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Valdez daily prospector., 1912-05-31

I complished in the political his tory of the counIry.--Post-I telligencer.
 EDITORIAL NOTES.
 F.. F.. Ritchie has not yet en- ] dOrscd ROOsevell--and there arc others.
 Having been kicked around so much, no wonder Champ Clark:s | dog can run some.
 l 0, consistency, thou art a jew l el, hut not a ncmbe" mf the Wick rrSham party.
 ..Nonc of those grabbing into the pork bari mistunk harrow tooth for coin uf the realm. Evidently close relations were established between the Harvest cr trust and inc Alaska patriots. When the Perkins pork bari is opened up spare parts of harVrSt- ing machinery are occasionally found.
 The future cartoonist will pie lure Wirkcrsham as II rculcs Irving Io carry Roosevelt through Ala"ka.
 Valdez is big, broad and cos mOpOliLan enough 10 represent the entire territory when occa- sion requires.
 When Ritchie laid the Wicker i sham egg he hardly thought il l would hatch out a conservation endorsement.
 If Taft is as bad as Roosevelt says if would not be safe io Trust the Colonel to pick out any more bll ltIdlS lbf us.
 The Chicago Tribune wants Ioi know if the famous Judicial irm- p"ranIrnt was blown up from the insiir ur inc outside.
 "RnoSrNrlt is being supported h% the corporations and the rab- hlc. '--Gco. Baldwin, chairman of Inc WickrrSham convention.
 Ihr prOSprctOr cannot believe thr voters of Alaska will support Roosevelt, even if Inc does travel in Wickcrsham's panlaloons.
 James Wickcrsham will find that muShing over the Alaska tundra with a Roosevelt rudorsc- Iurnl in his pack. is no fool task.
 Whai q howl there would have been had either of Inc old party conventions steam rOlIrrcd the program through as the prOgrcs- SivcS did.
Valdez daily prospector., 1912-05-31

The future cartOOnist will pie iurc WickerSham as II rculc Irving Io carry Roosevelt througl Ala"ka.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-27
BUFFET SUPPER
 FOR BRIDAL PARTY

Miss Julia Ward was hostess yesterday evening to the bridal party who will at tend Miss Annie Ward and MT. Roy Thomas Huffman this evening at their wedding. The entertainment was buff let supper and like every social affaii that has taken place in this spacious and thoroughly gracious home, was marked by an informal elegance.
 The wedding party was supplemented by the out Of town guests who have ar rived for the nuptial event. The house was prettily decorated with flowers and foliage significant of the spring season. Violets and jonquils were distributed in graceful profusion in drawing, library md dining room. tempting supper was served in the dining room, and at it's con- clusion the bridal cake was cut. re- hearsal for the wedding preceded the supper.
 Miss Ward received wearing a hlmy lingerie robe, which was characteristic of her fragile dainty type and was es- pceially becoming The bride-elect, Miss Her gown was 8 pink charmeuse elaab- orately garnitured with shadow lace.
 Those who enjoyed the pleasure of the evening were:
 s Miss Jamie Harris, Miss Lucy Downey, Miss Mary Ward, Miss Lena North, Miss Una Ward of Selma Miss Laura Wheat of Tuskegee. MT. George Rutledge, Mir. Roscoe Locke. MT. J. l. Avery, MT. and Mrs. Owen Gillespy, pr. Preston Blake, Mrs Blake, MT. and Mrs. Richard Den ny of Rome Ga; Mrs. Edgar Crawford of Atlanta. MT. and Mrs. John l.. Parker.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-27
WHEN hit comes ter de "Gal Game" precious few men is able ter tell you whut's Trumps. Yas'suml


 January that F. IT. Sothern, the actor. has seen fit to take a fall out of the Baconians.' It is not my purpose to read his nonsense. for my friends, who 1 happen to be for the Shakespearean side
 of the question have dinged 1t into my | ears sufficiently As MT. Sothern wI,i shortly appear in this city with Miss 1 IMarlowe. 1 wish that you would request | ina he answer the following questions, and thus disclose the absurdity of his position. If Mir Sothern can answer
 these without being nasty, he will be the first Shakespearean bug who has | been able to do so.
 of you will be good enough to pub il.sh these questions in this letter will
 find way to reach Mir Sothern with a
 copy of the Age-Herald. Yours very truly. C. F. Ii. 1 To which Mir Sothern replies; Had your correspondent. c. F. IT.. taken the trouble to read Munsey's Mag azine of January he would have found complete answers 10 several or these questions. He can, however, rest his soul in peace in one particular, l shall mot treat him with discourtesy. The worst that need be said of our friend Is what pr. Furnivall replied to one or | his kind: Some men are born color blind and cannot distinguish tints; those must be born color blind that
 cannot distinguish Bacon from Shake speare l shall reply to the various questions fin order: Mr 70. l. Lord Macaulay proclaimed Ba- con a great poet. Is this not sisnih- cant?
 "A Lord Macaulay's opinion would be significant were it ,nat his opinion on the subject might be accepted as of
 value. One of the truest things ever
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-27

