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The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-31
John Barleycorn's Punch.

From the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
 If John Barleycorn knocks out a prize-fighter at 42, at what age will ths business man throw up the sponge 10 the great champion?
 We are told that Bob Fitzsimmons was not a drunkard. He was steady drinker. Few business men are druk- ards. but many of them are steady drinkers.
 A business man may go on for years drinking steadily, and if the punch in the stomach in the shape of unforeseen difficulties does not come he may pull through. But who can say when 1t will come or that it will not come at all?
 Is it possible that the business man has a better chance to survive tho punch than the pugilist?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-31

eral Lafayette he had been fishing all
 the morning with but poor success. He was on the point of giving up in despair when he suddenly hooked a large cod. The momeat the fish reached the top of
 the water he exclaimed, Welcome! All
 hail and thrice welcome, citizen of two hemspheres!
 Eugene P. Lyle, Jr, the author of "The Mssouran," who recently returned | from Central and South America, had an | interesting experience on his way home. | While in Venezuela he saw good deal | of the volatile President Castro. What | MT. Lyle thought of Castro he does not | say, but what Castro thought of MT. | Lyle began to De apparent as soon as | the American set sail from Venezuela, when he found that a government spy
 was aboard the boat watching his every movement.
 l MT. Lyle one day left his typewriter | and some papers in the main saloon and | returning suddenly, found the spy rum | maging among them. Then MT. Lyle acted. He wrote a fake revolutionary | note and left it among his papers. In this note he implicated great number of President Castro's warmest personal friends in d conspiracy to overthrow the government He left the note in a very conspicuous place, and to his high gratifi- cation saw the spy take 1t the next day Subsequently the secret emissary of the
 government displayed signs of emotion, and when MT Lyle left the ship the spy
 was hurriedly making his way to a cable office.
 In these days of publishers confessions and their discussions of the relations of publisher and author, there is a special pertinency in Capt. Harry Grahams humS orous foreword to his publishers (Fox. Duffield & Co.) in his new volume of verse, More Misrepresentative Men" My publishers, make no mistake, , You have in me an avis rare. So write princely cheque, and make It payable to bearer;
 love you, as I said before, But oh! I love your money more! Art lovers eyes are now bent on the prospective sale in London, from the late Sir Henry Irvings collection, of Sargents portrait of Miss Ellen Terry. It
 is perhaps typical of the attitude toward
 art in this country that much interest
 is shown in the probable sum this work
 will bring at auction, as means of
 gauging Mr. Sargents ability and fixing
 his position as artist; the tribe of
 American art connosseurs takes an un-
 holy interest in putting MT. Sargent for
 the 1lfSL time, lO lle ltSl Dl IdliilS HIS
 ability, under public competition, in
 pounds sterling.
 The doubtful should read the opinion
 of Kenyon Cox, who, combining the facul-
 ties of artist and critic, says in "Old
 Masters and New (F'ox, Duffield & tco),
 "Slnce the death of Whistler, MT. Sargent
 holds, by all odds. the highest and most
 conspicuous position before the world of
 any artist whom we can claim as In some
 Apoprpan-indcp6. he i9 today
 one of the most famous artists of any
 country. easily the first painter of Eng
 land. and ono of the first wherever he may
 find himself Not only Is he indubitably
 one of the most brilliant of living artists,
 but his enthusiastic admirers are ready
 to proclaim him one of the great artists
 of all times"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-31
An Effective Disguise.

From the Meggendorfer Blatter. E Pumperdinck do his barber)-- I wish could find some disguise for the masked ball. so that no one would recognize me.
 shave youf
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-31
Says Hartman Bought Gold Brick.

"Mr Ryan secured MT. Hartman s help in electing Paul Mortion president of the Equitable, Promising to stand by him and allow him to participate in the future management of the society He forced MT. Hartman to stand by and permitted him to participate in the pleas ures of the occasion as d spectator. Evi-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-31

Oliver Bronson Capen in his book. Country Homes of Famous Americans"
 tells an interesting storyof Daniel Web stor Mir Capen says 5 Webster often worked out his .speecfs when he was fishing. In 1895. the sy before he was to deliver the address, welcome to Cen
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-31

Fox. Duffield & Co will publish in Jan |uary.se rw novel by Keith Boyce fAirs. ! Y..clifn ~ I1apGood), called 'Thc Etefnal <Spfing" Mrs Hapgood's first novel. Tie .Forerunner" was pronounced l'v q seeie
 cs mora of authoritative crisies to be one
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-31

