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The Florida star. (Titusville, Fla.) 1880-1917, 1901-12-13
Holiday Shopping.

Christmas presents have been ag-
itating the minds of both our old
and young readers, for every person
that can possibly do so takes great
pleasure in giving presents to low
ed ones and friends at Christmas
tide of the year. This is a beauti-
full custom and one that deserves
to be perpetuated for all time to
come, as it cultiYates a thoughtful
ness for the pleasure of others, gen.
crosby, charity and unselfishness.
The faculty of making other people
feel happy is one of the greatest and
purest pleasures of this life, and of
all the seasons of the year Christ
mas is the time when good cheer,
good fellowship and generosity play
an important part in the Christian
world. No feature contributes so
largely to universal happiness as
this giving of tokens of esteem and
affection. But it should be dis
tinctly bourne in mind that it is
not the money value of gifts that
makes them priced, but the spirit
in which they are rendered. For
this reason a simple gift often car
rieS more joy and genuine gladness
to a person than an elaborate or ex-
pensive one would, because it is a
true and earnest expression of the
loyalty, fidelity and affection of
the donor.
The season for Christmas shop
ping is now on. Less than two
weeks time mark the arrival of the
holiday, the time is short and dis
eliminating purchasers are making
the best of it in order to save dis
appointment. Right here we de-
sire to impress upon our people the
fact that they should give the local
dealers the opportunity of supply
ing their Christmas wants. Except
in a most extraordinary emergency
there is no necessity or good reason
for sending away from Titusville
for Christmas gifts. Our merch-
ants have more than fully antici-
pated the wants of this section and
have excellent stocks of Christmas
goods from which selections can be
made, and residents down the river
who are isolated from stores carry
ing Christmas goods can do as well
here as in the cities.
Our local stores deserve the pa
tronage of our home folks because
they are large contributors to the
prosperity of the town and always
respond literally when public en-
prise is proposed. However, they
realize, too, that sentiment must be
discounted when it comes down to
a hard matter of dollars and cents,
and they are ready to do Christmas
sales upon strict business princi-
piles, as upon all other occasions.
But what We claim is that they
have perfect right to ask and ex-
The Florida star. (Titusville, Fla.) 1880-1917, 1901-12-13

The Gainesville Sun, in COM
menting upon an article in the
Tampa Herald in regard to Repub-
lican politics and Office changes,
remarks as follows: whatever may
be said upon this question of chan
ges in federal offices in Florida
must .e problematical at this time.
There is no doubt of an opposition
to the state Republican machine,
but just now it appears to be con-
fined to K. r. Gunby and a few of
the outs Mr.. Gunby may be a
bright man and personal friend
of the president, but he will learn
in few weeks that he is not the
whole cheese The sending to the
senate of the name of Frank w.
Allen for reappointment to the of
fee of collector of customs of Key
West would indicate that the fed
eral Office holders who have salts
factorily conducted their offices are
to have a genuine snap Messrs.
Robinson and Chubb are to hold
on to their jobs until 1905, when
they will have to slip down for
some good wool hot Democrat.
They are to be safe until then.
There is absolutely no doubt about
that"
The Florida star. (Titusville, Fla.) 1880-1917, 1901-12-13

An interesting innovation in
school work, as described in the
Topeka (Kansas) Journal, one with
possibilities of adoption for many
other schools, is an experiment in
international correspondence. The
idea seems to have originated with
Principal John Carter, of the Oak
land public school of Topeka. I'm
der his direction the pupils of the
seventh and eighth grades wrote a
series of letters to the pupils of
Sunnyside school, Alloa, Scotland,
a manual training school with an
attendance of about seven hundred,
Alloa being a town near Edin-
burgh, with population of Ia, 900.
About thirty letters were received
in reply, and they have been read
on Friday afternoons during the
fall, to the great enjoyment of those
attending Oakland school. The
average age of the little Scotch
writers is about thirteen, and they
describe in simple unaffected fash
ion the things they think may in
terest their American correspon-
dents. To make this international
exchange of school children's let
tiers profitable and not merely nov
ell, the foreign school must be Sc
lected with care, as was done in
this case. 1t is worth adding that
the next school with which the
Oakland school is to correspond
will be one in Ireland. The bene-
fit of the experiment is not merely
that it interests children in foreign
countries and revives "the lost art
The Florida star. (Titusville, Fla.) 1880-1917, 1901-12-13

