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The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-22
Standard Oil Profits

Not only does the Standard Oil col lect S70 100000 in profits year on a capitalization of $98,OoO,o0o, but 1t makes consumers pay the cost of a conscienceless war upon all competi- tors at home. Commissioner of Cor porations Smith recently described the institution as a most conspicuous ex- ample of devastating monopoly It's power is due to unfair methods Of de- stroying competition extortion, price discrimination of the most fragrant character, ruthless local underselling, and improper control of transporta- ton facilities. The business world has long been aware of its almost incredi- ble taxation of the people, and the pres ent proceedings of the government against the huge concern will make those gains known to all in forms and figures that are official and judicial that cannot be successfully questioned. The object of the proceedings in New York is to dissolve a concern whose profits stagger the imagination. The entire aggregation is built on restraint of trade, rebates and extortion, and it should be dissolved It bled the pub lie without mercy until It's annual profits on present capitalization reached 60 per cent. If we use the capitalization of 1892 when the trust was dissolved and reorganized as a holding company, it's rate of profit, taken by virtue of it's high-handed monopoly from consumers, has been 600 per cent year!
 The people are largely indebted to Frank B. Kellogg, the special attorney of the government, who is unearthing so many facts that have long remained concealed. He is a lawyer of St. Paul, Minn., and at home he is the counsel of leading corporations and trusts. But he is skillful, honest and capable, and the government selected the right man when it put him In charge of the task of stripping the Standard Oil stark naked. He promises to conduct his task to the point of complete ex- posture, and exposure Is all that Is needed in the case of the Standard oil. It will then stand fully condemned be- fore the people it has fieeced year after year
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-22
am cabn'd, cribb'd, confin'd, bound in To saucy doubts and fears.
 -Macbeth.
Seventeen Days in Camp

The President will show his usual good sense when he limits his tour, to be begun this week, to four days of speechmaking. He will spend seven teen days in camp among wild deer and even wilder bears and cats, with no doubt plenty of rayenous mosqui- toes thrown in for good measure.
 The scene of the presidential hunt ing is 10 be in northeastern Louisiana, and perhaps the impression will go out that the south is full of vast jungles in which wild animals roam freely But the truth is, the swamps in northeastern Louisiana are not par alleled in any other part of the south. There are swamps in that section seventy-fiye miles long and ten miles wide, and a guide is needed to pene trate them No wonder wild animals are found in them for many a square mile in them has never been trodden by white men, or red men, or black men for that matter Game ranging from squirrels to wild cats is plentiful in them, and the President will no doubt add a long string to his hunt ing record. He may bring out bear that would add to his renown as a hunter and whe, might add to the felicity of the next campaign. No doubt there are bears, both black and brown, in the great swamps in Madi- son parish and the Presidents hosts know how to put him on their trail It is reasonable to expect one bear at least as a result of the Presidents stay in camp seventeen days.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-22
Death of Calvin GiIlls.

Calvin Gillis, who for eighteen months served as secretary to Ross c. Smith, head of the Immigration and Industrial Association of Alabama died suddenly while bathing at Atlantic City, last week. The physicians declared his death to be caused not by drowning, but from heart trouble. In speaking of the deceased. MT Smith said:
 Calvin Gillis made many friends while in Birmingham He was young man of fine parts. loyal to duty and competent to discharge 1t. Physically. he always appeared strong, mentally far above the average, and morally without reproach or suspicion. He was only S1 years of age. but had seen much of the world and possessed Judgment of great value. He was unmarried, but leaves an aged mother, who leaned upon him, and broth CT and sisters, who were devoted to him. The family home Is at Asheville. N. C., from which point MT. Gillis came with mo to Birmingham"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-22
THE USE OF LIVING.

Thomas Chalmers.
 Thousands of men breathe, move, and live; pass off the stage of life, and are heard of no more. Why? They did not B particle of good in the world; and none were blest by them, none could point to them as the instrument of their redemp- ton; not line they wrote, not word they spoke, could be recalled, and so they perished-their light went out in darkness, and they were not remembered more than the insects of yesterday. Will you thus live and die o man immortal? Live for something. Do good, and leave behind you monument of virtue that the storms of time can never destroy. Write your name by kindness, love, and mercy, on the hearts of the thousands you come in scon- tact with year by year. and you will never be forgotten. No, your name, your deeds, will be as legible on the hearts you leave behind as the stars on the brow of even ing. Good deeds will shine as bright on the earth as the stars of heaven.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-22
Got Even With Sheriff.

