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The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-02-26
Russian General on Tour

San Francisco, February 25.--Gen. Con- stantine Smirnoff. who was second in command of the Russian army at Port Arthur in the war with Japan, arrived here yesterday in company with his daughter, Ludmela. The two are making a tour of the world. They spent sev- eral weeks in China and Japan before crossing the Pacific. From here they will go to the eastern states and South America, and then return to their home in Odessa
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-02-26
Writing:
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Including mourning bor- der cards, paper and en- velopes. The largest and finest stock of ladies' and gentlemen's writing sta tionery and requisites in the South.
 Let us show you through our fourteen complete manufactur- ing departments.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-02-26
Oklahoma Bank Robbed

Mead, Okla, February 25.-The safe of the State Bank of Mead was blown early today and $23OO stolen. The rob- bers cut all telegraph and telephone wires leading into the town before blowing the safe One man suspected of connection with the robbery was arrested today.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-02-26
Methodist Protestant

The Methodist Protestant church of Birmingham will hold services today at Fraternal hall as follows: Sunday school at 10 a. m. and preaching at Il a. m. The pastor, the Rev. T. c. Cassaday, who has recovered from an attack of measles, will preach at the Il o'clock service.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-02-26
Steel Die Embossed

Monogram Society Note Paper and Correspon- dence Paper promptly en- graved and executed. in the most artistic manner. Family Crests a speciality.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-02-26

We have for rent the most desirable dwellings, cottages and apartments in the city. JEMISON REAL ESTATE 6 INSURANCE COMPANY
 2024 Third Avenue
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-02-26
SIP TO $40 A WEEK

Can bo added to your income in spare time growing musli- rooms entire year in cellars. sheds. boxes. &c. Sell like hot cakes 50c to $l.25 per pound. Men or women. Free illus trated instruction booklet.
 HIRAM BARTON. 918 West 18th St..
 New York City.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-02-26

Account Southern Commer- cial Congress SEABOARD will sell round trips to Atlanta March 9th to 9th at $5.25.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-12-10
coined to these services. especially
newcomers in our city. All seats free.

coined to these services, especially
newcomers in our city. All seats free.
First Baptist church, Eighth and
Blondeau streets. Rev. j. f. Sanders,
d. D., pastor. Pastors study in the
church. - Preaching services at 10:45
a. m. and at 1870 p. m. Morning sub
ject: The Man Whom God Loves. :.
Evening subject: The Sixth of the
Series of Sermons on Representative
Men of the New Testament" Sunda,'
school at $50 a. m. Baker Mission
Sunday school at 2.30 p. m. The Bap-
fist Young Peoples union at $50 p.
m. Music:
overture, Messiah .......... Handel
Organ.
Jubilate Dec Gilbert
Choir
Flute solo, Hosanna BY Jules Granfer
We extend a cordial invitation to
the public to worship with us.
First Congregational church, Sixth
and High streets. Pastor Rev. G. C
Williams. Services Sunday as fol
lows: Bible school at 9:45; morning
worship at HOO. Evening WORSHIP
at 1880. The pastor will preach or
THE Church and Social Service. Z
Evening musical program will include
the Anthem Great and Marvellous,
by Farmer. Miss Stanwood will sins
the offertory solo, Come Unto Me-.
by Bruno HUM. Visitors cordial,
welcomed.
Swedish Methodist Episcopal churcl
corner Twelfth and Concert streets
Nels Pearson pastor. Sunday schoo
at $50 a. M, preaching at 10.45 a
m. by Rev o. E.. Olson from Burling
ton on the subject THE Church as
Family" Epworth league at O'Clock
Preaching at 1880, subject Daniel
| Prayer meeting next Wednesday a
7:A5. There will be services in Mel
rose on Sunday, Dec. II. You ar,
cordially invited to the house of God
| Second PRESBYTERIAN church, G an,
Reid streets. Pastor, j. C. Hughes
l718 Park eet-School at 9:45 a. m
Divine worship at II 100 a. m. Ser
mon On The Duty of Needing t.
First Things First" Meeting of Y. P
is. c. d. at G:30 p. m. Toptc. 9TH,
Source Of Strength" Public seryic,
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-12-10
500 REWARD 200.

