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The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-24
CULLMAN.

Cullman, December 23.-(Special Miss Lula Brothers delightfully."- entertained at cards Tuesday evening complimentary to her sister Miss Rachel Brothers of New York
 Misses Corna and Lola Hanlin and Sa- rah Parker, who are studying music in Cincinnati are at home for the holl- days.
 Mrs E. II. Miller. who has been the guest of her mother, Mrs T. l. Humph- rey, has returned to her home in Dem yer, Col.
 Misses Stella and Alma Leeth, and Miss Pearl Johnson, who are attending the Athens Female college, are at home for the Christmas holidays.
 pr. and Mrs. Lute Hays have returned from Birmingham. MT Bob Brown who has been in Col orado all summer. returned home Tues day night
 Mrs Lute Hays delightfully."- entertain ed the Symphony club Thursday after noon. Only the members of the club were present An excellent programme was rendered after which dainty refreshments were served
 Mir and Mrs. w. H. Day are visit ing friends at White Sulphur Springs, Tex.
 Mrs Rosa York of Decatur, visited friends here this week and is now the guest of friends in Birmingham.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-24
MONTGOM FRY.

Montgomery, December 23.-(Special.)- Excepting number of small affairs with the tone of the holidays about them, there are not many rlpples on the social swim here.
 Among the card parties of the week that at which Mrs. John Archie Elmore en- tertained on Tuesday, was one of the prettiest She was assisted by Mrs. War ren Reese who served at the egg-nog table, and Mrs D. T. Blakey, who kept score The first prize, hand-painted bon bon dish, was won by Mrs. Jack Thoring- ton. The consolation prize, Japanese brass gong. fell to Mrs. William Mill. A violet vase was placed on each table to be cut for as souvenirs.
 MT and Mrs. W. T. Chandler have announced the engagement of their daugh- ter Miss Frances Elizabeth Chandler to NIT. Jackson Seals of Birmingham. the marriage to take place on January IT, at their home on Court street.
 Dr. and Mrs. B. J. Baldwins favor dance to his daughter. Miss Elizabeth Baldwin was a brilliant small affair on Tuesday evening.
 MT. and Mrs. Hubert Dent gave a din- ner on Tuesday evening in honor of pr. and Mrs A L. Stavely, who are visiting her parents. Judge and Mrs Jonathan Haralson en route from their wedding trip to Florida, to their home in Washing ton. Mrs Stavely was Miss Willie Brown ing Harolson until her marriage last week to Dr. Stavely of Washington The other guests at MT. and Mrs. Dents dinner were MT and Mrs. Phares Coleman. Dr. and | Mrs w. NJ. Wilkerson MT. and Mrs. | George Dent of Washington.
 | Col and Mrs. J. M Falkner gave a | cider and ginger cake party on Tuesday morning at thd city hall, when each
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-24
SvILLE.

Huntsville December 23-(Specal.)-- James F. Parks of Shelbyville, Tenn. and Miss Donnie Wall. daughter of former County Commissioner Thomas J. Wall were married at the home of the brides parents in Mongrovia on Wednesday. Rev. J. ". Hilliard, uncle of the bride, per- formed the ceremony.
 MT. and Mrs. Bryan Robertson of Pitts burg Pa, are visiting MT. and Mrs. D. I. White.
 Miss Lucia Hobbs of Taylorsville. is visiting Mrs. J. T. Jones.
 Miss Allene Cooper is visiting in Mem phis.
 Mrs o. B Smith of Memphis. is visit ing her mother, Mrs. s. B. Stewart.
 Miss Virginia Burnah has returned to Fayetteville, after visiting relatives in Huntsville.
 Miss May Ledford of Tullahoma. has returned home.
 Mrs. A. B. Robertson has returned from a visit in Monrovia.
 Mrs. w. NJ Thornton and H. c. Hen derson of Guntersville, have been visit ing in Huntsville this week.
 Mrs II. D. Westmoreand and daughter are visiting In Athens.
 Miss Bessie Murfree has retuned from Atlanta.
 Dr. and Mrs G. c. Greenway of Hot Springs are visiting Gen. and Mrs. Addi- son White.
 Miss Ida Murfree of Troy Is visiting MT and Mrs. James Murfree
 Mrs. Carl T. Lundgren has returned to Augusta, Ga.
 Mrs. Carrie Bsssett has gone to Chicago on a visit.
 Miss Retta Vorenberg has returned from Nashville. accompanied by Misses Caro- lyn Rosenbaum and Rose Wertham.
 Miss Irma Schiffman has returned from Nashville with Miss Elma Henlein, who will be her guest for the holidays.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-24
and Genuine Reductions
On aIf Coats and Suits

reg p SSf of d getting mchs car this in 2 The papers this mrmgw be epckV sui and ct d e see therefor seem to g n In anha stands Mar aF Rpnos he were mac1e in the m bus every amnt upon second a n a
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-24
EvERGR RE EN.

