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The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-01-03
ReWdrdin9 British Generals

If Sir John French succeeds, with the assistance of course of our gallant allies, in smashing the Kaiser and winning through to Berlin, what will be his re- ward? asks Pearson's Weekly.
 That Parliament will vote him big sum of money, say G50.000 to .e1o0,000, is fairly certain. He is likely, too, to get an earldom, or he may even possibly be granted the highest dignity of ala duke- dom.
 There are two precedents for this latter course, and two only, in modern British history. The first concerns one John Churchill. a member of a not particularly distinguished Devonshire family, who for his successes at Blenheim and Families was made Duke of Marlborough
 The other lucky one was Arthur Welles- ley, an Anglo-Indian soldier of fortune, f whose early life so little Is known that even the place of his birth is uncertain. but who overthrow the great Napoleon and died Duke of Wellington.
 Hngton was first raised to the peer age for his victory over the French at Talavera. Vittoria brought him his field
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marshals baton in return for that be- longing to the French General Jourdan, which was found on the field of battle after the fight and transmitted by the victor to the prince regent. Six months later Wellington stood triumphant on the crest of the Pyrenees, and was at once advanced to the dignity of a dukedom.
 For smashing the Khaifa at Omdur- man Kitchener got G30,O0O little armory of swords of honor and seat in the House of Lords, under the title of Baron Kitchener of Khartum. This was in 1898. In 1902, on the conclusion of the Boer war, he was made a yiscount, and presented with a further sum of G50,o00 by Parliament And now quite probably he Is, like French. in the running for a dukedom. We shall see.
 By sheer merit and force of chara cter Lord Roberts raised himself from the po- sition of a humble second lieutenant in an Indian artillery battery to the dignity of a field marshal and a Knight of the Garter. while his titles include those of Baron Roberts of Kandahar Earl Rob- erts of Kandahar, Pre-, oria and Water- ford, and Viscount St. Pierre To Tom my" however, he is just Good Old Bobs," which is perhaps a prouder title that them all. For his services during
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-01-03
Queer Christmas Trees
l, the Twin Falls Dispatch.

From the Twin Falls Dispatch
 Twin Falls is to have It's second mu- nicipal Christmas tree this year. The 6rst was II years ago, when, on the first Christmas on the tract. then nothing but a sagebrush plain. the residents se- cured the largest brush they could find. about six feet high. and placed 1t in the biggest building they had. a kind of she'd
 Being far from any mountains where real Christmas trees can be found. Twin Falls will have a made-to-order tree. The top will be real tree perched on a telegraph pole. Smaller trees. shipped in, will be stripped and the firemen will make a tree from these boughs, using the telegraph pole as foundation.
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Pratt City

Mrs Will I. George entertained 10 eel ebrate her little daughter Margarets 4th birthday recently. The house was deco rated in red and white. Poinsettia blos- soms were used in profusion. Games and contests were enjoyed by the little folks until o'clock, and they were invited into the dining room, where a beauti- fully appointed table was spread with good things, and a birthday cake with four candles was a centerpiece. About 30 guests were present.
 Mrs. Linn Williams entertained Friday night in honor of her sister, Miss Annie Ruth Smart. The house was profuseIy decorated in holly and mstletoe Music and rock were enjoyed until late hour. A delicious salad and ice course was served. Those enjoying their hospitality were: Miss Mamie Zuber, Miss Ethel Shaffer, Miss Edna Bailey, Miss Katie Lee Payne. Miss Edna Powell Messrs Felton Corn, Mason Monfee, Lotion Smart. Lawson Young, Erskine Tidmore, Arthur Young, Walter Payne, MT and Mrs James Howard and MT. and Mrs Arthur Williams.
 pr. and Mrs. Carraway entertained at forty-two Friday night. Those present were Miss Jennie Edwards, Miss May Rankin.
 Miss Elizabeth Day of Culman is the guest of Miss Marie McGlawn.
 MT. and Mrs. E. O. Landers and chill dren have returned from @ visit tn New nan. Ga.
 MT. A. r. Webb, who has been the guest of his sister. Mrs. J. J. Nicols, has returned to Detroit.
 Dr. H. T. McGehee and his mother, Mrs. M. L. McGehee, are guests of friends in Tuscaloosa.
 Mrs. George Donaldson has as her house guests for a week, Miss Hattie Mae Atkins, Miss Edith Donaldson. Miss Mary Ann Hill and Miss Annie Atkins.
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Town Goes Goose Chasing

