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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-01-22
LUNcHEoNs.

Mrs. John MeQueen's luncheon to Mrs.
James H. Hillman was one Of the smart
est events of the week, assembling a
bright and congenial party of guests
The decorations were in smilax and tu-
lips, the yellow shades making an ideal
ly pretty picture. In the center yellow
tulips filed a tall gold basket tied with
yellow ribbon. and the individual candle
labras had their lights showing through
yellow shades. The bon-bons were in
yellow roses and heart-shaped boxes
filled with bon-bons and tied with rib
bon were presented each guest. The
place cards were handpainted In figures
of brides The decorations throughout
the house were in palms. smiax and
roses.
Mrs Mcqueen was beautiful in an af-
ternoon gown of white wolfe, and Mrs.
Hillman was notably handsome in
black gown with ietted sequiums.
The ladies invited to meet her were
Mrs. j w. Mcqueen. Mrs. Richard john
ston, Mrs. Jack Bowron Mrs Tunstall
Perry, Mrs. Joseph " Allen, Mrs. Rob
ert McDavid, Mrs Charles Pollard jack
son, Mrs. Thomas Benners.
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THIS MORNINGS GOSSIP
by ANNIE KENpRIcK WALKER.

worked It that she may now rest as
sured that Carmelite will die; and when,
on the very next day, she hears, by one
of those curious condolences, that Car
nellie is seriously ill-then her heart
suddenly awakes, and in her remorse she
knows that of all the consequences of this
wicked thing she had done, what she most
breads is its effect upon just one man,
the Rev. Martin Paradise. 1t IL dainty
love story, told with real art; and many
of the uncanny voudou ceremonies are
drawn with a power that suggests com
parison with just one other story. which
appeared about FIVE years ago-'The
House of the Sorcerer," by Haldane Mac
Fall.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-01-22
MISS WILLIAMS TO WE'D
CAPT. EDWARD CROFT, U. S. A.

The marriage of Miss Married. VIII
liams, OF Mobile. daughter of Judge and
Mrs. Price Williams Jr., to Capt. Ed
ward Croft, United States Army, which
will take place on the evening Of Feb
ruary sth, at Christ church, will be Of
great interest to Birmingham society, as
Miss Williams is as much of a favorite
IN the Southern cities she has visited as
in Mobile where she enjoys undisputed
belleship. She has been the guest In
Birmingham of Mrs. John Mcqueen and
Mrs. George Huntington Clark. Captain
Croft Is a South Carolinian. The mar
riage will be attended with a great deal
of military smartness The groomsmen
among the army friends of Captain Croft
Will be In full regala, and the plans for
the wedding will make 1t one of the
most brilliant eeremonlals in the MIS-
tory of famous Christ church. The GER
emory will be followed by a reception at
the Manassas club.
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cOTILLoNS.

The cotillon to be given on Thursday
by Mr.. and Mrs. Kettig to Miss Ander-
son. Miss Jemison. Miss DeBardeleben.
Miss Nixon and Miss Duma will be a bril-
liant and beautiful event. 1t will be
danced in the private ballroom at the
Hillman and hundreds of handsome IA
vors win make 1t notably picturesque.
The general plan of decoration win be
elaborate and the pink drawing room will
present the appearance of Vatican pic
ture with the lovely Mrs. Kettig at the
head of a receiving line OF Birmingham's
most prominent bellies.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-01-22
THE AeH-HERALD SUNDAY. JANUARY 90. 1a~sa g
NOTES AND Personal.

