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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-04-01
PURsER WINS CONTEST.
Junior oratoricaI Is Held In Clark Hall
at University.

University, March 31.-(Special.)-Th
Junior botanical contest for the Lomax
prize was held last night in Clark hall.
in spite of the Indictment weather good
crowd gathered to hear the speakers. The
prize. $25 in gold. was won by Dayid I.
Purser Of Tuscaloosa. The speeches. which
were original. all showed careful prepare
tion, while the stage presence of the
young men and their easy delivery re-
Elected great credit on the department of
elocution.
The judges were Dr. Giles, Professor
Bonneville. and Mr. Luther Maxwell. At
Intervals music in the form of college
songs was furnished by the University
FGlee club. The following was the pro-
.gramme:
Night Brings Out the Stars-David In
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-04-01
Agreement Reached in Kentucky.

Louisville. KY. March 3i.-The miners
and operators Of Kentucky district No.
49, in session here today. reached an
agreement OF the wage scale and there
will be no strike In this district.
The agreement is for the 1903 scale.
with the conditions of that time.
The scale Is S21s cents a ton and 25 cents
an hour for all other labor.
At . o'clock this afternoon President
Wells of the miners arose, and moved
that the wage contracts now prevailing
between the kentucky miners and opera
tors be renewed as TO conditions, hours
of labor, etc. with the restoration of the
wage scale which prevailed I'm 1908. His
motion also contained a pToyiso that IL
a contract is arranged at this meeting
1. shall last from April /. 1906 to March
81. 1903. This motion was carried unani-
mously
The operators then went into executive
session and agreed 10 the scale.
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Meridian Wants Medical College.

Meridian, Miss March 3f.-(Specia1.)-
The physicians of Meridian have decided
to use every effort to establish and Gre
ate a medical college in this city, the
only one in the state. The project has
the endorsement and support of every
physician in the city, and interest will
be aroused throughout the state in the
Undertaking. At a meeting of the doctors
the proposition was given unqualified en-
dorsement.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-04-01
10000 Out In Indian Territory.

South McAlester, I. T.. March 3i.-Thir-
ty thousand miners carried their tools
from the mines i'm Indian Territory at
the sound of the whistle this evening.
and appeared at the pay Offices for their
cash. There was no excitement OF the
100 mines In the territory, three or four
will make an effort to start work as
usual Monday morning.
Milby and Do@ mines at Dow, and
the Dennan mines at Wlburton, are maxi
ing arrangements 10 start. At Coal Gate
the management hopes to resume but 1t IL
doubtful II they VIII be successful.
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Family Reunion.

Mr.. and Mrs Hates will be happy today.
They will have with them their children
and grandcs.ildren-ffteen in alto cele-
brate the thrty-eighth anniversary Of their
wedding. Several Of the children and
grandchildren live in Atlanta and sew
eral of them live in Cincinnati. The fam
fly reunion will continue three days.
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graham Purser, Jr.

