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The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1914-10-29
mo traces OF human occupancy"
CHAPTER XVIII.
Confusion Worse confounded.


The absolute failure OF Eldridge's
hypothesis Immediately threw public
confidence into a profound reaction
Certainty gave place to complete dis
trust Rumor gained ground. The
exodus increased. Where formerly only
those who could do so without great
sacrifice or Inconvenience had left
town, now people were beginning to
cut loose at any cost. Men resigned
their positions In order to get their
families away; others began to ar
range their affairs as best they might.
as though for a long vacation. As yet
panic had not appeared openly in the
light of day, but she lurked In the
shadows OF mems hearts.
The railroads and steamboats, were
crowded beyond their capacity. Extra
trains followed one another as close
together as the block signals would
allow them to run. Humanity packed
the cars. IL was like continual series
OF football days. In three OF them Il
was estimated that two hundred thou
sand people had left Manhattan. 1t
would have been physically impossible
for the transportation lines to have
carried a thousand more. They had
reached their capacity; the spigot was
wide open.
Percy Darrow showed Jack the head
lines to this effect.
Cheerful thought" he suggested
Suppose the whole four million should
want to get out at the same time!"
An hour and a half after the bulletin
announcing the failure OF the search
had been posted. Eldridge rushed into
the wireless office. The plague OF
darkness had lifted after fifteen min.
utes' duration.
Call Monsieur X" he gasped to the
day operator. In fifteen minutes, by
rapid substitutions OF batteries to
weaken or strengthen the sending cur.
rent. he had predetermined his previ-
GUS data. Apparently, without the
shadow of doubt, Monsieur X was
within the circle.
"He may be at sea-" suggested the
operator.
But Eldrldge shook his head. The
circle of the sea had been well pa
trolled, and for days.
Begin all over again." drawled
Darrow. Il told you that you were
on the wrong track"
Eldridge glanced at him.
81 can't say that you've done much!"
said he tartly.
MOI" queried Darrow, With one OF
his slow and exasperating smiles
perhaps not. But you'd better get
to thinking. You won't be able always
to take things easy. You may have to
hustle before long"
There has been, admit" said Ell
bridge stiffiy, repeating In substance
the interview he had already given
out, "some flaw In our chain OF rea
soning. This It will be necessary to
review with the object OF revision
Every physical manifestation must
have some physical and definite cause
and this can be found II time enough
is bestowed on 1t. Often the process
of elimination Is the only method by
which the truth can be determined"
Darrow chuckled.
Look out the process Of elimina
tion doesn't oyertake you." he re
! marked.
CTo BE CoNTINUEDJ
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1914-10-29

tion where they aren't getting the mes
sages now" suggested Darrow lazily.
Certainly" snapped Eldridge, ANY
child could deduce that. But fail to
see the use or necessity for the deter
mination at all-unless In a spirit OF
frivolous play. Our task fs not to dis.
cover where the messages can be re-
ceived, but whence they are sent"
He gazed frostily at the man who
had interrupted him. Darrow smiled
softly back.
How far will your instrument car
ry in sendingf" Eldridge asked Sim
mons.
"Its extreme is aboat two hundred
miles"
then we can safely assume that a
circle drawn with two-hundred-mile
FnAiAs would contain this man you
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1914-10-29
os.s and Alfalfa Compared.

behalf OF the point sought to be estab-
lished.
In his statement. or poster which he
is posting up all through his state. Mr..
Palmer says:
why grow alfalfa?
1T Is the best hay crop.
Less work required to produce II
than grain.
Less expensive to produce than
grain.
1T Ia a dependable crop.
1T improves mechanical condition
Of soil.
1T adds nitrogen to the SOIL pro-
vlded It Is fed on the farm"
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1914-10-29
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ing to his colleague remarked. with
warmth:
well. I've heard OF cheeky things
in my life. but that man beats all!
What do you think? He just asked
me to give him s25 to buy a wedding
present for his cookl"
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1914-10-29
ALFALFA IS FAVORED CROP
Requires Less Work Than orain--lr,-
prove Mechanical Conditions Of
Soll-Adds Nitrogen.

