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The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-12-29
of the revolutionists and that within

tracts of the revolutionists and that within six months he would look for the hold ing of an election, he himself guarantee ing free voting He adds that he would partially to the person elected president and that he would accept another presi- dency under certain conditions.
 It is doubted here that Estrada s known astuteness will prevent him from accepting terms of peace predicated upon prior surrender by him Of his army, arms and ammunition to his enemy. Therefore. it Is not believed that the con- ference between Estrada and the Madriz commissioners will result in any paIticu- lar change in the present status.
 A telegram from Managua received at the state department says that the Ma driz party Is making preparations to send troops to meet Estradas army.
 Other telegrams confirm the published report that Madriz had ordered the arr rest of Pasos, the son-in-law of the for mer president, on the ground that he had swindled the government out of money, but that Pasos had so far succeeded In evading arrest. The minister of finance, Santos, has been put in prison, charged with sending unauthorized telegrams and otherwise interfering with governmental matters with which he had no concern.
 A telegram from Consul Moffat at Blue- neldS, dated last SunQay, says tHdt ui'o"l the direct supervision of Commanders Shipley and Niblack, men detained from the Des Moines and the Tacoma began on Christmas morning to ration 100O hun gry Zelayan soldiers brought here as prisoners. Pending the arrival of the Prairie from Colon with provisions, sur plus supplies from the ships are being landed Estradas officials are rendering all possible assistance and are furnish ing blankets. clothing and shoes as rap idly as possible. Three hundred prison- CTS are being temporarily provided for by Estrada at Rama and 200 more are being cared for by friends and relatives In Bluefields.
 Commander Shipley at Bluenelds, in dispatch dated yesterday, states that the reports hitherto sent out regarding the number of killed and wounded. prisoners taken, etc., at the recent battle at Rama were much exaggerated and that the ann intuition captured amounted to only about 1O0,0e0 rounds, and the killed not more than 500. Commander Shipley also states that he has fed 400 prisoners or war since December 24 and more are to arrive. He reports there are many slight cases of sickness and that a surgeon IS to be established at the camp.
 The commander speaks very highly or the work done by the officers and men of the Tacoma.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-12-29
EN5LEY PLEASED
 BY ARRANGEMENT Tax And License Payments To
 Present { fficerS WEDDING OF INTEREST Miss Madge Averyt and J. c. Barrett United at EnsIey-PersonaI and
 General News of the
 Steel City.

Ensley December 2S.-(Special.) 1.-The announcement by Mayor Frank P. O'Brien that all dues to the town of Ens- ley are to be paid to the present of- hcers. namely. Tax Collector Davis and City Clerk Arnold. will be received with much satisfaction by the property hold CTS, taxpayers. and the citizens of Ems ley. All taxes, licenses and bills will be paid at the office of Tax Collector Davis at the city hall on Avenue D.
 In other words the present city officials will be retained as far as possible and the business conducted at the same place as heretofore. The privilege taxes will be the same as the Birmingham sched- ule. copy of which may be seen at the city clerks office.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-12-29
SOCIETY
CONTINUED FROM PAGE q,

Rev. Raimundo de Ovies will address the ladies.
 A family reunion is being held at the Conner plantation in Conner, where Gov ernor and Mrs. Conner and all their children and grandchildren are assembled this week. Governor Conner, however, has gone to Washington since Christmas on official business.
 Miss Elizabeth McRae Boykin of Til- den is visiting Miss May Middleton on South Fourteenth avenue.
 Mrs. William IT. worthington has as her guests Miss Olivia Bogacki of Montgom- cry and Miss Rachel Crook of Waycross Ga. Both are well known in the younger set of Birmingham. Miss Bogacki was here last season and was shown many attentions during her visit. Both of Mrs. worthington's guests will be here during the holidays and will take part in the seasons gaieties.
 Miss Nellie Worthington will entertain her school and college friends at box party Saturday evening at the Jefferson.
 The friends of Tom and Clyde Pippen will regret to learn of the serious illness of their brother att their home on Ma plewood street.
 Miss Myrtle Wise of Winchester, va.. Is the guest of Mrs. John D. Floyd, 1925 Virginia avenue. South.
 Mrs. Mary c. Pickens of Greensboro, who has been visiting her son. MT. Israel Pickens of this city, has returned to her home. While in Birmingham Mrs. Pick ems was invited to meet with the Joe Wheeler chapter. Children of the Confed- aracx. and with the Elizabeth Wills
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-12-29
4e27 THE LUCKY NUMBER.
The Beautiful $500 Bedroom Suite Goes to the Holder of This Ticket. The Anchor Supply Company
 the Liberal Donor.

