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The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-06
A NOVELTY SHOWER
 FOR MISS CHRISTY

Miss Mary Lee Christy, whose we'd ding to MT. Sidney Lanier Gibson Will be an event of the week, was compli- mented with novelty shower by Mrs. NJ. l.. Davidson at herNhome on Eigh- tieth street and Hillman avenue
 The color scheme was red and white, W hich was beautifully carried out in the decorations of reception hall, parlors and dining room and In the refresh ments.
 Dainty little red hearts upon which were written the future fate of the unmarried ladies and the second fate of the matrons, were hidden abopt the rooms and each guest requested to seek her fate after which each one was read aloud
 An immense red heart was hung fn the reception hall and each guest was expected to pierce the heart~Wlth ar arrow-the prize for piercing the cen ter going to Miss Christy. the honoree Just after refreshments were served basket trapped in red and filled with many beautiful gifts was presented to Miss Christy by Mrs. Olin B. New man, after which the gifts were un- wrapped amid pleasant contest.
 Punch was served by Miss Julia Tur- ner and Miss Bessie Meadow. Mrs. Da- vidson, the hostess, wore delicate green silk costume, and was assisted in receiving by Miss Christy in beau tjful white hand embroidered robe. Mrs. Roy Summers in white and Mrs. Gilmore in black and white. Those hom Mrs. Davidson invited were: Mrs. William Davidson, Miss Gillespie. Mrs. T. J. Jones, Miss Lena Hit, Miss Lisa- bel Crossland, Miss Ethelyn Bondurant, Mrs Pierce Thomas, Mrs. Roy Summers, Miss Golsoa, Mrs. Gilmer, Mrs. Malone, Miss Lola Strickland, Mrs. D. C.. Meadow, Mrs. McLendon, Mrs. McPher- son, Miss Turner Miss Lucy Jones, Miss Anne Sullivan, Miss Lee Jones. Mrs. R. H. Walker, Mrs. E. G. Burchfiel, Miss Annie Mae Darlington. Miss Meadow,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-06
CATHOLICS GATHER
 ID TALK CHARITY

Boston, June 5.-Following an early
 mass at the cathedral of the Holy Cross today, the delegates to the annual Ma tional Conference of the Society Of St Vincent De Paul, the great internation- al Catholic charitable organization,
 thronged Lorimer hall for the confer ence session. The meeting was presided over by Tn omas W. Hynes, president of the Particular council of Brooklyn, N. r., who read paper on The General Field of Preventive Charity.
 John Req. president of the Particular council of Philadelphia, presented pa- per on "Economy in the Use of House. hold Supplies" after which the meet ing was thrown open to informal dis cussion. The final hours of the fore noon was given to the discussion to the case of the sick, intemperance, instruct ing the poor in household management, and teaching habits ot thrift The afternoon programme pro- vided for visits to the various institu- lions in Boston harbor.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-06
NOTES AND PERSONALS

Miss Jennie Brownlow of Knoxville Is expected this evening to visit Mrs. Will liam Worthington. She will be joined Thursday by Miss Olivia Bogach oi Montgomery and the two will spend sew eral weeks. Both have visited Mrs. Wor- thington before and are extremely popu- lar in the younger set.
 Mrs. F. J. Holberg of 1210 Beach street and her two daughters, Miss Hazel Hol- berg and Miss Evelyn Holberg. left Sat urday for the coast to be absent until September.
 Mrs NJ s. Umbenhauer has returned from a visit to Chattanooga. She was accompanied by her mother, Mrs. Sam May.
 Mrs. Julius Marx and children have re- turned from a delightful visit to her brother in Greenville, Miss.
 Mrs H. w. Colson have gone to their summer home in north Alabama to spend the remainder of the summer.
 Miss Alkaline Culp, who has been visit ing Mrs. A. s. Edmonds for two weeks, will return to her home in Washington the latter part of the week.
 Mrs Ralph Falkner of Montgomery is the guest of her parents, Major and Mrs. William J. Cameron, on Twenty first street, south.
 Miss Ellen Norton left yesterday after noon for a visit to Miss Nell Duncan and Miss Ruth Duncan, who spent the week end as her guests. returning home with her.
 Miss Della Houston's guest, Miss Nellie Tyler, will return to her home in Annis- ton this week, accompanied by her hostess
 Miss Dorothy Eaves will return from Randolph Macon Woman's college, Lynch, burg, Va, on June '. | Dr. Leon A. Fox of the University O Ohio will spend the summer vacation witt his uncle, pr. Carl Fox. pr. Leon Flo, | is former Birmingham man. kr and Mrs. James M. Merrell and daughter, Esther, have taken a pretty cottage at Blount Springs, where they will spend the summer.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-06
WHY IS PRICE OF
 BACON so HIGH |?

