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The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-12-17
Free to Anyone Who Calls.

A copy of the Christ mas Book Review-be sure to get it, for it tells you what to buy in the way of Christmas books. There are over two hun dred books carefully de- scribed.
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his style of book.

VIENNA AND THE VIENNESE based upon the work of Vivtor Tissot, with 25 photogravures and a map, only 2.4o.
 SCOTLAND: HISTORIC AND ROMANTIC, with 50 photograv- ures and a map, volumes-only 4.25.
 JAPAN AND HER PEOPLE, with 50 photogravures and a map, 2 volumes-only 400.
 THE COURT AND REIGN OF FRANCIS THE FIRST. KING OF FRANCE. Handsomely printed and bound in library style; photo gravure frontispieces; volumes only 3.98.
 THE LIFE AND WORKS OF RICHARD BRINSLEY SHERI- DAN, comprising dramas, poems, translations, speeches and unf1n- ished sketches, beautifully printed and bound suitable for library edi- tion. Illustrated with photograv- ures; 2 volumes-only 2.69.
 THE MEDITERRANEAN: ITS STORED CITIES AND VENER- ABLE RIVERS. Beautifully illus trated with 20 full page photo gravures and map-only 2.69.
 UNKNOWN SWITZERLAND, Picturesque and descriptive; by Victor Tissot. Written in pleasing style, it is of peculiar interest to all readers, covering as it does, a country rich in scenery and old customs. Illustrated with photo gravures-only 2.69.
 CURIOUS QUESTIONS IN HIS TORY, LITERATURE, ART AND SOCIAL LIFE, with 100 beautiful half-tone illustrations, 3 volumes -only 500.
 FAMILIES AND STUDIES IN GREECE, by J. P. Mahaffy, with 30 photogravures and map, Svo. gilt top, 2.s5.
 THE RHINE FROM ITS SOURCE TO THE SEA; trans lated by G. T. c. Bartley; new edition; with 30 photogravures from original negatives, and map; two volumes; crown 8vo., gilt tops, ornamented covers, 4.25.
 ROMOLA, by Geore Eliot. Florentine edition; illustrated with photogravures Tastefully bound in two volumes, small 8vo., with slip covers in the Italian style in cloth box, 4.95.
 ROME, by Francis Wey; new edition. Revised by Maria H. Lansdale; illustrated with 30 pho to gravures and map, Svo., gilt top, 2.5S.
 VENICE: ITS HISTORY, ART INDUSTRIES AND MODERN LIFE, by Charles Yriate; illus trated with 28 photogravures and map; one volume, crown 8vo., gilt top, ornamented cover, 2.58.
 LONDON: HISTORIC AND SO- CAL, by Claude De La Roche Francis; illustrated with 50 full page photogravures from original negatives; two volumes, crown Svo., gilt top, with cloth jackets in a cloth box, 4.25.
 PALESTINE, THE HOLY LAND, by John Fulton, D. D., IL. D. Beautifully illustrated with 30 photogravures and maps; taste fully bound, crown 8vo., 2.58.
 PARIS: ITS SITES, MONU- MENTS AND ITS STORY; com piled from the principal secondary
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Half dozen Initial Handker- chiefs in box, LOO.
 Half dozen all linen Handler chiefs, with hand embroidered mi tial, 100.
 Extra size silk Muffler in black, white and fancy pattern, LOO. Fine colored dress Shirt, cuffs attached or detached, 100.
 Dressed or undressed Kid Gloves, fleeced lined or unlined, 100.
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William A. Rogers Knives, 12 dwt., set of 6, 1.5o.
 William A. Rogers Forks, 12 dwt, set of 6, 1.50.
 William A. Rogers Knives, 16 dwt., set of 6, 200.
 William A. Rogers Forks, 16 dwt., set of 6, 200.
 1S47 Rogers Bros. Knives, 12 dwt., set of 6, 200.
 1S47 Rogers Bros. Forks, 12 dwt., set of 6, 200.
 William A. Rogers Tablespoons, set of 6, 100.
 William A. Rogers medium Forks, set of 6, 100.
 William A. Rogers Dessert
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What 75c and LOO Buys in Mems
 Furnishings.

