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The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-15
We are gentlemen,
Tainted Prosperity

This is an all-absorbing proposition throughout the whole country; anu ahe generally accepted opinion IS that there is something in the Idea. Iarlll protection. cooperation, dictation and Iabor union strength seem to be the roints of special attack, and hlgh nrices are charged to these agencies
 Conservative men-never pessimis- tic-are of the opinion that the same old law of supply and demand, handed down through ages, Is accountable TOT the present prosperous condition or this country Europe trembles at the enormous strides we are making America rejoices in It's prosperity. Money and labor control, and 1T there he A conflict between them, certain 1t ,s that both command, and that both are determined in purpose-the one to care for itself, the other to do like wise.
 Natural conditions sustain each; and Nature is a powerful factor in the exercise of developing possibilities.
 The Birmingham district has reach ed that point in it's economical history and possibility where artificial laws tariff reduction or increase-mean lit tie. where railroad regulation cuts but little figure, and where we can stand all things lawful that may go beyond inc expectation of those investors and brokers who few years ago posed as manipulators of infant industries.
 These inexhaustable hills of iron, beds of coal and the energies of this people almost bid defiance to the ma nipulations of politicians, and have as our bulwark of safety Natures gifts. There is no taint upon the prosperity of the Birmingham district and there shall be none We must always go forward.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-15
Those Dlnkv Cars,

'W edo not understand why 1t is that President Jemison gives us the poorest, the smallest, the rockiest and the most uncomfortable cars on his system," said a citizen of Norwood.
 We are a tolerably respectable folk and patronize the company quite liberal ly. The North Highlands, especially Twenty-fourth street and east of that. Is growing rapidly and the little cars and slow schedule given us Is not commen- surate with the importance of the pat ronage bestowed. We, out that way, are not mad because President Jemison gives himself the same kind of service; for he Is a resident of Idlewild.
 But, for the life of me, I cannot see why we should suffer the non-separation of races, the oder of Africanus, and the constant annoyance of having to stand up after we have paid for seats. I am sure that the attention of the Birming- ham Railway, Light and Power com pany need only be called to conditions on the Norwood line to remedy the diff culty."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-15
TANNING RAILROADS

Richmond Journal The Southern rail way is no hog; Finley knows when he has enough.
 Chicago News: It will be observed that as a last resort the Southern railway did not pick up its cars and go elsewhere.
 Washington Herald: Florida must turn green with envy every time 1t thinks of the careless way in which Alabama and North Carolina dance hornpipes on the constitution of the United States.
 Knoxville Journal and Tribune: The Southern road in Alabama may be a lit tie disf1gured, but up to the hour of go- ing to press 1t was still doing business at the same old stand.
 Knoxville Journal and Tribune: An extra session of the Alabama legislature is talked of; 1t is not believed, however, if one should be held that a law will be passed making it felony to attempt to operate A railroad in the state. But soma queer things are happening these times.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-15
A CenturY's Progress

What has become of the grand man, the type of man personified in Sir Charles Grandson? He was the gen tleman of the old school, portly, digni- fed impressive. He walked slowly and firmly, head erect and shoulders thrown back, his spotless white shirt front, standing collar and black cravat encased in low cut vest. For jewel " he wore solid gold-watch and chain and seals. Summer or winter he wore the long frock coat the silk hat, the creaseless trousers, the pol ished shoes and white gaiters. The gold-headed cane in his gloved hand completed the external attire of this lordly gentleman in public
 Meet him in his home at dinner. Ills seat was at the head of the table, to his right sat his wife, to his left his eldest daughter, opposite him at the foot of the table his eldest son, the other children seated as chance or preference directed The art of cary- ing was almost a fine art, and Sir Charles showed his birth andNeduca- ton in his knowledge of the subject
 In society Sir Charles was always deferential to ladies, chivalry with mere tinge of gallantry being the pre- dominating trait in all his words and acts toward women, be they young or old.
 His income was equal to his expen- allure and sufficiently ample for the refined and retired surroundings in V hich he lived. But Sir Charles died a century ago and in his stead we have-what?
 Tn the great metropolitan centers the multi-millionaire, the Hoggen- neimer, meteorlize, bursting out of obscurity and proving his origin by the pace at which he drives. Nothing portly or dignified about him; his rise was rapid; his race Is rapid; uncon- sdously his nervous step breaks into a run. The neglige shirt studded with diamonds sufficiently compensates for the business suit worn on all occa- sions.
 Meet him in his home. He has no home. he owns mansion for which he paid a million dollars, which is most expensively furnished and In which a family resides of whom he knows very little Occasionally he may dine there, but his presence at table neither adds to nor takes from the pleasure of the hurried meal. The corps de ballet Is his feminine ideal and champagne counts for more than chivalry. Extravaganza itself cannot reduce his income to his expenditure.
 Has not the world progressed in 8 hundred years?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-15
Autumn Money Market
forward

