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The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-09-29
ORPHEUM TO OPEN
 ON MONDAY NIGHT
HAM THIS MORNING TO MAKE AR- ATTACHMENTS PRETTY PLAY HOUSE TO HAVE VAUDEVILLE.

Jake Wells will arrive in Birming- ham this morning to make the final arrangements for opening the Orpheum theatre next week with vaudeville in connection with the famous Princess Amusement company's circuit of houses and with their bookings. The definite announcements as to the management and policy will this morning be gone over with M. L. Semon. who will man. age the Oipheum.
 The Orpheum will be opened Mon day, October 3, and will play matinees every afternoon and give two per- formances every night, one at 1880 and the second at 9:30 o'clock. The class of attractions will be the highest ever offered in Birmingham at the prices.
 The Orpheum will make an ideal place for the class of vaudeville which will be Offered. There will be four acts on the bill, which will be changed twice a week, Mondays and Thursdays. There will be run of fine moving pie ture films. changing frequently, and all first run pictures.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-09-29
BUSINESS GOOD"
 SAYS MANAGER HUDSON

w. R. Hudson. general manager of the Norfolk and Southern railroad, was in Birmingham yesterday en route to Norfolk from Columbus. Miss, where he has been for the past two days.
 He was formerly superintendent and general superintendent of the Southern railway in this city and Is well known here. MT. Hudson looked the picture of health and said he was well pleased with his new home.
 Business is very good" said MT. Hudson yesterday. Although natural dull period is expected in the summer we have passed through 1t most satis- factory. I notice with a great deal of interest that Birmingham continues to grow. I am very much interested in the welfare of the city and ~hope to see Birmingham the greatest town in the industrial world before many years"
 MT. Hudson returned to Norfolk yes terday afternoon. He said Mrs. Hud- son. who was seriously injured here inst before they removed to Norfolk, was fast pegaining her health.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-09-29
NARROW ESCAPE FOR
 ROYAL PERSONAGES

Milan, September 2s-King Victor Em- manuel and his cousin. the Count of Turin, had narrow escape from a ss- rious accident today while inspecting tho aeroplanes at the aerodrome here. The, aviator, Simon, failed to observe that the King and the Count were walking di- rectly in front of him and started his machine. It swept toward them at full speed. There were loud cries from the alarmed spectators and a warning call to lie down. The sovereign and the count threw themselves to the ground and the machine just cleared them.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-09-29
ADJUSTMENTS
Cazcneuve Tonight

] The seat sale for the engagement of M.
 Paul cazeneuve at the Jefferson theatre
 this afternoon and tonight indicates crowded houses at both performances. II is an extraordinary attraction at popu- lar prices and not often this season Will theatre patrons have an opportunity 10 see such fine coApany in such elabor- late and costly presentations at bargain Ifigures. a"Don Ceasar de Bazan' will be lthe matinee offering and "A Rogues
 Honor will be the play at night.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-09-29
Al. G. Field Seat Sale

Seats are now selling for the engage ment of the Al G. Field Greater Min strels at the Jefferson theatre tomorrow might and Saturday matinee and night The Atlanta Constitution said, among others things of the big show:
 An immense crowd filled the Grand opera house last night and roared with laughter at the best minstrel offer ing that has come to town in long while.
 Al. G. Field and his band of fun
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-09-29
At the Bijou

Happy Hooigan" continues to turn people away from the Bijou, and that's the best answer as to what class of at traction it Is. Monday night was rec ord-breaking crowd, the largest of the season, the newspapers stated, and Tues day nights crowd was even larger There was not a vacant seat in any part of the house. There is a matinee today and Saturday, and performances nightly. Next week comes The Adventures of Polly" a comedy drama.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-09-29

