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SOCIETY
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 ercise it's powers, or exercised them in a colony which has remained under British rule. In the latter case their descendants must have been loyal to the cause of the revolution.
 The following are the requirements for membership: Membership in the order of the Descendants of Colonial Governors is purely honorary, and by invitation only. All men and women in the direct line of descendant from Governor or Acting Governor prior to 1750 are eligible to the order, provided:
 That they be members of the Colonial Danes, Colonial Wars Mayhower So- cieties, and that their line of descent from the Governors be recorded in any one of the said societies,
 That the ancestdal Ines of ascent to the Governor, with all dates of births mar riages and deaths, as far as possible to as certain, be furnished with affidavit att tached and
 That they be invited by their state chair man, or, where there is no chairman, by the governor general. No chairman shall invite outside of her own state. Member ship in the order will be hereditary the insignia passing to the nearest heir in the line of descent. The total number of in- Vitations issued will be limited. When the limit is reached, the membership lists will be closed the order incorporated under a national constitution. and a national mem- bership book issued. State membership books may be issued at any time by the state chairman
 The following Alabama women have been enrolled in the order, all of whom have brilliant ancestral records, some being de- Mrs Joheph Henry Johnson, chairman for Alabama of the order of the Descendants of Colonial Governors; Mrs. Douglass Pea body, Mobile: Mrs Charles Shawham Mo- bile; Mrs. Albert T. Henley, Birmingham; Mrs. David Roberts, Birmingham: Mrs John P. Furniss, Selma; Mrs. Mnthorn Woolsey, Selma.
 The insignia of the order is very beauti- full From a gold bar, engraved with the name of ancester, Is suspended by a white and crimson ribbon, an eight-pointed gold star, edged with crimson enamel, in the center in high relief, is the monogram c. G. in crimson enamel the upper point of the star, by which 1t Is connected with the ribbon, bears a tiny gold crown
 Through the fortunes of war many South ern colonial records have unfortunately disappeared, therefore on this account it ia sometimes a little difficult to produce the desired information concerning colonial ancestry, though the proudest families in America were the settlers of the South.
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garet MeNamara of South Thrtieth street leaves for her home in Kentucky tomor- row, accompanied by Mrs. MeNamara who will spend the holidays with her parents.
 
 Mr. Stephen Ellison is spending some time in New York.
 Miss Lizzie Hutton will entertain the Little Jokers Thursday afternoon at 2:S0 o'clock.
 Mrs. Edward K. Campbell will entertain the Highland Book Club Thursday morn- ing instead of Wednesday.
 Miss Lula Wood Frances, expressing and enrolling clerk of the Senate, will spend the holidays at her home in Birmingham. There will be meeting of the Ladies' Auxiliary of St. Vincent's Hospital tomor- row afternoon at 3 o'clock at the Florence. Miss Allie Pope Billups entertained her lady friends at dinner last evening in hon or of her lovely guest. Miss Annie Glenn Teacher of Montgomery.
 Dr. and Mrs. Hays Compton of Fair haven, Washington, are guests of Miss Louie Compton at the Seminary.
 MT James Bowron will deliver an infor- nal lecture before the boarding pupils of the Seminary, in the school parlors, on Tuesday evening, the 18th inst A rare treat is in store for those so fortunate as to have this privilege of listening to MT. Bowron, as he is one of the best informed and most fluent speakers of Birmingham.
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ALL RIGHT IN BISCUITS
But a Poor Medicine.

