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The age-herald., 1900-05-15
FOR IMPROVEMENT
 ON COOSA RIVER
Committee from Alabama and
 Georgia at Washington.
PRESENTS ARGUMENT TODAY
Prof Atkinson, Superintendent of In- struction in Philippines, Coming to Alabama to Study Schools at
 Tuskegee and Huntsville

Washington, May 1-(Special)-A com
 mittee from Alabama and Georgia is here
 to appear tomorrow morning before the
 river and harbor committee asking an ap- propriation of $5O0,0 900 for the improvement of the Coosa river. The committee is com- prised of Captain P. Lay, chairman; O. R. ] Hood, Gadsden; Captain Frank Lathrop, Riverside; Judge Cabot Lull, A Hohen- 1 berg, w. A. Austin, Wetumpka; H. II. Henderson, Baltimore; Colonel D. B. Ham, ilton, B. J. Hughes, Captain J. B. Fitz-
 patrick, Rome
 Practically the entire Alabama deega- ton in the house and senate will appear. but arguments, as decided by a meeting tonight, will be made by members of the 1 committee and not by congressman The
 committee will present a memorial giving strong arguments for the improvement,
 showing the extent of business and manu- featuring along the river, it's importance nationally, resources of the state with a
 map showing Alabamas river system of coal and iron deposits
 The memorial gives splendid reasons for the improvement. Backed by verbal ar guments tomorrow, it should impress the committee on river and harbors most fla vorably.
 Atkinson Coming to Al tban,a F. w. Atkinson, Massachusetts, recently appointed superintendent of instruction in the Philippine islands by the Taft com
 mission, leaves tomorrow night for Tuske- gee to study the educational system there Tie Will also visit the school at Huntsville. Nicaragua Canal B.n
 senator Morgan may move tomorrow to consider the Nicaraguan canal bill, report ca iaVorably to the senate today If beat en, he will continue to move and push the bill till the last moment of the session
 making the republicans record themselves
 In opposition as often as possible, hoping finally to get the bill passed. A. H.
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SUMMER RESORTS CAPON SPRINGS AND BATHS

ALKALINE LITHIA WATER. Hot Lithia Water Baths and Swimming Pool No fogs. No mosquitoes. Ma ma- laria. A most popular Mountain Resort. For information, rates, phamphlets, etc., address
 w. H. SALE. Capon Springs, W. Va.
 4-14-45t
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TO VISITORS-Elegant free lunches served in our Grocery department at all hours of the day. Drennen's Department Store.
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Well kept men eat at the Delicatessen, 2l23 Second Avenue.
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DUfIy'S Pure Mat Wz1ESkeY
 Americn's Greatest Medicine
tAbeoIuteIy pure; contaIhs no ruse' OH
 CURES CONSUMPTION

l Duffy's Pure Malt Whiskey will cure any ease of conaumptlon or Tuberculosls If the
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ASSURANCE" G asolin @ Stoves. Estes Hardware Go.
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Filters and Water Coolers. Estes Hardware Co.
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Are you a Cracker Jack or an Elkp If you are, patronize the Elks' Restaurant at street fair.
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Are you a cigar epicureN
 Try a Texie.

All the Latest Drinks served at our new fountain. Dren- nen's Department Store.
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sSsMEsM
. Hrs. Owens Awarded Prize
 In inc Story Contest

Mrs. Thomas M. Owens distinction in be- ing awarded the second prize in the Bir- mingham Ledger short story contest has been a most pleasing announcement to her many friends in all parts of the State It Is interesting to know that the award was made entirely upon merit and that her story was in competition with two hun dred other stories for the same prize
 Mrs, owens story Is entitled "A Scientific Abstra ction," and is most charming and cleverly written romance She Is being warmly congra atulated and her friends hope that she will enter into other literary work. Indeed this has not been her first venture along literary lines. She has con- tributed to Munsey and other magazines, and the Ryman Syndicate has frequently accepted her stories. Mrs. Owens brilliant contributions to "Womans Work have given her an added distinction as a writer on club topics, while in discussing any sub ject her views are always expressed with q cleverness that is noticeable in the think ing women of today. With Mrs. Owens charm as a conversat tionalist it goes with out saying that any article from her pen would be graceful and entertaining, well as possessing the qualities best liked in the writer of today. Mrs. Owen has also done newspaper work, and she has every encouragement to lead her into broad fields of literary actively.
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In Society.