It isn't very much money, but dollar and even less, will buy very nice, appropriate present for man.
 Here are some of things that it will purchase
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sign, with solid ground tint.
 12.00-French China Game Set, 13 pieces, 12 plates and meat dish.
 15.0o-F'rench China Game Set, 1 dish and 12 plates, delicately tinted.
 5o.oo-15-piece French China Game Set, designs of different birds on each-all on solid green background, Mott gold finish.
 6o.oo-Cabaldt Blue French China Game Set, 1 dish and 12 plates, designs and gold finish.
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Fish and Game Sets.

It is our business to know what other stores do what they sell and how much they charge You therefore may understand that have looked about regarding Fish and Game Sets and the results that find our prices are about 20 per cent less than the lowest price elsewhere For n- stance set in the spray decoration in dish and twelve plates that were priced elsewhere at 10S0 is here at 850 while the set asked 40O0 forfeen pieces French China Fish Set with blue and gold border each piece fin shed in flag design with solid gold nt priced at an other store at 52OO and is identical in every particular
 You may judge the whole stock in the same relative
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, 1s
 Aluminium Toilet Sets, hand somely engraved and decorated; three pieces in the set, comb, brush and mirror; prices from 1.25 to zoo.
 Celluloid Toilet Sets in those dainty delicate shades and always very desirable; three pieces to a set, comb, brush and mirror; prices from 200 to 500.
 Large line of Whisl1 Brooms, with Celluloid handle and holder with floral decorations; prices soc, 65c and 75o.
 Ladies and Gents Ebonized Sets, with comb, brush and mir TOT. These are very inexpensive, and yet very appropriate gift for either father or mother; prices from 1.5o to 600.
 Real Ebony Military Brushes, per pair, 800 and 400.
 Real Ebony Hair Brushes 95e, LOO, 1.75 and 2.25.
 Real Ebony Hat Brushes, s5c up.
 Real Ebony Cloth Brushes 100, 1.5o and 2.25.
 Every Brush is Sterling mounted.
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Christmas Silverware, Small Prices.

special purchase of Wm. A. Rogers celebrated Sl verware for the holiday trade These prices the equiv alent of the wholesale prices to the ordinary buyer.
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Christmas Presents from the Linen and House
 furnishing Dept.

Most worthy and desirable presents that any sensible housewife will well appreciate particularly these, for the quality is good in every instance.
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Spoons, set of 6, zoe.
 William A. Rogers Dessert Forks, set of 6, soc. William A. Rogers Tea Spoons, set of 6, Soc.
 William A. Rogers Sugar Shells, each, 25c.
 William A. Rogers Butter Knives, each, 25c.
 William A. Rogers Cream Ladies, each, 65c.
 William A. Rogers Child's Sets, each, 1Oc.
 William A. Rogers Child's Sets, each, 25c.
 William A. Rogers Child's Sets, each, 75c.
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90, with one dozen Napkins to match, at $50 the set.
 A pure linen Table Cloth, full size, in great variety of designs bordered all around. Size 72x90, at 3.25 each; % Napkins to match at 3.75 a dozen.
 A fine assortment of Cloths, in heavy Damask, all hemstitched and 36x3e, only 100 each.
 A beautiful line of fine fancy hemstitched and bordered Dam- ask Towels, extra long, and can be used for Bureau Scarfs, at 49c each.
 Others hemstitched and fringed, 45 inches long, at I5c each.
 Better grades, 22x50 size, heavy fringed, hemstitched on the ends and fancy work, pattern very fine imitation Damask, at LOO each.
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Christmas in the
 Toilet Dept.

on our middle table we show a fine assortment ot Black Ebony goods-S Sterling Mounted in Millinery Brushes, Cloth Brushes, Hat and Hail Brushes, all at one price only 3Cc
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These make most appro- priate gifts, and the price: offered in this sale is espe. cially low.
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i,s'L,iela.

Ne are satisfied that there is no cause
for anxiety lest the hot blood Of the Ger
man commander in Venezuelan waters
create a situation in which this country
should feel itself constrained to raise
its hand.
The Monroe Doctrine, or, to put "
more precisely, the policy which the
people of the United States hold 10 be
vital to the security of themselves and
their American neighbors, has been care
fully defined and is universally under
stood. Originally a reasonable doctrine.
il has been always reasonably inter
preted and so il has grown steadily in
approval AZ home and IN respect abroad.
We are unable 70 conceive that one OF the
allied Governments now az odds with
Venezuela, Germany for instance, would
So make war upon Venezuela as to give
cause for war To the United States.
We suggest. in view of one of the de-
spatches of Yesterday, that the German
warships do not give too much atten-
ton to the island of Margarita. We be-
leve il was the taking of soundlngs
of Nlargarita by a German vessel that
started the story some time ago that
Germany was contemplating negotiations
with Venezuela for coaling station.
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AGAINST the Conductors Nick eI.

