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The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-03-13
SOCIAL GOSSIP.

SOCIAL GOSSIP.
 Among the visiting bellies brightening Birmingham society is Miss Alice Hardie of New Orleans. who is the guest of Miss Grace Hardie. Miss Hardie is an unus- ually attractive and charming girl and was introduced to society this winter. At the New Orleans carnival Miss Hardie was one of the maids of honor to the Queen of Comus, the most exclusive or the carnival societies, their ball the most brilliant.
 During the week Miss Hardie has been the guest of honor at several informal dinners and on Friday evening she was an admired figure at the club.
 Miss Helen Dozier of Columus, Ga, has remained through the Lenten season with her aurt, Mrs Chenoweth. and has been a charming figure at the luncheons and dinners of the week. She has been one of the pronounced belles of the sea- son attracting to her by reason of her brilliant personality everyone who meets her.
 Announcement cards have been receiv- ed from Camaguey, Cuba, of the marriage of Miss May Swain Pearce of Alabama and MT. William Goodloe Ames at the residence of MT. and Mrs. w. P. Spiller on February A
 The bride has been spending the winter in Cuba and there met MT. Ames.
 MT. Ames is the son of the late Rev. Leonard Ames He is a graduate of the electrical department of Vanderbilt uni- yersity, Nashville. was assistant electrical engineer at the tentennial exposition in Nashville, superintended the erection of the electrical works at the Omaha ex- position and was one of the electrical en- gineers who built the first electric rail- way in Cuba, known as the Van Horn Electric Railway, built by an American syndicate.
 Miss Mary Johnston has sailed for Sic- fly, to stay indefinitely, and to live out of doors in the hope of regaining her health Her novel Sir Mortimer, to be published by the Harpers on March F. is a remarkable example of the triumph of mind over the handicap of Illness. As to her future work Miss Johnston is wholly uncertain It will probably be a long time before she undertakes another story.
 Mrs. Kate Hutchison Morrisette writes as follows in the Montgomery Times:
 MT. and Mrs. Frank P. O'Brien, who have just returned from a delightful trip to Florida and Cuba. are spending this lovely month of early spring with MT. and Mrs I. Hewlett, 6o7 Monroe street.
 Mrs. O'Brien's old Montgomery home always welcomes back her whom as a girl 1t loved as Indiana McBryde, and there Is no town in the state which he has served so Loyalty, which does not extend a warm hand-clasp to Erank O'Erien-
 As owner and editor of the Age-HeraId he was notable defender of civic ideals. a fearless foe to corruptio In high places The perfect bond between him. self and his poet daughter, Margaret,
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-03-13

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 elegant new and art
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The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-03-19

away the brush, cnfolded her hand In
both Of his.
yes. the golden hours have fitted
away, and you and | will BOON be part
ed-unless-a dream | have dreamed
comes true"
"A dream? What was it?' Silvia
said, paling, a slight mist softening
the glory Of her eyes.
4 dreamed that you and ! would
never part, not even In Paradise. That
you would consent to share an artists
home, and that ours was so beautiful
az your fair and exquisite self. !
eamed-gwectheart"-Dayid drew her
gently towards him, but with a cry
Silvia turned from him.
Gorky came up the little path and
paused in the doorway.
I'm a little late, ! was detained in
the village by important mail. We
must hurry, Silvia. Have You packed
your paints2 Give me the easel, The
evenings are chilly. Come, Silvia. The
horses are growing impatient, Good
evening. You have made her a clever
artist. Come Sylvia"
II will Gee you tomorrow" David
said, holding her hand lingcringly.
Silvia turned toward him as She fol-
lowed Gorky, with a passionate ges-
turc of love and sorrow.
The sound Of the horses quick trDt
on the hard road soon. died away.
The next day the village was all
agog with the news, which reached
David later in the day, when a messen-
ger same,
II was Of thanks from GOri5y for the
admirable lessons he had kindly given,
and a large check was inclosed.
In the village people said Gorky and
Silvia had left early in the morning
to catch the n]Orthbound train for New
York. They were going abroad.
An Otficial-lOoking document had
come, addressed to Count Vladimir
Gorky, and Silvia was "A great person.
age, She was a countess. She was
betrOthed to a very important member
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-03-19
Queer building Material.

