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The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-15
Dress. The Countess Is Ameris an Born

London, September 14.-(Special.)-lt must be that brilliantly successful func- ton, the 100 Years Ago Ball'' at Albert Hall, that has worked in the revival the now quaint fashions of the early and ante-Victorian periods. One sees every wherein women's costumes and mems clothes-touches reminiscent of those worn in the time of Georges and last William.
 But 1t is the dress of children which particularly recalls those times. Many small girls and boys are clad simply, tastefully, as if they had stepped from the pages which Kate Greenaway illus trated.
 And no children are dressed moro picturesquely than the son and the two daughters of the Earl and his American Countess of Ancaster, and 10 one has led so effectively in re-estaplishing this
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-15

daughters as if time had rolled back 10 decades or rnore. The three children look as if they had posed for one of those family groups which Gainsborough and Lawrence likened and which now adorn the galleries.
 Much more modern are the gowns worn by Lady Ancasters sister, Lady Alastair Innes- Kerr, who was Anne Bresse, and who has effectively aided the Countess fin the Greenaway revival The sisters are equally popular in society here and were members of a little coterie If young women which included Princess Patric'a of Connaught and Mildred Carter and Jean Reid before they married.
 Lord Alastair Innes-Ker. a fine polo player, is heir presumptive to his brother the Duke of Roxburghe. who married May Goelet of New York, 30 that there is possibility that this Broeze girl will join her sister in the peerage.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-15

new-old fashion as the Countess Lady Ancaster is the elder daughter of the late w. L. Breese of New York. Her mother took as her second husband Harry Hie- gins, the well known patron and sup porter of the Covent grand opera.
 A son and heir now bearing his fathers s secondary title. Lord Willoughby de Eresby, came in 1907 to bless the union of Ancaster and the American-1orn girl, who at the time of thelr marriage was al most Anglicized
 She has also given two daughters to her lord, one of the wealthiest peers IF the kingdom and greatly interested tinan- ciaIly in the development of Canada. The elder girl Lady Catherine Mary Clemen- tina, was born In 1906; Lady Priscilla was born in 1909.
 Their mother, famous for the exquisite gowns she wears, dresses her son ana
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-15

mail and partly revenge, that peculiar form being the only pretext upon which she could legally reach her man and bring him into the yellow limelight
 All of us must allow that it was both intrepid and ingenious. The horrid male creature, however, when the case against him was dismissed, was mean enough to cause the ladys indictment and arrest for perjury, to employ counsel to prosecute her, and northern juries. not being south ern juries, to send her to Sing Sing In the course of the proceedings it came out that she was the identical southern wom- an who had murdered her brother-in-law. having gone north and changed her name. and as here related having thus flourished for a season in Gotham.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-15
A Sensible Girl

From the Detroit Free Press.
 she's really sensible grl.'
 Helps her mother, suppose?'
 Every day
 ''Can sew and cook and make bed?' "As well as any housewife.'
 "Still, even a lot of fiighty girls do that"
 But this girl doesn't think the men she meets at a summer resort are any better than those she meets at home.'' That cinches 1t. She must be sensi- ble girl''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-15
Kicked Him Tn

Mother-Now, Willie, you know told you not to go in swimming, and yet you have been in the water.
 Willie-I know it. ma, but Satan tempt ed me.
 Mother-And why did you not tell Satan to get behind you?
 Willie-I did, and he kicked me in.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-07-05

years ago has now become the ac-
cepted doctrine Of a large majority
Of the electors. We again remind the
country that only by a larger exer-
else of the reserved power Of the peo-
pie can they protect themselves from
the misuse Of delegated power and
the usurpation Of governmental in
strumentality by special interests.
For this reason, the national con-
vention insisted on the overthrow of
Cannonism and the Inauguration Of a
system by which United States sena-
tors could be elected by direct vote.
The Democratic party offers itself to
the country as an agency through
which the complete overthrow and
extirpation Of corruption, fraud and
machine rule in American politics can
be effected.
Conclusion.
Our platform is one of principles
which we believe to be essential to
our national welfare. Our pledges are
made to be kept when In office as well
as relied upon during the campaign,
and we invite the cooperation Of all
citizens, regardless Of party, who be-
lieve in maintaining unimpaired the
institutions and traditions of our coun-
frty
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-07-05
Til. parabI. Of tn. ox.n.-A rather

