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The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-18
Dr. Mary Walker Says Dresses
 Are Doomed.

How will the world of femininity receive Dr. Mary Walkers prediction that pet ticoats must go and all of our sex don trousers?
 At the recent tuberculosis congress in Washington, Dr. Walker gave out this statement, and among other things said:
 "Woman's dress and mans tobacco are responsible for most of the consumption in the world"
 Continuing, Dr. Walker. who has es- chewed both these pet foibles for many years, said:
 1T was the pioneer in dress reform, as l have been in every other movement for the emancipation of women, and others are merely reaping what l have sown. The time is coming when all women will dress as I do. I may not live to see it, but 1t must come. l agree with the argu- ment advanced by pr. Robert Sengio- vanni that the cumbering dress of women is predisposing cause of consumption. How can they hope to escape weak lungs with their corsets and their long. heavy skirts.
 However, they are getting more sen sible, and some of them are now thinking more of their rights as human beings than of merry widows and wampum bead chains for their necks. The time has ar rived for women to take their righffuI place. It may not come until after my death. but when it does come history will give to me the credit deserve"
 So much for the opinion of the pioneer suffragist
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-18
Beautiful Word to a Bride.

Tn my "scrapbook'' I have found an old faded. yellow clipping, with the fol- lowing beautiful sentiment beautifully ex- pressed. No authorship is given; it might well be said to have been written ''by any man to any woman for whom he cared"
 Read it for yourself:
 q am holding some pasteboard in my hand. Three stately plucl1ings from the book of ceremony. I am gazing upon card and a name-a name with which your throbbing heart was lost.
 q am gazing. too, upon a card where the nearer parent tells the world she WI be at home one day, and that is nothing new. But there Is another card whose mingling there puts a fiery tongue into his speechless Jpasteboard, enameling fate on commonplace. It tells us that the feel ing is maturing into destiny, and these cards are but the pale heralds of a com- ing crisis, when hand that has pressed friends hands and plucked countless flow CTS shall close down on him to whom she shall be friend and flower forever.
 And now can you, who have queened 1t over so many pended forms, can you come down at last to the frugal diet of a single heart?
 .Hitherto you have been clock, giv- ing your time to all the world Now you are a watch, buried in one particular bosom, watching only his breast, mak- ing only his hours and ticking only to the beat of his heart-where time and feeling shall be in unison, until these lower ties are lost in that higher we'd lock, where all hearts are united around the great central heart of all.
 'TIoping that calm sunshine may hallow your clasped hands, sink silently into a signature"
 Pretty isn't it?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-18
The Origin of Woman.

According to a Hindoo legend this is the proper origin of women: Twasntri. the god Vulcan of the Hindoo mythology, created the world, but on his commencing to create woman he discovered that for man he had exhausted all his creative ma terials, and that not one solid element had been left. This, of course, greatly perplexed Twashtrl, and caused him to fall into profound meditation. When he arose from it he proceeded as follows. He took:
 The roundness of the moon.
 The undulating curve of the serpent. The graceful twist of the creeping plant The light shivering of the grassblade and the slenderness of the willow.
 The velvet of the flowers.
 The gentle gaze of the doe.
 The frollcsomeness of the dancing sun- beam.
 The tears of the cloud.
 The inconsistency of the wind.
 The timidity of the hare.
 The vanity of the peacock.
 The hardness of the diamond.
 The cruelty of the tiger.
 The chill of the snow.
 The cackling of the parrot.
 The cooing of the turtle dove
 All these he mixed together and formed a woman.
 And he presented her to man-Philip- pines Gossip.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-18
Be Brave.

The touch of a hand, the glance of an
 eye,
 Of word exchanged with a passer-by, glimpse of a face in a crowded street, And afterward life is incomplete "A picture painted with honest zeal. And we lose the old for the new ideals: A chance remark, or a songs refrain, And life is never the same again. A friendly smile, and loves embering
 spark Leaps into flames and illumines the dark A whispered "Be brave!" to our fellow
 men,
 And they pick up the thread of hope
 again; Thus never an act or word or thought But that may be with importance
 fraught, For small things build up eternity And blazon the ways for destiny.
 -Woman's Life. Another optimists thought: You must therefore love me, myself, not my cir cumstances, if we are to be real friends. "
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-18
Civic Beauty.

