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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-09-10

42.335. There are now nearly 100000
people in the state. The big Tonekee-
Carson ditch will open to settlement
100000 acres. and this one work is
expected to make homes for $4,000
people. A new railroad between Los
Angeles and Salt Lake City, passing
through the desert and Death Valley
has been built, and the mines of a
large district along it are expected to
yield abundantly while they swell the
population, But little could be done
without irrigation. This is the hope
of Nevada, and when it is carried to
its utmost limits Nevada will have
plenty of fertile acres.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-09-10
SUMNER IN MANIcALAND.

From 1.-THE Trader of Last Notch" by
Perceval Gibbon in the September Nc
Clure's.
In Manicaland summer wears the livery
of the tropics. At the foot of the hills
north of Macequece every yard of earth
is vocal with life, and the bush is brave
with color. Where the earth shows, it Is
red, as though wound bled. The mimo-
sas have not yet come to flower, but amid
their delicate green the long thorns,
straight or cured like claws, CLEAN with
the flash of silver. Palms poise aloft,
brilliant and delicate, and under foot flow
ers are abroad. The flame-blossom blazes
in scarlet. The sangdieu burns in sullen
vermillion. Insects fill the world with
the noise of their business-spiders, but
terfies and centipedes, ants, beetles and
flies, and mysterious entities that crawl
nameless underfoot A peahen shrieks in
the grass. and a kite whistles aloft. A re-
mote speck in the sky denotes vulture,
alert for any mishap to the citizens OF the
woods. and a crash of twigs may mean
anything from a buck to rhinoceros.
There is a hectic on the face OF nature.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-09-10
The Stock Market.

Henry Clews in his Wall street letter of
Saturdays date says
LAS repeatedly pointed out in these adj
vices, the monetary situation is the gov
erning element in the stock market, and
1t is likely to so remain for some time
to come This week has witnessed ex-
orbitant rates for money. and the end is
not yet in sight We are just entering up
on a period of unusual trade activity,
while the country's crops are large and
will make a greater demand upon the
banks than usual during the marketing
season. Nevertheless, we enter the crop
moving period with a surplus reserve of
only $2,SO0,000, which is very much below
the usual level at this date. The showing
would be much worse were 1t not that
manipulation conceals the real facts; for
the reserve was only maintained by an
artificial contraction of over $7,000,0O0 in
loans and an increase of our borrowings
in Europe And yet. in spite of these
conditions. our market leaders seem bent
on forcing an active bull campaign, with
confidence and audacty that is aston
lshing when judged by ordinary stand
ards What is the basis of this confidence
and what is the meaning of such boldness
in movement? Why cannot these astute
gentlemen wait until monetary conditions
are more favorable few months hence?
1.-The first question is readily answered
1t is based upon the practical certainty
of a good harvest and continued business
activity. This means, also, that other
corporate properties which have been lag
CARDS in the matter of dividing profits
will be obliged to join the dividend pro-
cession and give their stockholders some
share in the country's prosperity. These
Increases in dividends afford more stable
basis than previously for higher valua-
tions and enable a closer readjustment
between market prices ana rates for time
money The meaning of such boldness in
forcing a bull movement in spite of high
money rates is that the big leaders are
extremely anxious to lessen their hold
ings and to distribute them while the
public is tempted by prospects of in
creased returns"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-09-10
INVALID FOR 70 YEARS.
New York Tribune.

From the New York Tribune.
The columns of the London Times re-
Gently contained the announcement of the
death at Longford Tasmania, of Captain
Edward Dumaresque, in his 104th year.
This officer, whose life was so extraordi-
narily prolonged, was invaded out of the
Bombay army in 1927, after less than nine
years service. His nomination as a cadet
by j. B. Taylor, a director of the East
India company, was dated December Is,
1918; on the 30th of the same month he
was appointed lieutenant in the Eighth
Bombay regiment at the age of 16 years
months. He was promoted captain in
September 1926 and on April o. 1927. was
retired on a Lord Gives fund pension,
which he drew for seventy-nine years,
less only a few days. The certified cause
of death of this invalid of 1927 on April
%, 1906 was weakness due to old age"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-09-10
DERIVATION OF WORDS.

