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day. They are with Dr. and Mrs. A L.
Scott on the North Highlands.
Mrs. ". L. Ellis of Prattville. Ala,
and Mrs. Resale Bell Of Albany, Ca, are
visiting A1r and Mrs. Charles 7. Leh-
man on avenue G.
Miss Merkestein teacher of voice cul-
ture at the Birmingham seminary, has
entirely recovered from her recent Ill
ness.
Miss Jennievive Rourhe and Miss Lilly
Rourke of Scranton, Mss are visiting
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. 7. Gaudin on Humbolt
avenue.
Miss Ethel Sivley of Jackson, Miss.
who has been the guest of Mrs. Thongs
NJ. Bradley, on the South Highlands, for
the past few days will remain with Mrs.
Bradley until Wednesday.
Miss Amelia Markstein will arrive
home this evening.
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Wv and SOCIETY
Continued from Sixteenth Paee)

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and Coke company. Mr.. Barnett. who is
a graduate of the University of Virginia.
is brother Of Mrs. Charles Augustus
Calhoun.
Mrs. L. T. Russell of Louisville. Ky,
who has recently come to Birmingham
TO live, has been quite ILL., but is very
much better.
Mrs. W. T. Carter of Augusta is the
guest Of Mrs. Tibley
Mrs. Charles Augustine Calhoun has
returned from castilion Springs, Tenn.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles o. Locke have re-
turned home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bolton Gilreath returned
yesterday from visit to Chicago.
Miss Annie O'Brien, after a visit to
Cincinnati of four weeks, has returned
to her home on South Highlands.
Mr. and Mrs A. T. London have re-
turned from Asheville, N. c.
Miss Elizabeth Kelly of Nashville is the
guest Of her sister Mrs. NJ. e. Graves
The Misses Ehrman will spend the au-
tumn In New York with Mrs Sibley
Mr.. and Mrs. James F. Sulzby have
returned from California and will be at
home for the winter with Mrs. William
Dobhins, Mrs. Sulzby's mother, at Thirty
second street and First avenue.
Miss Sallie Croker of Mobile, who has
been visiting Miss Lena Croker, will re.
turn home today.
Miss Eula May Gordon has returned
from Scranton, Miss.
Mr.. and Mrs. Barry S. Payne, accom-
panied by their son Ewing arrived In
the city from Hot Springs. Ark, yester-
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MRS. IDA l. R0SER,
Grand-Niece of Fx-President James
K. Polk, Writes to Mrs. Pinkham.
Thankful for Health Restored by Lydia E. Pinkhams
Vegetable Compound.


that kind helpful
sit blessed 0 o
o publish
Think what hers lovely
that this
of it
claims Lydia E. Pnkhams Vegetable Compound
this believe and
to
letter as the following her success
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MRS. IDA !. ROSER. a2e F 1sth Ave. Denuer Col

Colorado Wyoming, New Mexico Independent Order
of Good Templars.
"DEAR MRS PNAM-I have years.
and so far have not been blessed with child have however
feed with complication of female troubles painful
until very recently
"The value Lydia Vegetable Compound was
called attention intimate friend whose
with inflammation liberation
Compound her; she hardly today
joys such blessed health took four bottles of Compound and
consider health
domestic and official duties all for feel strong
do three times what used to do You have host of friends Den
and the best Yours gratefu,NR
RosER, 1876 18th Ave, Denver, Col"
When medicine has successful restoring
SO many whose testimony cannot
well without
ILL., don't hesitate bottle
Vegetable Compound Pinkham.
adVice-it Is freean ak he
ankofI
sAsJlBU6E ng genuine or published before obtaining the
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Miss Aurelia Calm has returned from

Miss Aurelia Calm has returned from
an extended trip abroad.
Misses Bette Ellerby and Vernon
Marks of Birmingham are the guests OF
Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Marks. These two
young ladies are the granddaughters OF
the late Col. Charles T. Pollard, formerly
of Montgomery.
Miss Marion Ware of Birmingham
spent Thursday with Miss Eleanor Offut
Miss Mary Mitchell has gone to Eu-
faula, where she will be the guest of
Mrs. William Maxwell.
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Your Last Chance.