In the presence of the representatives of the Birmingham press, and in ther charge. the drawing of the prize winner of the $300 bedroom suite was conducted at the Anchor Supply Co.,. 221s Third ave- nue.
 The holder of the ticket, No. 4s27 re- ceives the magnificent suite of furniture. The Anchor Supply company takes this means to thank all those who as- ~isted in the drawing.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-12-29
BANK OF ENSLEY
Lewis Claims Reelection.
(Ramsay & McCOrmack) R. E. Chadwick, Cashier.

Indianapolis. December 2S.-"My ma as large as it was last year" said Thomas l.. Lewis. president Of the United Mine Workers of America. today. The telers of the vote of the individual unions also arrived today and they will at once begin counting the ballots. Approximate ly 1860 local unions voted and Lewis says he has returns from 756 of them, from which he is able to calculate that he has a majority of 3s.OOO votes over his opponent. William Green of Coshocton. o. Lewis majority over John H. Wal ker of Danville, H.. in last years cleo ton was 1S,000.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-12-29
Search for Alma keIiner.

Louisville, Ky, December 2s.--The Kell- ner family in a last effort to gain some tidings of their little daughter, Alma who mysteriously disappeared from home three weeks ago, today began mailing circular letters to the grand secretaries of every grand lodge of Masons in the United States and Canada, requesting that they exert every effort to locate the missing child.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-12-29

MONT go to your tailor D with an old, soft, ill-fit- ting Corset and expect to get the same results in your new gown as though your figure and corset were in perfect con dition.
 DON'T buy a particular model because it looks well on another woman, as it may not look we'll on you at all.
 DON'T wear one corset all the time and expect the poor thing to wear a year. It is cheaper in the long run to keep two or three on hand. Give your corset an airing and straighten out the bones-roll it up, let it rest for a day-it will give much longer service.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-12-29
MANY DISASTERS AMONG SHIPPING Several Wrecked Vessels Are
 Reported At 5oston PEOPLES HOMES FLOODED In Philadelphia There Is Almost a Fam. inc, Owing to the Cold and Deep
 Snow-New York Is Rapidly
 Recovering.
PEOPLES HOMES FLOODED

Boston, December 2s-The discovery to- day of the wreck of the fve-ma sted schooner Davis Palmer, which sank with + men Saturday morning, at the entrance of Broad sound, was followed by tbe re- port of another wreck in the outer har- Dor. This second victim of the great storm. which swept New England satur- day night and Sunday morning, was re- ported by Captain Kemp, of the tug Ariel. who asserts that he saw three masts of schooner projecting ,.bove the water near the shoals known as .The graves"
 Yesterdays roll of wrecks was increased by the schooner Ada K. Damon, the sole support of her aged master. Captain A. K. Brewster of York, Me, which went ashore near Ipswich She probably will be total loss. Her crew managed to reach shore safely
 In Chelsea, where tidal wave broke dyke and flooded the homes of 2ooO people, high tide today opened two new breaks. Many of the cellars on higher ground, which had been pumped out by ire engines. were again flooded. It will " WcchS ocloI6 tHe people Tn the bU acres which are under water every lish tide will be able to return to their homes.
 Probably the last person to see the Pal mer before she sank was Captain Soo- Ramp of the barge Hopatcong, which dooked. at Lynn today from Hoboken. He reported passing the Palmer off Cape Cod late Christmas afternoon. At that time the Palmer's sailors were on deck sing ing and celebrating the holiday In true sea fashion, all unknowing of the fate that awaited them within few hours at the entrance to their home port
 Southeastern New England today had practically recovered from the Christmas snowstorm. In Chelsea, however, 500 families, whose homes were flooded through the breaking of sea dyke, were still the benehciaries of the unexpended balance of the fire relief fund of April 1s, 1908.
 The probability of further loss Of life became apparent this afternoon when Captain Tuft of the tug Ariel reported that he sighted three top-masts of a large schooner lying near the gas buoy on the graves ledges in the outer harbor. Nothing was seen by which the schooner could be identified.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-12-29
Wedding Guests.

