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The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-06
Situation Misrepresented.

Paris, October 5.-The Turkish ambassa- dor here publishes note received from the porte declaring that Bulgaria has falsely represented the situation in Mace donia, and that the reports of villages destroyed and massacres are untrue.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-06
WEATHER FORECAST.

; Washington. October 5.-Forecast <
 ' for Alabama: Showers Tuesday; : ' Wednesday fair, fresh south to : ' southeast winds. '
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-06
Duke of OsGoRShTe Resigns as
 President of Council
.BALFOUR SEEMS VERY SORE
Writes Long Letter to the Duke, In Which He Asks Some Pointed Questions -- His Sheffield
 Speech Caused Resignation.

London, October 5-The Duke of Devon- shire, leader of the conservative party in the house of lords, has resigned the office of lord president of the council, and the king has accepted the resignation.
 The duke wrote Mr. Balfour giving his reason for his resignation, which he att tributed among other things to the pre- mier's speech at Sheffield, and his pam phlet on insular free trade. The Duke of Devonshire has not yet made made his letter public, but the following letter Of acknowledgement from MT. Balfour was published tonight;
 Whittingham, October B.
 My Dear Duke: l received this evening two telegrams forwarded by my secretary in London, the first from you asking how soon your resignation might be announced and the second giving full summary of the reasons which moved you to resign. l am not sGre which of these unexpected communications surprised me most On the whole, perhaps, it was the second. he first, however, was sufficiently strange. Do you remember the circum- stances? It was on September 16 that you informed me of your resolve to re main In the government This decision was preceded by much confidential cor respondence, much intimate conversation. There was no phase of policy which l was not prepared to discuss, and which l did not. in fact, discuss with perfect frank ness. Men and measures alike were sur veyed from every point of view bearing upon the present course and future for tunes of the party.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-06
Will Aaaravate Division.

.'You fear that it will aggravate the party division. If there is anything cer- tain. 1t is that the declaration of policy then made produced and Is destined to produee greater harmony in the party than has prevailed since the fiscal ques- tion came to the front, six months ago. TO resign now, and to resign on the sneech is to take the course most calcu- lated to make harder the task of the peace maker.
 "Again. do you not feel some special regret at having, at this particular june ture. to sever your connection with unionist administration? Doubtless there is no imaginable occasion on which you could have left one without infiicting on if A serious loss. At the moment of it's most buoyant prosperity. your absence from it's councils would have been sen sibIv felt, but you have in fact left it when. in the opinion of our opponents, its fortunes are at the lowest, and it's per nlexities at the greatest. Maybe, how ever. you are spared this aggravation of inc inevitable pain of separation by hold ing. as I hold, that our opponents are in this mistaken. I firmly believe they are. I see no difficulty in carrying out the policy which for a fortnight you were willing to accept. by the aid of an administration which for fortnight you helped me to construct.
 "On this point, I feel no disuuiet. can not pretend to view with light equan- innitv the loss of a colleague whose ser vices to the unionist party no change and no political fortune can tempt any unionist to forget.
 Yours sincerely,
 4. J. BALFOUR."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-06
Bribery Charge Against Machen.

The charge against Machen is that of accepting a bribe in connection with the delivery of badges worn by rural free de- livery carriers These badges were made bv Charles J. Heller of Philadelphia.
 There are two new indictments against Beavers, one of them charging him with accepting s25 each on a number of book
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-06


 Not every one, certainly not l, can always be sure of finding on the spur of the moment before an eager audience of 5000 people the precise phrase which shall dexterously express the exact opin- ion of the speaker on difficult and abstract subjects to foil his opponents, who would wrest 1t either to the right hand or the left. But till 1 o'clock this afternoon I had to confess, counted you not as an opponent but as a colleague in spirit as well as in name. To such a one it would have seemed natural, so 1 should have thought, to take in cases of apparent dis crepancy the written rather than the spoken words as expressing the true meaning of the author, or, If this is ask ing too much, at least to make an in- quiry before arriving at a final hostile conclusion. But after all, what and where is this discrepancy which has forced you into so unexpected a fashion to reverse a considered policy?
 q do not believe that it exists, and if any other man than you yourself had eX- pended so much inquisitorial subtlety in detecting imaginary heresies, I should have surmissed that he was more anxious to pick quarrel than particular as to the sufficiency of the occasion. To you, fortunately no such suspicion can attach. Yet am I unreasonable in thinking that your resignation gives me some just oc- casion of complaint and perhaps some special occasion of regret to yourself. Yet am I. for example, not right in complain ing of your procedure In reference to my Sheffield speech.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-06
Considered Decision Final.


