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How Society is Improving.

From the Boston Globe.
There is one strong opinion in England
in favor of the continuing Improvement in
British society. That is the opinion of the
London Spectator which says that nobody
who is competent to Judge can Justly ac-
cuse society of deterioration.
Granted that many women lose a great
deal of money at bridge and get into
trouble through gambling. yet for one
fashionable lady who spend much of their
time in serious and intelligent work. And
then compare the smart woman OF to-
day with her sister in the times of Alex
ander Pope and Horace Walpole, and one
will find that the life of the contempt
rary woman of society is not only more
innocent. but infinitely more useful, than
that of the fashionable lady of the eight
zenith century
As for the young men who are born into
sweldom 1t is said that where one re-
mains at home today to go to the devil
there are a dozen performing the task of
the state under difficult conditions In far
off countries.
This disclosure of the Spectator suggests
the observation that in our own country
the extravaganza and vulgarities of So
called American society are confined to
u number of individuals which, in COM
parison with the great mass Of the order
ly, self-respecting and wel-bred rich,
sinks into utter nslgniflcance.
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iskey tomorrow he would become an ac-
tive and successful factor in turf af-
fairs.
Manager John J. McGraw Of the New
York Giants Is big player, but loser
The newspapers used to report Mugsy
winning and losing fortunes at Hot
Springs. Ark, two winters ago. but that
was all talk" MeGraw bets $1,000 on
something he likes real we'll, but that is
his limit Clark Griffith. manager of the
Yankees. has a good colt racing under
his name but seldom bets.
Perhaps the kingpin plunser among all
ball players was Ed Delehanty of the
Philadelphia Athletics At one time hs
was $4,000 winner on the turf. He lost
1t all back at New Orleans during the
winter of 1884, a circumstance which
may have had a lot to do with untimely
death at Black Rock Bridge N. Y. 81
Seymour likes to have bet down, as does
Jesse Burkett Bug Holiday is a smart
betting ring operator today, while old
Jake Beckley Is said to be nightly
clever handler Of the dope book" and
an Al Handicapped. Since Mike Donlin
eashed combination ticket with
O'Ieary's future book in Chicago-s500 to
SON calling the one. two finish of one
of the American Derbies, he has rated
himself a crack horse player. The con-
ceit has been mighty expensive for, ac-
cording to report Mike Is quite a loser
to the game "There is only one way
to beat the ponies-with a whip" Is the
byword of oldtimers. and, so far as the
experience of professional ball players go,
ii carries lot of sense.
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NOTES AND PERSONALS.

Mr.. and Mrs Frank Wadsworth of Tus-
kegee are spending a few days in the city
as the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Charles
Motion.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar GLADDEN. will 1.-Two
at Avenue II and Twentieth street early
in October.
Mr.. and Mrs Coke Matthews will move
soon to their new home at West End
which they have recently purchased.
Mr.. and Mrs Frank Lathrop and chill
dren will return tomorrow from Canada,
where they have spent the past few
weeks. Miss Berry Lathrop will attend
school in Milwaukee at the Downer
school,
Mr. Henry Gray left few days ago for
New York, where he will meet Mrs. Gray
and Master Henry, who have been abroad
for the past few months.
Mrs. Emma Williams of Mississippi is
the guest OF Mr.. and Mrs. Clark Williams
on South Twelfth street. After October
i
at 1905 Eleventh avenue.
Miss Edith Smith of Shelby, Ala. will
spend the winter In the city and will at
tend the Pollock-Stephens institute.
Miss Beatrice Simpson. the young
daughter of Mr.. and C. o. Simpson OF
Kansas City, arrived in the city yhere she
will enter the Pollock-Stephens institute.
Mr.. and Mrs. Simpson will arrive in a few
days and will make this city their home.
Miss Sadie Elliott is the guest of her
cousin. Mrs. George Whatley on High
land avenue.
Miss Annie Cooley of Saundersville Ga,
spent a few days in the city as the guest
of Miss Mary Kate Holt. on her way to
Alfalfa, where she will resume her duties
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Aunt Mary's Glorious Finish.

