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Evening star., 1899-01-28

Turcr:ng form, the center of an Industrial
district which has quadrupled the number
OF its inhabitants in the last twenty-five
years. Far beyond their boundaries popu-
lous factory suburbs spread OUT 10 join The
suburbs of the Belgian towns across the
border. Mouseron is a Belgian town and
Hallfun is French; but walking on the
streets of either you may cross the bound
airy without knowing it-were it not for the
douanier, the soldier of the French custom
house.
To speak of "a custom house is derfs-
ion; the whole frontier is an armed picket
line of untirng soldery-Belgian free trade
against French protection. The resources
CT great centralized government are
against the connivance Of whole city coun-
try and village populations. On the other
frontiers of Germany and Italy the snug
CLING trade is next to impossible because
of the military strain and national hatreds:
but here on the pacific borders of n friend
~ land Che merry smuggler works by night
and plays by day.
Strong Temptations.
1t is constant temptation for the young
factory workman of Turcoing to throw uo
his ill-paid work and go into the pay of
the smugglers. Wine, song and female
loveliness are used as bats to tempt him
As 10 patriotism he scarcely knows if he is
Bctgian or French. In every one of these
border towns there are establishments
whore he knows he Will be received with
favor, given credit and meet the approviua,
eye OF beauty for his bold resolve. There
is nothing to stop his walking across rhe
frontier one fine day and joining the band
This is organized business, principied and
systematic smuggling, with capital be-
hind it.
The men who actually run the gauntlet
with the goods are only the paid tools of
mysterious hackers. after all. They have
adventure and d life of debauch but the
profits go to more respectable citizens. All
they know is that they are to meet at such
and such place in Belgium, be loaded
safely cross the line by night and be re-
ceiVed where money, joy and hattery wait
them.
Dogs Play Part
The money is soon spent With these same
companions in these same establishments
Then they must begin again. Their case is
scarcely different from that of the bam-
boozed dogs which humber individual
smugglers employ. The cog is walked back
and forth from France to Belgium until ne
knows the particular route with his eyes
smut. He has master az each end If the
journey. only his Belgian master whips and
underfeeds him, while his Frencn master
careSses and pampers him. So when the
Belgian master loads him with a pack he
watches cunniLgly. Soon the stupid man
VII iiiehNci lchtiS itdNc tue mouse uOOr open
and the smart dog will slip out stealthily
and so run through the night to France
Where SaVory messes, warmth and love
await him.
The bands of the organized smugglers
move by night. Each man is loaded with a
great pack of contraband goods on his back
The pack is heavy, yet fieetness of foot is
essential to make the run, however short it
may be- So here comes on the scene a diff
ferent kind of dog. He is a smuggler dog
an eVil-doer, an enemy of the law; but
honor must be done TO his strength his
Evening star., 1899-01-28

cessful and evidence was obtained which
sent the ringieaders to prison. Had ne
been unfortunate enough to fail or make a
slip, the daring customs director would
have been politically and officially ruined.
The good people of the frontier do not dis
like the smugglers.
STERLING HEIIIG.
Evening star., 1899-01-28

only being used for the parts which are
Visible The Use Of papier mache is com
pafauVc!y recent. and the reason therefore
IS that 1t makes the figure lighter and
easier 10 handle All the larger museums
of the country make their own wax figures.
Zach establishment is presided over by
sculptor of high ability. Time was when
an artist who engaged in a task of this
sort was looked down uDon by his profess
soHal brethren, bat that day is past. Mrs.
Jarleys wax works are no longer consid-
cred in trade
Evening star., 1899-01-28

| II l X L Y y n h
Y e ars ago Jacob
Gould Schurman was
working in a country
store in Prince Ed
wards Island for $50
a year and his board
Six years ago, at the
age of thirty-eiSht,
he became president
of Cornell Univer-
sity, and he is now
looked upon as one
of the leaGing educa-
tors of the country.
Evening star., 1899-01-28

a perfect wax figure
is nearly as great a
triumph of art as the
successful prorrayal
Of life upon canvas.
There ars good and
tad creators of wax
figures. as there arc
daubers and painters,
but nowhere in the
world is so great a
variety of the sort Of
folk who make wax
figures found as in
Evening star., 1899-01-28
Club Life for Womea.
From the Atchison Globe.


