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The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-03-04
The MdstOdOn Alone Is Little
 Less Extinct Than The
 Chaperone Of These Days
Parous Times the Long AgoAway Strategy In Love and War-As Great Puzzle to Solve As MT. Gbsons
 ''Find the Man Who Is Paying For the Dinner
Ry DOLLY DALRYMPLE.

so silly and such hirt and so crazy about attention
 "The young person spoke in vicious way" continued the bachelor, about the lady designed as the chaperon" and I then asked casually:
 "Is she spinster or a widow?'
 Neither" came the quick reply, "she is married"
 "Marriedl" I gasped. land where, pray, is her husband that he allows her to act so silly?"
 Hes the grouchy person sitting up in the corner of the wagon" said my informant, and then l was told that this particular couple had been chosen as chaperons because they were so lenient- and hadn't been married long and that before the lady was wed sh Q had been considered the gayest girl in her set and many other things which in other days would never have been considered qualities belonging to a chaperon.'
 "I have discovered" continued the bach elor, that the chaperon of today is selected without any particular fitness she may have for the position, but just as the girl said on the straw ride, is chosen because of her lax ideas of so- ciety and in for anything spirit, which seems to be the only thing neees- sary."
 Well, at least the young folks have good time under such rules and reg ulations,' l suggested. Later in discussinp the suhieet wit h a young matron who always has a "jolly good time" herself she said.
 'Why, the best chaperon that can be found nowadays is the one who never interferes with anyone never sees anything and never hears any thing
 There are those who regard the chap eron as distinctly un-American in stitution and that no real nice girl needs the services of such a person.
 Put girl on her honor and let her take care of herself" they say.
 And to those who pay much atten- tion to such subjects it may be hinte ed that they are not bored by such com modities these days for like our friend the bachelor was informed the present. day chaperon is the gayest, the most the most willfu1 in any group of graces.
 Elderly ladies who sit knitting, knit ting, watching each glance and look, are now supplanted by the girl who watches the ehaperon herself with awed amazement.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-03-04
lucntan tO Have RaiIra,.I

Mexico City, March 3.-A concession for railroad approximately $50 miles in length. to form connecting link be- tween Mexico City and Merida, Yucatan. has just been granted by the federal government to William P Wood, who has the support of northern and eastern capitalists. Work of construction will begin at once. Beginning at Santa Lu- crecia in the state of Vera Cruz, the road will traverse portions of the states of Vera Cruz, Chiapas, Tabasco, Cam peche and Yucatan. Save for steamship connections Yucatan is today completely cut off from the outside world
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-03-04
MRS. MALONE
 HOSTESS AT LUNCHEON

One of the informal events of yester- day was a luncheon given by Mrs. w. N Malone, who gathered small group at her table to compliment Mrs. Tanner of Gadsden. the house guest of Mrs. John w. Cartwright. Jonquils in quaint bas- ket adorned the center of the table, giving the color note for the luncheon. The yellow tones were apparent In the shaded candlesticks. and ionquiis were used as place favors
 Mrs. Malone is always delightful hostess, and the congeniality of the little group assembled to meet woman whom Birmingham society delights to compli- nent made the occasion quite perfect Seated at the table were Mrs Malone. Mrs. Tanner. Mrs. Cartwright. Mrs. Rob- ert P. McDavid. Mrs. W. D. Smith and Mrs. Thomas Miller
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-03-04
AFTERNOON TEA FOR VISITOR

In honor of Miss Evelyn Weir of Brook lyn, Miss Mary Weisel entertained at one of the most delightful afternoon teas of the season. Miss Weisel entertains beau- tifully. A coterie of her friends will re- call the unique hospitality with which she bade farewell to Miss Ellen Dickerson and Miss Hand when these two Birming- ham girls departed for Europe. The en- tertainment yesterday afternoon was quite as enjoyable, If planned on a de- cidedly different scheme | was tea party typical of spring. Hyacinths, jon quils, narcisis and golden glow made a setting as fragrant as it was beautiful for the throng of pretty young women in dainty spring frocks.
 Miss Weisel and her mother, Mrs. James Wesel stood with the honoree to receive the guests.
 The dining room, lovely with it's pro- fusion of yellow blossoms, was presided over by Mrs. w. c. Weston, Miss Pauline Ballard and Miss Norma Hood. who served tea, sandwiches and bon-bons to the callers. A punch table banked with jonauils was presided over by Miss Willie Vandergrift and Miss Cary Johnston. About % guests responded to Miss weis- els invitation
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-03-04
Yacht Is In Danger

