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The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-02
CARDS,

Mrs. Henry Dean and Mrs. Charles DaVis gave the second of a series of two card parties yesterday at Mrs. Deans charming house on South Thirteenth street On Tuesday they entertained twenty-four guests at bridge, and the handsome prizes included brass can delabra, jeweled dog head pin and a silk kimona. The booby prize was initial cards and the ladies winning the prizes were Mrs. John c. Henley. Mrs. J. b. Frazier, Mrs. Lewis Minor and Mrs Ad- dison G. Smith
 At the card party yesterday, at which euehre was played, the prizes were nand-painted plate, a fan, also hand painted and a rare Japanese plate.
 A delicious luncheon was served after the games. The house. which is extreme ly artistic in both the arrangement and in the finishings, was beautifully decor ated in American beauty roses, carna= tions and palms. The feature of the house is the great reception room, which, with it's lofty ceiling and artistic old fireplace, is one of the most charming places.
 Mrs. Dean was very attractively gowned in white lace, and Mrs. Davis, one of Birmingham's prettiest women, wore a smart afternoon gown. About sixty guests were entertained the two after moons, the one assembling a congenial party of bridge devotees and the other a larger number of women who prefer euchre.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-02

signor G. Moretti is spending several days out of town.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-02
THIS MORNINGS GOSSIP

Love Me Not top. 10, No. 3. Yea. Thou Are Wretehed (op. 10. No. 2)-Alexander Won Fielitz.
 The Apple Orchard. Swedish Heard the Gull. (Sinding) Norwegian Loves Parting. ........................R Russian The Sacrifice. ee...................Old Slavonic Our King Went Forth..............E English When Love is Kind. Old Irish
 Marie B. Schrader, the clever Alabama writer whose interviews with dramatic celebrities. are a feature of the Washing ton Post writes of Valerie Bergere. an interesting stage favorite:
 "Thls acting is a hard life" said Miss Bergere to Mrs. Schrader "I have been in your country fourteen years. came from Alsace. I am French and Spanish, and when I arrive in the United States I speak only those two languages. But soon I learn not only English, put Ger man. l have learned what it is to live in this land. I know what it is to be hungry, very hungry, almost to starve, and not know where you will get bread and butter"
 Her eyes lost all their snap, their Frenchiness. They were Spanish; melt ing dreamy look, almost fearful.
 But now 1t is all different" the writer ventured to say, after long, impressive pause.
 "Yes, very different"
 And now l suppose you can really en- joy the good things of life-the Holsters and the birds. and"
 "Jamais! Jamais! non, non! Not ]! like good things. yes; 1t is so, but the holsters. the bottles. and all the lest not for me.
 l .I haf eat the lobsters-yes, it is true; but oh. dear, how suffer the next norn- ingl The same with the birds and the | bottlesi
 would you like really to know what l eat when I leave the theater at night2 I tell you. I take an apple, or If an very hungry, l eat a sandwich"
 "A sandwich" inquired the interviewer with interest. Some unusual variety, no doubt. Do tell me about il"
 "Tenez, you shall hear. I am not ashamed It is jus ham. plain ham. It costs llttle 1t satisfy my appetite. l like to eat the dainty expensive things, but l l cannot d1Ofu IL, aHu CdiiiiOl ACe eAAc Johnnies take me out after the theater, for you see A am married and l must keep specable. The public imagine that all we actresses do when the play Is over is to enjoy ourselves and live OF lob- sters. The trouble is the public nix up the musical people with the dramatic. The musical people they have so much more chance to meet people in the diff ferent towns where they play. There are always so many men in those companies who have friends and they introduce the others It Is altogether different, jollier, and graver. Somehow musical people seem to look on life not so serious as we dra- matte people do. With us it Is more work and less enjoyment. We must be trying all the time to improve and get higher up in the profession
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-02
VOCAL RECITAL.

MT. G. o. Friermood. the well-known baritone, will give q recital this evening at S:15 o'clock at the Cable Music hall The following programme arranged by MT Friermood is as follows:
 The King at His Coronation, To An Old Picture, Biterolf-Hugo Wolf.
 Entreaty cop. 23, No. 4), Roaming Alone (Op g, No. p, Ye Dark-Red Roses (Op 55, No. D, Like Twilight Calm (Op. H. No. 9, Rest Thy Deep Dark Orb (op. H. No. 3, Her Grave (op. 55, No. 3. You
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-02
REAL ESTATE.

