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The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-04-29

1 50 times. Miss Mannheimer haS Deen singularly successful in this almost unique form of entertainment. She will give thls recital at the Jefferson theatre May under the auspices of Temple Emanuel chapter.
 The Ladies' Missionary society of the First Presbyterian church will meet with Mrs. c. F. Bigsby, 1900 South Thirteenth street, this afternoon at o'clock. As this is the first meeting of the church year full attendance is desired
 The ladies of the East Birmingham Methodist church will serve lunch for the benefit of their church Wednesday, Thursday and Friday They will also en- certain delegates to the Sunday school convention.
 Miss Kathleen Mallory of Selma is vis- iting Miss Loureen Johnston.
 The principals of the "Mikado,' the charming opera to be given at the Sem- nary Friday night, are as follows
 The Mikado of Japan-May Pettyjohn.
 Nanki-Pooh, his son. disguised as a wandering nllHSlTel AONS NAeh NiAA Yum-Mauriel Beaird.
 Ko-Ko, Lord High Executioner of Japan-Lucy Dickinson.
 Pooh-Bah, Lord High Everything ElSe- Elizabeth PreWitt.
 Tish-Tush, a Noble Lord-May Stevens.
 Yum-Yum, Pitti Sing, Peep-Bo, three sisters, wards of Ko-Ko-Sadie Beaird, Annie Sanders, Marianne Gravlee.
 Katsha an orderly lady in love with Nanki-Pooh-Mary Dobbs.
 Chorus of School Girls-Olea Akin, Annie Mai Cole, Fannie Mae Copeland, Isabel Curry, Elsie Martin, Carrie Lee Morgan, Mary c. Norwood Kate Perry, Katie Riddle, Mary Ratliff, lyde Vest brook, Annie Warnock. Nellie Worthing- ton. Bessie Smith, Orline Robinson, Stella Lavender.
 Chorus of Nobles-Fanny Brooke, Eliza beth Dickinson, M. L. Eborn Neva Ed mundson, Ruby Ledbetter, Georgia Me- Lemoref Ruth Nicholson, Clara Thomson, Rosalie Broomall, Milton west, Grace Daniel.
 Mkado's Guards-Susie Grove and June Burdette.
 Accompanst-Fanny Dobbs.
 Act I-Scene courtyard and garden of Ko-Ko's house.
 Act II-Scene, same.
 The price of admission i'll be 25 cents, the profits from which il be devoted to the publication of tn Seminary Blue Book
 Mrs. B. H. Cooper will entertain the Twentieth Century club at her summer home on Shades mountain, "Esperanza," " Friday. Members are requested to be at the starting point, Nineteenth street and Third avenue, promptly at 10 o'clock.
 Mrs. John Jemison entertained quite informally at bridge yesterday after noon in compliment to Mrs. James Ellis. The prizes were won by Mrs. Sharty, Mrs. Ellis, and Mrs. Otis. The score was kept by Miss Elizabeth Cleveland.
 Miss Ruth Stockett, a charming young lady of Columbus, Miss, is vis- iting Mrs. O. T. Wetmore, 1909 Eighth avenue north.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-04-29
STATUE TO BE REMOVED.
Emperor William Does Not Respect
 Memory of Heine.

Berlin, April 2s.-The correspondent of the Lokal Anzeiger on the island of Cor flu, where Empercr William is spending a vacation in the Achilleon villa, tee- graphs that his majesty has decided to have the statue to Heinrich Heine re- moved from the grounds of the palace. The late Empress Elizabeth of Austria, for whom the palace was built, was a great admirer ofsthe German poet and h. this statue to his memory erected. The correspondent adds that the Emperor has given an order to Herter. the Berlin sculptor to make a monument of the Empress Elizabeth. which will occupy the place of the Heine memorial
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-04-29
Pride Gets 99 Years.

Tuscumbia, April -(Special.)-The trial of Ed Pride, colored, for the mur- der of his 14-year-old daughter, was con cluded at noon today, when the jury re- turned verdict of guilty and fixed the punishment at 9s years in the peni- tentiary. Pride's victim was beaten to death, her head crushed and her body badly mangled. She was buried without the ministration of a physician, her father claiming that she died of collie. Negroes complained to the authorities and the body was exhumed, resulting in the finding of conditions as above stated, and Pride's arrest followed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-04-29
Patent Agreement.

