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The age-herald., 1898-04-01

Mary George Linn for short time. Mrs. Henley will give a handsome reception in honor of her guests on Wednesday, April 13, at her home on the South Highlands.
 The Cadmean circle will meet this after noon w!tb Mrs. 4, Q, Lane, on Nineteenth street, North. e1Azas 5ss .<-
 The Cnonian club will be entertained this afternoon by Mrs. T. L.: Robertson on Sixth avenue.
 The regular monthly social of the Y. M. c. A. will occur this evening at o'clock at the parlors of the association when the young ladies of Polloek-Stephens Institute will render charming programme and en- joyable refreshments will be served.
 Miss Laura Brown will entertain the Amaranth club this afternoon at 3:30 o'clock at her home on Sixth avenue.
 Bishop and Mrs R. H. Wilmer will leave today for Anniston, where they will spend a few days.
 The Kid Klub has issued handsome cards of invitation to its Easter cotillion, which will occur Friday evening, April 15, at 8 o'clock, at the Florence hotel. This charm ing social organization has only been in existence for short time, but 1t is already numbered among the swellest clubs of the younger set The officers of the Kids are Mr. Junius Whaley, president; MT. Fred Norton, vice-president; MT. D. B. Vaughan, secretary; Mr. Nat Barker, treasurer. En- tertainment committee-Messrs. Reuben Johnston, Blair Hughes and Jim Long.
The age-herald., 1898-04-01
Who Was the Crazy
 Queen of Lebanon?

A letter of much interest has been re- ceived from an accomplished gentleman of Tuscaloosa, whose scholarly attalhments have kept him in touch with the pest Ht- erary progress of the day. He writes 10 make an inquiry, which he and other rus caloosa friends would like to have an- swered Any information on the subject will be gladly published in these columns. The letter runs "The purpose in writing this note is really to ask you to help us your columns or in Madame Paul Frye s
 to solve question found in one or the books in use in many of our schools. rms book purports to be Lessons In Compost tion.' The question that is poser to pupils teachers and many of us down here is: Who was the crazy queen Of Lebanon! No perfectly satisfactory answer mas yet been found by the Tuscaloosa contingent. One has suggested the bride In the Veiled Prophet of Khorasshan;' another says the noted Quakeress who established colony, or society, at Lebanon, N. Y, and ruled over it, with something like royal suprem- acy. Another, and with more plausibility, suggests the name of Lady Hester Stan hope the eccentric niece of the celebrated Pitt. She was rather brilliant, but as we now say, cranky She did rule, after a fashion a region near Mount Lebanon and was called by the people, queen She was, I believe, the purchaser of large tract of land in that locality. But none of the Biographical Encyclopedias accessible here call her the crazy queen of Lebanon The wonder is, how such a question ever found a place in a primary school book. Now, you are one of our educators in very true sense, and both you and Madame Paul Pry are accurately critical, and your long roll of women's clubs, too, surely, amongst so much literary and historical inquiry, as is going on all the time, some of you will tell us. through The Age-Herald, who was the crazy queen of Lebanon"
The age-herald., 1898-04-01
Honor Roll Henley School

