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The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-09-17
BRIDGE LUNCHEON FOR MRS. RICHARD SON

One of the loveliest events of the be- tween season was Mrs. B. F. Moore s bridge luncheon given this week to com pliment Mrs. Richardson. Mrs. E. J. Dunn's sister and house guest The guests included a limited number of Mrs Moore's set, invited very informally to meet this charming visiting woman. In the role of hostess Mrs. Moore is fas- cinating, and her small Inequalities rival in charm the rare and brilliant large par ties over which she presides with so much grace. The guests played at four tables on which luncheon of several courses were served. The prizes were three in number and chosen with exquisite
 taste. To the honoree Mrs. Moore gave
 cut glass perfume bottle. The other
 prizes were mustard pots of cut glass.
 One was awarded to Mrs Frank Crock
 ard and the other to Mrs. w. B. Leedy.
 Those included in Mrs. Moore's pretty
 hospitality were Mrs. W. B. Leedy. Mrs.
 J. D. Moore, Mrs. Bradley Saunders,
 Mrs. Jesse L. Drennen, Mrs. Samuel L..
 Ledbetter Mrs. Hubert Drennen, Mrs.
 Walter Phillips, Mrs. T. T. Ashford. Mrs.
 G. B. Mccormack, Mrs. E. J. Dunn, Mrs.
 A. H. woodward, Mrs. B. L. Wyman. and Mrs. Richardson.
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George C. Ellis, MT. S. J. Haley. MT. c.

George c. Ellis, MT. s. J. Haley, MT. G. c. Estell. Mir Louis Henkil, MT H. B. fAbernathy, MT. J. B. Gaston, Jr, MT. w. c. Hamilton MT. J. Monroe Jones, MT. w. A. Jenkins, Dr. J. w. Mccoy Mir. Roscoe Mcconnell, MT. R. J. Mo- Cure, the Rev. K. N. Matthews, Dr. J M. Mason, pr. Charles M. Nice, Dr. Rob ert Nelson MT. John Oates, the Rev w F. Price, MT. Ben c. Perry, MT. H. G Seebles, MT. Mat s. Sloan, pr. D. B Sibley, Judge Charles A. Senn MT. Ton Senn MT. Hampton Smith. MT Pau Savage, MT. Franklin o. Adams MT Edgar vankuren. MT. Joel F. Webb, MT. W. D. Wood MT. D. G. Ewing, Mir. Les ter B. Converse MT. M. T. Ormond, MT. John w Wade, MT. Henry Page Burris, MT. J. T. Washington.
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JACKSON-ZELL
 INVITATIONS ISSUED

<rThe following invitations are out: MT. and Mrs. Robert Ross Zell re- nnest the honor of your presence at the niarriage of their daughter, Marion vir- ginia, to MT. Frank Beasom Jackson, on Wednesday evening, the 18th of Septem- Der, 1910. at o'clock, at the First Pres byterian church, Birmingham, Ala"
 Enclosed card states:
 "At home after the 18th of October, 400 Eleventh street, south"
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OdelI Quits Politics

Newburg N. Y, September 16.-At the republican primaries here today progressive" delegates won the day with no opposition at the polls. This city is the home of former Gov. Ben jamin B. Odell, Jr., an old time stalwart leader, who recently announced his complete retirement from politics.
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and Miss Moore this winter at Bishop thore Manor, Bethlehem, Pa.
 Miss Abigail Crawford of Decatur ar rived in Birmingham this week to spend the winter Miss Crawford is a valuable addition to musical circles. She is a pianist of much merit.
 Mrs. Truma Aldrich, Jr., who has spent the summer in Chicago and the eastern cities and lake resorts Is now in New York. She Is expected home October 1, to remain until about January 1. when she plans to return to Chicago for fur ther study before making her arrange ments to go abroad for study. Mrs. AL drich's Birmingham friends feel a per sonal pride in her brilliant triumphs this summer, when, as soloist, she has played with the leading orchestras of the coun- try.
 Mr. Charles C. Taul of this city is en- toying his vacation In New York. Re- turning he wilf~visit Washington, Balti more, Philadelphia and other points.
 Mrs Ernest l.. Mountfoot, who has been studying this summer at the Art institute in Chicago. has returned to Bir- mingham and will be at home with Mrs. Lawhon, on Cottonwood avenue, this winter
 Friday, September 23. is the regis tration day for new pupils of the Mar garet Allen school. The formal open ing of the school is on Monday. Sep tember 26.
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YOUR EYEGLASSES

