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The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-02-15
OF interest to Admirers of Miniature

The following from metropol tan jour
mai tells pretty story in reference to
famous collection of miniatures:
Some of the beauX and bellies of genera
tion yet unborn Will find themselves obi
gated to Peter Marie-or Sir Peter as his
friends call him-for portraits of their an
@cestresses. Some time ago this gallant old
beau conceived the idea of making a col
section of mixtures, each being the por-
trait of young woman distinguished Tor
her grace and beauty. Many night at
dance or ball has Sir Peter been seen
making the round of the ball room, glanc-
ing hither and thither through his black
rimmed glasses at the pretty girls whose
eyes kindled with pleasure and whose
cheeks flushed with excitement.
They little knew this sly old gentleman,
whose heart had stood fifty years as
vertable citidel of unconcuerahe strength
aga INST the assaults of any one champion,
was looking over the entire production IN
the matrimonial market-to marry them?
Nay to immortaize them He knew by
years of observation that feminine beauty
often fades as rapidly as the flowers the
fair young maid carried in her hand into
the fevered atmosphere of the ball room
and consequently sought by the means Of
art to transfer their loneliness to ivory.
That any young woman was complinented
Ildttefcu, 10 De asked Sit lOf q
goes without saying, and the result has
been that the Marie collection Is priceless
If appraised from a standpoint of social
history. At the loan exhibition of portraits
recently many of the miniatures were upon
exhibition. Beneath each was a single
number. The catalogue too often merely
cited the tantalizing line PORTRAIT of
lady" The crowd surging about the cases
commented upon the beauty of this face or
that or upon the treatment or technique OF
this or that painter. yet here, right before
the eyes of the people new to metropolitan
fashion. were the faces of those who have
played the prime pal roles on the social
stage. These were the faces of those as
they were when they stood OH the very
n threshold of life radiant in beauty and glo-
rious In brilliant expectancy. To some life
passed as II hegan-in sunshine; to others
1t brought its shadows Alas for the vanity
of life! II was sad to note how many of
those sweet, fair faces have been turned
away, saddened ny sorrow or marked by
scandal. It would fill n volmue to tell the
story of the lives of Peter Marie's sweet
girl debutantes.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-02-15
SOCIET'Y
Birmingham Women Serve
Coffee to Street Car Motormen

The refining touch of woman's hand
converted a corner in one of the drug stores
at the crossing of two thoroughfares into a
cheery-looking place. cosey table, with
all the necessary appointments for morn
ing coffee and that delicious whiff Of
steam from a coffee urn that is so welcome
on a cold day. Huge cups of the fragrant
beverage, steaming hot and little dash
of cream, were constantly being carried
through first one exit and then the other.
The passers by looked hungrily through the
window against which the wind blew the
snow in great drifts.
Little pickaninnies made frequent trips
over the snow carrying the cups of coffee to
the motorman as the street cars passed the
thoroughfare.
The atmosphere was piercingly cold and
even the pickaninnies shivered. Just what
the motorman endured could not even be
entrusted to cold print. Those for whom
the street railway had so k ndly provided
-Yestibules were, of course, protected from
the keen winds that swept along the
avenues, but for the men who faced the
cold air for hours, there can be no ques-
ton of their suffering. The steaming bev-
erage prepared for them by some good wo-
men contributed, possibly, the only bit of
comfort through the bitter day. That they
y enjoyed this bit of luxury was very evident.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-02-15
HOW A DUKE LIVED