Miss Eula Drennen and Miss Jean Bal
linger returned yesterday from Orlando.
Fla where they have been the guests of
Miss Knox.
Miss Virginia Fairfax of New Orleans
will arrive on Wednesday to be the guest
of her cousin, Mrs. ]. d. Dabney. Miss
Fairfax's visit will be one of much social
interest. She is a charming girl, the
daughter Of Mr.. J. w Fairfax of New
Orleans. who Is among the most prom
inent southern capitalists who have con-
tributed to Birminghamis progress.
Miss Bessie Jemisons buffet euchre on
Tuesday at 80 o'clock will be beauti-
full occasion In compliment to Miss Nc
Neal of sewannee.
Mrs William s Patty is the guest of
her sister, Mrs Evans ]. Dunn.
Mrs. Jacob Forney and Miss Nell Fore
man of Springvilie were the guests OF
Mrs. Hubert Scruggs for "Tannhauser''
and the Paderewski recital.
The friends of Miss Hattie Norton of
the Birmingham seminary will regret to
know of her severe Illness from la grippe,
followed by tonsilltis.
Miss Abbie Barber of Selma is a guest
of Miss Avis Ehrman.
Miss Morton of Virginia is a guest of
her aunt, Mrs. w H. Sims, at 1929 Ave
nue. l..
Mrs E. j. McCrossin will return today
from Meridian.
Miss Helen Gaines of Mobile is a guest
of her sister, Mrs. w. C. Clisby
The Misses Shelley, after a charming
visit to Miss Marguerite White, have
returned to Kansas City.
The many friends of Mrs. T. w.
OByrne will be glad to hear that she is
fast recovering from a bad attack of
pneumonia and will soon be out.
Miss Bessie Cohen entertained a few
evenings since the young lady members
of the j. Y. L. L. society and their gem
temen friends at whist The house was
tastefully decorated in green and white.
the colors of the club The gentleman's
prize, a book was won by Mr.. Roseman;
the lady's prize, silk collar, by Miss
Ann Shugarman. The guest of the club
was Miss Nettie Rubenstien of Philadel-
phia
Miss Lestra Kinney was i'll with grip
several days the past week.
Miss Ruth Gillian of st. Louis,
charming and attractive girl is the guest
of Mrs. w. L. Murdoch and is being the
admired guest at the informal entertain
ments of the week.
DIR. and Mrs. A. w. Rolls of Gadsden
attended Tannhauser.
Mrs. George Turrentine and Miss Now
Ian have returned to Gadsden.
Mrs. Truman Herbert Aldrich will give
a musicale on Friday afternoon at 8
o'clock to Mrs. Jack Bowron.
Miss May Tyson of Montgomery, the
guest of Miss Lucille Lane. will remain In
Birmingham several days longer. She
Il having a very charming visit.
Miss Clara D. Walkley, who is the
guest Of the family of Mr.. Christian
Enslen, will return to Auburn on Mon
day.
MISS Lola benson IS In Atlanta.
-
Mr.. and Mrs. C. F. Cross and Miss
Elliott of Gadsden, attended Tannhauser.
Miss Streeta Ashcraft and Miss Bellamy
of Florence, were in town to hear Tam
hsuser and Paderewski. They are guests
OF Mrs. ]. NJ. Dewberry.
Mrs. w. s. Huntington and son. Arthur,
returned home last night from Niles,
Mich, where she was called sometime
ago by the death of her mother.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-01-22
QUILTING PARTY.

Mrs. Buchanan of Powderly entertained
a number of friends last Thursday in a
very unique mo nner. Wishing to present
the East Lake orphanage with bed COW
ering she gathered her friends around
her and gave an old-fashioned quilting,
followed by luncheon.
The ladies present were Mrs. John Brod-
erick, Mrs. German, Mrs. John Antwine
Mrs. w. II. Culclffe. Mrs. ]. J. Curran,
Mrs. Halter, Mrs. McCarty. Mrs. Frank
White, Mrs. Henry Murphy, Mrs. j. b.
Crawford, Mrs Featherston and Miss
Collins.
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pleasure of Travelinn.

