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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-07-03
tune that made four sisters million

tune that made four sisters Million
aires.
For anything Atchison knows, Mrs.
De Forrest has been a widow all her life
Forty years ago she first came to the
city, a seamstress working for So a week
She was always a popular figure at par
ties and receptions. for there was more
honor in sewing then than there is
now. She had the position of dlstin-
guished artist and, like a portrait paint
er OF today. made her home for the time
being with the family she was working
for. The glamor of the artistic was about
her own home too, a single room with
an oil stove, bedroom, sitting room and
kitchen, combined. But 1t was a prvi-
lese to be invited to take tea with her
old Atchisonians tell. That little room
was the center of the intellectual life of
the community.
And she always had a bank account
even in those days. The seamstress'
earnings We're deposited as regularly
then as are the millonaire's dividend
today. The secret was that she lived
within her means. Then came promo
ton TO librarian at s25 month and
Mrs De Forests financial. as well as
Intellectual, position in Atchson was in
sured. Her next experience was as
cashier and collector for the Atchisot
Globe with salary of $50 a month
In those early years Mrs. De Forrest
did not conceal the fact that she was
ambitious. She had one of those ambi-
lions that keep one looking forward, al.
ways in sight and attainape. 1t was (
live in a hotel and drive home in a hack
After few years in Irving. Kas.. caring
for her invalid mother. Mrs. De FORESTS
ambition was realized she returned te
Atchson and hired the room in tn
Byram hotel which has been her home
for seven years. An uncle in New York
known to her only by a regular remit
lance in the last few years of her
mothers life, died leaving a large for
tune to her and her two sisters.
But No One Knows
Atchison likes to talk about Mrs. De
Forests fortune. The people don't at
tempt to estimate its capital value; they
will always tell you SO much month
and the amount depends on the cir
cumstances of the estimator. A rail-
road boy volunteered wild eyed the in
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From the National Magazine.
On the Senate military committee Sem
ator Warren devours work as though he
relished it; he often remains in his room
at the Capitol until past midnight.
why do you work SO hard?' he is
asked
Have you no pride in your work. Is
the reply. as the busy man looks up I'M
der the green shade that he wears to re-
lieve his eyes, as he dives into a mass
Of papers.
when you wish to do everything just
right. 1t becomes a matter OF pride as
we'll as of conscience.
After spending the afternoon at the
sessions, many Of the senators work late
into the night in order to finish up work
on the various committees.
The assiduous attendance of senator's
at the meetings of the various commit
tees consumes enough tirpe to battle even
an industrious man. Long hours of plain,
hard work are essential-and no pay for
overtime Senator Bailey paid q de-
served tribute to his republican colleagues
when he insisted that the Senate ought
not to convene until o'clock. to give
members time to complete their COM
mittee work in the morning and enable
them to attend the sessions.
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All Europe Is Laughing Mt His Esca-
pade With Stockholm Police

