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The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-12-06
NEW DECATUR.

New Decatur, December 5.-The follow ing invitations have been issued: MT. and Mrs P E. Cartwright invite you to be present at the marriage of their daughter Pearl, to Mir Henry Hermann trasa, Wednesday afternoon, December the six teenth, at four o'clock, First Christian church, New Decatur. Alabama. MT Frasa is a young business man Of Rich mond Ky. Miss Cartwright is one of the most popular young society ladies of the Decaturs They will make their home in Richmond Ky.
 Mir James E. Mcbride has returned from Louisville, Ky. with his bride and they are now at home to their friends in New Decatur. His bride was Mrs. Ella MacMuchy, of Bethel. Ohio. The we'd ding took place in Grace church. Louis vile, Ky The groom is the well known manager of the Decatur Ice an Coal com pany. which position he has held for many years. The wedding was quite surprise to the many friends of the groom in the Decaturs
 Mir A. J. Harris, a prominent young attorney of Decatur and a son of Col onel C. C. Harris, president of the First National bank, Decatur, and Miss Edith West. a daughter of the Rev. Dr. Anson West, president of owenton Methodist College at Owenton. Ala. were married
  Owenton, Ala. on Thursday of this week and left after the ceremony for a ten days wedding trip to New Orleans and other southern cities. They will be at home, Decatur. Ala. in about ten days.
 Miss Heleah Henkel, charmingly enter tained the S. s. Whist Club at her home on Second avenue with heart party. The color scheme was white and red. Delicate refreshments were served dur ing the evening Music and cards was the programme.
 Mrs. k J. Conyngton entertained the Pedro Club at their first meeting of the season, at her charming home in Decatur. Mrs J. l.. Echols won the prize. hand some silver pickle fork after cutting for it with Mrs. T. M. Jones. Light refresh- ments were served.
 A love bazaar was held two days by the ladies of St Johns Guild in the Guild house of St. Johns Episcopal church. good sum was realized for the church. All the society of the two Decaturs atten- ded
 Mrs. T. M. Jones entertained the Joe
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-12-06

would never think of tearing himself Oh to Florida without startling society with some big event. so ball or something of that sort may be expected at Sherry's. as the silent mans house will not be com pleted for six months. There is possi- bility of a big ball by William Nissan Vanderbilt. and if it materializes it can be stamped in advance as the event par excellence of the winter season Mr Van derbilt never does anything by halves and all the social world remembers his last ball at the Newport Country Club, where the women in large dancing figure were tied to immense bushes of American beauty roses, to be released by their part ners. The ball cost S40.O00 and even New port had never before heard of such lav- ishness. James Hagen Hyde and Mrs. John Drexel are expected to do some thing big in the entertaining line, and Mrs Vanderbilt is at last to throw open the big pile at No. 1 West Fifty-seventh street for a series of small dinners. By Mrs Vanderbilt is of sourse. meant the widow of the late Cornelius.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-12-06
AS TO SLANG AND SLANG.
"Fierce" Is unpardonabIe-"Four our Flusher" Deserves to Be Enshrned.

From the Chicago Tribune.
 What a difference there is between n slang word like fierce" and a slang word lil-estfour fusher,'' -Four husher'' is tense, compact metaphor. Fierce" is just cant
 At any conventional melee you may learn that the weather has been fierce, that the last play was fierce. that the cradle song at yesterdays recital was fierce, that the servant girl problem is fierce, and that the dinner tomorrowYnighl is likely to be fierce This means simply a verbal famine. A whole broad field in which thousands of adjectives might have grown multfariously and luxuriant- ly has been planted exciusively to fierce The loss to the intellectual scenery of the world is clear. instead of a panorama of variegated adjectival col- ors. we have the long, level. monotonous cweep of fierce" around $50 degrees of the horizon Somebody ought to intro duee few novelties into the adjective market
 The fact is, though. that the kind of slang represented by the word fierce can hardly be called slang at all. 1t is almost at the opposite intellectual pole from slang Fierce" Is an escape from mental eXertion and adoption of a fixed, uniform nnvaried phrase. Slang is a denial of fixed, uniform. unvaried phrases and search after new and more vivid ones
 "Fohr fusher." for instance. was abso- lutely new and ndubtably vivid. It summed up the man who, with only four of the right cards in his hands, behaved as if he had five until he was obliged to show down. We all know four nllshers Could We give them any other name which would provide us with q flashlight pocketsize, portable photograph of them?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-12-06
STATE SOCIAL.
TUSCALOOSA.

