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The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-26

Miss Mary Ware, Miss Mary Ruth Me- Lester, Miss Lucille Gaston, Miss Mabel Wheelock, Miss Dora Somerville, Miss Kathleen Nixon, Miss Kathleen StrIngfel- low, Miss Majorie Weatherly, Miss Florrie Weatherly Miss Martha Dabney. Miss Florence Rodgers, Miss Edith BoWron. Miss Lucy Downey, Miss Julia Ware, Miss Mary George Cruikshank. Miss Eve lyn Adams. Mss Linley Graham, Miss Corine Chisolm Miss June Jackson Miss Marie Smith, Miss Mary Campbell, Miss Vera Webb, Miss Emily Morris, Miss Eleanor Matthews, Miss May Fox, Miss Hattie Folkes, Miss Mary Kinney, Miss Marguerite Howell, Miss Margaret Latady, Miss Virginia White, Miss Madge Chisolm, Miss Helen Rosa Randolph, Miss Eugenia Johnson, Miss Sallie Evans, Miss Mary Lou Cobbs, Miss Edith Thomas, Miss Elizabeth Mcknight, Miss Amy McCross- in. Miss Emily Somervllle, Miss Serena Kirkpatrick, Miss Ruth Evans, Miss Eliza beth Dearborn, Miss Luetta Gregg Chaperons will be Mrs Barton, MT. and Mrs Bradley, MT. and Mrs. Sage.
 It will be pleasant news to the many friends of Miss Eloise Jackson that she has sufficiently recovered from an op- eration for appendicitis to be removed to the home of her parents. MT. and Mrs. George F. Jackson. yesterday aft ernoon.
 The Norwood kindergarten will open Monday morning and the mothers are asked to meet with the teacher in tn @ Kindergarten room in the afternoon at 3 o'clock.
 The Shakespeare club will meet this afternoon at the Allen school with Miss Allen.
 The ladies of the Second Presbyter- ian church will give wall paper party at the manse this afternoon from to 10 o'clock. A luncheon will be feature.
 There will be & special meeting of the board of managers of the Mercy Home Industrial school at the parish house Of the Church of the Advent Fri day morning.
 The Wentworth club will meet with Mrs. A. c. Simmons this afternoon at 2;30 o'clock for the study of American dialect.
 The Cadmean circle will meet this afternoon with Mrs. J. H. Phillips.
 There will be lunch con served this afternoon and night for the benefit of the Elyton school from 4 to 6 o'clock. and from to 10 o'clock
 MT. F. D. Fuller, Sr., is quite sick at his home, 2316 Avenue H.
 Mrs. L. A. Bond of Memphis is visiting her son, L. N. Bond. at 7515 First avenue, East Lake.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-26
The Age-Herald's Cook Book.

QUEEN OF HEARTS TARTS.
 One pint pastry flour, seant one-half pint cold butter, mix thoroughly add one-half teaspoonful salt and one fourth pint ice cold water; mix into a dough and roll out; cover with chopped hickorynut meats; fold over and roll out again one-eighth inch thick; cut into hearts, in half of which cut holes; brush with egg yolk and bake a delicate brown; when cold put together with red currant jelly or any other red filling. Line a basket with rose foliage and arrange the hearts in fh is
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-26
Appointment Held Up.

Washington, March 25.-Representative Ellerbe of South Carolina called upon President Taft today to ask that the ap- pontment of Howard N Cassel, son of Representative Cassel of Pennsylvania as postmaster at Florence, s. C.. be held up for 10 days. MT. Ellerbe told the President that he understood MT Cassel had been selected for the place by Post master General Hitchcock. After his in- terview. MT. Ellerbe said the President had agreed to hold up the appointment for two weeks if necessary. MT. Ellerbe declared MT. Cassel was not a resident of the state, but was residing there only temporarily in business capacity The Florence postoffice has been under con- sideration for some time. It Is at present administered by a negro.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-26
A Successful Dustpan.