The readers of this pa7er win be
Pleased to learn that there is al least
one dreaded disease that i.cience mas
been able to cure In ali It's ]. and
mat is Catarrah. Hail Catarrah Cure
the mndicai fraternity. Catarrh ,elng
n constitutional disease requires a con-
stitutionGi treatment. Halls Catarrah
Cure y taken Internally acting directly
upon the blood and mucous surfaces oil
the systen. thereby destroying Il foun.
oat.on Of tho disease and giving tt
patient strength by building up the con
futution and assisting nature IN doing
It's work The proprietors have so much
IN ~ in Its curative powers that they
oifer One Hundred Doilors for any case
tnet IL falls 70 cure. Send fo- lists OF
testimonials.
address f. J. CHENEY & CO, Toie-
do o.
Sol by all druggists. T5c
Take Halls Family Pills for co7stpa-
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-12-10

P. s., topic: Some Christmas Stor-
ies.' Teachers training class Wednes-
day evening. All are cordially inyit-
ed to attend and made welcome.
First English Lutheran church, cor
ner Fourteenth and Johnson streets.
Rev. William E. Junge, 1924 Fulton
street, pastor. Sunday school every
Sunday morning at GAS o'clock. Di-
vine services with preaching this eve
ming at 8 o'clock. The subject to be
considered is THE Second Advent
Sign" Visitors always heartily well
coined.
First Church of Christ, Scientist,
726-T2S Main street, second floor
Services at 10:45 a. nj. Subject God
the Preseryer of Man" Sunday school
at $50 a. m. Wednesday evening
! meetings at 7:45 o'clock. Reading
room. same address, open Tuesday,
Thursday and Friday afternoon from
2:30 to 4:30 O'Clock. A cordial invi-
tation is extended to the public.
! First Methodist Protestant-Ser-
vices at this church today as follows:
Sunday school, $50 a. M, preaching
by the pastor Rev. J. C. Mccain, 10.45
a. m, and 730 p. m, Young Peoples
meeting, $50 p M, prayer meeting
Wednesday at 7:30 D. m. Every mem
Der of the church Is urged to meet at
the home Of Mr.. S. L. Gregory, Thurs
day, Dec. a.
/ CHURCHES MUdr e UNI
st. Johns church, Episcopal. Con-
cert and Fourth streets. Rev John c.
Sage, rector. DR.. r. C. McIlwain,
] rector emeritus. Sunday in
/ Advent. Holy communion 1880 a. m.
! Corporate communion of the brother
hood of St Andrew. Sunday school
10 a. m. Morning service II a. m.
The rector will preach the second in
the course of Advent sermons The
Four Master Words of the Master
subject Go" vesper services p. m.
Mr.. Sage will continue his addresses
on THE Lords Prayer and Modern
Life. Subject--'Lead Us Not Into
Temptation. bright, short, cheer
full service, fcmiliar hymns; service
I leaflets furnished All cordially vel.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-12-10
MRS. FRED Wins
GETS HER DIVORCE
Socially Prominent Quincy Woman,
Known in Keokuk, Lives Six
Months In Reno.

