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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-06-01
DavItt's Funeral Saturday.

= Dublin. May 31.-The funeral of
= Michael Davitt, who died at mid
= night, has been fixed for June 2
= and will be as private as possible,
.. according to the express wishes
= OF the dead patriot. His body will
= be Inferred at Strand, County Mayo.
y Davitt's birthplace.
= Messages Of sympathy are arriv-
. ing from all parts of the world.
= Mr.. Davitt's body will be removed
= to the Carmellte church. where 1t
y will remain until Saturday. His
y will leaves his propery to his wife
.. absolutely and concludes: ITO all
= my friends I leave kind thoughts.
= to my enemies the fullest possible
.. forgiveness and to Ireland my un-
. dying prayer for her absolute free
. dom and independence which 1t
= has been my lfe's ambition to try
y to obtain for her."
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-06-01
TAKES BUT FOUR YEARS.
shonts Causes Surprise BY Statement
About Lock Project.

Atlanta May Sl.--CspeciaD-In his ad-
dress before the Atlanta business men
last night, Chairman T. P. Shonts of the
Interoceanle Isthman Canal commission
said, among others things:
"If the lock type of canal is adopted.
the Panama canal can be completed with
out difficulty by 1910, within four years
from now
This was somewhat of a revelation to
the business men here, who have been
under the impression that II would re-
quire at least ten years. evpn In the event
stated.
On the other hand. Mr. Shonts said 1t
would require from eight to twelve years
to complete a sea level canal.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-06-01
Missouri Democrats Make Nominations

Excelsior Springs, Mo. May 3l.-W. e.
Flentje, postmaster of Cape Girardeau.
Mo-, a brick manufactured and merchant.
was nominated for railroad and ware
house commissioner by the republican
state convention tonight. j. w. White of
Brookfeld was nominated for superntend-
ent of schools. rhe convention adopted
a platform which endorsed the national
platform.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-06-01
planter Found Dead in Doorway.

washington. Ca, May 31.--william @.
Bryant, a prosperous planter Of Wilkes
county. was found dead early today in
the front door Of his home near Bessie.
Ca from a gunshot wound. After an
investigation lasting all day no clue has
been found.
Bryant is said to have had $500 in his
possession last night The money was
not found when the house was searched
this morning.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-06-01
CHILD BURNED AT STAKE.

Montgomery. w. Va, May n.
The 5-year-old child of Robert Ma
roney of Cedar Grove, Kanawaha
county, was tied to a stake and
burned to death by playmates who
were emulating the characters In
mob initiation of the Red Men
recently presented by members OF
the local lodge in the public hall OF
the place.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-06-01
BAD waEck IN TEXAS.

Fort Worth. Texas. May a.-A
Fort woyth and Denver passenger
train coillded tonight with some
box GAYS near Wichita Falls. Tex.
The engineer. fireman and fifteen
passengers are reported injured.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-06-01
Day Dawned Brilliantly.

