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The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-08-12
DEBAucHINo IN DRESS.

From the New York Press.
 It has gone beyond extravaganza In women's clothing It has come to de- bauchery. The dress habit is robbng more New York homes now than the drink habit. Ten minutes in a fashionable dressmaker's establishment today costs a husband more money than ten nights in a bar room did a decade ago. There arc hundreds of women in New York who spend more than $lo,ooo a year on dress. The woman of fashion after wearing a $4OO gown once or twice sells 1t for not to exceed $50. The extravaganza in dress among the rich women of New York, while not a legal ground tor divorce, Is one of the most fruitful causes that lead to It. After having spent her allowance for clothes the fashionable wife frequent ly runs bills and borrows cash until her credit is exhausted and then quietly plays the horses and the stock market. The enormous losses lead to open scandal, which eliminates in divorce.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-08-12
AERONAUT TELLS OF A
 NIGHT TN THE CLOUDS

a man rushed out from his house and caught the guide rope. " eanchored and had breakfast with him, starting on our way again about O clock. We had taken on extra ballast there. and about o'clock the fog cleared. We could seeNtlc land below, and at places descended low enough to hail villagers and learn our whereabouts. We were travelling about thirty-five miles an hour and apparently directly toward Boston, but we veered off, and at Brant Rock, Mass, seeing the sea before us we made a descent.
 Tt was rather rough one, the anchor falling to catch properly, and the balloon in some inexplicable way suddenly turn ing over and over again. Both of us were thrown out of the basket, but we clung to the rigging, and there, wound up in the complex network, we rolled over and over with the bag. In the scrimmage l found the emergency cord, I pulled it fiercely and 1t rent the balloon from top to cotton, causing 1t to fall Imply to the ground. Knabenshue cut his wrist and was slightly shaken up, but not seriously hurt. l was uninjured.
 We landed at 12:30 o'clock yesterday afternoon. after having been sixteen hours in the air, travelling half the night along the sound crossing four states, attaining an altitude of 1900 feet and landing with in a stone's throw of the ocean. It was the most glorious trip have yet had
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-08-12
Alabama at Jamestown.

The Commercial club asks Governor Jelks to urgently request in his mes sage to the legislature an ample ap- propriation for the purpose of exhib- iting the resources of this state at the Jamestown exposition. This Is all right, though trifle late. The legis lature could not readily act on the proposition before February 1, and the exposition is to be opened in the following month of April
 The Georgia legislature has appro- priated $30,000 for a Georgia exhibit at the unique exposition. and possibly an Alabama appropriation will not be too late if plans are well digested be- forehand. To drift along without plans would render an appropriation in February ineffective. Let an elastic plan for presenting our industrial and agricultural interests be formulated, and then an appropriation in January or February could be finely utilized,
 The Jamestown exposition is to h. clude an international naval, marine and military celebration, finer and greater than the world has ever wit messed. The best ships of all nations will fill the broad waters of Hampton Roads. and on shore will be picked troops from many lands. The exhibits will present quality rather than quan- l tity. The very bigness of the St. Louis exposition put an end to all ef- forts to present acres of show cases massed together No attempt will be made to present great masses of ex- hibits. Care will be taken to shut out the mere commercial exhibits, thus gaining room in which to exhibit ar ticles of representative value. Each citys exhibit will be kept intact, and so will the exhibit of each state. The department plan, like the oVerWnelin- ing mass plan, is to be kept out of the Jamestown exposition, and all things there will be attractive and well worth seeing. Let no one underrate the coming exposition, for it will be largely attended. Located at Sewell's Point Hampton Roads, it will be kept cool by ocean breezes, and the man. agers do not intend to repeat the mis- takes of previous expositions.
 Alabama should be represented there. One of our railroads, the Sea board, runs directly to the exposition grounds. and this prosperous state cannot afford to ignore a southern ex- position held on southern soil and conducted by southern men.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-08-12
MANIA FOR SCHOOLS