Any trip is pleasure to those who
travel over the Chesapeake and Ohio rail-
way. The best of equipment. excellent
service. quick time, beautiful scenery.
Finest dining car service. Polite atten-
ton. Convenient schedules. Every COM
fort the most exacting traveller could
wish. New York tickets permit stop-over
of 10 days at Washington. Baltimore and
Philadelphia: also the famous Virginia
Hot Springs. l1-fri-su-we-tf
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-01-22
SERIES OF LECTURES.

DIR. Jenkins Lloyd Jones' of the Univer-
sity of Chicago, will give a series Of lee
lures in Birmingham in March. The
visits south of DIR. Jones always arouse
much interest among a large class or
students familiar with his scholarly at
tainments and his literary accomplish
ments. On previous visits to Birming-
ham his lectures were well attended, and
those who heard him will be glad of an
other opportunity for a closer acquaint-
ance with so distinguished a lecturer.
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w anted.

Montgomery, Ala, Jan. 10, 1905.
Bids for contract to put $50 squares
roofing upon cotton mill at Speigner, Ala.
Persons desiring the contract are request
ed to submit bids at once stating char
acter Of roofing. length of guarantee.
price and within what time after bids are
opened 1t can be done. The bids will be
opened on Thursday 26th, instant The
board reserving the right to reject all bids.
j. NJ. CARMICHAEL.
For Board Convict Inspectors
1-2Q-2t-fr-su
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Depends.

From the Chicago Tribune.
Money" said the wise man, docs not
bring happiness.
"Oh, yes. it does" said the still wiser
man, 'if you have just enough of it,
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-01-22
cLEE CLUB CONCERT.

The Glee club of Howard college will
give a concert Monday evening at s
o'clock. An attractive programme has
been arranged and several musical favor
ties from Birmingham and Woodlawn
will be heard. The occasion will be de-
lightful one of the week.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-01-22
DoNNELL-MERRl

Mr.. and Mrs Henry d. Merrill an
nonce the engagement of their daughter
Lola to Mr.. A. o. Donnell Of St Louis.
The marriage will take place in Febru-
a-y
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-01-22

| Life in Sing Sing" by Number 1900.
| Published by the Bobbs- Merrill COM
pany
1t really seems as IL life in such a
place would be a calamity enough in its
| way without counting such an experience
| by reading about 1t.
| 1t is said that Life in Sing Sing" by
| Number 1900 deserves the special atten-
| ton OF newspaper folk, because the au-
| thor was so devoted to journalism that he
kept 1t up even behind the bars. "Other
men," they say, have gone to prison to
| escape It," While the name of the au-
| thor is withheld he it was who during
| his term of imprisonment founded THE
| Star of Hope the famous paper edited
| and printed by the prisoners. Number
| 1900. it Is stated, was a real man, man
| of culture and observation and critical
| discernment, not only to the student of
| criminology, but also to the general
reader.
| Fox, Duffield & Co. have issued in
handsome book form series of repro
auctions, in platinum prints, mounted,
and half-tones, of the famous pictures
| of George Frederick Watts, the greatest
modern exemplar of the painter of ideas.
| The reproductions are accompanied by
extracts from classic English prose or
verse, the whole work making a superb
art volume. as well as one useful to stu
dents and connoisseurs of modern paint
ing. The introduction and selections are
by Julia Ellsworth Ford and Thomas w.
Lamont
The most famous works of George
Frederick Watts. r. A, known as the
Watts collection are to be found in the
Tate Art gallery in London. They are
remembered chiefly on account of their
fine coloring and the wealth If allcgorical
or symbolical allusion. The one entitled
Hope Is possibly the favorto with ad-
mirers of Watts work Though almost
equally we'll known and appreciated is
For He Had Great Possessions"
In the January Scribner's is Love
Song" by Thomas Nelson Page. 1t is
exceptionally dainty and sweet and the
two concluding stanzas run:
''wouldst. thou know where Love doth
hide?
Whence his sharpest arrows fly?
| In a dimple Love may hide,
Or the ambush of an eye.
"Wert thou clad in triple mail,
In desert far apart,
Not a whit would this avail;
Love would find and pierce thy heart"
There is also an interesting and quantity
illustrated article on Amsterdam I'M
pressions," by Edward Penfield. The au-
thor says:
with their own ideas of the perpen-
dicular, some of the houses leaned this
way and some that. like SO many drunken
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-01-22
OYSTER SUPPER.

