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The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-24
RANDOM NOTES


 Mir. and Mrs. Price Underwood will
 at East Lake, which they have recent ly purchased.
 MT. B. Lawrence Bramlage. who has been i'll for the past two weeks, is re-
 covering from an attack of influenza. The many friends of the Rev. J. l..
 Ferguson, who has been i'll for the past six weeks at his home at Nor wood, will be glad to learn that he is
 improving.
 MT. T. M. Davidson who has been Fl
 for the past 10 days is rapidly recov-
 ering.
 Miss Elizabeth Haynie of Anniston will be the weekend guest of her sis
 ter. Mrs. B. F. Tyler, and MT. Tyler, at their home at Glen Iris park. Mrs. Joseph Sumpter Hill and chil- dren of Anniston are the guests of Miss Leila Hill, at her home at East Lake. Mrs. Bradford Wood and children will leave tomorrow for Tuscaloosa to join MT. Wood and make their home. For the present they will have apart
 ments at the McIester hotel. Mrs. A. H. Gladden., Jr, director of junior activities for the Gulf division, lis in Birmingham to attend the tuber- culosis conference. Mrs. A. D. Smith has been called to Atlanta on account of the illness Of her sister. Miss Alice Nell.  of her son. MT. George Jackson, in Nashville.
 Miss Flora Heller of Fort > Wayne, Ind who was expected this week to be | the guest of MT. and Mrs. Hughes Ken nedy, has been detained on account of illness.
 MT. Wallace Johns has returned from
 visit to St Marys. Ga, and Pensacola, Fla.
 Miss Lorena Lawley is the guest of friends in Anniston for few days. Miss Sterling Foster is i'll at her
 home with influenza. Mrs. Louis Walter of Hillsboro. Tex. is the guest of her brother, MT. Ned McDavid, and Mrs. McDavid, at Cray mont.
 Miss Katherine Walter of HiIlsboro, Tex, is the guest of MT. and Mrs. Lon l nie Munger at the Margaret. l Mrs. Florence p. Buck and her | daughter, Miss Susie Haskell, will
 leave this week for a stay of several weeks in Florida. | Mrs. Charles Spencer, who has spen,
 a few months in Maine and later visited 1 friends in New York, has returned | home.
 MT. and Mrs. F. F. Kent will return 1 today from an eastern trip.
 Mrs. E. K McVoy will arrive earl, 1 next week to be the guest of Mrs l James M. Mason and later will speni l sometime with Mrs. Felix Tarrant
 Mrs. Ted Joy is at Seabreeze, Fla and will later visit Miami and other ! resorts.
 Mrs. Robert T. Simpson is the gues l of Miss Catherine Carey for few days
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-24
ANNOUNCEMENTS

The Caxton club will meet this aft ernoon at the home of Mrs. Rodericx Beddow, 926 South Twenty-sixth street. The Fenelon Red Cross unit will meet this morning at 10 o'clock at the Elks' Home. The literary programme will be given at 2:30 o'clock.
 =
 The Amaranth club will meet this afternoon at 2:30 o'clock at the home of Mrs. Edwin Bruce.
 The Quest club meets this afternoon with Mrs. B. F. Tyler, at Glen Iris. The Culture club meets this morning ct 10:3O o'clock with Mrs. R. p. Brake han, 1115 South Tkenty-sixth street.
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 Mrs. w. NJ. Hope will entertain the Joycrofters club this afternoon at her home at Milner Heights.
 The Study circle will meet this aft ernoon at 8 o'clock with Mrs. W. II Smith, S31 South Twenty-ninth street.
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the killing of Daisy May Gibson at Chap man Saturday night. They were ar rested. by Marshal Will Murphy and brought to Greenville and lodged in the county jail Sunday night. It is claimed that Frank Dixon, who is negro boy of about 19 years old. did the shooting using . .2 pistol.
 Weather conditions of the past few days have made it possible for the But Ter county farmers to begin making pre- parations for the 1919 crops.
 It is believed by some of the farm experts that the cotton acreage this year will be increased over that of last year, but the farmers will not lose sight of the fact that food crops are more es- sential, and they will give much of their time to that end of the industry planting many moro acres than last year.
 The members of the Greenville Truck Growcrs association have already be- gun preparing their land and a number have their seed in the ground for their products are to be placed on the northern and eastern markets through co-operat- ng marketing. Thas industry is one of the most important in Butler county
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-24
FORTNIGHTLY SHAKESPEARE CLJTR FNTERTAINS

