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The Adair County news., 1906-11-07
COST of TRIP

Expenses of an ordinary trip
of this nature has been fully con-
sidered and minimized so as to be
within easy reach of all.
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!. N. |. MEETING
BEING HELD
DELEGATES FROM POUR
STATES ARg IN ATTENDANCE
SEATTLE WANTS TO BE rae.
SCENTED AT IHplANkpoIls-
THREE DAYS SESSION.

The Young Meas Institute ~ the
Northwest. affiliated wtth the Cath
ollie church. IL holding rs first bi
eunlal Convention to-day AZ the \ NJ
hall Ga Eighth AZ. aud Seneca -.
Delegates 10 the number OF eleven
aeFe present. representing Wash.
trztpu. idaho. otcxun aud British
Columbia The delegates from
siontana ALL arrive t8alshl
The resdiag Of credentials aud
communications Il takiag up the
Ereater part - teiaY's seasian. one
~ the important matters to come uu
before abe eunFentian darlu9 the
thfee days session wiil BE- the nam.
ing Of a delegate IA represent the
Northwest Jurisdiction al thu con.
veniiou 20 BE- held 81 Indianapolis.
In all probability a Seattle mau wiii
b. elected
DELEGATES present a today's ses.
sion eare Father kalaa. Gennasu.
Ida John Lane. SPOKANE. Wash !.
ThoN iyers. John &. Fitzpatrick. ss.
attic. Thna o'Conneii i.aaYafnith.
" II Harris. " W Baiuca. xieto.
ia. u z tahn , Smith. kamls-opa.
n c. p. A Cafrnehi. Rev M Fioha.
walia walls. and Wa. +. oshes.
Astoria. ORE
TodAys scsaian viii snd with a
smoker at the hall TomoFrnN ~
ficsrs viii b. elected
Wednesday a hanqu~s wiii hc held
Al the Hotel Sfand.f
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BADLY BEATEN
BY MOTORMAN

James r. Howell. a one legged
man. lies az hla residence. 2iiG
Thirteenth av south. today serious.
n Injured. the results Of a severe
beating received az the hands % a
motorman By the name 81 Riley em'
ployef on a Beacon hill car.
Mf. Howell boarded the car Sat.
urday night al Jackson at aud AK
% Riley where iiii 81 wan. Riley
replied that he did not know and
Howell luttmHted that evidently
Riley was a new man. A few words
took place aud then conversation
Jagged
At Massachusetts street Howell
asked 20 set off The car was
stopped and Howell started down
the etops According TO Mr. How.
oil. Riley struck him over the head
wlth tho controller aud then Jump
ed upon him as be lag In thc mud
noys ffoGa the 2fe house az Mas.
sachusetta and Fourteenth took
Howell TO the house and Il vas
tscnty I've minutes before he 70
covered consciousness. Howell Ntii
swear cut a warrant
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MINISTERS HEAR
I'M. 0. DISCUSSION

~ the regular meeting of the
Presbyterian MinisfsrH' Aaaneias
lion. which was held this morning
At 10 o'clock Ia the morning In ths
First Presbyterian church. " p
Wood delivered an address on the
question Of municipal ownership
Rev " A gpauldlnE. chhifman
of the Puget Sound assembly, spoks
IN regard "a the purchase If larKs
tract 81 land. Including Three Tree
Point. % b. plated and said 10 dlf
lefcni church denominations Tor
Chaaiauqus purposes.
The following officers we're eiect'
a Tor the ensuing year President.
RsF ". A Stevenson. ries prosi.
dent. Rev David Davenport. 81
Georgetown secretary and ireasuT'
II. Rev v ! Mitchell. executive
committees. HsTk slater, MurfAg
aud Lewis. and banqnet committees
heYa Wtisnn. NaioY and jones
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. 80 $50 . q 4 q =
|: ON THE FRONT !:
4 4 - . sss q 4 4 = q q