No dustpan is the best of it's kind and what use can there be for any other sort?-except one having inclosed sides and decided hood over the back to keep in the dust after it has been successfully gathered.
 There is a great deal of everyday com mon sense displayed o else withheld in these household matters.
 The most successful housewife is usually not the one who buys the first household help her eye lights upon, but she who goes with a preconceived idea of the one and only thing she wants, born of her own particular necessity
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-26
Nearo Champions Coming.

The Leland Giants of Chicago said to be the champion colored baseball or ganization of the country, will play a series of games in Birmingham April Is and 16.
 Birmingham has fast colored team, and the games should be interesting. Charles Taylor, the manager. states that his men are working hard every day in preparation for the coming of the Chicago team.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-26
International Chess Tourney.

New York March 25.-The American team which will play against Great Brit ain in the eleventh annual cable chess match tomorrow and Saturday was com pleted today by the addition of W. A. Ruth of Philadelphia Ruth tied Walter Penn Shipley, the British umpire, in the match for first place for the Pennsylvania state championship tourney. Play will be begun at 10 O clock tomorrow morning, the Americans playing from the rooms of the Brooklyn Chess club. America has won six in the series of these interna- tional matches, lost three and tied one.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-26
Unitarian Conference Ends.

New Orleans, March 25.-The southern conference of the Unitarian church con cluded its sessions here tonight after electing the Rev. c. H. Behre of At lanta as president, choosing other officers and tentatively agreeing upon Jackson vile, Fla, as the next place of meeting. Mrs. Harriet S. Spslding was named as president of the Associated Alliance of Unitarian Women.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-26
Transmutation of Metals.

London, March 25-Addressing the chem ical society this afternoon, Sir William Ramsey announced that he had succeed ed in transmitting four different sub stances into carbon, namely, zirconium, thorium. hydrohuorsilic acid and bismuth. Experiment with silver nitrate with the object of transforming silver in the same manner as copper is transformed into lithium gave negative results
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-26
Adamson-HalI.

An invitation recently received which is of interest to a large circle of friends reads as follows: Mir. and Mrs. Learoyd Adamson request your presence at the marriage of their daughter, Bertha Learoyd, to Mr. James Wilson Hall, on Saturday, April 10. at 12 o'clock. at the Bon Air Presbyterian church, Bon Air, Va" Miss Adamson is a sister of Mrs. Samuel Cowan. and has been a frequent and admired visitor here. MT. Hall is a prominent business man of New York city
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-26
As to Braiding.

The coming season is to be so much given over to "braiding" as a trimming that a suggestion to the home dressmaker on the subject may not be amiss.
 It is not at all necessary to outline by hand the design calling for soutache braid Stitching 1t on the machine will answer quite as satisfactorily and will take far less time than the backhand stitch done with needle and thread.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-26
Golf at Aiken,

Aiken, S. C.. March @.-C. M. Hinkle of the Palmetto Golf club this afternoon won the Palmetto cup for the lowest score IS, with H. A Sands, the opponent of H. c. Watson for the Southern Cross cup, second with 70. and winning the cup for the best gross score in the contest There were a number who entered and failed to turn in cards, including a mum Der of women. Tomorrow the finals for the Southern Cross cup will be played, as will also the finals for the Neapolitan pup
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-26
Prisoners Beqin Terms.

Huntsville, March 25.-(Special )-Eleven of the prisoners who were convicted in the law and equity court and sentenced by Judge Betts on Tuesday were taken to Pratt Mines yesterday by Agent Estes of the Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad company. The only man among the con victs of the terms that was not taken off in this lot was John Cornelius. who will go to the penitentiary for a term of five wears.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-26
FAMOUS GATUN DAM HAS BROKEN AGAIN

Colon, March 8.-A section of the en- bankment 300 feet long of the relocated Panama railroad line at Gatun has again settled about 30 feet at the same spot where the last movement occurred in No vember. The slide, however. was to the eastward. A trestle is now being rebuilt across the depression which will be filled with rocks until the former level is reached Passenger trains have not used this line for several weeks, and little im- portance is attached to the occurrence.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-26
Mrs. eriscom Recoverlna.