FROM 81. Nicholas.
Ihere are some very funny stories told
ABOUT the derivations of words. since non
pie are likely to twist their language into
strange forms. Thus. the Pope is even
today called by the name "pontifex u,
which boys in the Latin class all know, 10
taken by him from the title of the ola
Roman priests Now "pontifex'' means
bridge builder and 1t is true that tha
roman priests in the early days of the re-
public were in charge of bridges; but
scholars tell us that the word 'spontifev"
probably should be "pomptifex." meaning
maker of ceremonies" Many of you have
wondered what the priest had to do with
bridge building, and this little change ~
mt 10 mp makes the whole matter clear.
An astonishing derivation is that of tha
word stranger which, we are told
comes from the Green word ex or out NJ
ABSURD as this seems it is easy to nm
derstand FIX means out, from or away
the same word as the Latin ex; hence
comes extra Then comes the Latin ex-
traneus which means outside The ola
French word from this. estrange. means
an outsider, but estrange gave us the
WORD stranger by dropping the s. and
stranger by dropping the e.
After this serious examine u,o sho,,
be surprised at the old joke that derived
the town name 'AIiddletown" fror,
Moses by dropping the 'iddletown" and
adding ''oses."
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TYRIAN GALLEY GOES TO TRe
BY Oscar Wilde.

| by Oscar Wilde
The western wind is blowing fair
Across the dark Aegean Sea.
And at the secret marble stair
My Tyrian galley waits for thee.
Come down. the purple sail is spread,
The Waterman sleeps within the town,
| o leave thy lily Powered bed,
o lady mine, come down. come DOWN.
o noble pilot, tell me true,
Is that the sheen of golden hair?
Or is it but the tangled dew
That binds the passion flowers there
Good sailor come and tell me now
Is that my Lady's lily hand?
Or is it but the cleaning PROV
Or is 1t but the silver sand?
No, mol tbs not the tangled dew.
TITS not the silver, fretted sand.
1t Is my own dear Lady true.
With golden hair and lily hand,
o noble pilot, steer for Troy,
Good sailor ply the laboring oar,
This is the queen of life and Joy
Whom we must bear from Grecian shores
The waning sky grows faint and blue. i,
1t wants an hour still of day.
Abroad, abroad, my gallant crew,
Q Lady mine, away, away,
| o noble pilot, steer for Troy
Good sailor, ply thy laboring oar
| o loved as only loves a boy,
0 loved for ever evermore!
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-09-10
THE ATLANTIC LINERS

! several ships sailing weekly The pro-
posed plan is not feasible"
General Agent Lee of the White Star
line said: 1.-The suggestion is absurd Tho
man doesn't Know what he is talking
about. If the ships of all the companies
were all of the same speed there might
be some sense to it. But what would be
the use in starting a slow ship on Tuesday
and then letting her be beaten out by
fast Thursday ship? It would be ridicu-
lous. And, of course Monday is an i'm
possible day. Monday might suit those
who write their letters on Sundays, but
we can't run our line for the mails only.
We must keep the travellers In mind as
well. As to the superstition about sail
Ing on Friday I don't take much stock
in it. The public is gradually forgetting
that foolish idea. In fact we regularly
| sail an extra boat on every other Friday.
Monday is the only week day without sail
ings, but that will always remain the
case. The plan of cooperation has been
tried before, but 1t failed"
Emil L. Boas, general agent Of the
neutrality-suspicious. line, thought the
same. He said: There's nothing to it.
You certainly can't sail on Sunday nor
can you sail on Monday. ship has to
leave according to the tide and this would
mean that half the Monday ships would
be sailing actually on Sunday. necessitat-
ing the payment of double wages on Sun
days. We sail regularly on Tuesday,
Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday, and
on Friday the White Star line sails, which
amounts to a sailing every day in the
week except Monday and Sunday when
the people don't want to sail anyway,
owing to the suspension of business and
to the difficulty of travel on Sunday.
The scheme is innnraetira HE
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-09-10
KENTuckYs POWERFUL PARsoN.

