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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-10-20
IN HOTEL LoBBIBs
Ensley Is Growing.


''Ensley continues to grow and there
seems to be no end to the prosperity that
is coming to our city" said Mayor n.
w. Scott of that city yesterday.
THE building of the new steel plant
by the Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad
company, work on which is now being
pushed as rapidly as possible. gave Ems
ley a new boost that is felt in all branches
of business
Good buildings are being erected in
every section of the city to meet the
demands of increased business and rapid
ly growing population. Cottages and
small residences are being built as fast
as men and material can be secured. 1t
is impossible to supply all the demands
for homes and business houses
THE Birmingham Railway, Light and
Power company is building a new freight
and passenger depot on Nineteenth street
between Avenue b and Avenue G. which
will greatly facilitate the business of the
company at Ensley, which has grown in
large proportions In the last year. 1t
is said that the company handles more
business in Ensley than any other place
on the system outside of Birmingham
proper.
THE Southern Bell Telephone and Tele-
graph company is erecting building for
its local exchange on Nineteenth street
opposite the new depot The telephone
company is making many Improvements
in its service at Ensley and several lines
are being extended to nearby sections.
Several handsome business blocks have
been completed this year and others are
in course OF construction or being
planned"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-10-20
MOULTON BOOMING.

From the Moulton Advertiser.
There is not vacant house in Moul-
ton, and some of our citizens will have
to move out unless few homes are put
up for. them, Why not organize a build
ing association, and put old Moulton on
the sure road to greatness A dozen mod
ern cottages built of cement. would lend
dignity to our Anticipated town.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-10-20
MOST uNKINDEsT CUT.
Harper's Weekly

From Harper'S Weekly
Mr. Melville Stone of the Associated
Press tells of the account of wedding
published in a Kansas paper. The story
concluded with this surprising announce
ment:
1.-The bridegrooms present to the bride
was handsome diamond brooch together
with. man. other beautiful things in cut
class
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-10-20
Fair Attendance LARGE.

more visitors have come to Birming-
ham this week than during any previous
fair or on any other occasion and the
merchants have reaped good harvest
said John l.. Parker last night
II am told by officers of the State
Fair association that the attendance at
the fair grounds today was much larger
than on the occasion of President Roose-
velt's visit last year and that the adj
missions during the week have been very
satisfactory.
THE streets of Birmingham have been
crowded with strangers all the week
and they seem to have come from all
sections of the state, as well as many
from other states"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-10-20
DEBATE.

From the Washington Star.
You think your next speech will make
an IMPRESSION said the campaign ad-
wiser.
81 do" answered the candidate.
Have you any new arguments to place
before your opponent"
mo; but have a lot Of new names to
call him.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-10-20
ADRlFT WITH THE TINES

among the residents of CentrevilIe to SCI
cure winters supply of coal.-centre-
Vile Press.
A messenger numbered "2s' ran away
with $3.50 of other peoples money the
other day. Those persons who owned the
1870 are superstitious now.
1t was IN perfect good taste that a
man named Leberwurst should rescue
Yvette Guilbert's dachshund.
SHORT SERMON.
Cheer up,
Be gay
Be glad
Today.
I can't
'Tis true
But I'm
Not you.
An Indianapolis man who was buried
under several tons of coal probably con-
soled himself with the thought that he
wouldn't have to pay for it.
Somebody threw an old straw hat into
the traffic of Second avenue yesterday. It
presented pathetic spectacle, lying there
to be crushed by horses hoofs, run over
by automobiles and trucks and mangled
by trolley cars, while PEDESTRIANS on the
sidewalks smiled in derison.
FOOLED.
Behold a man with hollow cheeks
And hungry eyes who vainly seeks
One dish upon the bill of fare
That, he can eat, but grim despair
O'erclouds the look of hope he wore
When first he hurried through the door,
The waiter waits to hear him say
Just wfAt he'd like to eat today.
But no remark comes from his mouth.
He grabs his hat-he's going south,
And as he staggers from the place,
With shaking knees and ashy face,
He cries alogd to eaters near,
They serve no shredded corncobs here"
THE prune demands Justice" cries an
excited orchardist. Justice? What more
can the prune want than dominance in
boarding houses? PAUL COOK.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-10-20
HUNTING WOMEN IN ENGLAND.
From Madame.

The number of hunting women is in
creasing season by season. Madame is to
be much more conspicuous than ever
this season, and there are at present
more ladies turning out early to attend
clubbing fixtures than ever was the case
before.
This, of course, means that when the
season proper arrives the hunting field
will more than ever be a sort of open
air club for ladies.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-10-20
INvICTUS.