FOR SALE. s14O0-Lot cor il ave. x 23 St. $5OO0-Good home % St., near F, pays $500. S125O-5Ox1s0 opp Fountain Hts. church. S40O0-Fountain Hts. home largo cor lot. $1s5O-50x1601k Ave. J lot. s29O0-50x170 cor and 16 St. $3500-C Cottage home l block Five Points, s7O0O-Lovely Sycamore St. modern home. $750O-Extra large E 20 St. lot. $45O0-3 houses S. 19 St. cor pays AS. $2O00-Neat 6r cottage s. 17 pays $22S. s1050-Vacant lot 3 Ave. near I. S3O per it. cor. lot s. 12 St. s1O50-Lovely cor. lot Princeton Place. s2OOO-Lot 24 St. near faces park. $S5. 5.00o-Handsome bus. block pays s3150 S42, ,000-50x140 4 Ave. bet. 19 & 20 $6O 000-Prominent business corner. S2O, O,000-Splendid warehouse, long lease. pays S2000.
 $1S.500-Handsome Ensley store pays s2000 S75OO-Ensley r St. store next to E.
 MCCONNELL & CARTWRIGHT, Phones 46. 220 North Twenty-first St.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-02
NOTES AND PERSONALS.

MT. and Mrs. Maben have returned from New York.
 Signor G. Moretti is spending several days out of town.
 Miss Carrie Lum is spending some time in Birmingham with her parents, MT. and Mrs. George E. Lum.
 Mir. and Mrs. John w. sibley will leave Friday for Now York.
 Mrs. J. D. Moore will leave Friday for Mobile.
 Mrs. George R. Ward has recovered from her recent attack of grip.
 Miss Helen Benners will leave tomor- row for New Orleans.
 Judge and Mrs. Toulmin will return to Mobile on Saturday.
 Mrs. T. B. Gillespie of Chattanooga is the guest of Mrs. Whitfield Collier. Miss Blanton, who is visiting Mrs. Harry Stringfelow win return to Mont gomery the latter part of the week.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-02
REAL ESTATE TALK.

REAL ESTATE TALK. Valuable Business Corners, All Im-
 proved, Good Rentals.
 FOR SALE @gO E0n One hundred feet by one UtUgOSV hundred feet. Sl0,500 Sisy lsst. by one hundred $35,000 S5fty forty ss fset one hundred and Si0,000 fsst. %,ity by one hundred Sl2,501 S9sa Sas na1dfia and tSrtg by fSst hum NaH EnN Corner railroad; ne.- 0k CgUWW union depot.
 VACANT BUSINESS CORNERS S3,000 E9f'' 1sst' by one hundred S4,00D Sssa Sss hSse'''. tesf. by one hun
 INTERMEDIATE
 BUSINESS PPROPERTY.
 Qmproved.)
 Central, and Very Choice. HAgN mn Fit: by one hundred and als 5000 per year. ODE nm Fifty by one hundred and OJJyUUU forty feet. 3 stories; rent als ssOoO per year. coo nm One hundred by one hun OOUJVVV dred and forty; looks like $lOoO00 profit in this in three years. @E nm Part of corner lot, one OVgUVU block of Jefferson theatre: vacant.
 w. H. WILLIAMS. Agent. Phones 515. S26 Woodward Bldg.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-02
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.

Sealed proposals will be received by the undersigned until 12 o'clock. noon, March 1st, 1905, for grading. macadamizing, curbing sidewalk and gutter paving. Specifications may be obtained at this office. The right is reserved to reject any or all bids.
 JULIAN KENDRICK, 2-2s-7t. taty Engineer.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-02
PALMI6TRY.

s11 ,00O-Brand new; Improvements cost $SOOO; modern and stylish; enough vacant lots to bring at the lowest price S25,Ooo or more; fronts car line in choice sit uation; investigate. B. F. Eborn, Sol-2 Title Guaranty building.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-02

EAI.ES MANAGERS-To employ and look after statesmen on new mechanical de- vice in territories to be assigned must be men of unprecedented ability, both as statesmen and managers of salesmen' and financially responsible; only men capable of earning large income need renlv: references required. Automatic Cash Discount Register O., Chicago.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-02
MISCELLANEOUS.

