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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-02-09
THE LADY IN PINK LAY
B r e A T II l. e SIS BUT UN-
HARMED"

HAHN ELI.
paint smears and zebra striped tog-
gerry, Fieri, the buffoon, had a soul;
and without doubt the new Figure
Eight" act of Mile. Florette Dupree
was dangerous, hair raising
thing. And Fieri and Florette, in
such condolences as life with the
Twenty Biggest Shows on Earth al
lowed, admitted that they loved.
Professor Stradella's world re-
nowned band struck up rafting,
inspiring gallop, the canvas flaps
of the dressing room entrance were
showed back, and Mile. Florette
made dazzling. triumphant entry.
On a snow white, prancing horse
she came, standing airily on one
foot, in the glory of pink tights
and fluffy white ballet skirting.
The audience cheered at the very
sight, and mademoiselle acknowl-
edged the applause with graceful
mods of her pretty head. Fieri, the
clown floundered over a hurdle,
stole the ringmaster's whip, run
ming half way around the tent with
it, then turned and watched
mademoiselle climb the dizzy iron
stairway.
"Oh, be careful, little Florette!"
he murmured, under his breath:
and whirled about to toss peanuts
at the rope walking raccoons.
Mile. Florette reached the top of
the very high tower. The Stradella
musicians ceased their rollicking
clamor and began to play soft, low,
tremolo stuff. The audience craned
necks, and Fieri, the clown, almost
ceased being funny, looking sol
EMMY at the pink lady as he see
sawed with Jocko, the trained
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-02-09

'I'll do anything for Florette," he
murmured; and kicked at Tomaso,
the musical elephant
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-02-09

baboon. The Figure Eight was a
new act, having been put on but
four times. Once there had almost
been an accident, when one of the
flimsy invisible wires had broken,
but they claimed that was all right
now. Fieri knew that there were
wires and wires other than the
flimsy one which the lady held in
her teeth and which the audience
believed to be her only support;
but Fieri did not feel safe at that
So he nearly tumbled Jocko from
the other end of the plank and
ambled nervously towarE the
perch of mademoiselle.
Here, you get back over there
and do your tumbling!" the ring
master ordered; and Fieri grinned
and shuffled back. Presently, how
ever, he grasped the tail of the
trick donkey and galloped around
the big tent with him in his mad
plunge with his prize tempted coun-
try rider, andi this way iFeri ma
neuvered near the iron tower!
Mademoiselle was harnessed in
her delicately balanced wire mech
anism and Stradella''s musicians
quickened their tempo. The peo-
pie on the benches looked in fas-
cinated horror at the long wire,
plunging from the tower to the
edge of the track, with the immense
Figure Eight" suspended at the
middle portion. Fieri deserted the
bucking donkey and slipped over
beneath the narrowing figure. A
few feet away the famous Jacque-
nelli family leaped, somesaulted and
whirled from springboard upon a
thick mattress.
Stradella gave a frenzied blare
and flourish, something began to
click and zig. and fluffy pink fig
ure spun downward over the giddy
wire. The audience groaned, tn
band played tremolo stuff again
and Fierri, hardly conscious of
what he did flung Giovanni Jacque-
nelli from his fat mattress and
tugged the thing toward the Fig
ure Eight"
The lady shot rocket like down
the long, fine drawn wire, hit the
complicated Figure Eight" flipped,
revolved, circled, somesaulted
through airy space like pink cat
apault thrown projectile. Then
something snapped and a pink ball
of a figure shot rapidly into blank,
unsupporting space. A shrill,
piercing Shrek from the lady,, a
hundred echoes from the benches,
the groans of men, and a funny lit
tie muttered prayer from Fieri A
straight, swiftd rop. noisy impact,
of series of gradually diminishing
bounces-and the lady in pink lay
breathless, but unframed. on the
Jacquenellis' well padded mattress.
Fieri still mumbled his little
prayer.
"Thank goodness" murmured
mademoiselle And goodby to the
Figure Eight for me-"
Well, should say" chartered
Fieri, Historically; and the reas
sured band commenced to play
more blithely than ever.
you did 1t, Fieri," said the lady
in pink, as the frightened attend
ants picked her up. "I'll marry you
| tomorrow"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-02-09
ASLISTENED BY