Tuscaloosa, December 5.-(Speclal.)- Mrs. R. C. McCalla entertained at de- lightful reception. Wednesday afternoon, complimentary to Mrs Robert l.. Taylor of Knoxville, Tenn. The pretty residence on Seventh street was handsomely de- eofated throughout and presentes scene of rare charm with the throng of handsomely-go women The hostess wore a handsome gown of black point de spirit over black silk, while the toilet of the honoree. Mrs Taylor, was of white crepe de chine with trimmings of Duch- ess lace.
 Mrs. Henry Mcdaniel of Demopolis was honoree at a beautiful cara party given by Mrs. Manly Foster Tuesday after noon The house was artistically decor ated in chrysanthemums while the score cards were handpainted in chrysanthe- nuns. The prize was won by Mrs. Nor fleet Harris
 A romantic marriage was solemnized here, Wednesday evening, the contracting parties being Edgar Duran and Miss Lil- lie Weathers. both of Birmingham. The bride had been visiting friends in the city a few days, when MT. Duran came to see her and persuaded her not to wait until their return to Birmingham to be mar ried After the ceremony they left for their future home in Birmingham.
 Miss Adelaide Warrington of Prattville is the guest of the family of her uncle Dr. Eugene A. Smith al the University of Alabama.
 Mrs Harry Merritt of Atlanta, formerly Miss Mamie Blount of this city, is the guest of friends.
 Mrs j. E. Webb of Greensboro is the guest of her mother. Mrs. T. N. Hays
 Miss Estele Bingham of this city was bridesmaid at the marriage of Benjamin Baird and Miss Irene Hosmer, at Greens boro, Wednesday,
 Dr and Mrs. Julian c. Perkins enter tained. Thursday evening. in celebration of their twenty-fifth marriage anniver- sary Covers were laid for twenty-five and the guests included the wedding at- tendants and relatives.
 Miss Scotia B. Scott of South Carolina, who has been visiting her aunt Mrs. Ellen Petter- Bryce, is now visiting rela- tlves in Birmingham. after which she will return to Tuscaloosa.
 Mrs A. c. Edwards and daughter, Miss Pattie Jo Edwards of Montgomery. are visiting the formers sister, Mrs C. B. Turner.
 Miss Claude Burton has gone to LaFay- cite to visit her sister, Miss Fannie Bur ton.
 Miss Annie Waggoner of Blocton, who has been visiting Miss Bessie McGahey, has returned to her home.
 Mrs. l.. L. Herzberg of Gadsden, for merly Miss Emma Friedman of Tusca- loosa. is visiting her mother Mrs B. Friedman.
 Miss Bessie Strudwick and Miss Louise Strndwiek of Demopois are visiting Mrs. J. Manley Foster.
 Miss Ella Leland Is in Birmingham wis., iting relatives
 Mrs. l. O. Henin of Birmingham is the guest of relatives in the city.
 Douglass Wilkins of Faunsdale is the guest of his uncle. V. H. Wilkins.
 Dr. Joe Leland has returned to New Orleans to resume his studies at Tulane.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-12-06
NEW YORK SOCIAL NEWS

New York. December 5.-On Thanksgiv- ing Day the Rev. Dr. Morgan Dix preach- ed a sermon scoring the luxuries and im- moraities of the rich and fashionable. Some years ago the same prelate was an austere and gloomy faced bachelor who preached on the celibacy of the priest hood. No popish priest ever advocated celibacy more zealously or eloquently. And the pity of it was, the occupant of the Trinity pulpit was the son of General and afterwards Governor Dix; an heir to his fortune and the occupant of a good social position by reason of birth and station. Well, the good Doctor of Divin- ity one day took down his sign ."No wo- man must have hopes of me-" and an- nounced his engagement to be married. His features are no less gloomy and his manner is no less austere, even though he left the stony road of bacheorhood to tread the primrose path of conjugality. but there are those who have not for gotten, and some of them are cynics. They say; What kind of back som- mersault does the venerable rector of Trinity now propose; does he condemn wealth as he did ceibacy preparatory to embarklng on a rollcking course of riot ous expenditure of the Dix millions?
 
