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The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-22

Mrs. Joseph F. Johnston entertained party in honor of her guests, Mrs. Ed ward Johnston and Miss Clay of Cincin- nati. Senator and Mrs. Johnston's home, located as it is on it's high terraces, tow ering above the turmoil and heat of the city is well adapted to midsummer en- tertaining. The still beauty of the late afternoon was given q touch of pictur- esque charm by the stream of daintily gowned women on the lawn between the hours of and o'clock. Those present numbered about 50 of Birmingham's love- Hest young matrons and maids. The house was attractively decorated with the prettiest of the seasons flowers. de- licious fruit brew was served by Miss Vernon Marks
 The many friends of MT. William Bart lett will regret to learn of his illness. He has typhoid fever and has been taken to St. Vincent's hospital.
 Mrs. Frank Edwards and Miss Charlotte Edwards have gone to Griffin, Ga, to spend the summer.
 Mrs. J. s. Perkins and Miss Jessie May Perkins of Selma will spend the remain der of the summer with Mrs. Agnes Hankinson at her home, 1925 South Sev- enteenth street.
 Miss Ethel Norton is the guest of her brother and sister, Dr. and Mrs. Halliday in Eort Sam Houstnp
 MT. F. M Roof has gone to Lexington, Ky, where he will be joined by his sis ters. With them he will visit summer re- sorts in the lake country and will return home about October 1.
 Miss Margaretta Williams of this city was accorded the honor of being orator of the day at Mount Vernon on Mon- day when IT southern girls planted a
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-22

Miss Margaretta Williams of this city was accorded the honor of being orator of the day at Mount Vernon on Mon- day, when IT southern girls planted a
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-22

Mrs. Frank Edwards and Miss Charlotte Edwards have gone to Griffin, Ga, to spend the summer
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-22

Mrs Robert T. Pittman and little daughter, Elizabeth, are visiting relatives and friends in Tuscaloosa.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-22

The many friends of MT. William Bart lett will regret to learn of his illness He has typhoid fever and has been taken to St. Vincents S hospital.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-22

MT. and Mrs. Frank A. Crider have returned from Franklin. Tenn, where they were guests at a house party.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-12-02

several editorials In which he named
been very caustic, editorially, in criti-
cising what he called the Democrttc
machine. In this'connetion he printed
Duncan G. Cooper, tiaylng the latter
Numerically. Recently Cooper warned
Carmack that these editorial criticisms
of himself must cease. .Carnack. how
ever, made another bitter attack on
Cooper and the shooting was the result.
|. Edward Carmack was born near Cas-
tillap, Springs, Tenn, Nov. 5, 1858.
After an. academic nducation he studied
Jaw and .practiceA III Columbia, Tenn,
and was a member of the Legislature in
1884. He was, delegate to the Demo-
cratic National convention Of 1896 and
a member of Congress, 1897 1901, from
the Tenthi Tennessee district. He sery-l
ed in the United States Senate for six
years, being. defeated for reelection in
the primary little over year ago by
former Governor Robert Love Taylor.
Senator Carmack then resumed the
practice Of law in Memphis, which was
then his home, but within few months
removed 10 Nashville. He opposed Gov
ernor Patterson for the Democratic
gubernatortal nomination, championing
the cause Of Statewide prohibition.
Carmack was defeated. Shortly after
his defeat, Mr.. Carmack accepted the
-edltorship Of the Nashville Tennesseean.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-12-02
SOME FRENCH FADs.

