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The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-31
CONTRACT LET FOR
 CLUB IN MERIDIAN

Meridian, Miss, January 30.-(speeian.- Contract was let yesterday to C. NJ. Ru- bush, q local contractor. for the building of the proposed new Stonewall club build ing, to cost when completed, about S2j,ovo The ground has been broken and every thing is in readiness for the erection of the building, which will begin at once. The contract calls for the building com pleted and ready for opening not later than September 1, of this year.
 The new club house will be three stories in height, modern and well equipped in every way. This is the strongest gentle club in the city. The New Standard cluo the popular Jewish organization, recently opened their fine new club home. which cost approximately s30,O00 and which Is the handsomest in the state
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-31

are enthusiastic over this new phase Of the physical department.
 
 A silver tea will be given by Mrs D. J. Poncelor and Mrs Mack Rogers at the home of Mrs. Poncelor, Maple wood and Sixteenth avenue, south being raised by Mrs. Durham's band for the Southside Baptist church.
 The ladies having in charge the Con- federate ball announce that not only are the members of Yancey chapter asked to go en costume but all ladies' young and old, who will attend arc invited to wear their loveliest gowns and accessories worn by the bellies of the sixties. Tickets are on sale at Loveman, Joseph & Loeb, Highland Pharmacy, Parkers and Adams drug stores
 The Barrett School Improvement as- sociation will meet this afternoon at 2;S0 in the Kindergarten. All members ana friends are urged to be >present.
 The executive board of the Birming- ham Baptist Woman's Missionary Union Will hold very important meeting at 10 o'clock this morning in the First oaptlst church. Representatives are expected from all the societies.
 A delightful evening has been planned for the members and friends or the Eleventh Avenue Methodist church Wednesday, beginning at 7:3O o'clock.
 Music will be enjoyed. refreshments served and Dr. E. H. Rawlings will speak during the evening.
 The Alexander H. Stephens chapter. U. D. C., will meet Friday afternoon at the residence of Mrs. B. IT. Griffin. 74ol Second avenue. East Lake. All members are urged to be present
 The North Birmingham branch of the Woman's Civic league will meet this afternoon at 2:30 o'clock in the directors room of the North Bfrming- ham bank on the corner of Twenty.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-31
BIRMINGHAM TO HEAR
 MISS LILA ORMOND

friend writing of music and mu-
 sieal treats this winter Is most en-
 thusiastic over Miss I.illa Ormond, who
 will appear in the next matinee recital
 in the course offered by Mrs. Truman
 Aldrich. She will be heard at the Jeff
 ferson on February 8. She says in part: You will be delighted with Lila Or nlond. She has a delightful voice whose caressing tones long finger in the ear. She has mastered the art of singing and she loves to sing; the pleasures Is hers just as it is that of the audience. And the mere art is never pushed into the foreground as it were Her singing is so artistic, so perfect that it is at all times perfectly nat |ural.
 To her gift of singing and singers |art, Miss Ormond adds dramatic talent |of no small degree. If she had not |chosen the concert stage no doubt she might have won a high place in dra- |matic work.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-31
THE ATLHETIC CLUB TO GIVE DANCE

On Friday evening there will be |subscription dance at the Birmingham Athletic club for the benefit of the |basektball fund. This dance is open to
 |all members of the E. A. c. and their Friends
 During the evening the returns of the |Columbus game will be received. The Birmingham boys will play hard in Co.,
 Ilumbus. for that is the game which is
 Ito determine whether the Birmingham team will retain the championship.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-31
Drinks Carholic Acid

Oklahoma city, January 5O.-John Myer, a wealthy real estate owner here, tOoN carbolic acid in his office during last night and was found dead today. He was d close friend of John Angleton who killed himself by the same means two weeks ago.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-31

Cooper. Henri Ann Early. Mary Lou Cobb Virginia Abbott, Alvice Myatt, Kathleen Moore, Louise Glass, Polly Libby, Mary Bradshaw, Kate Perry, Dunbar Averitt, Clara Lee Woodson. Coral Woodson, Virginia Woodson, Virginia Underwood, Mabel Wheelock Josephine Cosby. Edith Orr, Lucy Ly- man Powell, Elizabeth Bowie, Lydia Eustis, Auguta McCune, Annie Blinn. Edith Thompson, Ellie Gordon Robin son and Annie DonneIly
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-31

