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MORE EFFECTIVE
SMOKELESS POWDER

Paris, April 2S.-(special)-A new and
as is claimed, more effective smokeless
powder than any yet known has been in
vented by NJ. Guichard, photogra pher,
at Ions lie saulnier. the shooting club of
which has been making some interesting
experiments with 1t on the Montell
ground. The target consisted of block
Of very hard wood nearly 81 inches in
thickness. The president of the club be-
gan by sending a Lebel bullet into the
target which showed a penetration of
close on 25 inches and then he employed
a cartridge invented by NJ Guichard,
which, with the exception of the powder,
is identical with the Lebel. the penetra-
tior in this case being upwards of 291s
inches. All this was witnessed by a num-
Der OF officers, who were much impressed
by the result. and these club experiments
are shortly to be followed by official
trials. NJ. Guichard has already received
a quantity of offers. but he declares that
he is determined not to reveal his secret
to any foreign government The inventor
is 80 years of age, and is a native of
Saillenard, in the department of Ain.
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ander Maben Hobson. Miss Montedon-
leo is a decided favorite In Birmingham
and her friends will be delighted to
see her, though even for so short a
time.
Miss Jennie Mobley of Atlanta, who
visits Mrs. Hobson every winter VIII en-
the season is at its height and shares
Miss Montedonico's popularity, was in
Birmingham this week for a short time
en- route to her home in Atlanta from
a Memphis party.
Among those touring Europe this
summer with Mrs. Frank Alexander and
Mrs. Ida Adams will be Mrs. Henry F.
DeBardeleben.
Col. and Mrs. A. C. oxford will leave
tomorrow for Mobile.
Mrs. J. P. Jones of Newman, Ca,
formerly Miss Edna Moore, is expect
ed to arrive in. few days to be the
guest of her mother, Mrs. j. D. Moore
Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Brown and
their son, Atwell Brown, will leave
tomorrow for the coast, to spend the
week fishing.
Among the reunion visitors will be
Mrs. John Rosenstihl and Miss Carolyn
Rosenstihl, who will leave tomorrow
to be the guests of Mrs. B. b. Mar
shall in Mobile.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. H. Clabaugh will
have as their guests Tuesday Prof. and
Mrs. F. d. Losey of Tuscaloosa, who
will come with the Blackfriars to pre-
sent Shakespeare's Twelfth Night"
Tuesday evening at the jefferson the
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arte. Mr.. Sam Clabaugh, who is
member of the Blackfriars, will bt
In Birmingham Tuesday also to bt
the guest of his parents. He will de.
liver a memorial address in Tuscaloosa
Monday.
Mrs. John T. Jones and Miss Mari
to Florence.
Miss Bette Maben is expected to re.s
turn in short time from Italy. She
sailed several days ago.
Mrs. E. H. Clayton of Macon, Ca,
is the guest of Mrs. F. NJ Andrews
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Willis GorhanA
have named their little son Paul Wiki
lis, Jr
Miss Cordie Guice of Marion. AlaA
is the house guest of Mr.. and Mrsi
b. l.. Guice.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank s. Address have
named their little daughter Charlotte
Frances -
Mr.. and Mrs E. H. Wrenn, Jr., have
as heir guests their friend Mrs. Pierca
B. Kinard of Meridian. Mrs kinard
is a sister of Mr.. c. P. Curry, the
noted singer in the Brown-Curry res
vival.
Miss Kate r. Wittichen and Miss Mary
E. Forbes sailed yesterday from Ham
burg via the Pennsylvania of the Ham-
burg-American line. After a few days in
New York and Washington they will ar
rive at home in Birmingham.
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Read every word in this article and
then walk straight to your mirror. Don't
shirk plain duty. Go over your face.
line by line and note the steady pro-
cession of little wrinkles, lines and crows
feet that mark the waning of your youth
and all the hope youth brings. Can you
count them? Do there seem to be more
than there were yesterday? How many
will there be tomorrow? Have you a
photograph of yourself taken just a few
years ago? Look at it now, carefully.
and compare it with the tired, careworn
face presents you today.
How much do wrinkles mean to YOU?
What would you give to be free OF
them? Are you married? Is your hus-
band growing old with you2 Does mar
ried life mean as much to you as 1t diG
on your bridal day? Look at your nus
bands face the next time he greets you;
do his eyes and manner show dislike,
Indifference and waning interest, or what
Is still more pitiable, a forced faithful
ness the mixture of tolerant affection and
respect that takes the place OF the
boundless love and passion he evidenced
when he wooed you? Most men IRH 10
be honest and faithful to their vows,
but how few are the wives that make II
easy for them.
lama WOMAN
who knows what wrinkles mean. Trou-
bic. worry and ill-health brought me deep
lines. crowsfeet and wrinkles long before
my time. They interfered with my social
and business success. I resolved to be
rid of them at any cost. l studied, ex-
perimented, worked until my fingers fairly
ached and finally l made the marvellous
discovery that has made me famous.
took out my wrinkles in three nights.
Since then my discovery has been prac.
tised by women, married and single. all
over the civilized land Over a quarter
of a million women have written TO me
and interested themselves in my wonder
full and original method. My discovery
Is recognized by the best Beauty Special
lists of Europe. 1t has won nine COLO
Medals in International Expositions.
tell YOU these things. not to brag, but 10
prove that 1 am honest and reliable and
will do exactly as 1 say.
A woman at 40 or IS should be az
the very height of her beauty and power
wrinkles, washed out, faded and sallow
compilations and loose, sagging flesh IN
a woman of that age are sin and
shame. Some women fail because of lack
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BEN GREET PLAYERS

The Ben Greet Players are to present
two Shakespearean plays on the afternoon
of May at the Country club. The even
ing performance will be Midsummer
Nights Dream These entertainments
are to be given under the auspices of the
General Sumter chapter, d. A. r., and
William L. Yancey chapter, U. D. c..
Committees have been appointed to make
all arrangements for the coming or the
players so that the venture will 7 sue
cess. The following are the committees:
General Chairmen--D. A. r., Mrs c. M.
Tardy; L. d. c.. Mrs. Chappell Cory.
Programmes A. r., Mrs. John Pat
ton, Misses Simpson, Mrs. Huisey Mrs.
Ned McDavid. Mrs. Samuel E. Greene;
Yancy chapter, U. d. c., Mrs. Ed South
gate chairman: Mrs. Ionic Dent, Mrs.
Grin Cross Mrs. Everett Shepherd, Miss
Anna B. Adams, Miss Maud Kelley, Mrs.
II. r. Stevens
Distribution of Tickets-D. A. r., Miss
A. Burgamy. Mrs ]. W. Donnelly, Mrs
Hubert Scruggs. Mrs. Mountfort Mrs. f.
E. Robinson; Yancy chapter, Mrs. Rob
ert Ewing, Mrs. A. A. Gains, Mrs. Y. A.
Dyer, Mrs Leonard Hoberi. Miss Maud
Davis. Mrs. j. II. Whitlow, Mrs. II. E.
Shropshire. Sr.. Mrs. /. D. steele
Committee on Chars-D. A. r Mr.
T. Harwell, Mrs. ]. G. Whitfield. Mrs
Joseph r. Estes; Yancy chapter. Mrs. Z.
NJ Stanley. Mrs. C. w. Mills. Mrs. C. c.
Adams.
Committee on Lights-D. A. r., Miss
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TWENTIETH CENTURY CLUB

Among the interesting club meetings
Friday afternoon" said club woman,
was that of the Twentieth Century
club at the home of Mrs N. P. II. Finch,
at North Haven.
after the regular literary study the
hostess gave an informal talk of a lee
ture course that was given in her home
town, Hornellvile, N. Y, during the years
1865, 1870 and 1872, when a number of
America s most famous men of letters lee
tured; the object was to make money
to establish library; eight of the young
men of the town formed library asso-
citation and elected Mr.. N. p. T. Finch
secretary.
much interest was shown when a large
scrap book was passed around in which
was the correspondence of the secretary,
autographs of the lecturers, also groups
| of photographs and interesting facts.
THE lecture course included for the
three terms many men of note famous for
| their wit and learning. Among them were
| Wendell Phillips John G. SAKE, p. 7
| Barnum, r. w. Emerson, George Will
| liam Curtis, Horace Greeley. B. Taylor
J. G. Holland, Henry Ward Beecher
Mortimer Thomas. o. o. Howard, who
led one wing of Shermans army; DR.
| Chaplin noted Unitarian minister; d. r
| Locke, better known as Petroleum Mas
! by; A. Oakley Hall, once mayor of New
| York; C. L. Vallandingham. known as
the traitor congressman; Dewitt Tai
| madge, John B. Cough, Senator Sumner
| of Massachusetts. Schuyler Colfax. once
| vice president OF the United States Manton
| Marble, editor of the New York World
| Charles F. Brown, Olive Logan, Anna M
Dickinson, Susan b. Anthony, Josh Bill
| linRs and Mark Twain.
Mrs. Finch called attention2to the fact
that in the death of Mark Twain the
| final member of the lecture course had
passed away. She also spoke of the profit
and pleasure they had received in having
many of these noted lecturers in their
home and the social life of their home
| tcwn.
ION request Mrs. Finch read the fol-
| lowing letter, written to the secretary
the quantress of which is amusing and
interesting.
Finch. My Dear: l passed through
Hcrneiiville last Saturday night and at(
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TO BENEFIT
FREE KINDERGARTEN

The demonstrations to be given by the
Southern Cotton Oil company will be for
the benefit of the Free Kindergarten
Luneheons will be served from 70 to Q
o'clock daily. beginning tomorrow. be-
tween Second and Third avenues. on
Nineteenth street From to 6 o'clock in
the afternoon tea will be served every
day. Every day a different committee
will be In charge. Tomorrow's luncheon
and tea will be served by the board of
directors of the Free Kindergarten asso-
citation. including Mrs. w. ID. Smith,
president; Mrs. A, II. Ford first vice prea-
ident; Mrs. e j. McCrossn, second vidb
president; Mrs. b F. Tyler, secretaryA
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has the veil of mystery that has so
long shrouded the ancient scier ces been
raised at last? Can 1t be that system
has been perfected that reveals with
reasonable accuracy the character and
disposition of an individual, and so out
lines the life as to assist in avoiding
errors and taking advantage of oppor-
tunities?
Roxroy a man who has for 20 years
been delving into the mysteries of the
occult. making a scientific study of the
various methods of reading the lives of
people seems to have reached a higher
round in the ladder of fame than his pre-
decessors Letters are pouring into his
office from all parts of the world telling
of the benefits derived from his advice.
Many of his patrons look upon him as
a man gifted with some strange, mys-
terious power, but he modestly asserts
that what he accomplishes is due alone
to an understanding of natural laws.
He is man of kindly feeling toward
humanity, and his manner and tone i'm
mediatey impress one with his sincere
belief in his work. A tlge stack of
grateful letters from people who have
received readings from him adds TO
other convincing proof as to his ability.
Even Astroiogers and Palmists admit
that his system surpasses anything yet
introduced.
The Rev G. C. H. Hasskarl, Phi. D.,
pastor of ST. Paus Evangelical Luth-
eran church. in a letter to Professor Rox-
row saws: you are certainly the great
est specialist and master of your pro-
fession. Every one consulting you will
marvel at the correctness of your de-
tailed personal readings and advice. The
most sceptical will consult you again
and again after corresponding with you
once"
If YOU wish to take advantage of Rox-
rows generous offer and obtain free
reading. send your date, month and year
of birth; state whether (Mr., Mrs or
Miss, and also copy the following verse
In your own handwriting:
] have heard of your power
To read peoples lives,
And would ask what for me
You have to advise?
Be sure to give your correct name, birth
date and address and write plainly. Send
your letter to ROXROY, Dept. 92A, No.
ira Kensington High street, London, W..
England If you wish, you may inclose
10 cents GU. S. A. stamps to pay postage.
clerical work. etc. Do not inclose coins
or silver in letters.
Note-Under the new postal regulations
you can send sealed letter to England
for only cents postage.
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myself at the station at $50 o'clock and
had a good meal
would have been glad to have had
you at my side, but the world is full
OF disappointments, so you could not be
there.
About the lecture at your place you
will find on the other page of this sheet
my subject and my terms and my adj
dress, for I am lost man and passed
all hope and live in New oYrk city.
7 leave here Saturday night, Decem-
Der l. to fill a 20 nights engagement In
the west and expect to fill more If 1
can find any empty ones. and I have some
other plans to ripen during the trip.
II you want "nilk'' and can give me
SsS. 40 ON night of December .. Wednesday,
please let me know upon receipt Of this
letter and l will. ratify 1t by my reply.
7 was four nights in D. last week.
Remember me kindley to the mayor Of
your city. and particularly to the sheriff
of your county; speak of me to your sew
eral landlords and should the ladies men
ton me tell them I am in wedlock.
Yours without any doubt.
Josh BILLINGS.
New York city, November rs, 1885,
From this lecture course has been
builded a splendid library with many
Thousand volumes"
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Hattie Morton, chairman Mrs. E. p
Riggs, Mrs Savage; U. D. c., Mrs. Harry
stringfellow, Mrs. Alex Cecil, Mrs. c. E.
CAREER.
Ice Cream Committee-Mrs j. Z. Car
michael Mrs. T. C. Thompson.
COMMITTEES on Patronesses-D A. R.,
Mrs. w. w. Trimble, chairman; Mrs. j..
D. Dabney, Mrs. A. A. Allen, Mrs. j. y.
Harwell Mrs. Frank White, Mrs. j. W.
Tomlinson, Mrs. Norman Brooks; U. ID.
c.. Mrs. Ernest Redd, Mrs. c. M. Stanley,
Mrs. Zell Castor, Mrs. Felix Tarrant,
Mrs B. G. Copeland. Mrs. Van r. Mason,
Miss May Belle Stollenwerck
Public Committed A. r., Mrs.
Charles Leeper, Mrs. Felix Blackburn,
Mrs. Wade Wood: U. D. c., Mrs r. john
ston, Miss Myrtle Miles, Mrs. Henry
Dean. "a - al
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Mrs. Richard Massey, treasurer; Mrs.
James Morrow. Mrs. Culpepper Exum,
Mrs. Louis Saks, Mrs. Lilly Frost Mrs.
Rivers Carter, Mrs. Richard Brown, Mrs.
C. B. Spencer, Mrs. Henry Dean, Mrs.
Bruce Brewer and Mrs. ]. H. Phillips.
The patronage of the public is cordially
solicited
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STEAMSHIPS
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spuly 10 HENDERSON BROTHERS. New York. or
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A HEART PARTY

Mr.. and Mrs. VIII George entertained
q coterie of friends Friday evening at
hearts in compliment to Miss Coburn OF
Indiana. In addition to the game of
heartp a reading contest was engaged In,
and a number of prizes were awarded.
They included a silk fan, box of candy
and two pocket knives. At the conclusion
of the evening a salad and ice course was
served. Those whom Mr.. and Mrs George
Invited were Mr.. and Mrs. Ormond, Mr..
and Mrs. Thomas, Mr.. and Mrs. Donald
son. Mrs Stubblefield. Miss Ethel Daniel,
Miss Grace Daniel, Miss Mackenzie, Miss
Burke Mr. and Mrs. Sanders. Mr.. Ewart,
Miss Brewer and the honorce, Miss CO.
turn.
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MASS MEETING ATY. w. G. A.

A mass meeting for women will be held
this afternoon at 4 o'clock at the Young
Womens Christian association. Mrs.
Lichtenstein OF st. Louis, converted
Jewess, will deliver an address on Chris
tianity" to the women of Birmingham,
both Jew and Gentle. 1t is hoped that
there will be large attendance.
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Hsys. Mrs. Rudolph Hoehn, Mrs. ]. Price,
MS. Dick Ball, Mrs. Lovett, Mrs. X. NC
F,voy. Miss Maud McEvoy, Mrs. w. Z.
Wilson, Mrs Newton Tyler, Mrs. r. V.
Allgood, Mrs. w. N. Miller, Mrs. ID. A.
Heinrich. Mrs. George Heaven, MRS.
George DeFrain, Mrs. 1. e. Rollins, Mrs.
G. II. Houghton. Mrs. w. F. Minor, Mrs.
j. P. Welsh and Miss Annie Houghton
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A SOCIAL INCIDENT
OF FESTIVAL WEEK

One of the most pleasant incidents OF
festival week was an informal luncheon
given by Mr.. and Mrs. Oliver Chalifoux
and including some of their friends
among the festival artists with several
Birmingham musicians. The Chalifoux
home. an appropriate dwelling for these
two talented musicians, has seen many
interesting gatherings of their distin-
guished friends. Last year pretty little
incident occurred which is worthy OF
record Mr.. Reed Miller and several
friends were invited to an informal Dutch
luncheon. A neighbor who had not been
hidden to the luncheon. but knew the
personnel Of the party and was inter
ested in neighborly way. placed her
graphophone on a rear porch adjoining
the Chalifoux dining room. AS the party
seated themselves the tones Of Reed
Miller solo fioated in through the win
dows There was a pause; then someone
said, whats that?' and Mr.. Miller
laughed boyishly and said, why that's
me?"
| Among those whom Mr.. and Mrs Chali-
foux included in their hospitality Thurs
day were Mr.. Saslansky and his accom-
PIANIST, Mr.. Merkle; Mr.. and Mrs. Reed
Miller, Mr.. G. o. Friermood, Mr.. William
Ryan and Mr.. c. r. Klenk,
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NoTE And pERsoNALs

NOTE AND PERSONALS
Mr. and Mrs John Caldwell are ex-
pecting her sisters, Mrs. Cathcart and
Mrs Hagood, to arrive today to be
their guests. Mrs. Cathcart and Mrs.
Hagood will remain in Birmingham
but a week, during which time num-
Der, of charming informalities have
been arranged in their honor.
Mrs Howard Austin, who has been
the guest of Mrs. s. l. Ledbetter for
several weeks, will leave today to visit
relatives in Trussville.
DR.. John Douglass accompanied Mrs.
Douglass. who left this week for Johns
Hopkins hospital. Baltimore, for treat
ment, and expects to remain several
months. taking an especial course In
clinics.
Mr. and Mrs Henry Morscheimer have
taken apartments at 1905 South Six
teenth street.
Miss Allie Montedonico Of Memphis
is expected to arrive in the city to-
day, en- route to New York, and will
spend q day or two with Mrs Alex
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1910-01-01
The unssw, Witness.

The lecturer was growing very
vehement in the course of his ora
tory. His subject was "How to BE
Happy Though Married"
''As We all know" he cried, "the
duty of a wife is to be a loving
helpmste to her husband by cooking
his food. attending to the various
requirements, conducting properly
his household affairs, and so on, and
so on~ tF
"Ah," sighed the little man in
front, 'they never perform that last
duty?
Which one is that?" asked the
lecturer.
Why" explained the little man,
"sew on and sew on" And he ex-
hibited his shirt cuffs, which we're
fastened with pins.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1910-01-01
Personal Gossip.

Mr.. and Mrs. +. S. Harrison, of
Crofton, KY who have been visit.
ing in New Orleans and Mobile. are
now the guests of her mother. Mrs.
c. F. Bridges. Mrs. Ida Hurt
and little son, Sanford, have
returned to Hopkinsville, KY,
after visiting on Montrose
avenue-NashvilIe American.
Miss Martha Wallis has returned
from a visit to her sister. Mrs. Dan
w. Chiffon, near Pembroke.
DR.. p. E. West and wife went to
Logan county Thursday for short
visit.
G. W. Shadoin, who is spending
the holidays at home, went to Pa
ducah yesterday, on business.
Mr.. Alfred Broadhurst of st.
Louis arrived yesterday morning
TO enter upon The coming years
work. for the Electric Shoe Shop.
John J. Rust, of Nashville. is Wis
iting friends here.
Mrs. j. A. Mckenzie and little
daughter. Of Edgoten, have return
ed from Bowling Green.
Miss Mildred Hall, after spending
the holidays with her parents, has
returned 10 Bolivar, Tenn where
le is a member of the faculty Of
st. Katherine School.
Misses Mary Alice Mayes, Gussie
Kuykendan and Virginia Butler are
visiting Miss Naomi johnson at
Maple Center farm, at a week end
party.
r. G. Watkins and family, OF
Louisville, who spent several days
with friends near the city, return
el'home yesterday.
Representative Herman South
we'll has gone to Frankfort to be
present at the opening session oi
the Legislature. DR. j. H. Lackey
of Canton. Trigg's representative.
is also at the State Capital. having
passed through this city. Thursday
afternoon, en- route to the city.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1910-01-01
No WEIGHT Needed.

A village baker bought his butter
from we'll to do farmer in the
neighborhood, who was a customer
of his, but after "A time he COM
planned that the farmer gave him
short weight. His complaints were
unheeded, and at length he laid
them before the district magistrate.
The farmer was summoned and
forced to produce his scales, but he
brought no weights. I've brought
no weights" he explained. 81 didn't
need them." Not need weights 2"
the magistrate asked. "Not for
the baker. weigh his weekly pound
of butter with the pound loaf he
sends to me-" was the farmers re-
ply.-London Mail.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1910-01-01
CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY

Illinois Central Ry. will sell round
trip tickets to stations in Kentucky,
Ind. H., Miss, L.. N. Car, S Car,
Tenn, Va Ga Fal. and Ala. at re-
duced rates forthe round trip.
Dates of sale. Dec. II. 18. 81. %
%, "a, 25. 81. 1909. January l. 1910.
Final limit, tickets good to leave
destination returning not later than
midnight of January 9Th, 1910.
For further information in re-
gard to rates. routes. etc. call on
or write Agent Illinois Central Ry.
Hopkinsville, Ky., T.. l.. Morrow,
Agent.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1910-01-01
Here and There.
HARDwICK. JEWELER.

FOR SALE-The life. Trial and
Execution Of Alonzo Pennington.
near Hopkinsville, in 1916. Price
25 cents. C. b. Brewer, Fairview.
KY.
eay .tA ~.
For many years science has, stu
died liquor results; the whole world
uses whiskey where a stimulant is
wanted; in bad cases Of sickness it
does not injure nerves and tissues
like cocoa wines ano other drugged
compounds. The HARPER brand
is the best on the market. S0ld by
W. r. Long. HopkinsviLle. KY.
See j. II. Dagg for contracting,
building and general repair work Of
all kinds. Phone 476.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1910-01-01
Telephone Users Rights.

Independence. Kansas, Dec. 29.-
Judge Thomas J. Flannelly. in The
District Couff here. to-day day de-
cided that a telephone company has
no right to force a subscriber to
change from single line to q party
line service. The decision was in
the case Of Barrett against the
Montgomery Home and the Kansas
City Long Distance Telephone Com
pany. The case will be appealed.