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The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-10
What Gave Him His Bearings.

He was a big, black, good-hearted old negro, stranded near Boston, and he had decided, after considerable 'cogitaton," to work his way back to the south where he would feel more at home. In Boston, in Springfield, in Hartford, in New Haven, 1t was always the same. When he rang bell and asked for work and a bite to eat the answer usually was, "Tm very sorry, but there's not a thing to be done here today" There were oc- casional exceptions of course, or uncle could never have got on. but the thing most to be counted upon was pleasing polteness coupled with nothing else
 At last the old man left New York and then Philadelphia behind, and one day found himself in Baltimore. His knowl- edge of geography was nil, but he thought he ought to be soon getting into de souf." and with that hope at. heart rang the bell to a fine house on Charles street. The door was opened by the host him. self who, after an instant's survey or the figure before him, blurted out:
 Why, yo'- black rascal! How dare yo' ring this bell? Get on nah steps this secon, befo' I brek yo' haid!'
 "'Deed I will, boss; deed will. came the hurried answer .T wuz ony bokin' fer bite to eat, boss
 "A bite to eat.' repeated the other. An don't yo' know yet whar to go for all yo' want? Get yo'self round back, an they'll feed yo' full-but cyart yo' good -for-nuthn back. carcass off these steps, say
 And as uncle went around to the side door he raised his hands to heaven, and with tears of rejoicing running down his furrowed cheeks. said:
 ..Bress de Lord, Is back agin among mah own folksr
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-10
ILLNESS OF MARY JOHNSTON.

Birmingham friends of Mary Johnston. the author. will be interested in her se- rious illness. Miss Johnston lies i'll at her apartments in Richmond, and but small hope is entertained for her re- covery. Four trained nurses are in at tendance and her sister. Miss Eloise John ston, who Is a graduate from the Nurses Training school of the Old Dominion hospital is at her bedside. Her youngest sister, Miss Elizabeth Johnston, who was attending school farther south, has been summoned to Richmond as has her brother. Mir John w. Johnston of New York.
 Miss Johnston Is suffering from Bright g disease which has attacked her brain
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-10

tain Orcutt is a prominent military man and came south with the Governor of Pennsylvania and his staff to attend the dedication of the monument at Ander- sonville Ga. He is the father of MT. M. D. Orcutt.
 Mrs. L. K. Ross is at home for the winter in one of the Cullom flats. having recently removed from 1912 Eleventh ave- nue.
 Miss Gertrude Rosenstihl will entertain the Merry Maids on Saturday afternoon at o'clock at 153l Tenth avenue.
 Miss Mabel Hackett of Nashville is the guest of Mrs E. w. Lindsay, 1893 Sixth avenue.
 Mr. and Mrs. w. P. Pnckard have leased the Taylor house. on South Nine teenth street, for the present.
 Mir. Joseph T. Collins, Jr. has returned from Louisville. MT. Collins will be one of the groomsmen at the Bush Burgess wedding in Mobile.
  Mir. Frank Thomas and Mr. Perkins bedside of their mother, who is critically Ill.
 Mrs. Frank E. Olin of New York is wis., iting her parents, MT. and Mrs Berry, at POO Humboldt avenue. Miss Maud Rosson. who recently under went severe operation. is rapidly recov- ering. MT. Frank Norris and family are now installed in their beautiful homeS Twenty
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-10
ALEXANDER STEPHENS CHAPTER

The Alexander Stephens Chapter, Unlt- ed Daughters of the Confederacy. at East Lake, held It's regular monthly meet ing Thursday afternoon at the residence of Mrs. Atkins, president of the chapter. The attendance was large and by invita- ton a number of the members of Camp Hardee were present. Prof. S. l.. Rob ertson related a war incident, and s. w. Vance read an enjoyable paper. Mrs. A. D. Smith sang a sweet and inspiring song written by Comrade S. l.. Robert son. Delightful refreshments were served by the hostess
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-10
Society,".
feontInued from Fourteenth Paael

exhibit some of her studies in other cities. Miss Edna Smith has also been invited to make an exhibition and so has Miss Doug lass
 In the list of artists already published it will be seen that the exhibition will be as important as 1t was last year when it proved such a notable success.
 The illustrations for .Nedra,' George Barr McCutcheons' new novel will firm a part of the exhibition. They are by Harrison Fisher
 Howard Pyle who has been appointed to do the mural decoration on the state capitol building at St. Paul will have some of his most ambitious work on eX- hibition at the Hillman.
 MT. Jackson Halstead is also a mem- Der of the committee.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-10
STEELE E-SMITH
 1925 SECOND AVENUE.

