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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-11-18
BIRMINGHAM'S GREATEST STORE
SOUTH's ONLY REAL
DEPARTMENT STORE.
souTH's ONLY REAL
DEPARTMENT STORE.
DREN
SECOND AVE. bet 10th and 21st SITS

succession of phenomenal sales planned for every day
till the close of Christmas EveNext 90 days be busiest of
hstory-Every section overfloWs with the rch full
purchases of the fal-See todays announcements of to-
monoWs sales
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-11-18

dozen in single small room. spreading
their blankets and their mattresses upon
the floor. Sometimes two men will own
the same mattress. one sleeping on il
by day and the other by night.
Such are the homes of the children
And the mothers being ignorant, there is.
OF course. a great deal of underfeeding,
and, needless to say, the amount OF drunk
enness which always goes with such con-
ditions. OF course, while the mothers
and sisters are away at work, the smaller
children have to keep the house; so that
you have an increased amount of a differ
ent kind Of child labor-chid labor at
home That Is common everywhere IL
tenernents-you have read of the little
mothers of the poor; but | have never
seen any so small as those / saw in
Packingtown
1t Is no portion of any child-labor pro-
gramme of which l have ever heard that
children should be provided with decent
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-11-18

sat stoldly, therefore at table In "the
most honorable place. where upon the
lord mayor instantly withdrew, followed
by his faithful aldermen and sheriifs and
all the other citizens.
The person of the lord mayor was once
held to be sacred and inviolable, and none
dare approach his presence in an impu-
dent manner. Men have been hanged for
forcible resistance to his authority, and
1t is on record that on Richard Byfeld
in the year 1879, was fined ESQ for presum-
ing TO kneel too close TO his lordship at
St Erkenwalds shrine More awe in
spring still. the lord mayor once COM
Danded the services of merry andrew
and poet laurate, whose wit and verse.
had they existed now. would have been
employed in the show which a month
hence is to body forth seven centuries of
the citys civic life.
Ben Johnson himself was a lord mayor $
laureate. and even his supreme talent was
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-11-18

most anything. The unemployed problem
Is chronic--you may go out any morning
and see hundreds of men standing a.
every door where there is chance for
a job. The consequence of this Is that
there is great deal of woman's labor.
II the man cannot get job and support
the family. the woman has to go to work.
You will find women working in the
yards at all sorts of hideous, repulsive
and exhausting occupations-not merely
sewing hams and painting cans and wrap
ping packages, but tending sausage mu-
chimes, and boning meat. and cleaning
offal.
Most Of the houses in Packingtown coz
sist of two stories. with four small rooms
upon floor. This Is a flat" which
costs about 80 a month"; family will rent
one and then take in boarders-frequently
they will rent out the attic and the cei-
lar. Single men will rent flat co-or-
eratively. ana viii lodge as many az .
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-11-18
GREATEST THANKSGIVING LINEN SALE EVER
CONDUCTED IN BIRMINGIIAM...C Come Here Monday

5000 yards Table Linen remnants lengths yards right
table; choice OF the lot at about one half price
58nh Mercerized Table Damak
price 35c. Special.
72nh full beaced and German Table Damas pretty patters
Pinch linen baced Dmk Many
newest designs; $100 value Very Special.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-11-18

TIRE oawk make ysur Illustrations
Ane-Herald Building. al
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-11-18
THE ouTcAsT CHILDREN.
Upton Sinclair Tells About the Little
Ones In Packingtown.

Upton Sinclair in Success Magazine.
And so, if a chid-labor law is enforced
In Chicago, it can only be by the vigor-
GUS and determined efforts of a large
number of people: 1t can only be because
the women's clubs and the settlements
and the labor unions are willing to or
ganize and agitate and practice eternal
vibilance. In that way you can have the
children turned out of the packing
houses And then the question is: Where
do they go?
In the first place understand the LABOR
conditions in the yards; understand that
there is an enormous foreign population
gathered there, hanging at the bare level
of existence and willink e work for al
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-11-18
Lord Mayor in Days Gone BY.

