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The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-07
VAIN REGRET.
ADRIFT ON THE NASTY DEEP

lie did not know where he was or how Tar he had drifted, but was sure he was in the Caribbean. Chief Officer Meethan said Rodriguez had covered probably 400 miles. The position where he was picked up is about 100 miles west of Martinique ana $50 miles from Caracas
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-07

Id banauets that were c

rse8 nd banquets that were cheap od. 4s..a...sham has outgrown small town ways and no second rate social ar fairs are to be thought of nowadays Small. exclusive banquets in most large cities cost at the rate of s25 cover, but for large company such as will be pres ent at the Underwood banquet sio is about the regulation price
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-07

President Taft cannot vote this year on account of some difficulties in the
 way of registration. He will overcome all obstacles next year and be able to vote.
 He feels that his vote will be needed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-07

Colonel Roosevelt refuses to discuss the steel situation. He writes now for pay only, and his paper can be found at all news stands.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-07

The story that Premier Asanith is about to resign to become a marquis should be cautiously accepted. Il probably is Lot true.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-07

Queen Mary declines to accept the sw'rc of an elephant, at the durbar in Delhi, and King George knows that when Queen Mary puts her foot down it is there q SlaX.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-07

When China and Mexico secure liberal governments Rusisa and Abyssinia will begin to have that lonesome feeling, and they may, too, express desire to be de.lGcratiZed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-07
SOME TERRIBLE DOSES.

Flow would you like to read all the | orular books ?''
 How would you like to take all the popular pils?"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-07

The tipping of his hat to thousands and tens of thousands wore out two of Pres ldent Taft's silk hats and he is now wear ing the third one.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-07

The revolution in China win hasten the cutting off of all pigtails, for the rev. olutionists are almost as progressive as Senator LeFollette.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-07

Sunny Jim seven-dollar suit proves to be one that would cost in this high tariff country S4s.44. In England it would cost just about half that price.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-07
so ITS

Would you rather for a man you a chump or liar?''
 Well, it's possible to quit | far"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-07

A seffragette car. 1t is announced, is to tour the south. Let us hope Miss Plank huIst will be one of the stars of the tour.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-07

Mir. Hearst says Tammany will be beat way of disregarding political prophecies.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-07

The Omaha Bee says travelling salsemep are using Chairman Underwood as their .aalple democrat.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-07

Uncle Ike Stephenson paid high price fer sll the honor he can get out of sena- torial seat.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-07
DO You Nowo

HeJe's some lively news to see: Cheaper gas for Chicopee." evidently from your phiz,
 fcu don't know where that town
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-07

The English parliament that Is to turn out home rule has begun work upon 1t. The ior1s can postpone 1t two years only.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-07

italy needs just now a new Scipio Afri canas. It wants him next door to the Car thase of old.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-07

Halloween has been hurt by the pass Ing Of the front gate fence and all.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-07

The boy up north is looking for his skates, and the head of the house for his snov shovel.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-07
A PLUcKY FEIL.nHu

Hats off to c. P. Rodgers,
 Who sailed from shore to sho He does so little bragging,
 We like him more and more.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-07

Circle Sam had recently eight and a half miles of armored ships in the Hudson river. and New York for once felt safe and secure.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-07

Tammany sides with Italy in the Italo- Turkish var for obvious election reasons.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-07

War was carried into Africa more easily than it is carried on away from the range Of the ships.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-07
SELDOM MET.

Last night at the theatre there was a young man sitting directly behind me whc informed his feminine companion that he had already seen the play in New York
 Exactly. And he made you furious by telling her all through the performance what was going to happen next" You are wrong. He did nothing of the s,rt. You never would have known, if he hadn't said so, that he had seen the play before.'' ''Well We'll! There may be young men in the world like that, but they are al. most as scarce as hens teeth"
 VAIN REGRET. What are you reading with tears ir your eyes?"
 "Tennyson's lines about the days thai are no more."
 Oh, well, you can't expect the cham rionship series to last forever"
 PAUL COOK
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-07
n.,t soon a thought called forth a $
ITS WORTH MORE.

According to a news dispatch from Lud- low, Mass, young man who has never toIched drop of liquor, never smoked or chewed tobacco, never used a profane word and never kissed girl outside of his own family, has been presented with q geld watch on his twenty-first birthday ii he has single drop of red blood in his veins, it would appear that this par ticular young man has done a tremenoous lot of work for q very small reward
 HE SIMPLY CAN'T.
 How can a wight
 Feel hale and hearty
 When he's spent the night
 At a poker party?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-07
A LOVE NOTE

Frank L. staunton. in the Atlanta Con stllution. Do not forget me, dearest; all day long think of you, and wish the time more
 fleet; My heart is always singing some sweet
 song, And thinking of you makes my labor
 sweet.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-07

William Allen White is another prophet who says Taft can't win.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-07
HARRY LUCK WAS LUCKY

AYiators prefer to fly where the grouni IS not frozen hard.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-07
HIS WEEKLY WAGE.

