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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-09-19
"MR. pooLEY" ON ROCKEFELLER.
Also Pays His Respects to Renowned
Ida TarhelI.

"Mr. Dooley," in the American Mag
azine for October writes remarkable
article on 1.-THE Power of the Press"
The reference Of John d. Rockefeller
and Miss Tarbell is interesting;
The printed wurrudl What can I do
against it? 1 can buy a gun to pro-
tect me against mi inlmy. I can change
me name to save me firm gran jury.
But there's no escape FIR good man or
ban firm tn printed wurrud. 1t follows
me wheriver / go an sthrikes me down
in church, in office, in me very home.
There was me frind Jawn d. Three years
ago he seemed insured against punish
ment ayether here or herafter.
happy man. a religious man. He had
squared tn ligislachures, tn coorts, tn
politicians an TIL Baptist clargy He
saw tn dollars hoppln out Nv ivry lamp
chimbly in tn wurruld an hurry in
to'rd him. His heart was pure seein' that
he had niver done wrong save In tn
wya Nv business. His head was hairless
but unbowed. Ivry Mondah mornin' |
read Nv him leadin chorus " Onward
Christyan sogers marchin' FIR tn stuff
flesh, an tn divvle. A good mani What
cud harm him? An so it seemed he
might proceed to tn grave whin, 10 an
behold, up in his path leaps a lady with
pen in hand an off goes Jawn d. FIR
tn tall timbers. A lady, mind we, dips
pen into an inkwelll There's an explo-
sion an what's left iv Jawn d. an his
power wudden't brighten crows away firm
a corn field. Who's afraid Nv Rockyfel-
Ter now? Tn prisidint hits him a kick,
country grand jury indicts him, a goluf
caddy overcharges him an whin he comes
back firm Europe he has as many polls
men to meet him on TIN pier as Doc
Owens. A year ago, anybody wud take
his money. Now If he wanted to give 1t
even to Chancellor Day he'd have to meet
him in a barn at midnight"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-09-19
WALKING AND BATHING.

From the Mothers Magazine.
Two clubs of Jackson, Mich, are pur-
suing health and happiness afoot.
The members are pledged to walk at
least 400 miles year This is an average
OF little more than mile day, which
rate almost anybody with feet should be
able to maintain.
But the members of the Sunshine club
and the Overland club regard the specified
400 miles as a mere nothing The first.
named club is composed of women and
the latter of men, and they make some
glorious marches.
One evening a week they have a good
lively cross-country tramp of from five 10
thirty miles. This is taken in compan-.
In summer they go by train to some
region of historic or scenic interest, and
there spend two or three delightful weeks
afoot.
This summer, just coming to a close, the
Sunshine ladies have made their tour
along the shores of Lake Superior Ths
men of the Overland club-those who
could go-took their tramp in Colorado.
Once or twice a year the two clubs have
a field day, with contests especially bear
ing on the sport or exercise of walking.
They have walking contests. including one
walking backward.
l am told that every member of the
clubs Is a marvel of good health, and has
a clear. fine complexion. In the case OF
three members l personally know this
to be true. / would add that the clubs
are not what might be termed fashion
able" 1t is not expensive to belong to
them, and they have added much cheer
and wholesomeness to the community life.
AS many mothers and fathers belong as
do young folks.
So much attention Is given to the unique
Jackson organizations because in this
month OF August, anticipating the coming
autumn. my thoughts have turned to the
hard roads, the crisp air of the days, the
harvest-scented nights of the falkland I
love to walk. may say without any fear
of medical contradiction that the person
who cannot or does not enjoy walking is
physically defective.
The walking which goes with household
work, that done in home or business hour.
when the brain is occupied. Is not ture
walking. 1t is necessary exercise, but in the
sense of rebuilding the body and resting
the mind 1t is not helpful.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-09-19
IN HOTEL LoBBIES
A New Com edlan.