The fishing schooner Harold
Btckum, Captain Nelson. was tawed
from the Goldfish plant this morn
ing to the King A. WinEe marine
WAYS NJ West Seattle
Towboat Hero. while working on
the flats near the Hammond MIL
Yesterday afternoon, broke her pro
heller and was lowed Ia West Sc
attic this morning for repairs
steamer Victoria sails for Nome
"Wednesday afternoon At O'Clock
steamer Edith Is scheduled to
sail for Nome tonight
steamer Portland Is billed to sail
tonight AZ 3 O'Clock for the North.
Every berth on the vessel has been
engaged for this trip
steamer Dolphin sails for Juneau
and way ports this evening a. =
O'Clock
steamer Jefferson Is due Thurs
DAY from Alaska
steamer senator ia scheduled "a
aail for Nome. September IL.
The trial trip Of the new steamer
Washington will take place Thurs
day.
steamer Neyadan and city oi
puebta arrived In San Francisco
this morning.
The steamers Ramona and Wata
leaie have resumed their regular
run to Vancouver. y. q. The Ha
mona has been on the marine ways
for several days. while the Waia
iaaIe has been taking the route
alone.
The steamer Kitsap went on the
drydock at Moran's this morning &c
have n new propeller placed.
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R. peikoviis & CO.. ,furriers
Announce Fall Opening

Every woman. rich OF poor. has az
Innate longing to wear furN. and 10
feel the rich. veivety gloss 81 tht
reaiHkin brushing her cheeks. go the
fan opening of that sterling housh
Of quality. r. retkovita a co. np
Marion At. viii prove Of more that
passing interest 10 every member g
the fair sex in Seattle.
Mr. Potkovita has had - years
experience In the fur business. 20
years Of that time having been
spent IN this city, where, IN isse. ne
opened tho first fur store in the
Pacific Northwest, after having
gained hts knowledge OF the fur
manufacturing business IN some Of
the largest houses IN Paris. London
and New York
The firm makes speciality Of
custom work. and every garment is
thoroughly fitted. while special at
tsntion ia given 60 the remodeling
and renttlnE OF old garments to
conform 10 the present styles.
only the very best operators ara
employed. and cataiogs viii be
mailed free 20 anyone applying for
them.
n. Petkovits a Co. aoiiclts the
trade OF every woman IA Seattle.
Tacoma ana adjacent cities under
the guarantee that their work will
be done ia the right way at the
right prices. '''
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CORNER STONE
PLACED
rHU NEW HOUSE or GOOD
sHEPHERo IS sTARTED-
BISHOP o'pEA oFFieiATEs
At CEREMONIES.

Two thousand people yesterday
afternoon Witnessed bishop Edward
- O'Dca. assisted By the CLERGY
from Seattle and nelghboflng dia.
trictH. lay the corner stone Of thu
chapel ~ the usw House Of Good
shepherd, at fiftleth ~. aud Sun.
aFstde Az
In the box which will be deposit.
Ell In the corner stone are current
issues Of al the Seattle periodicals.
magazines and newspapers, coins
Of the present year and other relies
The House Of Good shepherd u
the only Catholic orphanaEe Ia the
city There afo similar Institutions
Ia Spokane. snd Vancouver. Wash
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person Il responsible Tor these rob
berries. II lind the party who stole
Mrs. urawne's necklace I viii have
in my clutches the one who aiolo
mine. VERY clever. butler"
It's really remarkable how news
paors set 10 press these modern
days Mrs. Holmes has scarcely
flashed writing the advertisement
when 10 stalks lord r0msFry
smith Mrs Smith gives him ona Of
the easiest chairs. while she tells
the butler 10 80 uut and llne the 20
lice up IN sha street 4 VIII ieafn
all from this creature" SAYS she
drmuruly. @When ! drop a eurtaia
In the drawing roam Il will be = sig
nal to the police 20 rush IN and 81.
feet the arrest
What Is your business with me.
slti- says Mira Holmes TO his lord.
1htp.
ITS a simple story. bat enc upon
which resta mY future happiness. =
quathe1 ha 4 have not aiwsyA been
Lord pamcrey smith Once | Sark-
ed tn a department store. There I
met and learned 20 love the swea,
lxca u Annte Jones. who worked
AZ The chiffon eouates Alas, where
IL she now
Il seems that after bis fionrwaik
lnw experience. jim wrat into thu
tard hnsiaess. eith much success
and quite lssitimaselY He had
learned that Mrs ! Heimsa vas
known 60 her Immediate friends a.
4 clever detective lie just took the
liberty ~ calling round 20 ash her
how 20 get his Aunis bach.
~Aaa you didn eums ia answer
20 the advertisement abe begs
NO
What wha your came before Foa
became a lord. u ! mas be 80 bold =
lem Smith
~oht~ ly0u have guessed ftxht.
gentle reader Mrs s H0snies Saz
his loaE lost Anuis1
Does Iim kiss Annisf fos. jim
Kisses Annir. after be has pulled
down the drawing room curtain In
fIoek the cops save him. pleads
ars. 3. Explorations IN the coa@-
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SET UPON BY
STRIKERS
INDIAN DECK HAND or TIE
STEAMER QUEEN IS HORN
BLV BEATEN uP-AccusEs
UNION MEN.