San Antonio, Tex, June 5.-(Special.)- The farmers of Texas, as well as those in other parts of the country, have a little problem which they are desirous some one should solve When hogs are selling at or g cents on foot, the people were told that it was the cost of the live anil nal that made meat so high. But now since hogs have dropped to 6 cents. or less, bacon continues to sell at from 30 to 40 cents a pound. The old story of high price for the live hog won't do now, and the farmers are confident that no one can say that the producer is getting the big money. The difference between t cents on foot and 30 to 40 cents in the form of cured meat evidently goes to some one else. To whom this profit goes and why is the problem. While the Texas farmer can make money selling hogs at cents he fails to understand just why thes con- sumer should pay the same old price that has ruled for the past year, when hogs were 30 to 50 per cent higher than they are today.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-06
P. H.FALL |SDEAN
 OF TELEGRAP HERS

l Houston, Tex, June 5.-(Spec ecial)- Of the million employees of the West ern Union company scattered through the world, the oldest in point of serv- ice lives in Houston. Offered a pension and ease for the rest of his life, he prefers to take messages every day, sending and receiving and telling the messenger boys to hustle"
 Gray headed but energetic still, he says, I'd die if I quit-Pve lived so long in a telegraph office that I've got to have it now"
 | The man who has this diction, who | is the dean of the telegraphers of the world, is Philip IT. Fall.
 Hundreds in Houston know him well for he his lived In this city for 69 years, and has been an operator for 51 years. His mind is as clear as the tick of the key and he loves to go over the days when he was a military operator fin the service of the Confederacy.
 Several years ago, at which time New Orleans had been selected as the next Confederate reunion place, the Southern acific had a representation of two tele- graph operators, one sending and the other receiving the first telegrams flashed over the wires announcing the acceptance of Jefferson Davis as Presi- dent of the provisional government as formed at Montgomery, Ala
 The provisional government had been established and Jefferson Davis chosen as President. MT. Davis, just before the outbreak of the war, was at his planta- tion on the Mississippi river. and a tele- gram was sent to him announcing his selection.
 Lee G. Daniel, who is still an operator and is stationed at Galveston, was man ager of the Vicksburg telegraph ex- change. and accompanying the telegram | to MT. Davis was one to Daniel, urging him to secure a special boat or other | conveyance at any cost that he might deliver the telegram and the demand | for a reply at once.
 Daniel secured a courier and held his office open all night, as was the Mont gomery office, ready to receive a reply from the Confederate Congress that they and the thousands of anxious peo- pie might know what he would do. It was feared he would refuse to accept.
 Jefferson Davis accepted, as is his tory, and the answer was flashed to Montgomery, and another was sent to Philip H. Fall at the same t1me In few hours MT. Davis passed through Nicksburg on his way to Montgomery. Daniels holds a specially written docu ment from MT. Davis thanking him for his promptness.
 Daniels was afterward a member of Gen. John C. Breckenridge's staff and he and MT Fall both have framed doc ument written by Gen. s. D. Lee, &C., knowledging that the information di- vulged by them, telling of Sherman's army and fleet passing Lake Providence, saved Vicksburg from capture In 1862.
 Their information prevented the sur prise of Vicksburg and enabled Gen eral Lee to secure endorsements, which resulted in the crushing defeat of sherman at Chickashaw bayou.
 The two operators, members of the Confederate States Military Telegraph corps during the Civil war, are still ablo to do duty, one at Galveston and one at Houston.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-06
BY DOLLY DALRYMpLrs

.T don't know what it is,'' said one woman to the other recently" but you always seem to be able to do everything you want to with your husband. Yet l never see you waiting on him; never by any chance do you mend his clothes; never do you look after his belongings, and yet he's your slave.''
 ''The trouble you make my dear" said the other, lis too much unconsidered waiting on and not enough deliberate planning. The fact that he is your hus- band doesn't make a whits difference, when it comes to managing him just like other men. When I get ready to ask Jack for anything, I first put aside the kimona which he abhoreth. I don my most entrancing gown; I spend an hour on my hair; my eyebrows I elevate to the most mysterious angle; I approach him with no degree of familiarity. Not once do I rub it in. that I am his wife. He
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-06
TEXAS VOTES WET
 OR DRY JULY %