FROM the chicago News.
In a little yellowed English magazine
dated April, 1904 writer in What to Eat
came across the following amusing SCRAP.
which is copied verbatim
Ii the Duke of O. does not extend his
life to a still longer period it will not be for
want of culinary comforts and those other
succulent arts by which longevity is best
promoted His grace's sustenancee is thus
daily administered: At in the morning he
regales in a warm milk bath, perfumed with
almond powder, where he takes his coffee
ana puttered muffin, and afterward re-
tires to bed; he rises about 8 and breakfasts
on care au lait, with new laid eggs, just
parboiled; at II he is presented with two
warm jellies and rusques; at he takes Il
veal outlet la Maintenon; at 8 jellies and
eggs repeated.
AT the duke has a cup of chocolate and
rusques; at 1880 he takes a hearty dinner
from high-seasoned dishes, and makes suit
able libations of claret and Maderia at
III tea, coffee and mullins; at IL sups of a
roast poulet, with q plentiful dilution of
nme punch; at in the morning he retireS
to bed in high spirits and sleeps till 3,
when his man cook, to the moment waits
upon him in person with a hot and savory
veal outlet, which, with a potation of wine
and water, prepares him for his further re-
pose, that continues generally uninterrupt-
ed till the morning summons to the lactea
bath.
In this routine of living comforts are the
four-and-twenty hours invariably divided
so that if his grace does not know, with
Sir Toby Belch, that our life is not conf
posed of the four clements he knows at
least, with Sir Andrew Aguecheek, that it
consists In eating and drinking
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-02-15
I'm SOCIETY,"
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A brilliant cotillon was danced last night
al the Southern club.
Lieutenant Casey, of the Third Alabama
regiment, is IN Birmingham.
Mrs. James Pinckney Williamson of Vir-
ginia, who is tho CUES; of Mrs. Edward
Barrett, win return home on Thursday.
Lieutenant Ernest Redd is spending a few
days in Birmingham.
Misses Mary Josephine Erwin and Lottie
Peterson, of Ope;ika, are the guests of Mrs
E. B. Havis, Jr., at her residence III Sixth
avenue.
= stephen Hodge, of Opelika, is visiting his
daughter, Mrs. E. b Hayis, Jr
Mrs. H. Spiegel is the guest of her father,
Joel Cohen, in Mobile
The marriage OF Miss Grace Leon Loyen-
thai and Mark Salisbury will be solemnized
this evening at at Temple Emanuel. The
bridal party will include Miss Ida We'll,
Miss Rosa Fox, Henry Meyer and ]. c.
Marks. Miss Jessie L. zarus viii be maid
of honor and Allie : Ioveuthoi brother
of the bride, will act as best man. Mr..
Louis LeI3eck, of Nashville, will be matron
OF honor, and Misses Hortense LeBeck,
ms OF the bride, will be flower maids. After
the ceremony at the church p reception will
take place at the Norris.
l.-@A Among the QUITE Of town guests for the
wedding are Meyer NJ. Marks, of Ohio;
Dave Salisbury, of Pennsylvania; Mr.. and
Mrs Victor s. Sabel. OF Nashville, and NJ
q aIoeffier, of Chattanooga.
The Phoenix club gave a masq ierade bal
last night at their club house. A number
of out-of-town people were present, con.
-spicuous among the guests being Miss Low.
enthal's bridal party, which were enter
tanned at supper by Mrs. Loventhal aftei
the ball.
The Eight avenue dancing Lass gave 6
cotiIlon on Monday evening at The armory
Dr. and Mrs. Lewis Coleman Norris ex
pected to reach Birmingham last Sunday
but have been snow-Dound az Charlottes
vile. Va.
The Treble Clef club is studying for 1t:
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-02-15
POINTED PARAGRAPHS

From the Chicago News.
The homely clearinghouse waitress is
plain fair.
The fortunate man always takes misfor-
tune the hardest.
Mortgage the ship for all it's worth be-
fore you give it up.
Some men find consolation in thinking
the things they dare not say.
Perhaps every man has his price, but in
most cases it is very elastic.
It's easier to restore a faded oil painting
than a borrowed umbrella.
Chewing gum was probably invented by
a woman who had no one to talk to.
When a man attempts to define injustice
he tells how the world treats him.
1t takes us a lifetime to learn that we
are our own best friend and worst
enemy.
The stock exchange is place where lots
of men exchange their money for expert
ence.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-02-15
THE COLD CONTINUED.
A Negro Woman Found Frozen at
. Selma