Common soda is all right in it's place and indispensable in the kitchen and for cook ing and washing purposes, but soda was never intended for medicine and people who use it as such wiE some day regret it.
 The common use of soda to relieve heart burn and sour stomach is a habit which thousands of people practice, almost daily, and one which is fraught with danger, soda gives only temporary relief and in the end the stomach trouble gets worse and worse.
 The soda acts as a mechanical irritant to the walls of the stomach and bowels and Cases are on record where it accumulates In tho inteutines, causing death by in fammat ton Or peritonitis.
 Dr. Harlandson recommends as the safest and slrrest cure for sour stomach (aeid dys- r,epsia) the daily after meals of an eX- cellent preparation, sold by druggists under the namc of StuaTts Dyspepsia Tablets. These tablets are large 20 grain lozenges, pleasant to the taste and containing the natural peptones and digestive elements necessary 10 good digestion and which all weak stomachs lack.
 Stuarts Dyspepsia Tablets used regularly after meals digest the food promptly and thoroughly before it has time 10 ferment, sour and poison the blood and nervous sys- tenn.
 and recommends Stuar's Dyspepsia Tab lets in all forms of stomach Arrangement and finds them a certain cure, not only for sour stomach, but by causing prompt digestion of the food they create healthy appetite increase flesh. and strengthen the action of the heart and liver.
 They are not cathartic and contain no violent drug, but are intended only for stomach diseases and faulty digestion, and generally acknowledged to be the most re- liable cure for any stomach trouble except cancer of the stomach.
 Stuarts Dyspepsia Tablets now enjoy an international reputation and popularity and are sold by druggists everywhere in the United States, Canada and Great Britain.
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christmas Holiday Rates.

The Central of Georgia will sell tickets to the public, account Christmas holidays, December p, B, 24, 25. 30 and 31 1900, also January 1. 1901 with extreme limit January 4. 1901, at rate of one and one-third first class fare for the round trip To students of schools and colleges tickets will be sold at same rate December IS to 2, 1900, with final limit January 8, 1901. upon presenta- ton of certificates signed by superintend- ents, principals and presidents thereof. Solon Jacobs, Commercial Agent; W. D. Hammet, Travelling Passenger Agent. 1921 Firs+ avenue, Birmingham, Ala.
 H.8-ts
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Rugs, Just Received.

200 Moquette Rugs, large size,
 worth $500; going in this De-
 cember sale at. ... =. .....$2.9e 200 Moquette Rugs, large size,
 worth $3.75; December sale
 price,. =. ... 1.90 Smyrna Rugs, 36x72, worth $4.75;
 December sale prioe... ... ..... 2.98 Smyrna Rugs, 30x6Q, worth $3.50;
 December sale price. ,........ 1.99 Smyrna Mats, 18x36, worth $1.00;
 December sale price. ........... 75c
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-12-02
HOLLAND HOUSE.

the csuversation, to keep II incessant and
yarisd and ever brilliant. to say with
tar 81 her fan on the table. Now. Ma
eaaIay. we have had enough OF this; give
n something else" to steer from danger
aus points and TO rule tho board with
dlpjomaf,c SKILL At Lambs. as at Cold
vmlths in the earlier days, all was free
am and comrHdeship and good feeling.
me talk that ratified about the whist
tables ana over tho cold mutton was the
most spontaneous and natural In all the
world.
AZ We view II today II was no common
group that gathered at Temple lane. Here.
h tho place which . half century earlier
uoud have been occupied by the great
Johnson. nj the inspired Coierldge. tho
nan VIA attempted to cover the entire
a<ld of human knowledge. and yet. In
the words Of peQuIncey. who finished
nothing but his sentences" Whenever
he vns present. ~ one OF the circle de-
eiafsd. Argument wit, humor, criticism
were hushsd: the pertest, smartest and
the eleverest felt that all were assembled
10 listen" He was never witty, but he was
en- ihexhaustibie fountain Of wisdom and
Inspiration. Here at times came Words
worth, NhD deserves me1tion in a history
Of th~ humorists as the man having. with
he single exception of Milton perhaps.
the smallest sense Of humor of all the
English poets. Goodwin, the philosopher.
: man equally deficient In humor. was n
constant visitor, az were Haxiitt and
eoult<y and the versatile Leigh Hunt.
IN The place Of Garrick sat Charles Kem-
bic, militant and chivalrous, and In Gold
smiths place was the whimsical kindly
hfafted Lamb. stammering out puns and
fAasas'ic jokss the life and soul Of the
company.
lambs stammoring. which was by no
eeaas affected, Increased greatly the ef-
tsssissns~s Of his sallles. Laughable as
taess are a. We read them today. they
ssfs ienfala more telling when, with
palaiu smile and stammering effect. no
tfS twisted them out for the delight OF
~ rst$n According To Hazlitt. one OF
w sifSlt, "ha always made the best pun
- ~ beat remark In the course OF tho
sfamf No one ever stammered out
sNs ~. piguant, deep, eloquent things
: Ah'dazsn half-sentencos as he does.
~ fNs scaid Hike tears. and he probes
s1ss''oh With play upon words"
NJ wasslss" asked coleridge. have you
VT scare ME prtaehT''
- esa-hsyef heard you do anything
80 NAs the reply.
nsatd4 and water" he maintained,
sTa wv thlngs-hranay aud water I"
~ he enca satorted. WV
sssrh undoubtedly could have
IVA Hamlet u he had the m-rnla,i"
a. sSme said one Of his employers
'1''A heuse' you come very late
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-12-02
10TLAND HOUSE AND TEMPLE LANE
Copyright 1900. by Eaton)
HOME SEYMOUR EATON

