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The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-06-21

Washington, Ga, June 20. Especially )-Un- less the fight now being waged by the To- cal chapter of the Daughters of the Con federacy is successful, the old Georgia State bank building, in which the last meeting of the Confederate cabinet was held on May {, 1865 will be destroyed to make room for progress, and Georgia will once more be called upon to blush with shame for the acts of the iconoclasts among her sons.
 The building, which Is a handsome brick structure of three stories, is situated on the north side of the public square of Washington, and Is the property of Wilkes county, having been used as an annex tc the county court house for the past three years The county Is to build q new court house. and yielding to the demands of tax payers, who declare 1t is bosh to consider sentiment when 1t weighs against a few dollars, the commissioners have decided to tear. down the old building instead of purchasng another site for the new tenn pie of justice.
 So many historic landmarks have been destroyed throughout the United States. that foreigners have often commented on the commerciallsm of Americans as being shown by their willingness to sacrifice buildings no matter what their historic associations, if thereby there might ensue a gain. Today very few of the revolu- tIonary relics are left in the south, Charleston being about the only city which has made any attempt to preserve them. The Daughters of the Confederacy and the Confederate Veterans of Wilkes county claim that 1t will be the veriest sacr1lege to allow this building to be destroyed, and to carry out their point have met the commissioners with injunctions and the matter is now in the courts, where 1t is likely to remain for some months In the meantime an effort will be made to raise a sum sufficient to purchase the old build ing. One idea Is to establish a Confed- crate museum in it. The county paid only sS000 for the building when 1t bought 1t. A few voluntary subscriptions have al- ready been received. and 1t is believed that if systematic effort is made for thJs purpose that patriots will be found all over the south and even beyond the bor ders of Dixie who will be glad to contrib
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as you can buy anywhere pretty nearly every kind used in the proressionl Maybe they are pretty good; most of them, any way But no maker nas yet claimed to have discovered a hair preserver quite as good as the natural oil which you find about the heads of healthy young children. for instance. If I could dlscov- CT just how to make that and apply 1t could strike a fortune in no time. Now, the baclS-country farmer I am talking about washes his head twice or three times a year: that is in thrashing time, or when he takes dip in the creek. And you see the result.
 Then. there's another thing to remern- ber The farmer lives pretty much by physical labor. That means he does nob as a rule, overheat his head by planning and thinking. like the city man, or the rest who get their living by their brains. Such men dry up all the natural oil springs nature stuck about the head by their inside heat. We find when wa cut 1t that their hair is quite crisp ana hard, what there Is of it."
 Then, your advice would be. keep cool and let your hair grow, as the boys used to say?"
 Sure, and more important still, never wash your head with anything which will make a father unless you are obliged to. If you have to, be sure and wash ali the lye and ammonia and such Ike well out of the scalp with water D give the oil a chance to do it's bes..
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-06-21
WOMEN IN REPUBLICS
 AND N MONARCHIES
BY PHINEAs FLETCHER.