The eternal question of whether Shakespeare or whether Bacon was the author of the plays, i- never ending one, and one which time cannot wither nor custom stale, when it comes to discussion
 It has afforded scholars more food for thought than perhaps any other sub ject in literature, and the most learned of men and women have drunk deep Of the Pieran Spring" in their research for proof on whichever side they hap pen to be affiliated.
 During the recent engagement in this city of the eminent actor, MT. F.. II, Sothern, whose word on Shakespeare is regarded as scholarly, brilliant and au- thentic, l submitted some correspond- ence to him which had been referred to me in connection with the "fall that he had attempted to take out of the Baconians" in a recent article in Mum sey's.
 MT Sothern asked that I allow him tc answer the questions propounded lu the letter, and few days ago l re- ceived a most charming letter from hin from Louisville, which will no doubt be of great moment to those who are in terested in the question.
 The communication which was re- ceived previous to Mr. Sothern's engage ment here, was as follows:
 q note in Munsey's Magazine for
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-27
.LENTEN AFFAIRS
 CONTINUE INF FORMAL
Entertainments for Brides
 and Visitors
CALENDAR FOR TODAY
Miss Annie Ward the Honoree at 8 Buffet Supper-Club Meetings. Afternoon Tea = Weddings
 and Other Events Today
By MYRTLE MILES

Mrs, Rutledge Smith, president of the Tennessee Woman's Press and Authors club, presided over a called meeting of Nashville women writers yesterday morn ing at the. Maxwell House, says the Nashville Tennessean. Quite a num- Der of questions of significance and im-
 portance were discussed. Perhaps the most interesting question decided was that at the conference of women writers of the south, to be held in Nashville April 4, in connection with the conference for l education In the south, an organization will be formed which promises to be far reaching in it's effects.
 The organization will be formed by the pose of educational advancement, and a definite line of work will be determined upon. The organization will probably di- rect its energies to the education of the white and colored children of the south.
 Miss Isna Dooley of the Atlanta Con stitution Miss zella Armstrong of the Chattanooga Lookout, and prominent newspaper women from New Orleans, Louisville, Memphis, Birmingham and other southern CltleS VIII dtlcHu thS meeting in Nashville in April and have signified their interest in the movement for organization.
 Enthusiastic letters were read from Miss Dooley and others, and interest in the organization is already deep among the leading women writers of the south
 Among the women who will be especial ly invited will be Dorothy Dix (Mrs. Elizabeth M Gilmer) of the New York Journal, Miss Daisy Fitzhugh Ayers of Washington. Mrs. Martha McCulloch Will Hams of New York and others
 Miss Mary Johnson of Richmond, Va, has already signfied her intention of at tending A general invitation was sent out to all of the leading southern news papers asking them to send women repre- sentatives form their staffs.
 The place of the conference has not been decided upon, as committee will have to confer with the chairmen of the committees or the educa tional conference in order to conflict as little as possible with other meetings Thursday. April | the day set for the organization of the women writers.
 newspaper women were present and an- other meeting will be held In a few days to further perfect arrangements.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-27
BRIDGE FOR
 VISITING GIRLS