Madrid May 31.-The city awoke today
under a cloudless sky with dazzling sun
shine adding its glories to the bewider-
ing maze of color in which the streets
were enveoped. From an early hour the
centers presented an aspect of extreme
animation. The entire night had been
passed amid the din Of fireworks, singing
and dancing, and thousands of provin-
cials, unable to secure shelter, spent the
night In cafes and in the streets.
At o'clock crowds densely packed
the main thoroughfares and the troops
took up their positions, stopping all traf-
fie. and the whole city took on an air of
feverish expectancy The Esplanada front
of the Royal palace was occupied by reg
iments Of the Royal Guards in full gala
uniforms, with glittering breast plates
and helmets. They formed semi-circles,
guarding the approaches to the palace
from the crowds eager to gain points of
vantage. The massive outlines of the pail
ace were without decorations save the
royal standard floating above. Detach-
ments of halberdiers. with quaint cock
ades, stood with halberts crossed at the
Princess gate. leading to the palace
court yard. All along the route of the
cortege hurried preparations were going
on. Troops lined both sides of the streets
in solid ranks for miles.
RespIendent With Colors.
The scenes from the Puerto Del Sol to
the palace was one of striking brilliancy.
All the buildings were resplendant with
the yellow and red colors of Spain, which
ipfn GfgnbnrGfS huge rOSptfpa
and graceful streamers looped from roof
to roof and arches of roses, from which
were suspended enormous flower baskets
and trailing vines. Under this dazzling
canopy of flags and flowers surged the
masses of humanity in festival attire, the
women wearing white mantilas and
lunches OF bright flowers in their black
hair and with bright colored fans whip
ping the air. The population of Madrid
had turned out in a body and was aug
mented to twice it's usual size by visitors
from the country and neighboring towns.
Princess Victoria came from the Pardo
Palace to Madrid early In the morning,
accompanied by her mother, Princess
Henry of Battenberg, and her ladies of
honor. and escorted by a regiment of the
ROYAL Guards. The brides party was in
stalled In the ministry of marine, which
had been sumptuousy prepared for her
The Princess put on her wedding dress
and Queen Christfana greeted the bride,
after which the ladies breakfasted to-
gether in the blue salon of the ministry.
Cortege Leaves Royal Palace.
The wedding cortege started from the
Royal palace a t $50 a. m. amid the ring
ing of church bells, the firing of artillery
salutes and the clamorous enthusiasm of
the crowds massed along the route. Ahead
rode trumpeters in crimson velvet suits
of the time of Philip H., sounding the
approach of the royal party. Following
them came the personnel OF the royal
households the heralds mounted on stall
lions from the royal stud and caparisoned
in oriental style, each led by a cadet of
the royal riding academy and the equer-
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-06-01
RECEIVES BRIDE
AMID SCENE OF SPLENDOR
FILIBUSTER GOES
ON IN THE HOUSE
IN SPITE OF DELAYS TWO OF THE
MOST IMPORTANT OF THE AP-
PRoPRIATIoN BILLS ARE FINAL
LY PASSED.

Washington, May 31.-The democrats OF
the House resumed their filibustering tac-
tics today, and demanded roll calls on
every possible parliamentary point. Not
withstanding these tedious delays the
House passed the diplomatic and consular
appropriation bill carrying an appro-
priation of 52,7S4. S69 A number of amend
ments were adopted. chief among which
were changing the salary of the ambas-
sador to Japan from s17,5OO to $4,000 and
fixing the salaries of the ministers to The
Netherlands, Luxembourg and Belgium
at $4,000 per year each instead of $4,000
as fixed by the bill which was originally
reported.
The legislative, executive and judicial
appropriation bill and the postoftlee APP
preparation bill were sent to conference
the House adjourning at 415 until noon
tomorrow, the minority threatening to
cause roll call on three amendments TO
n bill correcting the military record of
b. F. Graham. Graham was mustered
out of the service of the United States
army in 1866 and at the time he alleged
he knew of no other reason than that he
voted the democratic ticket at the elec-
tion held by his regiment, the One Hun
dred and Ninety-fourth Ohio Volunteers.
a short time previously. With the demo-
Gratis killing time Mr.. Dalzell of Penn
sylvania decided to adjourn rather than
go through the WEAKNESS of two more
roll calls.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-06-01
LOUISVILLE HAS
TERRIFIC STORM
Many Easements Flooded by
the Dr. 'oour
BOATS ~ - : CLOSE CALLS
One . ssSswn Out Into the River Onto
Ks and Passengers Are Res
cued From Position With
Difficulty.

Louisville, Ky. May S1.-A terrific rain
and wind storm which passed over Louis
Vile late today did damage approximating
$4,000 in the downtown district by tho
blowing in of plate glass windows, dam
age to roofs, the wetting of costly fab
rics and the flooding Of Easements. The
wind reached a velocity of ffty-two miles
an hour, and half an inch of rain fell
in the first seven minutes of the storm.
Fire Chief Tyson Issued an order for
half of the fire engines in the city to
go Immediately to the central portion of
the city and assist in the pumping out
of water from the Easements of stores.
The reports coming to Chief Tyson were
that damage to the extent of thousands
of dollars was threatened by the water
backing up in the cellars. where stocks
were stored The wind came from the
west, and its full fury was felt on the
river. Almost every boat was blown loose
and some had narrow escapes. Serious
damage was done to the Bouli dam. This
dam Is used to keep the water in the
canal at a stage sufficiently for naviga-
tion. The wickets were blown to pieces
Passengers Are Frightened.
The passengers on the ferry boat City
OF Jeffersonville received a terrific fright
the boat being blown out into the Middle
of the channel and on to some rocks at
the head of the falls.
The passengers were rescued an hour
later, but the boat itself is high and
dry.
The City of Cincinnati, with a large
number OF passengers aboard, ready to
leave for Cincinnati had an exciting
experience. She was blown loose, but
sustained no damage. beyond breaking
her railings.
The Helen Gould Has Close Call.
The Helen Gould had the closest call
of any packet. She was tied at the
foot of Third street When the wind
broke the Gould tore loose and was car
ried out into the river, careening until
it looked as If she would turn turtle For
tunately the packet struck a coal barge.
which had been blown out, and the shock
caused 1t to right itself.
An excavation for a skyscraper at the
corner OF Fourth and Walnut filled with
water, and the street out to the car
tracks caved In
Damage was done To shade frees fences
and awnings in all parts of tie city.
st. Josephs church, at the corner of
Webster and Washington streets, was
struck by lightning, and damaged as was
the st. Louis Bertrand school at Sixth and
st. Catherine.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-06-01
KIna Waits on Bride.