From the Chicago Tribune.
All Europe is laughing at the latest
escapade of Count Gasta Hamilton,
known as lie comte des chats-the cat
count" and a member of the English
ducal house of Hamilton. The story of
his latest prank is told in European news
papers.
Count Gasta and some of his cronies
had honored "Rosenbad," popular re-
sort in Stockholm with their patronage
and as a result some of the furniture
had been broken. In particular. the COW
ering of fine sofa had been ripped and
damaged. The manager of the resort re-
monstrated with the count and suggested
the Nadvisability of the latter's paying
for the damage. This the count agreed
to do and virtually purchased the piece
of furniture, receiving receipt from the
manager.
In short time a singular procession
was seen by night jewellers in the park,
vending its way from the main restau-
rant to the public road. Four sturdy
messengers carried a sofa on which re-
clined the count and his companions,
provided with napkins tied to their canes.
Amid cheers the procession left the
grounds. 1t had not proceeded far before
a night policeman halted the paraders
l.
said that he was on his way home and
had bought the sofa. and that it was his
property. The officer probably thought
the question of propriety too important
for him to decide and escorted the prs-
oners, including the sofa into the pres
ence of the precinct captain. The count
told his story and presented his receipt
for the sofas purchase. The captain
verified these statements by telephoning
to the restaurant proprietor and advised
his<unwilling guests to go home
In less than an hour the captain was
astonished to have the sofa and its re.
tinue OF attendants brought before him
by another officer. The party was re
leased a second time. The incident was
repeated three times and the captain
was becoming a At subject for the mad
house, when he had brilliant idea
Four officers wkre ordered to march
with the count, the sofa and the party
and to escort them home.
Slowly the procession moved toward
the shore. When a landing place was
reached the count and his friends made
a jump for the bridge where motor
launch was in waiting. Amid the cheers
of the crowd the launch sped away, leav-
Ing the officers to carry the sofa YEARLY
back to the station.
Count Gasta nickname, 1.-THE cat
count" was al IS the result of an
incident in Pd ,me years ago. when
as the result "a wager, he promenadcd
the principal boulcvards leading four
trained Persian cats harnessed to a
leather leash and preceded by an organ
grinder.
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formation that 1t was $1,000 a month.
Imagination could not rise above that
sum. A merchant in a prosperous way
of business said he 'reckoned it was just
about $1,000 a month. Nobody knows
And as TO its capital value, probably
Mrs. De Forrest herself could not tell II.
Most of her money is in New York city
real estate and includes the ground on
which the Times building stands. And
II is said that this city real estate Is
paying rent on 99-year leases which be-
gan many years ago, so long ago tina.
they have nearly expired which means
that Mrs. De Forrest soon may have
added TO her fortune the difference be-
tween the price of New York. City lots
hundred years ago and their value to-
day But that will make no difference
to Mrs. De Forrest except perhaps in
the scope of her good works about which
she will not talk. nor Others out of re-
gard for her Wishes
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A One-ThOusand-Day Clock

From the Boston Transcript.
A twentieth century clock which haa
neither pendulum nor tick, nor escapes
ment. and which runs for at least 1909
days without intermediate winding. is the
achievement Of the clockmakers art
which Sigsmund Kutnow has had the
honor of submitting to the King at Buck
ingham palace.
Mr. Kutnow has christened the inven-
ton the Eureka Electric clock. Recently
he explained its mechanism. The usual
spring is replaced by electrical impulse,
and the dial bands are moved by direct
contact with the electric current. This
is given by a single dry-cell battery,
placed inside the clock, and it works In
dependently of any other electric installa-
ton or master clock An ordinary shil-
ling battery, which can be bought at any
electricians, is guaranteed to drive the
clock for 1900 days
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Carpenters Elect Omcers

The Carpenters local elected officers
last night as follows: w. H. Bishop,
president; w. H. Reeves, vice president;
W. T. Hutto, recording secretary; w. R.
Crumley, financial secretary; A. ID. Slye,
delegate to annual convention to be held
in Des Moines. W. r. Crumley was
elected business agent for the Ensley dis
trict.
The local numbers over 100 members
and is in a fine condition financially. New
members are being added each week. They
meet every Friday night In the ODD Fell
lows hail.
Owing to the Fourth of July falling on
Monday the regular meeting night
Ensley lodge, B. p. o. E., will hold it's
regular session on Tuesday, July 8, at 8
o'clock. All members are urged to no.
tice the change and be present to assist
In the business Of the lodge.
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From the Z lshfngton Post

From the ishington Post.
Mr.. Roosevelt always wears a sham
rock on st. Patricks day." said a New
York lawyer. He is very fond of the
Irish.
.'Once, illustrating the droll, fascinat-
ing humor of Pat, he said that there
was little oyster Bay schoolboy who
committed SOME trifing breach of dis
cipline.
"'Phelim.' said the young lady teach
er, did you do that?'
'Er-why-' little Phelim hemmed
and hawed.
Now. don't deny it, Phelim, for I
saw you.' the young lady warned him.
"Phelim hung his head.
Yes he said; sure an I tells 'em
there amt much We don't see with them
pretty brown eyes O. youth
THE young lady teacher smiled. and
Phelim's punishment was very light%
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Runaway Marriage

A runaway marriage occurred yester-
day afternoon In Ensley about o'clock
Miss Georgia Johnson who lived with
her parents on Avenue G and 18th street
and Mr.. George Armstrong appeared
before Judge c. +. Camp, of the In
ferior court and requested to be mar
ried. The judge promptly complied
when the necessary document from the
probate court was produced. The young
couple had outwitted the brides par
ents whose objection. it Is stated. was
on account of the youth of the bride
They will make their future home at
Sis 18th street.
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THE W1GWAM at Indian
Springs, Ca; cool summer re-
sort, located on the Southern
railway. Special low round
trip rate, $10.55. For hotel
rates apply to Scoville Bros,
New Morris Hotel, Birming-
ham, Ala.
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Ensley Personals