Airships are great invention,
aren't they?
I've invented some things about
IN airship. All I'm going to tell you
about II is an invention.
Invented the airship, too, but
the patent has expired on 1t.
all but expired on 1t myself.
They called the coroner to sit on
mc. but ] rolled over and he sat on
the ground instead.
He returned verdict, but after
examining II ! told him it wasn't
mine.
About this airship. II had an ell
iipticai frame and two shock alb
sorbers and a Limousine body and a
vaseiine valvle, and all the latest
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-02-09
xd:y:HAI1 loIqIl
Observation-Disclosures
ASLSTENED BY - FRED SCHAEFER. 0|

improvements. Some were so late
they haven't arrived yet.
And when | would get on it the
gas bag would lift it to dizzy
height--in fact, | wouldn't know
which was the dizzier-I or the
height
Eth? Somebody in the back of the
hall says l hadn't mentioned any.
thing about a gas bag being on that
airship. l beg pardon, | said dis.
tinctly that | was on it.
Well, when my airship would rise
! could get birdeye view OF
everything below me. For instance
If there was sugar bush under me
/ could get birdseye maple view
of it.
One time a man BACKED my eye
and things looked dark for a while
In other words. / took a blackbird's
eye view of things.
one day | was sailing over a
farmer held In my sky vehicl
when the farmer followed. Jaw
look at the upstart.'
That's all right" / said. "but
watch out when | start down. For
tpnately fell on the man and he
broke my fall.
Thanks" said; what do you
charge for that?"
Nothing" he said, and then he
broke my face.
He didn't charge me anything
for that, either.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-02-09
DAILY SHORT STORY
BENEATH THE FIGURE EIGHT I

BENEATH THE FIGURE EIGHT
Fieri, the clown, turned triple
flip flop, made whirling wagon
wheel of himself, bowed hooking
ly at the hazzaing crowd on the
benches, and, bearing his tiny
ping parasol aloft, escorted the
mayors embarrassed daughter to
the reserved seat section, where
the blushing young lady underwent
much chatting and banter. Then
Fieri allowed the exaggerated
smile to fade from his red striped
face, while he turned to look at
the giddy iron tower in the middle
of the big canvas tent. Beneath his
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-02-09
BEATS BUYERS BY
MIXING BIKES
WITH RAISINS

special 0oFrespendenoe 70 The 3rooe
SACRAMENTO, Cal, Feb. g.
With thousands Of tons of raisins
held In storage in the SanJoaquin
valley. the packers in anything
but buying mood and prices at
rock bottom, George A. Richie of
this city, who grew 100 tons of
raisins on his vineyard near
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-02-09

Cap Arson says he's not an OBJ
1ect OF charity and will not accept
benefit games.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-08-31
NEWS OF TIE DAY IN SOCIETY WORLD Announcements of An Unusual
 Number of Gayeties NOTES HERE AND THERE Attendants Are Chosen for FeId-PhiI. lips Weddng-lnformaI Enter
 tainment-Returns of Sum-
 nner Travellers.
NOTES HERE AND THERE
BY MYRTLE MILES.

Int attendants have been chosen for the marriage of Miss Susie Phillips and MT. Bernard Davis Field, which will oc- cur on the evening of September 8 at Temple Emmanuel, with Dr. Newfleld officiating.
 Miss Phillips will have with her at the altar her sister, Alice Phillips, as maid of honor, and her bridesmaids are to include Miss Alice Hirsch, Miss Ethel Burger, Miss Rose Burger, Miss Hannah Burger, Miss Ruby Field and Miss Mabel Field.
 MT. Felds best man will be Mr. Nicholas Field of Vicksburg and the groomsmen are MT. Samuel Phillips, MT. Hugo Friedman of Tuscaloosa, MT. Jacob Burger, Mr. Macey Hrsch, MT. Max Morriss and Mr. Louis Phillips The uehers will be MT. Julius Patterson, MT. Lee Slaughter Mr. Maurice Hess of Corinth, Miss, and MT. Sobel Loventhal. Little Miss Adele Herzberg of Gadsden will be the flower girl.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-08-31
MEXICO WANTS MAN
 HELD IN TEXAS

Washington. August S0.-In the arrest of Guillermo Adam, the alleged bandit, at Fl Paso, Tex, on the charge of vio- latng the immigration laws, the Eagle Pass uprising In Mexico more than year ago is recalled.
 The Mexican government Is desirous of having him returned to Mexico in order to prosecute certain charges against him and the Texans claim that Adam will be killed by the Mexicans if he is de- ported
 According to the papers in the ease, which are now before the immigration officials for final disposition. Adam, ac- cording to his testimony left Texas on June 22, 1908. and on the following night took part in the revolutionary uprising a4 Eagle Pass in Mexico. He was in jail until August 3. 1909, and 1t is charged returned to Texas by wading across the river. He was, therefore, arrested for violation of the immigration laws, hay ing come into the country without be- ing inspected by the immigration inspec- tors.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-08-31
Mlss Margaret. McAdo,y Talks About
 Her Stud1es A. C0Iumbla Unlyeyyit1
Considers Home Instruction Perfec-Students From Here Given Recognition Among Scores in Art Glass First Supervisor of Art in State is This
 Talented Young Woman
Fly DOLLY DALRYMPLE.

