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The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-04-17
VERY LOW RATES
To Savannah, Ga, and Return via
 Southern Railway.

Account Southern Baptist convention, Southern railway will sell round trip tickets to Savannah. Ga. May D. 6, [, limited to May 20. 1903. at rate of one fare plus 25 cents. By depositing tickets with joint agent at Savannah and paying fee of 50 cents extension of final limit may be had until June l. 1903.
 Excellent schedules. double daily trains. For sleeping car reservations a l detailed information apply passenger office Nor ris building. Telephone 617
 J. c. LUSK,
 District Passenger Agent. 4-10-t0-5-6
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-04-17
ExsURsIoN RATES
To Richmond, Va, and Return Via
 Southern Railway.

Account Southern Educational Confer ence, Southern railway will sell round- trip tickets 10 Richmond, Va, April 20 and 2l at rate one and one-thlrd fare; final limit April 2s. Through Pullman Sleeping Car Birmingham to Richmond. Further information cheerfuly furnished upon application. Telephone 6l1
 J. O. LUSK, 4-fI-4t District Passenger Agent
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-04-17
Life Underwriters Meet.

Hartford Conn.,, April 16.-The officers members of the executive committee and past presidents of the National Associa- tion of Life Underwriters met today for the transaction of business preliminary to the annual meeting of the association which will be held in Baltimore in De- tober. Among the officers present was J. S. Cameron of Atlanta. Ga.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-04-17
Squadron Ordered to Move.

Washington, April 16.--Orders have been issued for the European squadron to pro- ceed from Vile Franche to Marseilles, where Admiral Cotton, the new com mander-in-chief, will assume command. The squadron will participate in the naval demonstrations of welcome to President Loubet on his return from Algiers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-04-17
Business.
From Floh.


 Country Cobbler-Why, your reverence, your sermon today was all against danc- ing.
 Priest-You and I are old, so it didn't touch us.
 Cobbler-Ah! but you see, dancing wears shoes out
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-04-17
ONE FARE RATE
To Anniston, Ala, and Return Via
 Southern Railway.

Account Anniston Chatauqua assembly Southern railway will sell round-trip tick cts to Anpiston April IS to 24, inclusive; final limit April 2G -.ss. at rate of one fare. Four trains daily each way
 J. c. LUSK, 4-1o-26t District Passenger Agent
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-04-17
FOR WEDDINGS.

Our new carriages and ex- cellent teams will please you. Alabama Livery Co.,, Ed ave- nue, between l7th and 18th streets, opposite Jefferson theater. Both phones No. 6.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-04-17
Dividend Declared.

New York April 16.-The directors of the Amalgamated Copper company de- ciared quarterly dividend of F per cent. The last quarter the dividend was also 1h per cent.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-04-17

Why suffer with the heat when you can buy an electric fan at factory prices. Bir- mingham Railway, Light & Power Go.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-04-17
Woodmen's Excursion.

Special train to Cordova and return, via Frisco System, Sunday, April 19, 1903, 75c round trip. under auspices Woodmen of the World, leaves Birmingham l D. m; returning, leaves Cordova 5:30 p. m. Spe- cial train will stop at Pratt City. 4-17-3t
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-04-17
ENSLEY HOTEL
 Geo. 1T. SCherer, Manager. UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT.

Only one in the City. Everything first-class. Large Sample Room. Bar ber Shop in connection.
 Rates $500 per week. Transient rates reasonable.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-04-17

of Linen Tablecloth 2 yards wide, 21s yards long; one dozen 21-inch linen Napkins to match, set, 2.75
 Separate Tablecloth in assorted floral designs, with border all round, size 6SxS6, heavy damask, at 1.5o
 5-S Napkins to match above Tablecloth, good quality, assorted patterns, a dozen, 1.25
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-04-17
St. Louis Wins Close Game.

