The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-07

invited at once to dinner. I was a little perplexed. There was no one to tell me about Huxley, or in what way he might .le connected with the School of Mines
 "It was a good dinner. There sat at table a gentleman by the name of Tyn- dall and another by the name of Mill-of neither I had ever heard-but there was still another of the name of Spencer, for recalled having reviewed a clever book on education some four years ago by a writer of that name; a certain Her bert Spencer, whom I rightly judged might be he.
 The dinner. I repeat was very good dinner, indeed-the Huxleys, I took it, must be well to do-the company agree able; a bit grammatic, however, 1 thought. The gentleman by the name ot Spencer said he loved music and wished to hear Mrs Watterson sing. especially Lorgfellows Rainy Day. and left the others of us-Huxley, Mill, Tyndall and myself-at table. Ending them a little off on the Irish question, as well as American affairs. set them right as to both with much particularity and great deal of satisfaction to myself.
 To London came Artemus Ward and his show. Colonel Watterson tells of this visit, of the socil and club life, and then returns to America and Mark Twain.
 'It was in the early '7os that Mark Twain dropped into New York, where group to meet and greet him. John Hay, quoting old Jack Dade's description ot himself. was wont.to speak of this group as of high aspirations and perefrina- tions.' It radiated between Franklin Square, where Joseph W. Harper-Joe Brooklyn we called hin-reigned in place of his uncle, Fletcher Harper, the man of genius among the original Harper brothers, and the Lotos Club, then in Irv- ing Place. and Delmonicos. at the cor ner of Fifth avenue and Fourteenth street, with Sutherands in Liberty street for downtown place of lunncheon re- sort, not to forget Dorlon's in Fulton Market"
 Of course ''Marse Henry couldn't write a book without touching upon one of his favorite "hobbies,' nemely. 'Fenlinism.
 In the eighth chapter, entitled Fem Hinlslp and Woman Suffrage; the Adven- lures in Politics and Society; a Real He- roine. 'Marse Henry" after lauding in terestingly parties and politicians. declaring that always he has been an all-round, old-line democrat of the regu- lation sort gives the admonishing thought:
 'The moral alike for governments and men is, Keep in the Middle of the Road, adding, which brings me to feminism.
 q will not write of woman suffrage. for that is an accomplished fact" he con tinues, for good or evil we shall present. Iy be better able to determine
 Life is an adventure" says "Marse Henry, "and all of us adventurers- saving that the word presses somewhat harder upon the woman thah the man--nost things do in fact. whereby she is given greater eadurance-leaving to men the duty of caring for the women, and ii need be-, looking death squarely and deh- nitely in the face,
 Continuiae. "Marse Henry" says: 7 T have been fighting the woman's bat tie for equality in things all my life; l would despise myself if had not been. In contesting precipitate universal sut- frase for women, conceived that was still fighting the womans battle"
 We can escape none of Natures laws"