''I have been out In Texas" remarked a drummer in the lobby. "As you know. Texas has some drastic laws, among them one forbiddlng the sale of goods by sample or otherwise without a license. Some weeks ago I visited a small Texas town, the only arresting officer of which is the sheriff. Just after leaving my ho- tel on the day of my arrival with grip In hand, I was approached by an uni formed country looking man who asked mo what l had for sale. I told him and exhibited my goods He asked me the price of a certain article and after a few words he bought a package and paid me $500 for It. Then he asked me to let him see my license. Telling him that I had none, he remarked that he was the sheriff of the county. that one sale constituted an offense against the law and that must make bond or go to jail. Much sur prised, l asked him what he would take for the goods he bought from me by this method of detection We agreed on price of S.50. l paid it, took back the goods and told him that as one sale con stituted an offense,' l would swear out a warrant against him.
 Il was not then required to make bond nor did l go to jail; but left the town with my goods and $S50 added to m, purse"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-22
Wanted to 2n Rlnlat

'The remarks of prominent citizen of Birmingham in the lobby column today on the subject Of prohibition reminds me of the position taken by lawyer of this city who some years ago was candidate for public office" said a politician.
 Tt was at the time when the currency question was at such high pitch, and when the people of this city were much divided on the subject. One day this as- pirant for popular preferment approached a voting friend and solicited his support Yes. John,' said this friend, will vote for you on personal grounds; but how do you stand the currency question:?
 We'll answered John, My position Is clear. If 1s to 1 Ia right I am for jt; If the gold standard Is right. there am: for you know I want to do tho right thing always
 John was not elected that time."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-22
THE USEFUL BAM BOO.
Milwaukee Sentinel.

From the Milwaukee Sentinel.
 "One of the most interesting things I saw at the Jamestown exposition was an Illustration of the uses to which the na- tives of the East Indies put the bamboo said H. L. Terrence of Boston at the St Charles. There is a colony of na- lives of Borneo there, and I spent much time watching them. They are called Dyalxs, and are bloodthirsty crew. en- gazing in frequent wars and cutting off the heads of their enemies. The bamboo is practically the only tree that grows to any size in the island and 1t enters so largely into the lives of the inhab- tants that it is difficult to conceive what they would wo without it. Their dwell ings are made of it. large trees being split in half and the sections used for the walls and floor. Pieces of the same kinl form the main part of the roof, the interstices being filled with smaller pieces. and the whole covered with a gum ob-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-22

in a business way" said the gentleman, though we are expecting things to pick up by October l. It Is very likely that cotton will demand a good price this sea- son, as the reports are to the effect that the crop is somewhat decreased from the number of bales ginned in the state last year. Montgomery is booming right along, though in it's quiet and unostenta- tlous way"
 Judge J. J. Mayfield, one of the best known citizens of Tuscaloosa. spent yes terday in Birmingham on professional businesA The judge stated that Tusea- loosa county was being swayed by the prohibitionists and -prohibtionists. but did not enter into a discussion oi the relative merits of the two contestants, nor could he plainly indicate which would win in the long run. Judge Mayfield was welcomed to the city by hundred or more acquaintances.
 
 Mir. and Mrs. A. s. Knowles and Miss Knowles of Montgomery, are registered at the Hillman.
 l.. B. Musgrove. accompanied by his nieces Mrs. Gay Lacy and Miss Doug lass Rowe, are registered at the Hill man.
 President Davidson, Vice President Gray, General Manager Nixon, W. (, Byers and J. A. Middleton, Frisco rail- road officials, spent yesterday in Bir- mingham in consultation.
 Cary McCord of East Lake left last week for Ann Arbor, Mich, where he will enter the medical department of the Uni versity of Michigan Last year Prof McCord was connected with the science department of Howard College and his many friends feel sure that he will make a brilliant showing in his medical course
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-22
Colonel Wiley ard ,he Philippines

Congressman Wiley presents at con siderable length his Philippine views, but they are summed up by him in these worlds
 We could not lot them go if we de- sired. While we hold them let us strive 10 derive mutually legitimate profit out of them
 Colonel Wiley scarcely can speak authoritatiYely as to the chances of letting them go, for we have not tried to find a chance. IL may be that a na- tion can be found which would give them protection and yet would treat them as Orientalsts desire to be treated.
 If Colonel Wiley means that we should not turn them loose upon . scrambling, territory world, he is certainly right We have no right to turn them over to their own control, for that means that all Europe would begin to scheme for their seiz- ure and possession. We must carry them along until a nation can be found which will give them peace, pro lection and good government. Colonel Wiley knows where nation of that sort lies.
 The prospect of turning them to ac- count, of rendering them valuable in- .stead of burdensome, is of doubtful worth. We have held them nine years, and each recurring year renders the archipelago of less value. A coallng station Is all we need In the Far East, and that could be had by the retention of one of the small islands. To go on \ and fortify the entire archipelago lhgainst a possible war would cost more in the long run than the Panama canal, and there would be no profit in 1t. Colonel Wiley is a dreamer.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-22
SONG OF THE WINDS