The Fortnightly Shakespeare ciup entertained at an informal meeting vesterday morning at the East Iahe library, to which the club meInoer" were privileged to bring guests ,+
 nr Crottv. who has made most favorable impression throughout the city for the past few days giving talks on social hygiene, talked to the cluo in the most intertaining and lnstfuc- tive manner.
 pr. P. P. Burns of Howard colese delivered an address on the charactet .sKing Leah," the play which the clup is stndving this winter, and Mrs Whitesides gave a very pleasing reao- ing. .eThe Iittlest Rebel At noon salad course was served.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-24
No Veils on the Baby

From the Peoples Home Journai.
 do not care for wells for babies. In the first place. young baby should not be taken out on bitterly cold, windy days. He should have his airing in the nursery. If a veil is worn it is apt to get moist from the breath, and may freeze to the baby's tender skin and cause much discomfort. Take the baby out in the sun. without the veil. on clear, cold days. but not in sharp winds. Fresh air is as good for babies as for adults. and one can hardly have too much of it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-24
DR cRoTTY AT EAST LAKE

pr Crottv will deliver an address 10 +ba women of East Lake on Friday January "A, at the East Lake punhc library, under the auspices of the Fortnightly Shakespeare club. All cluo members and mothers of East Lake are invited to be present and hear this snlendid talk.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-24
HOME SERVICE WORK

At a meeting of the home service corps held in the city hall yesterday afternoon MT. H. L. Hopkins, director of the de- partment of civilian relief for the Gulf division and Mrs. John Melpole, of the department of after care, spoke The women who fulfil the duties of this branch of work wear no uniforms and are seen in no parades. They are like the sympathetic neighbors who slip quiet ly in at the side door with immediate comfort whilst the afflicted ones are awaiting what is legally due from some distant source. No worry in a soldier S or sailors family is too small and no trouble too hopeless for them to offer a lifting hand. Their function is simply organized friendliness.
 While the usefulness of some depart ments has ceased with the end of combat this is on the increase. In December, twice as much service and relief were given as in any one preceding month since the home service section was or- ganized. Transportation facilities meas ure the task of bringing home troops, to cover a period not less than one year even if all were at once released from duty. The government has employment agencies only in the large cities. In the smaller villages and rural districts the Red Cross must supplement the govern ment in reinstating the men in civil life.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-24
RED CROSS MEMBERSHIPS

Although the drive for Red Cross membership Is over returns are still com- ing in. Yesterday one chairman whose efforts were halted by the influenza brought in $75.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-24
GREENVILLE

Greenville, January 23 Especially Frank Dixon and Algia Gary were given 8 preliminary hearing yesterday at But Ter county courthouse and were not per- mitted to give bond. The two negroes are being held by the authorities for
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-24
MRS DILL. ENTERTAINS

Mrs. w. Y. Dill entertained the mem l. bers of her card club yesterday after noon at her home on South Eighteenth street.
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MRS. WOOD IGNORED

Mrs. L. A. Keene entertained al
 luncheon on Wednesday at her home at East Lake in compliment to Mrs. Bradford Wood who leaves this week
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0. E. S. CHAPTER 1z4

The Lewllyn Johns chapter, O. E. s.. 174. will meet this evening at o'clock at Odd Fellows hall, West End There will be ba1loting and reports and the worthy matron requests all members to be present
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-24
FIRST AID CLASSES BEGIN

The class in first aid will begin it's course of study on Tuesday morning. January g, at 10:30 in the rooms of the Young Women's Christian association. pr. Kyle Kinkaid gives his services as the first instructor A few more mem- bers can be included in this class, but arrangements for joining should be made nrior to the beginning of lessons. For in
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-24
DJSARLED SOLDIERS

The number of wounded soldiers in our troops is comparatively small, but there are many diseased and weakened in nerve and mentality. These also are chased as disabled. There are now about 300 men in Jefferson county on the disability list
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-24

A woman feels like baking cake. ' or she doesn't; and the family feasts upon this delicacy or mourns the ab- sence of it, in accordance with these feminine moods
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-24

city is that of Mrs Minnie Eatherlv Hood and MT. Roberly C' Munger. who took place yesteIu"y ernoon at o'clock at the south n lond Methodist church. The cerenno!iS was performed by the Rev. pr "eiis and was witnessed by the members 0l both families.
 The bride is one of Birmingham |" most beautiful and admired youhs women and as Miss Minnie EatherlS was one of the popular mempei9 of thesyounger set. MT. Munger ana Ill" lovely bride left at once for stay on tbe southern coast and upon their re- turn will make their home lh lii9 ei'''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-24
LOVE OF WEALTHY
 MAN FOR PICTURES
By HOLLAND