understandable, like the flavor of auinee.,
it is diffusive and impossible to quote:
Ii plays about a subject with n SORT az
lambert CLEAN. never bursting inn
boisterous flame, never completely diving
out II is always kindly. always haif
pathetic. Says well-known critic after
speaking Of the crowd OF testers that ar-
ed the period with their noisy cIatter,
We quit their uproarious laughter for
MS more quiet and pensive hurnor with
somewhat OF the same feeling that we
leave the noisy though amusing highway
Tor the cool landscape and the soft green
sWaru. We reflect as we smile: the mal-
ice OF our nature is rather laid to rest
than called forth: a kindly and forgiying
temper 10 excited. We rise from HIS
works. II not with any general truth
more wildly impressed. yet prepared by
gentle and almost imperceptibIe touches
70 pc more social In our cornpanionships
ana warmer in our friendships"
No quotation can give an adequate
idea of the variety and the quality OF
Lambs humor. We will choose almost at
random his description Of Mrs. Battle as
a whist player:
"A clear fire, clean hearth and the
rgor OF the game This was the celebrat-
ed wish of old Sarah Battle NOW with
God), who. next TO her devotions. loved
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-12-02
Doyal Patrons
~ of Golf Some
Centuries Ago.

O. ONE months ago, says a corre-
~ spondent of Golf Illustrated, you
~ allowed me space for a quotation
from Mr. Sanford Terry's fascinating
biography of the great Scots General
Leslie. first Earl Of Leven, dealing with
our White Kings golf while a prisoner
with the Scots army then in occupation
of Newcastle. The fact that most ap-
pealed to my sense of fun was that the
king was only allowed out for round
over the Shield Field while under the
direct supervision OF Leslie or the illus
trious cavalry leader Lumsden, governor
of the town-surely the two most famous
caddies on record And now in October
Blackwood We find passage in an art-
Gle on that queer mixture of good and
evil, Benny Prince Charlie. that may
not come wholly amiss: He was very
handsome. and Capt. Richmond saw him
with curly papers in the morning. which
Murray begged him not TO tell in Dublin
lest 1t might be thought eneminate. But
he grew up unspoied, hating, we are told.
the society of ladies and the opera, and
loving golf and long winter walks with
his gun"
This devotion OF the Stuart line to the
national game was really singular, and
might warrant fieeting reference. Thus
We read Of Queen Mary playing both golf
and pell-mell at Seton Immediately after
the removal of Darnley-unexpected, at
all events. on hts part. And away back In
1903 We have the now famous entries In
the accounts OF the lords high treasurers
telling of the kings expenses at golf
with the Earl OF Bothulie, which give
the cost of clubs at only shilling each
and balls four shillings a dozen-cheap
enough, even at the then value, and when
one remembers the money was Scots, and
the really hard labor of the oid-time
feather suffers. James VL-one
mentions with regret. for croquet would
seem more suitable-was among the keen
est OF golfers. and appointed royal club
and ballmakers, and in catalogue of his
library is record of two COLTS" presented
TO him by the Lord of Rosayth. His
son Henry. the worthy little prince who
was cut of untimely. was also golfer,
and his clubs were long kept as heir
looms in one of our Scottish strengths las
you and might an old Philip. along with
his fathers cradle; and we have all read
OF his nearly killing his old dominic. Fa
miliar TOO, are James III. of England
and his adventures on Leith links with
Forecaddie Dickson and Cobbler Pater-
some; and how Lord Elcho In 1888 found
Prince Charlie golfing in the Borghese
gardens. And there was, OF course. that