Mrs. II. s. Matthews will leave Saturday for Waynesville, Va.
 Mrs. L. A. Shipman, of Jacksonville Fla, is the guest of her mother, Mrs. Florence Arnold
 Mrs. Peter B. Clark will leave this week for Greenville, S. c.
 Miss Mary Virginia Graves left yesterday for Knoxville, Tenn.
 Miss Ethel Clifford is in Aberdeen, Miss, where she is the guest of Colonel and Mrs. Bristow.
 Mrs. John G. Murray is visiting her mother in Osage City, Kan. Miss Mamie Riley of Montgomery, is the guest of Miss Fannie May Mason. Dr. and Mrs. Clifton Chiles Terrell, who have been the guests of MT. and Mrs. E. T. Talaferro, have gone to Kentucky. Mrs. Buell., Miss Flora Buell. and Miss Clarine Buell. will leave this week for h. gram Lithia Springs.
 Mrs. Harry Wheeock and Miss Mabel Wheelock will leave this week for Lith;a Springs. Ala.
 
 Mrs. P. G. Stevens will leave today for New York She will go by way of Savan- nah, and will sail for Europe July A. Mrs. Stevens will go over with Mrs Zac Smiths party, but she intends spending the greater part of the summer in Paris, where she will study.
 Mir and Mrs. F. T. Taliaferro will leave tonight for Ingram Lithia Springs.
  Miss Elise G. Ball returned yesterday from Montgomery
 Mrs. George Turrentine, of Gadsden, is the guest of her sister, Miss Carrie E. Turrentine.
 
 MT and Mrs. c. T. Randall will reside with MT. and Mrs. Ellerbe in the Reed House, at Avenue G and Twentieth street MT. E. T. Getzendanner is at Monteagle, Tenn.
 Miss Ferry Nabb ard A1illie Nabb are in Mobile, the guests Of the Misses Glonnon. who will give them a house party the latter part of July.
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bringing together many of the most prom inent women in the vicinity of Birming- ham, They have most nobly responded to the urgent request on the part of Birming- ham women to assist in making the forth coming entertainment for the benefit of the new hospital building the greatest success of any event ever given In Birmingham. And while the entertainment was originally planned on an elaborate scale the increas- ing interest that is extending throughout the city and suburbs will result in enlarg- ing the scope of the work, and the plans for the bazaar are assuming such magni- fieent proportions that the need of system- attic work is recognized in the few prelim- mary meetings that have been held. The cooperation and widespread interest shown by the large attendance at the meetings in dicates the universal concern regarding the building of a new hospital, and the en- couragement is most gratifying. A proHi- nent member of the board said yesterday that in her long experience in charity work that she could not recall an appeal that had been more heartily and more generally responded to than the appeal for concerted action to be taken in regard to erecting the new hospital.
 In giving bazaars or fairs for charitable purposes, the hard work usually rails upon few interested women, but when tho mass meeting was called to discuss ways and means for the erection of the hospital building, the women of all denominations pledged their hearty support to the work and the churches of Birmingham and vii cinity were strongly represented at this meeting that the women present organized themselves into the United Workers of the Hillman Hospital Association. The plans for the bazaar are as yet not sufficiently matured to be published. It will be given in December. ard the idea at present is that it will continue several days. In addi- ton to the bazaar or by whatever name the entertainment will be known, 1t is the in- tention of the executive board to publish "Woman's Edition of one of the local newspapers This venture has been tried
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Woman and Society
BY ANNIE KENDRIcK WALKER