Frank Lalor. who plays the principal
comedy part in "Coming Thro' the Rye"
which comes to the jefferson theatre to-
night is a new conner in the ranks of
comic opera comedians. During the
seven weeks run of Coming Thro' the
Rye in Chicago" said a press agent,
Mr.. Labor made a hit which set the
newspapers and first nighters' talking
about him. It isn't so very long ago that
Francis Wilson, Frank Daniels, De Wolf
Hopper and others o, that class occupied
the position RON he'd by Lalor, but NJ.
Labor had this advantage; He's just be-
ginning to be noticed in an important
way. Competent critics say he is the
coming comedian
physically Mr. Lalor resen. 0les Frank
Daniels to some oNtent-althaush neither
man has any SPECIAL raasa to be %roud
of the fact according to their friends.
Labor sings and dances we'll, and The
chief charm of his comedy work lies IL
the fact that he apparently makes no
effort to be funny. He is said to be In
dead earnest to escape from the embar-
easements which the story 90 the play
surrounds him with, aa1 Ills troubles and
misfortunes seem to weigh so heavily
upon him, that the audiences simply
scream with laughter His part in Coming
Thro' the Rye. is said to give him per-
feet opportunities for his best work."
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-09-19

and the increase in It's use is for do
nestle fuel purposes, largely in Indian
apolis and Chicago. The Brazil district
is near indianapolis. The dimunition
of natural gas In Indiana has also con-
tributed to TIE result. But 1t is strange
that the demand for coke and the pros
perity of the iron industry did not hold
the coal production of this district up
to that of Indiana. Those sources of
demand were not strong enough, how
ever, to cope with the consumption In
the Hoosier State, and we must accept
at present sixth place.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-09-19
Senator Pettus Active.

THE most remarkable exponent of ac-
tiyity and robust health In old age that
l have ever seem" said a gentleman last
night lis Senator Pettus. He arrived In
Birmingham several hours ago, spent
some time with relatives and acquaint-
ances, retired at a late hour, at which
the great majority of men of his age are
generally sound asleep. and left call for
AS o'clock in the morning The Senator
will get up at that hour, take an early
train, ride hundred miles or more and
attend TO great deal of business.
Alabama's venerable senator reached
Birmingham yesterday afternoon. He reg
istered at the Metropolitan, after at
tending to some personal business in
the city, and will leave this morning for
Chattanooga, where he has other BUSH
ness. While in Birmingham, the states
man was greeted by a great many ac-
quaintances
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-09-19
WllheIm's Idea,

THE time will come" said l. K Will
helm, crack pitcher OF the Birmingham
baseball team, when player in uniform
will not be allowed to ride to and from
the baseball park on street cars. There
should be an ordinance passed against
the practice in vogue today. Such de-
cree has been passed and is in force in
New York. and it works to perfection.
Baseball players carry their uniforms to
the park and there don them.
After baseball uniforms are worn for
some time they are certainly not pre-
sentable on street cars where ladies ride.
A disagreeable odor issues from them.
For this reason, L do not approve of
wearing them or street cars. The ordi-
nance adopted in New York is being
discussed in other cities, and will UNI
doubtedly come eventually into practice
in all cities where professional baseball
is played"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-09-19
Hcme-comlnu Week.

From October is to October 30, in
elusive, is Alabama's Home Coming
Week, when the state that was admit
ted to the union in 1919 invites her
wandering sons and daughters to come
home. She asks all to come back to
receive a warm welcome, and she
names one special week SO that all
may meet here, coming and going at
low rates of railroad toll.
Some of them have been away. so
long they will not recognize portions
of the old state. It's mineral district
and its towns may have outgrown their
recollections, but they will at least
recognize the welcome that will meet
and greet them when they return for
a brief visit. The mother state sum-
mons her sons and daughters home
once more. The old family ties are
to be reunited, old memories recalled
until the days of childhood live again.
Let every wanderer know this--a
welcome of the warmest sort awaits
in Home Coming Week every exile
from the old state, and no one can af-
ford to ignore the opportunity. Come
back home.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-09-19
OLD HOME OF A WRITER.