'"rhe City Beautiful movement has appealed so tremendously to the women of this town that anything in regard to its promotion is always interesting. President Luther of Trinity college, at the Hartford Bridge celebration, embodied the idea from spiritual, as well as material standpoint in the following well chosen words. He said:
 "We are coming to understand that not only should our bridges be beau tiful. but our public buildings must be beautiful, that our river banks must be beautiful, that the houses of the poor as well as of the rich must be beautiful. and being beautiful, will be such as the poor as well as the rich may live in safe- ty proftably, wisely. As we clean and beautify and make splendid the cities and the towns in which we live, as we tie them together into more and more efficient corporate units. struggling for the common welfare of us all, we shall find that the unlovely things in human nature, in our own nature, the dshones- esties, the foulnesses, the dishonors, that have held back so long and so terribly the progress of mankind, will be more and more impossible and that a city material ly beautiful will be spiritually beautiful. also.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-18
Whats In a Name?

A story is going the rounds about an Irish maid who was in the employ ment of a certain household who be- came very much dissatisfied because the various members of the family in sisted upon calling her Bridget, instead of Nora. Which reminds me that the aforesaid maid is right and entitled to her own name, unless by mutual con sent, as in Les Miserables," the ques- tion is settled. You remember the in cident I am sure, when upon one oc- casion a proud cook presented herself to M Lue Espit GiIlernormond.
 Said he to her:
 And what wages do you expect month ?"
 Thirty francs"
 What is your name?" as
 Olympic"
 q will give you 40 and call you Nicolette-"
 And so the question was settled.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-18

When the Fish motor car ran over and killed little Italian boy this summer both MT. and Mrs. Fish suffered a shock from which they have not recovered.
 The Italian authorities exonerated the Fishes from all blame. It was shown that they were not driving at excessive speed and that the unfortunate lad was wholly at fault, but the affair left a pro- foundly sad impression upon Mrs Fish.
 At dinner party given by her at the Ritz in Paris the day before they sailed from Cherbourg for New York, the guests were unable to cheer her up
 The party should have been merry one, as it included the Lehrs, Count Boni de Castellane, John Drexel and Mrs. Perry Belmont, but the hostess could not be stirred from her gloom.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-18
Vox Hulnana.

"She has charming manners, and that passing sweet enchantment of a wom- ana low, gentle voice. was the pretty compliment I heard paid woman re- gently. It brought to mind an article l read a few days ago, in regard to Madame Won Klenner's address before the Rainy Day Club" at the Hotel Astor, in New York. Her subject was the Vox Humana, and among other things which this clever woman said was this
 "The voice of some women speakers often make those possessed of a musical ear wish for death"
 and worse with civilization, till at the present time. as nation, Americans are known for their bad voices The responsibility for this chiefly rests on the strain and effort used In speaking in sub way and on elevated trains and on the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-18
DRUNKENNESS
 A Durable Disease
Eminent Physicians and Scientific Men Agree That It Should Be
 Treated as Such.

Drunkenness is a progressive disease; the moderate drinker Is not satisfied with two or three drinks a day, the craving for more and more becomes ir- resistible as the disease advances: the result is Chronic Alcoholism.
 The treatment used successfully by thousands right in their own homes is Orrine. It is scientific cure for Drunkenness and has given such uni versal satisfaction that 1t Is sold under a positive guarantee to effect a cure or your money will be refunded. This guarantee is given in good faith and is carried out to the letter. Orrine Is not a new remedy; it has been sold by the leading druggists In every city for years. It has lifted tens of thous- ands from the depths to worthy man. hood and has the hearty Endorsement of grateful men and women in every state in the Union.
 Orrine No. 1 is the secret remedy; Or rine No. is for tn ose willing to take the treatment. Either form costs sl. The guarantee is the same in either case. Write to The Orrine Co.,, Wash ington, D. C.. for. free booklet on envelope. Orrine will be mailed sealed on receipt of price. Sold by leading druggists and In this city by Jacobs Pharmacy. and by Fulton Bros in Bes- Semer.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-18
More hie hats.

