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, 1909-08-14
UNWILLING OF THE MEMORIAL TO
KIN G. CHRISTIAN TX.
(St. 11oma I5dende, august ~

Thursday the fifth of August 1908 will
always be mum bered among remarkable
dates in the annals Of this island, as on that
day was unveiled the Bust Of His Majesty
the late King Christian the NINTH.
The ceremony took place in the Emanoi-
patton Garden, to which hundreds of iuvi-
tatlons were issued, and 30 heartily were
these responded to that not only tha seats
provided were occupied by the ladies but
every part of the Garden was crowded and
svery one 'in full dress, . while multitudes
thronged the engixons. The coucourse re-
presented all sections Of the Community
the Colonial Council, Officials, Clergymen,
prominent citizens, in fine, everybody-and
seldom have we seen q finer turnout here.
Everything was gala, everything pleasing to
the eye, and the soft sunshine browning the
brilliant scene.
Besides the guests, there were The chill
dren OF the public and some of the privaet
schools with their teachers, each displaying
numerous little flags. They were located
at the eastern and northern parts of the
Garden. About half past four o'clock the
Native Brass Band. leading the Militia and
Gendarmery under command Of Lieutenant
HoJer, marched from the Barracks and took
up positions on the south near the Fire
Brigade, which under Brandmajor French
stood close by, the staff of Police being also
present. The men Of the Brigade sported
their bright new uniform and our boys in
khaki, who for the first time gracod q public
function, looked real smart.
His ExceIlency Governor Limpricht, &C.
companied by Captain, Count Moltke, Chief
OF Gendarmery, as aid-de-camp, and Gov
erhment Secretary Helweg -Larsen, arrived
shortly before appointed time, and p%unctu-
ally at the hour Of five Dir. Viggo Christensen
addressed a few appropriate words of well
come to the assemblage, and called upon
the Governor to perform the ceremony,
which he did in the following speech de-
livered from the rostrum:
Ladies and Gentlemen.
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Christiansted.

August 11th-Viking from St. Thomas
Skoledirektor Rubner-Petersen and wife,
Patrick Patrick, Nercella Francis, Ernes-
tine Steele, Emil Sewer, Josephine Knrio.
August l1th-Viking for st. Thomas-Roy
Miller, William Caskin, Joseph johnson
Gendarme 1O1 Bang, Philip James.
August llth-For New York per S. s.
Guians-Jens Schjott, Henry Nugent.
August 11th-For Denmark per S. S. st.
JAM. A. w. WilJiamsep, Gendarme No.
80 G. j. Nielsen, Maskin,st Christian Jensen
md wife, Forvalter E.. G. Wulf.
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Frederiksted.

Frederiksted.
Ang. 4th-Per sloop Mizpah to St. Thorn
as-Miss Eliza Richard.
The Guiana sailed about 1890 p. m. on
Wednesday for New York via st. Thomas,
with $500 tons of sugar from Bethlehem
and 76O from Lower Love and with the
following passengers: Mr.. Karl Lachmann,
child and nurse, Messrs. E. K. JunghaDs,
Arthur Junghans, Jens Schjott, Henry Aug
Nugent, Miss Susan Eliza Thomas.
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ST. CROIX STATION.