St. Louis, April 16.-St. Louis National league team today defeated Chicago in a hotly contested game by a score of 2 to 1. The threatening weather kept the attendance down. but 4676 persons were out to cheer the home team to vic tory. In the field and In the box St. Louis excelled the Chicago club. The feature of the game was Brains one-hand stop of Loves liner, doubling Evres at second base Score:
 R. Fl. E. St Louis =. ....0O1O010O t-2 6 ? Chicago ... ......0 % O 0 GO 1 O-1 4 3 Batteries-Currie and Ryan; Taylor and Kling.
 Philadelphia, April 16-No game; rain. New York. April 16-No game; rain. New Orleans. April 16-New Orleans, 4; New York (American), 1.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-04-17
WARM GAME WITH
 ATHLETICS TOMORROW
Wheeler Will Pitch for the Amateurs While Deaver Will Go in for the
 Professionas-"Sm Smitty" to Help.

Tomorrow at s:sO p. m. one of the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-04-17

German haIf bIeached Table Linen, 54 inches wide, suitable for boarding house and restaurant.
 Worth 45c yard, at 35c
 50 dozen German half bleached Table Napkins, specially suitable for boarding house and restaurant, worth $1.00 dozen, for only 75c
 A set of Table Linen, consisting
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-04-17
Ridiculous Prices on Open Stock Patterns

S0 On OPSh o'VNN 01tOi no
 About month ago in the China and Glassware De- partmen had sale of open stock pattern chnaware This is the remainder of that sale as it mere hand full for big department like this we have further re- duced the pricesthere three decorations pink blue and holly About dozen different style pieces including plates This Is the way the prices run:
 of Plates of
 Dessert Plates set of G. 27c Bakers
 SC O 6, Dishes each.
 Individual Buter each,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-04-17
$; ;'; ;;; E. s; LOvEMAN ST: 5t:.
 JOSEPH @ LOEB.
Tae Excellent Stock of Boys Clothing.

Iae EXCeIIent StOCK or boys Clothing.
 No blatant boast about being the biggest but the statement of fact tht tahis stock of boys clothing better than the average and good the best The selection excellent and at the various prices feel con- vinced that you get most for your money
 By way of giving you idea of what the depart nent can do, here prices:
 all latest and sandsty tyIes:s sizes from T All wool 16-25 to
 Blouse Boysf fine all and4 Suits pants sandv ynobby sizes7 to
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-04-17
Specials in the Linen Department.

We place sale number of specials in the Line Department. They well worth coming here for
 of 2 yards wide
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-04-17
Philadelphia, April 1s-No game; rain.

New Orleans. April 16-New Orleans, 4; New York (American), 1.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-04-17
Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup.

4-1o-26t
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-12-24
Smokes Pipe in Court.

Paris Correspondence of the London Telegraph
One of the most extraordinary persons in
Paris at the present moment is the bar
rister who is known at the Palais de JUS
tice as the ''avocat a la pipe This man,
wearing his lawyers cap and gown, has
for some time past been going daily about
the Hobbies of the palais smoking a curved
wooden pipe He actually blows clouds of
Caporal tobacco smoke into the faces of
eminent judges, leading counsel and i'm
portant clients. Nobody seems to have
troubled overmuch about the pipe-smoking
advocate until the other day. when after
having robed himself in the usual place, he
turned wildly toward a group of lawyers
and called them bandits. Then he went up
to one barrister and said to him, "Espece
d'imbecile.' The advocate thus addressed
held out his card to the pipe smoker. who
refused to receive it. Later on the ''avocat
a la pipe was struck by somebody, where
UPON he assumed French pugilistic atti-
tude and used both his fists and his feet.
He next went through the Sale des Pas
Perdus, shouting that all the lawyers there
were* robbers and that he proposed to un-
mask them, though after all this. it Is very
likely that the "avocat la pipe" will be
rigidly excluded from the law courts and
their precincts.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-12-24
HANNA BRAVES THE DOCTORS.
Leaves New York for Cleveland tc
Spend Christmas.