0~10OX140-6-room house facing park South Highlands. B. F. Eborn' Sol-! Title Guaranty building
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-02

FOR SALE-Roses, shrubbery, orna- mentals, small fruit plants and fruit trees for the lawn, garden and commer- cial orchard; write for catalogue. Chat tanooga Nurseries Chattanooga, Tenn MERCHANTS in all lines of business will find "Pruden's Rural Route Book of Jefferson county valuable to them in many ways; will be published April l. For sale by Advance Publishing com my.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-02
LOST. SPRAYED OR STOLEN.

LOST@Between Tenth and Thirteenth avenues on Sixteenth street, south, a jet pin set in gold Suitable reward II re- turned to 1901 Tenth avenue, south. O-Two-story S-room residence; choice location; block of car line; house alone cost $500; offered at sacrifice today at $16OO see it. B. F. Eborn, Sol-z Iltie Guaranty building.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-02

MT. and Mrs. Maben have returned from New York.
The Irish standard., 1905-04-08
Courtesy Of Minneapolis journal

to seek divorce. What became of the
children? For we find that of the
$685. ZIG divorces granted in the United
States during the years covered by
our investigation, the libels or peti-
tions in 219,3S2 cases, or 80 per cent
of the whole, stated that there were
children. The total number of chill
dren involved in those cases is 267, ,739.'
1t must be observed here that in 141,-
$40 cases it was unknown whether
there were children or not.
But judging from the foregoing we
may safely assume, that within 20
years over 100000 children were by d.
vorce deprived of either father or
mother. During the 20 years elapsed
since that terrible census of divorce
has been taken, the evil has been 60
ing on, growing at rapid pace, so
much so that we'll informed parties
calculate the number of divorces since
1868 till now, not far from three mil
lion Who can estimate the horrible
consequences wrought? And still this
evil Of divorce goes on. Citizens and
legislatures, states and empires will
try in vain to stop it. There is but
one power on earth strong enough to
hold back the rushing waters, the
Catholic Church, who ever maintains
the sacred indissolubility of mar.
riage."
The Irish standard., 1905-04-08
APPALLING FIGURES.
The Divorce Evil as Pictured by Arch
bishop Messmer.

0tVOtSC GVtI do Tu@SOUCU Wy t%INuu.
bishop Messmer.
Archbishop Messmer, of Milwaukee,
has issued Lenten Pastoral letter on
the Sacrament of Marriage. The let
ter is arranged so that portions of it
will be read for five Sundays and
the general topic is subdivided into
four sections-namely: 1.-The Sanctity
of Christian Marriage; It's Indisso.
lubility; The Laws ofthe Church Con-
corning 1t and the Christian Way of
Contracting It," Archbishop Messmer
goes at great length into his subject,
especially in treating the divorce evils.
Quoting Pope Leo's words on the evils
of divorce the letter cites the follow
ing to bear out his statements:
IF we had to look for any confirma.
tion of these words of Leo KILL, our
own fair land offers the proof. 1t is a
story full Of horror that we read in "A
Report on Marriage and Divorce in the
United States from 1867 to 1885, pub
lished under an act of congress, ap-
proved March 3, 1887. From the tables
and statistics here published we learn
that while in the year 1870 some 1O,962
divorces had been granted, their num-
ber in the year 1880 amounted to
1868, and in the one year reached
the number of 25,535. From 1867 to
1886, that is in 20 years, there were
granted in all the states and territories
increase of divorce be explained by
the growth of our population. For the
same tables show that while in that
period the population of the United
States increased 80 per cent. divorce
increased 70 per cent. OF the whole
number of divorces 65 per cent G. e.
21G,176) were granted to wives petit
tioning for it, and 81 per cent ii. e.
112,540) to husbands.
"The table on Duration of marriage
before divorce reveals an appalling
sight. Taking the years during which
married life lasted before divorce, we
find the largest number is 27,9O9 cou-
pies who lived together four years be.
fore seeking divorce; the next largest
number, 27,270, were able to bear their
burdens but three years before seek
ing divorce while the exceedingly
large number of 21,525 sought dissolu-
tion of marriage after two years ex-
perience, and still 1852 preferred to
live as strangers after one year of
welded life. 1t is surprising to find
that 25,371 couples, after living to-
gether 81 years or more, were obliged
The Irish standard., 1905-04-08
She Never Grows Old.

