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The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-04

Anderson is Yes, said /. she has
beauty, but you have talent and some day
you are going to be greater than She
I'm glad I've lived TO see my prophecy
come true. She's Americas greatest ac-
tress today. Vaudeville? All, yes! It's
the rage. now, and what the people like
is the optical laugh. What's that? the
obvious! Something you don't have to
hit them in the head to make them un-
derstand. Sometimes J put 'em over that
don't get over at all. They 'muff the ball
the sun gets in their eyes-and that kind
of thing is very discouraging. but
Paragraph.
| simply can't do without paragraphs!
It's for the looks of things more
than anything else.
Mr.. Wilder was perfectly joyous, but
quite unpunctuated, and 1 had to consider
how the copy was going to show up, so
every low and then took up the cudgels
and stopped.
"Wish l had time to tell you how l hap
pened to make my first hit in England" 4"
he continued. king Edward was one of
my dearest friends and always made HIM
self agreeable and was very kind to me.
Sir Henry Irving, too, was one of my
cherished friends. This much / will tell
you. When / first went over to London
| left here with just 5000 in my pocket.
and not sign of an engagement. / spent
S160 for my passage and landed in Eng
land with $40 I got a little room in an
questionable part of London, the kind
with a bed and a chair and piece of car
pet-tne carpet kept me warm at night
and | paid 70 cents. or three shillings, for
it by the week. Finally. | got an engage
ment. / was offered 20 guineas-$52-to go
down and give my show at certain Lord
B-ks. [ was so afraid all day that the
engagement might be cancelled that !
would stay about the club for fear OF
receiving a message to that effect. Well.
| went and when [ got there they gave
me something to eat-r needed it, too, |
can tell you, and presently / went on. |
was frightened to death before those
stern, said, colds English people, so |
singled out a face in the audience, won-
derful, intellectual face, it was too, and
| played to that map-and him only! /
made hit and sometime afterward |
met this man, the man I'd played to in
the audience that night. and to my sur
prise he turned out 10 be the great Eng
lish actor. Mr. e. s. Willard. In America
| was somebody. and SO l told him that
when he came here | would introduce
him, which / did at a breakfast in New
York that assembled 40 of the leading
men of that day together--Mr. Depew,
General Sherman. General Porter Mr.
Mansfield. and people of that type. and
when I introduced Mr. Willard it was
with the incident I've just related. 1t
made us life long friends, Just that sim
pie little incident, which / cherish to this
day as one of my dearest "reminiscences. "
1t was time to so. and so / had to write
down the long deferred period
But you needn't.
If you want to know more of Mr.. Will
der, just drop In at the Lyric and hea,
him tell his stories.
He's not any bigger than a minute, but
he walks on "the sunny side of the
street" and by his irresistible drollers
| will cheer you up when life is about to ge
| the best of you.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-04
MISS ELLIS HOSTESS
AT ROOK PARTY

Miss Edith Ellis entertained the Wylam
Rook club Tuesday evening at her home.
Ferns and cut flowers were tastily used
to make the house attractive for the play
ers. After the game music was enjoyed.
At the close of the evening coffee and
sandwiches were served.
Those enjoying this hospitality were
Miss Myrtle Avery Miss Ruby Sargent
Miss MAY Moxley, Miss Alice Davis. Miss
Mary Lusk, Miss Claudia May Lambert.
Miss Mary Guthrie, Miss Belle Guthrie,
Mr.. Alexander, Mr.. VIII Wheeler, Mr..
Neal Young. Mr.. Ruffin Eubank, Mr..
Alvin Ethridge, Mr.. Robert Robertson.
lCanfinued ON Pare Tenl
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-04
ST. CECILIA MUSIC CLUB
WITH MIR. AND MRS. LAWSON

Mr.. and Mrs. Kyle Lawson were hosts
at their home in Fairview, Monday even
ing, 10 the members of the ST. Cecilia
Music club.
An interesting programme was given by
the following members. Miss Eula Dean.
Mrs. F. S. Hammille. Mrs. Tom Lawson
and Mr.. Ray Monroe.
Sandwiches and coffee were served at
the end of the meeting.
Those present were: Miss Andy Ruter.
Miss Jessie Ruter, Miss Eula Lee Dean.
Mr.. Ray Monroe. Mrs. Walter Lynch,
Mrs. j. f. Thomas Mrs. WifMcWilliams
and Mr.. r. II, Heggerman
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-04
GREEN E. EVANS
CARDS ARE ISSUED