other James, who used to drift down to
Gosford-for golf. no doubt.
1t seems pity that the Stuarts had not
been as faithful In other matters as they
were to golf.
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made n revoke. nor ever passed y over
ia her adversary, without exciting we ~
most forfeiture. She fought S9ol hHht
rut and thrust She held not her Ene1
syard cher carasl like d1ncort sha
safe holt up and neither shovel San
her cards nor desired 90 sec ynis -
nea,le have their blind sidc--theiF Fopet-
ss,tians. and 1 have heard her declare
under the rose that hearts were her 'AN"
tie suit 49, h.e,, sarah
saftie many 81 the best wears q It.
saw her lake out her snunh.x Nhen y
vas her turn "a play, or sbun csnnl
IN the middle ef a same ZANE o ~ 'SS'N 80
In marked contrast with The cezy Attls
circle al Lambs were the masnihcent So
cial gatherings at Holland house. here
the company was ecsmopohtaa' hetV
Nigh, be found the most hrtliRnt meh
of every land the most no'ed master.
tn every art and science. From the eNa
- tast century says Reid. until the
onening wears Of Queen vlctorla's reign.
fsw men in England OF liberal prostitutes
Who had gainee rsnown in art, literature.
,oltstes ar science failed 50 make Ao~
apntptapea with Holland house ana ~
senlai and patriotic owner Lord hol-
land and hts most brilliant Nte-os
r,awusfs witch drew clety "a this ems
rnartss paiaea." a. sidney smlih term
,,',,ere As marvelapsiy gifted as ans
- ,heir guests. TIE host al those fire.
-,,ssf dinners, 81 which The letters Of the
n.rlsd make such frequent mention vas
mar most lovahis ard most hrillaut.
Itta renartee and table @itticlsns are
st,s, rcynap,heret. No man was eFnr
quicker az imrromp "a of sopthfy. ths
49,. laureate, he SAID;
s,sear l.a,Grats Bob aefrsuAs the king
xa fakes' hts cash auo deNs not ein@s
ygf IN he EueA, know npt wh3,
stnr5nr for us-who De no1 bay
Yaav Holland-beautlfuf igupcrious.
tartful oftea sarcastic-vuied the table
yish arm haad Few dared withstand
her. Macamiay sank tnf0 silence az her
word saith. however. was samel,mcs
fnterrtrsnle. ,'Syducy sec pner come
nsandaA ring the helif oh. yes. was
no retort s'and shah l sweep the room 80
NJ one could be more outsVoken. Lord
Rochester remarked that he bad poem
nearly through she press Dear, dear,
cried Lady Holland. Tn sorry 10 hear
that-can't yoG suppress it,
The Dr. johnson ~ this group was the
| phenomenal NacaulRy - "a book IN
J breerh,s' . as Smith once declared. His
Z vivac!ty and his enormous crCaiiu1 made
4 him ,th. king ~ diners-out' He has
/ the strength OF ten men, declared Emer-
/ son. who met him in London; Immense
memory, fun. fire. learning politics, man
4 aegs and bride. and talks al the TINA ID
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a good game OF whist She was none OF
your iukewarm gamesters. your half
and-half players, who have no objection
up a rubber: who afflrm that they have
no pleasure I'm winning: that they like
10 win one game and then lose another.
that they can while away an hour very
agreeabiy at a card table. but are indf-
ferent whether they play or no, and will
desire an adversary who has slipped n
wrong card to take Il up and play an
other. These fnsufferabie trifers are the
curse of table one of these flies will
spoil a whole pot. OF such II may be
said that they do not play at cards, but
only play at playing at them
Sarah Battle was none of that breed
She detested them, as I do. from her
heart and soul. and would not. save up
on striking emergency. willingly sent
herself at the same table with them. She
loved thorough paced partner, deter
mined enemy. She took and gave no
concessions. She hated favors. She never
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MINOR OF ENGLISH
Avp AxENcAN LITERATURE.
VII