If the assertion that "the REAL heroes of today are the men who are supporting their families on s15 a week" be true, then the man who acts as Custodian for MT. Andrew Carnegie,s Hero Medals had better prepare for an onslaught for Birmingham has thousands and thousands of Heroes of this sort.
 The finest part of their heroism is that they don't realize that they are such.
 They haven't had time to anaylze the situation.
 They only know that the s15 week MUSTN'T stop; If 1t did the little brood at home would starve or freeze to death, or some day be left without a roof over their head.
 Some times at night when they go home at nlghtfall, after hard days work and are lucky enough to get a seat in the car they read the mild rawlings of the ECONOMISTS who try to explain the causes for the rise in the COST OF LIVING.
 To the $15-a-week man 1t doesn't matter whether 1t is due to the in- stability of the Gold Standard or to the Exhausting of Resources, to the Tariff, or to the Trusts; to Trade Unions, or Increased Cost of Produc- tion, whatever figuring over the prob lem he does is how to make his little over s6o month pay the rent, buy the food, fuel, clothes, school books for the children, keep up the insur- ance, church and lodge dues, pay the doctor and the dentist, buy street car tickets and have anything left over to lay aside for a rainy day.
 He knows that for the past 10 years prices have been going up-up-up.
 He knows that rents in the city have steadily increased with the advances in property values until he has been forced to the suburban district to keep within his lint of s15 or under a week.
 Living in a suburb necessitates car fare, which checks off another s3 a month from the none-too elastic s60.
 If he has the average family of five his grocery bill that he was formerly able to keep within s10 or s12 week now amounts to s15 or s17; his meat costs him another s5; his fuel is at least $7 month: milk. one quart a day, is another s3 out of the little capital.
 Sum this up and you find that the balance is about s10-al1 that is left for clothing, household supplies, such as bedding, carpets, table linen and dishes; books, amusements, newspapers. doctors, dentists. laundry and Good ness knows what elsei
 Your s100-a-month man will shake his head gravely and declare that he doesn't know how he does 1t.
 Your s250a-month man will tell you 1t can't be done and live decently
 Your s500-a- month man-ohi well-- he's too busy trying to push 1t up into the s10O0-a-month class to give 1t any thought whatever!
 The man who earns but s2.5O a day or S15 a week-reckon 1t by the day if you are outside and by the clock if you are under roof--is in common parlance up against It."
 He sees on one side prices going up-up-up-and the needs of his fam fly increasing every day-himself get ting older and less competent each year to provide for them; and the pal try s6o a month growing smaller and
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-31
Quarantine Raised

Dallas. Tex, January 30.-Seventy- one Texas towns. including Fort Worth. have raised their quarantine against meningitis infected points within the last three days. They are small places. No large town now has an established quarantine.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-31
ANNOUNCEMENTS


 The West End Music Study club will meet with Mrs. Patton, 2010 Charles street, Thursday, 10:3o.
 A delightful event of today will be the Phoenix clubs dance at the club house.
 The following invitations are be- ing issued:
 .'The department of physical educa : ton of the Young Woman's Christian association cordially invites you to an exhibition of their work Monday even ing February ,, at 7:45 p. m., 720 West Twentieth street."
 Upon this occasion there will be a formal opening of the splendid new swimming pool, which is one of the largest and best in the entire south. Lessons in swimming are given daily except Wednesdays, and the classes
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-31
TalcumPo Powder
 Soft as Pollen on naHoneysuckleF a Flower

MO other Tale u m N Powder is entirely free from all gritty sub stance. No other man. ufacturers use a pro- cess like ours.
 After ony Talcum is powdered, it is bloiOn info Me air in a tightly sealed room. The heavier particles sink and are discarded = only the powder that is fine and soft enongh 10 float is used. Any grittylumps harm the skin. Ab0ue
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-31
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nooga Is the guest of Mrs. Robert Hodges at North Birmingham
 Mrs. John Morton and little daugh- ter of Tuscaloosa have returned to their home.
 Mir. cliff Bowden of Tuscaloosa spent the week end in this city.
 Mrs. Chlllian White is the guest of her mother, Mrs. Compton, in At lanta.
 MT. Clifford Harris is home from college, suffering with badly sprain- ed ankle.
 Mrs. Thomas Gary of Selma IS the guest of relatives.
 Misses Alice Grace Riley and Lois Riley left Monday for visit to rela lives at Greenville.
 Miss Janet Blue of Sawyersyille, Ind, is the guest of her cousin, Miss Mary Frances Nelson.
 Miss Clara Louise Waserman of Nashville. Tenn. will arrive Thurs day to be the guest of MT. and Mrs ioidtiiJ 4f-t t2DuAn NtHl9 -lll 1t street.
 Mrs. Anon Blumberg of Brooksyille, Miss, is the guest of her parents, MT and Mrs. s. Sewelovitz, on North Six teenth street.
 Miss Bess Bickett of Montana, who has been the guest of Mrs T. w. OByrne, has been called home.
 