In this town there are thirty-six different
kinds of clubs among the women. but not
single cooking club. Knowledge OF the
Trojan war is not of the slightest import
ance to anyone, since no such war ever
hapDeRod but good cooks are scarce--so
scarce that American women should be
ashamed of themselves. No country in the
world has so much to cook as this, and so
few competent cooks.
Evening star., 1899-01-28

'IIave You heard my last song?' said a
simpering composer to a grun critic
Il hope So" was the doubtful reply
Tit-Bits.
Evening star., 1899-01-28
over THE BORDER
Smuggling Goes On Constantly Be-
tween Belgium and France.
MEN AND DOGS ARE BOTH USED
Queer Condition of Affairs Exists
Along the Frontier
THE HOUSE AT HALLUIN

Special Correspondence Of The Evening Star
ROUBAIX, France. January 10, 1899
Evening star., 1899-01-28
] OII vi ITVII1 "VTIVN
President of Cornell Tells the Story
of His Career.
STRUGGLE FOR AN EDUCATION
Head Of Big University Before He
Was Forty.
WON MANY SCHOLARSHIPS
WON MANY SCHOLARSHIPS

Copyright, 1899, by Z. W. Mayo.)
Written for The Ev.L-ng Star.
Evening star., 1899-01-28
Open Smuggling.

In factory towns nearer still to the from
tier, like Halluin, TWO other kinds OF SNUG
Cling, one wholesale, the other retail are
IN daily. hourly, practice. Night and
morning Frenchmeu cross the frontier to and
from their work in Belgian factories and
Beigians pass in the same way between
their homes and the French factories. Men.
women and children take work where they
find it, and in Halluin half the town is in
Belgium: half in France. 1t is impossible
tc search thoroughly those bands x ok
Evening star., 1899-01-28
VERY TRUE TO LIFE
The Greatest Skill is Used in Making
Wax Figures.
FINEST ARE MADE IN This COUNTRY
As Rule They Are Fashioned From
Living Models.
LAST But a FEW YEARS
LAST But A FEW YEARS
Written FOR The Evening Star.

THE CREATION OF
Evening star., 1899-01-28

TNHIR Y-ONE
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Interested in Phi.osophy,

interested in Philosophy.
1t was at this time that | first becar- =
deeply interested in philosophy. and came
| to the conclusion that the study and teach
ing of the great truths with which II deals
would be the most satisfactory work that
could undertake. Therefore, for the third
year Of my course, l decided to go to Edin-
burgh, which was still regarded throughout
the length and breadth of the kingdom "a
the very home of philosophy.
During my stay in Edinburgh 7 learned
OF the Hibbard travelling fellowship which
had just been established 1t offered 81 OOO
year for philosophical study anywhere on
the continent that the holder might elect
1t was open to all graduates in the United
Kingdom, and I saw that this was lust
what L needed to round out NV phiIosoph-
lcal education. and determined to try for it.
Ihere We're sixty-four competitors in
cluolhg a number of Oxford and Cambridge
mon After an extensive examinat ton of
our credentials and recommendations the
examining committee narrowed athe num-
Der down to four. These four were sum
moned TO appear before the coplmittee in
London. -
Struggle for Another Prize.
"A fellow student and close friend of
mine in Edinburgh. Andrew Seth, had been
competitor for the fellowship We had
often talked the matter over, wondering
VIM "ouIu get the prize, ana whether 1t
might be either one of u.s. .twhep the sum-
mons to London came We were both in
cluded in the four. Al
After some further ds5it,erxtion. the
committee informed us thai thsy had de-
cided to establish two felIowshtps They
were awarded to Seth and myself So we
went to Germany together
"At the end of my year sin Germany
returned home and began my work as a
teacher in Acadia College where | had
spent part Of my student DAYS. / soon
gave up this position, however, and went to
Dalhousie University in Halifax, to ACCEPT
the chair of philosophy there.
During my stay In Berlin I attended on
one occasion reception gverhby the min
lister of the United States, then, as now.
Andrew ID. White. At that time Mr.. White
was president of Cornell University From
him and from Prof. Willard Ffske, whom
l met at the same time l learned great
deal about Cornell.
This chance meeting with Mr. White
was destined to have a great influence on
my later career. When Cornell came to
establish chair of philosophy Mr.. White
remembered me and proceeded to hunt me
up. l was summoned to Ithaca, and the
outcome of it was that the chair was Of
fered to me. Thus. began my connection
with the university, which I have served
ever since"
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-11-23
The Moth and the Flame

