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Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1911-02-03
GRANDDAUGHTER OF NAPOLEON

A granddaughter of the great Ma
poleon is now a teacher in one of the
municipal schools of Paris. We are
told that tire old Parisians still re-
member we'll an old gentleman who
used to be seen in the streets. walk
ing with much dignity, carrying a
dog whip and followed by big dog,
which bore the traces of age. The
old man preserved to the last ves-
tiges of elegance. was known as "le
Comte Leon" and was son of Ma
poleon I. lie died in 1881. leaving
a widow and an only daughter. The
widow had a hard struggle TO cdu-
cate her daughter, but by taking a
situation as lady's companion she
was able to do so. The daughter is
now the schoolmistrcss before re-
ferrcd 10.
Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1911-02-03
REV TYPE OF WAR BALLOON
Zorn Vessel 10 Made In Three Parts,
Separated and United At
Pleasure.

Count Frederick Won Moltke,
nephew of the great field marshal,
has formed a company TO construct
a fleet Of airships especially de-
signed for military purposes. The
government has promised 10 assist
the enterprise as soon as trial diri-
gible has been finished and tested.
The vessels will be capable Of
carrying light guns and a quantity
of explosives. The type chosen is
peculiar triple Zorn balloon. which
within single framework of Cana
dian fir contains really three motor
balloons, each with its own motor.
and each detachable in two minutes,
together with its own share Of the
framework.
Thus, on arrival over the enemy,
the front balloon can be quickly de-
tached TO take back to headquarters
any dispatches, photographs, etc.
the rear balloon can follow with
later news, while the middle part re-
mains to take part in the fight and
drop bombs over the enemy. All
three parts can be put together
again rapidly.
The whole construction is 800
feet long. The effective lifting pow-
or after deduction of the airship'e
own weight and the weight of the
cars and machinery is 1900
pounds. The entire framework can
be quickly dismounted in sections.
Each part Of tie triple balloon can
also be anchored separately.
Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1911-02-03
LOVE THAT FAILED.

For ten long but blissful wears
they had walked along the path of
love; but as yet the lovesick youth
had never mentioned about their
getting married. Courtship is very
charming, but when there does not
seem to be altar-rails at the end of
it girls naturally begin TO lose inter-
est in the game. Anyhow, Jane
thought it time that the marriage
day was fixed, so she threw out q
gentle hint to her lover by way Of
encouraging him. That, she thought.
was all the dear fellow wanted.
Nathaniel" she whispered, coy.
", "they're saying we're going to be
married SOON"
care they, though" answered the
stolid swain. ''What jolly sell it'll
be for them when they learn we
amt"
Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1911-02-03
FROGS IN SUPREME COURT
Tribunal at leipsle Rules That Thei"
Noise Must Be Sup
peossed.

An uncommon case was lately
fought before the German tribunals
right up to the supreme court in
Leipsic.
Two neighbors lived for a long
time in close friendship until one
Of them had an artificial pond con-
structed in his garden. After a
time a number of frogs appeared in
the pond, and their croaking was SO
loud and continuous as TO deprive
the neighboring family Of its night
ly rest.
The disturbed family objected
and relying on a law which forb'as
anyone from diminishing the value
of another'a property, requested the
pond owner TO make arrangements
for keeping the frogs within bounds.
The pond owner replied that he
was not TO blame for fhe musical
activity OF the frogs. which he had
not placed in the pond.
The first tribunal upheld the
pond owner on the ground that the
frogs were q dispensation Of nature
which must be put up with like the
sun and rain. The judgment was
upset by the next higher tribunal
and the decision Of the latter was
affirmed by the supreme court
The supreme court reasoned that
whoever made pond had TO reckon
with the subsequent appearance II
frogs. and that the noise emitted by
them constituted injury to neighhor-
ing property.
Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1911-02-03
FLOATING FORTS AS U=FE.~E
Novel Scheme Proposed for P'oeee'
ton Of Three Of Eng'and's
Ports.