King Alfonso reached the altar long be-
fore Princess Victoria. The lengthy wait
which ensued led many to fear an in
opportune event. The King twice arose
on the throne and gazed steadfastly tot
ward the door Hardly an arms length
away was the American special envoy,
Fredrick W. Whitrldge, who, through
chance or design, occupied the most fa-
Nusa sseasss 1es, q "a. y - ~ >
With him sat General Dalstein, the
French envoy, and alongside of him the
envoy of Morocco, huge Othello swathed
in white, and next a Chinese mandarin.
Republican simplicity never was more ex-
emplifed European princes, most of
them heirs TO thrones, and the South and
Central American republics stood out
with plain ENJOYS.
As the ceremony closed King Alfonso
embraced his bride and her mother. This
glimpse of domestic tenderness, as well
as the democratic touch given by the
presence of many poor people in the gai-
leries, who were there by the Kings re-
quest, made the scene an effective one
to which melancholy sequel quickly
suerapdad
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-06-01
SOLEMN WORDS ARE SIGNAL
FOR BOOMING OF CANNON
Bride and Groom supremeIy Happy
Up to the Moment When the Fatal
Bomb Was Thrown So
Near to Carriage.

Madrid, May s1.-The tragic event Of
this afternoon and the narrow margin
Queen Of Spain escaped death has caused
the brilliancy of the royal wedding to be
temporarily forgotten, although it was
to have inaugurated a period of unpreee-
dented festivities.
Some of the wedding features, however,
were such as to fx Themselves indelibly
upon the minds OF the spectators. One
Of the prettlest sights was the tiny
Prince Alfonso. the actual heir to the
throne. who accompanied the King The
little orphan Of the princess of the AS
turias was clad in knickerbockers Of
white silk and reached only. to the King $
waist.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-06-01
May Have Been More Than One.

WeJ ''~v> D~'' ""S'S td' WV
4 According to an official statement 1t is
not known whether one or more bombs
were thrown. The statement continues
that 1t is impossible to ascertain at pres
ent the author of the outrage, although
1t is known that Catalonan named
Manuel Duran took an apartment from
(which the bomb was thrown May %, pay
fnx in advance with hundred peseta
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-06-01

Continues on Second Paasl
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 .)kN!GhI!}o }o,PYIAA1

The fund being raised in Texas for Pythian home is nearing the $lOOOO0 mark, and work on the institution will shortly begin. When It Is considered that only so short time back as 1898 the small sum of $2,OOO was set aside as q nucleus for the establishment of this home, the rapidity with which this fund has grown stands out as a mat ter to be commended by all institutions of kindred nature and Is a record that the frank and file" of Texas can justly point to with feelings of pride
 The uniform rank Is reported to be growing rapidly in many jurisdictions.
 The supreme chancellor recently de cided that subordinate lodge team can wear its robes of office at public lodge meeting held in the interest of the order.
 Virginla's candidate for supreme vice chancellor is D. C.. Richardson. su- preme representative of the jurisdic- ton.
 The members of Minnesota have or ganZed an association which Is known as the Pythian Veteran association.
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Hanging Pictures.