Jacksonville, Fla, March 3.-Grave fears are entertained here for the safety of the yacht Courier, owned by R. F. Keith of Boston, and in command of Captain Johnson. The Courier sailed from Will mington, N. C.. February 23 for Jack sonville and MT. Keith and party came immediately to this city by rail to join the yacht for a southern cruise. No word from the vessel has been received since she left Wilmington and 1t is feared that she was wrecked during recent storm al sea.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-03-04

two giants Fasolt and Fauer, promis- ing to give them Freia, the goddess of youth, In payment for their toii He was not serious In his promise, however and when the giants demand payment he tries to jest with them But they are firm. They must have Freia-the only ransom they agree to accept for her being the gold which Aberlch has stolen from the Rhine daugh ters.
 They take the radiant goddess of youth away, saying they will give Wa tan until evening to get the gold from Alberch and redeem her.
 A pale mist begins to thieken and settle on the gods. Loge. the fire god. remarks it's whitening effect upon all of them They are growing grey and haggard In the next act is shown Alberieh's underground forge. Here his brother Mime is toiling to make for Alberch a magic tarnh elm which shall enable the wearer to assume any shape or be altogether in visible. Here came Watan. ch ief of the gods and Loge, the fire god, bent upon stealing the gold. Loge, who Is very crafty. en- tices Alberich into transforming himself Into a toad. Watan sets his foot upon the toad and so Alberich is bound and robbed not only of the gold but or the magic ring which grants omnipo- tence and the tarnhelm which enables the wearer to change form at will. In his humiliation and anger Alberich pro- nounces d fearful curse upon the ring. May the gold of the ring give death to it's wearer May no gladness dwell with it and no luck accompany 1t. May it be a burden to its possessor and gnawing pain to him who owns it not"
 When all of the stolen treasures in- cluding the ring Is paid to the giants the curse which Alberich has pro- nounced begins to manifest itself for one of the giants, Fafner, strikes his brother dead in his determination to possess the coveted token of omnipo- tence. As the gods pass over a rain bow pathway into the beautiful castle of Walhalla, Watan meditates upon the great price he has paid for it's splen- dor and the chorus of the Rhine daugh ters mourning the loss of their gold is heard from the valley below.
 So ends the first opera in the teleralogy whose marvellous and vast symbolism
 is patent. As the curtain descends we can but feel that the evil which has been done must somehow, somewhere be expiated.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-03-04
Coffee Exchange Changes Rules

New York, March S-The| board of man aeers of the New York Coffee exchange has amended the trading rules of the ex- change providing that quotations shall be made in one-hundredths instead of fiye-hundredths of cent, thus reducing the minimum fluctuations from 5 points to 1 point, the same as prevails in cot ton. The change will not go into effect until January, 1911.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-03-04
Conservation Meeting Called

Lincoln, Neb.. March 3.-A general con servation meeting has been called for the latter part of March by the Nebraska state conservation commission. Four sub- iects are up for discussion, good roads, testing seed corn/ cleaning lip towns and forms and the conservation of soil fer filitY.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-03-04
Announcement

MT. l.. D. Huckaba. formerly with the Guarantee Shoe company, is now asso- ciated with Solomon's Shoe Store, where he is better equipped to please his many friends.
 Mir Huckaba assures his friends that he can serve them more satisfactorily than before In prices, selections and it
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-03-04
pInnter.s tcntal Mistake

Wadley Ga. March s.--Beleving. 1t is alleged, that he was drinking pure water in 8 glass handed him by druggist df this place, T, A. Hall, prominent and wealthy planter. drank carbolic acid and died almost instantly today.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-03-04
Mr.. CleyeIaud in Paris

Paris. March s.-Mrs Grover Cleveland is spending few days in Paris as the guest at the home or Prof. and Mrs. Mark Baldwin,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-03-04
Next Election In France

Paris. March 3-The cabinet decided today upon April 2i as the date for the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-03-04