As we approach September interest in the money market increases and the customary talk about the west or the south financing itself arises. There Is, however, no lttle humbug- gery about home movement of crops either in the west or the south. for no matter how well heeled either may be. both keep balances in New York, and when those balances are drawn down New York has to supply ths money. Western and southern bal ances are called home when the crops are ready to move, and New York must supply the currency, even if all the spectators in Wall street go un- supplied.
 .>ew York has already begun to send money to the west, where the threshing of wheat is in progress. The west will draw from New York about s30,0o0 900, and when the corn and cotton crops are ready to move enough more will be needed to render the autumn money market firm if not stringent.
 Underlying conditions are. however, sound and healthful. There is no fever in general trade. The crops will be better than had been expected, and prosperity will be well maintained, but speculation will not be. What ever slackening In business occurs will come easily and gradually. The outlook for the railroads, for the man. lfacturers and for all dealers Is hope ful and healthful. There has been a slowing down, but that slowing down was needed, and business Is today in a sound and normal condition. There will be enough to keep all busy.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-15
Mining Engineers

Scores of mining engineers find em- ployment in the Birmingham district and with the development of orc and coal production the demand for men of the engineering profession must in- crease from year to year. The engi- neers now at work here received their technical training in northern schools. But southern colleges are fast coming to appreciate the importance of add Ing departments of technology to their academic branches and southern youth will in the future be able to equip themselves for technical ocou- pations, especially mining, without go- ing far from home. The polytechnic Institute at Auburn already turns out good chemists and it's mining depart ment is being strengthened for the scholastic year beginning this fall.
 The university has just established strong school of mines and mining and this department will henceforth be distinctive feature of the great state institution at Tuscaloosa. With its proximity to the coal and ore mines the students will have excep- tional advantages In the way of field work. There are extensive coal op- erations very near Tuscaloosa and the Birmingham district proper is only a short distance away. Students can find employment here during the sum- mer and permanent work upon their graduation. A young man who starts cut to be a mining engineer should, 1t goes without saying~get his text book knowledge along with practical ap2li- cation of theory. His college, then, should be situated in a mineral re- gioh. From this point of view Tusca- loosa and Auburn are almost ideal. And as Howard college, here in the Greater Birmingham, is soon to en- large its scope by establishing s de- partment of technology. metallurgists
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-15
PEERLESS " JIM VARDAMAN "