Yet when he learned a few years after that the same property had sold for 5000 he felt no regret And now when the property would bring 10 times the later amount he seems to be satisfied with his moderate success and feels no pang of remorse or disappointment
 John Wyatt of Ebenezer. prosperous community to the east of the Cunning ham farm, is another of the successful farmers of Shelby county. He raises mules, corn and cotton. His speciality Is mules.
 Some of his neighbors remember when John Wyatt worked as a day laborer at 75 cents day Now he has farm that is estimated as worth s30.0oo by some Of his neighbors. John says 1t is a good farm and a good hone It is not Tor sale.
 He has just completed a fish pond that is one of the notable features of this sec ton. It is of solid concrete.
 His residence is one of the finest in the county. It's seven gables attract the attention of all who pass that way 
 T. M. Frost is another farmer In this section who is making more than com fortable living, and Is a living inspira- ton to the community.
 He grows corn. hay, oats and some cot ton, as we'll as devoting considerable at- tention to hogs and other live stock. He has A beautiful home and a most inter- esting family.
 A son has recently graduated from college in the middle west and is now holding a responsible position in Louis vile. Another son is attending the Polytechnic institute at Auburn. I found that it Is nothing unusual foI the sons and daughters of these farmers to finish their education in college. Al home they are surrounded with all ths suggestive advantages that bring refine | ment and whet the ambition for the bes' | there is in life.
 There are lace curtains of the fines texture at the windows, carpets on thu floors, pianos and other musical instru ments, books and daily newspapers ant | kOOu bCHoOAS. Mr. Majors, my companion, declared that some of these schools are better thar many of the town schools. | One of the notable features that ob served in this section is an abundance of fresh water bubbling from enormous springs. These springs are well distrib uted over the country. providing most ex cellent advantages for cattle raising ant dairying.
 Most of the farmers hereabout devote ; great deal of attention to gardening ant dairying, finding a ready market for thu
 numerous mining towns not far away al | well as Montevallo on one side, ant
 the cotton mills at Siluria few miles t' the east Calera is also within three or four miles, giving ready and eas. shipping facilities in ave directions.
 This western section of Shelby count, is one of the most promising in the stat of Alabama
 | was about to overlook the good worl that pr. R. A. Berry is doing on th' main road that leads through his farm. | He is building modern road not onl! on his place, but for some distance Il
 sher direction at his own expense.
 This work in road building will prov valuable object lesson. and an iinspira ton to everyone in the entire commun ! ity.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-09-29
"The Climax"

Theatre-goers of this city will be de- lighted to learn that Joseph M. Webers comedy drama "The Climax" by Edward Locke. with music by Joseph Carl Breil, will be the attraction again at the Jef- ferson theatre Monday night, Tuesday "The Climax" is a story of Bohemian life, and one whose freshness of idea, crisp humor and incessant charm will maintain 1t in high favor. Seats for ''The Climax" will go on sale Friday morning.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-09-29

The Berry home is one of the interesting landmarks of Shelby county. The resi- dence is one of the handsomest and most substantial in this section and has been made exceptionally comfortable by its present owner.
 There is hot and cold water, sanitary sewerage and a private electric plant soon to be installed will add electric lights as well as power for farm and dairy ma chinery. A telephone in the library con- nects the home with the outside world while a rural delivery mail route delivers the morning mail at the door almost as soon as the merchant in Montevallo re- ceives his.
 This electric plant will be built on a small stream about one-half mile from the house, where something like 30 horse- power will be developed
 pr. Berry has purchased the material and will at once erect a modern dairy es- tablishment for the accommodation of 100 or more cows He will build modern barn and one or two silos His intention is to grow all the feed that will be required for summer and winter feeding. He Is experimenting with alfalfa and has found that 1t can be grown on this red clap soil. Dr. Berry owns the only automobile in this section including the towns of MontevaHo and makes frequent trips to Birmingham, a distance of 28 miles. The library of literary, scientific, refer ence and technical books maintained at Dr. Berry's country home is one of the curiosities of this community. Just beyond the Berry place and ad- | joining 1t is the home of William Bur-
 gin. who moved from Ensley two or three years ago. He has one of the prettiest
 farms in this section and is prospering.
 He makes a speciality of fine hogs. He Is prospering.
 l On the road we met soldierly gen.
 tleman on horseback. Following him in
 buggy were his two beautiful daugh- | ters.
 The old gentleman was B. F. Cunning
 ham, whose farm is located two miles be-
 yond the Berry farm. We skirted it dur.
 ing our drive. MT. Cunningham is one
 of the most successful farmers in Shelby
 county. He exhibited a ham at the State
 fair in Birmingham last year that weigh
 cd 53lh pounds. It was raised on his
 farm and is a sample of his expert agri.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-09-29
Importopt To uou.eke.pcr.