Are an important factor in your ap- pearance. Jas. H. Finder will fit them so perfect that they will appear to be a part of you--the most comfort able and dressy glasses made. 306 N Nineteenth street.
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KAPPA ALPHAS' ANNuTAv, DINNER


 ANNUAL DINNER
 The local members of the Kappa Alpha fraternity held their annual dinner last evening at the Country club. The oc- casion is always an interesting one, and last evening proved especially notable At long table in the club dining room gathered the party. Their number in- cluded smen prominent In many profes- sions and familiar figures in society. Mir Augustus Benners was toastmaster and presided excellently.
 Covers were laid for MT. Morris Bush Mir. T. c. Bush, Jr., Dr. Lewis C. Nor ris Mir. A. Latady, MT. Augustus Ben- ners, Professor Allgood, the Rev F. P Culver, Mir. F. P. Culver. Jr., pr. c. w Constantine, Dr. Norman P Cooke, Judge E. c. Crow, Mr. Charles DeBardeleben, MT. F. NJ. Drennen, Mir. Joseph David son, Mir. Charles B. Davidson. Mir.
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ANNOUNCEME ENT

Housewives convert ordinary dishes into delicious morsels. simply by adding dash of Red snapper Sauce. Fine on meats. fish. game. etc. Asl your grocer.
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Mrs. Hubert scruggs will remain a week longer.
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Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1910-10-26

tional Lawn Tennis association was formed, and
rules adopted, which have however, been modl"
fed and altered from time to time, and since then
the national championships have always been
played at Newport, R: I. A number of English
players have frequently taken part in these
championship games, with marked success at
first, which gradually diminished the Amefi-
can play developed along national lines. These
may be summed up under these heads: The screw
service. whereby the ball is made to curve in it's
downward fight, like the ''out drop" of base
ball pitcher, imparting double and most baf-
fling motion; the practise of volleying from a
position SO close to the net that these strokes
can kill the ball; the development of the STOP
volley. whereby the ball is simply stopped with
a loosely held racket and falls over the net
dead" lobbing very high with slight cut that
gives the ball back twist. The American assoc
citation has recently modified one of the two im
portant differences between the rules of play in
England and America by limiting the rests I'd
which players were entitled between sets, to one
rest after the third set and no more. The Other
difference the footfault rule, remains.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1910-10-26
5Esta -z-5,-I-sl
DEN MARK.

Q. Krag, head clerk in the foreign
department., has been appointed Dan
ish ambassador to tho Norwegian
court.
Copenhagen, Den.-King Frederick
received Booker T. Washington and
conversed at length with him about.
the negro race. His majesty asked the
American for copy OF one of his
publications.
Fireworks in the middle Of the day
fs brand-new attraction at the Copen-
hagen hippodrome. Bombs, which are
sent up into the air, emit colored
smoke, which assumes the most fan
tastic forms.
Volcanic ashes have been found
near Holding, and now the biologists
will have a job to locate the volcano
from which the ashes came. The
eruption is said to have taken place in
the tertiary period. =
Vladimir Poulson, the well-known
electrical inventor, has invented a
method of lighting electric lamps at
distance without the use of wires. He
is now working to perfect the inven-
ton, which is not yet adapted for gen.
eral use.
Even the island of Bornholm, which
has an area of 236 square miles Eng
lish) and a population Of almost 10000,
Is going to have a railroad of it's own.
It is going to be narrow gauge af-
fair and will run from Ostermdrie to
Gudhjem.
The railway department is said to be
making calculations as to the cost Of
building a railway tunnel between
Denmark and Sweden. A telegram
from Stockholm states that the Swed-
ish government has nothing to do with
the matter.
Near Kongehojen, on the island of
Samso, has been found a burial place
with eight ash urns and a number of
ornaments and weapons. Some sto
ries indicate that there are four more
burial grounds close by. The find
dates from the bronze age.
A Upland farmer happened to drop
his pocket-baok in his hogpen, and by
tho Tune he. became aware of it the
hogs had eaten up several hundred
kroner. Though the animals were far
from fit for butchring, they were killed
In hopes that they might yield up their
valuable diet in such shape that the
owner might recover the value of his
money. but they were found to have
done their work so thoroughly that the
money was dead loss.
The Kjobenhavn and Union Steam
ship Companies, the second largest
concern of it's kind in Denmark, is
said to be on the verge of bankruptcy.
The combine controls 81 steamers,
having an aggregate tonnage of $4,000.
Two Of the leading banks of Copen-
hagen are interested to the extent of
! several million dollars. Peter L.
Fisker, the manager, is accused of
recklessness in making shipping con-
tracts. Strenuous efforts will be made
to weather the storm, but it is feared
that one of the banks included may
cause liquidation.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1910-10-26
Shooting Sharks With Water.