with his head terribly beaten HE
right ear hanging By a thread. Tom
Davis. an Indian employed ON me
steamer queen was found TINS
morning on Pier u hy the Pacific
coast eompauys Waterman Nhq
immediately removed the INJURIES
man e. the Naxslds hospital.
Davis states that while era route
To the vessel about o'eiock this
morning he was set upon By sik of
seven men, who beat him into Ia
seuaihlilty ana robbed him ~ lt'ts'
al the money In his possession.
Davis Ia an intelligent Indian. aud
says that he believes hts aaaailnni~
90 be union then nov on q strike
Ilc could not identify any Of the
men. but says that all we're armed
with clubs. there being ma guns or
hnises ga evidence.
Davis was first struck ftem be-
hind. thr blow EiapeinE downward
over the right ear After brinE
struck the men Jumped an him aud
today hia body h a mass 81 bruises.
although there are 40 broken bones,
The affair has been reported Ia
the police. ana msa have been DE-
tailed upnn the ease.
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MANY Dollars Wasted
Each Year

DO you ever stop 20 think Of the
countless dollars you waste throw
away on foolish purchases and un-
necessary pleasures IT'S a ques-
ton that strikes every man. for
the wolf Of adversely may howl at
vour door ere you know a. one
dollar starts an account with tho
state Bank Of Seattle. and making
a grow will be great satisfaction
"a you. It's food Tor thought 80
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One Cent a Day

WIN almost pay for a safe deposit
box In the fire. earthquake and bur-
Kiar proof vaults o. VIM. y. Per-
kins 4 Co. zfi Cherry st. Isn't II
worth sso a month for absolute pro-
lection for your valuables. You are
invited to inspect our vaults. They
are the finest on the coast and most
conveniently located.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1906-09-10
STEAMER LOST
HER CAPTAIN

PORT TOWNSEND. SEPT 10
steamship Ascenslone arrived dur
ing last night. ipa days from Ant
weru. with a cargo of cement Capt.
rrapani. died four months aKo while
the vessel WAS rounding Cape Horn.
The body wan buried at sea. and
the vessel proceeded IN command q
tftr first officer.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1906-09-10

