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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-11-26

Autumn maiden-full OF fun
Football player-chapter one.
Maiden waves a flag of blue
From the observation-disclosures two.
Football player turns to see;
Down he tumbles-chapter three.
Lost some scalp and what is more,
Lost his heart. That's chapter four.
And he says as surgeons mend,
1--WE won my goal" And that's the end,
Except there'll be a wedding soon
And then q happy honeymoon.
From Dolly's Scrapbook.
An enormous crowd had gathered on the
grounds The grandstand was radiant
with bright. happy faces. There were
gayly decorated motor cars and behicles
OF every description, with the colors of
the two teams flying fiamboyantly in the
air, while stunning riders on horseback
and pedestrians from every quarter of the
town assembled when we whisked up in
Bettina's brand new motor and took
our place along with the enthusiastic
crowd to witness Alabama and Louisiana
in deadly conflict at the annual Thanks
giving football game yesterday after
noon.
said Bettina as we adjusted our automo-
bile pharaphernalia and bowed and ogled
at scores of people we knew, who were
just as intent upon the situation as our
selves
They usually pick up the fragments of
arms and legs. seven baskets full. or the
like said jokingly. as I knew Bettina's
loathipo NJ apvfhtpC lilo o,ora
at wish We hadn't come" she sighed,
for I will be thinking all the time of
those awful accidents in the big college
games up north that I've been reading
about recently"
well, don't think said bromidically.
IT am really, terribly frightened" said
Bettina shivering. 81 never knew I'd be
/ two things I am afraid of, and that's the
| smallpox and Indians. Our cook had the
| smallpox once and had to be taken to
/ the pesthouse, and I got my idea of In
dams from reading Mr.. James Fenimore
Cooper. I've never quite got over the
| various deaths which were melted out to
white men by the warriors of the tribes.
mere was only one UncaS, you KNOW.
I eschewed this badinage until the two
| college teams appeared upon the scene,
| when Bettina exclaimed
why. those awful things in blankets.
| and with that great shock OF hair are
| true-true Indians, do believe. Isn't that
a tomahawk that one has over there?'
she shouted as she signifed the biggest
| in the crowd.
Just then sound pierced the air that
caused us to grab each other in horror,
| and Bettina said:
| TITS their war cry and I'm so scared,
| You know that they say the only good
Indian is a dead one, and
"well, calm yourself said. THAT is
not an Indian war cry, but merely just
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-11-26
NEWS OF THE DAY
IN SOCIETY WORLD
The NuptiaI Ceremony of Miss
Weatherly and Mr.. Westall
NOTES HERE AND THERE
Party to Be Given for Young Visiting
Girl-Events of Today-Announce-
ments-Personsl
Mention.
NOTES HERE AND THERE
BY MYRTLE MILES.

The climax of a perfect Thanksgiving
Day was the wedding last evening Of ono
of Birmingham's loveliest girls, Miss
Florence Weatherly, to Mr.. William
Henry Westall of Ashevile,N. C.
The nuptials were solemnized at 9
o'clock In the presence of brilliant and
distinguished assemblage gathered at the
Weatherly residence. Mr.. and Mrs.
Weatherly and their daughters have all
ways held an enviable place in society,
and their lovely home has been the scene
of many Inequalities, the memory OF
which will linger long wien the friends
who were permitted to enjoy them. Last
winter little later than this Mr.. and
Mrs. Weatherly introduced to society the
daughter who has become bride. In
her youth and girlish beauty she was
still the debutante as well as the bride
to those who watched her take her we'd
ding VOWS.
There was q throng Of guests IN at
tendance at the wedding and the frecep-
ton which followed. Limiting the invi-
tations to a function at the Weatherly
home of the family means hundreds of
people, and the number in attendance
Included representatives of Birmingham s
prominent families.
Mrs. Cyrus Pittman Orr Mrs. Wealth
erlys sister, assisted her as hostess,
welcoming the guests at the door as
they entered. Mrs. Orr looked most dis
tinguished in a green reception gown.
The house was superbly decorated for
the wedding In smilax and white flowers,
this color combination being used
throughout the entire wedding The cere-
mony was pronounced in the drawing
room, where the bridal colors were espe-
oially notable in greenery, chrysanthe-
NUNS and the light of many tapers. The
altar was made In window recess, whose
green trimmings made most artistic
effect as a background for the bridal
group. The usual nuptial clusters OF
candelabra were alight with white tapers
while at either side stood tall vases filled
with white blossoms.
An orchestra played for the entrance
of the bridal procession. The ribbons
were held by ushers who made in this
way a passage for the bride and her
attendants. The bridesmaids were foui
of Miss Weatherlys dearest friends
Miss Syddie Moore, Miss Kathleen Van
Hoose, Miss Florence Smith and Miss
Alice Coughlan. A prettier group OF
girls could not be found than these IN
their soft green frocks, made with filmy
trimmings of white. Miss VanHoose
Miss Smith and Miss Moore. each blond
and Miss Coughlan with her Titan hail
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-11-26
Hob Tariff Is Doomed.