Miss Olive Green the author of the neat little gingham- bound cook book What to Have for Breakfast, has a companion volume on the press of c. r. PiHnams Sons with the title Everyday Luncheons. Mis- Greens friends tell the story that she was recently trapped into q studio party where every one was eN- pected to do parlor tricks. Miss Green happened to see cha fingrdish. and caught at it like the proverbiai straw.
Sistersville daily review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1905-1907, 1905-05-10

rive at Wheeling at about D
o'clock this evening, where they
will be entertained tonight IN
royal fashion. The trip is being
made for the purpose of studying
the water transportation faclll-
ties of the greatest industrial sec
ton of the country. The Nail City
will extend a warm welcome to
the prominent guests, and should
feel honored by the privilege.
Slack water navigation on the
Ohio is a dream of many long
wears. which is very near the real
ization point in our opinion. The
Queen City is due to pass this
point tomorrow morning at about
S 0 'colck.
Sistersville daily review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1905-1907, 1905-05-10

The child labor law, passed by
the last Legislature, goes INTO
effect about June LIST. 1t provides
that no child under twelve years
of age shall be employed in any
mill. mine or factory, or place
where goods or wares OF any KIND
are made or sold. No child under
Il can be employed during the
school term. \ severe penalty is
imposed on any one employing
children in violation Of the pro-
visions of this law.
Sistersville daily review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1905-1907, 1905-05-10

Shortage Of the supply OF cattle
is given out as the cause Tor the
raise in price Of beef, but deSp'le
the alleged shortage the advance
is bringing the Beef trust $'oo'-
600 a week more than 1t received
before. Probably the Beef trust
needs it. If it didn't, suffering as
# does from chronic enlargement
Of the heart, it could not bring IT.
self to extend its hat to the pub
lie and ask for it. AT that rate
It only amounts to the lnslgnlh-
cant sum Of $15,6o0.O00 a year
any how, which is little enough"
considering the number OF yach'S
automobiles. expensive residences
and other things the Beet truS'
has to keep up.
Sistersville daily review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1905-1907, 1905-05-10

The Sons of the American Kew
oIution have started Il movement
tn build a monument to the men,
DRY of James Monroe, fifth Pres
ident of the United States. Mon
roe filled more important offices
under the government than any
other man. He fought by the Slde
of Lafayette in the Revolutions
was a delegate to congress, United
States Senator, Minister to France
and England, governor Of Nlr-
cinia. Secretary of state and War,
and President for two full terms
Sistersville daily review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1905-1907, 1905-05-10

It affords us much pleasure to
know that Sistersville within the
next few weeks is going to boom
as it never did before, and another
feature that delights us nightly,
is the fact that the boom is OF
substantial proportions. 1t IS
coming spontaneously with vim
and vigor that means undreameo
of prosperity to our progressive
CITY and community in general.
Sistersville daily review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1905-1907, 1905-05-10

Prof. Rogers Military Band
will give an excursion Sunday on
board the steamer Ruth. The
boat will leave the local wharf at
Z o'clock, and will arrive at
Wheeling about noon. Ample
time will be given the excursion
lists to witness the baseball game
at Wheeling, as the steamer will
not leave there until 7 o'clock in
the evening. Refreshments serv-
ed on borad the steamer. Fare
for round trip, 10 cents.
Sistersville daily review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1905-1907, 1905-05-10

What has been the fate OF the
lawsuit against certain natural
gas company Money was sub
scribed with witch to prosecute 1t
and the Cornwell-COnaway law
firm was to bring the gas men to
judgement.
Sistersville daily review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1905-1907, 1905-05-10

It is said that Col. Thomas s.
Davis, brother of Henry G. DAVIS,
who was nominated by the Dem
ocrats in the Second district to
oppose Larkin, will spend $9o,ooo
in the campaign. Wonder how
Col. Toms legitimate expenses IN
the campaign can reach that
figure. but then it always did cost
q Democrat more in a campaign,
ANYHOW. than a Republican,
Charleston Mail.
Sistersville daily review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1905-1907, 1905-05-10

All Democrats look alike to the
Republicans of the Second Con-
pressional district. They will de-
feat Col. Tom Davis just as easily
scribed with which to prosecute 1t
and the Cornwell-Conaway law
Parkersburg State journal.
Sistersville daily review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1905-1907, 1905-05-10

