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The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-18

~ HE present occupants of the White House have been fortu- nate in the number and variety - Of the pleasures which they have been able to enjoy during the first half of their four-year lease of the historical mansion. Mere resi- dence in the Presidential Mansion, with the official and social prestige which it secures, is in itself sufficient to guarantee privileges and preroga- tives that might be expected to turn the head" of any person not accus- toned to such hattering attentions. But the Tafts have not had to content themselves with such perquisites. lavish though they be. In addition to these pleasant emoluments of their official position they have been en- abled to carry out a number of private or personal social projects under par ticularly favorable circumstances.
 For one thing, there was the social debut of Miss Helen Taft, the only daughter of the family, and this en- tailed a series of festivities such as would in themselves render any ad- ministration notable socially. But on top of that the President has extend cd Inequalities to his old classmates of Yale and to his travelling compan- ions of the memorable journey to the Philippines while Mrs. Taft indulg ing her we'll known penchant for music, has given a number of musi- eales which rank as the most preten- tious entertainments of the kind in the history of the White House. All these have been, of course, quite apart from the entertaining which the Tafts, in accordance with time-honored GUS tom, are obliged to do to discharge to offlcialdom the obligations of their position.
 And now, as though the record of the past two and a quarter years were not enough, the Tafts are to again focus public attention by the most interesting and most unusual of all the functions in which the great American public takes keen interest because of it's interest in the Chief Magistrate and his wife. In anticipa- ton of the occasion the date, June 19, has long had a red ring around it on the White House calendar. It marks the silver wedding anniversary of the President and Mrs. Taft and. be it known, silver wedding anniver- saries are rare in White House annals. Indeed silver wedding anniversary marked by a formal, and one might say public observance in the first residence of America" this will stand unique.
 The preparations for this silver wedding anniversary have been in the making for a long time past. It look ed for a time as though the plan might have to be abandoned when Mrs. Taft recently had a recurrence of her serious nervous trouble of two years ago, but through it all she clung tenaciously to her cherished project and even when Washington was suf fering that foretaste of summer which in May brought a temperature of 105. she held firm in her determina- ton to commemorate the momentous event. Friends had urged that she should depart early in June for the Tafts' new summer home on the North Shore of Massachusetts, but all suasion was in vain.
 Silver wedding anniversaries are usually, of course. family festival
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-18
PYTH|ANS WILL HOLD MEMORIAL SERVICE
Excellent Programme For Thursday Night at
 Fraternal Hall

The annual Pythian service in honor of the memory of the departed Brother Knights of Jefferson Valley lodge No, Il, Phoenix lodge No. % and Birmingham lodge No S5 will be held Thursday night from s to 10 O clock at Fraternal hall, Third avenue near Twenty-second street A choice programme has been prepared and the families and relatives of the de- ceased knights of the three lodges are urged to be present.
 Following is the programme for the services:
 Invocation-R W. s. Brown
 Violin and Piano Accompaniment Master Lowinsohn, Mrs. J. Lowinsohn Short Address-Hon. J. Lee Holloway, grand chancellor of Alabama.
 Vocal Solo-Mr Henry Key
 Short Address-Rev. R. l.. Bell.
 Vocal Solo-Mr R. c. Kaufman.
 Short Address-Hon. Alex M Garber, past supreme representative.
 Vocal Solo-Miss Bessie Cunningham.
 Benediction-Rev $. P. West.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-18