 Mrs Charles B. Davis of Tusca- loosa has returned home after a visit to Mrs. R. T. Pittman.
 Mrs. J. T. Long and Mrs. J. E. Chan dler will leave today for Fayette, af- ter pleasant visit to Mrs. w. E. Har- rison.
 The many friends of Mrs William H. Kettig will regret to know that she is sick at the St Vincent hospital.
 The many friends of Miss Ruth Eleanor Smith and MT. William II. Sadler will be pleasantly surprised to learn that they were married yesterday afternoon at the parsonage of the First Baptist church by Rev. A. J. Dickinson. Immediately aft es the ceremony they left for the east,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-31
MRS. SMITH ENTERTAINS
 AT RRIDGE

Mrs. w. K. Smith will entertain at bridge tomorrow afternoon at her love- ly new home on St. Charles street
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-31
If It's Vanilla Extract

Ask your grocer for Blue Ribbon Vanilla Extract and get the best for your money. Only one teaspoonful to the quart Is re- quired. Best and takes less.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-31
MISS "OPENS
 RECEIVING PARTY

Miss Florence Coffin will have the fol- lowing young ladies to receive with her 1t her tea tomorrow afternoon:
 Misses Frances Sommers, Sarah
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-31
MISS VANHOOSE TO ENTER TAIN THE BACHELOR GIRLS

Miss Kathleen yanHoose will enter lain the Bachelor Girls Wednesday aft
 ernoon at 2:30 o'clock in compliment to Misses Mary and Isabell Cobbs of
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-31
HOW TO LIVE ON $6O A MONTH

The Real Heroes Whom the Custodian of Mr. Andrew Car negies Medals Has Overlooked In the Distribution Finest Part of Their Heroism Is That They Don't Know It Is Such-With Prices of Every
 thing Going Up Up, Up, What
 Will We Do?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-31
MISS GLASS TO ENTERTAIN HIGHLAND CLAN

Miss Louise Glass will entertain the Highland Clan on Thursday afternoon instead of Friday afternoon.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-31

and on their return will make their fu- ture home in the city.
 Mrs. Charles Broward of White Springs. Fla, is in Birmingham, the guest of her father on South Nine teenth street.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-31
SerDice
NOTES AND PERSONALS

seventh street. A large attendance Is urged.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-31

Mrs. J. T. Long and Mrs. J. E. Chan dler will leave today for Fayette, af- ter q pleasant visit to Mrs. w. B. Har- rison.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-31

The many friends of Mrs. William H. Kettig will regret to know that she is sick at the St. Vincent hospital.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-31

Mrs. Charles B. Davis of Tusca- loosa has returned home after visit to Mrs. R. T. Pittman.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-31

Miss Bess Bickett of Montana, who has been the guest of Mrs. T. w. O'Byrne, has been called home.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-31

The Alexander H. Stephens chapter. U. D. C., will meet Friday aftern loon at the residence of Mrs. B. II. Griffin 7fol Second avenue. East Lake. All members are urged to be present.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-04-18
A Barharic Custom.

