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The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-12-09

river, $1,000: Santa Rosa sound narrows,
5000; Blackwater river, $1,000; Escambia
and Conecuh river. $4,000; removing
water hyacinth, 5000; Lake Crescent and
Dunn,s creek S1000
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-12-09

There will be meeting of the Ensley
Real Estate Mems association tomorrow
night at the office of j. III. Perkins. All
members are urged to be present.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-12-09

The yearly election OF officers of the
Fraternal Order of Eagles, Ensley lodge
No. 1850, will be held next Friday night
at their hall.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-12-09
Wednesday afternoon when the freshmen
and the sophomores clash.

The Ensley fire department made two
runs yesterday. The first to the office
of J. II. Perkins, which caught fire from
the CRATE, and the second up to the home
of W. b. McClain on Twenty-second
street and Avenue G, where a barn
caught fire. Not much damage was done
at either place.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-12-09

The Twentieth Century Self Culture
club will meet with Mrs. L. M. Miles
2e16 Avenue e tomorrow afternoon al
2:3O o'clock. All members are requested
to attend.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-11-02

and did put up" member of the sect
without charge. although on he farms
a visiting quaker would often re-
main a day or few hours ana rive
a good generous lift In the farm work
while the women folks would care for
their own rooms and do ATTY other
housework that needed to be done. IN
business the "Quakers' were the soul
of honor. A debt was a sacred obliga-
tion and il one member of a family
We're unable TO pay what he owed his
friends would do 1t for him or go or
his bond. Such were some of ire char
acteristics of the "Quakers" of the old
en- times. whose children met IN Adams
last week.
Modern habits OF dress and religion
slowly undermined the severe lines OF
the quaker" religion and gradually
this kindly-not stern or Pnri,anicsl
as many suppose--religion and way OF
living are passing. The Quaker" life
and Qua Ser" religion were me OF the
best methods for the conservation of
the human race in a pure and unde-
filed way that has ever been Known in
history and 1t is to be profoundly re-
GREETED that they could not resist the
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-11-02

suakers" with the Shakers as being
somewhat kindred in their ha6its and
religion. but such is far from the
truth. The Shakers do not marry. but
the "Quakers' do, and as a rule Qua
kerr families were large, says the
Berkshire Eagle
While the "Quakerss were a plain
people they were nevertheless fndus-
trious, and some of the largest for tunes
in the country can be traced back to
members of the Society of Friends. The
"Quakers" dressed severely plain and
worshipped God in the same manner.
There was no paid ministers among
the "Quakers.e Some Intelligent men,
Der of the sect preached or talked reg
ularly each Sunday and others talked
as the spirit moved" The preacher
got no salary. II perchance his duties
caused him to be absent from his farm
or shop, the neighbors camc In and
made good the loss by planting the corn
or by finishing W the hayins as the
case might be. =
In journeying about the "iQuakers''
in a way adhered to the passage in the
Bible Take no money in thy purse"
because a quaker" was supposed to
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-11-02
Red Cures Laziness

A remedy has been found for 1azi-
ness that has nothing to do with hook
worm destroyers. 1t was made public
at the annual meeting of the American
Association for the stduy of Spondy-
lotherapy.
Red Is the answer.
II you are lazy and q man, wear >
red neektIe. The laborer who wears q
red WOODEN undershirt Is full of energy.
A woms who wears a red hat can gaa
about without fatigue. Yellow has the
opposite effect. II ealms. enervates. nor
to say stupefies, says a Chicago COR
respondent of the Nsw York World.
DIR. Albert Abrams of San Francisco
is sponsor for this effect of colors.
81 have tested the color scheme on
humans and the lower animals. and find
red to be the type imparting the great
est energy" he said.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-11-02