Il. t. Mitchell, of New Smyrna, canght
large man-eating shark off the New
Smyrna bridge last week, which measur-
ell over nine feet in length. He has the
jaws of the monster as relic. They
have several rows of sharp teeth, and it
takes person with a strong nerve to
view them without shudder.
The Florida star. (Titusville, Fla.) 1880-1917, 1901-12-13

of letter writing" but also that it
may lead to opportunities of per-
|sonal contact when the little letter
writers reach the age for foreign
travel.
The Florida star. (Titusville, Fla.) 1880-1917, 1901-12-13
Stepped Into Live Goals,

"When a child l burned my foot fright
fully" writes w. Ii. Eads, of Jonesville,
Va, (which caused horrible leg sores for
80 years, but Bucklen's Arnlca Salve
wholly cured me after everything else
failed" Infallible for burns, scalds, cuts,
sores, bruises and piles. Sold by Wilson
Il Son and j. b. Screven 25c )
The Florida star. (Titusville, Fla.) 1880-1917, 1901-12-13

rid the blood of all impurities and cure
all eruptions.
The age-herald., 1901-03-10
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The papers throughout the United States are making big capital out of the crusade of Mrs. Nation and her follow CTS and the fact that women having mu- nicipal suffrage in Kansas have not been able to enforce the laws through the bal lot, thereby proving the failure of wom- and suffrage.
 Miss Anthony is quoted as saying: Tn Kansas since 1887, Mrs. Nation, with all the women of the 2s6 cities of the State, has had the right to vote for Mayor, for the members of the Common Council and for every other officer of the municipal ity. Women equally with men have the responsibility. Therefore, the duty or Mrs. Nation and all the women of Kansas Is to register and vote for only men and women who will publicly pledge them selves to do their duty and to restore to private life every offic who has failed to show his hand"
 Almost without excepNon the papers have omitted the most important portion of her statement, which puts the ques- ton in an entirely different light. The portion omitted Is this: But the same Legislature that gave women the right to vote passed a law giving the Cover nor the power to appoint in the first ana second class cities, three police comTnis- sioners to take charge of the enforce ment of the laws for the suppression Of the saloons brothels and gambling houses The women soon learned that II made no difference for whom they voted. No city official would do aught to enforce the law The saloon went scot free whichever party was In power. The wom- en had no political influence with the Governor, while every bootlegger, every iointest every saloonist, and every mothers son, no matter how low, drunk en or besotted had a direct vote for him.
 In 1899 the law giving the Governor power to appoint commissioners was re- pealed. Since then the cities of the first and second class have had the burden of the enforcement or non-enforcement oi the laws thrown back into the hands of the people.
 It will be seen that for twelve years after the granting of municipal suffrage women were allowed no voice in choos- ing the officers whose duty 1t was to en' force the laws and, during this time tho joints" became thoroughly entrenchet in Kansas. The women have voted bu once under the new law. Therefore be cause women at one election have no been able to overcome with the ballot tn evil that has been allowed to grow 10 years by men, woman suffrage Is rall ure."
 Why Is 1t that 1t does not prove maj suffrage to be failure when the prom bition men fail to enforce their prohibi ton laws? We do not hear this used an argument against allowing prohibition
The age-herald., 1901-03-10
FOOL UNCLE sAM's AGENTS.
Clever Tricks Used By Smugglers
 Carry Them Through Tight Places.