 ''The decision arrived at after these pre- liminaries 1 had right to consider final, and final l certainly considered them. Accordingly 1 consulted you as far as the circumstances of time and place permit ted on the best mode of filling the vacan- cies in the government of which you are the most distinguished member. You were good enough. to express some weighty Judgineiil.s~Tif- the deiicdte mat ters submitted to you. You even initi- ated proposals of your own, which l glad ly accepted. Our last communication on these subjects was Thursday afternoon Less than forty-eight hours thereafter received in Edinburgh the telegrams which first announced your intention to resign The principal occasion for this singular transformation was you tell me, my Sheffield speech. This Is strange in- deed In intention, at least there was no doctrine contained in that speech that was not contained in my vote of insular free trade, and in published letters to MT. Chamberlain. You were intimately acquainted with my speeches during the whole fortnight in which you lent your countenance to the government after the recent resignations. 1 must suppose, therefore, that 1t Is some unintentional discrepancy between the written docu- ment and the spoken words you saw which now drives you to desert the administra- ton you so long adorned. Such unin- tentional discrepancies are without doubt hard to avoid.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1903-11-06
becoming Princess Gown.

Princess gowns are among the feat
ures of the season and are exceedingly
becoming To we'll formed women. The
one shown in the large drawing is both
novel aud handsome and allows Of va
riations without number The model
however. is made of broadcloth, in the
new shade known as Lombardy plum,
with the epauletteS and cuffs or velvet
I'm the same color ovcrlaid with APP
plidue of heavy lace. the square yoke
and collar of cream chiffon, tucked and
enriched with lace. and trimming or
fancy braid piped with velvet. The
color is as beautiful aS it is new and
the combination of materials singu'
larly rich and attractive. but the gown
can he made entirely of velvet, of cloth
or Of similar material As illustrated
the closing is made invisibly at the left
shoulder seam and beneath the trim
ming M the left front seam, but II can
he effected at the centre back II pre-
ferred
The gown is made with centre fronts.
side fronts. backs. side backs and un-
der.arm cores. Both the centre front
and the back are full length. but the
side fronts. under-arm goers and side
backs are heightened Ivy the circular
nounce which is joined to the edges Of
the front and the backs. The epau-
lcttes are arranged over the shoulders
and the neck is finished with n regula-
tion stock. The sleeves are among the
newest of the season. and show deep
flare cuffs. which extend well sver the
hands. and above them form full droop.
Ing puilS.
The quantity of material required for
the Acdium size Is fourteen and
quarter yards twenty-one inches wide
twelve yards twenty seven inches wide
or SNven and a quarter yards forty
four inches wide with seyen-eighth
yards OF velvet. threc-eighth yards o.:
tucking and six yards Of braid TO trim
as illustrated
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1903-11-06
Shoulder Canes.

Small capes that cover and protect
the shoulders make a feature Of the
seasons STYLES and are greatly in
vogue both as parts of costumes and
as general wraps. The two May Man.
ton designs illustrated are admirable
and are one round, giving n smooth
fit over the shoulders the other cut III
deep points that fall in handkerchief
style. Both are double and both show
the stolcs that are preferred To every
other form of neck finish. AS illus
trated the round cape is made of tan
Colored cloth. the pointed cape of the
same material in the shade known as
mole-skin. both being finished with
stitching in cortiCelli silk. The stole
of the round cape is made of heavy
ecru lace finished with drop ornaments.
but that of the pointed cape is cut from
the material. simply stitched and fin
ished with fringcd ends and drop orna-
ments placed at the neck and midway
OF its length.
The round capeS are cut in one piece
each and arranged one over the other
and finished at the neck with the stole.
The pointed Capes as illustrated also
are double and finished with the stole,
but can be made with the under por-
ton cut from the outer edge 10 the
depth OF the stitching on the upper
cape only and Joined thereto, thus Civ
ing the effect Of two capes without the
additional weight.
The quantity of material required for
the medium size is for round cape two
and three-eighth yards twenty-one
inches wide. one and three-eighth yards
forty -four inches wide or one and an
eighth yards fifty-four inches wide.
with one yard OF all-over lace for the
stole: for pointed carNe three yards
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1903-11-06
PRESENCE OF MIND.

