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The Grit-advocate., 1903-08-07
BRIEF TRAlLERS.

TIL Tisest fool is the one that talks
the least.
Strive to do sensible rather than
startling things.
Bad luck generally follows in the
wake of bad habits.
married man always resents ad.
vice l'Jm a bachelor.
1t ts no use to pray for a thing if
you de- not work for it.
Some men never tire Of doing good
because they never do any.
The man who fails is apt to regard
success as matter of accident.
Mar a man gets a reputation for
wisdom by leaving things unsaid.
FaUh without works is like a We
hiCle minus a motive power attached
Tho man with too many ideas is
no better than the man with too few
Every effort is not crowned with
success, and many of them do not do
serve to be.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-08-07
CHlNFAYNE.

When a man feels that he is beccm.
fng rich too fast he generally buys a
farm.
1t is poor policy to start in to be
-unny unless you feel you can keen
it up to the end.
Will the world ever become so of.
feminato that man will become as
proud of an automobile as he is of n
horse?
II the world would pay as much for
instruction as It will for amusement
what lot of wise people we would
become.
g II men did not like to go through a
great deal to learn a little they would
not get married and stay so for
great length of time.
The proper time to remark that It is
a nice day for walk is just when the
proud young father begins to talk of
the smartness Of his baby.-Uncle
Dick in milwaukee, Sentinel.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-08-07
ODD SWISS CUSTOMS.
Pecuarics That Appeal to the Western Travcer-Uncon
scioIs Humor in the Columns Of Be me Newspaper
How Wayward CT izcns Are Puniehcd.
~~~~~~~
Especial Correspondence.)

The tireless tourist. whose aim it is
to cover as much of the ground OF
Switzerland in as relatively short a
time as possible, darting from Geneva
to the Obcrard. or from Lucernc TO
the falls of the Rhine ana back again.
over one OF the Alpine passes. with
The Grit-advocate., 1903-08-07
BITS OF WISDOM.

The reward of one duty done is the
power of fulfill another-George
Eliot.
Obs macy and vehcmcncy of opin-
ION arr the surest proof OF stupidity.
Barton.
1t is not religion that sours a mans
temp, but it is his temper that sOurs
his r. gion.-AddisOn.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-08-07

mentioned was in accordance with
custom.
Then we took round in the village
70 see the sights. The sheik led us
through the quaint little village, with
Its huge ovens all around, and its
strange houses. which every passer-by
,an see into, for the open door is their
only possibility Of light and ventila-
ton
we looked inside, we could see
life in a primitive form. almost but
not quite savage. All they possess
The Grit-advocate., 1903-08-07

ply Of forbidding them TO enter an inn,
placing as ii were. a ban upon convi'
time. Each male citizen in Switzer
land must serve in the Swiss army If
physically capable. and if he be en-
cmpt from service upon grounds OF
The Grit-advocate., 1903-08-07
NOT TO DO.

TO say smart things which may hurt
ones feelings.
TO talk about things which only in,
terest yourself.
To contradict your friends when
they are speaking.
To rumble about your home and re.
lativcs to outsiders.
To think first of your own pleasure
when YOU are giving a party.
To refuse ungraciously when some
one wishes to do you a favor.
To iress shabbily in the morning
because no one will see you.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-08-07

| the principal trees IN the valley be-
came changed.
From Belt Netif we rode across the
Valley to Shochoh, and from thence
we looked back on the site of the Is.
raelte encampment at Belt Netif in
the distance. At Shochoh there were
few insignificant ruins. but nothing
in those barren hills could tell us
word about the wonderful things that
once had occurred in that valley. II
only those hills could have spoken
to US!
The Grit-advocate., 1903-08-07

Huntington Estate Divided.
Arabella Huntington, widow, and II
+. Huntington, nephew, divide the 500.
100000 estate of the late Coils p
huntington. Each gets half
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-12-13
OLD MAN DROPS DEAD.
F. D. Dickson Expires In Old Field on
 the South Side.

F. D. Dickson. an old white man who was once an employe in the Alabama Great Southern railway shops, fell dead yesterday afternoon about ? o'clock about fifty yards from his residence on Avenue c between Twenty-seventh and Twenty eighth streets.
 The remains were carried to I.ige Loy's s undertaking establishment and will be sent to North Carolina today or tomor- row It seems that the old man had been over to the furnaces to purchase some coke and had seen it loaded on wagon. He started across the field to return to his home, which was only short distance away. He was seen coming down path which leads to his house only about ten minutes before he was found dead in the center of the field by Charles Rober and Albert Sharp.