The day of the picturesque smuggler is over. No longer does his swift craft steal into the harbor of some seaside village in the dead of night and his brawny men pull for the beach to unload boxes and barrels or rare stuff and hide them on shore until such time as they may be distributed without fear of the revenue officer But that does not mean that smuggling is lost art, by any means, for, In spite of the army of men that Uncle Sam employs to guard his sources of revenue. and see that no dutiable ar ticles are brought In until he gets share of the profits on them, hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of goods pass in without detention every year It is es- timated, indeed that more than $1,000,000 worth of diamonds are smuggled in every year, not to mention other precious stones. It Is a regular business, and the professional smuggler is nearly as num- erous though not nearly so picturesque as of old.
 Not only are the professional snug glers engaged in the the business, but many good and worthy church members stand shivering with fear while their bag gage is being examined, lest some ar ticles that they well know are dutlable and have tried to hide in a trunk or aDout their own persons may be brought to light Sad to say, not many peoples con- sciences are tender when 1t comes to try ing to rob Uncle Sam. Moreover, many regard it as an exciting sort of a game and derive much pleasure from a con temptation of their own cleverness Tn eluding the revnue officers.
 Diamond smuggling is perhaps the most profitable part of the business. Most of the gems come from Canada over regu- lar route from Montreal to New York. Canada admits them free of duty so that there is no trouble in getting them to Montreal but then comes the problem of conveying them across the border
 Not only does the government have custom house wherever a railroad crosses from one country to another, but there are a number of secret service agents who keep watch on the dealers agents and are continually travelling Gbout to intercept the messenger who carries the gems-for they must of necessity be carried by hand as it would be too dangerous to send them by mail or express. The duty on the uncut bems Is but 10 per cent It was made low so that there might not be too much temptation to evade the pay ment of it. But, nevertheless, there are many sharp men and women who make a good profit out of the business, and 1t is not often they are caught,
The age-herald., 1901-03-10

Every season marks an advance In mu- sical culture in this country. In most of the large cities the number of musically educated folk and music lovers who lis- ten intelligently to sonatas concertos. symphonies, oratorios and grand opera is already considerable, and it increases steadily. When the fact is recalled that Bach's name had never appeared on a plano recital programme in the United States prior to 1S53 when pr. William hpss1 made his fist tour, the progress which classic music has made seem won Gt feI. foi the p.eludes and fugues are known and appreciated today by thou sands of Americans; and, indeed, no re- cital programme would be quite satlsfac tory to a representative concert audience without a Bach number.
 Yet notwithstanding the permanent hold that the highest order of musical art is now taking on a portion of the American public this country musically is far De- hind Europe, and 1t will be so for some years to come. No nation will take rank as a musical nation, like Germany. for example until every school and college includes music In it's course of study. In Germany music Is an essential part of culture, and there Is scarcely a lawyer. a banker or a large merchant in that country who has not written songs and works for stringed quartette by way Of diversion and aesthetic development.
 In the meantime the populous cities Of the United States are having musical at fractions every bit as brilliant and ar tistic as the great capitals of the old world
 One of the encouraging signs of the times Is the interest that many of the wealthy men of this country take in good music. Colonel Higginson, the Boston millionaire, led off about twenty years ago by establishing and endowing the Boston Symphony Orchestra, the equal of any orchestra in Europe About ten years ago number of wealthy men of Chicago endowed the famous orchestra of which Theodore Thomas is conductor; and it is second to no symphony organi- zation in the world Ranking next to the Boston Symphony and the Chicago Or chcstra is the Pittsburg Orchestra led by Victor Herbert The Pittsburg back CTS include Andrew Carnegie, who has long been a generous patron of music. chestras liberally endowed, and the day should not be far distant when Birming- ham will be one of them.
 Carnegie Is not only a large giver to- ward the maintenance of q great orches- tra, but he is devotee of fine music, and never misses an opportunity of hear ing It. He says himself that he has his greatest pleasure outside of books in lis tening to symphonies.
 Pierpont Morgan received a good musi- cal education, and takes great delight in chorals and other forms of sacred song.
 Rockefeller's musical education was neglected, but he is fond of music, and is a regular copcert-goer. Nearly all the
The age-herald., 1901-03-10
SMe SecoNd NNeek o5 the Skwt SaAe.

hundred skirts sale New styles this tme at av iIg prices.
 All chevot skirt in black ony tailor made fared with e0 S5 % value .J.UJ Best English Cheviot fared with founce trimmed 0Q with of stitched san sell regular $6 98 TsJU Sponged Boadcoth Skirt royal and bue brown
 gray black trimmed in bands of stitched taeta Sells 7E ngular $0OO lest sponged Chevo with flare and graduated founce 7E bands and sells regular at S99S UI raea Skirt excellent quality tucked all extra co :. rae all over founce trimmed with six E1 of gathered ribbon. lJ'vV Best quality Taea with drop skirt 1Onch accordeon pleaed aounce skirts with graduated hare trimmed with eight 9 7E rows of heH1stltchng
The age-herald., 1901-03-10
HE SENDS IT FREE T0pmEH.
The Following Letter From Wealthy churn Manufacturer Speaks
 For Itself.