Who allows herself to think only of
pleasant things.
Who trains her tongue to utter only
pleasant words.
Who remembers that frowns are un-
becoming and that smiles are better.
Who keeps her nerves we'll under
control and remembers that they are
not an interesting subject to every
one else.
Who enters into the plans and, as
far as possible into the doings of the
young people about her.
Who never allows herself to be-
come slouchy and careless in appear
ance.
Who treats others as she likes to be
cared for herself and never demands
too much from her friends.
The Irish standard., 1905-04-08
The Frenchman's Retort,

At a dinner in New York Prince
Fushimi of Japan praised monogamy
He said that he believed it would not
be many years before polygamous mar
riage contracts would quite vanish
from the face of the earth.
"All men of education" he said, mo
matter what their color or creeu may
be, believe that it is only right to have
one wife. 1t is in jest alone that such
men say TO their wives what ! once
heard a Frenchman say to his.
"She was complaining to her hus.
band that he was too much of a book.
worm, that he retired too often to his
study, leaving her to pass too many
evenings alone.
"I wish she ended, plaintively, 4
wish was book Then ! might al
ways have company
In that case. my DEAR the French
man answered, I'D wish you were an
almanac. Then | could change you
once year. New York Tribune.
The Irish standard., 1905-04-08

to vote for a candidate representing
Lord Rosebery's views on Home Rule.
The statement was loudly cheered by
the audience. Liverpool lrishmen are
holding their hands just now. Rose
beryism has been the fashion among
Liberals in that Tory and Orange
stronghold. The Liberal party seems
to be under the delusion there, that
if the Liberal programme is sufficient
Liverpool TOryism may allow it to
have a couple of seats. Mondays
meeting shows that such policy may
lose more than it gains.
The Irish standard., 1905-04-08

not take once II Cne majority Tor MS
government is a majority wholly com
posed of the members of the Irish par
ty. His hankering after an inde-
pendent existence has been limited by
the political prospect 1t does not do
to be too exigent, lest ones vows
should have to be altered to fit facts.
The Westminster Gazette" reminds
him that the Liberal party may have
to form a government before the gen.
eral election.
Lord Rosebery has also explained
himself. In a speech to the Liberals
of Surrey on Saturday evening he de-
fined what he meant by the "dualism
at the heart of the empire" to which
he declared he would never consent.
This "dualism" means IAN Independent
parliament" in Ireland, which he re-
presents as Mr.. Redmond's demand.
He recalls the resolution in favor of
an independent parliament, proposed
by Mr.. Redmond and supported by the
Irish members seven or eight years
ago, when Mr.. Redmond was not the
leader of the Irish party We have
always thought that that resolution
was a mistake, and said so at the
time, though all sections of the Irish
representation supported it. AS a
statementof Irish constitutional rights
it was undeniable. But 1t leant itself
to the purposes of those Liberals who,
like Lord Rosebery, were bent on
breaking their Home Rule pledges. 1t
provided them with a plausible excuse
for their treachery. Of course, Lord
Rosebery does not in the least mis-
understand the Irish proposition. Ire
land has the moral right to the Repeal
of the Union. But no British Minister
for the past sixty years has had any
doubt that there were alternative
plans to total Repeal which Ireland
was prepared to accept. Lord Rose
berry has no doubt about it either. The
Irish demand is that the union shall
be either ended or mended. The reso-
luton that Lord Rosebery uses for
puposes of misrepresentation simply
meant that if it was not to be mended
it ought to be ended. Lord Rosebery
availed himself of the occasion to lib.
crate his conscience by declaring the
Irish demand impracticable. Now he
attempts the trick once more, but he
evidently has doubts of it's success.
Mere negation is no longer possible
on the Irish question. So in reply to
Mr.. Redmond he declares that if Ire.
land will only trust "the generosity"
of what Lord Rosebery calls "the
mother country"-a rather upstart way
of putting the relationship between
England and Ireland-there are things
less than an independent parliament
that may fill her basket. We have
heard all these promises before. We
know how they are translated. We
know what British generosity amounts
to.
Mr.. Redmond and Mr. r. P. O'Con-
nor in their speeches to the great
meeting of Liverpool Irishmen held
on Monday, dealt adequately with
Lord Rosebery. The Chairman of the
Irish party told this great gathering
of Liverpool electors that the party
would never ask any body of Irishmen
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-09-23