Full dark and dreary was the morn
 How sad when one must work. A wight lay in his bed forlorn
 And dearly wished to shirk B''t soon thought called forth smile,
 His manner seemed more gay; fle rose and sang this song the while,
 The ghost will walk today"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-07

SLIGHTLY MUTILATED. She loved a football hero,
 But now is quite bereft; He got into a scrimmage- His torso's all that's left.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-07

And if the day seems anywise less bright, More vext with cares than had hoped 'twould be, I think with joy of the approaching Night .t7- Night that will lead my wandering steps to thee! t.NF one thought supreme still whispers ever more: .s "Thou shalt behold her when the day is OCT"
 III. And so shall For you will watch and wait
 When on the flowers the Twilight breath shall fall: Sweet are the roses at your garden gate. Brt you are still the sweetest rose of all!
 ". And you are my rose-all-in-all my own, And to my life your beauty you impart: Bloom sweetly still, but bloom for me alone,
 And twine your tendrils closer round or my heart. But ] shall soon within your presence be. And you are waiting with kiss for mel
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-07-28
gI|ll lE;zz5II|l'|I
Mems
17c Wash
4-in-Hand Ties
Sale price,
3 for
Csc
17c Dropstitch Sox,
sale price,
&c

Nell Worth Logan. daughter of Hon.
w. w. Logan. were married by rev.
;. w. Kuhns. of the Lutheran Church.
me maid of honor was Mis- Emma
Stoddard, of Stanton. AMI the bes,
man was Charles y. Wunder. brother
OF the groom. The bridesmaids were
Misses Helen Cunningham, OF Falrfeld,
"a; Emily Garfield. of Long Island
Arlene Walker. Bessie Wunder, Mary
Beall Walton and Rebccca Paxton.
Flower girls were Misses Virginia
Baker, of Hagerstown, and Dorothy
LlVers. The ushers were William Hold
kins. OF stanton: Ralph Stoneburn+r,
VI. L. Walton. Jr, Philip Williams and
Edgar Wunder
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-07-28
NEW COUNTRY "rLA1N VIEW LONG ISLAND
WILL STAND TRIAL
FOR WIFE MURDER
Young White Farmer Accused
of Poisoning Bride of
Three Months.
Especial to The Times-Dispa tcs. J


Statesville. n. c.. July 27.-Iredell
Superior Court convenes here next
week. and the most important case on
the docket for trial will be that of
Reuben Combs. young white farmer,
who Will be tried for his life for the
murder of Mrs. Bessie Lou Anna Beard
Combs, his Seventeen-year-o wife.
Briefly, the history of the crime is
as follows:
March 10, 1911. Reuben Combs, son
of N H. Combs. citizen OF this coun-
ty. and Miss Bessie Lou Anna Beard,
seventeen-yearo daughter OF Mr.
and Mrs. w. II. Beard also of the
county. ran away to South Carolina
and were married. The parents OF the
girl objected to the marriage, prin-
clpally on account of the girls age.
After their marriage they returned
and located on farm. Friday morn
ing. May &c. less than three months
after they had been married. the hus-
band reported that he had found the
dead body of his young wife lying in
the yard OF their home, dressed In her
night clothes. Before the coroner's
jury, held a few hours later, he testi-
fled that his wife had hoed cotton all
the day before. She was not we'll, and
Il.
ever. when she retired that night she
seemed in her usual health. About
4:45 o'clock the next morning he says
he awoke and was surprised to find
his wife out of the he'd, and absent
from the house Searching, he found
her dead body in the yard. several
feet from the house. The body was
then not cold. lie started to carry 1t
into the house. but laid 1t down and
he oil n ha tOh
At 10 o'clock that morning an in
quest was held. The county physician
examined the body externally and
found no evidence of violence. and
concluded that she had died from nat
ural causes. The jury so made its
report. Sheriff Deaton was not salts
lied with the result, ard insisted on
a postmortem. His contention was
overruled and the body was buried.
The sheriff began to work for evidence
to bear out his suspicion that the hus-
band had murdered the wife. The first
thread of evidence to reach him was
a letter from n neighbor who had
heard OF Combss making inquiry OF
another neiShbor as to the best kind
of poison to give u person II 1t was
desired to kill. and how best to ad-
minister It, Further inquiry found the
boy who had bought strychnine for
Combs to kill rats with With this
evidence Combs was arrested and
placed in jail to await trial A post
norton was then made. and the cor
oner's jury was reassembled and found
that Combs had murdered his wife.
When he was placed in jail Combs
voluntarily told the sheriff that he
had put poison in the milk the night
before his wife's death for her to
drink. 1t is expected that all the facts
will be brought out a the trial mex.
week No motive for the murder has
yet appeared.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-07-28
STUDENTS ENTERTAINED.
Jonn Fox, Jr., Gives Reading From
His Own Short Stories
Especial to The Times Dispatch.l