It always seems pity to have to string pictures up on wires or cords. The question Is whether it Is not more of pity than to drive small nails into the wall paper The latter procedure defaces the walls, to be sure, but so do the picture wires deface the walls. Small pictures can be hung on very slender nails. which when withdra VII leave scarcely visible hole. If wires must be used let them be as fine Us possible. and the pictures should be 50 hung as to rest perfectly fiat against the wall. Anything more hideous than picture tilted at an angle of forty five degrees is unimaginable.
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Wster For Cooking.

All cooks do not understand the diff ferent effects produced by hard and soft water in cooking meats and vege- tables. Peas and beans cooked In hard water. containing lime or gypsum, will not boil tender because these sub- stances harden vegetable cascin. Many vegetables, as onions. boil nearly taste less in soft water because all the flavor is boiled out. The addition of salt of ten checks this. as in the case of on ions, causing the vegetables to retain the peculiar favoring principles. be sides such nutritious matter as might be lost in soft water. For extracting the juice of meat to make a broth or soup, soft water. unsalted and cold at first Is the best. for it much more read fly penetrates the tissue but for boil ing, where the juices should be retain ed, hard water or soft water salted Is preferable. and the meat should be put in while the water is boiling, so as to seal up the pores at once.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1906-05-03

and l"n-'hen at tho anne place. Long CT >!,=st u.d<;ei patte..> should be al tered II q poIat two inches above the Naist line. If Il .n,sEe is too narrow Increase at the inside s,ls.'. If too wide take il ill Ut tle outside 'aH. In the case of a plain al! round skirt any SUI pcrhuous length in the pattern should be cut off at the foot of t#eh gore. This is best effected by mcuaHrin, tl!e exact length required and marking of tltc amount to be cut off at the bottom of the pattern, tracing q. line with n dressmakinG wheel or pencil before be ginning to use the scissors To length on Il skirt pattern which Is too short pin it down. measure off the required extra length oil the newspaper. cut off and paste to the pattern. Philadelphia Press
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MISS MARY $. ANTHONY.

and how sweet Elizabeth Cady Stanton was. I didn't believe in 1t then and made fun of 1t. But sister Mary was q firm advocate''
 Mary Is the youngest of the four An thony girls. She was born i'll Batten- vile, N. Y.. April ?, 1929. She Is pio- neer teacher, having taught for twenty six years (from 1857 to 1883 in the Rochester public schools. Many of the best citizens of that thriving city once went to school to her. She has always been identified with the woman suf- frage cause For several years she served as corresponding secretary for the New York State Suffrage associa- tion. She is president of the Rochester Political Equality club, which gave a public reception in honor of her seven tieth birthday seven years ago. Mary is domestic in her tastes, an accom- plished housekeeper, gentle and unas- suming in manner and genius of thoughtful consideration. - New York Press.
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Helping the Figure.

A beauty doctor gives 1t as Der op!n. ion that the time honorcd maxim to hold your shoulders back" is mis= take Forget your shoulders is her advice Keep your chest and chin up. and your shoulders will take care of themselves" Another authority says that it never did her the least good to be told to hold herself upright until some enc suggested to her to imagine that her chest was suspended from q cord That mental picture of her chest held up supported in air by artificial means. did more for her than all the admonitions and will power In the world
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A Menu SugReater.

A California housekeeper has adopted a novel idea she calls a menu suggest er' It consists of several sheets of cardboard tied loosely together Each card Is devoted to certain class of food. No. 1 contains Il list of the fam ily's favorite soups, each name written by the number of the page Tn the cookery book where the recipe Is to be found. She says this saves her d great deal of time and worry hitherto caused in hunting up Il recipe, and as 1t Is easy to tell at a glance what Is general ly liked in all kinds of dishes 1t adds a great deal of variety to the meals.
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The Kind of Man to Marry.

Marrying for a home is most tire some way of getting living A mar riage without love is mockery that bushes to the skies But money is the thing sought for Matrimony is looked upon as matter of money, and Cupid, having grown old, has changed his name to cupidity.
 Don't marry man to mend him or reform him. If the man were not de- formed he would not need to be re- formed. The man with malformed hab- its Is more likely to bring you sorrow and shame than joy and happiness. Tie risks are great enough for any woman even when she marries a man who does not need reforming.
 Marry a gentleman. I use that word In its broadest sense. It has not refer ence to fine raiment and white hands and the veneering of society polish merely, but to those who have noble qualities. however hard their hands and sunbrowned their faces.
 As you value your life do not marry a manikin, hatter's show block or a tailor's lay figure. The dandy dressed up is like the cinnamon tree. the bark is worth more than the body.
 Marry a man nearly your age. A father said to his daughter: q don't want you to throw yourself away on a foolish young fellow. How would nice, sober, settled man of fifty suit you?' The daughter very sensibly re- piled, Father, I would rather have two of twenty-five"
 Marry a man for his money, and he will find it out shortly What sublime contempt man must have for one who simply loves his pocketbook!- Rev. Madison C. Peters in Twill the Coming Man Marry?'
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After Baby's BAth.