Mr.. and Mrs E. Benjamin Evans re-
quest the honor of your presence at
the marriage of their daughter, Fam
HE, to Mr. Robert Knox Greene on the
evening of Wednesday, February Is,
1914 at 9 o'clock, at st. Mary -on- the
Highlands
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-04
MISS CONLEY GIVES
BIRTHDAY PARTY

Miss Agnes Conley entertained num-
ber of friends at her home in Wylam
Tuesday evening in honor of her 10th
birthday
The dining room and parlor were pret-
tily decorated with ferns and carnations.
Games were enjoyed followed by cake and
hot chocolate.
The guests were Miss Hazel Gibson,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-04
ANNUAL BANQUET
HIGHLAND NJ METHODIST

Tie annual banquet of the men of the
South Highland Methodist church will
take place Friday evening at 1880 o'cloct
at the church. Mr., Hugh Morrow will
be toastmaster. There will be no admis-
sion fee and the friend of the church
are cordially invited.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-04
SOME HELPING HAND
HINTS FOR THE HOME
BY MARION HARLANp

layer of macaroni cover with a la,,or of
grated cheese, sprinkle with salt and nen-
per ana pour over the cheese a cream
sauce Proceed in this way until the dish
is 1ull, sprinkle with buttered cracker
crumbs and bake.-Kindness of / n
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-04
Wants Paper Dolls

''I saw where a woman wanted to give
some little girls paper dolls. l have
a dear little friend who has been i'll for
a long time and who, l think, would enjoy
them. If you hear from the woman, please
tell her there is someone who wants the
dolls. RUTH r"
1t is a pity you do not give the initials
which We're the womans signature. While
it is likley her store of dolls was ex-
hausted by the holiday rush, / should
like to give you a chance to share in the
donation. Not knowing to whom you
allude, | lay the petition of your little
friend before our correspondents. New
issues of paper dolls are constantly ap-
pearng. VIII those who have them send
for the address of Ruth r.?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-04
WESLEY HOUSE ENTERTAIN
MENT IN ENSLEY YESTERDAY

Miss Dorothy Grim. Miss Eva Barton
and Miss Margaret Stovall entertained
Tuesday afternoon. in Ensley at the
Wesley House, celebrating the first an
niversary of that institution
The large birthday cake was placed in
the dining room where each guest cur
the cake in quest of her fortune. Drills
were given by the Camp Fire Girls and
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-04
CHALIFOUX-MORIATA
WEDDING IN BOSTON

Announcements have been received in
this city of the marriage of Mr.. Edward
Chalifoux of New York to Miss Moriata.
of Boston, which was solemnized on Sun
day evening. January %. in Boston. Mr..
Chalifoux made his home in Birmingham
till about three years ago, where he was
well known. He is a brother to Mr. Henry
A. ChalifouX, Mr.. Oliver Chalifoux, Mrs.
Valcourt and Mrs. Granger.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-04
Received the Silk Pieces

II wish to thank the donors of two
boxes of silk pieces which 1 received. L
would be thankful for the ear trumpet
that is now offered as 1 am almost deaf.
ELLA X"
Good enough, 1 am always glad to
learn that pieces have reached their
destination. The cry for them is cease
less. To what ear trumpet do you
fer? Let us have the address of the
benevolent owner. We are in the dark
without it,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-04
AUSTIN-DAVIS WEDDING
SOLEMNIZED IN NORWOOD

The marriage of Miss Ethel Davis and
Mr.. William Wyatt Austin of Vicksburg,
Miss, was beautifully solemnized at the
home of the brides brother, Mr.. Henry
Davis in Norwood, Tuesday afternoon at
4.3O clock, Rev. Preston Blake, pastor
of the Southside Baptist church perform
ing the ceremony.
The color scheme selected, pink and
white, was carried out in the house dec
orations, pink sweet peas and white car
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-04
DINNERS AT EARLE BUILDING
FOR ST. MARY'S CHURCH

The ladies of st. Mary on the High
lands are serving dinners this week at
the Earle building on First avenue
which became so we'll known during
The days of the Holy Innocents dinners
A menu including soup, sliced turkey
rice, candied sweet potatoes, spaghetti
salad, ice cream and home made cake,
will be enjoyed by the patrons who are
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-04
Magazines of Good Fiction

