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The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-07-27
THERE'S STYLE IN "sEvERITY."

Among the sales which shrewd women to be found smartest models of tailored blouses, of which one can not have too many, says the Chicago Journal. These are specially adapted to morning wear, which includes playing tennis, golf, auto mobiling or other sports.
 Smart simplicity is the style that the champions in various sports affect, and
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-07-27

ladega Springs to join Mrs Smith and Mrs. Brown
 Judge and Mrs. Dan Greene and chil- dren left a few days ago for New York via Savannah.
 Mrs. Algernon Smith and Mrs. Hamon Brown will leave soon for Talladegt Springs
 Mrs. George Pierce and Miss Eva. Pierce of Union Springs, who were among the out-of-town guests at the Pierce-Thomp-
 MT. and Mrs. William Broraberg and children will return tomorrow rom Bayou Le Batre.
 son wedding, returned yesterday. MT. and
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-07-27

Mrs. George Kelley has returned from Atlanta, where she has been the guest of her parents, MT. and Mrs. Edward Austin.
 Mrs. R. s. Cooper and children are spending some time in Tennessee.
 Mrs. John Anturne are visiting relatives in Indiana.
 Mrs. William Worthington and little sons have returned from Shelby Springs and have taken a furnished house on
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-07-27

Eleventh avenue until their new home is completed.
 Miss Florence Ballard and Mr. Clareno e Ballard left yesterday to visit friends near Bloctsn.
 MT. William Ewing IS spending some time in Nashville.
 MT. and Mrs. John T. Glover and Miss Sarah Arnold have returned from Can ada.
 Mrs. Eva Benners will leave Monday for Waynesville, N. c.
 Miss Mamie Elsberry and Miss Bessie LeGrande will leave next week for TaI-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-07-27


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The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-07-27

Every line of Merchandise represented The Merchants Assoca on of Birmingham includes the representative retail stores of the City, and practically line of merchandise needed for personal or home You spend $3OO at $OOO another sooo another $500 another and $O0 for miscellaneous puIchaseh thirty dollars expended for which round trip fare will be refunded
 Persons living distance than fifty miles have he1 fare rebaed To illustrate live sixty miles the Association refunds fifty miles of both leaving the cost only ten miles you
 The Merchants Association each customer the fulfill of the above proposition
 Only members the Merchants rebate ares and they firms the highest reputation and known throughout the State of Alabama
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-07-27
BEN VI. JACOBS e BROS. Now First
NOTES AND PERSONALS.

definitely postponed on account of serious illness in the Hamilton family.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-07-27
NORTHAMPTON.

The marriage of Miss Mamie Hamilton and MT. W. T. Gloer, which was to have taken place this evening, has been in-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-07-27

The Merchants Association of Birmingham will beginning August 1 the round trip persons living within radius of fifty miles from Birmingham the purchase $OO0 worth merchandise from member the Association from all combined and One additional will be allowed all dollars ($3OOO.)
 Ask a merchants Association Rebate enter of those named below memb insist having each purchase entered the rebate book members you trade and when
 through buying the book the of the third floor Linn Building lst Avenue and 2O Street Joseph Babb Secy Birmingham Alabama time between 500 and 500 get your rebate It's all very simple trouble Application rebate book be made the purchase is made
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-07-27

.,adlne Face Powder is compounded and .Nnurified by newly discovered process. Produces a beautiful, soft velvety ap- pearance. which remains until washed ofr. Ladies who use Nadine Face Powder are sure the complexion will be fresh and lovely at close of the evening.
 THE QUALITY IS uNEQuALED. Buy one 5O-cent green package of Nadine race Powder. and if you are not ehureiy salis- ea notif1 us and we will promptly
 REFUND YOUR MONEY
 Sold by all leading druggists, or mall nriee. 50 cents. White, Flesh, Brunette. Prepared only by
 NATIONAL TOILET CO.,, Paris, Tenn.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1905-07-08