From the London Chronicle.
At a grand entertainment given in the
fifteenth century by the sergeants-at-law
at Ely place Holborn, the lord treasurer
Baron Ruthven, refused to recognize that
as the sovereign's immediate representa-
tive the lord mayor was bound to take
precedence Of every other subject within
the limits Of the city. The bold bad baron
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-11-18

not thought equal to the high duty OF
singing the praise of the common council. /,
Ben must have performed his duties nott
too graciously. for we know that ne wrotes
a letter complaining of the corporation:
Withdrawing from him their "chandlery
pension for verjuice and mustard" Upon.
which letter a champion of the city madeI
the comment that the pension was mott
so chandery. for 1t amounted to e2S Is Sd
a sum which may at least stand compari-f
son with what has been at any timed
allowed other laureates of higher doc
gree" 1t was much more than waa
allowed even to the Kings laureate ind
Ben Johnson's days. for till 1861. the pend
sion was bat 100 marks-without sip Cd
canary. ,.a 4
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-11-18

homes and means of existence, when-
ever their parents are unable to earn IT.;
but you would think that, at least. the
city, when it turns the children out Of
the factories, would prodive schools t.
which they might go. In Packingtowr.
however, the public schools are made
quate, and the parochial schools. to viii ii
numbers of the ignorant foreigners send
their children, are shamefully crowded.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-11-18
A Carnival of Bargains in the
ouIS OSSI1On Second Floor.

Is dozen Chidrens Plaid and Solid Dresses I IN
beautiful line of $685. special only IJU
100 Ladies' and Misses Walking Skirts 90
only worth $1.9S; TO sell quick only. .......... JOG
so Ladies and Misses Mixed and Plaid Atwood Peated OO
and Circular Skirts; $500 values, lao
50 Ladies' and Misses and Clay
Worsted Skirts; also plaid and check circular peated
boXpeated Dress Skirts The styles absolutely = 90
the best skirt in Birmingham worth $780, o.oO
100 oo Values great color 35c
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-11-18
RIBBONS

A big lot of fine fancy
plaid Dresden ribbons, D
H ,nG4es WIDE 25c
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-11-18

50 Ladies' Manufactured Coat Suits,
In mixtures, blues, browns, blacks,
checks, all styles; worth I'D IN
up to $4,000, each. ....... l%.cO
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-11-18
Attention. Knights of Pythias.

All members of Birmingham lodge No.
30 and other Pythian lodges, are re-
quested TO meet at Magnolia hall at 1890
a. M, to attend the funeral of our late
brother, Morris Wolf, from the family
residence, corner Fourth avenue and Six
teenth street, this Sunday, morning at
II o'clock
w. ]. BOHEMIAN. c, C.
j. NJ. RUSSELL. X p
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-11-18
HOSE

New lot of ladies black
Hose, embroidered in colors,
also fancy designs; EOo
fine quality. -. -. wv
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-11-18

w. J. BOHEMIAN. c. C.
j. M. RUSSELL, X. r. S.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-11-18
Popular Dress Fabrics.

Fine showerproof suings plain mixed eff
fects all popular styles color combination; SO
day and Tuesday, values, .CJC
$500 white Broad *
cloth L. H.
S100 OK
+. W "
OO-A remarkable price Dress Fabrics
OOC plads, representing Broadcloth
Chevios Suings, Wool Tafetas, etc. Stylish OQo
worth 81 25 special yard. COC
IONA FLANNELS-Nonshrnking colors, 1Oo
style wasngs; Monday and Tuesday, yard IOC
$3.50 yard-wde Colored Tafeta Silk in the best Ok
brown special. 80
Black Silk yard wide, natural finish, fill
ngs: guarantee real ST. silk Monday and 90
yards this seasons remnants lengths TO yards;
to onehaf off.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-08-12

For weeks past, buyers have been in the
eastern markets, searching out good factory
lots and sample lines and sending them IN
i as fast as steam could bring them.
Tosetber Nth many SLIGHTLY depleted
lines from our regular stocks, these make
one of the greatest aSSreSatiOns of fresh,
seasona6Ie merchandise eUer offered in one
sale.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1906-08-27
BEGIN CONTEST
OF SAGE'S WILL

