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The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-29

A all events It seems to be tho trend of public opinion that some good sport left in the house. The visiting team also has chance for honors in the league race and they de not intend to give tho local boys walkovcr
The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-29

philadelphia Jack" o'Brien has ca bled to Hugh NeIntosn, the fight pro- motor a sydney. saying that he stands ready 10 fight "Jack" Johnson. the ne gro victor over Tommy Burns McIn 'osh is considering upon what terms. f any the challenger will be taken up.
 William II Gibson wants to match George Memslc against Young Otto. He Is ready to cover Otto's forfeit of $l00O which tho latter has posted to bind match with Packey Mcfarland.
 All Paris is stirred Up over the battle next week between our own James Ed ward Britt and "Adolphe" who Is tho lightweight champion of France Thirty thousand francs will bo hung up for the pair
The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-29

Seattle, Wash, Dec 2S-Dr B. F. Roller put up $L00O to-day with q local newspaper as a side bet for a match with the winner of the Eauf- Barry fight to take place at los Angeles next Wednesday night Dr. Roller said he would be ready to fight about March 1 When he received word from Los Angeles that $l,OOO had been put in tbc hands Of James T. JoHrles 10 cover his deposit Dr. Roller said he would consider the mntch n9 good as made.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-29
DIR. ROLLER MATCHED.
Seattle Athlete Posts 1000 and VIII
 Meet Winner of Kaufman Barry Go.

Los Angeles, Dec. 2S--The Jeffries Athletic club made definite arrange ments to-day to have Q heavyweight boxing match between the winner of the Barry fight here Wed- ncsday night and Dr. B. F. Roller Seattle athlete, The bout. which will take place on January 26, will be for 25 rounds The boxers win receive 50 per cent of the receipts 75 per cent of which will go to tho winner and 25 to the loser. Both Kaufman and Barry have agreed to the match, and the winner will deposit his for felt within a few days after tho fight.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-29

Tho New Haven teams will probably be represented as follows: Individual Johnson; two-men, Weber and Smith; three mon, Weber, smith and John son. It is mighty hard to put such an aggregation of bowlers away with out a strenuous effort.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-29
First Period

Score All-New Hayons l. West Sides |; referee Watson timer Gcttngs
The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-29
OXY.ACETYLENE WELOING AND BRAZING

in all metals. We make most difficult repairs in broken engine cylinders. crank cases, fiuished machine parts. Oxy- -Carbi Co. IT Webster at.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-29

After tomorrow nights game tho lo- cal team has but three more games scheduled to wind up it's series. On the eleventh of January they go to Eliza beth while after that two home games with Paterson and Trenton; after that win finish matters
The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-29

Summary: Goals from field, Grant 3, Keller 9, Cooley 6, Malcolm , Tldd 2. Jones 2, Loveday 9 Connolly 1, Alderman l. goals from foul Mal- colm 1, Welch 3, Naval Reserves i3, Cartons fl
The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-29

ANFW f17'yTT07 New Bedford .... HarkIns 6,t4
 Score, New Haven f. New Bedford 2 rushes, Warner 8, DuSgan 1; stops. Sutton 39. Pence 8; foul, Holderness; referee, Leahy; timer, shreck.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-08
Why He Lost His Friends.
From Success Magazine.

From Success Magazine.
 He was always wounding their feel ings, making sarcastic or funny remarks at their expense.
 He was cold and reserved in his man ner, cranky, gloomy, pessimistic.
 He was suspicious of everybody.
 He never threw the doors of his heart. wide open to people or took them into his confidence.
 He was always ready to receive as- sistance from his friends, but always too busy or too stingy to assist them in their time of need.
 He regarded friendship as a luxury to be enjoyed. instead of an opportunity for service.
 He never learned that implicit, generous trust is the very foundation stone of friendship.
 He never thought it worth while to soend time in keeping up his friendships. He did not realize that friendship will not thrive on sentiment alone; that there must be service to nourish it.
 He did not know the value of thought fitness in little things.
 He borrowed money from them.
 He was not loyal to them.
 He never hesitated to sacrifice their rep- uta tion for his advantage.
 He was always saying mean things about them in their absence
 He measured them by their ability to advance him.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-08
QUEEN ALEXANDRA
 AND THE SHEATH GOWN

