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The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-01

This year was record breaker in the way of donations to the different charit- able institutions in the city of Birming- ham, and all came in for their share of gifts from the citizens yesterday. At many of the churches collections were taken up for the different institutions and the congregations were very liberal in the subscriptions It has been the custom every years at St. Vincents hospital to have a general reception on Thanksgiving day to receive the friends and donations. Donations began to pour In early yester- day morning and number of cash dona- tions were received but as there was only one mail delivery during the day the ex- act amount of cash sent to the hospital will not be known until today. great many of the citizens have sent checks through the mails and these will not reach the hospital until this morning. Sister Chyroston had not completed her list of donations received yesterday, but will probably have it finished today. It will be no surprise if the amount of cash dona- tions amounts to quite large sum, as the individual rememberances will no doubt be quite numerous
 The inmates of the Mercy Home had oc- casion to be thankful yesterday also as they received donations all day long. A
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-01
CONSIDER SERMON
 VERY POWERFUL
THE REV. DR. H. M. WHARTON BREACHES AT THE SOUTHSlDE BAPTIST CHURCH-WILL CON- DUCT SERVICES TODAY.

It was stated by many members of the congregation that the sermon of the Rev pr. Wharton at the Southside Baptist church yesterday morning was one or the most powerful and appropriate ever delivered in Birmingham on Thanksg1v- ing day. He held the attention or ms con eregation throughout his intercourse ana it is said that his many touching re- marks affected them in no little measure. Last night his sermon was again a very impressive one. and at the conclusion seV- eral were converted and joined the church. He ised as his text: Jesus Christ, the same yesterday, today and tomorrow
 pr. Wharton will conduct special revival services at the church today This morn ing he will preach at 10 o'clock and wiR have as his subject: ''The Bitter Waters of Life and Why We Should Drink Them v The services this evening will commence at 7:45 o'clock, and it is expected that the church will be packed to the galleries. The revival meeting so far has been q big success and much good has been accomplished by the evangelist
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-01
RUNAWAY GIRLS
 ARE FOUND HERE
POLICEMAN CORNETT CAPTURED THEM, AND THEY ARE NOW PLEASANTLY LOCATED WITH AN AUNT IN SMiTHFIELD.

Nellie Howard, aged 16 years, and Rosa Gilbert, who has reached the age of IA years, were placed under surveillance yesterday for a short time by Policeman Cornett. Later they went to the home of a relative in Smithield.
 The police department had been in- formed by a relative of one of the girls that the two had run away from home a short time ago and asked that assistance be rendered him in ascertaining their whereabouts. A description was furnished the police, and Policeman Cornett met the two girls on Second avenue and escorted them to police headquarters.
 After informing the right parties that the girls had been found the runaways left for the home of Mrs. Gunther of Smithfeld. an aunt of one of the girls, and they are pleasantly located there It present.
 Miss Howard is a niece of former Cap tain of Police Fitzpatrick and has other relatives in Birmingham. Miss Gilbert has two aunts, one in this city and the other Mrs Huey, who resides in East Birming- ham.
 One of the girls resides in Anniston and the other i'll Oxmoor
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-01
Annual Memorial Exercises to
 Take Place Sunday
MUSIC WILL BE FEATURE
Several Addresses Will Be Delivered and Gen. w. w, Brandon Will Be the Principal Speaker
 of the Day.