A house composed principally Of
glass bottles stands in the town of To-
nopah, New, and was erected by a
miner who used the bottles on account
OF the scarcity of other material. The
bottles we're placed in rows with the
bottom ends outward and are held in
place by mud instead of plaster. The
corners of the building are composed
of wooden beams, also covered with
mud, The walls are about a foot in
thickness and are so well constructed
that the house is actually more COM
Portable in winter than many of the
other dwellings in Tonopah which are
built of other material. 1t is 20 feet
in length, 16 feet in width and contains
two rooms. 1t was built entirely by
the owner.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-03-19
SWISS ELECTRIC ROADS.
Are Operated by Cheap Power De"
rived from Alpine Streams
Instead of Coal.

Owing TO the increase in the price OF
coal during the last few years, Mr.. Thor
man, a prominent Swiss engineer, wished
to find out whether it would not be an
advantage to use electrical energy, fur
nished by hydraulic plants, over the
whole of the railroad system OF Switzer-
land, says a consular report. After in
vestigating the subject he published a
report which has awakened considerable
interest and will no doubt bring about
practical results in this direction. He
finds that the substitution of electricity
for steam on the railroads is quite prac-
ticable and has many advantages, al
though it will not bring about any con-
siderable reduction in the cost of operat-
ing roads.
The Ave main railroads in Switzerland
require over 10000 horsepower daily.
In order to organize a complete electric
al service it will be necessary to obtain
about $4,000 horsepower in the shape of
the alternating current of high tension.
not counting the reserve supply, which
Is indispensable. Not taking into ac-
count the considerable number of falls
which are not utilized in the country,
there exist already 81 large hydraulic
plant which "a give a total of 5000
horsepower. These include the plant of
Siel, ear Linsiedl, which has a capacity
Of 10000 horsepower, and the Laufen-
burg plant, on the Rhine, giving also 90
600 horsepower, and five others, giving
each 5000 horsepower. He enumerates
q plants which will be more than suf-
icient to supply the energy for the Swiss
railways.
The cost Of changing over the system
would, of course, be considerable. 1t is
to be noted, however, that the adoption
Of the electrical system would have the
great advantage of doing away with the
present consumption of coal. which is
nov imported, and that the use of
hydraulic energy would be Of great
benefit in developing several branches
OF manufacturing.
The publication of Mr.. Thorman's re-
port aroused considerable attention in
different quarters and already one of
the railroad companies has applied to
the government for an authorization to
use electric trains on a trial stretch Of
road II miles long,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-03-19
HE WASN'T TO BLAME.
Certainly Not! He Was ms Innocent
of W~rong-Doi1g as u Little
Baby.

An omnibus was going along a crowd
ed thoroughfare. with an immense rail-
way van travelling by its side, but just
a little in its rear. AS they passed a
certain street out shot a dogcart at full
speed, driven by a young gentleman
dressed to extremity. with button-hole
and e~ye-glass, and with his coachman
sitting beside him with folded arms,
and that contemptuous Indifference in
his face with which the professional ever
regards the performances of the anna
teur. The driver of the omnibus pulled
up short and the dog cart dashed across
It. only to meet the full force of the van,
which went through it as though it had
been a boxful of matches, says London
Tit-Bits.
The youthful parsonage on top of It,
with his coachman, was, of course,
thrown out, but otherwise not seriously
damaged.
Then came the inevitable policeman,
and the question whose fault it was.
The omnibus driver who had seer 1t
all, was appealed to by all parties.
Was it my fault?" inquired the young
gentleman.
Your fault! Well, certainly not
growled the philosopher.
Then whose fault was it?" continued
the youth, greatly pleased, and naturally
expecting the van mar TO be denounced.
We'll, it was your coachman's."
But how could that be? He was do
ing nothing; how could it be his fault?"
Why, just because he was doin' moth
In and lettin' a baby like you drive!"
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-03-19
ABLAZE WITH DIAMONDS.


How a poor Charwoman, Frau
large number Of valuable diamonds,
which she had had for the most part
set, pawned OF given away, came out
when the woman and her son were ar
rested by the police.
Last August Herr Lachmann, a court
jeweler, sem away by parcel post a
packet containing 30S diamonds, worth
$50, 900. These never reached their
appearance was only lately cleared up.
Frau Blaschek's son confessed that he
found the precious packet in a rail-
way van and gave 1t to his mother.
The charwoman was remarkably lib
eral with the jewelry. To the godmoth-
er Of one of her children she gave three
stones, and on her sister (also a char
woman) and her niece she bestowed 16
diamonds each, after having had them
set in gold, 1t was this display Of jew
elry which led to the suspicious of the
police and the woman's arrest.
she herself possessed Ave rings. three
pairs of earrings, a necklace and a
pendant cross, all richly set with dia-
monds, and these she usually hid in
her bed. She sold 81 stones to a jew
eler, giving another dozen as presents
to his children. She explained that
they were gifts from a relative in Chi
cago,
When Frau Blaschek was taken into
custody there were still in her pos
session SO large and 50 small unset
brilliants.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-03-19

D~ISCIPLINING PRINCES.