Selma, February 4.-(Special.)-The ex-
cessiye cold continued last night, though to-
day the snow has commenced to thaw, and
the beautiful" will soon be beautiful no
longer. The government Thermometer reg
iStered 10 degrees for the maximum and
degrees below for the minimum during the
twenty-four hours ending at a. m.
The suffering among the negroes has been
terrible, and this morning Capt. e. Il. Wal
tiers and c. d. Ridges went around raising
money to turn over to the ladies of the
United Charities 70 be used by them in re-
lieving the suffering Of the poor.
Across the railroad IN little house on
the corner of Small ana Lawrence streets
negro woman was found frozen to death
What time she died during the night is not
known. She was found stark and stiff be-
fore her empty fireplace at Z o'clock this
morning.
Jonas Bates, a negro charged with the
murder OF H. G. Randall, at Marion juno
ton, about three years ago, was today
allowed to plead guilty of murder in the
second degree, and received a sentence of
twenty-five years. At the last term of the
court he was tried and given ninety-nine
years in the penitentiary, but the supreme
court declared the Dallas jury law unconsti-
tutional and the negro had another trial
for his life with the result given above.
Saturday night at Alpine, up the South
ern railroad, an old man by the name of
Colt was burned to death. He had been on
a protracted spree Tor about three weeks,
and Saturday secured fresh supply of
whisky. That night about II O'Clock the
operator at the depot discovered the old
| mans house, which Is just across from tho
depot on fire, and Fastening over attempted
to force his way in, but the flames baffied
him at every attempt and the house was
totally consumed.
In the heap of ruins after the flames had
finished their greedy work was found the
sharred and unrecognizable remains of the
old man.
He was over 75 wears of age, and was
shoemaker b. trade, having been living in
Alpine since about 1860. There was very lit
tie known about him. He never talked
about himself or his former life. He vas
an Englishman by birth, well educated and
gave evidencs of having seen better days.
His latter years were mostly harmless de-
bauches except to himself, and his horrible
end is indeed terrible object lesson.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-02-15
"The Alabama Home.

Not a temporary stopping place that be-
longs to your landlord, but home. Not a
section of a tenement house. filed with
noisy children, but a home where you can
gather your family about you when the
days work is done and be at peace Per-
haps you have thought that you could
never get home-that your income is too
small, and that such an investment would
be away beyond your means. Let us see:
What do you pay for rent every month?
How much would that amount to in a year?
How much in six years? At that rate, how
long would 1t take you to pay for home?
Now. if you really want a home, 1.-THE Ala
bama Home" is in a position to help you
immensely in the matter. You can get the
money to build on time and pay off the loan
in monthly installments, the payments
being but little more than you now pay for
rent Rent receipts are not assets. Sup
pose you were to die, would you not rather
leave your family a house and lot than a
handful of rent receipts? OF course you
would Come and talk to me.
w. ". M. ROBERTSON
General Manager, 200s LIST Ave.
2-1o-tf
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-02-15
ANOTHER DAMAGE SUIT.
w. F. Hermon Sues the Birmingham
Powder Co.-News of the Courts.

William F. Hermon has filed suit in the
city court against the Birmingham Powder
company for $500 damages alleged to have
been sustained by reason of the explosion
of cake of powder on October %, 1888
The plaintiff alleges that while walking
ben nd a tram car on which cake of giant
powder was being moved, the car struck a
protruding joint in the track causing the
powder to explode with terrific force, Sc
verely injuring him.
Holiday Vacation
There was no session of either the city
or circuit courts yesterday, no docket hav-
ing been set in either court on account of
Mardi Gras. The regular docket in both
divisions of the city court will be taken
up this morning with Judge Wilkerson and
Judge Sem sitting.
Gone to Fayette County
Chancellor Carmichael left yesterday for
Fayette where he will be engaged during
the week in holding a term of the Fayette
county chancery court.
Criminal Court
In the criminal court several cases were
disposed of. Charlie Dent was convicted
on the charge of burglary and remanded
to jail to await sentence.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-02-15
PECULIAR POISONS
GENERATED IN THE HUMAN BODY
The Result of Imperfect Digestion of
ttt7 Food.

The Result of Imperfect Digestion of
-tti= Food.
Every living thing, plant or animal, con-
tains within itself the germs of certain de-
cay and death.
In the human body these germs of death
(called by scientists Ptomaines), are usually
the result of imperfect digestion of food;
the result of indigestion or dyspepsia.
The stomach, from abuse, weakens, does
not promptly and thoroughly digest the
food. The result is a heavy, sodden mass
which ferments (the first process OF decay,
poisoning the blood, making it thin, weak
and lacking in red corpuscles; poisoning ths
brain, causing headaches, pain in the eyes.
Bad digestion weakens the heart, causing
palpitation and finally bringing on disease
of this very important organ.
Poor digestion poisons the kidneys, -caus-
ing Bright's disease and diabetes.
And this is so because every organ, every
nerve depends upon the stomach alone for
nourishment and renewal, and weak d.
gestion shows itself not only in loss of APP
petite and fiesh but in weak nerves and
muddy complexion.
The great English scientist, Huxley, said
the best start in life is sound stomach.
Weak stomachs fail to digest food prop
erly because they lack the proper quantity
of. digestive acids Qactic and hydrochloric)
and peptogenic products; the most sensible
remedy in all cases of indigestion, is to take
after each meal one or two of Stuart's Dys-
pepsia Tablets, because they supply in
pleasant, harmless form all the elements
that a weak stomach lack.
The regular use of Stuart's Dyspepsia
Tablets will cure any form of stomach
trouble except cancer of the stomach.
They increase flesh, insure pure blood,
strong nerves, bright eyes and clear COM
plexion, because all these result from
wholesome food we'll digested
Nearly all druggists sell Stuarts Dyspep-
STA Tablets at SO cents full sized package
or by mail by enclosing price to Stuart Co.,
Marshall, Mich. but ask your druggist first.
"A little book on stomach diseases mailed
free Address Stuart Co., Marshall, Mich.
dly feb 15-l7-19-Wky-14
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-02-15