seventh street and Twelfth avenue, Nor wood, where they will remain until spring.
 Mrs. Carrie Andrews of Flemingsburg, Ky, is at home at 1912 Eleventh avenue.
 Miss Lizzie Morris Mason, who is att tending school in New York; will return home for the holidays.
 Miss Mamie Fulton of Johnstown, Pa., is the guest of Mrs. A. J. Gilmore at I7I4 Twelfth avenue, South.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-10
ST. AGNES GUILD BAZAAR.

bazar will be given under the aus pices of St. Agnes Guild on Tuesday and Wednesday at 407 North Nineteenth street There will be a doll and hand kerchief booth, and also booth where all fancy work articles will be for sase. In addition to these booths, home made candy will be sold and delicious lunch cons will be served both days at the bazaar. The luncheon hours are from 12 to 2 o'clocl
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-10

in compliment to the Misses Reinhardt of Richmond. Va. and yesterday afternoon MT. RienZi Thomas gave informal organ recital at the First Methodist church in honor of these young women. Miss Annie Louise Reinhardt Is yiolinist of rare artistic attainments, and her younger sister is a promising colorature soprano. They are daughters of MT. Jacob Reinhardt. Rchmonds best known and most highly esteemed musician.
 Last night MT. and Mrs Chalifoux en- tertained at the Country club compliment tary to the Misses Reinhardt.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-10
NOTES AND PERSONALS.

MT. Henry B. Gray will return today from New York.
 MT. and Mrs. w. P. G. Harding will return today from New York.
 MT. and Mrs. Edwin E. Spencer of Co., lumbus, Miss, are the guests of rola- tives in Birmingham.
 MT. and Mrs Joseph NJ. Spencer Of Selma are in Birmingham.
 Capt. D. s. Orcutt. Mrs. Orcutt and Miss Elizabeth Orcutt of Pittsburg, Pa, are the guests of MT. and Mrs. M. D. Orcutt, Eleventh avenue. south. Cap
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-10
AWARDED DOLL.

Little Miss Dorothy Norton Whitley. daughter of Mrs. Jamie H. Whitley, was awarded doll at the bazar of the United Daughters of the Confederacy yesterday afternoon. The prize was offered for the prettiest little girl in Birmingham and the contest awakened much interest.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-10
ZEIGL SPENCE.

A wedding of interest will be that O: Miss Ellen Elizabeth Spence, daughter of Mrs. Emma Spence of Munford, Ala. to Mr. Edward Reedy zeigler of Bir- mingham Wednesday, December 20, at 12:S0 o'clock at the brides home.
 The maid of honor will be Miss Emily Zeigler, sister of the bridegroom. and
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-10
SIM M S-REID.

MT. and Mrs. Charles Reid announce the marriage of their daughter, Virginia Pickens to MT, Thomas Simms. The we'd ding will take place on the evening of January II at the family residence, 1900 South Twelfth avenue.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-10
New Prize Cottages.

From Punch.
 'Bin inspectin' O them moo prize cot tages They ain't no good. Iron banisters to the stairs 'ow do they expect yer to bes able to light the fire with them? An Billy 'ere-and i'm so given to prizin' up the floor tiles and things in is leisure hours-why, they've put 'em in with ce- ment "Ow's he got to git them out ? Why they'd break the pore child's art"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-10

She has been in i'll health for years and went abroad sometime ago with the hope that the climate of southern Europe would prove beneficial. She also made a visit to the Bermudas.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-10
cHADWICk-BEDDOW.

MT. and Mrs. Charles P. Beddow an- nounce the engagement of their daugh- ter. Agnes. to MT Robert Edward Chad wick, the wedding to take place on the morning of December IA at their resi- dence, 29O0 Highland avenue. The cere- mony will be witnessed by the relatives and a few friends.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-10
THE CRECHE FUND.

Subscriptions to the Creche fund are being received daily. An urgent appeal is made today for the little ones, the help less little children whom the Greene main tains, and subscriptions may be sent
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-10
This Sale and This Store Helps You to Realize More Fully the True Spirit of Xmas

When prices appropriations sesperson with Christmas over And this Ioove Sale with the
 
 further through this rush this is to be where humaney possible infinite welcome only looking and
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-10
THE NEW CHRISTY PICTURES

CTS, A. B. Frost's, c. Allen Gilbert's and Gibson's latest pictures at the w. D. Colby Decorating Co.'s, 1918 Sec ond avenue.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-10
Compensation.