Locust Grove, Okla.-This town recent ly had it's goose catching day, the big event of the year.
 Upon a given signal 100 big. fat geese. purchased by the merchants. swere fiber ated one by one from the roof of the scEoolhouse. Bankers and staid farmers vied with children scarcely old enough to have control of their tiny legs in attempts to capture the birds, for they were tue pi operty of their captors.
 Many of the geese sailed a. quarter of . mile bo fore striking the ground.
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Amongst the Germans most noble ef- forts is that of dropping seditious liter
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East Lake

East Lake On the evening of January 1 at the fome of her parents, MT. and Mrs. R. w Beck, Mrs. Lula Bell Jenkins was unitea i'll marriage to MT. Gordon Thompson MT. and Mrs Thompson will be at home to their friends at IF Seventy street, north.
 After a week of many social courtesies Miss Camille Dowell was entertained al farewell party Friday evening by hel house hostess, Miss Gladys Wattlington Late in the evening a delicious plate was served, the hostess being assisted in en- tertainiDg by her mother, Mrs H. E Washington and Mrs John Vincent I hose present were: Miss Winner Me Donoush, Miss Ethel Bass, Miss Ellen s;aelburne, Miss Leta Mae Hendricks, Miss Elizabeth Brown, Miss Eleanor Dan iel, Miss Marjorie Bass, Mrs. Christie Cook, Miss Camille Dowell, Miss Gladys Washington, MT. Paul Keene, Mr. King man Shelburne, MT. Memory Robinson, MT. Allen Moor, MT. Harry Moor, MT. O. B. Newman. MT. John Vincent, MT. Devotie Jones, MT. Arthur Mason. MT. Bertrand Hendricks.
 Miss Leta Mae Hendricks gave a spend-the-day party Wednesday.
 The honoree was Miss Camille Dowell of Montgomery.
 The morning hours were happily spent with games and music and at noon a delicious luncheon was served
 The hostess Was assisted by her mother, Mrs. J. A. Hendricks and by her sister, Miss Lois Hendricks.
 Mrs. w. C. Campbell was an attrac- tive hostess Thursday evening with a rock party for one section of her Sunday school class composed of young men from Howard college There were five tables and progressive blind rock caused much merriment
 Later in the evening refreshments in two courses were served the hostess be- ing assisted by her sister. Mrs. Marie Lake.
 Miss Camille Dowell left Saturday for her home in Montgomery.
 Mrs Wayland Jones was lovely hos tess Friday afternon to the young ladies of her Sunday school class.
 Mrs. J. P Leroy is again at home after her serious illness at St. Vincent's hos pital and is now rapidly convalescing.
 At the home of Miss IIilliard Miss Charlie Jones and Miss May Hlliard were joint hostesses in honor of their Sunday school class. The girls of tho class present were Mittie Vines Leila Resse, Molie Williams, Hester Ford, Clyde Darlington and Lucle Leech.
 Mrs. ]. c. Hockett was club hostess Wednesday,, entertaining the Twentieth Century Housekeepers.
 Mrs. 1T. E. Washington and Miss Lois Watlington have just returned from Pell City. wheresNss Lois Watlington was one of the honorees at a large reception given by Mrs. Laney.
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terant-colonel in the Kings service. Afterwards he broke the power of Sura- jah Dowlah and performed other great deeds, for all of which he was raised to the peerage as Lord Give and Baron Pla ssy.
 But the enormous wealth he had ac- quil ed exposed him to an accusation in the House of Commons of having abused his power. The charge fell to the ground, but 1t hurt his pride so deeply that he committed suicide.
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Ten Months old. He Whistle,

From the Boston Globe.
 Leominster, Mass.-True Aulin, 10 months old, who since the death of his mother at Duluth has lived here with his grandmother, Mrs. William True, has learned to whistle. Although not yet able to follow a tune, he whistled clev- erly enough to amaze himself and enc certain others.
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Society
(COntinued from Page Twenty-three)
Macon and has as her guest Miss ruci,s

Macon and has as her guest Miss Lucille Roberts of Cincinnati.
 Mrs. w. W. Nelson of Decatur Is the guest of Mrs. Jesse Chantz.
 Miss Edna Mae Brazwell of Jasper is the guest of Mrs. w. T. Mackey.
 Mr and Mrs. F. L. Hoffman have re- turned from Pensacola, Fla.
 Mrs. l.. r. Turner has returned from a visit with relatives in south Ala bama.
 Mrs. M, White is at home after spend- ing the holidays with her parents in Kentucky.
 The Rev. J. F. Sturdivant has returned from Sylacauga.
 MT. and Mrs. Roscoe Hail have named their little son William Ransom Hail.
 Miss Marie Moore who has been spending the holidays with her parents, leaves today for Anniston
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-01-03
How It Hurts