Under which form of governmen. the monarchy or the republic, has woman the greater opportunity? The womsn who is ambitious Of power, command influence in the affairs of state as, of course. the one under consideration In volume Ie- gently published, bearing an American woman's naHla on It's title page, the ques- ton is dise1,s"d with more CT less ab.n ty, and answered in favor of the mon- archy. Among the arguments advanced is that, under the imperial system. 8 woman may become queen. while under the democratic one. with all it's vauntsd equality of rights she can never become President At the first blush, this state ment of fact would seem to settle the con- tentlon at once, but a little analysis will show that 1t is not conclusive. Tn all Europe, at the present time, there are less than twenty monarchles, in other words, twenty families, the woman of which can, in the natural order of things, see a crown in the distance; for. as rule. the daughter of the highest noble has almost as small chance of ascend ing throne as the child of the humb1est peasant on his estates. Now, take 1t, the next best thing to queen or empress that a woman can be Is to become mistress of the White House for four or eight years, and the number of our countrywomen who are eligible to that position is be- yond humaa enumeration. Should a bachelor gain the Presidency there are millions and millions among whom he may make a choice.
 Royalty, then, must be cut out of tho calculation. The woman who attains to 1t does so because there happens to be no Liz or little brother around, and when a queen by marriage comes Into full power through the death of her husband, she must give place to her son, If he is of le- gal age for royalty, and lay down her scerter. This was the hard fate of the late Dowager- Empress of Germany, and the Queen of Spain had to retire recently in favor of her son, only seventeen years old. In the event of the death of King Edward of England. the loved Alexandra would at once go into enforced retirement Even the gentle and popular little Wilhel- nina of Holland, must, I believe, under the constitution, surrender to her son, less fortunate in this respect than the
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late Queen Victoria, who ruled the wastes. realm that has ever existed. In the gov- erning circles, under the monarchial re- glme, the field for women Is perhaps greater ana bRoader than 1t is where re- publican forms prevail but here again, as in the case of royalty. there are lim- itations. Under the kingdom and the em- nre. power is very largely a matter of Il heritanee. Pre-ominent talent, dlstin- guished service and vast wealth are the only other avenues to open to men. In ir women is seldom a factor, except through Ter husband, so that after all there is so much difference between her and her 0emocratie sister, except that her posi- tion, founded on class privilege. is more secure and continuous. But she must ske her allegiance with the hereditary heir of the noble house, or, as a rule, sink to the ordinary level, no matter how bril- liant she may be. In this too, she has to encounter the formidable competition of Miss American Millionafress. who in recent years has snatched away from her some of the very greatest of the prizes In the monarehial lottery Of preferment. some of them only one degree below mon- archy itself. as for example, the splendid conquest of the lucky daughter of the Chicago house Of Letter ip the far Indian empire. T
 Summing up all that can be said on both sides, the balance of advantage Hes, in my opinion, with the women of the re- public. and 1t will become more and moro so as the years unroll themselves into the centuries. Among ourselves women pos- sess not the shadow but the substance of power. Nowhere else does she so abso- lutely rule the home, and in it, after all, so far as human happiness is concerned. Is to be found the only realm worth the ruling. In 1t lies the foundation of all authority. the machinery that moves the world. and from which springs the true qualities and grandeur of nations. The American women, even if she is not in- vested with full suffrage. except in four western states, Is the very freest of ali free beings. and as rule it can not be successfully maintained that she abuses
 he freedom with which law and conven- ton have invested her. Foreign critics can not understand 1t all, but then, how many of them really understand America | And come to think of it, In the making of the greatest republics, now the first of nations have not It's noble and patriotic ] women, from the revolution down. had as much with the mighty work of its men7
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attempted deception, and popular ha- tred Of her increased accordingly
 With her failure to present the king with an heir Queen Draga began the in- trigue to secure the succession of the throne to her brother, Nikodem Loungne- vitza.
 At first nobody believed the story that noated out of some mysterious quarter that Alexander intended to adopt his brother-in-law as a son and name him as the future king of Servia, because 1t was so audacious as to be incredible but within few days the confirmation was abundant The king expressed his inten- tions to three or four different persons. Then the ministry took up the matter ana decided after long and serious con- sultation that 1t would be an act of duty and patriotism to immediately check the ambition of their queen. Therefore, tho entire cabinet, with M. Vuitsch, tEe prxme minister, at their head, called at the pal ace at an unusual hour and asked for an audience. Alexander must have suspect ed the purpose of their visit, for, after keeping them waiting for fifteen or twen- ty minutes. he appeared in the full uni- form of the commander in chief of the Servian army with his wife upon his arm Advancing a few steps from the entrance, the royal couple stood, arm in arm with a defiant air, while the eight ministers arose and saluted them M Vuitsch asked the queen to retire, but Alexander refused.
 The prime minister then made the pro- test against the selection of the queens brother as heir apparent, asking that the parliament should at least he consulted.
 Alexander interrupted and shouted in an excited manner: "I shall carry out my will"
 The will of the people must also be considered" answered the prime mlnist- ter firmly.
 This terminated the interview, but a few days later Queen Draga was secretly warned that her plan to seat her brother on the throne of Servia would never be permitted, and that her own life would pay the penalty If she attempted to put the plan into execution.
 Queen Draga persisted and her brother was installed in the palace, to all intents and purposes the heir apparent Her death dragged him with her, and the same tragedy that extinguished the fam fly of Obrenovitch practically wiped out the family of Loungnevtza.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-06-21
ROMANCE ENDwAYS.
From the New York American.