Evergreen, December 23.-(Special.) )-- Three of Evergreens fair daughters have been won as prizes in the matrimonial market this week, and all of them were borne away from their homes by foreign suitors.
 MT. D. H Kimbrough of Columbus, Ga, was married Thursday afternoon to Miss Hortense Guice, daughter of MT. and Mrs. T. J. Guce.
 Wednesday night, MT. J. H. Edwards of Alexandria. La, married Miss Sallie Don aid, daughter of MT. and Mrs. A. H. Donald.
 The same day Miss Mamie Nixon, daughter of Mir. and Mrs. J. M. Nixon, was married to MT. Pearle Girggers of Rosehil, Ala.
 Very much to the regret of the people of Evergreen, MT. and Mrs W. l.. Wild will make their future home in Eufauls MT. Wild has been rendered the presi- dency of a new national bank to be es- tablished In that city.
 Rev w. A. Taliaferro, whose mother, brother and sister live here, and who has served the Baptist church at Greenville, as pastor for three years, has accepted a call to Opelika.
 Miss Kate Taliaferro, sister of the Rev. Taliaferro, has been very sick the past twenty days, but Is better.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-24
AU Shirt Waists
 Reduced 70 I-3 Of Former Prices
FERD MARK STORE

If Jack Moore and Rev. l.. O. Herald, of the Christian church, are at the head of the movement.
 Miss Fife Morris, who has been teach ing in the Jasper graded school Is spend ing her vacaction at her home in Florence.
 Mir l.. Scott Allen, land agent of the Southern railway, has been in Jasper for the past week.
 Miss Maude Somerville has gone to Alceville. to spend the holidays.
 Miss Alice Coleman is spending her va cation with friends and relatives at Eu- taw.
 Miss Eva Lyles has gone to Marion for visit during Christmas week.
 Miss Susie Sanford is visiting at her home in Fayette.
 Mir. Stephen Cranford has gone to Mo bile where on next Sunday morning at o'clock he will be married to Miss Mada Henry of that city. The wedding will take place at the home of the brides parents. MT. and Mrs. J. w. Henry. After which the bride and groom will leave for Jasper, where they will reside. MT. Cranford is connected with the Jasper Water, Light and Power company, being treasurer of the company. Miss Henry Is well known In Jasper where she lived with her parents several months.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-24
Coats and FurS Reduced co
 Half Price

caller brought book for the library at the Soldiers home at Mountain Creek. It was a lot of fun and many books were added to the library.
 Mrs. J. A. Thompson gave dinner on Tuesday in honor of Miss Theresa Wa them of Kentucky, who was the guest of Mrs. G. F. Meeham.
 The members of the Falcon club gave a german on Wednesday evening when the dance was led by Mir Sam Rosen- berg and Miss Lidia Alexander.
 MT. and Mrs. rank P. Chaffee have is sued invitations to reception at which they will celebrate the twentyfifth an niversary of their wedding day. On De- cember the 20, at half-past o'clock. Mrs. Chaffee is grand matron for Alabama Of the Order of the Eastern Star and has just returned from Jemison, where she went to organize a chapter and where she was the guest of Miss Mae Hunnicutt
 Mrs J. C. Wilcox was reelected recent ly to the office for the fourth term of president of the auxiliary to the Order of Railway Conductors.
 The engagement of Miss Claude Pat terson of Atlanta and MT. Benjamin Franklin Noble of this city, has been an nounced, the marriage to occur on the 17th Of January.
 Miss Fannie Marks gave musicale on Thursday evening to Miss McFadden of Greensboro, who was the guest of Judge and Mrs. Jonathan Haralson. The pro- gramme included violin solos by Miss Marks accompanied by MT. George Lind ner on piano and songs by Miss Lumm and Miss Booth.
 Mrs. l.. w White will spend the hol- days in Rome. Ga, with her parents, MT. and Mrs. J. J. Whitehead, where there is to be family reunion.
 Mrs. Joseph Norwood entertained at cards on Thursday, when the prize, beautiful jewel case. was won by Mrs. J. L. Gaston.
 Mrs Alice Fitts Mill gave a card party on Thursday in honor of Miss Bland Sel- don of Uniontown, who was her guest.
 MT. and Mrs. J. G. Virdeu have as their guest Miss Leah Burton daughter of Hon. H. R. Burton of Delaware, who is his states only representative In Con- gress.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-24
STATE SOCIAL GOSSIP
Continued from Eighteenth Paee)