To INF EDITOR OF THE SIN SIR. The sug-
ges'ion OF Santa Claus " in to-day's SUN. that
per sons travelling on the street cars the day
before Christmas give the conductor an extra
nickel for himself may he well meant but
the effect Of such condo scension and charity
can only he vicious and il any selfrespect-
ing conductor has such an indignity offered
him he will be justified in refusing, If not
throwing the coin down
What person would think OF giving to a
less fortunate friend o. for u Christmas pres
ont? II we cant take such a liberty with "a
friend why should We act with such presump-
ton toward u person whom perhaps we have
never seen before. In these days OF crowded
cars the lot OF the conductor il hard enough
in all conscience without trying TO undermine
his -elf-respect
Tipping as ordinarily prsctised In sub
ver-lve of nanlineSs and self-re-pect and the
recipient of such favors tacit.y admits his
infrriority to the civcr Further. II l. con
trary to the American spirit of equality May
The time soon come when all men Will be paid
full wages for their labor direct When that
j. done will be on the road to the reCog-
milton of the truth that all honest toll j. hon
orahle and that II l. only the laborer who eau
diShonor such 4 FRIENDLY TIP
DFCFMBFR 10
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The Pennsylvania Tunnel.

The most stupendous nonsense ever
injected into any municipal question is
the pretence that the opposition to the
Pennsylvania tunnel franchise is for he
benefit of laboring men.
Thirty-five million dollars is the amount
expected to be paid in wages. should the
tunnel I've built But some Aldermen,
alleging that they are influenced by solicit
tude for those who hope TO do the actual
digging Of the tunnel, refuse To have il
built at all unless with an agreement
that their special favorites shall receive
a higher share of the cost or better treat
ment in some form than would be allotted
to them in the ordinary course of bust
ness. Ninety-tive hundredths of the
laborers in this city are for the policy
which encourages enterprises like this
tunnel, instead of so loading them down
with exactions that folk hesitate to make
beginning. Sensible men are for n
franchise permitting the building of the
tunnel on approved business principles,
the only conditions on which the Penn
sylvania company 10 willing to UNDER
take the work.
Hasn't Tammany Hall carried the load
of opposition to the tunnel long enough
for its own good?
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HOW'S YOUR WI SOLE. THOMPSONr
Police Inspector and several Captains Must
Pass Physical Exam.

In spite of his reputed ability to turn
handsprings and do other athletic stunts
at the age of 90. Inspector Walter l.. Thomp-
son, now in charge of the borough Of Queens,
will have to submit next Monday to an
examination by the Board of Police Sur
geons into his physical condition. An
order TO that effect was issued by Col,
Partridge last Saturday, but was not made
public until yesterday II included also.
the names of the following officers, who
will have to undergo similar examination:
Capt Theron S Copeland OF City Hall:
Capt William schultz of Bronx Park: Capt.
Edmund Brown of Atlantic avenue Brook
lyn Capt Watson A NredenburRh OF Amity
street. Brooklyn: Sergeant John Grahal IN
of Prospect Park Brooklyn: Sergt. John
Hamilton of the Grand Central station: Sernt.
John " Wormell Of Bishwick avenue. Brook
lyn. and Sergt William A. Nelson OF Gates
avenue. Brooklyn.
Capt. Copeland is the oldest man in the
lot, both as To age and service He In now
II years old and has been policeman
for forty-five years Inspector Thompson
joined TIE force in 1857. became a rounds
mar in 1877, sergeant in 1887, a captain
In 1893 and was finally promoted to an
insprctorship by the Roosevelt board In
1897. He has repeatedly denied that he
had any desire or intention To retire The
age of the other seven officers varies from
"a to 90 years. Their average length of
service is about thirty-fve years.
The order represents the most radical
step taken by Col Partridge 40 far 10 carry
out his avowed intention Of Kidding the
force OF men who, through age or sickness.
have become unfit for active duty.
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Farming on the Rail.