A Highland avenue beau is looking for his florist with gun.
 It happened this way:
 He Is. or was, in love with one of the prettiest belles of the city. He was pretty sure of his position in her affection and took no pains to conceal his confidence.
 They were sitting pretty close together on the sofa few evenings ago. They had been blissfuly silent for some time when she suddenly explained I'll bet you do not know what tomorrow Will be-.
 "Why Tuesday, of course' he replied, bewildered that she should make such a proposition.
 "Oh, l knew you did not know she cried, q guess l will have to tell you. It will be my birthday"
 How old will you---''
 'Oh. that is for you to find out"
 ''Il bet I can guess
 ''I'n bet you can't"
 All right. Tomorrow l will send you . rose for every year you have lived"
 Next morning he called at his florist s place and ordered IS roses-the finest he had He gave the address and ordered that they be sent around to the home of the young lady. The clerk took the order very carefully and the young man passed on.
 A few minutes later the proprietor of the place came in and looking over the order book found the young mans order "Eighteen roses to be delivered to Miss 
 The proprietor turned to the clerk and said. MT. F. is mighty good customer. put in dozen extra roses with this or der"
 fc of the most important public institutions and should be encouraged
 It Is close to the people and mirrors their truest sentiment on all public ques- tions. Ii is a welcome visitor in the homes of the community where it is pub lished and where the people mentioned in it's columns are known to everyone else
 The literature of the country weekly is as a rule the fireside literature of the people who read the paper. There is nothing suited about it. 1t is just what the readers can understand and want.
 The neghborhood correspondents write up the everyday happenings of the com munity in the everyday style and it is allowed to go in the paper just as it is written. Editing would offend the corre- spondents, and then the people want it just as the correspondents write it.
 Some of the items that get into the country weeklies through the neighbor- hood correspondents are very amusing and interesting, even to the city reader
 Following are a few clippings gathered at random from some of the Alabama papers
 MT Hester Barnett was with others running after rabbit at log rolling the other day and fell and hurt himself right badly, but we are glad to say that he Is able to be up and going"
 It is inferred that MT. Hester resumed
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-03-04
SPONSORS AND MAIDS
 FOR BASKETBALL GAME

An interesting game will take place to- morrow evening between the Birmingham Athletic club and the Auburn team. Miss Marie Smith has been chosen sponsor for the Athletic club team with Miss Martha Dabney and Miss Hariette Mason of Nashville as maids.
 Miss Norma Hood as sponsor will bear the Auburn coors and with her will be Miss Edith Bowron and Miss Alice An derton of Virginia.
 The chaperons are Mir. and Mrs. Mercer Barnett, MT and Mrs. Hunter Smith. Mir and Mrs. Nelson Snow and Mir. and Mrs Henry Hidden, Jr.
 Calman's orchestra will furnish the mu- sic for the dance which follows the game
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-03-04

Attend the Mallory meeting Friday night. Colonel Mallory, Ray Rushton, l.. E. Jeffries, Wm. H. Sanford, A. c. Smith and others will speak.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-03-04
NOTES AND PERSONALS

Mrs. Joel r. Webb and children. who have been visiting relatives in Talla- dega, have returned home.
 Miss Mildred Tynes returned yesterday afternoon after an extended visit to Tupelo, and other points in Mississippi.
 Miss Belle DeBardeleben is passing the Lenten season in Florida.
 Mir Hugh w. Roberts continues to improve and his friends hope that he will soon be able to return home from the infirmary.
 Mir. and Mrs. Walker Percy will leave next week for New York.
 MT. and Mrs. s. E. Douglas have as their guests Mir. and Mrs. D. W. Doug las of Philadelphia.
 Miss Haidee Tutwiler is visiting friends in Athens.
 The teachers, assistants. officers and all intrusted in Sunday school work for the Church of the Advent will have their regular monthly meeting tonight in the parish house. The meeting is called for 6 o'clock sharp, as supper will be served to those who attend at 615. A large num- ber has been prepared for.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-03-04
ANNOUNCEMENTS

The Review club will meet this after noon at ? o'clock with Mrs. King. at the residence of Mrs. s. D. Harris, 31OO Twen- ty-fourth street. north, Birmingham
 