~ ROADSTAIRS, November 1.-(Spe-
cial)-In the identical room in
~ this little seaside town where
Charles Dickens wrote mis- "Old Curios-
ty Shop" clever American woman now
writes novels, plays and works on social
reform and pamphlets on various con-
reversal subjects of the moment. She
Mrs. Hugo Ames of Balboa, Cal, and
eor the past six months she and her hus-
band, who likewise is writer of prom
.ence. as well as a prominent figure in
various national movements on this side
If the Atlantic. have been joint owners
of the so-called Dickens Cottage by
York Gate, Broadstairs. which Dickens
occupied, off and on, for over a year or
before he took over the close-by BLEAK
House." the mansion on the cliffs which
was his home for SO many years, and
which hundreds of our countrymen come
ere yearly on purpose to see.
Mrs. Hugo Arnes is an American by
marriage, as well as by all her inclina-
tons, now, though she was born in this
country, and previous to her marriage
was Flora Northesk Wilson. name with
many distinguished associations. Her
marriage with Hugo Ames, in defiance
of the divorce laws of her own country
provided an international sensation, the
details of when Will not have been for
gotten. Since then both have been inde-
fatigable workers in the cause of divorce
reform in Great Britain, and Mrs. Ames
was member of the divorce commission
whose findings aroused SO much interest
in the United States. Incidentally Mrs
Ames, whose best known novel Is called
1.-The Pain Of the World" and whose
plays include Becky" "Under Orders"
and THE New Morality is cousin of
n.linor Glyn of Elizabeth" fame, and
like that brilliant and somewhat cratic
Englishwoman. Is brimful of magnetism,
and possesses a tremendously VIVID per-
sonality. She Is one of the chief organ
izers of the new Aerial Defence league,
and took prominent part in getting UP
the monster matinee for the benefit of
the family of the late S. F. Cody the
American born airman, recently held at
the London Hippodrome. and she is also
honorary secretary to the White Rose
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! league, one of the most influential of
the voluntary organizations now engaged
in fighting the white slave trade" in
England.
1t was after a trip through the great
northwest of America, h the course of
which many adventures befell them In
the mountains, that the Ameses drfted
down to Balboa, In June. 1910, and event.
ually set up housekeeping at the Key
house, as Ames's shack there Is called.
All the land that was originally Ames'
property, one, of Hugo Ames' progenitors
having been a governor in the south, as
well as owner of the Southern Pacific
railway Ames himself, who, besides
the Dickens cottage and the Califcrn a
shack. owns a town house In Lexham
| Gardens and another place in Surrey, Is
provincial secretary to the grand council
OF the Primrose league. the most famous
and powerful political organization In this
country, and Is also one of the big fig
ures In the Boy Scout movement. After
an interesting political career he became
private secretary to Sir Julian Paunce-
forte at the British legation, Washing
ton. In 1893. and was on terms of inti-
macy with the Letters and all the young
er fashionable set of the capital. Strik-
ing In appearance and standing six feet
five inches, Ames comes of a family ia
nous for its good loolrs and height, one
of his brothers being Major Ames of the
Queens Life Guards. who stands six
feet nine, and Is considered one Of the
handsomest men In England. A prolific
writer, Hugo Ames has long list of
political and romantic works to his
credit, perhaps the best known of the
latter being hts novel, "Shams."
1t now Is slightly over six months since
the Ameses bought the Dickens Cot
Htage' at Broadstairs. which is one of
the quaintest little places that could be
imagined, Broadstairs was, Of course,
the favorte seaside resort of Charles
DICKENS, who first went there In 1898,
putting up at what is now the Albion
hotel. and there writing the latter portion
of nicholas NiclSleby." ut was two
years later that he took possession of
the cottage which the Ameses now oc-
cupy and which then was known as
Lawn Cottage" This was just after
he began the writing of 1.-The Old Curl
osty Shop" which proved terrific
strain on him. He originally planned
the story of Little Nell and her grand
father. you NAV remember. as single
episode In Master Humphreys Clock"
which he had contracted to Issue in
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-11-02
Life Among Quakers Recalled

A generation or two ago there was
in the town of Adams. which, at that
time, comprised North Adams as we'll.
a stable Society of Friends or "Qua-
kers," they were commonly called. Dur
Ing the past week there has been held
in Adams a reunion of few OF the de-
scendants of the old quaker" families.
1t is a common error to associate the
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-11-02
Must Be a Militant