San Antonio. Tex, May 5.-7(special.)- The statewide prohibition campaign in Texas is warming up in a most emphatic way and the time between now and the 22d day of July, when the people will vote on the proposition, promises to be full ot wet" and dry talk. The "wets" are planning for a monster meeting in Fort Worth June 5. To accommodate those who desire to attend this meeting, two special trains will be run out of San Antonio on the evening of the 4th. It is claimed by the wet" continguent that never in the history of this country has there been such a meeting as that which will take place at Fort Worth. But while the "wets are active, the "drys' are making determined effort and no one can say with any degree of certainty what the result will be until the people have voted on the 2d of July.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-06

sees in me almost a stranger; a stranger at that of beauty and charm. I believe I could even ask 8 lock of his hair from that bald head which Bill Nye calls the 'unabating forehead-that stretches from collar button to collar button,' and my petition would be granted forthwith and immediately. It is all in the way you do thing. My dear, your trouble is that you have all the component parts of a peach. and don't know how to make a showing"
 ''On the principal that when a man starts out to ask favor he muses tc himself
 What shall say?'
 While woman considers:
 "What shall I wear?"
 Asked the poor little Peach compla. gently.
 "Precisely so,' said the Knowing One sMending socks and sending his clothes to be pressed just at the psychological moment, when they need it; keeping his neckties in order-never got a woman anything since this wicked old world be. gan. None of these duties well performed availeth anything against an effectively draped scarf over your pertty shoulders and curl that hangs coquettishly per feet. A woman who is a slave is never considered, but she who setteth about tc enslave her husband hath one in her tolls that she may use forever. Selah."
 All of which reminds me that heard little story recently of two young liter ary women-equally gifted, but neither oi them geniuses that will ever set the world on fire, who landed in Gotham to live by the stories that were turned out by their | respective typewriters and fountain pens It illustrates the point in question.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-06
UNIQUE TRIP ID
 LOCATE GOOD ROAD

Atlanta, June 4.-(SpeciaL) )-Georgia is
 becoming more and more fired over the
 good roads question every day. Awhile back there was a prejudice op- position to good roads building in many counties of the state because of the idea
 that they were being built for automo- piles.
 Now all that is disappearing, and there Is scarcely county in the state where the
 people are not keenly alive to the value of good roads and desire to see them
 established so that they will connect with the roads of other counties forming
 through routes.
 This fact was never better demon strated than by the recent trip of the Dublin chamber of commerce committee from Dublin to Savannah and then back through Dublin to Atlanta and again to Dublin, for the purpose of ascertaining the best route for a state highway be- tween Savannah and Atlanta through Dublin.
 There was not county site or even q
 small town in any country through which the Dublin party passed but extended
 them warm welcome, was prepared to
 make all sorts of promises as to road improvement in order to get the proposed route, and urged the committee to give them an opportunity to show just what .ney would do in the way of building up
 tneir roads before finally determining the new ruote.
 Every one of these towns was eager for
 the through highway, and the enthusiasm
 so generally shown in this direction is siauying ev'oence Of an awakening that is going to mean a great deal 10 tbe state They have learned the value of the good road and they are now anxious to reap the benefit of it. This fact alone Is
 going to mean a revolution in the condi.
 tion of Georgia's road in another five years
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-06
MRS. CARROLL GOES
 TO HUNT LIONS

Newport R. l., June 5.-Mrs Royal Phelps Carroll and her daughter, Dorothy, have closed their home in Newport and are on the way for lion hunting trip in the African jungle. Ever since the Roosevelt trip Mrs. Carroll has wanted to test her markmanship at big game Her husband and rethnue of servants accompany her.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-06
FIRST OF THE TEAS
 AT COJJNTRY CLUB

The first of the series of teas at the Country club will be given this after noon and the hostesses will be Mrs. John w. Tomlinson, Mrs. Frank Fowlkes and Mrs Truman Aldrich. These teas are to be given every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday afternoons at the club during the summer months and are expected to be looked forward to with much pleas- ,lra
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-06
WOLF
 ENGAGEMENT ANNOUNCED

Announcement was made Sunday even ing of the engagement and approaching marriage of Miss Esther Wolf and MT. Jake Kadis, the date of the wedding to be announced later.
 The announcement was formally made at the home of MT. and Mrs. c. Wolf, who had invited a number of their friends to he with them on this momentous occa- sion. Punch and other refreshments were served during the evening.
 Mr. Kadis is a cousin of MT. Louis Pizitz and is in his employ.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-06
Plot for Sultan's Life