More big hats.
 A spinster who looked as if she thought it homlcidal to have a good time.
 widower dressed up in his Sunday best and beginning to take notice"
 Women with wonderful "psyches' Many with their hair parted in the mid dle, which is very trying to most faces.
 Swells of all varieties, tall and short, fat and lean-out for a good time"
 Innumerable short skirts; most of which hung badly.
 A large man with fierce moustache and a petite wife. A cunning little lady-like flea doing the "Salome dance' in a sheath gown.
 A bunch of ''fashionables" who had gone out in a"big red devil,' and were doing" the fair.
 number of Buster Browns and one Little Lord Faunteleroy." Didn't you think the type was extinct? A tiny little horse-not even big enough for a hobby
 Loads of men with red noses. A few women with red hats. A languid-looking girl with semaphore eyes.
 A dude of the vintage of 1880, in a froclI coat and light trousers, with big headed walking cane, who will probably some day be blue-penciled out of exis- tence or pinlS-tead out of society
 fluffy blonde in a directoire gown, chewing gum-quaintly anachronistic. A scholarly looking man with Mag mum Opus Qsn't that what you call it?) up his sleeve
 Lots of women in muslin dresses and gay ribbons. Punches of them in their new fall gowns. A woman with a red face in Char lotte Corday hat of brilliant purple.
 A pair of Christy lovers to whom Down the Line" was nothing.
 An ''un-merry' widow properly gowned in black bombazine.
 And ever and anon the ubiquitous big hat.
 An Apollo" -(naris) in a long overcoat and a green hat. A Junoesque brunette in a navy-blue satin and chic bonnet in blue tints.
 Boys and girls galore with whom youth was bubbling In the glass of life.
 Every color, shade, style and variety of veil draped in as many different ways, on as many different hats. | A dear old couple who had long since 1 passed the meridian of life and were ] sweethearts still and probably always will
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-18
prominent place which has been accorded

prominent place which has been accorded her.
 Miss Jane Addams occupies second place. This practical reformer has been called the foremost living woman in Amer lea today as having done the most for womanl1ind and for that matter for hu- mankind
 Next on the list is the name of Helen Keller, blind and deaf from babyhood, standing forth as shining example of overcoming almost insurmountable ob- stacles. Moreover, she is happy and op- timistic and of her Dr. Hale has said 'She is singularly sweet and graceful. loving and lovable
 "phe Lady Bountiful," as Helen Miller Gould is known, is placed in the list Of the six greatest American women. Her charity and noble works among the poor have earned for her an enviable reputation and then the half has not been told of her benevolence
 Frances Folsom Cleveland's name stands forth as the perfect type of wom- anhood. She furnishes an illustrious ex- ample in American life of a woman whose home and home pleasures are more sat isfying than the butterfly existence of fashion and society.
 Maud Ballington Booth, the great Sal vation Army leader, completes the list. As Miss Charlesworth, in a remote Eng lish town she cared little for the work she is now engaged in, but later was converted to the great Army by the captain, whose son she afterwards mar ried. Her wonderful work has placed her among the most notable women of her time.
 Embodied in these six great women, are the attributes of Patriotism. Practical Reformation, Persistence in Overcoming Obstacles, Philanthropy the Perfect Type of American Motherhood and Wife hood and the great work of Uplifting the unfortunate and the outcast.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-18
Echoes of the Fair.