From PearsOn's Weekly.
go your wife has gone abroad for
holiday" said Jenkins to his partner.
Yes, she's gone to the Thousand Is
lands
How long IL she going to be gomez
s'Well. don't know exactly, but ad-
vDsed her % epen6 . day On each island"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-11-02

pressure of the strenuous lie or the
country In which they grew and flour-
tshed.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-11-02
When You Travel

it's satisfaction to know that there's some
really good liquor right handy in case of need.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1913-06-09
THE 6. A. R.
ENCAMPMENT
wv STATE LIBRARY " II

The G. A. R. Encampment, which
is billed to take place in Reno this
week. is expected to bring in several
Thousand visitors. Already several
hundred of the advance guard have
arrived, and it is stated that 5000 ac-
Communications were reserved in ad-
vance by the committees.
The City OF Reno has been turned
over to the visitors >and practically
every home has made, arrangements
to entertain and care foT the visitors.
Aside from the Veterans many
members of the w r. c. are attend
ing the Encaanpment (which will
probably bring more people to Reno
than any gathering in its history.
Several trainloads OF visitors arc eN-
pected from California alone.
\ large number from this city will
be in attendance and varied pro
gram has been provided for the en-
tcrtainment OF the outsiders and Re
no will endcavOr to do full jusctice to
the OCCASION
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1913-06-09
CARSON VALLEY
To CELEBRATE

The first train to Minden June llth
will leave at 1885 instead of IL :1S a.
m. as at first advertised, owing to a
new time table going into effect on
the " & T. Sunday morning.
In addition to what has been adj
vertised May Pole dance will be
gwen by thirty young ladies. \
matched race has been arranged be-
tW cen two of the best fOOtracers OF
the valley, and several bets have been
placed as to the outcome.
The committees are working hard
and are having everything in readiness
for the big day so that things will
move smoothly
The town is being placed in ap-
pie pie order and things arranged in
general for the comfort OF the visit
orS.
Carson Valley is in full bloom. its
fields are read for the harvest, which
will commence the day after Carson
Valley Day, and it is treat to the
eyes to look at the beautiful green
fields and to inhale the fragrance Of
the alfalfa and clover.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1913-06-09
"III2e Little Minister
A Three Reel Special
Grand Offers Unusual Fine Program
Tonight. Comedy to Follow

formed when the lightning flashes
and the thunder roars. the heavens
are darkened and all is blackness.
When the lightning flashes upon the
scene. "Babbic" has disappeared and
Gavin decides she has been kidnap-
ped. This is true for she was kid
mapped by Rob Dow for having
brought reproaches upon the Little
Minister.
Gavin goes in search of her in the
woods when the rain descends and
the floods come. He wanderS on un-
til he drops helpless where he is
found. At daybreak he insists on 60
ing to the Hall for he feels sure that
"Babbie" is there As he reaches the
cliff overlooking the river he meets
a shepherd who tells him a man is
caught in the torrents below. He is
Going to town Tor help. Gavin dis
Germs through the mists that it is
Lord Rintoul. He plunges into the
water to his rescue. Instead of one,
two are in danger hope has deserted
them when Rob Down rushes down
the cliff with a rope. swims through
the whirlpool, passes the rope to
Gavin then sinks and is swept away.
Willing hands pull them to shore.
Lord Rintoul relinquishes all claim
to Babbie's hand and she and the
Little Minister shortly aftcrward
have a real "Auld LIGHT Kirk we'd
ding.
MIXED COLORS. (Pathe.) "a
rafting good comedy which will fol-
low the Little Minister. \ laugh
from start to finish
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1913-06-09
BOTH READY
FOR THE GONG

Unless the weather keeps up its
l;cks the events at the Lake View
Tavern will be pulled off as schedu-
Solomon and Drumgoogle. are both
in fine fettle and their training has
been finished. The unreasonable
weather is the only possible draw
back as the affair is ready to be pull
ed off and a lively exhibition will be
the result The preliminary goes are
also worth while. as some local talent
will don the gloves for the occasion.
This affair is to be put into the arena
tomorrow evening, unless the wealth
cr is prohibtive.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1913-06-09
Portland Rose Carnival
Opens Ills Session
Millions of Roses to Shower Many
Visitors. Many Special Features