Il should be pleased to receive maga-
zines of good fiction, if someone has them
to spare, 1 will pay postage.
''JOSEPHINE NJ. c."
We are all winnowing our stock of last
years magazines and some of us are puz-
zled how best to bestow them. Send to
us for the address of the half dozen cor
respondents who would be delighted to
get some of them giving Josephine M. c..
distinguished place in the distribution.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-04

nations being artistically used. An altar
was built in the living room where the
ceremony took place. A beautiful musi-
cal programme was rendered
Miss Davis had Miss Effie Davis, in
pale blue crepe de chine with lace and
pearl trimmings and carrying pink roses,
as her maid of honor, and little Eliza beth
Cowan, in dainty. white lace dress and
bearing basket of pink sweet peas, as
flower girl.
Miss Davis entered with her brother,
Mr.. Henry +. Davis, by whom she was
given in marriage. The bride wore a
blue brocade travelling suit with hat to
match
Mr. Austin was attended by Mr.. Leon
ard Crawford as best man.
A reception followed, after which Mr..
and Mrs Austin left for their wedding
trip. They will make their home in
Nicksburg.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-04
Lessons i'm Exchange

II wonder if there is anyone among
your readers who has a banjo or man
dolin to exchange for lessons in elocution
or dramatic art? LILLIAN NJ"
Music and the drama are near of kim
the one to the other. 1t should be pos
sible and not difficult to effect the ex-
change. l hold your address.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-04
DATE SET FOR NORWOOD
CHURCH RECEPTION

The reception of the Norwood Metho-
dlst church which was to have been
given January % by the stewards and
their wives will take place Friday even
ing. February g. at the parsonage. 1915
Thirteenth avenue, north. All the friends
of the congregation are invited
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-04
Boiled Mayonnaise DRESSING

oihs Oh Tour eggs, three-fourths cup
of sugar two and one-half tahlasnoon.,
OF Hour, and one tablespoon of mustard.
pepper and salt to taste, one and one
hah cups of vinegar df vinegar is too
strong add little water to it1 Cook all
together until thick. stirring often to pre
cent Jumping, mixing the dry ingredients
hrst. When wanted for salad, add plain
or whipped cream.-Kindness of l. Il
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-04
HENDERSON-WEATHERLY
WEDDING THIS EVENING

The chief event of the day will be
the marriage of Miss Doris Weatherly
and Mr. Maurice Henderson, which will
take place at st. Mary s. on the High
lands this evening, followed by a re-
ception at the residence of Mr.. and
Mrs. James Weatherly.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-04
MRS. c. NJ. STANLEY TO
ENTERTAIN AT BRIDGE

Mrs. c. NJ Stanley has invited the
members of her Thursday Bridge club
and "A few additional friends to meet
Mrs. Wallace Smith tomorrow after
noon at bridge. Her guests VIII num-
Der 16
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-04
MRS. I. G.. BUSH
TO GIVE A LUNCHEON

one of the interesting luncheons to-
day at the Country club will be that of
Mrs, T. G. Bush given for Mrs. Albert
Bush of Mobile. The party will in
clue > of her friends among the young
u.atrons
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-04

Miss May Conley. Miss Martha Conley,
Miss Bessie Moon, Miss Marion Brown,
Miss Lizzie Massey, Miss Grace Miller,
Miss Desma Dewberry. Miss Agnes Con-
ley, Mr.. Steve Moxley, Mr.. John MoX-
ley, Mr.. Barton Sergeant, Mr. Erskine
Lambert, Mr.. George Guthrie, Mr.. Harry
Gardner. Mr.. Harry Jayne, Mr.. James
Jennings and others.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-04

the Boy Scouts. The domestic science
room gave an exhibition of work and
the kindergarten room was open for
inspection.
Delightful refreshments were served to
the many people who called to see the
beautiful work which Is being done.
Last evening the guests included the
neighborhood people.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-04