Among the out-of-town guests at the Averyt- t-Barrett nuptials were MT. and Mrs. c. A. Bowles of Shelby, Mrs. A. L. billiard of Auburn. Miss Rossie Christian of Columbiana, Mir William Pegram of Bessemer, Mrs c. s. Hooper, Miss Ola. Hooper, MT. and Mrs. W. E. Allbritton, MT. Clarence Smith, MT. and Mrs. Joneh, MT. Charles Hooper, MT. Walter Hooper. MT. Lee Hooper. Miss Mary Jones. Miss Lillian Jones, Miss Grace Harrell. Miss Ethel IIarrell. Mrs. Walter Harrell Miss Josie Cole, MT. J. D. Monroe of Birming- ham. The town guests were MT. and Mrs. Barrett Dr. and Mrs. W. T. Tendon, MT. and Mrs. Oscar Stroud, Mrs. c. J. Martin, Miss Mamie Martin, MT. and Mrs. F. G. F'onvile. Miss Jessie Wells. Miss Esther Lind, MT. Robert Martin and MT. c. H. Mandy.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-12-29
Some Corset eeDOn'tS''
 Corset Experts Advice.
Corset Experts Advice

DON'T change a model that does not suit your figure with out first consulting and allow ing a corsetiere to fit you in something better.
 DON'T have your gown fit ted first and then buy your Cor set. You don't give your gown maker Cor itter) or corset maker a chance by so doing.
 DON'T go to a store where the main object of the corset filter is to sell you higher priced Corset than you care to buy. Go where you will be sure to be fitted in 8 model that is suitable for your indi- vidual figure-no matter whether the price be high or low.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-12-29
Personal and General.

J. C. Jones, president of the Ottowa bank at Ottowa, O., is the guest of J.. R. Thomas on Warrior boulevard.
 c. c. Burke is homo from Piper. where he has been attending the funeral of his sister-in-law.
 Conrad Mims of Loretta, Tex, and Ed ward Mims of New Orleans are the guests of MT. and Mrs. James A. Dupuy. Prof and Mrs. Johnson of Decatur are the guests of Mrs. Johnson's parents, MT. and Mrs. o. R. Spradling.
 An entertainment will be given at the Fairview Presbyterian church Thursday evening at o'clock. An interesting pro- gramme has been arranged for the oc- casion. Solos. Illustrated songs, tableaux and moving pictures will be the features of the entertainment
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-12-29
AUTOMOBILE FOR SALE!

Packard touring car, seven-passenger, fully equipped, good as new; owner 1eav- ing, for European trip. Apply at once. A. ..'Automobile," POPS Third avenue.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-12-29
Death of "Mother" Ellis.

Mrs. Anna Ellis, aged se years, one of the pioneers of Wylam. died at o'clock this morning at the home of her son, Harry Ellis. She contracted cold some time ago, and death was caused by a series of complications resulting there from. She is survived by six children. Thomas, Harry, Richard, William and George Ellis and Mrs. John Penney, all of whom live in the vicinity except George Ellis, who is in England. The deceased had been a resident of Vivian for Is years The funeral arrangements have not been made. Interment will be in Oak land.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-12-29

chapter of East Lake, lovely programmes being arranged for the occasions. As state director for the Children of the Confederacy Mrs Pickens is untiring in her interest and work with the children Since the endowment of the R. E. Ne scholarship for boys at Auburn in Sep tember she has planned new scholar ship for girls, to be called the virginia Clay Chapter Scholarship in honor or one of Alabama's most noted and beloved women, and 1t is to be hoped that gen. erous aid will be given the children to- ward raising this fund by the many friends and admirers of Mrs. Clopton, so as to enable them to endow the scholar ship.
 Mrs. R. N. Bell will be at home Mon day afternoon from to in honor of her tw- daughters. Miss Virginia and MISS Mary Lee Bell who are home TOT the holidays from Randolph-Macon woman college.
 Dr. Joseph B. Greene of Asheviiie; N; C.. is visiting his mother at Earl Place.
 A marriage of interest to friends in this citv was that of Mir. o. Maybin and Miss Ella Weaver, which took place "Wednesday at i o'clock at the home of the pride 5 narents. MT. and Mrs. T. J. Weaver In Colunbiana. After spending several days with his parents, MT. and Mrs. w. H. Mavbin in this city. they left for Bir- mingham, where they will make their home e.-Montgomery Advertiser.
 ]. T. Burton returned yesterday from n. holiday visit to his niece, Mrs. Harry s. Nance of Huntsville.
 The game between the Birmingham Athletic club and Vanderbilt university will be one of the social events Of the week. It will draw a large crowd of college men and alumni, and the usual dance will follow the game.
 Davenport Seriously III.
 San Francisco, December 2s.-Homer c. Davenport the cartoonist, Is seriously i'll at the home of friend in this city. He is suffering from a complete nervous collapse, and his physician regards his condition as serious
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-12-29
Almost a Food Famine.