A novel scheme for the defense OF
Sheerness, Portsmouth and Devon
port, three Of England's principal
naval ports, against the attacks Of
hostile torpedo craft is at present
under the consideration Of the Brit"
ish admiralty.
There arc at present in the navy
q number Of old battleships which
are practically useless for war pur~
poses. II is proposed that some OF
these vessels shall 10 converted into
floating forts.
All the heavy guns and if neces~
sary also the machinery would be
removed. The ship would then be
equipped with a large number Of
4.7-inch and 4-inch quick-aring
guns. It is estimated that some OF
the vessels could easily mount from
GO to so of these weapons.
1t is pointed out that a ship
armed with 80 four-inch guns hav-
ing 40 on each broadsidc, would be
able to keep up a fire from each gun
Of ten rounds a minute. Even If
the attacking craft could not be
eeen. it is doubtful if one boat in
twenty could live through such a
rain of shot long enongh to enable
it TO do any damage As the float
ing forts would be equipped with
powerful search lights there would
be little chance Of approaching boats
being unobserved.
Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1911-02-03
A WONDERFUL STARTLING.

In the possession of r. II. Ferrer
Of Gunnersbury. England. is star
ling with astonishing conversations
al powers. Jack was interviewed the
other day and found to be a most
companionable bird, fond of society.
obedient to orders and quantity in
telligent. His rcpertory included a
string of sentences and several
tunes, If which Chirgwin's whistle.
"Half Pint of Mild and Bitter"
originally London burglars warm
ing to his pals, is the favorite. From
this he runs into "Pop Goes the
Weasel" song or two of Harry
LADDERS and limitations of the songs
Of roller canaries and Pekinese rob-
ms.
Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1911-02-03
WHERE MEN GET SHORTER.

A singular result Of the experi-
mcnts of DR.. Angelo Mosso on the
physiological effects of high alti-
tudes is that mountain ascent NAV
produce snch a fattening of the
lumbar curve that man may be an
inch and half shorter on the sum-
init Of Monte Rosa than when he
is in the valleys beneath. The
height Of Monte Rosa, the second
Hottest peak Of the Alps, is 1928
feet. The cause Of the shortening ia
partly the exertion Of climbing. The
human stature always diminishes
during the day.
Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1911-02-03

A bill has been introduced in the
legislature providing for the pro-
lection of antelope for all time. 1t
has been unlawful for several years
to kill them but the period Of pro-
lection under that law expired
with the beginning of the present
year. Since the first of the year
hunting parties have been organ
lied and a number of these bcauti-
full little animals killed. This is
indeed shame. 1t should be a
sufficient satisfaction for any man
to look upon these wonderful little
animals and then let them go &C
cording to their native habits in
stead of rushing forth to slaughter
what few remains upon these prai-
ries.
Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1911-02-03
THOUSANDS FED ON WASTE.

During the winter just closed the
English salvation army expected TO
provide $4,000 meals from the waste
of the warships in Chatham dock
yards. For when ships aresin port
many of the men are away on leave.
but the food is still supplied and has
hitherto Ceen counted as waste. On
one night alone GOO people were fed
on what would have otherwise been
thrown away.
Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1911-02-03

Congressman and senator's repre-
senting northwestern states seem
to be opposed to the reciprocity
treaty with Canada. Congressman
Burke is reported as saying: There
is no chance whatever of congress
ratifying this agreement at this
session. 1t is out of the question
in any part of the country. We
can't stand for it. We do not be-
lieve in free trade on Our products
and protection on those of the
east"
Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1911-02-03

That a dispatch from San Diego,
Cal, reads: For the first time in
the history of aviation an aeroplane
rose from the surface of the water
today, sailed about and returned to
the starting point, where it landed
on the water as easily as a gull. !"
The aviator was Glen H. Curtiss.
Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1911-02-03
GOOD SHOW.

Purchaser-These seats are in the
back row. Is there any chance Of
exchanging them after get inside?
Theater Ticket Seller Sure!
After the show begins you'll be able
to get any seat in the housed
Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1911-02-03
COULD Be GAUGEp.

"rhey say that vegetation runs
riot along the Amazon. Battles
Imagination, so to speak,"
"Oh, don't know. Looks about
like an Easter hat. | Judge"
Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1911-02-03

Miss Clara Shoemaker, of Cha
raa, New Mexica, offers to marry
the first man who will give her
brother SIS, 900 so he may enter the
coast to coast aeroplane contest.
We pass. The conditions are pro-
hibitive.
Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1911-02-03
THE FILM.

'What happened after the acci-
dent ?"
81 don't know. There seemed to
be film before my eyes"
81 see. The moving-picture pso-
pie had reached The seene."
Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1911-02-03
LIVING UP TO IT.