Copenhag en-, Aug, l3th-Count Frjs, hay-
ing made q useless attempt to form a Cabi-
net, the King yesterday summoned Count
Holstein Ledyeborg, who promised to attempt
it.
This mornings papers state that an agree
ment upon the military question has been
reached between Messrs. Christenson's and
Noergaard's adherent8 The agreement is said
to be based upon the formers scheme with a
modification that the present inland fortif-
cations are to be preserved for twelve year0,
and the new Vedbaek fortihcation removed
to the south west.
The formation of a Holetein Ledreborg
Cabinet is expected this afternoon.
The Superior Court has confirmed the
sentence Of the Frederiksted Court Of two
years imprisonment upon Matthew Samuel
The st. Thomas left London yesterday.
London, Aug. 13th-Holbein again failed
to swim the Channel yesterday. This is
his seventh attenpt.
During military at Trow-
bridge, Wiltshire, a London newspaper van
overlook the fourth city of London Royal
Field Artillery. who were marching and sing
ing at early dawn, after all night practise. to-
wards Rollestone Camp; the motor, which vas
net heard, hurled the men in'the ranks nghtan
LETT, ten being injured. The earlier reports
stated that many more were hurt and some
killed, these proved untrue, but one man was
killed. OF one hundred and four men, only
thirty we're left standing, and it became ne
cessary to place the Chauffeur under q guard
for protection against the Infatuated term
torials.
The Con8tantiuople correspondent OF the
Daily Telegraph says that the Ministers Of
War and Marine declare that war is the only
solution Of the Cretan difficulty,and the Com
mandor-in-chio threatens to resign if the
present situation is prolonged.
The Beriner Tageblatt's Oonstantinople
correspondent says Turkeys reply to Greece
will resemble an ultimutum, and war is
near and inevitable.
China, in a circular note to the powers
asserts, that despite many concessions, Japan
is endeavouring to throw the onus Of the
present controversy upon China, and the
attack upon China's rights is fragrant. China
addresses herself to the powers, conscious
that she is defending their rights with her
own, and continues to contend, that none
should occupy o privileged position in Man
churia, and Japan should not police it with
troops, but she China will continue to show
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The 8. 8. 81, ian left for Frederiksted on
Thursday morning, having taken IN board
for the st. CIoix Sukkerfabrik 1893 bags
sugar and for Mr.. j. @. Canegata so barrels
sugar and 5 puns, rum.
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The \ .. PARMA" left New York a
3 ?. m. on Wednesday the 18th inst, having
LOO packages for Frederiksted and 700 for
Christisnsted
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-02-21
Woman s Vanity.


 One of the strangest facts Illustrating the vanity of woman is that the lace handkerchief owed its introduction to the Empress Josephine's bad teeth. Jose phine's vanity is no new subject with historians, who as a group. however, neglect the care with which she kept the world from observing that her teeth were neither ornamental nor useful. It is with Josephines vanity as 1t was manifested toward Napoleon that historians are con- cerned, not with her instinctive care for her own appearance. She never laughed except from behind the cover of a lace handkerchief. It was a trick the mean ing of which was known to every woman in France, yet so contradictory is feminine nature that it took short time for women of all degrees to give themselves to imi- tation.
 Whether possessed of good teeth or bad, the French woman in Josephines golden days always pressed a handkerchief to her lips when she laughed, and because lace handkerchiefs were Josephine's pride they came into general use. There has been change since Josephine's time, however. for now the rule is to show handkerchief as little as possible. Even the daintiest linen and lace specimens are to be held from view.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-02-21
A Dissertation On Laughter.

In a recent issue of New York newspaper Marie Cahill, the charming g comedienne of "The Boys and Bettie, '' has this to say of laughter:
 Laughter depends on the digestion or rather indigestion" she said.
 "One cannot laugh heartily unless in the words of J. M. Barrie, ones little Mary is in perfect order
 "On the stage, when the time for a laugh comes, and it generally does in the phasis, the turn of the eye, the ex- pression of the face, the mouth, Oh, think you there is no science in the making of a laugh-laughmaker you think are born and not made-please don't make me laugh.
 Tt is too great a subject for brief consideration-this laughter. It Is a wonderful subject. It's notifications are a numerous as the ripping notes In young girls merriment Some day a great philosopher will come among us and write a book and call 1t Laughter. Its frontispiece will be the crumpled face of a gurgling baby, and its last picture the soft, sweet smiling visage of dear old lady.
 ITO a comedienne laughing is a tragedy. It Is so hard to get, so fckle, so elusive.
 But, there, I must desist, or lvou may conclude that Marie's little Mary is out of order. And it isn't because I have been listening to the laughter of success and laughing with 1t for it has come as a laughing with it for 1t has laughs"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-02-21
MAKES HIS OWN HAIR TONIC AND SAVES
 MONEY