"Dry-Farming and Rural Homes"
has recently received from w. c. Pal
mer OF the agricultural college OF
North Dakota an interesting little com
parison between nutritive and cost
values OF alfalfa and oats. as indicated
In the unique illustration shown here
with. leaving no room for argument in
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1914-10-29

his shoulder the bulletins AZ they ap
peared. The crowds below read them.
their faces upturned. One ran:
Gordon row has surrounded the crest
OF the Knob. Station OF Monsieur X de-
termined among oak-trees. Man halted
Picked company surrounds"
The crowd roared its appreciation
and impatience. A long pause followed.
Then came the next bulletin.
Search discovers nothing"
A puzzled angry murmur arose. con-
fused and chopped. like cross currents
in tideway. Finally this was hung
out:
mo traces OF human occupancy"
A moments astonished pause en-
sued Then, over the vast multitude.
its faces upturned in incredulous
amazement. over the city lying spark.
ling in the MONDAY sun fell the pail
OF absolute darkness.
In the wireless office OF the Atlas
Building Percy Darrow laughed.
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Ancient Indian Armory

Muskogee. Okla. Dispatch to the. New
York Sun.
Had there been any loose rocks lying
around when "Jim'' and Bert" stan
ley had treed four squirrels, one of the
most interesting finds of Indian relics
ever made, in Oklahoma would not,have
occurred.
One of the brothers kicked pieces off
the edge of a limestone outcropping
and uncovered the cache of an ancient
Indian arrow maker. from which over
1900 beautiful flint arrow points have
been removed to date.
Several minutes digging by both
boys brought them to kind of pock Ell
in the earth literally filled with arrow
heads. They filled their hats and their
pockets and went to town and reported
their find. Students of archaeology went
to the place and, by digging with 4
spade, reached another pocket contain
ing about 500 more heads. The style
known as the war points" predom-
mated.
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LADIES! DARKEN
YOUR GRAY HAIR
Use Grandma's Sage Tea and
Sulphur Recipe and No
body Will Know

The use of Sage and Sulphur for re-
storing faded, gray hair to its natural
color dates back to grandmother s
time. She used it to keep her hair
beautifully dark, glossy and abundant,
Whenever her hair fell out or took on
that dull, faded or streaked appear
ance, this simple mixture was applied
with wonderful effect.
But brewing at home is mussy and
out-of-date. Nowadays, by asking at
any drug store for a so cent bottle of
"Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Hair Rem
edy" you will get this famous old
recipe which can be depended upon to
restore natural color and beauty to the
hair and is splendid for dandruff, dry,
feverish, itchy scalp and falling hair
A we'll known downtown druggist
says it darkens the hair so naturally
and evenly that nobody can tell it has
been applied. You simply dampen a
sponge or soft brush with it and draw
this through your hair taking one
strand at time. By morning the gray
hair disappears, and after another ap-
plication or two, it becomes beautifully
dark, glossy, soft and abundant. Agent,
ICollier Drug Co.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-18

| Mrs. l. Moog of Montgomery are the
Ensley.
Mr.. C.. H. Allen left Friday for his home
In jackson. Tenn. later to go to Okla
homa.
The Rev R. w. Anderson, presiding ell
der of the Haleyville district, is visit
ing friends in Avondase.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Henry Lee of Mem,
man for the day route to New York
Mrs. j. T. Hazelwood is i'll at her home
in AvoEdale.
Miss Myrtle Miles and Mrs. Richard
Johnston are spending the week with
Mr. and Mrs. I. T. Ashford at their
country home.
Miss Alice Phillips is the guest of her
sister Mrs. B. b. Field. Of yicksburg.
Mrs. viii syx of Fairfield is the guest
of Mrs. viii Cobbs.
Mrs. w. W. Duncan of Dordo, who has
been visiting Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Sulzby
has returned home.
Miss Dora Eumulsky of Independence,
La. will arrive "Wednesday to be the
give several entertainments for her.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-18
SOCIETY AND HOME TOPICS FOR WOMEN