\
 New York, January 23.-(Spec1aL) Among the paintings contained in the collection of the late John w. Sterling, which was offered at auction sale a day or two ago, was one by Bougue- reau. When MT. Sterling bought this painting 1t was one of a group of four by this very famous French artist which were offered for sale at time when Bouguereau was in high favor with collectors or pictures and was enthusiastically praised by competent critics, especially for his mastery of flesh tints These four pictures were sold to men of great wealth who had gained prominence in the Wall street district, one of whom was president of an important railroad system in the United States. MT. Sterling was one of the four purchasers, if the statement made by a man of high authority can now be accepted as accurate. At all events he bought this Bouguereau and artist has had his day and the &C., rcepted bid for this one of his paintings. which was bought 30 years ago by MT.
 
 The incident illustrates the changes in popularity of paintings which at one time were deemed of great artistic ex- cellence and that brought high prices and have recently been sold tor trifle MT. Sterling was numbered among that considerable number of men of great wealth and achievements who found recreation in collecting pictures and who also expended a great deal of | in caCrriner er co1ortinn . was 8 very great lawyer. Many , es- teemed him as worthy to rank with the first four or five leading lawyers at the bar of New York city. No man engaged in the practice of law worked with greater assiduity at his profes- sion than did MT. Sterling. Why, .he should have labored so hard and stead ! fast was often spoken of as something | of a mystery. He was not married. He l lived the life of recluse except that | he gatherde around him a few vary able men who became his intimates | He was named by flames Stillman as | one Hf the executors under the Still man A. Ill, of an estate of 10000 900. | MT. Sterling did withdraw occasion | ally for few weeks from his practice l seeking recreation and renewed health by fishing in some of the Canadian | waters and it was while on pleasure 1 trip of this kind that he died last summer. His other recreation was in collecting pictures and then in the night time when his days work was done, in yielding to the fascination ot them, occasionally with a friend, but more often alone. He believed that this intimate communion with his pictures greatly refreshed his mind. took him all most into another worldWwhere only l peace and happiness prevailed. In this 1 respect he resembled that late John G
 Johnson of Philadelphia and also the l late J. P Morgan
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and il. is generally believed that nigh prices will continue during the coming season.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-24
The Strong Withstand the Winter COlt
 Better Than the Weak

Old people who are feeble and younger people who are weak. will be strength ened and enabled to go through the cold weather by taking GROVES TASTEI.ESS chill TONIC, which is simply IRON and QUININE suspended in syrup. So pleasant even children like it. You can soon feel it's Strength- ening. Invigprating Effect. Price soc.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-24

The Pierian club meets this after1 noon with Mrs. Sumter Lea, at the home of Mrs. c. -E. Huey.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-24

Twentieth Century club meets at 2:30 o'clock this afternoon with Mrs. F. D. McArthur, 1908 South Twenty sixth street.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-24

The many friends of Joe l.. Burnett, Jr., will regret to know he has gone to Rochester, Minn., for treatment, accom- panied by his mother, Mrs. J. l.. Burnett,
 and his uncle, J. E. Jordan of Syla- cauga.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-24
RED CROSS BULLETIN
NEW WORKERS ABROAD

formation telephone Mrs. George Hughe: Main 2332-W.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-24
MIR. sTERLING'S PAINTINGS

He must have expended in securing this collection a considerable sum, pos sibly $200,000, although the precise friends. Now that his pictures are to be scattered after having been sold at auction it seems certain that the aggregate sum received for them will be many thousand dollars less than he expended in the purchase of them.
 Some of the men who achieved great ly in the geenration that has now end ed and who were conspicuous in the financial life of the country, in the securities market of Wall street and in railroad affairs. found delight in their leisure moments in buying pictures.
 not speculatively, but with intent to enjoy them. That was the case with c. P. Huntington, Jay Gan Id, J. P, Nor gan. James J. Hill Shd President Blanchard of the Erie railroad, as well as others. When these men were con templating their pictures they ap- peared to those who were privileged to see them almost as though their na- ture and their intellectual character istics were changed because they be- came absorbed, sometimes almost trance-like. as they sat viewing their collections. Curious freaks from a business point of view were sometimes established in assocition with picture collections. This morning a close friend of Jay Gould was reminded while reading the report of the sale of MT. Sterlings pictures of an experi-
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Mrs. Felix Blackburn will act as leader. The New Era Study club will meet this afternoon at 3 o'clock with Mrs.
 I. J. Osborn.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-24