The annual Elk memorial exercises will take place at the Bijou theatre Sunday afternoon All Elk lodges in the country will pay tribute to their absent brothers in lasting and impressive manner.
 Birmingham lodge No. 79 has prepared an excellent programme for the observ- ance of the annual Elk memorial day, and the friends of the order will un- doubtedly pack the Bijou for the purpose of witnessing the exercises, which are always of an impressive character. The famous '11 o'clock scene will be enacted on the stage, and the meaning of the toast will be explained by members of the lodge.
 Usually the scene in a lodge room, with the officers occupying their respective chairs, is shown, and Sunday will not prove an exception to the practically uni versal rule of the order in the memorial exercises
 Several addresses appropriate to the occasion will be delivered during the afternoon Gen. w. w. Brandon of Tus- caloosa will make the principal address, and his subject will be ''Elkdom.'
 Owing to the injury sustained by l.. N. Archer, a member of the memorial com mittee, a slight delay has been caused in arranging the programme, though 1t will be completed in full today. MT. Archer, it will be recalled, was injured in an automobile accident in returning from Ensley early Tuesday morning
 The popularity of the Elks in Birming- ham is we'll known, and the friends of the order will be present in large num- bers at the theatre Sunday afternoon to assist the wearers of the horns to pay tribute to the departed. The memorial exercises are conducted in a solemn man. ner and leave an impression upon those who have the pleasure of witnessing the work and listening to the addresses. Music always plays an important part in Elk memorial exercises, and Sunday several vocal selections will be. rendered by able singers of Birmingham.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-01
COD LIVER OIL.

It almost makes you sick to think of it, but it isn't nearly as bad as it used to be. The improved method of refining it makes 1t much easier to take, and when made into Scott's Emulsion almost every one can take 1t. Most children like it and all children that are not robust are benefited by it. When the doctor says "Take cod liver oil," he generally means Scott's Emulsion; ask him if he doesn't. They know 1t IS more easily digested and better than the plain oil.
 SCOTT & BOVINE. 4os Pearl Street, New York.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-01

Mayor Ward intends to make Birming- ham a clean. attractive and sanitary city if the enforcement of certain laws has anything to do with the situation.
 Mayor Ward believes that the sanitary condition of a municipality has much to do with it's attraetiveness as well as health, and in order that his ideas for the enforcement of laws governing sanitary matters be complied with by the police he has written to policemen on the down town beats instrueting them to see that the same are complied with in the future. The order is:
 MT. Officer-Please enforce rigidly the following regulations. You will be held responsible for their violation:
 Tt is unlawful to
 Throw peellngs. paper or trash on side walk or street.
 "Use any but metal trash pans or boxes.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-01
Y. M. C. A. MEETING
 WAS POSTPONED
ELECTION OF 159 NEW MEMBERS WAS NOT HELD ON ACCOUNT OF sMALLNEss OF THE CROWD AT THE TIME.

The regular meeting of the members of the Young Mems Christian association which was scheduled for last night, was postponed indefinitely on account of the absence of several of the officers and a large number of the members of the asso- ciation. It had been planned to elect 159 new members last night, and a good pro- gramme had been arranged to entertain the new members. There were so many conflicting attractions in the city that 1t interferred greatly with the meeting, and i the crowd was small. The programme was carried out. It consisted of a basket ball game and exhibitions in the gymnasium by the members of the different classes. The Mckinney and Albroon teams were matched against each other and the con test was watched with interest. The re- suit was always In doubt and at the fin- ish of the game the score stood IT to 13 in favor of the Mckinney team The lineup of the teams was as follows:
 Mckinney. Positions. Albroons Keeling ...Guard.. .......... Canister Massey ........... Guard. ......s.. Putnam Berry ........... Forward ,..... Bridge Mckinney tC).. Forward. . Button | The association has awarded the con tract for the heating of the building. and Ben F. Barbour & Co. were the suc- cessful bidders. The cost of putting in the steam heat will be in the neighborhvod of $l00o It will make the building more comfortable in the future. The contract calls for the completion and installation of the apparatus in thirty days. It is thought that the fixtures can be put in before that time. Several local firms sub- mitted bids for the contract.
 The report of the membership secre- tary of the association has been made out, and will be submitted to the meet ing sometime next week. This report shows a total membership on December of Ills. Over 100 new members were taken in during the month of November
 and all the applications submitted were accepted. While the new members are duly entitled to the privileges of the associa- ton 1t is necessary for them to be elected in a formal way at a general meeting of the members.
 It was stated last night that the inter est in the night school was growing very rapidly, and the plans now were to have the same classes during the ensuing term and add course of electrical engineering The condition of the school is very grati- flying to the officers of the association.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-01
NO PERCENTAGE PAID.
Philadelphia Street Car Companies
 Keep Street in Repairs.