From the Pittsburg Dispatch.
On the 1st of April the childhood home
in Lower Allegheny of Margaret Deland,
the celebrated authoress, passed into the
hands of a steel concern, and great in
roads have been made on the pictures
que beauty of the building and The
Old Garden" which the authoress ten
Derby recalls in an early book of verse
The house is now used for storage, tool
rooms, and worlSmen's outfits. The roomy
vine-hung front porch has been torn away
and a crane and pulley apparatus projects
from the third story window. The fences
about 1.-The Old Garden" are down. srub-
berry has been uprooted and destroyed, and
trees damaged. A freight siding runs
close to the house and a weigh station
has been built on the gorunds just OPP
posite the side porch. All about are the
timber, tackle, and tools which herald
the Irresistible advance of manufacture
and trade.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-09-19
SOCIETY IN OREGON.

From the Toledo (Ore.) Leader.
A young Corvallis girl is charming, but
like great many other charming people,
she is poor. She never has more than two
evening gowns in a season. and the ruin
of one of them is always a serious matter
to her. She went to little dancing party
last week. and she wore brand new
white frock. During the evening great,
big, red-faced, perspiring man came in
and asked her to dance. He wore no
gloves. She looked at his well-meaning
but moist hands despairingly and thought
of the immaculate back of her waist. She
hesitated Bit and then she said with y
winning smile:
"Of course I will dance with you, but
If you don't mind, won't you please use
your handkerchief?
The man looked at her biankly mo-
ment or two. Then a light broke over his
face.
why, certainly he said.
And he pulled out his handkerchief and
blew his nose.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-09-19
GIANT WATERFRONT
Did Rave Far Out Upon the Ocean
Wave.

From the New York World.
.Tis every word a true word I'll swear
1t on the book, sir; the spot was 700 miles
southeast of Sandy Hook sir And there
we met water spout--believe me. I'm not
lyln'-a-spouting, sir and Carrying on like
William Jennin's Bryan
Thus spoke the purser gravely as re-
porters did bombard-he was telling of
what happened to the Chimney ship Lom-
bardi. Yet he looked like one who dallled
not with GROWER or with fiagon, but more
like one who'd sailed upon the good
ship, Water Wagon
1.-THE sky was cam, the sea was ca m;
they looked like painted waves upon a
painted ocean. When all at once one mile
to port, or maybe 1t was tin, sir there
rose from out the placid sea a cloud as
black as sin, sir. The lookout watched
with bated breath-his breath was al
ways baited-he kept a jug beneath his
bunk. so twas just as I've stated.
1.-The lookout watched the cloud, I say,
and then. from out its middle, two gobs
of water billed and sized like spit balls
on a griddle. They grew. they growe1.
they jined. they spewed and at the top
spread out, sir, and then the lookout
knowed for sure 1t was a waterspout,
sir.
THE Captain came and took look-his
name 1t was Oringo-and quick he seen
that we must act or-twenty-three and
Bingol 'Ye-ho. my boys he cries aloud,
'ye-ho, and then ye-ho, sir. is up to me
to keep away from all that H2O. sir. The
passengers all duclked below. the crew
they stood at quarters. and ever closer
to us drawled them blamed revolving
waters. Again / say-and say 1t plain
I'm not a-telling lies, sir. For every word
l speak is true regarding this here gey-
SER
Just when It doomed right over US, a
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-09-19

later stolen by his penitent subjects, who,
flying from the barbarism of the SPAN
iards and abandoning their own high civ
ilzation in Mexico, bore the body of the
last of the war gods with them.
The Aztecs' descendants say that their
original country was Costa Rica, and that
over the mountains they brought their
dead ruler with as much of his treas
ure as they could save from the Spaniards,
Only the chiefs of the tribe was privy to
the location of the grave. 1t was on
mountain overlooking the Pacific, and this
mountain was held sacred from that day
and constantly guarded by the chiefs.
These, one by one, died and were buried
around the base of this mountain. FIN
ally. as the pure Aztecs disappeared, SO
did the possibility Of verifying the tale,
which, however, has been handed down
perslstently as a legend for hundreds of
years.
1t was found upon investigation that
large number of the Aztec golden images
sold in Carriage and San Jose had been
unearthed from graves upon a mountain
answering the description of Montezumas
hill. This mountain, too is situated in the
locality described by the Indians as being
the burial ground, and, as If to climax
the whole business, this mountain has
been called through centuries, and with
out any particular white mans reason,
"Montezumap'
The fact that wrought gold has been
taken from the graves-presumably those
of the chiefs-around the base Of this
mountain, and that near to 1t and rum
ming toward the Pacific Is a stone road
way of undoubted Aztec construction,
rather lends zest to such an expedition,
If not probability to the whole story.
While the skeleton Of Montezuma would
be prize worth ten times its weight
In gold to any national museum, 1t Is
said that the searchers have more in
their minds eye-the treasure supposed to
have been buried with the last of the
Aztec war gods.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-09-19
BRIGHT STAR.

