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The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-08
WHEN THE RUBE WON OUT

From the New York Press.
Did l ever tell you how a frowsy
old rube--a regular hayseed-once
strung me?" asked an auctioneer who
formerly worked in fake auction on
Broadway.
Il first saw the rube one afternoon
when we had a pretty good crowd in
the place and | was selling off cheap
watches. / could see at glance that
he was farmer from way back in the
woods.
"The old hayseed, after looking on
for "A while. finally bit and made bid
OF $3.50 on watch. One of our regular
paid 'cappers' was beside the fellow
from the country and he kept raising
the farmers bid until he would so no
higher. I Knocked the watch down to
the rube for $50. 1t had cost us so
cents wholesale.
into the store again and walked quietly
up front. | noticed that he was stand
ing beside the same 'capper' that had
raised his bids on the watch. but I
thought nothing of it. My impression
was that the old hayseed was pleased
with the watch and had probably come
back to buy another for a friend or
relative.
Business was slow this day and as
there were not many in the room |
passed around a really good watch con-
tanning a well-known American works.
The case was a good. heavy. gold plate
and the watch cost us $50. Several men
in the store examined it and the rube
looked 1t over carefully, going far
as to pry open the back with his thumb
nail
- offer ST. said the farmer, as soon
as | had asked for bid The 'capper'
made it S2.25. Several men raised it
little, until it had reached s3.20. and at
that figure it was the farmers.
What troubled me was that our
capper' hadn't continued to raise the
bid. Naturally we never intended 10
sell that watch to an outsider. The
game was to sell it to one of our
cappers,' and then, after getting every
one interested, run off lot of cheap
watches
II couldn't understand why our cap
per hadn't raised the farmers bid
There he stood as mum as an oyster
made frantic signals to him, but it
was no use
- guess that watch is mine said
the farmer. in a nasal, high pitched
voice.
He stepped up and took the watch
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-08
We're Not Like That
the Chicago Record-Herald.

From the Chicago Record-TIerald.
Professor Eucken, the Nobel prize win
ner, who is now German exchange pro-
fessor at Harvard, praised American DEM
ocracy at a dinner in New York.
You have equality here" he said, "and
the gods, l am sure look down on you
with grave mods of approval.
But how the gods must laugh at the
silly social distinctions which prevail
abroad. l know, for example. of a cabt-
net minister; who. on an eiectioneering
tour, was invited to dine with two village
political lights, slop man and an ash
man.
THE minister accepted the invitation
with pleasure, and the slop man also said
he would be there; but the ash man
spoiled everything by refusing to sit al
table with slop man.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-08

Elizabeth says: IT am troubled with q constan.
headache which also affects my My breath is
awful as l have a of catarrh OF the head
ana throat.
Answer: ! receive daily hundreds ot letters from
people who suffered you do and who have been
cured with the following prescription; Make wash
BY mixing one -haf teaspoonful Of vilane powder.
which you can purchase from any druggist in oz.
packages and add 10 this pint of water use
this in the nosrils daily to thoroughly cleanse them.
A catarrh balm should be used with this. This Is
made by mixing one teaspoonfui of Vane powder
with of lard yaselene and apply well
Up into the nostrils twice day II this is used
daily your catarrh will soon vanish 1t should. how
ever be used occasionally prevent return Of the
disease.
&C G." writes: 'If you aBnow Of anything that
Will dandruff itching scalp and premature bald
ness. please let me know what it is"
Answer: For several years i have preecribed plain
yellow minyoi as superior to ANYTHING known for the
treatment of diseased scalp Get Il in four ounce
Jars with full directions. 1t quickly oYsrcomes all
diseases Of hair and scalp and gives new vsor and
you will advocate It's use for your friends.
mildred" writes Il constantly embarrasse
because Of the fact Of my extreme thinness ] have
absolutely no coeor In my face lips and / am dull
and lfeless most of the time Please advise what
to do
Answer; II you are so thin and pale and your lips
and cheeks coloress IL is because your blood IS def
ciert in red corpuseles This be easily overcome
by the use of three grain hypo nuclsne tablets which
can be had from druggist in sealed cartons with
fun directions for taking. When the blood is en-
riched by the use Of these tablets your weight will
increase the color will into your face and
lips and 1t viii mI,ore your general system so that
you VIII become strong aud healthy.
Edna writes; Il suffer with rheumatism all the
time ana shall be very glad il you can tell me some
tlins TO relieve me-
Answer; | can give you a prescription which will
ho OILY relieTe. but will your rheumatism This
IL my favorie remedy and from the number OF letters
Hcei'ed from people who have proves its val
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-08
LANDS STILL TOBE
EXPLORED BY MAN
About One-Eighth of Total
Surface of World Wait
ing To BE Discovered

