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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-01-12

The celebration of Mr.. and Mrs. A.
slaughter's fiftieth wedding anniver-
gary must have been day of great
happiness for them. They had an
nounced that they would keep open
Rouse throughout Sunday afternoon
and that their friends would all be
welcomed; they sent no cards Two
hundred called during the receiving
hours to congratulate and wish them
well. The thoughtful interest of old
friends and new was expressed, too,
in the beautiful tributes of flowers
that were received during the day i'll
such numbers as to make of the whole
house veritable indoor garden. South.
ern smilax had been trailed over arches
and doors: palms were placed the
background of each room and massed
IN front of them on tables and man
tells, plano and desks were clusters of
every blossom that the season affords
from the fragile valley lily to the gor-
geous American beauty.
Mr.. Joe Slaughter, eldest son, and
Mr.. Herman Saks. son-in-law of the
hosts, welcomed the callers in the re-
ception hall Mr. and Mrs A. 5laugh-
ter greeted their friends in the draw
ing rooms, Mrs. Slaughter wearing a
handsome black charmeuse and point
lace gown with a cordage bouquet of
red roses and lilies of the valley. CIV
ing becoming touch of color Mr.. Lee
Slaughter also received in this apart
ment and Mrs. August Wolfsohn of
New York and Mrs. Herman Saks. the
eldest daughters Mrs. Wolfsohn at
tired In princess lace and cloth OF gold,
Mrs. Saks in an exquisite silver net
and rose brocade toilette. also stood
there.
Mrs. Joe Slaughter and Miss Estelle
Slaughter were in the dining room dur
ing the reception, Mrs Slaughter wear
ing becoming pale yellow taffeta with
ruff1ed skirt, in which she is exceed
ingly pretty; Mrs. Slaughter In black
lace over emerald green. The gold tints
emblematic of the celebration, were
observed in the floral decoration of the
dining room and in the tempting re-
freshments served from there. A gold
basket filled with jonquils and tied
with gold tulle rested on an emhroid-
cred cloth spread over gold satin Ices
moulded in the form of yellow slippers
and wedding balls. cakes embossed with
lilies of the valley We're accompanied
by a service of other dainties. Mrs.
Louis Saks poured coffee, a gracious
figure for SO charrii... iy feminine an
office, her gown white tulle and bro
caded satin In the library Mrs Adolph
Beck presided at the punch bowl She
was also handsomely attired. The six
grandsons of Mr.. and Mrs. SlauS nter
were also interesting members Of the
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-01-12

and her little son, Heron, are guests OF
Mrs. j. j. Hunter in Woodlawn.
The Eleanor Horde club meets this
! afternoon with Mrs. r. o. Crane.
Mrs. j. w. McCarty will entertain tho
Thread of the Story club Thursday aft
| ernoon in Ensley
The Ensley Highland Forty-two club
will meet Wednesday afternoon with
Mrs. j. T. Carter.
The Highland Bridge club will meet
with Mrs. e. j. Krummel Friday after
noon in Birmingham.
The Fairfield Five Hundred club
meets this Afternoon with Mrs. w. Z.
Tucker.
The M. F. II. club meets Thursday
with Mrs. T. G. Warren. Miss Leona
Davis will entertain the Philathea class
of the Baptist church at her homo to-
day
Miss Ruby Truss Is visiting in Mo-
bile.
Mrs. T. Smith has as her guest Miss
Carmen Hitchcock of Tuscaloosa.
Mrs. Stephen Dupuy of Milwaukee is
visiting Mr.. and Mrs ]. A. Dupuy
Mrs. George H. Younger entertained
a number of her friends at an informal
dance at her home in Fairfield in honor
of her sister, Miss Cora Walters, who
leaves Fairfield to make her future
home in Ensley.
Dancing and games were enjoyed
and at late hour delicious refresh
ments were served
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-01-12
Sung During the Revolution