QUINCY, H., Dec. 9.-Mrs. Fred H.
Wins OF this city, who for something
over six months has been a resident
Of Reno. Ney. has been granted the
divorce for which she established her
residence in the western town. The
the case was not contested by the
husband. After the granting of the
decree, Mrs. Wins made trip to
this city, where she was the guest of
her mother Mrs. Chauncey Fl. Castle
of 1923 Jersey street, only few of her
closest friends being aware Of the
fact that she was here. She left yes.
terday for St Louis Where she will
visit several weeks with her sister,
Mrs. Francis Reder Mr.. Wins is still
in this city, at the home Of his par,
ents. Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Wins, 2084
Maine street, his own handsome home
at 20T4 Maine street having been
closed since the separation Of him.
self and wife, which occurred about
a year ago.
NC "SuuiuS vi rTtu WINS ana
Miss Elizabeth Castle, an evening af
fair in the Congregational church
was one OF the brilliant social events
OF the season, some three years ago
The principals We're members OF two
of the most prominent families In the
city and enjoyed every advantage thai
wealth. and social prestige could be
stow, and the wreck of their MARTA
happiness is source of deep sorrow
| to all their friends.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-12-10
Mrs. Keppel is Not in Favor With the
Surprises Which the Grand Jury
filings Gu. in its
Report.
LIKES TO KNOW ABOUT IT
Waved Arraisnrent and Was Given
Four Days to Enter Plea-Bonds
Fixed at Sum of
$500.

The-secrecy OF the grand jury body
does not appeal to Mrs. Nancy Keep
pei In the future she requests that
when an indictment is to be returned
against her ii be foresnadowed by
an unofficial anpouncement of some
character. Not that she would es-
cape the service Of bench warrant,
but only that she might not receive
the shock she did Friday when an
officer from the sheriff's office came
to her and broke the news none too
gently.
She appeared in the district court
Saturday morning bearing unmistak-
able evidence of her Indictment in a
newspaper clipping from The Gate
City of Friday which bore her name
In slug head type. She was N court
before it was convened by Judge Ham
ilton and had a short Interview w.::i
Clerk C. B. Lake in which she cen
sured the grand jury members for
taking action against her without her
knowledge.
ITO think OF it." she cried. az she
stormed in front Of the smiling clerk.
why, never heard of such thing.
Here am indicted by the grand jury
and did not know anything about it.
If you don't believe 1t read this clip
ping"
Clerk Lake was not the least bit
surprised at the news Of her indict-
ment for the grand jury proceedings
had been locked up by him twenty-four
hours before Well. you see," smiled
Lake as he tossed half-smoked per
fecto through the window, the grand
no one is aware OF what is going on
except the county attorney and the
clerk and the jurors themselves. OF
course just as soon as you were in
dicted We had the warrant served as
soon as possible. SO there would be
no delay in your hearing of it. You
know wanted the news to reach you
IS soon as possible"
She had still another grievance
i seems that her husband. Case. was
indicted along with her. this fact be
ing omitted in the report Friday. She
delivered few words in support O.
her husbands innocence, declarinl
he had nothing to do with the houses
in question.
Both waived arraignment and furn
ished bonds in the sum of $500 each
Court gave them four days to plead
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-12-10

by his parents, and in spite of being
a sort of lion there, feted and spoiled,
he joined the French army as pri-
yate in 1870 shouldering gun when
a sword was his right by st. Cyr di-
ploma.
King Peter while here has as his
guests all his st. Cyr class mates now
living. OF his class, fifteen became
division generals and nineteen gener.
ais of brigades. He said his visit to
the military school at St Cyr was the
most profoundly moving event OF his
stay in France.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-12-10