EHlN ALAN works from rise to set of NWll sun.
 S"oBut woman's work Is never
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-24

Mrs. Charles Spencer who has spen few months in Maine and later visited friends in New York, has returned home.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-24
MARRIAGE of interest to man

city is that of Mrs, Minni'
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1919-10-03
Old Printer z Wonder.

There was Old Limerlck, TN old
man since first known, land the boys
used to Say he was not only born an
old man but was lighting when he
first saw the light. He would work
until a few dollars were due him. and
on this would raise enough to get
drunk, and when drunk he was worse
than a cowpen full Of wildcats. He
was In bad with the police of every
city In the South, and at that time
there wasn't a policeman In this coun-
ty who had not at some time or other
been scratched or bitten by him.
Crippled though he was he was q
match for a squad, and It was never
until he was beaten to a pulp that he
could be put into a black maria.
And yet this man who wore his
shirts and socks until they dropped
from him, and who never bathed for
years at a time, and whose every 9TH
er word was an oath. could discuss
theology with a bishop. or politics with
Bob Toombs.-Macon Telegraph.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1919-10-03
Car Stolen In Iowa Found Here.

Robert Peserson's Ford went
travelling, and got a long ways from
home before Robert caught. it.
Peterson lives in Essex, Iowa and
one night some time ago found that
his Ford was stolen. From that
time until an automobile thief was
arrested in Clarinda, Iowa, SO
miles from Essex, he did not hear
Of his Ford. The thief confessed
that he had taken the car to Mime
apolis and it was finally traced to
Milbank. Frank McKernan. livery
man bought the a in the city.
Peterson and the deputy sheriff
from Clarinda, j. H. Pennington.
arrived in Milbank Wednesday to
the car and started back
home with it.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1919-10-03
Why MS SECOND BEST BED"7
Writer eesls Called On 70 Criticize
ohaksspeare for Provision Made
In His Will.

We are Indebted to nm English pub
I!cation for a copy of the last will and
testament OF the late William Shake
spcare. In the course Of this docu-
ment, we observe the following SEN
tence:
Il gyve onto my wief my second best
bed with the furniture"
We have no desire to find fault with
the successful poet and dramatist Of
Stratford for this apparent discrimina-
ton against the Widow Shakespeare.
What disposition he made Of his first
best bed Is q matter. that is not re-
vealed by the copy Of the will Of the
versatile author whose last testament
is reported in the columns Of our alert
London contemporary. However, we
don't think Mr.. S. showed just the
right spirit in gyveing onto his wief his
second best bed. O, why did he not
gyve Onto her his first bed, or his tee
potte or his punche bole with the gilt
butterflies, or his favorytte wigge, or
his safetie razure. or fountain penne, or
bicycle-anythlng. In fact, but his Sec
Ond best bed2
No doubt Mr.. Shakespeare had gone
to bed with his boots on many a Satur-
day night in that very second best bed,
and yet, hallowed as 1t was by such
memories, one cannot but feel that the
widow was treated unfairly. Perhaps
Wills folks Influenced him. AS a CO.
xv,yS knw xrA 1n,.a --1,. a. f-l--A ---~-I
and esteem for him. But we don't
think he acted right about friend wief.
Thrift Magazine.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1919-10-03
eET KNOWLEDGE OF COUNTRY
japanese School Children 90 On Out
inos a. Part OF Their System
o. Education.

In Japan. beyond all other lnnds, the
whole world goes outing. Wherever
the traveller wanders he meets crowds
OF people on the highways. Frederick
starr writes. These people fall into
three well marked classes. Everywhere
one secs school children on excursion.
There may be half q dozen with one
teacher or there may be hundreds with
their teachers. They are out to view
the landscape, to see places famous In
the national history, to visit the scenes
Of old legends. to examine In detail the
various processes Of art industries. II
Is considered as important a part Of
the school curriculum that the children
should see things and become acQua!nt-
ed with nature. with national history
and with practical sources Of wealth
as it is that they should know ar;th-
metic. grammar or history. They arc
out for an hour. a day. a week, or a
vacation period. When l first visited
Mfyajima l met a group Of 40 school
boys with two teachers. who had al
ready been two weeks on their ex-
cursion and had seer many Interesting
things on their way to the exposition
ut Fukuoka, In the southern islands.
The night before they had been trav-
cling until after midnight and nov
they had before them q journey which
would keep them up until the early
hours Of the morning; although they
were so tired that they could hardly
stand they were full Of enthusiastic
anticipation for the experiences that
lay ahead. The Japanese are very
wise in making these excursions an
important feature Of their school sys.
TEN.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1919-10-03
Luther Chellis was down from Sis.
seton Monday evening.