From Lippincott's Magazine.
A dear old New England spinster, the
embodiment OF the timid and shrinking.
passed away at Carlsbad, where she had
gone for her health. Her nearest kns-
man, a nephew, ordered her body sent
back to be buried-as was her last wish
in the quiet little country churchyard. His
surprise can be imagined, when, on open
ing the casket. he beheld. instead of the
placid features of his Aunt Mary, the
majestic port of an English gentleman In
full regimentals, whom he remembered
had CHANGED to die at the same time ana
place as his aunt.
At once he cabled to the generals heirs,
explaining the situation and requesting
instructions.
They came hack as follows; Give the
general quiet funeral Aunt Mary In
TERED today with full military honors,
six brass bands. saluting guns.
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past two winters in Birmingham the
guest of her aunt. Mrs. Gus colvin, has
Ceturned to the city from her home In
cambridge, Ca. and will attend the Pol
lock-stephens institute.
Miss Kate Clardy of Admission is In the
city visiting her sister, Mrs. R. H. Snow
den.
Miss Cornelia Stephenson has gone to
Macon. Ca, to enter Wesley college. Miss
Stephenson was accompanied by her ia
Their, Mr.. L. L. Stephenson.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. W. o'Byrne and SON.
Tom Elton, have returned to their home,
22l7 Seventh avenue from Chicago, after
leaving their eldest son, Fallon, at Notre
Dame university. Indiana.
Mr.. Edmund Aiken, for some time one
of the star of frescoe artists of the TIFF
fanny company, New York city, has moved
with his wife to Birmingham, with a view
of making this his home
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SOCT Z, I7Y .
BY EMMA TouLMiN REID.
Bell Telephone 1897.
WRITER'S CLUB ORGANIZED.

WRIT EhS' CLUB OhGANlZED'
Yesterday afternoon a number of news
paper women and writer's of the city met
at the home of Mrs. ]. A. Rountree and
organized club, to be known as the
writers club"
Mrs. Rountree has just returned from
the League of Press clubs which met in
Denver and gave an interesting talk on
the advantages of such an organization,
having had an opportunity to Interview
women of similar tastes and interests, she
was enabled to make practical suggestions
to those present. In her talk she spoke
of receiving a letter from Miss Libbie
Morrow of the Nashville Banner. who
is an active worker in The Tennessee
Womans Press club. Hiss Morrow had
read an account of the meeting held last
week in this city and spoke encouraging
ly Of the new club and wished 1t much
success.
Mrs Rountree was made the tempo
rary chairman and presided over the
meeting. The following officers we're elect
ed for the coming year: Mrs. j. A. Roun-
tree president; Miss Henrietta Virginia
Wilcox, vice president; Miss Alma Rit-
tenberry, treasurer and Miss Emma Toul-
min Reid, secretary.
The object of this association Is to adj
vance and encourage women In literary
work, to promote fraternal interest that
comes with kindred association and secure
the benefits from organized effort.
Any Birmingham woman. who has pub
lished original matter in book form or
is regularly connected either as editor,
reporter, contributor, reviewer or cores
pondent for any periodical or newspaper
is eligible to membership, All applications
must be sent in WEng to the secre-
tary and signed by two members of the
club, after which they will be passed
upon by the membership committee. Mrs.
Rountree will name a committee this week
to draft bylaws and a constitution.
The club will meet the third Wednes-
day of each month.
Following are the charter members:
Mrs. ]. A. Rountree, Mrs. r. II. Carter,
Mrs w. D. Russell. Mrs. c. M. Tardy,
Mrs ]. II. Phillips, Mrs. e. T. Taliaferro.
Mrs. Gao Smith, Miss Alma Rittenberry,
Miss Ethel Armes, Miss Annie Kendrlck
Walker, Miss Henrietta V. Wilcox. and
Miss Emma Toulmin Reid.
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REMARKABLE STORY.
Man Buried Alive for Months Recov.
ers and Is Married.