Ronie, March 25.--Mrs Lloyd c. Griscom, wife of the American ambassador here, who has been i'll for fortnight past. un- derwent slight operation today which. although successful, will prevent her leav- ing Rome until May. MT. and Mrs. Gris- com have been the recipients of many messages from their friends at court and members of the diplomatic corps
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-26
Mrs. Murdock's Bridge Luncheon.

Another delightful affair of yesterday, although of an informal nature, like the many others of the season, was the bridge luncheon at which Mrs w. L. Murdock entertained in compliment to Mrs Emery, who has been the guest of honor at so many lovely affairs during her visit. Mrs. Murdock always enter tains skilfully, and the event of yesterday was no exception to the rule. The score prize was won by Mrs Earnest Redd, and the game prize by Mrs. Burr Ferguson They were Dresden plates. A gift prize for the guest of honor was a violet holder in beleke with silver deposit. The friends who enjoyed Mrs. Murdock's hospitality were Mesdames Emery, Norman, Morri- son, White Matthews, E. M. Kilby, Err nest Redd, Everard Meade Arthur Love lace, J. A. McLester, Wilbur Kelley, C. w. Ufford, Fisher Humphries, c. E.. Bowman, WestmQeland, of Atlanta; j.. McLester VanFIoose, William P. Read, R. L. Simpson, Henry Fowlkes, William Davies, Arthur Moody, Robert Dawson, Robert Jemison, Jr., W. D. Hammett, Burr Ferguson, c. l.. Ledbetter Solon Jacobs, Alfred Walker, Lewis c. Morris, A. H. Woodward, William Mudd, Misses Clyde Smith, Helen VanHoose. Henrietta Wilcox, and Corrie Handley.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-26
Spuroeon Delivers Lecture.

Huntsville. March 25-(Special)-Dr William Sturgeon of London delivered a lecture in the First Presbyterian church last night on "The Welsh Revival" He held his audience spellbound for an hour, work for Christianity that had been wrought in the principalty of Wales and later throughout the United Kingdom MT Sturgeon is cousin of the Rev Charles Sturgeon, the celebrated evan palfat
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-26
Russian Linen Curtains.

Curtains or portieres made of coarse Russian linen, such as kitchen towels are made of, are really stunning. Of course, as the material Is narrow, several widths are needed, but clever needlewoman here has opportunity for displaying her handiwork. Borders in stenciling add much to the attractiveness of these por- tieTes.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-26
Birthday Cake Candle.

Now it is said that the birthday cake should have but one candle. This may be as large as one wishes; of course, 1t is at the center of the cake. For this reason birthday cakes are being baked in so-called angel food tins, for these tins are made with the circular opening fin the center-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-26
Notes and Personals.

Mir and Mrs. Solon Jacobs will enter tain their bridge club this evening. sas Mrs Frank Majors has returned from Conner, Ala, where her father Governor Conner, has an estate. Mrs. Conner remained in the country. The charity ball, which will be one of the brilliant post-Lenten events, will take place at the Hotel Hillman Easter Tuesday, April IS.
 The Fenelon club will meet this aft ernoon at 2:30 with Mrs. Hampton Brown, 15S1 Twelfth avenue, south.
 
 Miss Myrtle Miles is spending a week at the family homestead at Columbiana, where her mother. Mrs. John Miles, has spent the winter.
 Friends of MT. Allen M. Ramsey of Bainbridge, Ga.. will be glad to hear that he is convalescent from an oper- ation at St. Vincent's hospital. MT. Ramsey is a brother of Mrs. Gus Col win.
 The Quest club will meet this after noon at 2:30 with Miss Alice Daily.
 
 Miss Gertrude Gehrs Is at St. Vim cents hospital, where it is pleanst news that she is doing nicely. Mir. Spier Whitaker Is also still at St. Vincents, where he has been since his serious accident while driving. It is hoped that .:tt T. l1 fN vct.
 The Twentieth Century club will meet this afternoon with Mrs. c. F. Robins instead of with Mrs. Sam Blake, No. 1500 Eleventh avenue, south.
 
