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PiID FOR HIS NAME.
Experience OF London Globe trOtter on
His Arrival In New York.

His Arrival In New York.
When | got In few days ago" said a
newly arrived Londoner, Il wondered il |
should find any one Of my family name
here. l have travelled all over and never
found one.
When l met my only acquaintance here
we did what old acquaintances usually
40 unless they meet at a teetotallers house.
we went up against the bar instead of
sitting at a table We talked of the old
town, OF course. and OF my travels which
had nearly circled the globe.
Every time my friend asked me to have
another one he mentioned my name. One
treat followed another until We were salts
ned and then we called for the bill
AS l was newcomer insisted upon
paying the sum total. When the barkeep
threw out his check quickly calculated
that it was at least third larger than it
should have been.
my friend agreed with me. said to the
barkeep that we had had only so MANY
rounds. He said that was correct, but that
had not figured in his drinks
You were not asked to drink, [ said.
Begging your pardon. was, sir he
replied. Your friend asked me every
time
Il supposed this was specimen Of your
American humor, but was bit incensed TO
think that this chap had been so familiar.
l mentioned this to the barkeep in a way
which supposed he would understand.
He said he had no idea Of trying to be funny.
and then he added
81 leave 1t to your friend II he did not
ask me every time he told me to set EN- up
You are an idiot. said my friend. Il
do not know you at all
You knew my name, said the barkeep
FOL. every time you ordered drinks YOU
said. -. Rave another"
You blitherng. ass roared my friend.
that is my friends name
We'll, it's my name. too said the bar
keep, and am the only one Of that name
In New York You can look in the directory
for yourself
We'll, that .put, calcium on the situa-
ton and paid the bill but 1t was under
stood that my friend was not to mention
my name again IN public house Rather
funny, though, that should have travelled
nearly around the globe and never found
one, OF my family name, and when did that
! should have had to pay for it. i saw.
that's one on me-"
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gress against Houston, charge OF assault,
and battery was preferred against him
in court by Stanberry. He was tried on
the charge and adjudged guilty and fined
$500. This fine was promptly RENTED by
President Jackson, who IL said to have re-
marked with some vigor that she hoped
Houston would whip few more of the
damned rascals In Congress-
Houston's admirers on the frontier ga, e
him a warm welcome upon his return to
his home near here, and not the least of these
welcomes was that accorded him by his
devoted ha(-breed Indian wife, Talihina.
She rode out many miles to meet her dis
ting,lished hhsb band, and the loving greeting
which she openly gave him was such de-
parture from the usual stolid demeanor
~ the Indian that the incident Is still talked
about in households Of the Cherokees.
: len as not long after his second return
from Washington before Houston lapsed
into his old habits OF dissipation. His
business went to ruin for lack Of attention,
and he became a striker in a blacksmith
shop mt Fort Gibson.
Ii y not known whether Houstons de-
part're for Texas on, Dec 10, 1882, was the
result of a sudden purpose, but II liz thought
that he finally came to realization that
ne Was throwing himself away in the wild
and absolute life he was leading among
the Indians, and that he determined to 20
to country of great possibilities and add
further lnsture to that great name which
he had made for himself before he Joined
the Cherokees.
Nothing is known Of the farewell scene
between Houston and his Indian wife
v ithout saying anything to any Of his In
dian friends he silently rode of one morn
ing on little Indian pony, He made his
way to Texas, where he met the leaders
OF the band of men who were striving to
free that domain from the rule OF Mexico.
he things that he helped to accomplish
during the next thirty years Of his life are
matters of history
IalihiEa, the Indian " ife whom he de-
serted, grie,ed over him for many years.
She is said to have had lingering hope up
to almost the very hour of her death that
he would return to her.
The Cherokces will pay fitting tribute
to her memory when the remains are
brought here Tomorrow for burial in the
National Cemetery.
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offered. II Is II Briganti Italiani dial 1898
al 1892 Due volumi al eomplessive pagine