Denver (Col) Correspondence of the New
York World
The following death notice appeared in
Kansas City papers last January:
"Dled-At the home of his parents. No
1929 Euclid avenue, Frederick ]. Harvey
at o'clock yesterday afternoon. His
death was due to consumption which
caused a lingering Illness for the past
three years. He returned from an ex-
tensive visit in New Mexico, where he had
hoped to regain his health. and had been
home a week. being conscious to the last
minute. He was 20 years and 5 months
old leaving a PROSTATE mother father
sister and affianced wife. Miss Lilly God
frey, to mourn his loss.''
The afternoon papers will print this
story:
After being buried alive in the family
vault at Kansas City from January 9 to
the middle of May, Frederick ]. Harvey
one of the wealthiest men in Kansas City
came back to life Tuesday September L.
married his Denver sweet heart, Miss
Lily Godfrey who was instrumental in
restoring him to life, September depart
ed on his honeymoon the same day and
will arrive here next week to visit rela-
tives.
MIR. Harvey is the son of Barnard Har-
vey and grandson of the deceased Fred
erick Harvey. the millionaire owner of all
the eating houses on the Santa Fe line and
most of them on the Frisco. The family
is well known throughout the United
States. At the time of Mr.. Harvey's
death, as the family still term his en-
tombment. he had contracted a severe
odd which developed into pneumonia. His
system was not strong enough to throw
off the additional trouble and physicians
pronounced him dead Death from poison
..t.t.. 4.
as the cause.
Although all animation and respiration
had ceased, his affianced wife, Miss God
frey, would not have it that he was not
dead She wept and moaned and would
not leave the casket until 1t was placed
on a marble slab next the caskets of
his father and aunt in the family's tight
ly closed vault.
For four months Mr.. Harvey lay in
the camp of his dead ancestors until Miss
Godfrey, crazed by the feeling which
grew upon her that her beloved was not
dead. returned to Kansas City and begged
especially with the family to accompany
her to the vault.
THE mother. who was devoted to her
son, eagerly accompanied her and the
two went together to the family plot
Entering the vault for the first time since
the burial. they stood astuonded at the
door. The casket was open. Sinister fears
crept over them.
That a tragedy had occurred neither
doubted. But the puzzling question was
Who had opened the casket? Tremblingly
Miss Godfrey approached it to learn the
worst Astonished beyond expression, she
found Mr.. Harvey just as he was the
day of the burial. The lips and finger
nails were still pink, the body was still
timber, and there was not a sign of de-
cay in his entire body. Later the fact de-
veloped that the undertaken understood
the pallbearers were to have put the lid
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OPENING EXERCISES.

The opening exercises of the Pollock
Stephens institute will be held this morn
ing at 1920 o'clock and the following pro-
gramme will be rendered:
Opening Prayer-Dr. Handley.
Plano Solo Concert study for the left
hand aione) (Sir Julian Buedict)-Mr.
Henry Taylor Stats.
Recitation, THE Portrait" Qord Lyt-
ton)-Niiss Lila Parker
Violin Solo Q1umeresque Doviak)-Mr.
John Calman.
Song, my Love is Like a Red. Red
Rose" (Hastlngs)-Mme Marie Kern
Mullen.
Address-Percy T. Magyar of Nashville.
Remarks will also be made by DR.. Dun
can, Dr. Handley and DR.. Bates.
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GREAT PLUNGERs
Are Ball Players, and They Have Made
Few Big Killings.

From the Kansas City Star.
LAS class 1 think the gamest and most
prodigal race horse gamblers in the world
are the big league ball players" declared
TON" DAILY, the old-time second base
man of the Brooklyn National league
team the other day. The presence Of
.Arklirta in the Lawrence Realization
Stakes tomorrow brings TO mind the fact
that DAILY undoubtedly speaks by the card,
Tor it is no idle assertion to say that
thousands of dollars are tossed OFF, by
ball players on horse racing every season
Arlllirta is owned by Frank Farrell, chief
magnate of the New York club of tho
American league. As a 2-year-old, and
before being named CANCEL and Clark
son suggested to Farrell the propriety OF
calling the young race horse 'Wille
Keller" in honor of the famous batsman.
mot on your life. Cut 1t out | wouldn't
bet on a horse race, nor bear an identity
with the business for anything. I've seen
TOO many of the fellows go on the rocks
hitting up the ponies,' was the manner
of Keeler's remonstrance, and Farrell
needed, for the colt was later registered
with the Jockey club as Arklirta after
an Iroquois upstate settlement
Ask any ball player and he will tell you
Keller told the truth when he said many
n fellow worker on the diamond had suf-
fered the worst of a trysting of luck with
the bookmakers. 1t may not be exactly
right to say the boolSmakers, for the pro-
fessional ball players good money does
not reach the betting ring unless he IS
playing in some city where racing Is the
vogue and rainy afternoon is at his dis
posal. Then he goes to the track himseir
and bets It, That indulgence comes his
way probably half a dozen times a year.
However, most of the ball players who are
in either the American or the National
Lon nd are thrown into this city sew
eral times through the summer bet almost
daily.
The head waiter at the big hotels or the
proprietor of the corridor cigar stand, who
do a little commission business" incl
dental to their regular duties, take the
wagers of the ball players. So well UNI
derstood is the inability of the general
run of ball players to pick more winners
than losers that Mr.. Commissioner sim
ply puts the money in his pocket. or
course IL the ball player happens to win
his bet the cigar counter man or the
head waiter pays off, but you may DC
pend upon 1t when the commissioner soak5
the bet down in his pocket he Is not
required to bring it out again very many
times. 1t is sure an easy graft. How
ever, there is an exception to every rule,
and it is said George s. Davis OF the
Chicago White Sox Is decided winner
to the turf.
lie employs a commissioner right on the
racing scene here and gets the best OF
information Moreover, he ras a cracking
good 2-year-old colt, bearing his own
name-George s. Davis Another useful
horse is Davis Wrenne. For several
years Davis has made as much out of
racing as off the diamond, but he is AVA
ahead of the average ball player in his
methods of playing the game. With Davis
1t is a business, and were he TO quit COM
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cHILpREN,s PARTY.

