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of pleasure in view "The business meet ings" are only inserted by accident. and no doubt were an after-thought of tho Birmingham committee. Socially the meeting of the league will be most bril- liant.
 Banquets, receptions, barbecues, motor car parties and other events will be given. the several days during the visit of the league to be filled every moment with varied events.
 The delegates will be entertained in private homes and besides the formal affairs there will be many dinner parties and luncheons proceeding them the whole week to be one of great social interest. Both the Southern and Country clubs will keep open house, and large reception will be given by the Writers club at the Country club. The head quarters of the league will be in the city hall and a special room will be at the disposal of the Writers club where the many visiting women will be cordially welcomed.
 Mrs J. A. Rountree, president of the club, will call meeting of it's members early in September to perfect plans for the entertainment of the visiting women and to arrange the details of the recep- tion at the club. Committees will be appointed and the club will cooperate with the Birmingham Press club in the entertainment of it's guests.
 The Birmingham Press club has already established itself securely in the role of , host at the several entertainments which have placed it in the class of Gridlron affairs, and as host of the league the club will entertain lavishly.
 The reception at the Country club will be the first entertainment ever given by the Writers club which was organized not quite one year ago. The number of distinguished people who will be it's guests at It's initial entertainment will make the occasion most memorable. and invited to meet the members of the Inter national league will be many representa- tive Birmingham people.
 There are a number of well known women who are members of the league, and they will form A brilliant group in the New York and Philadelphia party as well as from the western cities, while meeting them here will be several won- en writers from the southern states.
 Among the visiting women from the east will be Mrs. Harriet Hayden Flnck of Philadelphia On a recent visit there Mrs Rountree was a guest of Mrs. Finck at her town house and describes her as one of the most interesting and charming women.
 Mrs Flnck has been a member of the board of governors of the International League of Press Clubs for the past three years She is president of the Pennsyl- vania Woman's Press association, and is a member of the Association of American Pen Women. No woman is better known in the social and literary life of the east. Mrs Finck is a graduate of the Uni versity of Pennsylvania. and has taken two degrees Both as a writer and as lecturer. Mrs Finck has won fame, and previous to her sailing for Europe this summer she gave several lectures on special days at the Jamestown exposition. In these days when so many American
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women are expert chauffeurs and owners of motor cars, 1t is not strange that Mrs. Finck is an expert driver, and goes in for motoring. She is secretary of the Quaker City Motor club, one of the lead ing social organizations of Philadelphia.
 With her husband Mrs. Finck Is now travelling abroad.
 Of the many visiting women during the meeting of the league, Mrs Belva A. Lockwood will attract the attention that few women could command. She was one of the pioneers in newspaper work, and in l1er long and interesting life she has never lost interest in the various causes which she fearlessly presented through articles widely read by those who differed from her, and who were most antaBonis- tie to her ideas. She is known on two continents for her temperance work, for her arguments favoring suffrage for wom- en, and the notoriety that resulted from her candidacy for President is also one of the several incidents in her career that brought forth attacks and ridicule from all sections But living through the storm of criticism, Mrs. Lockwood has adhered to many of the fixed principles of her life, working for the education and upbulldng of women. and striking at the root of influences that did not uplft human kind.
 As editor of the PeacemalSer, journal published in Washington, Mrs. Lockwood is now fearlessly espousing the cause or universal peace. Last year she went as the special envoy of the international Ieaaeue to the fifteenth Universal Congress of Peace held in Italy. Her address in Milan was pronounced one of the most convincing delivered during the session or the congress
 Just q little over year ago Mrs. Lock- wood won her famous case in behalf or the Cherokee Indians against the gov ernment in her suit for S5,OVo'Oo0.
 Mrs. Lockwood has been member or inc govorning board of the International league for two years.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-25
Senatorial Amenities.
From Harper,s Weekly.

From liaTptI S N''hiy'
 John Sharp Williams is the kind of man who is not unfamiliar in public life. 1T Vardaman for example, said good many of the things that Williams is very often saying, the lightning would be heated up to send his words with angry decorations oyer the country. When Williams says things that people do not like, people who do not know him grow red and mention him irefully. but those who do know him shake their heads and wish that he hadn't. Perhaps Vardaman Is out Of re- deeming qualities, but Williams always keeps a good stock on hand and disposes of them on generous terms. As leader of the House of Representatives, he has played with republican feelings good deal, but most of the republicans of sense would vote for him for democratic lead- CT If they could, although they could easily get q more serious leader who might hammer them harder, but hurt them less. Sam Mccall. for example. and Charles Littlefield will not have half as much fun in the ways and means com
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that its members will have journeyed so
 far south, to see something of that famous host southern hospitality" And the southern country in October is also worth coming some miles to see. By far the most charming month in the whole year, October was selected at the last meeting of the league in Denver as the ideal season for its entertainment in the the south. As the time draws near for the pilgrimage hundreds of letters are being written by chairrnen of press com mittees, various members of the league who are arranging the programme, each
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MARvELs OF THE HUMAN BODY.
You Are Really Water Rather Than
 Land Animal.
from the Chicago Record-Herald.

