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GADSDEN,

| Gadsden, July 2s.--(speciaD Miss Edith
Randall has returned from a visit to rel
atives in Birmingham.
Miss Mary Joe and Miss Edith Cald-
well of Birmingham are visitors in the
city.
Mr. and Mrs. D. N Williams have re-
turned from a visit to relatives in Cen
ire
Mrs d. H Baker will entertain with
cards on Friday afternoon, in compli-
ment to Mrs. Lee Alexander and Mrs.
Rosenthal of Union Springs.
General Cowan of Mississippi is spend
ing the week with relatives here.
Mr.. and Mrs. ". G. Rellenger have
returned from Denver.
Mr.. Garner of Tuscaloosa is the guest
of Mr. and Mrs. L. L. Hersberg
Mrs. Charles NJ Wood and little son
will leave the first of August for New
York for visit of several weeks to Mr.
Wood
Mrs. Moore. who has been the guest of
her sister, Mrs. J. L. Farmer. has re-
turned to her home In Montgomery
Mrs. L. e. Jones has as her guests this
week Mrs Raymond Green and Miss
Laura Belle Ensley of Birmingham.
Mrs. J. d. Dunlap, Mrs. Charles Bass
and Mrs. Frank Hayden have returned
from a short visit to Birmingham.
Mr. and Mrs Sam Stewart and wife
left last night for a visit to Atlanta.
Frank Nelson, Jr, of Birmingham was
visitor in the city this week
Mrs. Lee Alexander and Mrs. Fl. j.
Rosenthal and daughter, Clara. of Union
! Springs are the guests of Mrs. John c..
| Cathey on Sixth street.
Misses Ida and Mamie Lou Green of
Alexander City, Ala. are visiting the
Misses Little on College street.
| Mr.. and Mrs w. C. Paden enter
tanned the Kylonlal club and a few
friends on Friday afternoon.
A delightful german was given at the
Printup hotel Friday evening, in honor
of the visiting young ladies'. 1t was
led by Mr.. Clapp Boyd and Miss Car
RE Smith of Montgomery.
Mrs, Charles NJ. Ward. Mrs. J. E. Line
and Mrs. Winchester will leave next week
| for visit to relatives in Pennsylvania.
Mrs Sedberg of Bontgomery is the
| guest of Mrs. James l.. Tanner.
Mrs. w. G. Brockway Is visiting her
mother, Mrs. ]. M. Elliott. on Forest
avenue.
| Miss Ruth Wilson is the guest of Mrs.
Il. IT. Cross.
Miss Della shanks of Mon gomery is
! visiting the family of Mr.. G.. r. Can
terbury on Fourth street.
| Miss Aleyene Driver is the guest of
Miss Glide White on Walnut street
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GREENSBORO.