The Parable Of the oxen.--A rather
sporty young fellow got a position
with q man who believes in exacting
a full days work from his employees.
The new clerk, who prided himself on
his cleverness, decided he would ike
a little time of, so he asked his em-
ployer for vacation OF three or four
days, in order that he might De treat
ed for a nervous complaint The en-
ployer gave his consent rather sourly.
That afternoon, while the young fell
low was present, the proprietor casu-
ally told the following story:
"Once upon time there was TWO
oxen, one a hard working OK, the otn-
er a shiftless animal, who preferred
resting to working.
zone morning the shiftless OK con-
fided to the other that he was going
TO slip away for a day or two to sam
pie some new pasture ground.
Don't tell the master I have gone,
for / shall return before my absence
has been discovered, he said.
"The other OK assented, and the lazy
one departed. Two days later ne re-
turned.
been awayT he asked.
az believe So was the reply.
"Did he seem angryT
"N-n-no, I can't say that ne did,
the dutiful OK answered.
"But you are quite sure tnat ne olo
not make any comment| the other
persisted.
."'Quite sure was the positive re-
joinder. ,
may as we'll 20 again next week
"Yes, suppose you may the stay
at-home said quietly. BY the way,
I forgot to mention that ! noticed the
master in very earnest conversation
with the butcher this morning:
Before he left that evening the em-
ploye who had asked for q vacation
told his employer that he was feeiing
much better and had decided not to
leaye.-Lippincott'
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LINcoLN's GREAT MEMORY.
Told of Trivial Incident After Twen-
~ .Gua vAarR

Told of Trivial Incident After Twen-
ty-five years.
Judge Landis, Of the northern dis
trict court of Illinois, Is fond of telling
this ancedote of Lincoln:
In 1884, when Lincoln was a candi-
date for the legislature. he called on
a certain farmer to ask for his sup
port. He found him in the hay field,
and was urging his cause when the
dinner bell sounded. The farmer in
vited him to dinner, but he declined
politely, and added:
IF you will let me have the scythe
while you are gone will NOW round
the field couple Of times"
When the farmer returned he found
three rows neatly moved. The scythe
lay against the gate post, but Lincoln
had disappeared.
Nearly thirty years afterward, the
farmer and his wife, now grown old
were at White House reception, and
stood waiting in line to shake bands
with the president
when they got near him in the
line" says Judge Landis, Lincoln
saw them. and, calling an aide, told
him to take them to one Of the small
parlors, where he would see them as
soon as he got through the handshak-
ing. Much surprised, the old couple
were led away. Presently Mr.. Lincoln
came in, and. greeting them with an
outstretched hand and warm smile,
called them by name.
do you mean to say" exclaimed the
farmer, that you remember me after
all these years?'
az certainly do said the president
and he went on to recall the day he
had moved round the farmers timo-
thy field
"'Yes, that's so,' said the old man
still in establishment. I found the
field moved and the scythe leaning vi
against the gate post. But 1 have al.
ways wanted tc ask you one thing
what Is that asked Mr.. Lincoln
"T always wanted to ask you, Mr.
President, what you did with thu
whetstone?'
Lincoln smoothed his hair bach
from his. brows a moment, in deeI
thought; then his face lighted up.
YES, remember now he said.
put the milestone on top Of the higf
gate post
And when he got back to Illnoi.
again the farmer found the whetston'
on top Of the gate post, where it hat
lain for more than twenty-five years
-vnuth'a rnmnaninn
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-07-05