From the Chicago Record Herald.
 On an average mans body there are S40,0O0 hairs. Plucking one every second 1t would take twelve eight hour working days to pull them all out. In his blood there are 25,000, ,000, 100000 red corpuscles. Laid out side by side they would cover d surface O. 310 square yards.
 The whole of the blood passes through mans heart nearly twice in every min ute. It weighs one-thirteenth of the en- tire body weight, and it moves in differ ent parts of the body at speeds varying from ten feet to 1666 yards (nearly one mile) an hour.
 The fat of your body is fluid. It be- comes solid only when the body coois after death. It is one of your most use- ful constituents, forming a non-conduct- ing sheath to protect you from cold act ing as pads to preserve from shock on the tips of the fingers, the toes, and the heels, and lying always ready as re- serve food supply when you can get noth- ing to eat.
 A little artery passes from your brain through the skull into the scalp. which acts as a safety valve when the brain IS congested with blood,
 The skin cannot grow again once it is destroyed. Hence the unsightly scars left by burns and severe wounds. Only the surface layer can renew itself; when the whole thickness Is destroyed it never reforms This Is the more curious. as muscles, nerves, blood vessels, and bones, all less liable to injury than the skin, can grow again.
 You are really water rather than land animal. Although a whole, you live on dry land, your body consists of countless millions of separate living par ticles, and these are all immersed in the water which constitutes four-ffths of your substance.
 Within the inner part of your ear, deep in the bone, is a quantity of fluid which acts as a spirit level, and enables you to keep your balance.
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The Laziest Man.

From Judges Library.
 One of the contractors in Panama was much annoyed by the exceeding laziness of the sixty native workers under him. He resolved to try to make them ashamed of their indolence, so one day he lined them up and said:
 Now, I've got a nice, easy job for the laziest man in this company. Will the laziest man please step fcrward?"
 Fifty-nine of them stepped forward. The contractor turned to the other, who stood still. looking almost too indolent to stand. and said;
 'Why didn't you come forward with the others?'
 And the answer came in a weary voice:
 I'm too lazy"
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Just as he Was.

From Harper's Weekly.
 Richmond minister not long ago was asked to perform q marriage cere- mony by n young negro couple. As he had employed the groom for year or two, he consented. knowing what prestige would come to the couple by reason of having been married by white minister At the appointed time the happy pair arrived. and the cere mony proceeded.
 DO you take this man for better or for worse?" the minister asked.
 For all her shyness, the bride spoke up bravely:
 No, sah ah don't" she said. Ann take him jest like he is. If he was ter get any better, Is 'fraid he'd die; an if he was ter get any wuss and kill him myself"
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Oar Man Tailor

A graduate of the finest art tailor schools in BERLIN, PARIS, NEW YORK-besides a practical expert. There is no tail or suit for woman he cannot make from the severest garment to the fanciest, including riding habits, fancy day and evening coats, skirts, suits.
 The September models just in from Paris.
 The dress goods section is showing womens tailored suitings in an immense assortment of styles-many of which there are no two alike. We are booking orders for September and Octo- Der delivery. Department now open.
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Here's to the laughter of the southi The quantly musical laughter that has it's own melody for those who pause and listen.
 Here's to southern hospitality that wei comes the stranger from other climes and empties its casket of treasures at his feet, hospitality full grown, like the leaves that reach maturity, a hospitality that has it's own song, its own voice, for all who pause and listen to its harmonies. Southern hospitality
 The programmes which are now being sent to members of the league seem to have been arranged with the open object
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PROMINENT WOMEN WILL
 ATTEND BIC PRESS CLUB
 MEETING w BIRMINGHAM
BY ANNIE KEnDRIck WALKER.

Southern Hospitality'-a toast to which the entire country responds with brim- ming cup-will have one of the best op- portunities in its long career of being the further inspiration of felicitous speeches at the approaching meeting If the International League of Press clubs which will be held in Birmingham the latter part of October. It will be the first time in the history of the league
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letter either beginning with a tribute tu southern hospitality or concluding with some reference to it-a weaving of gar lands fragrant as the jesamine of the south.
 Here's to the southern Octoberl Not a month of full-blown roses. but one of brilliant wind-blown foliage the south ern woods a-fame and autumn stars following in the wake of the harvest moon.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-25
A Sale Of WOn7cn'S
Gowns at 08C
Usual Price $1.25 and $1.50.