Ro" Collier. who will tour the west be-
fort returning home this summer.
Or. ]. A. Miller. formerly of Wylam. is
new located at Edgewater.
Mr.. L. A. May of London, who is visit
ing the week end with his brother, Mr.
Henry May, at Bankston.
Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel \. Hogan expect
to leave Tuesday for a trip of several
weeks to Philadelphia and New York city
Mrs. Jay Smith left the first of this
week to visit friends and relatives in
south Alabama, and is not expected to
return before the middle Of February.
Mr.. Thomas Wilson has been promoted
from private. Battery A, of the first
battalion of A. n. G., to sergeant major
Mrs. H. II. Hale of Gary Ind, is the
suest of her sister, Mrs. j. w. Free
man, in Wylam.
Mrs. j. II. Hamil has returned to her
home in Chattanooga afser a stay of four
weeks with Mrs. Ella Harris at 2416 North
Eighteenth avenue, and with Mr.. and
Mrs. Nicholson in Woodlawn
Mr.. j. E. Nicholson has returned from
Chattanooga after brief visit to relatives
and friends.
Mrs. Lewis Pepper and Mrs. f. d.
Bean are the guests of Mrs Dan Pepper
in Ensley.
Mr.. Fred Oates of Ashville, n. c., is
visiting Mr.. and Mrs. George NJ. Webb
at Mountain Terrace
Mr. and Mrs. Josepn 3. Moore have
named their little son, Joseph Franklin
Moore
Mrs. F. NJ. Dunning has returned from
Oklahoma City and for the present is with
her daughter, Mrs e. NJ. Duncan.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hearn of West End an
nounee the birth of a daughter.
Mr.. Clifford Harrison, who has been
ill at his home in West End for some
time, is still in serious condition.
Mrs Mant Hood, who has been i'll at
her home in West End, has entirely re-
covered.
Mrs. Joe Welchel and little niece, Alice
julia White, left Saturday for Atlanta,
where Mrs. Whechel has gone for medical
treatment.
Miss Effie Whelchel. who has been visit
ing her sister, Mrs. Joe Welchel returned
to her home in Georgia Saturday
Mrs. w. j. Minis of West End is Wis.,
iting her mother, Mrs. Ranseur, in Pine
apple.
Mrs. I. r. Cookie, who has been i'll at
her home in Woodlawn, is better, and
will leave Tuesday for a visit to her
daughter, Mrs. Burns, at Courtney.
The Rev. G. l.. Abernathy, accompanied
by Mr.. ]. II. Bayard, left Friday for
south Florida.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. Moog and Mr.. and
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-18
The Greatest Chain Letter

sixteen years or SO ago a man named
Griffin, mayor of small town in New
South Wales. Australia, started a chain
letter in the name of his daughter,
with the idea of endowing a hospital
with the proceeds, says the New York
Sun. The plan was to construct a 1SO-
link chain by Miss Griffin writing TO
three of her friends and asking them
to send her 10 used postage stamps
and also asking them each to write to
three of their friends to do the same.
The idea was eventually to sell the
cancelled stamps received TO a stamp
dealer for resale to collectors, and to
use the money thus gained for the hos
pital. The first three recipients num-
bered their letters No. l, the second
nine numbered their No. 2. the third 81
numbered theirs No. 3 and SO on. With
the $50 multiple the chain was auto
matically to cease
But the originator evidently went
into the matter wholly without consid-
erlng the results of this arithmetical
progression. AS the scheme went into
effect, it gradually came to the notice
of people all over the world. In 1906
an article in the London Spectator, bv
SCiiiSoio WIN Lib uieu up .tne pos
sfbil1ties. claimed to show that there
would not be enough writing paper in
the world to supply the letters by the
time the 1S0th series was reached. Ii
figured that up to the twentieth link
the number of letters would amount to
over 5,000,000.000 and that there would
not be enough stamps in the world
TO complete the thirtieth link.
Up to six years ago, it is reported
that over 100000 letters had been re-
ceived. Until 1902 the letters were
opened by Miss Griffin, her father and
his employees, and the contents sold ia
dealers and the proceeds turned over
to the st. George Cottage, near Sydney
New South Wales. At last the letters
became too numerous for them to han
die. The postoffice was overburdened
In spite of many additional clerks Just
to handle this mail. Sixty-five mail
bags full of letters had to be stored in
basement unopened, although the
postoffice department was crippled for
want of mail bags This lot was sold
just as it came. unopened. to a stamp
dealer for about $275, and later sold
by him in quantities of 100 and 1000
to collectors in Australia and the Unit
ed States.
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PERSONALS