 Boys Club chapter No ? will meet this morning at ii o'clock at the club rooms in the Massey building.
 The Quest club will meet this after noon with Mrs. A. c. McAndrew.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-03-04

The proprietor turned to the clerk and said, MT. F. is a mighty good customer, put in a dozen extra roses with this or der"
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1910-10-14
GRASS FIRES IN
PARADISE VALLEY

1t is not often that fires sweep
over the ranches and pasture land
of this state, ye. Paradis valley
had such a fire last Saturday and a
number of ranches in that prosper
Gus community were in grave
danger from the flames. The fire
started in the dry grass on the
ranch owned by the William Stock
estate and il took the combined
efforts of at least sixty men to get
the fire under control. In fact, all
the neighbors of that section of
the valley turned out to combat
the flames, which rapidly spread
over two miles of territory, de-
stroying the dry feed that was re-
served for pasture. The men
fought the flames four hours and
luckily none Of the other ranches
caught fire, as there was a stiff
breeze blowing at the time and
the damage would have been very
great. II is not known how the
fire started Humboldt Star.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1910-10-14
WILLIAM EASTON

The announcement of William
Easton. republican nominee for
lieutenant governor, will be found
in this issue. Mr.. Easton is one of
the solid citizens of Lander county.
He has been a resident of the state
for thirty years or more. During
that time. he has filled official
positions with credit to himself
and to the satisfaction of those he
served. He has served a term as
state senator and his record in that
body bears no stain. His eX-
perience as a legislator makes him
thoroughly qualified to perform
the duties of lieutenant governor.
Billy" Easton, as he is
Familiarity called. is a man of good
judgemen! and ripe experience.
His long residence in the state ha.
made him thoroughly familiar
with its every interest. He has
shown by his record as a county
official and 40 a legislator that he
docs his duty under any and all
circumstances. If he should be
elected AM the state should be
deprived of its governor during
his term of office, his knowledge of
the states affairs, his record for
honesty and integrity and his I'M
swering devotion to what he be-
lieves to be right would insure the
state an honest, economical
administration of its affairs.
We have known Mr.. EastOn for
over twenty-six years and speak
of him as we have known him.
The fact that he is a republican
candidate may weigh in the political
scale, but it does not compel us to
speak i'll of him. He is before the
people for their suffrage and
though a republican we believe he
will make a conscientious, honest
lieutenant governor if elected.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1910-10-14
BOOM TIMES IN LAS VEGAS

The machine shops which have
been building in this city for
nearly two years past will throb
with life this month. The first in
stallment of about 100 men will be
put to work about the first of
October and the great machines will
begin to hum. AS the work be-
comes systematiZed the force will
be gradually increased until, after
the completion of the large store
house now underway and the great
a shop which will be pushed to
completion as soon as possible,
several hundred men will be added
to the payroll of the railroad in
this city. The shops. when they
reach the full capacity, will bring
the railroad payroll close to $780,
900 per month in Los Vegvas.-Las
Vegas Age.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1910-10-14
MAN MURDERED
NEAR CRESCENT

Sheriff Corkhill was advised yes
terday Of he murder of a man
named Woodwork at his lone
camp a few miles from the town of
Crescent, this county.
1t appears Woodwork, who is
reported to have been quite
wealthy, spent his time hauling
wood from his camp near Crescent
to Searchlight. He was a Mason
and his absence from lodge at a
recent meeting was noticed, and a
search instituted. He was found
murdered in his tent in the noun
tains, his head badly bruise and
crushed with clubs, and the clubs
found near by. His wagon was
found loaded a mile away and his
horses loose roaming the noun
tains. A coroner's jury from Cresc-
ent with justice Whipple officiating
rendered a verdi t of murder by
unknown parties. No clue has yet
been discovered. Sheriff CorkhilI
left for the scene of the crime last
evening. Clark County Review.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1910-10-14
ARRESTED At GOLDFIELD