Will F. Griffin. in Milwaukee Sentinel. The winds-they come like hounds of
 the night,
 And they will not let me be- Whirling the leaves in their wayward
 flight,
 Sweeping the hill and lea. What of their song when the branches
 sway, Ere the night shades lift to the dusk
 of day; A ship Is lost and a heart In vain Waits and hopes at the window pane, There by a cold, gray sea, The winds-those trailing dogs of the
 night.
 Hark, hark to their whisperingi They moan of soul that has taken
 flight
 And never hope they bring. The lights of the night gleam cold. so
 cold. Over the hills and the upland world And wonder night bird, lonely,
 grieves For you out there meath the sod and And thus do the night winds singt
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-22
FAUNTLERoY AS A MAN.

From the Broadway Magazine.
 Whom Vivian Burnett entered Harvard his "hazing'' consisted of an enforced Apersonation of Little Lord Fauntle- roy.' the famous book hero. for which he had served as a model to his mother, Frances Hodgson Burnett. Attired in q suit of velvet knickerbockers, with a broad ruffled collar and wearing a wig of long, golden curls, he was compelled to roam about the campus, to the great delight of his fellow students.
 There is little trace of Lord Fauntle roy in the serious-faced man of today. He lives In a handsomely appointed stu dio at the corner of Broadway and Twen- ty-eighth street, rich man. dlletante and dabbles in the arts. Recently he celebrated his thirty-frst birthday.
 After graduating from Harvard in 1898 MT. Burnett became literary adviser for a prominent publishing firm in New York, and 1t was not until the death of his father, Dr. l.. M. Burnett an eminent physician of Washington. that he resigned his editorial duties and devoted himself to literary work.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-22
Howard College.

Said an educator. Howard college was honored in the places held by it's presi- dent, Dr. Montague. during his stay re- gently at the Jamestown exposition. Upon his arrival there. the president of the Jury of awards. Dr. Albert Shaw of New York. editor of The American Review of Reviews, appointed him chairman of the department Jury to award medals and distinctions to the colleges and univer- stiles which had exhibits. While Dr. Montague was in the discharge of the duties of this position. Dr. Shaw organ ized special jury. composed of the chair men of the fifteen juries, and made pr. Montague chairman of this jury.
 "The chief duty of this special jury was to confer Commemorative medals and other honors upon men who have been foremost in contributing to the success of the Jamestown exposition, among them the governor and the lieutenant gover- nor of Virginia. the president of the ex- position, the director general, and others.
 The friends of Howard college are gratihed that the president of the in- stituton was thus slgnally honored The special jury had in it's membership Gen eral sternberg. United States army; Colo neI Birnie. United States army; Presi- dent Alderman, University of Virginia; Drs. Wiley and Clarke, the famous chem ists, and representatives of some of the leading institutions of our country, as well as officials from South America and Japan"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-22
John McQueen Getting We'll.

Solicitor John Mcqueen, whose nl- health has caused him to be in the hos pital for some days, was out mixing with his friends yesterday. and in the lobby of the Florence he said
 Strenuous questions seem to be con- fronting our community. On both sides of the prohibition fight I notice num- bers of my friends, and I regret to see the division and the acrimonious discus sion. If the prohibition law Is enacted by the votes of the people I shall defend 1t to the extent of my ability, and the question of the wisdom of such move ment is not left to me officially; but personally I regret that the matter has arisen at this time.
 My thought Is that it would be bet ter to let the Georgia law be tried for two years and then if it works well let us Alabamians try it out.T
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-22
Sound Conditions of Business

Sir William Van Horne, the head of the board of directors of the Can adian Pacific railway, and Judge Gary of the steel trust agree in saying that tight money Is the product of business activity, and no harm will come from 1t. It is being remedied In part by a wholesome Slowing down." and the movement and sale of the years crops will do tho rest All predict a general uuickening of business by or before the end of the year.
 It is astonishing how much the country can stand without harm of any sort. The fall in the price of copper has not been felt in general business circles, nor do the revela- E--A and meat nne in Standard oil
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-22
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
Colonel Saunders Is Hurt.

OOlOIGl Odd4loCiS 10 iibi
 T was very much grieyed today to hear of an accident which happened 10 Col Rolf F. Saunders of Athens, which said accident occurred in Nashville, yes- terday' said a man in tho lobby.
 Colonel Saunders is well-known in Ala bama-in Birmingham especially-and everybody who knows the old gentleman loves him. He was hurt by street car accident in Nashville, and on account of the shock was paralyzed and sent to the hospital. where he now lies.
 e"Colonel Saunders Is 74 years old, and Is the father of Mrs. J. Withers Clay of this city. as well as the father of many institutions and general movements which mean for the development of this state. Last time I saw him he was vigorous in mind and body and I hope that yet ke may recover and devote the remaining years of his life to the work he so well began of developing Alabama-our state which he so much loved and to which he has given his life9
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-22
REALISM.
From Puck.