! Luther Chellis vas down from Sis.
seton Monday evening.
Graham Jennings and Francis John
were arrivals Saturday morning from
Aberdeen for q few days visit with
the Clark and Voigt families.
A lite son was born Thursday.
Sept. %, to Mr.. and Mrs. Tug Hills.
Walter Brown was down from Will
mot Tuesday afternoon.
Mrs. Bert Train and daughter, Mrs.
Bob. came over from Browns Valley
Thursday for a few days visit It the
Bismarck Soule home
Miss Garlic Stapleton and neice,
Shirley Soule and Mrs. Bob autoed
to Milbank Friday afternoon.
Mrs. Geo. Leib and daughter Doro-
thy were Milbank shoppers Saturday.
Mary and Vern Lambert visited with
their sister in Milbank Saturday af-
ternoon.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1919-10-03
Stockholm

Miss Elsie Hedman spent . few days
1t the C. p. Hedman home last week.
Mr.. c. A. Hallberg and % Colt
fred made Q trip to No. OAK, last
week returning home last Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. E. Carlson and
family OF Vienna, visited relatives
and friends in our burg the first OF
the week.
Miss Agness Frestedt came up from
Coxato last Friday evening. She
has been enkaged to teach the Gust
Nelson school again this year.
Misses Esther Berg and Olga John
son were Watertown passengers last
Saturday evening.
Mrs. C. P. Hedman visited at the
Ed. Lundquist home in La Bolt last
Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Maurice Hanson and
family autoed from Watertown last
sunday. They we're caught 10 the
rain. SO Mrs. Hanson and children
remained until Monday evening.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1919-10-03
SEES SIGNS IN EVERYTHING
s~%@ 'ssst@&
Average Serbian 6uperstitlous to =
.JDe0fee That g Westerners Seems
!. - Almost lncomprehensibie.


The daily life OF the Serbian is said
70 be full of superstition. He is SUI
perstitious about the manner In which
he rises in the morning, about what
u1r&f meets his sight, how he dresses
and washes and whom he meets-Of
what food he eats and the time and
1dnner Of serving throughout tlc e.
tire day. Attention Is also paid to
whether the cocks crow In time,
whether dogs bark much, II frogs
~croak or the wind blows. Again. spe-
eefad notice Is taken Of the kind of rain
that falls thunder, how stars shine, II
\ tAoon has q halo, If It shines
through q cloud. ETC., etc.
= The Evil Eye is alone accountable
tor disease and death. The Serbian
believes that Tor each malady that
flesh Is heir to God has given a rem
edy. He believes that for each pain
there ii a healing herb. He believes
in witches-beautiful young maidens
who come forth from the dew and are
pOurished in q mysterious mountain.
They meet In the branches Of trees
and arc most dangerous at, supper
tfme.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1919-10-03
Soldiers Returned.

Walter Dauman, son OF Mrs.
Rowe Shaw, of this city arrived
home last Saturday after over two
years service in the army. Walter
was at the front when the big push
was made, and was wounded at st.
Mihleil. After the armistice he
had a trip into Germany and, also
in England parading with a COM
posite regiment, and was in the
parade of Pershing's veterans in
New York and Washington He
saws he is right glad to get home
again.
Melian Schelie, another Grant
county boy. arrived home last week.
and says this country looks pretty
good to him.
Joe Lamare, who was n of the
early ones to enlist also arrived
home last week. While in the ser
vice he was among some Of the hard
fighting. but escaped without q
srcatch. and was stationed for some
months in Germany.
Thomas Foss, son OF Chas. toss
Of Grant Center, arrived home last
week after two years service in the
army. He was at one time serving
On one Of the big Tanks but was
later transferred to the motor trans
mort corps, and was for q time
.%o%;crod NJ Cnhlenz. Germany.