Our buyer picks up this lot only 500 of them; all clean, fresh and brand new. He just cleared the counters of manufacturer and saved a bit off regular prices, and we do the same by you. They're the same makes and styles as we always carry-made of good muslin, pretty full and long trim med with good embroideries and laces; all sizes.
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ard and no democrat but John Carlisle could tolerate Harrison; but Carlisle was very amiable, and did not approve of Har- rison until Mckinley was President.
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Sheets and PiIEOW
Cases and MuSIinS

12 yards good Muslin for $1.00. 72x90 Sheets, good muslin, 49c. 90x90 Peperell Sheets S5c. 45x36 Pillow Cases 10c.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-25
Buzz NetS
 Take a Price Tumble

While's there's plenty use for them two months or more. All Nets A" quality and mosquito-proof
 80-inch, $1.39, were $1l5.
 90-inch, $1.65, were $200.
 100-inch, $195, were $2.50.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-25
Marx BIO Skirt Sale

Six styles and each one good one. made of French Chiffon Panamas and Altman Voiles, unusually full styles, side, knife and box plaits, some trim med with Taffeta bands, Taffeta folds, and bias folds of same material-some plain. Browns, blacks and navys. Skirts worth $15.
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Buy the LittIe Folks Clothes for the Tub

That IS economy as well as clean Illness. We have here for this purpose the most comprehensive assortment of autumn washable fabrics that Bir- mingham has ever seen. And to say the mothers are pleased Is putting it too mild and priced too interesting to pass unnoticed.
 hI/. . American Printing Company's fabrics and U/2S calicoes-5000 yards.
 QI/ Amoskeag fast color Apron Checks in O/2& blue and brown checks-all sizes. In American printed Madras, checks and tUC stripes light and medium eolors. IO. Cheviot Madras. a special heavy weight, lUk light and dark colors
 t1I/ Fancy Dress Ginghams Checks Scotch lZZ2S SPaids, Stripes, Chambrays. soft finish, all solid colors.
 tsc French Dress Gnghams, plain colors, I0N stripes checks, plaids-beautiful designs. 0Eo French Silk Ginghams, multi-tone col Eo( brings, block checks, plaids, etc. 1S "Woolcot" a cotton suitng-looks ZJC and feels like wool and well, pretty designs.
 LUG Outings Flannelettes Teaze Downs, I1Lr Double faced Ederdowns. light, med- i-/<S um and heavy weights for house dress l5C es, kimonos, sacques, bath robes, in 25c 'an'' ropes ana A''"0s' garments
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A SeaSOn'S End Hosiery Sale Three for a Dollar

Allover Lace Lisles, Boot Laces, Sheer Gauge Lisles, Mercerized Silk Lisles, all reinforced heels and spliced soles, blacks and all colors.
 Worth 50c, 59c and 65c.
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Blacks, browns, navys, plaids, and checks, all best Taffetas.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1907-07-18
COST OF WORKING
CONWCTS IN DEKALB,
Fifteen Thousand Dollars
Annually is Given as
the Figures.

AS there has been some talk OF work
ing convicts in Cobb county as soon as
the county gets its five commissioners
to manage the county affairs, we give
the following article from the DeKslb
New Era as matter Of information,
so that the thoughtful can turn the
subject over in their minds as to what
is best for this county. The New Era
says:
Does working convicts pay? In ask
ing this question, we would not have it
understood for a minute, that we are
seeking to bring any criticism upon the
present commissioner or his predeces-
sors in office. 1t is the system that we
are inquiring about.
1--WE are told that the changing is an
actual cost to DeKalb county of from
twelve to fifteen thousand dollars an
nually. 1t is also said that it costs as
much to operate changing of thirty
convicts which lie about DeKalb's num-
OCly uc ~ 0OCb w OpCA0bC a
of an hundred or one hundred and fifty
men, and this 10 reasonable; for the
equipment for conducting changing
of thirty men is as great as for an hum
dred. OF course, the actual feed of one
hundred convicts is more than for thir-
ty, yet the feed is not big item COM
paratively
Nov, there is another cost in opera
ting the changing which must be reck-
oned with, and that is the use of the
felony convicts. If DeKal5 county did
not use her quota Of felony conyicts on
the public roads, she would receive
about three Thousand dollars to be put
upon the public roads, or used in the
operation of her public schools. as the
grand jury would see fit to direct.
Then, if the chaingang actually cost
DeKalb county twelve thousand dollars
to operate it, it would cost total of
fifteen thousand dollars when the con-
Wet fund is added to it, or eighteen
thousand dollars, if fifteen thousand
dollars be the actual operating ex-
penses.
Now, do we get fifteen thousand dol
lars worth of work from the changing?
Look back over the past ten years, and
| answer the question. We don't believe
we do, and for that reason we would
like for somebody to show US that we
do get it,"
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1907-07-18
GuNE TO FIGURING.

