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The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-18
THE FASCINATION OF FOREIGN TRAVEL
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the Champs Elysees. One could remain there for two years as did MT. Markell and I just after our marriage, and then find places of untold interest near and around Paris
 And when you reach London there is so much there that I wouldn't know where to begln,'' 1 said.
 That Is just the advantage to be de- rived from going with those who do know" said Mrs Markell. We have se- lected the most interesting trips, and among others. of course, Is the Shakes peare country-Sratford-o and the surroundings-whi every one always wants to see in it's entirety"
 "The coaching 10 Wentworth and War wick and the Shakespeare country would hold so much interest to me, and I would never want to leave,'' said I.
 Tt is really very fascinating respond ed Mrs Markell, "and to the student and pleasure seeker alike the trip holds bound less advantages. One of the most pleas ant stops that we make Is at Peterbor- ough, one of the qauint old cathedral towns. We have some very charming friends who have wonderful home there, and our visit is always delightful
 ''I have been so interested in the itin- erary of your trip that I have almost forgotten to ask your views concerning clothes, the appropriate and necessary wearing apparel for such a trip" I re- marked.
 One of the first lessons that the ex- perienced traveller learns Is the maximum of comfort with minimum of impediments. The increasing restrictions imposed upon travellers by European railways as to the amount of baggage allowed has resolved travelling into an art. In Germany and Italy no free baggage is allowed, and in all other countries the amount is about 56 pounds. Consequently all, save indis- pensable itinerary necessities, must be done away with"
 ''The French and Italian merchants have helped to solve that problem largely, though, haven't they, by the basket trunks, which weigh so little?'
 Yes. indeed, was the reply. "Likewise the excellent facilities on board ship and on shore in the laundry line, make it pos sibe for few clothes to suffice'
 And what is really necessary" asked
 "A dress suit case and small reticule or Boston bag, the latter for guide books, purse, etc, is all that the wise trav- eler will cucumber herself with"
 And the contents of the dress suit case?" I inquired.
 Depends In a measure upon the lati- tude of the countries one expects to visit l have sat by fires In Great Britain ia July, and during the same period of sum- mer have found wrap comfortable at night in Italy. A tailor suit, a short skirt, light gown for dinner several waists, both colored and white; a stout pair of boots with low. rubber heels, and lightweight knitted underwear, gloves and hosiery; an oil silk bag to hold toilet articles, and you are practically equipped for our three-months trip abroad"
 aly oh I 1., party I said to Mrs. Markell, in mak- ing my adieu after a most delightful aft ernoon, "but I shall have to content my self with being one among your many friends to wish you bon voyage when you steam away"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-18
Give and Get.

Life is a magician's vase, full to the brim, and so made that you cannot thrust your hand into it, or pour, or sip, or draw out of it.
 It overfiows into your hand only when you drop something into it, says a wise philosopher.
 And that which you get is of the same quality as that which you give.
 If you drop in love it overfows love. If you drop in charity it overfows char ity. Drop In envy and jealousy and hate, and it will overflow these same things into your own life.
 Love will draw the world to you and surround you with an atmosphere of hap pness and success. It will bring to you all the good things that make the joy of living. Its opposite will drive them all away.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-18

when all that is needed is a simple dose of castor oil, magnesia or epson salts.
 In adults ill-temper sometimes comes from the liver being out of order, but 1t just as often proceeds from the nerves being unstrung by overwork, sleepless- ness or worry.
 oyerwork in grown person seems to produce much the same results as over fatigue in child. Few things make lit- tie people so ''bearish'' as being thor oughly tired out.
 To prove this you have only to stand for time on the platform of any railway station to which holiday makers are re- turning after long days 'pleasuring IT Among the children you will almost cer- tainly find some in floods of tears, others In a state of temper that makes them a burden to themselves and their fellow passengers
 It is not as a rule because they are really bad-tempered children, but merely because, under the strain of over-fatigue. their poor little nerves have given way and general snappishness is the result. Overwork or over-fatigue affects many adults in a similar way
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-18
Peoples Tempers.

Ought we to endure in "silence and sweet resignation the tempers and tan trums of those with whom we live, no matter how trying they may be?
 This Is a question that cannot be fairly replied to by a simple 'yes' or mo-" says a correspondent.
 Because tempers depend on so many different things, and there are times when,, if they are indulged in by those with whom we have to live, they ought as a matter of duty to be.endured; while again there are other times when a firm attitude of nonendurance and I-won't- put-up- with this kind d-of-thing-any-long manner will act as a speedy cure.
 There are times also, more especially in the case of children and young girls,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-18
The Mary Garden Handbag.