When he is working in water infest'
ed by sharks and other sea monsters
likely to do him harm. the diver has
at present to rely for his safety on
the use Of the knife, or, falling that,
on quick return to the surface. Now
comes the invention Of Capt Grobl,
a German diving instructor, who has
constructed a rife which can be fred
under water, and is designed for the
better arming of the diver. The most
remarkable thing about this Is that 1t
fires, not bullets. but water, which Is
propelled with such force that 1t has
an extraordinary power Of penetra'
ton. Indeed. the inventor himself
has pierced armor plate of medium
thickness with the water Jet from hie
weapon. The rife has stout barre
and IL loaded. with cartridge cased
in india rubber. 1t is worth recalling.
perhaps, that. experiments z.Were made
in the sixties with suk:narine rifle
firing small explosive pro1ecdfes by
means Of compressed air, but tho In
ventor never got beyond the expert
mental stage and no details OF It are
to be had. IL
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1910-10-26

was introduced by the Renshaw brothers, the
service line was brought one foot nearer the
center and the height of the line was raised
again to three feet six inches, making the ad-
vantages of the different styles Of play more
equal.
Eight years later the English National Lawn
Tennis association was formed. Ever since then
1t has been the governing body for England and
the surrounding countries, in which the game
has since spread. The courts of all countries
have the same dimensions. The following is the
official description of the American court: The
court is IS feet long and ~ feet wide. It is d.
V1ded across the middle by net, the ends of
which are attached to two posts standing three
feet outside of the court either side. The
height of the net Is three feet six inches at the
post and three feet in the middle half way be-
tween the side lines and parallel with them is
drawn the court line. dividing the space on each
side OF the net into two equal parts, the right
and left courts On each side Of the net at a
distance of Fl feet from it drawn the service
lines. Two kinds of game are played ''singles"
and doubles" two partners each side. The
choice of sides of the court and the right to
serve first are decided by the toss of coin. The
players stand on opposite sides Of the net the
player who first delivers the ball being called the
server and the other the striker-out. At the end
OF the first game the striker-out becomes the
server, and so on alternately. The server deliv-
ers the ball, or service, from the right to the
1elI COuEtS IL HluSt drop between the service
line half court line and side line of the court
diagonally opposite to that which is being
served.
The system of scoring is framed on basis
of Is for each stroke won; but the third stroke
Is called 40 instead Of IS. If both players win
three strokes. the is called deuce" instead
Of forty ALL" The winner of the next stroke
scores advantage" and If he also scores the fol-
lowing stroke, he wins the game II the stroke
falls to the opposite side the score goes back to
deuce" Similarly the player who first scores
six games wins the SET unless both should have
won five, when player must win two consecu-
tive games to score the set. II he fails to do this
the score is once more called games all,' and
the same conditions prevail at every SET The
players change sides at the end of every set.
All championship matches have since 1886
been determined by the winning of three sets out
of five; but since 1897 the English system of
handcapping occasionally has been employed, but
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1910-10-26
Shrinking Glaciers.

Scientists aver that save over Q
small area the glaciers Of the worl6
are retreating to the mountains. The
glacier on Mount sSarminiento in South
America, which descended to tho sea
when Darwin found it In 1886, IL now
separated from the shore by q vigor
Gus growth of timber.
The Jacobshaven glacier in Green
land has retreated four miles since
1860, and the East glacier in spit3
bergen is more than mile away
from its old terminal nnoraine. In
Scandinavia the snow line Is further
up the mountains and tho glaciers
have withdrawn 5000 feet from the
lowlands in a century. The Arapar
hone glacier in the Rocky mountains,
with characteristic American enter
prise, has been melting ct . rapid rate
for several years. In the eastern Alps
and one or two other small districts
the glaciers are growing. In, view
Of these facts We should not be too
scepttca1 when old men assure rs that
winters nowadays are not to be com.
pared with the winters Of their boy
hood.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1910-10-26