From the Fuel.
Senator Joe Blackburn of Kentucky,
tells of good old Methodist minister
in his state in the pioneer days who
was considerable scrapper.
zone day. says the senator, after the
parson had found it necessary to admin
lister fstc punishment to several young
toughs VINO persisted in disturbing the
meeting at one of the churches which
he served, one of his flock, noted as be-
ing something of a hard hitter himself,
got up in meeting and said:
" 1T is a solemn duty of this here
congregation to stand by Parson John
son. He does not seek trouble but he
will not show the white feather when
trouble is forced in his way. 1 believe
that, unrestrained by divine grace. Par
son Johnson can whip any man in Ken
lucky. The Lord is with him. Let us
pray "
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-09-10
STENSLAND CASE IN STORY

who rules you here is an ignorant negro,
debauched and vicious and a fanatic.
What do you suppose he cares for a dog
of Christian who has been robbed in
a hotel by another Christian?
" There is no law Holcombe repeated
softly. There is no help for you now
or later. 1t is a question of two men
locked In room with 100000 between
phem. We have returned to first princi-
pies, Allen. 1t is man against man, and
there is no court of appeal. You are alb
solutely in my power to do with as
please
He stopped, and without moving his
eyes from Aliens face drew the revolver
from the pocket of his coat His manner
was so terrible that Allen gazed at him.
breathing family and with his eyes fixed
in horrible fascination.
Allen lowered his eyes and turned to
an iron box on the table He drew from If
bundle of notes bound together with
elastic bands. The defaulter bent over his
money, his face drawing into closer and
sharper lines as the amount grew under
his fingers to the amount Holcombe had
| demanded.
Sixty thousand, he said in voice
of desperate calm.
Good whispered Ho1combe. Pass it
over to me. Now, warn YOU he added
as he lowered the hammer of the revolver
ana put 1t out of sight, that any attempt
TO regain this will be futile Your cue is
silence and secrecy as to what you have
lost and as to what you still have with
you. wish you good night and good
bye
persuaded him to make restitution
ne explained laughingly to his friends"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-09-10
The Society of Jesus.

1.-The election of the Father Francis
Xavier wernz to the office of general of
the Society of Jesus" said a Catholic
layman, has attracted some attention
to the members of that society, popular
~ known as Jesuits.
1.-The Jesuits are in a certain sense the
vanguard of the Catholic church; their
object being to civilize as well as to
Christianize mankind Teaching and
special preaching being their mission,
they are obliged to spend long period
full fourteen years-in training and study
before they are ordained. Some of the
most celebrated astronomers, chemists
and mathematicians have been Jesuits.
Art and science also claim their atten-
ton; in fact they are as much men of
the world as If they were laymen in all
matters appertaining to progress.
1.-THE strict rules of the society have
the effect of limiting the number of men,
bers but the Jesuits seek quality in
man rather than the number of men,
Every man may be called upon at mo-
ment's notice to undertake some arduous
task and he must possess the knowledge
ana aDlllty 10 act promptly. Inc ooCieey
of Jesus Is said to be now the richest re-
ligious corporation in the world.
"The student of American history need
not be told of the explorations and travels
of the Jesuit missionaries in the great
northwest, and the church holds in high
est esteem the great apostle of the Indies,
st. Francis Xavier, a member of this
society Japan and China were the fields
of labor of the Jesuts centuries ago.
The general of the Jesuits resides in
Rome and reports direct to the Pope. He
has the soubriquet of the "Black Pope
because of the color of his habit and the
great authority he Yields The supreme
pontiff wears only white.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-09-10
GIRLS VISITS.

From the Atchison Globe.
Girls visits are the funniest things on
earth. An Atchison girl, through some
mutual friends, heard of a girl in an adj
joining town. The friends arranged that
the Atehison girl should visit the other
girl So the Atchison girl washed up ali
her shirt waists and made her visit. The
other girl had the boys call and the two
girls went downtown" OF course. the
Atchison girl invited the other girl to
visit her. The other girl washed up all
her shirt waists, borrowed some ones
dress-suit case and is here making her
visit. The boys called last night, and to-
day the usual dress parade was made on
Commercial street.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-09-10
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR.