The ladies of the West End Methodist
c urch will give an oyster supper Tues
day evening from to 10 o'clock.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-01-22

Thousands whom it has cured vouch for
the value of He IDS Sarsa rilla as a
cure for catarrh.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-01-22
BY PAUL PRY.

Musings and Pastels," by Bert Finck.
Published by John p. Merton company.
Louisville.
Mr.. Bert Finck, who will be remem-
bered as the author of Webs" and
plays" has issued new volume in
dainty covers of green and gold entitled
Musings and Pastels." 1t contains
numberless musings upon vital sub
jects that are uplifting and inspiring and
well calculated to aid the weary Pilgrim
along life's journey. subject that bears
of almost endless discussion is THE Sue
cessfu," and what constitutes success.
Mr.. Finck's thoughts are so full of sweet
ness and power that they must be quoted
here:
1T is not he that has gathered The most
coin, it is not he that has distributed
the most coin, who is rich and successfuI,
but he who can smile in the midst of his
1t has wounded him.
Surely a reader must feel repaid for
the purchase of the volume for this one
'musing' alone. For have we not almost
inadvertently grown to consider those who
possess much of this worlds goods as
alone the successful?" Here also is the
authors musing on Happiness:
HE looked for happiness in books, but
found more unrest. He looked for it
in nature, but found nothing there to
soothe. He looked for 1t in social life
but met with glittering vacancy. He
| looked for it in solitude. but maddening
| visions came.
Then as he sank upon the ground,
| helpless. exhausted with despair, invts-
ible arms uplifted him to heights above
| the hills. Why, this is happiness he
| cried. Who are you, friend, that brings
| me here. after my hopes began to fail,
| and searches all seemed vain?'
Through me alone you enter here,
| a rich. sonorous voice replied All search
is idle without me; tbs but feverish anx-
| iety, and only when that fades away
you find me-Independence.
The Holly chieftain., 1905-01-27
Civil Service Report.

The civil service commission, in its
annual report, says that during the
year the. civil service act has been
made increasingly effective and that
need has arisen for no further legisla-
tion beyond what is required to meet
the added expense of conducting the
examining work of the commission.
The number of persons examined
was 133,069, an increase of fifteen per
cent. over the previous year. The
number appointed was 50,S30, an in
crease of twenty per cent. The great
est increase was In the examinations
for rural carrier, stenographer and
typewriter. and for the navy yard ser
vice.
Appointments to the classified sell
vice through transfers. reinstates
ments. suspensions of the rules and
temporary appointments which have
been called the back doors of the SER
vice, have been less numerous than In
former years. showing the increased
observance of the rules.
The percentage of removals during
the year as compared with the whole
number of employees was one and six
tenths. which was twice as great as
the percentage of deaths and less than
one-fourth as great as the number OF
designations.
The Holly chieftain., 1905-01-27
School Report.

The report of Mrs. Helen NJ. Gren-
fell, state superintendent of public in.
struction for the year 1904 contains
the following recommendations for
legislative action:
First-The Improvement of the
school election laws of the state.
Second-The extension of the
powers of the county superintendent,
SO that he may act as auditor Of school
warrants.
Third-Conferring upon the county
superintendent of schools the power
to remove a school director for fail
ure. or refusal, to perform the duties
of his ONCE.
Fourth-The revision of the law pre-
scrtbing the county superintendent's
salary.
Fif,h-A revision Of the laws gov
erning union high schools and county
high schools.
Stxth-Fixing the minimum salary
Of 4 public school teacher at $50 per
month, and requiring as a necessary
Qualification the possession Of a di.
ploma Of some high school or other in.
stituticn Of like rank. showing at least
four years of secondary education.
Seventh-Naking provision for the
reimbursement Of that portion of the
state school fund invested In the so
called excess warrants Of 1857, 1855
and 1859.
The Holly chieftain., 1905-01-27
Cattle Quarantine.