y Is, . H /
vanity ButtOns--NatuHal Flower
Boas-Embroidered Gloves,
A very new button being used on ex.
pensiye new models Of meteor is large
and round and Its center is tiny mirror
trimmed with gold. The crown on which
these buttons were seen was not for
the stage, writes the Paris correspond
ent OF Dry Goods, therefore we may
possibly see them on the clothing of
ultrafashionables before the season is
very far advanced.
Boas of natural roses or orchids or
any other flower of goodly size and
general popularity are now fad In
Paris. and this is probably the embryo
OF what will later become full-fiedged
fashion in artificial flowers, helped out
as softener by crushed rosettes of
intertwinlngs of malines Of shades
matching the blossoms.
Just now, to show the exclusiveness
of the fad, the clever Partisan now and
then absentmindedly ~ piucks few
petals from her boa. daintily inhales
i 20 amy VI u uSuSS tueIu between
her pearly teeth, and then. also absent.
mindedly, allows them to flutter to the
ground. The mere millionaires who
foot the floral bill seem pleased with
this new way of spending their dollars.
And the non-millionaires? Well, they
are concentrating on the hope that
some less expensive way If presenting
their lady loves with flowers VIII Ce.-
velop before the leaves begin to turn.
AS fashion the rose or orchid boa.
however, is exquisite. :.
The new gloves for evening Ii lie
thigh novelty class are OF white beauti-
fully embroidered in floral and classic
designs in natural and oriental colorings
in which here and there In some Of the
designs metal effects in tiny spangles Of
fine shining threads are introduced.
The glace kid glove is practically tie
only one in demand, and in good quail.
ties is really the most economical,
though from the consumers point Of
view the mocha with its lesser sf,riceds
a temptation not easily resisted.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-12-02
Humble Beginnings
=.sssS.s.:1.=

Not long ago grizzled millionaire
miner from the far West dropped into
town. He occupied superb suite in
one Of Washington's most luxurious ho-
tells during his stay here. Among his
callers was young man from his own
state. This young man married, not
long ago, a young woman "out home"
They got along all right, tidily on his
$1,000 year, earned as a government
clerk. The old miner had not only
known the young man from his boy
hood, but he had ridden the young
mans wife on his knee all the way to
Banbury Cross, when she was little
girl in pigtails.
Son" said the grizzled miner to the
young man from his home state, when
the latter was making his call at the
fine hotel. suite, you and Aggle are
keeping house here, aren't your 2 2
eWell. were living in little fat, If
that's keeping house, the young man
replied.
"Well." said the wealthy old miner,
II sure do take 1t powerful hard that
you and Aggie don't invite me up to
your place and give me something to
eat--I sure do,
The young man started to make some
reply, but the old man wasn't through
I'm getting mighty tired of hotel and
restaurant grub" he went on. II can't
get any taste or good out of tit all
tastes alike. If you and Aggie only
knew how I've been sort O. hankering
for good, big film layout of shoulder
and green's, I'll bet box of matches
that you'd have taken pity on me and
asked me to your place to have some.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-12-02
TOMAS ESTRADA PALMA
checkered Career Of Free cup.'

Checkered Career of Free Cuba's
First President.
Tomas Estrada Palma, first presi-
dent Of Free Cuba, died in Santiago
province of pneumonia complicated
with other diseases. His death efslls
Q checkered career, during which he
had been a wealthy. land owner, SOL
der, exile, prisoner, teacher, diplomat
and president. In fact, his career com
passed the most momentous period in
the history of Cuba, but it did more
than that In Its strange vicissitudes
of fortune, its vivid contrasts Of adj
versity' and prosperity, Its consistent
story of self-denial, sacrifice and suf-
fering in the cause of freedom, the per-
.sonal life of the first president of free
Cuba may fairly be said to have ex-
emplified the history of the troubled
island to whose welfare he dedicated
his all. -
Tomas Estrada Palma was. born July
0, 1895. on the largest of his fathers
estates, at Bayamo, eastern Cuba. Ills
father, who was one of the wealthiest
and most respected land OWNERS in
Cuba, died while Estrada was YET a
boy. The lad had been sent to Seville,
Spain. to be educated as lawyer. but
on his return to his widowed mother in,
Cuba, he never practiced law to any
great extent. The struggling condition
of the island engrossed his attention
and he devoted himself to study Of
Its involved political and economic af,l
fairs. together with Observation-Disclosures
OF his family estate. ~. = s....
He became leader in the party Of
revolution, freed ibis slaves and took
the field with the army Of liberation.
He was elected n member of the Cuban
Assembly, by which body he was, In
1875. chosen president OF tile .strhas-
Cling republic. Betrayed, he was
throyn into a Spanish prison and
tempted by Spanish gold. He spurned
all bribes. and after his liberation. due
to the. surrender of the Cuban insur-
gents, forfeited all he had in Cuba and
found his way to Honduras, an exile.
There hes married the daughter of
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-12-02
Guardfola. president of the republic Of
Honduras, after which he came to Cen
trail Valley. N. Y, where lie opened ii

