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DECIDED SHE HAD
MADE A MIST AXE
Young Girl Goes Back to Mother Just
One Hour After Being
Married to Boy.

Columbus, Ca, November 15.-(Speeia1.)
After a married life of one hour John
5. Ellison, aged 10 years, and his bride,
Miss Maggie Thomson, aged II, were
separated, the latter returning home when
her mother went after her.
Believing that his wife was being kept
from him against her will, the young
husband swore out warrants against his
new mother-in-law, Mrs. C. E. Thomson,
and his new brother-in-law, Ralph Thorn
ason, charging them with a misdemeanor.
The cases came up for hearing today
and when Ellison learned that his bride
was not being unwillingly detained he
dropped the prosecution. The young
bride bravey said that she believed she
made mistake In marrying Ellison.
The romance came to an end this aft
ernoon when Mrs. Ellison and her
mother left for Mexico, where her father
is an engineer.
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RAIN AND COLD
PROMISED AT LAST
WEATHER MAN SAYS CHANGE
FROM THE BALMY AND DUSTY
NOVEMBER CAN BE EXPECTED
WITHIN TWENTY-FOUR HOURS.

The weather man has been trying to
make 1t cold and rainy in Birmin CHAM
for the last week, but with the great
est of stubb ornness Old Sol has re-
fused to lessen the number of degrees
of heat in his earth-bound rays, and
neither rain nor cold has been able to
slip in.
For November the weather has in
deed been unusual, and it wouldn't
take much stretching of the imagina-
ton to think it was August. Perhaps
the worst need of all has been for
rain. No kickers are being found on
the temperature, except merch ants with
winter stocks on hand, but there are
many who are praying for rain. The
dust is thick and headaches plentiful.
Even smokers are wanting it for the
laziness or carelessness of cigar coun-
ter clerks is making long rain a
necessity. The long dry spell has
caused a disappearance of the mois-
ture in the atmosphere and the air In
cigar cases has become dry. A small
piece of we blotter would remove this
but the wet blotter hasn't been placed
in the counter regularly. The result
is that the cigars become dry as whit
leather before the box Is barely
touched, and a dry cigar by some is
described as being the limit Of afro
ciousness.
Relief, however, is now promised by
his honor, the weather man. He gives
assurance that within "a hours there
will be rain a plenty and cold weather
in abundance. The boys are advised to
take their overcoats with them tonight
when they call for the temperature is
more than apt to be cold by leaving
time
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she pleaded with as confiding a tone
as a criminal toward his legal adviser,
on trial for his life.
mot at ALL replied. 81 thought we
agreed that she was the exception"
you did," said the debutante UNI
heedingly, which is way that debutantes
have. But think of the fun she hadi
Besides the breakfast we read about the
paper says this same Mrs. Sprague ate
for her dinner on her hundredth birth
day corn beef and cabbage, boiled po-
tatoes, roast beef, birthday cake and
more Coffee
"Oh, see, coffee is the main item
that has been bothering you" 1 said
knowingly.
II just dote on it, and when l read
in your column that it would spoil my
skin and make me nervous. besides CIV
ing me horrible Indigestion. l quit it
high and dry. I could stand it all If only
l didn't have indy B"
"Well, that will surely be your finish"
I explained, as I looked at this pretty
little bundle of pink and wilderness, and
youth and beauty.
'But I'd have what I wanted to eat"
she said. "All the good things three
times day and pounds of candy in be-
tween times, that my suitors send me-
And next winter look like faded
flower" 1 observed.
"Oh, 1 know! There you goa diet of
green things and fruit and toast and
milkp' she sulkily said.
And why?" | asked. Because it's
best, according to the right mode of liv-
ing. People eat too much anyway and
where you will read about one woman
like the Sprague case, living to be 100,
by her way of stuffing and gorging, you
will hear of hundreds living to a ripe
old age on a more conservative diet"
II want to live to be 1OO," said the
debutante land if can't had rather
live b shorter time and enjoy myself
while am living. What difference does
a good complexion make or pretty hair
or figure IL you don't have a good time,
and good times consist largely with me
of eating what l want to. You see, /
was at boarding school four years and
L"
yes, 1 know that does spell the les
son pretty thoroughly" / said, sympa-
thetically.
well, at any rate. I'm going to fol-
low the Sprague regime for my first
winter OUT said the debutante, as she
got herself together after our animated
discussion, land then if must diet and
exercise, and do without lot of things
that | just dote on, why LII let you say
L told you SOL and take 1t as meekly
as a lamb"
And before l could defend myself and
my principles further she had gone.
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NEW CONCERNS
ARE INCORPORATED
B. c. Lighter Realty Company and
Pulmobam Company Will Lo-
cate in Birmingham.