Especial to The imes-Dispatch.1
Big Stone Gap, Va. July a7.-John
Fox. Jr. gave reading in the school
auditorium last night complimentary
to the faculty and students OF the
Summer Normal School The general
public was invited. and he was greeted
with large and appreciative audi.
ence.
j. B. Craft. pastor of the Baptist
Church. introduced Mr. Fox in a few
well chosen words. His first number.
given by request, was one of his short
stories. "A Trick O. Trade" and he
read 1t most delightfully."-. He then
read a chapter from the novel he is
now working on, The Heart OF the
Hills" His other numbers were taken
from his book of short stories. "Hell-
fer-Sartain," and were "Courtin' on
Cutshin," "Preachin' on Kingdom
Come" and "On He'll -fer-sartain
Creek" the humor and pathos and
mastery portrayal of mountain char
acter of each of which, brought out
by Mr.. Fox's inimitable reading of
them. impressed his audience most
deeply.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-07-28
ASHLAND NEWS NOTES

Ashland Va. July e7.-Mr. and Mrs
e. w. Newman have returned from a
delightful motor trip.
Mrs. Culpepper and Miss OttciIne
Cuipepper have gone TO Virginia Beach
Mrs. Judson Blanton. OF Richmond
Is the guest Of the Misses Blanton
Shepherd s,yebb and Charles Hunter
Jr.. of Richmond. were recent guests
OF Mrs. Charles Hunter.
Mr.: and Mrs. Edgar Allan. oe Rich.
m n,, spent last sunday with ". {.
Professor Fred Messick is visiting
friends here
Mrs. l. y. Vaughan. Jr., who ia
Se,nrn visiting relatives in Ohio. has
Mrs l. y, Vaughan.
Miss Ethel Howard Gas the recen,
guest OF friends in Richmond.
Mr.. and Mrs. Floyd Tucker have re-
View
Mrs. Charles Hunter. Jr.. AMI Mt,lc
Miss Marshall Hunter. are visiting
relatives in Baltimore.
Miss Margaret Tucker Is spending a
month in stanton.
Miss Sarah Lyon Hughes gave de
iigntful garden party on Tuesday AZ
Roberta and Elizabeth Perkins. Of Nor
folk. Games of ali kinds We're played
Misses Virginia Potts and Martha
hughes served dainty refreshments
Ihose invited were Misses Emily Gar
ter. Cecil Luck. Florine Guilbert, Juliet
Fox. Eloise BlasiHgame. Dorothy Luck,
Susie Bruce. Byrd Sydnor. Anne Chen
cry, Rebecca Kerr, Katherine Irby,
KATHERINE. Tucker, Louise stone, Doro.
thy Cardwell. Katherine Ellis. Helen
Stone. Dele Zele Puryear. Katherine
THY, Lydia Quarles, Elizabeth Mey-
berg, Martha Latham. Elizabeth Will
liams, Sarah and Virginia BlasinSame
anna Hart Josephine Mills. Gladys
Boschen, Louise Gordon. Katherine
Seaton. Ruth Ballard. Nancy Midyette
Julia Guilbert, Julia Mills and Master
Charles Stuart
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-07-28
PRENDERGAST IS
MADE ARCHBISHOP
Enthroned in Presence OF Many
of Church's High Dig
nitaries.
CEREMONIES ARE ELABORATE
All Clergy Pay Homage, and
Address of Fcalty
Read.