''Wfll you please advise me as to the
song. entitled. It's Long Way to TIP
erary'? Tho writer has had several ar
guments regarding the song lately, and 1
insist that there was a song of this char
acter sung during the Revolutionary war
and it seems that the chorus was princi-
pally It's a long way to Tipperary.'
&c. o. G."
Divers versions of the story of an air
that has taken unto itself Importance
that surprises the world have been pub
lished from time to time. I hear now, for
the first time, that it was sung or played
in the ears of our revolutionary fore
fathers. Watch the Corner for sarisfac-
tory reply to your query. 1t will interest
US all. I account it pleasing coincidence
that the same mail which brings us the
inquiry anent 'Tipperary" has this:
"Somebory told me today that tho tune
of John Browns Body Lies Wondering
In the Ground and to which is sung Mrs
Howe's Battle Hymn of the Republic.
was sung 100 years ago at negro camp
meetings set to so-called sacred music
do not believe 1t. I have read some
where the history of the composition of
the air by somebody at the date Of John
Browns execution. / wish you could ask
for the story through the Corner. The
mistake should be corrected.
JOHN BROWNS"
fear shall lose ground in your good
graces when I tell the plain truth, as 1
have gained 1t from the evidence of my
own ears. Az child and a young girl, l
heard often the air now married forever
to the Battle Hymn of the Republic"
and before the immortal lyric was writ
ten to John Browns Body" Tho chorus
to which my old nanny and her congen-
ers chanted and walled the air were:
my body's boun' for de motar an de
clay,
My soul'll be marchin' on,
Glory! Hallelujahi"
This is not matter of second hand
hearsay. The tune was as familiar to me
when 1 first heard John Browns Body
as was Yankee Doodle" or "Old Hun
ired." My contemporaries in the south
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-01-12
FIRE AT ASHLAND
Three Stores and Vacant Building
Totally Destroyed

Ashland, January 11--tSpecial.
Saturday morning at 1880 o'clock the
stores of S. d. Treadwell & Sons were
discovered on fire. The three stores OF
the firm were destroyed, also the
Schusler building, which was vacant
The postoffice was badly damaged, but
was saved by heroic work.
The Clay County bank also suffered
a loss of furniture and fixtures
All were covered partially by insur-
cnce. Estimated loss, $4,000.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-01-12

Isn't it Sir Gilbert Parker who says:
This is an age of telepathy and sug-
gestion, and the more silent we are the
safer we are
Sir Gilbert always hits the nail on the
head and this time 1t would appear that
bis statement comedies with the convic-
ton of the discounted parrot who re-
GREETED painfully that he had talked toe
damned much"
But really, considering the matter
thoughtfully, this would seem to be an
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-01-12

age Of such telepathic acuteness that PEG
pie catch ideas before the spoken words,
and hasten to respond to the mere sug-
gestion before anybody has time to clothe
the thought in language.
Nobody ever listens to anything and
more not even to the telephone bell.
As soon as it begins to tinkle, some one
snatches the receiver and begins to talk
themselves and relegates the poor little
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-01-12
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cents. the cost Of mailing. Sold by all
druggists.
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Recipe for Peppernuts

Recipe for Peppernuts
would some one be so kind as to send
recipe for peppernuts? l have lost
mine. And how to keep a good bathing
cap. made of rubber from spelling. T
never can keep one from sticking to-
gether. MARGARET,
White Peppernuts-Cream together one
and one-half cups of granulated sugar
and half cup of butter, add three eggs
beaten light. half cup of milk, two
scant teaspoons of vanilla extract, and
two cups of flour sifted twice with two
even teaspoons of baking powder. If not
stiff enough with this quantity of flour,
add more gradually until the dough is
ready to roll out. Roll half an inch
thick; cut out with large thimbls. and
bake in a hot oven. Brown Peppernuts--
Beat to a cream a cup of brown sugar.
half cup of butter. and one cup of mo-
lasses. Add three beaten eggs and when
well mixed half cup of buttsrmilk or
loppered milk. into which you have lust
stirred a teaspoon of baking soda. Beat
fast and hard for minute and add about
two cups of sifted -four Gust enough to
enable you to handle the dough- Season
as you mix with a scant teaspoon Of
mixed cinnamon and ginger. Roll and cut
out as you would white peppernuts. Of
fer both recipes that you may make a
choice. The query as othe best way OF
Keeping rubber bathing cap is referred
to the wearers of such. I had supposed
that If the cap were wiped perfectly dry
after each bath and kept in a COOL dry
place. there would be no trouble with It.
When put away for the season sprinkle
talcum powder In 1t and stuff the cap with
issue paper. then put 1t In box by itself
until ready to use 1t again.
Poem Called "Jacqueline"
You help SO many. I am anxious to
have you help me get copy of an old
poem called Jacqueline,' or can you tell
me the name of the author of it? 1t be-
gins thus:
shall not leave you always
I shall be a shooting STAR
MRS. N. r. NJ"
Referred. I register your name and re-
quest You shall know when the poem
reaches our hands.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-01-12