One of the pleasant informal affairs of the week was the evening bridge at whicn Mrs. Paul Mitchell was hostess in com pliment to Miss Leta Phelps of Duluth end Miss Mary Henry of Anniston, two of the most attractive of the Lenten wis., itors.
 Clusters of peach blossoms brought the beauty of the gardens into the attractive home and, inteTspersed with carnations. made a most attractive setting for the gracious, event. An impromptu musical programme that gave much pleasure was the series of songs by MT Charles Brown.
 Two prizes were illuminators of vari- ous kinds. Miss Phelps won handsome electrolier and Mir Brown a pocket flash light To Mrs. Evans was awarded d hand embroidered shopping bag and 10 Mir " P. Curtis a thermos bottle.
 Among those invited to meet the at tractiVe visitors were:
 Ar and Mrs. W. P. Curtis. MT. and Mrs Edwin F. Ellis, Mir. and Mrs. Rob ert Newman, Mrs. Theresa Evans. Miss Phelps. Miss Henry, Mrs John Ellis. MT. and Mrs. Forney Johnston, Dr. and Mrs. Charles Nice. pr. Anthony. Mir George Watson. MT. Lawrence Schmidt, MT. Burt Forney and MT. William Johnson.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-27
EMINENT ACTOR MIR. E. H.
 SOTHERN DEFENDS SHAKES
 PEARE IN LETTER TO DOLLY
During His Recent Engagement Here She Submitted Some Cor respondence to Him Regarding the Baconan Side of the Subject-Some Questions and Answers-Article in
 Munsey's Brings About Discussion
pv ~SELY DALRYMPlE

said of Macaulay was this, Everybody reads, everybody admires but nobody believes Mir. Macaulay.' In Bacon works there will be found a number af translations of the Psalms. These trans lations are little else than crude and clumsy doggerel. Here for instance, are the first four lines of Bacon's trans lation of the first Psalm:
 Who never gave the wicked reed
 yielding and atterrive ear; Who never sinners paths did tread.
 Nor sat him down in scorner's chair
 "Can c. l.. H. in the warmth of his ferVor, imagine for an instant that these verses ever came from the pen that wrote the plays attributed to Will liam Shakespeare?
 'Q. 2. Is 1t not fact that Shake speare was unknown to the people of his own time, except as player, not as a poet?
 "A. No, Shakespeare was known not only as a player, but as a poet. Proof positive of this fact is found in a play called The Pilgrimage to and Return From Parnassus, printed In 1907, 10 years before Shakespeare died. In this play there are introduced Kempe and Burbage, two of Shakespeare's play ers. The following dialogue Is put into
 
 ing will mend their faults, and it may be, besides, they will be able to pen part Kempe Few of the university pen plays well; they smell too much of that writer ovid. and talk too much of Proserpina and Jupiter. Why. here's our fellow Shakespeare puts them all down, aye, and Ben Jonson, too. Oh, that Ben Jonson is a pestilent fellow. He brought up Horace giving the poet a pill, but our fellow Shak espeare hath given. him a purge that made him be- wray his credit.
 'T think that our friend e. E. IT. will admit that this passage serves identify Shakspere. the player as be- ing Shakespeare, the poet
 @. 8. Is it not fact that the only books in Stratford fin the time of Shakespeare were chained to tables in noblemen's houses?
 "A. This statement ts absolutely un- true. From 1884 to the time of Shake speare's death in 1916 there were over TOO printers and publishers in the city of London. all turning out books and pamphlets. Books at that time were relatively cheap, and England flooded with them. This question might well be called an alteration from the path of accuracy. Our friend Is at least 100 years out of the way of his calculations.
 @. 4. What significance do you give
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-27
FAMOUS ORGANIST
 GIVES A RECITAL
Delightful Musical Treat Is Given Greensboro People by Dr.
 Minor C. Baldwin

Greensboro, March 26-(Special)-Dr Minor C Baldwin gave a magnificent or gan recital in the Methodist church to a large and appreciative audience. He gave many beautiful selections, but 'The storm in the Mountains was received with greatest enthusiasm.
 A chorus led by Mrs. Thomas E. Knight Of the Methodist choir and composed of some members of the Methodist, Baptist, Presbyterian and Episcopal choirs. ren- dered several fine numbers and were much complimented by pr. Baldwin. Miss Mary PiclSens sang a solo and Miss Kathleen Waller and Mrs. Anderson gave a duet.
 Sunday afternoon at o'clock he was heard again, this time at St. Paul s church. where the Rev. Raimundo de Ovies held a prayer service interspersed with music by the great organist
 A protracted meeting was begun Sunday in the Methodist church. The Rev. George l.. Jenkins of Talladega will assist the pastor, the Rev. R. A. Moody, in con- i.ductfng the services.
 ' Miss McWiliams piano class will give an operetta in Blunt's theatre immediately nfter Easter.
 ''The Princess Chrysenthemum." by c. King Proctor, will be well rendered, as Miss McMilton is an accomplished musi- elan, having studied the best methods fin the east.
 Mrs. Tunstal Inge of Mobile is the guest of Mr. and Mrs. William B. Inge.
 Mrs. r. TT. Stribling of Staunton, Va, is visitings Miss Mary Pickens.
 Miss Salie Watkins Wood of Montgom- cry is with her sister Mrs. Monette, for . few days
 Elisha Young of Livingston is visiting relatives in Greensboro
 Mrs M H. Murphy, her daughter, Miss Sophie, and maid, have returned from Hot Springs, Ark.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-27
MANY ENCOURAGING REPORTS REJEIYED Wonderful Work Accomplished
 Causes Excitement
  John Punch Gives Full Details Re garding ResuIts Produced In
 His YoNne son's Case