We wish a law could be passed
prohibiting the barbaric custom of
opening caskets in public at church
funerals. 1t is relic of dark ages
and has no place in civilized COM
munity. 1t jars on the sensibility
of every tender cord, and is some
thing that churches and undertake
ers ought to combine and put to an
end, In nine tenths of the cases
it's merely pandering to a ghoul-
ish curiosity. People who never
spoke to the deceased in their life
parade around the church, cape at
the form of our loved one, then 90
out of the presence of death, not to
talk of the good deeds done in life
but to criticise the appearance of
the poor clay that death has left
for once at their mercy, Death is a
sacred thing. If we are going on a
long journey we do not make our
adieu before a gasping crowd; we
ought not to be expected TO bid Our
dead a last good. bye while curious
eyes fatten on our grief, aud we
ought not to be expected to sit in
the house of mourning while people
we never speak to, who have no
claim on us or our loved one, jOstle
each other in their desire to view
the remains, and they get together
and gossip over what they saw or
failed to see. We believe that a
majority of the people detest the
painful funeral scenes as much as
we do and be more then glad to
see them ended, but are afraid to
break custom" But it is duty
the minister and undertaken owe to
themselves and the long-suffering
public to put a stop to the exhibit
ton, and they will find the public
only too glad to uphold them with
a hearty amen. Boonville Adver-
tiser.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-04-18
General Farm Notes.

Examine the young orchard trees
for injuries by mice or rabbits.
Hen manure may be sown be-
tween the rows of lettuce, allowed
to wash into the soil.
The seller always has a good COW
but don't be in a hurry to take his
word for it without further investi-
cation.
Be sure to keep the shed where
you feed the sheep clean. Sheep are
dainty and do not relish food serv-
ed the second time. Give them on
ly what they will eat up clean at
each feeding time. .,
Cattle that receive a liberal al
lowance of molasses make a larger
and cheaper gains than those re-
ceiving no molasses.
Do not pillow too early in the
spring. Wait till the ground is dry.
tollow with the harrow until the
soil is finely pulverized.
There was never q time in the
history of agriculture when farmers
as a class, were more prosperous
than at the present time.
Many persons never change the
location of the garden, but it is a
good practice to use new ground at
least every three years.
Use wood ashes for potatoes. The
potato relishes the potash contained
in them, and the Scab does not like
the lime they contain.
Be sure the seed you buy is true
to name and will terminate well. 1t
is an excellent plan to purchase
seed in time to give them a good
test as to their terminating powers
While clover is a close second to
alfalfa as a hog pasture, if 1t does
not take front rank as many farm
ers believe = some grain must be
fed in order to make quick and big
gain. Elk.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-04-18
The Way He Saw 1t.

Once little sister was not very
we'll and all day long she had been
fractions and domineering. At
last six-year-old Johnnie's patience
came to an end.
Mother" he demanded. don't
you want Sister to be good wife
like you when she's big?"
OF course, my son."
Well, then. why don't you start
her right? You ponsist on my Civ
ing her everything she wants just
because she's a girl and littler'n
me; but you're a great deal littler'n
Daddy. and yet every night when he
comes home you jump out of the
Morris chair and say: Here's your
chair. John dear; here's the new
magazine; let me run and get your
slippers" - and before his surprised
mother could frame a reply, John
ME swooped down and tore his cars
from the hadds of the screaming
baby.
Shell be turrible wife if we
don't begin to train her" he remark
ed calmly as he strobe from the
room, his treasures under his arm
Elk,
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-04-18
The Most Extensive LANGUAGE

The Chinese is probably the Ian
guage that is spoken by the great
est number of human beings - be-
tween 4OO,OOO,OOO to 5OO,OOO,OOO
The English comes next with some
175.OOO,OOO to 2OO.OOO,OOO of pat
rons; then the Russian with pretty
nearly 100000. French and
Germany are nip and tuck, each be-
ing spoken by from 100000 to
100000 of people at home and
in the colonial possessions, The
chances are that English is destined
to become the greatest of all Ian
euages. 1t is advancing more rap
idly than any other, and it may yet
be the language of the entire civil
lied world. - Exchange.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-04-18

H. Funk is now in sole charge of
the Hannibal & Northern Missouri
railroad Con paper but he told a
Hannibal Journal reporter that he
had no plans and does not know
what he is going to do with his
prize.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-04-18

Missouri held the first place in
the production of'lead in 1911, with
an output of 182,207 short tons;
and also made the greatest increase
for the year, the gain over 1910 be-
ing 20,548 tons.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-04-18

For catarrh, coughs, colds, Group,
or asthma ask L. M. Wood for a
$500 Hyomei outfit. He guarantees
it. Use as directed and end all
misery. pronounce it High.o-me) q.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-04-18