1t is always a pleasure to chronicle the successful achievements of women, and when the one in question happens to be a pretty, fresh, young girl scarcely out of her teens, it is a double pleasure, for the prospectus of such a one fore casts a brilliant and altogether inter- esting future. as well as an ambition that Is eworthy of comment.
 Such is the case with Miss Margaret McAdory, the talented daughter of MT I. w. McAdory, our popular superintend- ent of publici education, who has re- gently returned from Columbia univer- sity, where she has taken the course in art in the summer school of this noted institution.
 Miss McAdory occupies the enviable position of supervisor of art in Jeffer- son county, the first office of this kind which has been created in the state of Alabama, and she has for the past year filed it with distinction, not only to her self, but to the pupils who have been under her jurisdiction. The idea of art and music in the public schools is one of the advancements upon old-time edu- cational facilities that has met with the approval of the country at large, and while the schools of our cities have been so favored those in the rural districts only recently have been so fortunate It is to this field that Miss McAdory's work calls her, and the rapid strides that the rural students have made in the line of art reflect great credit upon her as teacher as well as an artist
 When I discovered that Miss McAdory had returned from her summer trip to New York 1t was my pleasure to ask her to talk with me about her studies at Columbia. and in her sweet, naive way she modestly said:
 'I was in the metropolis about seven weeks my mother and I going together, both of us to study as well as to enjoy ourselves
 And is your mother interested in art, too?' I inquired
 Pottery and modelling are her special ties,' she replied
 "Oh, then l see that your talent is inherited' I remarked, and that seems always a good beginning
 "I found any number of Birmingham people studying at Columbia" said Miss McAdory, ''and it seemed almost like being at home."
 "Who was there?" inquired.
 Mrs. F'lournoy Rivers I saw frequent ly," she responded. Mrs. Maebelle Sloss Cecil. who was studying art and Bible work for the Young Womens Christian association, and Miss Sandlin, who is connected with the same instl- tuition, was studying physical education Then there was Prof. Henry Page Bur rus of the West End schools, who was studying psychology and history. and who will deliver two lectures at the Congressional institute to be held at the high school here next month. Then, too there was Professor Dowell of the East Lake schools
 What a nice little colony of clever
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-08-31
EX-MAIL CLERK
 KILLS HIMSELF
L. A. BICkLE OF AUGUSTA AL MOST SEWERS HEAD FROM BODY WITH A RAZOR-ON TRAIN RE- GENTLY WHEN ROBBED.

Augusta, Ga, August 30.-L. A. Bickle white, aged 43, ex-mail clerk on the Southern railway, almost ses- cred his head from his body with a razor at his home yesterday morning. Bickle had been in i'll health and it is said that his mind was unbalanced because of this and recent bereave- ments in his family.
 Bickle was mail clerk on Southern train from Charleston on the night of May Is last when the express car was rified When the train reached Au- gusta the express messenger was found in a chest. He claimed that he had been knocked down by masked men and placed in the chest G. P. Humphreys, baggagemaster on the train on the night of the robbery, cut his throat two months ago, dying al most instantly, because he was sus- pected of the robbery.
 While the express company does not connect Bickle with the robbery, it is a fact that detectives few days ago questioned him regarding the case.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-08-31
UNKNOWN NEGRO
 CHASED BY POSSE

Aiken, S. C.. August 3o.-A posse this afternoon chased into a swamp near White Pond, this county, an unknown ne- gro who last night attempted to enter the bedroom of the daughter of prom inent citizen of the White Pond com munity. The negro was frightened from the house by the screams of the young woman. At late hour tonight reports were to the effect that the negro had not been captured.
 It became known today that a negro entered the home of H. K. Chatfield. & prominent citizen of this city, early yes- terday morning and was driven away only after Mrs. Chatfeld had fired two shot at him with a pistol No arrest has been made
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-08-31
MIR. AND MRS. WILLOWS ENTERTAIN.