graham Purser Jr.
The Dangers of Our Imperialistic Poll
cy-Newberne Allen Browne
The Brightest Constellation in the
Union of States-William wellington
Prude, Jr.
The Westward Trend of Civilization
Travis Jesse Bedside.
Patriotic Citizenship-Coma Emmett
Garrett
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ssent year has every promise Of
far the most successful year of
teen past years of our history.
fitory has been extended until
lie expedient to open a house in
Tenn, for the Mississippi and
business. A short time ago there
opportunity to buy out the jack
sic Co. of Jackson, Tenn, and
advantage of 1t. We are now
z both Tennessee stores in con-
vita the FOUR Alabama stores.
lew houses are in the hands of
heed piano men who already have
z hold in the territory and they
questionably pay from the start.
irst of the year a strong depart
vas added in the Victor Talking
es. We have been appointed south
lolesale distributors and can sup
southern dealers with more dis
than the factory.
Business Cooperative.
policy of this house has always
cooperative and therein lies its
IN and marvellous growth. By
& the expense account down and
goods on small profit the Forbes
company is today recognized by
iusic trade and public as one of
lost unique and successful eo-opera-
arms in the piano business. We
kbute a great deal Of our success
factsthat when we were incorporat-
offered our preferred stock to the
!. selling it to small stockholders
bred over the state instead of, offer
h to a few wealthy men. A great
! Ar r.f tD oil
stock and have strengthened our
3 with their interest and Influence.
| have received checks for S per cent
ENDS every year the day 1t was due.
Increase Capital.
|. recent STOCKHOLDERS meeting 1t
jdecided by all the stockholders pres
70 increase the capital stock to
100. 1t was thought advisable to APP
rate 500, 600 to the Memphis house,
l0s to the jackson house. 100000 TO
talking machine department and $50,
o the mail order business.
do this in the best way possible we
your help--and she help of every live
Y and woman who appreciates the
lerfui possibilities Of q business like
and who would like TO share in
pTOiilS VI the iltHl SuGttSSl III anu
large eo-opera tive firm in Alabama.
TX of every man and woman of your
Iaintance who is 81 .sg or can save
that person IS a possible client for
corporation. The business Is every
as substantial as that of a banking
TO and the profits will be equally as
e but you cannot buy stock in a
essful bank for anything like fair
e. while you can buy stock In our
pany AT par if YOU buy il now One
e 800 or as many as 100 shares If
like.
Stock TO Public.
e have again decided that we will
: our stock to the public and at par.
pr common or preferred. On this
erred we guarantee per cent annual
lend, payable semi-annually. You are
ed an investment on rising stock that
ow paying handsome dividends. The
ness is established. having four large
ies that have never vet failed to
e profit each year. This is no spec
I've scheme. The reason we are Of
ig stock in this way is solely for
purpose of getting small stockholders
influence who will help ms to in
ge our sales I'm the future. We would
FER have twenty-five hundred stock
ers than to have only five stockhold-
and while we do not have to seek
this opportunity to sell our stock. we
doing 1t because we want the peo-
to know that the Forbes Piano COM
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WE SLEEP ONCE A WEEK

From Friday sunset to Saturday sunset.
Battle Creek Turkish bath and treatment
institute. chiropodist. now located at 1910
Fifth ave. with all kids OF baths. cleo
trio, Turkish. vapor, Betz, hot air. bakes
and many others. Bell phone $3.50. Mas
sage treatment a speciality. Jim Pearson's
Place. Open Day and Night.
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EVOLUTION OF CIRCUS
TENTS is INTERESTING

Friday, April 12 and 10. the tents will
cover an area of about nine acres.
1t isn't so long ago that the public
would have regarded as crazy the show
man who advertised a single acre of can
vas. Those were the days of one ring
shows and an elghty-foot oval shape tent
was considered a mammoth affair. Such
an outfit was called push-pole top. from
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-04-01

~ OLE BROS. shows yesterday re-
eeived a double length freight car
~ load of new water and sun proof
tents, enough canvass to have con-
venently housed all Of the amusement in
stitutions en- tour a few years back
When erected for the initial perfor-
mances at Smiths park, Thursday and
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Killed In Pistol Duel.

Wallar, Tex, March 31.-As result
of a pistol duel here today John Woods
is dead and Phil Costles, his adver-
sary, Is shot in five places and prob
ably fatally wounded. A disagreement
of a week ago was renewed today
when the men met. each In company
with party Of friends. A fusillade
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orders obeyed in Arkansas.

Little Rock March 3l.--About 5000 union
coal miners are employed in the coal dis
trict of western Arkansas. They have
been notified by District Secretary S. +.
Brackney to cease work after March 81,
and advices from the camps tonight
say the order will be obeyed.
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At 81. 95-Of good quality India lawn,
entire front embroidered with five clusters
of small tucks, elbow sleeves trimmed with
tucks and bands of lace
AT S3.95-Of sheer quality of null,
yoke in back and front of Val. lace and en-
broidery, elbow sleeves.
At S495-Of extra fine null. made
with square yoke of round thread lace, en-
tire front of small cluster tucks and inser-
tion elbow sleeves.
At s.. 95-Of NULL made with pointed
yoke, front and back trimmed with Val.
lace, short sleeves finished with tucks and
insertion.
At s9.o5-Of very sheer null, yoke of
crochet embroidery trimmed with Mechin
lace bolero effect back and 'front.' deeD cuffs
finished with six rows of insertion.
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THE SAkS STORE NEWS
Women's White Shirtwaists

Variety that is the keynote of the display. The
materials may be counted upon ones fingers. But the
stylesl One wonders how many variations can be
played upon single theme And yet with but eight
notes in an octave, what melodies, harmonies, SYM
phones the master musician coaxes forth.
There are airy little blouSeS of white cut through
with row after row of lace trim tailored waists of madras
and nen-but to give the complete range is quite inn
possible Suffice it to say that whatever your choice
leans toward is here in most charming expression
Just few hnts-the most elaborate description
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CONTRACTS MUST
BE SIGNED FIRST
Continued from First Pase)

for resumption OF work as quickly as
possible No effort will be made to re-
place the men It is stated by the oper-
ators
Railroads In Texas which use coal have
fairly good supply on hand. 1t Is stat
ed that some of tine roads not now using
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oil have made arrangements to do so
In case 1t becomes apparent that the
strike Is to be prolonged. .-,4.. -
The Lamar register., 1906-06-27
SIMPLE AND SUFFICIENT.
Simple Syrup Makes Nice Finish to
Meal-Canned Fruit az Ex-
cellent Dessert.