Little Miss Katherine and Castor Redd
entertained a few of their friends on Mon
day afternoon at a peanut hunt and rob-
bling Casino party, In honor of their lit
tie cousin, Miss Mary Noise of Savan-
nah, who is their guest. The prize for the
robbing Casino. was won by Master Rob
ert Wilkerson, while the one for the pea
nut hunt was awarded to Miss Helen Nc
Carthey. Little Miss Eleanor Murdoch
drew the consolation. Those invited only
included the neighborhood children.
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RANDOLPH-M.ACO
WOMAN'S COLLEGE
Lynch burg, Virginl

Chased by u. S. Commissioner of
Education as one of the fourteen "a
colleges for women in the United
States, and placed by the New York
Board of Education in the highest class
accorded to colleges for Women. Have
added this year, besides four other
buildings, a new dormitory to accom-
modate 100 more students-giving
homes for nearly 400 in residence
There are now vacancies for forty
students. Endowment reduces cost to
$500 year for full literary course.
Four laboratories. astronomical obser-
vatory, gymnasium, so acres of campus.
Application should be made at once to
WIN. W. SMITH, A. NJ, LID,
9-S-11-13-17-19. President
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on and that the pallbearers thought the
undertaken would attend to 1t.
Mrs. Harvey and Miss Godfrey had the
body taken to the family home. where
they visited 1t daily from May until Sep
TENDER 4, when Harvey came to life and
the wedding followed"
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s-RIVERs.

Mr. and Mrs J. C. Rivers announce the
engagement of their daughter, Margaret
M, to Mr. George Handley Evans. The
wedding Is to take place on the evening
of October IS at the residence of the
brides parents. 29eO Eleventh avenue,
north.
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HUNr-LAWsoN.

Mrs. Locke Lawson has issued invitations
to the marriage of her daughter, Mamie
Mayer to Mr.. George James Hunt. on
Wednesday afternoon, October 3, at
o'clock at the First Baptist church.
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WATKINs-GRANT.

Mrs. C. ]. Grant announces the engage
ment of her daughter, Lily Mea, to Mr..
Charles Wesley Watkins, the wedding to
take place on September 81.
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A Word for the Farmer

From the Southern Tobaceonst and Mod
ern Farmer.
Z Talk about skilled labor" if there Is
anything that requires more skill than
agriculture. we have not run across it.
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DOCTORS, AID SOCIETY.

The Rector's Aid society Of st. An
drews church will meet this afternoon
with Miss Ella Calame, 1901 South Twelfth
avenue, at 4:30 o'clock.
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Regular Politicians.

From the Hartford Times.
Cuba is becoming more Americanized
than was at first thought Some of the
leading insurgents against the president
of that republic are members of con-
gresS.
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From the London Spectator.
The London childs life is often very
like a rabbits-one long scurry from SUI
perior beings
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MARION MILITARY INSTITUTE
Marion Alabama

College courses leading to the degree
of Bachelor Of Arts and Bachelor of Sci
enee Special training for business and
the study of law. medicine and engineer
Ing. Advanced laboratory courses in cleo
tricity and chemistry. 7-4-su-wed- fri-ti
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Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Wadsworth of Tus-
kegee are spending few days in the city
as the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Motion
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1906-06-01
WESTMINSTER.