 Policeman Nix was telephoned and went to the place. He had the remains moved to the residence. The deceased leaves a widow. He Is reputed to have been well off financially.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-12-13

similar to that of the regular army. so that only a close inspection can enable one to distinguish between the two organ izations. This means that the famous Seventh Regiment will have to discard their attractive gray and that the Irish Sixty-ninth must lay aside the green plumes in their hats The object of the change Is to asslmlate the citizen soldi- cry to the Federal forces as much as pos sibe in accordance with the reorganiza- tion laws passed during the last congress. Henceforth. the militia of all the states and the regulars will have precisely the same arms and there will be no difference in drill. tactics and so forth. It is hoped the example set by the New York au- thorities regarding uniform will be follow ed throughout the country.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-12-13

ball at Foley's hall. A prize will be given to the lady wearing the best represen- tive costume.
 The committees are: Reception-Robert Brown James Nelson. William Brown. Refreshments-Ben Moore, Dave Brown, John Donnely. Music-Harry Gammell.
 A ball will be given at the Odd Fellow 8 hall on the night of the 16th. The floor managers will be Archie Bishop and Lem Whiteside.
 The Pratt City Hay Makers will give a grand ball New Years night at the city hall.
 The firemen's bazaar that was to have taken place next week has been post
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-12-13
PRATT CITY NEWS.
Postoffice Is Doing Big Buslness-A
 General Pay Day.

Pratt City, December 12.-(Speeial)- The postoffice receipts for this quarter have during the past two months. shown most gratifying gains. It appears now that the receipts for the last quarter of the year 1903 will go over $l200. gain of almost 20 per cent over any previous quar- ter During the months of October and November the recipts were $725.
 Postmaster Prince says that the busi1 ness of the office during the month of December promises to break all former records.
 The increase of the volume of bus ness done by the postoffice reflects the rapid strides that Pratt City is making. So fast has been the increase of business for the past year that it was fodnd nec- essary to erect a new building. During this year the office has been removed from the old wooden structure on First avenue into the handsome and modern brick building adjoining.
 Since the office hag moved into it's new quarters, 1t has been equipped with new and modern sxtures. Another con- venience that perhaps no postoffice in the country has IS partition that divides the general delivery window In this manner col0fed and white people do not have to stand at the same window to- gether,
 General Pay Day.
 This Is general pay day and the streets of Pratt City have presented a lively scene during the afternoon and tonight Tbe merchants are pleased with the busl- ness they are doing and the wage-earn- CTS seem to be satisfied with the pay they are receiving. All the mines have been making full time during this month and inc w fnl
 Social and Personal.
 On the evening of the 2Sth Hose com
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-12-13
DINNER SETS WILL
 MAKE GOOD GIFTS

It is not possible to give more than hints to what our great China stock con- tains. If nothing listed here meets your ideal. come and ask for 1t. We have assortments surpassed by no one. and everything is at right prices Sc our window display.
 This 5000 Imperial China 5e-piece
 Set, for dinner ten or breakfast
 use; filled-in flowers, gold tracings.
 patterns; set ......................$ 6.ss 5000 Dinner Sets of Carlsbad China;
 spray decorations; large soup
 tureen included A set for only. .$19 9S s32.IO French China Dinner Sets. in
 dainty decorations; artistic Roman
 gold handles; a set ,.................s2i.9S .9S $150O-Warwick Dinner Sets, com
 plete service for twelve persons. in
 spray and border patterns; gold
 trimmed. set ..........................sl .sl0 S $17. .50-Dinner Sets of English Por-
 celain underglazed patterns; other
 sets richly enameled and gold
 traced; a set ..........................$l YS This sls.oO Dinner Set of Adaman-
 tine China; full 100 pieces; spray
 and border effects; set only......s 9.9S $20. co Dinner Sets of American Por-
 celain and English China; these in-
 clude dark royal blue decorations
 and gold traced designs; a set..... $11 .93 s2s 50 Limoges China Dinner Sets. in four different decorations, finished
 with Roman gold ornamentations; set .......................... .9S $50 .OO Haviland Dinner Set at ....$29. 95
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-12-13

poned until next month and will take place from the 11th to 18th of January inclusive.
 The Ladies' Aid society of the First Baptist church will conduct 9 sale of Christmas articles in the old postoffce building from the 17th to the 2Oth of De- cember. inclusive.
 MT. R. M. Gale returned last night from an extended trip in South Alabama. He reports that everything Is in a fiourish- ing and prosperous condition in that sec- tion of the state.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-12-13
FANCY CHINA AND BRIC-A-BRAC.