drawn. though MT. Williams has great reputation as debater.
 The trouble is that MT. Williams cuts a sorry caper before an audience when ptted as the governor. while the inteli- gence of the state was backing his op- ponent. That Is not true. Possibly morej of the "red neck" element supported Vardaman than did Williams, but in the city of Jackson the intelligence of the community was generously divided.
 In his speeches before the people MT. Vardaman resorted largely to invectlve and made good use of his powers of ridi- cule. His sarcasm was keen and biting, but such thrusts were easily foiled by his opponent, who depended on the growing popularity of his hobby, the repeal of the fifteenth amendment the elimination of the negro as a political fector and his musical use of the English language, every note of which sounded clear and strong to the farthest corners of the lars- est auditorium, or if he spoke in the opsn air woke up the natives to the more dis tant hill tops.
 Pending the official announcement by the state COHlHlltleo ol tho icSHis oi '"O primary, the Vardaman committee ls' resting on its oars, thoroughly convinced that their figures are correct and that their leader Is the winner. On the other hand, the Williams forces are confident they have won. The chances are thcy have. and that Williams is the senator elect. but MT. Williams appreciates the fact he has been in the fight, and he and his supporters who saw their predicted majority of 250o0 dwindle to next to noth- ing in a total vote of 114,ooo are very much chagrined.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-15
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
All Came Clear.

That trial by the Police Commission last night and it's investigation of the gambling proposition in Birmingham was to me exceedingly interesting, If not amusing" said a man of the town.
 1t is a source of qualification to every well-wisher of this city of ours that the professional gambler has been put out of business by the vigilance of our off cials. Professional mark you, but noth- ing has yet been brought out to clear away the oft-repeated charge that the high flyer in private life here who knows the spots of the cards and bets on them is still in existence if not in evidence.
 However. Birmingham stands today as goodly town, and without suspicion, because even the fellows who sometimes play the game for innoncent amusement failed last night to testify against them selves"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-15
BRINGING UP A BOY.
he New York World.

From the New York World.
 An actual case in England is cited in which it has cost s25.55o to bring up son of an English middle-class family. The statement Is brought out by Prof. John Graham Brooks recent declaration st Chautauqua that s250o represents fairly the average cost of raising an American middle-class boy to years of economic in- dependence.
 In the English case the reckoning in- cludes the boys twenty-first year. It accounts for eight years of nursey care at s625 per year. five years in preparatory school at s750, five years at Eton at $500; three years at Oxford at s175o; travelling and holiday expenses, $500 per year from age IA to age 2l.
 In the American instance, speaking for the average boy. this schedule would be modified up to the eighteenth year through
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-15
Few Mosquitoes.

Tt ought to be source of qualification on the part of the citizens of Birming- ham that the mosquito has not appeared in pestiferous numbers here this sum- mer," said a Birmingham medical man.
 T attribute this fact to the health giving brezes we enjoy. to the ozone af- forded by our mountainous surroundings, to the cleanliness of private premises and to the absence of stagnant ponds and pools.
 "The mosquito Is not only a disturber of slumber, not only a painful infringer upon popular rights, but breeder of disease. The pest can be eliminated only py cleanliness and general care. Nets need never be used In Birmingham If community interest can be practiced by boun private and public functions. The remedy is easy for the elimination of this pest from Birmingham"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-15
A MATCH.

By Algernon Charles Swnburne. If love were what the rose is, And I were like the leaf, Our lives would grow together In sad or singing weather, Blown fields or Powerful closes. Green pleasure or gray grief; If love were what the rose Is, And I were like the leaf. If I were what the words are, And love were like the tune, With double sound and single Delight our lips would mingle, With kisses glad as birds are That get sweet rain at noon: If I were what the words are. And love were like the tune, If you were life, my darling, And l your love were death. We'd shine and snow together Ere March made sweet the weatha With daffadil and starling And hours of fruitful breath; If you were life. my darling, And I your love were death, If you were thrall to sorrow,
 And I were page to joy. We'd play for lives and seasons With loving looks and treasons And tears of night and morrow And laughs of mail and boy; If you were thrall to sorrow,
 And I were page to joy, If you were April's lady.
 And I were lord in May. Wed throw with leaves for hours And draw for days with flowers, Till day like night were shady And night were bright like day; If you were April's lady.
 And I were lord in May, If you were queen of pleasure, And I were king of pain, We'd hunt down love together, Pluck out his flying-featner. And teach his feet a measure, And find his mouth a rein; If you were queen of pleasure, And were king of pain.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-15
An irrepressible Conflict