During her recent travels abroad
Mrs. George Gould kept Il journal.
which she is now planning TO have
printed and distributed among her in
innate friends. Mrs. Gould has been
spoken of as being lin the distinguish
ed list of automobile survivors," and
II was after her accident that she set
10 work 10 depict her experiences in
the highways and byways OF Europe
The journal. which is most entertain
ing. is written in a jocular vein and
sets at rest any lingering doubts her
friends might have entertained as TO
her literary ability. The interest of
the journal is heightened by contribu-
tions in the way OF verse and sketches
by distinguished persons whom the
Goulds met in the course of their jour
npN
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-09-23

bers will know their course. 1t is rea-
sonably certain that the republicans
will split upon tariff revision Follow
ing the best traditions of their party.
the democratic minority will give its
votes for such substantial reductions in
the Dingley tariff as will afford relief
from its most oppressive burdens. with
out causing disturbance of business
and industry. The Dingley schedules
will bear a great deal of pruning with
out impairing in any way that legiti-
mate protection of American industry
and labor which the democratic party
has seldom opposed. In democratic
policy there has ever been a vast diff
ference between reasonable protection
with revenue and such robber tariff as
the republican party has put upon the
country.
Democratic members of the new con-
gress will stand on firm and victorious
ground if they fight and vote unani-
mOusly for the admission of the south
western territories applying for state
hood. more especially of Oklahoma and
Sequoyah. The republicans will hard.
Ily divide upon the question of expos
ing and turning out its own corrupt
officials and the democratic minority
will be powerless in that regard; but
honesty. as well as economy, in public
affairs is a cardinal democratic doc.
trine which need not be forgotten in
the coming session.
| Ii is not too soon for democratic
members TO begin shaping their course
he fnIlnUal WI
BY wise. but aggressive action they
can make sure the victory that is al
ready visible not far ahead.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-09-23
The Democratic Opportunity.

The issues of next years congress
sional elections, possibly of the presi-
Dental election two years later, will
be made up in the long session of con
gress which meets on the first Monday
in December. In that body the demo
Gratis will appear in smaller minorities
than at any previous session for more
than thirty years. In the senate there
will be only 80 democrats to SIS repub-
licans-a republican majority of 20. In
the house there will be only 1856 demo
Gratis TO go republicans republican
majority of ia.
And yet. in the coming session, the
democrats in congress will have oppor
tunities for making a record which If
well used. will go far 10 carry the house
and cut down the republican majority
in the senate next year. Though il has
been in complete control of the gov
eminent for less than nine years, the
republican party has broken down in
all its more important policies and crea-
ted widespread dissatisfaction among
the people. Ii has built up trusts and
monopolies whose exactions are as
keenly resented as they are heavily
felt. The tariff has drawn enormous
tribute from the people. while at the
same time il has curtailed the exports
of farm products and manufactured
goods. and brought on almost medieval
reprisals in our foreign trade AS the
ST. Louis Republic says. fraud, corrup-
ton and peculation run riot in the pub
lie service at Washington. and with a
few obscure exceptions the culprits are
not brought tn punishment. These are
the actual conditions which the repub-
licans must face when congress meets
They cannot stand united in defense
of the party's bad record. The situa-
ton is such that remedies must be pro.
posed and discussed. Tariff revision
and reciprocity will come up and on
these questions the democratic mem
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-09-23
The Best Disposition or the Storm
Drain.

The best court of arbitration of ev-
cry dispute is the court itself. The
long and much agitated storm drain
case has now reached that tribunal, not
in the form of criminal trial, through
the process of which the nature of the
transaction was originally aired. but
through civil procedure the object of
which is 10 determine. whether the city
is obligated TO accept or to pay for the
drain. the construction of which was
not in accordance with the specifica-
tions, and out of which violations OF
contract have come disclosures of con-
spiracies 10 defraud the city.
The council has responded to die
tates OF conscience and the demands
of the people in declining up to the
present time TO make any compromise
affecting this measure. rightly holding
that il was not within its province 10
arbitrate in any form matter to
which the city was a party, or to pass
judgment on the merits or dement's OF
obligations either of the contractors
TO the city or the city to- the contract
ors
Taking the criminal phase of the
case out of il entirely, there still re-
manned the fact that the work had not
been done in accordance with the spe-
cifications. and hence not only be
cause it was tainted with fraud. but
because il was an inferior job, the sue
cessive councils have declined to have
anything to- do with 1t until properly
passed upon by court of record. The
question of arbitration has repeatedly
come up. but at all such times 1t has
| been urged that adjudication of the
case reposed absolutely in the court.
Hence the proceeding now begun
promises to open the way for an even
tual disposition of the matter in ac
cordance with honesty, equity and JUS
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