The congressional committee on
rivers and harbors are on their
journey down the Ohio. The dis
t;ocuished party are due to ar
Sistersville daily review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1905-1907, 1905-05-10

Things are getting pretty good
when home capital is taken away
from this section of the country
and invested in some enterprise
that does not help this city one
iOta.
Sistersville daily review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1905-1907, 1905-05-10

Quite a number of Knights
Templar from this city and vicin-
ity went to Fairmont today to at
tend the cOnclave of the Grand
CommapIery of Knights Templar
of West Virginia.
Sistersville daily review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1905-1907, 1905-05-10

John Starkey, superintendent
of the South Penn Oil Company,
and J. F. Shore, cashier of the
Bank of Middlebourne, were in
the city this morning. They were
on their way to Fairmont.
Sistersville daily review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1905-1907, 1905-05-10
Local News


Mrs, Arch Rice underwent a
surgical operation today for a
malignant growth in her breast.
The patient was resting as well
as could have been expected when
we went to press.
The city council should get to
work to making some improve
ments or else assess no taxes this
year and invest the surplus cash
we have in the treasury so it will
be drawing interest at least. Wake
up, gentlemen, and get to work!
We rise to inquire of our friend
Watkins, at VanCamp, if it is not
about time for that railroad sur
veying corps to get to work on
his railroad from New Martins
vile to Middlebourne. This Is
certainly fine weather to do sur
veying.
Company A, Of This city, went
| to Parkersburg this morning in
spec;a. car to attend the state u.
A. R. encampment. The members
of the company presented very
handsome appearance as they
marched in a body to the station.
The boys will doubtless have a
royal good time during their alb
sence.
Clyde Williamson of Marietta,
| is in the city visiting friends for
a few days and attending to bus
mess matters. Clyde now has
machine. a model of which he is
exhibiting for manufacturing
mattresses. The machine was pat
ented by German of Marietta,
and is said to be the best mat
tress machine on the market.
County court adjourned with
out taking any action about
new courthouse. The commits
sioners of the court will decide
the 22d Of this month as to what
will be done. We hope a new
courthouse will be built. 1t will
be a waste of good money to at
tempt to repair the present hog
pen we have at Middlebourne. TO-
Photos are now finished and
ready to deliver at Brinkmler's
Studio for Miss Sarah Sims, Miss
Emma Fox, Mrs. Cupler, Mrs.
Gardner, Mr.. Leonard, E. Archer,
IF. Fl. Hitchcock, Lulu Lester,
Brada Smith, Zulia London, Mel
VIVA Justice, JOS. Engelhart, e..
H. Gilbert, Victor Villers, Maud
WetzeI, Mrs. Barkes, F. Bauman,
Bertha Wilson. w. F. Adkins,
John Bruchy. Nettie Schaetfer,
John Kemp, Mrs. Courtney and
Mamie Peyton.
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-09
MILES AND THE BEAR.

1t is told that when the principal
guest Of the Gridiron. a famous dinner
club in washington. was President
OF the United States. who but a few
days before had occasion to speak with
spirit and point to the commanding
general of the army. two bears entered
the banquet chamber. One Of them was
a real bear: the other was an imitation
bear with a man inside OF 1t. The pair
rolled into the middle Of the hall and
stood I'D and faced the POSTMASTER.
Where did you come FROM" hs
asked them.
We've been over to the White House
TO see the President" said the smaller
bear dolorously. 1t was then obs rived
that his fur was much disarranged. one
of his ears was nearly severed from
his head. and that he was in an ap-
parently much enfeebled condition.
You do notllook very WELL" observed
the chairman
Don't I?'' answered the small bear.
Don't L? Gee, but you ought to have
seen esI"-Everybod Magazine.
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-09
OUEENDRAGA'S JEWELS

The London papers give full particu-
lars of the recent sale at an auction
room in London of the jewels and cos
tunes of Draga, the murdered Queen
of Servia. The prices paid were not
high, considering the circumstances.
Thus the brilliant tiara worn by the
Queen at her wedding brought only
$4,000. For a cabochon emerald and
brilliant bracelet, gift from the Car
of Russia, $40 was paid. For the
small sum of 1915 there was sold an
article which has never been known
to be offered for sale before-the Per
sian Order of the Sun, star and
badge set in diamonds. This was pre-
sented to Queen Draga by the Shah or
Persia on the occasion of his visit to
Belgrade in 1900. The order is of the
greatest rarity, being only represented
by sovereign ladies. The only others
known to be In existence are those
held by the German Empress, the
Czarina and Queen Margherita Of Italy.
The Turkish Order of Mercy brought
$3.50. The total sum realized by the
sale was S11,6T5.-Leslie' Weekly.
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-09
NEW THEORY or SLEEP.