The yellow pine of the south as a whole is up against the red lumber of tue Pacific coast, also as a whole; and the tocsin of war has been sounded. By means of low rates the Pacific coast lumbermen have been encroach- ing on the trade of the south in the middle west and even in the effete east. The result was congestion of the two transcontinental lines that tap the vast timbered sections of the Pacific coast, especially in the state of Washington. In order to relieve the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-15

the completeness of the free public school. including high schools and academies. The English years In the preparatory school and at Eton have in the majority of cases have no parallel over here. And when 1t comes to college, youth may do, well on s600 or s70o a year, even at liar yard, while for 5000 year he may have many indulgence.
 That s25,0Oo or more can be spent on a boys bringing up, which is all that the English example proves. nobody has doubted. When pr. Brooks tries to strike an average up among those figures he runs against trouble and an argument. Has he failed, perhaps, to notice the statistics gathered last year by Prof. Wil- Ham B. Bailey, showing that only nine men at Yale were spending over 5000 a year and that more than a third of the students were paying from 5000 down to less than $500?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-15
In Real Estate.

Tt is never quiet or inactive in real estate circles said a man on the curb, but there Is little lull just now which is easily accounted for. Prospective In vestors in Alabama and other states of the south, are awaiting the outcome of the cotton crop-that glorious proposition which we so much enjoy in Alabama.
 You must know that the south Is the real investor in real estate in and near Birmingham, and that the people of this section are the investors who watch real estate propositions here and who win thereby.
 My honest judgment is that September Is going to be a record breaker in real estate activity and that the man or wom- an who buys is going to be winner by big odds"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-15

Jackson Cor. Louisville CourierJournal fl I'M" vARDAMAN was pulling 'IO)H the line over old Beck between
 " the cotton rows while Williams was in college. and what education he has was secured at odd times while ne was trying to keep the wolf from his widowed mothers doo-. Twelve years ago. when he was editing a country weekly and was suggested as a candidate for gov ernor, many of his best friends consid- cred 1t joke.
 Four years later when he entered the race, few pricked up their ears and look 1t seriously, and again four years later he entered actively upon the canvass against two of the most famous lawyers in the state. and victory perched high on his banner.
 The enemies of vardaman admit that he has made the state good governor. and even those who attribute his cleo tion to that office solely to his anti-negro hobby give him credit for an honest and conscientious administration, and have come to look upon him as one of the greatest orators of the day, and as a factor in Mississippi politics that Is bound to be reckoned with. now and hereafter.
 The campaign for the Senate has been peculiar in that tho aspirants have pur- sued separate courses. each man for him. self, save once they met in joint debate at Meridian. Just why the governor de- clined to meet MT. Williams on the hust- ings is not known, as he has made no explanation, but the governors friends do not believe he would have suffered in the comparisons that would have been
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-15
PRESS POINTS


 Memphis Commercial Appeal: The Hon. Charles Scott takes his defeat rather better than the Hon. John Sharp Williams takes his victory.
 Baltimore News: Governor Cummns of Iowa Is still hustling for a third term for Roosevelt. Incidentally, his efforts keep him before the public.
 Washington Starr: Whenever tn ere Is a drop in the price of stocks every person feels that it Is the fault of the public man whom he happens to dislike most.
 Youngstown Telegram: We are all ways willing to oblige our Pennsyl- vania neighbors but we really are not anxious to entertain the fugitive mem bers of the Black Hand.
 Washington Post: Champ Clark s pre- dictlon that MT. Bryan will be elected President seems to have aroused noth- ing but the suspicion that Champ has contracted the habit of talking in his sleep.
 New York Post: The man who went from Pekin to Paris in an automobile and the man who has travelled from Tacoma to oyster Bay in an ox-cart were both actuated by that strange force known as sentiment.
 Kansas City Star: It Is certain that Quantrell Is edad It has been forty years or more since he has been seen in Canal Dover, O.. where he was born. Natives of that town always go back there-at least once. Some say it is the water and others say it Is the saloons. Maybe it is both.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-15
Tuscaloosa Is GroWlna-