Our REMOVAL SALE will close short
ly Don't miss our GREAT REDUCTION
SALE. All goods sold REGARDLESS OF
COST ]. Lowinsohn, Jeweler zoos First
avenue. After October l, 1921 Second ave-
nue. 9-21-3t-su-tu-th
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Dancing Glass.

Prof. w. ]. Faullner's fall class is
open for beginners Tuesday and Thurs
day. Soiree every Tuesday evening, 2O2l1s
First avenue.
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FOR SALE-New homes at

North Haven on easy terms;
now ready for occupancy.
Let us show you the prop
erty. Malone Real Estate q
ms. Co., Mo. 2Ol7 LIST Ave.
North, Birmingham, Ala,
Both phones 6l3.
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HOW CHILDREN SHOULD
BRING UP THEIR PARENTS
By CAHILL Leading Coincidence sally Our Alley"

nePai stage to that of the par piano The mother
natural aPtne dress the things table
adapt herself to the properties of gab Of dinner
the father always be watched lest he
with the vietuas rubber boots in bad weather
In the matter of acquiring enough
needed for the saak of their environment however
be dull and stubborn than the
guard and therefore likely shocking
which he cOmpanyppng into boastful illusions
proves with the pick
How they to be taught refnements of angrage7
There problem for your board education, they
snfuly neglected hitherto,
have be always the elbow play
from soecms dictionary daughter etiquette
guide and ready reckoner his valet well Sally
devotion would be impossible except the richest parents
to
This diagnosis; not prescription; viii offer sngge
ton For the small talk of the lowest parents
ehdrendont the idea easy improve w gzan'
Sure Mike For the higher grade let rising youngsters
monographs loaded Newspapers then be induced depart
the culture of the piano gang magazines
ike for the the valet provided
trainer who viii him the latest conversational upperu ennu
practieed by the curl hundred.
If this plan won't please sggesa better
the auction
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long enough the mans father to have felt by this
all burdens of that parense might bet the and
heaviest of all experienced unless both father sud child climb
ing.
IT'S cry days Of dwelling branches, the Climb
ing strong vet The ladder of the CREASED
pole OF exercise and burglar locks
keep back door of society Indeed potent
the selling article the toy market artificial
genealogical tree,
American life speaking generally, shining up. Only
grades of society that which the tops like go
den fruit submerged below the pool of lazy despair
have the problem Of leading parents Of the
habits pecuare which they bred those gnee
industry has the key There plenty of fun
contemplating perexit of teachers strange say
potential humor of the process until sally created
furnishes great of
play
Enthusiastic patriots deny it. but fact that have social
grades this country They well marked apart that the
could dfferentiate them with few simple questions
Does Your husband carry dinner pail maa Is there bathtub
the house beer pail? Have piano acsrdon7 Does the
family spend the Saratoga stoop2 are you proud
possessor. sir Of a valet billy goat?'
Through the five grades here indicated American family may go
most up degrees al least
Suppose father mother and children to have from the din
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PREJUDICE AGAINST SOFT COAL
By ALFRED C. DAVIS.

It cannot be questioned that there undue prejudice in the East
soft bmnous coal fuel for household
This prejudice believe due the smoke,
prevalent manufacturing located soft districts whore
very cheap regard whatever had for
attempt is
least possible smoke. and ash.
chief of the operators holding
against grant
state advance the selling price which would drive anthracite
the market competition with soft coal BY this contention they admit
that their coal the price prevailing before the strike about par
coal normal price, considering heating capacity
anthracite per price,
per above should The
per being cheaper pen-
tiful and having lived soft all
life knowing the safety comfort eapn people
Of Washington the coal fields of Maryland and West
Virginia. should become alarmed the situation
If the of Washington viii handle soft
idle waiting settlement of the strike should the
procure himself early
cold weather shipments owing
scarcity Nobody should
little expense prevailing before the strike they
the trouble what would
COAL then Mary
land West Virginia prices load If full
quantity beyond fans join with negboring
families and order a car.
After day of trial of this fuel those
would learn how should be used the result financially other
believe would be highly satisfactory.
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STALE PET NAMES
By L. L.

