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The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-11
Sidewalks
IMPROVEMENT ORDINANCE No. 477
 NEW SERIES" To provide for paving certain side

NEW SEhl ES.
 To provide for paving certain side
 walks.
 Section 1. Be 1t ordained by the City Council of Birmingham, as follows:
 That the sidewalk on the west side of Twenty-eighth street, from Fifth avenue to Tenth avenue, and on the north side of 5th avenue from the west lin of lot 21, block 213, to Twenty-eighth street, shall be paved with artificial stone for width of six 60 feet, except at the entrance to lots and at alley crossings, where 1t shall be paved the full width of the sidewalk and gutters, and the driveways and alley crossings shall be paved with vitrified brick
 Sec 2. That the estimated cost of con- structing the aforesaid improvements shall be assessed and levied upon and against the property abutting on the DOT tions of said streets and avenues, im- proved to the extent of the increased value of such property by reason of the special benefits derived from such im- provements, and not in excess of the total cost of sue Improvements.
 Provided, however, that no charge as sessed upon and against any lot or parcel of land shall be greater than the in creased value of such property by reason of the special benefits derived from the aforesaid improvements.
 Sc. 8 That the estimated cost of said improvements Is s172o, and that the City Council will meet on the 9th day of De- tober. 1909, at the Council Chamber of the City Hall of Birmingham at 8 o'clock, D. m., to hear any objections or remonstrances that may be made to said improvements, the manner of making the same or the character of material to be used.
 Sec. A. That full details. drawings, plans and specifications of said work and esti- mates be prepared by the city engineer as early as practicable and placed by him on file in his office in the city hall of Bir- mingham, not later than the date named in Section of this ordinance, where prop erty owners who may be affected by said Improvements may see and examine the same.
 Sec 6. That this ordinance shah be pub lished by the city clerk in the news paper published in the city of Birming- ham, doing city printing, once a week for two consecutive weeks the first publica- ton to be not less than two weeks prior to the date set herein at which the City Council of Birmingham will meet to hear any objections or remonstrances that may be made to said Improvements, the man. ner of making the same or the character of material to be used.
 Adopted September 1, 190S
 H. E. SHROPSHIRE, JR., City Clerk
 Approved September 2, 1909.
 HARRY JONES, Acting Mayor.
 Age-Herald, September 4-11 1909.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-11
Improvement Ordinance

No. 48o-"NEW SERIES" To provide for grading, curbing, gut ter and sidewalk paving on Marshall avenue from Nineteenth street to Sixteenth street.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-11

Council of Birmingham will meet to hear objections or remonstrances that may be made to said improvements, the manner of making the same or the character of material to be used.
 Adopted September 1, 1909.
 II. F. SHROPSHIRE. JR., City Clerk. Approved September 3, 1909.
 HARRY JONES, Acting Mayor. Age-H Herald, September 4-11, 1SO9
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-11
Improvement Ordinance
No. 476-~NEW SERIES"

No. 476-"NEW SERIES" To provide for grading, curbing, gutter and sidewalk paving on Fifteenth street from Eleventh avenue to Twelfth avenue.
 Section 1. Be 1t ordained by the City Council of Birmingham as follows: That Fifteenth street from the north
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-11
Judge Richardson to Speak.

Huntsville, September 10.-CSpecial. J. Judge William Richardson, member of Congress, has accepted an invitation to deliver an address next Wednesday at a big barbecue to be given by the business men of Sheffield to the farmers of Col bert county. He will speak on improve ment of waterways, good roads and the development of the rural carrier service. Judge Richardson is proud of the rural mail service in this district, which now in cludes 112 routes and pays carriers more than s1O0oO0 per year.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-11
Postal Changes.

Washington, September 1O.-(Special)- Postmasters appointed: Cypress. Hale county, John D. McCrory Dozier, Cren- shaw county, William P. Clark. Rural carriers appointed: Ashby, Route 1. A. w. Day carrier, w. M. Battle substitute :, Ell1mont, Route 3, James H. Dawson car rier, D. G. Bates substitute.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-11
Herbert Powell Dies.