Some years ago the government
sent word to our missionaries In Smyr-
ma, warning them not to go to their
cause Tchakirdjali was in the vicinity
land 1t could not safeguard them. On
this account the missionaries remained
In Smyrna that season, though. under
government escort, they organized
one picnic up in the hills. The fol-
lowing year Tchakirdjali himself
called on one of the missionaries and
said:
why did you not come up to your
summer resort last year," The reply
was that the government had warned
missionaries against possible danger.
To this he answered:
You need have no fear; you are
good people, and I shall never harm
a hair of your heads. Go up and take
your rest this summer and feel per-
fectly safe.''
Relying on his word, those concern
ed went up as usual for their sum-
after their arrival this man himself
appeared with some Of his followers.
He associated with the missionaries
In the most gracious manner. and
played lawn tennis with them, keeping
his guards, however, always on the
alert against any possible surprise by
the army forces Of the government.
One day he said: Perhaps you
think did not know where you went
on your picnic last summer. knew
It very well. however. for while you
were enjoying yourselves and my
men were behind the crags on the
hills above you, and we could have
shot every soldier acting as your
guard had we desired to do so."
This Tchakirdjali was only about
36 years Of age, and Is described by an
eyewitness as short and stocky, with
his head held high in the air. His
features were rugged and pleasing
and he had remarkably expressive
eyes. They were brown in color. or
dinarily gentle and mild, but when
the owner became excited or startled
the pupils dilated and fire seemed to
flash from them. At one time, when
one of the missionaries was with the
brigand at a picnic, he seemed really
annoyed when he saw the camera
pointed at him. He at once lifted his
revolver and demonstrated. OF course
the camera was Immediately Put
away. The brigand then proposed
target practice with revolvers. An
egg was placed against a bank about
30 yards away, and, with his revolver.
the chief of the band broke 1t at the
second shot.
At last, however, as Is always the
case with men of his type, the gov
ernment got the better Of him, al
though the peasantry believed that
Tchakirdjali was bullet proof The
present governor, Maxim Pasha, de-
|termined to round him up and en-
ployed large band of Circassians for
this purpose. The robber band was
surrounded and, after terrific fight.
leaving some Of their number dead,
they escaped. The headless body OF
lTchakirdjali was found by the Cir
cassians Che probably having killed
himself), the robbers having removed
his head and arms, as they had marks
on them that would identify them
The body was. however, identified by
his wife, as also by the fact that,
little later on. his head was found
buried in his fathers grave.-The
outlook.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-07-05

Uncle Sans Finances.-The Feder-
al government closed the fiscal year
last Saturday with surplus Of $32.-
900 900, according to estimates based
on incomplete returns from the vari-
Gus sources of revenue the country
over. This amount far exceeded the
most sanguine expectations Of Secre-
tary MacVeagh, who months ago, es-
timated that the surplus would be
$10,25O.000 The surplus at the close
of the fiscal year 1911 was $45,6S2.O
The failure of congress to pass the
general deficiency and other appropri-
alton bills, which would have called
for large disbursements during the
closing days Of the fiscal year, helped
the government to pile up its surplus
Another big element in the figures
was the corporation tax. which. it Is
calculated, brought in $27.OOO,O0O
against $33.000.000 last year.
Customs receipts yielded about
$31O.OO0.000 this fiscal year against
1914 100000 last year, while internal
revenue taxes amounted to $292,0OO.-
900, against $2S9,000,000.
The taxation on beer indicated that
the American people consumed g.
OOO, 900 barrels during the year. The
government realized S149,000.00O on
distilled spirits, $63,000.000 on beer
and $70,000,000 on tobacco.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-07-05
NOT HIS SYSTEM.
Grace Says Rhett Started Blind Tiger
Policy.

Grace Gays nnott otaTtoo oiho iiSeT
Policy.
1.-The policy of taxing blind tigers
the sum Of $50 every three months
through summoning violators Of the
dispensary law to the police court and
accepting and then enforcing the
bond for this amount, turning 1t into
the city treasury, was not Of my ere
ation," said Mayor Grace yesterday
when asked II he had any statement
to make regarding the report from Col
umbia that the investigating commit
tee Of the legislature might look into
this phase of the dispensary situation
in following up its investigation Of the
graft charges against the state con-
stables and rural police.
THE system, as a system, was evolv-
ed by ex-Mayor Rhett," said Mayor
Grace, "and the committee probably
has access to the reports Of the dis
pensary, in which Mr.. Rhett explained
the system and justified its operation.
When I took Office, I expressed my dis
approval of the system, but there was
no alternative for me to do but to
continue the system Of taxing the
blind tigers, unless I should have con-
sented to the loss to the city Of Char
leStOn OF tnlS revenue. WITH tne tTedS-
ury depleted, l did not see my way
clear to do anything but accept the
existing condition.
IN the matter Of collecting the tax,
I will say this which the records
show: That the collections are now
several thousand dollars in excess Of
the money which was collected by Mr..
Rhett's administration, and there are
no more blind tigers. The collections
are larger because all the violators Of
the law have to pay the tax and this Is
in line with the policy of this admins
tration that everybody shall share
alike under the law"
Mayor Grace said that he has heard
nothing from the legislative commit
tee regarding the matter, but that the
committee may rest assured that he
will extend all facilities to them for
information in the matter of this tax
on the blind tigers, If they desire it,
but as he stated above, the explana-
ton of the system was made by Mr..
Rhett and appears among the dispen-
sary records and is ready available
Charleston Post.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-07-05