From Judge.
 Clerk-Yes, miss, all face powders have gone up in price on account of the war.
 Young Lady-Oh. isn't war just hor- rid!
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A number of informal affairs have been given in their honor. s.
 Miss Carry Young has returned from visit to Miss Loriene Woods in Hartselle.
 Mir. Willie Mills will leave Monday for Auburn where he Is attending school.
The Ely miner., 1915-12-03
"order Reions in Warsaw"

This one-time popular saying ema'
mated from one of Napoleon's mar
shals, Count Horace Sebastiani. Po
land had made a revolt against tyran
ny in 1880 and turned to France fol
assistance. Louis Philippe's govern
ment paid no heed to it, and Poland's
effort failed miserably. It was then
and amidst much popular execratior
that Sebastiani, minister of public af
fairs, announced the awful end of Pc
lish patriotism with the words my
letters from Poland announce that
order reigns in Warsaw" The order
was the result of untold horrors oi
execution and bloodshed.
The Ely miner., 1915-12-03
COUNT NOGrS FAMILY NAME
Excitement in Japan Caused by Op-
position to Soldiers Wish That
e Should Die.

A great to-do has been made in
Japan over the reviving of the late
Count Nogi's family by the appoint
ment of a new Count Nogi not related
to the grim soldier of Port Arthur and
Mukden-particularl as the act is di-
rectly in opposition to the last will of
Count Nogi himself. Heated discus
sions were held at large public meet
ings opposing she creation of the new
Count Nogi, says East and West News.
The subject is an extremely delicate
one and cuts deep into Japanese spir-
itual susceptibilities. The imperial
view is that so great a name should
not disappear from living Japan-an
idea that is basic in the imperial fam
lily itself, and is the essence of the
survival of title among the ancient
lords or daimos, to whom hundreds of
titles have been preserved by adopt
ing sons in default of direct issue. The
surviving relatives of General Nogi
have beer made to see the i;ght, have
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TRIBE OF HEAD BOILERS
University Of Pennsylvania Expedi.
tion Discovers Mundurucus
Indians Home.

Philadelphia, Pa.-The University
If Pennsylvania museums Amazon
expedition has forwarded an account
If it's discovery of the original habitat
If the Mundurucus Indians, a little.
known tribe of savages who behead
heir enemies and then boil the heads.
DR.. William c. Farabee is in charge
If the expedition, which, after wan.
1ering for months in Brazilian wilds
where white men never before had
penetrated, is now in civilization
again, for time.
Doctor Farabee passed long time
among the savages, studying their
language, their manners and customs.
and making vocabulary and writing
down much of their folk lore AS
result he expects to settle absolutely
the long-vexed question of the rela.
tions of this tribe to the Tupi.
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haps more properly speaking small
archipelago named the Estero Salado,
the Salt Estuary. 1t is about twice as
extensive as the Guayas delta but
drains smaller territory, not count
ing the rivers above Guayaquil. These
are the main waterways, but in addi-
tion scores of lesser rivers and creeks
flow directly into the Gulf of Guaya-
quill. Many of these lesser rivers come
down from the high mountains lying
Immediately to the east, for it must be
remembered that the Gulf of Guaya-
quill at the point where the tip begins
to turn up reaches inland almost to
the high Andes.
What we have called the greater
harbor of Guayaquil, lying behind
Puma Island, is entered by the jam
bell channel to the southeast, which
at its narrowest point is about six
miles wide, or the MORO channel on
the northwest, a little over mile
wide. The former is the customary
entrance, as the MORO channel is diff
ficult and dangerous for large vessels,
on account of the numerous small
islets and banks.
Vessels drawing % feet of water
can ascend the Guayas river up to
the city of Guayaquil; larger vessels
anchor at Puma on the Island of Puma
in the greater harbor.
Held Back by Poor Sanitation.
With all it's advantages so clearly
marking it out as a great world mart
one naturally asks, Why has not Quay
aquil advanced farther than it has on
the manifest road of destiny? The rea-
sons are many, and each has played
it's part in keeping Guayaquil in the
background There is, however, one
reason, which without doubt more
than any other has had this effect, and
that is the reputation for insanitary
conditions which Guayaquil has borne
for over century.
Port sanitation is ports chastity.
Without it, it's sister ports of all the
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Lon lambke
hands their indicate had feelings
and especially Wilson
The president
beautiful shawls which they had difficulty
closely their shirts
orders
bered their
The Ely miner., 1915-12-03
SNAKES IN SCHOOL LOCKER
cause Some of the Reptiles
Escaped.