The average baby on being lifted shriek madly. It Is not, as one might easily imagine, because he hates to leave that comfortable spot, but 1t Is because the cold alr strikes suddenly upon his little wet chest and stomach and gives him an unpleasant shock. If he is lifted sidewise or even head first and rolled up quickly in his warm bath blanket he seems to enjoy the operation much better and usually waits until he is half dressed before he begins to wall.
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UNITED WORKMEN.
Good Work Being Done In Nebraska.
 Lodge Briefs.

Members of the Nebraska jurisdic- tion, A. 0. U. w.. may well feel satis- fled with the manner in which new ap- plicatioas are pouring in, and all that is necessary to maintain this satlsfac tion will be to keep up the applica- tions. Just at present S5O,0OO belong ing to the order is invested on good se- curity at per cent interest. and $50.- GOO more will be ready for investment as soon as the proper security can be found. There was net gain of more than 200 members in January. gain in February and another increase in March
 Since organization the A. O. U. W. has paid out over $140,0O0,0OO in death benefits.
 A number of jurisdictions report gains in membership since the first of the year.
 The rate at which new members arc being admitted in Nebraska makes it almost certain that the jurisdiction will pass the 10000 mark in member ship this year.
 It Is good plan to wear the Work man button at all times and on all oc- casions. You never know what may happen or how it may benefit you so- cially, in business, in sudden s1ckneaa or accident. ssi ssss ,fEs
 -AS-.s -sl
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A'A'' 'A@A'" UOHc Il HTtIl deal for the advancement of woman kind, using both the pen and the Ice ture platform to that end.
 Liberty hive of Missouri was recently awarded the national banner for hay ing the largest life benefit membership
 The Ladies of the Maccabees is said to be the greatest financial institution among women in the world, having q membership of Al. .173 women. carry ing life benefits of more than .9G. 132. ADEPT
 The order has an emergency fund of $1 ,G25, ,2343O invested in government and municipal bonds.
 The order Is but fourteen years old. having been organized in lS:'92. and has spread into nearly every state in the Union and In the provinces Of Canada
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|@E1l|D|

Don't fall to greet every visitor to your trb" cordially, >ays the ia,ckeye Trail. S"3" ypar appreciation of bis visit by VOLT frct, ; and t=5;icrly manner toward him. Don't ,-=rt that little acts of Kindness Show.l t77 brotH- CTS of the order g9 q lo..-e way toward ccmeuting and strrnGttheninC r." ties that bind us together Don't n-'4StIre the real character of Il member ' the amount of this worlds goods le p0s~ SeSSeS II is not what the uAau has, but what he is, that determines his real worth
 Reports from the various rcsorva- tions show that large gains in tSember- ship have been made since t!e first of the year
 The largest tribe in the order. Ottawa of Camden, N J., has secured nearly 100 new members since the first of tho year
 Post yourself concerning Eelman. ship and then talk about it to your pale face friends.
 Delaware tribe of Brunswick. Md. gained 143 members last great sun: Chippeway of Frederick. S7; Nanticokc of Nanticoke 42; Modoc of Salisbury. 3S; TecnmSrll of Baltimore, 20.
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LEVEE BREAKS AT NArcHEz.
After a Drop, It Suddenly Goes Above
 Danger Line.

Natchez, Miss, May 1.-The crest of d big rise in the Mississippi river has passed Natchez The river fell 0ne-tenth of a foot in 24 hours end ing at 9 a. m. today. and Is now two-tenths above the danger line.
 A 'levee at Concordia parish broke, flooding 2,000 acres of cotton lands.
 Two miles of the Texas and Pacific railroad tracks in Bougree Swamp have been washed away. Tram ser vice can not be resumed until the waters shall subside.