Albany. Y. N. Aug. 27.-Claiming
that when Russell Sage drew bis will
he made q private paper in which he
told his wife hcw she should dispose
of his millions, and alleging that II
the contents of tbs private paper are
found to be as he understands they
are, it will prove that Sage was incom-
letent when he made it, Revel& &O
Sage. Of this city, grand nephew Of
Russell Sage. ia about to begin action
to break the Sage will. His attorney
alleges that the Sage directions as pro-
vided in the private papers are as ridi-
culous and impossible as though they
we're for the establishment of a free
airship line cross the Atlantic.
kevel O. Sage was born il Paris.
He is son of Russell Sage's nephew.
His branch Of the family was entirely
ommitted in sbe bsquests, probably on
account of::his fathers death. He will
contest the will on the ground that by
his relationship he is entitled to For.
tion Of the estate, which should right.
fully have fallen to his father.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1906-08-27
MILLIONAIRE 70
WE'D STENOGRAPHER

Norwalk, Conn, Aug. 27.-Colopel
John N. alrridge. the we'll. known
millionaire and former police commits
sioner Of Greater New York. who had
. summer home In Weatpors, Oonn !,
and town home in Brooklyn, anuoun'
csa his engagement to Miss Charlotte
Held. formerly yof Bfooklyn.
Until q few. days ago. when she
resigned Miss Held was employed az !
stenographer. She is 81 years o,d
while Partridge il go. The girl Hrss
sts,soted Partridgs's .sttsntion on Z
street oar. going to work. Later on he
secured an iusrduction and his assidi.
ous counting won bis young bride.
The wedding will be held abort the
middle OF September and after which
che BRIDE and groom will take an ex.
tended European tour.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1906-08-27
AMMUNITION FOR
REVOLUTlONlSTS

New York, Ang. 27.-Arms and
ammunition for the Cuban goVerrmnt
were shipped from this city today for
Havana on board the Ward line steam
ship Mexico The steamer had stow
ed awav in her hold l5, 900 Remington
repeating rifles, 800, 900 rounds of
ammunition and six Gatllng rapid fire
guns for the use of President Palma g
forces. The shipment, it is said,
would nave been larger. bpt the vessel
could carry no moIe. The steamer,
Kansas. which will sail next Thurs
day will carry 5000. 900 rounds of
ammupition and 5000 Remingtons for
the Cuban government.
Officers of the Ward line and os the
steamer Mexico refused to give out
any information concerning the con-
signment. On tie dock, however
freight flanders pointed sout long
line of boxs in the steamers hold.
There were 500 boxes containing the
rifles slowed in:the stern hold. aud,
fol ward in she steamers mag azine
wac the ammunition.
The boxes were all billed for
Havana but there were no further
markings to denote their destination.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1906-08-27
MAKE WAR ON THE
FARMERS PHONE co.
Pacific States Company Starts in to
Put Local Concern Out of Busi-
ness by Making Extremely
Low Rates.

Pursuant of their policy of attempt
ing TO exterminate the independent
phone companies of the state the Paci-
tic Ststes Telephone company of this
city have declared war-upon the far
mers phone cf this city and now has
an agent in the field attempting to put
phones at prices which they believe
the local companines cannot meet
Sometime ago the Pacinc company
made the Farmers company propo.
sition that they consolidate Under
tie terms ot.tbe offer the local com.
pahy was to take the long distance
work OF the Pacific states company,
operate local and long distance lines
from one central office and receive as
compensation 81 per cent Of the gross
receipts The local company was also
to throw out all instruments now In
use. some 900 or more, and install the
Bell phones for which they were to
pay yearly rental Of 81 a year to the
P 8 company At q stockholders
meeting few days ago this propo.
sition was turned down BY the Far.
mers company and the result was that
the Pacific States people determined
upon q war of determination F L
Warwen SPECIAL contracting agent for
the P 8 company arrived in Wenat-
onee yesterdaysand this morning start
ed out securing contracts from resi-
dents onssids the city limits to install
phones at the tate of STA year A cor
esponoiugly low rate will be mace in
side the city limits The plan is to
furnish phones at 80 low a rate that
the local company will be forced out
of business ami the feld will be left
to the mercy of the P 9 company
which will then put the price of
phones up to the former rate
A meeting of the stockholders of the
FaImrs company will be called for next
Thursday and the matter will be tax
en- up. X. r. Bingham division CON.
tracting agent for the P. ). company
will be present ADD tits under.
stood that he will attempt to again
open negotiation looking toward con.
solidation.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1906-08-27
Finds Diamonds in Canada.