La Crosse, Wis.-Normal school
maidens are walking circumspectly
since the discovery of a nest of So
called water moccasins, deposited il
a locker by a reptilian mother evident.
ly anxious to obtain education for her
family.
There was real excitement when the
nest of small reptiles was discovered.
With the opening of the locker the
snakes darted out and about the floor
and there was a scramble. Some of
the snakes met violent deaths, but
several wriggled into holes of safety.
Hence the circumspection.
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world treat it as place to be Stunned
and refused association. No boycott
is more complete or more merciless
than the boycott of quarantine, and
quarantine against Guayaquil is
scarcely ever lifted. Ecuadorians have
complained and do yet complain
against what they term the injustice
of the permanent quarantine. They
point out that where for periods of six
months or more there has been no
case of yellow fever or plague at
Guayaquil, yet there has been no re-
laxing of the quarantine regulations.
Plans and projects for compre-
hensive scheme of sanitation for Quay
aquil have been made and elaborated
for over SO years, but the really scien-
tific work of investigation does not
date back farther than about Is years
ago, although the river was dredged
and the city supplied with water
system in 1870. These Investigations
eliminated over a year ago in a con-
tract with J. G. White e Co. for the
comprehensive sanitation of Guaya-
gull, including drainage and water
supply.
st. James of uayaquil-Santiago
de Guayaquil-to give the city its full
title, was founded on ST. James day.
July 25, 1881, by Sebastian de Benal-
cazar. 1t was declared a city four
years later, but was abandoned and
restored in 1887 by Francisco de Orel-
much from attacks of buccaneers and
pirates, and has been on several occa-
sions more or less destroyed by fire.
for Guayaquil, unlike other Spanish
American cities, is built mainly of
wood.
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" uc SulCdSO ulSuL udNC
been somewhere else and
likewise Paris, London, Vienna, or
Berlin, but not Guayaquil. No intel
ligent scheme of world building, no
readjustment of countries or of boun-
daries, no racial conquest could mini
mize the Importance of the spots
whereon Guayaquil and New York
stand. These spots are international
commercial nodes, such because the
conformation of the oceans and the
continents being what it is, at these
points the lines of travel meet and
cross. But more than this it is here
that the lands and the seas join on
terms of the greatest mutual advan-
tage in all that goes to pay tribute
to mans commercial activities, says
the Bulletin of the Pan-American
Union
Guayaquil has all the natural ad-
vantages. 1t is at the meeting of the
sea routes. Only San Francisco and
Panama along the whole Pacific coast
of North and South America can rival
cupy separate spheres and so are not
rivals in any sense. Guayaquil is on
the only navigable river from middle
California to Cape Horn, and this riv-
er, or rather fluvial system, furnishes
highways to all parts of large and
compact area of the most fertile and
productive agricultural lands in west
ern South America, an area of ap-
proximately $4,000 square miles. Down
and into this zone lead the best trails
from the high lands of Ecuador, Peru,
and Colombia.
Gulf of GuayaquiI.
The Gulf of Guayaquil is the largest
opening along the whole west coast of
South America. 1t is shaped nearly
like an equilateral triangle with one
tip bent. The straight side, running
nearly north and south, extends about
140 miles from Cape Blanco in Peru
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to La Puntilla in Ecuador. From these
two capes the land and water lines of
the two remaining sides converge
northeast and southeast, respectively,
to a point about two-thirds the alti-
tude of the triangle. Here the south
ern line running northeast bends
sharply to nearly due north and the
northern line running southeast bends
northeast. This change of direction
produces the turned-over tips pointing
north. At the base of the smaller tri-
angle forming the tip lies the island
of Puma. Behind Puma is the inner
bay or greater harbor of Guayaquil
The extreme tip of the small triangle
loses itself in the Guayas river. The
Guayas river itself, however, is delta
and one of the two such that flow
into the turned-up tip of the Gulf of
Guayaquil.
The city of Guayaquil and the les
ser port is situated about 33 miles up
the Guayas river at a point where
this river divides into two main
branches, both coming down from
the north, the Daule and the Bodegas.
Above Guayaquil these two rivers
each divide and subdivide into innu-
merable branches running out fanlike.
So that the Guayas river system is
shaped somewhat like an hourglass
but with the one end many times
larger than the other. Guayaquil is at
the neck of the hourglass, where the
main stems of the Daule and the
Bodegas join to form the Guayas. But
almost Immediately as it flows south
the Guayas begins to divide and re-
divide into a delta flowing into the
closed-in end of the gulf. What we
have called the second delta is per-
The Ely miner., 1915-12-03