By John Keats.
Bright star! would I were steadfast a.
thou art
Not in lone splendor hung aloft the
night,
And watching, with eternal lids apart,
Like Natures patient. sleepless Eremite
The moving waters at their priest-liks
task
OF pure ablution round earth's human
shores,
Or gazing on the new soft fallen mask
OF snow upon the mountains and the
moors-
No-yet still steadfast, still unchange-
able,
Pillowed upon my fair loves ripening
breast
To feel forever It's soft fall and swell.
Awake forever in a sweet unrest
Still, still to hear her Undertaken
breath.
Haif-passionless. and so swoon on to
death.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-09-19
WATER OF JORDAN.

From the New York Herald
A special cable dispatch from Alex
andria, Egypt, to this mornings Herald
makes doubly interesting announcement.
Arrangements have been completed for
shipping water from the River Jordan to
all parts of the world for baptismal and
other uses. That's interesting, and the
fact that the enterprise is undertaken by
an American company makes 1t doubly
interesting.
Most marvellous thing of all. however.
the negotiations for shipping water have
been conducted by the president of the
company, who is colonel from KEN
tuckyi
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-09-19
HIS sPEclALTlEs.

From the London News.
Captain Spencer of the Church army,
tells this incident. He asked a convict
what he did for a living when he left
prison. We'll in spring l does a bit o.
pea-plcking, and in summer I does bit
a bit og op-picking." yes" said the Cap
tain, and what do you do inthe winter?"
We'll. mister, I may as well be honest
with yer. In the winter l does a bit O.
pocket-picking!" Captain Spencer next
asked, And what happens them" The
convict replied, why, comes ere and
does bit o oakum-pi ckngH'
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-09-19
sIoss-sheffield Directors.

W. II. Goadby of New York, one of the
most active directors In the Sloss-Shoss
field Steel and Iron company, arrived in
Birmingham yesterday Several other d.
rectors will arrive today. among them
Joseph Bryan, j. N. Wallace, president
of the Central Trust company of New
York, Colonel A. J. Andrews, first vice
president of the Southern railway, and f.
p Olcutt.
President j. C. Maben will show the
visiting directors over the properties of
the company. The party will inspect the
city furnaces and the furnace plant at
North Birmingham this afternoon. The
directors will remain In Alabama for sew
eral days and will wind up their inspection
at Sheffield.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-09-19
MONEY NO INDICTMENT.
Messenger Refuses to Carry Message.
Had to See Prize Fight.
From the Leavenworth Times.

From the Leavenworth Times.
Say, boy. want you to take note
to Kansas city" said a man named Smith
at the National hotel. to Aaron Shanks,
a Postal messenger boy, about 7 O'CLOCK
last night. ''Will you take it?"
mot on your life. want to see the
prize fight," answered Shanks.
"I'll give you plenty of moaey," persist
ed the stranger.
Milky" said the messenger. II wouldn't
miss that fight for any money you could
give me-" and Aaron dashed away on his
wheel.
Half an hour later the messenger re-
ported the incident to his superior, Mrs.
Nell Danforth, the local superintendent
of the company.
"Why didn't you take the note? You
might have earned several dollars she
inquired of the boy.
'And miss that prize fight Why I'd
quit my job first" promptly answered the
boy,
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-09-19
Coal Prnducfinn LAST Year.