From the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The terrible fate of Captain Scott and
his brave companions, whose memories
will remain forever green, thought their
bodies lie amid frozen whiteness, hemnds
us of the many unexplored territories
which have yet to receive the impress of
a human foot, and, doubtless, their toll
of heroic victims.
On a rough estimate about 7,000,00
square miles, or one-eighth of the
total land surface of the world, are wait
ing to be discovered Some two hundred
thousand square miles of this lie in the
the frozen tracts that form the "Antaro-
tic in the south, where Scott and his
gallant followers were penetrating, nearly
100000 square miles are relegated to the
sole Use of whales, seals. pengulns, petrol
and other animal and bird inhabitants of
frozen homes
1t is true that human habitations could
never be formed in such climes as these,
but the scientific world is ever eager for
the discoveries of explorers, and even
among uninhabited districts their work
is never wasted
In Arabia there exists a tract of unex-
plored country nearly five times as large
as Great Britain. 1t stretches from Mex
ka almost to the southeast coast, and Is
called Dahkna or 1.-The Dwelling of the
Void. Probably no more desolate waste
is to be found in the globe, for not sin
gle river is estimated to flow throughout
its entire 100000 square miles. Imagine
Germany and France combined, with
out river or stream, and you will gain
some idea of the parched condition of
Dahkna.
Some authorities state that the whole
desert is not worth the price of good
Malacca cane. Others give eredenee to
the legend that treasures and hidden
cities lie in the heart of the sands.
or quite a different character are the
enormous mountain Businesses of South
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-08
Americans Not BUYERS

FROM the London Daily Mirror.
1.-The average American in London is
not a buyer-he Cor she) is an ostentatious
talker, who can do little else than talk
big
Such is the complaint of e. Dredge. a
London dealer in antiques, in explanation
of a notice he displays in his shop win
dow in Highstreet, Noting Hill Gate,
W., to the effect that
Americans are not wanted here.
1T is a great mistake to regard the
average American in London as a liberal
spender of money! said Mr.. Dredge.
In the course of many years expert
ence In this country and in America
Africa and Australia l have never met
worse customers in the retail antique
business than Americans.
Many Americans live in the western
district here. They saunter into my
shop in a manner which might suggest
to the inexperienced that they are going
to buy me up
They talk about anything and every
thin, and rarely, if ever, omit to refer
in familiar sort of way to the fabulous
prices paid ON various occasions for par
ticular treasures of the art and antique
world by prominent countrymen of theirs
"Of course, they give the impression
| that they are prospective customers. but
generally, they don't buy anything.
"fhey want the price of everything
in the place, drawl out a hundred and
one questions concerning the higher priced
articles of furniture and barter for hours
as with travelling pedlar-over some
article of comparatively little value
There is a recent instance:
" Two American women came into the
shop and showed great interest In a set
of Queen Anne chairs. They examined
and criticised for a long time, and when
| asked $50 for the set they declared they
would buy. But they started re-examin-
| ing the chairs again until they must
| have become tired of it themselves.
They wanted a guarantee as to the
| age of the chairs and they decided to
| Inspect them again with some friends.
They came again with relations and
tinct visits of several hours duration
| Then at the final visit. after / had done
all l could to persuade them to believe
! that ! was telling them the truth about
the chairs, they said | would have to &c
| to the American consul and swear by
affidavit that they were 100 years old
undertook to do even this and it was
arranged when we should go-but thest
women never came near the shop again
/ and the negotiations have ended
Il have wasted many valuable hours
| in this way The American would-be pur-
chaser of antiques in London is the most
tiresone person one could meet.
I'm fact, I am SO tired of their patron
age that | put the notice into the WIN
Cow warning them off
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-08
THOUSANDS SAVED
BY WORK OF FFEWMEN
Discarded Railroad Material
Is Carefully Inspected.
Firms Get Full Value
From uarner's WeeklV.