"a notable event" has become stereo-
typed expression in dramatic affairs, but
the appearance of the Herbert Kelley Efie
Shannon company in Clyde Fftch's famous
American play, 1.-The Moth and the Flame"
at O'Brien's opera house next Monday will
undoubtedly constitute an event to theater-
goers SO far out of the ordinary that its
attractiweness should fully justify this ex-
preston. Herbert Kelley and Effie Shan
non With their famous play have ranked
among the most prominent successes OF the
present days stage, and their appearance
here with all the original company and
elaborate production which characterized
the New York run of the play for humid
red and twenty-five nights at Daniel Froh-
mans New York Lyceum theater, and for
the past two years in all the principal cities
Of this country, will undoub tedly be looked
forward to with more than ordinary In
terest
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-11-23
The First Reception of the
Season at the Phoenix Club

The members of the Phoenix club opened
their handsome club house last evening for
the first formal reception of the winter
season. The event was beautiful one
and brought together a notable assem-
blage The clubhouse was lavishly dec
GRATED with flowers, palms and smilax, the
music balcony being entirely concealed by
palms. After the formal greetings in the
parlors, the cotilon was opened by the
president of the club, Mr.. M. V. Joseph,
who led with Mrs. Joseph.
A hot supper was served at midnight.
The reception win be followed by "a series
of gay events among them being several
card parties and the following more formal
affairs
Saturday, December 80, the New Years
cotilon.
Wednesday, February 7, a ball poudre
Wednesday, February %. carnival ball.
war of confetti.
Tuesday, March 20, a night in Bohemia.
Tuesday, April 8, childrens ball.
The orchestra for the eotillon at the
opening reception was conducted by MIR.
Calman, and the musical programme was
as follows
Grand march.
Lancers-Serenade (HerberD.
Waltz-Sorosis (Roeder).
Two-step-Smoky Mokes (Mackie).
Observation-Disclosures of the Dance (Ru-
bems)
Rubber-neck Jim (Brabton).
Waltz Quadrille-Always Jolly (Fahr-
BACH.
Lancers-Rounders (Raymond).
Waltz-The Moth and the Flame (Boett-
ger).
Two-step-Hands Across the Sea (Sousa)
WaHz-The First Violin (WitO.
Two-step-My Ann Eliza (Smdth).
Waltz-Cupids Dream Crosby.
o-step-Runa way Girl Baar).
Extra-Watz-My Old Home (Tilzer).
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-11-23
sseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee eeeeeeeeee eeeeeeeeeee

We're in white; Miss Dement, was one of
the prettiest girls in the party; she wore
a pink organdie over silk; Miss Gertrude
Caldwell, of Kentucky wore a spaneled
net over violet silk; Miss Mary Virginia
Graves wore violet; Miss Byron's gown was
of automobile red with jet.
The receiving party included Mrs. James
Bowron, Mrs. William Jordan, Mrs. Felix
Bremen, Mrs. Frazier, Mrs. Eubank, Mrs
Frank White, Mrs. W. s. Brown, Mrs. L.
X. shipman, Mrs. Fannie DeBardeleben,
Mrs. b. G. Copeland, Mrs. Richard john
ston, Mrs. r. H. Pearson, Mrs. George
cruikshank, Mrs. Frank Squires, Mrs John
w Davis, Miss Hannah Elliott, Miss Ma
mic Pearson Miss Annie Smith, Miss Mary
Louise Smith, Miss Mamie Moore, Miss
Molly Jordan, Miss Ethel Sharp Miss Lutte
Sharp, Miss Claude Melvin, Miss Sara De-
ment, Miss Marie Nelson Miss Hattie Tut
wiler, Miss Lucy Eubank, Miss Sara By
ron, Miss Mary Virginia Graves, Miss Ger
trude Caldwell. Miss Mary Simmons, Miss
Ada Bowron.
The women who called wore the prettiest
of afternoon gowns and the assemblago
was marked by a number of out-oftowa
guests.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-11-23
Mrs. Hiden Entertains
DELIGHTFULLY."- at Luncheon

Mrs. Henry Hiden entertained informally
yesterday morning at II o'clock in honor of
her sisters, Mrs. Rauston and Mrs. Wat
kins, of Danville, Va. The morning was
thoroughly charming in every way. An
unique guessing game at which the guests
illustrated popular songs, the sketches af-
terward being hung on the wall The
guests were then given an opportunity of
studying these drawings in black and white
and those guessing the correct illustrations
received a prize.
Mrs. Dan Greene and Mrs. NJ. d. circuit
won the first prize, Mrs. Greene winning
on the cut. 1t was an exquisite picture
framed in burnt wood.
The second prize, picture framed in
ebony, was won by Mrs. Harrison on cut
with Mrs. Scion Jacobs.
An elegant luncheon in courses was
served.
Mrs. Hiden wore black gown with a
blue vest appliqued with black lace
Mrs. Rausson and Mrs. Watkins were
perfectly gowned in morning toilettes.
There was a charming party of twenty
guests to meet Mrs. Raulston and Mrs.
Watkins
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-11-23
1.-THE Alabama Home"