Two new corporations, the principal Of
flee of each to be established in Birming-
ham, yesterday filed applications for
charters in the office of the probate
court. The new companies will be known
as the B. C. Lighter Realty company
and the Pulmobam Drug company.
The c.. B. Lighter Realty company
will conduct a business in a variety of
fields, including general real estate bus
mess, the manufacture and sale of fer
tilizer the manufacture of Use and the
building and maintenance of a packing
house and cold storage plant the build
ing and conducting of an oil mill, the
buying and selling of cattle and d gem
eral live stock business, ana finally, a
general manufacturing business Just
which of these occupations. will be fol-
lowed at the beginning of business is not
specified. The authorized capital stock of
the new concern is $4,000, divided into
200 500 shares of common stock. The
full amount will be paid when the COM
pany enters the business field. The Of
ficers and incorporators are as follows:
President and general manager, b. c.
Lighter; treasurer, Lenore Lighter; sec
rotary, E. e. Walker.
The Pulmobam Drug company will man.
ufacture drugs, chemicals and medicines
and will carry on a wholesale and retail
mercantile and drug business The au-
thorized capital stock of the new COM
pany is $1,000, divided into 20 500
shares. The company will begin business
with the full $1,000 paid in. The officers
and incorporators are Louis r. Dean,
president; Alline A. Dean, vice presl-
dent; Mack Rogers secretary and treas
urer
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carried cluster of brides roses Mr.
Cyrus Brown of Montgomery. the brother
of the groom, was his best man. After
the ceremony Mr.. and Mrs. Brown left
for an interesting trip TO Huntsville They
will spend two weeks in North Alabama
hunting.
Much interest has been manifested in
this marriage Both young people are
members of families of prominence In the
district and are themselves favorites
among a large circle. Mr.. Brown Is
the second son of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
G. Brown
On their return home Mr.. and Mrs
Brown will make their home for several
months with her parents after which they
will have their own home
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Marriage Licenses Issued.

Marriage licenses have been issued as
follows from the office OF the PROBATE
court:
Joseph p. Hickey of Elyton to Miss
Mollie Wood.
s.y. Faucette of Birmingham to Miss
Puma Anderson.
william Henry Broom of Birmingham
to Miss Thomassina Mccarthy
Felix b. Ballard of Birmingham to
Miss Mabel M. Van Keuren.
Joseph c. Walker of Birmingham to
Miss Bridgie Golisley.
John G. Metoes of Pratt City to Miss
Rachel Bidgood
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Hon. Clarence A. Buskirk will deliver
a lecture on Christian Science at the
Jefferson theatre on Thursday evening,
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BRowN-M'cARTHv NUPTIALs.

Yesterday afternoon at 2:sO o'clock the
marriage of Miss Thomasina Mccarthy
and Mr.. VIII Henry Brown was solemnized
at the home of the brides parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Fergus Mccarthy 1t was a
very quiet event, only the families of the
young people being in attendance. Rev
L. s. Handley performed the ceremony.
Miss McCarthy's maid of honor was her
sister. Miss Emma Mccarthy, who was
attired for the occasion in a gray silk
costume with a large hat of gray. trim
med with touches of lavendar and white.
Her bouquet was white chrysanthemums.
Miss Mccarthy was charming bride In
q going-away gown of gray cloth and
a smart hat of the same color faced
with raisin satin Her father, Mr.. Fergus
MCCARTHY. gave her In marriage. She
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR.
Lawrence Makes Statement.

To the Editor of The Age-Herald:
I notice in reporting the Bijou meet
ing Sunday afternoon you report me as
using the term United Commercial TRAY
cling men," which is an error, as this
title belongs to one of the official organ
izations of travelling men and in my state
ment / made no such reference to any
such organization.
My statement was simply with refer
ence to commercial travelling men going
out from Birmingham
/ hope you will give this correction
proper publicity, as we have no purpose
of claiming any of the organizations of
the travelling men. What they have done
has been simply as individuals and not
as the travelling mems organization. Very
truly, BROOKS LAWRENCE, Supt.
Birmingham, November Is, 1909.
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Supreme Court Recesses.