 The Study circle meets this afternoon with Mrs. J. E. Frazier. on Eleventh avenue. south.
 The Edgewood club will meet this afternoon with Mrs. o. l.. Stephenson, on Sixteenth avenue, south.
 The board of managers of the Girls Home will meet at 9:30 at the First Methodist church this morning.
 Mrs. Perrin Coleman and little son Perrin will leave April 1 and will spend the summer in Anniston. Mrs. J. A. Sylvester expects to leave soon for Chattanooga, where she will. reside.
 Mir George Pullen Jackson is visit ing his parents, MT. and Mrs. George F. Jackson, at tn cir home in this city. MT. Jackson was formerly of this city and there are many friends here who have watched his career with interest. He Is professor of German and Is now doing research work at the University of Chi cago. His wife and baby have been guests of the family for several weeks and MT. Jackson's visit came in the nature of a pleasant surprise to them -as they were not expecting him until he entered the home.
 A social event of the week will be the dance to be given at the Athletic club tonight complimentary to the young ladies who have acted as sponsors and maids at the basketball games during this season. Below is list of the youg ladies invited: Miss Eva Conner, Miss Sadie Gillespie.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-26
Honors for Earl of eranard.

London. March 25.-King Edward has appointed the Earl of Granard a knight of the Order of St Patrick in place of the Earl of Howth deceased. The Earl of Granard married Miss Beatrice Mills of New York in January of this year.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-26
Weston Travels Slowly.

Batavia, N r., March Backward Pay- son Westdn encountered bad roads and a. stiff head wind west of Rochester and was compelled to stop at Bergen, three miles east of Batavia, at o'clock to- night.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-26

In Compliment to Visitors. A beautiful affair of yesterday was the informal at home at which Mrs. Maud
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-26

A social event of the week will be the dance to be given at the Athletic club tonight complimentary to the young ladies who have acted as sponsors ana maids at the basketball games during this season. Below is a list of the youg ladies invited :: Miss Eva Conner, Miss Sadie Gillespie.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-06-08
.N1%&z9Iy'$';NEzr/

Chicago-Cattle. common to prime.
$4.00 to $7.25; hogs, prime heavy, $3.50
to $3.50; sheep. fair to choice, $40
to 500: wheat, No. ., $i.4S to $l.51
corn, No. ., tic to 73c; oats, standard,
5Sc to 59c; rye, No. 2, SSc to soc; hay,
timothy. $500 to $3.50; prairie, $500
70 $3.50; butter, choice creamery, pc
to 25c: eggs. fresh 1Sc to 2lc; potatoes,
per bushel, Soc to 9Jc.
Indianapolis-C Cattle, shipping, $500
to $40 hogs, good TO choice heavy,
$3.50 to S7.65; sheep, good to choice,
$3.50 to $6.15; wheat, No 2, $1.49 to
S1.51; corn, No 2 white, 72c to 74c;
oats. No. 2 white, 54c to 55c.
ST. Louis-Cattle, $500 to 500; hogs,
$500 to $780, sheep. $500 to 1925;
wheat, No. 2, S1.56 to S1.57; corn, No. 2,
T4c to zoe; oats, No. 2, SOC to 60c; rye,
No 2, SIC to SOC.
Cincinnat.-Cattle. $500 to $500;
hogs. $500 to $7GO; sheep, $500 to
1925: wheat, No. 2, S1.55 to S1.57 corn,
No. 2 mixed, T6c to Tie; oats, No.
mixed. Gle to 62c; rye, No. 2, 9Oc to 92c-
Detroit-cattle, 800 to $3.50 hogs,
500 to 81 sheep, SZ.JO 10 Ho.OO
wheat, No. ., $1.53 to $l.55; corn, No. 3
yellow, 7Gc to re; oats, No. 3 white,
&c to 64c; rye, No. z, Ole to 92c.
Wheat, No. 2 northern,
81. 80 to S134 corn, No. 3, Csc to Toe;
oats standard, GOc TO Gle; rye, No. /,
SIC TO SOC; barley, standard, &c to TIC;
pork. mess, $3.50.
Toledo-wheat. No. 2 mixed. S1.51 TO
S1.53; corn. No. mixed, 74c to 76c;
oats. No. . mixed. Gle TO 63c; rye, No.
Q. SOC to Ole; clover seed, $3.50.
BuTalo-Cattle, choice shipping steers,
$500 10 500: hogs, fair to choice, 500
to S7.S5: sheep, common to good mixed,
800 to S47j; lambs, fair to choice,
$500 to $3.50.
New York-Catt.e. $500 to $685.;
hogs. $3.50 to S7G0; sheep, $500 to
$500: wheat. No. 2 red, S1.45 to $1.47:
corn. No. 2. SIC to SIC; oats, natural
white. &c 70 G6c; butter, creamery, 22c
to 26c; eggs, western, lie to &c.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-06-08
\QNI2 RMNS
9f%PSSERR