 At 25 Cents.

China Vases, Shaving Mugs, assorted Match Safes. steins. Ash Trays, smok- ing Sets, Tea Tiles, Bisque Figures. Sets, Sugars and Creams. Pickle Trays. Olive Dishes. Toast Racks. Salad Bowls. Glass Vases.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-12-13
At 98 Gents.

Nut Bowls, Japaneses Vases Cheese Dishes. Celery Trays, Cracker Jars, Cake Plates, China Vases. Candlesticks. Bisque Ornaments, Match Holders, Covered But ter Dishes, Hot Cake Dishes, China Pitt chers, Ice Cream Sets, Tete-a-Tete Sets, Chocolate Pitchers, Sugars and Creams, Bon Bon Dishes, Chop Dishes.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-12-13

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-12-13

Drums 15c to $200.
 Blocks, Sc to sl.50
 Banks, Dc to s2.O0.
 Jumping Jacks, 5c.
 Surprise Boxes. Sc to 35c. Baseballs, 5c to $1.25 Tops that run, Sc to Soc. Harmonicas. 5c to Soc.
 Work Boxes. 23c to 1.50. Trains from 9c to $500. Hooks and Ladders, 9c to $500. > Noah's Arks from 5c to 25c. ANIMALS-Elephants Dogs, Horses. Cows, Rabbits, Donkeys, Sheep, Cats. Birds, etc, Sc to s1.00 each
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-12-13
At 48 Gents.

Decorated China Cuspidors, Puff Boxes. Bisque Dogs, Salad Bowls, Beer Jugs. Milk Jars, Cake Plates, Chop Plates, Placques. Fencing Girls, Bon Bon Dishes. Bisque Babies, Olive Dishes, Pickle Dishes, Japanese Vases Candlesticks. Syrup Pitchers, Mayonnaise Bowls, Oat Meal Sets, Japanese Sugars and Creams.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-12-13

5000 stock of William Rogers cele- brated Silverware in cases.
 Child's set Knife, Fork and Spoon, Ice Cream Sets. Berry Sets. Butter Knife. Sugar Shells, Oyster, Soup. Orange, Cold Meat Sets. Soup and Cream Ladies. Knives, Forks and Spoons, plain and fancy, at very low prices.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-12-13
Buy Early, Get the Best and Avoid the Jam
OTHER SUGGESTIONS
 FOR PRESENTS.

Cut Glass, Decorated Lamps, Japanese Decorated China and Art Goods.
 IMPORTED STEM GLASSWARE.
 Champagne. Cocktail, Rhine Wine. Brandy etc., Glasses-Large assortment at very special prices.
 New Shipment Decorated Hall and Hanging Lamps, 9Sc to $15.00.
 Handsome Decorated Glass Lemonade, Wine, Table, Berry Sets, etc, at from 4sc to $7.50 each.
 An assortment of beautiful Carving Sets in cases-just what you ned for your Xmas turkey-98c to 5000 set
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-12-13

You know she loves Huy- ler's-all girls do. Doster- Northington Drug Go.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-12-13

FOR THE CHILDRENs OWN USE
 Beautiful little Secretaries. Writing Desks, Cabinets. Chiffoniers. etc. from $1.4S to $500
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-12-13

shCl dlghtng a A dAvnuew windows and edeparme
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-12-13

O fTolands spoducho her oden
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BGsOUT-OFTOWN PEOPLE ndcareul off address P
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 AND EUROPEAN MAKES. Jointed Dolls. all sizes, with good woven wigs, life-like bisque faces, nat ural eyes.
 Baby Dolls with moving and shutting eyes, in inches tall s1.15. Larger ones. to the 30-inch size, vary in price to s5.e0. 12-inch Jointed Dolls. with fine wig and moving eyes. soc kind only 25c. Rag Dolls. Bisque Dolls, China Dolls every kind and size-at all prices. Doll Furniture Sc to $500. Doll Trunks-big line-19c to s2.9s. Doll Pianos-beauties and tuneful-19c to s4ss.
 Baby Go-Carts, 4sc to s75o Doll Dishes and Stoves, Sc to s5.Oo.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-12-13
Has the Insurance Company Rejected You on Account
 of Kidney Disease?
pr. S. J. Reade of Buffalo, N. " Says More People Are Refused Life Insurance on Account of Kidney Troubles Than for All Other Causes Put Together.