offered. II Is u Briganti Italiani dial 17e
| al 1902. Due yolumi al complessive pagin
| 800, CON 100 illustrazioni."
A large number OF these books are illus
trated and many Of the illustrations are o.
surprising atrocity in point Of subject
and treatment. They protray crimes o.
blood and violence with gruesome realism
such as the yellowest of yellow Journals
has never approached.
The text is no more conservative than
veil OF propriety maintained by speaking
OF the brigand as the desperate criminal,
the merciless despoiler," the atrocious
marauder"; but the criminal is treated
AZ me same, from the heroic. point OF view
His daring, his astuteness his courage and
his, popularity and the power. splendor
and enjoyment OF his way Of life are painted
in glowing colors
This glorifcation of crime is not con-
fined to the list Of lives of the brigands.
a Al, few w. sample titles from the fiction pages
1T would be unfair not to say that mixed
in with these books are others of less
dangerous olass. Mastriani though he deals
With criminal subjects, is moral in tone:
Guerazzi's excellent historic stories are
AL to herself; Gustave Aimard, Jules Verne,
Victor Hugo, numerous writer's, Italian
and foreign, OF all degrees of merit Will be
found scattered through the list. But 1t is
no eAdBReTatlon 10 say that tney occupy
only a small space relatively to the books
which appeal to the lower instincts and
passions
A banker-bookseller. not the producer
OF the catalogue, was asked what was the
relative popularity of the two classes of
books.
'Ah, said he, -our people are fond Of the
adventurous side Of life They do not love
the crime but the danger. and the bravery
which faces that danger They take to the
heroic In all forms. Thus, the man who
reads the exploits Of the Reali di Francia
to-day may tomorrow buy the life Of Muso-
limo: He assents to the justice of Musolino's
punishment. but he cannot on that account
blind himself to the heroic element in the
man, 1t il special point of view which
you have to take to realize the attitude OF
many Italians toward such things"
DO the better class OF Italians read these
crime books?"
could not say. Sometimes, I suppose.
We sell many Of them, though the sale is
not excessive. OF course, you know, many
OF the Italians no come here cannot read
at all but great numbers can, and they are
fond of reading, and even those that read
these books OF excitement and adventure
are also fond of books OF sentiment and
poetry; and you know how it is, they will
Just vary from one to the other according
10 the mood they are in"
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WANT TO LIVE TO BE 1902
II 80 You Would DO Well to Go to Arizona
or New Mexico.

or New Mexico.
The pitiless logic Of percentages, as
applied to vital statistics, falls short OF
accounting for one fact in the census re-
ports-the longevity Of residents OF the few
remaining territories of the country.
or 100000 persons in the population OF
the average American community TAX
ing the whole country through, there Is
just one which reaches or exceeds the age
OF 100. As the census computers pro-
saically express it, "99, 800 die before that
time One in 100000 is therefore, the
percentage Of centenarians In the United
States, but in Arizona it is 10-ten times
as high as in the rest Of the country-and
in New Mexico II is s-nine times as high as
In the other portions Of the United States.
Some States. Arkansas, Minnesota, Utah,
Wyoming and Idaho, have no centenarians.
Some States, Florida, California. New
Hampshire, South Carolina and Vermont,
have high rate OF centenarians-t three
times as large as the average in the other
States, but much below the figures OF
Arizona and New Mexico
There are few centenarians in New Eng
land, but the number Of persons between
the ages Of rs and 100 there are more than
in any other section Of the United States,
and the two New England States which
are most noted on account of their great
number Of old inhabitants are Vermont
anu MAINE, MasSaCnuSettS mas COnSldera-
BILE number, but the people Of Massachu-
sets are generally OF more progressive
character than those Of the farming districts
OF Vermont and Maine, and urban life is
not generally conducive to longevity.
The large number OF centenarians in the
Territories Is to be ascribed probably,
to favorable climatic conditions, for both
Arizona and New Mexico enjoy celebrity
as beneficial in pulmonary ailments. The
question OF territorial organization has
nothing to do with it.
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IN AN ANTARCTIC SQUALL
When the Temperature Is At n Degrees
OF Frost.