Famous Kentucky Squirrel Hunt
er-John Bryant, who lives In the
ozark country, was in town a Few
DAYS ago, looking a little feeble. but
still able to step briskly. He Is now ~
years old, says the Columbia News.
Twenty years ago he was the best
rifle shot In Adair county, and mad
the reputation Of killing more squlr-
rels during the hunting season than
any other one man. He never snot
squirrel in the body. If ne could not
get sight at the head he waited for the
opportunity and never missed a shot.
II would be a difficult matter for him
to estimate the number Of squirrels
he has killed and sold on the market
in this place, but he has certainly
brought down several thousand.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-07-05
Agriculture.
Merchant Marine.

We believe in fostering, by consti-
tutional regulation Of commerce., the
growth Of a merchant marine, which
Evening star., 1912-11-10

BY mechano-therapy, or perhaps 1t
might better be called manual therapy, Is
meant a method of treatment by which
the operator attempts to restore health
by simply using his hands to influence
disease processes. AS a method of treat
ment this procedure is of great value
in certain conditions, and in such cases
should be recognized as the dominant
treatment, while such measures as regu-
lating diet, out-of-doors exercise change
of climate, use of electricity, admin .stra-
ton of medicine and so forth are of sec
ondary Importance. This is true. as said.
in certain conditions, but such condi-
tons are limited to only a very small
percentage of disease states For vast
ly greater number Of those suffering from
ill health, massage and manipulation are
of use only as adjunct treatment Wnlie
in a great many conditions such a meth
cd is of no value at all. One who is
skilled in this line of work can. by GER
tain manipulations, exercise muscles, relax
lligaments, stretch inflammatory aohe-
sions, temporarily increase or decrease
the blood supply to a certain region OF
the body, and increase the activity OF
certain nerve trunks and nerve centers
The excretion of waste products can also
De 1dVOraDly lnnuenceu Dy ShiiiCu HIoAao
therapy This is by no means the only
method by which such ends can be &C
complished, but it is one of the methods,
and in some cases it is the best method
Work of Graduates.
During the past few years several
schools have been established for the
purpose of teaching the art of massage
and manipula ton, and if the graduates OF
the better class of these schools are con-
tent to limit their efforts to cases where
such treatment is Indicated and to do so
under the direction of a physician who is
ca pable of making reai diagnosis and
Of outlining other valuable means to
hasten recovery, all would then be well.
and the public would be greatly benefited.
But such is not the case, for graduates
and even students of these schools are
assuming to diagnose and treat all man.
ner of disease by massage and manip-
ulation.
Before the invention of the many in
struments of precision now used by scien-
tific physicians the cause. the prevention.
the diagnosis and the treatment of dis
ease were largely a matter of guesswork.
Superstition. creed and dogma had full
sway, but in this day and age there can
be no excuse for a belief in but one cause
Evening star., 1912-11-10

in the ranks: he came out captain. He
was mustered out in 1S4S at Smithville
(now Southport, N. c..
He was living in Kansas at the time
of the insurrection of the Mormons of
Utah. When President Johnson called
for troops he was again in line. He
served until the Mormons were sub
dued. June !, 1861. he again heard the
call of his country, this time his own
southland.
He enlisted under Col. Wharton j.
Green at Warrenton, N. c., June 1, 1861.
Before going to the front he was permit
ted to go home to look after some bust
ness matter, and while in Louisburg, N.
c., was severely injured in attempting
to stop a runaway horse hitched to a
buggy. He was violently thrown to the
ground and his arm and shoulder were
badly crushed. Notwithstanding this he
returned to his company. Not being able
to do eld duty he was made quarter
master, with the rank and pay of major.
This position he held to the end of the
war.
Evening star., 1912-11-10
SHIP MODELS TO BE TESTED.
Corrugated Sides idea May Be Ap-
piled to Battleships.