In a country where tomorrow Is
important than to-day the virtue
of punctuality is not considered impor-
tant. The PersianS regulate their
watches by the setting sun: that Is to
say, at shutdown all well-regulated
The manner of telling the time from
that moment Is a question of so many
hours after sunset for the first six
hours, or SO many hours before sun
rise for the next six hours. The meet
ing OF the hands once more at the
figure II is called by the Persians the
desteh. MIR. Wilfrid Sparrow, in Per
sian Children of the Royal Family"
says that the hardness of the chill
dren Of the house Of Kaiar clamored
for an everlasting eclipse of the sun.
In his duties as tutor he found that
pu~nctuality had no definite meaning.
Late again!" | cried.
yes, suir," This from Feridun, in
q voice designed to suggest careless in
Quiry.
DO you think | am your servant,
jeune prince" | asked.
Yves, sair, n-no-no. sair, | do not
know, sair," said Feridun, somewhat
alarmed.
When | have given you a sound
thrashing, my friend, | shall leave you
to settle the point at your LEISURE"
and SO saying, | suited the action to
the word. All my pupils OWNED, |
hope and believe, how hard 1t was for
me to steel my heart against their iu-
roads on my compassion.
To his imperial highness | made a
clean breast of his sons unpunctuality,
Bahram Mira acting as Interpreter:
then ! went on to say that. while |
was proud to be his serviteur, | re,
fused to be treated by his children as
their domestique, The latter word
caught his ear at once, and he awoke
to the subtle distinction.
"Domestique, mont" he roared, turn
ing upon the interpreter at his elbow,
and boxing his ears right and left at
| every word. Excellence, oui! Domes-
tique, non!" Then, having repeated
the words to each boy in turn and Ell
forced them in the same way, he strobe
along, very deliberately, to the trem-
bling servants, who were lining the
walls, and thrashed them around the
room with his cant in a manner both
dignided and effective. After this he
reached out for my hand. saying In
Persian, Did | not tell you to use the
sticks? You have a whip handy. Use
it."
Well, it is ordered | replied;
whereat the prince beamed humorously
upon me, and then left the room.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-03-19
Whit She Recognized.

People like to be told what they al
ready know, to hear about old friends
and old interests, Absolutely new in
formation has nothing in the mind to
hitch to. This story from the Me
moirs of a Child" is an illustration:
Once, probably before the child's
school days began, somebody took her
to a school commencement, and a gen.
tleman made a long, long address, to
which the child listened with respect
full attention. The general sound of
the words was familiar TO her, and she
was hardly aware of the fact that she
did not at all understand.
But all at once he said something
about a pink sash, and the child looked
round at the person who had brought
her and laughed delightedly. She
knew he was saying that girls liked
to wear pink sashes; and oh, how re.
freshtng It was! Then and there the
child decided that it was a very nice
speech.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-03-19
MAKING THE DESERT BLOOM.
Great Works of the Geological sur
,ey In the Barren Lands
of Colorado.

Though SO recently established the
reclamation service undertaken by the
geological survey In the barren lands
has already begun the construction OF
certain large dams, and has under con-
sideration among other projects a six
mile tunnel for diyerting the Gunnisoh
river IL Colorado, SO that the waters
may be used in irrigation, In the plan
ming and carry out Of these great works,
says Our National Survey; the Ro-
nance of Scientific Pioneering by II.
+. Balm, in Bookloyers Magazine, the
officers of the service will have unex-
ampled professional opportunities, not
only because of the size of the works
themselves, but on account of the free
dom given the engineers in planning
and building them, The supervising
engineer will report to a board Of con-
sulting engineers, each Of whom is thor
oughly familiar with the difficulties Of
such work, instead of having to win, as
in private work, the approval of a board
of directors largely unfamiliar with his
difficulties, and concerned mainly with
completing the work at the lowest posi-
Bile cost.
1t has been estimated that ultimately
q 1000, 900 to 100, DOC, 900 acres, which are
now worth perhaps so cents an acre, will
be converted by irrigation into farming
and orchard land worth from $50 to $500
per acre. The law carefully provides
that this shall be sold in small lots to
actual settlers, so as to accomplish the
main purpose of the whole work-homes
for our rapidly increasing population
and opportunity for the young men and
the children equivalent TO that which
the older generations enjoyed.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-03-19