Guardfola, president Of the republic Of
Honduras, after which he came t6 Cen
trail Valley. N. Y. where lie opened Ii.
private school.
When the last Cuban war for hide
pendence got under, way, Palms
plunged into the struggle. His task
was performed with such; signal sue
cess that. when at last. the. struggle
had been ended and the victory won,
through American Intervention, 1t was
natural that his grateful countryineD
should select Tomas Estrada Palma
to be their first president In fact, as
he had already been their president 30
years before In name
President Palma found high Office. no
bed of roses. His political opponents.
accused, him ofnndue, ambition and. of
usurpation Of. nower The sparks Of
hostility and partisan rancor were
famed into blaze. That was Sc
'ious crisis in. the life of free Cuba
re first rigorous test Of her capacity
for autonomy and self-goyernnient
What happened ls too recent history
to call for recapitulaHon. The Unit NJ
States was under moral and treaty oh.
legation to preserve the peace. To pre-.
vent the effusion of blood in another
revolution, President Palma realized
that his abdicatlon was the best course,
and he gave way to an American gov
ernor.
The veteran patriot retired to his
old estate on the Cauto river, far from
the turmoil of politics and intrigue
There he ended his days in the seclu.
ION Of private life. erecting the
crude buildings Of new home on tbs
old domain and engaging In the breed
Ing Of cattle, even as his father had
done before him in the golden days be-
fore Cuba had become the spoil Of the
sword and torch.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-12-02

ouoth Poor Rchard HE but
really isn't usually sorrowinp?
Some aays
OUT or something instead of
tney ASK oan
car rare or quarter for the contribution
a convenient excuse for forgetting
There is saying 1he lis
This certainly II the he las
sense OF guilt discomfort
mas sense Of injury over being kept
refused
Portable
business matter repaid the
friends
Neither borrower
occasion comes
point
article
is little things
orgefulness of those who obliged
situations is reminding friend of forgotten obligation
the thing
having Couldn't
It'll"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-12-02


A baseball record held by only one
man who has played in the major
leagues. Among all the 400 men or
more iwho magscall themselves. major
league splayerag to-day, only /: one. man
who ssems likely to equal that record.
sParty. of the first part, Adrian G. An
ION. grand old man" of baseball, now
living In Chicago Party Of the second
part, John P. Wagner. now playing bali
Tor the Pittsburg club Of the National
League. In the thirty-two years his
tory Of the major. leagues, there have
been Just ten men who have batted 800
Or better for ten consecutive years.
Pop" Anson, beginning in 1876, the
arst year of the National League, had
ln average Of 800 or higher for fifteen
consecutive seasons.
Dan Brothers and Willie Keller
turned the trick for fourteen straight
runners Ed. Delehanty and Napoleon
Lajoie hive record of twelve sue
sessiye years EACH in the 300 division.
Delehanty might have equaled the rec
ord of Arson had not death INTERVIEWED.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-12-02

7 was In an uptown tea room where
the scenery is all out Of proportion to
the amount. served YOU" said a New
York clubman. II was dallying with
some Ice cream when my spoon struck
common, everyday pin In the bottom
Of the frozen stun. gave little
wave, and a waiter slipped to my side
See. pin In this ice cream said.
Why, l might have swallowed that
He took the glass and disappeared.
When he returned he reminded me Of
an undertaken, he was that solemn.
That pin has lost "A man his job, sir.
he said. Well. replied; 4 am sorry
for that, but 1t might have cost me my
life. when you come to think Of IT.
Yes, sir, said the waiter meekly. Then,
You see, sir, most Of the folks that
eats here Just sips their ice cream and
don't chew IT. New York Times.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-12-02
FATAL POLITICAL FEuD. /.

f -
1t Led to the Tragic Death OF exc
senator. Canmack, of Tennessee.
Like a page from the history Of the
old South, with, its pride Of race and
name and Its quickness to avenge an
insult with, death, was the shooting of
former United States Senator Edward
Carmack In Nashville, Tenn. The man
who killed Carmack is Robin Cooper,
son of Duncan G. Cooper, a prominent
newspaper publisher.
The trouble which eliminated In the
shooting Of ex-senator Carmack result
ed from the Democratic gubernatorial
primary, lin which Carmack was defeat
ed. For some time the ex-senator had
been editor of the Tennesseean and had
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-12-02
FAIsTr RU.N,-NipRs !