The lusia,. ..uu nO answer could be got
10 Their cries and knocking. Help was
obtained ami the door forced. The I'M
fortunate young man was found lying
uoar the table. His head had been hor-
ribly mut.lated by an expanding re-
volVcr bullet, but no weapon OF any
sort was 10 be found fla the room. on
the table lay two bank notes for 10
each and tlT los. ina silver and gold. the
money arranged m little piles Of vary
Ing amount There were some figures
also upon "a sheet of paper. with the
names OF some club friends opposite TO
them. from which &c was confecturel
that before hiS death he was endeavor-
ing 90 make out his losses or winnings
at cards.
minute examination OF the circum-
stances served only 20 make the case
more complex. I'm the first place. no
reason could be given why the young
man should have fastened the door
upon the inside There was the posi-
hlity that the murderer had done this
and had afterw8rd escaped 10y the win
dow. The drop was ar ielst twenty
feet. however. and bed Of crocuses i'm
full bloom lay beneath. Neither Tie
flowers nor the earth showed any sign
Of having been disturbed. nor were
there any marks upon the narrow strip
OF grass which separated the house
from the road
Apparently therefore n was The
yomc man himself who had fastened
the door But how Gid he come bv lis
death so one could have climbed
up Co the window without leaving
traces. suppose a man had fired
through the window. he would indeed
be "a remarkable shot who could with
a revolver infict So deadly a wound.
Again. Park lane h "a frequeuted thor
oughfarc. There IS cab stand within
a hundred yards Of the house No one
had heard "a shot. And vet there was
the dead man and there the revolver
bullet which had mushroomed out.
as soft nosed bullets will. and So in
fiicted a wound which must have caus-
Cd instantaneous death. Such We're
the circumstances OF the Park lane
mystery. which were further compii-
Gated 10y entire absence OF motive.
since as have said. young Adair was
not known 20 have any enemy. and no
attempt had been made 20 remove the
money or valuables iu the room.
All day I turned these facts over I'm
my mind, endeavoring 20 bit upon
some theory which could reconcile
them AL and 20 find that line OF least
resistance which my poor friend had
declared 20 he the starting point OF
every investiga / confess that
made little progress. In the evening
! strolled across the park and found
myself about g o'clock at the Oxford
street end OF Park lane. A group OF
loafcrs upon the pavemeuts. all staring
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70 the house which had come 10 see
A tall. thin man with coIored glasses
whom l strongly suspected OF being
plain clothes detective. was pointing
out some theory Of his own, while the
others crowded around 10 listen TO
what he said. ! got as near him as ]
could. but his observations seemed 10
me 10 he absurd SO / withdrew again
IN some disgust As I did 50 l struck
against an elderly, deformed man who
had been behind me. and l Knocked
down several books which he was car
rying. / remember that as I picked
them up I observed the title OF one Of
them. The Origin OF Tree Worship"
and il struck me that the fellow must
be some poor bibliophile who either as
trade or "a hobby was "A collector
or obscure volumes l eudeavored 10
apologize for the accident, but II was
evident that these books which had
so unfortunately maltreated were very
precious objects in the eyes OF their
owner. With a snarI OF contempt he
turned upon his heel. and / saw his
curved back and white side whiskers
disappear among the throng
NV observations OF 427 Park lane did
little 10 clear up the problem in which
Was interested. The house was sep
arated from the street by a low wall
and railing the whole not more than
five feet high. Ii was perfectly easy.
therefore. for any one To get into the
garden. but the window was entirely
inaccessible since there was no water
pipe or anything which could help the
most active man TO climb IT, More puz-
zied than ever, ! retraccd my steps TO
Kensington. | had not been ia my
study five minutes when the maid en-
tered 10 say that a person desired to
see me. To my astonishment IL was
none other than my strange old book
collector. his sharp, wizened face peer
ing out from a frame of white hair, and
his precious volumes. q dozen OF them
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1905-07-08
The Natural Inference