From Harpers Weekly.
The wreckage of hundreds of thou
sands of tons of steel and iron that was
piled up after fire and earthquake had
devastated San Francisco was called the
biggest scrap heap in the world. Yet
il shrinlls into insignifcance in compar
ison with the amount of scrap material
that the railroads of America accumu-
late every year
The scrap heaps of the railroads grow
larger and larger every year, owing to
the steady expansion of business. They
are composed of used-up locomotives
machinery and material of every sort
and descriptions Even at the small
prices a ton or a pound at which this
metal waste is sold it brings in mil
lions of dollars every year.
OF all the. vast amount of material
that a railroad purchases every twelve
month 80 per cent eventually finds its
way into the scrap heap. In no other
business are the odds and ends that are
no longer servieeable collected with so
much care. Everything, from the frames
of tin lanterns to the ponderous driv-
ing wheels of locomotives reaches the
scrap heap in the end.
But before anything is "scrapped' IT
has to be passed upon by about dozen
experts. They look it over to see if
there is a possibility of its being used
in any other way before ii is sold to the
junk man. on one of the eastern rail
way systems a few years ago a large
quantity of steel freight car holsters
were found to be unavailable for the
type of car for which they were orig
inally intended.
One by one the mechanical experts
shook their heads and voted that they
be sent to the scrap dock. But one
OF the examiners suggested drilling an
extra hole in the condemned holsters
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-08

out of my hand before | had a chance
to exchange it for a cheaper one, as |
had planned to do. He paid for it and
walked back to his place.
Il got out another watch and the
farmer asked to see it.
&" This amt no good. he said, in a
voice that could be heard all over the
place.
EVERY man that has experience in a
fake auction room knows that it does
not pay to start an argument. 1t gets
the crowd suspicious and makes them
critical
My friend, | said, 4 know this is
not as good watch as the one | Just
sold you. ! don't claim that it is
Put up another one just like mine.
want it for my son.
''lt was crucial moment and | in
stinctively felt that the people in the
room were getting suspicious.
couldn't afford to take a chance, so
l got out another watch just like the
one the old fellow had bought. He
looked it over searchingly and asked
me to put it up. | asked for bids and
felt certain this time that the 'capper'
would be awake and on the job
"A man in the back started the bid
ding at s1,50. The farmer raised it to
$1.75.
Il signaled the 'capper' to get busy,
but he never opened his mouth
never worked SO hard in my life, but the
best I could get was $4.25, and that
was the hayseed's offer. No one raised
his bid and there that 'capper stood
like mummy, never opening his
mouth For 10 minutes I told the vir-
tues of that watch and assured the men
in the place that it could be pawned
for $25-which was the truth.
well, to make long story short
the rube also got that watch, Nand
didn't give me chance to substitute a
cheaper one. either.
"As soon as he had paid for the sec
ond watch the rube stailxed out of the
store and down Broadway. | got the
assistant auctioneer to take my place
for a while and | siSnaled the 'capper'
| wanted to see him in the office
"'Why didn't you raise the farmers
bid? I demanded.
"'Why didn't ~ he answered hys-
terically, that hayseed had revolver
in his overcoat pocket as big as a
young cannon. Every time | started to
raise his bid he ticllled ME under the
arm with that piece of artillery and
whispered to me to keep quiet. He got
wise as TO how he was stung the other
day and came back to get even.'"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-08