Burlington engine No, 1928
sprang leak in her flues and went
dead near this city Friday and had
to be hauled back to Hannibal for
repairs.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-04-18

The Perry Enterprise is boosting
E. L. Afford of Perry for State SEN
ator. Mr.. Afford has declined to
give his answer. The last State
Senator from Rails was Hon. j. Per-
ry Wood who held that Office some
time in the eighties. MI. Afford is
held in high esteem at his home.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-04-18

Mrs. Sarah Morgan and Mrs.
Charles Plerceall and babe visited
in Macon and Kirksville the latter
part of last week.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-04-18

At a recent meeting of the city
council of Shelbyville $3.50 worth
of bonds were burned. The city
now owes only about $500 and is
going to make big improvements
of streets, etc., this year.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-04-18
For Major for Reasons.

sell as a candidate Tor the Demo-
cratic nomination to the same office
this year. He is an able man and
we did everything in our power to
help nominate and elect him four
years ago, but at this time we
think he did a very unwise thing to
enter the race. We at prior time
IL or 16 years ago, were for David
A. Ball for governor until he with
drew from the race and today we
are friends to Doth Cowherd and
Ball, but if there are two Democrats
in the state that should stay out of
the race for any state Office this
year. it is William S. Cowherd and
David A. Ball. The chasm that
stands between either of these emf
nent gentlemen and the governor
ship has not yet been entirely
brideed, and there remains enough
of the old feeling to easily defeat
either one Not only this but the
nomination of either Ball or Cow
herd would be costly risk to the
remainder of the state ticket, and
to our national nominees 50 far as
Missouri is concerned. They both
owe it to the party to withdraw
from the race and do everything
in their power to help restore Mis-
souri, back to the Democratic fold
for keeps. They cannot afford to
endanger and jeopardize the entire
state ticket and the election of a
Democratic president, just to satisfy
personal ambitions, nor eau the
party afford to nominate any man
that would endanger the success
that should be ours.
We believe both these gentlemen
have believed the strife of four
years ago has died out, but the
man that gets out in the sticks and
puts his ear to the ground can I'M
mistakably know that enough of it
yet remains to defeat either one
and endanger the rest of the ticket.
We cannot afford to take chances
when we have a man tkat in ability
character and general fitness has
not a peer in the state. and a man
that has never mixed in any frac-
tional differences of any kind. This
man is Elliott W. Major, a man
whose record as attorney general
has been the best and most success.
full in the history of the state.
Who has. and will, place more mon
ey into the state treasury from
fines collected from trusts than all
of our other attorney generals in
the history of the state. A man
whose vote defeated the thribbline
of the assessment on all farm lands
and city real estate. A prince
among men. but plain and unassum-
ling as country farmer. A friend
of the people that has faithfully
served their intesests and absolute
ly made. good. We believe him to
be 10000 votes the strongest man
we can nominate for governor.
The people are for Major because
he is strong. because he has made
good and because he can be elect
ID Camden County Rustic.
The Most Extensive Language.
; The Chinese is probably the Ian.
: guage that is spoken by the great
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-04-18

James Lanham aged about IL
years died in Montana and his re-
mains were brought back to Lake
nan and buried last Friday, j. D.
Robey and mother and Mrs. Chas.
Hoare and daughter, Miss Ruth. of
this city attended funeral.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-04-18

Miss May Bell has been reelected
as one of the teachers in the Hun
newell public schools. This is an
evidence that she a successful in
structor.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-04-18

The Rails County Times man
wants to trade a snow shovel in
good condition for lawn mower
and hoe.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-04-18

Success in business is daily won
not by the idle dreamer-but by
mans work we'll done"
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-04-18

C. P. Pendleton. of near Perry
visited his mother in this city the
latter part of last week.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-04-18

The Rails County Times tells it
that a Rails County grammar
school boy defined pillory as drug
store.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-04-18

Judge Perry, of Shelbyville and
MIR. Cotton, of Shelbina transacted
business in this city Friday.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-04-18

A friendly rivalry as to keeping
the cleanest premises will make the
city more healthful..
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-04-18

Some people were to anxious to
cast off their winter clothing and
had to look it up again.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-04-18

Joe at Streams is the man who
can make your shoes look right. A
trial is all he wants.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-04-18

Several of our exchanges for the
past few weeks have been largely
edited by merchants.