When one sees the name Of woman with and married
signed Mrs Toote B. Soandso there emptaton
say things Such name actually did
appear Of the New York papers the other day
with a lawsuit about a will
Yet there doubt that the ad appeared perfectly
proper and fitting to her and her relatives only strangers
that Its inherent ahsury becomes If be that
iary breeds contempt also fact that the opposite some
times produced by the condition Of being thing"
There viii probably when ncknanes and non
dunutiyes viii entirely Of fashion for children
grown people, and this good thing. this sort
make the happiet associations of home fe pet name
known only ones and dearest has own Like
the whimsical dminue of ds NAME fun NAV
the ds personality during years much more per
feey than the bapsma There ncongruity
calling roga bit Of od fennn by the stately appea
ton Of Constance Caroline loading scrap of bv with
the whole Of which will day appear the
door Of his Office It leaves dignity proudly assumed in the
Of Adolescence when the youth maiden time to drop
childhood habits and ways of speech and grow up.
But for all these desirable that pet not
adopted permanent designations woman ub
Sis" may quaint funny four but at forty thew are
funny without being quaint
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SCHOOLS IN RUSSIA

While children in America are pre-
pairing for the opening Of their com
Portable public schools. young Russians
cannot entertain similar agreeable ex-
pectations. even II the recent official re-
port about the school system in Russia
did conceal q part Of that SYSTEMS worse
aspects A general reorganization OF the
public instruction was ordered few
months ago by the imperial government,
and numerous commissions Of inquest
have been instituted. Their work Of in
vestigation was relatively easy when it
referred TO schools situated il towns.
bat It became very difficult when in
formation had to be collected about the
schools in the country. No official was
anxious to proceed to villages lost in
the steppes, the forests or the swamps
Still. some persons devoted 20 the cause
OF popular instruction. especially II
Ponomaren, inspector Of primary schools.
have undertaken journeys more fatiguing
than explorations in Tibet CT Pata-
gonia.
The report OF N. PonomaTeT in eff
feet is that IN Russian villages the
shepherd is happier than the male teach
er. and the latter happier than the fe-
male teacher. The moujik considers the
teacher a man who lives at his expense.
and he pays him less than the shepherd
When snow has fallen and the boys are
without anything TO do. being unable on
account Of the winter to be OF help to
their parents. the latter think Of their
education An "outchitel." OF school
master. is hired by the villagers. who
agree to feed and to paw him. The price
varies from 80 to $40 for the whole win
ter. which is very long IN Russia As to
the food, it is not so good as that Of
the shepherd: each family whose chill
dren frequent the school feeds in its
turn the schooImaster. The school
building is a miserable hut. often con-
tiguous to the house Of the rnoujik.
where pigs. hens, and cows are fed twice
d day. Il is the business Of the teacher
TO keep his school clean says n Pono-
mareif in his official report.
There is no ventilation: a the ap-
pToach of the cold weather all windows
are hermetically closed with clay or
glaciers putty. The moujik cannot IN
deTstand that anything should be opened
in winter time. In regard to the heat
Ing, it IS quite primitive Each scholar
is bound 10 bring some pieces OF wood
10 heat the school. When il is freezing
100 hard the pupils do not come, and the
teacher. being compelled to remain until
the evening, envelopes himself in his
touloupe, or sheepskin, and stays mo-
tionless In a corner of the "khata," or
school hut
Such Is the custom in poor villages
In the rich villages the schooImasteF,
instead Of being a martyr becomes q
tyrant. He strikes the pupils brutaIIy,
tears of their ears. and pulls their hair
and breaks their teeth. for he is almost
continually drunk. The official report
instances many cases in which the chill
dren were violently thrown on the
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property. OF else the influence Of proper
" 20 limit and control the exercise OF
popular power
Universal suffrage, for example, could
not long exist in a community where
there was great inequality of property.
The holders of estates would be Obliged,
IN such case, in some way to restrain the
right Of suffrage. OF else such right of
suffrage would, before long. divide the
