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The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-10-30
TRYING STUDENTS.

From the New 1ork World.
 How to deal with exuberance of spirit among students Is the hardest problem which a college faculty encounters. With manifestations rangiRg from mild hazinS to murder with no code governing the ac- tion of the faculty, with the undesirability of publicity admitted and the student esprit de corps an obstacle, 1t is not so strange that the guilty should occasion ally escape as that they should ever be punished.
 The necessity of dealing with lawless- ness was shown by list of one year s victims of hazing published some time ago by the World. One student of the Uni versity of Maryland was stripped. placed on cake of ice and beaten with straps until he fell unconscious. AnNher at Lima O., was buried in a snowdrift, dying a few days later of acute pneu- monia another at Barton Vt, was forced to walk barefoot over red-hot stones; a fourth at Kenyon College, O., was bound to a railroad track and man gled by an engine; a fifth at the Chicago Dental college was pulled over the backs of seats until he became unconscious. In all nine students were brutally murdered.
 An innovation adopted in the Uni versity of Michigan. which will force students to stand trial for misdeeds be- fore a council of their peers Is indicative of an increasing sense of responsibility. Hereafter whenever college youth seeks relaxation in removing signs, breaking up theatrical performances or assaultng po- licemen, he will encounter the majesty of court composed of his fellows.
 A body whose action will be backed be- yond question by class opinion is likely to exercise more powerful influence than the decrees of faculty in which the student is unrepresented.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-10-30
PITY THE POOR IuROR.

The proposal of Judge Kavanagh of Chicago, that jurors be well cared for, appears to be meeting with favor. The of the old English law, which permitted the jury neither meat. drink nor candle from the time they passed from the judges instructions till they reached a decision. While such austerity has long been mitigated. still, up to the present time, it has been usual for juries to sleep in their chairs during the hours of the long night watches, and to eat poorly prepared and often cold food handed to them through the locked doors and eaten amid the most unappetizing sur roundngs. An irascible man or an obsti- nate one has his objectionable qualities accentuated by such treatment. A calm, reasonable and fair decision is almost impossible to veryi hungry man, or an ill-fed or sleepy one. The long-mar- ried woman Is scrupulous to see that her husband is well fec before she con- fesses to the disappointments of the day. or asks favor; and the. offender again st those laws which the common man con siders the bulwark of his own inde- pendence need hope for little mercy from a Tagged. irritable, sleep-tormented and hunger-beset jury.
 Quite aside from this phase of the question, however, 1t Is to be remembered that juror-though often he does not look it--is performing the highest func- ton which falls to the lot of the pri- vate citizen His responsibility Is great and much is expected of him. The dig nity of his service demands, therefore that he he treated with respect and con- sideration He should have a proper amound of sleep in a good bed In a we'll ventilated room, be given his bath and his food, and then, refreshed and uncon- scious of self, he can devote his full and undivided attention to the question upon which he has been asked to sit.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-10-30
Bureau of Information.

'1 think it would be a paying invest ment for some young man to rent a store near the new passenger depot and open an information bureau for strangers arriving in the city, said visitor to Birmingham.
 There are great many things a stranger wants to know, one of the prin- cipal being the location of hotels and their charges. l had an experience my self in connection with a matter of that nature that shows me how essential is such Information. On my way here in the train from Atlanta I asked a fellow passenger if he knew anything about Birmingham, and if he could recommend me to a moderate priced hotel. Well said he, I generally stop at the so-and- So and find it very reasonable
 "I went to the hotel designated, asked for accommodation and then inquired the rates. Imagine my surprise when I learn- ed it would have cost as much per day as l intended to pay per week. I told the clerk so and he saiC, Oh, you want to go to the - hotel; 1t Is a cheap place I walked there to find the rates higher than at the one l left. When l told tho clerk in the last hotel how I had been sent there by the clerk in the other hotel who also told me it was a cheap place. 1 saw that I had been made mere messenger to carry the sem timents of the clerks of these hostelries, and that these sentiments were far from friendly
 "lt may be asked how the bureau of information could be made to pay it's expenses. Well, in the first place, every man would be supposed to pay for the information received. and the hotels would pay Q certain amount to be entered on his books. The walls of the room could be rented to advertisers and mer- chants could put in small exhibits of any special articles they had for sale. The Commercial club might also con tribute small amount towards the ex- pense and furnish literature giving sta tistics of the city and its resources. If a man wants to know how essential such a place is let him arrive in a strange city and not know which way to turn when he steps off train"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-10-30
Growinu Cities,

