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The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-11
UNINTELLIGENT REFORM.

From Vogue.
 The excited canvas carried on recently, in Long Island town, over the ques- tion of liquor license or no license, serves to emphasize anew the curious condition of mind of a certain class of reformers who act on the theory that if they can only dabble in law making, they can make communities moral by fiat To the great scandal of groups of women who make total abstinence their reform speciality, clergyman in the agitation here noted came out boldly for license, maintaining that prohibition which had been tried, had never been enforceable; that liquor was easily procurable by those who de- sired 1t, and that the effect of attempts to prohibit it's sale only tends to bring law into contempt by developing many citi- zens into confirmed law breakers. It was argued that the desire for spirituous liquors is very general, and that real and lasting reform of the habit of drinking cannot be brought about by any such su- perfcal change as voting against license. With that fine disregard of certain facts of life which usually characterizes the anti-liquor advocates, the minister in question and his views were made the ob- ject of much abuse of nature similar to that visited upon Bishop Potter when he defined the liquor saloon as the poor mans club That the officials of one of the public institutions of Greater New York fight rather shy of reforming groups of women is little wonder after the following instance of how their charges were made the victims of misplaced zeal. The fact being noted that a number of prisoners were employed in outdoor work, some of these would-be reformers took it upon themselves to inquire as to the hours of employment, and it being ascer- tained that the prisoners were permitted to exercise their bodies Chrough working) and breathe fresh air for ten hours every day instead of only eight--the union day the authorities were petitioned and word went forth that not more than eight hours work day must be permitted Can the ungrateful victims of these inter- fering women, who thus deprived them of twelve hours a week of freedom from the monotony and narrow confines of their cells, be altogether blamed for be- ing so rude as to roundly and frequently curse the authors of their deprivation? The monument ' error made by the pro- hibition women in causing the abolition of the army canteen Temporarily, for it will inevitably be restored) is another instance of unenlightened effort to force classes to adopt radical views which the majority of Americans have not as yet given their adherence. It Is we'll known that army men. both officers and the rank and file, regret the closing of the canteens, and that the movement has wrought incalculable moral injury, but
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-11
Pleased With Rlrminoham.

|. T visited Birmingham for the first time during the past winter. but l have seen more of the residence section on this trip" said T. J. Creighton, Chicago capitalist who is travelling through the south as a guest of c. H. Ackert, vice president and general manager of the Southern railway.
 Birmingham Is a handsome city, and have been agreeably surprised at the large number of beautiful homes on the South Highlands. That is an elegant section and demonstrates the fact that the pee pie here have taste well as money The Birmingham district, from an industrial point of view, seems to be developing on substantial lines. Any one can sec at a glance that it has a great future.
 Chicago, where I was reared, con tinues to grow rapidly. It has made wonderful strides in the past ten years and Is today the most phenomenal city in the world; phenomenal in this respect, at least: No jar or untoward event has ever checked It's onward mach. We have had labor disturbances and many other troubles, but conditions that would have checked the progress of other cities, has had no appreciable effect on Chicago's de- greater number of interests are repre- sented in Chicago than is the case in any other metropolitan center"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-11

the governor and the "pliable" legisla- ture need not expect complimentary invitations.
 At any rate the Alabama Press asso- citation has decided to exist and to have annual excursions regardless of anti-pass provisions and the revolution brewing in the state house at Mont gomery The constitutional rights of a free press are to be asserted at least in resolutions and in after-dinner talks
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-11
NoaFoLK's GOLDEN EGG.
Washington Post.