MT. and Mrs, Maurice Willows enter tained the following guests Saturday MT. and Mrs. H. F. Simrall of Colum- bus, Miss; Hon. W. l.. Mitchell of Marietta, Ga, and Rev. Marvin Hefin of this city.
 Assisting them in entertaining were MT. and Mrs. A. J. Koenig, Mrs. Lee, Mrs. w. J. Knowlton and Mrs. w. T. Masterson.
 During the afternoon the young son of the home was christened and named Maurice Sheppard Willows, in honor of Congressman Sheppard, who is close personal friend of MT. Willows
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-08-31
FOR BRIDE-TO-BE.

MT and Mrs. Fred Williams enter of Miss Myrtle Jones, whose marriage to MT. Dickson will be celebrated this month.
 The home was decorated in green and white. Ices were served by Masters Earle Wheeler and Vance Jones and punch by Miss Susye Grae Jones and Miss Jessie White. In cutting the cake, Miss Myrtle Jones cut the ring and Miss Willie Byrd the thmble Music was furnished by Linnehan's band.
 Those present were: Miss Myrtle Jones, Miss Alma Elenburg of Montevallo, Miss Julia Steele. Miss Ivey Adams. Miss Ida Hall, Miss Gertrude Courson, Miss Nalda Hale, Miss Willie Byrd, Miss Geor- gia Collier, Miss Sarah and Miss Katie Blake, Miss Lillye Anderson, Miss Katie Davis, Miss Alleta Jones, Miss Ruth Ratlff, Miss Lottye Browning, Miss Jessie White, Miss Hattie Williams, Miss Celeste Jones' Miss Luck Aldridge, Miss Bernice and Miss Sammie Dick son, Miss Emma Wood, Miss Lola and Miss Emma Strickland, MT. James D. Dick son, MT. Frank Maffett, MT. Dick and Din Roegner, MT. Maurice Latche, MT. Robert Hawkins, Mir. Albert Eager, MT. Bowen Mcdonnell, MT. Arthur Roberts, MT. Clyde Steele, MT. Lonnegan, Mrs. Clyde Hudson, MT. Dewitt and Mir. George Simpson, MT. John Williams, MT. William Sanford MT. Authur Hale. MT. Leo and MT. Beecher Byrd, MT. Adolph Anderson, MT. Earle Wheeler, MT. Vance Jones, MT. and Mrs. George Oliver, Mr. and Mrs. D. Mcconnell, Mr. and Mrs. John Jenkins, MT. and Mrs. Sam Jones, MT. and Mrs. John Bern hard, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Wheeler, Mrs. D. M Dickson, Mrs. Sallye Byrd, Mrs. Gertrude Jones, MT. W. A. Williams Mrs. Stella V. Johnston. Mrs. Harry Wood of Florida.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-08-31
ANNOUNCEM ENTS.

The Joi de Vies and Growlers expect to give a dance Thursday evening at the Margaret Allen school instead of at East Lake, as was first planned
 MT. John M Bradley will be the host at a dance Friday evening at the Mar garet Allen school.
 
 Among the entertainments to be given in honor of Miss Susie Phillips and MT. Bernard Davis Field, whose wedding will be an event of September 8. will be a linen shower for Miss Phillips next Mon day afternoon, at which Miss Alice Hirsch will be hostess, and the same evening a dinner given by Mrs. A. B. Well for Miss Phillips and MT. Field.
 
 Tomorrow Miss Nell Mosley of New York and Miss Maoene Nelson of Nash vile will be complimented with a hay ride by party of young men,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-08-31
GIRL IDENTIFIES
 SUSPECTED MAN

Jackson. Miss. August 90-(Special.)- The military companies ordered to Brook haven last night to protect R. A. Wood all, white man, aged 40, charged with criminally assaulting Myrtise Neal, the 12-year-old daughter of a prominent min man at Pearl Haven, landed the culprit in Jackson jail at 4 a. m, The Brook haven military had stood off the mob un- til other companies arrived on a special train from Jackson. Woodall who Is a man of family, protests his innocence. but the girl positively identifies him.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-08-31
NOTES AND PERSONALS.

MT. Henry Chairsell is spending a
 few days with relatives in Birmingh am before going to Savannah to assume his duties as physical instructor in the juvenile department at the Young Mems Christian association in that city. MT. Chairsell has been for some time gym nasium instructor in the Young Mems Christian association of Jackson Miss, and lately resigned to undertake the same class of work in the handsome new association building in Savannah, which will be completed early in Octo- Der. MT. Chairsell has lived in Bir- mingham all of his life and has many
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-08-31
Jailed at Jackson.

Jackson, Miss, August 30.-(Special )- Frank Melton, member of the mercantile firm of Melton Bros, at Bolton, who was indicted Saturday by the Hinds county grand jury, came to Jackson today, ae- companied by his wife, baby and sev- eral friends, and was placed in jail. His attorneys will apply for a writ of ha- beas corpus Melton was discharged on preliminary trial, the justice holding that the killing of Papadoll. manager of ths Bolton electric light plant, was justifia- ble
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-08-31
Postal Officials Confer.