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 THOS. W. L. BRADFORD.
 32 E. Third St., Cincinnati, Q.
 (Other papers please copy.)
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The age-herald., 1901-03-10
pleasing for the sick. that have the ini- tial letters in the centre.
Cruel.

OTuCis This Is never a tempting dish, although it is a very necessary one In the sick room, and the following is the best way to prepare it. Pound the coarse Scotch oat meal well in a mortar, or tie the meal in coarse cloth and pound 1t with a wooden mallet Pour into a tumbler and fill with water; stir the oat meal until the water gets very white. After the sediment has settled pour off the water into a saucepan. Repeat this three times and you will have all the flour and nutriment clements. Place the saucepan over the fire and boil twenty minutes, constantly stirring; add thin white cream.
 Beef Tea. Of the many ways for preparing beef tea one of the best Is:
 One pound of the juiciest portion of the round.
 Cut off the fat and gristle. Cut in small dice.
 Place in bowl of water and set aside. Press the meat frequently to extract the juice.
 When the water is very red, pour off and add more water. Heat this liquid slowly and add salt and serve.
 Lemon Jelly. Soak nalt DoX Selallne III ndll cup ol Wa ter.
 Shave the rind of a lemon very thin. One sticl; cinnamon.
 One pint water; boil ten minutes and add the gelatine.
 One cup sugar, half cup lemon juiceand strain.
 This can be moulded in many pretty shapes.
 Things To Remember. Let in the sunshine.
 Banish all confusion.
 Make mustard plasters thin. Ask the doctor as to visitors. Don't ask questions of sick people. Wear clean dress and a bright smile. Eat cracker or two before going into room of contagin.
 sandwich of mince raw beefsteak of- ten tempts an invalid. Watch the ventilation and guage the temperature by a thermometer
The age-herald., 1901-03-10
MUSICAL NOTES l0oeo
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multimilionaires are connected with mu- sical enterprises in one way or another. all of which goes to prove that the notion held by most business men in years gone by concerning music and young men starting out in life has about died out
 While liturgical churches pay more at tenton to music than non-litnrgical bod les, still many Unitarian. Presbyt erian, Baptist and Methodist churches have good choirs This is certainly true of many communities but it does not seem to apply to Brooklyn. where a fierce choir war is new raging A contributor to the Musical Courier, after giving an account of the Brooklyn situation, says:
 Now when young singers come to the writer for counsel she advises them. to try to get positions either in Protestant Episcopal church, a Roman Catholic church or Hebrow synagogue, three es- sentially musical sects, with a religion stable and attuned to beautiful and aes- thetic worship"
 The correspondent criticlses canstically certain Brooklyn churches, and then con tinues: AAh
 The Episcopalians, the Roman Catho- lies, the Lutherans and the Hebrews have for centuries listened to classic music It Is a part of their religion. In the Roman Catholic churches 1t is the rector that engages the singers, or 1t is his influence that secures their engagement Every priest Is a musician, and when the sing ing in a Catholic church Is poor In quail ity 1t Is due to a lack of funds The par ish may be poor, and thus cannot afford fine singers, but even when the voices are inferior the music is the same grand churchly music that makes the worship In the Roman church so attractive to Protestants of aesthetic tastes"
 Gounods Ave Maria" which Miss Margaret Clarkson is to sing In St. Paul S church in this city today, Is regarded by achievement. It is a heavenly melody written to Johann Sebastian Bach's . major prelude, the prelude with It's hid den theme having been adapted by Gou- nod as the organ accompaniment It was done on a wager It has a beautiful in troduction for violin. which will be played at St. Paul's by MT. Chalfoux.
 There will be a full rehearsal of MT, Guckenberger's festival chorus at Turn Verein Hall tomorrow night. Never was the director so much pleased with the progress of chorus as he is now. Guck- enberger says 1t will be by far the best chorus he has ever directed, and as Theo- dore Thomas, with his splendid orchestra is to supply the instrumental music, the festival next May will be the greatest ir the history of Birmingham.
 WILLIAM RYAN. l Old Refrigerators made
The age-herald., 1901-03-10
BY MRS. E. G. STEVENS.
1ne Sick Room.