From the Washington Post. Contemporaneous with the Seven Wise Men of Greece was Aesop, who had more sense than all of them together. Born a slave, he instructed princes of his own generation, and man ind of 100 genera tions since have delighted in his wit and profted by his wisdom. It is a won- derful book-those fables-and every par eat should put it in the hand of every child.
 Aesop sought to inculcate an invaluable lesson in the following: "A certain man had the good fortune to possess a goose that laid golden egg every day. But dissatisfied with so slow an income, and thinking to seize the whode treasure at once he killed the goose, and cutting her open, found her just what any other goose would be-
 The moral drawn from this narration is: Much wants more ard loses all''
 If reports that come to us from Nor folk are to be relied on, this fable of the ancient sage ought to be writ large and stuck up in some of the taverns of that town, where the Goose and Golden Egg would be busy if the landlords were not chasing her with whetted knives to cut her open.
 We are told that millionaires who ride in automobiles, patronize long distance telephones, and put their legs under Sher- rvs mahogany without bankruptcy, ac- tually stand aghast at the charges of some of the Norfolk bonifaces. Some of them who purposed to remain days confined their visit to hours, and swore that they could cross the waters and tread the haunts of Julius Caesar and William Shakespeare at less cost than is required to visit the scenes made classic by Capt. John Smith and Big Injun Pow hatan.
 It Is the great common folk who make expositions successful. They are the ones who lay golden eggs. Those Norfolk tav- ern-keepers have shut them out.
 And the show will be helpless failure unless Norfolk puts the contempt that outraged public opinion can generate to the greedy classes whose conduct threat ems to set Norfolk back half century in the race for commerce and popula- ton and wealth.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-11
RUTH.

By Thomas Hood.
 She stood breast high amid the corn, Clasp'd by the golden light of morn, Like the sweetheart of the sun, Who many a glowing kiss had won. On her cheek an autumn flush, Deeply ripen' d-such a blush In the midst of brown was born, Like red peoples grown with corn. Round her eyes her tresses fell, Which were blackest none could tell. But long lashes veil'd a light, % That had else been all too bright. And her hat with shady brim, Made her tressy forehead dim Thus she stood amid the stocks, Praising God with sweetest looks. Sure, I said, heavn did not mean, Where I reap thou shouldst but glean, Lay thy sheaf adown and come. Share my harvest and my home.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-11

lie franchises, and both have public duties and public bearings.
 Harriman's audacity will bring these questions up, and they will stay up until they are fully settled If Harri- man has right to issue $136OOO,000 in new stock, he has a right to issue ten times that amount, and so have other railroads, and a flood of water would then become a serious affair. The entire subject of capitalization of railroads is attracting increased atten- tion, and 1t will be strange indeed if the new Hartman audacity does not hurry the country on to action and a final decision.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-11
THE HERO OF BARRED WIRE

ic members voted for the Mills bill, which would have reduced the profits of mak- ing barbed wire. He helped elect five republicans from Missouri, which made the house republican by a narrow ma jority and assured a continuance of tar ifs under which 125 per cent profits could be made. He organized a company to hold the patents on barbed wire, with a capitalization of S1O0000, and 1t paid 100 per cent a month In 1892 he and his associates bought a couple of wire mills on credit, and paid for them out of the profits of one year. In 1888 he bought a wire mill in Allentown, which he found after getting it was $S5O,O0O in debt, and, of course bankrupt. He and his partners gave their notes for the entire amount and paid the notes in twelve months. Then he consolidated several large wire mills with capital of s4ooo,oo0, and from 1892 to 1895 the profits were more than 27 per cent a year.
 After these operations he consilidated several wire mills into the American Steel and Wire company, and later he got more companies into 1t. Then came the United States Steel corporation. He gave Wall street a shock by buying the Louis vile and Nashville railroad, for which he had no use except to sell it to J. P Morgan & Co.,, and 1t can well be be- lieved that Gates profits on that trans action were a good many millions.
 Altogether there is no doubt that Gates is a successful man of business. But a good deal of the money he made out of barbed wire he is supposed to have lost in stocks.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-11
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
Confederate Reunion.