Alderman John c. Forney, who believes that corporations should pay a certain precentage of their earnings into the city treasury, received the following letter from Mayor John Weaver of Philadelphia concerning street railways:
 philadelphia, November 2s, 19O5 John c. Forney. Esq, Birmingham, Ala My Dear Sir-I have your letter of the 22d. and in reply thereto would say that the street railway companies in Philadel- phia do not pay any part of their receipts into the city treasury. We have con- tract with them that they keep in repair all of the streets that are occupied by their tracks and this repair extends from curb to curb, not only between the tracks but the entire street. Yours very truly,
 JOHN WEAVER
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-01
ORDERS SANITARY
 ORDINANCES ENFORCED

Leave trash pan out after wagon has passed.
 Place any overflow from trash can on street or sidewalk. Put out more than two cans for wagon. "Unpack goods on sidewalk or street. Place wares. signs or other obstrue- tions on sidewalk or street. "Expectorate on sidewalk. Allow fruit stands to use more than 25x3 feet.
 Allow fruit stands to have dirty gut ters nearby.
 Allow hacks to stand less than twenty feet apart.
 Allow bootblack stands, wenerwurst, popcorn or other stands in the street. Allow lettering on sidewalk
 GEORGE WARD,
 Mayor" At roll call last night each officer was handed type-written copy of the order, with instructions to see that the mayor s instructions are carefully carried out.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-01
CLUB WILL MEET.
Commercial Club Will Consider Offer
 of Bessemer Board of Trade.

The regular monthly meeting of the Commercial club will be held this after noon at o'clock in the club rooms, and it is expected that 1t will be of unusual interest There are several matters of importance to come up, and It IS desireo that all the members be present.
 The club will consider the proposition from the Board of Trade of Bessemer to pay the indebtedness of Vulcan, the iron man, and the matter will probably be disposed of. In addition to this, re- ports will be made by several standing committees, and the indications are that they will contain information of interest.
 Hoods Sarsaparilla keeps the blood pure and the whole system in perfect order. Take only Hoods.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-01
RoBBERIEs REPORTED.
Thieves Made Several Good HauIs Yes
 terday and Day Before.

Several robberies were reported to the police yesterday Clarence warren oi s909 Avenue E reported that he had losi A bicycle, which was stolen from him at the union station.
 William Hunt lost a black suit of clothes and other wearing apparel which were stolen from his home in Smithfield
 H. o. Lipscomb is the greatest loser He reports that a horse was stolen from him in Bessemer
 Several robberies of goods Of minor character have been reported during the past week.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-01
WILL FIGHT FOR
 LOCAL TAXATION
PROF. 1. w. HILL EXPLAINS THE MATTER-THlRTY-THREE OUT OF sIxTY-sEvEN COUNTIES PA. voR THE MEASURE.