From the Corea Daily News.
 Of late the movement for starting schools in this country has almost amounted to a mania. We find them springing up on all sides, and there Is scarcely Corean of wealth or position who has not become patron of an educa- tional establishment of some kind or other.
 It is to be feared that some of the enthusiasm which Is at present being manifested will wear off in the course of time and that some of the schools will perish either for the want of pupils or from want of funds The movement is however. undoubtedly a strong one as all enlightened Coreans fully appreciate the fact that until the least primary ed ucation becomes general throughout their country they cannot hope to emerge, once and for all, from their present oppressed condition.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-08-12
suNFLowER PHILOSOPHY
,m the Atchison Kan.l Globe.

From the Atchison (Kan.) Globe.
 A man does so many foolish things every year that he staggers under a terrible burden of humiliation by the time he Is 50.
 When a man has as many as three night shirts 1t doesn't mean all good luck: The third was made to have in the house for company
 Why do women blondine their hair, when they know perfectly well that everybody will know it, and talk about 1t? People always know when hair is blondined. whether it is just touched up, or the whole thing.
 When a girl wants her folks to give her money she says, if there are strang- CTS around: Have you any change? I have nothing but a bill" We have h2<f this worked on us so often that the next time it is tried we will demand to see the bill.
 It may be an old-fashioned notion that a girl should prepare her mind for travel. but in these days it is more important that she prepare by learning how to dress sitting on the edge of a bed, or cramped up with seven other women in space which her mother would consider too crowded for the palm at home.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-08-12
People Want Protection.

T think that the people living on the South Highlands and at Glen Iris and in fact the entire south side of Birmingham, should be protected by the councilmen in getting to their homes," said a promi- nent South Highlander last night. q re- fer to having to pass through one of the worst parts of the city on the street cars or in our carriages in order to get home. We have to pass negro dives and saloons of the cheapest and lowest class in riding on the street cars to get to our homes. There are negro women strolling about the streets and hundreds of negro men hanging around, making that portion of the trip very disagreeable.
 T think that the councilmen might re- yoke some of the licenses for the saloons in that neighborhood and have a general cleaning out of the dens around which the negro women and men congregate all the time. cannot see why our women and children should be subjected to the daily nuisance of having to pass through that neighborhood"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-08-12
SURE,

By Edmund Clarence Stedman. Splendors of morning the billow-crests
 brighten. Lighting and turing them on to the
 land Far-away waves where the wan vessels
 whiten,
 Blue rollers breaking in surf where we
 stand. Curved like the necks of legion of
 horses,
 Each with his froth-gilded mane flow
 ing free. \ Hither they speed in perpetual courses. Bearing thy riches, o beautiful sea! Strong with the striving of yesterdays
 surges, Lashed by the wanton winds leagues
 from the shore. Each. driven fast by its follower, urges F,earlessly those that are f1eeting before: How they leap over the ridges we walk
 on. Flinging us gifts from the depths of the
 sea sIlvery fish for the haunting falcon. Palm-weed and pearls for my darling
 and me! Light falls her. foot where the rift fol-
 lows after. Finer her hair than your feathery spray, sweeter her voice than your infinite
 laughter Hist-ye wild couriers list to my layl Deep in the chambers of grottos auroral Morn laves her jewels and bends her
 red knee; Thence to my dear one your amber and
 coral
 Bring for her dowry. 0 beautiful ssA'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-08-12
Regarding Early closino.

