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The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-22
"THE CRAWFORD LADIES" AND ANDREW " LANG'S HLIDIOR

T$ HE Birmingham relatives of Mrs.
 Susan Dabney Smedes, so well known in the social and literary life of the south, will be interested in the following amusing incident in connec- tion with Andrew Langs Letters to Dead Authors" the result of which brought back to life the author of "A Southern Planter,h Andrew Lang not knowing that she was living, wrote humorous poems to her. They, with Mr. Lang's apology, which appeared in the New York Times, furnish at present the most amusing in- cident in current literary gossip.
 Andrew Lang is no doubt quite &C., customed to success, especially in his have been quite shock to him, says the New York Times, when the author most recently addressed not only came to life, but glibly replied in kind.
 Down in the Tennessee mountains there is unique and charming little community of professors, bishops, priests and deacons, army and navy men, and planters from the far south, who make their summer homes around Sewanee, where the University of the South, sometimes called the ''stronghold of southern aristocracy," has been set down In the midst of the forest. And there live two highly prized little ante-bellum sisters, affectionately known as the Gran ford Ladies'
 Some years ago one of them, Mrs. Smedes, wrote book called "A Southern Planter which met with considerable, though transformations, success, having gone through seven editions in this coun- try and three abroad. It fell under MT. Gladstone's eye and he became so en- thusiastic over it that he asked Mrs. Smede's permission to have it brought out in England. This was eventually done by the London publisher, John Murray. All this, however, had escaped MT. Lang's attention, so that when he read MT. Murray's recent article in the Con- temporary Review, "A Publisher in Peace In which he speaks of MT. Gladstone's un- bounded admiration for the book and how he lost no opportunity to mention it fav- orably, he was inspired to write the fol- lowing. poem, which appeared in the Morning Post:
 
 reads
 The Life of Susan Dabney Smedes." This question for an answer pleads.
 And answered it must be- What Mr. Gladstone saw in Smedes
 That no one else could see? Say, did they walk the enameled meads When both were fair and young? Was she poetress, Miss Smedes?
 Ah tell me what she sung. Was she daring novelist
 Who pulverized our creeds? Was that why he could not resist
 Miss Susan Dabney Smedes? Or shone she In some civic strife,
 Or told the pious beads
 Was that why he so boomed ''The Life Of Susan Dabney Smedes?' Maid, matron, widow, wild with woe "a And swathed in solemn weeds, Which was, we have right to know,
 Fair Susan Dabney Smedes?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-22
TarheeI Couples Start.
From the Polk County News.

T IOIII tlIc T UIh OUtIIty NEWS.
 Last Wednesday, afternoon MT. Red mond Laughter was married to Miss Etta Caleb in the office of the register of deeds by H. w. Hill, justice of the peace. This was Justice Hi1l's first time to perform the ceremony that makes two hearts beat as one" but 1t was done with all the dignity and style befitting the occasion. There was no appearance of a fashion able wedding with it's elaborate ceremo- nies, but this young couple, that had been so deeply smitten by the arrows of Cupid, seemed happy and satisfied as their newly found bliss shined in their faces. They started out on this beautiful life journey with clasping clinging hands, seemingly all aglow with joy, and eating candy and sweet cake.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-22
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 A nice home for nice people. Official headquarters Post B., T. P. A. Special Sunday lunch, 50c; 6 o'clock dinner, 75c.
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Ads illustrated with good cuts are trade winners-The GawK makes good cuts.
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MT. and Mrs. J. c. Willis of Philadel- phia are the guests of Dr. and Mrs Charles M. Nice, South Nineteenth street
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-22

The Rev. F. ". Ambler will conduct the II a. m. services at St. Mary son. the Highlands today.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-22