Philadelphia, December 2S.-With food products becoming scarcer and their prices consequently higher with traffic uncer- tain and slow and with many railroad trains arriving late. Philadelphia was still busy raising the blockage caused by the great Christmas snow storm. With the opening of all transportation lines, business was rapidly reviving but the most serious problem to be met was the food supply. '
 Only 25 per cent of the daily milk sup ply reached the city yesterday and whole sale milk dealers estimated that today's supply would be 25 per cent below nor mal.
 Eggs, vegetables and other food prod ucts were scarcer today than they were yesterday and prices have gone up all around. It was expected, however, that today would zee tho snow blockade suf- fciently raised to enable farm products to be more easily transported.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-12-29
DIVIDEND NOTICE

Savings depositors are requested to bring in their Savings Pass Books, thnt the semi-annual interest may be enter ed therein.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-12-29
Davenport Seriously III.
DIVIDEND NOTICE

Savings depositors are requested to bring In their Savings Pass Books, that the sesni-annual interest may be enter- ed therein.
 BANK OF ENSLEY
 (Nansay McCormackD
 B. E. Chadwick, Cashier.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-12-29
DIVIDEND NOTICE

Savings depositors are requested to brang In their Savings Pass Bookn, that the semi-annual interest may be enter- eA therein.
 BANK OF ENSLEY
 (Ransay q MsCeRnask)
 R. M Chadwloks CashAuks
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-12-29
Storm pamaqe Serious.

New York, December 2S-When com munication. interrupted by the Christmas storm, was reopened today with the east erly end of Long Island. 1t developed that the storm damage there was seri- ous.
 The sweep of water from sea assumed almost tho proportions of a tidal wave. Greenport, Riverhead and other towns suffered heavily Families living on the water front had to take refuge in the second stories of their dwellings and were rescued by means of rowboats.
 At Greenport docks were carried away and thousands of dollars damage done to shipping, oystering and allied industries.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-12-29
Shut Of From World.

Newport. R. l.. December 2s.-By Mes- senger)-Newport has been three days without wire communication with the out side world as a result of the Christmas night storm. It, Is estimated by tele- phone officials that the damage to their system will reach $100000.
 Today. as yesterday, brokers officers were without their usual market quota tions. The train service is delayed, ow- ing to the failure of the telegraph oper- ating system.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-07-12
LIYHAWKER JOTS

Ralph Faxon must be running out
OF material for his serial editorial
which he is running daily in the Gar
den City Telegram on the subject of
Concrete Bridges" Chapter LXII
consists of just twenty-three words.
His other serial editorial on soft
Water" was running along vigorously
in chapter XxXVII.
When a young man comes with a
horse and buggy to take a girl riding
he always has to hitch the horse and
go in to inform her that he is ready,
although she may be sitting at the win
dow watching for him. But the owner
of an automobile doesn't even have to
foot his horn; the girl is on the side
walk waiting for Characterization Mer-
curry.
According to the Concordia Blade, a
young woman in that town who 'tgads"
all the time received the following let
ter from her mother: MY Dear Miss
Blank:-I have heard so much of you
through mutual friends. and I would
like to know you better. If you have
no other engagement would be pleas
ed to have you spend the evening with
me on Wednesday of this week. I am
sure. on better acquaintance we might
become very good friends. The occa-
sion will be very informal, just you,
my family and myself. Very sincerely
yours, Mrs. Blank"
In recalling the death of Sidney
Clarke at Oklahoma City, Editor Sat
terthWaite of the Douglass Tribune,
says: I'm the campaign of 1870 a new
deal campaign was made against Sid
ney Clarke and he was defeated by a
man who was soon forgotten. The
new dealers who defeated him have
mostly passed on before him, but
prominent among them was young T..
B. Murdoch, now such an earnest
square dealer Mr.. Lamb of Douglass
and the writer were the two Repub-
hcan delegates to the state convention
from Butler county, and they were for
Judge D. P. Lowe of Fort Scott to sue
coed Clarke. the vote standing: Lowe,
"a; Clarke, II. This was our first en-
trance into state politics, and it is
with much satisfaction we recall that
we were purifier and for a new deal
and less stealth other words,
straightout political reformer, or square
dealer; and We have been at it for 40
years.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-07-12