, automobiles waiting at the stations.
People are taken to their hotels and
told to make themselves at home and
be quick about it, as Rex Oregon
ians wanted them at the riverside
immediate to witness his triumphal
entry aboard the Rose City the ship
selected as the flagship of the marine
parade, consisting of 80 decorated
vessels. They hurried too.
Miss Spokans' was greeted when
she arrived early Miss Spokane
recently returned from San Francis
CO and Sacramtnto, where she plant
ed aster flags and thought she had
been having a good time, but it was
nothing compared to this. Her 200
retainers expressed themselves in
Roosevelt idiom. Dee lighted"
Boise Rainmakers are on hand in
force. This club has for its object
the securing Of wetness in dry years
and since its organization there has
not been a drought in the state of
Idaho
Following the marine display there
will be automobile trips galore given
the visitors. Tonight there will be
a reception at the grand rose show
in the armory.
Tomorrow an excursion up the
river will be the feature and Wednes-
day forenoon there will be an excur-
sion to Council Crest, an auto parade
afternoon and evening and also
"A Night in Rosario"
But the crowning glory of the
great display will be the parade We'd
nesday, when 1900 rose-bearing auto
mobiles, decorated with 100000
roses will roll through the streets.
There will be four divisions, touring
car, runabOut, electrics and the or
ganizations divisions, and it is expect
ed tha tthe affair will be superior TO
anything Of the sort ever attempted
in the world
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1913-06-09
Especial to the Appeal

PORTLAND. Or, June Gore
gon's great rose carnival opened here
to-day, with thousands of visitors in
attendance. Special trains from Cal
itornia. which has named itself, the
land of fowers,' brought hundreds of
visitors from the land OF lilies, hy
Oranges and vio1ets to the region OF
the rose. From San Diego came four
carloads of enthusiastic boosters
while Oakland sent an entire train.
British Columbia also sent large
contingents, Washington people are
here by scores. Idaho and Utah are
represented by good-sized delega-
tlOns.
Passing back to California once
more, it should be stated that the
King Of Roses from Pasadena, is here
with l55 members OF his entourage.
Roses, Millions They are every
where in dozens, scores, tifties and
hundreds of thousands. The city is
psi w ltlI tlCl odSi anu tifN
fragrance is delightful.
The Royal Rosarians were busy all
forenoon welcoming visiting delega-
tions. Arrayed in natty uniforms
the reception committees took sta
ton at the railway depots and eX-
tended the glad hand. The glad
hand always had roses in it too.
There are special reception commit
tees as we'll as general. Oakland
was received by special committee,
so was San Diego. Pasadena, Seattle
and the Royal Artisans, who will
hold their sessions here this week.
Then there are ladies reception COM
mittees galore. The officials Of the
Panama-P Pacific Exposition, who ar
rived this morning, were taken in
hand by a committee made up OF
members OF both sexes and made TO
home.
No one has to walk. There are 100
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1913-06-09
WATER RAISES
At LAKE TAHOE

Art Maish. who has been spending
the past month at Glenbrook. came
down yesterday. He states that ii
has raincd every day for the past two
weeks at the Lake. As a consequence
the lake has risen five inches in that
time. The melting SHOWS and the
heavy rains are responsible Tor this
unusual raise OF water in the lake
proper He also states that the cold
and wet weather has kept all the
tourists, out, as the resorts are prac-
tically deserted. He will return iii
few days as the family is spending
the summer at Glenbrook
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1913-06-09
SAND
IN WELLS

Warden Dickerson is having some
is endeavoring to develop at the Pris
on Farm. The one and only trouble
is quicksand, which has caused ali
sorts OF worry. He has tackled sew
eral schemes and will sink big tub
ing within short time in order to
overcome this difficulty. There has
been plenty OF water developed if the
sand problem can be handled.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1913-06-09
TEST CASE
BY JAZZ PANESE
Especial to the Appeal