"As the time for the Confederate re- union at Richmond approaches said Capt. J. L. Darby. adjutant of Camp Hardee. ''the veterans hereabouts are talk Ing keen interest in the plans for the trip. All the camps in Jefferson county will be well represented at Richmond, and for far as I can learn the entire Alabama division of the United Confed- crate veterans will make a creditable turn out.
 "The unveiling of the Jefferson Davis monument on June 3, the closing day of the reunion, will be great event, and I hope the Sons and Daughters of Veterans will appreciate the sentiment of the occasion and help swell the ranks. Next to New Orleans, Richmond is bet ter able to take care of large crowds than any other city in the south. Those O. Us who attended the reunion there some years ago will never forget the pro- verbal Virginia hospitality. But from a gala viewpoint the reunion of 1907 will be the most memorable of all.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-11
Convention City.

Birmingham Is popular city from a convention point of view and every year it becomes better advertised" said J. B. Babb.
 Tt has been tried by several large or ganizations of national scope and has not been found wanting. The Commercial club was largely instrumental in starting the convention ball to roll and 1t will continue its efforts. The time Is not far distant when national conventions of the largest proportions will not be too big for Bir- mingham to house and entertain"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-11
Regarding Reputation.

Birmingham is so we'll advertised all over the country as town of phenomenal growth that the general impression Is it's population is upwards of 10000" said I. L. Quinn of Philadelphia, registerd at the Hillman. T have visited this city twice within the past twelve months and am therefore somewhat familiar with 1t. l understand the street car population is fully 10000. A stranger would easily guess at a glance that Birmingham was as large as Memphis and larger than At lanta."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-11
HORSON,S TOUR.

From the Atlanta Constitution.
 MT. Richmond Pearson Hobson appears in a more praiseworthy role in a cam paign to convert his constituents to mod ern agricultural methods than in his ef- forts to pull the nations leg for a billion dollar navy. The former movement, more over, has the advantage of being within the realm of possibilities.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-11
ALABAMA PRESS

Atlanta Journal: Senator Foraker had better take his finger out of the pot be- fore Secretary Taft sits down on the lid.
 Charleston News and Courier: It is family duty of the John Smiths" to come to the aid of the Jamestown expo sition.
 Washington Star: Pocahontas was great woman even though she was never ambitious to write novels or preside over a convention.
 Norfolk Virginian and Pilot Most of the legislation nowadays seems to be based on the notion that the people are either knaves or fools.
 Louisville Courier-Journal: The Nor folk hotel manager who committed sui- eide regardless of the Jamestown exposi- tion was guilty of base ingratitude to Providence.
 Dallas News: Surely the green bugs which have invaded Kansas wheat fields are too gallant to laugh at the lady bugs which the entomologists are sending out | to meet them.
 Shreveport Times Abraham Lincoln said, Do one thing at a time and the big things first" Fire Alarm Foraker has paraphrased this. He says Do one man at time and the big men first"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-11
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR

F rulH lHe NtW 1Ork Press.
 A splendid way not to become purse proud is to have a large family.
 Generally a woman will forgive you un- less you deserve to be forgiven.
 A man is always too busy at the office to go to funeral unless it's horse race.
 A woman can't help being suspicious of her husband unless he pretends he wants to wear some of her hair in a watch chain locket.
 An exciting thing about a girl is how she can keep you guessing about how many ways she will tell you you mustn't kiss her when you are.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-11
SUPERSTITIoUS.
he Chicago News,

From the Chicago News.
 'This bein' Friday said the farmer who had just staked the hobo to hand out, T reckon you wouldn't start t work
 Not me-" replied the unlaundered trav- eler. q aint gain t queer me luck by startin' t work on Friday, ner Saturday. ner Sunday, ner Monday, ner Tuesday. uer Wednesday. ner Thursday. See?''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-11

That marine who tried to take bath in the water cooler of passen- ger coach of a Philadelphi train prob ably wanted to slick up bit before he reached his station.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-11

There are those who think Foraker should be the republican, and Cleye- land the democratic, candidate next year, but those who think that way are not in touch with the masses to any great extent
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-11
ITS EASY.