An interesting and novel theory of
sleep has recently been put forward by
DR.. Claparede, French SCIENTIST who
holds that sleep is a positive function
or an instinct designed to arrest func-
tioning. DR.. Claparede makes the as
sertien that we sleep not because we
are intoxicated or exhausted, but in
order to avoid such conditions. Not
only are there various kinds and de-
grees of sleep. but 1t does not always
follow exhaustion. Furthermore it is
well known that sleep is not proper
tional to the degree of exhaustion, and
it may be either total or partial. In
measuring the profoundness of sleep
various conditions are encountered
which are not auspectible of explana
ton on the toxic theory, but which
agree perfectly with the hypothesis
that it is q positive nervous function.
The definition of sleep, according to
this new theory, is a reaction produced
by various excitants. and is an inhibi-
ton which manifests itself subjectively
by lack of interest in exterior things.
-Hdrper's Weekly
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-09
WEALTH or ETHIOPIA.

There are gems and gold in Ethiopia,
writes Robert P. Skinner in the Feb
ruary Worlds Work The gems We
saw were found scattered over the
desert wastes, washed down from the
mountains above. Gold is hidden away
in the mountains in quantities which
can be estimated by no existing data.
Even now the annual production of
gold by methods as old as Moses
amounts probably to s5e0,000. AS for
copper, iron and the ordinary metals,
their extraction is merely a question Of
finding facilities for shipment and.
probably more important still, mar
ket capable of absorbing them. Pc
troleum has been discovered in large
quantities, but the Emperor is cur
rently believed to regard as the most
important of Abyssinian activities the
cultivation of his fertile table lands.
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-09
4 HUMAN APPETITE
IS LOVE
1t Is SubJect Cont5of If We Govern 1T Wisely 1t NM
Never Dominate Us
BY DOROTH Y FEAI.NORE

/ grabs us by the nape of the neck and
takes US away from our mothers, as if
we We're kittens. 1t is a human ap-
petite, as hunger is, or thirst, but
| greater than these in that 1t is spiritual
and mental as well as physical; and it
is one which is less to be calculated on
than they are since we do not know in
| advance what will be the food at sight
of which we shall be tempted. Like
other appetites it is to certain extent
subject to our control. If we govern it
wisely it will never dominate US.
In love particularly is it true that "he
who ruleth his spirit is greater than he
who taketh a city
Therefore the greatest love in the
world is--like the greatest mantle
one that has been most thoroughly dis
ciplined and tested. Who can believe
for moment that a love which would
sacrifice honor could be greater than
love which is built on a self-respect
that is above price? If it were true, do
you suppose that this famous cry of
Lovelace would have echoed down the
years to us:
Il would not love thee, dear, 50 well,
Loved l not honor more?
There are as many ways Of loving as
there are people, in spite of the fact
that, for the sake of convenience. we
like to classify love stories by their re-
lation to few conspicuous types.
Some love is best measured by its
quality, some by its quantity. and some
by its lineal dimensions. This does not
alter the fact that the one who loves
is bound to stamp his love with his
distinctive character.
There is a great deal of nonsense
written about superb passion" which
is supposed to be a rainbow-hued
frenzy, a genteel kind of berserker
rage. Now, no man flies off the handle
that way from love unless there is a
screw loose somewhere. Why, then.
should we judge his love by more
lenient standards than those by which
we would judge himself? Indeed, I
think we should be more exacting in
our requirements. For love is an up
ward tendency of human nature. 1t is
dignifying, ennobling: and for that
reason it imposes upon individuals who
experience 1t new obligations.
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-09
: THE SMART SET 8
BY SALLY SH.4RP

