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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-03-17
From the New York Mail.

From the New YORK Mail.
~ NE reason why system of spell
kSOJ ling English which should be as
thoroughly and beautifully SIM
pie as the accepted photography of Span
ish and Italian cannot readily be adopt
ed is that the current spelling of the
language has in great measure de-
stroyed the phonetic sense. Very few know
what the normal phonetic value of given
letter of the alphabet, and particularly
of our overworked vowels, is. The dis
tinction between pure sounds, like that
of 30" in "cot,. or of short 'i'' and dipth-
ongal sounds, like 90 in bone and
80 in kite" is not unprecedented. ordi-
narily speaking. only those who have
studied and mastered stenograp ply, which
cannot be written successfully without a
good knowledge of vocal sounds, under
stands 'phonetics." The visual faculty
is the only one that is trained in con-
nection with words. The result of adopting
a phonetic system, without some previous
instruction in the science of utterance,
would be to make people spell worse
than ever. since they would not know
what character to assign to a sound
Again, in this country we have a tre-
mendously wide range of provincial pro-
nunciations of what should be the same
sound. phonetic representation of the
word 'shalf' which should suit the pro,
nunciation of New York would not suit
that of Boston. Chicago or Atlanta. The
word south, is pronounced in one way.
in New England, in another way heres
and in still another in the south itself.
ever. would be to drop all silent Lett
tiers, as the Germans have dropped the
"h' in "thun" and that" and leave the
various section of the country to their
peculiarities with respect TO yowels or.
controyerted consonants. Thus half and
calf would become -haf and 'caf,"
but the Yankee would go ON saying
'Hhahf,'' the westerner ''haff."
All of the photographed stunts that
now entertain us, such as the difficulty
of remembering the order of the 'i9 and
''e' in deceive" believe" counterfeit"
sieve" Seize" 'nonpareii' and so on.
would be eliminated at one fell swoop
under Mr. Carnegie's system The terri
BILE tangle of 'ough's." in thought"
through" cough" Dough" bought"
and SO on would be Strengthened out at
once All phonetcally useless symbols
would have to be abolished IL the reform
were to be in any sense consistent. l"Jeop-
ardy'' and leopard" journal" and
..nourish' would lose their ''os,'' and
'.yeoman' Its "es' Women would be-
come "wfmen," rhyme would be "rime,''
tat the risk of frosty confusion), right
write" and wright would all be rite"
and "scytheH would be "sithe" while both
.aisle" and isle" would drop their SIS.
"A whole would be indistinguishable
from hole We should save ourselves
the trouble of writing letters twice in
"eb," add ''egg'' ''inn,', butt
puff dull" and buzz That archaic
survival PHI" which is merely an at
tempt to represent. a. Gree sound. with
Roman characters. would be replaced with
r. which would at least please the ortho-
graphical ''filosofers."
All this would be joyful to generations
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-03-17

multiplicity of wireless messages
brings confusion at the receiver. and
this of itself is to be avoided if posi-
bic, for the wireless system has come
to stay, and its usefulness will be ex.
tended every year. It will become
after awhile as useful an agent as the
Morse system if some way can be dis
covered to safeguard its waves be-
tween the transmitter and receiver.
In England a license from the gov
eminent must be secured before an
individual or corporation can indulge
in wireless telegraphy. This plan
brings the entire system under gov
eminent inspection and government
rules. Any one who sends or receives
a wireless message without a license
is severely punished. The English
plan seems to be feasible and satisfae-
tory provided the states would hand
over the entire matter to the general
government. Wireless messages sent
and received in a state would not prop
erly be interstate commerce, but it is
plain that in New York city, for ex-
ample, or in Washingtons or in Phila-
delphia. or in Cincinnati. or in st.
Louis. there would be uncertain pro-
lection unless the government is given
supervision of all Hertz waves.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-03-17