From the Centurv.
Suddenly the mist lifted and the tenn
perature. which generally rose during q
gale. by this time had fallen to 70 degrees
Of frost. The first squat brought drift snow.
and we suffered greatly from frost bites
while securing our little camp. Our REIN
deer sleeping bags, while warm from
previous use, had been packed on the sled &c.
where they became quite fiat and frozen hard
SO that when the gale surprised us we had
to thaw ourselves gradually into the ba GA.
Later on we used the dogs to thaw out the
bags for us. They always liked to roll upon
anything that was not snow or Ice even
were IT but thrown-away mitten: and thew
would turn round and round over IT, lima ein-
ing that they were warmer there than on
the snow. When later we threw our frozen
bags on the snow. the dogs generally clustered
together on them at once. and soon after We
could get into them.
BY this time the gale was over US in earnest.
and We took refuge In our sleeping bags In
the tent. from which we were not able In
extricate ourselves for the next three nights
and days. In which time we expected the icv
floor beneath us TO break up at any moment
Our silk tent rapidly filled with a dense foe
both from our breath and from the heat given
out by the lantern: thick layer of frost
soon covered the inner walls of the tent
and beautiful snow crystals shone down on
US through the ventilation hole in the bag.
The drift snow buried the tent, and the snow
pressure left us just enough space for our
sleeping bags. The dark little spot which
we formed on those vast white fields WINS
blotted out. Men. dogs and sledges all dis
appeared, and the antarctic gale as II IN ped
over us found nothing but cold white soil
tude. "
For three nights and three days we had
10 take turns in stand ing on all fours to pre-
vent being s,no, hercd BY the pressure Of Inc
snow, From time TO time the Laps Joined
in melancholy nniive hymns, the Inonotony
hnrmoniZe with the rage OF the blizzard over
our heads We had brought small alum
mum cooking stove with us into the tent
md with dificulty We prepared a warn,
mcal. But in the cold tho metal stuck 10 our
ilfg"rs ana u was not pleasant to have ones
turn 81 cool inr. We roasted The heart of n !
sehl hui OF Ter parts We ME raw The dogs
w"r" completely showed under some of .
thepl had eaten the straps of their harness il, /
order TO free themselves; but they were stili |
unspe TO move. being frozen 70 the Toe.
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DRESS REFORM AT PRINCETON
Some People Think the Students There
Don't Wear Good EnouKh Clnthea

PRINCETON, Sept. s.-In all probability
Princeton University will see an effort At
dress reform this fall. The proposed
reform is the desire OF a number Of alumni
and students who think the standard Of
dress at Prince on is not high enough
They say that of all he Eas, ern colleges
the undergradua, OF Princet on are The
worst dressed and that the appearance
on the 81 reefs and in chapel and classrooms
OF the students shows studied careless-
ness OF dress.
As matter OF fact the chief elements OF
the prevailing costume are a sv eater, n
pair OF ancient trousers and worn shoes.
and these are usually topped off with an
ancient and much worn hat
That the prevailing style Of dress is not
due to economical considerations Ia shown
by the fact that at many colleges where
the majority OF students are men OF limited
means there is great care for appearance.
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Venison for the Royal Tables.

From The London Daily Wuil.
The Kings keepers were engaged in Wind =
sor Great Park yesterday in reducing the
herds Of deer The herds have greatly in
creased during the past year and many OF
the best OF the lawns were shot Yesterday
primest deer having been selected they are
picked on, with unerring aim. while the re-
mainder OF the herd scampers away amid the
siderable height as they go. The best Of the
deer are sent 70 the royal palaces for con.
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A LAKE GEORGE PUZZLE.
Guesses at the Meaning or q Monument
Erected by Mrs. Spencer Trask.

LAKE GEORGE. Aug. PA monument is
being erected on Diamond Island, a little
more than two miles from the head Of the
lake, which has excited the curiosity Of
many. The expense is borne by Mrs.
Spencer Trask and two or three OF her
friends, but she has declined to give any
information about it further than the stone
itself discloses.
column, nearly square and about two and
half feet wide, and with it's base it stands
about eleven feet high on a rocky bluff,
close to the north shore. 1t bears this in
scription, which may be easily read from
passing boats:
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WHEN GRAND AUNT DANCED
WITH LAFAYETTE.