at 1880 p. m. Subject OF sermon.
Man, Subject of Two Claims" Dur
Ing the service a quartet will be sung.
Prayer meeting Wednesday evening
at 1880. All are cordially invited to
the above services.
First Westminster Presbyterian
church, Seventh and Blondeau streets.
Rev ID. B. Newcomb, D. D., pastor
Preaching service at 10:45 a. m. and
C:30 p. m. The sermon of the morn
ing will be on Steps Forward and
Upward In the evening the sermon
VIII be on THE Strength of Gladness :
AS a prelude the pastor will speak
briefly on THE Mcnamara Confess
sion" Mr.. Young will sing at both
services. A cordial invitation is ex
! tended to the public Strangers and
young people are especially invited to
the evening service Bible school at
$3.50 a. m; Y. P. S. C. E. at 6:30 p. m.
First Christian church corner
Tenth and Blondeau streets. r. W.
! Lilley. S29 Morgan street. pastor.
] Sunday school at 9:45 a. M, Bible
I school, election Of officers for 1912.
III a. m. Communion--solo by Miss
Lottie Moseley Help Me to Pray
! Sermon The Beatitude of the Giyer."
4 Christian endeavor at $50 D. m.
Song service at 7:30 p. M, solo by
Miss Pearl Uhler. Sermon Our
City's Need the Churches Opportuni-
ty." You are invited to these SER
vices.
The Bank Street Christian church,
corner Bank and Fifteenth streets,
makes the following announcements
for Sunday, Dec. IL, 1911. Morning
worship and communion at 1t:0O
o'clock. Sermon subject: "a Shadow
in the House" Bible school at $50
in the afternoon. Rehearsal FOR Christ
mas cantata Immediately after bible
school Christian Endeavor at 6;s5
p m. Subject. The Source of a
4 Workers Strength" Leader. Mrs. w.
i G. Virgin Evening service at T:4s
Anthem by the choir. Quartet will
sing Home Sweet Home" Sermon
subject: '"The Spirit OF Love Mani
tested In a Disciple Pastor Geo. A.
Reinhardt. Residence 1917 Des
4 Moines street.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-12-10
Church Announcements
TIME SUNDAY SERMONS LOCATION OF CHURCHES. TOPIC
OF SERMONS AND SPECIAL MUSIC TO BE GIVEN
AT THE VARIOUS sRRvycES

United Presbyterian church, Ninth
and BIondeau streets. Harry B. Foa-
ter, pastor Preaching and commun-
ion at 10:45 a. M Preaching at 1880
p. m. by the pastor. Sabbath school.
$50 a. m. Young Peoples meeting
$50 p. m.
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran
church, corner Morgan and Twelfth
streets-Sunday school at $3.50. Morn
ing service at 1890 and evening ser
vice at 1880. Mr.. Oscar Ebb of Aug
ustana Theological Seminary, Rock
Island, H., will preach at both ser
vices.
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Mis-.
sion church, corner of Fourteenth and
Morgan streets. AUG f. Tnclhlom
pastor Sunday school, $50 a. m
Preaching services at 10: 80 3. III. ard
1880 p. m. Prayer meeting Wednes
day at 7:45 p. m, A cordial invitation
to all the Scandiaaylans
First Unitarian church, corner OF
Fourth and High streets Rev Edward
Hughes, misunderstanding service a,
HOO O'Clock, with sermon on Gan
Old Testament Liberal" Sunday
school at $50. The Womans Unitar
ian Alliance meets Monday afternoon
at the home of Mrs. Carrie Hodge
l110S High street.
Trinity Methodist Episcopal, Tenth
and Main. lamees NJ. Brown, pastor
Morning subject, paul at Athens.
Evening, "Isaiah's Vision" sunda,
school, $50 Morning worship, 1914
Junior league, 2:30 Epworth league
$50. Evening service, 7:30. Praye,
meeting Wednesday evening, 7:3o
Strangers cordially invited to attend
all services.
st. Pauis German Evangelical
church. corner Eleventh and Eek
change streets. Rev. J. Nuesch pastor
Sunday school at a. M. preachiai
service at 1890 a. M, on the subject
'Hallowed Be Thy Name" This is tn,
second In the series and is the key 0
the Lords Prayer; the evening ser
vice at 1880 y. IN. is in English an,
J will be under the auspices OF the Y
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-12-10

catarrh is an excessive secretion,
accompanied with chronic infamma-
ton, from the mucuous membrane.
Hoods Sarsaparilla acts on the
mucous membrane through the blood,
reduces Inflammation. establishes
healthy action, and radically cures all
cases Of catarrh.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-12-10
With the Coming of Middle Age

with the Coming of Middle Age
There ia a letting down in the physi-
cal forces often shown in annoying
and painful kidney and bladder all
ments and urinary irregularities. Fo-
ley Kidney Pills are splendid regulat.
ing and Strengthening medicine at
such time. Try them Wilkinson
& Co.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-12-10
No Cause for hilarltu