A young m n known in Goldfcld
for two or more years as Jack
Morgan was taken into custody last
evening by Deputy Sheriff Alfred as
he stepped from the cage Of the
Mohawk mine and lodged in the
county Jail on a charge of embez-
cling a considerable sun of money
from a national bark Of Boston.
United States Marshal II. j..
HUMPHREYS arrived from Carson
this afternoon and tomorrow will
take the prisoner to Carson to
await the arrival of the indictment
and the issuance of cxtradition
papers.
In that Morgan. known in the
east as Harold b. Paxton, is
charged with making away with
the funds of a rational bank, the
prosecution IS by the government.
1t is understood that the young
man was formerly connected with
the bank back of the accusation
and that it was while holding that
place of trust that he committed
the crime charged. Morgan claims
to be a graduate of Yale.
He arrived in Goldfeld over two
years ago and secured employment
witt the Nevada-C California Power
company as a reader of meters.
He held this position for some
months. and when relieved of that
work secured employment, in the
mines. where he has been engaged
YER since.
1t was but shortly after his ar
rival here that he met and welded
n popular Goldfcld girl.-News.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1910-10-14

consistency between the non-part-
isan plank of the democratic plat
form and our support OF Mr..
Horsey for district judge. The
democratic platform does not say or
intimate that a ~non-partisan
judiciary depends upon the election
of partisan republicans as district
judges. Neither does it say that
where there are two party canol-
dates both of whom r active IN
their respective parties. that II
is necessary 10 elect the republl-
can candidate in order to keep
the judiciary free from politics.
Such an Interpretation of the non-
partisan plank of the democratic
platform is an absurdity that only
those who r Taber mad can
subscribe to. No rational man
with a grain of common senes who
j. not cropping in the lowest deptt
of partisan bigotry or one whC
advocates such nonsense for pa.
a subscribe to any such doctrine.
That Mr.. Taber and Mr.. Horse!
are active party men is a fact tina
is conceded by all who know them
They stand on the same level so ia,
as partisanship is concerned. Thi
being true viii, the Free Press tel
us why the election of the republi
can partisan will be any more o
less non-partisan than the election
of the democratic partisan wOulr
be?
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1910-10-14
DEMOCRATIC STATE
CENTRAL COMMITTEE

With Clay Tallman chosen as
chairman, P. A. McCarran as
vice-chairman, j. j. Sullivan as
secretary and T. j. Steinmetz as
treasurer, the democratic state
central committee was fully organ
lied. An executive committee was
named consisting of A. M. Britt,
Andrew Young, p. c. FISHER, James
U. Finch, A. B. Gray, A. D.. Nc
Donald, with the chairman and
secretary and a finance committee
consisting of Edmund James, DR..
J, A. Ascher and T. j, Steinmetz,
was named.
BY a motion duly made a resolu-
ton was passed making Professor
j. E. Bray a part of the state
ticket for the office of superinten-
dent of public instruction. The
resolution will be transmitted to
the secretary of state by the
secretary of,state central committee
and Professor Bray's name will
appear as a democratic candidate
instead of an indept ndent candi-
date.
BEFORE the meeting adjourned a
vote of thanks was proposed by
Governor Dickerson to the retiring
state central committee, its chair
man, Judge Peter j. Sommers, and
its secretary, A B. Gray, for the
efficient work it had done in the
past.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1910-10-14

an order for Nevada join in the
request for a postpOncmcnt. The
reason for this is that the rcuuc-
tions ordered from the east to
Nevada is so much greater than
those from California that the
jojbers Of the coast cities cannot
buy goods in the east. take them
on to the coast and then send them
back into Nevada and undcrscIl the
Nevada mrrchnats.
Hence it is the interest of those
jobbcrs to have both orders held
up as long as possible thus keeping
the traffic situation as it is and has
been for a third of a century.
Our commission may be relied
upon 10 do ali that any three men
can d to prevent this.
1t is expected that Attorney
General Stoddard will accompany
the commission as the chief law
officer of the state. Appeal.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1910-10-14
RENO DIVOACE ILLEGAL

Judge Whitney's ruling in the
Catlin case is likely to cause n
great deal of alarm. Nine years
ago the British house of lord, do.
cided that a Nevada divorce was
invalid in Great Britain. The cir.
cumstances in the case of Earl
Russell, however, were extraordin.
airy. No papers had been served
He had remarked in haste. He
served three months in an English
prison for bigamy. The Cali,
divorce was obtained in the roo,,.
lar Nevada way. The Residence"
of the applicants for a divorce N
Reno is in nine cases out Of ton