Warmers Safe Cure

pr. Reade, a prominent physician of 14f1 Seneca street, Buffalo, N. r., who has been examining applicants for life insurance for years, states that more people are troubled with weak and im- perfect kidneys than any other form of disease, though few suspect the presence of kidney trouble. He em- phatically adds Safe Cure is the most wonderful specific for kidney diseases known to science. He writes:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-12-13

Social and Personal. On the evening of the 2Sth Hose com
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-12-13

More than a million and a quarter dol
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-05-24
in THE MUSICAL WORLD
OPENING OF SUMMER CONCERT SEA-
son AT FAIR BANK.
Success of an Ohio ViOIinfst-Mascagni
to Return to America-Musfcal
Notes of Interest.

The summer concert season at Fair
Bank will open to morrow evening. Louis
Ostendorf has organized what should prove
to be an excellent band, containing as II
does some OF the best musicians in Indi-
annapolis and ten instrumentalists from
other cities The programme to be rendered
will be made up of both classical and pop
ular numbers William E. Barnes, the con-
ductor. will be the cornet soloists on the
opening night and piccolo solo will be
rendered by Pasquale Montani.
The programme in full will be the fol-
lowing:
March-"with Sword and Lance. .Starke
Observation-Disclosures" 49,. Wagner
(a)-"Pas DIES Fleurs." from 'Naila"..
b,."Hiawatha'' "a summer idyD: .Moret
Solo for Cornet.. Selected
Mr.. VIM. E. Barnes
Selection-"Prince of PiIsen $1,000. .Luder
American Fantasia. Herbert
I'm Cozy Corner .Bratton
Solo for Selected
Mr.. Pasquale Montana.
Selection-"The Chaperones".. ...Witmark
Germans Before Paris" .Trenkler.
Presidential Polonaise .Sousa
Medley Overture-Introducing Bill Bal
ley" May, Sweet May" You were
in Old Indiana" Amt Dat a Shame"
Nancy Brown II Hates to Get Up
Early in the Morn" I'm the Good
Old Summer Time. .Chattaway
"Panamericana"-(Mo Character
Selection" Hoity-Toity' Stromherg
Those who witnessed Mrs. Fiske's superb
production of Mary of Magdala" will re-
member the incidental music which, like
the skillful setting of a jewel, brought out
the plays best points. This music was COM
posed by Charles Puerner, who, as a COM
poser of emotional music. has few peers in
America at the present time. The Egypt
ian Dance" in this production was re-
markable for the characteristic classic att
mosphere which 1t gave TO the ancient
dance. A new composition by Mr.. Peur-
ner has just been published by NJ Witmark
& Sons-a song without words, called
THE Springtide of Love-" which is possibly
Quisfte spring song OF any modern COM
position There is in this little work the
song of birds, the perfume of flowers and
the soft whispering through the new leaves.
1t Is beautiful piece. Another new COM
position just placed on the music market
by NJ. Wftmark & Sons, of New York is a
love song entitled Dear Heart, | Can't
Forget YOU" written and composed by
Louis w. Jones, of the Journal, whose COM
positions are published under the name of
Louis Weslyn. 1t is probably the best
thing that this writer has ever done, and
the publishers believing it TO be a song of
tractive style. 1t is to be introduced in one
of the big New York musical productions
this summer.
A vocal recital will be given next Thurs
day evening at Roberts Park Church by
the pupils of Edward Nell and his associ-
ate teachers. Mrs. Josephine Bremmerman-
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to America next season for another tour of

to America next season for another tour Of
this country.
There is Eo longer any doubt that there is
a serious break between Miss Viola Allen
and her managers, Liebler & Co. Next
season Miss Allen is to star Independently
in Twelfth Night" under the manage
ment of her brother, and Liebler az Co.
will have no business interest in the VEN
turo. This big managerial concern evil
IDENTIFY doesn't believe that Shakspearean
productions are profitable, for everything
was done to urge Miss Allen to continue in
her successful presentation of Hall Gaines
Eternal City,
James O'Neill is tired of THE Manxman."
This was TO be expected. Indianapolis play
goers were not favorabiy impressed with the
Hall Caine play when 1t was presented here
during the winter, and it seems that the
piece was not liked in other cities, either.
Mr. ONeill Is an actor of too much expert
ence not to have been aware of the plays
defects. He says that he will not present
1t next season. and is somewhat inclined TO
appear in Shaksperean drama. Many of
the best American players are now having
a touch of the Shakespeare fever.
The one big hit Of "The Runaways," the
latest New York musical girl show" is
the collection of wonderfully pretty chorus
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-05-24

theatrical people all over the United
States. He was the only police judge on
record who was intimately connected with
the theatrical world in a professional way.