Several Tuscaloosa men spent yesterday In Birmingham, among them George A. Searcy and R. L. Thornton. In conver- satlon with MT Thornton in the lobby of the Florence, he said:
 Tuscaloosa is growing more rapidly than ever in It's history. Within the cor porate limits we have 5000 people; out side and nearby 1000 more and in North Port, Just across the river, at least 5000. This gives us a city today of 15,00O peo- pie and I really believe that before the next census Is taken we will show 5000 more. Why not?
 Tuscaloosa couples unique position among the cities of this state We are in the midst of rich agricultural seo- ton. We are at the head of navigation on the Warrior river. We are surrounded by mir erals rich and rare, and are backed by the nearest coal beds to tide water.
 While I am sure that Tuscaloosa will show 25,0OO by the census of 1910. be- leve that 50OoO will be the figures In 192O. The citizenship of our town is vide awake and Is pulling to that end"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-15
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR

i FTOnl tne NeW ' Ofk ETesS.
 A man can have all his other vices overlooked by going into politics.
 No matter how many times a woman gets married she keeps on hoping for bet ter luck.
 One comfort about being in jail must be how nobody can make you go on family picncs.
 If 1t weren't for the money to be saved a man could give up drinking and smok- ing without any trouble.
 Open-work shirt waists would be some thing scandalous if they were worn to sleep in instead of in public.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-15
The Dumping Ground.

'"rhe matter of a dumping ground for Birmingham is an old proposition. Yes, more than a quarter of a century old, said a citizen and taxpayer. and should have been disposed of many years ago.
 Fire Is the only solution. and a cre- matory of modern construction should be erected Some years ago the Lane administration purchased large acreage, erected crematory in keeping with that date, and at considerable expense burned the refuge. It was soon abandoned, how ever, because inadequate to the demand; and then again garbage was hauled away and emptied on vacant lots
 Birmingham has grown too big for this now. The haulage now would be many miles to relieve the situation, and 1t Is certain that a modern crematory must be erected. In the very midst of the city this could not be objectionable. for 1t would give no offense. It would prove a 'consumamtion devoutly to be wished in the language of Shakespeare, and of common sense. Let us have quick ly a real crematory."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-15
ADRIFT WITH THE TIMES
FINALLY.

FINALLY When the labor we do Is finished And the sum of our days Is told And the fires, no longer replenished, Burn low in frame grown old, God grant that we may not be harried, Tho the years remaining are few, By plans for success that miscarried And dreams that never came true!
 OPPRESSIVE MEASURES. At the hour of going to press we are informed that the price for laundering pekaboos has been raised in Birmingham to 20 cents per peekaboo.
 A SUMMER IDYL. She had a pair of lovely eyes, A manner most entrancing, That filled a fellow with surprise And set his heart to dancing. Forsooth. she seemed the sweetest thing That ever practised breathing, Her face was like the face of Spring When sunny smiles are wreathing. Oh, gentle were the words she spoke, Like lovely music stealing, And gladly would he wear the yoke Her suitor humbly kneeling, Just so lHe nttle game WeHl On, A woong most romantic. The man himself was so far gone His passion made nim frantic. Now, did they marry? Well, not much This light. seashore lovemaking Is like false hair and teeth and such A form of nature faking!
 'TwOULD GO AROUND. Secretary Taft will belt the globe" With one of his own belts, I presume?"
 AS QUARRELS GO. It takes two to make a quarrel and usually they are married.
 HEARD LONG AGO. Cleopatra was committing suicide. This scene will be a hit on the stage some day" she remarked. Even at that time, the coming of Charles Frohman had been predicted.
 UNUSUAL CASE.
 Behold the strangest
 Man in town
 One. time he turned an
 Office down!
 WHAT THEN? "A Missouri man wants 5000 damages because another man called him fool" "Yes, but suppose he Is fool?" What is said to be the biggest mule in the world has been sold for $400. It would