Sweet potatoes are exposed to the
attacks of a dozen serious insects
says an exchange. We see nothing to
laugh at. either.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-12-10
Many Soldiers Suicide

The military profession the world
over has the greatest percentage d,
suicides.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-12-25

uful though Il may be startling.
Dancing lie the best thing TO give a
woman a stylish walk and TO make a
growing girl get over the humiliating
sensation that she consists chiefly Of
hands and feet.
Dancing Will give you dainty step
and anyone who walks too heavily should
learn to dance At once 1 think that
people who are inclined 20 be too staid,
too rigid mentally and physically. those
who are too prim In the way they carry
themselves, who mince along the street
holding their elbows tightly TO their sides.
with narrow chests and high shoulders.
all these "cramped' persons should so in
for new Greek dancing which gives.
above all things. physical freedom and
unrestrained grace.
Those, on the contrary, who are too
free In their motions. girls who stride
along swinging their arms as II they were
pump handles, who are sloppy" In bear
ing. in fact. should take up dancing so-
oording to the more precise and polished
system OF France and Italy.
that borders on the acrobatic or eccentric
dance cannot be called graceful or beau
Omaha daily bee., 1911-12-25

She has perfect figure ana attributes
II to her love OF dancing She does not
consider nersels too old 70 JOIN the fun
with the younger people, AID 10 one
thinks Of her as being old, because she
Is such a merry little bcdy,
one Of our greatest French dancing
teachers Is quite an old womau-Aime.
Marequita-yet she puts on the great bal
let's at tho Opera Comlque In Paris and
she can show a beginner even the most
difficult steps She is very insistent on
having good air in the dancing nails and
on having tho dancers wrap themselves
up well after they have been exercising.
That is a thing you must not neglect.
Even between dances. when l am resting.
I put on a thin coat or wear a scarf to
keep myself from catching cold. That is
about the only danger there Is to fear
from dancing. because l don't expect any
Of my readers will go in for acrobatio
dancing.
I don't consider this form OF dancing
art. and I'm sure IT'S not graceful.
When all is said and done II is grace
most of all which the pupil wants to ac-
quirs In dancing lessons. and anything
Omaha daily bee., 1911-12-25

according to some good old method OF
dancing, but after all they got out OF
their dancing what l get out OF mine,
health, elasticity and merriment.
OF course 1 had to study dancing for
my work, but even II never were TO
dance on the stage again / should keep
II up because It Is the best form OF
exercise and the most Joyous kind OF
recreation l know OF.
The drudgeTy of learning new steps
isn't amusing. nor ID It easy to timber
mp after one Is no longer quite young,
but as my friends OF the Greek dancing
did Il one gets movement and plenty OF
freedom without much OF the stupid first
exercises which French teachers usually
insist on. Some OF the ladies learning to
dance were past 30 years OF age; a
few were over 40. All OF them said they
had never felt so well I'm their lives as
since they had begun this weekly dancing
and that they seemed so much gayer and
less depressed.
love anything that makes people feel
gay. for, az l have already told you, 70
be merry Is 20 be half way beautiful.
even II your features don't satisfy you
Omaha daily bee., 1911-12-25

The other day was invited to attend
a dancing class OF ladies in order 10
get an idea how New York girls and
women learned 10 dance.
must say It was quite different from
our methods OF teaching dancing. much
less difficult and much less thorough. but
before the class was over I heartily APP
proved OF the easier and quicker meth
DDS OF learning 10 dance.
obi but you Americans must be quick
Always everything In hurry and moth
Ing too difficult to be learned in a
minute, except what is going TO make
money for you, and quite right you are,
too. Why should one spend lot OF time
learning fancy dancing steps which are
useless except during the hour OF the
dancing lesson7
Well. the ladies Of this class were all
attired In loose, Greek-looklng tunics and
had bare feet. after they had learned
. very few difficult steps some nice airs
were played on the piano and the girls
danced 10 the music, each improyising
her dance as she went along. II was very
pretty and easy. At fist I thought Il
a shame that they were not being taught
Omaha daily bee., 1911-12-25
The Art Of Being Liked
BY DOROTHY DIX.