1t is probable that Mr.. Hall extracted more
amusement out of his judicial position than
ever magistrate did before. Although
never losing his dignity. he would have
fun with plaintiffs. defendants and wit
neSSeS in a subtle way all his own. 1t was
"Bin Hall who first called attention to
the absurd stage names assumed by chorus
girls. and nothing tickled him so much
TO run across a new cognomen such as
MAIZE La Verne" or RUBY De Leon"
When Trixie Friganza first came into prom.
inence he pointed with pride at her and de-
clared that she was the first to see success
in such a euphonious name.
Xxx
According to a Milwaukee newspaper, Z.
s. Willard, the English actor administered
last week with great tact and courtesy
rebuke to some thoughtless women which
still further endeared him to play-goers
who had to suffer in silence from the same
annoyance he rebuked admirably. 1t
was his last matinee performance in Mil
waukee and the audience was made up al
most entirely of women. In the last scene
of the play. when the announcement was
a foregone conclusion, the audience showed
signs of restlessness Some of the women
rose and began to adjust their wraps The
noise they made disturbed Mr.. Willard in
his last long speech. The rustling of silks
and audible whispers made a ripple of
disturbance which was very noticea BILE
when Mr.. Willard suddenly stopped in the
middle of a sentence. His wait became
obvious to everyone at last and they
watched intently for what seemed more
than a minute Then someone applauded
and the hand-clapping became quite visor-
Gus.
Mr. Willard stood unperturbed in the CEN
ter of the stage with the cast making a
pretty figure about him. When the APP
plause had subsidized and one could almost
hear the silence. it was intense. be said:
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one act of Victor Herbert's "Babes in
Toyland" will cost more money than the
entire production of 1.-The Wizard of OF"
an elaborate extravaganZa may be ex-
pected at the Grand in Chicago this sum-
mer Mr.. Herbert has almost completed
the score of the new piece and rehearsals
will soon bgin. 'Ba beS of TOyland" will
be staged by Julian Mitchell, who is now
Mr.. Hamlin's partner and who made such
a success out of 1.-THE Wizard" show last
summer in the Windy City.
Truly Shattuck is not to take part, after
all, in the new roof-garden production Of
Punch, Judy & Co.." soon to be made in
New York by Oscar Hammerstein. She had
been engaged at big salary to amuse the
summer crowds as the leading feminine en-
tertainer in the forthcoming hodge-podge of
music and frivolity. She changed her mind
at the last moment and some of the New
York theatrical writers have been writing
ridiculous para graphs to the effect that Miss
Shattuck didn't want to appear in tights.
Local theater-goers who remember Truly as
she used to appear on the stage of the EN-
pire in this city will feel inclined to smile
at this.
''Bih'' Hall, who died in Colorado the
other day, was for many years the Chi
cago correspondent of the New York
Dramatic Mirror, and was well known to
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Edwards and Mrs. Rea Hall Behymer.
Miss Lulu Brown will be the piano ac-
companist. The song cycle, "Floriana,
composed by Arthur Whiting. will be rem
poser has taken some of the poems from
Oliver Herford's book of verses, "Over-
heard in a Garden and has given them a
very attractive musical setting. After the
rendition of the song cycle a long pro-
gramme of vocal numbers will be given,
those taking part being Miss Leland Huff
man, of Greenfield, H. w. Laut, Miss Eliz-
abeth Roger, Miss Mary Lawson, Miss
Edna Kuhn, S. =. Ankenbrock. Mrs. Ed
ward Nell Miss Louise Tutewiler, j. H.
Roberts, Miss Lois Dyer. Mrs. w. H. How
ard, Richard Shirley, of Martinsville Miss
Anna Cochrane. Miss Elizabeth Shoaf, of
Veedersburg, Paul Jeffris, Miss Maude
Parkhurst, Everson Mediation, Oscar Sto-
rey, of Franklin. Miss Grace Feasy, Miss
Kate Gibson and Frank n. Taylor.
Xxx
Pietro Mascagni will next season return
to the United States, and. after giving sin
gle performances in Chicago, Kansas City
and Milwaukee will go to California. He
will give a long series Of concerts in San
Francisco. where ne was so successful re-
Gently, and will also give twenty concerts
at the Leland Stanford University at Palo
Alto. Mascagni says that he loves Cali
fornia, but that nothing could induce him
to make another complete American tour.
The American composer after ALL is not
so much neglected as he would have us be-
lieve. The Musical Courier has just ascer-
porated orchestras played in six American
had not been before heard in those cities.
OF these, twenty were German, twenty