The following true story happened in
Suffolk village: A husband had gone
out for the evening and left his wife
and child Mt home. The woman was
about To retire for the night when to
her amazement she perceived the foot
OF man beneath the bed. Instead
OF calling for assistance. as some
would have done. she coolly went 10
the childs cot and sat and sang till
the child went to sleep. Two hours
then remained before her husband
came I'm. lie was surprised to find her
waiting up. but when his wife handed
him an envelope. saying. You might
run and post this" the cause OF her
waiting was revealed Instead or n
letter the following was written on the
cnvelopc. "A burglar is under our
bed. run. fetch police" The husband
returned I'm a minute with n police
man. and the man was arrested. The
burglar. when brought mp before the
Magistrate. remarked that he had come
across n few brave women in his time.
hut this one must have had a nerve
like iron. for she sat there FOR three
solid hours. lie had the impression
that she dida't know he was there
till the policeman pulled him out
V G.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1903-11-06

feet ease and without danger Of rump-
ling. This May Manton one includes
several novel features and is adapted
To a variety Of materials, but is shown
in pastel tan brOadclOth with the cape
collar OF velvet trimmed with fancy
braid and edged with heavy ecru lace.
The inverted pleats, that are stitched
with corticeli silk, give exceedingly
becoming lines while providing the full
ness and fare that are much in vogue.
The sleeves are novel and effective as
well as comfortable.
The coat is made with yoke portions
10 which the fronts and backs are at
tached. Both the coat and the sleeves
are laid in inverted pleats, the outer
ones being stitched flat for their entire
length, the inner left free for n portion
thereof to provide flare at the lower
edge. The sleeves are in bell shape
and fit with comparative snugness
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1903-11-06
PEPPER MANGOES.

Select firm bullnosed peppers for this
purpose. Mild Spanish peppers do not
make good pickles, although they are
excellent as vegetables or in salads
and should always be served in this
way. As vegetable they are served
stuffed with meat and other inSredi-
ents, simmered IL water for about fif-
teen minutes, and afterward roasted
in the oven. It is matter of regret
that this vegetable should hn continu-
ally confounded with the old fash
ioned bullnosed pepper. These peppers
are Il darker green than Spanish pep
pCrs and much stronger in flavor. To
prepare pepper mangoes clean out the
inside carefully. \ real bullnosed pep
per will make your fingers tingle Pre-.
pare a quantity OF cabbage for pick
ling. Stuff the peppers with the cab!
bagc. putting one tiny onion and one
tiny cucumber with the cabbage in
each pepper. Covec the prepared pep
pers with cold vinegar and let them
remain until thoroughly cured or for
six or seven weeks.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1903-11-06
WOMAN'S AWFUL