BY William Ernest Henley.
Out of the night that covers me,
Black as the pit from pole to pole,
| thank whatever gods may be
For my unconquerable soul
In the fell clutch of circumstance
l have not WINGED nor cried aloud,
Under THE bludgeonings of chance
My head is bloody, but unlyowed.
Beyond this place of wrath and tears
Looms but the horror of the shade,
And yet the menace of the years
Finds and shall find me unafraid.
1t matters not how strait the gate,
How charged with punishments the
goal,
| am the master OF my fate:
! ann the captain Of my soul.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-10-20
From the New York Mall

NN n actress wrote a letter the other
PI day to all the newspapers of New
York protesting against the press
agent as plague" and modern evil"
Merely incidentally, of course, the play
and the theatre in which the actress is
now appearing were set forth fully in the
complaint. The letter was published with
headlines in nearly every paper with
much editorial comment, commencing the
attitude of the actress in defending the
dignity of her profession from the inn
aglnative publicity promoter" The re-
suit unquestionably justified the argument
of the actress so far as she personally is
concerned. She needs no press agent.
The story of some other stars, less efful-
gent maybe, yet who have been made
to twinkle with profitable brightness by
skillful fiction, would seem to show, how
ever, that the time is not yet come for
the abolition of the teller of theatrical
tales. The heroine of the milk bath needs
but this mention. Mrs. Patrick Campbell
is another instance. Her first American
tour was a box office triumph. When she
came again she acclaimed, far more bit
terly than the present protestant against
all such personalities as the expulsion
of her pet dog from hotels and the filling
OF streets with tanbark to save her
nerves. The only startling story she heard
that year was from her treasurer. The
following season the meek request was
made for more such lies as those once
scorned
How much of the success OF the per-
ennial Sarah was due last winter to her
circus tents, her appeals to the French
ambassador and the dozen other MODES
of clever advertising that marked the
Bernhard progress, cannot be estimated.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-10-20

valuable and source of strength. but
as the Iron Trade Review intimates
they are not the whole thing, and
there is still room for other deposits
end other iron-making sections, and
this will continue to be the situation
for a long time to come.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-10-20
PARENTHErlcAL ExTREMIrIEs
I'M the New York Tribune.

From the New York Tribune
The Rev. DIR. Brown of the Presbyte-
rian board of foreign missions tells the
story of boy who saw an exceedingly
bow-legged man standing in front of a
hot fire Finally, he could restrain HIM
self no longer, and said: Hey, mister
you'd better get away from there, you'se
varpin'"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-10-20
Blanche Walsh as Mathematician

blanche walsh as Mathematician,
Blanche Walsh has a new theory. She
has put 1t into working order this season
while playing in Clyde Fftch's The Wom-
an in the Case" and she intends to keep
1t working, too.
Explaining the theory recently, she said,
when not actually on the stage, | do
not intend to hear the sound Of human
voice any more often than possible. |
know from actual experience that seven
tenths of the working life of an actress is
filed up listening to other people talk.
Now, being naturally of a mathematical
turn of mind. last week spent an entire
day figuring. AS result, found that If
1 could avoid hearing anyone speak five
eightihs of the daylight hours, that in the
course of the year l would only have the
sound of voices in my ear fve-ninths of
the time. Then allowing for holidays dur
ing the season and adding the time spent
in closed carriages between hotels and
theatres, would bring the average, in the
course of the year, to four-ninths. That
Is enough time for anyone to spend lis
tening to others, and it is mathematically
correct. Fine idea, isn't it?"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-10-20

Candidate Moran has given orders
that no subscriptions are to be ac-
cepted from stock brokers. He
should. have included wire houses and
Wall street magnates.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-10-20

Joseph Ralph Burton, ex-senator,
goes to Jail, not to the penitentiary.
The task of putting stripes on United
States senators is therefore not even
begun
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-10-20

The courage of the woman who
drives an automobile is not to be COM
pared with the courage of the people
who venture out of doors while she's
about
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-10-20

A hawker of patent medicines who
has fallen heir to a fortune says he
will continue in his present business.
He ought to begin staying up late at
night so he can enjoy himself.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-10-20

The Castellanes should have pat
ronized Sioux Falls lawyers. They are
quicker and less exacting than French
lawyers. They procure divorces while
you wait
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-10-20

Prince Hohenlohe remembered too
much when he wrote a volume of
memoirs, and the unpublished volume
that Prince Bismarck left may have
tc be published
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-10-20

The state committee need not fear
that the vote of Jefferson county will
not be brought out on election day. 1t
will be on hand to man.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-10-20
NoN-PARTIsAN CORN.