The latest handbag is called the Mary Garden and is most remarkable in shape the outlines resembling closely those of the baskets with handles so familiar to embroidery.
 It comes in any color and in various kinds of leather. A distinctive feature in every case is the decoration. This con sists of length of inch-wide ribbon in any tint drawn horizontally across the sides of the bag through openings in the leather, fastening in the middle is1 bow
 Another handbag novelty Is of suede with deep silk fringe outlining the sides and bottom This comes in all the fash ionable colors and tints. The silk is put on by hand, being attached through per- forations in the leather.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-18

, quired.
 "On June 12, from Boston, on the l White Star steamship Canopic. Our | first stop will be at the Azores, and after a few days stay we will steam | on to Gibraltar. And it Is a charm ing visit that we will have there. It is so interesting and foreign and the most tempting place to spend ones money. It takes a person widely travelled to know when and what not to buy.''
 ''I know I should want everything I saw, especially all those queer little foreign things that are so captivating, l said. And from Gibraltarl'
 We go to Naples" said Mrs Markell
 ''That is just what should like to do- go to Italy the very first place" I said. t'The fruit especially the cherries, and the flowers are simply beautiful. After seeing all that is worth while In Naples we will got to Sorrento, Capri, and Rome"
 ''Do you know the funny story" I asked, that was told on the nouveau riche who went abroad and when he came back some one asked him if he en- Joyed Rome. He looked sort of sheepsh, and after stammering out two or three in- coherent things, he said: Rome? Rome? We must have passed through Rome at night"
 After leaving Rome" said Mrs Mark ell, i've go to Florence, and I must tell you that last year a. charming woman who was in our party, said, after seeing Florence and the wonderful galleries there, that if she did not go to another place she would feel amply repaid.'
 'And where do you go from F1orence?" queried.
 '4To Venice, Milan, Lake Como, St. Got thard-thence to Lucerne, Brunig, Pass and Interlaken. the most charming country imaginable Of course there are many stops between these, but am just giving you rough outline of our itinerary
 ''The Austrian Tyrol, Munich, Dresden, Berlin, and Frankfort would be so inter esting to me-" I ventured.
 ''All of which we will enjoy in the most comfortable, easy and delightful way. The Rhine, too, with all of its splendid and historical environment Is usually one of the most enjoyable routes in our trip"
 ''I suppose you will spend some in time in Amsterdam?" I asked.
 'Yes; that part of the country is charm ing. A trip to the Isle of Marken, thence to Brussels, where the ladies of the party may indulge themselves to their hearts content in the exquisite faces, is one of the most delightful trips we make"
 And I am anxiously awaiting the time when you will reach Pars."I laughingly said.
 Nearly every one feels just that way" said Mrs. Markell. ''We expect to reach there on the 14th of August and will re- main about ten days"
 Long enough for the exchequers of the women to be absolutely depleted by the beautiful things of the Rue de la Paix," said.
 "Oh, Paris is so wonderful" exclaimed Mrs. Markell, land there Is so much to see. The sculptures and pictures of the Louvre, the boat trip on the Seine to Sevres, Napoleon's tomb, Notre Dame the Pantheon, thence to Versailles, re- turning through the Bois de Boulogne and
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-18

Just at this season of the year the eager American who contemplates tour ing Europe for the first time begins to open her eyes. For many moons she has been under the spell of having dreams come true. Now, the reality is very nearly at hand and she returns to normal perspective and views things as they are.
 Most note books are filled with ad- dresses of pensions, couturieres, routes | of travel and a thousand and one oth CT 1 things-many disillusionments, pleasant and oth erwise But these are the nov ices Like the old man and his daughter , who went for the first time and having no one to direct them and the enthusi- 1 asm of the young lady being at its height she screamed her delight over a poor old woman delivering the laun- dry in donkey cart in some little out of tn e-way place. When her father promptly quilted her by saying: "Its pity you have to come all the way over here to see such sight, when every Saturday at home you see an Alabama darkey and his mule bringing home the wash" Which Illustrates exactly the meaning of the initiated who go abroad with none to direct them or suggest the places of interest which are worth visiting, and who do not realize the beauties of the old world-merely from lack of experience.
 Knowing that Mrs. Markell was con- templating a trip abroad this summer, I asked her a few afternoons ago to tell me something of her plans and ideas in regard to foreign travel, which she graciously consented to do.
 found her at the home of her charm ing sister, Mrs. Nathan L. Miller, and was more than pleased to have the op- portunity of hearing her talk about her travels abroad and the delightful trip she has planned for the summer.
 Mrs. Markell will be accompanied by her husband on the forthcoming trip, than whom there Is no more delightful sch olar and man of letters in all Bir- mingham. Having lived abroad for many years, MT. MarkeT1s g knowledge of travel and continental customs is un- limited. For two years he was charge d'affaires at Rio de Janeiro, and his Knowledge of the Portugese language 0earned during his residence there) is only one of the many languages of which he is master.
 This and the literary attainments, both of himself and his charming wife, and tn cir thorough knowledge of Flu ropean travel. makes the pleasure of being 8 member of their party this summer double one--in fact an oppor- tunity not often offered.
 Our trips are delightful from the very start" said Mrs. Markell in her sweet gentle voice. Hast year our party of 10, including MT. Markell and myself, had the most glorious summer"
 Perhaps one of the reasons that made it so enjoyable was your clever ness in not taking a large party" suggested. T think that Is always trying"
 Yes" she said. there are many ad- vantages to be derived from a small, congenial party. We can get along more rapidly, and then we can give more attention to each member"
 And when will you sail?" l in-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-18
Curfew for Babies.