Naval Constructor David w. Taylor
U. S. NJ. will thoroughly test models OF
ships with corrugated sides below the
water line in the tank at the local navy
yard this winter The success of this
type of ship, four of which We're built
in England. leads some officers of the
navy to believe that the same idea
might be applied to batleships.
Two outward curves, twenty-three
inches deep. run the length of the ship
between the load line and the bilge. Be-
TWEEN the convex curves Is a concave
surface Of equal depth. This partial ap-
plication of the tube principle, it is said
greatly increases the strength of the
the stringer plates may be dispensed
with. That increases the space available
for bulk cargo.
Evening star., 1912-11-10
U. S. MARINES COMING BACK.
Bluejackets Sent to Nicaragua Also
to Be Returned to Stations.

Peace and order having been restored in
Nicaragua, the Navy Department is
arranging for the immediate return to
their stations in the United States of
the $500 marines and bluejackets sent to
that country to assist in putting down the
rebellion against President Diaz.
The transport Buffalo will leave San
Francisco in a few days for Corinto for
the purpose of transporting the excess
naval forces to Panama. whence they will
cross to Colon and board another trans
port for the eastern coast of the United
States. Other vessels will assist in the
transportation Of the forces. The move
ment will occupy several weeks time.
Evening star., 1912-11-10

or one treatment of all diseases. The
microscope alone has revealed many spe-
cifc causes for disease. We know that a
certain micro organism will cause a GER
tain disease and no other, and that an
other micro-organism will cause still an
other disease and so on
Evening star., 1912-11-10
Made Little Flag.

-ASS~S 80
Il had the flag all complete in my mind
before the Confederate congress adver-
tised for models and when the adver-
tisement appeared l went to my friend.
Miss Rebecca Murphy (she is now Mrs
w. b. Winborne of Wilson. N. CO., and
asked her If she would make me little
flag, I'd tell her how. l tore the bars
and cut the stars and she sewed the
stitches. and when finished the little flag
was sent to Montgomery. with the sug-
geStion that a star be added for each
state that joined the Confederacy.
THE flag committee. as you all know.
accepted the flag and named 1t The
Stars and Bars. They also adopted
the suggestion. and it was not long be-
fore the flag bore eleven stars for the
eleven Confederate states that voted for
! Jefferson Davis to be president. After
the small flag was sent to Montgomery
bought dress goods from BarroW's 8
store and asked Miss Rebecca to make
me a large flag. by II feet. for
whether the flag committee accepted my
model or not / was determined that one
of my. flags should be floating in the
breeze Splicing two tall saplings to-
gether, 1 made a pole 100 feet high and
planted 1t on the courthouse square, at
Loufsburg, n. c. (where / was then
living). and the flag was sent aloft Mon
day. March Is, 1861. two months before
ANOI I'll SoIOhho SCSCuCA iva taAS 1I0o
was floating long blue streamer. like
an admiral has on his ship when home
ward bound. and on this pennant l had
stars for each state that had seeded
and one for North Carolina. for. though
my state was still in the Union, l knew
she was 'homeward bound.
Miss Murphy, who made the two flags
married first DIR. German Watson and
secondly w. B. Winborne. Her sister,
| Miss Sally Ann. refused to sew on the
| flag, saying she was for the Union and
meant to marry a Yankee officer. and
| she did marry James A. Miller, lieutenant
| in the United States Army. But while
Mr. Smith and Miss Rebecca made the
| nags, Miss Sally Ann played on the piano
and sang Dixie" "Bonny Blue Flag
Living in Wilson, N. G.
| Mrs. Winborne is living today with
her daughter, Mrs. H. T. Webb. on South
Tarboro street, Wilson. N. c.
| Mr.. Smith has made Henderson his
home for years. and is a member of the
Henry L. Wyatt Camp. L. c. V.
| December Is. 1927. Orren Randolph
Smith was born in the old historic county
| of Warren, N. c. In 1916. when war
/ broke out between this country and
| Mexico. he was lad of only nineteen
years, yet he volunteered his services to
| his country for five years or until the
end OF the war. He went in as a private