Renting an Underwood Typewriter, a
sound investment certain N increase
your income. 1.-THE Machine Z6u VIII
Eventually Buy" 1925 First a~enue.-Adv.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-01-12

rington's toilette was a blue satin
trimmed with silver lace, and Mrs VAL
entie harrington looked very lovely in
white. Mrs. Matthews wore tan gown
with lace and fur trimmings, and Miss
Matthews a white charmeuse with
crystal bertha and lace garnitures.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-01-12

MISUNDERSTANDING Hand
HT Marion FI7nZan5 =
By Marion HaHand

will testify to the same. The air was
probably an importation from darkest
Africa as were many Of the negro folk
songs.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-01-12

helping with the arrangements.
receiving party. They are Joe Saks.
Lawrence Saks, Bert Saks, Jack Saks.
Edward Wolfsohn and Isadore Wolf
sohn of New York
The reception was one of the mem
orable occasions in the lives of those
two beloved Birmingham people and
vas an enjoyable episode in the winter
social happenings.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick Gunster we're
hosts last night to a limited number OF
friends whom they had invited to meet
Miss Eleanor Matthews of Seattle
Wash. Mrs. Gunster's beautiful niece.
Mrs. Harrison Matthews, who Is also
an important visitor of the season, and
Mrs. Mary Whiting harrington of
Montgomery, who frequently visits here
and Mrs. Valentine Darlington of
Bridgeport Conn, shared the courtesy
of the evening also and were vivacious
and lovely members of the circle.
The home of the Gunsters is capably
adapted to small house dance such
as is the favored form of entertainment
these days. lending itself to q hospi-
tality of this order much as 1t does to
the occasionaul impromptu musicales
with which this distinguished artist
and his attractive wife entertain their
friends. Last night about 20 friends
were invited; the house was cleared for
dancing and a thoroughly informal and
pleasant evening in which Dutch sup
rer of the delectable sort that Mrs
Gunster arranges seemed the natural
accompaniment, was thoroughly en-
joyed. Mrs. Gunster received her guests
wearing beautiful pink and blue
evening gown; Mrs. Mary Whiting Bar
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-01-12

Miss Nina Nicholson was hostess yes
terday to little group of friends
HON she invited to witness the bill
at the Lyric as her guests and to meet
Miss Mary Brockman and Miss Bessie
Bethea, two much feted brides elect.
Her guests were: Miss Virginia Brock
man, Miss Sara Neill, Miss Haywood
Motion, Mrs Andrew Berry. Miss Agnes
bethea and the honorees.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-01-12
Colds Relieved
Without Dosing

II you have tried external medicines
and find that your head is still stopped
up throat inflamed and chest sore, we
want you to try the external treatmen INT
--Vick's "Vap-O-Rub' Group and Pneu-
monia Salve Apply hot wet towels
over throat and chest to open the pores,
then rub Vicks in well and cover with
a warm flannel cloth. The body warmth
releases healing vapors that are inhaled
all night long. and in addition. Vicks
is absorbed through the pores, taking
out the soreness. Sold by all dealers
on thirty days tria1-try 25c jar
tonight.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-01-12

This is not a matter of second hand
hearsay. The tune was as familiar to me
when I first heard John Browns Body
as was Yankee Doodle" or "Old Hun
dred." My contemporaries in the south
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-01-12

| Miss Mary Moore has returned to Ath-
ems after visit to Mrs. ]. c. Rhodes.
! Mrs. Harriet Wilson Of Pulaski, Tenn,
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-10-14
ROADS UNFIT FOR
TRAVEL IN AUTOS