To meet the demands of a sweet
TOOTH most farms can provide gen.
unine sorghum molasses or maple sir
up. The latter is more expensive.
but can be made to go farther by
mixing with sirup made from granu
lated sugar. The resulting mildes
flavor is much preferred by some.
The sorghum is much more sure to
agree with weak stomachs that have
craving for something sweet thar
any other sweet that We know of. In
fact we have known cases where it
seemed to possess a decided curative
power. and where it is manufactured
by some local fsctorymen known TO
be careful and clean it is far superior.
in our Judgment. to the golden sir
ups on the market.
A dessert OF dish of canned fruit
Cor fresh in its season. with bread
and butter or simple sponge cakes or
cookies for those with the sweet
tooth" is TO be preferred to so much
pie or rich puddings. And when We
say canned fruit we do not mean that
which has been half preserved. bu,
that unsweetencd fruit which comes
from the can with that flavor of hav-
ing just been gathered and cooked
National Stockman-
The Lamar register., 1906-06-27

Savage, assisted by Rev. DR.. Clay Mac
Cawley. There was a honeymoon
down at Nr. Mumford's country place.
and when they came back to town in
the autumn it was to live just across
Central park. where Mrs Mumford
No. / lived with her mother and her
little son.
Forgotten, Mrs. Mumford soon for
got.
I'm never marry again" she told
her friends. unless a man comes
along who will not mind how much
write and paint" but they laughed az
her.
Walt and sect" was the drift of
what they said in reply. There are
men who won't mind how much you
write and paint
They were right.
The man came along six months
ago. He was Peter Leayitt Grant.
Scotchman. formerly of Granttown.
Scotland. but now a member of the
New York brokerage firm Of Leayitt
& Grant
He was older than Mr.. Mumford and
broader in his views. They met at
the house of mutual friends-the rich
broker and the beautiful young au-
thoress. He was immensely taken
The Lamar register., 1906-06-27
NEW YORK AUTHORIZES OWNS
TO ODD MATRIMONIAL CREED

With it went the understanding
that the bride-to- o-be-for-the-second-time
could write and paint and study Just
as much as she pleased.
That is distinctly understood" re-
piled the gallant Mr.. Grant. and few
days ago the engagement was an
nounced.
My daughter will keep on with lit
erary work" explained Mrs. Watts.
the mother. lust as she always has
done. There is no reason whatever
why woman cannot be a good wife
and mother and at the same time give
some time TO her talents.
Mr.. Grant understands this per-
fectly and is Just as interested in my
daughters success as we are. He is
very proud OF what she has done al
ready and looks forward to even bet
ter things in the future They have
gone on a honeymoon in the country
and in the autumn they will sail for
Europe to visit Mr. Grants family in
Scotland"
As for Mr.. Slumford. he was seen
at his office and ,ook the news of his
former wife's engagement rather test
lly.
Mrs. Mumford is my divorced
wife" he said. and cannot discuss
The Lamar register., 1906-06-27
Potato Chowder.

Pare and cut into blocks two quarts
of potatoes. Peel and chop two good
sized onions. half cup of celery and
two tablespoonfuls of parsley. Put in
the bottom of kettle a layer of pota-
toes. a sprinkling of onion and parsley.
dusting of salt and pepper, and so on
until your ingredients are all used.
Add pint of water, cover tightly and
cook slowly until the potatoes are ten
der. Rub together one tablespoonful
of butter and two of flour. add a pint
OF milk and stir until boiling; add a
small teaspoonful of salt. then pour
over the chowder and serve.
The Lamar register., 1906-06-27
Mrs Ethel Watts MumfOrd Thought Not and Broke Marital
Chains That Bound Her Too Tightly
ROOM IN HEART FOR BOTH LOVE AND WORK
Now he Has Hush Who Promises Devotion
nd Free dom to Literary Duties
o Extent She May Desire