property"
At the opening OF this century, Senator
Edmunds Of Vermont was asked by an
Eastern publication to state what. In
his opinion, was the greatest problem
Of the twentieth century. and in reply
said that the greatest problem was the
securing OF equal opportunities % the
coming generations Of Americans.
I quote from memory.
The conditions described by Webster
are upon Us The problem stated by Ed
munds IS before US. The discontinued
party Of labor, 50 as MacVeagh calls II. is
marching forward with rapid strides.
and, as Mr. Mitchell hopes. will soon
take possession Of their OVID country"
Il is therefore time for thinking men
&c consider what shall be done TO meet
the new questions which must inevitably
soon be brought up for discussion and
settlement
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similar pack Of cares to his relative,
the aged Duke Of Cambridge. This royal
pack was made specially from his mai
esty's own designs at the famous gov
eminent card factory at ATTENDING, near
Berlin.
More than q decade since a very val
liable pack Of cards came under the
hammer Of a Birmingham auctioueer.
and realized a great deal more than its
weight in gold. It vas said 10 be the
only pack of the kind in the world, as az
that time it may well have been. The
cards complete presented q pictorial
history OF the principal events during
the reign of Queen Anne. Fsch card
was especially engraved. q picture Of
Queen Anne herself serving as queen OF
hearts, and one Of her husband. Prince
George Of Denmark, as king OF hearts.
Anne Sophia. Queen of Denmark. fig
ured as queen OF diamonds: the Princess
Royal of Prussia as queen OF clubs. and
Princess Anne OF Russia as queen OF
spades The principal politicians of the
period in this pack. as in others. played
the part Of knaves. The price realized
was the comparatively large sum OF eT0-
But nearly double that amount was
realized by famous pack OF cards-be-
lieved TO be the most celebrated in sx-
istence-which was sold by Messrs.
sotheby and Wilkinson in London four
ana half years ago. It was the Taroe-
chi di Mantegna. and formed part OF the
unrivaled collection Of the late Lady
Charlotte Schneider
The value OF the pack lay il its dns
series OF Italian engravings OF the IT.
teenth century. Notwithstanding that
i've OF the cards were only coIIotyps fac
Smiles of the originals, the pack real
i2ed &l20. price which had not then.
and has not since. been exceeded.
An indian Rajah is said 70 be thu own
CT OF pack of cards composed Of gold,
mother-cf-pearI. and precious stones.
It's value has never been disclosed If II
is known. but il must run into hundreds
II not thousands OF pouLds.-Tit- Bits.
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moment and said: 7 would be in favor
Of that myself "
A few. weeks afterward in converse
ton with Chicago man whose real
estate holdings on State Street. accord
ing to the true reviews. foot up a little
over million dollars, he remarked
concerning the rapid Accommodations of
the New York trust promoters:
There ought 10 be a law prohibiting
any man owning more than 5000 600
worth Of property"
Why rot make it sIQ.t3a o00?" I
asked.
no" he said, those fellows down in
New York need the income from So
ooo.oo0 10 live respectfully. and that is
enough.
Doesn't that doctrine look a little
Ike Populism2" I asked
7 don't care what It looks like. it is
the proper thing to do. was the reply
This only shows the drift Of modern
thought on the subject.
The recent immense labor demonstra-
lions suggest the thought that the day
may not be far distant when the party
Of labor" viii be in possession Of the
country.
Although labor unions are adjured to
pay 10 attention to politics. John
Mitchell, president of the Miners Union.
said in his Labor Day speech: = look
forward TO the time when the workers
Of our country viii take possession Of
their own country" This is a significant
expression. and thinking men may well
consider its meaning.
Daniel Webster. one Of the best con-
stitutional lawyers this country has had.
came as near being z prophet as any
American. N an address delivered at
Plymouth Rock on the 2e0th anniversary
Of the landing OF the Pilgrims he said:
The freest government, If it could ex-
list. would not long be acceptable. il the
tendency of the laws were to create a
rapid accumulation Of property in few
hands. and to render The great mass Of
The population dependent and penniIess-
In such a case axe popular power would
be likely to break IN upol. the rights Of
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THE GENTLE COPPER.