Philadelphia. Pa. July Elm the
presence of high dignitaries of the
church and practically all the clergy
In the archdiocese. the Most Rev Ed
mund +. Prcndagras, was yesterday
enthroned archbishop of the metropol-
itan see Of Philadelphia in the Cathe-
dral of st. Peter and ST. Paul. succeed
Ing the late Archbishop Patrick John
Ryan. The ceremonies were extremely
elaborate. and the great cdifice. which
was completely filled. was beautifully
decorated with flowers and ual,ns.
Noted Prelntes March.
The ceremonies of the day bega
with procession from tho chapel Of
the cathedral to the church. ana as 1t
got under way all the Catholic church
bells in the city began ringing. The
procession was headed by $50 sem :
narians. and in he tine all in the full
robes OF their Offices, followed Arch
bishop Falconio. the papal delegate to
the United States, Archbishop Farley,
of New York; Bishop Monahan, OF
Wilmingto Del: Bishop C'Connor, OF
Newark; the five suffragan bishops %
the See of Philadelphia Hoban,
of Scranton 3 shop FitzmaurIce, of
Erie; Bishop Shanahan. of Harrisburg,
Bishop Carney, of Altoona, and Bishop
Canevin. of Pittsburg.
Nearly all the priests in the archdio-
cese weer also In the procession. at the
rear Of which walked Archbishop Prem
dergast. in full pontifical robes.
At the door of the cathedral Mgr.
Beruemann, rector of St. Paul's Church,
Reading, and senior priest of the arch
diocese. presented the crucifx to the
arch bishop. which he kissed as an act
of faith
All Clergy Pay Homage
The ceremony at the altar began
with the reading of the papal bulls au-
thorizing the elevation.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-07-28
WORK OF LAYMEN
IS CONSIDER Ed.
Address by Judge Newman,
Leader of Movement for
Baltimore Conference.
Especial to The Times Dispatch.

Especial to The Times Dispatch.l
Lexington. Va, July 29.-The Roa-
noke District Conference, Methodist
Episcopal Church, South. which opened
In Trinity Methodist Church. Lexing-
ton. on Tuesday night. adjourned to-
night. Rev ]. II. Light. editor of "rhe
virginia ISSUE" of Richmond, tonight
made an address on temperance.
This afternoon a meeting of the lay
men was held in the interest of ,the
Laymen's Missionary Movement 1t
was addressed by Judge E. D. New
man, who is the leader of the move
ment for the Baltimore Conference.
Judge r. C. jackson. of Roanoke. was
reelected leader for the Roanoke dis
trict
The following delegates were elected
to the annual session of the Baltimore
Conference, to be held in Roanoke next
April: w. Fl. Agnor. Lexington: Fl. 81.
Dickey. Christiansburg; T. T. Fish
burne and Judge r. c. jackson, Ror-
noke. MISUNDERSTANDING P. ", Jones,
New Castle; F. B. Thomas. Roanoke:
w R. Kennedy. Lexington: F. H. c.hai-
mers, Salem
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-07-28
Social and
Personal

q n RS. HERBERT c. wHITEHURST,
tINB OF 1892 Monument Avenue, will
AN@ leave town this afternoon for
tho University OF Virginia. where she
Will attend the house party given by
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Harmon at their
home. hillside" near that place, in
honor of their daughter, Miss Mary
Harmon. Miss Harmon's wedding to
DR.. Robert Lee Payne. Jr., of Norfolk.
Will be celebrated August 2 in the
chapel ut the University OF Virginia,
and will be a very fashionable affair
Mr.. Whitehurst Will leave Richmond
on "wednesday of next week to join his
wife until after the wedding. Mr.
Whitehurst will make the trip in his
automobile. and Will be accompanied
by party of. friends. who VIII also
attend the Payne-Harmon wedding
House Parties Entertained.
Other Interesting house parties en-
tertained In the State just at present
have claimed u number of Richmond
guests. Misses Justis Inge and Louise
Hines are attending house party
given at the home of Mrs. George
Richardson. in crewe.
Miss Helen Irwin Wilson will leave
Monday for Willoughby Beach. where
she will spend the remaining summer
months as the guest of Miss Lillian
Martin, OF Norfolk. Miss Martin Will
entertain series of house parties ut
the beach during the next month.
Miss Julia Denty. of Reidsville. ".
c., and Miss Mary Anderson. of Rich
mond. are attending a house party
given by Miss Julia Grafton In South
Boston.
Darnley Adamson will entertain n
small house party next week at
''Walla whatoola," the country home OF
his parents. Mr. and Mrs. A l.. Adam
son. in Bath county. Mr.. Adamson's
guests Will be Miss Kathleen Richard
son. Miss Lois Richardson. Joseph
Crenshaw and Eugene Sutton.
Miss Mary Nelson, OF Baltimore. has
Joined house party. which Is being
entertained by Mrs. Henry Brooke
Gilpin at "Kentmere." her country es-
tate, in Clarke county.
Mrs. Addison's Card Party.
Mrs. William Meade Addison, of this
city, who Is spending the summer at
the Barksdale Cottage, in Waynesboro,
entertained at bridge whist on Tues
day evening. Supper was served at the
card tables. and Miss Virginia Glaze
brook. OF Lawrenceville. was awarded
the nrst pre-.
At CnDon Springs.
Miss Grace Perkins. of Richmond. Is
spending some time at the Capon
springs. Miss Perkins has recently
been the guest OF her uncle, Mr.. Ward
at his handsome country place, tai
bot Farm" in Loudoun county. where
she spent most of the month OF July.
MISS Belle Perkins. who is Just now
at Atlantic City with a party o.
friends. Will later Join her niece at tho
capon Springs for the month Of Au-
gust.
Mrs W. H Perkins IS leaving town
this week TO Join the Richmond con-
tngent spending the summer at the
hockorldge Alum Springs. Mrs. Per-
kins will be accompanied by her son.
the remainder OF the summer months
at that resort.
Travelling Abroad.
MI and Mrs. John u Deford. the
latter formerly Miss Agnes Fl. Drewry.
OF Centralta. who are spending their
honeymoon in Europe. are now the
guests OF Mr.. Deford's brother-in-law
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-07-28