People insist upon crowding into this
town and there is no way Of keeping
them out. Manhattan il an insuar pos
session Of the country and all its hours
are rush hours. On account Of the fool
ish mpenetrabilty Of matter. a large
number of persons are forced to live in
New Jersey, Long Island and other way
stations Of Manhattan. These innumer-
able tribes of commuters all have az
rlcultural aspirations, patent or latent.
Land ia stupidity dear and not every
commuter can have a garden, a COW or
even goat But every cOmmuter owes
it to his dignity to cultivate dreams OF
cultivating the soil. He may never be
able to speed the plough, but perhaps
his wife will keep chickens some time.
bone of contention among neighbors
though chickens are. A dwarf pear
tree, a rubber plant, a patch Of cucum-
bers Nature il generous and the COM
muter is favored being. But he must be
prepared to enjoy his blessings. Az an
urban suburbanite, his main means of
studying agriculture il the observation
of the land from the car window. The
knowledge so obtained is valuable, doubt
less, but il is necessarily superficial
How shall agriculture be brought home
to the business and bosom?
The bulletins of the Department of
Agriculture offer wide range of mis-
Cellany, but they are often too scientific
for the novice. There are no night
schools for farmers, we believe. How
shall the commuter perfect himself in
practical farming? The country is
full of agricultural experiment stations,
schools of agriculture, and so on, worthy
institutions, which give considerable
employment to printers, but are mostly
useless to the committing HODGE. Only
in Missouri shines one beam of hope for
him. The agricultural department Of
the University of Missouri, by kind per-
mission and cooperation of the Missouri
Pacific Railroad is to run an exhibition
and demonstration car. Prof. u. J..
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-12-16
The "Io,e and LIE" Question.

To THn EpIroR or THE SIN Sir; No
doubt Mrs Emily - Martin. as National
Superintendcnt of Purity in Literature and
Art for the " & 7 4. has n right to speak
for the women Of that ornanizaton but has
she for the women Of the country. to whom
as she asserts in your issue OF to-day. the
presence in the home of the Chief Executive
OF the nation" of George Frederick Wats'-
picture. Love and Life. is extremely OBJ
jecionabls She also says that the Presi-
dent having always been on I he side Of purity
and morality" he will not Haunt any talk
of art for art sake IN our faces" Is II
impossibl. for the " G. + L to comprehend
that there are still many people who also are
'on the sid. Of purity and morality" who
yet can and do admire the nude in art, for
arts sake?" An ARTIST.
De
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tolerably certain, however. that the
cubic contents of the Lake Moeris. which
HERoDoTUs described. were very much
smaller than are those of the enormous
basin created by the works at Assouan
II is, indeed, susceptible Of proof that, at
"A very remote epoch. the breadth of the
valley watered by the Nile was very
much greater than it was when the Pyra-
mids were erected; but there il no reason
to believe that, at any time during the
historic period since the accession of the
first Pharaonic dynasty, the natives of
Egypt have ever possessed 40 much cult
vabe soil rs they will owe henceforward
TO the fertili2ing hand of England.
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$4,000. OOO IMPROVEMENT.
New Union Railroad Passenger station
and New Long Bridge In Washington.

WASHINGTON, Dec. l5-The House to-day
passed the Senate bill providing for a new
Union Railroad passenger station in Wash.
ingtOn. fronting Massachusetts avenue. five
blocks northeast of the CAPITOL together
with elevated tracks, viaducts. DC. and a
new long bridge. The estimated cost OF
the Improvement is nearly $4,000 and
it IL TO be completed in five years.
The Urgent Deficiency bill, making APP
preparations to further extend the rural free
delivery service and to enable the Secretary
of Agriculture to suppress the foot and
mouth disease among the cattle of New
England, and the bill to allot the lands of
the Indians of the Six Nations in New York in
severalty and to quiet the title of the Ogden
Land Company thereto were also passed.
Mr. Mccall CRcp. Mass introduced
joint resolution to extend for the period of
ninety days the privileges of the coasting
trade of foreign steamers for the exclusive
purpose of carrying coal between American
ports.
MIR JOY rep. MOI introduced bill to
punish bribery, intimidation, unlawful vot-
ing AT Federal elections. by imposing a fine
not TO exceed S., 600 or imprisonment for not
more than six years or both, upon convic-
ton.
message from President Roosevelt was
laid before the House recommending that
Congress make pecunary provision for the
heirs of the two Italians killed by mob at
Irwin, Miss, last summer, without regard
to the question of liability therefor.
Senate amendments to the bill making
appropriations Ia pay the expenses of the
anthracite coal strike commission were
disagreed TO and conference asked. Messrs
Cannon Rep., M, Barney CRep,, Wis and
Livingston (Dem., Ga) were named a.
members on the part OF the House.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-12-16
CATHOLIC PRISON CHARITY.
Good Work That Is Being Done Among the
Unfortunate by = WOmen's Committee.