in general did not allow them to publicly announce the engagement un- til young Taft had graduated from Yale. In the meantime Miss Heron, with something of that same energy which has characterized her ever since, taught school for about three years, acting as instructor in the primary department of a private school on Walnut Hills. The work was not arduous for school was in session only from g o'clock in the morning until o'clock in the after noon each week day, but many of her acquaintances of that day were just a little surprised that she should take up the work because there was no need for financial considerations, her father being prosperous at torney and none of her sisters essay ing to earn livelihood.
 While she was in the role of "sohool marm," Miss Herron's court
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is not, perhaps. to be attributed so much to similar tastes or opposite characteristics of temperament as to the circumstance that they virtually grew up together. Theirs was no sudden romance after brief acquain- tance. Mrs. Taft has said that she cannot remember the time when she did not know her present husband because the Taft and Heron families were close friends in Cincinnati and there was visiting between the young people as far back as she can remem- Der. And there are doubtless not few readers who will declare that the marriage of longtime chums gives promise of greater happiness in new home than a union under more TO- matic circumstances.
 From her early teens Helen Her. ron was engaged to Will Taft but their parents, making due allowance for the traditional flckleness of youth
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ment to the President and Mrs. Taft. for it would be difficult to find a couple in or out of public life who have been more devoted all through their married life. Indeed that they have been able to continue this mu- tual devotion since they entered of fioial life Is all the more remarkable, because in most instances a husband and wife in such environment dis cover that with the best of intentions they have so many and such divergent duties that they, of necessity, have less time for each other. Mrs. Taft, however, except when actually in capacitated by i'll health, has accom- panied her husband on all his trips, even on the voyages to Panama, and on his famous trip around the world.
 That the President and Mrs. Taft have been enabled to remain in the relation of close comrades all through their quarter century of married life
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pure and simple, but in this instance it must be otherwise, because of the prominence of the chief participants. There will be a dinner party at the White House that will not be limited to kith and kin, and a great recep- tion and there will be some compli- mentary functions arranged by out siders, notably the luncheon to be rendered in honor of the Tafts by the Cincinnati Commercial Club, which comes to the capital fifty strong es- pecially for this purpose.
 It is whispered by those ''in the know" that the "eatings," as Uncle Joe Cannon terms them, will be by no means the least of the features of this White House publication. Of course, the President does not expect a prize turkey such as gladdens his heart at Thanksgiving and Christmas and he has cause for one lone regret in that it is not the season for those
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marvellous Chesapeake Bay oysters, but it is expected that Aunt Della" Torrey, whose apple pies WHIP has praised in public, and private, will outdo herself in honor of the occasion and there have been hints that some of the "fellow citizens of the Tafts in Georgia have concluded that noth- ing could be more acceptable when one has a housefull of relatives than crate of prize vegetables, mayhap with a watermelon thrown in in def erence to Charlie's especial weakness. And finally there has been an air of mystery of late around the White House kitchen that arouses sus- picions of an anniversary cake with all the candles and frills worthy of such a jubilee.
 It seems particularly appropriate that the most notable social event of the year at the White House should be in the nature of a joint compli-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-18

ship by the young lawyer was pro- gressing under the friendly auspices of the weekly meetings of the "coterie'' or Salon." an organization of young men and women, who gathered at such intervals to discuss current topics and literary subjects and as- sembled yet more frequently for boat rides and other outings or entertain ments. Another couple in this little club was Howard Hollister and Miss Alice Keys. "Hol," as the President affectionately terms Judge Hollister, has ever been one of his very closest friends. They went to Yale together and it was an open secret from the time that Taft entered the White House that he would like to appoint him to the U. S. Supreme Bench. The former Miss Keys became Mrs. Hollister and only few weeks ago she paid an extended visit to Mrs. Taft at the White House and the two women had a fine time attending all the concerts within reach just as they did In the old days in Cincinnati when Mrs. Taft inaugurated her career as a patron of music and served seven years as president and fourteen years as member of the organization that supported the Queen Citys famous symphony orchestra.
 The wedding, in recollection of which the Yankee court will make merry this week and telegrams wish ing many happy returns will be re- ceived from all the world and his wife, was home affair though not exactly what would be termed quiet home wedding" there were too many relatives and the families were too we'll known in Cincinnati for that. And the young people were the en- vied of a wide circle of acquaintances, because they were able to go to Europe for a wedding tour. Tn the cause of historical accuracy how ever, 1t should be explained, that the father of the groom and the father of the bride were both well-to-do and the young lawyer might have had to wait until his shingle was more weather beaten were 1t necessary for him to have accumulated all of that European "expense fund" from his own fees as a barrister. The Tafts have been to Europe several times since
 One would be prone to suppose that it could never have occurred to i that bride of twenty-five when she joined fortunes with young lawyer of twenty-nine with an income of S100 a month that she would, when she had doubled her age be celebrat- ing her silver wedding anniversary in the White House. But you cannot tell. Mrs. Taft has always been a boundlessly ambitious woman and she had had her attention called to the attractions of the White House as a place of residence in most alluring manner. It had come about in this wise a few years previously. John W. Heron, the father of Mrs. William H. Taft, was the law partner of Ruth erford B. Hayes and when Hayes was President each of the Heron girls was invited to pay a visit to the family at the White House. Mrs. Taft has admitted that nothing in her whole life so represented the climax of human bliss as that glimpse of White House life when she was sweet six teen and it is not to be wondered at if even at that early day she made it her life goal.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-18
WILL AUCTION
 ALL VACANT LOTS