Seventh grade, "A"-Ruby O'Keefe, Re
 becca 0lim Chas. Hochstadter.
 Seventh grade "B"-Sadie Marter, Pearl
 Burson, Chester Brandman, Thomas Gal lagher.
 Sixth grade-Arthur Altman, Arthur
 Chairsell, May Burson, Adele Kohn, Alma
 Potts, Jennie Wick, Gertis Well Fifth grade, sr.-Fred Wildsmith, Ike
 Gluck, William Hardman, Mary Campbell, Millie Brandman, Annie Thomas, Mattie Windell, Julia Whatley. Fifth grade, jr.-Mabel Boyd John Mayer. Fourth grade, sr.-Leon McCollum, Ethel
 Lutz Eva Brandman, Florence Davidson,
 Fannie Well, Lucy Lynch, Blanche Love man. Evelyn Gluck, Irene Spire, Annie
 Herman, Beulah Winton.
 Fourth grade, jr.-Arie Laird, Lena Som- merville
 Third grade, sr.-Nina Wheeler, Robert Black Mabel Wheelock Third grade, jr.-Mary Cameron, John Sturdeoout, Louise Brown, Pauline Bal
 lard, Irma Levi, Virginia Henry. Second grade, ST., "A'-Laura Nee Tow CTS, Meta Schwab, Mary Lymon Stone, Nettie McCrory, James Moore, Joe Saks, Bennie Well, Jessie Hanby, Carrie Ruehle, Joe Simpson, aCrrie Seigel, Rose Rubei, Corinne Sommers, Edith Hanby. Second ST., "B"-Jessie Allen, Pearl Brew CT. Ethel Burger, Lillian Chambers, Rosa Belle Hochstadter, Myrtle McAllister, Nell lie Merritt, Bertha Worthy, Tessie Schwarz, Gena May Snow, Maggie Wick, Harry Gus field, Leroy Jacobs Carl Mckinney. Second grade, jr.-Frank Handley, Giles Edwards, Joe Hall, Ralph Farr, Marion Mcknight, Letha Gambill, May Priddy, Susie White, Etta- Bishop First grade, sr.-Margaret Cameron, Erma Blank, Salrlie Lee McCloskey, Ada Ballard, Nannine Kelley, Hugh Rumph, Gabriel Marchal, Clara Buff, Charlie Moi fatt, William Henstis, Condie Cunningham, Maud Wilson, Carl Enslen. First grade, jr.-Katie Rivers. Corinne Freeman, Elaine Loveman, Grace Parken,, Elizabeth Mcknight, Tommie Mccain, Roy Britton, George Wilson. c. A. Brown, president
The age-herald., 1898-04-01

unless they are elderly, in which case
 medium band is often selected. A great
 black -bordered missive brings pail to its
 recipient, and is not calculated to inspire
 more sympathy than the slight reminder, which, after al, only means that the one is practically out of society temporarily. A kid finish is generally in best taste, and
 the monogram if often in interlaced script plain black, of course
 The position of the crest or monogram is
 now largely matter of caprice For the
 tiny note size, when the sheet is so made
 that 1t is a great advantage to write
 lengthwise the entire sheet, the crest Is
 often placed in the lower left-hand corner
 of the fourth page, and by spreading the
 entire sheet flat, and beginning to write
 there, long, unbroken line is obtained,
 and the name is consequently signed in
 what is ordinarily the upper right-hand
 corner of the first page.
 The monogram is now usually placed up-
 on the fourth page, the letter begun there,
 continued on the first, and if carried fur ther is completed on the second page. The fourth and first page are folded face to
 face, leaving the outside pages blang, when taken from the envelope.
 Calling cards are engraved upon small piant stock, in smaller, heavier, letter, rather upright than slanting, or in the
 beautiful legible Roman block or shaded lettering, which is particularly desirable for long, difficult names.
 Sealing wax is still much used, especially by the young A letter so secured conveys an impression of a pleasing. painstaking
 and care, as we'll as an Individuality, and the new seals are so pretty that one is tempted to use them whenever an oppor- tunity presents itself
 Dinner and guest cards are prettier than ever before. Those in pen drawing and
 water colors are used souvenirs for the fortunate recipients, and picture cartoons of the hour daitny poster effects. Dickens Or Shakespearean characters. as well as | the popular opera herofnes a few bars of the music and hprase from the libretto | often appear in the lower corner in place | of the erstwhile poetical quotation. | osA word about the mans visiting cards ! It is small, in Roman block or very plain | script. clear and devoid of any fourishes
 and always engraved. No fac-simile, old | English or ornamental lettering is permis- | sble The prefix "Mr." should appear un- l less A professional title is held. Military | of social titles never appear upon visiting card. Names should be spelled in full; ap' breviations and nicknames are not allowa- bIe. When a club address is given 1t IS Tn the lower left-hand corner. Unless TOT pro
 fessional reasons. the private address should not be given.
The age-herald., 1898-04-01
In the Social Realm ot
 Birmingham and Elsewhere