WOMAN'S AWFUL FOUR HOURS
Miss Ruth Orthwcin. of St Louis,
wideawakc but fciGnng sleep, lay for
four hours early i'm the morning watch.
ing burglars rob the room and make
vain efforts To remove a diamond neck
lace from the throat of Mrs Ralph
Orthwcin. who was wearing the jewel
for safckceping. When mt 3 O'Clock
she managed to warn \. T. Orthwcin.
Il brother. of the presence of the rob
bcrs, the latter had escaped.
at was the longest and most agon-
izing four hours Of my lifetime. and !
hope that'it will never be duplicated"
said Miss OrthwCiu. describing her
experience. Il plainly saw the bur
Elar repeatedly attempt To remove the
necklace from Mrs. Orthwcin's neck,
and heard him attempt to soothc her
when she stirred. sionally he
would leave the bed and a whispered
consultation would follow with his
accompicc. The other fellow would
flash his light across my face to see
whether | was awake. Every time
SlN lllt HSul dIllEbdtuiUE NlOSCu my
eyes. and was careful To see that they
believed that | was still sleeping. l
can give no accurate description of the
man other than to say that the fellow
who approached the bed was smooth
shaven, that his face was dcathly pale.
and his clothes Of light material. His
face was SO white he may have worn
mask. could not see distinctly I'm
the moonlight. | had not dared to
open my eyes when day dawned."
Miss Orthwcin's mother came TO the
door about six o'clock and saw the
door open. but, thinking the girls
wanted the breeze. did not close IT,
When she went to the second floor
again she concluded that she had bet
ter lock the door This she did and
the burglars were made temporary
prisoners
In the closet In which they hid was
n small safe containing many valuable
| diamonds and some money. but the
robbers did not get IL open. Consid.
/ erablc jcwclry and money was in the
! chiffonere drawers. but they. too.
/ were left undiSturbcd.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1903-11-06
y SOUTHERN PEACH PIE. -

Down South, that is, below Mason
ana DiXon's line. peach pie is usually
n peach cobbler. II is not baked in a
thin piepllte. but in n deep earthel-
ware pudding dish. 1t is made OF the
whole peaches without being stoned
as The stones are supposed to give fla
vor 10 the pie. Nj least, so the old coll
ored cool; will assure you. The peaches
are peeled. but not sliced, as is done
in the ordinary peach pie. Into one
family cObbler or Southern peach pie.
put a quart of rich yellow peaches;
6wecten them 10 the taste, adding a
little butter for lavoring. Line a deep
pudding dish Of earthenware with good
pastry. Then fill it with the peaches
and their seasoning Cover it with a
layer Of pastry and bake it in a mod
orately hot oven. The oven should
be hot enough 10 bake the whole
peaches through in an hour. This was
a fayorite dessert before the war"
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1903-11-06

Stains on knives. however obstinate,
will disappear if rubbed with piece
of raw potato dipped in brick dust.
When making cakes, try greasing the
tins with olive oil instead of with but
ter. You will find that the cakes turn
out better.
In certain households parsley is al
ways served with vinegar and salt
after onions. It is supposed to remove
all odor from the breath.
Kerosene will last longer and pro-
duce Il better light if lump of salt
about the size Of a walnut be placed
in the reservoir OF the lamp in which
it is used.
4 delicious picnic sandwich has for
n filling chopped cucumbers seasoned
with mayonnaise dressing. 4 lettuce
leaf may be used with the filling IL it
is wanted.
To keep cut asters for long time
strip the leaves from their stems and
put into the water in the vase piece
of charcoal. The water will need
changing daily.
Chairs should be chosen for comfort
rs well as for appearance. The fragile
ones that look as though they would
collapse if substantial person sat on
them should be abolished from the
modern home.
An ordinary chocolate cake baked
in individual tins is delicious with a
marShmaliow frostinG. Put the marsh
mailows on a plate over hot water and
let them dissolve. Then stir them into
boiled frosting.
Tea kettles. pots. gem pans. etc,
that have become rustcd from expos
ure to sea air may be rendered as good
as new by greasing them thoroughly
ana placing them over the fire to let
the grease burn OF.
To remove mud splashes from soft
dress materials leave until thoroughly
d-r. then gently rub with a dry corn
cob II will not roughen the goods
rs a harsh brush does. Lake or sea
sand will fTeshel velvet and remove
the dust Apply fine sand quite free
iy. then brush until none remains. al
way brushing the pile the wrong way.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1903-11-06
In Melba q Scotf

Three or four years ago. when Melba
was singing in Dundee, Scotland, a
large contingent from BrOughty Fer.
ry attended the concert The next day
II appeared In the paper at the latter
place that Nine. Mclba was a native
of their little town Broty Ferry Is q
suburb OF Dundee, and the wealthy
Dundee merchants have built their
palaces at Broty overlooking the Firth
Of Tay. At the next nights concert
Melba promptly announced that she
was sorry to dsappoint the Brot'y
Ferrians in their belief that she was
a native OF that town, but IL was not
the case; she was a native Of Mel
bourne. But the truth Is this: Ac
cording to the birth registers at the
Ferry Nellie Mitchell was born June,
1851" Her father David Mitchell,
was a gardener at one OF the great
places there, and he left the Ferry
when his children were quite young
and settled in Melbourne, taking the
name OF Melba from that time
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1903-11-06
Not Iakinq AnXthinn