Cne after another the things came
il - being. only to be striyen for by
tie publishers. But prose and poetry
d,i not comprise all the brilliant girls
talents. She would write a play and
sb= did-"The Sceaario"-snd the tai
enled Annie Russell presented it. 1t
VS. a story Of Mexico and Paris-note
how the young wife kept close to the
scenes she had visited before her mar
rage.
and all the time she wrote and
wrote. Things were finished. only to
be torn up and rewritten. Other ef-
forts were destroyed. never to he seen
by anyone. And all the time. too. the
boy was growing bigger and bigger.
anc needing more and more his moth
e-'s care.
Who shall say who began the trou-
be?
II vital household dispute arises.
ei,her wife or husband must make the
sacrifice. II is for the outside world.
knowing nothing Of what transpires
around the hearthstone. to say who
shall yield?
Mrs. Mumford wanted to write. Mr..
Mumford didn't want her to write.
There was the problem. He wanted
his wife to entertain, to go out with
him. to give him all her spare time. TO
spend her energies within her home
and not between the covers Of the
magazines.
Hrs. Mumford said MOI" She in
s.s:ed that she could be a good wife
AID good mother. and still give rein
to her literary ambitions. Neither
side would yield. There were quar-
r,ls. So, after five years OF married
lie. in 1899, Mrs. Mumford took her
boy and left her husband alone in his
New York home. As for her. she went
t. California and acquired legal resi-
dance there. Then suit for divorce
on the ground OF desertion was
brought by the young wife; the proper
papers were served on Mr.. Mumford
He appeared by an attorney, but put
in no defense. In 1901 Justice Heb
bard. in the superior court, San Fran.
cisco. granted the decree. and the
young wife. free now to write all sne
pleased. went back to New York with
her little son. whose custody the court
allowed her
But even in California, when the
lawyers were busy untying the knot
tied so few years before. Mrs. Mum
ford's pen was not idle. She brought
The Lamar register., 1906-06-27
WoRK-BASKET HINTS.
Repairing, Shrinking Trimming for
Wash Dresses-Bathing Suit.

The difficulty in mending large holes
in fine old linen is found in keeping fiat
and not drawing 1t up. This is much
more esaily accomplished if piece
of fine tulle is basted over the hole and
the darn then made in the meshes of
it. The best thread for darnIng is that
pulled or drawn from another piece of
linen. This will be found preferable to
fax. as II is much more even
When the skirtband or pocket hole
keeps wearing out and much strain is
put on the band, piece of leather cut
from an old glove should be stitched
down the back of the placket and to
the inside of the waistband. This will
keep II firm and make good founda-
ton tor sewing on hooks and eyes.
Many summer gowns are ruined after
their fist visit to the laundry because
the braid with which they are trimmed
shrinks. To avoid this, shrink the
braid before making the dress.
If your small son has worn out his
sweater 1.-THE forearm usually goes
frsD, it can be turned into the upper
part OF a bathing suit by cutting OF
the sleeves and hemming the raw edges
up by hand.-N. Y. World.
The Lamar register., 1906-06-27
Vinegar Sauce.

Last year our fruit crop was almost
failure, -and the empty glass jars
stand in solemn file on the milk house
shelf. Necessity being the mother of
invention. we originated a cheap dish
to take the place of a sauce of which
we are al! fond. We call it Vinegar
Sauce" Thicken water and vinegar
(more or less vinegar. as preferred) j.,
with corn starch or flour, and add
sugar and cinnamon to taste. and also
4 little butter. We use two cups water.
one cup sugar, one-half cup strong
vinegar. a tablespoon butter and a
teaspoon cinnamon.
The Lamar register., 1906-06-27
A letter WRITTEN BY A
SELF-MADE PACKER TO HIS SON

illness. In proof of the statement
show them our formaldehyde bills for
the last five or six years. Thatll con
vince EN-.
How is the egg business coming
along? | met famous French chem
list yesterday who showed me a thing
or two about eggs, and had always
supposed | knew about everything
worth knowing. / think we can revo-
lutionize the egg business. This fel-
low has a secret preparation that pre-
serves eggs for as long as seven years.
It's something wonderful. Best of all.
this stun is cheap. costs only eight
cents a gallon, and gallon is enough
to preserve nearly a million eggs.
You need only one drop of the stun
and great care must be observed not
to use more than one. as two drops
cause the stomach to rebel and three
cause serious illness and sometimes
death However, we must all take
chances in this world. This French
man has invented an instrument with
which the egg is punctured. the pre-
servatiye injected and the hole sealed.
have offered him 100000 for his
formula and instrument, to become
my exclusive property, and | think he
will accept. That seems like large
amount of money, and it is. but think
how soon it will come back. We will
save thousands and thousands of dol
lars in ice And when he perfects it
so it can be used on meat-well, inside
of a few years the phrase cold stor-
age" will be deader than Chauncey NJ.
Depew. Your affectionate father,
JOHN BEEFHAM.
The Lamar register., 1906-06-27
Paris. June IL, 1906.