William Sherring, the winner of the
Marathon at Athens in 1906, has turn
ed professional.
At Topeka, Kan, DR.. B. f. Roller
of Seattle defeated Hjalmer Lundin in
two straight falls.
Tommy Murphy has added another
slick trotter to his string in Ethel
Mack, by Steel Arch.
The Minnesota-Wisconsin League
opened it's first season with good
games and large crowds.
Manager Kelley of st. Paul has
finally landed Orville Kilroy, the for
mer st. Paul and Minneapolis pitcher.
Pitcher Nagle of the Toledo Ameri-
can Association baseball team, has
been leased to the Lincoln, Neb., team,
of the Western League.
The 100-mile record for a horse was
made by Conqueror, Nov. II, 1853. The
dis, nee was covered in hours, SO
minutes and So seconds,
Sunol, 2:OS IA, former queen of the
trotting turf, died the other day at
Newtown Square, Pa, where she was
being kept for breeding purposes.
A single bet of $4,000 to $4,000 has
been laid against the American colt
Sir Martin in the English Derby 1t
is one of the largest bets made for
many years.
I'll ba 81 ho ~
of the Chicago Nationals, was suspend
ed by the national commission for his
failure to report to his team at the
opening of. the season.
Premier honors were won by the
sophomores in the annual interclass
track meet at Hamline university held
on Norton field, ,Ae second year men
chalking up a total of 81 points.
PAUL, the sophomore distance run
ner of the University of Pennsylvania,
on Franklin Field, broke the collegiate
and intercollegiate record for the two
mile run, his time being minutes and
2S seconds.
Young Corbett has received a tele-
gram from Promoter James Coffroth
of San Francisco offering him $4,000
purse for a twenty-fve-round bout
with Jimmie Britt some time in the
near future at Colma, Cal
George Odom's Trance. which made
a name for herself last year by her
speed and general consistency in win.
ming race after race, made her first
appearance of the season at the PIN.
lico track. Baltimore, and galloped
home an easy winner.
BY winning four games in success
sion the st. Paul baseball team ad,
vanced from the foot of the column in
the American Association TO the head
| of the second division. with Minneap-
oils at the foot of the first division
and Milwaukee still at the head of the
| column.
The spring session of the Board OF
| Appeals of the American Trotting As
ISOLATION announces the lis of purses
which aggregate $1,000. 600 TIE purses
| offered in the Western Association in
! cludes $4,000 by Libertyville: sI5.00C
by Galeshurg; $4,000 by Davenport
$4,000 by Joliet: $4,000 by Kalama
200: $4,000 at Hamline. MINI: SIS.
/ GOO at the second meeting at Spring
field. III. and $4,000 each at Dallas
and FL Paso, Texas. The handicap
stakes offered on the grand circuit run
from s1N 600 Ia e. 600 Stakes total
saII, 900 and futuTities s49. 500.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-06-08
NEW YORK.