From the New York Press.
It's an even bet that the devil can't beat
the dentist.
You've got to be in love with girl with
a vengeance to think she is pretty when
she is seasick.
Some women carry their money so near
their shoes that it would be a scandal for
a pickpocket to steal 1t.
A woman has terribly annoying habit
to remember all the foolish things man
said to her before he married her.
Generally a man is so glad to get back
from his vacation that for While he
even thinks his own wife's coffee is good.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-09-10
WILL NOT MISS FOOTBALL.
other Sports at Columbia 1t Is Ex-
pected Will Be Better Off Now.

From the New York Sun.
The impression at Columbia is that the
other teams will gain in strength because
of the abolition of football. The men who
would come out for this sport can be
used in other lines, 1t is expected. The
training in football has been drawback
to some of the men who wished to take
part in other games. Their time was so
much taken up in the fall that their
college work suffered and they were in
many cases unable to get out In the
spring because of conditions.
The greatest hopes are entertained by
the track team. To fill up the gap in the
fall work Captain Brodlx plans a series
of fall competitions of all sorts, with
prizes to be given to induce the men to
will be made with the cross-country run
ners. The whole track athletic plan Is on
a larger scale than ever before and the
establishment of a satisfactory system
at the local university is expected to
bring about great results.
Rowing interest also. it is supposed, will
benefit greatly by the fact that the loss
of football will drive men who like ath-
letic sport out to try for the crews. The
rowing affairs at Columbia are far from
being as well settled as are track team
matters because of the uncertainty as to
the next coach for the crew.
1t is announced that a conference of the
rowing club authorities will take place
in short while and the name of the
coach for the succeeding season then
will be announced. There has been some
talk about getting Charles NJ. Neizer,
stroke of the 1901 crew. back to coach the
eight. Neizer was elected captain of the
02 crew, but did not return to college.
Neizer has profitable law practice out
west, and there is little chance II is pre-
sumed, that he will be willing to aban-
don that TO take up the coaching of the
crew.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-09-10
SOME NEEDED LEGISLATION

From the New York Tribune.
raw company of the kerosene cir
cut played Hamlet and the next day
the edltor wrote: Mr. So-an-so and his
company played Hamlet in the town
nan last night. 1t was great social
event. and all the elite of our fair viii
iase'atended. There has been a long dis
cussion as to whether Bacon or Shakes
peare wrote the play commonly attrib-
uted to Shakespeare. 1t can be easily set
lieu now. Let the graves of the two
writers be opened. The one who turned
over last night Is the author"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-09-10
From the New York World

From the New York World.
AN HY shouldn't a New York man
wv be able to sail for Europe any
W day in the week? was the sug-
gestion contained in a letter to a metro
politan paper recently. With this in mind,
an Evening World reporter visited three
Of the leading steamship offices on lower
Broadway to suggest that the various
companies should cooperate and arrange
for sailing daily The suggestion met
with a chilly reception. The steamship
men didn't seem to see 1t that way.
They all agreed that conditions would
have to remain as they are with innumer-
able sailings on Tuesdays, Wednesdays.
Thursdays and Saturdays. very few on
Fridays and none on Sundays and Mon
days The statements of the general
agents of the North German Lloyd White
Star and neutrality-suspicious. lines follow:
General Agent Schwab of the North
German Lloyd said; LAS far as the con-
venience of the general public is con-
oerned such a schedule would undoubted-
ly be good thing. But the plan is not
possible. You cannot start a ship for Eu-
rope on Monday. People don't travel on
Mondays. Your bank is closed on Sunday
and you can't get your letter of credit.
You therefore put off your sailing until
you can conveniently make the necessary
preparations, and you sail on Tuesday.
Monday is out of the question then, and
the only other day on which you may
have difficulty getting away Is Friday.
This is accounted for by the popular su-
perstftiOn against sailing on a Friday
although in spite of this some White Star
boats do sail on that day. But Saturday
is the big sailing day, always has been
and always will be. And on Tuesday
Wednesday and Thursday you can find
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THINKS 1T REMARKABLE.

From the Pensacola Journal.
Alabama is the champion state this
year. Mobile and Birmingham did IT.
Birmingham Age-Herald
Evidently something is wrong In the
Age Herald office. This is about the first
time on record that any other city has
been mentioned, in the same breath, ahead
of Birmingham,
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-09-10
MAIpENLY MODEST.