Saloniki, Turkey, June 5.-Big stores of dynamite and a complete apparatus for the manufacture of bombs have been discovered in a secluded defile in the Koepruelue district. The explosives wore found close to the railway over which Sultan Mohammed of Turkey will pass on a forthcoming tour of Mace donia.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-06
AFFAIRS ARE GIVEN FOR BR|DES-ELECT Visitors COmplimented With
 Afternoon Teas SOME OTHER EVENTS Mrs. Stoddard Hostess for Sisters. Miss Lida Otis Gives Reception
 for School Set-Miss Bal
 lenger Complimented
SOME OTHER EVENTS
By MYRTLE MILES
TODAY IN SOCIETY

> Mrs. Sterling Lanier's after } noon bridge in compliment to
 } Mrs. Gusta Stallings of Virginia
 and to Mrs. George Gordon
 } Crawford. } Mrs. Richard Peters bridge
 } party in compliment to Miss
 , Jean Ballenger , Mrs. Troup Brazelton's after , noon tea in compliment to Miss
 p- Kate Harris, bride-elect.
 } The marriage of Miss Mary
 : Long and MT. Cole of Newton,
 , Miss.
 ' MT. and. Mrs. D. II. Drennen's
 ' buffet supper for Miss Ballenger
 ' and Dr. Blackburn.
 : MT and Mrs W. T. Hill will
 ' entertain the Hood Harris bridal : party at a buffet supper
 . First of series of teas at Country
 . club this afternoon.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-06

Mrs. Olin B. Newman, Miss Helen Gill Miss Burmah Hilliard, Miss Dana Hill Hard, Mrs. John Roper, Miss Naldo Hale, Mrs. Bella Hale and Miss Rowena Bern hard, who will be one of the June brides.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-06

There's the point exactly
 The first girl was talented clever, bright, capable and pretty.
 There was no reason why she shouldn' succeed, yet compared to the vivid girl who worked beside her she was colorless, cold, unattractive, and nobody would look at her a second time, in her dismal togs and homely get-up.
 But for Kate, with "a pink rose in her hat, and 8 pink rose in her manner there she stood for the eternal feminine the charm of June garden.
 As veteran newspaper man said to me, when I was telling him the story the other day:
 T know exactly how it was: It was worth buying her stories to have a breath of the beautiful blow into dusty, musty old editorial room occasionally
 Which makes you ''sit up and take mo- tie," if you happen to have all the com- ponent parts of a Peach, and don't know how to make a showing Eh?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-06

F One sold nothing, yet she was by far the cleverer of the two.
 The other sold every story she carried to the ma magazines and came away trium- phant.
 Finally the first who wasn't getting on met a friend of hers in the big city, and laid bare her troubles concerning a liter ary career in New York.
 Now there's Kate" said she. Her stories aren't to be compared to, mine. She admits that herself and yet they are accepted everywhere even the tiniest scrap of story she writes she is well paid for, while I can't get anything of mine sold. Why is 1t? What Is in her stories that isn't in mine that makes them go?"
 There's nothing in her stories" said the woman who knew a thing or two. Its the pink roses on Rates hat that make the impression on the editorial mind of the metropolis. Yes, I should say, a pink rose on her hat, and pink rose in her manner; that's it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-06

son, Jr.. MT. Paul Pinckard. MT. Frank Nelson. ILL, MT. Eugene Powell, Mr. Lee Poe and Mir. Cary Woods.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-06
Always Use Blue Ribbon

You can depend upon Blue Ribbon Va nilla and Lemon Extracts. Use them and delicious desserts are certainty.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-06

| The following interesting programme will be presented by the vocal students of Mrs. Marie Kern-Mullen at their an- nual recital Friday evening at o'clock at Cable hall::
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1911-05-24
Exact Thomas.

Thomas Hoar. the devoted servant
upon whom Gilbert White. the English
naturalist. depended to carry out his
garden plans and to look after his
comfort in many ways. was noted for
his exactness. Mr.. II. C. Shelley, in
colbert White and Selborne." gives an
amusing illustration.
There was one occasion when Thorn
as came to report. please. sir. I've
been and broke a glass;"
Broke a glass. Thomas! How did
you do that?"
"I'l show you, sir" lie rejoined as he
disappeared for a moment. Returning
with a glass in his hand. he let 1t fall
on the floor. remarking:
"That's how I broke 1t, sir"
"There. 60 along. Thomas; you are a
great fool" said his master. adding to
himself. land l was as great a one for
asking such a foolish question"
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1911-05-24
PriekeG His Own Bubble.