Berlin. April 2S.-It is understood here that the German government has taken the preliminary steps to negotiate pat ent agreement with the United States. This action is in consequence of the prospect of federal legislation requiring foreign patentees to manufacture in the United States otherwise the patents will he forfeited
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-04-29

citys splendid system of water works and electric power plant, is an enthusiastic supporter of the good roads movement and the Overton amendment.
 A feature of his contention is that, as good roads greatly enhance the intrinsic value and commercial production of agri- cultural lands, a proportionate increase in the amount of taxes would revert to the maintenance of educational advan- tages for the farmers children. When seen in his insurance office by your cor respondent today MT. Fuquay said:
 Mir. Fuquay Talks.
 'No economic question has ever been
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-04-29
Freed From Prison.

Columbus, O., April 2S.-Nettie McDeh- ris, second termer at the penitentiary, was relased upon expiration of three- year sentence for embezzlement, having been sent up from Oklahoma at the age of 76 years. She was the oldest female prisoner in the penitentiary.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-04-29
Preparinq for the Fleet.

Paris, April 2S.-The American club of Paris Is arranging to entertain and dine the officers of the American battleship fleet when the vessels reach the Mediter- ranean when on their way around the world.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-04-29

Mrs. Ondego Jones, Miss Anna VanIIoose; Miss Sierra Bengaline, Miss Connie Evans; Lady Guinevere Llandpoor. Miss Marjory Weatherly,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-04-29

A charming picture of Miss Manufacturer appears in the Theatre magazine for April. Last year Miss Manufacturer made a great Init with her reading of Zangwill's Merely Mary Ann,' in which she has appeared
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-04-29

Dr. and Mrs. R. M. Tilley of Concord, Tenn, are in the city.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-04-29

pr. w. A. Applegate of Washington. chief surgeon of the Southern railway. is in Birmingham He is accompanied by Mrs. Applegate.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-04-29

Ono for beautiful embroidered OVV Swisses, either dotted or fgu- ured, 30 and 32 inches wide; worth soc; truly remarkable offering.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-04-29

Dr. and Mrs. Dunbar Roy of Atlanta are in Birmingham.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-04-29

Dr. and Mrs. F. M. Miller of Knoxville are attending the meeting of the sur geons of the Southern railway. being held in this city.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-04-29

guest of Mrs. Braxton Bragg Conner and Miss Eva Conner.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-04-29

Dr. and Mrs. H. A. F. Lemon. also of Washington, are in Birmingham.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-04-29

Mrs. Egbert Jones of Mississippi, who has been the guest of Mrs. E. T. Tal aferro for fey days, en route to Wash ington, will return home today. Mrs. Jones was elected one of the vice presidents general at the recent continental congress, D. A. R. She was among the distinguished visiting women at the club yesterday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-04-29

Miss Ola May Mitchell, who has been visiting MT. and Mrs. w. A. Sprull of Tuscaloosa, has returned home after a charming visit.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-04-29

"No economic question has ever been
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-04-29

Mrs. Louis Parsons, the guest of Mrs. N. B. Feagin, will spend the remainder of the week in Birmingham.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-04-29

Capt. Kelly Parsons, U. S. A, who with Mrs. Kelly is passing several weeks in Birmingham and elsewhere, expects to sail for Honolulu June 1.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-04-29

24-in. Colored Foulards, large variety of stripes and figures, soft and pretty for costumes.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-04-29

Mrs. B. H. Cooper will entertain the Twentieth Century club at her summer home on Shades mountain, "Esperanza,' Friday. Members are requested to be at the starting point, Nineteenth street and Third avenue, promptly at 10 o'clock.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-04-29

19-inch pretty 75c Fancy Taffetas in nice checks and stripes; very special.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1908-07-24
HOP MACHINE
NOT APPROVED

The newly Invented hop-piekins
machine. which was given rial
in California some time ago, Is not
looked upcn with much favor by the
several bop men In a money ana
time saving light. II Is true the new
machine will do the work cleanly
ana al a fair speed, but the expense
Of keeping It in working order and
stripping the vines OF the tendrllS
on which the hops grow, which Is a
nece sary preparation for picking
takes away its real value to the busy
grower. who must have his crop
ready for market as quickly as pos
sible. The expense OF hiring hands
20 harvest is no heavier than that
reaulred for the operation OF the
hop-picklng machine. According to
reports from the sections In which
the new invention Is being tried In
California, the people are at war
against Il, which Is to be expected,
owing to the fact II viii deprive
thousands Of the regular yearly work
in the fields. which nets them no
small amount OF money at the end OF
the seasons. The inventors SO far
have been compelled to pick the
vines from the main stems, and haul
them to their warehouses to pick
them by machine. as the people de-
clare they will destroy them
The inventor OF the machine IS
young German by the name OF w. +.
wyehorn. Steam Is used az power
and after the stems have been
stripped OF the hops, leaves and hops
are placed upon conyeyors made OF
some cloth and rubber material ANA
the hops are separated from the
leaves by dropping through between
the rubbers. and the leaves, belns
fat. are carried out
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1908-07-24
CONCRETE TO SAVE ,c,,s
NATt.RAL RESOURCES