Mrs. Joseph Wallenstern, her son, and accompanied by her parents, will leave Birmingham the latter part of the weeN for Cincinnati. After visit there they will go to St. Louis to join MT. Wallen- stern. and will make their home in that city,
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Mrs. Henry B. Gray has returned from New York.
 MT. William Payne of Valley Head was in town during the week.
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Miss saliie Mi.ler and little niece, Mar, Leigh, of Greensboro, are the guest O Mrs. Paul Williams this week.
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This was duly copied in a New Or leans paper and amused Mrs. Smedes and her family so much that her nephew, Prof. Heath Dabney, of the University or Virginia, perpetrated the following reply. Thou fain wouldst know, O Andrew Lang,
 If Athens, Rome or Leeds Fer held a woman by the name
 Of Susan Dabney Smedes. Is she a myth? Asks doubting Lang
 This wondrous woman Smedes? Or does she dwell perchanse among
 The Persians or the Medes? Is she maid? asks ardent Lang,
 Or widow in her weeds? Or merely an ourang-outang,
 Darwinian Susan Smedes. Thou ask'st if once the G. O. M.
 Amid the fiowery meads Made goo-goo eyes and f1irted With
 Fair Susan Dabney Smedes. In rhymes that run, O Poet Lang,
 Like speedy centlpedes, Thou ridicul st the songs that sang
 Sweet Susan Sappho Medes. Thy lack of chivalry O Lang,
 Fierce wrath within me breeds; Thou pluck st thy Tyre with savage twang 'Gainst Susan Dabney Smedes. Rhymster Lang, why all this clang?
 Thou man of savage deeds, Why didst thou with thy serpents fang
 Bite Susan Dabney Smedes? Revenge, revenge, thy goose I'll cook,
 My al I'll force thee Lang, to read the book
 Of Susan Dabney Smedes.
 Whereupon Mrs. Smedes enclosed it with her card, Mrs. Lyell Smedes, un- der which she wrote, Fair Susan Dab ney Smedes," and sent the whole off to MT. Lang. Imagine his consternation at the resurrection he had effected. He depicts it vividly in the letter which he sent her post haste:
 Allyne House, St. Andrews, Scotland.
 Dear Madam-I am overwhelmed with shame. I supposed that the book men, toned by MT. Murray was biography in the sixties or seventies of deceased lady of the name of smedes. Why had this firm impression I cannot say, but, of COuTSe, Hdu 1 kHOWn the Iruln or the case, I would never have made the ribald rhymes.
 Many thanks for Mir. Dabney's version. I had no idea so many rhymes in edes could be found. Iris most unlikely that I shall sail in the track of Columbus but if ever I do I shall steer my course for Sewanee. You may be sure that MT. Murray sent you nothing which he did not owe you.
 With a thousand apologies for my ig- norant blunder, believe me faithfully yours, ANDREW LANG.
 One rhyme we missed, "tweeds, kind of cloth.
 This is, of course, the amende "honor- able" but on dismal days Mrs. Smedes reads the letter over and chuckles to see how entirely the humor of the situa- ton has escaped the great man.
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Mrs. Hanah Cohii of Memphis is the guest of her cousin, Mrs. Julius Jafrc, 1925 11th avenue south. Trey viii be at home this afternool and evening.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-09-16
LESS EVASION! PLEASE.

It is commonly thought that one of
the most important functions Of a
governor is the signing and vetoing
of bills. If not. why the stress laid
upon 1t In the state constitution.
There are to be sure other executive
prerogatives of the governor but the
signing of bills is the point where in
a close issue the governor most nearly
has his finger Oh legislation, which
may be beneficial or detrimental to
the state.
What sort of material for governor
Is he who before an election refuses
to tell the people what he would do
II a certain bill were presented for his
action? What sort of man is he who
seeks to evade the issue by saying he
would not sign a bill until he had
read 1t? Then after four weeks of
clamor for a direct answer, what does
he say now. it is the duty of the gov
ernor to sign ANY constitutional bill
that the legislature may in it's wis
dom see fit to pass"
Yes?
In the next breath the man says 81
will not ever promise to sign a demo-
cratic local option bill until see
what 1t contains"
Marshall need have no fear n
democratic local option bill that is
passed will be so harmless that it will
have to be labeled to distinguish the
local option In 1t.
But this declaring in parallel state
ments, LIST that he (MarshalD will
sign any bill, End that he will not even
sign a democratic bill until he has
read Il is rather a dizzy evasion.
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By Louis Tracv,

Author Of "Winas OF the norninR.' The Pillar Of
Light" Etc.