| Are you still looking for house to rent? If so, call me up. l still have a few nice\ \homes for rent both in the city and subufbs. JOHN B. BETHEA. 212O First Avenue.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-09-29
ANNOUNCEMENT

Housewives can convert ofdnary dishes into delicious morsels. simply by adding dash of Rcd snapper Sauce. Fine meats. fish. game etc, Ask your grocer.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-09-29
"aueen of the Moulin Rouge.

Rather disappointing to those who ex- pected something exceptionally clever in the music line and hardly up to the ex- pectations of those who came to see something really sensational was The Queen of the Moulin Rouge" The first performance of the play was witnessed by a capacity house last night at the Shubert, most of the audience being men.
 The company presenting the piece, was not far from mediocre, only the three principals showing ability. The scenery was disappointingly shabby and the cos tumery not particularly lavish. A few of the musical numbers were tuneful and well rendered, and the dancing, both of the chorus and the principals, was ex- cellent, but beyond this the play is not much superior to some that were seen at lower prices before the Shubert thea tre was called the Shubert
 An excellent bit of work in the line of pantomifne was offered in the second act during the scenes billed as a street in Montmartre and a cheap Paris cafe. The life of the Paris "Apaches." or thugs, was no doubt correctly portrayed, with, of course, the usual exaggeration.
 The vulgar part of the play is vulgar enough for those who like the atmos- phere of the threadbare burlesque, the maudlin groans from the gallery includ- ed, but there is little real merit to be found in the whole
 Harry Short, in the role of Savorette, the art teacher, is an excellent come dian, and by far the best actor in the company. snitz Edwa As does the next best work in variety of roles, and the third member of the cast who does cred table work is Grace Turner, who ap- pears in the title role.
 Considering the fact that "The Queen of the Moulin Rouge plays at the best houses in all cities, the Shubert theatre should not be too harshly condemned. The "open door" policy doubtless has It's drafts.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-09-29
THE TOUGH OF THE
 ARTIST

There is a character to every mans work, either crude or artistic. Jas. H. Finders eye-giass work shows the touch of the artist that it is difficult to equal. Call on him for perfect eye glass adjustment 306 N. Nineteenth street.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-09-29

Birmingham Special, the New York train,
 Leaves 0:30 ., n.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-09-29

makers are no disappointment in the 18th year of their age. They seem 10 improve with the years
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-09-29
Dustin Farnum in "Cameo Kirby"

Cameo Kirby the new Booth Tafk- ington and Harry Leon Wilson play of romance and adventure, with its scenes laid in 1882 in and around New Orleans, comes to the Shubert theatre with Dustin Farnum in the title role tomorrow night.
 The play presents MT. Farnum in the fascinating guise of a Mississippi river gambler, one of the cavaliers of chance supposed to have been active on that river in the early thirties. It is an en- tirely new departure from the cowboy roles with which he has been so long identified Seats are now selling
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-09-29
Fair visitors will be cordially welcomed

q Next week the Alabama State Fair is the attraction which will to draw thousands of people Birmingham Many of the retail merchants of Alabama who will be here. A cordial welcome awaits offices and exhibit at the Fair Grounds q The retail merchants who visit here and who patrons of extended the invitation. We hope they will visit what facilities we have for handling their trade
 q To the layman-hec who buys from tail merchans-we issue the invitation. We do seek direct buying connections with you, but we do urge a o familarze yourself with what handle that you may call for goods from your retailer q TO all invite particular attention to the label Americas Best that the high grade hardware sell, and which will be prominently featured in eral exhibit the Fair
 q Americas Best means what it implies We tee every article labeled Americas Best and will make it good the very limit Our years of business reputation back of that label.
 The Fair will be larger and better than before. It will be worth visit in every particular.
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-09-29
MODEL FARMERS l IN SHELBY COUNTY Offer Fine Example for Other
 Sections ALL ARE REGISTERING pr. R. \. Berry, Former Birmingham Man, Has One of Most Attractive PIaces-Trip Through County
 Is Inspiring
ALL ARE REGISTERING
BY WALTER HARPER