The average man when he pays 15c
 for one application of hair tonic thinks
 he is paying a pretty good price but
 nevertheless the barber isn't making a s
 much money as his customer supposes.
 The ready-to-use quinine hair tonics of
 real merit are expensive preparations costing $1.00 and $1.50 for small bottles
 But there is one progressive barber who
 has found a way to satisfy his custom CTS and more than break even" on the use of quinine hair tonic. He makes it himself, using only one ounce of Beta -Qufnol and half a pint of alcohol and half a pint of water This gives him a genuine and excellent qui- nine hair tonic for about one -th ird the usual cost. His own prepa ration pleases his customers better than the higher-priced tonics he formerly used. There is nothing better than Beta Qul- mol for the hair, for it keeps the scalp in a clean and healthy condition re- moves dandruff and makes the hair soft and luxuriant. This honae~lna de Beta Quinol hair tonic has stopped falling hair on many of the barber's patrons. He has given his recipe to several of them and his customers are now making the tonic themselves The materials can be procured at any drug store. Simply shake them we'll togeth- . CT and they are ready to use.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-02-21

I models, infringement of which would cause trouble.
 The epitome of daintiness is seen in the new evening slippers for they are so eX- quisite that a Dresden, China, princess could not but be pleased.
 The numerous black satin slippers are models of chicness and the beautiful Louis XV heel that is so becoming to d slender foot is shown again to great ad- vantage.
 Slippers for indoor wear are to be had in all colors of the proverbial rainbow and are beaded to the very tips. Some of the models have smashing big bows and are even more elaborate than the evening slipper, if such a thing is possible. One of the best shops in town has a charming novelty in a collar and belt set of suede. Quaint little butterfly bows are shown in two tones of soft old blue embroidered in a contrasting shade. The belts are embroidered to match the ties and are finished with buckles of gold, silver or gunmetal.
 This is a splendid time of the year to buy ginghams and the display is really tremendously attractive. The brilliant eolors in plaids and stripes are very eff feetiVe, while the softer pastel tones are deftly woven in pretty designs.
 
 One of the newest straw turbans is of black rough straw, very iaunty and saucy looking. trimmed with jet and span gled wings modishly arranged.
 
 One of the most beautiful evening wraps seen this season is of vivid geranium pink messaline, draped like a Greek tunic with antique silver clasps and a quantity of beautiful hand embroidery.
 
 A pretty coneeit is the sewing of tiny sachet underneath the. huge drectoire rose. either on the chapeaux or on the eorsage, wherver the rose happens to be. There is a delicate perfume exhaled from it which is very fascinating.
 
 A perfectly stunning all black hat is a tulle shape completely covered with large jet cabochons and three willowy ostrich feathers.
 The shop windows are full of the love- Hest spring fabrics In muludinous shades. It will undoubtedly be a silk season, IS everything seems to be of that family Surahs, foulards, pongees, shantungs, China and Indian silks all bid for high favor and make very useful frocks as well as pretty ones.
 Some of the new spring models in tailor mades are of Bayadere stripes. While they are quite novel they are far from becoming and the stout woman will be hopeless in them.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-02-21

tAES same 5-month-old lullaby. He sank comfortably into droWsy, peaceful state and closed his eyes l repeated the lulla- by, but this time l altered one note at the end Of the second line Immediately baby opened his eyes and raised them to mine with a most wideawake and almost startled look. I sang it yet again, but in the way he was used to- He settled down and remained calm to the end
 Remembering baby's discomposure at hearing the altered note in the previous performance. I was tempted to repeat the experiment. I did so, and the same thing happened. He opened his blue eyes widely with Whats the matter, mother? ex- pression in them. I now felt quite con7 vnced that he possessed a musical ear. although at the time I felt a wee bit guilty at delaying his sleep time with the new note.
 He is now a little boy of g. with a perfect musical ear and memory for sounds.
 "So try your dear baby with the same tune at the same time every day Give him several weeks in which to learn it. Remember he requires more time than young gentleman of the same number of years as baby is months. Then one day introduce a different note in a suitable part of the lullaby and watch his eyes and expression. Be perfectly sure that if he notices the innovation he will not grow up, as Shakespeare puts it:
 The man that hath no music in himself"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-02-21
Dolly's "Bridg-etts. ,