next concert on March 2, four trio songs
for female chorus, by Brahms. These songs
will be new In Birmingham. They will be
sung as group, and will rank as the most
important number on the programme The
accompaniment is written for two horns
Commonly called French horns), and one
harp. This is odd, but very effective. As
there are no horn players here, Mr.. Quicken
berger will probably substitute comets,
muffied-efther comets or alto horns.
Mrs Thomas NJ Owen and Miss Ollie
Stansel, of CarroAton, are the guests of
Mrs. j. c. Musgrove. Miss Stansel Is the
daughter of Colonel NJ. L. Stansel, one of
the distinguished men of the state. She IS
a noted belle and beauty.
Mrs. NJ. w Cruikshank, of Talladega, is
the guest of relatives.
Miss Jennie Walker will return on Satur-
day from Athens, and will be the guest of
Miss Carrie Browne.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-02-15

battleship Maine. The city council has de-
cided to be represented at the ceremonies
by three of its members
Private Mcdonald, Company B, Tenth
United States infantry was stabbed in the
back last night while he was walking with
a Spanish woman. Mcdonald died and his
body was buried this morning. Detectives
are seeking for his murderer.
During a severe wind storm last night
300 tents in the camp of General Lee were
blown down, among them being that of
Lieutenant Colonel Mauss, surgeon of the
Seventh Army corps. The consequence was
that 1880 soldiers were temporarily de-
prived of shelter.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-02-15
Services of South Side Baptists

The members of the Southside Baptist
church will hold their weekly prayer meet
ing services tonight at the Christian
church, corner of Avenue and Twenty
first street, and there will be announce
menr then as to future services. The Off
GERS of the Lutheran church whose congre-
CATION is worshipping there kindly rendered
to the Southside Baptist people the use of
their building, owing to the repairs which
are now being made in the latter church
after Sundays fire.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-02-15
sENAroR-ELECT CLARK

From the Washington Times. ts4ss
1.-THE recent senatorial election in Mon
tana," said Representative Charles S.
Hartman. of that state, yesterday, was
the most disgraceful proceeding that ever
happened in American politics. 1 do not
know whether Mr.. Clark will be permitted.
to hold the seat that he has gained or
not, but if he is it will be an outrage and
the establishing of most dangerous prece-
dent. Some honor is attached to a seat in
either house of congress If it come to
man in the proper way, but there is no
honor connected with Clarks election. 1t
is estimated, and 1 believe that the est-
mate is under rather than over the actual
figures, that Clark's election cost him in
one way or another over 100000. Think
of it for a moment-almost a million dol
lars! Where is this sort of thing going to
end? That is a question that ought to re-
ceive very serious consideration.
"All of the estimates of Mr.. Clarks
wealth that l have seen published in the
newspapers of the east have been wide of
the mark. He is really one of the richest
men in the United States. 1 have been
looking the matter up little. Mr.. Clarks
fortune exceeds that of the combined
wealth of every senator and representative
IN the F1fty-sixth congress and some pretty
rich men have been elected worth easily
over $60000,000 He will be able to buy and
sell every one of his associates. OF course
that fact of itself is no reason why he
should be kept out of the senate, but the
methods used to secure his election ought
to make 1t impossible for him to occupy a
seat in the highest legislative body in This
country The charges against Mr.. Clarke
are not mere idle gossip. They are based
on cold, hard facts that are known from
one end of Montana to the other; facts that
can be substantiated, 1 believe, by com
petent testimony"
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-02-15
GOLD AT CoRDOvA.
The Thermometer Registered IA De-
grees Below Zero.