my sleep. and would have to go through
the scratching ordeal again.
Il consulted OF. physician In regard 10
II. and he pronounced 1t dry eczema" |
used an ointment which the doctor gave me,
but 1t did no good. Then he advised me
TO try the Cuticura Remedies. AS this
trouble has been In our family for years,
and Is considered hereditary, felt anxious
TO try 20 head it of got the Cuticura
soap. Ointment and Pills. and they seemed
TO be just what needed.
The disease was making great headway
on my system until got the Cuticura Rene
dies which have cleared my skin OF the great
pest. From the time the eczema healed four
years ago. until now. have never felt any
OF lis pest. and am thankful TO the Cuticura
Soap and Ointment which certainly cured me
always use the Cuticura Soap for toilet.
and hope other sufferers from skin disease.
will use the Cuticura Soap and Ointment Z"
(signed) Irven Hutchson. Three Rivers,
Mich, Mar. 10. 1911
Although Cuticura Soap and Ointment are
sold throughout the world, liberal sample
OF each. with 32-p. book on the skin and
scalp will be sent free, on application to Pot
ter Drug & Chem. Corp. Dept. IVA. Boston.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-07-28
FEATHER IN, SLEMP'S CAP
Taft Expected to Accept His Candidate
for Postmustcrship.

Especial TO The Times Dispa tchl
Washington, D. c., July 27.-The
here again to-day. wh.n Ccngressma n
Slemp called at the White House ..rd
recommended to President Taft the
appointment of c. Yonce as pos tina ster
at Salem. to succeed Postmaster Grit
I'm, whose rtrm h is eXpi:"l. FJr some
time past Old Dominion political mt
tiers have been quiet in Washington,
and there. have been indications that
MIR. Slemp might no longer be Above ed
to dictate Federal appointments. but
some recent nominations made by the
President are taken TO mean that SO
long as Mr. Slemp and the Stl;e or
ranizaticn backed oy A,vIl r. MIR.
tin. worked tremendously together
there will he no radical change.
This particular appointment, while
of no special significance. Will. If it
goes through, be 2 feather in Siemp's
cap. and others probably will follow
at an early date.
The following changes were an
nouSsed in fourth class postmasters in
At Ia que. Julia NJ Perkins takes
tl!e llace OF r. F. D. Perkins.
At Rogers. Hardy G.. Palmer takes
the place of w. f. Walters.
At Waubay. Eva l. Johnson sue
ceeds s. NJ Jones. p Fl. McC;,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-07-28
FARM LIFE SCHOOL
SYSTEM |NDORSED
Interesting Addresses Before
North Carolina State Farmers
Union.
Especial to The Times-Dispatch.

Salisbury, \. c., July 27.-The second
day of the State meeting of the Farm
ers' Union. which convened in Sails
bury yesterday. was given over to rou-
tine business and the meeting ad-
journed tonight. The Endorsement OF
the farm life school system. the mat
ter of adopting charter. and an ad-
dress by National President c. S. Bar
nett. of Union City. Ga, were features
of the day.
Tonight 1. O. schaub, president OF
the North Carolina Boys Corn Club. ad-
dressed a large audience OF farmers.
The teaching of the elements OF
agriculture In the public schools was
advocated in an address by p Il
Shaw. OF Duplin county. President
Hill. Of the Agricultural and Mechan-
!cal College. at Raleigh, addressed tie
convention to-day in the interest or
the State Farmers Institute, to be held
in Raleigh July 80.
The place for the next annual meet
ing will be chosen at meeting of the
State organization. to be held in De-
cember of this year.