Washington, November 15.-The supreme
court of the United States today took a
recess until after Thanksgiving. The
next sitting of the court will be Novem-
Der 49,
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ANNOUNCEM ENTS.

Miss Jean Ballenger has issued cards
to buffet luncheon to be given tomor-
row at l o'clock for Miss Ella Sumpter.
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Prominent Lecturer
On Christian Science

November Is, at o'clock. This lecture is
under the auspices of First Church of
Christ Scientist, of this city and adrnis-
sion Is free to the public.
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THE CREcHE FUND.

In response to the appeal made through
these columns Sunday morning for SUBJ
scriptions to the annual Creche fund,
number of contributions were sent to
this office yesterday. Acknowledgement
is gratefully made. The following have
contributed:
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y WORTH READING.
ChiAntl.


That's Florence over yondsr. dreaming
In the vesper light.
The sun In lingering glory cleaning
On its walls of white;
Below II In the valley vineyards
Mingie, red and green,
With olive groves and oitron orchards
Nesting In between.
And there with footsteps slowly failing
Snow white cattle pass
To md the hidden calling, calling
OF the milking lass.
While sweet with memories OF story
On the spirit lies
The fragrance OF Italian roses
Meath Italian skies.
A moment while the vista shimmers
Deep incarnadIned-
And now behold how Florence gllmmers,
with the moon behind!
And like the pipes OF Elnand blowing.
Phanta~ies Of song.
come random strains Of broken music
From the city throng.
Guitar and mandolin combining
Echoes OF romancel
And maybe Tuscan maids are twintne
In q fairy dance
Here. waiter, bring some more chiant.
For its charm Is sweet
To build such fancics In q goblet
In a New York street!
WILLIAM r. MCCORMACK.
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When heids are white With daisied June.
o poet of the rustic rhyme.
Your oaten reed should be in tune.
And you should triil your bllthest rune
For rapture OF this rhythmic time,
When neids are white with dalsied June.
with liquid silver Of the moon,
With every brooklet's ripping chime.
Your oaten reed should be In tune.
o feel the years expanding noon.
With her aspiring hours you climb,
When neids are white with daisied June.
To murmuring cadences that room.
TO swelling organ strains sublime,
Your oaten reed should be In tune.
Now all the ways are blossom strewn
In summers rare. gold hearted prime.
Your oaten reed should be In tune
When nelds are white with daisied June.
ADA FosrKR MURRAY.
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CHEMISTRY 1900 YEARS AGO.
Employed BY Chinese In Cure u .DittAse
Tho Philosopher Stone.
From the LONDON Standd,

From the London Sfdnddrd.
Yu Tung Kwai. q Chine csc delegate to the
chemistry congress-. read an Interesting
paper before a section OF the assembly
yesterday on the chemical industry OF
China. Alchemy, he said. WAS known In
China at least 2,7oo years before Christ.
and China still occupied an important
position In regard to the chemical ipdks-
tries OF the world.
The principal object OF the pfeotioa Of
alchemy 1900 years ago.. he eio. IVES Ge
cure Of disease. Efforts wy1A also made
to evolve q preparation someNhsa ~analoSpcs
to the philosophers stone, i6~ result a.
tanned being known Is gold viiis.
Metallurgical work and dyc.ae wore
kpown in China from time immemofisl,
while the processes OF making g~unpowder.
paper, glass and porcelain all originated
in the same country. while 1t ia admitted
that the Chinese Of the seventh century
had q clear knowledge Of oxygen.
Circumstances in China" said the lee
turer, have now changed. Since hin
has been known for thousands OF years to
be an agricultural country and to possess
an enormous wealth Of undeveloped min
erals, attention has naturally been directed
to the study OF these two branches OF Ap-
piled science. ST
"A Board of Agriculture and Industries
has been instituted. composed Of different
bureaus, zach bureau managing some de-
partment, such as land surveying. mine
surveying. irrigation work. &c, Having
its headquarters in Pekin, the Affairs OF each
province are controlled directly by pro-
vincial executive committees, and shortly.
IL is believed. Government experimental
stations will be established. Also In the
formation Of chemical societies provincial
societies have been formed, which will
constitute sectional branches. Agrfcul-
turai societies too are being formed In
good, numbers. and the last few yeass have
witnessed the establishment OF commercial
guilds - -.
"A characteristic feature about the teach
ing system Of China 10 that chemistry, to-
sether with mathematics, Ia . compulsory
subject In the elementary schools. Thts
il insisted upon. not only that the pupils
mind may be trained but also that-the
young student may acquire some eiemeh-
tary knowledge Of natursl. p~hsnomenGs.
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Lighthouse Lullaby.