By Margaret f. O'Brien Davis.
To a cedar chest, In a shadowy hall,
Past door unopened for many year.
Thro' cobweb. a film and dust over ALL
Great Grandaunts namesake has wan
dered here;
And Vandal youths unsparing hand
Turns quick the cover and back the i'd
Unties each tape and canvass band.
With little ruth for the secrets hid.
Like restless heart. or a soul disturbed,
Or perhaps the past, rude set astir,
A perfume comes, as OF roses herbed,
With perhaps a hint of lavender.
Young fingers deftly shake out folds
OF silks and satins. and rare brocade,
And a mantle aflame with reds and Colds
That never a modern weaver made.
Rosetted slippers and siken hose
And broken fan, with a stick of pearl
That long had forgot twas meant to
close.
Since its owner babe its plumes unfurl.
And last of all is a lowered gown
On a faded paper" Margaret
Wore this, when she danced at Wynd-
ham town,
At the governors ball, with Lafayette"
line-and the years are spanned in
breath:
And the petticoat falls to the dusty floor
And grandaunt long asleep in death,
Floats into my dreams, a girl once
more.
Aristocrat. to her finger tips.
Clad in the gown with its riot of bloom,
Her grave sweet eyes and her tender
lips
The bravest things in the shadowy
room.
Each flower is bright in the rich brocade;
Nor rent, nor stain in the priceless lace.
And a smile too tender and grave to fade.
Like a benison, lights the fresh, fair
face:
And tucked in her breast is yellow
glove
To large for any but cavalier
But small enough for token of love
That Love itself hath hushed to hear.
Back to the past the vision paes;
And denser the shadows by contrast
grow
But | sit by the chest with its cobweb
wells
And dream of this Margaret of long
ago.
For a glove has dropped from the cor
sage gay
But never its mate; and 1t tells me all
And | know why she put the dress away
She wore that night at the governors
ball.
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United Daughters of the Confederaey,
the coming reunion OF the Veterans. all
tbese--ana r,ora 49, -, - -.
aho,aa,,. a. u
s"auo" ~ Inns sahetum from death Oh
long-valued member of It's staff-bring
wildly the recollection of another who
worked with I,ucien Julien walker in all
the irving dave If no,,+,a. -, .a,,..,a,,.-..,
pV'''iea sH' JUL ia
Int ''.9 seiieialu "eathefed' decade
gone'
In the spring the name of Margaret
O'Brien Davis Is oftenest an tho Inns
~ +bosa -, =.
me" Her anu ioVeo hel
ior her sirohg ana gentle personality OF
thousands younger, to whom she was but
name-and an example of what one
Young girl could accor,niieb for ia,.o,s
soi,a H.. ,-....5-. =
- -. ''s anu literary care
~DoOn JUST pudded TO the promise of
Lull lrultion-would be twice told tale.
put theie were Few pubic Things where
.1as :, ueiicate ana intuitive touch IS
neeueu tor the rounding and perfection
~ ""eH thdt nervous little hand mas
nv. ieit us impress. me daughter OF
oie stashen veteran, she was the adopt
s.u LIN VI camp iardee, wrote IT'S
- 'hu us oaes' ana was crowned
WIN us tear-dewed howers when the
manu- snapped the thread that
"a ~ 49,, ~. ne' out her pflei stay plant
nc sseus Vi memory SO deep and so
l'p.' md sney spring into fresh blossom
an 80 ,t. loIth lresh fraganee
ny, n.eiaiS "ork had scarcely more
Ina Ina" ossull, YET the legacy 1t left to
tne eii u, .neht oi Alapamas growing
Iepu'e III eIia' great ileid Is constant and
li-eNis'e ,l'. Ohe OF hef noVels-pefhaps
searcels iahl,Idr 10 younger readers OF
t,ls uas IN great northern hnrafles'
a,niosl .he PloheeI OF southern woman
snoII III nis I ncuon. judith, the
uausnler ol JUDAS, mas neen pronounced
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WoMAANNr;; ,rrv
AT THE CLUB.

The card party at the Country club
last evening was the first played there
since the opening of the club house and
assembled more than a hundred guests.
The tables at which four handed euchre
was played were placed in the spacious
library of the club and in the reception
hall beyond. and during the games and
later punch and sandwiches were served
from the buffet, there being no private
supper parties. The prizes included for
the ladies a group of Harrison Ficher
heads. a gold hat pin and a silk parasol,
while those for the gentlemen included
set of military brushes, a scarf pin and
an inkstand.
Mrs. Robert Baugh. one of Birming-
hams most charming women in the
young and fashionable married set, was
the clubs hostess last evening and among
the ladies assisting her were Mrs. Full
enwider, Mrs. Aldrich. Mrs. Hubert Dren-
men. Mrs. Crawford. Mrs. sledge, Miss
Annie Jemison and Miss Nabb
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A SPRING MEMORY.

I'm the Spring the young mans fancy
Lightly turns to thoughts of love"
the old time song tells us. In the south
ern spring-and notably so with us in
Birmingham-the older fancy turns to
thoughts of that highest love, which
keeps the memory of country and of
our dead ever green and vernal to the
generation oncoming And just at this
moment reminders flock in, mot singly.
but in battalions."
Decoration day, the convention of the
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-05-12
CHURCH ENTERTAINMENT.