Mrs. Robert Miller went to Greenfield
Mass Saturday.
Harry Kmball was home from Brattle
boro over Sunday.
Samuel Mortified spent Thursday might
with his friend, Fred Fem.
Francis Jefts of Andover was the guest
of his sister, Katie, Memorial day.
The body of Winfred Farr was brought
here for burial Saturday from Charlotte.
John Farr from Kansas attended his
cousins funeral in this place Saturday.
Miss Eunice Reed went Monday to Wal
pole inn where she expects to work during
the summer.
Rev, and Mrs E. A. Waldo returned from
Florida Thursday, where Mr.. Waldo preach
ed during the winter.
Mrs. R. w. Melrose and son of Bath, Me-,
were guests of her father I. G. Wyman,
from Tuesday until Friday.
The Abenaque and Westminster boys had
baseball game Memorial morning. The
score was Is to in favor of the Abenaque
boys.
Mrs. r. NJ. Colburn and daughter, Alice,
came from Connecticut, where they have
been spending the winter, to their cottage
for a day this week.
The grammar and primary schools held
their pre- Memorial exercises on the lawn
in front of the schoolhouse in the evening.
The lawn was lighted with Japanese lam
terms and flags. Great praise should be Civ
en- to both the teachers and pupils.
During the fearful thunderstorm which we
had last Friday night, a maple tree near the
brick house, owned by Mrs Cox, was struck
by lightning. The same bolt broke a win
dow in the house. Another bolt shattered
a tree to pieces near D. H. Fairbrother's.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1906-06-01
SOUTH VERNON.

Mrs H. Waldron is slowly recovering from
her long illness.
Miss Edith Gray was at home from
Mortified over Sunday.
Miss Lizzie Palmer OF Brattleboro visited
her parents on Memorial day.
Bert Wiley and family have moved to
Mortified, Mass. He is employed by +.
Britton.
The farmers are nearly ready to set to-
baeco and Homer Waldron set $500 plants
last week.
The schools observed Memorial day with
appropriate Exercises and decorated the SOL
diers graves
Rev. ]. William Denton of Attleboro'
Mass, will preach in the chapel Sunday at
ii a. m. and in johnson hall at 7.3o p. m.
An agent in the interests of this paper
visited this place last week and made IA
yorable comments on the general appearance
of the farms.
Charles Kenney of Danvers, Mass, dled
last week after long illness. His wife,
lisa Withheld Kenney, died two years ago.
He spent his summer vacations in vernon
and many friends will be saddened by ms
death.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1906-06-01
STRATToN.

Mr.. and Mrs. E. A. Eddy spent Saturday
in Brattleboro.
c. E. skinner of Newfane was in town
last week surveying.
H. Hulett has been very unfortunate, los
ing one mare and two colts.
E. Thompson is through work at A. j.
Pixies, and is working for E. A. Eddy.
Miss Ethel Eddy drove to Townshend
Tuesday to attend Miss Cressys recital.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. J. Eddy of Brattleboro
were at E, A. Eddy's Sunday and Monday.
Mrs. A, ]. Pike spent several days recent.
ly in Wardsboro with her daughter. Mrs.
H. Laekey,
f. A. Eddy's steam mill, which was shut
down two weeks through planting, began
work again Monday.
Merle Putnam of Wardsboro, and Fred
johnson took fishing trip Saturday TO Grit
fth's Mills, spending the night at the John
son shanty.
f, Derby of Gardner Mass, was in town
Wednesday. His grandfather was a former
resident of the part OF the town formerly
to Somerset.
L. E. Read, Clifford, Raymond and Danne
Read, Ernest Pike and Maurice Lowe, who.
belong to the Wardsboro Cornet band, went
with the band to Wilmington Memorial day.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1906-06-01
BROOKLINE.

Appropriate memorial exercises by the
school children were held in districts Nos.
and 2.
A. c. Wellman has opened his house for
boarding the mill hands, to accommodate
Edison & Co.
Jack Frost came Wednesday morning and
all garden vegetables felt his icy fingers,
turning them from green TO black.
Road Commissioner A. NJ. Marsh com.
menced this week to put in state road on the
bend of West river known as the nine foot
hold. Heavy blasting will have to be done
for it is run of ledge the whole distance
The road will be closed to travel a part Of
the time.
A little threeyear.old son of @. A. Blod-
gett met with serious accident the other
day while playing with brother a little
older. When opening the barn door gust
of wind blew the door together. The older
boy resisted the closing but it was beyond
the strength of the younger and he was
caught, breaking and bruising one leg near
to the body. His case is critical.