From the New York Press.
On the turf it is an old saying that "a
good big un is better than good little
UNI Taft for the supreme bench. Good
enough. Teddy Shonts, chairman of the
isthmian commission who hardly knows
which he loves most, the Clover Leaf
Brand or the Panama Canal Brand, says
of the Secretary of War;
He is a son of Cincinnati and Ohio In
whom the whole country takes pride, for
mis- services on the bench, in the Phillip
pines and in the government at Washing.
ton have brought honor not only to his
native city and state, but to the Amer
lean name before the world. l consider 1t
a high privilege to be associated with
him under the direction of President
Roosevelt in the conduct of the most
stupendous enterprise to which this ma
ton has ever put its hand. He brings to
this task the broad intellectual grasp, the
calm. clear Judgment, the complete patri-
otto devotion and the infexible, uncom-
promising and outspoken honesty that are
the distinguishing traits of his public ca
reer. The value to the country of the
services of such man in its government
cannot be overestimated. When the canal
shall. have been 'completed-as completed
ii surely will be--no small share of the
credit of the great achievement Will be
due to his wise counsel, inspriting CO.
operation and unfiagging faith In the abil-
ity of the American people to solve any
problem with which they are confronted.
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Former Resident Returns.

A. b. Persinger of Lodge Pole, Neb.,
who was one of the founders of the Biz
mingham Iron Age, is a guest of former
Mayor VanHoose. 1t has been thirty
years since Mr.. Persinger left Birming-
ham and this is his first visit to his
former home.
II can't say that I observe any change
in the town. said Mr.. Persinger yester-
day, because it is all new Birmingham
wasn't much of town when l lived here.
l can locate only one or two places that
| remember"
Mr.. Perslnger tried to find file of the
old Iron Age, but was unsuccessful. The
paper was started in Birmingham in lSI2,
just after the epidemic of cholera, which
is recalled by old residents.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-03-17
GOOD, SOUND ADVICE.

From Harper's Weekly.
We should class glasses of beer among
the ordinary everyday temptations that
beset us, and which are rather TO be dealt
with with discretion than fearsomely
Stunned. A lad whose first glass of beer
sends him sliding toward Gehenna isn't
sound stuff The fall of such a one does
not illustrate the dangers of temptation,
hut the dangers of ignorance and of a
shielded .nexperience. Doa't teach a boy
that beer Is deadly and wicked beverage
which all good people should avoid. Teach
him that beer is beer. and it behooves
him to lock sharp how he fools oyermuch
with It,
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-03-17

Andrew Hamilton has raised himself
vastly in the estimation of the American
people by the way in which he excorated
the men who were undoubtedly mixed up
in the New York Life rascality and whom
he accuses of leaving John a. Mccall to
his fate. While Hamilton has said moth
ing which proves that he is any the less
a rascal than when he ran away to Paris,
he has at least shown some manhood in
defending the name of his dead friend and
in boldly faying those officers of the
company who have endeavored to shield
themselves behind others. Honor, even
among thieves, commands moiety OF re-
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-03-17
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR.

From the New York Press.
Ii takes a woman to know things with
out understanding them.
If riches really brought unhappness
everybody would have them.
A woman goes to have her palm read
to find out If her neighbor talks about
her.
A man could do lot of good in the
world by stopping doing the bad things
he does
The most satisfactor! man to tell a joke
to is the one who has already starteA to
laugh.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-03-17
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
ST. Patriok's Day.

