed de Lawd had!'-Judge.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-11-12
Great is the influence of a majority

vote. A month ago nobody was invit-
ing Ernest Lister to come and eat at
their expense, now everybody is send
ing him kilograms insisting he come
and put his feet under well laden tables
to partake of the fullness of earth.