Mrs. Emma Nix is a widow with three sons just emerging from their teens. She and the boys live on their farm about one mile east of Montevallo, in Shelby county.
 The home is neat and modern The thrift. refinement and prosperity of the inmates is apparent to the most casual observer. The land comprising the Nix farm is no better than the average land in this section. It is the red clay which predominates in this community
 But the Nixs have prospered to a de- gree beyond that of most of their neigh bors. They have paid for their home and have made extensive improvements. l am told that they pay cash for every thing they buy and that they have enough to operate the farm and have the luxuries that their simplicity of life demands.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-09-29

Part of the way out from Montevallo L. N Nabors and myself had driven over part of the old stage road route from Montevallo to Elyton. These roads are in fairly good condition and are being improved as rapidly as possible by in dividual and public effort Shelby is a big county and 1t has been quite a diff cult task to develop the system over the entire county.
 Four miles beyond the Nix farm and after we had passed a number of other prosperous plantations, all owned and cultivated by white people who live at home, we came to pr. R. A. Berry's farm of 750 acres.
 pr. Berry is the well-known Birming- ham physician, who has accomplished a rounded success in his profession and has now chosen the simple life for the monday, afternoon and evening of his career.
 We found him in bed at Il O e in the morning, but he rose with and without hesitation when we w announced. A newspaper man c z farm five miles from town lookiT news was curiosity that he hs4teu to inspect.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-09-29

thought he was doing good pusiness.
 Yet when he learned few years after that the same property had sold for 5000 he felt no regret. And now when the property would bring 10 times the later amount he seems to be satisfied with his moderate success and feels no pang of remorse or disappointment.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-09-29

What Mrs. Nix and her boys are doing on this farm furnishes a most whole some object lesson for thousands of other farmers in Alabama. They raise hogs, corn, vegetables, fruit cane a2d cotton. Cotton comes last. It pays to raise cotton as surplus crop. but the small farmer cannot depend on 1t for a living and succeed.
 The Nixs raise fine hogs for breeding purposes. They sell all they can raise at fancy prices. even finding demand market outside the state.
 They also sell several hundred gallons of ribbon cane syrup every year These and other products from this model farm give a money crop of some kind for all the year round.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-09-29

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-09-29

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-09-29

I was about to overlook the good work that Dr. R. A. Berry is doing on the main road that leads through his farm
 He is building a modern road not only on his place, but for some distance in
 sher direction at his own expense.
 This work in road building will prove valuable object lesson. and an linspira- ton to everyone in the entire commun- lty.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1910-07-28
WHAT BOYS SHOULD LEARN.

There are great many things
boys, while boys, should learn. And
if they learn those lessons so we'll as
never to forget them during life,
they will prove of great help to them
oftentimes when they need help.
Among other things boys should
learn, these may be named:
Cd Not to tease boys and girls
smaller than themselves.
CD Not to take the easiest chair
in the room, put it in the pleasantest
place, and forget to offer it to moth
er when she comes in to sit down.
CD To treat mother as politely as
if she were a strange lady who did
not spend her life in their service.
(4) To be as kind to their sisters
as they expect their sisters to be to
them.
60 To make their friends among
good boys.
CO To take pride in being a gem
tleman at home.
Cd To take mother into their con-
f1dence if they do anything wrong,
and above all, never to lie about any,
thing they have done.
(S) To make up their minds not
to learn to smoke, gamble, or drink,
remembering these things are terri
BILE drawbacks to good men, and ne
cessities to bad ones.-The Glenn
wood Boy.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1910-07-28
I'll / n II S
A Stranger.