From the Kansas City Star.
An ear of corn was recently taken from
Kansas field which had 1176 kernels,
proving again the wisdom Of keeping tina
crops out of politics in Kansas.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-10-20

After years of exhaustive effort an
United States senator has been land
ed in Jail. How many more should
be sent to join Burton the world can
only guess.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-10-20

Cleveland medical students had a
row and threw chunks of human flesh
at each other. Dissecting room fights
should be prohibited.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-10-20

Names oldest hunter is dead. He
killed 900 deer, ga bears. 276 moose
and numberless smaller creatures dur
ing his career.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-10-20

Marconi has the satisfaction of know
ing that no matter what system OF
wireless is adopted the message VIII
be a marconigram.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-10-20

The latest tropical storm paid its
respects to the east coast of Florida
and then went to sea and lost itself.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-10-20

We have an army of pacification in
the Philippines and an army or an
nexation in Cuba, provided. of course,
the Cubans have horse sense.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-10-20

The Cubans begin to see that inter
vention comes high even when they
have to have it.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-10-20

In Baltimore a man was fined ten
cents for killing another man. He
probably did not complain about the
EXPENSE.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-10-20

The Car feels at times that an air
ship fits his wants better than q
yacht or automobile.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-10-20

The late Sam Jones scorned the &C.
cepted rhetoric. but still he was Il
great evangelist.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-10-20

Henry James thinks he knows
enough about it to write a magazine
article on "The Speech OF American
Women"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-10-20

DR.. Won Boehlen will be known in
future as Bertha Krupp's husband. He
is not the one and only in that respect.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-10-20
PRESS POINTS

Pensacola Journal: A New York wom-
an was recently shot because she was
singing. It is probable that the bullet
struck a false note.
Nashville American: There may be some
complaint about the cost of living, but
il is an exaction that most people are
willing to suffer as long as possible.
Houston Post: football player was
killed In Michigan the other day. which
shows that the new rules are not nearly
so unsatisfactory as people supposed they
were.
Atlanta Journal: A Nebraska farmer IS
suing a burglar who shot him for 5000
Burglars should hereafter insure their
victims against accidents in some good
company.
Nashville Banner: Tom Watson has
quit the magazine of his name because
1t owed him $1,000 and wouldn't pay. And
everybody thought Tom was writing pro
bono publco.
Portland Telegram: From the criminal
record at san Francisco during the past
few months, it would appear that SER
vice like that rendered by the vigilantes
of pioneer days would be entirely accept
able and sanitary.
New Orleans Times Democrat: Stand
ard Oils attorney in the Findlay, o.. case
announces that the corporation attends
to its business diligently and faithful
ly." Which is so obviously true that there
will scarcely be a single denial.
Richmond Dispatch: 1t is esti-
mated that 100000 persons born in Ala
bama are now living IN. other states. and
that Alabama Will soon invite them to
come home and enjoy a great family re-
union. We do not know how many native
born Virginians are living elsewhere, but
their name is legion. and Virginia, in
1907, will invite her sons and daughters
astray to come home and make merry.
She will kill for them the fatted calf,
and 1t will be a season of delightful So
/ cial recreation--a season that will be sat
urated with Virginia sentiment and hos
pitality.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-10-20

And election day is but two weeks
and two days away, when we viii
know the name of our new $3o,OOO-a-
YEAR sheriff.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-10-20

John Brisbane Walker has just
bought a whole town in Colorado, hav-
ing no doubt forgotten his experience
with automobiles.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-10-20

The only old-fashioned democrat i'll
the country seems to be President
woodrow Wilson. He is very antique.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-10-20

From the Philadelphia Press
Miss Passay has real lover
mo"
swhy. ] heard she had
mo; she says he's her ideal"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-10-20

AS the pacifcation Of the Philip
pines progresses General Wood calls
for more troops.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-10-20

The bettors are bluffing in New
York. 1t is their method of election
eering.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-10-20

The third raiP' high step Is brand
rev disease and is Of course to be
found only in third rail" towns.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-10-20

The weather man should think up
something besides rain when he is
compiling outlooks.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-10-20

Candidate Hearst is making a tell
ing campaign in the upstate counties,
so telling that the magnates are be-
coming alarmed.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-10-20

President Comisky is Chicago's first
citizen, and he stands some higher In
New York than H. H. Rogers.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-10-20

Anthony Comstock is but 62, and no
may live 10 vex art fully twenty years.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-10-20

Croker has settled his libel suit, and
the world will never know where he
got it.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-10-20

Tom Lawson backs Candidate Mo.
ran in Massachusetts, and the cam
paign is becoming warm.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-10-20

West Virginia now boasts "Siamese
twins but Alabama still has Vulcan.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-10-20

Vulcan wants an overcoat of paint.
1t would be standing ad for the
donor.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-10-20
QUITE The CONTRARY

Americas farewell to Gorky sounded
like "twenty-three.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-10-20

Sir Thomas says he is just as full
of zest for the cup as ever.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-10-20