fEhoONALS
Mrs. Leon Well and Mrs. NJ. L. Greils
VIII arrive Monday to visit their sister,
Mrs. Godfrey Goldman, in Hanover Cir
Gle
Mrs. B. S. Williams, who has been i'll
for several weeks is better
Miss Hattie May Reese of West End
left Friday for NASHVILLE, where she will
enter school.
Miss Frances Owens from south Ala
bcma is the guest of Mrs. r. C. Reid.
Mrs. A. F. Morgan and little daughter.
kathleen, have returned to Wylam after
two-weeks' visit to Bessemer.
Mr.. Duncan Sterling is Ill at his home in
Wylam.
Miss Nellie Burnell Of Wylam is visit
in friends in Birmingham.
Mrs. Samuel Camp. Sr., is able to be
out after two weeks of illness at her
home in Wylam.
Mrs. r. league and children have gone
to Connelsville to visit relatives.
Miss Ruth Mabry of Clarlsville, Tenn.
Is the guest of Mrs. S. II. Gardner
Maj. and Mrs. Tellibone of Nashville
will be with Mrs. Lille Sloss for the
winter.
Mrs. o. Charles Heck who spent the
holiday season with her mother and was
the inspiration of many charming social
events, has returned home.
Mrs. John Golston has returned to Wy
lam after a two-weaks' visit to San
drsky.
Mr.. John Crawford returned to his home
in San Antonio, Tex, Saturday.
Miss Lois Beck, who has been seriously
i'll with meningitis at her home in Wood
lawn, is improving.
Mrs. II. E. Cox and Miss Ella Daniels
of Woodlawn are spending the week end
with friends in Empire.
Miss Susie Palmer returned to Wood
lawn Saturday after a visit to Keller
man.
Mrs. Ada Collier of East Lake left Fri
day evening for her home in San Antonio,
Tex, accompanied by her brother, Mr..
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-18
MRS. MORRIS GIVES
LINEN SHOWER

Miss Sarah Gertrude Morris, who is to
be bride of the week, was the honoree
at pretty linen shower yesterday after
noon with Mrs. T.. l.. Morris as hostess
at her home in Woodlawn.
A color scheme of pink and green was
used in the decorations, pink rosebuds
and carnations being tastily combined
with southern smilax. The dining table
was especially pretty, having a stately
vase of pink roses as q centerpiece. Here
coffee, sandwiches and dainty bonbons
were served. Mrs. N. W. Sharpe and Mrs.
j. C. Dixon presided over the punch bowl
OF frappe in the reception hall.
The hostess, in blue crepe meteor,
with an overdress of white princess lace
and Miss Morris wearing pink charmeuse
with white fur trimmings, We're assisted
in receiving their guests by Miss Mildred
Ross, Miss Lottis Patterson, Miss lone
Irwin, Miss Clara Kirk Brown, Miss Kate
Rogers and Miss Marie Couch.
In the reception room In a bower of smi-
lax a huge heart was suspended, and
" hen little Dorothy Dixon. as Cupid. shot
an arrow from her bow, the honoree was
showered with many pretty linen gifts.
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catch the inspiration of masters, and can
recall, too, when art students We're con-
fireG to very few, and they We're in the
Watts building only. Today we find they
have grown in numbers and are to be
found in different parts of the city,
though the Watts building still has an
interesting apartment Of studios. Recent
ly Five Points has developed into quite
an artistic center, and apartments are
devoted to students and directors of
painting on canvas and china, and one
| little woman said enthusiastically: 'The
| Gift Shop is the quaintest place in Bir
mingham; you can find anything being
| made there, from miniature of your
| self to a rag rug" This is the enter
| prise of several young women combining
| the arts and crafts that go toward maxi
! ing the home beautiful and comfortable
and while they giving to the world
| the benefit of their skill and talent in
| this line of home building, strange to say
| they are all 'bachelor girls and have
| the most beautiful theory of the subject
while the student class must do the prac-
| tice.
They have the art of hospitality COM
| Lined with genius, for you are very well
come to their apartments-you can paint
or weave, as you please; you must not
| idle there because these young women are
busy with their separate interests.
This subject of the 'loom'' they have.
brings to- mind where that loom began
| Years ago an old lady wanted to make
| some money and she had the old-time
| machine mother used to have. 1t took
| a double horse team to haul it to ths
| fair grounds and almost as much power
to carry upstairs but Mrs. Shoemaker
could make rugs and she made them and
sold to customers there. Finally, she dis
carded the crude machine and after sew
eral fairs had accumulated enough cash
| for her modern machine" This gave the
| impetus to homemade rug craze IN
| Birmingham, and this same machine is
! being operated in the Gift Shop" Any
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-18
BY MRS. J. II. REID