Teach your children to be gentle.
One way is through habitual kind
treatment of all forms of plant and
animal life. There is something for
parents to ponder over not only when
they see their children pulling off
flies wings, holding a butterfly by
one wing, striking at bees with their
hats or tormenting cat, dog or toad.
Make your children capable of loving
animals, flowers, friends and of low
ing each other. Help your little ones
to keep a wild flower-garden with
the triple purpose of saving species,
giving employment and awakening a
love for the Masters most beautiful
gift Teach your children to say
Please-Thank you-EXcuse me. The
child's courtesy of manners will re-
act on the heart. The priceless gift
of a strong, true training of heart
and will is within the reach of pa
rents who are willing to prepare
themselves by thought and study
upon this great study of child train
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1910-07-28
FLEAS.

Will some one tell me how to rid
a place of f1eas? AS the warm
weather comes on they get worse
and are carried into the house. The
barns and sheds are full of them.
We have cleaned out all loose litter
and sprayed with oil of pennyroyal in
water, also whitewash.-A Farmers
Wife (Milford, ILL.,
Strew the floors thickly with green
pennyroyal and leave it on for two
days. At the same time spread
sticky flypaper under the beds, Ia
bles, ETC., and leave it down all
night. 1t will catch the fugitives
from the hated herb. If a few re-
main, try the pennyroyal again next
week.-Buffalo Evening News.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1910-07-28
THE ORIGIN OF THE KISS.

Concerning the kiss and it's origin,
opinions differ. Some wise men de-
clare that the kissing habit is one of
the remains of cannibalism, and that
it's beginning was nothing more than
the carnivorous impulse to bite
When primitive man gave kiss, he
expressed an affection equal to his
love for his foods. The kiss meant,
II love you well enough to eat you
1t is certain that kissing was one
Of the most ancient customs. 1t was
current among the ancient Jews, and
is we'll known among all Orientals
Nor is it to disappear Exalted by
the dying act of more than one his
torical hero, sung by all the poets,
from Solomon onward, the kiss is
here to stay. The world could not
do without it.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1910-07-28
A Long Look.

A nervous woman went to a throat
specialist in New York to have her
throat treated. The specialist used
a laryngoscope.
AS he was adjusting it the special
list said to his patient:
You'd be surprised to know how
far we can see with this instrument"
eff that is the case" said the
woman, before you begin 1 want to
say I just hadn't time to darn that
hole in my stocking before I came
here. Saturday Evening Post.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1910-07-28
Marguerites.

Boil one cup sugar and one-half
cup water until it threads. Remove
to back of range and drop in five
marshmallows cut in pieces. Let
stand to dissolve, then gradually
pour on to the whites of two eggs
beaten until foamy. Add two table
spoonsful of shredded cocoanut and
one-quarter teaspoonful of vanilla.
When partially cool add one cup of
chopped English walnut meats.
Spread on saltines and brown slight
ly in hot oven. This quantity will
spread between three and four dozen
crackers. Nice for afternoon tea
Mrs. F. w. F.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1910-07-28

one of the new notes in dressmaking.
There is, for instance, red felt on
broadcloth--a bright flame red or an
English pink-the merest patch or
strip Of it with raw, cut edge as
the one spot of color on a shepherds
plaid costume, trimmed with black
satin. Chamois, with cut edges, APP
pears on another, and, strange as it
may seem, the dress on which it was
used was lavender linen.-Maud E.
Cilley, Buffalo.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1910-07-28

@OR the encouraging letters
"a and expressions of approval
and interest in the ''Woman's
Page" we are most grateful.
We would like to make the page
beneficial as we'll as pleasant, and we
hope more of you will feel that the
page is YOURS and add interest to it
by giving us the benefit of some of
the things YOU KNOW Each read
er has some recipe, or some idea that
is of value for it's originality and all
of us would be glad to have and ap-
preciate.
Won't you each take more interest
in the page, in that you will con-
tribute to it and make it more an ex-
change of ideas and condolences? We
hope you will. A. w. L.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1910-07-28
THE LIGHT.

The night has a thousand eyes
And the day but one
Yet the light of the bright world dies
With the dying sun.
The mind has a thousand eyes
And the heart but one;
Yet the light of a whole life dies
When love is done.
F. w. BOURDILLON.