A rather celebrated composer asked
to be allowed to play his very latest COM
position to the master, and did so with
tremendous vigor, the perspiration
streaming down his face as he pounded
the piano. Brahms at the end of the
performance picked up a sheet of the
manuscript and. feeling it between his
finger and thumb, enthusiastically ex-
claimed: Il say. where do you get your
music paper? It's frst-rate. &c. Hen
schef.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-03-19
cUrIcURA SOAP
The Worlds Greatest Skin soap-n.
Standard Of Every Nation
Of the Earth.

Millions of the worlds beat people us1
Cuticura Soap, assisted by Cuticura Ont,
ment, the purest and sweetest of emollisn,
skin cures, for preserving, purifying and
identifying the sAIn, for cleansing the sealn
of crusts, scales and dandruf, and a.
stopping of falling hair, for softenins.
whitening and soothing red, rough and
sore hands, for baby rsshes, itchings and
chafngs, and many sanstive, antiseptic
purposes which readily suggest themselves
to women, especially mothers, as well a.
for all the purposes of the toilet, bath and
nursery.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-03-19

The sporting editor of the Daily Bread
was acting temporarily as answers-t o-cor.
respondents man.
A note from Constant Reader" con.
tanned the query: What do the letters
ID. d., mean?" was handed to him.
Dollars to Doughnuts," he wrote in
reply, without a moments hesitation
Chicago Tribune.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-03-19

Recently a Wichita man was in YER
mont and took a drive along the hill
sides. Finally he came to a place where
an old man was laboriously hoeing a
small patch of corn. Why don't you
come to Kansas" he said to the old man,
where we put 1850 acres in one corn field
with less work than you put on this lit
tie patch?"
"wal, I dunno said the old man.
rive got mortgages in the house yonder
on four or i've sections OF your Kansa.
farms, an / guess 1t is about all the Kan
sas land | need."-kansas City Journal.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-03-19

This is none too early to see about ac-
commodations at the Worlds Fair. Bet.
ter write the Inside Inn, Room Ito, Ad-
ministration Bldg, st. Louis, to-day, for
particulars, which will be sent you free.
It is the only hotel in the Worlds Fair
Grounds.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-03-19

Visitor calling on friend in hospi.al)
Sorry to find you here. old chap. Bad
ly hurt?
Patient-Yes. ! am afraid am. /
heard the doctor say | vas a beautiful
case..-Stray Stories.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-03-19

just as they did 1000 years ago.
The contest Of civilization against the Adatc hordes will hardly
be ono of arms, but a struggle for the survival of the business OF lV-
ing. Western gunboats have foolshly broken down the barriers about
the Chinese and have forced western civilization on Asia.
The present fear Of a general war in which all European countries
and the United States will be cntangled indicates that the Caucasian
will find himself engaged in an industrial death struggle with a po-
pie of marvellous industrial efficiency, Of swarming productive fertility
and Of ability, through centuries of poverty, to thrive upon the mini
mum Of existence.
The west has but small reason to disturb the Asiatlc hive. The
marvellous reproductive powers of the Chinese will threaten the very
existence Of occidental races. When the Chinese swarm over the world
western civilization may endure, but western races will hardly be able
to do SO.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-03-19

1t is a curious fact that there Is hardly
a ~reigning monarch in Europe whose
family is OF the same nationality. abso-
iutely, as the people governed.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-03-19