From London comes the edict that Her Majesty. Queen Alexandra, has put the ban on the pronounced drectoire gown My correspondent says:
 "Queen Alexandra clings to the old fashioned ideas of dress.
 Her majesty has caused it to be known that any woman wearing a pronounced directoire will not be received at court functions The Queen told her ladies in waiting that the new gowns are immod- est and caused a caustic warning to be conveyed to a certain titled lady distin- guished for her beautiful figure, who dis played 1t at Ascot in sheath. The la dies in waiting have been also command ed to notify other titled women of her majesty's dspleasure with the revealing directoire costumes.
 "At a big ball last week three ladies wearing these emphatic gowns could scarcely make their courteses to the Queen, and at supper they found great difficulty in sitting down. So displeased was the Queen at this unpleasant ex- hibition that she expressed her indigna- tion openly and left the hall before sup per was ended.
 MT. Anthony Comstock's Opinion.
 When the models from famous Paris shop appeared at Longchamps and were sent from the race course recently be- cause of the unseemiy gowns they wore, the Sheath awoke and found itself fla nous As matter of fact the ones worn by the advertisers of one of the smartest establishments in the world were just little bit too much of an expose even for Paris. However, immediately in New York a progressive manager at one of the play houses advertised -Four Sheath Gown Girls" In song and dance, which is now drawing immense crowds in the metropolis.
 At Atlantic City Mrs. James P. Mum yon was the first to be seen in the new gown, and she created such sensation on the board walk that she and her fa- nous husband, Dr. Munyon, had to beat a sudden retreat to their hotel. In the meantime MT. Anthony Comstock, who Is not the sartorial censor of New York, but the man who tells Gothamites what is and Is not proper. was appealed to for an opinion on the subject.
 MT. James B. Morrow, special Wash ington correspondent of a well-known western newspaper, said to MT. Com stock:
 You are said to be watching for the sppcarance of the directoire and the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-08
WAY TO CLEAN PAINTS

Suggestions for cleaning paints, by a well-advised writer in a popular news paper, are reproduced below:
 Oil-painted walls must be washed witf soap and water using a soft fanne cloth. and taking care to wiring 1t wei before using. Use cold water to finish and dry well with linen duster.
 Vanished woods should be rubbed with chamois leather wrung out of cold wa ter then polished with soft duster
 To polish a vanished floor, rub well with equal quantities of beeswax and turpentine Another method Is to take equal parts of olive oil and spirits of turpentine; wet soft cloth with these, rub the wood hard; then rub with a dry cloth This is also good for black wal nut furniture and sewing machines.
 Where paint is stained with smoke, some ashes or potash lime may be used. A soft linen cloth should be used for wiping dry.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-08
Our National Game.
L. Hartt, in the August Atlantic.

R. L. Hartt, in the August Atlantic.
 But, despite its alien lineage, the game has become as charaoteristically Ameri- can as bull flgthing IS characteristically Spanish, or pelote characteristically Basque, or heresy-hunting characteristic ally Scotch. Not that our national sport stays pent within our traditional from tiers 1t follows the flag, and westward
 of course the umpire takes his way. He Is revered in Luzon. as Is also the valiant batsman. Persons reluctant to canonize our Philippine policy should observe how 5000 natives will pour down upon the dj- amond to felicitate the author of a three- bagger, and continue his apostheosis for A solid hour. Meanwhile baseball has annexed Canada-leaving only the sordid political details to be adjusted-and cap- tured Cuba, "No tiene description el en- tusiasmo!' cries the Cuban press. "El publico en mass Sc desborda lienaildo eI immense campo, dando vivasl Hurra ahsp, Yet 1t is in the United States especially that the game thrives and grows ana keeps on growing until now 1t cheerfullv meets an annual cost of $5,6O000O. sun. ports more than 30 leagues, major and minor, sells its 2b, GOO. GOO tickets a year. and evolves a treasurer's report that reads like a mathematical paean. Al. ready 1t stands among our notable indus- tries Erelong It's capitalization win reach the figure of e2O.0Oo00Q the price we paid Spain for secondhand war.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-08
OF INTEREST TO WOMEN
By DOLLY pALRYMPLE.

Although Paris Is responsible for the directoire gown, popularly known as the Sheath Gown" My Lady Modish all over the fashionable world Is adopting 1t. The Modsh who would look well in the sheath gown has much to endure from the sheath corset" for it is absolutely necessary to wear the latter, in order that the gown may fit properly. The sheath corset is described as simply awful" The whole of the torso is con fined and the corset more firmly boned and longer than ever The waist is let out bit, as the object of the sheath gown seems to be to look as much like a lamp post as possible and so 1t is not necessary to have particularly small waist.
 The corsetieres are jubilant over the prospect for the coming season for their stock in trade will go up many points, as the princess gown and the empire gown as we'll as the sheath gown will require the new stays.
 The wearer of the sheath gown must start all over and learn to walk prop erly as well as to assume a graceful sitting posture, as the arrangements by which the long, clinging drapery Is held in place makes a quick movement al most impossible. Loops are attached to the inside of the skirt, like the riding habit has, and these elastic or ribbon ar arrangements serve their purpose for the proper hang and adjustment of the gar ment
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-08
ACTOR TRAVELS
 IN LUXURY