ent along so many lines that less gifted and ambitious girl would probably have failed in them all
 In less than three years she made name for herself distinctive from that of her fathers S. She studied under Leibling of Chicago, and when she was sixteen she made a concert tour of the South.
 For two winters she taught in the largest college in Mississippi. the majority of her pupils being older than herself.
 Miss Snow found it difficult to assume the role of maturity. With her success she was still a child in years and in heart. The role of an older woman requires a stage makeup if it is to be assumed by youthful beauty. Miss Snow could not bring these arts to her relief. Instead she heightened her gowns, pompadoured her hair and wore glasses. She felt that she must maintain the dignity of the college and when on one occasion pupil some wears her senior addressed her familiarity by her Christian name, Miss Snow drew herself to her full height and with as se- we're a look as she could bring to her big blue eyes and with all the dignity that be- came the occasion requested the younS wornon to address her with the courtesy due a member Of the faculty when address cd by one of the pupils. IL was MISS Snow" from that moment.
 When Miss Snows vacation came this summer she went first to Atlanta to attend the annual meeting of the Southern Music Teachers Association. While there her Chicago manager telegraphed her of an offer made by the managers of the summer opera season in Birmingham She pre- ferred not to consider any proposition for the summer and wired her manager to that effect. MT. Williams of the Apollo Club,
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of the paper. She is possessed of an amia- ble, lovely disposition, has a bright and charming face, and among her friends and associates moves like a sunbeam, always carrying joy and happiness wherever she goes and leaving a good impression behind. She does the work of the society depart ment in conjunction with her two sisters, under the nom de plume of Lillian Winne- more Froc," a combination of their several names, and they have become widely known in the newspa per field. It is said of them that they have especial literary tastes and 'go to their library and there amidst their books they sit for hours. read ing, writing and discussing books and au- thors, or mayhap criticising, in playful spirit, what the one or the other chooses to write. They are critics one of the other, and as remarkable as it may seem, no three sisters eyer had profounder respect for each others opinions For hours they sit and talk and chat together of some history or novel, approving or finding fault with some passage as it may strike them as being good or bad. 'I have often.' said their mother thought that the girls had houseful of company, so animated and cheery have been their conversations at times, but going to the room I would be struck with the fact that only the three sisters were present" They would" con- tnucd the mother. attempt to draw me into the literary tilt and call me in as a modit m to settle the dispute, but they would seem to be enjoying the tilt so much that I would become interested and I sell dom, if ever, stopped it by a word favora- bls to the one side or the other"
 This most promising and popular young lady is still in her teens and is fast be- coming a leader in society as well as in newspaper work.
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and one of the leading promoters of the opera season, has known Miss Snow and her father for years, and he was anxious to have her lead the orchestra for the sea- son. Miss Snow telegraphed terms that might have been expected of Paderewski. She thought the matter would be settled here and that she could go to Chicago with a clear conscience. She had made an offer as her manager had requested, and she was congratulating herself upon her decision in making it beyond the reach of summer opera managers. A compromise was faintly hinted at by her manager, and after dozen or more telegrams she pack ed her trunks for Birmingham and arrived in the city week preceding the opening of the season. Her trunks, however, were shipped to Chicago through mistake, where they were detained for a week
 This inconvenience did not deter this clever young woman from going to work at once upon arranging the choruses and scores for the opera, work for which she has unusual talent Miss Shows splendid work as accompanist in the Apollo or chestra has been commented upon most favorably by musical critics, and, indeed, the work of the orchestra, led by this young woman. has been enthusiastically discussed by the large audiences that have heard them the past week.
 Miss Snow is probably best known ns an organist, her organ recitals in Nashville never failing to draw the largest audiences of the winter. Her ability accompan- ist, however, makes her in such great de- mand in concerts that she is frequently heard in operas. Miss Shows latest achievement in this direction was for the performance of Martha" in Nashville when she played the piano accompaniments for all rehearsals and also for two per formances.
 Her greatest talent is said to be that of composition, and she has written a number of songs and piano pieces. Miss Snow is an unusually attractive young woman, and her pretty head is not the least turned by her success. She talks delightfully."- of her work, and while she is so entirely wrapped up in her musical duties, and is well in formed on musical subjects, .she chatted in her dressing room yesterday of other in teresting matters and of fragmentary sub jects with a charm that she would play the fragments of a melody that one sometimes loves to hear best. She wore a simple morning gown and her white hands, moving restlessly sparked with jewels. She spoke of life as if if was always sunshine and her extreme girlishness. her unaffectedness, were in strong contrast to the self-reliance and the independent spirit that characterize her. But success and fame at twenty makes the future ap- pear rosy. And few American girls at twenty have a past as brilliant as that of this young musician and composer
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Those Queer Chinese