Greensboro, July 2S.-(Specal "A de-
lightful picnic was given at Mt Hebron
twelve miles from Greensboro, Friday.
Quite a number of Greensboro people
went The day was an ideal one, and
the long drive TO and fro was enjoyed
by the gay crowds who drove out. Sew
eral candidates were present and adj
dressed the people, so there was good
speaking, good company, and by no means
least good dinner to add to the day 5
pleasure. The Industrial school recently
established at Mt Hebron by Rev. Dob
bins was the attraction for a number Of
Greensboro citizens, who have become
very much aroused on the subject of
better schools throughout the country.
The death of Henry Withers occurred
Wednesday evening at 10 o'clock at the
residence of his aunt, Mrs. Helen Pick
ems. after an illness of several weeks
with typhoid fever. He was a bright and
lovabe boy and gave promise of a brill
liant future. He had studied at the Ma
ron Military Institute the past year. and
was preparing for Annapolis, where he ex-
pected TO enter next year. He is survived
by his father, two sisters and brother
beside a large and influential family con-
nection
Mrs. Lee. Mrs. w. c. Tunstall and Miss
Gena Tunstall leave Friday morning for
Waltesha, where they will spend the rest
of the summer
Mrs. Elizabeth Ward, Mrs. T. r. Ward
and little daughter Frances, will spend
the month of August at Monteagle, Tenn
Hon. VIM. B. lnge and Mr.. Jeffries
Blount are taking extensive trip out
west, extending their trip down into Mex
leo. They report delightful trip.
Mr.. Morrison of New Orleans visited
Greensboro with her sisters Miss Anne
and Miss Margaret Hobson. Mr. and Mrs
Morrison and Miss Margaret Hobson will
spend August at Tate Springs. Miss
Anne Hobson and Mr.. Joseph Hobson will
spend the rest of the summer in Waynes-
vile, N c.
Rev. r. F. Otis of Conyers, Ca, spent
several days last week in Greensboro. He
preached an able sermon Sunday evening
in the Methodist church.
Friends of Mrs. Rebecca Nelson will be
glad to know there is a decided improve
ment in her condition. 1t is hoped that
she will soon be strong enough to be car
ried from Blount Springs to Birmingham
Mrs. Winn Coleman, who has been so
ILL., is considered much better this week
She is in Greensboro at the residence of
her father. Mr.. Harris Waller.
Mrs Edgar Wilkinson of Selma, spent
Monday in Greensboro. She was accom-
panied home by Mrs Reeds three lovely
children who will remain until their aunt
Mrs Coleman Is entirely well.
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and many bookings have been made for
the next few weeks There has been no
lack Of gayety and the seasons social
calendar contains many interesting ar
fairs to come.
Notably among the many charming
functions of the week have been round
of affairs given in compliment to the
Georgia Press association, who have been
spending four or five days outing trip at
| Toxaway Inn. The editors and party,
numbering several hundred, visited the
Fairfield and Sapphire Inns, where they
We're the recipients of some delightful ar
fairs given in their honor; also a trip 10
the Lodge. 5000 feet high, on the summit
of Mt Toxaway. a visit to the Franklin
at Breyard and numerous side trips 10
nearby mountain peaks. A compliment
tary luncheon was given at The Old
Homestead, across Lake IoxawaS,
where Aunt Nancy" and Uncle JIM
serve hoe-cake, fried chicken and hot bis
cults. There were also excursions on
Lake Toxaway and a ball and a banquet
Some very delightful social affairs are
to take place next week, including boat
excursion, dinner. banquet and ball, IN
compliment to the members of the Amer
lean Law League, who will be guests at
ToXaway Inn, in annual convention
Many prominent lawyers will be in at
tendance
There have been a large number of
outing parties during the past week, ana
riding and horseback parties.
A regatta on Lake Toxaway is being
arranged for early in August
Arrivals include Hon. Hoke Smith and
family of Atlanta, who are registered at
The Franklin; Mrs. Morris Belknap, Miss
Belltnap. Morris B. Belknap, Jr., Louis
vile, Ky. at Fairfield Inn; the Gridiron
club, Washington, Toxaway Inn; Mrs.
George 7. Chamberlain. M. M. Calhoun,
Atlanta. Mrs. E. w. Davidson, Mrs. W.
I. Sharpe. Plttsburg, Mrs. j. c. Sample
New York, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Scott,
ST. Louis; Mrs, s. P. Graham, Louisville;
J. Howard. London England Mrs. G. w
Waring, Charleston; Mr.. and Mrs. c. P,
Ellis Miss Ellis Miss Nellie Ellis, New
fOrleans; Mr.. and Mrs. L. B. Farley, Miss
Farley. Montgomery; Mr.. and Mrs. M. A.
Clark, Macon. Ga; Mrs. William H. Pace,
Raleigh, n. c.; Mr.. Bowdre Brown, Mrs.
Bowdre Brown, Miss Katherine Brown,
Chattanooga, Tenn; Mr. and Mrs. Holmes
of Birmingham; Mr.. and Mrs. Jemison of
Birmingham Miss Gillespie of Birming-
ham.
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HuNTsVlLLE.

