The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-06-30

The public hears constantly of the phil anthropy of MT. Andrew Carnegie, but the good works of his friend and lifelong partner. Mir. Henry Phipps, are not so widely heralded. The people of Pittsburg lovingly refer to him as the flower man. on account of his splendid charities In the way of public conservatories. The most important conservatory donated by MT. Phipps Is the ono in Schenly park It is the largest green house in the, United States. The walks without doub- ling themselves are nearly a mile In length The original building was erect ed twelve years ago at a cost of $150 900, but new buildings are added every year. The latest addition is the cactus house where every known variety of this strange plant Is being carefully assembled Up wards of 10000 people visit the conserva- tory in a single day during the frequent exhibitions. Mr. Phipps himself some times joins the crowd and is found bend ing over some new rare flower as if he had never seen the like before. He has provided class rooms in the heart of the woodland were the children in the bot any classes may pursue their studies In the early spring. His flower charities have also extended to the slums and even to the penitentiaries. His most re- cent benefaction is a gift of million dollars for great tuberculosis sanitarium for the state of Pennsylvania
 Elizabeth, the little daughter of the late President Harrison, was visiting at a country home near New York A few miles back from Long Island Sound It was the delight of the little girl to climb in the apple trees, then in full bloom, and one day she induced her hostess to ascend a friendly constructed tree with her. The hostess took in the view that the surrounding country afforded and
 
 surprised delight, I can see the Sound" But how can you do that" said Eliza beth quietly. 'How?" the lady looked down at the little face upturned to hers quizzically." "Yes, how" repeated Eliza beth wonderingly, ''how can you see a sound?"
 told by Josef Hoffman at the expense of some would-be music lovers. During one of his tours he went to make short visit at country house where there were number of other guests. One day he heard weird melodies issuing from a piano-player in the music room and went in quietly to investigate. He could not recognize the air that was being played, but supposed it must be something worth while from the rapt attention given by the listeners. He approached one of the audience and In whisper asked the name or the piece that was Delng played. To his amazement he was told that 1t was Bachs Fugue in D Minor. He was dum- founded at his failure to recognize a masterpiece with which he was perfectly familiar. The mystery was explained when on Investigation it was found that the record had been placed on the roller backward.
 John D. Duke, the North Carolina to- bacco king, can testify to the fact that although sherman did devastate the south in his famous march to the sea, he was instrumental in benefiting one southern industry, Among other things that Sher- mans soldiers confiscated for their per sonal use was the tobacco stored in the small dyring house of the Dukes in North Carolina. After the war was over and these men could not have the tobacco just for the taking. they wrote and of fered to buy more, thus causing revival of the industry. John B. Duke was only g years old when the war ended and his total capital was 50 cents. His father had been so impoverished by the war that there was absolutely nothing to be- e-