Thomaston, June 17.-(Special.) )-All
 Thomaston and Marengo county is look ing forward with interest to the big sale that is to be pulled off here on next Tuesday. Practically every vacant lot in town will be put up at auction and sold to homeseekers from all parts of the country. This is move of the property owners to boost the town. Somewhere from 200 to 300 excellent lots. some suitable for residences, some for business houses and some for man ufacturing plants will be put on sale. The Louisville and Nashville railroad will run a special train here from Selma that day, coming down in the morning and returning in the after noon The sale will start at 10 o'clock
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-18
ERISTER ASHCRAFT
 DIESAT FLORENCE

Florence, June 17.-(Special) )-Erlster Ashcraft, secretary and treasurer of the
 Ashcraft Cotton mills, and manager of the Ashcraft Oil mills died at 1 :45 this afternoon at his home here, aged 37. He had been critically ill since Monday. De- ceased was formerly president of the Southern Cotton Oil Mems association and member of a family whose united councils have done much to build up this section. He was a brother of Mayor
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-18
----s9s------ COL. KRAG HAS NEW
 DEADLY WEAPON

Springfield, Mass. June 1G-A new au- tomatic pistol and new army rife have been submitted to the ordnance board al the United States army for tests by Col one Krag, inventor of the Krag-Jorgen- sen gun. The present army rifle has an effective range of five miles. The stel- Jacketed bullets will shoot through & dozen men placed in row at the distance of three-quarters of a mile. Colonel krag believes that he has invented even a deadlier weapon.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-18
SMITH EDITS
 BALDWIN TIMES

Bay Minette, June 17-(Special.) )-Ab- ner J. Smith, recent purchaser of the Baldwin Times of this place, arrived here today with his family to take up the work of publishing the sheet in person. After purchasing the paper several weeks ago ile returned to his home in Biloxi and has closed up his business there. He edited the same pa- per here about seven years ago and is an experienced newspaper man.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-18
MOBILIZE SPANISH
 TROOPS IN MOROCCO

Paris, June IA dispatch to La Patrie from Tangier says Spain has concentrated 10000 men with an enormous quantity of war materials at Cadiz for use in Moroc- co should occasion arise. The forces now occupying Fl Araish arc to be increased to 4000 men.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-18
Till Reaches Florence

Florence. June 17-(Special)-Depu Sheriff Ed Broadfoot returned to Florence today from Mobile, with Rufus N. Till. white man, charged with embezzlement, whom he went to Mobile to locate. Till wns employed by a sewing machine conn pany of Springfield, Mo, from whom 1t is alleged he enlbezzled between s3C0 and si00
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-18
More Bubonic Plague

Annoy. China, June 17.-Eighty-three deaths from the bubonle plague and seven deaths from smallpox were reported In this vicinity during the two weeks ended yesterday
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-18

Madrid, June 17,-spain has sent to France a memorandum in which the mil itary occupation of Fl Araishand Alcar- ear by the Spanish trooos in Morocco is Justified and explained from the Spanish standpoint
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-18

c. W. Ashcraft of Florence, John T. Ashcraft, Lee Ashcraft of Atlanta, and Fletcher Ashcraft His mother and small SOIL Robert Erister, survive.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-18

and will be conducted by Col J. F. T. Bowden of Waycross, G,., who claims to he the youngest and most successful auctioneer in the business.
 The property owners and business men will treat all who come to a day of generous enterts inment. A barbe- cue dinner will be served. an excel lent band will be here all day and in the afternoon a lady will make a balloon ascension, All who come are assured of a good time. whether they purchase or not, and it is thought that there will be many here from dis tance.
 The local lodge of Knights of Pythias will hold it's annual memorial serv- ice at the auditorium of the Marengo county high school on next Sunday night and a good programme has been prepared for the occasion After an Introductory talk by Dr. Thomas C..
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-18