Huntsville, September 10.-(Special)- Herbert Powell, a young farmer, aged 23 years, died yesterday at Monrovia.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-11

Only 4 IA hours, Birming- ham to Atlanta, three daily trains, Seaboard. "On- Time" Line.
Evening journal., 1909-08-21
TOWNSEND

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
TOWNSEND. Del. Aug. 2l-rhe owners
Of the Bungalow at NoNentown pond,
gave a strawride TO their relatives and
friends on Thursday. the party driving to
ST. Augustine Pier to spend the day
Among the participants were. Mr.. ans
Mrs. L. L. Maloney, Mr.. and Mrs. W. c
Money. Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Money, Mrs
ID. Jones, Misses Anna Jones. Ethelwyr
Maloney. Messrs. Daniel r. Jones. Jr.; TIN
dIey Scott, Hart Scott and Charles Wells,
Jr.
Among the local residents who spens
Thursday at st. Augustine Pier were Mr..
and Mrs w A. Scott, Mr. and Mrs. l.. l..
Maloney and Mr. and Mrs. H. a. VIII
son.
C. G. Ieinold, of Blackbird station has
an exceptionally good crop Of cantaloupes
on his place at the station and the crop
will net him nice sum.
sereclx S. Wilson, of Westminster Nd,
has returned 10 that place after passing
a few days with his mother, Mrs. Jeanette
Wilson and his brother here.
Mrs. Fred Townsend and children. Of
Philadelphia are visiting Mr.. and Mrs.
]. ID. Carter.
Eiwood c. Reed. Of Wilmington, is vis-
itlng here
Miss Beulah Erickson, OF Blackbird Wis
ited here on Thursday.
Evening journal., 1909-08-21
NEWS NOTES OF
THE COLLEGE TOWN
Sunday School Association to
Meet There on Next
Tuesday

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
NEWARK. Aug. 2t.-Miss Marie c.
Brehm, special lecturer on Scientific
Temperance Of the General Assembly's
Permanent Committed on Temperance
of the Presbyterian Church will make
an address in the First Presbyterian
Church here on Sunday morning.
"A Lark in Monetuck Hail." a COM
edy drama, will be given by several OF
the young women Of town I'm the lee
ture room of the Presbyterian Church,
on Tuesday evening, September z.
The Ninth annual convention of the
White Clay Creek Sunday School As
ISOLATION win be held in the Chris
tiana Presbyterian Church on next
Tuesday. Sessions will be held in the
Afternoon and evening. Addresses will
be made by the Rev. Adam Stengle. OF
Wilmington, Rev. l. $. Whitaker. pas
tor Wesley Nj. e. Church; the Rev.
Joel s. Gilnnan. of the Head OF Chris
tiana Church. the Rev. @. r. Anderson.
OF Newark NJ. E. Church, the Rev. John
Thornton. Of Christiana Church.
Miss Sarah Newman. OF Wilmington.
was the guest OF Miss Katherine Brown
this week.
Miss Sara Cooch who has been at
Rehoboth for some time. returned home
this week.
Mrs. Joel 5. Gilhllan and Mrs. Mary
a.. Kilgore returned from Atlantic City
this week
Miss Whitehead Of Wilmington. was
the guest of Miss Emily Huber this
week
Mr.. ahd Mrs. Elmer Thompson re-
frrrral a tHfaft 90 ~
and Mrs William smith. Philadelphia
Mrs Frank Fields and daughter. Mar
garet. Of Philadelphia, are visiting Mrs
Charles Steele
Mrs S. H. Johns. OF Wilmington
was the guest Of Mrs. Annie w. Moor,
one day this week.
Mrs Laura l.. Paxson. who has beer
the guest OF Mrs. Mary J.. Boyd o
Smyrna this week, returned home yes
terday
Delaware College is in the hands o
the painters. For some Time men have
been beautlfying the buildings, and b,
the time of the opening OF the fal
term they will be very pretty.
DR. Harry Hayward. dean of th'
Delaware College Agricultural Farm Il
at Alaska Yukon Exposition. Mr.. an,
Mrs. Edward l.. Richards are ais
there.
Miss Margaret Dav.s and brother
Rankin Davis. OF Wilmington are visit
ing their aunts. the Misses Springer
John r. Chapman ana wife are en-
ioying the scenery .bout Washington
and Richmond Va.
Mr.. and Mrs. Minot G. Brener and
infant son, Of Merchantvllle \. j., ar
visiting Mrs $. NJ. Curtis.
DR. Sprang of Philadelphia, Is visit
ing DR.. Anton S. Honchin.
Evening journal., 1909-08-21
PROSPERITY HUM
FOR new CASTLE
St eel Mills to Profit by Battle
ship And Locomotive Con-
tracts Elsewhere