There were lots of interesting things at the fair, along with the paid attrac- tions. Among those present" were A big fat woman in a lowered dress eating peanuts out of a bag.
 A man and his wife who had left the children at home, strolling leisurely along, happy, though married
 Lots of men without their wives-and- some few wives.
 A man and a maid abstractedly in love puppy love, of course, in it's most virulent form-but thank heaven, it's an amen- able microbe.
 A man who is crazy about autos. '' blocking the way with a crowd around him telling how it happened"
 Lots of new chapeaux, each one larger than the other.
 A fiamboyant youth in green hannels and a red boutonniere.
 Lots of tired looking people who live on the stimulus of gaslight frivolity. A man of the type who always, at din ner, begins the oysters with the wrong fork.
 A person of uncertain age (feminine gen. der) in a Bebe hat trimmed with pink roses.
 A sweet, motherly old lady who looked like she wished she hadn't come.
 A Respondent looking middle-aged man who, with Touehstone-like pensiyeness, seemed to know this sad old wag of a world.
 A S10OOO hen and lots that weren't. A peroxide blonde with high-heeled boots and an arched instep.
 Numerous gay old men, but none who would like to have themselves called such. A Merry Widow stunning Paris frock,
 oIa 0f Maillard's.
 A lot of little children with dirty faces and ragged clothes who should have been at home snuggly tucked away in bed. man about five feet tall with a Klon- dike smile (when have you heard the expresson) and silk hat.
 woman with towering aspirations without a fire escape of humor to her skyscrapers of endeavor.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-18
Theatre Hat Boxes.

Huge-hatted women, and of course every modish is that, this season-cava- sans dire-will be delighted to know that the very latest word for theatrical com fort is from the progressive manager, who has given out his intention of provid- ing for the care of the chapeau in the modern playhouse.
 A design for a hat box straight from gay Paree is one which will fit in snug ly under the orchestra chair, and the receptacle differs from all other inven- tions of the kind in that, no matter what the width of the theatre chairs, the box is amply large enough to hold the widest brimmed headgear
 Won't that be splendid to go to the the atre and look like a real lady and not like a human hatrack with wraps and opera bag, furs, hat, veil, hatpins, scarfs, fan, purse, vanity case and all of ones other light housekeeping articles piled up in ones lap?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-18

1 be, walking along arm in arm enjoying the sights
 These are only a few of the things l saw.
 Interesting? Well, rather; diverting, to say the least It was good opportunity to study human nature, and in the en- tourage one ran up against a great many types.
 It's all over now; and perhaps if you didn't see the things I did this time you will keep your eyes wide open the next opportunity you have and observe. The fair was great fun, and you missed lots if you didn't go.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-18
Six Greatest Women in
 America.

Recently a well-known writer was re- quested to select from among all the great American women the six whom he considered the greatest 1t was a difficult task, for many things constitute greatness and 1t took no end of thought and study to comply with the request intelligently. However. at last the list was given out and while a great many may differ with the writer, the selections. to the conservative mind, will appear judicious and appropriate.
 Mrs. Julia Ward-Howe, grandmother of the republc,' as she has been called, leads the list. Her Battle Hymn of the Republic echoes the beautiful sentiments of her life which it would seem can never grow old. and entities her to the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-18
Golden Rod as a Medicine.

The national flower has earned for itself an enviable reputation with regard to medicinal qualities.
 Just now, when the fields are gorgeous with golden rod, and mother Natures garden is at it's best, we are told that if the young blossoms, stems and leaves gathered and prepared into a lotion that for cuts and bruises there is no bet ter medicine. Carefully gather the golden rod, looking over it for lurking insects, then spread it out in the shade to dry.
 Afterwards crush between the palms. rub thoroughly and put into a bottle with olive oil, and the lotion will keep for years.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-18

crowded streets. It is also due to a lack of control of the vocal organs due to too tight clothing and undue pressure in any part of the body or the lack of knowledge of the formation and molding of tones.
 "Singularly enough, mans voice, rather than a woman's is the most in teresting analytical study. In woman there is only one voice that attracts the low-pltched voice that is soothing and caresslng The female voice is not so capable of expression as that of man.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-18
Mrs. Fish's Ennui.

As our friend MT Dooley would say, T see be the poipers' that Mrs. Stuyvesant Fish, who has just returned from a pro- longed stay abroad, is suffering from an exaggerated case of ennuio. The poor lady Is so blase and so satiated with pleasure that verify in her case there is nothing new under the sum
 But seriously speaking, aside from all this. Mrs. Fish is greatly depressed over the terrible automobile accident in which she and MT. Fish were concerned in Italy.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-18

just as well as we may look to the dis. tinguished composers for it. There Is the requirement only-that, it strikes a popular chord In the hearts of the people-that it Is simple and tuneful and that 1t ap- peals to popular sentiment
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-18
New Fall Suits.