From Puck.
 Great Caesar is dead. The curtain has fallen. Plaudts rend the air.
 "Bllfkins! Blifkins!' cry a hundred voices from the pit.
 But Blifkins, the eminent actor who has esayed the title role, though much called appears not. Comes instead the manager in evening coat.
 MT. Blifllins,'' says he, rubbing his hands together apologetically, "sends his compliments, and regrets to find his per formance so realistic as to have rendered him unable to step out and make speech so soon after dying
 ''Bravo!" exclaim sundry true friends of the drama But the multitude are plain- ly displeased. considering themselves slixhted.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-22

affairs disturb general business con- ditions. The country is sound, strong and prosperous, and the forecasts of tthe most competent and comprehen- sive observers agree in saying 1t will remain in that excellent condition.
 The race between business activity and the money supply has been keen, and at one time it seemed as If the vast additions made yearly to the gold supply of the world would be equal to all demands upon it, but it did not prove sufficient. Business ac- tivity outran the product of the mines, and then came-not panic-but a slowing down, and that slowing down shows that general business Is no longer dependent upon any lot of men in Wall street or elsewhere, and that the country Is too sound, strong and prosperous to be harmed by the de- mand for money. The money demand will soon be adjusted to the money supply even if there be a worldwide demand for loans. The current ad- justment is the height of good sense, and 1t means plenty of activity as fast and as far as the worlds supply of money will permit. The prophets of disaster are disappearing, and a sound degree of activity will soon make itself felt.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-22
From the Washington Post.

bfom the Washington Post.
 HN MID the storms and sorrows
 V of life the affections of man
 may veer, but unchanged and unchanging Is the true heart of woman; she loves and loves forever" That splen- did tribute to the better half of the hu- man family was written by Washington Irving. who lived and died bachelor. Of course, 1t is not true as to all women, for many of them are as fcllle as that contemptible creature the male coquetta. But there is as much truth as poetry in 1t. and there Is great deal of both. The affections of man do veer more frequently than those of woman, and. in most cases, when man loses the love of his wife tho loss is his own fault.
 An incident that occurred last week in a western oity reminded the Post of IT. wings matchless tribute. The wife of man convicted of bank footing. or com plioity in that crime. and sentenced to a term in the penitentiary, did not complain of the law or the courts. for she realized that he had deserved such treatment; but she showed her love for him, undimmed by his fateful fault, and declared that her fondest and most confident hope was that he would live to reinstate himself In the respect and confidence of the com munity.
 Thanks to the steadily increasing intel ligence and charity of the people It Is not so hard a task for man of strong will and high purpose to live down ais grace and get a new hold on the esteem of his neighbors as 1t was years ago. It Is not half so true today as 1t was in Shakespeare's time that the evil that men do lives after them; the good is oft inferred with their bones." The practice of debiting a man with all his faults and folies and exaggerating the ugly aggre- gation while forgetting all that was good
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-22
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR.

From the New York Press.
 Capital is other peoples money that those who don't own 1t spend.
 A wife is very convenient to find fault with for your own mistakes.
 girls idea of a hero is the kind oe man you couldn't find even in lunatic asylum.
 The more money a man earns the harder time he has to make his family let him have any of 1t.
 The biggest fool of all is the man who thinks that if he had had any money just before the market went down he would have gone short instead of long of 1t
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-22

tained by boiling young shoots of bam- boo. All their household utensils are of the same material. Bamboos of a certain kind have a substance which fills the hollow interior at the joints, and sec tion of these. cut off below one of the Joints, will hold water like a granite vessel. Young shoots furnish arrows for their bows. and the bows themselves are made from some tough and pliable species of the wood that grows In the northern part of the island, I believe. Boats are made of the large trunks, baskets. traps for animals and fish, and variety of other useful articles are made by the natives from the bamboo
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-22
A PLAUSIBLE REASON.


 'I'll sell you ten thousand dollars worth of this mining stock for 50 cents" urges the promoter. "Its the chance of life time. Within month 1t will be selling at a dollar a share.'
 Then why don you hold onto it?' asks the canny man.
 T would but I need a hair cut and shave. How will I look If wait month";"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-22
PRESUMPTION CALLED DOWN

From the Louisville Courier-Jou ournal.
 A young theological student thinks "the Courier-Journal seems to have 1t in," whatever that may mean, for the preach CTS" B1edglings who rush into print where angels might fear to go in swim ming, need to be warned against the use of slang. The devil often baits his hook with A toke