Marlborough, the service will be con-
 ducted by Rev. c. NJ. Cloud, pastor of
 tho Baptist church of Thomaston. The music will be good and W i'll be by local taicTt. Es+IE
Rock Island Argus., 1911-07-01
Soldier of Fortune School
ing Himself for a
Definite Work

~ NE starlit night, just before the
Al IL battle of JuareZ, Colonel Giu-
"a ~ seppe Garibaldi sat on blan-
ket in the insurrecto camp,
near the Mexican border, and talked
of fighting men and campaigns the
world over, lingering all the while the
polished cartridges that filed many
loops ia the double belt engirdHng him.
Nearby stood McCutalisson, bandit,
who a few days later, in a fit Of jeal-
ousy, tried TO kill the Italian soldier Of
fortune, and from the canyon came
the challenges of ragged sentries. The
grandson OF the italian Hberator had
a visitor, the correspondent Of the
Houston Daily Post. and to him he
conhded an unnamed ambition.
II am preparing" he said, "for GER
tain great and definite work to which
] long ago deliberately dedicated what
there is or may be in me of energy and
ability"
First Of all he expressed his frank
opinion about Americans and their
country. Your independence Of the
other nations Of the world IS admira-
Rock Island Argus., 1911-07-01
A Dreadful Wound

From knife. gun, tin can, rusty nail,
fireworks, or of any other nature, de-
mands prompt treatment with Buck
lens ATnica Salve 10 prevent blood
poison or gangrene. It's the quickest,
surest healer for all such wounds, as
also for burns. boils. sores, skin erup-
ttons. eczema. chapped hands, corns,
or piles. % cents at all druggists.
Rock Island Argus., 1911-07-01
Order Affecting Chinese,

Chinese employed in the Priamur
district, Russian Siberia, must carry
personal employment books" in
which must be pasted two identified
ton photographs, and two similar pho
tographs must be deposited with the
police Persons employing Chinese
without such books are liable to a fine
Of 500 rubles ($250 or three months
imprisonment
Rock Island Argus., 1911-07-01
Col. Gdribaldi Talks Of
Campaigns and Fighters
Mexican Government
Forces Good Fighters,
but in the Wrong

bIe,'' he remarked, "but you lie pros
trate, unresistfng. humble in the pres
ence OF financial power. The worship
Of Americans for money is unfortu-
nate, l think. and IT apparently is al
most universal.
Fascination Of Fighting.
Il have known so many fine Ameri-
cans in my own country where each
year increasing numbers go as tour
lists and where every year more linger
and eventually become resident, have
known SO many and such splendid,
able Americans at Panama, have met
such fine young fighters among the
Americans here in the foreign legion
OF the insurrecto army that / don't like
10 criticse you. Let US FATHER talk
about the situation here IN Mexico.
have found il a most fascinating ex-
perience 10 work among and fight
among these patriotic Mexicans."
But why should you-Aght at all? Is
It for pure love Of fighting"
Il don't know thai L love fighting
more than most men," he replied, but
it seems TO be my fate TO fight, and
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1911-10-07
Thirteen CID Acres

MORE OR LESS, which was convened uu,o i'm
and the late James Merry by Clinton McCul.
Tough, Trustee, by deed dated the I'd day of De-
cember, 1885, and is recorded in Liber ]. A. d..
NO. Is, folo 29l &C., another of said Land Rec
ord Books. said land is situated in the Sixth
Election District of Cecil county aforesaid OH the
octoraro Greek, adjoining lands formerly of
James NJ, Evans Thos Gardner and others, and
there are desirable and valuable water rights at
taching to said property.
The klkton properties are well
rented to desirable tenants and
are IN constant demand.
These lots are situate in the
most valuable parts of the town
OF Elkton and this sale offers an
unusual opportunity for parties
who either wish to buy for invest
ment or to build for themselves
new homes on lots most advan-
tageously situated.
TERMS OF SALE-The terms
OF sale prescribed by the decree
are that onethird OF the purchase
money shall be paid in cash on
the day OF sal. and the remainder
in two equal instruments at six
and twelve months therefrom-
the credit payments to be secured
to the satisfaction OF the trustee
and to bear interest from the day
of sale.
Cost Of deeds to be paid by pur-
chasers.
GEORGE A. BLAKE, Trustee.
p. NJ. Groves. auct. sep 3o-4t*
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1911-10-07
Prime Cut Salt Fish
Public Sale of Personal Pr0pert,
NEAR BAY VIEW, Md.
MONDAY, OCTOBER Q. 1911