George gave me thirty dollars To get a new fall suit Remarking: "Get one like your friends, That stunting Mrs. Root made the list, as follows Of things P'd have to buy To get the suit my husband likes with forty dollars shy): 10 yds. of silk at per yard ..... .s20.O0 To making, 15 down ... =. ...... 5.00 F buttons, 90 cents apiece ......... 10. 80
 (The prettiest in town.) A silk drop skirt at 6 is cheap .... 600 Chiffon takes greenbacks three ...... 800 The sewing silk costs 20 cts. ...... 20 And lace, a single V ... ........... 5.0p The lining, shields and many pads, yds. of braid or more, A ruche, some cotton, hooks and eyes. Just cost an even 4 .... .. ... ... 400 A handsome cut steel buckle, too, And other little tricks As velvet, binding, feather bone, Soon mounted up to six .-. ......... 500
 s70. % To George this list I handed, Then quickly took me hence Next time I saw him, you can bet He looked like thirty cents.
 Puck.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-18
Birthday Gem.

October's child Is born for woe And life's vicissitudes must know; But lay an opal on her breast And Hope will lull those words to rest
 From My Scrap Book. 'i
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-18

Shakespeare, who knew everything. ex- pressed the popular sentiment of the week when he made Arviragus exclaim in "Cymbeline:"
 To look upon the holy sum- to have
 The benefit of his blessed beams!
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-18
Dolly's Dialogues.

The favorite game of La Danie la Mode this season is
 'Button, Button; Who's Got the But
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-11-25
MATCH
HELD HERE DEC. |
Carl Busch Agrees to Throw Gales
burg Man Three Times in An
Hour.

Carl Busch, the German lightweight
CHI mpion who recently defeated Fred
Moehl in a wrestling matvI, will
meet William Aldrich at the Hi
nois theater the evening of Dec. 1.
Aldrich is middleweight and has
beaten everything about Galesburg,
Burlington, Monmouth and neighbor-
ing cities. Busch agrees TO throw him
thee times in an hour or forfeit the
long end of the purse. Busch has two
matches for Thanksgiving day. He
meets Charles Olson in the afternoon
at Galesburg and John Voss of this
city at Erie in the evening. Close
train connections will have to be made
to enable him to do this.
Busch defeated Jack Osborn of Chi
cago in straight falls at Clinton Mon
day night.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-11-25

rebounded particularly to Sullivan's
credit, with sporting men and the
pleasure-loying public, was that he did
not belittle the pugilistic or boxing
game, just because he has been beaten
in a foot race by Jim Corbett. He has
always manifested an interest in the
doingS of the men in the ring and up.
held boxing as line of sport that
was deserving of public favor. believ-
ing always that it was better to use
ores hands than pistols. Once a
fighter, always fighter. and he be
lieves in the theory that every man
should know how to defend himself
Has Theater Party.-Dr B. J. Pal
mer of tie Palmer school II Chiro
practic of davenport, was host at Z
thcater party at the Illinois last even
ing, bringing IS students from his
school here TO attend the entertain
ment of the Flints.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-11-25
HIGH SCHOOL NOTES

The Hart literary society held it's
Thanksgiving spread this afternoon
after school. The members of the
faculty were entertained by the So
eiety with special program and re-
freshments.
Michael Coligan, the high school
janitor. was presented with turkey
and a basket of dainties by the stud
ents in appreciation of his attentions
Mr.. Colligan made short speech of
thanks.
A mass meeting was held today af-
ter school in the assembly room and
the rooters are i'll fine trim for to-
morrow's game. Capt. Lift pre-
sided.
A meeting of the football players
was held in Mr.. Powell's room yester-
day after school before the daily prac-
tice.
The meeting of the boys literary so.
week, because Thursday and Friday
will both be holidays at the school.
The Galesburg players here last Sat
urday enjoyed their visit. This is
what the Galesburg papers say of it:
Saturday at Rock Island the foot
ball men and rooters certainly re
ceived fine treatment. One of the
managers of the best theater IN Rock
island offered the Galesburg boys the
box seats at the show Saturday even
ing free of charge, but the boys could
not. stay over night and make good
connections. The dressing room
| shower baths and everything were III
10 standard land they are well sat
| isfied.''