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The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-27
ON WOMEN AND WINE

Frank s. Arnett in Smart Set.
 It is only here In America, and at the commencement of the twentieth century that we find women replacing man as the drunkard and gormand.
 The development of this appetite Is gradual and almost systematic. The girl Is scarcely more than out, and it is usual 1y previous to that event, when she is introduced to Europe; and even if she is hot as reckless as some that have stolen out en masque. and without parental know ledge, to watch the revelry of bal de Opera at Paris her mother does not hesitate to guide her through the fever ish atmosphere and garlshness of the salle de ieu at Monaco. These are of the seemingly remote, but really forceful. causes making familiar and attractive the thought of drink, and they have had their share in arouslng the appetite In older, even If equally ignorant and mex perenced American women On their return to this country there is the New rort season, which Is scarcely synony- nous with the Keely cure; or, perhaps, if of quite another set, the new Saratoga. even more effective than Mammon's Rhode Island paradise, because of the matter-of course acceptance and pat ronage of the roulette table and race track. The annual Horse Show Is next in the social programme and if making day of 1t there, is congenial, two are pretty certain to rave cocktails, a quart of Chablis or Brauneberger and liqueurs with luncheon; cocktails a quart of Brut an liqueurs with dinner; and Scotch-and- soda and another bottle of Brut with supper, after the show at night. The chaperon, did you say? I've seen just one in year, and she appeared scarce ly free of swaddling clothes.
 Restaurants and hotel dining and sup- ping are largely responsible for the in have lost even the traces of all those quaint and harmless home-drinking customs that came to us from England. But the gittering splendor, the dazzling lights the gay frocks and flashing jew els, the mixture of stage and society, of bohemia and the ultra-exclusive, char acteristics of our dining places of today all this in itself intoxicates. Wine in ex- cess seems hut natural Then, too. when the home dinner practically has been abandoned to the housekeeper the nurse into the habit if. Dear. I'm really due at VanBlank's tonight. You don't mind dining with the crowd without meY, 1 Soon this becomes quite 6 matter or | course. and then-well ultimately, she | doesn't mind in the least; only there IS no crowd.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-27
WHEN A MAN sTARvEs
sufferlngs Are the More Acute In the
 First Two Days.

From the Chicago Chronicle.
 For the first two days through which A strong and healthy man is doomed to exist upon nothing his sufferings are perhaps more acute than in the re- maining stages; he feels an inordinate, unspeakable craving at the stomach night and day. The mind runs upon beef, bread, and other substances, but still, in a great measure, the body re- tains it's strength. On the third and fourth days, but especially on the fourth, this incessant craving giVes place to a sinking and weakness ol the stomach, accompanied by nausea
 The unfortunate sufferer still ae sires food, but with a loss Of strehgeh he loses that eager craving WHICH hS felt in the earlier stages. Should he chance to oDtain d lhorsei @ i, or two of food he swallows IL Wlth
 wolfish ayidity, but nve minutes alter-
 ward his sufferings are more intense l tban ever He feels as if he had swal-
 lowed a living lobster, which Is claw
 and feeding upon the very foundation of his existence.
 On the fifth day his cheeks sudden | 1y appear hollow and sunken, his
 body attenuated. his color Is asny
 nale. .nd his eyes wild, glassy, and cannibalistic. The different parts of the system now war with each other. The stomach calls upon the legs to go with 1t in quest of food; the legs, firm weakness, refuse.
 The sixth day brings with 1t in- creased suffering. although the bangs of hunger are lost In an oyerpowering languor and sickness. The head be- comes dizzy, the ghosts of well-re' members diners pass In hideous pro cession through the mind
 The seventh day comes bringing in- creases lassitude and further pros tration of strength. The arms hang listlessly, the legs drag heavily. The desire for food Is still left to de- gree, but it must be brought, not ] sought The misers'lie remnant of
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-27

Four planets may be seen in the even- ing sky in December. First. toward the southwest, is the brilliant evening star. Venus, which each night mounts per- ceptibly higher and higher among the stars and grows continually brighter. un- til by the end of this year it is the second brightest object in the heavens. Then. a little to the east of Venus, in the cas- tern part of the constellation capricorn, is the planet Saturn which is still in good position for observation with small telescope. The earth is elevated nearly fifteen degrees above the rings so that we look down upon them and see them well opened out, while the singular dark band which recently appeared encircling the ball of the planet is still distinctly visible. To the south, two-thirds of the Way up to the zenith is the planet Jupi- ter, the most striking and brilliant ob- ject of the entire sky, and finally low down in the east, the possessor of small telescope may pick up the faint greenish planet Neptune which is now near the center of the constellation Gem ini
 The Planet Venus.
 If the observer will turn toward the southwest soon after sunset he cannot fail to notice this brilliant planet, which
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-27

ern times 1t has been the custom to mark such gifts with the initial of the brides surname only. Whether this was in- tended as a special compliment to her or whether 1t was intended to signify that the gifts both of her own and Of the bridegroom's family and friends be- longed to her alone Is eonjeetural. In some instances this custom has given rise to discord, for In many cases the bridegroom's friends felt that as the bride was to take his name, the silver gifts, being family property obviously should bear his initial, to indicate the family name. However, the revival or the former custom or utilizing the sur name initials both of bride and groom will obviate future difficulties ana, ln- cidentally. make the silver markings more artistic. The sudden popularity of the revival of this old fashion Is there fore easily explained.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-27
WAS TOO UP-To-DATE.
Meant to Express Sympathy, But Was
 Much Misunderstood