fur Of which is very remarkable. They
live on the top of the highest trees
and are only found in certain districts.
One afternoon, as we were returning
to our camp in the Gnaso Nyoro, we
disturbed some fmpala and were fol.
lowing them through thick scrub, when
the second gun-bearer touched r. on
the arm and pointed to a rhino feed
ing at distance of about fifty yards
on our right. It was lucky for us that
we had stopped in time before he got
our wind. We should have been in an
awkward predicament If he had
charged at such short range. As It
was, R. had the satisfaction Of adding
good specimen to his collection.
Rhino were very numerous, but those
on the plains had very poor horns.
They often caused considerable delay
to our safar, as the porters were
afraid of them.
We were fortunate in having an ex-
cellent staff. The gun-bearers were
Somalis and Swahilis; our tent-boys
too were very good servants and could
talk little English. The cook,
Swahili, talked English fairly well, and
introduced himself to me as STU
dent from Zanzibar" l afterwards
discovered that this meant that he had
been taught at the mission there. His
cooking was excellent considering the
difficulties he had to contend with.
The country we were in is not pic.
turesque, in the ordinary sense OF
the word, but it has great fascina'
ton Of its own. The brilliant color
of the trees, the tropical tangle Of
vegetation along the river banks, and
the deep blue Of the distant mountains
make vivid patches Of color against
the burnt-up veldt; but what I'm.
pressed me most were the immense
plains and the great stretches OF unin.
habited country. They more than all
beside make one realize the vast soil
tudes of Africa.
ALICE K. MUIR.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1910-10-26
Professional Eaters

Many striking customs of their past are still
preserved by the Indians of the northwest, ant
Of these mons Is more interesting than peculiar
practise yet followed by the Sioux of the Devil
Lake reservation.
1t appears, on competent authority that from
time 1mmemorial these Sioux have adhered to
an etiquette whereby it is the bounden duty Of
the host to supply his guest with all the food he
may DESIRE and as rule the apportionment Sc!
before the visiting Indian is in excess of the ca
pacity Of a single man.
On the other hand. by the same custom, the
guest Is obliged to eat all that is placed before
him, else he grossly insults his entertainer Now
1t was found that this practise would work
hardship, but instead of dispensing with the Gus
tom the Indian method of reasoning was applied
and what is known the professional eater was
brought to the front.
While the guest is supposed to eat all that il
placed before him, It serves the same purpose
If his neighbor assists in devouring the bounti
ful repast, the main object being to have the
plate clean when the meal shall be finished
1t is not always practicable to depend upon
ne1ghbor at table to assist in getting away with
large dinner, and in order to insure the final
consumption of the allotted portion visiting Indt
ans call upon these professional eaters. whose
duty it Is to sit beside them through meal and
eat what the guest eats.
The professional eaters are never looked unon
in the>light of guests but more as travelling com
panions with a particular duty to perform,
These eaters receive from 81 to 81 and ever
50 for each meal where they assist It is stated
that one of the professional eaters was known
to have disposed Of some seven pounds Of heef
at a sitting-New York Herald.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1910-10-26