Sleep. baby. sleep, Thy father is climbing.
High In the tower his beacon must burn:
Out on the bay the watch bells are Ginning.
Like cattle at dusk the fishers return
Sleep. little sea love, sleep!
Sleep. baby, sleep! The gray gull Is crying.
Driven inshore by the winds In their Night;
In crystals Of sieet the salt spray Ia hylne.
Peiting the crown OF the mariners Hight.
Sleep. little sea love. sleep!
Sleep, baby. sleep! The bell buoy's warning
Calls to the sea craft to seek to the lee:
The wrath OF the waves viii cease In the morning.
Leaving mute tales OF the tempest swept sea.
Sleep. little sea love. sleep!
Sleep. baby, sleep, The west winds arc thunder.
Rolling and romplng. my littlsssea love;
But thou art 80 safe from their fury. here under
The great beacon star In the tower above
Sleep. little sea love. sleep!
VICTOR a.
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FEW MAY MARRIAGES.
Old Saying That ITO marry In May Il 70
Hue the Day"
From the Ladies Pictorial.

From the Ladies Pictorial.
II will be noticed that there are no mar
ria yes of importance fixed to . place
during May. At most . dozen are included
in the list Of fashionable weddings. and
at such churches As St. Mary
Abbots, St. Pauls. Knlghtsbridse. Christ
church, Lancaster Gate and All Saints,
Ennismore Gardens. all temples OF Hymen.-
elicits the fact that "busine ss 10 very slack :
during the present month.
ITO marry In May e TO rue the day" rlhs'
the old rhyme, and II ia clear. therefore.
that We are still sentimental enough to
wish to avoid running any such mstri-
monisl risk. There may be something In
this superstition about May marriages, for
II In q belief hat age cannot wither. IL
IL difficult TO trace to It's source. but 1t
has survived through practically oil Ages.
Ovid siludes to II. and II va evidently no
new idea even In his day.
What Ia more. II 10 one which Obtains
NJ; over Europe, and In fsos % sloh ssFohs
testimony that the gods are dehsd and
fate tempted. II the merry month. 70 used
a. q marry month" II 10 certainly wiser
for those who are embsrkins on what must
aivays be the uncertain expedition Of
to either choose April for sstttAg
call o. tarry until June.
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The Greek. Bearing Gifts.

ING SuCohs DcebhSB sbs
Smith had q dog he rave to me because he said
Possessed q kind and tender heart; and then be
drew sigh.
He told me that he loved that dog a. though Il
was q child
And wouldn't part with Il except to some one
meek and mild.
That dog got In my neighbours lot and ehewed up
fourteen sheep.
He got into = chicken yard while ! was hons
asleep:
And when my ueisbbors came around 10 ssy
their little say
wha, was there left for me 10 do. simply had
to pay.
I've 90. an uncle who Is rich. He came 10 me
one day
And said he had an auto which he thought he'd
give away
Then. as he asked u I'd accept the gin, be looked
askAnce
And I. without q pause to think. jumped bead
long a. the chance.
For three long weeks that auto car rave me q
lot of fun:
! ,inkered on It night and day, but couldn't make
Il worried me 80 T Collapsed and hid Bxrsw
bod
The doctors blu came yesterday and nearly
Knocked me dead.
I've 70, 70 now that when my friends With loving
favor beam
Upon me, saying Here's a gin-A token Of
esteem"
] ssy my prayers and eye the rift with scan En-
. ceeding keen.
Because the s!n may prove 70 b soT.s muTdsTous
machine.
other. look fer s.r..lns-tsr ,h!nss marked
down 70 oost-
I've seen some In my lifetime and I've nearly
always Lost.
I've come 10 this coneiuhon-just put the thought
on lee
The thing, you gst for nothing they are baranU
worth the price, --y-
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when necessary at reasonable
rates. Deposits have been received from
the members only to an extent sufficient
to supply the demand for loans.
The number OF employees Of the paper
a. are members Of the credit association.
During 1908 1870 loans amounting to
1871 81 were made. The balance sheet
OF the association on january 1, 1909,
showed among the assets loans mount
ing to ASSOC and cash on hand IS. 209.84
The liabilities were deposits OF SIS, sl0.5o
undivided earnings $218.64.
To encourage the formation OF similar
associations, not necessarily among en-
ployees OF a single concern, Is the purpose
OF the Massachusetts, credit union act.
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To q CorrespoAde ,