From the New York American.
 No, there isn't any romance left In the world. Do you know Rosalie Gimbleg'
 Yes"
 Well. Rosalie was in a crowded car and had to stand up"
 T thought Rosalie was handsome"
 She looks very well after dark. but this was at o'clock in the afternoon, and she had been to the bargain counter rush and was little tired. And when Rosalie is tired she shows it so in her face. We'll, there she was dingle dang ling from strap-and you know how short she Is. Her toes didn't much more than touch the floor, and she weighs all of ITO. And just then the car gave a lurch and the strap broke, and Rosalie sat right down on such a handsome young mani Wasn't that a lovely be- ginning for romanee2 Of course Rosa lie was all bushes as she struggled to her feet and apologized so sweetly. And the young man got right up and made room for her, and Rosalie said, Oh, thank you so muchH and the young man said. I only regret that I didn't give you the seat sooner And Rosalie noticed that he said 1t with kind of groan, and that he limped badly as he walked back and then she heard him ask the conductor to let him off at the first doctors office. Wasn't that a shame?"
 ''I should say It wasm
 Well she got Q little satisfaction out of 1t. She asked the railroad cotnnanv for $50 because the strap broke. and they gave her $6 and told her to diet and grow taller"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-06-21
HEADS BARED TO THE CHURCH.
A Religious Observance Faithfully Kept by Catholics In New York.
From the New York Sun.

From the New York Sun.
 One of the oldest Roman Catholic GUS toms is that of barring the head and dropping the eyes when passing the door of Catholic church. It may be noted in almost any part of New York from the Battery to the Bronx
 During the firemen's parade last Monday two women. viewing the procession from the steps of one of the Vanderbilt resi- dences, asked "Why do they all take of their hats when they reach the middle of the block?"
 They're in front of the church. an- swered the pinafored child on the side walk, "an' they know the Lords in there" :"
 The same act was noticeable in the po- licemens parade. The conductors and mo- tormen on the elevated staHons between the Battery and Harlem Pass eleven churches on every trip. and many of them will bare their heads eleven times on that run. There are at least two Justices of the Supreme court who never pass Cath olic church without removing their hats.
 The mark of reverence for women Is the lowering of the head and eyes. This Is not conspicuous. but it can be seen thou sands of tines daily In New York. In the districts given up to foreigners the women hurrying by a church frequently pause a moment. and crossing themselves, mur- mur some native prayer.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-06-21
CLASS THAT IS RARELY BALD.
Nearly Every Farmer Has Good Head
 of Hair.
From the New York Sun.

From the New York Sun.
 Ever see a real back-country farmer with a bald head7" asked the suburban Lsr Der, replying to the request of his in- tellectual sister for a reason for the thin ming of his capillary thatch.
 Now, l have worked in fully half of the states in the Union, in town and in country and I never have. The head of the kind of farmer I'm thinking of may be well supplied with hayseed and barn dust, but the hair is generally very silky and well nourished.
 NO, l don't believe that dust or seeds are good for the hair. Don't make any mistake there. But I'm sure that the continual washing of the scalp is about the worst thing possible for the roots of the hair. Now, gentlemen think nothing or taking a bath every day. Some use & little ammonia in water to soften it. Most of them make sure of clean scalp by rsIng soap. The effect upon the head is the same in both eases. The natural oil which ought to exist about every healthy scalp Is completely removed. And that just starves out the roots of the hair as really as though you wash lily bulb clear of it's soil and set it to grow on that slab
 'Pomatum Say, I can sell you cheap
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-06-21
SOME RECOLLECTIONS OF
 CONFEDERATE CAMP LIFE
BY w. R. H oueHToN.