It is difficult matter to prepare tempt ing dishes for the sick. The appetite is capricious, and only the unexpected dain- ties will tempt them. The quantity of food served should be very small and ar- ranged attractively on the tray with ones prettest china and glass. One has to coax the unwilling appetite by making things look good enough to eat"
 Toast is most often used in the sick room, and though a simple food to make requires care and watching,
 prefer a wire toaster, as the stripes which 1t makes look prettier than when 1t is prepared in the oven.
 H'i Toast.
 Hold the toaster over bed of live coals until a delicate brown tints the toast; then butter.
 One can buy coasters that are most
The age-herald., 1901-03-10
You Il Have to HufP!J!
Woman Suffrage in Kansas
BY ELNoRA MONROE BABoOCK.

men to vote; 1t is only an argument against prohibition when the voter is a man; but if the voter happens to be a woman. it shows conclusivelyl that Wom- an suffrage is a failure.
 This kind of logic Is aptly' illustrated by the outcry of the boy who IsAw his nt- tie sister eating an apple which he want ed all to himself. He rushed up 70 her with a look of horror on his face. sx- claiming: "You mustn't eat that tiapple; IF will give you the cholera morbus." The little girl threw the apple away, where upon the boy picked it up and began eat ing 1t The little girl in atsonfshment cried: Don't eat 1t; 1t will give you the cholera morbus" "Oh, no; it only gives girls the cholera morbus."
 This is fair sample of the arguments used by the opposers of woman isunrase- they "only apply to girls"
The age-herald., 1901-03-10
New costumes for SprlNe.

Easter You think it's too early year disappointed of don't want Of the ready made but there
 alterations be made. You don't want to hurry deliver them whenever you Of put the suit.
 tn m broadcloth suits blue and brown jacket bishop sleeve tailor stitching and brad extra skirt with worth S1 % anywhere.
 cfr m Imported cloth sponged jacket trimmed NIJ UU with stitched satin braid and buttons bishop sleeve fared skirt with founce A S22. 50 value NNn m Imported English Tweed jacket extra vest trim XZUUU stitching folds and buttons bishop sleeve fared skirt S28. 50 value
 cor m styles here. All jackets trim UU brads and buttons Very dressy.
 Imported suits very elegant up to St00.00.
The age-herald., 1901-03-10
office of City Enginesr.

Birmingham, Ala. March 8, 1901- Sealed proposals will be received at this office until 12 o'clock, noon, Wednesday, March 2O 1901, for certain street grading. macadamizing, curbing. artificial stone sidewalk paving, brick gutter paving and storm sewers.
 Each party bidding must accompany his bids with a certified check for siS0. made payable to the Mayor and Alder men of Birmingham, to insure making of contract and bond. Specifications may be obtained at this office. Right Is reserved to reject any and all bids. Bond will be required.
 (Signed) JULIAN kENDRICks
 3-s-td City Engineer.
The age-herald., 1901-03-10
Swiss curtalNs.

TO REFRESH THE HOME-125 pair in this sale Better make them at home and twice cheap 3yard Curtains 5inch rufae body of work ten designs. Bought to sell at $250 Special Mon HQ
The age-herald., 1901-03-10
Sast NNeek's SMow.

Brought out thousadds of buy CTS, were very enthusiastic about the showing we made of fine dress fabrics. Many went home to think-of their new Easter gown. Have you come to any conclusion yet ? Times up now, Monday. The shoppers for Eas- ter gowns begins in earnest
 A specially attractive list for you.
 FOULARDS- inch plain col or grounds, with white and cEo black figures. ... UJU SILK FOULARDS. = 24-inch, white ground, with colorea 7En polka dots JG MORE SOLEIL. = 2O-inch, a new soft silk fabric, moired, high lustre, durable, in 1 0E white & all popular shades, I,LJ CREPE DE CHENE-24- inch, all silk, in every evening and street shade, $1.75 qual- 0En lty .... UOu SATIN LIBERTY CREPE-24. inch, high lustre, panne 1 El1 finish, $1.75 quality. EJu
The age-herald., 1901-03-10
Back Silks.

Guaranteed Black Taffeta, 0Co 24-inch, $1.25 quality. ..UJl Gros Grain Silk, guaran- Ocn teed 19-inch, 1.25 quality .UJQ Silk Round Cord, poplin, 0Qn 19-inch .... ............ JUL Peau de Soie, 23-inch, i m
 guaranteed $1.25 quality .IsUQ
 Armure Silk, 2o-in-, mourn 7Er ing wear. V