The Ladies' Aid society of the Church
of the Advent entertained on Tuesday
evening at the residence of DR.. and Mrs.
Bolan on Highland avenue. The house
was beautifully decorated in quantities of
ly attended In a book query contest
which was greatly enjoyed by the guests
the prizes were won by Mrs. Wyatt and
Miss Annie Pearson. The occasion was
among the delightful events of the week.
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EXCURSION RATES
To Mobile and Return Via Southern
Railway.

Account General Assembly Presbyterian
church, Southern Railway announces rate
of one first-class fare plus % cents to
Mobile and return. Tickets will be sold
May II and is, final limit May 20. 1904.
For sleeping car reservations apply
office Morris hotel building,
telephone CIT ]. N Harrison, district
passenger agent, Birmingham. Ala.
K
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ISSUES ANOTHER CALL.
iposltory Banks Must Transfer $1o,-
100000 to the Treasury.

washington, May 11.-Before leaving
IVA today Secretary Shaw ordered a
|lrd call on the depository banks direct
e them to transfer to the treasury on
before May 25 approximately $4,000 600.
|,day's call is for 10 per cent of the au-
jorized balances of the depository banks,
| they stood before the two previous
| lis.
with a few exceptions the call is made
h all banks whose authorized balance
efore the previous calls was $3.50 GOO
i more. Banks having accounts whose
hlanees have been reduced by previous
|ls to point as low as the convenience
the treasury in transacting public busl-
less will permit, are exempted from the
beratlon of today's call.
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Up-to-Date Cub Entertainment.

Tuscaloosa, May 11.--(Speeial.) THE Up
To-Date club was most charmingly enter
tanned Monday evening by Dr. and Mrs
Aston Fits at their home on Broad
street. The feature of the occasion was
the lecture delivered by DR.. l.. o. Daw-
son. He chose as his theme William l..
Gladstone and gave a most SCHOLARLY adj
dress. dealing largely with his p> teal
and religious career. At the close of the
address a charming musical programme
was rendered. after which refreshments
were served.
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cHuRCHTEA.

Mrs f. J. Shepperd. Mrs. G. NJ. Powers.
Mrs. Samuel Perry. Mrs. C. j. Perry,
Mrs. J. d. Robinson Mrs. G. NJ. Putnam
will give tea for the benefit Of the
Eleventh Avenue Methodist church at
Mrs Perry's residence. 1872 South Thir-
teenth street, this afternoon from $50 to
7:30. The public is cordially invited.
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A. S. cARREL,
PHARMACIST,
No. IA 18Th St. birmingham.

e. L. AND c. p. ROGERS, JR.,
manufacturers OF
Lonq Leaf yellow Pine and Cypress
Shingles.
Prompt shipments. Orders solicited.
Address E. L & c. p. ROGERS, JR,
Letohatchee. Ala.
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Wheat, dry blood, meat
meal and crushed bone, best
feed for young chickens and
laying hens. Call for circu-
lar on poultry. Just re-
ceived a large shipment of
International Stock and
Poultry Food. Hay, Grain
and all kinds of feed. Both
phones 2OL H. Chairsell,
22l9 Morris Ave
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-aH
PERSONAL.

LADfEsi chichosfer's Engnsn Penny
royal Pills are the best. Safe. reliable.
Take no other. Send &C.. stamps. fol
particulars. Relief for Ladies'" In let
ter by return mail. Ask your druggist.
Chichester Chemical Co. Philadelphia.
~ 7-o-lj6t- tn sil-tu
HANDSOME WIDOW, very wealthy
owns beautiful home and large income,
wants Immediately good. honest hus-
band. Address. Mrs. A, st. Nicholas
Hotel Chicago
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ALL. WON EN-

Who wish to retain or regain their
health must see to 1t that functional
regularity is established. This is an
all-important question and the wise
woman will resort to Hostetter's Stom
ach Bitters at the first symptom of
any arrangement, because she knows
1t always gives prompt relief. Pains In
the Back, BIoatng, Vomiting, Head
ache, Indigestion, Dyspepsia, Painting
spells and SIeepessness are all dan
ger signals which require the Bitters.
Try one bottle.
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FREE KINDERGARTEN.

The board of directors of the Free
kindergarten association are requested to
meet in Mr. Weissners office Friday
morning at 10 o'clock. Mrs. T. D. Parke.
chairman
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-05-12
BOARD OF CONTROL.

The usual monthly meeting of the
board of control of the Hillman hospital
Will be held this morning at 10 o'clock.