This is st. Patrieks day. It is observed
joyously in the Emerald Isle and by
Irishmen and the friends of Irishmen
in Great Britain and America.
st. Patrick was the apostle and patron
saint of Ireland He was born IN the
latter of the fourth century. Ordained
a priest and shortly afterward eonse-
Grated bishop in Gaul. he went to ireland
as a missionary in 4s9 and died at Saul
near Strangford Tough. County Down.
Ulster. 1t was In County Down that he
founded his first church, March II, $50,
the day now sacred to his memory The
converts won to christianity by St. Pat
rick exceeded in number those won by
any other missionary recorded in the his
tory of the church. with the possible
exception Of st. Francis Xavier.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-03-17

gong 10 IfaFel ana see sum-
thing of the world said a gray-haired
man who has been over all the United
States and Canada, Central and South
America. was born in Switzerland and
has lived in London Edinburgh and other
places in Europe. You may think | am
joking. but I am not. While it is true
that l have been about, I meet young
men here in Birmingham every day whom
discover. in the most casual way, to
be globe-trotters whose travels far ex-
coed mine in extent and variety. Mark
you, they are young men, too. This Is
globe-trotting age and IN Birmingham
one has an opportunity to meet many
Travelled men. For instance, I observed
a citizen of the town eating in a quick
lunch cafe the other day who was former
ly a member of the English house of
commons; I was talking but a day or
two ago to man who was a protege or
Cardinal Newman and lived for some
time with the great prelate. Not long
ago / had the pleasure Of meeting
man who fought for seven years in the
English army In many parts of India and
Asia and knew every town of any i'm
portance in the United States. Graduates
of European universities are quite nu-
merous in Birmingham where the popula-
ton is remarkably cosmopolitan. Nova
days globe-trotters are so numerous that
a man who has visited the most out-of-
the-way places in the world attracts only
passing attention"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-03-17
Alumni Dinner.

The dinner of the Vanderbilt alumni,
to be given at the Y. Nj. c. A., this
evening, at Z o'clock in honor of Chan
cellor Kirkland promises 10 be de-
lightful event. Col John w. Tominson'
president of the Alabama association, will
preside. The chancellor of the university
Is well known and greatly esteemed in
Birmingham and he will be accorded a
royal welcome on this occasion.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-03-17
THE OLD REFRAIN.

BY Rev. James e. Coyie.
L.
Wide scattered over earth today,
The sea-divided Gael,
Send back across the ocean spray,
Their love TO install.
From ice clad north to isles OF Ind
BY tropic hreezes famed,
This cry is borne on every wind,
God bless the dear old land
Round many festive board tonight
Shall gather exiled men,
And o, what dreams. what visions bright
OF Ireland free again!
Dreams, aye. and purpose stern and high
And grim resolve there be,
To fight, if need be, cen to die
To set the old land free.
III.
Full many memory OF the past
Of other days long gone,
Athlone, Kinsale and Mullaghmast,
Tonight shall ring in song.
In song and speech tonight Ger earth,
All Irish hearts shall thrill
Though exiled. to the place of birth
We Gaels are loyal still.
Yes still we love the dear old land
And still we hate her foes,
And still we strive with heart and hand
To heal her countless woes.
So swear tonight the oath. the same
They swear on Erins sod.
To ne'er forget her wrong and shame.
No! never. help us God!
v.
o praise the Lord. adoring praise,
Love, homage, thanks we pay,
For that fierce oath that millions raise
Ger all Gods earth today.
Then send we back the old refrain,
This shout across the sea,
Our land. A nation once again.
Our land! Old Ireland freel
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-03-17

Alice Nielsen sat in box at the Jeffer-
son theatre Thursday night and ehewed
gum with the cheerful abandon of a Br-
mingham shopgrl
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-03-17

The mine inspectors blame the min
ers. and the miners who have to face
accidents in the mines. Windy shots
and falling roofs kill men in the mines.
and both are the results of sheer care
lessnea
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-03-17

Andy Hamilton thinks yellow dog
is much better than cowardly cur.
and he is right. especially when the
ours stood behind the yellow dog in
prosperous times.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-03-17

Speaker Cannon will not smoke that
long Longworth cigar until he goes on
his long summer vacation.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-03-17

John D. Rockefeller has taken off his
wig and put on artificial eyebrows and
no one knows him.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-03-17
TWO MEN.