Special 10 THE EVENING JOURNAL.
NEW CASTLE, August 2i.-New Castle
people arc elated over the fact that ths
big droadnoughts Arkansas and Wyoming
win be built by the Cramps ShipbuildinE
Company and the New York ShipbHild-
ing Company just as sure as these yards
have big contracts 80 do tho local steel
plants come In for their share The Baldt
steel works is now as busy as can be and
with two years bright prospects ahead.
It means that New Castle may well have
good hopes. In addition to the battleship
prospects the Baldwin locomotive works
have contracts for nearly 800 locomotives
and as tho engine frames and other parts
are made here usually Il can be seen how
business is going to be brisk.
The Brylgon plant is always busy and
the Tropenas is hustling getting out or
ders. The Deemer steel mill will be in
operation in two months, the Wooen Mills
have resumed operations and tho Beehe
boat yard Is busy. SO all In all New Cas-
tie is having a prosperity boom and S5o.-
900 worth of new buildings will be built
during the year.
Evening journal., 1909-08-21
Don't soold Children z

Don't Seold Children For Being Peevish
Is your child peevish or fretful? Has
some little thing irritated him? Smilei
4 real loving. sincere smile will work
wonders with the most ill-tempered
child.
Never scold child for a frowning
face; do not caltattention to IL. To do
su but strengthens the mood by maxi
ing him conscious of Il.
Children are natural imitators and
good humor is contagious. While your
child is a tiny baby. laugh 10 him and
teach him to look pleasant, and hence
feel pleasant through unconscious imi-
tation.
Consciousness is motor. Every in
ward impression or emotion has its
own particular outward expression.
Each suggests the other. IL by force
of example you can bring a smile to
your chid's face, il follows naturally
that you have helped him to assume
a cheerful state of mind.
Since it is a poor rule which does not
work both ways. you are conserving
your own energy and helping TO keep
your poise.
Don't nag. Don't look for trouble
and tell-perhaps before John-what a
bad boy is. Assume that your Chi
dren want to do right Feel confident
that they viii obey. Create a helpful
atmosphere and things will go much
more smoothly for it,
Evening journal., 1909-08-21
Mr.. TAFT LOSES 7
INCHES IN WAIST
Exercise And Anti-fat Treat
ment Lowering the PreSi--
dental Weight
' united Press Leased Special wire