London, November 25.-Addressing tho
London chamber of commerce tonight in
the presence OF the German ambassador,
Herr Kempff, second vice president Of the
German reichstag, expressed the belief
that the system of high protection of
which Germany. France and the United
States were examples, would become In
supportable Whatever might be the fu-
ture development of the economic policy
of Europe. he was convinced that the pc
Rod of high protection was approaching
its end.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-11-26
Shin Subsidy Advocated.

New Orleans, November 25.-Organiza-
ton of gulf states division of the Ma
tional Merchant Marine league was begun
here tonight. The movement followed an
address by Congressman W. E. Hum
phreys of Washington before the New
Orleans Progressive union in advocacy
of the adoption of ship subsidy measure
by the federal government
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-11-26
Not In the Merger.

Louisville, KY, November 25.-lt was
announced today by attorneys for the
Goodwin Preserving company that the
company has been reorganized since the
death of its president, E. l.. Goodwin,
but that the concern was not party to
the merger of several pickle and preserv-
ing companies. as announced last Mon
day.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-11-26

Lorton. Miss Virginia Abbott. Miss Fan
ME Evans. Miss Eula Weakley, Miss
Blan Tomlinson, Miss Sarah Wilson,
Miss Avis Fyatt. Miss Helen McCary,
Miss Dorothy Johnson, Miss Jessie May
Annie BIinn, Miss Margaret Cameron,
Miss Ellen Norton and Mrs. Pearl
Guscott.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-11-26
ESTES-SYLVESTER.
WEDDING CARDS.

The following invitations have been
received:
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Asbury Syl-
vester request the honor of your pres
ence at the marriage of their daughter,
Margaret, to Mr.. Charles Richard Estes,
on the evening of Tuesday, December Z,
1909. at o'clock, at 1912 South street,
Nashville, Tenn"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-11-26
AFTERNOON TEA FOR GUESTS.

Miss Kathleen Moore will be the
hostess at an afternoon tea Saturday
in compliment to her guest, Miss Sara
Walker of Alexander City. The hours
are from $3.50 to $50 o'clock and the
girls whom the hostess has invited are
Miss Cecile McCrossin, Miss Adele Bow
man, Miss Estelle Bethe Miss Louise
Long, Miss Cora Gregg, Miss Hettie
Sibley, Miss Mary Sibley, Miss Mar
garet Sibley, Miss Velma Lawrence,
Miss Mary Ellen Perkins, Miss Marie
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-11-26
THANKSGIVING AT
ALLEN SCHOOL.