Huntsville July 2S.-The approaching
marriage of Miss Bertha c. Denison of
this city to DR.. Louis c. Swearingen Of
Texas has been announced by Mr.. and
Mrs w. G. Dickson. parents of the bride.
The marriage viii be solemnized at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs Dickson on July 80.
The Misses Campbell entertained at
bridge whist on Wednesday morning at
their home on Randolph street
Mrs Benton Hall entertained at her
home on Adams avenue Thursday in com
pliment to her guest, Miss King of Gal
latin. Tenn
Miss Annie Neal entertained at whist
at her home on Franklin street Monday
evening.
Mrs. Alex Dyas entertained at bridge
whist Tuesday.
Mrs a. Y. Newson entertained at
cards at hp suburban home "Oak-
lawn" Friday afternoon. complimentary
to Mrs John B. Steel of Chattanooga
Miss Vivian Jones entertained at the
home of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John
T. Jones, Friday evening in compliment
to Misses johnson and Hill of Moores-
vile.
Miss Louise McAnaly entertained at
cards Friday in compliment to her sis
ter. Mrs. John Steel of Chattanooga.
Mr. and Mrs. R. l. ONeal are at
tending the meeting of the Alabama
Press at Gadsden
Miss Bessie Nichols has returned to
Nashville. after visiting Mrs. l.. c.
Pynchon.
Mrs. S. L. Whitten and Miss Odele
Written of Chicago are visiting Mrs
H. p. Turner.
Mrs. Thomas Ormond of Selma and
Mrs. Josie Merits of Woodlawn are visit
ing relatives here
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scoTTsBoRo.

Scottsboro. July 28-(SpeciaD-M
John Lunsford has returned to her home
in Birmingham after visit to her
mother, Mrs Eva Robinson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sydney Prince of For
rest City, Ark, are the guests of Mr..
and Mrs John r. Freeman, Mrs. Prince $
parents.
Miss Agnes McClendon has returned
from visit to relatives at Woodville.
Miss Matte Beeson has returned to
her home at Pisgah,
Phil II. Armstrong attended the Ala
bama Press association at Gadsden last
week.
Miss Hilda Beech has returned from
visit to Miss Emma Barclay at Cur
ley.
Mrs Ford and daughters. Mrs. Grace
Morre and Miss Lille Ford, of Memphis
are spending the summer with Miss Lalia
Gay.
Mrs II. II. ClaybroolS and sister, Miss
I.ouella Butler are at Monteagle.
Mr., and Mrs. Curt Brown of Hunts
vile visited here.
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butter and served at luncheon with wa
fers or very thin slices of bread
Favored buffers make delicious filings
for the o'clock sandwiches; they may,
with waters, replace one course In the
summer luncheon. or they can be used as
seasonlngs, especially convenient when the
chatting dish is used. They are new and
yet old for here is Il recipe taken from
English cook book of 1853; with few
changes it may be used today:
French Butter-Take the yolk of four
hard eggs, half pound of loaf sugar.
beat and sfted and half a pound of sweet
butter; bray them In marble mortar or
some other CONVENIENT thing with a
spoonful or two of orange flower water
when 1t is well mixed, force II through the
corner of a coarse cloth in little heaps
on cold china plate.
New and delicious varieties of butter are
being invented constantly Here are the
recipes of some of them.
Flower or Fruit Butter-Whap new
fresh butter In paraffin paper. Place a
thick layer of the desired blooms or leaves
in the bottom of a bowl, put the butter on
top of this, then cover thiclxly with more
leaves. Cover the bowl as tightly as pos
sibe and set away in a cool room for at
least three hours. The result will be faint
| ly suggestive of the blossoms
Fairy Butter-Mix thoroughly three hard
cooked eggs with two tablespoonful of
sugar; beat into this four tablespoonful
of fresh butter and flavor to taste with
almond paste.
Parsley Butter-Add one teaspoonful of
salt, a speck of pepper and a Tablespoons
full of finely minced parsley to half a cup
full of fresh butter Cream together and
gradually beat into this a tablespoonful
of lemon juice. PAISLEY butter with its
faint tinge of green makes an unusually
good filling for butter shells.
Savory Butter--Add two teaspoonfuls of
vinegar. two teaspoonfuls of anchovv
paste and two of French mustard, with
twice as much Roqnefort cheese to one
half cupful of butter. Beat until smooth
and creamy
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JASPER.