Washington, August 30.-The confer ence of postal registry officials from the principal cities of the country, called by Postmaster General Hitchcock to consid- CT the details of his plan for increasing the registry fee from to 10 cents, to make good the existing deficit on that score, met here today. The officials were instructed by the Postmaster Gen eral as to the purpose of the conference and entered at once upon the work.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-08-31
Fatal Fight of Cousins.

Alexandria, / La, August 3O.-News
 reached here today of fatal fight be- tween two cousins yesterday at Center Point, Avoyelles parish. As a result, Ivy Scroggs, IS years old, is dead and
 Milford Scroggs, 25 years old, is held on a charge of murder. The two young men were returning home from baptiz- ing when they came to blows as a result of difference of opinion. Milford, it is allegedr drew a revolver and fired sev- eral shots into his cousin, who fell dead.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-08-31
Killed By Live Wire.

Charlotte, N. C., August 3o.-Harvey Ritchie, 20 years old, climbed into one of the big transmission towers of the South ern Power company at Albemarle, Stan ly county this afternoon, to ascertain if he could get a shock by touching the wires. AS the youth touched the deadly wires hts feet burst from the force of the terrific current that passed through his body, and he dropped to the ground, dead The wires carry SO,000 volts.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-08-31
Killed By Neoroes,

Jackson. August ao.-Deputy Sheriff J. L. Wainwright was shot and instantly killed today while attempting to arrest Louis and Joshua Ballsm. negroes, for assault with intent to murder. Morris Kimball, who was with Wainwright, was slightly wounded A reward has been offered for the capture of the negroes
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-08-31
Windstorm Causes Damage.

Brass Wall, Ga, August 30.-A severe wind storm, accompanied by rain and hail passed over this section late this afternoon, doing immense damage. Streams are swollen, bridges washed away and crops have been damaged. Telephone wires to neighboring towns are down.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-08-31
Arrested for Selling Liquor.

Mobile August 3O.-The first arrest un- der the new "Fuller'' prohibition law took place here tonight when Sheriff J. s. Drago arrested Fred Peers, a young white man. It is alleged that Peers fitted up a bar in the downtown district and was enjoying lucrative business from the sale of intoXicants.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-08-31
Moonshlne Still Raided.

Bristol. Tenn. August 30.-A special from Wise, Va, says that a revenue raidng squad headed by Deputy Col lectors J. F. Alley and W. Buddington returned today from a successful raid upon large Illicit distillery in that county. They took nine men prisoners and destroyed a large quantity of liquor Among the prisoners is a former Justice of the peace.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-08-31
Javanese Rebels Punished.

Batavia. Java, August ao.-sharp pun ishment has been inflicted upon the reb- els of the Island of Flores by a Dutch detachment. IS members of which were killed in an ambush set by the natives The Dutch sent for re-enforcements and attacked the rebels fercely. The natives had IF men killed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-08-31
Postal Changes.

Washington, August 3O-(Special.)-J. H. McCollum is appointed rural carrier, Thomas J. McCollum substitute. Route 2 at Double Springs.
The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1909-06-12

Being calm and unrufled at calm and
unruffiing times is all very well. But the
woman who retains her equanimity in the
midst Of upheavals, especially the upheaval
of moving or cleaning days, has herself so
well in hand that she could govern state
or lead an army to battle with equal honor
Exctability is an unfortunate trait. 1t
is not blessing to him who gives or him
who takes, and in woman it has even
worse consequences than in man, A
woman is apt to empty the walls of her ex-
citement on helpless individuals chill
dren, her servants, her friends, whoever is
The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1909-06-12
RESORT UNSoLD COMB HONEY
Combs candied Should Be Cut Out and
Rendered and Sold for What
They Are.

II not already done, now is good
time to resort all unsold comb honey.
One is almost certain to find some
which is candied, and this should be
taken out. as well as any that shows
any signs of granulation whatever.
The combs that are candied can be
cut out and rendered and all the
partly candied sold for just what they
are.
The. best place to do this sorting
is before a good-sized window, so the
combs can be held up to let the light
through II 1t will. The edges OF the
comb next to the wood usually show
the first signs OF candying.
When selling honey to the home
grocer it pays to go over his stock
occasionally and exchange any which
is caldied There is often great
loss of trade resulting from selling
good customer section of candied
honey The grocer should know how
to detect any slightly candied section
honey.