II HE guests at Mrs. De Puyvester's
Wy reception were given a surprise.
Among the first to reach the
De Puyvester mansion on Seven-hundred-
and-forty-ninth street were the Reginald
Taffies. who were forthwith ushered into
the drawing room. They were greeted
upon entering. by the voice of their
hostess coming from a photograph sta
toned near the door. why how do you
dor" Charmed" 'Inexpressibly delight
cd" II am honored by your presence"
and similar remarks issued from the
machine In an easy, well-modulated flow
that held the Taffies spellbound. Mrs.
De Puyvester was nowhere to be seen.
Other guests received the same polite,
machine-made welcome. When Mrs. De
Puyvester at length made her appear
ance, smiling fresh and without a trace
of fatigue, every woman present vowed
that the talking machine had solved an
other long felt want
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-10-20

POSING.
Some pose for good
When they are bad,
Some pose for joy,
Although they're sad.
Some pose for rich,
Who're really poor,
Some pose for aims
Outside the door.
Some pose for this,
Some pose for that,
Most poses go,
A few fall fiat.
And posing's TO
Continue till
The race of man
Has had It's fill
OF earthly life
Down here below
And passes hence
Where mortals go.
We're all but one
Laid on the shelf
That one would pose
To fool himself.
THE ANNUAL SCRAMBLE.
There has been a hurrying arour
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-10-20

Nashville American: There may be some
complaint about the cost of living, but
it is an exaction that most people are
willing to suffer as long as possible.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-10-20

Pensacola Journal: A New York wom-
an was recently shot because she was
singing. It is probable that the bullet
struck a false note.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-10-20

Houston Post: football player was
killed in Michigan the other day, which
shows that the new rules are not nearly
so unsatisfactory as people supposed they
were
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-10-20

W. F. Jordan and w. d. Lanier are
the only authorized travelling repre-
sentatives of The Age-Herald in It's
circulation department.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-10-20

Daily and Sunday Age Herald $500
Daily and Sunday, per month";. ~
Sunday Age-Herald per annum wv
Weekly Age-Herald, per annum. LOO
Subscriptions payable in advance.
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No communication will be published
without its authors name. Rejeoted
manuscript will not be returned unless
stamps are enclosed for that purpose
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Atlanta Journal: Nebraska farmer IS
suing burglar who shot him for S20oo
Burglars should hereafter insure their
victims against accidents in some good
nnnnnanu
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-10-20

Entered at the Birmingham, Ala. post
office as second class matter under act
of Congress March 3, 1879.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-10-20

Washington Bureau Age-Herald 1921
G street, N. W.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-10-20

Nashville Banner: Tom Watson has
quit the magazine of his name because
It owed him $1,000 and wouldn't pay. And
everybody thought Tom was writing pro
bono publco.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-10-20

6CItz1NIBIlE.
There has been a hurrying around
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-03-22
who Want Ads have the
STAR BRANCH OFFICES.


II rot convenient to call at The
Star office. 18th street and Pennsyl-
vania avenue, leave your advertise
ment at any of the following
Branch Offices.
NORTHWEST BRANCHES.
GeDtner's Drug Store 18th and SITS.
Ffpplsys pTna r ssere is tn and yelling .y '
Luptou's Drug Store. Vermont ave. and st
ki9g's DruE Store, 18th and sts.
Holfzcisw's News Stand. 17os Pa. ave.
Herhst's Drug Store 23th and Pa ave
Criswelrs nrur Store. 7th and sts-
Postsi Te erapp osss. ai2 pepns. a1.
Postal telegram Office. eth end sty.
Postal Telegraph Once Penn. r. Station
s. Kanu Sons. Information Bureau
Woodward 4 fathcop. Information Rnrean.
Ints,or nsp SD sts T TsssrsIs Once ne
Commercial Bark bldg. Telegraph Once
Corridor L Tsrit0'
shsrer'e Pharmacy. 9th and New York ay.
Goidrrbergs Department Store. e12-2s TIN
st. Rureau Information.
The TIutchlns Kenner Drug c.; nth & ga.
Butler h Field, Druggists. Sd and indlana
GEORGETOWN:
00.bonnel,,s nrug Store. s2d and St.
Adams Express Office 1000 32d st
Prides Pharmacy, 2sth and sts.
NORTHEAST:
k.neHly's Pharmacy !, Cn9itoi and sts:
Milburns Pharmacy. 18th and II SITS.
Buffers Pharmacy sth end Stanton place.
SOUTHEAST:
Rrudier-s Drag Store. Sth and r SITS.
0Donneli's Drug Store Sd and Pa. ava.
SOUTHWEST:
Sullivsn's Drug store. Tt, and d sts.
Eleventh Street Wharf o. Brien & Hall
Chas s Walter. P0l AZ St
ANACoSTIA;
G. G. Lohr, - Monroe ST.
s5ExaNpRIA.
A. S. Doniphau T27 King at. Alexandria.
BRIGHTwooD. D. C.
Wm. Thomas.
Brightwood ave. and Longfellow st.