 Let these scoffers say what they will. The Rev, Dr. Dix may well stand in the road of fashion and wave aloft the dan ger signal It will not stop the process sion. Those to whom the good doctor signals are blind. They see nothing ahead. nothing menacing in the track, they are more blind than the noblesse in the red days of the terror. The fact is that the traditions of good society-the good society of the repubic-are as old nursery tales. left to be told by grand danes to amuse children. There is just one power-money. Those who made the fortunes are gone or are going soon; those who spend them are youths with the down on their cheeks half turned to bris- ties. They spend money. and they are adored. By whom? By those who stand outside of the circle. When one sees the rich and the fashionable playing the game of society at the horse show or at the opera the spectacle is more amusing than serious. The rich gowns the costly jewels, the airs and manners are all pret- ty play. But when to that is added the assembled throng that yawns and stares at them as though pearls fell from the lips of the women and gold from the mouths or the men, oHe "oHueis what the Declaration of Independence means anyway This .throng is dazed, it admires. it stares, it acts as if hypnotized Those who have are worshipped by those who have not. It is strange tlsen that those who have not are are despised by those who have?~ Is it not on the records that well-dressed women moved by curiosity. were lost to self-respect when young Roxburghe married Miss Goelet; did they not surge into the streets, sweep away the police and block the passage of car-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-12-06
Chinese Merchants.

From the Boston Herald.
 United States Consul Fowler of chee- foo, who was recently so highly compli- mented by Admiral Evans. has a very high opinion of the business integrity of the Chinese merchants. He said that on his journey to Japan several English and American merchants had told him that the Chinese merchant was the most straightforward and honest in the world During his own thirteen years as consul in China, he had yet to meet a single Chinese merchant who had ever broken his word or violated his contract with an American merchant. We have heard the same statement repeated so frequently that there are very considerable grounds for believing it's truth. Evidently the Chinese merchant has not yet become fully civilized and brought into touch with modern business methods.
 opera glasses, the genuine Lemaire, at s50o J. LOWINSOHN.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-12-06

Wheeler Chapter of the United Daughters of the Confectionery. at her home in De- catur, on Tuesday afternoon.
 Mrs. II. c. Speak visited in Huntsville the past week.
 Mrs. J. D. Ellis has returned from trip to Sheffield.
 Miss Julia Long has returned to her home in Tuscumbia, after visit to Mrs. Lon Banks.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-12-06
Relieving Influence of Time.

From the Cincinnati Enquirer.
 President Roosevelt is forty-five Should he be nominated and elected next year, he will have passed the half century mark when he retires from the Presiden- cy. Seven years in the White House ought to take the boyish pranks out of man and make sober-minded citizen.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-12-06

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-12-06
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-12-06

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-12-06

Weather strip your home for eom1ort Cold wave coming.
 JOHNSTON & WALTER PAINT co.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1903-10-07
POSSE FIGHTS A BAD GANG
Former Victorious in Encounter with
Six Supposed Robbers.
One Is Killed, Another Is MortaIly
Wounded, and Four Others Seri-
Ously Hurt In Minnesota.

Annadale, Mimi, Sept AIN a fight
between a posse of citizens and gang
Of supposed robbers one of the latter
was killed, one mortally and four 9TH
ers seriously wounded. Sheriff Young
and Deputy Negent went to South Ha-
ven to arrest gang OF six hoboes,
which it was alleged had robbed a
number of stores in the vicinity. The
sheriff found the men in a box car,
but instead of surrendering peacefully
they proceeded to hold up the sheriff
and his deputy and relieve them of
their firearms. They then took to the
woods, followed by posse of citizens
who had quickly gathered. A number
of shots were exchanged between pur-
sued and pursuers and finally the gang
was brought to bay. The posse opened
fire upon them with shotguns and all
six of the hoboes we're brought to the
earth. The leader was instantly killed,
another of them was MORALLY wounded
while the other four were all badly
shot @. .s
Buffalo, MIMI. Oct. 5.-The tramp
killed near here Friday afternoon in a
battle with the sherif's posse has been
identified as Gerald Shannon, a middle
aged man, Of Rochester, N. Y. Of1cers
are trying to communicate with his rela-
tives. Dynamite and a chart of the coun-
try were found on the men, and it is be-
lieved they were preparing to hold up a
500 line train.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1903-10-07
ROYALTY THANKS COURT.
Venezuelan Arbftrators Receive Mes
sages from Queen Wilhelmina
and Car Of Russia.