-~-~~~~~-~-~-~~~~~~~~~ ~-~~~~-~--~-~-~~-~--~~~- Miss Maydelle Robinson, was one of Annistons most beautiful young women and since her marriage in June has been greatly missed in the Anniston society circles.
 Miss Claire Woodruff leaves Monday for Piedmont, where she will be an attendant at the wedding of her brother Mr. Au- gustus Bliss Woodruff. to Miss Hattie Byrd.
 MT. Chivers Woodruff, MT. Lon Davis and Mir. John Orr leaves Tuesday for Piedmont where they will be attendants at the Byrd Woodruff wedding.
 Miss Sadee Parker, who is spending the winter in Washington, will not return home for the holidays. Miss Parker is one of the most popular girls of the younger society set and will be greatly missed at the many social functions that are being planned for the holidays by this set.
 Mrs. Wiley and daughters, arrived Tues day from Mississippi to join MT. Wiley who has rented the Knight residence on Quintard avenue.
 Mrs. Ray Knight. Sr.. left Friday for Birmingham where she will spend the holidays with her son, MT. John Knight
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-24
JASPER.

Jasper. December 23.-(Special)-The pupils of Miss Mary Boyd gave a very delightful recital at the school audto- rum last night. There was a large at- tendance and a pleasing programme was rendered
 Much interest is being taken in the Christmas tree to be given by the local lodge of Independent Order of Odd Eel lows for the poor children of the city at the courthouse on Christmas night. Sher-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-24
FERD MARX STORE
A Merry Christmas

Despite the unfavorable conditions caused by indictment weather we did the largest Christ mas business in our history. Our thanks can hardly be expressed in mere words, and there fore when we conform with the formallty in wishing you the compliments of the season, we do so because there is no better way tor a store to show it's appreciation.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-24
Open Half Day
Tomorrow

Forget somebody? Then get it tomorrow and save. We will be open half day. And every piece of Christmas merchandise beneath this roof is reduced to absolute first cost! Why, 1t would save you to buy with next Christmas in mind. A little foresight will save lot of money.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-24
Best on the market Ambrssia Flour.

Get your Christmas Flow CTS and plants from Scales. at ID o t . r-Northington's, Home grown. Largest SUD- ply in the city.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-03-17
THE sourH,s ADVANTAGES.


The general trend OF business devel-
favor OF the south than ever before. In
every direction there are signs OF adj
vancement. Starting with the mineral
regions OF Virginia ard West Virginia.
where there is remarkable activity In
coal and iron interests. on down
through Kentucky ard Tennessee 70
Alabama. where coal and iron activity
is greater than ever before. with plans
under way fer developments which w1h
make the south a leader i'm mefallur-
glcal progress. 10 New Orleans and Cal
weston. where n export grain trade OF
the country ~ now ceuterlng. there b
I'm every direction improvement and ad-
SancernerIi. CoStusl mill interests are
getting in better shape: water power
developments are under way "a many
putnts. especially In the Caxolinas. In
Guiding the immense undertaking at
Yadkin Falls, y. -, by Pittsourg capa-
talists: here and there immigration -
sufficiently marked as 10 Do command
ing UGH attention. Five or six years
ago. when n great boom nj ira pcrio1
swept over the country. tire south
scarcely commenced tn emerge from the
depressing effect OF years 81 low priced
cotton and the agricultural poverty
which that condition had brought
about Its iron interests were not IN y
position to get the benefit, except to a
limited extent. OF the prosperity IN iron
and steel, and 50 The great wave of &c
tivfty had almost passed away before
higher price cotton and improvements
and consolidation in iron and coal and
railroad developments had put the
south III Il position To reap tho same
noh harvest that other sections gath
cred. But now the conditions are dir
ferent. The big profits on two or three
years cotton crops sold at high prices
brought such financial strength To tho
farmers as To enable them 10 hold this
crop back from the market to the de-
spair of the bears, and the iron inter
ests, developed by new and modern i'm
provements and by the building Of new
furnaces and steel works. are in shape
to enjoy the present prosperity in that
trade and to Justify further develop
emit on a very large scale. Thus the
| south enters this period of industrial
| activity in n far better shape than be-
fore. and in the next five years we shall
| see more real wealth. created there n
a greater volume of business than In
the last 10 years. We shall now do In
five years much more thar we have
| done in the past ten. That is the assur-
| ed progress ahead OF the south.-Ma1u-
| facturers' Record.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-03-17
CARTHAGE AND SANFORD.
Signs of Prosperity and Progress In
these Two Towns.