Cornell Widow-You say he
never goes home till morning? 7
wonder whyS
"Probably because he has an A.
NJ. degree"
Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1911-02-03

The daylight saloon bill has
passed the house. 1t provides for
closing at nine O'Clock. This will
afford some people All opportunity
TO attend to their own business a
portion of each evening.
Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1911-02-03
A PROOF.

"Dinna yc ken the owl is a Scot.
fish bird r
GLOW dye meek that DOT, Sandy"
"ken We MO its fret cry is 'Hoot!
5rnn %"
Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1911-02-03
irs KIND.

Glow must we set up this jewel
sobbery7"
"Well, it ought to be in diamond
type"
Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1911-02-03

The Parkcr-Aew Era says that
"Adncy Melvin has bought cost
ly modern llersc and will add tn
dcrtaking and enbalming to his
business. The New Era wishes
him large success"
Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1911-02-03
MARK TWAlN'S VARYING.

We have just received a belated
Christmas present. 1t is a copy Of
Mark Twain's Speeches. The
authors preface reads as follows:
If / were to sell the reader a
barrel Of molasses, and he, instead
of sweetening his substantial din
ner with the same at judicious in
tervals, should eat the entire barrel
at one sitting, and then abuse me
for making him sick, I would say
that he deserved to be made sick
for not knowing any better how to
utilize the blessings this world af-
fords. And if sell to the reader
this volume Of nonsense, and he in
stead Of seasoning his graver read
ing with a chapter of it now and
then, when his mind demands such
relaxation, unwisely over-doses
himself with several chapters of it
at single sitting, he will deserve
to be nauseated, and he will have
nobody to blame but himself if he
is. There is no more sin in pub
fishing an entire volume of non
sense than there is in keeping a
candy store with no hardware in it.
1t lies vi h the customer whether he
injure himself by means of either,
or will derive from them the bene
fits which they will afford him if
he Uses their possibilities judicious
1v.
Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1911-02-03

Jack-Which do you prefer, Vir-
ginia, one ring or two?
Virginia--Ch, this is so sudden,
Jack! But | guess-guess one will
do for the present.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-19

bangs only a place of waiting until you spealx to say you love me?" The wife felt dumb sort of rage with her rival for meeting such adoration with such stupid dumbness
 She was honest enough through all her jealousy to realize that in her rivals place right then and there she would have reached up and kissed his sweet old lips, and she'd have squeezed his dear old neck to a pipe stem wxth a responsive em- bracel
 At least the wife wasNpot an ungenerous rival-with all her JealoASyl
 The husbands voice had \Seached a low, humdrum swinging sort of Ang song by now-sort of photographic egect. as he said:
 "If I'd ever thought that I'd bs\sitting here with you--you, you-all alone-Nsay, couldn't you say something-just one Nit tie tiny word even if you had to take NJ back just to encourage me-just some \ little soft nothing? Maybe then you'd realize the whole scheme of things. Won't you. won't you, darling? If only knew that left to your own dear self, you'd have chosen me out of all the world of men-me, mel"
 There was a sudden sneeze. It was the wife, She couldn't suppress it. try hard as she did. and the husband looked up and saw her in the shadow-eavesdrop- ping
 "Hush-s-sh'' he whispered in the tri- umphant tones of one who has con ruered. Flush, the kids asleep"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-19