~..,,v the frst third Of the nineteenth
Datlnh svtssh wit and humor found its
een,0s IN center center in two widely different
~ .taa,. 90 supping weekly in the hum
e q charles sst snd a. NAY n9an aS ho shs
efns' ~ rnost brilliant surroundings and
e. .isl ~. ss eminent list Of guests which the
Dsos could furnish In sses q i ~
s', snd merry subsidiaries Lamb.
w u. 80 and Iovable, perhaps the most
ans. .sao ~ all English humorists. and
sx ,,S smith. brilliant. philosophical
~ w,t,iest u Englishmen."
IsuBs weekly suppers had In them
.ss 10 remind one of the early meet
-. 49, ~ tha Literary Club. They were de-
sSsfaIy informal one might n, come I1s and ind
% - IA hungry. or SIT by "a clear fire
clean hearth" and play his rubber
= Whist instead. There was no skillfni
= ssns,al IKE Lady Holland to command
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Gold and Platinum.

The specific gravity of gold is 1,s26, and
of platinum is also, water being taken at
100. Pure gold is worth s20.6T an ounce,
platinum about half as much. Platinum
Is used chiefly in dentistry, jewelry, cleo
trical mechanisms and in stills for the
manufacture of sulphuric acid Russia is
the main source of supply. the Americas
and Australia furnishing a little
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Iong and Short Miles.
The shortest mile Is the Chinese. only
sa yards. Norway has TIE lengext, fZlS2
yards
New-York tribune., 1900-08-30
WILL SUPPORT SOUTHERN VICEROYS.
Mr.. BRODRICK TOUCHES ON THE AT
TITUDE OF GREAT BRITAIN

London, Aug 29-WiIliam st. John Brodrick,
Under Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs,
speaking this evening at ThornComhe, said the
situation in China was considerably involved.
because there was no Chinese Government with
which TO negotiate.
Great Britain" continued the Under Secre-
tary while prepared to support the loyal
Viceroys of South China who have stood aloof
from this insurrection. and while prepared also
to preserve British trade with China will claim
some penalty or indemnity for the damage
wrought.
Nevertheless, we cannot undertake to govern
China ourselves or with the assistance of other
Powers"
A dispatch from St Petersburg contains the
somewhat remarkable assertion that Russia al
most Immediately will give notice to the Powers
that she considers the relief OF the Peking lega-
tions as the final accomplishment of the military
task of the allied forces. There is nothing, now
ever in the papers here to confirm this
The papers doubt that the rumors Of peace
negotiations are we'll founded, and applaud Gen
eraI Chaffees prudence in preparing for a win
ter campaign. as they regard the activity Of the
allies Pelfng and the difficulty OF discovering
g responsible ChinaInan with whom to treat,
unless Ii Hung Chang is able to place himself
in communication with the fugitive Court and
secure credentials satisfactory TO all the
Powers. as indications that the solution Of the
problem will be more prolonged and more diff
cult than previously hoped.
New-York tribune., 1900-08-30
Mr.. BOUTELLE'S HEALTH.
STILL IN SERIOUS CONDITION. But ULTI-
MATE RECOVERY EXPECTED BY
HIS FRIENDS.