Mr.. S. r. Conard who recently visited
Carthage and Sanford. writes as fol-
lows to The Month Carolina Baptist:
Carthage is the county seat OF Moore
county, and since my last visit she has
been scourged by a most destructive
fire, which u a big swath into the
heart of it's business houses 1t is,
however, rapidly replacing them by
darger and better brick buildings. ard
in a little while will present a more at
'tractive appearance.
The pride and glory of Carthage Is
the Tyson & Jones buggy factory. Il
was founded in 1859 and Incorporated
in 1889. 1t is said to be the Oldest and
largest carriage factory in h south
1t employs about 100 hands and most
of them are reared here and own their
own homes. For good workmenship
and for beautiful styles and finish these
huEgies have a wide reputation. They
are sod all over the Southern States.
The plant has from time to time e
enlarged and will have to be enlarged
again to meet the growing demands
of it's business. Last year ii could not
fill the multitude of its orders.
A new industry is just developing
| here. Dcwbe-ries are now being rails
ID in great quantities for northern
| markets. AS the old darby said to his
| master after Hhe war. The bottom rail-
am got on top. 1t now begins to look
as if the south was fast getting the
| better OF the New England Yankee.
| Our factories nave taken away his
| business and our trucking business is
| -. LII - ...~a. Asr aTan fap hfG tuTff-
rics. AS this industry grows the busi-
ness Will improve by enlarged facilities
for handling it.
MI. w. M. Kivett. one Of our Baptist
brethren. has about 35 acres In dew
berries and reports his experience SO
far a financial success. This Industry
is also developing at Cameron. on the
junction Of the Carthage and Seaboard
Air Line railroads. The railroad from
Carthage 10 Cameron is owned by w.
c. Petty. a Baptist brother. VINO Is a
most earnest and active worker in the
church, and q brother beloved for his
many most excellent qualities.
Sanford enjoys a privilege which no
other town IN North Carolina enjoys.
viz: Having all three OF the great rail-
road systems of the state center here
It is gradually forging It's way forward
and is adding some new enterprises. i
noted a large brick machine shop and
foundry and also that It's furniture fac
tory has changed hands and wall be
pushed on a larger scale.
The biggest thing here is the San
ford cotton mill. run by BzUsher T. L
Chisholm. Il makes the finest sheet
ing made IN the south. and now has a
capacity OF 5000 yards RI cloth pea
day, or $4,000 yards per week. n
mill has been greatly enlarged since Il
vas first started and ranks as one OF
the best mills in North Carolina.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-03-17

hold of a pistol he may tremble 80
t~hat-that"-
who's going to tremble?"
"Well, don't pistols so off accidental
~ sometimes?"
"'They do in the hands of some sap
head who hadn't ought to be trusted
with even a rolling pin. There will be
no trembling and no going off acct
dentally."
"And 1 don't think there will be any
burglar"
"What you think or don't think would
fill a mighty big book, Mrs. Bowser,
and will not guide my conduct in the
least. l am simply taking the precau-
ton that any man of common II
would take. If there is a tragedy you
won't know anything about it until it's
all over"
"How do you mean:" she asked.
"Why, l shall hear Il suspicious noise.
1 shall quietly slip out Of bed and
downstairs. The burglar will have
made his entrance by the basement
window, and he will be packing up the
family silver"
But it's only plated ware. You
bought it at auction for solid silver, but
you found out that it was only silver
plate on metal. l have heard that bur
glars never
BY thunder, woman, but what are
you driving at?' demanded Mr.. Bow
ser as he rose up and began dancing
around. SIS it necessary that you twit
me about that Internal old silver? Am
l the only man in this world who has
been lied to and deceived? Is our fam
lily plate the only bogus plate in all
this wOrld?"
Il simply meant that is wouldn't pay
the burglar to lug it Off" .
And what you meant has nothing to
do with the facts in the case. | say the
burglar will be packing up the silver
ware
well, them"
HE will have his back turned to me,
and before he is aware Of my presence
I shall lave the drop on him"
"You mean you will drop the pistol:"
81 mea that you haven't got the
sense of our old cat, l am ready to
put a bullet into him before he can
wink twice. / command him to throw
up his hands. If he does his life is
saved; if he refuses he is Il dead man.
The report of the gun and the fall Of
his dead body will be the first you will
know about it, and when the police
and reporters come I don't want you
to do too much talking. Just cav that
30 me-"
Mrs. Bowser was silent for the next
five minutes, and then she said:
81 wish you would promise me not
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-03-17