BY United Press Leased Special Wire
BEVERLY. Mass. Aug. 2l.-Dr Charles
Barker. the anu-fat physical instructor
has taken just seven inchos off the waist
line Of President Taft. Just how many
pounds that represents cannot be told Of
ficially, but to the ordinary observer the
President does not now seem 10 tip tho
scale at more than sOs or 300 pounds. That
tho President has been able 10 take off
this much weight without any diminution
nstrength speaks well for his splendid
health and for his resolution, as well as
for the skill of his trainor. In fact. II
may be stated that the President IS even
stronger by % per cent. than when he
came TO Beverly and started doing his
stunts.
mo one has any idea Of the hard phy-
sical work the President performs every
day of his life." said one Of tho men at
tached TO his personal establishment mot
one man in a thousand would have the
perseverance, even IL he had the strength
TO go through with what Mr. Taft does.
His physical training, you may say. goes
on continually from s o'clock in the morn
ing until In the afternoon.
beginning at he goes through his
stunts with DR.. Barker. which includes
all the regulation gymnasium exercises.
This takes half an hour and then half an
hour is given for breakfast. After that Il
is golf until or $50 o'clock in the after
noon. During the golf game the President
walks four or five miles up and down
hill and swings his arms like a black
smith. He has a blacksmth's muscle now
and I'd hate TO stand in front Of his fist"
Evening journal., 1909-08-21
FINDS FORTUNE IN
A RAILWAY COACH

BY United Press Leased Special Wire.
ROME, Augg. 21.-A railway employe at
Benevento found yesterday in a railway
carriage he was cleaning box filed with
bank notes to the value of 100000 lire or
$4,000. He handed the box 10 the station
master. So far nothing has been found to
indicate the owner Of the notes. The car
riage in which the box was found had
come from Calabria, the centre of the
quake zone and one theory is that the
notes may have been the spoil Of thieves,
which. through fright or otherwise, was
lost.
Evening journal., 1909-08-21
Heart toHeart
Talks.
THE NEwLYwEDS.
BY EDWIN A..NYE.

Many June brides are now suffering
actual heartaches over the new and
different problems Of housekeeping.
The honeymoon not yet over. the
new wife's domestic task is already
cut out for her. In setting up the
household gods of the new home Sc
we're tests have come to the inexperi-
enced housewife.
You see. in the first place. there are
husbands and husbands.
One sort sympathizes with the per
picked wifey and laughs good natured-
ly over her mistakes. May his tribe
increase. Another sort-the spoiled
darling OF a doting mother-does not
refrain from observing that
''rhe kind mother used to make is
different"
Or. Mother does it this way"
The obtuse young fellow does not
realize how acutely sensitive on this
point his wife may be.
Comparisons are always odious. and
especially IN this matter
Mothers ways may be the best
ways or not. That is not the point
Each young married woman, when she
sets up housekeeping. has her own
views.
Mother-in-law may put the dishes in
the cupboard at an angle Of forty-five
degrees or lay them fiat. She may
place the broom in the corner right
side up or upside down. 1t matters
not. The young wife has her own
idea as to the disposition OF brooms
and dishes.
And she is entitled TO her way.
SO It is exasperating when wins
mother or sister notes the wife's way
to observe. Yes. that is good. but.
you see. viii is accustomed to have il
done this way" The young house
keeper resents this gratuitous advice.
And when Wsll himself suggests that
mothers way" is so and so It is like
rubbing salt into the wound.
Mother never had any tfoubleT'
No. mother has been doing the thing
over and over for a quarter Of a cen
tury. OF course she has no trouble
that viii can remember about. But
Wills wife has been at the task for
only a few days
Poor young housewives!
Do not hamper them by much ad-
vice. And do not criticise them nor
institute comparisons with mothers
way" or Grandmother's or great
grandmorhers
Have a care. Madam Mother-in-law
Give the girl chance to work out her
own salvation.
And you. young fellow-be very help
ful and very sympathetic. Your wife
is doing her best to please you.
And You. the bride of a month OF SO
why. you will smile on all these
trials in the years TO come.
Evening journal., 1909-08-21
RHODES EXAMINATION AT
DELAWARE SEPT. I0 AND 20