Bangor Ne. Aug. 2s.-The condition OF Charles
Addison Boutelle, member OF Congress for
the IVth Maine District and candidate for
election Is subject of great Interest in political
circles generally and Of deep concern to the people
of his district and OF all Maine The publication in
a Boston newspaper the other day Of article
stating that Congressman Boutelle's was hope
less has led direct inquiries by local newspaper
men as to the true condition OF the patient and the
result is given here:
A close friend OF the family, a man intimately
associat ted with Congressman Boutelle. declares
that there is fair chance OF the recovery OF the
patient: that he is much stronger physically than
for a long time past. and that he is making slow
but sure progress toward recovery from his mental
ailuent. When Congressman Boutele was stricken
at Young's Hotel last winter. his trouble gas
trio vertigo: he never was afflicted with Bright's
disease. Since then there has been a hemorrhagC
flooding the brain with blood. This blood has long
since been absorbed, and the trouble since then
has not been. reported so frequently. a blood
clot on the brain. but crystsLiZaton OF blood in
the veins Of the head causing those veins to clog
and so distended az times as TO press upon
the mental tissues resulting in a blurring OF the
faculties and occasional suspension to
tent of intellectual activity This crystalZa ton o.
blood is being gradually overcome
How long a time viii be required for his recovery
cannot be stated with any degree OF accuracy
AS TO attitude Of his constituents and. IN fact
the feeling all the people OF his district. regard
less OF party may be said that II Is the common
wish that may be continued IN ONCE, in recogni-
ton OF his long and distinguished services.
New-York tribune., 1900-08-30
DELAYS WERE BEYOND CHE-FoO.
THAT FACT ESTABLISHED BY A DISPATCH
FROM CONSUL FOWLER

Washington, Aug. pa cable dispatch was
received at the State Department to-day from
Consul Fowler at Che-Foo. The dispatch itself
was of little interest relating entirely to a
routine matter, and not made public. But
1t was important because of its date which was
August % This date. wrought into the body
OF the dispatch by Mr Fowler. has established
the fact that any delay that has been expert
enced in the last fortnight in the sending and
receipt Of communications between Washing
ton and Peking was beyond Che-Foo, and not
on the overland line, crossing the neck Of land
between Che-Foo and Shanghai the cable ter
minus. This points to the probability that the
delays were the military line between T2ku
and Peling. This is attributed to the opera
uons Of small marauding parties Of Boxers oper-
ating on the lines Of communication of the Pc
king relief force.
New-York tribune., 1900-08-30
Tor several days
TRANSFERRED TO AMERICAN FLAG
CITIZEN OF THE. UNITED STATES BUYS
FIVE CHINESE STEAMERS

ashingtoa Aug. 2s-Mr. Chamberlain, the Com
missioner Of Navigation. has received through the
STATE Department copies Of bills Of sale from the
ohlna Merchants Steam Navigation Company TO
Saptain \ E. knights, citizen OF the United
states hVing at Shanghai. Of FIVE Chinese steamers
me price paid for the vessels 100000 taels or
auout 0Z2o Notwithstanding the fact that Con
Sul-STeneral Goodnow certifes that the money was
paid over in his presence It seems pronabIe TO
20 me american flag was made for the purpose Of
projecting the vessels against possible seizure and
cohhScalo in case of war between China and
ne other Powers. During the trouble between
recorded. but whether the vessels we're afterward
@ el1Hs+TLTed to their original owners does not ap-
P1aI ne Ghfna-- Merchants Steam Navigation
1onpaAy Is said to be the largest owner Of steam
1i resse;s IN Ghina Following the names Of the
eselS with their tonnage Taishun. 500 Toonan.
'''''' h"ang-Chi. Sos Poo-Ch 104s; Chi-Yuen, 1873