"Have you taken anything for your
trouble?" asked the doctor Of a long,
lank, hungry-looking man, who com.
planned Of being run down"
We'll, | haven't been taking much
of anything; that Is, nothing to speal,
of. took a couple # bottles of
Pinkham's btters a little while back
and bottle Of Quickem's invigoraior
with a couple Of boxes of curem 3
pills, and a lot of quinino and some
root btters. I've got a porous plas-
ter on my back, and I'm wearing an
electric belt, and taking red clover
four times day, with dose or two
of salts every other day; excepting
for that I'm not taking anything"
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1903-11-06
LIE KEPT LIS VOW.

From an anecdote told by William
Eleroy Curtis I'm his Yankees Of the
East" It may be Inferred that the at
tltude Of the small boy toward a fence
Is the same in Japan as in other coun-
tries.
Mr.. Gobel, the missionary, luilt him.
self modern house on what is known
as The Bluff" south Of Yokohama.
and surrounded his grounds with the
first fence that was ever built In that
part Of the world. It was made OF
bamboo pallnCs. and the boys Of the
nelghbOrhood used TO annoy the good
missionary greatly by rattling sticks
against 1t as they ran along the street.
The British admiral lived just above
him, and had very Eatty Tommy At
klns for an orderly. He wore n lit
tie round cap on the northeast corner
Of his head. and always carried n lit
tie cane Of rattan in his hand. One
morning, having been sent with mes
cage he appeared before the admiral
with his face bruised and his uniform
battered and torn and covered with
dust
Mercy on us" exclaimed the adj
miral. in astonishment at the specta-
Gle. what has happened to youY
II beg your parding sir" replied
Tommy, "but as I was coming along
hup the Ill a-rubbng my stick against
the missionary's fence, sir, e come
hout in is pajamas and said as 'ow e
'ad vowed by the grace Of God to
lick the 'lde off the next man who did
that, and e done ii, sir"
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1903-11-06
A THRILLING INCIDENT,

The death of the famous Spanish
torcador Rcverte recalls to the London
Globe one of the most thrilling in
cidcnts ever witnessed i'm the arena.
Ii was at Bayonne. After dispoSing
Of two bulls. Reverte had twice
plunged his sword into n third. OF
great strength and fcrocity, and as the
beast continued careering wildly, the
spectators began TO hiss Revcrte for
bungling. Wounded to the very quick
of his pride. the SpaniGrd shouted.
THE bull is slainr' aud, throwing
aside his sword. sank on one knee with
folded arms in the middle Of the ring.
lie was right, but he had not allowed
for the margin OF accident The
wounded beast charged full upon him.
but the matador, splendid to the last.
knelt motionless rs Il statue. while the
SPECTATORS held their breath in horri-
fed suspense. Reaching his victim.
the bull literally bounded at him, and
as he sprang he sank in death. with
his last effort giving one fearful lungc
Of the head that drove horn into
the thigh Of the knecling man, and
laid bare the bone from the knee TO the
Joint. Still Reverte never fiuched. but
remained kneeling cXultant in victory,
but calmly contemptuous of applause.
till he was carried away to heal him
OF his grlcvous wound.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1903-11-06
older Than soiomon'.Temrie.

Ii is not generally realized that when
solomon erected his temple n thou
sand years before Christ. Americans
in Peru were building their tremen-
dous structures TO the glory OF a cre-
ator god" Yet this Is the conclusion
toward which our archaeological re-
searches in South America now point.
Professor Max Tile. Of the University
OK California. writes In Harper's Mag
aziuc FOR October OF the slow but ef-
tectivc processes by which these rec
oris have been unearthed. revealing
city buried beneath city. as each new
period OF culture succeeded its prede-
Cessor. The article is illustrated by
curious pictures Of early pottery and
Of significant ruins.