Precipitation induced thereby probably
saved him from a dangerous cold. He
slept long and soundly. There was nc
need to attend to the fire. Long ere
the coal in the crate was exhausted
the presence of the meteor had pene-
trated the surrounding earth. and the
house was far above its normal tenn
perature when he awoke.
The sun had risen In a cloudless sky.
A lovely spring morning had succeed
ed a night of gloom and disaster, and
the first sound that greeted his Won
dering ears was the twittering of the
busy sparrows on the housetops. OF
course he owned neither clock nor
watch. These articles. with many 9th
ers, were represented by a bundle of
pawn tickets stuffed into n of the
envelopes of his mothers packet of
letters. But the experience of even n
few weeks had taught him roughly
how to estimate time by the sum-. and
lie guessed the hour to De S O'Clock or
th~ereabouts.
His first thought was of the meteor.
His toilet was that of prinaeval a
being a mere matter of rising and
stretching his stiff limbs. While lac
ing his boots he noticed that the floor
was Uttered with tiny white specks,
the largest Of which was not bigger
than a grain Of bird seed. These were
the particles which shot through the
broken window during the previous
night. He picked up a few and ex-
amined them. They were hard, cold
to the touch and a dull white color.
On entering the yard he saw hun
dreds of these queer little rough peb-
bles. many of them as large as peas,
some the size of marbles and a few
bigger ones. They had evidently
flown OF all sides, but, encountering
lofty walls, save where they forced a
way through the thin glass of the
window, had fallen back to the ground.
Interspersed with them he found
pieces of broken stone and jagged
Jumps Of material that looked and felt
like iron.
BY this time the meteor itself had
cooled sufficiently to reveal the nature
of its outer crust. It appeared to be
an amalgam of the dark ironlike min
eral and the white pebbles. Through
one deep fissure le could still see the
fiery heart of the thing, and he i'm
agined that when the internal heat
had quite exhausted itself the great
ball would easily break into pieces.
for it was rent in all directions.
His first exclamation was one of
thankfulness.
Il am jolly glad that thing didn't fal
on my head" he said aloud, forgetting
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-09-16
ERECTING CONCRETE
TRACTION POLES
Placed for North E Street
Freight Line.

The American Concrete Pole COM
pany of this city started yesterday on
the contract calling for the construc-
ton Of the concrete poles for the In
dianapolis, Terre Haute and Eastern
traction company on FIT. Wayne ave-,
and North D street freight line. The
poles will be thirty feet high andthe
concrete will be reinforced by twisted
steel rods. The poles have-a guaran-
teed strength of $4,000 pounds to the
square inch.
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were practically deserted now cay az
night.
Philip did not then know that Lon
don had already much to talk about II
the recorded incidents of the twt
storms. The morning newspapers were
hysterical with headlines announcing
fires. collapse of buildings, street acci.
dents and lanlentable loss of life in al.
parts of the metropolis. AS the day
wore and full details came to hand tho
list of mishaps would be doubled
while scientific observers would begin
a min days wrangle in the effort to
determine the precise reason why the
electrical disturbance should ave been
wholly confined to the metropolitan
area. Philip Arson. a ragged boy OF
fifteen, residing in a desolate nook of
the most disheveled district In the East
End, possessed the very genesis of the
mystery, yet the vet of fate was des'
tined to weave a spell that would deft.
~ close his lips.
Meanwhile he wanted his breakfast
He gathered thirty fair sized. white
pebbles and a few jagged Jumps of the
ironlike material. These he wrapped i'll
a piece of newspaper, screwed up the
small package tightly and placed 1t In
lis trousers pocket. Thinking deeply
about the awesome incidents Of the
previous night. he donned his coat and
did not notice the packet Of letters
lying in the chair. Never before had
these documents left his possession.
The door was locked and the key in his
pocket before he missed them. 1t was
in his mind to urn back. In another
accord he would have obeyed the i'm.
pulse had n a mighty gust OF wind
swept through the yard and carried his
tattered cap into the passage. That
settled 1t. Philip ran after his head.
gear and so was blown into a strange
sea of events.
They are quite safe there" he
thought. "In any case, it will be best
not to carry them about in future.
They get so frayed, and some day l
may van them"
Emerging from the haven of the
News. he found the untidy life Of the
Mile End road eddying in restless con-
fusion through a gale. The gaunt, high
walls surrounding his secluded dwell
ing had sheltered him from the buster
ing March wind that was now drying
the streets and creating much Ill tenn
Der in the hearts of carriers. stall own
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-09-16
HUGHES.