MT and Mrs. Arthur R. Gray arrived at Idverpool yesterday. They will go imme- diately to oxford where MT. Gray will pur- sue his theological studies.
 The Gen. Sumter chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution will meet Sat urday afternoon at 8 o'clock with Mrs. A. T. Henley on Sixth avenue.
 Mrs. L. "A. Shipman, of Jacksonville. Fla, reached Birmingham yesterday, and will spend several weeks with her mother, Mrs. !. M. Arnold, on Sixth avenue.
 MT. and Mrs. Solon Jacbos have returned to the city. Mrs. Jacobs has been visiting friends at Nashville; MT. Jacobs has been to his old home, at Lawrence, Kan.
 MT. and Mrs. R. L. Houston are residing at the Florence hotel.
 Miss Mamie Lorey of Rochester, N. Y. but formerly of this city, Is visiting MT and Mrs. J. H. Bender. on South Twenty fourth street.
 Miss Rebie Berney of Montgomery and Miss Margaret Shook of Nashville will reach Birmingham next week and will be the guests of Mrs. !. Q, Hslsx H3 Ais'
The age-herald., 1898-04-01
HONOR ROLL
Of Powell School for Month Ending March
 25, 1898.

Seventh Grade-Lola Butterfeld, Agnes Barr, Rosa Bloch, Jamie Curry, Malone Cobb, Fannie Clabaugh, May Ezelle, Mar guerite Fell, Carol Gray, Edith ohnston. Sixth Grade (senior)-Raymond Albertson, Kate Allen, Fife Haigler, Sam Ledbetter, Abbie Murphy.
 Sixth Grade 0unior)-Charles Wolfe, Da- vid Newman, Will Dunn, Amy Burney, Shivers
 Fifth Grade (senior)-Clarence Stillman, Olga Hawkins Mary Gillespy Rowena AL len Lucy Carr, Romulus Hammond,
 Fifth Grade Gunior)-Ethel Smith, Minnie Kroman. Eva McCurry, Henry Francis.
 Fourth Grade (senior)-Ira Bradfield, Mary Gray, May Collins, Lucie Martin, Neita Ware, Mathe Scott, Sadie Gillespy. Fourth Grade Gunior)-Mary Carr, Agnes Terrell, Paul Sorsby, Charles Estes.
 Third Grade (senior)-Nina May Naff, Agnes Schwab.
 Third Grade Gunior)-Alge Hadgley, Vel da Wheatcroft, Isadore Shapero, Frank Anderson, Worth Curry
 Second Grade (senior)-Ernest Matthews, Dan White, Flossle Stone, Emmie Kamin- sky, Fred Bingham, Sallie Cannon.
 Second Grade Gunior)-Pelham Anderson, Sam Clabaugh, Lucien Smith, Louis Strog- gins, Elizabeth Going, Mabel Ezelle, Jew ell weaver, Margaret IerTell, Coruehd Moore
 First Grade (senior)-EHzabeth Grove, Wolsey Hammond, Gladys Enstein, Willie vandegrift, Rtuh Hughes, Kirk Austin, De Witt Schwarz, Mary Ratliff, John Riggs, Mildred Downey, Lois Townley, Myrtle Rabb.
 First Grade Gunior)-Alleta May Jones, Harrel Brooks Sallie Will Camp, Fannle Sims Wilson, Nelah Harrison, Kate Earle Terrell Susie Hardie Bessie Grossberg, Mary Kinney.
 M A. CATALAN, Principal.
The age-herald., 1898-04-01
The Latest Fancies
 In Fashionable Stationery

Tinted pers are, perhaps, more favored than heretofore. The Easter season always heralds an exquisite assortment of soft yiolets, mauve, blue and tender grays, and there is a recurrence to favor of white ink and other leaning toward a noticeable deiicacy, but these are evanescent fads which, on the whole, affect only the senti- mentally inclined, and black ink Is the only }eally correct writing fluid for whatever occasion.
 TherA are some very pronounced shades in new papers, deep blue, bright rosy red and vivid pink being in perfect good form,
The age-herald., 1898-04-01