From the Outing Magazine
 With the exception of royalty no peo- pie travel with so little personal respon- sibility as actor folk and as a result none are so helpless when left to their own devices. The manager Is respon- sible for the tickets, baggage and every possible detail, so that travel simply be- comes game of follow the leader. This is true in the case of the most modest of companies and 1t certainly was true in this particular junketing tour. In all there were about 100 people In the party and every principal had a stateroom or a section and every chorus girl a berth to herself and that at the expense of the management, which is practically unknown except in the case of a star.
 As a matter of fact we did a great deal of travelling, for such cities as Washington, Baltimore, Cincinnati and Cleveland, where companies usually play a week. we treated as one-night stands. This necessitated our leaving town after the theatre every night, but the train was our temporary home and the dining car served a fine la carte supper all night, and although the company were supposed to pay for their meals one of the two owners of the company always seemed to turn up in time to sign the check.
 There Is nothing which so affects the social atmosphere of a travelling company in the daytime as the business they hap pen to be doing at night. In this partic- ular instance the social atmosphere might be described as chronically joyous, for In every town the company received an ovation and the receipts for any one night surpassed those to which the ordi- narily successful company plays to In a week of eight performances Even with the lavish way in which the tour was handled the profits ran over $10.000 a week. and so it was not surprising that the managers smiled and the whole com pany smiled with them.
 Perhaps the best part of that particular tour was the suppers In the dining car after the performance. Nearly all of the company gathered about the ta- ble and 1t was one of those extremely rare cases whore the principals and .'small part" people chose to mix with lations in the dramatic profession ir America are usually entirely dependent on the pay roll. These suppers began at about o'clock, just after the scenery had been put aboard and the train was ready to pull out, and they ended usually when the sun was high up in the sky and showing us the waving fleljs of a new state. The mornings were devoted to sleep, and as we usually reached a town about noon a late breakfast was followed by drives through the surround ing country or trolley rides about the suburbs. And then an early dinner and the nights work for every one except myself at the theatre-but there was sc much to be thankful for on that trfr that the work seemed more like play.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-08
WHY THE HORSE DID IT.
Rush of Blood to the Head Made Him
 Cut Queer Capers.

From the Indianapolis News.
 An early morning sensation in Six teenth street. right resting in Alabama street. The sensation extended to the sur- rounding sidewalks and penetrated a bow show window of the Erganbright drug store.
 It was 6:3O o'clock and an Ice wagon was making delivery of its gelid necessi- ty. Something was wrong with the off horse It seemed to be all off with him. He was an ordinsry looking white horse, such horse as one would never suspect of any extravagance. Of a sudden he fell to the pavement and began to kick. He kicked furiously and persistently. Re- leased from the wagon he ran about in in a circle and then described number of geometric figures that would have as- founded old Euclid himself
 He tackled like q catboat in a storm, from one side of the street to the other. This erstwhile example of weakness bounded into the air, shaking his mane and tail like Tartar of the Ukraine breed, such as Mazeppa rode. He rose upon his hind legs. turned somersaults. and stood on his head.
 crowd of people gathered and looked on In wonder and amazement. A score of dogs from near and far were appar- entlv greatly interested in the proceed ings Boys, girls, and kitchen maids who had been sent to meat shop and grocery for quick supplies forgot to return and many breakfasts were delayed.
 "Crazy horse,' said colored hoi' from a nearby livery stable.
 Fits" said another authority.
 "Does he have em often?" was askoL of an ice man.
 "This is only the second l know ,i Wall no vou can't call 'em fits. It's bad heart action an rush of blood to th4 head When doc comes he'll give him a hypodermic injection an he'll be all right
 With this assurance, the animal having become quiet, the boys, girls, and ser wants dispersed to their several homes. and the delayed breakfasts went on. Even the dogs took no further interest in the uroceedinRs.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-08
Baptist Churches.