yourself as a domestic martyr.
To hear her name sent up over the
telephone was a guarantee of an hour OF
blissful delight in descantlng upon your
self, and 1t WAS only after this woman
vas dead that those OF us who had
known and loved her. and probably has
tened her end by boring her into grave
remembered that she had never said any
thing about herself at all, and that we
did not know whether she had been
happy or miserable whether she had
laughed or cried in secret.
But II it Is true that the most en-
tertaining conversationalists we ever met
are those who let us do all OF the talk
ing, 1t is equally true that to be a good
listener one must listen with intelligence
One must not refrain from talking be.
cause one has nothing to say, but he
cause one conveys the impression that
you say 1t so much better than I could,
and the history OF your life Is so much
more important than the simple annals
OF mine. To be effective. silence must
be lined with gold not lead.
The art of listening with an absorbed
expression is, however, easily learned.
The difficult thing is to acquire heroism
to sive the floor to somebody else when
we feel perfectly certain that we are en-
titled to the center OF the stage, with the
spot light turned full upon us. and n
gaping audience waiting GREATNESS to
hear US tell how we did IT,
Omaha daily bee., 1911-12-25
by MILE. GABY DEsLYs.

or your complexion Is bad. Now dancing
makes me feel happy l don't know why,
though doctors explain II by saying Il 10
the stimulated circulation, and all that
kind OF thing But you can DO what you
call physical culture and be bored TO
death. yet physical culture was intended
for the express purpose OF stimulating
the flow Of blood IN the veins.
II Is one OF those things you can't ex-
plain. yet It is certain. II you are made
70 do exercises OF gymnastics you hate
It'll do. anyhow-but II you are allowed
to dance you love II. and only hate It
when the time comes 20 stop.
Dancing VIII do Just what physical cul-
ture VIII do for you. only II will do It
better. IL viii clear the complexion.
brighten the eyes build up the health and
make you feel happier. which u one OF
the main things we desire
can't see any reason why you should
mot dance at any age.
I know OF ono elderly French woman
she must be past 6o-who can do as pretty
a little dance as you would Wish TO see
Omaha daily bee., 1911-12-25
AoBeoBLlNs OF NIGHT
ny Irwin Thovvas.

on the silence OF the night
What a fright
To hear a window rattle
Giving battle
Adding terror. bringing tears
Baby dears,
In the night.
When the hohgoblins come and so
on the snow
That has gathered on the window,
Al too low,
In a way that sends a chill
And q thrill
Ia the night,
That's q. time for Riddles dear
DO you hear?
To think OF where no shadows Green
AS you sleep.
And TO tuck your little head
Meath the spread
In the night.
For when you go to sleep
You can keep
Away hobgohlins of the snow
Dom you know,
For they never come TO bod,
Mother said.
In the night,
Omaha daily bee., 1911-12-25

I'll be down here TIL eleven;
Don't sit up. Just so 20 bed,
Maybe twill be even longer
Awful busy! (Qult that din!
How can | make this much stronger
II YOU guys keep buttin' inn
What's that racket? (stow II. stow I'D
Oh that's Just the office boys,
You'll be lonesome? Yes, I know II,
(Say, you yahoos, quit that noise)
Yes. dear, l will come as early
As they'll let me. Yes, you bet.
But don't wait for me. dear grille.
Two may find me working yet.
{ouit that chuckling or you'll queer mel
Make II earlier? I'll try.
But / doubt it-can you hear me?
(IIush, you crazy yaps.)-Goodbyl
Omaha daily bee., 1911-12-25

When the wnsome lawyer to the jury makes appeal
behalf of offender with a STEEL
She will win the jury with her sweet pathetic tale,
the female of the species deadly than the male
The enerprsing burglar who attacks house at night
laughs at every effort of who makes fight,
VIII headong through window when HE trail,
the female with deadly