News comes to us from every town and
city in this state that this association is
gaining in strength and popularity amongst
the leading people of each place to a de-
gree never enjoyed by any financial organi-
cation in Alabama.
1.-THE Alabama Home was organized in
April, 1884, just at the close of the great real
estate boom, Building and loan money COM
manded high rate in those far-off days.
We all remember when money sold at s
per cent. and 40 per cent. premium. Calling
around at tine home office of the Alabama
Home the other day, we had our attention
called to the little book that the association
is now issuing. We say in parenthesis that
each of our readers should call at 2009 First
avenue and get one of these little books.
The present rate of per cent. interest and
premium now charged is $500 per annum,
and the manager of the company informs
us that he has sufficient funds TO accom-
modate adj desirable borrowers. The Ala
bama Home has now been in our midst
many years; 1t has encouraged the accumu-
lation of hundreds of thousands of dollars
which has been returned to its members
with a fair profit 1t has aided its members
in building hundreds of homes. 1t has re-
deemed over 81 900 of IT'S stock and has
on its books more than 81 100000 of stock
in force. We have noticed the steady growth
of the Ala bama Home, and its growing pop
ularity, and we believe 1t will take its stand
beside those great and permanent financial
institutions like the Birkbeck, of London ,
the Equitable, OF Washington, D. c., or the
Mutual Home, of Dayton, o. Above all
else, tine Alabama Home is conservative,
modern and liberal. Under the new terms
there are no lapses or fines. Then a men,
Der can make a large or small monthly
payment on a loan.
Money in its various forms, borrowing,
lending, and investing, helps so much to
make or mar every life THAT we feet inter-
ested in the institution we are wrb:ing
about, believing that many of our readers
could be much benefited If they better
knew of THE plans and workings of this
great institution.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-11-23

Mr.. Roland Reed will present his highly
Interesting play, which at the same time
is one of the most amusing the
popular comedian has ever had,
Lend Me Your Wife, at o'Brien's
opera house tonight. This will be
Mr.. Reeds only appearance in this
city this season. AS Captain Abner Tarbox,
Mr.. Reed is quadrI, and amusing, and his
droll manner keeps the audience in constant
laughter The play is a rattling and rush
ing comedy of a farceal nature, which was
taken from the French cif "Prete Moi Ia
Femme written by Maurice Desvallieres,
and was arranged for this country by the
late Dion Boucicault and Sydney Rosenfeld,
and many off tihe bright lines and situations
show evidence of their clever handiwork.
Ir is unquestionably play of action there
is briskness, snap and go about 1T that
never let the interest lag, and the compli-
cations are SO well planned tGnat tine AUDI
eEce is kept on the qui vive of expectation
throughout the entire play.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-11-23
Mrs. Rodents Brilliant
Reception Yesterday Afternoon

Mrs. BENJAMIN Franklin Roden and Miss
Roden gave a notably brilliant reception
yesterday afternoon in honor or MRS.
REDEEM and Miss Cook of Louisville, KY,
Mrs, Charles Davis and Miss Searcy Of
Tuscaloosa The reception was one of the
largest afternoon affairs of the season, and
in point of beauty and brilliancy was I'M
surpassed by any social function of the
winter The house. which is SO perfectly
arranged for large entertainments, was
decorated with chrysanthemums and car
nations, which were banked on the nantes
and cabinets. In the hall at 1.-THE entrance
to the stairway was an effective grouping
OF palms, which were reflected in the mir
rored panels of the hall. In the drawing
room white chrysa pthemums were used in
the decorations, and THE library was in
yellow. The tea room was decorated with
pink blossoms, and in the diningroom the
flowers were pink carnations and Parma
v;oets. Asparagus fern was draped from
the chandelier to the table, and cut-glass
vase in the center held pink carnations. A
light menu was served. An orchestra back
of the ferns played delightfully."- and after
the afternoon hours the young women in
THE receiving party remained, a number of
clubmen calling later in the eevning, and
the party going over to the Estes recep-
ton.
The receiving party was quite a brilliant
one and the toilettes worn were among the
smartest of the season.
Mrs. Roden wore an afternoon gown of
black. Miss Roden wore white organdie
with Duchess lace on the corsage. Mrs.
Redin looked very charming In a white
brocade, with Duchess lace on the bodice
Mrs. Davis wore becoming gown of black
Miss Cook wore white over blue, and Miss
Searcy was in point de spirit over white
silk.
Mrs. L. A. Shipman wore a beautiful
toilette of pink brocade, the low-cut bodice
being trimmed with lace. Mrs. Fannie Ar
mold DeBardeleben wore purple brocade
embroidered in silk. Mrs. James Bowron
was in blue and white. Mrs. Frank White
wore an imported gown of lilac silk with
Duchess lace and cut still on the corsase
Mrs J. E. Frazier was distinctly pretty in
q black grenadine over red, the yoke Of
which was appliqued with lace. Mrs. B. G..
Copeland was In a pink brocade, with
which she wore pearls.
Miss Hannah Elliott wore black, Miss
Pearson was in yellow satin with touches
of pink velvet Miss Mamie Moore wore
pink; Miss Molly Jordan wore violet
cloth; Mrs. Felix Drennen was In white
satin, with Duchesse lace on the bodice;
Miss Melvin. of Selma, wore pink; M1S
Annie Smith and Miss Mary Louise Smith
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-11-23
THE WEAK,
THE DISEASED,
Made Strong and Healthy through
DR.. Railways
SARSAPARILLIAN RES0LvEMT.