From the New York Press.
 He desired to express his sympathy That was all. He had always liked the man. and now that he was reported to be near death he felt sorry for both him and the afflicted family.
 Poor fellow" he said. "They tell me that he already has one foot in the fire. The trouble followed. The wife of the sick man happened to overhear the re- mark, and she promptly declared that he was A mean. hateful, old thing, and then burst into tears.
 nBut. my dear madam-' he protested. "Don't speak to me!' she exclaimed. Poor Pete always looked upon you as A friend. and I always thought you were one, too"
 But I assure you--"
 Don't dare say one word to mel
 Then mutual friend took him by the arm and led him to one side.
 Really, old man" he said, 1t was out rageous. I'm almost tempted to think you've been drinking
 "But hang it all"
 Tt was neither the time nor the place for cheap wit" broke In another friend. But I didn't intend
 "Of course we all know that Pete has been a pretty lively boy in his day. in- terrupted still another friend. but you ought to have some regard fer the feel ing his wife
 "T tell you"
 That's what comes of cultivatlng ones sense of humor at the expense of one s better feelingsP broke In the friend who had first taken him aside. "Of course we know that you did not intend to say any thing that would seem harsh and cruel, but -
 Now, look here" exclaimed the man who had made the original remark, breaking away from them angrily. What eaid was right and proper. What would you have me say? That l am sorry to hear that he has one foot in the grave That would be a nice sensible thing to dc uben hanpen to know that he Is a ere matIonist. and has already bought sill yer urn to hold his ashes, wouldn't iti The trouble with you people IS that you are not up-to-date.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-27

~~~-~~~~-~~---------~--- is now the brightest object in the whole sky with the single exception of Jupiter. It is at present moving rapidly eastward among the stars so that while 1t sets two and one half hours after the sun on De- cember l. by January l, it has reached so high an altitude that it does not set until three and one half hours after sunset. It's rapid eastward motion will carry 1t entirely across the consJe1iation. Capri corn during the month; on December 2S, at a. m., it will overtake ano pass the planet Saturn. At this instant the two planets will be exactly one above the other with Venus four-fifths of a degree to the south.
 Through a small telescope the planet now looks somewhat as shown in figure l.. It passes through regular phases ex- actly as the moon does except that it never gets entirely full. When 1t is near est to the earth 1t appears as narrow crescent as in figure 2, but as it draws further away it grows more and more full until if we could see 1t when 1t was back of the sun, 1t would appear to us perfectly round.
 Though Venus comes nearer to the earth than any other planet, very little Is known of it's surface conditions. This Is because 1t seems to be surrounded by so dense an atmosphere that we can probably never catch sight of the solid globe at all; our telescope shows us only the clouds and vapor which float above the ground. It Is known however that the planet Is TOO miles through, very nearly as large as the earth and that it Is almost as heavy as the earth Is. A cubic foot of Venus would weight four fifths as much as cubic foot of the earth does. Consequently we know that
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or the Bull, is now well up in the sky, in the early evening a little to the east of south. In the western end of this con- stellation is the little er-shaped group called Pleiades, while below and to the east of the Pleiades is a large V-shaped group of bright stars known as the Hy- ades. The stars, which form one of the most beautiful objects of the sky are rich in doubles and fuli of interest to the owners even of quite small telescopes.
 The group has long been famous, and innumerable references to it may be found among the classic authors. It's pres ent name Is from the Greek verb "to rain,' referring to It's morning and even ing setting in May and November when wet weather usually prevails It's con- nection with rain is however universal in the literature of all ages. The Arabians believed that If the sun rose when near this constellation without showers 1t portended a barren years, while it has generally been though that a passage of the moon over the group brings rain. Thus in the Sea King.
 "The moon wades through the Hyades
 bright,
 Fortelling heavier rain"
 Mythologically the seven Pleiades and the seven Hyades were all daughters of Atlas. The group has also been denti- fled with the scriptural word Mazzaroth of the book of Job, but there is little foundation for this.
 At A will be found the brightest star of the Hyades. called Alderbararr, or the Follower, because it so closely fol- lows the Pleiades in their nightly journey from the east to the west. This is a red dish star and the only star of the sky which is exactly of the first magnitude. It Is so enormolusly far away that its light occupies more than twenty eight years Tn it's journey from the star to us, and it is moving away from us at the rate of 30 miles a second.
 Nebula Of Andromeda.