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Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1914-12-04

the communion to a dying farmer
Disregarding orders the sentries, COCO
Catholics, allow the priest to pass He
disappears on the other side of the
bridge Suddenly one of the sentries
sees flicker of light along the ground
90 yards away A rush to the spot
and the good priest is discovered
STOPPING at the base of one of the
bridge arches. The stick of dyna,
mite on the ground and blackened
fuse in his hand leave no doubt as to
his intentions. The sentries did not
wait for court-martial, but executed
the priest on the spot. Papers found
on him proved him to be a captain In
a Hessian Hussars regiment
In trench near the Belgian border,
a few days ago. A jovial old chap, a
farmer, comes along with a basketful
of pears. The shooting has stopped
for an hour or so, both sides needing
a rest after IL hours of uninterrupted
lighting. A number of farmers in the
region having refused to abandon their
homes, no one questions the farmers
presence among the troops, and his
basket is soon emptied. As they are
given away the farmer is thanked all
around and is just leaving when he is
grabbed by the throat suddenly by
one of the troopers, who half chokes
his victim before shouting, Hes a
German. He was my boss in Paris .
And so /. was. For - years Joseph
Habig had been chief accountant in a
big Partisan wall paper factory. He
was German, every one knew 1t, but
he was good accountant Under
him worked half dozen young
Frenchmen. Two days before the dec.
laration of war his consul had warned
him to leave Paris-and he had. His
knowledge of French had been used
by his officers when he joined the Ger
man army, and he returned. This
time he stayed,
The last is the best In Paris last
month, at the war department offices,
officers hurry in and out, orderlies
pass like the wind. generals and their
stats discuss the campaign in the
Railways, young artillery officer. lieu.
tenant of the general staff. according
to the insignia on his collar. walks up
and down idly smoking A captain
passes by asks for a light for his
cigar, and remarks, Nice weather.
lieutenant" No answer. The cap
tain, surprised, repeats his remark.
The lieutenant turns away. Angered
the superior officer goes after him.
The other runs toward a door.
It's all over in a jiffy. Friend Lieu
tenant brought into a private office.
answers questions with an over-the-
Rhine accent, which is trade mark.
He is a lieutenant all right but in
the Eleventh Bavarian regiment. He
has made the French war office his
headquarters for over a week Some
of the Paris papers got hold of the
story, which was, Of course. cut out
by the censor.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1914-12-04

entirely aolian, mere dune drift of
sand swept by the wind from the
beaches; at any rate digging to such
depth as was possible in the loose
and readily sliding material failed to
disclose anything but sand.
Water is nowhere visible, in fact
there can be said to be no supply of
fresh water at all. Pits along the
beach will yield water at a depth of
about four feet and this is potable.
AS is so commonly the case in the
Line islands nearer the equator, this
water is sea water, filtered and sweet
ened by percolation through the coral
sand. One such pit will be found serv-
iceable in general for about a month,
a brief life for a well. but matter of
no great moment, since another pit
may be dug to a fresh supply within
few feet.
Plenty of Birds and Fish.
If the land is of little worth, the
sea and the air bear an inordinate
share of the burden of food for man.
Small as the islets are. the number of
birds passes all reckoning; one may
mention a million merely as a con-
venient unit of measure.
The albatross grudges mankind the
room to walk about in, the BOBBY is
as absurd and foolish and altogether
we'll named on Midway as wherever
found, the Sandwich tern is under foot
and an excellent table bird, the bos'n-
bird and the frigate are found at GER
tain seasons on their nests, and the
plover and the curlew are in sufficient
quantity to find their way to the bill
of fare. In the lagoon is abundance
of fish, cod, sea perch, the always
toothsome mullet, mackerel and the
gaudy coryphenas. so brilliant in their
Raried coloring that to put them into
the pan seems almost to desecrate
the rainbow by cooking it. The ire
pang, or beche-de-mer, may be had
with no more exertion than that or
picking its dark ugliness from the
clear bottoms of the tide pools, and
those who have had oriental table ev-
PE11EAt6 ICCOEnAEC thAb - --GS
made into the most savory OF soups.
A delicious cookie is somewhat sparse
ly found and many univalve mollusks
afford a plentiful. supply of palatable
foods.
In the crevices of the sea reefs
which skirt the lagoon lie hidden
many large crustaceans. These are
rarely seen. for their habit is secre-
tive; but a pot baited overnight with
somewhat high fragments of fish is
usually found well filed in the morn
ing and the size of the crustaceans
runs rather higher than our best loo
sters. They lack the strong claws OF
the lobster; they are more of the
squilla type, but the meat is very fine
eating and abundantly wholesome.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1914-12-04
GOATS AS SPY SIGNAL
Shepherd Who Aided Germans With
His Flock Sentenced to Death
for Treason.