Columbia institute, returned home last night, and will spend her vacation with her parents, Mir. and Mrs. Willard Drake.
 Mrs Murray of Atlanta is the interest ing guest of MT and Mrs G. B. McCor- mack.
 Mrs. Virginia Schoolar's friends win regret to learn that she is suffering much pain as the result of sprained shoulder. Miss Mary Tardy, who attended the re- union in Little Rock this week, will visit friends in Fort Smith before returning home. She will leave Little Rock today for that point. Miss Tardy has been de- lightfully entertained in Little Rock.
 Mrs. F. F. Stovall is convalescent after an illness of several days.
 Misses Lucy and Sallie Hoke Smith, says the Atlanta Journal will leave the first day of June for New York with Mrs. Louis Farley and Mrs. Robert Ligon of Montgomery, where they will spend two weeks. and will sail June 12 with Mrs. Farley and Mrs. Ligon for London, where they will be for the coronation. In Lon don they will be joined by Mrs. Farley's uettb itc1, IhiSS Jctte f1iiCch diiSyt WlO has spent the past year abroad and who is one of the most beautiful young women in Alabama. After the coronation the party will leave for Holland and join several other friends and spend three months on the continent.
 Miss Susie White is in Atlanta to at- tend the marriage of Miss Cecil Love and MT. l.. G. Mason. The event will Ta1x
 MT. and Mrs. J. B. Terrel of Covington, Ga, are expected today to be guests of Mrs. E. G. Foster.
 Miss Lillian Orr arrived last night after spending the winter at Sophie Newcomb college in New Orleans, from which in- stitution she was graduated this spring. Earle left this week to visit in Balti- more.
 Mrs. Joseph Saks. who has been visit ing her daughter, Mrs. Samuel Rich, has returned ts her home in Anniston
 Mir. and Mrs John Fitch and MT. and Mrs. Shelby Harrison of Chicago are interesting visitors in the city. They are "t 1ooo EieVoHeh dNoiuo' South. MT. I1dr- rison and MT. Fitch are here in connec- tiOn with the gathering of materials for the publication of an article on local con- ditions in one of the eastern magazines.
 i.
 One of the attractive visiting women here for the festival next week will be Mrs John H. Bankhead, Jr., of Jasper, who will arrive Tuesday to be the guest of Mrs. Hubert Scruggs.
 
 Mrs. Robert A. Hicks of Kentucky and her two sons are guests of Mir. and Mrs. P. c. Bowman.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-19
"AS YOU LIKE IT" ON THE
 GREEN AT ALLEN SCHOOL

A happy event of the afternoon will be the production of "As You Like It. by the students at Margaret Allen school. There will be two performances, one at 5 o'clock and another at S:3O o'clock. and under the most pleasant of auspices. The best histrionic talent of the school will be instrumental in making the play a success, and the costumes. which were ordered from the east added to oharm- ing setting. will complete charming en- semble. The two photographs which ap- pear on this page today-Miss Sallie Nor veil and Miss Leona Plosser-picture two of the clever girls whose appearance in the leading parts will be watched with interest by many friends. Miss Plosser, who is to essay the character of ''Rosa- lind" Is the pretty daughter of MT. and ,Mrs, -Levis K. Plossers Mia. MorYe(ls
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-19
SOCIAL SIDE OF
 THE GOLF TOURNAMENT

Mrs. George Harrington of Atlanta, who is well known in Birmingham, and has visited here as the guest of Mrs Willard Sullivan, was elected this week to be president of the Southern Womans Golf association This will be source of qualification to her local friends. The golf tournament in Atlanta has been es- pecially pleasant this year because of the number of social incidents arranged to give variety to the athletic sports. Com menting upon this side of the tourna- ment the Georgian yesterday had the following:
 The social side of the golf tourna- ment, while informal and limited usually to the visitors and those taking part in the tournament. is fulll of pleasure The large event of the tournament in a social way will be the dinner at o'clock on Friday given by the Atlanta Golf club for the visitors. Immediately after din- ner the cups and prizes will be awarded This will be a most delightful and inter- esting affair."
 Miss Alexa Stirling and her mother, Mrs. A. w. Stirling, entertained infor- mally at an afternoon tea Tuesday at 5 o'clock at their East Lake cottage for the visitors. Mrs. Tom Paine will give luncheon Thursday for the visitors, and MT. and Mrs. George Adair will en- tertain at dinner Thursday for the Nash vile visitors here, who are Mir and Mrs A. B. Newell, Mrs. E. ". Daley, Mrs. Roger-Smith, Mrs. Seymour and Miss Jeannette Acklin On Friday MT. and Mrs. Adair will entertain a party of At lanta guests to meet Mrs Daley, who is spending the week as Mrs. Adair's guest while attending the tournament Mrs. Robert l.. Cooney's afternoon tea at the Driving club on Wednesday was pleasant affair of the day for the tournament visitors.
 "The election at Tuesday afternoons meeting of Mrs. George Harrington as president of the Southern Woman's Golf association is a source of much pleasure and pride to her many friends It was largely through Mrs. Harrington's efforts that the present tournament has come to pass and the association made possible Mrs. Daley of Nashville was made vice president at this meeting, and Miss Ann Watkins of Chattanooga. secretary and treasurer
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-19
MEDICAL EXPERTS
 DISCUSS TROPICS