Every drop of the Sarsaparillian Resolv-
ent communicates through the blood, sweat,
urine and others fluids and juices of the sys-
tenn the vigor of life; for it repairs the
wastes of the body with new and sound
material. Scrofula, consumption, syphilis,
incurred and badly treated venereal in its
many forms (send 10 cents for illustrated
book, Roadway on Venerearo, gandular
diseases, ulcers in the throat mouth tu-
mors, nodes in the glands and other parts
of the system, sore eyes, strumous dis
charges from the ears, and the worst
forms of skin diseases, eruptions, fever
sores, scald head ring worm, salt rheum,
eryspeas, ache black spots in the f1esh
tumors, cancerous growths, female COM
plants and all weakening and painful dis
charges. night sweats. nocturnal losses and
all wastes of the life principle are within
the curative range of this Wonder of Mod
ern Chemistry, and a few days use will
these forms of disease its potent power to
cure them. If the patient daily becoming
reduced by wastes and decompositons that
ere continually progressing. succeeds in ar
rest ting these wastes and repairs the same
with new material made from healthy
blood. and this the Sarsaparillian will and
does secure. a cure Is certain, for when once
this remedy commences its work of purifi-
cation and succeeds in diminishing the loss
of wastes its repairs will be rapid, and
every day the patient will feel himself
growing better and stronger, the food di-
costing better appetite improving, and flesh
and weight increasing.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-11-23
His Dogs and lis Elute

The character of Frederick the Great is
a most complex one, for it not only en-
bodies all the attributes of the hero and
patriot, but discloses idiosyncrasies which
are painfully amusing. Whenever Fred
erick became enraged he always found So
lace in the dulcent notes Of a flute which he
carried in the breast pocket of his uniform,
and it is recorded that upon many occa-
sions on the battlefield, frederick would sit
and solve some military problem while
torturing this instrument Lewis Morrison,
in his new spectacular production of Fred
erck the Great presents the king in all
his moods, and his work is pronounced as
the best of his career. Frederick the
Great" will be the offering at O'Brien' S
opera house next Saturday afternoon and
night.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-11-23
Valentine Abt to Appear at Seals Hall

The appearance of Valentine Abt, the cell
ebrated mandolin player, at Seals hall on
next Monday evening, November q, will be
one of the notable musical events of the
season. His playing in point of technique
and rare sweetness is said to be unsurpass-
ed and he is a master of the sweetest of
all instruments-the mandolin. Mr. Abt's
coming is being anticipated with more than
ordinary pleasure, for the popularity of the
mandolin and the reputation of Mr. Abt
will make the event full of interest to mu-
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-11-23
James X. Haci<ett

The sale of seats for the engagement of
Rupert of Hentzau," in which James K
Hackett is starring, began at the box
office of o'Brien's opera house yesterday.
Mr.. Hackett is one of the best roman
tic actors now before the public. and his
play. Rupert of Hentzau," is known as
one of the greatest successes from the pen
of Anthony Hope, whose Adventure of
Lady URSULA THE Prisoner of Zenda,"
and "Phroso," have made for him name
second to no other English writing play
wright. In "Rubert" the same characters
no proved so entertaining in the "zenda'
play again appear. Mr.. Hackett's second
starring tour under Mr.. Frohman's man.
agement is proving even a greater success
than his first. Everywhere a general desire
to see the continuation of 1.-The Prisoner of
Zenda" story is manifest.