Chalons-Sur- Marne.-A Frenchman,
Alfred Durot by name, has been SEN
fenced to death by court-martial for
treason.
During the battle which ragged
around Reims the French artillery OPP
Grating near the village of Puiseulx
was subjected to terrific lombard.
ment by the Germans, no matter how
often they changed their position. A
careful watch was kept. and 1t was
discovered that mile in front of the
French batteries shepherd was feed
ing his flock, among which were five
snow-white goats.
The shepherd was arrested. and in
quiries showed that during the Ger.
man occupation of Puiseulx he was the
only inhabitant who had not been mo
Tested, and that he had been given the
white goats whose presence was TO
signal the position of the French
guns.
Durot. at his trial. admitted his
guilt.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1914-12-04

will roll aside with strict observance
of the calendar
Life is monotony; monotony stereo-
typed. Four times in the year comes
a break. Once every ninety days the
supply schooner comes from Honolulu,
with mail from home, papers and
fresh food; once in so often new OPP
orator comes to take his trick at send
ing; once in so often comes the
chance for WEAKNESS to get back to
land where things happen and rules
have exceptions.
Here in picture and in text is Mid
way, outpost of empire. relay station
of news, wind-blasted sunburnt home
of three and twenty pioneers. But
there is no lack of those who would
pioneer in the midst of the sea. At
the executive offices of the cable COM
pany they will tell you that they have
more applications for a Midway billet
than they can fill. There is five
year contract into which the operators
on this distant post enter, but if the
solitude proves too much for anyone
on the island there are so many on
the waiting list that relief is always
granted.
Part of Great Bird Preserve.
Way back in 1857 the tiny group,
then known as Brooks islands from
their supposed discoverer, was an
nexed by the U. S. S. Lackawanna be-
cause the Pacific Mail company
thought it wanted it for coaling sta
ton The islands lie some fifteen
hundred miles northwest of Honolulu
and between them and the Hawaiian
group is a string of uninhabited islets
that, together with Midway, have been
set aside as a national seabird pre-
serve patroled by a revenue cutter 20
keep off the poachers.
Of the Midway group, Brooks island
is roughly pear shaped lagoon atoll
entirely surrounded by a barrier reef
of coral, with two passages sufficient
Iy wide to permit vessels of consider
able draft to enter the lagoon. The
atoll is about two and a half miles
long and varies in width from half a
mile TO two and a half miles, the
greatest breadth being toward the
southwest The passages through the
reef lie on the west and northwest
sides. The lagoon is fully mile and
half wide at it's widest and complete
by surrounds what little land there is,
II is thickIy sown with patches OF
coral, which in many large masses
reaches close to the surface, but boat
channels may be found by careful
steering and there is no danger, since
the water is always still.
The land is found at the east side
of the lagoon, two islands each little
more than mile long. Middle Brooks,
or Eastern island, rises to height OF
about fifteen feet, coral sand thinly
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1914-12-04

covered with grass and low bushes.
Lower Brooks. Sand island, about a
quarter of a mile west, rises to the
comparatively imposing height Of
ffty-five feet; but what it makes up
in altitude it loses IN vegetation, its
covering of grass being much thinner.
1t is mile and half long, three
quarters of a mile wide.
Giaring Coral sand.
The corals, on which the islets are
based, of whose disintegration they
are in fact composed, are principally
meandrinas and madrepores, as
shown by the specimens still growing
in the lagoon as well as by the frag-
ments in the dry soil which have not
yet been reduced by the weather.
The sand, which is the product of the
teaching of the dead coral by the rain,
is a clear white, very glaring in the
bright sun and remarkably trying to
the eyes.
In the center and eastern part of
the Sand island the disintegrating
coral has been compacted by the rains
into stiff lime crust about a third OF
an inch thick and forming glistening
surface which requires considerable
force to- break. On the immediate
shores Of the island the sand Is about
eighteen inches deep before the frag-
ments of coral begin to appear of any
size; the higher levels are apparently
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1914-12-04
Show German Spirit.

Berlin.--A shopkeeper at Breslau
has an advertisement in his window
promising to pay 10000 marks to the
German soldier who first lands in Eng
land.