Winnipeg, Man, Aug. 27.-PYoY.
Reuben Andea. we'll known in Winnie.
peg ana Portage La. Prairie, returned to
this city with fist full of iaim onds
in che rough which he claims to have
discovered somewhere within the con-
fines Of the province. ne took them to
several local jewellers who pronounced
them to be stones of the hrst water.
He has staked claim and forwarded
samples TO New York by express, in
sured for $26, 900.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1906-08-27
Asks Help for Chile.

Oyster Bay. Aug a7-President
Roosevelt today issued a proclamation
appealing for aid for eafthuake srriok.
en- Chile The proclamation was issued
after ccnsu lation with Acting Secretary
Of State Bacon, al saRamore Hill t..
day The proclamation reads;
"A dreadful calamity has befallen
our sister republic Of Chile ID the de-.
stfuction BY earthquake OF Valparaiso
and other localities We at. this NOM
emit see the city Of San Francisco surg
Cling upwards from. the ssias in.which
i lie catastrophe ovarwhelmsd hsI
last spring
We Keep ksenly ID mind che 'spprs:
citation we felt then for the way ID
which the peopi. Of Europe. Asia. and
both the Americas came forward with
generous offers Of assistance.
"In this time Of woe Of our sister
republic I ask shat our people ont of
their abundance DOW strive TO do for
anoher as others did for ds lass spring.
'The National Red Gross Assooia-
ton has already taken measures to
collect any subscriptions that may be
offered for this purpose and trust
that there will be q general response.
''Theodore Roosevelt"
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1906-08-27

Not until about six months after
marriage does man begin to realize
that oourtsnip is but the preface to
hardship.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1906-08-27

Wsir for Walkers opening.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-06-24


ton, has at the start connection with
RGySDS} The line of Life, and extends across the
center OF the palm. terminating be-
tween the mounts of Mars and Moon
Inc limo is one of great Importance
ana ITS significance is of an entirely different ma.
'ure from that Of the Life line 1t relntes To the
intellectual development. and mentality Of tho
subject and indicates illness and disease that may
affect the brain.
This line may rise from three different pos
tions, the first, like that already described. tbs
second from the mount of Jupiter and tbo thtrd
from inside the line of Life 1t il also found tied
or united with the Life line to a greater or less
degree Zig. ~. When starting from the mount
OF Jupiter, and not far removed too much from
the line of life Gig. 2), is perhaps the most
powerful favorable sign OF all. The subject OF
such formation would have great brain power
hrm and determined of purpose. great power Of
sei-contro consequently over others. These sub
Jects are excellent in positions of authority and
responsibility; they will rise to every emergency
OIL me- lhey are, however, impatient and i'm
petuous, particularly if they arc compelled to
wait for some one or some thing
When this space is too wide between tho head
and life lines Gig. 2), the owners will be found
blunt, rash and outspoken, too much so for their
own good
When the line joins the life line and clines TO
1t Tor some distance Gig, ~, the subject is eau.
tious, reserved and careful throughout life a
mark parents should watch closely in children. az
1T is often bad for the development OF the in
tellect. There is lack of independence, and the
child needs bringing out" as it were Gentle
treatment must be employed, as often the brain
is sluggish, consequently the education IS tardy.
Sometimes it indicates too rapid a brain, thus
suffering from mental nervousness and possessing
too great sensitiveness of what others might say.
Where it starts inside the line of life Gig, 81.
| fretfnl, worrying nature is betrayed
When the line goes straight across the hand
like bar Zig. ~, it denotes good, practical com.
mon sense and economy, that often leads to
avarice, and one interested more in material
things than the imaginative.
When the line goes down the hand in gradual
slope Gig. 81, the Imagination rules and shows
the presence of love for art, literature and
| mueic.
When the line goes way down to the mount
Of the Moon Zig. g., it denotes an dcalistc ma
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-06-24