Mildred Oil, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs
Van E. Oil, is quite sick at Pensacola
Fla, where she is spending the summe:
with her mother.
Albert Spencer and r. W. Nicolls left
last night for Chattanooga, where they
will spend the Fourth.
Mrs. o. F. Looney of Talladega Springs
and Mrs. Charles Looney of Sylacauga
are the guests of Mr.. and Mrs w. D.
Craig at Ensiey Highlands.
All Knights of Pythias are requested to
meet at the Pythian hall on Avenue E
today at 1880 o'clock, to attend the me-
mortal exercises at the Methodist church
The little son of J. S. Cook was operat-
ed on in Birmingham. He is doing as
we'll as could be expected.
Ensley lodge, B. P. o. E., will hold
their next meeting on Tuesday night ow-
ing to the fact that Monday night, the
regular time of meeting. is July 4.
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RUSHING WORK ON
THE OPEN HEARTHS.
Addition Will Add Greatly to
Mills Output
SERVICES AT CHURCHES
penters Elect Omcers-General
News of Interest In the
Steel City

The work on the addition to the
open hearth department of the Ensley
steel mill is being rushed to compile
ton. The building is a steel structure
and Is being erected by the American
Bridge company. The Tennessee Coal.
Iron and Railroad company is building
the two 100 ton open hearth furnaces
and the construction Is well under way.
though scarcity of skilled labor, es-
pecialiy structural iron workers, has
caused some delay. The completion of
the two new furnaces will make a total
of eight 1oO-ton furnaces in>the open
hearth department and will add greatly
to the output of the mill.
DIR. Cunningham VIII Make Address
Rev. Geo. Lange, professor OF phil
osophy at the Presbyterian college at
Admission, will occupy the pulpit Of the
Presbyterian church, corner of Avenue
G and 18th street, Sunday morning at
II o'clock.
A patriotic song service will be held
at the church at o'clock. The choir
will be augmented by several local
singers of prominence. D-. X. M, Gun
bingham will deliver an address,
The service will be appropriate to the
Fourth of July. Everybody cordially
invited.
There will be regular service today
at the Grace Presbyterian church, cor
ner of Avenue I and 18th street Sunday
school at 9:45. r. w. Russell, super
intendent. Preaching at II a. m. and
5 p. m. by the pastor, Rev. L. A. Rea-
gor. The subject of the morning SER
mon will be THE New Patriotism The
public Is cordially invited to all the SER
vices.
At st. Anthony's Catholic church on
Avenue H, Ensley, Rev. Father Nc
CULLEN will commence tonight course
of religious instruction to which the
non-Catholic people of Ensley are cor
daily invited.
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ENSLEY DEPARTMENT

Please present your pass book at Savings Department
that your semi-annual interest may be entered.
We distributing on an average of than
THOUSAND DOLLARS per month to the depostors in our
Savings Department.
We pay per cent interest COMPOUNDED SEMI-AN
NUALLY January and July LIST Of each If you are
not already deposition in 'Savngs Department we
spec request you to become regular depositor in this
department and share in the big INTEREST DIVIDEND
to be paid on January 1st
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Crazy About Him

From the Baltimore Sun.
How did your act take amateur
night?"
Great, When l sang the first verse
they yelled 'F'iner and WREN I sang the
next they yelled imprisonment"
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AUSTRIA WANTS
TROUBLE SETTLED
Cretan Situation Is Embarrass-
ing to Government
SUFFERING FOOM HEAT
Remarkable Wedding Mt Brnila-The
Groom Is 100, Bride Is 101-Were
Sweethearts In Youth-Bride
Had Been Married