Make the trump and shame your part ner
 Accidents will happen in the best regu- lated hands.
 There's none so blind as those who won't unbock.
 The wages of Bridge is-debt. You may lead "thrteener'' to vic- tory-but you can't make 1t take. A man is known by the trump he makes.
 In a multitude of face cards there is trouble.
 little slam is a dangerous thing. ''no-trump" by any other name would be as sweet.
 Bridge levels all eranks. One good hand (at diamonds1 deserves another.
 Chicane every now and then. Is experienced by the best of men. He who makes it nothing fears noth- ing.
 Let him that makes it spades take heed lest they double.
 Nothing succeeds lke-no trumps The greatest possession is-four aces in one hand.
 He who renegs and runs away May live to reneg another day. The more spades the less game. Bridge covers a multitude of whims. The ways of the Bridge fiend are strange.
 A Bridge player, like Caesars wife. should be above suspicion.
 Tis better to have made and lost, Than never to have made at all Though this be Bridge, there's money in it (sometimes)
 little more than spades-a little less than clubs.
 Faint heart ne'er won big game. Honors and game from strange conditions
 rise, Play well your cards and then they'll
 say" you're wise.
 In Birmingham-If dirt were trumps what hands you'd have!
 The game of Bridge is like the game of Life-so much depends upon ones partner. The game is done, and the darkness Falls on the vanquished team, Covering up the heart-aches Like rouge, or maybe cold cream. And a feeling of sadness comes over me That Is closely related to pain As I silently count the dollars lost on the last Bridge Game.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-02-21

ranged into cozy corner in one end of the room.
 Blue and buff cheesecloth was draped over the doors and windows and massed in another corner were potted plants and two artificial cherry trees to form nook for the music, a German band of three pieces.
 Tied around the lower half of the tree trunks were great gilt hatchets made Of pasteboard.
 The refreshments also were kept simple. A great bowl of eggnog, another of lemonade and steaming hot coffee made in several French coffee pots furnished drinks, while lemon meringue pies, raisin bread, sponge cake and taffy, all be- loved of our ancestors, were the only eat abes.
 Dotted here and there on the walls were portraits of George and Martha Wash ington and other colonial and revolu- tionary heroes framed in blue and buff paper.
 For the guests who did not care to dance a few tables were arranged for cards. and appropriate prizes were framed copies of the Declaration of Independence
 The girls were limited in their costumes to old-fashioned chintzes and calicos, with powered hair and beauty patches The men could wear knickerbockers and powdered wigs with their evening coats. The room was illuminated with dozens of candles, which were kept all day on ice that they might burn longer.
 In the cozy corner were several colonial lamps. with fringe of prisms, also spin ming wheels.
 A number of the young people special friends of the hostess, had been let into the secret long enough beforehand to practice a minuet, which was one of the features of the evening, though the two step dominated the dancing despite an- achronsms.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-02-21
A Good Kings Opinion.

King Christian of Denmark once found in his morning mail a letter which moved him more than did most matters of state. The letter was in boyish scrawl and read as follows
 Dear King-We are four boys at Flax kebjerb school, and the master whips us daily with piece of steel rope he found in the harbor. If he doesn't stop there will be a fire.''
 The name of the teacher being given the King ordered him to report at once to the minister of justice, while he took the next train for Flakkebjerb and ex- amined the class in the teachers absence The children unawed by the presence of the cruel teacher, told their grievance to the old King, who promised immediate relief, closed the school for the day and ordered that the boys be treated to choco- late and cakes at his expense "to remem- Der him by"
 But he did more than that On re- turning to Copenhagen he dismissed the cruel teacher without pension, at the same time giving a general warning to all teachers to be chary of corporal punishment If boys cannot be trained without cruel beatings' this wise King said. then there must be something the matter with those who train them. The coming generation must not be made ruff fans by rufflanly teachers
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-02-21
Trifles That Count.