A dispatch from New York last night
says:
Senator Hanna, very pale from his re-
cent illness. warmly muffied and leaning
heavily upon a cane. left the Waldorf-As-
toria Hotel tonight. Accompanied by a
nurse and his brother, L. s. Hanna. he en-
tered a closed carriage and drove to the
Grand Central station, where he took pri-
vate car on the southwestern limited for his
home in Cleveland, Ohio.
The senator has been Ill at the Waldorf
for ten days and had denied himself to all
callers, instructing the hotel clerks to say
that he was not staying there. His break
down followed a conference with President
Roosevelt at the White House two weeks
ago.
He came to New York after the confer
ence, and was around the corridors OF the
hotel. after which he took to his bed HIS
physicians said on Tuesday that he would
have to forego his holiday at home and re-
main In New York. but Senator Hanna has
seldom IL ever, spent Christmas away
from his home. and he determined, despite
warnings. to go to Cleveland.
whether l shall remain on the. repup-
lican national committee he said before
leaving the Waidorf-Astoria, will depend
entirely upon my health
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-12-24
THE ALASKAN BUILDING.
Contract for It's Construction Awarded
to the Kellerman Company.

The contract for the construction of the
Alaskan building at the st. Louis EXPOSE
ton has been let to the Kellerman Con-
structing Company of st. Louis, Mo. There
were eight bids received by the Secretary of
the Interior for the construction of the
building. and the award was made to the
Kellerman Company, the lowest bidders.
The building will cost $13,9S7.
The building will be two stories in height,
100 feet front and so feet deep, and has
architecture, using the Greek Ionic motif
for all details. The exterior will be covered
with staff and hard plaster, similar in char
acter to all the buildings being erected on
the exposition grounds.
Access is gained to the main floor through
a broad portico containing four massive
Ionic columns. This floor will be used en-
tirely as an exhibition room, and will con-
tain a floor space of 50x100 feet at either
end of the main building. Access is gained
to the Indian buildings through spacious
openings and a covered way. These build
ings will be constructed in every way after
the native style of architecture and con-
struction. and will show the manners and
customs of the inhabitants, their manner
of living, etc
in center and rear portion of the building
broad and spacious stairway leads to the
second story This stairway will be con-
structed in its entirety of cedar grown in
Alaska and imported for this purpose. and
will be ornate in its design. These stairs
land in foyer in the second story, twenty
five feet square; to which all rooms commu-
nicate on this floor. This foyer is f1anked on
one side by ladies' reception room, with
private toilet and on the opposite with a
similar room for men, and will also con-
tain an art exhibition room, commissioners
room and several private rooms
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-12-24

things which seem to be affected by the
bull market. They are bringing from 20 to
% cents each. Wild turkeys are cheaper
than the domesticated fowls, despite the
stringent game laws in neghboring states
where the wild turkeys are said to abound.
Cranberries are bringing 30 cents the quart
and the other ingredients of the Christmas
dinner are about the same.
Christmas Greens, Also.
The Christmas greens are bringing high
prices this year also, although, as rule
the greens are much better than they have
been for several years. The holly has more
berries and the pines and cedars are full
grown and shapely. good Christmas tree
can be obtained from any of the dealers
for from 30 to 30 cents.
The prevailing price of holly this morning
was 10 cents per bunch but it may go up
before evening. Mistletoe is fetching high
price. 80 cents being asked for a compare
lively small bunch. The dealers in this
form of greenery state that mistletoe has
been very hard to find this year. Yards
and yards of cedar chain can be obtained
at the market and at the various grocery
stores at the rate of about 10 cents per
yard.
The pines are selling better than the
cedars this year, probably because there
are more of them.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-12-24
News Briefs.

The supreme court at Jefferson City,
Mo-, denied Herman Buback and the other
St Louis ticket brokers writ of prohibi-
ton against the judges of the ST. Louis
circuit court to enjoin the judges from try
ing suits brought by the railroads to pre-
vent the brokers from selling railroad
tickets.
The sheriff at Boulder, Mont has receiy-
ed word from Elkhorn, mining camp sew
eral miles from here. of daring robbery
Cracksmen entered the saloon of Harris 4.
Anderson and stole the iron safe. which
they carried away on a sled a quarter of a
the safe open and secured about $4,000 in
gold coin. The safe was the banking place
or many men in the camp.
Judge Esteile, in the district court at
Omaha. has issued writ of manda mus
directed to Mayor Moores and Chief of Po-
lice Donahue, commanding them to enforce
the law against gambling In the CITY of
Omaha. The writ is the result of a crusade
against pool rooms.
The woOdenware store of Kirkholder g.
Rausch. In Buffalo, N. Y, was damaged by
fire yesterday to the extent OF $50 CO., and
$4,000 damage was done to adjoining prop
erty by smoke and water.
Private adviees received at Buffalo. N. T..
state that John Charlton, member of the
dominion parliament. is at his home in
Lynedoch. Ontario. seriously III from over
work In his efforts In favor of reciprocity
between the United States and Canada.
The Sharon {Pa.3 plant of the American
Foundrtes Company. which has been closed
for the past two weeks pending a settles
resumed operations an agreement satis-
factory to both sides having been reached
1t Is stated that the men accepted q cut of
10 Per cent, effective from December /.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-12-24