Homer George, formerly of Birmingham. but now of New York. has been divid- ing two weeks of his time between New Orleans and Mobile
 New Orleans said Mir. George. lis growing rapidly in population, and the magnificent improvements seen on every hand indicate the wealth and prosperity Of the city, Nearly all the large devel- opment in New Orleans is backed by local capital.
 But as fast as the Crescent City is pushing ahead, Mobile, relatively is lead ing all southern cities in growth The strides that old Mobile is making are sim ply wonderful. The tourists who visited Mobile ten years ago and had kept away until now would not recognize the bus- ness district.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-10-30
LOVED A CIRCUS RIDER.

Marquise De Fontenoy in the Washington
 Herald.
 Pierre De Labouchere died in England His eldest son. Henry afterward Lord Taunton, married Miss Barring, his cousin, and was a ministerial colleague of Lord John Russell and of Lord Pal merston. The second son, John. entered the Algo-American banking firm of Will Hams. Deacon & Co.,, married Miss Dupre, and left two sons, Henry, the proprietor of the London Truth and Arthur and six daughters, one of whom married the Bishop of Rochester. Final ly Henry Labouchere of Truth, being descended from the French aristocracy, and allied to about a score of families of the British nobility and the nephew of peer, whose honors and whose seat in the House of Lords he endeavored unsuccessfully to inherit. has now mar ried his only child, a remarkably pretty woman. to an Italian count, namely Carlo De Rudlni, a son of the former Italian prime minister, the Marquis De Rudni.
 It would take columns to relate here the numerous adventures of Labouchere during his picturesque career Much of the early portion of the latter was spent in America For eighteen months his infatuaton for a bareback rider led him to attach himself to travelling circus, where he was often permitted to hold the hoops for the object of his adoration 10 leap through. His travels in her train led him to Mexico, where he became mixed up in one of the then periodical rebellions, and remained until he dlscov- cred that preparations were being made to hang him as a spy, whereupon he ef- fected a timely escape.
 Through the influence of his uncle, Lord Taunton, he was afterward appointed at tache of the British legation at Wash ington, where his practical jokes and his pranks of one kind and another were a source of constant disturbance to his chief Of quiet-loying Sir John Cramp- ton. The latter being a bachelor his main object in life was to escape the wiles of the unmarried ladies at Wash ington, who. oIie and all, were wont to lay siege to him. Labouchere used to delight in promoting their designs by every means in his power, would en- courage them to call at the legation in patches. and when Sir John endeavored to put stop to this, managed to carry on the bombardment by giving letter of introduction to every woman who ex- pressed a wish to become acquainted with the unhappy envoy.
 The practical joking had a strange se- quel. One of these letters, thus written by Henry Labouchere, was given to Miss Victoria Balfe, the prima donna and daughter of the composer of '"rhe Bo- hemian Girl" She went, saw, and con- quered. She married Sir John, and be- came Lady Crampton.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-10-30
Extra Session In Louisiana