! Vienna, July 2.-(Specal.) THE Austrian
government will be heartily glad when
the Cretan situation is finally settled.
That 1t contains elements of the gravest
danger Is felt certain here. Advices
from Turkey indicate that the Turkish
government will avail itself of any rea-
sonable pretext to administer another
and lasting lesson to Greece. The boy
cotting movement of Greek goods is
spreading. This boycotting movement
was organized by cimmittee at SALON.
ika, where the harbor Is closed to all
Greek vessels, the stevedores being for
hidden under pain of death to unload
Greek ships or to assist their passen-
gers.
At Smyrna the Greek tradesmen were
forced by the Cretan Mussulmans to
close their shops. Thief foreign consuls
interviewed with the governor to protect
the Greek consul. who was threatened
with serious injury.
Pourparlers on the subject of Crete
continue to be conducted by the four
protecting powers. 1t is understood that
the four powers are not contemplating a
final solution of the Cretan problem, but
lintend to address a warning to the is
landers that they must readmit the Mos
lem deputies to the assembly and respect
the right of Moslems In general. Should
this warning fail energetic steps will
probably be taken.
1t is felt here that unless some decided
action is taken there Is liable to be Sc
rous trouble.
Vienna has been suffering from almost
tropical heat. The thermometer at mid
day has registered as high as 1O1 de-
grees Fahrenheit, and the evenings and
cases Of prostration from the heat are
recorded. and there appears to be little
prospect of any Immediate change.
The keel of the first Austro-Hungarian
Dreadnought has, according to the Zeit
just been laid in the yard of the Stabil-
Imento Tecnico. The keel of the second
Dreadnought will be laid in September,
and it is hoped that the first vessel will
be ready for launching in the summer of
1911.
A remarkable wedding has just been
celebrated at Braila. The bridegroom was
Joseph Stopf, a centenaran, and he mar
ried Maria Liga, whose age was 1O1.
These aged people had loved each other
in youth, so years ago, but their parents
would not consent to their marriage and
the girl was married to another man.
This man died few months ago, and
now the sweethearts of 80 years ago are
man and wife. The Bishop of Braila Of
dictated at this strange marriage and
several thousand people assembled out
side the church.. Both the bride and
bridegroom are in good health and COM
Portable circumstances.
Sailing in packing case, a young man
Is travelling down the Danube from Vien-
ma to the Black sea for a wager
| An Austrian Alpinist named Wolfgang.
while climbing in the Tyrol, was carried
down a steep mountain by an avalanche
and hurled into pine. tree. His feet
caught in the branches and he hung head
downward unable to free himself. His
| bop
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Meeting Of PostofHlce Clerks

Ensley branch, No. 1911, of Postoffice
Clerks, held an enthusiastic meeting last
night The following officers were elect
ed for the coming year: G. Mcqueen
Morrison, president; w. M. Thomas. vice
presidents John ]. Eberly. secretary; j.
NJ Schurdak, treasurer; Carl C. Denton,
master at arms. Resolutions were adopt
ed indorsing the issues of the day. among
which are the Wilson 4S-hour- per-week
bill. the Penrose 3O-day vacation bill; also
the bill favoring civil service retirement
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An Austrian Alpnist named Wolfgang
while climbing in the Tyrol, was carried
down steep mountain by an avalanche
and hurled into a pine. tree. His feet
caught in the branches and he hung head
downward unable to free himself. His
dead body was found hanging there.
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New Bushes. House. at wylam

The Consolidated Mercantile company
of Wylam has broken ground for a two
story brick building 50x70 feet on the
site opposite the present store When
completed the Wylam pharmacy will oc-
cupy half the lower floor. The other half
will be taken by Messrs. Joseph Martin
and W. A. Spencer as a real estate and
insurance office. They will also extend
and enlarge their present building by
erecting an addition to the store now oc-
cupied by the pharmacy,
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Sailing in a packing case, young man
Is travelling down the Danube from Vien-
ma to the Black sea for wager.
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The keel of the first Austro-H Hungarian
Dreadnought has, according to the Zeit
just been laid in the yard of the Stabili-
mento Tecnco. The keel of the second
Dreadnought' will be laid in September,
and 1t is hoped that the first vessel will
be ready for launching in the summer of
1911
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COAL MINE FOR SALE
In Walker county. Well equip
ped, Ingersoll machines, good
houses and commissary. Bar
gain for small operator.
T. f. WIMBERLY,
2013 First Avenue.
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ALL STOMACH
MISERY ENDS
JUST a LITTLE DIAPEPSIN WILL
MAKE INDIGESTION, HEART
BURN, STOMACH GAS OR DYs-
PEPSIA GO IN FIVE MINUTES,