/. ,ba recent White House confer
ence of governors and scientlsOs W., VIZ
met upon invitation Of the Pres'uen'
70 discuss ways ond means Oh con .
serving our natural reiources' on
81 the principal speakers was An
drew Carnegie, says Cement age.
Now York. Nj. Carnegie referred =.
areot length to the vast waste OF
natural resources that has taken
nlasa and N suggesting methoos 70
nrevent further extravagance Of tha'
character, said that fortunately tn9
use Of concrete is already reducing
the consumption of structural steel
The materials for cement and con-
crete abound in every part OF tne
country: and while the arts OF max
ing and using them are still IN their
infancy. the products promise 10 De-
come superior to steel and stone IN
strength, durability, convenienceS'
and economy and use. The cement
industry Is growing rapidly, larseIy
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1908-07-24

= ~
in connection with the making q,
iron and steel, so that the substltn
tion Of the new material will not in.
.volve abandonment Of plants or los,
of invested capital. Mr.. Carnegie Il
not given to rash statements or
hasty conclusions, and It is signIfl.
cant to have him announce his con.
viction that concrete promises to be.
come superior to steel and stone IN
strength, durability, convenience ana
economy in use. These are there's.
sentlal things required In an ideal
structure material, and Mr.. Catn..
gle does not hesitate,te ascrlbe tAsu
all to concrete.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1908-07-24
r,e Tenements Of Trinity.
Charles Edward Russel descrlb

Charles Edward Russel describe1
the dreadful conditions prevailing on
this church's property. y
The only sanitation for the fam!-
lies dwelling ID this dreadfulyhouse
is to be found In wooden sheds in
the back yard. 1t Is Of a nature
that one might expect 70 see in Chi
pese cities, but never In the fore
most city OF America. The back
ward IS a horror into which you set
your foot with an uncontrollable-
physical reyulslon against the loath-
some contamination. 4, has muc1
rubbish, It Is vllely unkempt, it
seems TO exude vileness. Tho wat
err supply In the house consists Of
one common tap for each floor,
placed In the hall. Formerly even
these primitive convenlences dia not
exist. and the overweight women
that live in these houses were OBJ
liged to carry in pals up the steep
stairs the water supply, each for her
household The water-tap on each
floor was commanded by the new
Tenement-House Law, and II was
this feature Of the law that Trinity
most opposed.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1908-07-24

IN the rear, reached by narrow
massage. is another tenement-nouse'
four-story brick building. occupied
when was there by seven families
n the front tenement Is bad, what
shall we say of the tenement In the
raar9 Whatever Is abominable IN
the one Is more abominable in the
other. The gloom is worse, the
ventilation Is worse, the aspect OF
drearv decay and neglect is worse.
s,me OF the dwellers In the front
house can get air and light; most
Of the dwellers In the rear house
can get very little Of either. When
the building was new and clean, IL
might have been a tolerable place
In which to house horses--tempor-
arily; say for a day 1t was never
at any time, a tolerable place IN
which TO house human beings. For
so or 60 years It has been unfit for
anything expect burning. HOW
would YOU like to draw an income
from the maintaining OF such n
place? You would want to have the
money dlsinfected before It touchef
your hand, would you not? Lest
into your presence It bear some odor
OF the rear tenement, or some bac-
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1908-07-24
Nolding The Rush.

A Mormoas wife. coming down.
stairs one morniag, met the physi,
elaa who was attending her hus,
hand
rs hc scry nlf" she asked anN.
ioasly
lie a. replied the physician u
fear that the end Is nos far on
10 you 'hluk she asked Aesitat.
ing9' do you think q proper tha,
! shoald be a. his bedside darlng his
tat momentsi"
fet not | advise you TO hurry.
madam. The hes, PLACES are ala eaay
oeiag taken. From Eyerybody's
MasAsine.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1908-07-24
Pronosals for Fuel.