walked out to the stairs and looked
over the banisters down into the dark
ness, and after a minute he returned
to the bed with his teeth chattering and
said:
It's so dark I couldn't see a burglar
down there if there was a gang Of
a dozen in the house. 1 think I'll yell
for the police out of the window"
"And have all the neighbors say you
are a coward! Mr.. Bowser. you must
go down. You must do some shooting.
Our first burglar must not be allowed
to escape"
"Ill--In go down, but it's only the
w-wind. Don't you want to come, too,
and see me shoot him? That is, I'll
hold him up while you talk to him. You
can talk better than I can"
"Mr. Bowser, do you mean to tell me
that you are afraid to go downstairs
manded.
Not by a long shot. and you know
it!'' he clustered as the muzzle of the
pistol wabbled about. What I mean is
that it is better to have two along
when you kill a burglar. One can shoot
him and the other take down his dying
words"
He led the way by the light of a
match, and Mrs. Bowser followed. All
was still until they reached the foot Of
the stairs. Then there was q rubbing
against the front door, and MR. Bowser
would surely have fired the pistol if he
hadn't forgotten to cock it. He was
pulling at the trigger with all his might
when Mrs. Bowser advanced to. the
glass and looked through into the open
vestibule. After n glance she began
to laugh, and Mr.. Bowser advanced to
her side. Next moment he dropped the
frearm and threw open the door. The
stray goat met him face to face. The
creature was cold and lonesome and
wanted company.
"Now, by the living jingo!" shouted
Mr.. Bowser as brave as 4 lion all at
once.
Then he stepped forth in undress and
caught that old goat by the horns and
twisted his nose around to the back of
his neck. Then he raised him up and
swung him around and called him
names. and as the.poor goat bleated his
fears he was given a fling that sent
him against the yard fence and MADE
the snow fly ten feet high.
did he promise to reform?" asked
| Mrs. Bowser as Mr.. Bowser came back
in and slammed the door.
l- "Woman, / understand this, and to-
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
we'll tell our lawyers all about II.
| and you shall have your divorce. Now
| that the burglar is dead. lets go back
| to bed" III. QUAD.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-03-17
GODS CHANGE OF WIND.
President OF Bowdoin College Declares
the Creator Keeps Apace With the
Times.

Especial Dispatch to New York Heraid-o
New Haven. Conn, suuday.-Thc
Rev. William Dewitt Hyde, presiden;
OF Bowdoin college. delivered n sermon
to Yale students today that interested
them deeply. Mr.. Hyde said. in party.
God is changing His mind all the
time about the world because He is a
living God and the world Is a changtn@
world. The original prohioitioTfsts got
their message from God. and wrote il
into the constitution OF some states. But
where are they now? God mas left then.
and they are fighting a losing battle.
Yet the original prohibi<ionist was =
brave man and a better Christian than
the indifferent priest and levite who
cared not.
Settlement workers understand the
problem better and are laying on Us
h harder task of providing Ways of
enjoyment than indulgence in drink.
That programme is Infinitely greater
than prohibition eve dreamed OF. God
IS moving on while prohibition has beer
standing stu. And 50 with the race
question. The aboliticnist proved him
self a Christian and the reconstruction-
list did q good work. But we are conf
ing to understand the Gelicacy of the
situation as they Gid no.. and we are
working to up.ift the ignorant white
and black men"
And 50 of the Christian ministry.
Some OF our theological seminaries arr
nearly empty. God is calling us to go
forward. The demand IS for men who
can interpret to men and women the
meaning of human life. men who can b.
spokesmen of the social conscience. who
can hold up the purity and integrity or
the family at the point where it is sub
jected to strain.
when the Church shall have come 10
understand what sort of minister ii
wants there will be no lack Of our best
endowed young men to for
service for God. And then the pulpil
orator and theological war horse will
! pass into oblivion. God never gives
His final and completefmessage to n
man at one time; never more than a
rough outline at first. The trouble with
the conscientious man who sets out to
save souls and the traditional minister
is that he cares more for his pro-
gramme than to follow Gods leading"