lie I'm curing rheumatism. The following is made by
mixing wen. taking tessPoonful at meal times and
again hffore retiring Comp cardiol / :;
comp fluid balmwor o.; syrup sarsaparilla comp.
ozs iodide OF potassium drains: Of onlchl-
cum ohe-haf ounce; sodium sallcylats. drams
Morris" asks Il have suffered with a chronic
cough for almost year. and catch fresh cold every
Few weeks. Nothing the doctor gives me helps. SO
| write 10 you
Answer: You need n thorough laxative cough syrup
that only relieves but surely drives it from
the The following regularly used will
eursole cough cold promptly. Obtain a l-2 OF.
bottle Of mentho o-laxene mix II with home
made syrup honey per directions bottle
Anxious r." writes: Il have in recsnt years
been threatened with appendicitis but would uc1er
consent operation Indigestion. constipation and
sodontary habits much suffering. Kindly
prescribe for dyspepsia something which think will
cure me and prevent appendicitis"
Answer The scientific and satisfying. treat,
msnt for your trouble is tablets triopeptnc; packed
plrl white and blue in sealed with fun di-
ecinns. All stomach disorders can be conquered by
regular treatment.
"Neryous NJ" writes Loss Of Sleep nervousness
loss of appetite and overwork has made almost
complete wreck of 1 have to work. but
ly drag one foot after the other. Please advise
Answer: The condition you prescribe is prevalent
especially among brain workers Use the following
Compound syrup of hypophosphites ozs.; tincture
cadomene. Mix. shake well and take a tea
Farmers wife asks Will you please, tell me
how to opesyl'
Answer: Obesity is burdensome Excessive fat on
the human body IS unnatural and frequently results
seriously. The beat and safest method to reduce is
To take regularly grain arbocne tablets. They
put up in sealed tubes with directions for home
and any well stocked dIuSgist supply them
Sara c." writes: II am constipated end have
greasy skin Suffer from headache indis ,stion and
some kidney trouble. l wish you to recommend
remedy
Answer The best remedy to relieve and cure
chronic constipation Is called threegrain sulpheb
tablets made from sulphur. OF tartar and herb
medicines Taken regularly the blood is purified the
bowels and liver stimulated into healthy action and
u euro established They PACKED IN sealed tubes
with full directions. These tablets splendid for
children they do not grippe sicken.
''Mamma"-I know OF nothing botter for bed-wet
ting than; l dram Of tlncturc cubebs. drains of
tlncuro rhus aromatic and ] comp. fluid balm
wort Mix The desc is 10 to IS drops in water ons
hour before meals
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-08
Feat of Memory

FROM the Detroit Free Press.
Speaking of good eyes-and excellent
memories-hand the medal. please, TO
John NJ. Shea superintendent of the Ber-
tillon bureau of st. Louis police head
quarters. The other day, at glance.
Mr.. Shea identified criminal he hadn t
seen for % years-and then proved by the
records of the bureau the correctness of
his identification. Some feat, wasn't it?
But Mr.. Shea, with possibly natural
aptitude has had long training for just
such work. Any man can train his mem
ory TO accuracy along the lines of his
business-if he has a brain and will but
try to train it-which is a fact any man
may verify for himself by a little con-
centration of endeavor.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-08

scrupulously Clean a shave costs 10
S cents.
In Moscow, Russia, a shave costs 10
Is cents, massage % cents. In sweden
barber shop are as plentiful as III the
United States Shaving, to 10 cents:
Pernambuco, Brazil. with population W Wol
$4,000, has many shops but ohlE wv
good ones. Here a shave costs III cents,
In Argentina shops are mostly operated
in connection with perfumery stores.
Shaves cost Il cents, hair cut = cents.
Montevideo, Uruguay, has flrst-ciass
barberlng facilities. and men spend lhuch
time in the baths, but massaShg' not
towels and similar American luxuries are
unknown. A shave costs 10 cents, -,
Most Mexican shops are equipped IKE
American shops. A shave costs l-72 10
Is cents in gold. The average rent ior
shop is $50 a year. In Syria the price
for barhering depends upon the financlai
standing of the customer Conditions III
Canada are on a par with those preVa-
lent in the United States.
The largest shop in Constantinople. Tur-
key, has nine chair, and takes In anout
$4,000 a year. IN Saioniki most OF the
patrons pay by the month"; cents 10
81 10. In Harput, Armenia, shaNes cos'
/ to . cents. Ordinary laundry soap Is
used In Bagdad people have the barber
come to their houses. They pay II to il
cents for a shave. In Smyrna a shave
costs 8 to 10 cents. In Tripoii a shave
costs 10 cents. and shop rentals are about
$50 a year The Arab BARRIERS have only
a pair of scissors, a pair of clippers ana
razor in their outfits. Arab customers
have their heads shaved
Muskat has many BARRIERS but no
shops. Wealthy people are attended in
their homes. The operatives shave the
entire head for . cents American money.
In Alden all the BARRIERS are Hindus. and
call on their patrons. There is but one
shop in the city and the price OF a shave
to transients Is cents
In Cape Town the best shop has three
chairs and a shave costs l2 cents. The
largest shop in Johannesburg has II
chairs. A shave is % cents Municipal
laws require a permit to open a shop.
and all are under the control of the board
of health. They are often inspected by
the authorities BARRIERS must wear long
linen coats without pockets, and the use
of sponges and powder puffs are pro-
hibited.
Bombay, India. has three shops and
shave costs IS cents. Chinese BARRIERS
go about like peddlers. A few modern
shops have been opened in the larger
Chinese cities. They charge cents for
a shave. There are American and Euro
pean shops in Hongkong, where the prices
are the same as in this country.
Japan has two kinds of shops. one for
the foreigners and wealthy natives and
the other for the poor classes.
ZANZIBAR has but 200 whites in a tota
population of 10000 and the white men
shave themselves.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-08
Anofher NiaM Of IL