From the Washington Star.
 Potatoes in Greenland are no larger than marbles" remarked the person who makes irrelevant remarks.
 well" answered the man who refuses to be surprised, there's compensation in all things. have no doubt that in sum mer the Greenland ice man leaves much larger Jumps than we get
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-10

Just out. Have you seen them? They's the pret- tiest ever. You'll find them and all of Harrison Fish
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-10
We're Going To Move

Necklaces and col larettes in gold with all the different setting; turquoise, amythest, ruby, topaz, etc.
 Necklaces of five stands of pearls with cross bars set with Rhine stones.
 Bead necklaces in crystal, plain and cut. Bead necklaces.
 Hat pins with stone settings, pearls, crys- tai, turquois, etc.
 Gold braided hand bags with heavy rose gold frames set with turquois, long gold chain.
 Gold Vanity Bags with stone setting--- three sizes. Fitted with change purse, mirror, postage stamp holder, mirror and chamois skin.
 Silver fish scale hand bags with Ger man silver frames. | Bea d ed b a 2 S in copies of the antique beadbags made famous by the dead workers of Holland, the sort of bead bags our grand mothers prize d as highly as they did the real lace and silver.
 Bead change purses with tops of gold plate or sterling silver.
 Gold and silver bracelets Tn solid hoops of gold or sterling sll- yer.
 Back and side combs in real shell, mounted with gold trimmings set with tEe different stones.
 Beauty pins, collar and cuff sets in solid gold.
 Solid god crosses and crosses set with stones, mounted in gold, silver or gun metal, with chain.
 Solid gold chains for necklaces.
 Gold bars for the stray locks in the back of the. hair.
 A new novelty in an opera glass bag. A kid leather case calf lined. trimmed with morie silk. Blue. green or al- ligator;; has opera glass, mirror, powder puff and memorandum card Hand-beaded opera bagsin most exquisite rose design Wllh silk cord and 1eep bead fringe.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-10

his brother. MT. William J. zeigler, will be best man. The other attendants will be Miss Gussie Morris of Talladega and MT. W. E. James of Ironton. After Jan uary MT Zeigler and his bride will be at home at :--Sesdence of MT. and Mrs. II. Sawyer Zeigler
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-10
We're Going To Move

Sterling silver three piece toilet sets in silk case, white satin lined. Comb, brush and mir TOT, a very heavy de- sign.
 Toilet Set in sterling silver, clothes brush, hat brush, hair brush, comb and mirror, in silk case.
 Toilet set with pair of military brushes, comb, hat and clothes brushes, in silk case.
 Cut glass salve jars With sterling top.
 Cut glass powder puff boxes with ster- ling silver top.
 Sterling silver shoe hooks, shoe horns, nail bru S h e s, mail knives, letter openers, tooth brushes, all to match.
 Darning eggs with silver handles.
 Toilet sets in three pieces, comb, brush and mirror, a new metal in a combination of aluminium and sil- yer. Designs in heavily modelled patterns of roses, dasies, lilies, etc., with figures three pieces in neat silk covered cases.
 Military brushes in case, pair with comb.
 Infants comb and brush, sets in sterling.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-10

1S yards of yard wide bleached do- mestic for
 $l.OO
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-10
THE MISSES REiNHARoT.

MT. and Mrs. Oliver Chalifoux entertain ed at an informal musicale Friday evenir
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-10
Mexican Drawn Work.

Ideal Xmas presents, centers, doilies, Scarfs, table covers and table cloths---genuine Mexi- can drawn work.
 Doilies from S1.00 to $500. Centers from 1.75 to 1000. Scarfs from S5. .75 to .00. Table Cloths from S22.50
 to $50. .00.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-10
Every Suit in the House at One
 Of These Four Prices:

know it's founded on solid facts
  Steee-Smh with "a pinch of salt
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-10
Blankets Nearly Half.