Abraham Lincoln Brown at the Pal
ace Hotel
Miss Pearl Sabin and Miss Irene
Sabin are expected home within the
next few days. They have been en-
joying a delightful visit with Captain
and Mrs. T. A. Pearce at Fort Smelling.
Mimi. for several weeks. Miss Alice
wilkins, who has been in Washington.
d. c.. will accompany the Misses
Sabin.
Mrs. Thomas Darragh entertained
several guests at tea yesterday after
noon.
Society is much interested in the
forthcoming concert of Mime. Caro-
Roma. who will give a programme Of
operatic songs and ballads on March
% in steinway Hall.
Mr. and Mrs. William H. Wright
announce the engagement OF their
daughter, winifred. to Guilio Minetti.
Miss Elizabeth Smith and Miss Kath-
crime Smith Of Stirling. Scotland. are
the guests OF their sister. Mrs. George
Louis Fish. at the Palace Hotel
At the home Of Mrs. Joseph NJ. Mas
ten, next Saturday, Miss Adele Martel
will be a luncheon hostess for sixteen
guests.
DR.. and Mrs. william NJ Tryon have
returned from their wedding trip and
will reside at 104s Bush street.
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-09
WASHINGTON SOCIETY.

The much discussed article on
Washington society, contributed to
recent number of Harper's Weekly by
Captain Algernon Sartoris, has called
for, among others, letter of protest
from one Of the Weekly's readers. He
does not agree with Captain Sartoris
that Washington is deteriorating So
cially. Fashion is fashion, whether
one finds it in London or in Bogota."
And as to the "low ebb of morals"
Washington, he says, compared with
European capitals and with some
other American cities, lis singularly
free from scandal"
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-09
PARENTAL BOARDING SCHOOL.

HERE good why the work the
performing for the wayward youth of the community by
Of the juvenile and the day parental school, should
extended by establishment of the boarding
being urged upon the Supervisors by the Superintendent
Of Schools the Board Of Education and the California Club through
its civic section Were the parental boarding school merely
pertinent the need of and the Of its usefulness
reasoning would strongly for giving
but such schools successfully accomplishing their
nevont design cities adoption of the plan would
than following good example.
The Day Parent School, Eighth which has been for
months doing the work expected of reaches
ali where the State
vide the child with its educational rights when the family failing
prepare good citizenship The
would large majority of those children
grossly negecu parents exposed all the
Of the and of dwelling places which moery of
of home.
Education that has moral training interviewer all through
of than benefit
and prey society The proposed school those
Of unfortunate youth who have the
life all the advantages of such surroundings
them into useful citizens To neglect the opportunity starting
them right in their youth would be but evils Of
suffering from and Furnishing the crimes they would naturally
committing.
There three principal factors which moding
strongest determining open oues-
tion but be questioned that the practical way in
which organized society influence the its in
dvdual members by wisely using power
vironen This being true and also that which
President Harper OF the University Of Chicago that
the bestok do is the work do with children
OF such school is obvious and we should have it.
do French writer
mo o not have 10 Ky Poet
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-09
ALL LOOK PLEASANT.

Mexican photographers have hit
on a way to make their subjects look
pleasant" After peering through the
apparatus and emerging from under
the black cloth the photographer says:
BY the way, would you like a drink
We'll, ! don't mind says the man,
with a pleased smile. What have you
got? Beer, whisky and wine,' says
the photogra pher, and then, before the
man can say which he'll have, the
camera does it's duty. The expression"
of his photograph is always '1ifelike. =
New York Tribune.
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-09

The passing of the Mardi Gras of
1905 leaves in its wake many pleasant
memories of sight and incident.
In the brilliant throng many char
acters were noticeable and long to be
admired for originality or conciseness
of delineation. For absolute perfec-
ton of makeup none was so perfect
as Mrs. Frank n. Powers, whose de-
piction of a Chinese woman was alb
solutely finished in its minutest detail.
Though wearing a mask, Mrs. Powers
might worthily have dispensed with it,
for hair, coloring and expression were
so enforced as to establish perfection
of the Mongolian features. Disgusting
every vestige of her own personality.
The rich texture of Oriental fabric
completed a Characterization that
was unduplicated in all the evening s
gay pageant
Among the dinners forerunning the
Mardi Gras was that given by Mr.. and
Mrs. Truxtun Beale at the University
Club in honor of Mrs. Augustus
Spreckels. The affair was charming in
all it's appointments. In the party
were Mrs Augustus Spreckels, Mr..
and Mrs. Walter Martin. Miss Lurline
Spreckels, Miss Christine Pomeroy,
Miss Anita Harvey. James d. Phelan,
DIR. Harry Tevis, Harry Stetson and
Alfred Wilcox. All attended the Mar
di Gras, occupying Mr.. Phelan's box.
A musicale will be given next Tues
day by Mrs. 1. Lowenberg and Mrs.