a grocer suggested to a customer the ad-
visibility of searching for them in the jew
elry stores. Almost everything, even
Christmas trees. demanding high
prices this year. But the housekeeper
must have them, for Christmas without the
Christmas dinner would be duh day in
deed. All day yesterday the markets were
crowded and today the scene was repeated.
Every available space on the streets is oc-
cupied by the itinerant dealers in trees and
Christmas green's. Inside the market the
stalls are decorated with boughs of pine
and the holly bush, and the men behind the
counters wear that happy, self-satisfied
smile that can only come to the merchant
who is doing big business that pays
The head of the family will be compelled
to pay almost twice as much for his
dinner this year as he paid last, or even
as he paid on Thanksgiving day. when the
prices were supposed to have reached high
water mark. Every kind of meat, fish and
fowl commands princely sum. when the
prevailing prices of other holiday seasons
is taken into consdera ton. Turkey meat
is high at every stage of its progress. The
man who raises the birds demands of the
wholesale man much as 10 cents per
pound, dressed. The latter is compelled to
pay the freight. and must add this to the
price of the turkey when he disposes of 1t
to the retailer, who has been paying IS and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-12-24
PATIENT CAUSES EXCITEMENT.
Reed Thomas Escapes, but is Soon
Afterward Recaptured.

Reed Thomas. colored, forty-two years
old. patient under treatment at Freed
mems hospital for alcoholism, created con-
siderable excitement at the Institution about
8 o'clock this morning, and at the same
time made his escape, but was captured a
short time later some distance away.
Thomas is a resident of Arlington. Nelson
county. Va, and was brought here by the
county sheriff yesterday morning and taken
to Freedmen's Hospital. He was very vio-
lent, and it was necessary to place him in
the strong room.
About 3 o'clock this morning he called
the Waterman. Samuel Wilson. and asked
for drink of water. The latter secured
the water. and on opening the door of the
strong room to give 1t to the patient he was
struck on the head with chair and
knocked down by Thomas and the latter
made his escape.
The police were notified to look out for
the man. and in the meantime the employees
at Corby's bakery. on Brightwood avenue.
several squares distant from the hospital,
were startled to see colored man, clad
only in his underclothing, enter the build
ing and go in the direction of the furnace
room. A telephone message was sent to the
eighth precinct police station, and an Off
Ger was sent to take him into custody. He
was returned to the hospital. and later in
the day he was transferred to the Wash
ingtOn Asylum Hospital
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-12-24
The Passing Of Lady.
From the Indianapolis News,

Even a casual observer of the trend of
the times in speech must have noticed that
the word lady has almost fallen into dis
use. Women are no longer 'ladles''-they
are women or girls And gentleman
has suffered similar fate. A man is a
man" nowadays, almost invariably. Sell
dom Is the more pretentious word heard.
To employ either of these words in ordi-
nary conversation makes ones talk SAVIOR
of servant or a provincial. The reason
in the case is not far to find. There was a
time when every woman was a lady and
every man gentleman. So used. the words
carried no distinction. There were "sales-
ladies'" and "cookladies.'' Dr. William
Mathews. In his interesting book on the
study of words, while tracing the fortune
of gentleman" relates an anecdote of a
cabman who saluted his approaching pas
senger with. Are you the man that wants
the ride? Because I'm the gentleman that
to drive YOU" And so people of taste grad
ually came to prefer the palmer, simpler
terms.
But 1t would seem that our tendency Just
now is to swing too far in this direction
There are still places for these words, and
we lose by not employing them there
Woman" does not convey all that lady
does. lady is woman. and something
more. The charm Of elegant and accom-
plished femininity cannot be expressed by
woman" To say that woman is .swo-
manly means certainly that she possesses
many of the virtues Of her sex; that she is
modest. capable. pure. kind loyal. But
those exquisite attributes that make their
possessor attractive. even fascinating, are
those that make her also lady. i
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-12-24
A New idea in Church Decoration.