The subscriber, intending to move to
Philadelphia, will sell on the above date,
at his residence, near Bay View, Cecil
county, Md, better known as Johnsons
old factory, without reserve or underbid-
ding, the following property: WAGONS,
HArNEsS, TUJLS, HOUSEHOLD GOODS
-Four bedsteads, 2 bureaus, with large
looking glasses, hair-cloth parlor suit,
dlnlng-room and fancy tables, cane-seat
chair, rocker, towel rack, washsrand, 3
Dedsprings, straw mattresses, small
coal stove, old books, s,ove pipe, carpen-
ter tools, cross-cut and hand saws,
squares, braces, rs different bits; mach
mist tools, Az bits for boring in iron,
lame, Iot 5 and monkey wrenches, wise,
lot cast iron Delt pulieys, forcing lifts
pump, tons OF iron, shatting and pulleys,
grindstone, lot cold chisels, wood lathe,
turning stools, lot machine files, stocks
and dies for cutting threads and nuts,
stocks and dies for threading rodlrLn
pipe, beveling frame for bevellng narrow
and wide goods, 8 narrow power looms,
4S men reed space; large power loom.
Michael make, "a inch reed space; Jr.
card machine, with 600 nedeles; wise,
warping Anilf, butter making machine,
with power, large churn, with power, 2
machines, fine tor separating plant, 1S-lb
lot betting, lot poplar lumber seasoned
and dried; machines, bench and wise,
hoors carpet, carpet rags in skeins, diff
ferent coior carpet yarns, chenille yarns,
cases OF spools, b-inch spool between
edges, burlap, hoops, covered wagon, OPP
EN- wagon, spindle wagon, harness, picks,
spades, snovels, large egg stove for heat
ing room, dining and rocking chairs,
leather-covered couch, kitchen liable, ex-
tension table, sewing machine, sofa,
bureaus with drawers, 8-day and small
clocks, chunk stove, lot books, large
desk, single-barrel gun, lot kitchen
chairs, cook stove, cooking utensils,
large copper kettle, wrenches, 14-inch;
pipe cutter, lot drills, 2 lanterns, 2 table
lamps, circular saw, mandril, lot chick
ems, lot hay.
ALSO, at the same time and place, |
Will offer the REAL ESTATE, NINE
ACRES OF LAND, more or less, with
all the buildings machinery, water pow
er and appurtenances belonging to said
property, MILL BUILDING, 56x26 feet.
THREE OTHER SMALL BUILDINGS.
Sale of personal property positive. Terms
OF both sales cash. Sale ut / D. m,
sharp. DANIEL TURNER.
Hlndman, auct. Oct 7-1ts
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Megary's Fall Opening

In the advertising columns OF
his paper the announcement of
le Annual Fall Opening OF the
|. Megary & Son Co., of Viii
lsng'ton, Del, Appeals. Being
le largest store of its kind in the
tate, and having unequalled faci-
les or the display of everything
lat goes to make the home at
active and comfortable, this
early event attracts considerable
:tention from the people of Will
ington and vicinity. Needless
say, the utmost courtesy will
Extended to visitors; everyone
Il be made cordially welcome,
ile none will be importuned to
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1911-10-07

alena, were guests of their parents
r and Mrs. James A. Smith on Sun
ty.
Miss jamie Smith is entertaining a
lends from Philadelphia.
MISS Ella Cannon, of Town FONT, spent
tturday and Sunday with her parents,
r. and Mrs. Albert Cannon.
MIS-. A. Moore and children, Of North
irohna, We're guests of her sister, Mrs.
~. Crawford, on Friday and Saturday
last week
MT and Mrs. Woodall Jones, of Mas
", spent Saturday with Mr.. and Mrs.
imes P. Mccoy.