The Hague, Oct. Sat the opening
Of Saturdays session of the Venezue-
IAN arbitration court, M. Muravieff, the
presiding officer, read kilograms re-
ceived from Queen Wilhelmina and the
car, thanking the court for it's good
wishes sent to them at the primary
sitting. The queen expressed her en-
tire confidence in the justice of the
courts judgment.
The court announced that it had de-
cided that briefs and other documents
should be delivered before October 1S,
and that replies should be handed in
by November 2. Thereafter the con-
sent of the tribunal must be obtained
for the presentation of further docu-
ments. The court will hear the argu-
ments of counsel November 4.
M. Copen, representing Great Britain,
and Herr Buenz, the German repre-
sentative, asked for longer period for
the presentation of replies, but the
court refused.
Judge Penfeld, of American counsel,
who may have to go home before the
termination of the pleadings, intends
to ask Washington for, authority to
submit his argument in writing.
Wayne MacVeagh opened, Saturday
in behalf of Venezuela, by paying a
tribute to the members of the court
and to his 'illustrious colleagues, Mr.
Bowen, the, great diplomatist, and
Judge Penfeld, the eminent adviser of
the state department"
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1903-10-07
ENTERTAIN THE VISITORS.
English Soldiers Taken to PrOvl.
dence, r.. l., Where They Re-
ceive Hearty Welcome.

Boston, Oct 5.-The English soldier
visitors did not complete the hrst day's
programme OF entertainment prepared
for them until after two o'clock Saturday
morning, yet the members Of the Honor
able Artillery company were up early,
prepared to undertake whatever their
American hosts had provided for their
pleasure The programme arranged by
the host, the Ancient and Honorable Ar
ullery company Of Boston, was trip to
Providence as guests Of the First light
infantry Of that city.
The members of the Boston company
assembled at their headquarters in
Faneuil hall before nine O'Clock. Later,
marching to Court square, they met the
visitors and escorted them to the South
station where special trains for Provi-
dence we're boarded.
Providence, R. l., Oct. 5. - Cannon
doomed noisy salute to the Ancient and
Honorable Artillery company Of Boston
and their guests, the Honorable Artillery
company of London, on their arrival here
from Boston. Thousands of cheering
spectators echoed the welcome extended
to the visitors by the entertaining COM
pany; the First light infantry regiment.
The streets we're decorated with flags and
bunting and the progress of the process
sion was marked by almost continuous
cheers.
Business was generally suspended as
the procession passed. At the city hall
Gov. Garvin and his staff, Mayor Miller
and other city and state officials re-
viewed the column. The route ended at
the Dyer street dock, where steamer
was boarded for Crescent park.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1903-10-07
Chicken Pox and Smallpox.

The eruption of chicken pox has an
imperfect resemblance to that of small
pox, but can never be mistaken for it
by the experienced eye. In smallpox
the eruption Of papules first appears
on the forehead, the ''papules" always
become 'bladders,' and the latter al
ways develop into pustules-that is,
sooner or later their contents get
changed into pus. Then the center Of
the pustules undergoes a peculiar sink
ing that in some measure resembles the
depressions in cushion or padded
chair where the buttons are seen. In
chicken pox there is no such uniform
ity of sequence, and the depressions are
absent.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1903-10-07
VIII Talk About Bugs.

f. L. Washburn, state entomologist,
is preparing to hold a series of practi-
cal talks on Minnesota insects in diff
ferent localities during the fall and
winter to discuss with farmers the
best means of combating such pests as
chinch bugs and hessian fly, with
which those localities are troubled.
These talks will be illustrated with
specimens or pictures, or both. Farm
ers desiring meeting of this kind are
invited to correspond with the ento-
mologist of the experiment station at
st. Anthony Park.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1903-10-07

nomeseekers' Excursions to the Northwest.
West and Southwest, and coionist
Low Rates West. - -,
Via the Nerth. Western Line Excursion
tickets OF greatly reduced rates are on
sale to the territory indicated above.
standard and Tourist Sleeping Cars,
Free Reclining Chair Cars and ssThe Best
OF Everything" For dates OF sale and
iaii particulars apply TO Agents Chicago
q NoTtn- w esteru R'y. Nov.17
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1903-10-07
wins Golf Championships.