Governor Blanchard has issued a proclamation summoning the Louisiana legislature to meet in extra session on Monday, November il. Governor Blanchard is not troubled by a lack of railroad regulation. His chief trouble is the fee system. He wants the legis- iature to abolish all fees by putting every office on a salary basis. He also wants the primary law amended, and he particularly desires legislation that will enable the people to name United States Senators. Eleven subjects are presented for legislative action, but it is plain the impelling force behind the proclamation is the wish to substitute salaries for fees throughout the sery- ice of the state.
 Not one of the subjects mentioned by Governor Blanchard would be con sidered important enough to justify the converting of an extra session in Alabama, but Louisiana is much dis turbed over the fee system, and this has led at last to the summoning of an extra session to last 30 days. And yet in Louisiana legislative sessions are held biennially. Here where they are held every four years the extra session promises to become a regular feature in the conduct of the affairs of the state
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-10-30
Huntsville Gas.

'The natural gas wells at Huntsville are rich producers" said a prominent citizen of that section.
 When the gasers were tested year or more ago, the citizens of Huntsville were hopeful, not to say sanguine. Now that they have been supplying the entire popu- lation with $1 gas and gas, too, of su- perior quality. for nearly six months, the most skeptical say that the natural prod uct is great success.
 "The management has leased the city gas plant and is using it's mains. It is es- timated that the natural gas is delivered to customers at a profit of about 95 cents per thousand"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-10-30
ISOLATION.
By Matthew Arnold.

By Matthew Arnold.
 Yes, in the sea of the ensed
 With echoing straits between Us thrown. Dotting the shoreless waters wild,
 We mortal millions live alone, The islands feel the enclasping flow. And then their endless bounds they know. Bnt when the moon their hollows light,
 And they are swept by balms of spring And in their glens, on starry nights,
 The nightingales divinely sing; And lovely notes, from shore to shore, Across the sounds and channels pour O, then a longing like despair
 Is to their farthest caverns sent: For surely once. they feel we were
 Parts of a single continent Now round us spreads the watery plain- o might our marges meet again. Who order'd, that their longing fire
 Should be, as soon as kindled. cool'd Who renders vain their deep desire?--
 A God God their severance ruled! And bade betwixt their shores to be The unplumb' d, salt, estranging sea.
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tween the railroads and the states be removed, and the conference will do a big days work if it can accomplish the task. Conflicting laws and con f1ieting interests may stand in the way, but when the governors and at torneys general of four states get together they may find way to peace that will eliminate all confusion, all friction, and all embarrassments to business.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-10-30
IN HOTEL LOBBIES.
The Humor of It.

Those who opposed prohibition accept the landslide result of the ballot with little murmur," said man who voted the wet ticket
 Il made several bets that the anti-pro- hibtionists would win. l had figured on certain classes-foreigners and others that would vote as unit against prohi- bition. But these classes did not fully materfalize. A humorous cartoon could be made picturing the various classes claimed by the antis falling down on cleo ton day"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-10-30
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR,

From the New York Press
 The most practical use for ancestors is when you inherit money from them.
 An easy way for a girl to fall Tn lvoe with a man is for him to make love to her.
 A woman gets mad at the cards when they are against her, and man with his wife.
 Every once in a while those who never save anything get vindicated by those who do losing it all.
 When a bank fails woman gets mad with her husband because he doesn't check out his money right away.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-10-30
About Persons.

Sid Lyons of Mobile, member of the legislature, was in Birmingham yester- day.
 Gen Louis " Clark, ranking officer of the Alabama National Guard is con- fined to his home by Illness
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 Congressman J. Thomas Hein was in Birmingham yesterday. Mir. Hefin has just returned from a tour of speech making in Kentucky. In spite of the fact that the republicans are waging a bit ter fight in that state, Congressman Hefin thinks that it will go democratic by 10000.
 The Rev Marvin Hefiin, a member of the we'll known Heflin family, was in Birmingham yesterday, visiting his brother Solicitor H. P. Heflin. Rev. MT Hefin was very popular and prominent University of Alabama man some years ago.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-10-30
ABOUT 'POSSUM MEAT