From the St Louis Republic.
'Have YOU given any reflection to the
japanese muddle out in California;
II have"
what do you think of it?"
"Scheme of the press agents to keep in
the public mind the place where the Pam
anna Canal exposition is going to be held
in 1915"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-08

The above picture shows England s
Chancellor of the Exchequer, who is a
witness at the trial of Cecil Chesterton
for criminal libel, which is being wide
Iy attended.
The prosecution arose out Of articles
written by the accused man, who is
editor of the Eye Witness. He charged
Godfrey Isaacs, managing director of
the Marconi Company, with corruption
in connection with the British govern
ment's wireless contract.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-08
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~ [DE Lewzs Bakey- O

The questions answered below are gen
eral in character; the symptoms or dis
eases are given and the answers will apply
to any case of similar nature.
Those wishing further advice: free, may
address DIR. Lewis Baker. College Bldg,
College -Ellwood SITS, Dayton, Ohio, en-
closing, self-addressed, stamped envelope
Tor reply. Full name and address must be
given but only initials or fictitious name
VIII be used in my answers. The prescrip-
uons mons can be filled at any well-stocked
wholesaler.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-08
seNopA M.Mp. De MONTEFOCIE
v,svro ~ VsAlOAas1laAs1o A~SOs

The inspector of consdlates and i'm
migration of Guatemala, Marie v.
vizia de Monteforte, has recently ar
rived in New York, accompanied by
his wife and Captain Fritz Duquesne'
of Boer war fame. He said that ne
intends to stay in New York because
he believes it is the greatest city III
the world and he wants his country
men to believe so as well. Sonora de
Monteforte is regarded as the most
beautiful woman Of Central America
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-08
New to Her
From POPULAR Magazine

From Popular Magazine.
Mrs. Franklin MacVeagh, the wife OF
the former Secretary of the Treasury
has a fine collection of laces, jewels, en-
broideries and such other curios in the
gold and plate glass cabinets in her draw
ing rooms in Washington. She is proud
of the fact that the Empress of China
has added to her collection not only some
jade rings, but also several Jade
tear bottles.
On one occasion a well trained servant
was showing the tear bottles to the wife
of a new member of the House and ex-
planning whence they came and for what
they We're used But the explanation was
never finished. The lady caught him
by the arm and exclaimed:
For heavens sake, don't spill those
tears! You will spot my best gown
If Patrick Should Come Back
From Life.
whats the charge, offieer?"
"1ncitin' to riot, your honor. He was
shoutin to bunch of soreheads: Give
me liberty or give me det.' E"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-08
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-08

ne IN curing rheumatism The following is made by
mixing well taking a tesspoonful at meal times and
again hffore retiring: Comp essence cardio l ;;
comp fluid balmwort. l syrup sarsaparilla comp.
ozs lodide OF potassium. drains: Of cnlchl-
cum. one-hak ounce sodium sallcylate, drams