The qualifying examination Of can
didates for the Rhodes Scholarship in
oxford University will be held in Del
aware College on October 10 and 90.
Charles w. Bush, well-known mem
ber OF the Wilmington bar, was the
first holder Of a scholarship from Del
aware. Mr.. Isaacs. Of Georgetown, was
the second man 20 be appointed and
was graduated a year ago i'm June.
Everett +. Warrington, also of George
town, is doing fine work in the Uni
versity and is spending his vacation in
Italy and France. studying the emil
grafton problems. He will be grad
uated next June. Mr.. Cochran. of Lin
coin City, entered the University last
September and has two years more TO
spend In study in that institution.
The appointment which will be made
afer the qualifying examination in Oc-
tober, viii be for the opening of the
session in October. 1910. The exanlina-
tions are held this early in order that
the appointees may make arrange
ments with the colleges Of their choice
Evening journal., 1909-08-21
Psr4v For Mrs. Louis Warwick.

Mr.. and Mrs. George p. Missimer, of
No. 527 Grant avenue, planned a sur
prise party for their daughter. Mrs
Louis Warwick, of No. 324 Ninth av-
enue on the occasion Of her twenty
fifth birthday anniversary. The invit-
ed guests met at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. AIissimer and proceeded by trolley
10 the home of Msr. Warwick. taking
her completely by surprise. Mrs. War
wick was showered with congratula-
tions and received a numbe of pesents.
A delightful evening was spent and re-
freshments were served. Those pres
ent were: Mrs. Aurelia Murphy, Mrs.
William Davis. Mr.. and Mrs. Robert
Wright. Mr.. and Mrs. Glenn Newcomb,
Miss Nettie Beauchamp. Mr.. and Mrs.
+. V. Hathaway and daughter Flor
ence, Mr.. and Mrs. George b. Missi-
mer, Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Warwick and
sons Glen and Louis. Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas II. Jones.
Evening journal., 1909-08-21
:-:WOMANKIND:-: ::
Woman Need Not Depend on Beauty
To Be Much Sought After by Others

We cannot all be beautiful. but mer-
cifully for the majority Of womankind
there are compensations in all things
This much has been proved by the
fact that over aud over again i'm the
everyday history of life. hopelessly
plain wives have abundantly proved to
their husbands the truth contained in
the old proverb concerning beauty be-
ing but skin deep. such as these have
demonstrated that although they may
have been ungencrously treated by
Dame Nature. as regards outward
charms, nevertheless they are possess
ed with something quite as valuable as,
and from many points of view, far
more desirable than, mere personal
beauty.
At some time or other. have we not
all come across such women, clever,
capable companions. blessed with more
than the average amount of sympathy
and knowledge? The type is by no
means an uncommon one. The wonder
is that. meeting IL so often, more plain
women do not benefit by so valuable an
example. and set TO work to enhance
their value by cultivating such charms
as are plainly within the reach of all
who care to command and make use OF
them.
The life Of the plain wife need by nc
means be a tragedy Of failure, unless
unhappily she be cursed with a jealous
temperament and the vanity that Sc
often. accompanies this characteristic
and is a woman who is satisfied will
/ nothing save homage from all men. Il
| this be her case, then Heaven hell
| both wife and husband. for not only II
she doomed to being victim of al
whose petty worries and tragic disap
pointments which all too soon sour an,
spoil her. Fortunately such cases arr
rare.
More often than not the wife witt
has not beauty to help her hold he
husbands admiration possesses othe
qualities which the pretty woman sci
dom. if ever. troubles TO cultivate. b.
no means the least important of thes
is practical common-sense outlool
upon life, which, when all is said an,
done, is no mean asset i'm this worka
day world of ours. Here is the leve
head that takes the trouble TO look for
ward and avoid disaster. hers the mem
ory trained not TO forget importan
issues; for bitter experience has taugh
her that although forgetfulness ma.
be overlooked. though It may even b
counted as an additional charm I'm IN
case Of a pretty woman. IL is not easll.
forgiven the plain one. who require
more than the ordinary sense Of beinI
''all there to help her upon her uphill
way.
Quickly enough the husband of tn
capable but plain woman comes to dis
cover the magic of this particular gif
of practical sense.
Evening journal., 1909-08-21
MEETING OF B. OF [. F. & E.