'possum it may be possible that his re- cent statement Is an anti-F'oraker ut terance, but if he should chance to sit in at discussion of one from the Pennyrile district he could but forget politics entire ly in his enthusiasm for 'possum.
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low.
 Mrs. Carrie Nation has been squelched again. Her life is filled with lemons.
 A FEW REMARKS. The man who goes to his work with a. And whistles the shadows away. Will find joy waiting to lead him along And tighten his toll through the day. But the man who disgustedly leaps out of bed
 With never smile on his face, Will find 'tis not easy-this forging ahead When the other chaps setting the pace. During the past twenty years it is esti- mated that 1,3O0,00O divorce cases have been tried. thus proving concIusively that marriage is a lottery.
 CONSOLATION.
 If riches here
 You chance to miss,
 Be patient and
 Remember this:
 No matter what
 Wall street may do,
 It cannot hurt
 chap like you. A little Indiana boy ate peaches until he literally burst, thus serving as a dreadful warning to other little boys, who eat until they nearly burst "Ah!'-a long sigh from the gentle sex. Kubelik is coming back again. We have often wondered what sort of fiddler Kub- elk would make if he were bald-headed. LEGISLATION NEEDED. Fi6-bought a lovely hat, But the price was awful. ostrich plumes and stuff like that Should be made unlawful "The Mysterious Burglar opened an engagement in Louisville recently. "Sher- lock Holmes" should be next on the boards.
 DIDN'T COUNT.
 She said farewell,
 But bear in mind,
 It was the prima
 Donna kind. The Kaiser has more uniforms than any other potentate and it is probably the regret of his life that he can't wear all of them at the same time.
 THE SAME OLD STORY. There was a man in our town Who wasn't very wise. He said, ITO keep expenses down, I will not advertise
  But when he saw the people pass His place without a look, He said, "I guess I am ass Who ought to get the hook.' At once he took a page, no less, On trial in The Sun, And since that paper went to press Ills store is overrun. "Ballonatics' are hot air lunatics
 PAUL COOK.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-10-30

Four counties in western New York expect to apply $5,O0O,00O of apple money to the lifting of mortgages. Apples are this season a splendid lever for that purpose.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-10-30

The Los Angeles Express says Wall street made the financial bed and scattered Jacks between the sheets; why does it yelp when events compel it to take a nap there?"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-10-30

The Philadelphia Public Ledger prints an editorial on "Bgotism" more than a column long. The writer eyi- dently was full of his subject.
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The Washington Post tells of Wyo- ming gentleman who shot his lawyer because he lost his case in court. That is one way to quicken the wits Of lawyers
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Dr. Wiley has been presented with a sweater by Perdue university and he will now be able to train his poison squads dressed up just like a football cnach
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Japan Is to hold an international exposition at Tokio in 1912, and it is safe to say that it will be novel and attractive
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-10-30
CIearinu House Certificates

The issue of clearing house certlfi- cates in New York is concisely told Tn the following table:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-10-30

A news dispatch says that typhoon may halt Taft. That is about the only thing that could halt our genial and generous Secretary.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-10-30

Miss Mae Wood files papers" with a regularity that is little short of mar yelous. We wonder where she gets all those papers.
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Baraboo, Wis, has become the cir GUS center of the universe, for there the Ringing Brothers have their head nuarterS
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-10-30

A trip by balloon and the Lusitania is what the pilots of the Pommern took when they went from St. Louis to the old country.
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A husband who has to wash dishes for his wife cant hope to be much of a success in the world.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-10-30

A country that is full of beef. bread and cotton cannot be scared out of it's wits. It is sound, and the people lypnur
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-10-30

A newspaper writer attempts to tell us what we can all do with a penny. Well. for one thing, we can put 1t in a slot
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-10-30

No one has heard that Aunt Hetty Green has come to the relief Of any body in these parlous times.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-10-30

The Boston Herald's editorial on "Cool Heads" reminds us that cold feet will also be in order ere many days
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-10-30