Chicago. Oct 13.-The present con-
dition Of country roads insures the
popularity of the horse and buggy over
the motor car, In the opinion of H. j.
Hodge, Of Abilene, Kan, secretary -
the National Federation Of Vehic 9
Dealers association, which is in con-
vention here today.
The horse and wagon, he said, was
the only solution to the problem fac
ing the farmer who is obliged to travel
poor roads to market his products. The
roads in most parts Of the country, he
commended, are in wretched condition
But don't infer that the vehicle
dealers are opposed to good roads
construction" Mr.. Hodge added.
Quite the contrary. Our organization
is strong in advocating good roads
and we are urging our members to ad-
nit the motor car to their lists of their
stocks to help the good roads cause"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-10-14
|COW SCENTS TRAIL
/ TAKEN BY HER CALF
MOTHER FOLLOWS PATH TAKEN
" BY CHILD TO MARKET
AND LOCATES

Ackley, Oct. 13.-The COW is not
usually credited with the nose of a
bloodhound, but that is about the only
way in which E. NJ Griggs, living five
miles west of Ackley, can explain a
curious incident. Mr.. Griggs brought
several calves to this city at that time
and they were sold to local live stock
dealer, who placed them in the l. G.
stock yards in the eastern part of Ack
ley. An hour or so later Mr.. Griggs
left for home and when several miles
from town met the mother Of one Of
the calves headed toward Ackley. He
attempted to turn her back but was
unsuccessful and SO followed after her.
She took the various turns Mr.. Griggs
had taken in the morning without the
least hesitation, trotted through Main
street and then branched off to the
stock yards, where having called her
offspring to the fence she calmly and
contentedly used her tongue as a wash
rug through the bars. The cow had
not seen the calf taken away and how
to explain the matter is puzzling all
the logical minds in this community.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-10-14
TO GET JUDGMENT
AGAINST TWENTY
EDWARD HAWKS, POLL TAX COL
lECTOR OF A NUMBER OF
ORIGINAL NOTICES.

The poll tax suits, started by Col
tlector Ed Hawks were scheduled for
this morning in police court but only
two of the delinquent one put in an
appearance. The original notices serv.
ed by Mr.. Hawks numbered only six
five out Of the hundred and TWEEN
ty made out and judgment will be
rendered against twenty of them this
afternoon or Thursday by Police
Judge r. r. Ramsell.
Out of the sixty-five good original
notices, forty-five called or sent the
assessment to Mr. Hawks. The ma
jority of the men on whom notices
were seved were over the required
age or crippled in some manner that
made them exempt from poll tax
The list shows that proper care was
not taken of the poll tax by the old
council as many of the names men,
toned as delinquents are men over
sixty years of age.
Mr.. Hawks is working on the 1915
list now and will sue the delinquents
about October 20. He has large list
of names for 1915 and intends to get
the entire lot cleaned up by the first
of November. ..-
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-10-14
BURNED BY PAN OF
HOT SEALING WAX


Coon Rapids, Oct. 13-Miss Leta
Bartlett was painfully and seriously
burned while canning fruit. She had
sealing wax in cup on a hot stove.
The wax t,oiled over and, fearing that
the house might catch fire she picked
the cup up and started out doors with
it. The draft through the door through
which she attempted to pass, blew the
flames of the burning wax into her
face and on her arms and chest, burn
ing her painfully. She fell in faint
but sister was with her and for
tunately the flames were put out be-
fore more painful injuries res ulted and
before the home could catch fire. DR..
Wolfe was Immediately called. He re-
ports the patient as doing nicely and
that he thinks the burns on the face
will not leave scars, though serious
enough, the burns on the arms being
the worst -
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-10-14
YOUNG WOMAN is
GUILTY OF ABUSE

Manchester, Oct. 12.-Justice Listers
court was the scene of an interesting
trial. The plaintiffs and defendants
in the case reside in the west side dis
trict, and have been frequent figures
in justice court. The defendant, a
young woman, cruelty kicked and beat
her aged grandmother, who is 81 years
of age. 1t developed at the trial that
most of the parties to the action had
been disturbing the peace for some
time by engaging in free-for-all fights,
and the use of abusive and obscene
language, until the officers were forced
TO make arrests.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-10-14
ELDON