 White worn as mourning. Boats drawn by men. Carriages moved by sails. Old men fly kites.
 Seat of honor at the left. Hats worn as sign of respect. Wine drunk hot.
 Family names comes first. The compass points to the south. Soldiers in petticoats.
 Horses are mounted on the right side. Visiting cards four feet long. School children sit with their backs to the teacher. arS Babies that seldom cry. A married woman when young Is slave, when old the most honored member of the family. A coffin in the reception room. Fireworks are always set off in the day. time.
 If you offend a Chinaman he may kill himself on your doorstep to spite you. The Chinese divide their mediccal pre- scriptions into seven classes: 1, the great prescriptions; ?, the little prescription; g. the slow prescription; 4, the prompt pre- scripton; 5, the old prescription; 6, the even prescription; 2, the double prescrip- tion. Each of these receipts apply to par ticular cases and the ingredients are weighed with scrupulous accuracy.
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Courtesy to the BIrming ham seminary

Miss Compton and Miss Morton of the Birmingham Seminary were most pleasant ly surprised a few days ago by a generous offer from one of the most enterprising business houses in Alabama Through the courtesy of Mir w. N. Grant local mana ger, the Jesse French Piano and Organ Company of Birmingham, asked the privi- lege of presenting a handsome gold medal to the piano pupil in the Seminary who will practice most faithfully, having done the most thorough work, show the most progress made during the entire session.
 This medal will be presented next June to the pupil deserving it for the best work during the coming session. and being known as the Jesse French Medal" will become one of the permanent honors of the Seminary.
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Miss Khunie Stone of Tuscaloosa, en route from Cordova to Mobile, where she goes to visit Miss Pearl Willis, passed through the city yesterday morning. Miss Mabel Ray is among the guests at a house party in Aberdeen. Miss.
 Miss Lizzie Mace of Lebanon, Tenn, is the guest of Mrs. B. P. Mims at Powderly. Mrs McLester and Miss Susie Me- Lester will leave Tuesday for Indian Lithia Springs.
 Mrs. Otto stoelker will go to Lithia Springs this week.
 Mrs Charles Enslen will spend the sum- mer at Talladega Springs.
 Mrs. George Sterling has gone to Phila- delphia Pa.
 Miss Mattie Clayton is in Georgia. @is@ MT. and Mrs. Charles Kent are at Blount Springs.
 Mrs. Jennie Anent will leave tomorrow for Shades mountain. Mrs. Charles DeBardeleben, who has been quite ill, is improving.
 In private letter from Miss Carrie Rrdewel to friends in the city she writes that Miss Lillie Drennen and Miss Alice Fallon have apartments quite near her own in Dresden, and that she sees them quite frequently. Miss Drennen recently sail ed from Brenmen for America. She in- tends spending two months in Birmingham and will return to Dresden in September.
 
 Miss Estelle Reyes has returned from Calera and South Alabama.
 Miss Lena MacMillian of Montgomery is here to attend the Ross-Barnes wedding. Mrs Joseph E. Fenn has returned from visit to Canada and is stopping with her grand parents. MT. and Mrs. George Ross, No. 1016 North Nineteenth street. There will be an important meeting of Hiilman Chapter of Temple Emanuel Monday at 5 p. m. at the residence of Mrs. B. Meyer, TIP Sixth avenue. All members are urged to attend.
 Mrs. L. A. Shpman is the guest of her mother. Mrs. J. M. Arnold, in Sixth ave nue.
 Tonight at o'clock the Youths Auxiliary ol the I. O. B. B. will give unique enter tainment at Temple Emanuel, to which the public is invited. MT. Samuel Michael is to be tried for murder in the first degree He Is to be defended by MT. Wilson Flies and Mr Emile Loveman, and the State will be represented by Mr. Sidney Lazarus. Mir. M. M. Ullman will be the judge and the jury will be selected from the audience Miss Rosa Weir of West Point Miss is visiting Miss Mabel Roden.
 Major Joseph Hardie and Miss Ava Sradford left yesterday for Chandler springs Mrs. Hardie will join them Mon- day.
 
 
 MT. and Mrs. R. D. Burnett have moved ihto their new home, 1901 Eleventh avenue, South Highlands.
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Clever Young Alabama Wri,er.