tain Co, of Chicago. This firm owns
four celebrated pictures and they claim
they are kept at a great expense-in
fact at the cost of one-half million--to
protect and operate them in different
parts of the country; and there is great
demand for their exhibits.
The Partisan. 1908 Third avenue. has
arranged for a two weeks exhibit of
this painting of Benjamin Constant.
valued at $65,000, and the public is COR
daily invited to take advantage of the
opportunity to see this wonderful work
of art. This painting has been brought
here at a great expense. The insurance
premiums alone amount to $50 a week.
1t can be seen at no expense to you
save the investment of time.
That this picture should be presented
Just at this time is very opportune. Bir-
mmghams S love of art has grown with
thc city.
The Birmingham Art club. composed of
about two dozen active artists, has for
several years made study of the his
tory of art. including the lives and pic
lures of ancient and famous artists. For
the present year the club has outlined
a study of modern art, and we under
stand are devotng much time to Amer
lean subjects. Whatever comes to the
city in the class of real art is just one
mere step to the fruition of their plans,
and we feel the work of Constant needs
no Introduction to art lovers, merely an
announcement that the opportunity is
SiVen; nor should the interest be confined
to artists only. 1t tells the story of the
infant Jesus; it shows the first Christ
mas, the Christ birthday, and even the
small child catches the truth and the lit
cral facts so true to the teachings of
t'ieii Sunday school, Everybody cannot
value the work of the brush, but no one
can fail to be impressed with the scene.
| Speaking of the growth of art In this
city we can recall when mere hand
| full" of artists were plodding through
| the obstacles that confronted them on
| the way to doing things" all eager to
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-18
LUXURY ON SHIPBOARD
The Suite of the Connaughts Almost
Defy Description

A special cable received at the head
quarters of the Canadian Pacific rail-
road describes the suite of rooms OF
the Duke and Duchess of Connaught
on the Empress of Britain on their
the st. Louis Republic.
The suite, specially set apart and
decorated for the reception of the
party, is situated on the starboard
side. Partition walls have been taken
down to provide for the drawing room
of the duchess.
The walls and ceiling have been
treated with lincrusta enameled
white and relieved with gold, giving
the interior very artistic and attract
i've appearance. while the floor is COW
cred with a rich olive pile carpet with
small trellis design. The settees and
easy chair which adorn the room are
upholstered in pretty light chintz bird
and foliage design.
The window curtains and other
draperies which are hung from silver
plated rods and fittings, are of the
same design. The furniture Is also OF
an elaborate character and includes a
mahogany bureau and center table with
Chippendale folding card table.
The duchess bedroom is furnished
in dark mahogany inlaid with satin
wood and the draperies are in blue
treHis and rosebud linen. A handsome
silver plated bedstead has been in
stalled and it is made to swing with the
motion of the ship. 1t is similar to the
one which was used by Queen Mary>on
the Medina on the trip to India.
The furniture consists of Chesterfield
settee and chairs upholstered in rose
bud linen. The accommodation for his
royal highness the duke adjoins that
of the duchess. and is furnished in
white enamel. while the draperies are
of the same design used throughout the
suite and mounted on silver fittings.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-18

In 1887 Jean Joseph Benjamin Con-
slant, the noted French artist, painted
the picture. "rhe Nativity of Christ"
He put into this picture the real story
of that morn at Bethlehem-each face,
that of the mother, of Joseph and shep-
herds portray the hall of the dawn of a
new day. The canvas speaks for the
true artist and gives the tense express
n of the French genius; the power
painter and. the man whose talent
so innate that he laughed at the
list who could not give the fullness
his palette:
is masterful talent made him a
Ter and greatly influenced gen
ion of students. His hobby" was
oriental studies; into these he threw
himself with great individuality. His
very first picture, Hamlet and the
King" created sensation at the salon
in 1869. but perhaps his greatest fame
came with the production of the Mo-
rocco subjects.
1t has been said of Benjamin Con-
stant, ''he laid paint in the most pos
tive manner. using color pure from
the tube without the admiXture of
white, except when absolutely essential
to the rendering of light; thus COM
manding a richness which those who
mix too much never attain
His more recent picture of queen
Victoria on her throne in the House
of Lords, is said to be a remarkable
portrait, beyond comparison with ev-
erything else in the gallery
Among other portraits he executed a
real life picture of Jay Gould.
Benjamin Constant was born in Paris,
1916, and died 1902-only 81 years old
vet he strived on those few years to
give to the world a greater knowledge
of art His picture of "The Nativity of
Christ" is the property of l.. r. Fon-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-18
CARD PARTY
WITH MRS. GARRETT HOSTESS

Miss Gertrude Garrett was hostess at n
card party Thursday afternoon at her
home in Woodlawn. complimenting Miss
Hazel Grubbs of North Sterling, KY, and
Miss Sallie Reese of Lowndesboro, Ala.
Progressive forty-two was enjoyed, the
prize being awarded to Miss Mabel
Waters. Later an ice course was served.
The guests were Miss Hazel Grubbs,
Miss Sallie Reese, Miss Clara Brown, Miss
Evelyn Downing, Miss Alma Jones, Miss
Edna Wall, Miss Mabel Garrett, Mrs.
Carl Roberts. Mrs. Grady Simpson.