From the Catholic Standard Times.
"Ah my love-" sighed the ardent lover
''if you only knew how. beautiful you are!''
''You mustn't say that protested the
dear girl Il don't want to know"
why not?"
Because it would make me too con-
ceited.''
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-09-10
SEVERAL DIALECTS.

From the Philadelphia Press.
McCall-What sort of hybrid creature
is that new butler of yours?
Nuriteh-Why. how do you mean?
MCCALL called to see you the other
day and when I asked him what time
might catch you at home he said: AT
half pawst tin, sah.''
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-09-10

From the Detroit Free Press.
This new enthusiasm over Mr.. Bryan
is just the same as he has always ex-
cited except on election day.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-09-10
ALABAMA PRESS

Gadsden Times-News: Any noise from
Maine is simply Secretary Taft walk
ing over Mr. Gompers.
Troy Herald: After discovering what
was under the lid In Illinois Mr.. Bryan
ought to be careful how he goes round
lifting the others.
Talladeg Reporter: In spite of the pre-
diction of cessation Of good times, the
indications are strongly for better times
than ever. Good. Let's keep them up.
Elba Clipper: Congressman John H.
Bankhead, also nominee for alternate
senator, has demonstrated beyond doubt
that Alabamians are in favor of inn
proved wagon roads.
Bullock County Breeze: The man who
tolls and strives for food and raiment
only gets very little out of life. There
is inspiration in having high ideals and
striving to obtain them.
Huntsville Mercury: The conference Of
Mr.. Corners friends and workers call
ed to meet in Birmingham Saturday In
dicates that he intends making an effort
to obtain control of the whole party ma
ohinery We expect to see a lively time
at the Montgomery convention.
Tuskegee News: There was great sur
prise felt that in the senatorial race
John B. Knox should have been beaten
by both Johnston and Captain Banlhead.
His friends never questioned that he
would be at least second, so perhaps
they quit working, and the late entry
spurted to the front. But the state lost
the chance of making a great senator
when she failed to nominate the states
man from Calhoun.
Mobile Herald: Oklahoma has now pro-
duced an Adam" A cousin of Mark
Twain and much like him in makeup
and appearance, once discovered that
Kansas was Eden, the real original, and
that the tradition that led Quivera to
Kansas was a tradition of Eden. That
Adam should stick up his head in a
neghboring state is all right. The only
objection is that he was arrested for run
ming around naked and has left for Cal
ifornia.
Mobile Register: A reverend gentleman
of Baltimore has invented a buckle, for
which the French academy has awarded
him a gold medal 1t Is, he says, buckle
for the promotion of piety. He noticed
that people swore when bothered by the
ordinary buckle; so he set to work and
invented a buckle that would operate
without swearing. The reverend gentle
man should now turn his attention to the
midnight keyhole that is well known
promoter of profanity-not loud, but
deep.
Montgomery Advertiser; As Editor
| Frank Julian of the Tuscumbia North
Albanian has been nominated as the
democratic candidate for state auditor,
the paper is for sale. In a signed card
Messrs. Julian and Goodloe, editors and
proprietors, make the announcement that
the only reason for offering it for sale
! is that Mr.. Julians state duties will not
/ allow him to give his time and atten-
ton to the paper. 1t is a good chance
| for some man to go into the business
in a good town and section. The North
Alabamian was founded more than two
thirds of a century ago and has always
enjoyed a good name and patronage.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-09-10

The republican idea of campaigning
is to ridicule democratic doctrine, in
spite of the fact that a republican
President has been stealing demo-
cratic thunder ever since he got into
the White House.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-09-10
FOUNDATION ALMOST COMPLETE

From the London Tribune.
Mr.. Henry James is at work on a new
novel, The greater portion Of the open
ing sentence is already completed
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WONDERS OF SCIENCE.

From the Washington Star.
"Radium was a unique discovery"
mot entirely unique answered the pro
fessor TT resembled a great many other
discoveries in being more remarkable for
what 1t was going to do than for what
il did"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-09-10

Instead of cash the directors of the
Nipple bank say the depositors must
take the consequences of misplaced
confidence in placing them as guard
ians of their money.