Mr.. and Mrs. E. E. Hills returned
today from a visit in Keosauqua.
Mrs Ralph Hogue and son Morris
came home Saturday from visit In
Bonaparte.
r. D. Grow, A. Simmons, N. Stump
left Sunday night for Chicago to buy
furniture for the new Moore hall. F
Mrs. c. I. Robinson gave birthday
dinner Sunday in honor Of her little
niece Mary Isabel Robinson who was 8
years old. Those present were Mr.. and
Mrs. F. G. Isabel and Olive, Mr.. and
Mrs. Joe Robinson, Lucille and Villa
Mae and G. LRobinson. She received
many pretty presents.
Harold Huckelberry of Kansas City
is visiting in the city.
Otis Scott is home visiting his par
ents Mr. and Mrs. ]. o. Scott. He Is
home on a furlough from the Philip
pines.
Mrs. Earl Swords is quite sick.
r. c. Finney is much better at this
time.
Mr. and Mrs. lack Night, Mr.. and
Mrs. James and Mrs l. T. Flint spent
Sunday in Drakesville.
where hse will take treatments
H. 0. Crow Of Fairfield spent Sunday
at home.
Mrs. J. w. Matloclz of Fairfield spent
Sunday with her husband.
Mrs. w. A. Flowers spent Sunday in
Ottumwa at the J. w. Hall home.
Mrs. Ella Elder Of Fairfield is visit
ing at the Dan Riggle home
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-10-14
MANY REPORTS Of
HOUSE R0BBER|Esi
RESIDENTS IN MANY PARTS OF
CITY CLAIM THAT THIEVES
ARE GETTING BUSY. a

The police have been receiving mum.
erous reports of houses being entered
and people in different. parts of the
city are complaining Of providers. Two
cases have been reported to the police
where articles of clothing and the like
have been taken and others where an
attempt at making an entrance was
made.
Chief Gallagher states that with the
winter coming on and Ottumwa with
out police protection in the resident
districts It will be up to the people to
cooperate with the police and keep
the windows and doors of their houses
locked. When a theft Is reported to
the police, Chief Gallagher asks the
party II the doors or windows were
open or unlocked and in nine times out
Of ten he gets reply of yes.
Thieves have been active in the
east part of town and while getting
nothing of big value they have caus-
ed the residents in the Garfield school
district much worry. At the home Of
E. F. Ackerson, 1920 Locust street, a
thief or thieves, recently entered a
summer kitchen that adjoins the house
and took a stove and a few articles Of
wearing apparel.
On the south side a number Of
small thefts have been made and in
the east end, near Van Buren, avenue,
it has been reported that prowler has
made his appearance several times
The police are on the look out for all
suspicious looking characters.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-10-14
FARMER IS OUT ON
CLAIRVOYANT DEAL

Fl. Dodge, Oct. 12.-Joe Miller, a
colored farmer, tells the FIT. Dodge po-
lice that he is out $1,000 and his sister
is out $25 as the result of seance
with clairvoyants. He claims two
women visited his farm, offered to tell
his fortune, and in trance revealed
that a miser had buried wealth of
money on Miller's farm and had for
gotten to tell anyone where it was.
The clairvoyants procured the money
from the negroes saying they could
locate the treasure if they had funds.
Miller has seen nothing more of the
money, of the women, nor has he
seen anyone inspecting his farm.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-10-14
POSTPONE BROOKS
CASE; JUROR SICK

Bloomfield. Oct. 12.-The Davis
county district court which adjourned
the latter part Of last week on account
Of the sickness of one Of the jurors in
the Brooks case, reconvened Monday.
However, as the juror was still not able
to attend court, the case was laid over
until the next term. The case of State
Of Iowa VS.. Alva Worrell, was taken up
This is a case where the defendant was
arrested for intoxication and tried in
the city mayors court, and convicted.
but appealed to the district court. The
next case to be taken up is the Snod-
grass case from the east part Of the
county This is an equity case. and will
probably occupy the balance Of the
term over which Judge Seneca Cornell
Of Ottumwa is presiding.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-10-14
LITTLE GIRL ASKS .
MONEY FOR INJURY
MILDRED ERLAND WANTS $1,000
FOR BEING THROWN INTO
THE STREET.

Mildred Erland, minor. by her. next
friend Carl E. Erland, has filed petit
ton in the district court against the
City Of Ottumwa. In which she asks
damages in the sum Of $1,000 for in
juries which he alleges she received on
the evening Of October s, 1915, by be-
Ing thrown from wagon blackberry
street,
The petitioner states that on that
night she, in company with her sister
and father, We're thrown from the We
hicle in which they were riding on &C.
count Iof the rough condition Of the
street and the fact that the city had
no street lights there. This Is the basis
upon which she holds the city liable.