Jasper, July 2S.-(SpecaD.-M j. w.
McCarty and children, Mrs. William G..
Davis and Mrs. Lula Bankhead, have
gone in Ingram Wells to spend the re-
mainder of the summer
Mr. and Mrs Moses Newburger have
returned from trip to st. Louis
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Pickett Goodwin
have gone to Chattanooga, where they
will be the guests of Mrs. Goodwin $
mother, Mrs. Marshall.
Mr.. and Mrs j. H. Bankhead. Jr, and
Mr.. and Mrs. j. II. Crawford will leave
Monday on an extended trip to northern
summer resorts. visiting en- route the
Great Lakes. Buffalo, Niagara Falls and
returning via Chicago and Cincinnati.
Miss Helen Long of Carrollton, Ga. Is
visiting friends and relatives in Jasper
Mrs. T. b. Dlworth and children have
gone to Mississippi to spend month
with relatives.
Mrs. W. n. White and children have
gone to Louisville, where they will re-
main the remainder of the summer with
friends and relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Griffin Lamkin of Bir-
mingham are spending week with rel
atves in Jasper,
Miss Margaret Anderson, who has been
visiting friends in Jasper. has returned
home.
Mrs H. r. Wilson OF Birmingham has
been the guest of Mrs. Spain at the Jas
per Inn this week
Mr.. and Mrs. c. b. Holt of Birming-
ham were guests at the Jasper Inn sun
day and Monday. Mrs Holt was form
erly Miss Katherine Deasey. who was a
visitor to Jasper last summer.
Miss Laura Dobson of College Grove.
Tenn, has been the guest of her cousin.
Mrs John A. Gravlee.
Mrs. f. X Rosamond of Adger is
visiting relatives here.
Miss Jennie Bearden. who has been
visiting her sister, Mrs. 5. Palmer. has
returned to her home in Nashville.
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NEWS oF LAKE TOxAWAY.

Toxaway Inn, Lake Toxaway, July 2S.-
Especial 1.-THE sapphire hotels are being
rapidly nlled with visitors. Every train
brings many new arrivals. The present
season 10 the very largest ever known
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Comfort Without Extravaganza"
t the New Transient Steel-Built Fireproof
HOTEL WOODSTOCK
popular route to
VIRGINIA COAST RESORTS.

Near Broadway,
N. Y. City.
I've blocks west OF
Grand Central station,
and just off Long Acre
or Times square-the
very heart of the city.
In the midst of the
theatres and clubs, and
near the shopping dis
trict. Subway and Il"
roads and Broadway
cars adjacent. Accom-
modations for 500. Mod
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COOKS SPRINGS

Hotel now open for the reception of
guests. Rates reduced from last year.
Many improvements. Unexcelled for
pleasure and health. Write for rates
and booklets. Special rates to families.
LOUIE REESE, Proprietor.
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ern rooms, near bath, ST. so. Luxurious all
light rooms and suites, private BATH 81 up
Qor 2, 81 extra). Choice restaurant. Music.
w. II. VALIQUETTE.
Also Hotel Berwick, Rutland, VT.
6-12-13t- tu-th-su
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HOTELS AND SUMMER RESORTS.
Ingram Lithia Hotel

Ennro Io uo4os
"S ~" """ "VsSa Electric lights Hot Cold
ing Bathing Fishing
Apply INGRAM LITHlA avenue
Birmingham. Both Phones
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HOTEL CHAMBERLiN.