From an English town comes the sug- gestion that an act should be passed com pelling the curfew bell to be rung is ev- cry town and city at D. m. warning people, under penalty, to have all chill dren under F months old In bed at that hour. That would undoubtedly tend to- ward lowering the death rate, says the promoter of this idea, his view being that much infantile mortality is due to the custom of keeping young children out of doors when they ought to be in bed and asleep
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-18

latest spring creations in Paris, and they are the equivalents of the winter waists which were of satin yelled in net or lace.
 Valenciennes lace will take back seat for trimming soft mule lingerie waists and gowns this summer, for Cluny and Irish crochet are seen in every possible pattern on the smart importations.
 The fruit basket ohapeau is the most re- cent device in millinery. An inverted soup plate model was recently seen, and perched high up in the crown was a peach denuded of foliage. and near by a cluster of grapes, then row of tiny red June apples, and below these were punches of cherries. The sign Fruit for 6ale' might have transformed it into a perfectly good fruit stand.
 Kimonas of the lovely pompadour rib-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-18
April.

One of the most interesting months of the year is April. It derives it's name from the Latin "apeire," which means Ito open" and is apropos of tho opening Of the bud, the leaf and the flower Origi- nally 1t was the second month of the year of Romulus. Numa Pompilius made 1t the fourth month with twenty-nine days, and afterward Caesar restored it to it's former thirty days.
 April was called by the Anglo -Saxons oster-monath. signifying the prevalence of east winds.
 The zodlaeal sign for April is Taurus, the Bull, into which sign the sun moves on the 18th
 If your birth day occurs in April, you will be profoundt thinker and interested in all things pertaining to culture. Your nature will h1 magnanimous. emotional, jmpulsive and often stubborn. Your Judgment will be excellent. and you will be considered reliable Musical ten1pera- ments are attributed to the month of April and unmana geable tennpers are also associated with April superstihons-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-18
Thomas Jefferson's Rules of
 Conduct.

Jefferson had some rules of conduct which helped him through life. Here are these rules, which are just as helpful to- day as they were a hundred years ago:
 Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today can do yourself.
 Never spend your money before you have made 1t.
 Never buy what you don't want be- cause it is cheap.
 Pride costs more than hunger, thirst and cold.
 We seldom regret of having eaten too little.
 How much pain the evils that have never happened have cost usi
 Take things always by the smooth han dle.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-18

bons, made of a strip, of ribbon and strip of lace are among the prettiest neg ligees seen nowadays. The sleeves and the fronts of the kimona are tied together with dainty little ribbon bows, and to finish the bottom wide lace or accordion pleated net is used.
 With the continued rage of jet, old trunks and chests are being searched for anything of the kind which may be used either as a trimming or an ornament. The popularity of jet earrings still remains, and the combining of jet with dead white is one of the striking novelties of the hour
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-18

the different parishes and placed them o1 turbans, which now so resemble a at curled up on milady's cofffure. Ever since then rats have been popular upon as well as In the pompadour or psyche CTS quickly realized that muskrats were marketable and gave up the pursuit of ducks and other game. One hunter alone in February killed 5000 rats, for which he received 20 cents apiece.
 Other hunters have followed the lead of this mighty nimrod and it begins to look as if the state will soon rid itself of the industrious rodents whose burrow- ings have for many years endangered the cities and towns along Louisiana river fronts.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-18
Hobson s Choice.

The expression, ''Hobson's choice" is proverbial everywhere, and owes it's or igin to Thomas Hobson, who was cele- brated carrier at Cambridge.
 Hobson used to supply the undergradu- ates with riding and driving horses, but
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-18

he made an unalterable rule that every horse should have an equal portion of time to rest as well as work, and he al- ways refused to let a horse out of his turn Hence the expression, "Hobson's choice"-this or none
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-18
Apni Woes.