This story, found in Rev. DR.. Henry
n. Jessup's book, 'Fffty-three Years In
Syria" seems to indicate that religious
yagaries are as short lived in the east
as elsewhere. A friend of DR.. Jessup,
visiting Jerusalem, met a queer look
Ing solitary stranger pacing the streets
OF the city, accosted him. and after the
usual greetings remarked:
You are an American, ! infer"
Eyes. ! am" replied the queer look.
ing man.
And what are you doing here. IL J
may ask?"
"Ah. yes, I'm glad you asked. You
see, I've come to preach the new dec
trine. that there is to be no more death.
If men will only accept it, We'll abolish
death. and there'Il be no more dying,
nor graves. nor collins. o funerals.
We shall just live right on"
But" said DR.. Jessup's friend. Sup
posing you should s!cssen and die, what
thcn?"
oh" said the man, that would bust
the whole thing"
And 1t did. The poor delirious apos-
tie died a few months later, and with
him bis new doctrine"
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1911-05-24
Couldn't Think Of Il.

The handsome young plumber laid
aside a piece of lead pipe and, ap-
preaching the beautiful kitchen maid.
said:
"You look awful good to me-"
GO on; quit your kiddin'," she re-
piled.
But l mean what | say"
y amt got any time to listen to you
now. Can't you see I'm busy? ?"
Eyes. but what's the use workin'
when a fellow wants tt make love to
you? Say, If l make this job last so
a come back tomorrow will you have
your work out Of the way SO we can
talk things over? You're the p~urtiest
girl l ever SEEN"
If you think you can make a fool of
me by such silly talk you're mistaken"
But l neal every word l say. I
want you to try to learn to love me-"
"1f you want to make love to me
come around this evening. I'll be here"
What. On riy owl time? What
kind of u champ do you think amp
Chicago Record-Herald.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1911-05-24
GETTING an AUTOGRAPH,

A Munich boy Of fourteen. who had
zee and admired many Of Rudolf Won
Seitz's paintings. was anxious to Sc
cure the painters autograph, but did
not know how to go about It.. After
much thought he wrote a letter, stat
ing that he had sent a case of wine to
the professors address. and wanted to
know whether it had been received.
Thinking the matter of sufficient i'm.
portance the painter did not write, but
called at the address given, met the
boys mother. and the fraud 500 be-
came apparent. The boy was thor.
ougly scolded. and mex day received
this autograph note:
It often happens here on earth
That little rogues 10 great ones grow.
Some autographs for which you're trying
Can be procured without much lying.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1911-05-24
A CHINESE BANQUET.

culinary N"steries That 6ewildsrsd
40 Er,aiishwonnan.
90 moment we were eating ducks
~, whose b!ackened, lime favored
Whites Indicated that their age was
.niMlansaan.e; the next we were crap,
ol.n., with sea weeds, macaroni and
the slippery sharks fins that eluded
IL: e4u.4slly manipulated sticks. Now
wc t.ck4ed-uot without fear-ua-
Known mcats and vegetables cooked in
sugar. fresh shrimps. mushrooms froL:
Mongolia. young bamboo sprouts, pi
geons' eggs and a hundred different
foreign tasting messes. Then clean
plates We're given to us. and bowls of
sickly pink sirup, sweet potato and
indian corn cakes of dusky hue were
set before each one. These were only
crevice filters and concluded the first
and lighter portion Of the repast. Now
:ame the real substantial meal, where
n every dish had an accompaniment
of smaller Ones. containing gravies,
ETC.. In which to dip the morsel taken
from the central bowl.
There was stewed duck cooked with
out salt. roast sucking pig, forcemeat
balls and chicken; there were soups of
birds nest, of mushroom, Of vegetables
and of sea slugs. There was grilled
fresh water fish. which, according to
custom, was helped from the top side
oily. for the Chinese remembers his
servant. And, finally, at the cOnclu.
sion the inevitable small bowl OF rice
and rice water vas set before each
ssersOn.
Aftsr sous. three hours, with q feel
Ing Of t~1ankfulness that all was over,
mines. cigarettes and tea were served,
and it seemed to me that the delicious
aroma which ose from the later
snothed our senses and almost dis
oelled the antipathy that had been
growing en- us for all things Chinese
diary &c in London Express.