The Department of Agriculture has
issued regulations establishing Febru-
AIRY 1st next a federal quarantine
against large part of the South and
parts of other states to prevent the
spread of splenetic or southern fever
among cattle. Inc quarantine lines
are largely the same as last year. The
quarantine is declared to be in force
until November 1st, but this date is
subject to change. The regulations
allow cattle in the Quarantined areas
TO be shipped North in placarded cars.
If shipped for slaughter and placed in
quarantineh yards on arrival at desti-
nation. II the stock is unloaded en-
route it must be at yards reserved
solely for southern cattle and after
unloading the cars must be disin-
fected before being use, for native
stock,
The Holly chieftain., 1905-01-27

The House committee on election of
President. Vice President and repre-
sentatives in Congress has favorably
reported the bill adding the secretary
of agriculture and the secretary OF
commerce and labor to the line of pres
idential succession.
Representative Bnooks has intro
duced bill to permit homestead en-
tries 60 be made in Colorado for $40
acres instead of only Ice, as the pres
ent law provides. Similar bills have
been introduced for the benefit of
homes,eaders in two or three other Of
the far western states and there seems
to be a disposition in Congress to
adopt these measures.
The House Indian committee favor
ably reported Mondell's bill for open
ing the Shoshone Indian reservation
in Wyoming. The bill for the opening
of this reserve passed the Senate and
House at the last session but failed
when the conference report came up
for approval in the House and pArlia-
mentary requirements made II neces-
sary to introduce \ new bill at this
session. The bill As reported provides
70. opening the reserve June Is. 1896.
and Is Identical with tie terms Of the
agreement entered into with tie Sho-
shone Indians providing for cession
and purchase Of their lands The res-
eryauon contains l,sN,e1e serea-
The Holly chieftain., 1905-01-27
AT WASHINGTON
To Save vossmits.

President Roosevelt has discovered
q suspicious bill which had ipide its
way successfully through both the
House and the Senate. and has taken
the necessary measures to prevent its
further progress. II was . bill taking
on part Of the Yosemite National Park
ostensibly to be added to the forest
reservation. but. according TO well-in-
formed persons. really to be added to
the property Of the Atchison, Topeka
4 Santa Fe railway.
When II first became known that the
bill was 10 be vetoed the reason As
signed was that a grove OF fine big &C.
sage and II was decided that the pres
ervation of the trees was Of para.
mount importance.
The bill takes from the Yosemite
park and adds to the forest reserve
some lands containing valuable oil
and mining properties. Private inter
ests cannot get any land out OF the park
but they can get 1t out OF the forest
reserve. and that was the purpose OF
the bill II slipped through the House
without debate and through the Senate
with hardly any notice. Mr.. Perkins
signed 1t as acting president in the
absence OF Mr.. Frye. and 1t went to the
Senate.
What excited Mr.. Roosevelt's suspl-
cion was the discovery that the lands
to be turned into the forest reserve
had already been decided by commits
sion appointed by himself to be part
of the park. The President investi-
gated and found that railroad men
and others had been lobbying for
the bill. He discovered its real pur-
pose; sent for member of the Cali
fornia delegation, examined him about
1t, and announced his purpose of veto
Ing the measure.
The Holly chieftain., 1905-01-27
JUDGE swayne ,inpeached.