> Wheaton: ILL.,, Oct. 5.-The Women's
National Golf championship belongs to
Miss Bessie Anthony, of the Glenview
club, Chicago. She made a runaway
match of her game with Miss j. Anna
Carpenter, of Westward Ho, in the finals
for the championship over the Wheaton
course Saturday, taking the lead at the
fourth hole and steadily increasing it un-
til the end came at the twelfth hole, Miss
Anthony winning Z up and to play. Con-
sidering the weather conditions, a 3o-miIe
gale sweeping over the course during the
entire play, Miss Anthony's game was re-
markable
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1903-10-07
Found Dead.

The mystery surrounding the disap-
pearance of Mrs. N. c. Edridge, of Min
neapolis, which puzzled the police and
her friends for several weeks, was
cleared away recently, when the skele-
ton of the woman was found lying in
the woods near Lakewood cemetery.
She had evidently been dead for some
time, as the flesh had fallen off the
bones and the skull had been discon-
nected from the trunk. Circumstances
seem to indicate that she died from
exposure and exhaustion, but the po-
lice will thoroughly investigate GER
tain ugly rumors before the case is
drODped.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1903-10-07
Increased Valuation.

A total increase of 3,e75, s7s in the
assessed valuation of public franchise
companies was made by the state board
of equalization by unanimous vote.
OF this amount 1855, 443 was added to
the valuation of the Twin City Rapid
Transit company, $14O, 600 to the Du-
luth-Superior Traction company, $780,
600 to the st. Paul Gas Light company,
$92, $40 to the Minneapolis General
Electric company, and s7,s65 to the
Minneapolis Gas Light company.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1903-10-07

Very Low Rates to Denver, Co...
Via the North Western Line. Excursion
tickets wilt be sold Oct. 4 to s, inclus.
i've, with very favorable return limits,
on account of annual convention of
Brotherhood of st. Andrew. Apply to
Agents Chicago & North. Western nv.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1903-10-07
MINNESOTA NEWS.
Had Much Wealth.

Several days ago James Collins 8
railroad laborer, went into saloon
run by J. johnson, in Minneapolis and
left package with johnson, which
Collins said contained large sum Of
money. He told johnson that he was
heavy drinker and was afraid that
he might die, and that if he did not
show up for the money to notify Mrs.
J. w. Hearne of Saltwater.
Johnson took the package, thinking
the man was slightly demented, but
was willing to humor him.
Saturday night man claiming to
be J. W. Hearne appeared at the cent
trail police station and wanted an off.
Ger to go with him to saloon to wit
ness the payment Of certain sum OF
money to him by the saloonkeeper.
A man accompanied Hearne, and ir
his presence johnson handed over q
package containing SO, 600 to Hearne.
Sunday morning Collins died of de.
irium tremens in the city hospital. II
is not known where he accumulated
such q sum of money.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1903-10-07

Through to California Without Change of Cars
I The Minneapolis & St. Louis R. R.
will operate two weekly tourist car lines
TO California this season: only 5000
from st. Paul and Minneapolis and cor
cespondingly low rates from other sta
tons
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1903-10-07
.linnesota's Oldest Church.

a1innesota's Oldest Church.
The fiftieth anniversary of the build.
ing of the st. Peters church at Mem
dota was celebrated with due ceremo.
ny. It is the first permanent church
erected in what is now Minnesota. Re-
plete with historic memories, it recalls
the days when Mendoza was the me-
tropolis of the Northwest, and st.
Paul the suburb. Old settlers, some
Of them among the builders Of the his
toric old church, were present at the
ceremonies. their faces beaming with
pride at the achievements eommemo-
rated
II was q great day for Mendoza. The
members Of the congregation gathered
from miles around. The picturesque
old village was enlivened by the
crowds which thronged about the old
church. Several Of the former pastors
of the church were there. A dozen
neighboring priests assisted Mgr. Os-
ter, tbs pastor, in the celebration OF an
event which has unique significance
to the Catholics of Minnesota and par
tieularly of the region which was once
included in the parish Of St. PeterA
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1903-10-07
Iowa Pioneer Dead.

Cedar Rapids, Ia, Oct. 5.-Abel Wash
burn, a pioneer settler. is dead at Quas-
qHeton. He was los years old.