| New Orleans, May 18.-Medical experts from many Latin-American. countries and from various sections of the United States were present today at the opening here of the eighth annual meeting of the Amer lcan Society for Tropical Medicine. The meeting was called to order by Dr. w. s. Thayer of Baltimore, president of the society.
 Among the interesting features of to- days programme were papers dealing with experiments in the treatment of lep- rosy by pr. Creighton Wellman of Oak land, Cal. and Dr. c. W.Duval of Tulane university.
 At tomorrow's session Col. William c. Gorgas. United States army, who has charge of the sanitary work in the Pan- anna canal zone, will address the conven- ton.
 The establishment in New Orleans of a
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-19

wouldn't nave nearo, so oeepiy ihlaeuueeo he seemed.
 Princess Blue Eyes" he whispered softly. "why don't you say something? I am your, abject slave. adoring, admir- ing. and your heart seems like marble to- ward me-"
 The poor little wife gasped.
 Aren't you ever going to return my love?'s, he continued. Are you ever to sit serene in your majesty. the while I make a clown of myself. Does 1t amuse you to see me play the fool?''
 The wife felt sure that he was holding the adored one close to his heart as he delivered these impasisoned phrases.
 No answer came, however, from the rival, and the jealous wife was after all only woman herself. and she had some curiosity to see what sort of Sphinx-like creature her rival could be to be so i'm previous to such pieadings.
 Princess Angel Cake" he whispered once again, There's new dimple I've never seen before You know what a timple is, Sweet One? No? Then I'll tell you. It's a cup for kisses. See, this way
 One. two, three. four. five! The poor wife heard them all.
 Now, then. that one little dimple holds five mans size kisses. ' her husband, said
 The woman, while frightfully Jealous, at the same time was exultant that her husband was making a fool of himself oxya~ aouoo one who didn't care A uennv for him. On whom his kisses-man's slze kisses-were wasted.
 sHut gre they. yasted '% she reelected
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-19
TAXATION FOR
 OPENING AT BLOUNT SPRINGS

Blount Springs is rapidly putting on its holiday attire and the hotel and cottages in the midst of overhanging branches or green and with carpet of ferns and grasses look altogether inviting.
 The past week of warm weather has lured a number of the cottagers, away from Birmingham, and others are prepar- ing to follow very soon. MT. and Mrs Henry Badham expect to spend the great CT part of the summer in their cottage. A recent addition to the colony or cottagers Is the pretty new bungalow of MT ana Mrs. Thomas Benners, just opposite the cottage of MT. and Mrs. D. D. Smith' Wno are already established there for the summer The season as usual will open with A ball. which will take place this year in June. An excellent orchestra has already been engaged. Among the mid
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-19
BY DOLLY DALRYMPLE

She'd been married only year and yet there she stood in the shadow of the DOT tiere and heard her husband making love to another.
 Perfidious wretch! How could he do such a thing?
 "Rose O the World,' he whispered, and she shuddered, thinking how he had called her by that sweet name, over and over again, and then she dropped back into the shadow further and further. peering round, the better to see the interior of the room.
 Even if she had creaked a slipper or coughed ever so loudly her husband
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-19
STRAWBERRY FESTIVAL
 AND MUSICALE

The Young Peoples society of the Vine Street Presbyterian church will give a most enjoyable strawberry festival and musicale on the lawn at Grady street and Tuscaloosa avenue, West End, tonight from 7:30 to Il o'clock. This fete prom ises to be one of the most delightful given by these young people. Music for the oc- casion will be furnished by an orchestra. and in addition those who attend will hear several solos rendered by Miss Nita Humphrey, a most gifted musician.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-19

city a number of artists. Before going to Montgomery he was prominently iden- tified with the musical life of this city.
 MT. A. P. Sims, who has been critally i'll for several weeks at St. Vincents hos pital, was reported yesterday slightly irn- proved. though she is still in a very weak condition.
 Mrs. Nathan Camp of Huntsville is here for brief visit to her daughter, Mrs. E. F. Stovall
 Mrs. Nell Smith. who is visiting her mother. Mrs. Mapes. in Montgomery, was one of the popular visiting women receiv- Ing at the garden party given by Mrs A. 8. Woolfolk in Cloverdale.
 Miss Ethel Drake. who is a student of