No finer spectacle of modern politi.
cal life has come to view recently than
certain phases of what happened in
New York. The Governor Of New
York sat at his desk in the State Cap
itol without a direct wire-without ev-
en- a personal representative in the
most interesting gubernatorial fight
since the first election of Governor
Folk.
But I'VE in the convention at Sar-
atoga a dramatic scene was enacted.
1t vas the will of the people pitted
against politicians and the people
ruled" The Republican party vindi-
Gated itself as all hoped it would. The
republican party showed again that
the choice Of the people was the
choice Of the party. In no other way
could a victory be gained.
The fight is not one of local inter.
est only-it is national in effect. If
Hughes had not been nominated the
just accusation would have been made
that the republican party was boss
ridden.
Hughes is the direct choice Of the
people. the office sought him. His
only declaration was that If nominal.
ed he would accept. There is too
great a tendency in modern politics
for self-nomination. This is a re.
freshing contrast.
There was a few days ago, a far
less pleasing spectacle of another
Governor. The Governor of Iowa sat
in his office at the State Capitol in
direct communication by carrier and
personal representatives by the score
with a special session of the legisla-
ture which he had called in the hope
Of coercing and begging into electing
him to the Senate. He did not secure
the election. The people ruled in.
| deed. .
1t much to the national
ticket in New York and in other
states where the Governor of New
York is popular for his really reform
measure that Hughes was selected.
No n a say what might not have
been the result. Therefore the repub-
lican party reaps today and will real
on election day, the benefit Of its
wise course.
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On my ht1o-
that had It's advent been delayed a
second or two the precise locality Sc
lected for its impact would not have
mattered much to him.
Il wonder what it u.s." he went N.
'Is it worth anything? Perhaps If !
dig it out l may be able to sell it as a
curiosity"
A moments reflection told him, how
ever, that he would not be able to dis
inter it that day, ever If he possessed
the requisite implements. On its lower
side it was probably still red hot.
Through the soles of his boots, broken
as they were, he could easily feel the
heat of the ground, so the experiment
must be deferred for tw~enty-four
hours. perhaps longer. At any rate,
he was sure that his mysterious Wis.,
itor represented n realizable asset, and
the knowledge gave him a sudden dis
taste for coffee grounds and stale
trusts. He resolved to spend his re-
naming three halfpence on a break
fast and at the same time make some
guarded inquiries as to the nature
and possible cash value of the meteor
itself. Evidently its fall had attracted
no public attention. The fury OF the
elements and the subsequent heavy
rain were efectual safeguards In this
respect. and Johnson's News. marked
out for der,o.ition q fortnight later.
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II rouno II lylng on the pavement"
O'Brien scratched his head. ""Tis
a quare looking objec'. anyhow. What
good is lit"
"I cannot tell you. I thought that
possibly 1t might lave some value"
what! A scrap of white shtone like
that. Arrah. what's come owe YET"
'There is no harm In asking. Is theref
Some one should be able to tell me
what 1t Is made Of"
Philip from his small store of physi-
cal geography Knew that meteors were
articles of sufficient rarity to attract
attention, and he was tenacious withal.
II suppose that a jeweler would BE-
b best man to Judge. He must un-
derstand about stones" he went on.
Maybe. But I don't see what's the
use. IT'S q sheer waste OF time. But
II y're set on findin' out 60 to 4 big
a These German Jews round about
here are omadhauns. They don't know
a watch from a clock. an II they did
they'd chate ye."
II never thought Of that, yet I ought
to know by this time. Thank you. I
will go into b city"
He tool the pebble. which he placed
In his waistcoat pocket. Walking
briskly, he traversed some part Of the
sorrowfuI journey Of barely twelve
hours earlier. What had happened to
change his mood he did not know and
scarcely troubled to inquire. Last
night he hurried through these streets
in a frenzied quest for death. Now hs
strobe along full Of hope, Joyous In the
confidence Of life and youth. His one
dominant thought vas that his mother
had protected him. had snatched him
from the dark gate of eternity. Oddly
enough, he laid far more stress on his
escape from the meter than on the
accident hat prevented his contem-
plated suicide. This latter idea had
vanished with the madness that induc-
ed It, Philip was sane again, morally
and mentally. He was keeniy anxious
to Justify his mothers trust In him.
The clustering wind. annoying to most
~wayfarers, only aroused In him q spirit
OF resistance. of fortitude. He breast
ed 1t so manfully that when at last hs
paused at the door OF a great jewelry
establishment in Ludgate Hill his face
was flushed and bis eager and
animated
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-09-16