.rw YORK. sept. 10 -Aecerd'
a her own statement Il VAS
W. ,.s = yaua, vile performance tn
aT 49, playhouse that Mrs. hath
- ss,itt. daughter Of the Ne
~" stateaman. threw up her
e ss ana exclaimed TO her giti
hAass ,at,ns. "Pshaw. how perfect
,s,nsh | could write a better
.,..e tAan that myself
- happened that one 81 the
: .,aetnlans rather liked the ut
.t,t he, had Just Witnessed. 80
all. Z bet luu couldn't Rath
49, later. heins tie daeEhier OF
.,,s,sm lennings Bryan. Who does
49,. laras. Neut home aud rat
III oae act plaYlei. entitled
~. Holmes. Detective
Am has evidently wen The bet.
~ n,aviet - on the boards oi
- 4 Pr.etor'a uuion Square
49,, ana the New York critics
49, ana even iudalgeni % {.
ssk.s Ms ). Holmes Just 20
...s. - exercise her detective
~, sna araw from the mcahes OF
- ,,,,.d plot an old lover who
- utcel still loves.
W. ~. Helmea. e would seem
,.s~ ~ initial sceae. i a lady OF
=, ~<aHh aae lives In grand
- Is probably widow
~. s.iks IN bored tones 81 her
- and pcati necklaces. Nhoreat
ea,ssr built IN Raiiles lsnes,
-. Is his ears sharply The
- u Mrs. $ Holiness faded
- ne Il suddenly given a ioit
a snnouncameuf that harklars
xsskinr overtime IN the neigh.
s.,As.s Maud Turner Gordon.
-, ese.s" Mrs.. Holmes. cenfldes
= ~ aallsnee that she has always
a. ,Aaf she had detective ahilits
- shosld any OF these mean rob.
= esisf her house why. She 4
49, as.scs thsm and have them
Irksa ~
4 fheretare perfectly consist
- NAT IRE Recommendations play
s-s.ks should sse 70 Il that Mrs
pJmea' heanufnl. priceless uech
- larns ~ MISSING MrS Holmes
4 rfmtiy Azisalea fnf a moment
vs. - halas her iadex finger TO
l. tspke4I. theaShtfuiis Tier
s.rsssnsss gives place 10 seoru.
sIaaae sss she. I've an Idea
a.. nys this TO the butler. Of
tsxrs BIZ laughs quite usrFliy.
-whaf istt he v~ntures.
Ia a. esening papers ! viii IN.
rws a. 81. SAYS Mrs : Holmes
rs Al lnseats and purposes she
txs I reads:
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PERotTA TO HAVE OFT
BURNERS INSTALLED

Steamer Lydia Thompson. which
has been ou tho Hoods caul run
Tor several months past. Will hs
taken Off that route Tor the winter.
The pordita will make the run
hereafter The Lydia Thompson
viii so on the WAYS for an over
hauling and viii temporarily take
the place of the perdlta for several
DAYS while the latter Is hhsing oil
burners Installed
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1906-09-10
Have Your Eyes
Examined

ny expert conscientious opticians
They may BE- perfect. II 30 glasses
are unnecessary. Tho Sehuehard
Optical company. 1901 Second sv-
utn tell you honestly the condition
81 your eyes and furnish glasses.
~ rot SEEn THEM. from ti.oo
up. Won't you give as a trialg 80
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HEALTH BOARD
On BAD FLOUR
On. CALHOUN MAKES HIS re.
PORT - STATEMENT FROM
lEhmsAH BROS. 10 OWEN
BAKERIES ARE SCARED.

=. NE meeting Of the board Of
80 a, held this morning. the ques.
~, 81 y NE bad Tour In use In this
-. ~ vas brought up Health Off.
-. ~ calhoun stated that he had
~ i@hmann Bros IN regard 10 TO
- a.. Nesieoti end wrench Use. ssc
ss'eoti Sc. Ilfg i9-ineh SO. a.
spinninys. "a.
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Dividend Day
The Trustee compasY's Regular
ousrtsly Dividends Psyahls Sep
tsr,bsr 10. 1905.

9MaftEtN gANt8aNAH F@laAHN W.
ssu.bsr 10. 1900.
The attention q all owners u
ttnit- Interests la Trustee Properties
Non. 1. 2. Z. 4 and IN seattle. aud
Trustees Property Ma. IN Los An
0~lsn. u called TO the regular diYi-
Asnd pay aay. Monday. September
IL. 1906.
cheeks Tor the dividends vii b.
given at the rampauys effle. ib tho
tssWuAn building on and after the
above date
Centrally located business prop
ofty under the Trustee Company's
investment system rays regular div
la~nds four times year. ON March
10. June 10. September 10 and De-
nelnbsr te. and all pay them every
year
We have few Units remaining
unsold In Trustee Property No. I.
aud have just placed Trustee Prop
eftY No. 8 che Dexter Horton Bank
bailAlnss upon the market.
fsia particulars conserving these
properties and The Investments
ihareln Nill be given az our office
or BY mail
THE TRUSTEE COMPANY.
IeWman. building. Seattle. 80.
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the matter and that they stated that
most Of the flour which they had
had been sold 20 paper factories
and Iron foundries. and had also
been used In shorts and middlinEs
The Palace Bakery. which bought
some Of the flour. stated that they
had only used ~ for testing pur'
poses and that II was too hard to
be used in any other way.
II IL evident that none Of the bad
flour has been used since tho In
suectfou started
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1906-09-10