First church, Sixth avenue and Twen- ty-second street, services tomorrow at II a. m. and D. m. by the pastor, the Rev A. J. Dickinson.
 Southside, Avenue F and Twentieth street-Services tomorrow at II a. m. and p. m., with preac ching at both services by the pastor the Rev. Dr. Preston Blake.
 North Highlands, Rush avenue and Eighteenth street. by the pastor, the Rev. James D. Ray. Preaching at both I'll a. m. and p. m.
 Twenty seventh Street, Avenue F and Twenty seventh street-Preaching by the pastor, the Rev. J. O. Colley
 Ruhama, East Lake, Seventy-seventh street and Underwood avenue-Servces at Il a. m. and p. m., with preaching by the pastor the Rev. J. M. Shelburne. as usual.
 Elyton, corner of Cotton avenue and Banks street. by the pastor, the Rev. A. B. Page, at II a. m. and p. m.
 First Avondale, preaching at the usual hours by the pastor. the Rev. L. M. Bradley.
 First Woodlawn, Fifty-sixth street and First avenue, services at Il a. m. and p. m.
 Park avenue, North Birmingham, by the pastor, the Rev T. Hovie Johnston.
 Greymont-Meeting held in High school building at Il a. m. and 7:S0 p. m. Sum- day school at 9:3O a. m. Prayer meeting Wednesday 7:30 p. m. B. Y. F. u. meet ing Friday 7:30 p. m. J. Bunyon Kilpat- rick, pastor.
 Primitime-Services held in Central Presbyterian church Sunday night at -'nIock Elder w Lively. presiding
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-08
BE HAPPY AND
 YOU WILL BE GOOD

Evangelist Theodore Valiant in Leslies
 Weekly.
 Join the Happiness Fraternity and en- joy the amusements and blessings God has given you. The sweet strains of music are a God-given balm. The notes of a doleful hymn or the words of a high-flown theological sermon, spoken In sepulchral tones with uncertain mean ing, are as depressing as heat and hu- midity in combination on a summers day. There Is a genuine tonic in the laughter that comes from a happy heart. Disease and death abide in solemnity and nor bidity. There are no doxology tunes in the eheery music of nature. Nor are Gods pictures painted in sombre colors They are bright and varied and are re- fiected in the dazzling sunlight. God gave the musicians who entertain His peo- pie their talent that they may make folks happy. He gave the other performers their ability to amuse you and make you happy.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-08
DUNS REPORT OF BANK CLEARINGS FOR JULY

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  considerable increase  cedupruon this
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-08
TO THE DIRECTOIRE
 GOWN

A poet in one of the important maga zines has been inspired to indite the fol lowing lines to the directoire gown: Why raise this ripping, roaring fuss About the new directoire gown? What turks within it's turing folds
 To call such maledictions down? For surely all may plainly see,
 When lulls sensation's storm, Twas never a question of modesty
 But merely a matter of form!
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-08

day for Chicago and points on Lake Michigan.
 Mrs. Louis Arnstein has gone to Nash vile to visit her daughter, Mrs. H. ste.- ger. From there she win go on an ex- tended trip to Dayton, O.. Mt Clemens, Mich, and several weeks in Atlantic City.
 Miss Edith Malone has returned to her home in Charleston after a visit to friends in the city.
 Miss Constance Lee and Miss Muriel Frazier are the guests of friends in Mont gomery..
 Miss Pauline Oliver is visiting friends in South Alabama.
 Miss Jessie Trullions is the guest ot Mrs. J. w. Hale in Indianapolis, Ind. Mrs. Hale formerly lived in this city.
 Miss Tallulah Knauff is visiting friends in Atlanta.
 MT. and Mrs. E. T. Wilcox are in Att lantic City.
 MT. and Mrs. Willard Klaw of Cincin- nati are the guests of MT. and Mrs. Mar GUS Link. a
 Miss Elizabeth Going has as her guests Miss Gamaliel Dixon and Miss May Belle Hobson of Kentucky.
 
 MT. and Mrs. Paul B. Gorham have named their little daughter Martha Err win.
 Mrs John Minge and children have re- tied relatives.
 Misses Stella and Fannie spiva have re- turned from visit to Illinois and Wis., consin.
 Miss Gertrude Garrett has returned from visit to relatives in Maryland and Virginia.
 MT. and Mrs. S. Phillips have returned from Louisville, where they visited their daughter, Mrs. s. D. Simon.
 Mrs. E. R. Kirksey will return today to her home in Columbus, Miss, after a visit to Mrs. J. B. Burroughs in Wood lawn.
 Mir. J. s. Graves of Talladega is visiting friends in the city.
 Mrs. James Wilcox of Piper Is also the guest of friends.
 Miss Larghammer of Livingston, who has been visiting Mrs. A. T. Evans on South Twentieth street, left yesterday for New York and other eastern points. MT. and Mrs. H. Veil will be at home Sunday In honor of their daughters (Ros- alien) engagement to MT. Hugo Hecht of Gadsden.
 Miss Bessie Ferguson, who has been at tending house party In Marianna, Fla. Is now visiting one of her R. M w. c. classmates in South Alabama
 Miss Susie and John l.. Ferguson, Jr., are now at Lincoln, Ala.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-08
Methodist Churches.