This country dug coal so freely in
1905 that it created new record for
itself, and fairly galloped away from
Great Britain and Germany Our prod
uct last year was 392,919,341 short
tons, or about fifty per cent more than
Great Britain's production, and more
than double that of Germany.
The production of soft coal and lig-
mite was 315,259,491 short tons last
year, and Alabama supplied 11,s66,069
tons of the grand aggregate. In 1904
the production of Alabama was IL ,262,-
DAG tons. The INCREASE was trifie
Sspser&fve per cent, and similar in
Jed. Sc this year would carry the
sIEs production above the twelve
d mark.
price .nnsyivania is the leading coal
producing state, followed in order by
Illinois, West Virginia Ohio, Indiana
and Alabama.
Right here is the place to drop
tear or two, for Indiana has rooted us
out of fifth place. Indiana mined last
year II ,S95,252 tons; Alabama got out
11,866,069 tons. Never before had In
diana mined more coal than Alabama
In order to show the changes table
becomes necessary:
1904 1905. Increase.
Indiana ....... l0,s42,1S 1885 252 1853, 0G3
Alabama ....... .11,262,O46 1l,s6s,069 6O4.o23
The Indiana coal is not coking coal,
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-09-19
Election Bets.

Notwithstanding the fact that the law
explicitly forblds betting on elections,
said a man about town. the practice is
INDUCED in. and perhaps never before in
this city to a greater extent than in the
stiles-Higdon race for sheriff.
whenever the element of uncertainty
enters into question the gambling spirit
is sure to crop out. All the laws that
have ever been enacted have proved pow
erless to suppress it, and in some parts
of the world all that the law attempts
to do is to check or regulate 1t.
1T is currently reported that thous-
ands of dollars will change hands over
the shrievalty race, and some of these
bets have been made between men who
stand high in the community. The can
dldates themselves are not parties to
these bets inasmuch as they believe that
men who are financially interested in an
event will leave nothing undone or I'M
said to turn the scale In their own ia
vor.
1.-THE enthusiasm which animates the
multitude is not always due to its be-
lief in the merits of the favorite candi-
date for office His chances have been
carefully canyassed. his strength accur-
ately figured out and the probabilities of
the success almost assured. Having set
tied the matter in his own mind and to
his own satisfaction the 'plunger' sallles
forth in quest of game and soon meets
with some one equally confident and, per-
and the stakes entrusted to third party.
The man who needs the money most i'm
mediately becomes the hardest worker
for himself. The losing candidate often
has his friends to thank for his defeat.
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Location of Meters.

The removal of stove-maklng plant
from Memphis to South Pittsburg has
been followed by the removal of the
DeLoach mill from Atlanta to Bridge
port in this district. By the removal
the DeI4oach stockholders will save
$500 a month in freight money on pig
iron. The Atlanta Journal says Bridge
port lis not so much nearer the pig
iron supply in Birmingham as to war
rant any such difference in freight
rates between that point and Atlanta"
The Journal fails to appreciate the
length and breadth of this district. 1t
includes Chattanooga, and the De-
Loach people may buy their iron in
Chattanooga, and barge 1t down TO
Bridgeport at low rates. Bridgeport
is near South Pittsburg, where the
stove works are located, and where
there are blast furnaces.
The truth is, meters in the south
can i'll afford to stay out of this dis
trict. Georgia can spin and weave cot
ton, make furniture, and engage in
many other lines of industry, but it's
meters will soon or late follow the De-
Loach mill to some point in this dis
trict. Southern meters belong here,
and here they will assuredly come if
they desire to do large and profitable
business.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-09-19
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR.

From the New York Press.
Men value character, women reputa-
ton.
1t makes nice girl awful indignant to
smile at a man she doesn't know.
The only way to make your cigars taste
better is to pay more money for them.
What does a woman who paints her
face do when she pretends she wants TO
blush?
The damages of breach of promise case
are never as heavy as If you had mar
Eied her.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-09-19

George Bernard Shaw says he can
not come to this country because he
does not want to be seized and i'm
prisoned by Anthony Comstock. He
forgets that Comstock is the best
friend the press agent ever had.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-09-19

General Weyler has a poor opinion
of the forces in Cuba because neither
has established concentration camp
in which women and children can be
starved to death
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-09-19

The Cox machine in Ohio, the Pen
rose machine in Pennsylvania, and the
Drydeu-Kean machine in New Jersey
are all booked to be smashed In No
vember