One who has done it successfully many times says that her way of clean ing grease spots from wallpaper is to cover the offending places with blot ting paper generously sprinkled with baking powder. Then a hot iron is passed over the paper The plotting paper will absorb the grease and the powder prevents any change in color.
 Mutton tallow, tried out and strained, and beaten to a cream, with lemon juice and glycerine, makes a good lotion for chapped and rough skin. It is not a cleaner as cold cream is, and may be applied to the face and hands upon retiring and left on all night, whereas cold cream Is simply rubbed well into the skin and wiped off with a cloth.
 Chocolate for drinking is much better if few drops of vanilla are added just before removing from the stove.
 
 If you cannot afford marron sauce for pouring over vanilla ice cream, did you ever try preserved tomatoes? It"is as pretty as it is delicious.
 Scalloped oysters are much better if cooked in individual dishes rather than in pudding dish. Though somewhat troublesome to prepare they are best of all scalloped in their own shells. a half dozen being served on each plate.
 Cotton gloves worn when dusting or fussing around the house are much cooler and just as useful as old kid gloves. Most women who do their own work will be very glad to hear this, for it is so hard to work round the house without injuring the hands, and old kid gloves are hot and clumsy.
 When cooking sugar and water for boiled frosting, add a pinch of cream tartar. It will make the mixture much creamier.
 Guava paste or jelly is a delicious adjunct to the crackers and oh eese served with the salad.
 A stubborn ink spot may often be removed by soaking the material well in buttermilk.
 Many cooks find granulated sugar is better for making meringue than the powdered or confectioner's
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-02-21
The Perfect Bridge Player.

From the Westminster Gazette. Who is the perfect bridge player? Who
 is he Whose partner ev'ry man would wish
 to be? He who, at whist once expert, now when
 brought Amongst the keener joys of bridge, hath Subtle improvement in his former
 thought Who, quite unfettered by his ancient
 ways, Adapts himself to circumstance and plays As sense directs, though with due re-
 gard To what convention says on the discard, The lead and declaration; quick to learn What knowledge can perform and yet
 discern Occasions when adherence to rule, In theory right, in practice marks the Who doomed to play in partnership with
 men Prone to declare on five hearts to the ten Without support, dissembling all his pain Turns his necessity to glorious gain, And, come what will, is equal to the need, Making his partners widest calls suc-
 ceed; Is placable and slow to take offense
  Eager to praise, yet disinclined to chide, Most smiling when he's most dissatisfied; i; Is not dejected when his cards are bad. Nor, when they're good, eXuberantly glad Who, with a toward or untoward lot, Prosperous or adverse, to his wish or not Still from his hand gets all that can be
 got. Plays to the score and judges from its
 state When to be bold or when to hesitate. And of two declarations makes that one Whereby the game can be most surely
 won: Who takes in calling and in doubling, too, Just the same time to say what he will
 do, And never by an oyerlong delay Hints what may influence the partners
 play; Who finally. though scrupulously fair. Loses no chance of scoring, and takes
 care, While he observes the rigor of the game, That those who play with him should do
 the same. This is the perfect bridge player. This
 is he Whose partner evry man would wish
 to be.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-02-21
A Washington's Birthday
 Party.

Two girls last year gave such jolly Washingtons birthday entertainment that others may like to copy it.
 They sent out invitations to a colonial dance, the guests being required to wear costumes of the revolutionary period.
 The invitations were homemade and dis tinctly novel. A square of heavy water color paper, just big enough to slip into a large envelope had for crest a small gilt hatchet surrounded by a border of cherries. Beneath it was the date 1732- 1908 in blue and gilt. The invitation was written as for an ordinary party, but was kept in an oblong space that left an inch and a half border of white paper.
 Quite concealing the invitation form was a picture of George Washington, so ar ranged that 1t appeared pasted to the card, but by slipping tiny loop of blue and buff paper it lifted and showed the invitation beneath. The outer edge of the card was finished with several lines of blue and buff paint to represent frame.
 Not wishing to go to much expense. the decorations were kept very simple. Near by friends were called upon to lend eos lonal chairs and tables, which were ar-