Joe Gone in Boston Herald. Fathers tal1in' down the stove, Swearin' like to bust; Mothers chasin' him around With a pan for dust. f.. Maggie's got the winders out, Cold as anything;
 Sisters dustin all the chairs Gee-don't mention spring!
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-18
Facts To Remember.

Tn 1861 The civil war had just begun. In 1862 This dreadful war was not half through. In 1863 The slaves of our land gained liberty. In 1864 Peace sent bright g1eams from shore to
 shore. In 1865 The American people had ceased to
 strive
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-18

sure and remarkable results-giving them the additional flesh that they de- sire all over the figure, and increasing their bust measurement from to 6 inches, not by massageing, stimulating or other temporary treatment, but by gardual and permanent buflding-up.
 Letters and photographs from them, which we will send you, are convincing.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-18
April Weather Prediction.

"A cold April the barn will fill, And
 When April blows his horn It's good for hay and corn.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-18
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-18
April Marriage Superstition.

Marry in April if you can,
 Joy for maiden and for man." Another verse is to this effect: ~Narried 'reath April's changeful skies, A checkered path before you lies"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-18
April Birthday Verse.

She who from April dates her years. Diamonds shall wear, lest bitter tears For vain repentance fi6w. This stone Emblem of innocence is known
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-18

for the event The lucky days, so say those who know, are the second, fourth, twelfth, and twenty-second.
 The unlucky days are the seventh, eighth, tenth, sixteenth, and twenty-first.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-18
Lucky and Unlucky April
 Days.

Tn Germany the month of April is the chosen one for weddings. One must,
 however, be careful to select a lucky day
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-18
April Flowers.

The April flower is the beautiful daisy. which signifies innocence
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-11-16
FRAUD AND LARCENY BY THE
SUGAR TRUST

The pretense of the Sugar Trust
that they want their frauds brought
10 light ought not to deceive any
body. That trust has been a lying,
fraudulent, deceptive, disloyal, dis
honest institution ever since it exist
ed. Its managers have piled up mill
lions by fraud. larceny, lawbreaking,
perjury ana all manner of depicable
criminality. The history of the trust
Is continuous story Of fraud and
robbery. Sometimes 1t is the people
who are robbed, sometimes the gov
ernment and generally both the people
and government. Recently this toloss-
al combination of business shrewdness
with crime paid in fines $2,136,OOO
without batting an eye. How was that
for the simple life of an honest busi-
ness? 1t is estimated that this gang
OF South sea pirates managing the
sugar trust has looted the government
within very recent times of 100000
900. The President should pursue
them with all the enginery of the
administrations Of justice.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-11-16
SPOKANE LETTER

Spokane, Wash, Nov. 16.-Salary
loan agencies, chattel mortgage
houses and easy payment concerns.
charging more than 12 per cont m
terest. the legal rate in Washington,
Will be prosecuted under the usury
law by Mayor Nelson s Pratt, OF
Spokane, without the cost of PEN
ny to the victims. He gave out this
statement In announcing the forego.
ing:
III every person In Spokane who Is
in the hands of salary loan sharks or
the mortgage octopus will call at my
Office in the city hail. / will afford
them the relief granted by the SUI
preme court of the state of WASH
ington."
This is believed to be the begin
ming of statewide fight on agen-
cies. backed largely by eastern cap
ital. which have been established In
Spokane and other cities and towns
throughout the state during the last
few years. Many complaints have
been made in Spokane that the in
terest charges are usurious, also that
foreclosures have followed In numer-
Gus instances.
Managers Of agencies loaning money
to city employees hinted recently that
they had worked out plan whereby
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-11-16
STRICKEN FROM
THE CALANOER
Jerome Will Let His Success
sor Fight the Wood
Case.
BY United Press wire.

New York, Nov. 16. When the
case of Mae G. Wood, indicted for
perjury and forgery in the third de-
gree, growing out of her unsuccess-
ful divorce suit against former Unit.
ed States Senator Thomas G.. Plat,
was called in the court of genera;
sessions Monday, itwas stricken
from the calendar. 1t was an.
nounced that Jerome would leave the
final disposition of the case to
Charles s. Whitman, who will be-
come district attorney on January /
and the general impression Is that
the case will never be tried.
The assistant district attorney in
court explained that Miss Wood is
in Colorado and declares she wrote
him that she had no money to come
to New York for trial, but that IL he
would send her fare she would gladly
come. 1t Is understood that former
Senator Platt has intimated that his
health Is not good enough for him
to take the stand against Miss Wood.