 The Japanese tea given yesterday af- ternoon and evening from to Il o'clock, at the residence of MT. and Mrs. Caldwell Bradshaw, on Highland avenue, for the benefit of the South Highland Presbyterian church, was gratifying success, socially and financially. The rooms were appro- priately decorated, tempting refreshments were served, and every guest was presented with lovely Japanese cup and saucer, as souvenir There was real Jap" pres ent who disposed of his quaint wares and pretty young girls-Misses Kate Bradshaw, Margaret Laird. Alva Bradford, H. Mu- shat, Hannah Elliott, and Bertha Hoenig- in becoming Japanese costumes, received the many guests were called, and served fragrant cups of tea Mrs. Bradshaw Was also assisted in receiving her friends by Mesdames Alexander, c. N. Heidt Frank Fowlkes, H. B. Mccormack, John Barton, Joseph Harde, J. K. Brockman, S. Bethea, Geo. l.. Haven, c. Smith and w. Sevier n, The Life of Frances E. Willard edited by her companion and secretary, Miss Anna A. Goodan, assisted by Lady Henry Somerset Cher literary executor) will be sold by members of the w. c. T. U The commission is given to the local and state societies. There will doubtless be other agents in the field as the book will be a popular one and prices reasonable. Miss w. H. Jeffries, 241S Fifth avenue and Mrs. Jas. Wesel. Thomas, Ala, have the mat ter in charge.
The age-herald., 1898-04-01

Huntsville Democrat: In June, the Dallas avenue Baptist church will have a new pastor in the person of Rev. w. W. Lee, or Alabama. Mr. Lee is a graduate of the East Lake Howard college, and will grad uate in May from the Southern Baptist Theological seminary, at Louisville, Ky, and is said to be a young man of great earnestness and intelligence.
The age-herald., 1898-04-01
About Seeds

See "Poses Plastique" by Birmingham Seminar y young ladies, at Elks' Hall, April 2. 8 D. m. Benefit c. P. Church; 25 cents.
 3-31-3t
The age-herald., 1898-04-01
Samuel win John

Announces that he is candidaet for repre- sentative in the general assembly of Ala bama, from Jefferson county, subject to the action of the democratic convention.
The age-herald., 1898-04-01
For Circuit Court Clerk.

Fergus w. Mccarthy asks your sup port for reelection to the office of clerk of fine circuit court for Jefferson county, Alabama. Subject to the action of the democratic party.
The age-herald., 1898-04-01
For Probate Judge.

We are authorized to announce J. P. stiies as a, candidate for Probate Judge subject to the nomination of the Demo- cratic party.
The age-herald., 1898-04-01
For Circuit Court Clerk.

The undersigned respectfully asks the support of the voters of Jefferson county for the nomination for the office of clerk of the circuit court of Jefferson county, subject to the action of the democratic party.
The age-herald., 1898-04-01
Circuit Clerk.

Walter L. Howard announces himself a candidate for Clerk of the Circuit Court of
 Jefferson county, subject to the action Of the democratic party. d&w tf
The age-herald., 1898-04-01

Man wants but little here below, Because he's too polite To interfere when woman strives For everything in sight
 Roanoke Herald.
The age-herald., 1898-04-01

TO CURE COLD IN ONE DAY Take Laxative Promo Quinine Tablets: All druggists refund the money if it fails to cure. 25c. The genuine has L. B. Q. on each tablet.
The age-herald., 1898-04-01
WALTER K- M'ADOR'
J. Y. Gillespie

We are authorized to announce J. F. Gil- lespie as a candidate for associate judge of the city court of Birmingham, subject to the action of the democratic primary.
The age-herald., 1898-04-01
NEWS OF THE STATE.