tation of goods into this country in
huge quantities. This would not only
have produced revenue but it would
have had a tendency to decidedly re-
duce the retail price of the necessities
in this country and that is what the
consumers have been praying for. That
is what they believed the Republican
party was promising them in the last
campaign. That is what President
Taft promised them, anyhow. But
that is exactly what they are not going
to get.
OF course. the conference commit
tee can undo the work of the senate
If it is so disposed and fix up the
schedules again so that they will be
something like they were in the
original house bill. This is not likely,
however, for the complexion of the
conference committee is such as to
warrant the assertion that the senate
scheme of tariff revision will be jam
med through. The federal constitu-
tion directs that the matter of tariff
legislation shall originate in the house.
But a custom has developed during
the past score of years that has made
the house only the originator and
nothing more of tariff legislation. The
senate has had the final say and has
done the real work of tariff revision.
Mr.. Taft has the power to veto this
apology of the senate for a tariff re-
vision downward. Such a veto would
mark the death of his pet scheme to
levy a tax of two per cent on the net
income of corporations, but he would
make himself UNNECESSARILY strong
with the voters of the land if he
would write across the tariff bill
- IT.
proposes and as it probably will, that
it is not satisfactory to his ideas and
those of his constituents. Far better
would it be to have no tariff revision
at all than to have the kind that Aid
rich proposes.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-07-12
QUAKER SOLICITATIONS.

LFrou the Philadelphia Record.l
1t costs a man lot TO feed his vani-
ty-
1t doesn't take detective to catch
man in a lie
A man doesn't have TO get fat to
make the most of himself
It takes a certain amount of strength
to realize our own weakness.
A poor excuse may be better than
none. bat a poor relation isn't.
Many a man is so anxious to do his
best that he will even do his best
friend.
That every cloud has a silver lining
is a comforting belief based largely on
faith.
This is just between ourselves" re-
marked the young man as he kissed his
best girl
When a deaf mute has his fingers
amputated his conversation is natural
ly rather disjointed.
Wigg-"When lovely woman stoops
to folly what does It proven Wage
Merely that she is stupid"
We are told that history repeats it
self, but that Is no reason why a
school boy shouldn't repeat his history
lesson.
Blobbs-''Bjones has such a liquid
voice" Siobbs-Yes, have noticed
that he frequently indulses in flow
Of profanity"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-07-12
HUMOR OF THE DAY

The Poet-Poets are. born. not made. The
Girl know. I-wasn't blaming you.-Bos-
ton Transcript
E did Tom m,asin1ge t. get 50 much
lawyers only daughter Boston Globe.
HAS she been in society very Iong?' ct
don't think so. IT seems to be a positive
EFFORT for her to be rude. '-Cleveland
Leader.
He Dust rejected)-I shall never marry
now. She-Foolish man! why not? He
II you won't have me, who Will2-Boston
Transcript.
Farmer Hayrick-Why are YOU going to
charge the summer boa%1cS.s more this
place a bungalow.-Puck-
watchful Mother Beryl. are young Mr.
Ketchley's intentions serious? Charming
Daughter-They are. but he doesn't know
it yet.-Chicago Tribune.
Have you got any Of this new kind Of
Yes sir We'll give me quart Of the
Chappie-That fellow over there cheated
me out Of q cool million. Clubleigh-How
could he? Chappie-Wouldn't let me marry
his daughter!-The Club Fellow.
Mabel dom believe you really meant
IT when you said you were anxious to hear
You see. had never heard you sing be-
fore.-Pick-Me-Up.
You say you are in love viii Miss
anything attractive about her" Neither
can I see it, But it's In the bank, all
right cleveland Leader.
Chum-Why don't you assert your
thority head of the family. and take
matters in your own hands2 Head OF the
House (mournfully)-My wife won't let
me-Baltimore American.
Johnny-Hoorsyl Tommy-What yer so
happy about? JOHNNY don't halter go
to school today. Tommy-Chee. y're lucky
wy dontcher? JOHNNY gotta go to tn
dentists an have three teeth pulled
Cleveland Leader.
'"These Turks are barbarous people," re-
marked the housewife. as she got out a
rhubarb pie. yes. num-" responded Sandy
Pixies. with a low bow. ITO show my
antipathy for dem I have formerd a boy
colt" "A boycott. my poor man - Yes,
mum; have promised meself never to use
a Turkish towel or take Turkish bath. -
Daily News.