From the Church Economist.
The Grace Baptist Church, or the Baptist
Temple, as it Is better known. of Philadel-
phia, has system of signature inscrip-
lions about the pulpit and walls A dado
of encaustic tiles is run around the walls
OF the main auditorium, within easy read
ing limits. and members can have inscrib-
ed in this imperishable medium their names
by making slight contribution to the debt
of the church. The simple signature, on
small brick costs but 81. Larger spaces
cost So. Still larger squares, corresponding
more to the conventional tablet. cost from
$40 upward. A double row of colored mar
BILE squares in front of the pulpit platform
with suitable carved inscription cost $500
each.
AS people show their desire to have their
names imbedded In the very structure OF
their church, the woodwork along the wall
Is removed and another section of inscribed
tiles put In place. Thus the work goes on
continually. A catalogue, with locations
Indicated. tells In moment where to find
any given name. AS plan for realizing
large sum of money by appealing to the
loyalty and interest of q church constitu-
ency 1t has worked admirably. and might
be duplicated with equal success elsewhere
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-12-24
Tact and Discretion.
From the New York Times.

From the New York Times.
Speaking of the Importance of having
servants of trained discretion" said the
out of-town member. reminds me of hall
boy once in the employ of famous New
Orleans club to which had the honor to
belong. Well, gentlemen, that boy was
tact and discretion itself Wherefore, you
may be sure, he did not long remain in that
humble status. An instance which have
In mind-and this Is but one of many-wiu
suffice to give you an idea of what a jewel
of a servant that boy was
Zone evening while passing down the
hall observed the boy answering phone
CALL OF course. could not know precisely
what questions prompted the lads re-
sponses, but I caught enough of his CONVEX
sation to enable me to reach the decision
that for real discretion that boy was unap-
preached in his line.
No madam; no, madam, was the reply
that his questioner elected from him sew
eral times. Then, after bit, with not the
least trace Of impatience or of impertinence
the lad quietly informed the lady at the
other end of the wire:
Yes, madam, caught the name; but
really even II had not done SO it would
not make any difference for, ma am, no
ones husband is ever at this club!''
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-12-24
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ORIGINATED IN HAMBURG
custom of Throwing Shoes at Depart
ing Bride and Groom. -.

The fall weddings announced in the d ally
papers recall to mind that in nearly ali
countries when young couple is welded
some one Hings an old shoe or slipper after
the carriage in which they roll away from
the scene at which the ceremony takes
place, yet few know how the custom orig1-
mated said Ralph S. Thompson of Phfla-
delphia at the Willard
1T was first known in what is now
part of the German empire According ia
a law enacted in Hamburg in Ig91. the
bridegroom was bound to present the br d.,
with pair of shoes. They almost played
the part of our engagement r.ng the eyl-
dence of betrothal
Among the Saxons of TransyIvania it is
sun the custom for the bridegroom early
In the morning of the wedding day to send
ms intended pair of shoes, and an ancient
tradition enjoins upon the girl that sh,
must treasure these shoes If she wants to
be kindly treated by her husband, for he
VIII not Begin to beat her until they are
worn out. In Greece, when the maiden
has concluded the leave-takng with her
friends in her fathers house. TIE best
man puts on her feet her boots, the gift OF
the bridegroom. Then the procession star q
Tor the church, but before entering the
bridegroom's mother asks three times:
Bride. hast thou the shoes?'
In many places the shoes are given to
the relatives and not to the bride Among
some of the American Indian tribes the
braves on visiting their intended be 20 e
marriage places shoes on her feet (mocca-
sins). Among the East Firms the young
couple is attended to their bed room by the
entire company, but the BRIDES mother W II
not allow the young husband to go to bed
until he has given her pair of shoes In
Bulgaria the bridegroom makes a money
present to the relations of the bride 1t is
called shoe money, and the father buys
shoes for the other members of his family
This money is said to be the relic of the
price paid for wife to the clan from which
size was taken'