tirpated that the output for the pines this month will be about 17O,ooO tons.
 Greensboro Beacon; Messrg. Ben c. Minge and shahan, of Faunsdale bought the plantation down in Marengo county be- longing to the estate Of D. J. Castleman and John Allemong. of Virginia. It con- tains 1860 acres and brought .45o and Is about seven miles beyond Dayton.
 Stevenson Chronicle: Tom Rudder's barn was totally destroyed by fire one night last week, together with about 800 bushels of corn and some farm implements. The ori- gin of the fire is unknown.
The age-herald., 1898-04-01
ANNOUNCEMENTS

q. K. HARSH ts a canidat te for nomination by the dem- ocratic party, for the office of senior judge of the ci4y court of Birmingham. 10-10-tf.
The age-herald., 1898-04-01

Miss Helen Gunter, of Montgomery, en- tertained at dinner last night in honor of Miss Mary Clare Milner. who is her guest
 Mrs. N. D. Barker gave a handsome luncheon at her home on the South High lands yesterday afternoon in honor of her mother, Mrs. Theo. Ferry, of Connecticut, who is visiting her. The menu was elabor- ate, and red coronations were used in pro- fusion in decorating the handsomely ap- pointed tables. The following ladies were Mrs. Barker's guests: Mesdames James Borveon, H. A. Chenoweath, Joseph R.
 Smith, Frank Y. Anderson, J. o. Smith, H. L. Murdock, B. F. Moore, J. C. Henley.
The age-herald., 1898-04-01
MT. Charles A. Senn

Announces as a candidate for Associate Judge of the City Court of Birmingham subject to the action of the Democratl' party.
The age-herald., 1898-04-01

For Associate Judge of the City Court Of Bir-
 mingham.
 We are authorized to announce Char .ee R Powell as candidate for the above named office, subject to the action or the democratic party u-lo-u
The age-herald., 1898-04-01
,Judge w. W. Wilkerson

Announces himself a candidate for Senior Judge of the City Court of Birmingham subject to the action of the Democratic primary.
The San Francisco call., 1898-07-03
SWIMMERS READY FOR
 THE CHAMPIONSHIP
ANNUAL MEET OF THE AMA-
 TEUR ATHLETIC UNION.
Champion Howard Brewer and Other Noted Cracks Among the List
 of Men Entered.

The annual swimming championships of the Pacific Association and Amateur Ath- letic Union will be held at Lurline Baths, Larkin and Bush streets, commencing on Sunday afternoon. The meeting will ex- tend over two days, being concluded on Monday.
 The entry Is not an extended one, but includes the best swimmers on the Coast: At the head of the list is Howard F. Brewer, who won the quarter-mile cham pionShip of America at Chicago last July. Opposed to him will be E. B. Stole, Alex W. Pape, Emil Hartman and Victor Gag liari The last three fly the colors of the are reputed clever swimmers.
 The following men are entered and will compete in the various events: Howard F. Brewer, E. B. Stolle, Victor Cagliari, Emil Hartman, Alex w. Pape, Stewart MacDougall, George A. Hinkel, H. A. Widemann and Joseph E. Odgers.
 The officers in charge of the champion ships are as follows: Referee. W. R. Berry, president Pacific Association, Anna teur Athletic Union; starter, F. W. Hunt ington; judges-C. A. Gwynn, J. I. Nolan and S. J. Pembroke; timers-A. P. Roth kopf, C. w Ably, George F. Wetmore; clerk of course, J. R. Bockman; assistant clerk, Melville de Lyons; announcer, Her bert Hauser. Championship committee 0. L. Swett, swimming commissioner chairman; A. P. Rothkopf and John R. Bockfnan.
 In addition to the competitive events there will be fancy swimming by George P Goetze, 99-foot dive by A. Coblyn, champion high diver, and fancy swim ming by Francis Geddes and John E. Red ican.
The San Francisco call., 1898-07-03
MERELY FOR PLEASURE.
The Officials of the Union Pacific Are Simply Taking a Day
 Off in California.