The early closing movement which be- gan to make itself felt in a quiet way in birmingham about a month ago. is now assuming larger proportions than its origi- nal promoters ever deemed possible and promises in the near future to accomplish something definite" said salesman.
 Within few weeks 1t is expected that an early closing league will be organized formally in this city, having for its sole aim the bettering of conditions among the employees of stores where long hours are the rule at present. This early closing league will be a distinctive organization in itself. connected in no way with any labor union or similar hody. The purpose of the league will be to include the people of every walk of life, professional and laymen, as well as the prominent ladies who have always been active heretofore In assisting such good work. for the sole purpose of bringing Birmingham into line with progressive cities of the country on the matter of early closing. The work of the league will be strictly and solely hu- manltarian.
 That conditions exist as regard long hours which would not be permitted in  other lines of labor Is patent to all who are aware of the facts. The rule in mos. stores is to open at 7:S0 In the morning and close at o'clock in the evening with Saturday evening hours extending to Il o'clock or after. Vacations are unknown In most cases. Young girls are obliged to stand up and wait upon customers dur ing these long hours continuously with the exception of dinner and lunch hours.
 "The stores in New York, Philadelphia, Washington, Baltimore, Chicago, Cincin- natl, St. Louis and hundreds of cities no larger than Birmingham and not as pro- gressive, open at s30 and close at 5;3O every day of the year. On Saturdays the stores in these cities close at 1 D. m., and Saturday night toll is, therefore, un known"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-08-12
Print The Tickets.

The county papers of this state could aid their readers in making se- leetions at the primary by printing in full the official state ballot. There are fully fifty names on that ballot, and on the average county ticket there will be half as many more. To pick from seventy-flve names ones favorites is no light task and every county paper should, for the good of its readers and the state, print the full official ballots, state and county, of their respective localities. At any rate they should print the state official ballot. The names on it lack in many instances familiar appearance to the eye, but if the reader has the ballot before him in advance of the voting day he can readily ascertain whom he desires to vote for The American voter is famous for selecting the man for the place. Given full opportunity for ac- quiring information he can not be readily fooled He would have such an opportunity if every county paper would put the official tickets in black and white before their readers this uaalr
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-08-12
FAIR TRIAL.

From the Chicago Journal.
 The politest man has been discovered. He was hurrying along the street the other night, when another man, also in violent haste, rushed out of doorway, and the two collided with great force.
 The second man looked mad, while the polite man, taking off his hat, said:
 My dear sir, I don't know which of us is to blame for this violent encounter, but I am In too great a hurry to inves tigate. If I ran into you, beg your par dan; if you ran Into me, don't mention it."
 And he tore away with redoubled speed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-08-12
Cunningham and Conner.

Will T. Sheehan, the staff correspondent of the Montgomery Advertiser( who num- bers his Birmingham friends by the scores reached the city last evening. He will leave for Montgomery this afternoon.
 MT. Sheehan, from his observations made while travelling over the state. reaches the conclusion that the guberna- toral race will be an extremely close one
 You know how 1t is.' said MT. Shee- han to a number of newspaper men In conversation with him. When a man says a horse is seventeen hands high. that man will contend that the animal Is just as high as he first stated, in spite of the fact that by actual measurement he is shorter. This idea has worked some- thing of handicap on pr. Cunningham. but he is fast overcoming this obstacle"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-08-12
Wouldn't Prejudice His Case.

From the Washington Star.
 Former Senator John M Thurston of Nebraska, who was representing the de- fence in recent trial-in one of the local courts, arose the other day to reply to argument of counsel for the government on a point of law.
 In deliberate and impressive manner the attorney began a forceful presentation to the court. Before he had fairly launched his counter attack, however he was in terrupted by the presiding justice, who said that he was about to decide the question in favor of Senator Thurston.
 In that case remarked MT. Thurston resuming his seat at once." 1 will make no speech to the court for fear of chang ing your honor's opinion
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-08-12
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR.
From he New York Press

From the New York Press,
 Some men are so fond of work they get all tired out over what they are going to do tomorrow.
 The expensive thing about drinking too much Is the presents You have to buy your wife to convince her you don't
 If there was only one person in the whole world and it was woman. guess she would want to dress up just the same.
 Anyway. when a girl marries a rich husband there is great deal of happi- ness in having the manicure woman often enough to hate the sight of her.
 A nice thing about having your family away for the summer is the way you can go to the races every day without having to lie about where you were when you go home at night.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-08-12
From Dr. Julian P. Thomas Story of
 His Night Balloon Voyage.