The main feature of the Thanksgiv-
ing exercises at the Margaret Allen
school was the very fine talk that the
Rev. Mr. Claybrook made to the girls
on "Unselhshness. This talk was fol-
lowed by report from each class Of
the school as to the nature of the class
Thanksgiving offering for 1909. The
offering was more liberal this
year than ever before New material
for aprons, dresses and underwear,
towels, pillow cases, stockings, wraps,
fruit. food, supplies and toys were some
of the things sent out TO the Mercy
Home. and over SIS in money was
donated for charitable purposes.
After a programme of suitable songs,
thanksgiving proclamations and read
ings. Mrs F1ournoy Rivers gave
splendid demonstration of the work the
little folks in the lower grades of the
Margaret Allen school are doing in
sight singing and in music generally.
ToDAYs EVENTS.
Mrs. Alfred Levert will be the hostess
at bridge party this afternoon at the
Country club In honor of Mrs. Mortimer
Harvie Jordan. The hour is 2:15.
Mrs. Nathan L. Miller will entertain at
luncheon today.
Miss Helen Gillespy will give dance
this evening at tho Margaret Allen school
in honor of Miss Dosenbach and Miss
Taylor.
Mrs. J. D. Dabney will entertain this
evening at bridge In compliment to her
guest, Miss Leone Robinson of Anni5-
ton, and Miss Smith and Miss Lathrop.
The Amaranth club will meet with
Miss Ruth Norton at the home of Mrs.
Murdoch.
The Council of Jewish Women will hold
an open meeting at the Florence with
Mrs. Simon as hostess Rev. John W.
Stage of Admission will deliver an ad-
dress.
NOTES AND PERSONALS.
Mr.. and Mrs Stanley Shaefer of Hamil-
ton, O.. will arrive today to visit Mr.. and
Mrs William I. Grub for ten days at
their home in Highland Park, Idlewild
Miss Sara Walker of Alexander City
is the house guest of Miss Kathleen
Moore.
Miss Mary Campbell and Miss Ruth
Lacey, her guest, are spending the week
as the guests of Mrs. Robert III. Sterrett.
as the illness Of Miss Campbells younger
sister, Miss Jean Campbell, prevents their
remaining at home. The little girl Is re-
covering, however, from her attack of
diphtheria.
Miss Martha Dabney has returned from
New Orleans.
Miss Leone Robinson OF Admission is
the guest of Mrs. J. r. Dabney.
The friends of Mrs w. J. Gilmore will
be grieved to know that she is again iii
of pneumonia, having had a severe attack
only IS months ago.
The Council of Jewish Women will
meet this afternoon at $3.50 o'clock in
Mrs Simons' apartments in the Florence
hotel The Rev. DIR. ]. W. Stage has ac-
| cepted an invitation to deliver an address
| at this meeting. His subject will be
l woman"
Alaska sentinel., 1909-01-07

of good quantities of beluga, man. nal of 12 feet long, Is essential to their welfare. The white whales are now very scarce In the bays of the Okhotsk seas. They are captured in open Assures In the ice foes. which they are obliged to frequent for breath ing purposes. When an animal Is caught the festival is held, the entire village taking part. The Idea under lying the celebration is that the cap tured whale has come to visit the set tlement. He must be treated with re spect, as he, that is his head, Is des- tined to return to sea where he will tell of the good time be had while be- ing relieved of his superfuous flesh. how gloriously he was entertained, and will induce his comrades like the fox in the fable, to go and have their tails cut of close behind their heads. -Williamsport (Pa.) Grit.
Alaska sentinel., 1909-01-07

The whale dance of the Koryaks,
 natives of Northeastern Siberia, is an- other case where the host has all the pleasure. Like the man who mixes the cocktail, says Here's to you" and drinks it himself, the Koryaks kill the white whale, or the beluga, cut its head off, eat Its flesh, entertain Its head as a guest and then set that member adrift with the expectation that It will return to its former con- rades and urge them to visit its hosts and be entertained in the same royal manner. Certainly the koryaks, not noted for mental development, have a peculiar sort of humor or they would not carry out the ceremonies attend ing the whale feast without laughing at themselves. As the diet of the Ko- ryaks Is limited to fish. seal and whale flesh, with Russian brick tea as an oc- casional luxury. the taking every year
Alaska sentinel., 1909-01-07

we take a small purchase like that quite as a matter of course.
 II remember the day before Thanks giving pretty little thing came in with her tape measure. She said she wanted to buy a small turkey. The turkey must be just the size to fit into a pan which just went into her oven, and she'd brought along the tape meas ure to make sure told her I'd never seen such a small edition of our na- tional bird and that she'd better com promise on a chicken. She was a good deal disappointed, but we found fine chicken that went into her pan, with a couple of inches to the good. Then she had me look over big basket of sweet potatoes to find some nice. long, slen- der ones,' because she wanted them to just fit around the chicken in the pan. She bought just four.
 Cheese Is another thing the light housekeepers always go slow on. They'd rather buy a few cents worth every day than have a crumb left over for a stray mouse to nibble on. Lots of stores object to selling less than a pound but when a pretty girl appeals to you for just cents worth and per haps to make up for 1t plunges reckless ly and gets four eggs and quarter of
Alaska sentinel., 1909-01-07
CLASS IN MANNERS.
Instruction for Shy and Awkward In
 OId-Time Southern Schools.