LOS ANGELES, June e.-Japan-
ese residents OF California and Ari-
zona will not wait for action on the
part Of their government to test the
validity of the anti-alien laws passed
bv the Legislatures of the two states
Japanese here are raising fund
with which to engage counsel TO
make test in Arizona first, and it Is
expected to carry the matter to the
Supreme Court Of that state as rapid
" as possible. and, should the decis-
ion be adverse to appeal it to the
Federal Courts and crowd matters
with all possible expedition.
The plan is for some Jauanese to
purchase agricultural land and imme
diately begin suit for the establish
ment of his title Money will be fur
nished for all expenses, and it is in
timated that help may be received
from the imperial government at To
kyo, although such assistance will be
sub rosa in its character.
\ similar case will be brought in
California; where the law does not
become effective until August 10th
This case will be fought on the same
lines, and independent OF the Arizo-
ma action, no matter what the out
come may be in the state courts, the
plan being to attack anti-alen laws
O.! this kind on as many points as
possible.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1913-06-09
MILITANT DIES
FROM INJURY

Miss Emily Wilding Dawson, the
fanatical Suffragist of England, who
was trampled by the Kings horse,
when she endeavored to interrupt the
races last week, has died from the
wounds received
She had been among the most
prominent of the militants and had
given the police and authorities all
kinds of trouble. Many meetings
have been held in which it is declared
that the young woman is the first
martyr to the cause.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1913-06-09
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HAS NEW CAR

Attorney Sanford is the possessor
OF a new REQ car He has had a big
Winton but found it necessary to get
smaller car in order to in any way
keep track of Ed .,Sweetland in his
crooks and turns with his racer. Ed
will have to go some now and we can
see where his glory departs, because
SANFORD is on iss hassgsraiE
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1913-06-09
WILL BE MARRIED

The engagement has been announ-
Ced OF Miss Ethel Folsom. daughter
OF Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Folsom. and
a former Carson girl, now OF Reno
She is to be married to George Cur
now OF Reno on the 25th OF this
month. As the young lady was born
in this city many friends will send
congratulations.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1913-06-09
A NEW MACHINE

Fred Frisbie and wife ar sporting
new auto and enjoying the fun that
is incidental with the car 1t is a
Studebaker-25, and just the right size
for a pleasure car
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1913-06-09
INCREASED WAGES
Especial to the Appeal

MONTREAL, Canada, June o.
Commencing to-day employees of the
Canadian Pacific working in the car
sops on the eastern lines, get an in
crease of ten per cent in wages. Ten
thousand men are benefited.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1913-06-09
SPECIAL TRAIN-G. A. r

a special train service has
been arranged over the Y. & T.
r. r. on Wednesday, June llth
from this city in order to ac-
commodate the travelling pub
lie who wish to see the G. \.
X. parade in Reno on the
morning OF that date.
The special will leave this
city at $3.50 a. m. Returning
will leave Reno at 4:3O p. m.
Motor service will be abandon
ed during the day between Car
son and Reno
Arrangements for special
motor service on Carson Val
ley Day has been arranged
The motor will leave this city
at 7:45 p. m. and on return will
leave Minden at 2 a. m. Round
trip tickets to Minden will be
81.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1913-06-09
IMPROVEMENTS

Steve Belh is making some sub
stantial improvements to his resi-
dence property on East Telegraph
Street
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1913-06-09
PASSED THROUGH

judge Downer was through pas
senger for the Comstock this morn
ing, where he was called on business.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1913-06-09
COAL-COAL

Coal and dry wood also hrst-class
feed of all kinds at the H. c. Katie
man Feed Yard Orders promptly
delivered Phone 1-5-1-1.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1913-06-09
MILLINARY SALE

On Saturday. June 9TH, | will have
on special sale my line of small trim
med and untrimmed hats Give me
a call
MRS. ED SWEETLAND.
i12 West Second Street, Carson City
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1913-06-09

Fine Ice Cream at the BON TON
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-10-10
Parcel Pest Reduces Rates.

The new ruling as to the parcel
post that went into effect August
Is, has given the parcel post : big
push forward. Under this ruling
one may send a package to any
point within $50 miles at 5 cents
for the first pound and one cent
for each additional pound up to
20 pounds. This makes a 2O.poui d
package cost "a cents by parcel
post. Formerly the rate was s
cents for the first pound and 4
cents for each additional pound,
and the limit of weight was ii
pounds; so that II pounds cost AZ
cents. The more favorable rate
has encouraged activity, and there
has been a notable increase in the
amount of parcel post business.