In order to close out our blanket stock we have reduced them from 334 to 50 per cent.
 Strickly all ool blankets, in fresh new stock.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1905-08-02

"Thc association which | repre-
sent has mills at almost every small
town in South Carolina, and by
helping them, the farmers through
out the State will also be benefited.
If you desire it, we can supply you
with signed petition from all Of
these mills, and it is our purpose
to obtain these signatures at the
earliest possible moment.
"We would be obliged to you, if
you would cooperate with US in this
matter, and give US your valuable
assistance and advice as to the proper
method to pursue" :"
There is nothing of the bugaboo
in this crisis. The European de-
mand for cotton seed oil alone, ex-
ceeds one million barrels and the
trade in cakes and meal amounts
to 100000 tons annually. Germany
is preparing to increase it's tariffs
by % per cent. defective this year)
s2d Austro- Hungary to raise the
5aty from = cents to 30 cents per
gallon after Febru ary, 1906.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1905-08-02
Very Suggestive.

The mother was expecting guests
for the evening, and at o'clock the
youngest eon was told that it was bed
time. The little fellow persisted in
sitting up for the occasion, pleading
fear of the darkness. His mother as
sured him there was nothing to fear,
saying he would not be alone, as the
angels would be in the room to guard
him. Finally the youngster reluctant
ly went to bed. An hour later lit.
tie figure appeared in the dining room
doorway, much to the amusement of
the entire company, saying:
Mammal"
''Well, dear?' his mother said.
'May speak, mammal"
Certainly, dear. What do you
want?'
'Mamma, are the angels in my room
now?"
"Yes, dear"
care they in my bed, too?"
"Oh, yes, yes, DEAR" answered the
mother impatiently.
"Well, then, mamma, the angels
are biting me-"
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1905-08-02
Whore The Bullet Struck.

Speaking Of the tribulations Of the
cross. examiner, according to the New
York Times, Henry Willimon cites
this experience:
In the progress of murder trial
near Kansas City he wished to learn
from witness just where the bullet
struck the victim.
fright here in this town." replied
the witness
eyes, I know; but where did the
bullet hit him?"
"Near Sixth and Wyoming Streets"
"You don't understand me. Where
did the bullet enter?"
1T came in the window"
"But in what part of the body did
it lodge?"
1T never hit his body"
"Well, it certainly hit him come
where-he is dead"
"Hit him in the head" said the wit
ness.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1905-08-02
a Whistler Story.

A friend of the late James Mcneil
Whistler saw him on the street in
London, few years ago, says Har-
per's Weekly, talking to very rag
ged little newsboy.
AS he approached to speak to the
artist, he noticed that the boy was as
dirty specimen of the London New
sy'' as he had ever encountered he
seemed smeared all over-literally COW
cred with dirt.
Whistler had just asked him ques-
tion, and the boy answered:
Eyes, sir, I've been selling papers
three years.
"How old are you?" inquired Whist
ler,
"Sevcn, sir
ooh, you must be more than that. -
"No, sir, I amt
Then turning to his friend, who had
overheard the conversation, Whistler
said, II don't think he could get that
dirty in seven years, do you?'
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1905-08-02
Summer DrOwnings.

In nine out Of every ten of the nu-
merous cases Of drowning which sad:
den the summer season. the fatal acci-
dent may be traced back either to ig-
norance of o few simple rules that
should be known and observed by
bathers, or else to rash and reckless
disregard of them when known. In
the cases Of the drowning of good
swimmers, the fatal cramp is general
ly due to their having gone into th.
water too soon after eating, or when
overheated, and therefore with their
strength, unoonsciously to themselves,
below its par value. Here are the
cardinal rules for swimmers: Never 80
into the water when overheated or
soon after eating. The careful ply
sician would probably insist upon an
interval Of at least two hours between
meal and bath; one hour is fair COM
promise between zeal and prudence,
and half hour the absolute minimum
for safety. Finally, don't enter the
water timidly and by degrees. but
boldly with plunge, wetting the
whole body at once. If one is not able
to dive in, he should wade in to knee
depth, then wet the head thoroughly
and plunge in boldly. These rules
have been repeated often enough TO
be familiar to everybody, but they are
continually disregarded.-New York
Sum-
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1905-08-02
a Lack OF FiFmness.

a very matter Of fact Scotchman
called to see neighbor, an old Irish
woman, who had been ailipg for SOB, e
time, when the following conversation n
took place at the door:
And how do you find yourself to-
day, Bridget"
Sure, your honor, I'm mighty bad.
This shocking weather'll be the end Of
me. III be a dead woman before
long
'Hoots, toots, woman! Ye've been
saying that for the last twenty years
I'll tell ye what it is-ye want firm
ness O. mind. Fin day for yer dee
ing and stick to it!'
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1905-08-02