''World is dark and full of trouble"
Said the pessmist and sighed.
But the optimist kept singing
And just worked on till he died.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-03-17

President Roosevelt kept his fingers
crossed while his Standard Oil callers
remained at the White House.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-03-17

A human heart was found on the river
bank near Albany Ind Good suggestion
for another sentimental ballad like ION
the Banks of the Wabash"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-03-17

A Pennsylvania COW swallowed enough
iron to start a hardware store, and
when her stomach was opened every
body knew why she died.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-03-17

If the Arctic expedition does not find
the north pole 1t can at least bring
back a cargo of ice.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-03-17

The Pittsburg millionaires who have
divorce troubles of their own think the
Reed Smoot case should absorb public
attention.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-03-17

Don't overlook soggy biscuit as an
item contributing to domestic infelicity
and the divorce court. No man wants
divorce from a good cook
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-03-17

Dowie may be the First Apostle, but
Voliva is the First Treasurer, who can
turn down sight drafts.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-03-17

The drydock Dewey cannot be the
biggest thing ON earth, for it is to be
squeezed through the Suez canal.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-03-17

A young woman sold her petticoat to
buy ticket to Richmond, Va. That must
be a fine town.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-03-17

1t is now in order to make Leonard
Wood a lieutenant general. His Moro
victory was almost as great as Blen-
helm.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-03-17

Rockefeller cannot afford to come
home while Rogers may be compelled
to tell the whole truth any day.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-03-17

Representative Keifer talks to empty
seats about cutting down southern rep
.resentation, and his bill is as dead as
Hector.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-03-17

The new French cabinet feels pretty
robust. but it did not feel that it could
afford TO be announced on the 18th day
of the month. That superstition is
worldwide
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-03-17

No one has proposed to put Penny
packer in Justice Browns seat on the
supreme bench.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-03-17
ANOTHER VICTIM

He threw aside his overcoat
And said it felt like spring.
He caught cold. In heaven now
He hears the angels sing.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-03-17

The known hazers at Annapolis num-
Der PSI, and the unknown probably
include all the rest.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-03-17

Andy Hamilton proposes to tell the
whole truth regardless of the Peck
shifts and Wall street magnates. What
is needed now in some one who will
tell the inwardness of the Cortelyou
and Hanna campaign committees.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-03-17

Mr.. Fairbanks is doing all he can to
have Mr. Taft appointed to the supreme
bench.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-03-17

When Andrew Hamilton did talk he
said enough.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-03-17

The grounding began too late to
restore his reputation as a weather
prophet
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-03-17

A blow at the powder trust seems to
be in order, but nobody wants to stick
a match to it.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-03-17

A North Carolina man has invented
an airship which is said to fly like a
bird.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-03-17

Dirty money is almost as bad as
tainted money, and twice as disagree
able,
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-03-17

Capitalization never stands pat. /
always wants all there Is in sight.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-03-17

What will the President promote
General Wood to now?
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-03-17

Justice Deuel. is still on the bench.
Something should be done.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-03-17

Omaha police know what to do with
a mob, and they do it in short order.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-03-17

Secretary Taft's conflicting emotions
are about to eliminate.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-03-17

The countess will make Boni rich for
the rest of his life, so what does he
care?
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SMOKE FANcIEs.


SMOKE FANCIEs.
The smoke wreaths curl,
The fire burns bright,
Outside it rains
A beastly night.
But what does he
Care for the storm?
His pipe is full
His room is warm.
He sits and dreams
OF what he'd do
If he should wed
A maiden true;
How sweet 'twoud be
To have her near;
To work for her
From year to year
And lead a bliss
Full, happy life,
Content to love
His little wife.
He smokes and dreams
The smoke wreaths curl
But never weds
That pipe-dream girl.
peace reigns in the orator of Dajo.
The peace of death.
man named Swindle is tax collector
In Centreville. No there is nothing in
this name. Mr. Swindle has never been
investigated so far as We know.
CURING LOVE.
Loves a sickness
Hard to cure
But one treatments
Always sure.
Constant nagging,
Petty spite,
Selfishness and
Chilling slight
Show of temper,
Frequent sneers,
Uncongenial
Flaunts and leers
Make poor Cupid
Hang his head.
When these flourish,
Love is dead
The physical decline of Chauncey M.
Depew- follows close upon his disgrace.
The old man will not live much longer.
PAUL COOK.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-03-17
ALPHABETICAL TANGLE
OF SPELLING REFORM