A running game played by any odd,
number of persons. All but one are
arranged in a column by pairs. all
facing the samevway. The odd player
stands at the head OF the line; alone.
AT a signal from him the two at the
foot divide and run on. the outside
OF the lines past the head, after
which,. they take any direction, the
object being to get back to their
places and join hands before the one
at the head can catch either Of them.
If either is caught, that one must
take the place at, the head Of the
column and the previous head be-
comes the partner Of the one wig. has
escaped. standing together next the
head of the line.
II the running couple join hands
before eitheT is. caught they take
their places next the. head. and the
unsuccessful catcher is again at the
head. At the signal the couple now
at the foot begin to rum in like man
ner, and so on Till the players are
tired. Neither of the runners can
be- touched till he'll has passed the head
o; the column.
In Belgium this game is called
Bride and Bridegroom" and in
Suabia "Brautlauf' (the Bride
Chase). These names seem to indi-
cate that the play is derived from
the old custom of requiring the BRIDE
groom to carry off the bride by force
or pretend to do so.-Ph:lsdelphia
Record. -
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-12-02
rHH TWO H1eHwAYMEn.

r.
/ long have had quarrel set with Time,
Because he robbed me. Every day of life
Was wrested from me after bitter strife
never yet could see the sun go down
But was angry In my heart, nor hear
The leaves fall in the wind without tear
Over the dying summer. have known
No truce with Time nor Times accom-
plice, Death.
The fair world is the witness of crime
Repeated every hour. For life and breath
Are sweet to all who live; and bitterly
The voices of these robbers of the heath
Sound in each ear and chill the passer-by,
What have we done to thee, thou mon
strous Time?
What have we done to Death, that we
must die?
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-12-02

He hit 1928 his last year on earth.
Billy Hamilton and Joe Kelly batted
300 FOR eleven straight years, Hugh
Duffy and Jesse Burket ten years each.
The season, Of 1908 was the twelfth year
in "a which Wagner has batted 300 or
better.
OF all these famous sluggers, only
three are still playing ball in the big
leagues Keller. Lajoie land Wagner.
Keller dropped out Of the 800 ranks in
1907, Lajole lin 1908 In the major
leagues there are now only three men
besides Wagner who have batted 300
for two or more consecutive years. Ty
Cobb and Claud Rossman have hit over
800 for two years each. Mike Donlin
for six years. Wagner looms up as the
one man In line for the honor Of equal
ing the wonderful mark set by Arson.
Three more seasons as 300 hitter
and Wagner will have equaled Anson's-
great feat; four more and he will have
set a. baseball record that would be
likely to stand for few decades. II not
forever. -;
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-12-02

had been told that would find
good summer board Mt certain farm
house in Nassau County, Long Island,
said New Yorker, and / was about
setting out from the country railroad
station to find the place, when I ran
across man That looked as II he could
tell me all about 1t. When asked IL
he knew farmer Green he replied:
"Yep Known him ever since he was
boy"
docs he take summer boarders7,
yep"
"Got comfortable placer"
Poorest on the island"
Doesn't he set good table n sss
at couldn't be worse" 5
81 have been told that 1t was a
bang-up place to yacate in for couple
Of weeks"
Better go anywhere else. His board
ers leave after one neal"
"But do You really know Green?' :
asked, thinking might have made
mistake.
"why, I'm the Teller himself Y he re-
piled.
and yet you say that-that-
Il say TINT the beds are SO blamed
poor and the fodder SO darned mean
that left the place myself this morn
ing! So long"
Failure after long perseverance is
much grander than never to have q
striving good enough to be called y
failure. George Eliot. 81
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-12-02