The House Of Representatives on
January 18th adopted the twelve arti-
Gle of impeachment against Judge
Swayne of the District Court OF the
northern district of Florida. which had
been presented by its special commit
tee Of investigation. The speaker was
authorized to appoint seven members
to present the case to the Senate and
to conduct the impeachment proceed
ings before that body.
The Holly chieftain., 1905-01-27

However. iAe London Lanee,s
learned opinion to the eject that rur
Key is superior food was urneces-
sary, In his own unscientite fashion
the average American had Ereped his
way 10 ne same great truth.
The Holly chieftain., 1905-01-27

Senator Taylor put In bill which
proposes to abolish the military poll
tax and substitute 81 school poll tax.
The military poll is almost a dead let
ter. most OF the assessors failing TO
collect 1t. He believes that the male.
population should pay 81 head into
the school fund and tina; II can be
collected
The Holly chieftain., 1905-01-27

The world isn't informed exactly
what progress Mir, Andrew Carnegie is
making in his noble effort to save the
disgrace Of dying rich. bu, his Gift Of
i,ooo,ooe to st. Louis for a library
VIII help some.
The Holly chieftain., 1905-01-27

A Cincinnati man is mourning the
loss Of sample case Of Bibles which
was stolen from \ saloon. So far no
reports have been received OF any
body stealing case OF whisky from
q church.
The Holly chieftain., 1905-01-27

1T is Just heginnirg to be understood
by some people that 1t will be impos-
Sible to dig the Panama canal and
have 1t full OF water inside Of two or
three months.
The Holly chieftain., 1905-01-27

II Tow Lawson is patronizing clip
ping bureau there is a prospect that
hc may be driven into bankruptcy
when confronted by the necessity for
paying the bill.
The Holly chieftain., 1905-01-27

womans false teeth marks the advent
Of a new terror. To their well known
falsity such teeth have begun to add
treachery. =
The Holly chieftain., 1905-01-27

George Meredith says America has
not produced one great man of letters.
Evidently he hasn't heard of the Ohio
sign painter who recently was victor
ious In a pusilistic contest.
The Holly chieftain., 1905-01-27

Cincinnati has n citizen lie years
old who walks three blocks every day
TO saloon. He must be fond Of ex-
ercise. There il no place in the city
where he would have TO so so far Il
he didn't want to.
The Holly chieftain., 1905-01-27

Dir, Spitzka now announces that Lom-
broso has given to the world only a
"hodgepodge Of generalties." And
k7,sla sensational Sunday stories. doc
tor.
The Holly chieftain., 1905-01-27

First cabin rates to Europe are to
be made $40 higher. That, however,
will not be serious. The important
thing is to have money enough to get
back after one has reached Europe.
The Holly chieftain., 1905-01-27

Representative Henry proposes a
hill to prevent rural free delivery car
riers from carrying packages more
than six fee, in length" Tie package
should not be more than six fingers
deep, either.
The Holly chieftain., 1905-01-27
Tue HOLLY cHIEfTAN
n. ". sussrd. PsAs.hsa
DoGAY. 0olO0ADo.

Flattery sometimes acts like too
many Jumps Of sugar in cup OF cof.
fee.
The Holly chieftain., 1905-01-27

Edmund Russell has series of
We select the most cogent: Never
laugh when he laughs" That Is
enough for any girl to work on.
The Holly chieftain., 1905-01-27

II any motion is needed. we move
that the Chadwick matter he laid or
the table for few days
The Holly chieftain., 1905-01-27

There be two individuals who cannot
he reasoned with-a girl in love and q
man who is determined to run for an
Office.
The Holly chieftain., 1905-01-27

A man who thinks he understands
women Is Just as likely as not to in.
vest his money in a perpetual mo-
ton invention.
The Holly chieftain., 1905-01-27

The average woman thinks It's just
horr.d II her husband is jealous OF
her. and lust horrid II he Isn't so
there you nre.
The Holly chieftain., 1905-01-27

John Barrett says shirts cost s13
apiece In Panama. Still, for most Pan.
amars shirt constitutes approx.
mately suit of clothes.