If you had some Diapepsfn handy
and would take a little now your
stomach distress or. Indigestion would
vanish in five minutes and you would
feel fine
This harmless preparation will d.
gest anything you eat and overcome a
sour, out-of-order stomach before you
realize it.
If your meals don't tempt you, or
what little you do eat seems to fill YOU,
or lays like lump Of lead in your
stomach, or if you have heartburn,
that IS 4 sign of Indigestion.
Ask your pharmacist for a 50-cert
case of PaDe's Diapepsin and take a
little Just as soon as you can. There
VIII be no sour risings, no belching of
unQlgested food mixed with acid. no
stomach gas or heartburn, fuIlness or
heavy feeling in the stomach. Nausea.
Debiiitating Headaches. Dizziness or
Intestinal gripping. This will all go,
and. besides, there viii be no undi-
gested food left over in the stomach
to poison your breath with nauseous
odcrs.
Pape's Diapepsin is a certain cure
for out-of-order stomachs. because It
prevents fermentation and takes hold
OF your food and digests it Just the
same as if your stomach wasn't there
Relief in FIVE minutes from all stom-
ach misery IS al any drugstore waiting
for you.
These large 50-cent cases contain
more than sufficient TO thoroughly cur e
almost any case of Dyspepsia, InGiges-
tion or any other stomach disturb
ance. 80.
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ROOMS or half of house
centrally located. ia N. Spring Phone
So. 20mch1wk*
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NAVY YARD MEN
WEAR GOGGLES
MECHANICS ON THE BATTLESHlP
FLORIDA PROTECTED THEIR
CHIPS OF STEEL EASILY
CAUSES BLINDNESS TO MEN.

Automobile goggles in wholesale lots
arrived yesterday for use b ythe drill
ers working on the battleship Florida,
Brooklyn navy yard, in consequence
of a requisition made recently by the
officials at the head of the Depart
ment of Construction and Repair The
workmen are not going into the auto
mobile business, by any means, but
they are going to have their eyes
protected just the same. Danger of
accidental blindness is the cause
In drilling and chipping with auto.
matte machines used for the purpose
the eyes of the workmen have here
tofore been exposed to small particles
of iron and iron rust dislodged in the
process. Much of this fine dust has
found its way into the eyes of the
workers, causing them pain and dis
comfort. AS result they have been
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5000 a QV VV'QN 90 coo OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

off her sides the eyes of all became
filled. 1t was during this time that the
greatest number sought aid at the sur
geon's office Others, from the Flor
ida, have been coming in practically
every day.
Prior to the passage of the Federal
Liability act those who became af
fected sought the aid of a civilian
physician. Since the government has
had to pay wages to each person in
capaciated for work for fifteen days
or more, during their time of illness,
the workers have been sent to the
surgeons Office.
? Goggles don't seem to appeal to
some of the wearers, for they are
said to be uncomfortable. Those who
don't wear them and meet with an
accident to their eyes, however. will
not get any more money under the
liability act
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Four Unusual Deaths
In Record This Month

Four unusual deaths were recorded
this week in the returns to the office
Of the city clerk, enc of them being a
white man.This was Roy Witherspoon,
who was shot at Perdido Beach and
who was brought here for treatment
but died from the effects of the
wounds received. The others were ne
groes, as follows:
VIII Peary. 81 years, killed in saw
mill accident at Laurel Hill.
Albert .!Cullmar 26 years old. killed
in railroad accident a. Kings Crossing,
Ma He was a railroad enploye.
VIII Gibson, ~ years OF age, died
from effect OF knife wounds.
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Too Late For Classification.

LOST-A silver watch between Catholic
knights hall and bicycle shop on Pal
afOX street. Return to Wright Reese.
10t \. PaiafoX for Reward. 20mch1t
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UNCALLED FOR
LETTERS AT 20.
LIST OF LETTERS REMAINING AT
PosToFFIcE DURING THE PAST
WEEK.
GENTLEM EN-.

When asking for letters. please say
Advertised"
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Stuart's Buchu and Juniper Compound for
all liver and kidney troubles. Relieves
Brishts Disease. All Druggists $1o00.
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WANTED-A pair of heavy
/. dray mules and dray.
Mules must be sound of wind
and limb, not more than 10
years old nor weigh less than
1850 to 1900 pounds each.
Dray must be in good repair.
Apply Consolidated Grocery
Co.