ute to this effort to preserve the death chamber of the confederacy." as this building has been aptly termed
 In 1t President Davis and his party were entertained when in Washington. Hero the cabinet for the last time gathered as ministerial body, and President Davis for the last time signed himself as pres ident of the Confederate States of Amer lea.
 Within the old bank vaults all the gold of the Confederacy that was left from the famous raid in the northern part of the county, In which it is claimed that the foundations of not few fortunes were laid. was stored and from them the last cent was paid out to the remnants of Lees army which had poured into Wash- ington on the heels of the presidential party. From Washington began the ill., starred flight which resulted in the cap. ture of President Davis at IrwinyilIe. The last cabinet meeting was held In the room now used by the Daughters of the Con- federacy on the afternoon of May 4, 1865
 At that time the room was occupied by General Elezy and by appointment Pres- ident Davis Secretary of War Breclkin- ridge, Postmaster General Reagan, Secre- tary of Navy Mallory Attorney General George A. Davis and Secretary of the Treasury Michael II. Clarke, met there to wind up ths affairs of the Confederacy.
 The room which President Davis occu- pied Is now used as the court room of the City court of Wilkes county.
 For years 1t has been the proudes. boast of the people of Washington that the town contains the building in which the Confederate cabinet gathered last as a ministerial body and few persons who have visited the historic old town have left without being enlightened on this sub- ject, as well as being told that the town was the first in the United States to bs named for George Washington.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-06-21
The Girls Who Work for Uncle Sam.
From the ChIcago Tribune.

From the Chicago Tribune.
 From o'clock in the morning until close to 6 in the evening there are 5000 typewrlters grinding out letters for the United States government During these hours there are, of course, 5000 typewriter girls busily hammering the machines.
 Uncle Sam is the largest employer of typists in the country and should be the petron saint of the typewriter girl. The amount of manuscript his typewriters turn out would make even Clyde Fitch look dizzy.
 Uncle Sam Is the incest kind of wan for typewriter girls to work for. He pays large salaries and he supplies his work CTS with everything they want. If a girl expresses preference for certain kind of machine she gets 1t. She does not have to sit down and pound typewriter she does not like.
 Whenever typewriter e4rl Is employed in one of the departments she names the machine and 1t is purchased for her.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-06-21
Pie and PurltanIsm.
From Life.

From Life.
 The decadence of Puritanism is chiefly due to various preparations of saw dust being eaten for breakfast throughout New England, instead of the cold pie which was formerly the piece de resist ance of the imatutinal meal there.
 Cold pie eaten for breakfast gets in It's work while yet the nervous force, re- cruited by sleep, is largely unspent The result Is the fierce. aggressive, hateful ness that Is the very life of Puritanism.
 But cold pie for lunch or dinner merely brings on a gloomy and profltless apathy It might as well never be eaten, from the religious point of view
 It is worth any mans while to eat cold pie for breakfast a time or two, if only in order to appreciate the fine irony of Baxter's Saints Rest.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-06-21
Haste to the Wedding.
rom the London Express.

From the London Express.
 A good story is told showing the rapid- ity with which things move nowadays. A certain servant went to her mistress and gave notice.
 I'm going to be married. ma'am."
 ''To whom?" asked her mistress.
 DO you remember the funeral you al- lowed me to go to three weeks ago. maam? Well, I'm going to marry the husband of the corpse"
 It subsequently, transpired that the wid- over took a fancy to his fiancee. as 'she was the only cheerful party there"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-06-21
Merely a Postponement.


From Life.
 Ethel lay asleep on the divan. red lips pouting She did not hear Jack as he entered the room. Jack paused and looked at her. He smiled and stole near CT. Three minutes passed. Nothing was heard but Ethers regular breathing. Two more minutes passed. Then Ethel slightly opened her left eye. Fooled again." said Jack.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-06-21
Ladies Shoes

Below we give you few specials we are going to make hit on next week:
 $500 gets Ladies Oxford in Pat ent or Plain Kid, turn sole, military and French heel. Every pair guaran- teed.
 s2.5o gets two or four-strap French heel Patent Kid Sandal that is worth $500.
 $2.Oo gets a onoe that our competi- tors sell at $2.50 every day; all styles; 1. ?, and 4-strap, French and mili- tary heels.
 $1.75 gets neat and up-to-date Slip per in every respect, c.l shapes and sizes.
 $1.5o-This is the Shoe you wanted for the house; nice low heels.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-06-21
Mems Shoes and
 OxfOrds.

