The age-herald., 1900-12-28

years before, and had heard of his romance with house of Arends. His family. all Of whom knew intimately, were Protestants. his father being @ deacon and a dear old man. When he went to BreWton to take charge of the station, 1t was transfer as concerned his duties. for he had been station agent or 'deepoe' man. in his home village. He went to live at the Arends house, and very promptly fell in love with Annie Arends, and the fair little Catholic promptly gave the stalwart and handsome Protestant her love in return. That was how it all came to my boyish ears-John's sweetheart was Catholic. That was sin gular. had no idea what the Catholics were like, having never seen one; but had a. general impression that they were no better than they ought to be. But how ever that might have been, my stalwart friend won the beautiful Miss Arends and her religious faith won him. He died years ago, and the house burned Christmas eve belonged to his faithful widow"
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 "Superstitious persons may be inclined to give the United States Consulate General at Singapore bad name, though that is not likely to deter applicants for consular SOAASeAA
 eDr. R. A Moseley of Birmingham had been in Singapore but a. year or so when he contracted an illness so severe that he was forced to go to Japan in search of re- lief, and in Japan he died very quickly. Now his successor commits suicide. Two or three weeks ago the President filled the vacancy caused by Dr. Moseleys deplora- ble death by appointing as Consul General Twin GhaW xUhO consul at Barranquilla. Columbia. On Christmas day Consul General Shaw killed himself in a Philadelphia hotel by opening an ar tery and thereby bleeding to death. In sort of way, Singapore was held to belong to Alabama, but MT. Shaw. who was a Pennsylvanian, I believe, was appointed without the knowledge of the leading Ala bama Republicans, who are presumed to have desired to recommend an Alabamian for the position. The renewed vacancy now gives the Alabamians an opportunity.
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 There was reference in this place the other day to the fact that Oriental rugs valued as high as $S50 each were finding sale in Birmingham, that being cited as evidence of the demand for luxuries and the plentifulness of money in this district. It is of wide interest to note that there will be opened a display of such rugs at Loyeman, Joseph & Loebs today which will be the most interesting exhibit of that nature ever seen in the South, MT Emil Loeb brought with him from New York large consignment of these rich and beau- tiful rugs, a portion of the finest and best in a million dollar stock: and hence his house is enabled to make a public display quite unique in the history of Southern development. These rugs, which the pub lie may see, will be in no small measure educational, for there ar comparatively few persons who have ever had opportunity to see so rich display of products from the looms of the Orient.
 Col. ". w. Brandon of Tuscaloosa was in Birmingham yesterday.
 
 Colonel Shook, MT. Paschal Shook and MT Warner Shook, who spent Christmas at the family home in Nashville, have re- turned.
 A raccoon was discovered in a tree and captured by thirteen-year-old Ernest Par rish at Nineteenth street and Seventh ave- nue, early last night. The boy saw the varmint up the tree and climbed after him. Near the top there was a struggle, which ended in the lad and coon falling to lower branches. After being choked and biting the lads hand. the coon gave up the fight, and the lad carried 1t off by the tail Par rish who lives at 1016 Eighteenth street, North, said he believed the coon to be household pet, though 1t fought him rath- CT savagely, and he will keep it for pos sible owner and reward. Parr1sh's pluck merits acknowledgement