- Conscience is something that
worries you great deal more when
something you have eaten disagrees
with you than when you can kill three
square meals day.
: You could never get woman to
take any interest in business pauic
if the baby was cutting new tooth.
- One of the hardest blows to
woman is that after she marries man
she can t have him propose to her any
more.
- The man who peers at other peo-
pie through the wrong end of spy
glass never makes that mistake when
looking at himself.
- A man gets off 80 many smart
sayings when nobody is around that
he cant do any when he is with peo-
pie for trying to think them up.
= There is hardly enough Aattery
in the whole world to satisfy one man
who believes he has 6ne figure that
must must be dressed in the perfec-
tion of fashion.
= Generally man can >grumble
about is being too hot when he isn't
grumbling about it's being too cold.
= One trouble about using tact
with girls is they always think it is q
proposal Of marriage.
= A woman considers she is lead
ing an ideal life when she sits down
to write -,tters or to wash her hair.
= When woman doesn't get let
ter she was expecting she feels the
way man does who has lost his last
five.dollar bill on horse race.
A girl will never believe people
will think she understands baseball
unless when she goes to game she
says alot Of things that prove she
doesn't.
= If women ceased 10 gossip their
husbands would miss lot Of enter
tanning information about the neigh
bers. '
= A man actually believes that he
does the proposing, but, as matter
of fact, the woman in. the case does it
by proxy.
The oily bypocrite does not lubri-
cate the church wheels. z. q.
A man has to be very fond Of .
woman to want her to sit in his lap on
hot summer day. .gs3s
There is lot Of responsibility in
making your family think what lot
of it you have in sour family.
In saving money the real secret
is not to lose it through the hole at
the top Of your pocket. .5. s5
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1905-08-02
GUARDING THE TONGUE.
One of the Lessons Which Christians Find it
Hard to Learn.

tune Of being born deaf and dumb,
for then the pleasure of audible con-
verse would never have been known,
and deaf mutes can, to q certain cx-
tent, hold communication with others
by signs which are as we'll understood
by them as are words by US. In the
case of those who take the VOW Of
silence She ears are still open to the
sound Of human voices, and it must
take an iron will to hear and keep
silent when the heart is longing to re-
spond. In lesser degree it needs q
strong exercise Of che will to keep
from offending in word in one daily
familiar talk with friends; for it is
just in such unguarded moments that
the untamable little member is most
likely to slip the leash and "speak
hinged Words
Putting aside the consideration Of
what would merit the pane of evil
speaking, in that it does injury to
others, what an amount Of perfectly
inane talk passes current as CONVEX
sation. The babel Of sound which
arises wherever an entertainment is in
progress is something amazing, and
the expressions that detach them
selves from the roar with some dis
tinctness are apt to be such as to lead
the listener to believe it is an Assem-
bly, Of harmless lunatics at which he
is assisting At the same time
there is an unwrittcn social law that
one is not expected to talk sense
under such conditions; and those who
ignore that law soon discover that
they are regarded as being either
pedantic or hopelessly dull, and are
Stunned by all those who prefer to
talk nonsense. The happy medium
is not easily found between these two
extremes; and yet it is hard to be-
lieve that number of sensible people
lose all relish for pleasant intercourse
with their acquaintances- as
they enjoy in small gatherings-the
moment few score of them enter O
reception or ball room.
a very common, but very reprehen,
sible, fault is that of talking of one s
family affairs, or of the business OF
| some association to which one be.
longs, to any and every one he chances
to meet. We have known person
in the course Of an hours talk, give q
chance acquaintance the main facts oi
his whole life; or lay open for inspec
tion every detail OF the business il
which ne is engaged. So general il
this mistake that it has become almost
an axiom that if you wish to know al
about mans private character ano
affairs, or Of some business enterprise
you must 60 to those who have nc
| personal acquaintance with either
and not to intimate friends who are
too reticent to talk. Charleston Sun
day News.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1905-08-02

= Beware Of an unloaded gun and q
crippled mule.
- The troubles Of her neighbore are
apt to worry woman.
- Ocoasionally q widow tries to
make hit by posing as miss.
- When there's nothing else in
mans pocket he can, pocket his
pride.
= A cynical woman never shows
up to an advantage at a church so.
cial. :.@l~
Most mon arc willing to admit
that honesty is the best policy-for
others. .5t 5
II. - After reaching the sge Of thirty
a woman has no further use for birth
days until she gets in the grandmother
class. !, !.