Preparations are being made for the
NTH sunday meeting Of the brotherhood
of Locomotive Firemen and Englnemen,
which viii be held az Reading on Sun
day. August %. II will be held under the
auspices Of the Mt. Penn lodge and win
cover all the territory cast Of Pittsburg.
The meeting will be opened with a Sc
cret session in the morning at 10 o'clock
and an open session will be held IN the
afternoon beginning at 1so Some Of tho
grand lodge officers will be present and
outline the work Of the brotherhood to
the public.
The plans for the meeting are in charge
OF a committe composed Of ]. n. Rothen-
berger chairman and James NJ DIETRICH
secretary.
Evening journal., 1909-08-21
.SOUASnES HANG
FROM TREE LIMBS

Special TO THE EVENING JOURNAL
DOVER, Del, Aug. 2i.-Contrai Del
aware, unlike lower Delaware, has had
no such bontanical phenomenon this
year as cucumbers growing from can
teloupe seed. but central Delaware can
beat this i'm vegetable prodlgies.
Central Delaware has chestnut tree
bearing squashos.
The sight Is one Of the most remark
able ever witnessed here by horticul-
turists or the ordinary market garden
ers. The small boy who longs for frost
that ne may hunt down and open the
bus of chestnuts may be disappointed
at seeing dozens and dozens OF ripen-
ing squashess hanging from the chest
nut tree which he had sought, but the
housewife or cary morning riser, IN
doubt 10 what provision 20 make fol
breakfast. would hail with delight q
frying squash like these of the chest.
nut tree in question. and the break
fast would have something more dainty
than egg plant.
The tree is growing I'm garden back
of the store Of Samuel c. Y. Ware on
Loockerman steet. Dover. II really is
not growing much, for the chestnut
tree Is dead, but. early In the spring.
Mr.. Ware planted two squash vines at
the root of the tree. cultivated them
carefully, until now they have gown TO
a height of foty feet. Clinging to and
extending new tendrils out to clutch
others of the overspreading boughs of
the barren chestnut tree, tho squash
vines have spread over almost the en-
tire expanse of trunk. and bough and
limbs and twigs. until squash leaves
flourish where chestnut leaves should
grow and ripening squashes. dozens,
even hundreds of them, drop down
from the twigs and hang. some in close
clusters, where chestnut burs should
be.
Meantime NJ. Ware laughs as he con-
templates how much more safe and
sane IL is to be sure of breakfast for a
month and vegetable stews, too.
Look over THE EVENING JOTrR
Evening journal., 1909-08-21
Left Hand shake NAV b, AdoDted.

Modern society reports alarm in GER
tain circles this season, for the great
world shows signs of adopting the
French woman's customs Of giving her
eft hand in intimate greeting.
The claim is made that the gesture
places a man at curious Disadvantage
He does not yet appreciate the spright-
ly cordially and only feels awkward.
He fumbles with his hands not Ger
tain whether he should offer his left
hand or grab with the right.
lt is suggested that he raise the hand
extended. but this rather giddy remedy
would not do for all places and all
times.
Evening journal., 1909-08-21
Readina Is suited 70 Costume La

Beading is Suited to Costume Linens.
Tho worthwhile headings are the
many different qualities of hand cro-
cheted insertion of the narrower widths
all extremely well suited to the vari-
Gus costume linens.
All Of the crocheted headings of the
Dutch-but made by Germans as we'll
rank in quality with those Of the wo-
men from Damascus and the Far East.
who would not know them as beading
but who would be sure TO show their
entire stock upon request with the spir-
IL of true salespeople. Although these
ess close insertions retail at 10 cents
the yard and upward, they are not now
considered inferior. because they are
the work OF a primitive people revived,
and the most loosely made among them
will long outast the material OF the
frocll they help TO make effective.
Beading should be sewn in with No.
80 thread, unless the lace has been
made very delicately, or the dress ma
terial be too sheer