A special train, consisting of one bag gage car and three private cars, having on board a party of Union Pacific off, cials, arrived here yesterday from Port land and proceeded at once to Monterey, where the tourists will spend the day, re- turning tomorrow morning.
 The party consists of E. H. Herriman of New York, chairman of the Union Pa cifc executive committee, accompanied by two daughters; Dr. D. L. Truedeau of New York; Horace G. Burt, president; Edward Dickinson, general manager, ac- companed by his son, Alfred Dickinson, and Clifford Sadler; J. A. Munroe, freight traffic manager; and E. L. Lomax, gener- al passenger agent, all of Omaha.
 Messrs. Munroe and Lomax stopped off in San Francisco and registered at the Palace Hotel Our visit to California at this time," said MT. LomaX last evening, ''has no business significance whatever. The officials came as far as Ogden on an inspection trip, and the trip from Ogden via Portland to California and return eastward is only a pleasure tour. We shall go East on Tuesday evening. The accident to our train near Delta. where it was derailed, amounted to nothing be- yond a delay for few hours"
The San Francisco call., 1898-07-03

at this tent The Christian Endeavorers and all other Young Peoples societies of Oakland and Alameda have most unani- mously decided to cooperate with the Christian Commission.
 The large tent of the Christian Com- mission in the Montana Regiment will ac- commodate 1000 men, Students from the S,ate University will conduct a service there this evening. Evangelist Crittenton will have charge Tuesday and Wednesday evenings; Dr. E. E. Kelly will give a lecture on Thursday evening; Chaplain Stu!l will have charge Friday evening, and Rev. O. c. Miller will speak on Sat uroay evening. Services will also be held in the other tents of the commission.
 Sunday, July F, has been set apart by all the churches of the State as a special day to present the work and take up a collection .or the benefit of the Army Christian Commission.
 The next meeting of the commission will be held at the Occidental Hotel next Tues day afternoon, July 5. at o'clock, at which time very important business will be transacted, and an official button adopted It is still hoped that General Howard and D. l.. Moody may be induced to come to the city within the next few weeks.
 The new tent of the Christian Comnis- sion for the Tennessee Regiment was put in place yesterday afternoon. and the drill which this regiment is to give for the benefit of the work of the commts- sion will probably take place at Mechan- icS' Pavilion early next week.
The San Francisco call., 1898-07-03
Army Christian Commissio

Army Christian COrnnlSSlOn.
 The two great commissions during the Civil War were the Sanitary Commission and the Christian Commission. In the present war the Red Cross Society takes the place of the Sanitary Commission, and the Christian Commission is continued and operated under the same auspices as during the War of the Rebellion. During the late war the Christian Commission raised and expended over $5,oO0000. and 5000 people were engaged constantly in it's work. The commission does not under take to do everything, consequently no medicines are kept in it's tents at Camp Merritt This is the work oi the Red Cross which is being most successfully attended to by that society. The Red Cross Society and the Christian Commits sion are organizations within the army, and consequently nearly all of their tents are within the lines of the regiments. The Christian Commission now has several large tents at Camp Merritt Through the influence of Major Hooper, who is a member of the Christian Commission, Col onel Hensh: readily gave his consent for tent to be erected at Camp Bar rett, Oakland, and the clergymen on that side of the bay have already united in a special effort to carry forward the work
The San Francisco call., 1898-07-03
DOCTORS DIFFER.
Two Boys Rejected by the Vol unteer Examining Board En-
 list With the Regulars.

Alameda boys who are anxious to en- list in the volunteers are expressing much dissatisfaction at the treatment rendered them by pr. Yost, the medical examiner. They claim he is turning away applicants as physically incapable, who are in per- feet health
 Yesterday A. P. Heise and Corporal Green of Company G, National Guard, ap- peared before him for examination. He told Heise that he was afflicted with con- sumption, and claimed that Green was suffering from tobacco heart: 1t is also said that he turned away eight other members of Company G, who have ap- parently been in good health. Hese and Green were dissatisfied with the verdict of the young doctor. and accordingly took the first boat to the city. They success fully passed an examination by an army doctor at the headquarters in the Phelan building and have enlisted iu the regular army. Green being assigned to the heavy artillery.
 The young men feel their position very keenly, as both had counted on going to war in company with their friends. As it stands now 1t will be impossible for them to get into Company G, which Is composed of the boys who have been their neighbors, schoolmates and friends for years, and they must either stay at home or go out with strangers.