quiet, home-loving body, a good cook,
fond of a little harmless relaxation,
girl in to help on Saturdays, no wash
ing to do, but handy with the broom.
You understand? Well, suppose the
wife of forty-dollar man took a fancy
to go on the stage-what would you
do?"
I'll tell you what l would do" l
answered. 81 should try to crafty
her wish. I'd let her taste stage life
to the full. 1t would make her or
break her. Excuse my frankness, but
it's no use trying to bottle UP those
iongings. 1t doesn't work"
He nodded That's what l did," he
said. Il thought she had no talent,
that she would get tired when she
tasted the theatrical life. But she
didn't. She proved to have genius
She went into the movie game
They're paying her two thousand a
week She's Julia Rome"
Julia Rome is your wife?" l in
quired
"Hush-sh!" came from all around
us. The screen was alive again. It
was that famous play, Home and the
World" / saw Julia Rome in a thou
sand poses before the spectators. The
tragedy of the situation gripped me-
the forty-dollar husband watching his
( wife night after night. as she posed
and postured before the diversified
audiences
In the next interlude he turned to
me again.
You saw herr" he said That's
my wife. Yes. sir; she proved the
success of the season. And she-she
left me-"
could say nothing to that.
She left me, sir. There was an
actor chap-John Howe. You saw
him. He always plays with her. She
used to bring him to our house-or
rather our landlords house. a little,
cheap, two-family house in the SUBJ
urban district. could see the sneer
in his heart as he looked at me. Six
months ago she began bringing him
home. In three months l saw how
the land lay. She was tired of me,
tired of I forty-dollar husband.
gave her her choice. 1t was Howe or
me. She-she cried. sir"
could make no answer to that,
either. :.
Il drove her away. was too proud
She said if ever l sent for her she'd
come back to me. But of course that
was just talk. And then resolved
that if there was anything between
her and that Howe fellow, Id kill him
That's what I'm here for,
Il tcld you it was reading between
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"a
Forty Dollar
Husband
By.
H. M. EGBERT
Copyright, 1915, by w. G. Chapman.)

Copyright. 1915. by w. G. Chapman)
/ am not a movie FAM" but my
work necessitates my seeing many OF
the picture plays that are shown at
the Orpheum theater. 1t would not
interest you if l were to explain what
my work is: to be very brief, my
company is engaged in an enterprise
for the purpose of clearing up the
breaks and spots in the films How
ever, had been attending the Orphe-
,um two or three times a week when
i began to be aware of the man who
always occupied the bench halfway
along the theater on the left side.
Apparently the recognition was mu-
tual, for one evening during an inter
Iude, he entered into conversation
with me.
"A lover of the films, see," he be-
gan, with a half sneer.
l did not feel inclined to enlighten
him as to my business. Like your
self" 1 suggested.
81 hate them, SIR" he answered. did
II 0VSI OCCuI W yOu WudI q lOI VI hAS
one learns from watching these
plays?"
Life of kind" / answered But
surely, they do not represent life as
1t is."
''Of course they don't" he retorted.
These plays are written for the
crowd that loves sensationalism. No,
sir. what / mean is, reading between
the lines of the plays. Reading the
lips of the characters, sir
/ suppose he took me for very in
nocent person, for he plunged at once
into condolences.
Il am a home-loving man." he said.
Il make forty dollars week. sup
xbse l shall always make forty dol
lars a week, neither more nor less, un-
til grow old, by which time, if am
good for a few more years, l expect
to be able to retire on some very
modest savings. Well, sir, forty-dol-
lar man-you know him. I'm the type
look at me! Decent clothes, but a
little faded; clean linen, sober neck.
tie, and yet the unmistakable forty
dollar stamp of the soul-what?"
He fitted the type so perfectly that
I was at loss for words.
well, then, you know the sort of
wife forty-dollar man requires. A
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St. Nicholas the Scholars Saint.


A correspondent of a British church
paper, referring to a statement doubt
ing whether there ever was school
boys patron saint says that st. Mich
olas, our old friend Santa Claus was
generally recognized as being In a
special sense the patron and protec
tor of schoolboys or young scholars
at Eton and elsewhere. He was once
even invoked by name in schoolboy
games with the cry of "Nicklas!"
when a player hard-pressed appealed
for temporary truce or immunity"
There is little doubt" says the writ
er, that the N. of M standing as
typical Christian names in the Church
of England catechism are initials OF
the childrens patron saints. Nicholas
and Mary