The southern governors and the southern railroads may get together in Atlanta. Both mean well.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-10-30

Groundless fright constitutes just about 99 per cent of every panic, and rascally plunging furnishes the rest.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-10-30

E. H. Hartman seems to be getting ready to drop out of the railroads very much as Morse did out of the banks.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-10-30

Secretary Taft is called in Manila 'the father of the Filipinos.' There IS, however, limit to poetical license.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-10-30

Governor Hughes may lack magnet ism himself, but he knows how to make rascals squirm.
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Persons who think of taking a smile" in Jefferson county had better do it now.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-10-30

There are Is postoffices in this coun- try named Roosevelt, in addition to Roosevelta.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-10-30

Scare heads do not fit the Wal street situation.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-10-30

An interesting story is going the rounds about left-handed genius. The world is full of left-handed politicians.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-10-30

Oklahoma is to become No. AT on the 16th day of next month. The die is east
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-10-30

"A Kansas woman has just presented her husband with quadruplets. The stork must have made two trips.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-10-30

A sane Halloween is the thing tc desire tomorrow
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-10-30

The whereabouts of Foraker begin to arouse the curiosity of Ohio.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-10-30

Knoxville Journal and Tribune: Now jet Wall street see if it cannot get along for at least a week without throwing ft
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Well known words-"I told you so."

A young lady correspondent wants to know how to be nice blonde" Just be- have yourself Rosie.
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The country banks are filled with money as fast as the crops are mar keted
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Boston Globe: After a few more bricks have been thrown at Senator Lodge. he will have enough to build house
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Some think we need larger conti- nent if we are to have more balloon races.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-10-30

Onions, cabbages and babies are dis pleasing to the owners of flats.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-10-30

It takes all kinds of people to make a world. including those who like to live In a dry town.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-10-30
PRESS POINTS

Florida Times-Union: Hard lines for blondes-peroxide of hydrogen has ad- vaneed sharply in price.
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A reformer doesn't necessarily have to be bald-headed to be a success.
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HIS TROUBLED LIFE.

HIS TROUBLED LIFE. Sorrows came And sorrows went, Left him broke, Without a cent. Still he held
 Upon his way, Never had
 A word to say 'Gainst the fate That tricked him so, Dragging all His fortunes low. When he'd bet He'd always lose, Corns came with Each pair of shoes. If he walked
 He stumbled soon, At his soup
 He had no spoon. If he played
 It cost him much Broke his arm. He bought crutch. Never saw
 A chap who had More cause to Be sick snd sad. But he flung To hope and would Still declare
 That life was good, And each morn. His spirits light, Say, I'm sure Twill all be right" So 1t was,
 A flshbone stuck And he died His greatest luck.
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Buying on margins and selling short are becoming lost arts in Wall street
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The balloons went east from St Louis to avoid the Kansas cornstalks
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news dispatch states that Montgomery "prayed' for the success of prohibition in Birmingham. There's irony for youl Montgomery is so wet that the state capitol had to be located on high ground to keep it from floating away on a sea of booze
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A desirable citizen today is the op timist.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-10-30
UNCLE JoE,S POPULARITY.

From the Washington Herald
 A paragraph in this column several days ago relative to the one defeat for Con gress which broke up Speaker Cannon,s record of 16 terms into two parts stated that that downfall occurred in 1892. This is mistake. as Is pointed out by MT. J. G. Pepper of Glencarlyn. Va. MT. Can non was defeated by Colonel Busey in 1890, partly on account of overconfidence among the republicans, and partly. 1t Is said. because the colonel had ''bar'l" MT Pepper also states that this column committed another error in saying that Colonel Busey refused renomination for
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The air is free, but it's messages ar, not
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LEGISLATION NEEDED

Fi6-bought a lovely hat,
 But the price was awful. Ostrich plumes and stuff like that Should be made unlawful