The prohibition bills introduced in
the senate and house have put the
liquor crowd to figuring on how much
the state will lose by the passage of a
prohibitory bill. CHOSE who are ia
miliar with the 81 uation," says the At
lanta Journal of Tuesday afternoon,
"have great concern over the Joss of
revenue which would follow state pro-
hibition." THE enactment of such q
law continues The Journal, "means
the entire loss OF revenue amounting
to. $243, 1892 80 annually to the state
that being the net sum derived from
whisky, beer and wine licenses during
the year 1905 And this loss, we are
informed, falls on the educational in
terests.
All this sounds amazingly convincing
to the friends of liquor, and it's plausi.
bility constitutes it just at this time
very good reading matter, for certain
ones.
But The Journal should do some 9TH
er figuring. Let it try its hand, for in
stance, on what the state would save
by passing the state prohibition bill
Take the cost of the courts, the ex.
4! penses of trials, the support Of crimi.
nails, the loss Of time from drunkenness
by the laborers, and the sickness Incl.
dent to the liquor business, the amount
expended to support the insane, those
made insane from the use of liquor, the
jails to be builded, etc, ETC., and The
Journal can figure out that the state
can afford to lose the nearly three hun.
dred thousand dollars is gets from Ii.
quor, and save money, if we can get
state prohibition. 1t is a question OF
gain As we'll as of so-called loss. But
has The Journal, supposed leader ,ot
public opinion AMI the promoter OF
civic righteousness, 30 far forgot ite
function as leader as to advocate the
education of our youth on the vitiated
and debasing appetite of part of our
population? More drunk, more educa.
ton, seems to be It's logic. What then
we ask, is education worth when we
have debauched large per cent Of oul
people to secure it, and must continue
the debauching process in order to con.
tinue our educational institutions:
Georgians have not gone so low yet
that they must educate their children
on the vitiated appeates of any part Of
their fellow-men for liquor Wesleyan
| Christian Advocate.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1907-07-18

You never really know your
friends until they become your
enemies.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1907-07-18

Postmaster-General Meyer has
promulgated an order. effective
August 1st, providing that the
face eide of postal cards may be
divided by a vertical line approx
mately one-thlrd of the length of
the card from the left end, and
that the space to the left OF the
line may be used for messages, the
portion to tine right beirg for the
address only. A very thin sheet
OF paper may be attached if it ad-
heres completely to the card. and
may bear both writing and print
Ing. Advertisements, Illustrations
or writing may appear on the back
ct the card or on the left third Of
the front. This privilege has been
permitted by foreign governments.
but never before by the United
States.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1907-07-18

Mine years ago." says the
Philadelphia Record, democrats
protested that the acquisition of
the Philippines and Hawaii would
make us more vulnerable on the
Pacific. The imperialists pretend
ed that it would strengthen us.
Does any one doubt now that the
democrats were right? The At
lantlc coast must be stripped of
batCleships to protect our Pacific
islands. A"
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1907-07-18

Experts are reported as declar-
ing that, at the present rate of
consumption, there will be no hard
coal Ill the United States in sew
enty-f five years. Within that time,
doubtless, the scientists and the
engineers will have shown us how
to get along without hard coal, so
that when the supply has been ex-
hausted the country will not miss
1t. Water powers and electrical
transmission will doubtless solve
the problem. Water power de-
Velopment is now going forward in
prodlgeous strides.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1907-07-18
CURED OF JUNG TROUBLE.

ut is now eleven years since had a
narrow escape from consumption, "
writes G. 0. Floyd, leading business
man of Kershaw, S. G. II had run
down in weight to 1876 pounds, and
coughing was constant, both by day and
by night. Finally | began taking DIR.
Kings New Discovery, and continued
this for about six months, when my
cough and lung trouble were entirely
gone and | was restored to my normal
weight, ITO pounds" Thousands of
persons are healed every year. Guaran.
teed, at J w. Legg & Co.'s drug store.
SOC and 81. Trial bottle free.