We would like to call special atten- ton to our line of Mems Oxfords.
 James A. Canister, $500 and $500. [ Let us show you our $3.50 Oxfords. They are the prettiest in town. We have overbought in this particular line. and must sell them. See our show window.
 berts can't be had elsewhere. See window.
 Mems High Shoes in every style and price.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-06-21
Hats.

We have a big lot of Straws and light weight Felt Hats in all colors and styles.
 We have recently added to our enor- nous stock of goods complete line of Trunks, Suit Cases and Travelling Bags.
The Saint Paul globe., 1903-08-23
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BALD EAGLE.

Mr. and Mrs John McCloud, Of Lincoln
avenue, and the Rev. Mr.. Cooper, Of
Northfield. are visiting Mr.. and Mrs. D.
Mr. MGGn9uS s1S ars at rhs R5ghfndS Wfaf dSd Mrs
Ketchem, of Lexington, KY, are visiting
Mr.. and Mrs. D. w. c. Ruff at "Buena
Vista"
The boys of the Trinity Church choir
gave a concert on Monday evening at the
Bald Eagle hall and also at White Bear.
Misses Helen and Marguerite Cummings.
of Nelson avenue. visited the latter part
of the week with Louise Chapman.
Mrs. Kingston and son, Of Portland ave-
nue., visited the latter part of the week
at the Reimbold cottage.
Harold Bond, of st. Paul. visited the
latter part of the week with Charles Bat
son at ''Elmhurst."
Mr.. and Mrs. Carson. of St. Paul, spent
a few days of last week with Mr.. and
Mrs. H. H. Griffith.
Mrs. Dawson and son Philip. of Port
land avenue, spent Thursday with Mrs.
c.. D. Maclaren
Miss Louise Chapman gave a corn roast
Thursday evening in honor of the Misses
Mrs. A. M. Barringer and son, of st.
Paul are visiting Mrs. Erhart at South
Oaks"
been East, returned to the lake FIJI
Mr.. and Mrs Arthur Holmes who have
been at the hotel, have returned to the
city.
The ''club" gave one of it's fortnightly
dances at the hall on Saturday
Miss Anne Marchmont, of Ashland,
Wis, is visiting at the lake.
Mrs Vim and sister arrived ThurSday
Joseph and w. c. Maiden arc at the
hotel
The Saint Paul globe., 1903-08-23

ernoon at the Country club, Will be a
notable affair socially, beside being
the most important event ia the goit
annals of this city. The best players
of the leading golf clubs of Minnesota
will be here to compete for the prizes,
which, by the way, are more than well
worth having. They have been con-
tributed by leading citizens and py
those interested in good sport. The
women will play in the mornings on
the grounds of the Minnedahda CLUB,
while the Country club links Will be
entirely devoted to the men players.
The social features of the games Will
be particularly pleasant, as the ar
rangementS for the entertainment OF
the visitors have been put in the hanos
of we'll known society woman, VINO
will have an able corps of assistants;
There will be many 1uneheons and
dinners, and every afternoon tea Will
be served under marquee on the
grounds of the Country club, overlook
ing the river. Every afternoon there
will be a chaperon and five girls to
assist her in serving tea and recelV-
ing the guests. On Wednesday after-
noon Mrs. Horace Thompson will have
charge of the tea tables; on Thurs
day afternoon, Mrs. DouSman; FRIDAY
afternoon, Mrs. Severance. and on Sat
urday afternoon Mrs. Edward II.
Hersey. There will be music every
day by the Mandolin orchestra, and
among the young women who VIII as
sist on different days will be Miss
Lila Finch, Miss Florence Finch. Miss
Nellie Finch, Miss Helen Bum, Miss
Abbie Livingston, Miss Bonnie Ran
som, Miss Judith Dousman. Miss Alice
Pope, Miss Mamie Livingston, Miss
Pauline Ferguson, Miss Kitty Marvin,
Mrs. Dyer, of Fort Smelling; Miss
Moulton and Miss Modisette. Of Min
neapo1is, and Miss Helen Bishop. Of
Bridgeport Conn.