Ever have shoulder and green's? Moth
ing on earth like shoulder and greens,
after all, Ia there7"
The young man looked a bit embar-
raised.
''Well," he said. "Aggie and have
talked time and again about asking
you to take dinner with US since you
came on here this time But you know
what these dinky little three-rooms
and-a-bath fats are-or do you? And
Aggie and l had sort Of an idea that
maybe-well, to be frank, that after all
the splendiferousness that you're used
to. why, 1t might make you feel sort
of uncomfort-oh. ours is just a plain
little dump, you know, and we thought
maybe 1t would-er-"
Look a-here, boy" interrupted the
old miner, will you and Aggie give me
some shoulder and greens tomorrow
evening, say at o'clock?"
"You know very well that we'll be
delighted to have you," replied the
young man.
"All right" said the old man. write
me. down the address. I'll be there"
"And, Joe" he added, as the young
man prepared to take his leave, you'd
better warn Aggie about the low-down
ornery, sihmering habits of greens. II
takes a lot of greens to make proper
mess of 'em. A pretty whopping bas.
ket O. greens-welI, I've seen bushel
o. greens, almost, boil down to most
nothing" and then the two laughed
and the young man went away.
On the following evening the bluff.
ruddy, fine-looking old mining man ar
rived at the little fat on the minute.
1t was neat and tastefully furnished
fiat, but small, Of course.
"Sure you've got plenty of greens p,
the old gentleman inquired, with mock
anxiety, when he was greeted by the
pretty young matron, whom he had
known as child. "I've been worrying
good deal over that to-day"
"Oh, stacks and stacks of green's"
she replied, adding. "but II there
shouldn't be enough could exc out
by boiling down the rubber plant, you
know" and SO the little dinner began
merrily enough.
The shoulder was sweet piece of
mast-fed meat from Virginia, and after
the old miner had tucked his napkin
under his chin in the old-fashioned
way and gone at 1t, he came pretty
close to looking like a thoroughly sat
isaed elderly man.
Dye children know" he said, as he
passed his plate over for the third
helping, 'that I've been in training for
this ever since yesterday? Fact. I've
hardly. eaten a mouthful since you In
vited me-or, better, since invited
myself. And It's worth the fasting"
After the dinner the old boy fixed
himself In big rattan chair In the
tiny cozy corner near window and
got well seasoned briar pipe belong
ing to his young host ngoing.
"a cigar after shoulder and greens 7"
he exclaimed, reprovingly, when the
young man offered him cigar.
Mighty tidy place you've got here" he
said, after pause, waving his pipe
around. "Slick as crlck ell, I'd call
it. Plumb luxurious, In fact" and a
sort Of misty light of recollection ap-
peared in the gray old eyes Of the man.
Il suppose Mary and wouldn't have
looked upon this as sort of heaven
away back yonder in the tangle of
years when we were struggling along
the best way we knew how"
The young matron had been picking
out soft little chords on the piano, but
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-12-02
stiIl In Du.iness.

Some foolish Republicans talk about
the Democratic party going out of busl
ness. Did you ever hear anything as.
ridiculous? Ard we do not shy 1t by
way of whistling to keep our courage
up while marching through a grave
yard, but we say 1t because 1t seems
eminently the truth. Democracy is his
torical and Its principles will live while
the country lives. They are funda.
mental and correct. Therefore, there IL
no sense in talk Of abandoning the
party or in the talk of It going out OF
business. That is all the talk of people
who are not posted. Why, did you
ever hear of the Democratic party In
the War Of the Rebellion? History says
1t was discredited at that time. It got
on the wrong side of the war question.
At least, the Republicans said 1t was
wrong, and they made enough people
believe 1t till they had not an Office OF
road supervisor anywhere in America.
The pet-baggers oyerran the South.
till the negroes were In power In that
sectloM There was no Democratic;
party. We have heard old citizens tell
how they used to go to the polls when
they did not have a printed ballot, but
had to cut their ballot out Of some
Democratic newspaper. and vet. in 1874.
after the overwhelming, stupendous de-;
feat of 1872 when the party was Gree
ileyized. Congress went Democratic, and
In 1875 Tilden was elected, though not
seated. And then you talk to us OF
going out of business. What rot -
Washington (Iowa) Democrat.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-12-02
Not sFs. q. EeIlou.

"
The choice Of fayorite characters Of
fiction is generally determined by sen.
timent, but fiarry Lord, who is in bis
first year at high school. is too practi-
cal to let sentiment rule him.
I. Had an English test to-day he re-
marked Incidentally at the supper tn
BILE. !. "Had to name ten characters In
sIvanhoe,' and follow our favoritc' char
acter through. the story"
..who was your fayorite7' asked Mfr.
Lord, - is u. :
s.Athelstaae..
..Athelsltaane!" repeated the father, In
because he died il the middle Of: the
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-12-02
DIR. D. D. THOMPSON.

Editor of Chicago Religious Paper
Killed by an Automobile, - ].
DR.. Davis D. Thompson, editor Of
the Northwestern Christian Advocate
of Chicago, was run over. by an auto
mobile in st. Louis as he attempted to
cross the street and died from the In;
juries. ~ 6
DR.. Thompson was one Of the leadins
religious paper editors in the countr: