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The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-10-25

:
 Atlantic recently created the post of general agent in Birmingham. The Clyde Charleston line of steamers has increased facilities here, while a large increase in the soliciting department of the Ocean Steamship company was recently author ized.
 The Central of Georgia has moved up some by increasing the number of men employed, and the Queen and Crescent, to emphasize the importance of this city announces that Hugh Latimer will be di- vision passenger agent hereafter rather than travelling passenger agent.
 It is given out by good authority that within a few days a large Chicago rail- road will open local offices and others will follow in an effort to share in the tonnage that is offered the railroads in this city
 Increases in freight from this city west are expected to result in the opening here of several western railroad offices with soliciting agencies. The Santa Fe will probably lead in this western move
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-10-25
Cotton Mills Reorganixed

North Adams, Mass, October A.-The cotton mills of the North Pownal Manu- featuring company at North Pownal, Vt. and of the Williams Manufacturing com pany of Williamstown, Mass, have been sold to the Graylock Manufacturing com pany of Adams. The sales are in accord ance with the reorganization policy of the Arnold Print Works, of which the two concerns are subsidiaries. The mills will be equipped with new machinery and operated under the management of the Graylock company.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-10-25
BUFFET SUPPER
 FOLLOWS REHEARSAL

After the rehearsal of the Cocke-DeBar- deleben bridal party last evening at the home of MT. and Mrs. Walker Percy, Miss DeBardeleben entertained informally at a buffet supper. Some of her intimate friends were asked to meet her house guests Miss Bettie Cooke and Miss Louise Cooke. The evening proved charming as are all the events, whether formal or in- formal, in this lovely home. One of the interesting features was the drinking of toasts to the bride from a superb silver fagon which has been among the treas ures in the grooms family for three gen erations. This little ceremony followed a supper of beautiful appointments.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-10-25
BILLIARD SOCIETY
 HOLDS MEETING

The Hillard Literary society of the Birmingham High school held meeting Friday The programme included quo tations from Julius Caesar, followed by an Interesting debate:
 Resolved That the only solution of the negro problem in our country is their deportation to colony of their own"
 The affirmative was upheld by Messrs. Walter Hunter and Wright Moore: the negative by Messrs. Aubry Daniel and Leo Karples. The affirmative won. Then an essay on Alexander the Great was read by Clifton Cantelou.
 The club elected Messrs. Arthur Her man, Ralph Harris, Nevins, and Edwin Torgerson honorary members.
 After a few short talks by members of the faculty and members of the Yancey Literary society the club adjourned.
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will be the announcement of the mar riage of Miss Maude Weiland of Louis vile. Ky, to MT. George Durham of that city on Monday, october 10. 1910. On account of the health of the brides mother the wedding was very quiet. Only the immediate family were pres ent. Mir and Mrs. Durham will reside in Louisville, where MT. Durham holds a position with the Louisville and Nashville railroad.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-10-25
INTEREST IN A
 BIRMINGHAM DEBUTANTE

There are few debutantes in Birming- ham this winter. but they all belong to families of importance. which will com pensate in interest what is lacking in numbers. Miss Clara Lee Woodson, who will be formally presented by her par ents., Dr. and Mrs l.. G. Woodson, on the evening of November Il, belongs to one of the best known families of the state. and a wide interest has been shown in her social career. Sundays Montgom- cry Advertiser has the following:
 pr. and Mrs. Lewis G. Woodson of Birmingham will entertain on the even inf of November Il in that city in honor of their eldest daughter, Miss Clara Lee Woodson.
 The affair will be given at the Coun- try club, and Miss Woodson will then re- ceive her formal introduction to society. She is charming girl, and will be
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-10-25
R. M. 1T. OFFICERS
 ARE ELECTED

At the quarterly meeting of the R. M. T. club the following officers were elected to serve during the present term: William Padham, president; Richmond Wetmore, vice president: Reuben A. Lewis, Jr
 treasurer; Evans Dunn. secretary; Brad ley Saunders, and Cherry Crawford board of governors. The present mem bership of the club are Francis M. Brown, William Badham. Cherry Crawford, Elm met Collins, Evans Dunn, Alfred Eaves, Ebert Heninger, William Heidt, Joe N. Hulse, William Kettig. Reuben Lewis, Ben Moore, Mark Myatt, James Nelson, Edward Norton, Craig Bradley Saunders, Bryan Tomlinson, Richmond Wetmore.
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M'GRATH-WILSON
 WEDDING PLANS

The personnel of the McGrath- Will son wedding party Is complete. Miss Mary Lou Wilson will have as her maid of honor Miss Agnes Terrell. Miss Margaret Terrell will be her only bridesmaid. The two ribbon bearers will be Miss Sarah Wilson, sister of the bride e-to-be. and Miss Margaret Munger.
 MT. McGrath will be attended at the altar by MT. George Gordon Craw- ford as best man. His groomsman will be Dr. Cabot Lull. The officiant will be Canon J. Mcdonald McGrath of St. Paurs Cathedral, Cincinnati, the bride groom's father. The marriage will be oslemnized at the home of the brides parents, Dr. and Mrs. Cunningham Will son, on November 2.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-10-25
MUNGER-CONNER

The marriage of Miss Roberta Con- ner of Dallas, Tex, to MT. Eugene Mum ger of this city will be an interesting event of November 16, taking place in Dallas at the brides home. MT. Nun ger Is the third son of MT. and Mrs. R. S. Munger of Birmingham, and the bride-to-be is a popular young Texas girl. Among the Birmingham relatives attending the nuptials will be Mrs. R. s. Munger, Miss Ruby hunger and lit- tla Rosa Earle.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-10-25
RUsSELL-REID WEDDING
 soLENNIZED YESTERDAY

MT. and Mrs. John Bradley Reid an- nounce the marriage of their daug ter Brett, to MT. Rufus Absalom Rus sell on the afternoon of Monday, Octo- Der 24, at home.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-10-25
THOMPSOM-ADAMs
 WEDDING sOLENNIZED

MT. and Mrs. William Francis Adams announce the marriage of their daugh- ter, Anna Langhorne, to Mir Bryant at their home in Birmingham. MT. and Mrs Thompson are at home at 7994 Lang
 ley avenue, Chicago se-
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YANCEY SOCIETY
 HOLDS MEETING

The Yancey Literary society held it's regular meeting at the High school Fri day. The literary programme for the day was a debate:
 Resolved, That steam is a better mo- tive power than electricity" The debate was hotly contested and after a confer ence the judges decided in favor of the negative, which was upheld by Messrs. Sterling A. Wood Jr., and R. Riddle, while the affirmative was upheld by Messrs A. Eaves and J. Carson.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-10-25
MOODY-HARTZELL

MT. and Mrs. Leonard Yancey Dean of Eufaula have announced the engage ment of their daughter, Enzabeth Dean Hartzell to Mr. Julian Wright Moody of Birmingham. The event will take place later in the winter, the exact date to be announced later. MT. Moody formerly lived In Memphis and has but recently come to Birmingham to live, He already has a large number of friends In this city who will be inter- ested in his approaching marriage.
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NOTES AND PERSONALS

Wayne Nelson of Auburn college spent Saturday with his parents at Norwood. returning Sunday. MT, and Mrs. Wesley Hall Gregory, Mrs F. D. Houston Shaw and Miss Lu- rene Gregory returned Saturday from an
 enjoyable auto trip through Georgia and Alabama.
 Mrs. R. A. Chadwick of Nashville spent Saturday and Sunday in Birmingham as l the guest of friends, returning home Sun | day afternoon.
 Miss Lucy Truss is visiting in Mont gomery. | Miss Fanchon Armstrong is the guest of friends in Montgomery. | Mrs. Charles Morris of Tuscaloosa, who
 has been the guest for few days of MT. and Mrs. J. R. Carter, left for her home. Miss Laura Secor is spending several months with friends in Mobile.
 Mrs. Matte P. Seals is visiting her
 niece, Mrs. Lillie NJ Wodehouse, at Mill
 waukee.
 Mrs Loula Webb Pittman of Greens
 boro. Ala. is spending few weeks In B1rmlnSnam at lloo oouIH LiSheSehei
 street. Mrs w r. Greaves of Dallas, Tex, is the guest for several weeks of Mrs. J. B. Head at her home on Sycamore street, South Highlands. Mrs. James Soss continues quite i'll from ptomaine poisoning at her home, HOO South Eighteenth street. +%s Mrs Martha Wright is visiting relatives in MontgOmery.
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-10-25
TO-DAY IN SOCIETY


 The two events about which social in terest centers today are wedding and concert. The marriage of Miss Alice Graham and MT. Harry Upson Sims will be an event of this evening, taking place at S:3o o'clock at the home of the brides parents, MT. and Mrs. J. F. Graham.
 The beautiful diva, Louise Homer, will sing at the Jefferson theatre this even ing and society also anticipates this event. hoping that the weather man will continue his kindness. In the boxes will be number of members of the smart set and the audience elsewhere will present a brilliant appearance. In recognition of the clubs efforts in behalf of music and of Mme. Homer's connection with the Metropolitan opera the request has been made that evening dress be worn the downstairs. This, how ever, is in no way compulsory and while the club will appreciate 1t should the members of their audience choose to comply with their suggestion, informal attire such as the usual custom for con- certs will be appropriate as usual.
 Among those seen in the boxes this evening will be MT. and Mrs. A. H. Ford. MT. and Mrs. Mason Dillard, MT. and Mrs. Victor H. Hanson, Mrs. Viola Roden- n-Reding, MT. w. M. Drennen, MT. Erskine Ramsay, Miss Hannah Elliott, Mr. and Mrs. Houston Davis. MT. and Mrs. G. B. Mccormack, Major DeVal- court. Mrs. w. E. B. Davis, Dr. J. D. s. Davis, Mrs Spencer and Mrs. A. E. Bar ton of England.
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DURHAM-wEILAND

Of interest to her many friends in Birmingham. where she formerly lived.
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Mrs R. A. Chadwick of Nashville spent Saturday and Sunday in Birmingham as the guest of friends, returning home Sun day afternoon.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-10-25

Wayne Nelson of Auburn college spent Saturday with his parents at Norwood. returning Sunday.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1910-05-12
RATHER QUEER LOBBYING.
AHeged Thai Certain Legislators are
Here Trying 10 Influence Members
TO Grant License to Some of Ap-
plicants.

Jackson, Miss, May rr.-Members of
the state board OF health are considerably
wrought up over the action of certain
members of the Legislature, who are try
ing to influence the board to pass GER
tain applicants and grant license to prac-
tice medicine.
Since Monday morning members Of
the board have been beseiged by the leg
islators in an effort to influence them in
favor Of these applicants. They have
been invited out to dinner, luncheon and
to places Of amusement, but the doctors
have declined to accept their invitations.
Feeling among members Of the board
is rather acute over this attempt to in
uuence hem in this matter, and the leg
lslators, who are trying to exercise a
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1910-05-12
FEDERAL COURT HAS ADJOURNED
SINE DIE.
Tsvo South Mississippi Boys Tried TO
Hold up Prominent Mil Man.

jackson, Miss, May 1.-THE federal
court has concluded its labors in this
city and Judge Niles has departed for his
home at Kosciusko.
The term lasted little more than a
week, but a good deal if important bus
mess was transacted, though the Steele,
Miller and Company case from Corinth,
was not taken up as had been expected.
That case will come up for hearing at
Aberdeen.
Before the adjournment Of the court
Judge Niles passed sentence on several
parties who had either pleaded guilty
or had been convicted during the
term, as fellows:
Silas Finch, an old negro was convicted
of having stolen mail sack at Morton,
and was sentenced to one year in the
federal prison at Atlanta, Ga. The idea
of going SO far from home did not appeal
to the old negro, and he broke down and
cried like a baby. The court gave him
time to weep.
F. G. Barlow pleaded guilty to sending
obscense literature through the mail, and
sentence was held up till next term, but
in the meantime he was placed under $500
bond to secure his attendance.
Thus G. Moore, 16-year old white
.
boy, pleaded guilty to having had
knowledge of sending of a black-hand
letter through the mails to r. E. Brister,
Of Bcgne Chitto and was fined $40 and
the costs.
Versic Zachery aged about 16, also
pleaded gu4.ry to having written the
black-hand letter to Mr.. Brister, who is
a prominent mill man in the southern part
of the state, and was fined $40 and the
costs
These boys wrote an up-to-date black
hand letter to Mr.. Brister, demanding
that he place $1,000 behind a we'll
marked beech tree on the road near his
home, giving explicit directions as to
how the money was to be brought to
the scene and placed under sticks behind
the tree. In the event that the money
was not deposited in the place directed on
the date mentioned the writers of the let
ter warned Mr.. Brister that he would be
killed before the next Saturday night, and
dared him to tell anybody about their
threats.
But Mr. Brister did not take the warn
ing.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1910-05-12

est trace of the comets passage. With
powerful instruments the nucleus, if solid,
might be seen as dark speck against
the sun, if it is over so miles in diameter I;
but it is improbable that it is anything
like So large, for, as has already been
stated in these columns, the whole amount
cf light reflected from the sonnet, when
remote from the sun, is no more than a
single mass go miles across would send
u.s.
1t is possible, too, that the absorption of
the gas composing the envelopes of the
head and the tail may be detected by
means of the spectroscope, and as we will
be looking through the tail lergthwise,
nearly IS million miles Of it will be
there to exert any possible effect on the
suns light. Even so, it will not be sur
prising to many's astronomers if nothing
unusual is detected
Such negative results will however, be
scientifically valuable, since they will en-
able us to say that the materials composing
the comet, do not exceed certain limits
cf mass or density.
TranSits of comets across the sun are
very rare. The most remarkable previous
instance is th2t cf the great comet of 1882,
which, though so bright that it could be
seen close to the sun in broad daylight
with the naked eye, vanished completely
when in front of the sans disk, showing
that it was practically perfectly trans
parent.
On the evening of the 18TH we may
perhaps already see the comets tail In
the evening sky, though its head will set
while the twilight is still very strong.
On the 10th, however, it will be visible
till about p. M, on the 22nd until 1920,
and on the 25th and afterwards until
after II p. m.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1910-05-12
MARKING THE FLIRTING MARRI
ED MAN.

Some of the society women of Pittsburg
have devised scheme which they think
will pat stop to flirtaticns by the mar
ried husbands and the whole tribe Of mar
ried men. They propose the enactment
of law compelling all married men to
wear a wedding ring and thus indicate
der of benedicts. "We believe," says
the leader of the movement, "that young
girls will not flirt with men if they
know they are married. We will ask
our husbands to wear plain gold band
ring as a token of being married, and
we hope to have the custom adopted uni
versally."
How foolish this fair creature is and
how impossible it is for her to seefurther
than an inch beyond the tip of her dainty
nose. We assure her that the scheme
will not work at all because when mar
ride man desires to engage in flirting
performance, he will, unless the ring is
rivetkd to his finger, take it off and con-
ceal it in his vest pocket. What the ladies
should do is to ask the passage of a law
requiring every married man to be
marked or branded in-such way that
woman will be able at a single glance
to know that another woman has mort
gage on him, and that he has no business
to deport ---.nself as unencumbered prop
erty.
A married man who has faithful
wife and brood of affectionate children
and who indulges in filtration enter
prises is hog. This fact suggests that
lie ought to be marked like one with a
"crop" and an "underbit" in the right
ear.
We submit this as pointer for the
ladies of the anti-flirting organization of
Pittsburg Let them at once demand the
passage of law compelling all married
men to wear the "ear marks of marriage
because it is as certain as fate that the
ring scheme will not work at all.-N. O.
States.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1910-05-12
DON'T LIKE EXPERTS ON TICK
ERADICATION.
Lincoln County Man Thinks Woods Win
Be Burned off often Enough.

Jackson, Miss, May I'D. M. Ritchey
of Lincoln county, has small faith in the
efforts to get rid of the cattle tick through
scientific methods. Recently his board of
supervisors discussed the prediction to
join forces with the state in freeing Lii
coin of ticks, and sent committee to
jackson to interview the Live Stock Board
That committee was told they would have
to place their county under the stock
law before the government would take
hold of the matter.
Mr.. Ritchey would let nature kill ticks,
as it has always been doing, and sug-
gests that the woods and the pastures be
burned off in the fall of the year. The
proposition to kill them otherwise reminds
him of the efforts of other government ex
perts to get ahead of the boil weevil
by urging farmers to plant their cotton
crops early. They listened to the experts,
and what did nature do but send a
blizzard and freeze to kill all the early
planted cotton and put all farmers on
an equal footing.
The Lincoln man banks heavily on
"OId Brendy," who fights flies and
ticks all day and comes up at night
with her gallon of milk which tastes
so sweet to tn epoor farmers children" !"
That's about the size of it. Because of
her continuous fight against the ticks and
ether pests ~"Old Brendy" comes up with
only one poor little gallon of blue milk,
-. the children of the "poor farmer"
never know that there is better milk
to be had, and more Of it, from cows that
are free of ticks and properly fed and at
tended -Clarion-Ledger.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1910-05-12