Hello, old man, Getting ready to re-
tire from business life, Ell?
Why. no; I'm not; what makes you
say THAR"
Il see you've stopped advertising In
the newspapers"
And. after thinking this reply over for
an hour OF two, the merchant went
around aud renewed his contracts.--
Chicago Sun.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1905-07-08

turned from the club exactly at 10.
His mother aud sister were out spend
ing the evening with a relative. The
servant deposed that she heard him en-
ter the front room on the second floor,
generally used as his sitting room.
She had lit a IRE. and IS 1t smoked she
had opened the window. No sound was
heard from the room until l1:2O. the
hour OF the return Of Lady Msynooth
and her daughter. Desiring TO say
good night, she attempted to enter her
sons ROOM The door was locked on
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1905-07-08

plans were not WORKING out altogether
as be had hoped. At last as midnight
approached and the street gradually
cleared be paced up and down the
room in uncomfortable agitation.
was about TO make some remark TO
him when raised my eyes 10 the light
ed window and again experienced al
most as great a surprise as before.
cfutched Holmes arm and pointed up
ward
The shadow has moved I cried.
II WAS indeed no longer the profile.
bet the back. which was turned toward
US
Three years had certainly not smooth
ed the asperities OF his temper or his
impotence with a less active intelli-
gence than his own.
-of course II has moved" said be
Am ] such q farcical bungler. Wat
son. that / should erect an obvious
dummy and expect that some of the
sharpest men in Europe would be de-
ceived by it7 We have been in this
room two hours. and Mrs Hudson has
made some change I'm that figure eight
times, or once in every quarter of an
hour. She works It from the front
so that her shadow May never be seen.
All" He drew In his breath with a
shriD. excited intake In the dim
light / saw his head thrown forward.
his whole attitude rigid with attention
Outside, the street was absolutely de-
serted. Those two men might stin be
crouching in the doorway. but l could
InnraW A
dark save only that brilliant yellow
screen in front Of Us with the black
figure outlined upon its center. Again
In the utter silence I heard that thin.
sibilant note which spoke OF intense
suppressed excitement An instant
later he pulled me back into the black
est corner OF the room. and felt his
warning hand upon my lips The FIN
gers which clutched me were culver
ing. Never had l known my friend
more moved, and yet the dark street
still stretched lonely and motionless
before US.
But suddenly ] was aware OF that
which his keencr senses had already
distinguished. A low. stealthy sound
came 10 my ears not from the direc-
ton Of Baker street. bot from the
back OF the very house In which we
lay concealed. A door opened and
shut. An instant later steps crept
down the passage-steps which were
meant 20 be silent. but which reverber-
ated harshly through the empty house
Holmes crouched back against the
wah. and did the same. my hand
closing upon the handle OF my revolver.
Peering through the gloom. saw the
vague outline OF man, a shade black
er than the blackness OF the open
door He stood for an instant. and
then he crept forward, crouching. men
acing. into the room. He was within
three yards OF Us. this sinister figure,
and / had braced myself 10 meet his
spring before / realized that he had
no idea OF our presence. He passed
close beside us, stole over 10 the win
dow and very softly and noiselessly
raised IL for half foot AS he sank
60 the level of this opening the light OF
the street, no longer dimmed by the
dusty glass. fell full upon his face.
The man seemed TO be beside himself
with excitement. His two eyes shoDe
Ike stars and bis features were work
ing convulsively. He was an elderly
man. with a Thin. projecting nose, &
, (CONTTNTrEn on 7Ttf pAcr
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1905-07-08

time for me 20 announce that I was
still in the land OF the living. SO rapid
ly does the brain act that believe
had thought shis all out before Profess
or Moriarty had reached the bottom OF
the Reichenbach fall.
Il stood up and examined the rocky
wall behind me. In your picturesque
account of the matter. which read
with great interest some months later,
you assert that the wall was sheer.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1905-07-08

betray my secret For that reason 1
turned away from you this evening
when you upset my books, for was in
danger at the time, and any show OF
surprise aud emotion upon your part
might have drawn attention TO my
identity and led to the most deplora BILE
and irreparable results. AS TO Mycroft.
l had TO confide in him in order TO OBJ
tain the money which I needed. The
course Of events I'm London did not run
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1905-07-08

Mrs. Upper,en Gar the art museum)-
What do YOU ihiEk of tae enus de Milo.
Mr.. Downtown?
Mr. Splendid figure. but
somehow 1 can't help feeling sorry for
her
Mrs. Upperten-Why. pray7
Mr. Downtown-Because she might
have been typewriter instead of an ar
lists model IL she hadn't lost her arms
--Cf~~t~~~sF r-~0us-or
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1905-07-08
He Scored.