The report of the prison branch of the
Association Of Catholic Charities fer the
first six months of its existence has Just
been made public al meeting in the Cath
Ollie Club. The committee. of which Mrs.
Floyd Jones is chairman, Is composed OF
Mrs. W. X. Vanderbilt, Jr Mrs. Herman
Oelrichs. Mrs. Bowler, Miss Iselin. Mrs.
Nelson. Mrs. De Navarro, Mrs John Beres-
ford, John &. O'Keeffe and Mrs De Iancey
Kane.
About Twenty-Five persons who are en-
gagged voluntarily in visiting the Tombs
and the district prisons have made in the
last six months more than 1000 visits to
the prisoners. their families and their EN-
ployers and have given to each prisoner
when discharged an address where shelter
and employment might be obtained. They
have sheltered and obtained employment
for more than fifty young women. In
many cases they have paid the fines Of
prisoners who were deserving and have
had many prisoners between le and 20
years old placed on parole.
The Catholic chapel in the new Tombs,
which will be blessed by Archbishop Farley
on Dec. 81. has been fitted up by the COM
mittee In addition. the workers Of the
prison branch have assured to the prison
ers the attendance at any time Of priest
of their own faith.
Magistrate MAYO addressed the meeting
in the Catholic Club. He said that $1,000
persons were arraigned in the seven police
courts of the city last year In the face of
such a deuge of cases the Mag rates vel
coined every prudent endeavor which
would aid them in dealing with the un-
fortunates To many Of whom much hard
ship might he saved if all the facts and cir
cumstanceS could be made known.
The Rev, Father Pardow, =. j., and
Father Doyle. {. =. p. spoke Of the ne
cessity for developing the preventive work
Of the association 50 that the numbers of
the criminal class. said 10 be increasing in
proportion To population, may he lessened,
For this purpose they strongly advocated
the extension of the probation system
for first Offenders and the young
The work the committee has done in
the last six months has been accomplished
through the beneficence of a few and the
committee has been often hard put TO II
for lack OF funds Had il not been for
the generosity Of Thomas +. Ryan the
work would have had to he suspended.
More than 5000 was spent, of which
not a cent was given in salary, Office hiring
or printing The sum was laid out di-
rectly for the benefit of the prisoners.
The committee now makes an appeal for
funds to the general public. Contribu-
tons may be sent 10 Mrs. Nelson, 100 Fifth
avenue.
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sALITE TOTHE ARABIAN SULTAN.
He Visits the GunbOat lsia de Iuyon which
stopped NJ Naskat.

WAsHINGTON. Dec. Is His Ma iestv. the
Arabian Sultan. who lives al Maskat, re-
Gently paid his first visit to an American
warship, and the occurrence was regarded
a. interesting enough by Archibald Mac
Kirby, the United States Consul there, to
send a report about II to the State Depart
ment The vessel was the gunboat Isla
de Luzon, which was sunk by Dewey's
squadron and afterward raised and re-
paired, She is on her way from the Philip
pines to the United States. and IA she is a
little ship with limited coal capacity. il is
necessary for her to make short runs That
Ia why she happened To stop at Maskat.
When she reached there on Oct 81 a
salute Of twenty-one guns to the port was
fired and Capt. Colwell and some OF his
officers called on the Sultan, accompanied
The Sultan was very cordial and on Capt
Colwell's invitation promised to visit tho
ship on Nov ?.
"Cpon his Majesty's arrival on board
says the Consul. his flag was hoisted az
the MAN. the rails were manned and
salute Of twenty-one guns was fired. The
Sultan inspected the ship. witnessed the
firing Of a Colt automatic gun and par
took of refreshments in the Captains cabin,
Upon his departure another salute Of TWEEN
ty-one guns was fired
THE Sultan has desired mo To say how
much pleased he was with his reception,
the Isla de- Llzon being the first United
States warshp to visit Maskat since the
Sultan succeeded his late father in ISIS.
eminent of the United States would permit
their ships OF war TO pay more frequent and
regular visits to Maskat, where they would
he cordially welcomed by himself