Miss Clauselle Winnemore Hood, the old est of three daughters of MT. Horace Hood, the editor of the Montgomery Evening Journal, all of whom possess rare literary talent is the editor of the society depart ment of her fathers paper, and is ably as- sisted by her two younger sisters, says the Louisville Courier-Journal The work of this young lady has already stamped itself upon the newspaper reading public of the state, and she has made her department the most readable and interesting feature
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with great success by the women of other cities, and it could be made a notable sue cess in Birmingham. Among the motions unanimously passed at the last meeting was one to the effect that the merchants of Birmingham and vicinity would not be solicited for contributions to the bazaar
 They are always so generous when ap- preached for donations, and it is the knowledge that they have been too fre- quently burdened with requests that has resulted in the decision regarding the so- liciting of donations for the hospital enter tainment.
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News of the Women
 Working for HiIImsn Hospital

There has been no public spirited move ment among Birmingham women of recent years that has met with more enthusiastic cooperation than that looking to the erection of a new building for the HlIImsn Hospital. While the interest of Birming- ham women is so greatly in evidence in all philanthropic work, this movement is also being enthusiastically supported by the wo- men in the suburban towns, the meetings
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A Strong Endorsements

..- Birmingham, Ala, July z, 1900. To Whom it May Concern:
 have been sending my son, James R. Ef-oGes, to private schools for the past six Sea7a Last year 1 entered him in Pro- .eS9o" Whites University High School. tAeEentn avenue and Sixteenth street, and | gives me great pleasure to say that he las made greater progress during
 Ais - sco.astic year than he has ever made under any other teach nT--n fact l might say that he has made greater progress than he made in the previous five years. It is my pur- pose to continue him in school under Pro- tesgor White and take pleasure in recom- mendirg Professor White to any parent who has son to be prepared for any university course. I recognize in him a nSc -).lnar:an as we'll cs a most excellent teacher. Yours very truly,
 @' <. L. BRIDGES.
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The Elite Toilet Bazaar has gained a most enviable reputation. Madam Ean- sard's painstaking and intelligent investi- gation for long period and undenably successful treatment of facial blemishes, transforming blemishes into beauty marks, have actracted and are receiving worthy consideration Madam Hansard is known as the Southern Dermatologist andElec- trologist, and has in late years conducted the charming hair dressing parlors 10 the entire delight of the ladies'
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Hopeless Hope

From Harlem Life.
 Wooer-May I hope?
 Wooed-Yes, if you will promise never to refer to the matter again.
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Hair Goods

Hair braids, pompadours, combs and all fashionable hair goods can be purchased of Madam Hansard, 19031a 2nd avenue.
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Hear the great Artists with Elite Opera Co. at LakeVieW,
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Mrs. Harrington semple,a school

Mrs. Darlington Semple's school for glris, near Riverside Drive and Central P2-'h New York; will reopen in October. For catalogue address
 MRS. HARRINGTON SIMPLE.
 Ha2 West End Ave-, New York. 6-S-12t-sun-mon-fri
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Favorite-Moerlein Beer.
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CLUSTER.

OHO D EIIG,
 Opal and Diamond Rings in great variety. to be seen Mon day only. If you want a bar gain como in on Monday and see me, E. CHUCK, Jeweior.
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Mrs. II. s. Matthews will leave Saturday for Waynesville, Va.
The colored American., 1900-08-11

City is being sold here by the energet-
ic sgents Miss W. T. Pogue and Mr.. s.
II. White, it is devoted chiefly to the
do1Dgs at the several summer resorts.
Capt Louis Tolliver of the OlG Reserve
baseball team is doing great work on
the diamond here. His team hopes to
win every game that is played this sea-
son. 1t was through The skill OF Capt.
TOlliVer that his team has been success.
ful. Catcher John Pryor is called by
some the BLACK Jennings" The
American Will be on sale here during
the summer Do not fail to get one
when the correspondence comes around.
SCRIBE.
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LakGYiGW Park, Nd.

This is the new Pleasure resort which
can be IF ached by most delightful car
ride. 1t Is the laEgest Park In the Dis
trict. Knowing the need of Pleasure
Park for our people, this park has been
arranged and fitted up with large
pavilion 40 < 60 feet. Summer hOus es,
swings, crOquet grounds, and other IA
cIlities. TheIe is plenty If shade and
an abundantly supply of elegant water
HOW TO GET TO THE PARK.
Take the Metropolitan care; transfer
to Washington ana GTtat Falls road;
get off at The station at the District
Line; take the road leaOing to the
Girls Reform School. The Park Is
200 yards above the School only eight
minutes walk frC 10 the care.
Gates open at 0 am. close at 1880
pm. Admission, 25 cents. Children
Is cents. Music By Hoffman's OScheS-
ira. For dates, apply TO ]. w. Green,
manager, 1922 Florida avenue.