Miss Hinte-Everyone says I'm the
picture OF mother. DO you think so?
Mr.. Wise-Yes. o very hattering pie
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1905-07-08
A Distinction.

Youthful 5unior-You're wanted ~
the telephone by lady. sir
MGdbank-Eh? Who is tiny wifes
Youthful Junior-No. sir: it's a lady.
--TitBi;s.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1905-07-08

CONTINUED ON 7TH PACED
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-12-20
Christmas NeckWear

A beautiful display i'll Four-in-Hands Club
Ties, Bows, Stocks, Etc. Colors are better than
ever this Christmastde the iridescent shades be-
ing favorites The blue pokadot ties are favorltes
always, and the solid colors are very popular Then
we have black and white dress ties OF all the proper
shapes.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-12-20

off in sociable and convincing way.
This is the parting injunction of r.
c. A. Peterson, the broker, who de-
parted yesterday on the Ventura for
the mainland, en- route TO New York on
a business trip. Mr.. Peterson was
armed with a long roll of tracing paper
on which was map Of several proper
ties he has on tap to sell in New York.
Those are up-to-date men and can
mingle with congressman in an easy
affable way and get along with them.
There's one thing certain, a congress-
man doesn't want somebody's card sent
in to him and then come out ana
meet a man who sees and talks only
of the dry business side of things. IN
less he has the sociable manner with
him, he's not going 10 make much
Roadway with a congressman. 1 kno"
the breed pretty well. I guess I know
as many senators and congressman as
any man in Hawaii, and know them
pretty we'll too
Mr.. Peterson viii return to Honolulu
about the end of January.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-12-20
THE LOBBY
IN FAVOR
Continued from Page II

the subject into the papers, especially
at Washington, feature which is not
lost sight of by delegations hailing
from other portions of the country
where the methods of dealing with
Congress are better understood. A
further suggestion is that if Governor
Carter goes on, he might be well ac-
companied by his chief clerk. Mr..
auckland whose ability as a press
representative is welI-known.
Mr.. Lowrey stated yesterday after
noon at the meeting of the Promotion
Committee that the delegation would
probably leave Honolulu on January ).
Yesterday morning at II o'clock. the
SUBJ committee, comprising Messrs.
Lowrey. Kennedy. Tenney Peck. W. w.
Harris and F. w. Macfarlane held a
conference on the matter with the Gov
ernor
Most of the gentlemen mentioned as
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-12-20

possibilities for the delegation have
said MOI" to the query as to whether
they would accept the billet. In the
interest of the islands in general, it is
suggested that the subcommittee on
deciding just who are available for that
delegation should take no Noes
The delegation, it is presumed, will
have representation from both political
parties. The Democrats have endors-
ed County Treasurer Trent and E. A.
McInerny, either of whom is looked
upon as especially qualified for the
work. Other names still in the list of
possibilities are w o. Smith, ]. r.
Gait, Geo. w. Smith, w. w Harris,
H. P. Baldwin, J. A Kennedy and H.
P. Wood
It is thought that after the delega-
ton appears before the committees
and leaves its impress upon the mem
bers, the intermediate work will be
carried on faithfully by the Delegate
j. Kalanianaole, his secretary, Geo B.
Mcclellan, and F. NJ. Hatch, s. NJ. Bal
lou, Secretary Atkinson, Treasurer
Campbell, r. G. A. Peterson and many
others either at present on the main
land or en- route are certain to be in
Washington in the next month or so
and can add their voice to the mis-
sionary work done by the official dele
cation.
What Hawaii wants to do is to have
a body of men sent on to Washington
to look after Congress, and such men
as B. F. Dillingham;. Walter Dilling-
ham, E. A. McInerny. w. w. Harris.
j. r. Gait. Robert Single, and men
who have statistics at their fingers
ends all the time and can rattle them
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-12-20
ACREAGE
INCREASED
Tropic Fruit Company
Secures important
Option.