The loeal freight office % the
Northern Pacific railway has adepi.
e certain raiea COT reformed spell
ms. and letters coming from that
effiea are written strictly IN ar-
enfdsuce with tbs new rules u
Chirf CLERK Robinson. ~ Sufssf-
intsndrnt wsymauths office. has
established a ST. ~ rules which EaF.
eru ne correspondents employed IN
that nffica Mr.. Robinson finds the
reformed iasa expeditions IN shs
handling u routine work.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1906-09-10
CROP REPORT

= WASHINGTON. Rept 10
= The agricultural department I
a issues crop report today aH I
Z follows Corn averages 20 go, I
= wheat Biti0i oats. Sioi0
a Lat, Gated I
' sE4r /
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1906-09-10
REPORT ON BAKERIES.

The committee which was ap
pninted by the board OF health TO
Inspect the bakeries Will have iia
Fepart ready within tao OF three
days
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Eye Specialist.

DR.. Jane NJ Johnson, room - P.-L
building Eyes treate fnh glhss..s
fitted. Consultation f'es.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1906-09-10
pRUlrT MUST RErvRN.

Elmer Pruitt. arrested in Seattle
last week on q serious charge, must
return 10 Caldwell. Idaho. 20 an
awar 10 charge Of horse steal.
ing. A deputy sheriff arrived this
morning from Olympia with proper
reauiaition papers and VIII return
TO Idaho with Pruitt tonight
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1906-09-10
BUT RUTH, WHERE Is THE
NECKLACE?.

..vAN.s oAuoHrsR WRITES a
PLAY skErcH THAT STARTS
Anr AS A DETECTIVE warm
.Ao WINDS Up IN A Low
STORY.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1906-09-10

The United States circuit court ~
appeals held a session NJ the feb
erni SQUIRT this morning At 0;3e
O'Clock. The arst case 10 come up
was the case Of Dana Brown VI
the Merchants Marine Insurance
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1906-09-10

FIRST race imposition 70 % ],
Won urachus. second. HATH Marie
third.
second rsre- F1rntinz star. % ?
son. Pedro, second. Golden Phens-
ant. third
Third race Exclamation. 20 l.
won. Hsnvaiie. second. Cambridge
third.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1906-09-10

; NOTieE-if the party wh0
! tsund tie handsome pearl
: r<eslsee reeenfiy lrst by
! M TeahFooks Brown gill
) kfnaiY call Al the residence
D q arz : Holmes. be cor
seel wili nnd there inform
y s'soa Of Importance. wiii he
\ szrsA ffom serious emaaE-
= rnsmess snd vii b. In the
, hose Of bis cor hers
} trssesx
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1906-09-10

YER elexer@ hlssna the batter,
4 b. pasass TIE lnmonade
sFsxy~ agrees Hrs " fiusrz
Tea ~ I have u that the same
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1906-09-10
RACES TODAY
Al LsulsrlII.

A. Leuisvliis.
Ftrst race nan vtvani. : 90 :.
wan. Princess Marie. s~eoBa. ssna-
tss warner. third
second rscs- Scotch Dance. 10 70
I. won. porasrste. second. Farifieo.
third
Third race-Coi. :. Douglass. even
snouey. sen Harry scott. second
Princess Orna. third
Fsurth race Platoon. 60 I. won
Hannibal hey. second. Lady Esther,
fhird
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-04-08
ANTIQUE FURNITURE
BY PERCY CLARK.