 The observer should not fail to look nearly overhead to the point marked c on the map. where will be found the nebula of Andromeda. This great nebula is so bright that it can be seen without any telescope at all, but a naked eye view gives no suggestion of the magnificent ap pearance which 1t presents when viewed with a moderately large glass. It is then seen to be an immense, oblong, nebulous mass. surrounded by fainter nebulosity which is more or less definite separated into rings encircling the brighter nucleus The whole appears to be vast solar sys- tenn in process of formation. There are
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-27

life which still hangs to the sufferer Is a burden almost too grievous to be borne. yet his inherent love of ex- istence induces a desire still to pre-. serve it if it can be saved without ] tax on bodily exertion.
 The mind wanders. At one moment he thinks his weary limbs cannot sus- tain him a mile, the next he is en- dowed with unnatural strength, and if there be a certainty of relief before him he dashes bravely and strongly forward, wondering whence proceeds his new and sudden impulse.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-27
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-27
The moon passing over a planet.


 smaller nebulas near the large one which bear a striking resemblance to plants which have been left behind as the larger mass has contracted, and which are themselves slowly shrinking together just as the worlds have done which revove about our own sun. It Is altogether probable that when we look upon this object we see a quite exact picture of our own sun with its attendant worlds, just as 1t looked ages upon ages ago.
 Mars and Aldebarau.
 On the morning of December g. the moon will pass between us and the planet Mars As the edge of the moon draws nearer and nearer to the ball of the planet, the contrast between the bright yellow of the moon and the red color of Mars will present striking and beauti- ful sight. If viewed with telescope the moons edge will be seen to gradually ad- vance over the ball of the planet, as shown in fig 8; without telescope 1t can only be seen that the light of Mars fades gradually away as the moon passes over it. This occultation will begin at hrs. 15 min. a. m. eastern time. and the planet will remain hidden by the moon for lt tie more than an hour At 3 hrs. 16 min. Mars will begin to come into view as 1t emerges from the western edge of the moon Unfortunately since Mars does not rise until hr. IS min the moon will be lower down in the east during this occu- ltation, but 1t can nevertheless be well observed throughout the eastern states.
 On December 20 in the early evening the moon will pass over the bright star Aldebaran It's eastern edge will reach the star and shut it from view at hrs. 25 min, eastern time and the emergence will occur at hrs 46 min. The observer will notice that while the light of Mars will fade gradually away as the moon passes over 1t, the light of Alaebaran will be blotted out instantaneously. This is be- cause Mars appears to us as a round disc, while every star appears as but single point of light The instant the edge of the moon reaches this point of light, the star simply goes out with a Zlddenness far more rapid than that of flash of lightning Were there the slightest trace of air or water vapor on the moon, the 1 light of the star would pc extinguished more gradually. It is observing occuta- lions Of stars in this way that astronom- CTS have learned that the moon is a dead world without either air or water.
 The Planets.
 Saturn and Jupiter can readily be found from the positions marked on the map. Saturn will move slowly eastward dur ing the month, and Jupiter slowly west ward until December 15, when 1t will turn and move toward the cast again.
 Neptune is in GermIni midway between the stars Zeta and Mu. It Is exactly op- posite the gun and in most ravorable po- stion for observation of December B.
 The most interesting planet Mars Is be-
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ginning to be conspicuous object in the early morning hours though 1t is stlil so far away from us that the surface mark inqa cannot be seen very well even in large telescopes. On December 1 1t rises about a quarter past 1 o'clock In the morning and on January 1. about two hours earlier, By next spring it will be in excellent position for observation in the early evening.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-27
How to Mark Wedding Presents.

From Leslie's Weekly.
 Among other of the good old fashioned notions coming into vogue again is one which concerns the marking of wedding gifts of silver. Leading jewellers Of New York are now marking solid silver we'd ding presents, with the initials of the family name of both bride and groom coupled by the character "&" In mod
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-27

No man should be elected as an alderman who has any thing to sell the city. We are all human. Vote for B. B. Martin for alderman Fourth ward, Monday, who has nothing to sell the city.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-27

Venus as It appears when near the earth.
 -------------------------- the planet is not vaporized and enormous ly expanded by heat, as Jupiter and Sa- turn are supposed to be- it Is probable that It's temperature is not very unlike the temperature of the earth.
 A most curious thing about the planet Is that 1t always turns the same face to- ward the sun, so that one-half of this world has continual day and the other half perpetual night. To an observer on Venus the sun would never rise nor set: :: it would remain always immovably fixed in the heavens.
 The Hyades.
 The beautiful constellation of Taurus,
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The beautiful constellation of Taurus.
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