The following sttement by John A. Punch, reporter fr an organized labor paper, is made is connection with the new tonic, "Tona Vita" MT. Punch sand My son, who is l, years of age, has been in bad health forsome time. He did not seem to have eniugh strength or energy and was growing weaker every day. He had kidney trouble very bad his appetite was poor and hf had pallid complexion. Constipation WIS another one of his trou- bles, in fact heiwas badly run down.
 T had become very much worried about him as nothing we gave him seemed 10 do him any food.
 " Two or thee weeks ago I got bottle of Tona Via for him. but I did not ,t,s'e'. it woud do him much good as every thing else filled. After the first dose lie began to improve and every day he mas grown steadily stronger. He sleeps Welt his appetite has improved and ne seeihs better in tvery respect.
 No one could have made me believe a medicine gould do what this has done II I had not seen 1t with my own eyes.
 The representatives who are introdueihs E the tonif in Birmingham at the Collier Drug enrnnany's store, 109-111 North Twentieth street. between the hours of 3 a. m and 8 D. m., daily, are meeting a great many callers. One of these repre- sentatives said: Many thousands of list less, half sick people here in Birming- ham have learned by experience that 'Tona Vita is the one thing they needed 10 bring back their lost energy and vital ity. These people are telling their friends and most of those who are calling on us now have been told about the tonic by some one who has taken it. This accounts for the success of the tonic here and else- where"
 Enthusiasm continues to prevail gener- ally where the new product called 'Tona Vita has been used. The great amount of good which seems to have been ac- complshed is the cause of considerable excitement by those who have seen it's wonderful work. Case after case of peo- ple who were comparatively nervous wrecks and those who have been sufferers from stomach trouble for years have been reported and the results of ''Tona Vita were said to have been astonishing in nearly every case.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-27

ship of Shakespeare faithfully to the end. ] must declare myself not only uncon- vinced, but undisturbed. Asking me to believe that Bacon was the author of these dramas is like asking me to helieve that Lord Brougham was the author of not only Dickens novels, but Thackeray's also, and of Tennysons poems besides. If there were any reason for supposng that somebody else was the real author l think l am in q position to say that whoever 1t was, it was not Bacon
 In 1888. some years previous to the first towering of the Baconian theory. Ball published the life and works of Ba- con. In this life we find this significant paragraph
 Bacon was an excellent critic, but from want of genuine sensibility and early practice. or from the scientific character of his pursuits which led him to think more Of a mans wants than his feelings, he was no poet Yours very truly.
 Yours very truly.
 "H H. SOTHERN"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-27
MONEY FUMIGATED

Chicago. March 26.-A smallpox scare in the city treasurers office resulted today in the Immigration of money and checks and the vaccination of the staff of clerks Some time after Robert Kelley, snow shoveler. had cashed a check 1t was dis covered he had fever. Several clerks in the office had handled the check with many other checks and bills. A physician was summoned and all the clerks who had handled the paper were compelled to un- dergo vaccination.
 Hundreds of checks and s50,oo0 in cur rency was fumlgated
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-27
ROYALTY
 FIGHTS FAT
Court Fayors Go to the "Diyinely sIep- dcr"-Denver Is Contributing to the Good Work of Redceming the
 UnbItnnIIy Obeste