Cordova, February 14.-(Spe -ial.)-The cold
weather did not pass this town idly by.
There was a snowfall of four inches on
a level, with the thermometer Monday
morning down to IA degrees below zero, and
below zero until past o'clock yesterday
morning. There was comparatively little
suffering here, except among the few who
had neglected to have supply of coal on
hand.
The snow did not melt any yesterday, the
sun finding more than it's match for the
day.
Today, at GAO a. M. the mercury regis
tired 2 degrees below zero, and the people
are getting accustomed to the cold and
seem to like il. The many northern people
here are greatly surprised to find such
weather in the sunny south read of in fic-
ton.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-02-15

A, whose last wish. When I am dead put
a stone over me, and write upon 1t that
l died fighting my guns is thus fulfilled"
Very striking is the epitaph on the grave
of the historian Green, He died learning"
An admirable motto was to be found on
the. tombstone of the Prussian general,
Radowitz:
LEARN as IL you were to live forever,
Live as If you were to die tomorrow"
Punning epitaphs were usually below
contempt. and only one he knew was really
good-that proposed by Douglas Jarrold for
the publisher, Charles Knight-"Good
night
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-02-15
EpItaphs Old Enough to BE New

From the London Telegraph.
Epitaphs formed the subject of an inter-
esting paper read by Sir Mountstuart E.
Grant Duff last night at the Royal Insti-
tuition. The learned lecturer quoted freely
from Greek, Latin, French, and German
records Many of the Greek epitaphs were
devoted to sailors, and the following was
taken from the tomb of an Athenian at
Meroe:
Fear not in death far from thy home to be,
IT'S one-all one-Athens or Meroe,
Since from each country, whatsoever Its
name,
The wind that blows to Hades is the same.
On the monument of the Wesleys, in
Westminster Abbey, Dean Stanley appro-
priately placed the words:
God buries his workmen, but carries on
His work.
Excellent, too, as sort of general cpl
taph, which the Dean hung up in the
Abbey, was the following:
Here's an acre, sown, indeed,
With the richest, royaliest seed
Which the earth did e'er suck in
Since the first man died of SIM"
One of the best English epitaphs written
In our own time was penned by the Arch
bishop of Armagh CDR. Alexander) and
contains these two lines:
'"Twas but one step for those victorious
feet
From their days walk into the Golden
Street."
There is a Eood one from Bombay on
Major Darcy, who died in the mutiny;
Here lies the body Of Major Darcy, r.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-02-15
Mrs. winslow,s Soothing Syrup

Has been used for over FIFTY YEARS by
MILLIONS of MOTHERS for their CHIy.
DREN WHILE TEETHING, with PER-
Feet SUCCESS. IT SOOrHES the CHILD
SOFTENS the GUMS, ALLAYS all PAIN:
CURES WIND collie, and is the best rem
edy for DIARRHOEA. Sold by druggists
In every part of the world Be sure and ask
Ior Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup" ana
take no other kind. Twenty-Five cents a
bottle.
Hoods Sarsaparlla cures catarrh by Sc
entifically attacking the disease through
the blood
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-02-15
PERSONAL.

Cadet Alfred Walker returned to the Uni
versity of Alabama yesterday afternoon
Cadet Mortimer Jordan will return this
afternoon.
Captain Romaine Boyd of the law school
at the University of Alabama, was in the
city yesterday.
Representatives Burkhalter and Houston
returned to Montgomery yesterday after
noon.
Mr.. Griffin, advance agent of the famous
Thomas orchestra is In the city trying to
make arrangements for a big concert or
concerts to be given in Birmingham during
the latter part of April. He was busy yes
terday seeing a number of music-loving
people in the city, but he has not decided
yet whether 1t will be practicable to make
the attempt in Birmingham or not.
&C. G. Carothers, special agent of the Mu-
tual Benefit Life Insurance company, Is
in the city for few days.
Morton K. Moore was unexpectedly
called from the city Monday afternoon
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-02-15
Cold wave strikes Brewton

Brewton, February 14-(Special.)- -Sleet
and snow covered the earth here Saturday
night. The thermometer at the signal serv-
ice station registered 2 degrees below zero
at o'clock this morning. Water pipes in
residences and at the mills are bursted. 1t
is the coolest ever known in t..is section.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-02-15

Washington, February 1.-THE meeting
of the National Congress of Mothers has
been postponed to Thursday, Friday and
Saturday of this week. 1t is expected then
to have all the speakers and all the dele
gates to the congress present.