Improvement is more IN evidence
this week, but Irregularities in wealth
er and crop conditions and ebb and
flow movements in trade and industry
prevent definite general characterize
ton of the situation as a whole, House
trade with jobbers and wholesalers is
not usually active at this season, and
efforts to attract business by clearance
sales and liberal advertising have not
been altogether successful.
There is a further apparent gain in
the optimism with which the outlook
for the more distant future is viewed,
contrasting rather sharply with some
of the reports indicating bacllwardness
of demand for immediate consumption.
Business failures in the United
States for the week ending May q
were 205, against 219 last week, 1858
in the like week of 1908, 142 in 1907,
1877 in 1906 and 154 in 1905.
Business failures this week in Can
ada nrmber %, which compares with
25 last week and 81 in the same week
Of S.-Bradstreet's
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-06-08
INTERESTING NEWS ITEMS.

Fire destroyed the Fort Smith COM
press and its contents Of 5000 bales
of cotton in Fort Smith, Ark. Loss,
$500, 900, covered by insurance.
Charles E. Nord, a real estate bro.
ker, accused of winning the love of a
number of women in various cities, in
Guiding New York and Chicago and
inducing them to part with their mon
ey, was sentenced at Kansas City to
five years in the penitentiary.
Wabash passenger train No. from
Chicago ran through an open bridge
into Bull Creek, near Randolph, TWEEN
ty miles east of Kansas City. The en-
CINE, baggage and mail cars fell into
the water Several trainmen are miss
ing. but no bodies have been found.
President Taft, in letter TO c. JEFF
ferson Dayis, president OF the Unem-
ployed Protective Association, with
headquarters in Cincinnati, Ohio, ex-
pressed his sympathy with the propo-
sition TO provide work for the unem-
piOyed men OF me AattV" " NAS S@N-A
sion Of good roads.
once seeking and Office holding by
professional politicians is becoming
vocation in the Philippine Islands, &C.
sording to the annual report Of Acting
Director Marlboro OF the Philippine
coustabulary Bright young Filipinos
are attracted from better things, re-
ports Director Harbord, to an extent
which causes sincere regret TO friends
of the race.
Three members OF the Yale sophie
more class, after ciinging four hours to
their overturned boat near the break
water OF New Haven, Conn, harbor,
swan ashore after the craft sunk.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-06-08
CHICAGO.

A slight increase in trading defaults
reported is unimportant in contrast
with the substantial progress which
appears in the volume of solvent pay
ments through the banks. Weather
conditions being more seasonable,
there are now wider indications &C. &C
tivity in production and distribution.
Ample moisture and higher tempera-
lures advance the crops satisfactorily.
Farm reports generally carry much
encouragement, there being healthy
termination in late seeding, larger
acreage of corn and spring wheat and
sustained high prices for the bread
stuffs.
Movements of commodities mainly
reach more extended bulk, although
-four and live stock have decreased.
Retail trade now shows better, the
buying entering broadly into light
weight apparel, footwear, food prod
ucts and furniture, Sales are also i'm
proving in jewellery, art and music
wares and sporting goods.
NuolSSdLS OptTdlloIlS MAKE SlIohS-
er exhibit in dry goods, clothing, wool
ems and mems furnishings, bookings
for summer and fall deliveries COM
pairing well with this time last year.
Railroad activities stand out con-
spicuously in both freight and passen-
ger branches, and earnings of the Chi
cago steam roads contribute sustained
gains in gross. Furnace docks disclose
meager stocks of ore and an early set
Element of the lake workers strike
would stimulate the vessel interests.
Bank clearings, $273,601,S6 exceed
those of corresponding week in 1908
by 26.S per cent, and compare with
1896 ,517, lea for five days in 1907
Failures reported in the Chicago dis
trict number 26, against "a last week,
% in 1908 and IL in 1907. Those with
liabilities over $4,000 number s,
against 10 last week, in 1908 and
in 1907.-Dun's Weekly Review Of
Trade.