The father of Alexander H. Stephens, the vice-presldent of the Confederate states, was an "old feld' teacher, and one of his schooroom exercises, which the pupils called learning manners" evidently made a deep impression on little Alexander, writes Louis Pendleton in his biography of the statesman. The plan was no less admirable than quaint.
 It Is related that about once month on a Friday afternoon, after the spell ing classes had got through their tasks, the boys and girls were directed to take seats in rows facing each other. Then the boy at the head of his row would rise and walk toward the center of the room and the girl at the head of her row would do likewise.
 As they approached the boy would bow and the girl would drop courtesy, the established feminine salutation of those days, and they would pass on.
 At other times they were taught to stop and exchange verbal salutations and the usual formulas of polite h. quiry.
 These exercises were varied by meet ings in an imaginary parlor, the en- trance introduction and reception of visitors, with practice in Commonplace .hat."
 Then came the ceremony of introduc- tions. The parties in this case would walk from opposite sides of the room in pairs, and upon meeting, after sal utations of the two agreed upon, would begin making known to each other the friends accompanying them, the boys saying, Allow me, Miss Mary, to pre- sent to you my friend, Mir. Smith, MT. Smith, Miss Jones'" After Miss Mary
Alaska sentinel., 1909-01-07
BUYING IN SMALL AMOUNTS.
Problem of the Butcher in Light
 Housekeeping Neighborhoods.


 ''The man who runs a grocery and fruit store with a meat market attach ment in a light housekeeping neighbor hood is always sure of his share of funny experiences" said :. man who has just this sort of job in upper Man hattan, according to the New York Sun.
 ''These light housekeeping customers take more of our time In proportion to the money they leave with us than any other class, but they keep us so amused, and they're usually so young and pret- ty and jolly that we never think of really getting mad at them.
 Buying steak to fit the skillet Is a light housekeeping proposition we're often up again. What We call Delmon- leo steaks are best for this and they're favorites with all the women who play the light housekeeping game. We take the bone out and skewer the steak up so it'll just fit their pan, and they go of smiling One girl brings In a plate lust the size of her skillet, so we make the steak fit the plate. We get so used to selling just two chops that
Alaska sentinel., 1909-01-07

The newspapers frequently expos
 persons who advertise work for spare hours" and invite women to learn money at home" by some so-called art or industry. A woman who applies for the work is required to pay for mate rials and instructions, while the em- ployer agrees that the articles she makes shall be purchased, If satisfac- tory" But they seldom prove satisfac- tory. The victims of such humbugs are entitled to sympathy. for most of them need the money they tried to earn, and can III afford to lose that of which they were swindled but the obligation to sympathize Is less apparent in the case of certain operatic stars" who have heretofore found work for their spare hours In singing to make records for talking machines. Although these art ists would have refused to sing in pub lie at two consecutive performances, they spent much time, on many days, In rerfecting records. And now. to their chagrin, those under contract with one manager in New York have been for bidden to assist the talking machine industry except in their own time-be- fore or after the opera season. As the diverse examples suggest, the question of work for spare hours is large one and practically all-embracing. It takes in the wife who In the odd minutes saved from her housekeeping, tries to increase the family income; the con- mercial traveller who carries side line; the minister who lectures or writes books, and millions of others In every walk of life. The extra money they earn seems clear gain" Ere quently, too, the work justifles itself by becoming so expressing and so pro fitable that 1t demands all ones time in- stead of his leisure. These results are worth winning. and nobody wishes to discourage the enterprise that seeks them; but probably 1t would be wise to require spare hours work to pass two simple tests-that 1t shall not conflict with ones duty to ones employer, and that it shall not overtask oneself. When 1t is sufficiently different from the regu- lar work to seem restful change, 1t may generally be pursued with safety.
Alaska sentinel., 1909-01-07
GRIDLEY'S LEAVE.
Touching Scene When tho Bray,
 Captain Left tho Olympia.