Paris, June IL, 1906.
Dear Percy: While am not on the
ground and cannot size up the present
situation with every confidence in my
judgment. think it would be wise to
clean up the yards and all the houses.
so as to be ready for any inspectors
or reporters who may ask to be shown
through the plant. | may be wrong,
but probably 1t wouldn't hurt any
thing if you were to do a little clean
ing up. You can get Thomas jefferson
Jackson to do weeks whitewashing
He can daub up enough fences in that
time to make the cattle and hog pens
look fairly clean, and possibly he
could finish in time to whiten up the
interior of some OF the rooms of the
plant
AS | think 1t over. | guess it would
be a good idea to clean the floors in
all the rooms. Naturally a great deal
of grease will fall on the floors in 10
or IL years. and much of it will be
ground into the wood and saved.
Pieces of pork. beef, mutton and rind
and great deal of lard no doubt,
cover the floors to a depth of six or
seven inches in places. This should
be scraped up carefully and turned
over to the olive Gil department,
where it can be placed in the watts
with oxalic acid and formaldehyde.
1t can be bottled as La Picha Olive
Oil. Quality Guaranteed by the Ital-
ian Government The sediment can
be used in the boneless chicken de-
partment.
Put up a few signs saying: 1.-The
use of tobacco prohibited. A violation
of this rule means discharge" OF
course, such a nonsensical rule can't
be enforced, and you can give the men
to understand as much.
Here is another thing you can do
Send for reporters from every paper
in the city and give them little talk
on food purity and similar rot, tell
what efforts we've made to kill germs,
and tell how for years we have
sprayed the walls, floors, tables, wag.
ons and tools with formaldehyde in
order to be certain of absolute clean.
The Lamar register., 1906-06-27

in love with the talented girl, and
she thought she loved him.
J This was in 1894, when both were
very young. 1t was a quick. ardent
courtship and a beautiful wedding.
Then a delightful honeymoon abroad
and a return to beautiful home. a
little boy was born two years later
the apple of his fathers eye. 1t looked
like a most happy union-this mar
riage of the brilliant southern girl and
the polished varsity man.
But here the MUSES. took hand and
upset all these. pretty little plans of
Dan Cupid. The young wife's literary
bent, temporarily laid aside during
the courtship and honeymoon. again
asserted itself. Tales of adventure.
poems of the seas. romances of far.
away lands-all were seethins in her
brain.
And so she took up ber pen again
and wrote.
The Lamar register., 1906-06-27
Oatmeal Crisps.

Oatmeal crisps Will make a dainty
variation in cookies. prepared as fol-
lows: one tablespoonful of butter,
creamed. one cup of sugar, added grad
ually two and onc-half cups rolled
oats; two teaspoonfuls baking powder
well mixed with the oats; two eggs,
well beaten, one-hutf teaspoonful of
salt and two teaspo0nfuls vanilla in
the eggs. Mix in the order given: bake
in a medium to slow oven. A heaping
teaspoonful of mixture makes a dainty
crisp. Allow room for them to spread
in the pan. If you cannot get on with
out -four use little best bread flour
not pastry.
The Lamar register., 1906-06-27

out her first novel in California
"Dupes"-published by the Putnams,
and very successful. Then followed
another novel. White Wash" and
The Cynic's Calendar" published in
San Francisco.
In New York Mrs. Mumford began
writing again, mostly stories for the
leading magazines. She took up her
residence with her mother. who is very
wealthy.
Meanwhile the divorced husband,
eager still for home. was not idle.
Hardly was the ink dry on the legal
decree divorcing the two. when he met
Mrs. Claire Drake Butterfield. widow
OF the immensely wealthy Theodore
Butterfield. of Rochester. Six months
after the divorce was made public
Mrs. Butterfield announced her en-
gagement to Mr.. Mumford. In June,
1902. they were married at the Church
O. the Messiah. by Rev. DT. Minot J.