ne Catholic Standard and Times.
Ny favori,e poet, I'm afraid
You'll sheer At my selection:
And II "a poets born, not made,
IL may deserve rejection.
IT'S true his nny stature shows
tn lines that he Is built on
Much less heroic are than those
Milton.
i rant you may with Byron's fame
Crush my poor bard's TO Jelly,
Or dim his rushlight In the name
That wreathes the name OF
Behold him too 10 thought or style
Not even Burns or Blakes peer
Poor pyemy piping many q mile
In rear Of
Shakespeare.
Yet not for any one OF these
Great names that loom above him
Would ! exchange those qualities
OF his that make me love him.
I love his living heart that sings
And makes my blood now faster;
I love so many little things
OF which he 10 the master.
I love his ardent Joy Of life,
And. fAith-as I'm . sinner
love his BARNS, his home bis wife.
His appetite for dinner.
My favof1te poet' I'll rejoice
And tread this old earth gayly
AS Ions as a hear the volce
T. A. DALI.
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toppled over. whereupon Senator Hans
broush Of North Dakota and the then
Senator spooner Of Wisconsin yAnked Bailey
on from Beveridge. Bailey and Beveridss
we're both tousled IN the rumpus.
81
q Demoorats OF onio arg 70 ha,e !
nn,moh ~ csrly III SuIy, WIEN enSIS1
VII 70 auuo.IeAeu ~ 1870 y
for 1919. Among the guests Of honor on
that day will be Gov. Harmon himself. Gov.
johnson Of Minnesota. Gov. Marshall OF
Indiana. Martin ". Littleton Of New York.
VIII placed Judge Alton b. Parker In nomi-
nation before the st. Louis convention In
1908. and Representative Champ Clark.
-
Gov. Johnson OF Minnesota mas )ust an
bounced tnat ne VIII not again De a canoi-
GATE Tor the onlce no couple johnson
mas oeen elected three times IN succeseion'
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Requiem Of q Rose.

o tawny lilies. bend and sway
Upon your slender stems In grief
fother whose fragrance fell away
.Twtxt broken stalk and faded leaf.
o thrushes, pipe sad harmonies,
And linnets. aute a wistful strain:
Blow very softly. vagrant breeze,
Drop very gently. summer rain.
O'er one whose sum Of Joy was spent
Between the sunrise and the gloom.
Who's dover of beauty only meant
An hour OF sweet. an hour OF bloom,
CHARLOTTE BECKER.
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Sad End Of = Commencement.
E,on fhs Deprer Republican.

From NE DtHteT RfpVoFc1H'
Miss Sarah Ann Amelia Scroggs
Spoke well on graduation day:
She looked allurfng In white toys,
And when she'd said her high browed say
All vowed II was the proper caper
To print II in the local paper.
il made four columns-something Ger
And Sarah read IL through with pride:
She mArvelled at its wondrous lore
n joy at reading could not hide.
For TO this maid just graduating
Her words in type were fascinating.
But Sarah had Mysteries Wild
That smelling salts would hardly cure
The editor q brute was styled
vi en- she had reached the signature:
The type machine had slipped Its cofs
ARTHUR CHAPMAN.
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Shakespeare
Texa- Gives Up Mars for Melons

FrOW M bUu1IVH FON.
We don't care much TO signal Mar.
But we've about . million cars
OF melons, w give you q tip.
All ready now to pick n ship;
Cucumbers TIL you Just can't rest.
And ouionA-eay, we've got the best
And biggest ever raised, ! guess!
Just ask Bermuda, she'll confess.
We've got no time 10 signal Asrs.
We're loading truck onto our earn.