Touching Scene When tho Bray,
 Captain Left tho Olympia.
 On the morning of the battle of Ma nila Bay Captain Gridley was so Ill that the little commodore offered to excuse him from duty, but gallantly, as Is characteristic of the man. he re- piled, Thank you, Commodore Dewey but she Is my ship and will fight her" And he did, although, fguratively speaking, he was a dead man before he went on the bridge, and days had strung themselves into but few weeks when he was ordered home on sick leave. He came up out of his cabin dressed In civilian clothes and was met by the rear admiral, who extended him a most cordial hand. A look of trou- bled disappointment fitted across the captains brow, but vanished when he stepped to the head of the gangway, and, looking over, saw not the launch, but twelve pared cutter manned en- tirely by officers of the Olympia. There were men In that boat who had not pulled a stroke for quarter of cen turv. The stars and stripes were at the stern and a captains silken coach whip at the bow, and when Captain Gridley, beloved alike by officers and men, entered the boat 1t was Up oars!" and all that, just as though they were common sailors that were to row him over to the Zatiro. When he sat down upon the handsome boat cloth that was spread for hlm he bowed his head, and his hands hid his face as First Lieutenant Reese, acting cock swain, ordered: "Shove off Out oars! Give away l"-St. Nicholas.
Alaska sentinel., 1909-01-07
DROPS FROM THE CLOUDS.
Dangerous Species of Exhibition that Often Results in Death.

The double parachute descent made the other day from an estimated height of 14.OOo feet by the Misses Louie May and Dolly Shepard, probably constitutes a record In long drops.
 One writes probably" because there Is always a doubt In these cases, ow- ing to the difficulty in verifying the actual attitudes reached by the para chutists before letting go, says writer In Pearson's Weekly.
 Prof. Baldwin, who first populariZed this highly dangerous species of exhlbi- ton at the Alexandra palace, London, in 1888, made several descents from al titudes exceeding a mile, but was pre- vented by the authorities from carry ing out his intention of dropping from a height of two miles. Later, however, he descended in the provinces from a height of 5000 feet. This was his rec ord, so far as this country Is concerned.
 He soon found emulators, though {; several of whom met with violent deaths. Thus, an Englishman named George Higgins. after descending safely several times from attitudes exceeding 10000 feet, was eventually killed at Kirkstall near Leeds. This happened on Aug. s, 1891. A few months later il Miss Van Tassel was similarly dashed to death at Dacca, and on May a0, 1908, Miss Edith Brookes, aged g, waG Eilled near Sheffield.
 On the other hand. there have been chronicled some remarkable escapes of a nature akin to that experienced by the Misses May and Shepard. Thus at Wakefield. some years back, a we'll known parachutist named Cissie Kent, was carried high above the clouds through something going wrong with +hs lrst' cord. yet managed to alight safely in the middle of the town after narrowly escaping being impaled on the spire of All Saints church. Owing to a similar mishap Miss Alma Beaumont was. at Glasgow, once borne aloft to the height of 12,7OO feet before being able to let go. Nevertheless, she suffered no hurt, although twenty minutes werd occupied in the descent.
 It Is easy to prevent failure; all one
Alaska sentinel., 1909-01-07

The steerable balloon, made by Thom- as s. Baldwin under contract for the signal corps of the army, has been ac- cepted, and is now the property of the government. Mir. Baldwin agreed to make a balloon that could be propelled at the rate of twenty miles an hour, could stay in the air two hours, and carry two men and fuel enough for a four-hour trip. He kept his agreement, and now the signal corps owns Its first balloon that is independent of the ordi- nary air currents, and will return to the starting point If no accident hap pens. Conditional contracts have been made for three heavier than air flying machines, and when this was written the inventors of them were making ex- perimental flights to get the machines in shape before submitting to official tests.
Alaska sentinel., 1909-01-07

If every cean-going vessel had wire less telegraphic equipment, It would be easy to carry out the idea of Ger man meteorologist, who proposes to chart the Atlantic and exchange mes sages so that navigator may know, thirty-six hours ahead, what kind of weather he is likely to encounter In the region he is approaching Warning of fogs, as well as storms, could be given, and danger of collision would be elimi- hated, says this enthusiast-who, of course. fanciful though his forecast may seem, is telling only one of those dreams that science causes to come true.