Svengalian influence over members of
the board are receiving scant courtesy
Members of the board considers these at
tempts as an offense, and have given the
Legislators to understand their advice and
suggestions in this matter are not de-
sired.
Some of the Legislators have been SC
persistent an open rupture was only mar
rowly averted on one or two occasions,
but matters are simmering down today
and it is believed the Legislators who
thought their influence greater than the
ethics of the medical profession have taken
in a reef or two.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1910-05-12

John d. Rockefeller would go broke if
he should spend his entire income trying
to prepare a better medicine than Cham
Stomach and Liver Tablets is daily COM
berlain's Collie, Cholera and Diarrhoea
Remedy for diarrhoea, dysentry or bowel
complaints It is simply impossible, and
50 says every one that has used it. Sold
by all dealers.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1910-05-12
SAD STATE OF
AFFAIRS, SAYS COURT
FEDERAL JUDGE H. C. NILES Lee
TURES YOUTHFUL GRIM
INALS.
Greatly Deplores the Tendency of Boys
to Commit Crimes-Pnents
Snfer Punishment.

Jackson, Miss, May II.-Judge II. G.
Niles, of the United States district court,
commented on the number of Juvenile
offenders trial before him at this term
and deplored the fact that most of them
were members of some of the best families
in the state.
Judge. Niles, who has been on the fed
eral bench several years, is close stu
dent of human nature, but seldom in
dulges in a homily like this, prompted,
as it was, by sentiment rarely expressed
by a man dealing with crime, as he
has done during his career.
AS a judge he is stern, unrelenting
when dealing with the hardened Grim
inal, but as a man there is a world of
sympathy for the evil doer, showing
the depth of feeling of the man for
his less fortunate fellowman. He may
be a judge, dealing out justice as ne
sees it, but he is human, and his state
ment was prompted by fatherly feeling
for the young men and boys who have
been tried before him, and some of them
convicted, at this term of court.
at is sad," he said, ito see mere
boy guilty of violating the law, but
even worse when he shows no contri-
ton for his crime, but seems to find
species of enjoyment in it. 1t is an
impressive fact that most of those tried
before this court at this term have been
young men and boys, some of them con-
victed of crimes that are astounding and
without reasonable motive.
"Many of these offenders come from
some of our best families, and if our
best families do these things, what would
some cf our wcrst families do? With the
knowledge that these young men and
boys are guilty, | can not but believe
their crimes, in many instances, are but
thoughtless acts, without proper apprecia-
ton of the enormity of their offenses.
81 am not willing to believe these
things are done, in every case, with
evil intent or wanton disregard of the
law, and still it is hard to believe in this
day Of enlightenment that one cannot
CIR does not, appreciate the consequences
that must follow. Some of these often
ses are committed, probably, in the sense
of jest or joke, without giving a though,
| to the serious side of the question, bu
they are crimes nevertheless, and are tt
be deplored.
'If you punish one of these boys he doe:
not suffer alone, as his father, mother
sisters and brothers suffer more than he
If he is fined his father pays the, fine anc
/ the offender rather boasts Of it. | woule
like to deal lcniently with them, but i
you do that they may take advantage o.
the kindness to commit more serious
/ offense next time. 1t is a sad state O.
affairs when the young men and boys o.
our best families commit these acts.
is bad enough at any time to violate th'
law, but worse when we know their faith
ers and mothers are gentle folk. 1t i
nard to believe such boys are real crimi
nails, yet we must deal with them as SUCH
Judge Niles remarks were followed
closely by those in the court room, be
cause they were So true of what has takef
place at this term of court.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1910-05-12

Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tab
lets will clear the sour stomach, sweeten
the brenth and create healthy appetite.
They promote the flow of gastric juice,
thereby inducing good Indigestion. Sold
by all dealers.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1910-05-12

The rural free delivery service and the
Star route service will be consolidated
July rst and be operated under the Fourth
Assistant Pest Master General