OLD POINT COMFORT.
Special summer rates. For booklet. etc.,
address GEORGE F. ADAMS. Mgr. Fort
ress Monroe, Va. 6-S-52t-tu-thu-sat-su
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ANNIsToN.

Admission, July 2s--(SpeciaD. Miss Nit
tic X Brown and her cousin. Miss Sal
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-01-29
LOOMING EYENTS~

 / Jan 29urIfLe De Barrie Gnl csmhin ation at High school assembly hall
 Jan 21--F'ifth annual promenade given by the Big Seven Social club at Eagles hall.
 Feb 1-Card party given by the la. dies of St Francis Xavier's parish at St Francis's hall.
 Feb Whist and reception given by the students of Monroe's Business col lege at 151 Bank street.
 Feb 1-Private masquerade and re. .eption by Miss Nellye T. Reeds dane. ing classes at Murray hall.
 Feb 2-Another carnival of wrestling at Simonsville Athletic club.
 Feb. 2-Concert and dance at Co lumbus nall, Naugatuck. by Di vit0s orchestra.
 Feb s-whist and Forty-dve party by ladies of St Micbael's parish at Good Will hall.
 Feb S-Grand conccrI given by Jacques Cartier conclave. No si0, 1. O. H.. at Poli's theatcr.
 Feb S--tirand concert given by Jacques Cartier conclave. No Sl0. I'm. proved Order Of Heptasopbs. Polls tEeater. --.-
 Feb 9--Privatc reception given by tho Senior and Junior classes of C. IL S. at I.eavenworth hall.
 Feb. 1O-Concert and dance by Di vito's orchestra at Concor,iia hall.
 Feb 10-Baru dance given by Rus sian Orthodox society oT S. Nladymir. at Turn hall. Scovill street.
 Feb. 1I;-whist and social given by the Queens Daughters it Eagles hall.
 Feb 1G--concert given by the Ser. enaIa Mandolin club. DeTwin Mando- lin club. Derwin Junior orc,lestra aad iIer talent at Town hall. watertpwn.
 Feb l9-Recepiion and dance given l,v Miss Nellyc T. Reej's dancing classes at LeaYenworfh halr
 Feb 19-2O-Taima Club mInstrcls al Poli's theater.
 feh al-Fourth annual promenade given by the employees of the Americah Mills Co at Lcavenworth hall Feb 25-Annual concert of ihe Iames Meagher branch. Gaelic league. it City hall.
 Feb .,;-sth annual scriable and lance given by SOcirte St Joseph at Leavenworth hall
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-01-29

churches and conyents were all demol- ished. r
 Later on this same emperor sent l5O le2ers in a ship to Manila, saying through his ambassador that as he knew the friars were especially fond of lepers he wished to remit them to their care. The first thought of ths Spanish was to sink the pest ship win their artillery. but finally a Christian spirit caused them to agree to receive the afflicted Japanese, and they were subsequently, conducted. with great pomp and ceremony, through the streets of the city and lodged at Dilao on the then outskirts of Manila
 It was this infected delegation from Nippon's shores which gave rise to the foundation of the San Lazaro leper hospital. which institution. as hereto. fore stated. is in active operation to- day. Of course the institution has been improved and so enlarged from time to time that it now bears but lit- tie resemblance to the little adobe structure built to accomodate the laps. Wings and separate buildings have sprung up. especially since ttc American regime, until the buildings
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cover over ten acres of ground. but the original stone structure. that pat shown in the center of the picture. is apparently as strong and substantial as it was in the troublous days of lo09.
 It is though; that from the importa- ton of these lepers sprang the dread affiiction of leprosy in these islands. as hitherto a case had never been known. and to-day the number Of na- tive lepers will reach into the thou sands. Indeed SO high is fhe number that it has become necessary to ssiao- fish a lepsr colony at CouIlion. wheTs in future all such patients will be sert. CouIlion is said to be the most modern town. from an American standpoint in the Philippines. and the lepers will be given greater advantages there than they have .eTer known before Ths buildings of the town are all of Ameri- can material. the streets are regularly laid out water and light plant is De- ing installed and there will be a m1- nicipsl government formed among the inhabitants the same as other towns enjoy. So much for American enter prise and charity. When the Coullion colony is ready for occupancy the ia- mates of San Lazaro are to be trans- ferred there. as the rapid growth of the city has made the retention O. them at their present douicile c men ace 10 the safety of the cityIs popula- tiou- The Cervantes fire station and the municipal stables occupy quarters, as shown in the picture. no. 100 yards from the hospital an evidence of the growth of the city within he past five years
 R N wooI.LEI.
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Japan and the Philippines
 Centuries Ago Religious Feud E.ss Between panese and Spanish Persecution of Christians -Lepsr HospisAL 35