| The Tropic Fruit Company of Wahi-
ava is about TO make an extensive in
crease in it's acreage, an option having
recently been secured on all the inter
ests of L. G. Kellogg in the Wahiaw
lands.
The property to be acquired adjoins
the land of the Tropic Fruit Company
and consists of $50 acres. The consid-
Grafton is $4,000.
All the new land will be put into
pineapples and the scope of the COM
pany will be greatly increased.
At present the acreage of the COM
panys land is 413 acres, of which $50
acres are already in pineapples while
200 more acres are under cultivation.
The Tropic Fruit Company was in
corporated in 1902 and hassbeen in ac-
tive operation ever since
Manager B. O. Clarke, in an inter
view with an Advertiser representative
yesterday, had the following to say:
I'VE have made a speciality of fresh
fruit in the past and have shipped our
all over the United States.
The prospects for the coming year are
very bright. This year we bottled 500
cases and next year expect to pack
Is, 900 cases. We pack our fruit in glass
Jars and aim to turn out as high
class goods as possible.
Next years crop should be in the
neighborhood of 500 tons and what fruit
we don't bottle we shall, of course,
ship. We have been going slow owing
20 lack of capital but now that there
S plenty of money in sight the Tropic
Fruit Company will go ahead
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-12-20

more is necessary, and the efficient
work of your committee and able assist
ants is solving and viii continue to
solve the problem, and soon, as a re-
suit of your wise, systematic and per-
sistent efforts, Hawaii will become the
Mecca of thousands of tourists, who
will fructify its every artery by a
steady inflow of financial blood and
new ideas, and then, indeed, will a full
fruition of your most sanguine hopes
be realized Very respectfully,
r P BALL
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-12-20
PINEAPPLE sHERBET IN GLASS
JARS

For Christmas remember your main
land friends with some TROFlC
FRUIT COMPANY'S PINEAPPLE
SHERBET in glass-jars. Finest thing
out. Leave orders at Wells, Fargo Bx-
nrass 1874
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-12-20

Know anything about goif?'
used to play Skinny" Then all youH
have to learn is the language. -Hous-
ton Post.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-11-13
Ordinance No. 11.A1S
(New Series.)


An Ordinance declaring the intention
of the Mayor and Council of the City
of Los Angeles to establish the grade of
Tarleton street, from Compton avenue to
The Mayor and Council of the City OF
Los Angeles do ordain as follows:
Section !; That it Is the intention of
the Council of the City of Los Angeles
to establish the grade OF
TARLETON STREET,
from Compton avenue to Twentieth
street, in accordance with the following
elevations:
At the intersection of the westerly line
of Tarleton street with the westerly line
of Compton avenue the grade shall be
219.2S, as now established on Compton
avenue.
At the intersection of the easterly line
of Tarleton street with the westerly line
of Compton avenue the grade shall be
21SS7. as now established on Compton
avenue.
At the intersection with Washington
street the grade shall be 21764 at
the northwest corner, 217.40 at the
southwest corner, 217.50 at the northeast
corner and 21I26 at the southeast corner,
as now established on Washington street
At the intersection with Twentieth
street the grade shall be 215.05 at the
northwest corner and 216.1S at the north
east corner, as now established on Twen-
tieth street.
And at all points between said desig-
mated points the grade shall be estab-
lished so as to conform to a straight line
drawn between said designated points.
Elevations refer to the top of the curb,
are in feet, and are above a plane which
is 255 feet below City datum plane.
to the passage OF this Ordinance and
shall cause the same to be published
for ten days In the Los Angeles Herald,
take effect and be in force.
hereby certify that the foregoing
Ordinance was adopted by the Council
of the City of Los Angeles at Its meet
ing of October 30. 1905.
II. ]. LELANDE,
City Clerk.
Approved this Sd day of November,
1905.
OWEN McALEER.
11-7-16 lot Mayor.