First church, Sixth avenue and Nine teenth street-Services at the usual hours. with preaching at Il a. m. and p. m. by the pastor, the Rev. James A. Dun- can.
 ty-First street-Regular services at Il a. m. and D. m., by the pastor, the Rev. Hoyt Dobbs
 Eleventh Avenue, Eleventh avenue and Twentieth street, south-Preaching at Il a. m. and clock p. m. by the pastor. the Rev. F. P Culver. St. Johns Twentieth street and Avenue sH--Preaching at both Il a. m. and p. m. i by the pastor, the Rev R. T. Tyler. F1 Fountain Heights, Twelfth avenue and y'Thirteenth street, north, preaching by the pastor, the Rev. J. w. Dixon, at Il a. m. and 8 p. m.
 Wesley chapel, Jasper avenue and Sev- enteenth street, north-Usual services at n11 a. m. and 8 o'clock p. m. There will tbe preaching at both morning and even- ing services by the pastor, the Rev. K. M. Matthews.
 - North Avondale, Fifth avenue and Tortieth street, preaching by the pastor at both morning service at Il a. m. and evening service at p. m.
 Avondale, 420S Fifth avenue, services at Il a. Tn. and 7:30 p. m., with preaching by the pastor, the Rev. J. e. Persinger, at hotl services.
 West End, preaching by the pastor, the Rev. J. l.. Britain, at the usual time, Il a m. and P. m.
 Simpson (Norshern Methodist, corner of Seventh avenue and Twenty-fifth street, north Services tomorrow at Il a. m. and D. m., with preaching by the pastor, the Rev. H. H. Osborne.
 Twenty first Avenue, Twentyfirst ave- nue, North Birmingham-Services at Il a. m and D. m., with preaching by the pastor as usual.
 Trinity, corner Avenue F and Twenty seventh street-Services at Il a. and 8 D. m., with preaching by the pastor, the Rev. Foster K. Gamble
 Fulmers chapel-Preaching on second and fourth Sundays in the month at Il a. m and 7:3O p. m. by the pastor, the Rev. E. A. Wright.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-08
Presbyterian Churches.

First church, Fourth avenue and Twenty-first street--Preaching by the pas- tor, the Rev John w. Stagg, at Il a. m. and p. m., as usual.
 South Highlands, Twenty-first street and Highland avenue-The Rev Dr. Sterl- ing J. Foster occupying the pulpit at both morning and evening services. Eve ming services at o'clock.
 Second church. Tenth avenue and Twelfth street, south-Preaching at both services by the Rev. IT. D. Mooney. Eve ming services at o'clock.
 Third church, Avenue G and Twenty second street-Preaching by the pastor, the Rev. J. A. Bryan, at both services, at Il a. m. and p. m.
 Central church, Fifth avenue and Eigh- teenth street-Preaching by the pastor. the Rev. L. s. Handley, at Il a. m. Aft ernoon service at p. m.
 Vine street. West End-preaching at Il a. m. and p. m. by the pastor, the Rev V. P. Merrell
 East Lake, Eighty-frst street and Un- derwood avenue-The pulpit will be occu- ped by the stated supply.
 Westminster, Twentyfifth street and 7 Thirteenth avenue, north-Preaching by the pastor, the Rev. Frank Marston, at Il a. m. and p. m.
 < Avondale, Avenue c and Fortieth street--Preaching at the usual morning and evening services, II a. m. and 7:30 D. m., by the pastor, the Rev. w C.. Woodridge.
 First Cumberland Presbyterian, U. S. A., Fifth avenue and Eighteenth street, preaching by the pastor, the Rev. Dr. I. D. Steele, at II a. m. and s D. m., as usual.
 First Cumberland, services at II a. m. and D. m. in the chapel of the Bir- mingham seminary. Special morning service.
 First, North Birmingham, prea ing at II a. m. and p. m., with preaching by the pastor at both services.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-08

sheath gowns in the streets of New York?"
 with anybody. When l come to a bridge l cross 1t if l want to; but I don't try to go over until l get there. After l have seen a woman in directoire or a sheath gown I'll know what to do," said MT. Comstock