At the request of Philip ". al,l Donna Ysabella of Spain. the pope, Urban VIII. by bull dated September IA. 1927, declared these missionaries to be martyrs and patron saints of tie second class. This pull arrived and was published in Manila in 1929. amli l feasts and popular rejoicings. s''
 The papal approval sp increased tne animation in favor Of the missions to Japan that ship was fitted out 'o secretly carry 265priests to the heather country. but the vessel was wrecked off the coast of locus province. north ern Luzon, the crew and priests being saved
 After this unsuccessful attempt 2 large sampan was secretly prepared at a distance from Manila to convey the party to their destination. but as they were about to embark the governor general sent detachment of his SOL diers with orders to stop them.
 In 1633-34 the final extinction of Christians was vigorously commenced by the emperor. To-Kogunsama. ard in the latter year 69 persons were pat to death, the majority being burned, while the others were either beheaded or hung up by their toes and left to die.
 This persecution was so effective that all the work of the missionaries was brought to naught and the
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PILES BURST INTO FLAME.
friction Produced by Driving Through Sand Sets Them
 Afire.

A remarkable case of spontaneous Ignition that recently occurred in erect. ing the walls of the new Rotterdam quay is related by the Technische Rundschau.
 Rams had been used there for some time, which by 1S0 or. 200 strokes per minute caused steady advance of the piles. The foundation was such that the Eillars had to be driven through the quicksand down to the solid ground.
 On withdrawing some piles. the points of the latter were found, owing to the enormous friction. to have been charred entirely and heated to such a point as to begin burning spontaneous
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-01-29

There has just been unea.thed in an old Catholic monastery in Manila a iilapidated. worm-eaten volume. we'll worn with age. which brings toylight some meager details of, the relations existing between Japan and the, Philip pines about 300 years ago, as well as to throw light on certain incidents in the history of Manila itself
 The. book was written decades past by a Spanish monk. one Father Juan de la Conception. and gives what is, perhaps, the most authentic historical account of the islands and the people as far back as the year 1900. trans lation of the work disclosing exhaust tive and valuable information on many points hitherto left to imagination and fguesswork
 , It seems that during the reign of Emperor Dayfusama and that of his son. Xognesana. decrees were is- sued against missionaries who preached the Christian religion and made apostates among the Japanese, subjecting the priests and their con- verts alike to the most atrocions tor lures imaginable the former for preaching a foreign religion and the latter for having abjured the religious teachings of their fore fathers. Among other things the con- verts were deprived of their proper. ty and, in less aggravating cases, their
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-01-29
Bible Yell Instead of Hymn.

At special service for children held in the First Methodist Episcopal church in Columbus, Ind, after the regular Sunday school service the Rev. Alfred H. Pltkin dispensed with the usual hymn and led the 200 youngsters in Bible yell" says a Columbus UndJ dispatch. It was as follows: Say. my chum, have you seen Second Timothy. two. fifteen: three. fif.
 teen
 First John one. seven. nine: Romans eight and sixteen7 First Thessalonians five. twenty-five. Tells you exactly what to do.
 T do not object to noise if it is made to the glory of God" said the pastor. There was probably not one person present who did not look up the chap ters referred to-"