From Dr. Julian P. Thomas Story of
 His Night Balloon Voyage.
 ffG sCENDING from the gas house
 PN we rose gradually Into a
 dense fog, and within ten min
 utes of rising from the ground had lost
 sight of land. Higher and higher we
 vent into that unknown cloudland. The
 night was intensely black; the dark seem-
 ingly impenetrable. There was not even
 the glimmer of the worldly lights be-
 meath, nor the twinkle of the ethereal
 stars above. We couldn't even see the
 great gas bag over us, and had to grope for the string that led to the exhaust valve to be sure that 1t was still there I've read in novels of not being able to see your hand before your face; but
 nveer did I think it possible until yester- day. Such darkness I have never seen either on land or at sea-
 Tt was almost terrifying enough to
 make a man wish to jump for safety from
 the basket and only one thing saved us- the sounding of the fog horn. At first could not believe my ears, and I listened again. Once more it came, yet even then 1t seemed incredible. I turned to where I knew by instinct Knabenshue was then standing.
 Did you hear anything?"
 "So you heard it too." was the reply I got.
 Then we both listened, clutching ths edge of the basket, leaning far out over its side and straining our ears until they pained. A second, two seconds passed then far, far below out of that black un- certain undercloud 1t came. Foot, toot. Before I had even time to make the sug-
 gestion-and that was on the tip Of my
 tongue-Knabenshue had fumbled for the
 exhaust rope, and he pulled 1t again
 and again. True to the touch the balloon
 began to descend. and as we came down
 we heard the sounding of the fog horns
 on all sides. We were certain then that
 we were above the sea or the sound, and
 we wished we understood that marvellous
 language in which the ships of the night
 speak to each other in passing. Then we
 might have known something of the fog
 and the danger and our whereabouts. But
 to neither of us did the sounds have
 meaning, and we went where the balloon drifted, keeping within hearing of the
 sirens.
 ."The night seemed endless, and at last we decided to try to sleep, each taking turns at steering the balloon. So I curled up in the corner and shut my eyes, but without success. Then half an hour later Knabenshue woke me. one hand on the exhaust rope. the other on the rigging. 'The mist was just as thick as ever; but. damp as it was, it haon't much eff feet on Knabenshue, and he slept like top until I, too, began to feel that was dozinz. Then I woke him up and again curled myself in the corner to sleep as soundly as he had done. When
 came to may senses I found that we had drifted inland. We couldn't see the ground because of the everlasting fog, but We could hear distinctly the rumble of a tran or the chatter of a cart as in turn we passed from town to village The sun was up then, for the clouds above us were light, although those below us were dark, and at 530 o'clock we anchored at Noank' Conn.
 we had been seen coming down. and
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-08-12
Judqe Weakley,

Chief Justice Weakley arrived In Blr- mingham last evening. Just before turn ing his face toward this city Judge Weak ley spent a day in Tuscaloosa, where he was assured of a very warm support in his candidacy The chief justice was somewhat Hattered by the warmth of the greeting extended him.
 M. T. Ormond, a member of the Tus- caloosa Board of Aldermen, arrived in Birmingham at the same hour yesterday. He is a warm friend of Alabama's chief justice and believes that he will receive splendid support in Tuscaloosa county.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-08-12
ALABAMA PRESS

Dothan Eagle; Two more weeks is a mighty short time for the candidates to lose sleep and other things.
 Sheffield standard So many Chris tan gentlemen are running for office in Alabama that we wonder what has be- come of the ordinary kind.
 Talladega Reporter: This has been a busy year for Talladega. It Is building In every direction. to say nothing of It's rail- road work. Continuing at It's present rate, 1t will soon be city of 20000.
 Sheffield Reaper: The amount of build ing which has been done in Sheffield this season Is proof of confidence in Shelf fields future. Could labor and material be secured, building operations would even be on a much larger scale.
 Tuscaloosa Times-Gazette: Bryan and the czar and the other notables must take back seat for the present-Birmingha ham Is in the lead in baseball.
 Abbeville News: In another column ap- pears card in behalf of Hon. Samuel D. Weakley. for chief justice of the su- preme court. which position he Is now holding by appointment and to which he desires to be elected by the people. He has been on the bench but a short time, but his decisions have all met with approval, and he IS being Loyalty sup ported by his many friends all over the state
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-08-12
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
Regarding conelstenoY.