When knIghtbood was in flower" It was the habit of royalty to be slender. Indeed no king baron could ever foretell what the would bring forth--and the went to the feet-and the fleet invariably slender.
 Since those halcyon days Of lean utility condi-
 ons have changed. and the members Of regal households have eaten much and moved about nthe. Nature has exaced her toll. and today
 European nobility Is noted for rs numerous fleshy srions and daughters.
 There Is nothing startling in this. perhaps. fa< others who possessed title also suff1-
 Ing from the malady. But the interesting feature Is found in the fact that European courts
 may again be noted for the slender ladies and knights because American girl figured h all
 out on her own account.
 Miss Marjorie E. Hamilton, of Denver. Colo. who became noted the Calendar Girl'' while still in her teens found the golden wand de
 sertlng her-and she started to lose her slen-
 der grace of zlrhood for tho obese proportions of
 womauhood. she longer fin demand an artists model.
 Hundreds of thousands Of women--snd men. too throughout America have learned how she again | reclaimed herself without drugs. diet harmful
 exercise or anything else strenuous in nature. And now her treatment has forward to queen Alex | andra of England and the Empress of Germany | as we'll as many other royal families "Fst is calamity. says Miss Hamilton. "and like all dreadful maladies it must be treated Possessing a royal title is not sgn of immunity nom it. Indeed. t be short -cut 10 0bes- n, I hope hear that their royal highnesses nave again entered the blessed ranks Of the slen- der-sud I know that the possession of rank in their respective realms win not keep these court
 ladies from enjoying the freedom Of suppleness that the men and of country enjoy Ing.
 Al this point in the interview. Miss Hamilton drummed the polished top of her magnificent desk in her sumptous offices fin the Central Bank building and smiled
 'of course. I scarcely expect to have royalty come openly with testimonial, and 1 cannot
 say that I dare it if that the ease-but
 my fat reducing treatments have gone forward. and nst why I Induced 10 send them is another matter II Is a ltlc way suppose. that certain
 persons high up in the worlds favors have of grant ing their favors and satisfying their desires.
 quite eoutented 10 the outcome.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-27
LETTERS TO EDITOR
Pastor Russells Sermons

To the Editor of The Age Herald:
 l am glad you have succeeded in get ting a right to publish Pastor Russell s sermons. l was beginning to think that our home papers were behind the times. as all the most prominent papers of the world have been. publishing them.
 Neither Mir. Paxton nor myself have read sermons before which appealed to our reason as much We see now that there is perfect harmony in the Bible from Genesis to Revelations. So trusting you will still give the public the pleasure of the sermons. and wishing you success with your papers, yours respectfully,
 MRS. JOHN NJ. PAXTON.
 Birmingham. March 2i, 1912. West End. 52i Burk street.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-27
M. P. C. CLUB WITH
 MISS MARGARET MUNGER

Miss Margaret Munger was hostess yes terday afternoon to the members of the M. P. C. club, an organization of the younger girls. She entertained at Arl- ington the beautiful country home of her arents, MT. and Mrs. R. s. Munger. and the contests which enlivened the aft ernoon hours were followed by the award of a prize. A luncheon of salad and ices was served
 The members of the club are Miss Mar garet Munger, Miss Carrie Yates, Miss Bessie Evans, Miss Anita Eustis, Miss Mary Sibley, Miss Frances Coughan, Miss Orline Barnett, Miss Helen Me- Clary, Miss Margaret Moore
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-27
JAPANESE BISHOP
 DIES OF TYPHOID

Nagasaki, Japan, March 26.-Bishoi Yoich Honda of the Methodist church 'of Japan died here today of typhoid in his sixty-fourth year. Bishop Honda was well known in Europe and America. where he paid several visits as a delegate to international Christian association confer ences. He represented Japan at the worlds Young Mems Christian association union in France in 1904.
 The bishop was president of the Chris itian college at Tokio.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-27
COULD NOT
 STRA|CHTEN UP
And For Long Time, Had to Go Bent Over With Awful Ag-
 ony, Says Mrs. Mears

Wilmington, N. C.-"It Is with the greatest of pleasure that l write you of the wonderful benefit have re- ceived from taking Cardui, the woman's tonic" writes Mrs. Wade H. Mears of this place.
 'I was almost q helpless mortal with womanly trouble. It got so bad that l couldn't straighten up-had to go bent over, with awful agony, all the time.
 The wonderful medicine known as "Cardui, the woman's tonic"-made me healthy, robust woman.
 I will never tire of praising Cardui for it surely helps women In time of greatest misery"
 Do you suffer from any of those troubles, to which all women are sub ject? If so, wouldn't you like to be able to say q am now healthy, TO- bust woman, as Mrs. Mears says?
 Take Cardui the woman's tonic.
 For more than 50 years, this purely vegetable. gentle-acting, woman's rem edy, has been In successful use in the treatment of just such troubles.
 Not only has 1t helped sick women to health. but 1t has been found of more than ordinary value as q strength giv- ing tonic for weak women.
 Try Cardui
 N. B.-Write foi Ladies Advisory Dept, Chattanooga Medicine Co.,. Chat tanooga, Tenn, for Special 1nstruc. tions, and GA page book. Home Treat ment for Women," sent in plain wrap. per, on request