T will resume the fight for local taxa tion for the public schools after Christ mas and will not let up until every coun- ty In the state has voted a special levy for education" said I. w. Hill. state su- perintendent of education yesterday morn- ing Professor Hill came from Montgom- cry and was en route to Jasper. where he will attend a teachers institute in that city today.
 Since the fight for the special school tax has begun" continued Professor Hill. "thirty-three out of the sixty-seven coun- ties have voted in favor of the measure. Mobile county Is in a separate school district. and therefore is not affected by the special taxation clause. "The special taxation has been up In thirty-seven counties of the state, and only | three have voted against the measure. | These were lost by a small margin. 1t 1 takes three-fifths of the voters to carry | the measure, and in Geneva county 1t was lost by Just one-hfth of vote. In | Pike county the measure carried. but ow- | ing to some defect in the ballot the efNc- ton was not legal.
 At present the following counties have the measure up and will vote on 1t in the near future Marengo, Choctaw and Cher | olxee
 q think that all Alabamians can point with pride to the progress that the cause of education is making in the state. In l the past few years 1t has forged its way to the front. We still lack a good deal of leading the procession. but are no longer | at the foot of the class.
 We are expending over $1, 100000 a year to maintain the schools of the state, and the special taxation In the counties will swell the amount considerably.
 'The number of students in the common schools of the state will almost exceed 679, 900, and the number is steadily grow ing.
 Another proof that the cause of educa- l tion Is growing in the state is the rapid | increase in the number of new schools. Alabama Is now averaging over 100 new school buildings a year. The structures being erected are modern and comfort able.
 "The terms of the Alabama schools arc on the increase, and this year they will run from three to seven months. Over one-third of the common schools now have seven months terms.
 "The new uniform text book system." continued Professor Hill, 'is working very satisfactorily. Many objections are being heard on all sides, however, against the sub-agencies, many of which, 1t Is stated will not keep sufficient supply of text books on hand. Our department has re- ceived number of kicks from south | Alabama that the agents for the text books do not keep a sufficient stock on hand. and that the work of the schools is being greatly hampered by the lack of books"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-01
Players Seriously Injured.

Peoria H.. November 30.-George Prior, tackle on the football team of the Social Athletic club, was seriously injured in the game played here today between the local team and Lombard college. The injury will necessitate an operation, which will permanently disable tlae player.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-01

Smelling, Miss Beola Barr and Miss Mary Turner. The drama was given under the direction of Miss Aileen Moore of the school.
 The banks were closed yesterday. The many railroad offices were also closed and there was no shipping of anything but perishable freight. There was no busi- ness transacted at the court house. Sew eral of the offices were open in the fore noon but everything was unusually quiet and the employees were allowed to close at noon. As soon as federal court con- vened It was adjourned and the cases scheduled for yesterday will be called on the docket today.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-01
THE WEATHER

Washington November S0-Forecast for Alabama: Fair Friday; Saturday in- crasing cloudiness and warmer; fresh north winds.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-01

Many things happen between the cup and the lip.
 With a neat sum laid by in the bank, an unexpected change in your position, with perhaps the temporary loss of your income, is robbed of that "out-of-a-job' fear.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-09-24
HAT TO SUIT THE FACE.

1--WE have our troubles, like other
people, lisped the man milliner. did
you notice that lady who just passed
out? I've been 1aboring with her for
half an hour, trying to dissuade her
from having lingerie hat. but twas
no use. Why dissuade her? Because
she hasn't lingerie face Of course,
I couldn't explain that to her, but you
rarely see a woman whose face and
features match her hat, especially
light, airy and yet complicated thing
like a lingerie hat. I wouldn't care to
to have it go out from me, for obvious
reasons, but you take what l call
hard face, a puckered. bloodless face,
and put f1ullffy lingerie hat on top of
it, or above it, and the effect CRATES
on you. It's like scraping on a plate
with a steel knife.
THAT woman with whom I've been
talking ought to wear a small, plain,
black bead bonnet, with a modest al
grette on it, but her minds made up
and nothing will move her. She wants
to look girlish, and she never looked
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-09-24
SLEEP COMFORTS.
Little Pillows and Fine Blankets {
Great Help for the Night Hours.