Sealed bids will be received by Tho
Marion county court up to SATURDAY.
August s, at 2 p. m, for four-ioOt
cordwood for the use of court hou,s
in following quantities:
Ten cords body FIR.
Forty cords second growth flr.
Thirty-five cords grub oak,
All tenders to be mailed to R. D
Allen, county clerk.
VIM. M. BUsHEY,
7-22-d-w County Judge
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1908-07-24
HOW THE swEDEs CONQUERED
THE NORTHWEST

II Is very much easier to be a hero
OF the regiment marching in uniform
and pomp to music OF bugle and
drum, than hero OF the pick and
the axe and the whlpsaw and the
spinning wheel aud the milk pail
and the frying pan. Yet the con
quest OF the frontier was wrought by
the heroes and the herolnes OF the
homespun. by the men, aud women
tco-with rifle In one hand and I'm
pIements OF toll In the other.
or no clas II this truer than the
little groups OF Norweglans and
swedes, who began coming TO the
Northwest from 1850 10 1870. Many
--one might almost say the majority
were young people well-educated
In their own language, but absolutely
pennlless. looking for the shoulder
swing room aud opportunity In a
larger land Nearly all arrived 81
Boston or New York, unable to speak
one word OF English. Without mon
ey, without the language. without
knowledge OF American customs
how, then, did they reach the Westg
Worked their way; street Jobs In the
b'g cities 20 pay stage or railroad
fare 60 Buffalo. then up the lake.
as sailor men or deck hands or steve.
dores 90 Wi-consln or Illinois bis.
shock.haired men with cultural u
teranee and muscles like ironwood
and liberalization OF pure adamaati
then aerois country 90 the Mlssissii,-
pi as shoyelers on railway eonlraote
through low-lylng lands that shook
the slant frames with ague so that
wages seldom average more than
hait-ume during the period OF ae.
climatlzlns; then mp the Missis tppl
10 the Promised Land, with barely
enoush money 10 pay Tor reglstra.
ton fees ana provl ions 10 begin
demonstrating.
such was Toe beginning OF thou
sands upon thousands OF Scandina-
N'sn settlers IN the West-mea ana
women who have Z IN 20 positions
81 note in their adopted country
IspSlly, the wife ara not come ths
hst year; but IN the cases when she
did come, her earnings as cams
cook, a. mendey OF tae boys cloth
tag, helped 20 eke ont The eNistene,
ot the family for the hard pioneer
years and this, no' ~ peasant worn
on tthanks be 70 God. there are NJ
peasants IN Americal hut o. vorn-
glgs who had been hlsh,y educated
sn sweden and Norway before CON
lrg 90 America, met many ofI
them On my trip 20 the Far West
today 10 positions of aniuspce. nres.
.dcnts OF womeas clubs fo- theI
study OF brownlag % Tennyson. of
history, OF pai'O'onby. % clv.cs The,
make no boast Ot the PAST. rhey
are neither proud OF Il nor ashamed
Of i', Il was simply an ~ the nay
Work a part OF the Game: ard the
'an Nas ia ,ae same. rot In iAe vim
1'nss'--Frrrl "rhe Daughters OF the
Nis'nss." hy Agnss c Laut, IN TAe
oH'ns Magazine tor July.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1908-07-24

,o,,or from the interior bedrooms
*. % srom The filthy courts.-From tne
1ulv Everybody's.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1908-09-25
journalistic Enterprise.

Booth Harrington says that in no state
have the newspapers more Journalistic
enterprise" than in his native Indiana.
While stopping at little Hoosier hotel
in the course of hunting trip MIR. Tark-
ington lost one of his dogs.
Have you a newspaper in town." he
asked of the landlord
Right across the way, back of the
shoemaker's," the landlord told him
The Daily News-best little paper of
its size in the state
The editor, the printer, and the prin-
ter's devil We're all busy doing justice
to Mr.. Harrington with an "in-oug
midst" paragraph when the novelist ar
rived.
I've just lost a dog" Harrington ex
planned after he had introduced himself
"and I'd like to have you insert this ad
return of a pointer dog answering to the
Eame of Rex Disappeared from the yard
of the Mansion house Monday night
why, we were just going to press,
sir" the editor said, "but Wen be only
too glad to hold the edition for your adj"
Mr.. Harrington returned to the hotel
After a few minutes he decided. how
ever, that it might be well to add 'No
questions asked" to his advertisement
and returned to the Daily News office
The place was deserted, save for the
skinny little freckle-faced devil, who sat
perched on a high stool, gazing wistfully
out of the window.
Where is everybody" Harrington
asked.
GAVIN to hunt tn dawg," replied the
boy without removing his gaze from the
distant fields.-Everybody' Magazine
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1908-09-25
CONCRETE JACKETS ON LEvEEs.
New Method of River Protection Prom
ises to Be Successful.