ers and girls with large hats ana fun
skirts. In a word, everything that
could be tapped or shaken o. rudely
swept anywhere out of Its rightful
place was dealt with accordingly. In
lifted clean off a wagon and neatly
lodged over the heads of the driver and
horses of a passing omnibus. They
were not extricated from its close N
brace without some difficulty and a
great quantity of evere yet cogent re.
marks by the wagner and the driver,
assisted by the bus conductor and "a
rious passengers.
Philip laughed heartily for the first
time since his mothers death. He
waited until the driver and the wag-
oner had exchanged their farewell COM
pliments: hen he made of briskly to-
halfpence would purchase a cup Of
coffee and a bun.
In ten minutes he felt much refresh.
ed, and his busy mind reverted to the
mysterious package he carried. Think.
ing it best to seek the counsel of an
older head, he went to O'Brien's shop.
The old man was taking down the
shutters and found the task none toe
easy. Without a word Philip helped
him, and soon the pensioner was wip-
ing his spectacles In the shelter of the
shop.
II dunno what the weather Is comm
to at all at ALL" he g%rumbled. Last
night was like the takin' Nv the Redan,
an this mornin' reminds me Nv crossin'
the bay o. Biscay."
"It certainly was a fearful thunder
| Storm" said Philip.
"Faix, boy. that's a thrue word. 1t
was just like ould times in the hills
In Injia, where the divil himself holds
coort some nights. But what's the
matter? Didn't you get that job?"
Philip laughed again Il am not
sure yet" he replied. II really came
in to ask you what this IS"
With his hand in his pocket. he had
UNFINISHED the paper and taken out a
white pebble, which he now handed
to O'Brien.
The old man took II, smelt 1t and ad-
justed his glasses for a critical exam
nation.
1T amt alum" he announced.
"No, I think not"
AN 1t amt glass"
Probably not"
"where did yer get ity'
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for In this particular instance IL 1t is
not designed as a safety check on
the action of the legislature. This is
a blow at one of the functions of the
government. IL the governor cannot
be relied on to sign good legislation
and to veto the undesirable laws what
is the use of having a governor, pray?
Marshall may try to evade as much
as he pleases. A stand which is not
for county local option is against it.
Everybody knows 1t. Marshall may
sit up nights thinking up the evasions
to every proposition but until he
out squarely he will not receive
the vote of any man who respect sin
cerity.
The people of Indiana want to know
where every man stands before they
vote for him.
They want statements and not evas-
ions.
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DISTRICT NO. 8.
Ernest Mckay, 1923 Main --..--102O
DISTRICT NO. 9.
Eugene Hay, 402 N. 18th --------2eo
Clarence Love, 229 North 18th ----22O
Russell Guyer, 1914 Main 100
Carl SieWeke, 1913 North B-------2OO
Geo. P%ettibone, 400 North 16th----20O
Paul Brown, 402 N. 18th -----------.
DISTRICT NO. 10.
Ida Hopping, 1922 North F ----73O
Ruth Davis, 818 North H ---------570
Frank Cummins, 800 North 18TH 200
Willie Moss, $50 North H St.---------.
Daniel Van Etten, 1903 NJ. ! street------
Bryan Cooper, 916 N. 12th---------
William Stephen, 900 N. 12~th---------
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DISTRICT.

-CUUSTEbS
WILLIAM Q.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-09-16
PLACING Cement.

The work of putting in the cement
base for the street ears on the north
side Of Main between Ninth and Thir.
teenth streets vas started yesterday.
The officials hope to have this work
completed this week so that the paw.
ing a be started the first of next
week.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-09-16
"That Settles It,"

Many a housewife has made that re-
mark after using her first cake of Easy
Task laundry soap. Easy Task is
white. 1t is pure. 1t jissolves dirt
and grease almost instantly. These
qualities will convert almost any wo-
man. 1t will convert you if you will
give 1t a chance. A five cent cake
will prove it.