There are many sayings" said man, which, because they happen to be hoary with age people accept as next to holy writ.
 The truth of these sayings Is never questioned. Habit makes you swallow them whole. If there ever was a fallacy It is' to my mind. what Shakespeare said about consistency being jewell Who of this errlng race was ever con- sistent-unless he be consistently wrongP The man who would be always consistent could be measured with a yard stick He would be bunch of monotony with no variety in 1t. He would be a living platitude without change Before he spoke you would know inevitably what he was going to say. In short, an abso- lutely consistent man would lack the hu- man power of making mistakes, the very quality, strange to say. that makes peo- pie lovable. He would be about as dull as an automaton and as impossible as a wooden Indian. I am glad for my part that my character Is not studded with the jewels of consistency"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-08-12
eElsHA GIRLS AS JOCKEYS.

From the New York Tribune.
 The Japanese have added new feature to horse racing On May 21 gesha girl rode a mare a mile in 1:50. The geisha girls are light in weight, and, it is said, will make good horsewomen Japanese men are such notorious1y bad riders that the girls may displace the boys as jockeys.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-08-12
Iron Production.

In the first six months of the cal endar year Alabama produced 830,040 tons of pig iron, as against 743, ,547 tons in the first half of 1905 There were but 26 furnaces in blast on June 30, whereas on December 30 there were 30. These figures are furnished by the American Iron and Steel associa- ton.
 While the first half of the present year brings out good Alabama figures, it may well be doubted whether the showing made by the second half of the present year will be comparative ly favorable, for in the second half of 1905 this district made 860,515 tons. If we make as much in the last six months of the present year the years production of this district will go to 1,700,000 tons, an aggregate that would constitute a new record.
 The figures for the whole country disclose a fine increase in production this year, as follows:
 Periods. 1903. 1904. 1905. 1906, list half. 9707 1867 S17S,I3S 11.163175 12, ,602 90t I'd half.. s,3O1 1885 S,a23595 Il, ,S29, ,205 .....
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-08-12
THE SUNNY ROAD.

Don't long for fame and fortune here,
 But seek for sweet content Don't wish for things you cannot get,
 Nor pine with vain intent. Enjoy the seasons changing front,
 Within a little cot Where love and simple comfort reign
 And sordid care is not. Be quick to share your modest goods
 When others ask for aid, Assured that in the lapse of years The debt shall be repaid. Be even. calm and full of cheer
 A time for work and play; And at the journeys end you'll find
 You've come the shortest way.
 There Is no more popular man than the Chicago health commissioner who ad- vises people to drink whisky and avoid typhoid.
 In spite of everything that has appessed in the papers, Fay Templeton married wealthy man from Pittsburg.
 Has Rockefeller reformed? asks Ida M. T. in a Sunday newspaper today. Knowing Idas views, we hazard a bet that she is on the negative.
 The state election Is so near that you can hear the politicians panting.
 If figures don't le we shall have to add a few more els to the insane asy- lums. PAUL COOK.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-08-12
The Rev. MT Ewing.

"I am not a theo1ogian and know little about dogmatic religion" said an Episco- palian yesterday, but I will miss the Rev. Quincy Ewing, when he leaves the Advent rectory to accept a call at Ma poleonville, La. MT. Ewing is a broad minded. lovable man and have listened to his sermons with exceptional interest.
 'I understand that the Napoleonvlle parish partakes of a rural, quiet nature and in accepting the call Mir. Ewing doubtless has in mind the need of rest"