She-"Why do you always insist on hay
ing your own way?" He-"Why shouldn't
II My way is always the best."-Som-
mervilIe journal.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-03-19

hll''" 4" "a"
bold ana successful StroHo" Vi piin''u
win strange hHel'iy IaI' '""N7'"P'
scenes OF Inc '"uh'Iy a'"""''
Al first they had chaiied ana talh'u
In good comrad"shlD, SILVIA Oh b'f
strange studies, ana pca'eiuI Joys anu
DaYid "I bis rushing turbulent ne Ot-
yond the mountains. bul o. 'a'' Da'i'
was content 10 SIT silent
You are a wonderfully accomplished
young mountain maid. You speak Tor
cirn languages, and II you Keep on
working very hard yuuH be a ioier-
ably good artist some DAY, Ia'lu haIh'
tmiIingIy from the depths OF ms easy
chair. .
VIII T. really mat IL WIN !
want more man awning ~ '"e "'''o'
TO DC an a''l7l' H"'Ia Sal" WI" 81"
'hUa'ah'H, '"" ""S"I "'u III ',S'"S ''
produce Tue h'l"' MINUS anu '"'"'' y"
inc "'sl""' '"N' 'H'o'' ,n''"Em l"'
open d"oF, I" d" more INA" E,"n''
around Il, h'' instructor VINO ""u wv
oIh u idA' l'I'"u ""'lnh ,"' '""N
SUMMER ""'''"a VI '"i'''"'
'"uI7' '''"''' mem "'"'' '""' '"'1
AFTERNOON. ""'" Do'lu "d' '''"''"",''
'"hs'H''" /" N''' "''''' ~" '''@''''
IS jAai your aulOl''oh' 10" '"l"''
painting an arr ABOVE all thihE5 De-
cause you are sim Il ch'Iu' iouI ON
] an s. hCill lE ABlftD on hIlOW lbltEIl
Of the fhh'liob ana 'rIIhIPhs OF me- oI
US pomPs ana pleasures wan "hIi
you nave M" a'Pua'n'ah'o WIN 'I'
world homage, and our power yo"
are moi maze 10 De an af'IS'' j. was
the hraj liihe baVlu hau spoken III ,"is
H'ialh' ana '"e conclusion ~ ndu
l'a'hed ~'ohee'nIhS nus S.Iahb' an"
fascinating P"pl' SURPRISED oven MN
sen,
5''Hla paused III hei painting VI d
lIRnl ''ouo On haRI' n~'oun'a'n' """
turning lo"ke" ahNIouSiy ~ ba''u,
DO you kho" N a"l"IiS "''aln Oh
the llihe "hon J must 10 AWAY from
our gear ora nome iu t'ese mountains,
""'Ny ~ always le''''R mt anu ! l,ao
duo"' ,h' gay l,ie p'op'' ' q u n'S
'il'e7, Ou' ! " "noe'''aiu It, ~"
ali"iu Vi It. '"Sl io"h AT "I'' ) III
"o"In'nap'S ''"7a'"' Nn""' Nv"
""u'u l iooN anu 'e', J." nne ''"'n'n
amu Je"''S' w. ! III No'''"!S "''"'o,
"'''l" was h't """'V 'n"' "e' ""i"'
'hlpi'eH the FiSh' 10 auhl'9S'"n III Il
worm lhr Fel'oS'u from tue sanitary
me WIN" 'au always ueen heIH'
p"'id sa@eu al net hAeu'S' nus Neen
olii'' eye p'''u'i"6 a'VtSsoi''' hlo'e
h,'lhE 70 neF extreme INVERNESS "hu oi
"hlch she seemed SO ihfoce"'iy "hcon-
S'IouS' IN aiso Vi 'ne power sac Wou'u
''''"'"'S "'e'u Soiho u"S'
suoo'h strange paus Sho' 'hfo"Sh
payla hearl'
Yes nc reaiiZed iuIIy Una she would
Dc called away 10 take part III u an
lereht NE. Nheh! nc wondered.
You zee nave no iearS' ne SAID
nuSlhBiy. Wherever yoh are ana
however gafped you VIII tower over all
other women.
oHfia il'isileu anu auRheu saSIS'
lhuceu ~ 40 no sach lhihs' IN
ignorant u ieaIiuily awkward, ana
40 you kno" VINO III De more AFRAID
OF ina any II else on EARTH
"hoF pa'la asked III aslohish-
h''h'' lor lit hau seen SllVla urlVe a
dangerous team Win 'e'Nl'SS 'oihpo-
cure over a dangerous roau' ana on a
certain occasion confront ana drlNe on
u ''lea'pnlhs ou,I "ltIout u 'rehior OF
l'a'' VINO III the "orld would you
DC alra'u Or
wy mutt DIVA answered. III a
S,"se Whisper Farl'cu'aF'y Il she IS
''eptn, 10 yo" KNOW ! nave oeeh
p'"''''''b Hi''hE ORDERS June,