yet unborn, whether it would be to our
own generation or not.
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Guess it was counterfeit glee, Judge
Andy.
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spect but it seems to be a missing quart
tity among insurance rascals.
MOVE ON.
just keep on working cheerfully and never
say die,
Success will wait upon the man who's
not afraid to try.
Get busy in the scrimmage with am ever
dauntless heart,
You'll never so a single step unless you
make start.
The man who wins the hardest fight
and gains the mountain top.
Is the man who's always ON the so and
hasn't time to stop.
So do little speeding and the chances
are that you
WIN have at least look-in when the
laurel wreaths fall due.
The Serubwomen's union demands a
uniform scale of 20 cents an hour Move
we make it 40 cents with day off.
Mrs. Lynch of Ohio, who has the dis
tinetion of being the first woman law
student at the University of Texas, says
she is delighted. Possibly, she hasn't
met Judge Lynch of Texas.
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Official winter will depart next wee

Winter fingered to st. Patrick's Day.
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COMMENTS ON MEN AND
MATTERS OF THE TIMES

spect but 1t seems to be missing quan-
tity among insurance rascals
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-03-17

The physical decline of Chauncey M.
Depew- follows close upon his disgrace.
The old man will not live much longer.
PAUL COOK.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-03-17
Editor

Entered at the Birmingham, Ala, post
ufhce as second-class matter under act
of Congress March 5. 1919.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1906-08-03
A GREAT AGRICULTURAL COL
LEGE FOR GEORGIA.

No more important legislation has
been passed by the Georgia general
assembly at its present session than
that Of appropriating 100000 for the
erection of suitable buildings and
equipments for an up-to-date agricul-
tural college in connection with the
state university at Athens.
The recent trip of the Georgia state
university trustees to Wisconsin for
the purpose of studying the great ag-
ricultural college there emphasizes:
the necessity of doing something for
this most important industry.
Hon. j. J. Conner, president of the
state agricultural society introduced
the bill to Appropriate 100000 for an
agricultural hall on the campus. Mr..
George Foster Peabody and others
purchased nine hundred acres Of
land adjoining the old campus for over
100000. This will give ample room
for experiment station plats, general
farm crops, stock, orchards, forestry
and everything pertaining to the edu-
cation ami life of the farmer. Here
will be planted orchards of every
kind of fruit that can be grown III
Georgia Here will be herds of all
the best breeds of mix and of beef
cattle, of hogs, houses, sheep and
poultry. Farm crops of every kind
will be grown, experiments in plant
breedings, till and fertilizing will be
conducted. To this great college and
farm, as it develops, will come hun
dreds of students for the longer
courses, and thousands of farmers
will annually visit it for lectures and
demonstrations.
It will become the Mecca of every
Georgia farmer. Here will his son
study. Here he will come with his
family in the summer to the annual
state institute. Here he will write
for information, for tests, for bulle-
tins. Here will be trained the teach
ers to teach agriculture in the coun-
ty high schools, which are sure to
come within q few years.
Every farmer should rejoice at the
recognition Of his occupation as wor-
thy of the best building and the best
equipment on the university campus.
It means a new era of prosperity for
the farm.
This liberal provision guarantees
larger usefulness of the states his
toric university and will enable it to
preserve all the splendid traditions of
it's glorious past, while it keeps
abreast of the spirit of modern prog
ress. J. S. STEWART.