H469z<ey oihce IN several oil thenl, ana attenu
dozen meetings week, with sort OF
amazed awe-a kind OF mixture of reverence and
contempt, il you know what l mean by that. de-
clarcd club Of the same type the other
day. l can only belong to one club myself, and
do my duty impcrfectly by that. And it isn't
because of the undoubted fact that I'm growing
old; I should be worse if 1 young, and had
score OF personal interests hand. / suspect
that in that case, / would get out Of the process
sion altogether, and let the world progress with
out me. But / should be wrong, my child
wrong; for should fail to understand the broad
significance of the whole thing.
"You know, we folk who bitten by the
gadAy of humor arc rarely the ones who move
the world It's the people who take their causes
seriously, who even take themselves little TOO
seriously. that make the real reformers. 1ts well
we're not all alike.
when the president of a club stands up, so
grave and graceful with just a touch Of con-
sciousncss OF her new platform hat TO give her
personal easel, and Gays all the pretty things
about club life that we've all heard before. and
introduces the speaker OF the day, whose voice
doesn't carry, perhaps, and who makes US yawn
behind our fans. Or when she manages busi'
ness meeting and wiclds her little parliamentary
whiplash Of red tape in such solemn way, ss
if che were gracousy taking the universe in
hand-do you think it's all play, after all? No.
it's part of the great world tide, and means al
much as when the little pebble is washed higher
up on the beach with every wave.
Look at those great federations, brought To-
gethcr now all over the world. here and there
Electric stations, where the currents OF woman 3
awakening thought are meeting. and conveying
new and startling messages, yet barely under.
stood. Every little club in every little obscure
village means more than the afternoons annube.
ment or boredom, the may be, for the
individual member. You have to take a world.
wide view Of the matter to sec how it's ell tend.
ing.
You've often heard me say that the women
are running the club business into the ground
OF course they are. A number OF them are act.
ually spelling their lives by it. But you have ID
run your stakes pretty deep into the ground II
you're going to build anything that will stand
Every movement has to go too far if it is to get
= there in the end. for have TO allow for couh.
teracting tendencies.
Anyhow, the women are setting about their
reform work in the right way-not pulling down
the existing order but quietly building up the
new order. Well what il all comes 10
Meanwhile. for heavens sake child don't try Ia
belong to more than two clubs at oncel"
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-06-24
Self-COnfeSsed HerOineS

into the bosom of her family. 1t is then that
diSllusionment sets in.
Almost the first discovery the inquirer makes
in his heroine research is-if we may 80 put II
without bringing her 10 earth too rudely-tha'
there is something wrong with her people
The number Of herones in fiction whose FAM
lies arc a disgrace TO them is appalling, the OBJ
duratc and harsh fathers, the cruel and eNaetine
mothers. would alone wiring tears from us. even
II the object Of their tyranny were not cunning
" sanctifcd. But il is not forgotten that there
are hcroines without ties, eminent heroncs who
have been household names in the past, and viii
be handed down In sxpenny editions TO tender
hearted generations 10 come. The orphan hero
inc is colossal figure Of pity in fiction.
Again. we have the heroine with "other tics.
Sometimes she marries them, when, indeed, vii
niny in all its marital euises turns our sympa
thies towards her. or there are black sheep beside
whom her fleece must needs appear white as
snow" These the herones of the book, tho
heroincs of the play; we love, cherish, and exalt
them: we hold them up to our parents, and
children and relatives.