Age and art give to mahogany ana rosewood a value far removed from the intrinsic Fine furniture and fine man ners were coeval In the by-gone centu- ries, even though this age of commercial ism possess the one, affect the other.
 To say that a reproduction of Louis XIV tester bed is an antique. is as much as to say that Story painted 'Ra- phaels'' in the capitol at Washington. Whoever buys a genuine antique, should either be a connoiseur in the very line art of furniture and bric-a-brac lore, or they may discover that they have pur- chased new wine in old bottles;' for imitation has grown to be the hand-mald of deceit, when 1t comes to antique in the hands of cunning tradesmen. The best way to buy an antique piece of furni- ture Is in the old, dilapidated, dust-cov- cred state, and put 1t in the hands of an expert cabinet maker. who can restore its beauty and polish while still clings to 1t the aristocracy of its age and use.
 In my strolls to and from the city, l have been interested in an establishment at 522 and 524 South 20th street. where Mir Donald J. BalSieJ has very excep- tionally fine selection of antiques. He deals exclusively in this line He tells me that he has been, for over quarter of a century, devoting himself to the collection of specimens of the cabinet- makers art that year by year are grow Ing scarcer and more difficult to acquire. He now has some very rare specimens of the art of the greatest furniture makers of the past centuries. He has already added some very rare specimens to a number of elegant homes in Birmingham. was particularly attracted to splen- didly hand-carved tester bed room set, which is a treasure in itself; when it has been properly done over, t will make some boudoir richer by far than many | dollar invested for about il there seems 10 be the very atmosphere of refined ro- nance He also has some very rare tables and desks. 1 was interested In what he told me about some of the Cre- ole homes in Louisiana, from whence many of the rarcst pieces come. He speaks with tender pride of some places that he has visited. where poverty has long since knocked at the door. but where splendid pride still clings to rare pieces of furniture.
 MT. Bakie takes particular pridesin fill- ing special orders, where it is possible to discover the piece desired, and this too by personal visits, and often by calls at private homes.
 The Japanese have the bizarre of art In carving. but the French and the Spanish elegance of ensemble in tone Is the aris- tocracy of artistic utility. expressed in fine furniture
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-04-08
WEIR IS ATTENDING
 CHEFS CONVENTION
CHIEF OF POLICE LEFT YESTER- DAY FOR HOT SPRINGS, WHERE HELD THIS WEEK.

Chief of Police Wier left Birmingham last night to attend a meeting of the International association of chiefs of po- lice to be held at Hot Springs this week. He will be away several days and Cap tain Johnson is acting chef in his ab- sence.
 Quite a fight has developed as to the next place of meeting of the association and 1t will probably be one of the most interesting matters 10 come up at the meeting Detroit is eager to secure the 1907 convention, and Jacksonville and Norfolk are both making active cam paigns in advance of the meeting fin Hot Springs.
 Norfolk desires the 1907 convention for the reason that the Jamestown exposition will be in progress when the association meets. and 1t is believed that the assoaia- ton would be well entertained. It seems probable, however. that u northern city will secure the meeting as southern citg has fl this Year.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-04-08
ADJUSTMENTS
Jerome K. Jerome.

Jerome K. Jerome who is to give his humorous recital at the Jefferson theatre on Thursday, has achieved success only after an experience which would have broken the spirit of many a stronger man. His first book, "On the Stage and off" was written in a garret on Whit comb street, Russell Square, London. As the tale progressed the author used to read it to friend of his. J. B. Johnson. who had played in his time with Edmund Kean and Macready Johnson had but one criticism of it: 'Its beastly clever, young 'un; beastly clever. I shouldn't have thought it of you Despite this sinister praise editors would have none of it. and it was hawked about without receiving a commendatory word until the manu- script became worn and frayed Finally it found a home with Play, an obscure theatrical journal, and the author re- ceived for it the munincent sum of five pounds A year later the world was ring ing with the fame of the author of Idle Thoughts of an Idle Fellow" and Three Men in a Boat" The latter book passed through no less than 40 editions in three years and has probably passed through as many more editions since.