Big Steve" Rowan. a Chicago police
man. about whom many amusing stories
are told, is the hero Of an anecdote in
''Lippincott's Magazine On one oc-
casion he foaar weary individual sit
ting on the cur1srone. "G'wan home,'
ordered Rowan Cant" replied the
weary one. and when he tried to get on
his feet it was evident that he spoke
the truth. He was too unsteady for the
purposes Of successful navigation
'Ha-ave ye tn money IT cab7' asked
Rowan. No" answered tie man. "Ye
can't SHAY here" asserted Rowan.
Can't go anywhere else said the man.
For moment it looked as If the police
man would have to spoil his record by
making an arrest. but he was equal to
the emergency. Get up he said. TN
help We" The man got on his feet.
and the policeman held him up. Come
or acrost tn r-road." was the next
order. and the weary one was assisted
10 the other side o? the street, where
Rowan gently put him down on the curb
again and left him. " It's betther so, -
he said Hes On Cascv's beat now
an Casey's that ambitious he likes 10
get up ~ q mornin' TO 20 to tn polls
coort.
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RARE. CARDS OF GREAT VALUE

i few months ago a most remarkable
pack Of playing cards was reported TO
have been purchased by no less a per-
sonage than Queen Christina. of Spain.
It was a pack made entirely of ivory.
which had been carried and used by
Prince Eugene. the colleague OF the
great Duke of Marlborough, IN the cam
paign against the French, under Mar
shall viIlars.
Though not of superIative merit, the
court" figures on the cards were all
hand painted, and the pack derived ad-
ditionaI historic interest from the fact
that 1t was at one time in the posses
SIGN Of the Duke of Sake oburg- Gotha,
father of the late Prince Consort and
grandfather OF his majesty King Ed
ward VII. The Queen Of Spain acquired
the pack as an interesting relic.
Quite unique is the pack of playing
cards IN the possession and regular use
Of Emperor William in Germany On
the court" cards are excellent like
nesses OF actual reigning sovereigns Sc
lected by the Kaiser. All loyal Britons
viii appreciate the delicate compliment
paid to the late Queen Victoria. who fig
ures in the pack as queen OF hearts
The Queen OF Italy is queen of dia-
monds. and the late Empress of Austria.
of clubs. with the Czariua of Russia as
queen Of spades. To the Pope is allot-
ted The kingship of spades. while his
late majesty OF Italy serves as king OF
clubs. The sovereignty OF diamonds IS
held by King Leopold Of Belgium. and
last, but by no means least, the Empe-
ror William himself reigns as king Of
hearts
AS sly hint at these distinguished
statesmen. the leading pTemiers of Eu-
rope are made TO serve as knaves OF
the Pack; and grace and beauty, in the
picture of some celebrated lady of the
stage. adorH the center Of each ace. The
Kaiser keeps the original plates In his
own custody, and, needless 20 say, no
copies are issued 10 the public
About four years ago the Emperor
William made a present Of a somewhat
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SONG OF SELIrTS SWORD

Deep in the ancient bosom of earth
The marvellous ore that gave me birth
For ages siumbered. awaiting the flower
Of the perfect and predestined hour
When, fused by the vital force Of fire.
I should shape to a thing for mans de-
sire
By many a hand was I gripped and
swung
Where the press Of battle ragged and
rung:
And ever. although my CLEAN was fair.
Death lowered where I was poised in
air;
But never ttsted the wine Of bliss
Till selim grasped me and claimed NE
his
At his touch am I like the lightning
made,
And the hercest foemen fee. afraid;
Deeply his yengeance-Iust I Stake;
Safely he sleeps. for I ever wake:
And kindle and thrill with more than
pride
When he clasps me tightly and calls nc
bride,
Clinton scollard in Smart Set.
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VISIONS WHISPERS

MANY WOMEN
Acquire the habit of conversing in an
underline in way to create the i'm
preston Of whispering.
Make requests in tone that takes Oh
the appearance of a command.
Indulge in whining to ar extent that
causes them to be regarded as boTes.
Become anrOyingly precise in their
method of doing things.
Take On fads which show nothing in the
way of tangible results
Fail into the habit Of growing enthusi-
astic over the most commonplace oc-
cuTTences.
like to tell their best friends how they
openly made fun of another woman's
garments.
Think nothing Of taking little things
which are not their own under the
souvenir plea.
Stand in their own light by an assump-
ton of dignifed reserve.
Annoy men by injecting too much gush
into their conversation
Philadelphia Bulletin.