1.-The little head pillows should not
be regarded as a luxury, to be had by
few, but a necessity, to be had by
everybody insists a doctor whose fad,
if it can be called a fad, is that peo-
pie should be comfortable as they
sleep.
t.Most people exclam TO me, Why,
but 1 know better They can't be with
heads lying on the usual large bed
pillow which brings a strain at the
neck
"Unconsciously, people seek to avoid
this neck strain by boIstering their
head with arm or hand, by humping
the pillow about the head, by atti-
tudes that throw the whole body into
a stiffness that does not permit per-
feet relaxation.
Little head pillows obviate all this
strain. 1t is not a fad to have two or
even three to tuck about ones neck
and back to relieve the slightest effort
against absolute relaxation.
q I never knew what peace was till
tried your idea one of my patients
told me. I never walked up in the
morning without a strain of more or
less annoyance to me in my neck, for
through all my life I never had been
able to get perfectly comfortable in
bed. Now, 1 tuck my little wedge pill
lows, as 1 call them, about me, and
never bother about comfort, for I am
simply surrounded by it,
Speaking of comfort in sleep. why
are most people so hard>on themselves
in the matter of blankets? People who
can have plenty of luxuries will stint
themselves in the quality of their
blankets, I purchasing for themselves
those made for the most part of cot
ton-heavy, unyielding coverings that
settle down like a weight of lead upon
one, firing tired-out limbs all through
the night. It's warmth that one wants
from blanket covering, not weight.
Every ounce of weight on the body as
1t sleeps is an ounce of something to be
deplored
Let it be your first luxury, if you
will insist upon calling necessities for
health luxuries, to put a lot of good
money in blankets. You'll have to put
in lot of money, for the fine blankets
are expensive.
"A very fine blanket, carefully cared
for at wash-tines and at moth sea-
sons, will outlive a cheap blanket by
so many years that there is absolutely
no comparison between them.
"a good solid part of ones twenty
four hours is spent in sleep. Upon the
length of that sleep and upon the quail
ity of it depends your vitality in your
waking hours. The excellence of your
work, the thoroughness of your pleas
ure depend upon your sleeping well.
You can't sleep well unless you sleep
comfortably
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-09-24
A WHOLESOME DESSERT.

The following recipe was originated
by a lady of Virginia, and goes under
the name of Lyman Arrow-root Ice
CT cam In the East it is considered
a greet delicacy; and is highly recon-
mended by the physicians both for the
sick is we'll as the convalescents.
Either milk, or milk and cream to-
gether, may be used; and the best
arrow-root to use is the Bermuda,
which comes ground in tin-foil packages
and may be obtained at any grocery
store.
RECIPE.
One pint of cream and one quart of
milk, or three pints of milk.
Ten ounces (tablespoons) of sugar.
Two tablespoons of arrow-root.
One tablespoon of vanilla.
Moisten arrow-root with a little milk
put remainder in a double boiler, when
scalding hot (not boiling) add arrow
root. Stir and cook ten minutes (stir-
ring all the tirne). Add sugar, take
from fire and add cream Gf you use it,
and vanilla. When cold freeze.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-09-24

Then I brought in the sewing mach
inc to stand where the chair was, and you
can see for yourself how ornamental it
is. The room seems to have been built
for it. And then, with rocking chair
and a clothes rack, the room looks
almost as it did before.
THE thing that caused me the most
worry was how we both could use the
cabinet without interfering with each
other. But 1 managed to find a way
out of that after a while.
II looked into it and found it just
trimming with old bits of paper, odds
and ends of no eartly use, things cut
from newspapers and pictures from mag
azines, old theater programs, notices
of shows that have been dead for years
and years, and a lot of other such
truck Besides that there We're a lot
of old letters.
50 I simply took the old papers and
things and threw them into the ash
barrel, and I carefully tied the letters
up in a bundle so that you could easily
get at. them any time you wished to.
The papers were of no earthly use and
were taking up valuable space, and
suppose you are as happy as I am that
I got rid of them so easily. If I had
known how much they we're in your
time and trouble to dispose of them
before
Now, you see for yourself how very
much better the new state of affairs
is. Everything spick and span, plenty
of room in the cabinet for my notions
and material, plenty of room on the
couch for the larger garments, the mir
or in it's proper place, and the room
arranged in such way that no man
could possibly object to it.
But I pride myself most on having
thrown those old papers-why, Charlie,
dearest, what is the matter?
Where are those papers? why, why
down in the ash can, I suppose. They
were no use. no use whatever.
What are you going to do? Bring
them up here again and arrange them?
How can you. Oh, dear! After all the
pains I have gone to make your room
comfortable and habita BILE you go down
into the cellar and drag up all the old
papers you find there! That is what
comes of all my work.