A new use for concrete is in the pro-
lection of levees on the lower Mississippi
Di. The usual way of protecting these
levees from damage by wave wash is by
a wooden revetment, consisting of
planks placed vertically at the base or
toe of the riverward slope of the leyee.
They are fastened firmly between two
rails near their top and to one near their
bottom. This makes sort of tight
board fence from to 8 feet high 1t
is braced by stringers which are an
chored in the crown of the levee
AS a substitute writes a United
States engineer in The Manufacturers
Record. it was decided to try concrete
Jacket extending from near the top of
the levee to the toe of the slope and
thence vertically feet into the bernie.
The curbing at the toe of the slope was
to prevent any wash taking place which
would undermine the revetment. and
also to prevent burrowing animals from
making holes through the base of the
levee.
The concrete consisted of one part of
cement to five parts of sand and eight
parts of gravel and was placed inches
thick. A reinforcement Of wire fabric
was used for the purpose of holding
the concrete together in the event that
the earthen embankment would shrink
away from the revetment and also TO
serve as a barrier to drift logs and tim.
Der that would be likely to wear down
the concrete surface in places by pound
ing against it. After this springs high
water had been against the concrete
jacket forty days no weakness or defect
was noticed
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1908-09-25

lego and great friend of Mr.. Dodgson,
but who Is now grave canon of West
Minister abbey, where YOU may have
heard him preach when you have been
in London. He says that the Alice"
stories, some OF them at least, were told
over his shoulders.
The entire story was not told on
single occasion, as you may well believe;
but on many occasions the adventures
were resumed, and chapter narrated,
now on the river, now IN the study. now
IN the garden, now after tea in the
meadows or IN the cosy drawing room
facing the street One can imagine how
impatient the children would be for the
next time to come and how unwilling
to have the story telIers voice stop, even
though the breath grew too weak ito
stir the tiniest feather" And how
eagerly they would welcome sight of
the grave young man in his college cap
and gown who represented to them d
treasure house OF delight, Helen Mar
shall Pratt in st. Nicholas.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1908-09-25

being "hipped'' abort everything she
does
1t IS Just as detrimental TO ones good
health t. he oversolieitous as Il is To be
eNtraya CANT with vitality. The world
often wonders how women who are sapa-
bie of doing large things get through so
much work without showing any effects
Ia the way of exhaustion or fretfulness.
If they would know the secret. il les
ia the capabiiity of doing ones work and
resting ones body in turn. The woman
who is thoroughly healthy balances the
TWO things. Ii is she who stands the en-
dGrance test so we'll
She may have a hard piece of work 10
do, and She brings all her energy and
vitality to it. 1t is. therefore, well and
successfully done. But she has the com
mon sense not 70 rush from strong
piece of work into the performance of
numerous and unnecessary TRIES.
She does not fritter away her nights
She takes two or three days to looking
after herself. doing only what is neces-
sary. She sleeps FOR ten or twelve hours,
does not rush and hurry through every
hour. eats sparingly of good food. and
in Two or three days she looks entire-
ly strong and fresh for another piece of
work, She shows an Intelligent respect
tor her vitality, as the physician ex-
III eSSeS it.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1908-09-25
SUCKER SWALLOWED DIAMOND.
A Somewhat Different Fish Story from
Northern Indiana.

Northern Indiana.
Miss Marie A. Gross, daughter of Mr.,
and Mrs. Frank Gross of Spear street,
this city, student of the Heron Art
institute in indianapolis, lost valuable
diamond ring Saturday and its disap-
pearance and return are remarkable
She was d guest at the Hanly cottage
nj Pottawatomie point, on the Wabash
river east of town, and with some other
girls attired in bathing suits rowed to the
middle of the river to battle. A friend
suggested that she remove the diamond
ring which she wore, stating that it
might slip off in the water She removed
the ring. and having no other place to
put it she tied it to piece of fishline
and fastened the other end to the boat.
Then she jumped into the water. When
they rowed back to shore Miss Gross
could find neither string nor ring.
Yesterday while Frank Hanly was ont
in the boat he saw a string running
through crack in the rear board of the
craft. He began to draw in the string
and there was an answering tug He
pulled hard and up out of the water
came a pound and a half sucker. Hanly
had forgotten about the ring and sought
the hook in the suckers mouth
Swallowed the darned thingr' was
his Disguised ejaculation.
He cut the line and threw the fish in
the bottom of the boat Later when
cleaning the fish he was surprised to
find the ring inside the sucker. The
supposition is that when the girls We're
rocking the boat the string and ring were
thrown out, dangling in the water. and
that sucker spying the bright object
gulped it down.-Logansport Cor. In
dianapoliS News