''a4 .oli 10 DO successful racketer player
'1us' 'n1nk quickly as we'll as act quickly
Anotner veteran American player who stands
oeninu harned IN skill and who ranks with him
20: "o1 jug evidence that youth is not the requi-
elte IN tennis that 1t is in some other snorts is
Beals Wright, former national chamnion As long
ago as 1901 Wright had the national CHAMPION
sup al"ost IN MS grasp and in 1905 he captured
'ne covered title. Latterly he has been in a
sense ecnpsed by Larned, but is yet splendid
ana spectacular player. Only few months ago
Wright went abroad and worsted all the best
players OF Europe and Great Britain only meet
ing defeat at the hands of A. F. Wilding, the Aus.
tral1an player, and that in contest that cannot
be regarded as wholly conclusive
For all the splendid achievements, however
OF the older tennis players experts who are yet
very much In the game, there is ample evidence
1nat the t'me is almost at hand when they must
step aside for the group of younger men who
have been forging ahead of late in a laost deter
mined manner. Oddly enough, almost all Of
these new stars OF the tennis armament are west
erners. Very much in the public eye just at pres
ent Is Bundy, the whirlwind player from Cali
fornia' who this year defeated "all comers" and
only met his Waterloo when he faced Larned
Even at that the outcome might have been Diff
ferent had the lad from the Golden Gate state not
been exhausted by long series of contests
Even more interesting Is the future of Maurice
E. Mclaughlin, the hoy wonder from Califor-
mia, whom Larned has lately taken up as his pro-
tege and upon whose shoulders it is rumored he
proposes to let fall the mantle Of the champion.
Mclaughlin, who Is yet in his teens, is a dash
ing player, with terrific strength behind his
strokes and with a deadly serve that is calcu-
lated to disconcert any player in the world It
Is now the hope of all American tennis enthusi-
asts that Larned, Wright and Mclaughlin can
be induced to form team that will go to Aus
tralia and attempt to recover the Davis cup the
great International blue ribbon trophy Of the
tennis world-which was won by Australian play
ers SOME years ago and which neither American
nor English players have ever been able to wrest
from their grasp.
The game OF lawn tennis resembles In some
respects the ancient game of tennis which in its
earliest form seems to have been played in the
open air. The modern sport to have origi-
mated almost simultaneously In the United States
and England Major Wngheld reduced it to a
definite form in England in the year 1874, giving
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1910-10-26
SWEDEN.

The rich clover fields of southern
Sweden have caused the death Of a
considerable number of domestic ami
mails this season.
The price Of sugar has been cut
down half cent pound, according
to an announcement made by the
sugar trust" some time ago.
A. ]. Save, of Upsala, is going to
conduct a scientific expedition to the
western part Of South America. He
intends to stay there about one year.
The temperature seems to have
come to stay way below the freezing
point in the northern part OF Sweden.
At Riksgrahsen there was q foot Of
snow in the latter part of September.
3: r.. I. e. anderson was vaccinated,
together with all his comrades of the
Dial regiment. Shortly afterwards he
felt pains in his left arm, and in spite
of expert medical attendance his arm
was gradually paralyzed. SO that he
was dismissed from the army with a
small pension for one year as start
The military authorities of Sweden
realize that aerial navigation is bound
to play an important part in future
wars. But they also realize that it
has not yet passed it's experimental
stage, and Sweden is apt to save
money by keeping close watch on
experiments made abroad before she
goes to the expense Of procuring air.
ships for the army.
J. E. Ost, of Ofvanaker, kept on
practicing on his fiddle for years be-
fore anybody paid any attention to-
him. Last summer he appeared at a
fiddlers' competitive concert at HUI
diksvall, and easily captured the first
prize. That settled the matter. Now
be has offers to play, not only from all
parts Of his own country, but also
from Norway, Denmark and Germany.
The offers from Germany are the most
tempting, and he is apt to 60 to that
country.
The Social. Democrats. have declared
= boycott against Carnegie's porter be-
cause some Of the men employed In
making the beverage do: not belong to
the labor unions. The situation is
very interesting. The employer does
not In any way interfere with the la
Dor unions. Indeed many Of his en-
ployes belong to the union. But he
does not require them to belong, and
as matter of fact. some of the men
remain outside the union of their own
free will. It would seem that the OILY
way Of stopping the boycott would be
for him to compel all his employees to
Join the union.
Jamtland is suffering from a very
severe drouth. In the city OF Osters-
und the sewers are built in such a
way as to enter the lake (storsjon)
under the surface of the water. Now
the water in the lake is getting SO low
as to- threaten the exposure Of the
mouths Of tho sewers. in which case
the sewer gas would seriously endan:
Ger the health Of the people OF the city.
About 1900 sharpshooters took
part in the national shooting match.
The results obtained were 80 satisfac.
tssy % % prove that Sweden has a
larger pfopottto lon 81. abls marksm1ta
49, ~ ethB country 81 the world,
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the old Ehrenberg road, once the
highway into Arizona, and at that
point meet roads leading to the i'm
portant mines of western Arizona.
The heat Of the summer in that re.
gion is awful in its intensity. Foot
travellers therein must provide them
selves with gallons Of water to each
person, a fact that has been demon
strated by the number Of lives lost
when men we're only a few miles
from the point where the life-giving
fluid is to be found. Some years ago
two miners expired BY the roadside