ITS EASY. Why don't you shake your troubles off And leave your cares behind? At least one half of all our woes Exist but in the mind. If you'll quit thinking bout your luck And make the best of fate, The chances are you'll soon declare That life Is simply great!
 REPLIES. If you can't be great you can at least Dementia Americana covers multitude of sins.
 Most of us are glad enough for a violet now and then along the way, let alone the roses.
 Each mans life has it's sunrise, noon and sunset and if he hasn't done anything by noon, he Is apt to be a failure.
 A TOUGH PROPOSITION. Oh muse,
 Come down and help me out today! I'm stumped and don't know what to
 say. Good girl,
 Pray, slip me just one little rhyme! Whats that?
 You say you really haven't time? Confound
 The luck of any cheer up bard! There are
 Some days when writing rhymes is
 hardl
 Kisses are quoted at $3 in Canton, O.. In some parts of the country the rate is higher than this and in other parts lower However, in order to corner the kiss mar ket it Is first necessary to corner the girl.
 Birds of victorious spring" sings AL fred Austin. We thought spring was down and out.
 There is great excitement in Boston over the reported formation of a bean trust
 THE POOR POET. He'd like to sing a tender song,
 A little song of love, And mention Cupid with his bow
 And elle the turtle dove, But how can any one be full
 Of passion and romance, When there are bills to settle and A patch is on his pants?
 WANTED TO BE PREPARED. An amusing story is told at the expense of a popular professor in one of the state
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-11

Major Fremont took the benefits of the bankrupt act, and a courtmartial put him at the bottom of the list of majors. He is a son of John c. Ere mont, the Pathfinder.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-11

San Francisco hopes to have a first class city governed by first-class off, cials. It Is aiming high, and few American cities ever reach that level.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-11

At the Carnegie institution there is but one student in bricklaying, and 1t costs $21 a day to teach him. But Andrew Carnegie foots all bills.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-11

The only republican member of the Alabama legislature should go to Yer mont, where democrats are few and far between.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-11

In the literary market of this coun- try Alfred Austin's new poem on spring would bring something like 30 cents.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-11

Neither side has confidence in the outturn of the trial forced on it at Boise City, Idaho.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-11

Miss Ellen Terry wisely left this country before news of her third mar riage became known.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-11

The demand for Jamestown postage stamps is slack at present.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-11

The New York Mail rises to remark that age cannot wither the infinite variety of an actress husbands.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-11

The Steunenberg trial promises to be historical, possibly the most so of any that this country has ever known.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-11

Montgomery Advertiser: The Oklahoma State Capital assures us that William Randolph Hearst will make Rome howl" If our observation has been correct he is the one who has done the howling
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-11

May showers will bring June flow CTS, but they may not multiply cotton blooms
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-11

J. D. Addicks did not find rest and quiet in Hoboken, and he has fallen back on Philadelphia.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-11

The. government has not thus far shown any inclination towards the regulation of airship rates.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-11

A Milwaukee paper advertises for an heir to $5.00O,OO0 Almost anybody would be willing to serve
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-11

John L. Sullivan says that Taft is the "real goods" and he might have added, done up in large bundle"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-11

John Bull may yet feel the white mans burden in India, if disturbances continue to increase there.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-11

New York is to have Russian daily paper to add to the general confusion there of tongues and prints.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-11

President Roosevelt Is also smash. ing the button pressing record.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-11

The man with the straw hat is kent busy lodging showers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-11

There are not poets enough in this country to organize a union to keep up line rates
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-11

General Kuroh was urbane in battle and he will not mind any imperfections at Jamestown.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-11

At present visitors call 1t the ter centenary imposition, but it will look differently in June or July.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-11

It is rumored that Stead is going to leave. Hope he won't change his mind.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-11

The Rockefeller church now sports an electric sign. It should have used oil.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-11

The Taft-Foraker ruction will not come to a head in Ohio until next year.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-11

Mobile Register: The more we read about the easy money in Pennsylvania's new capitol. the more we realize that Bill Tweed was only a beginner in the game
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-11
PRESS POINTS

Luverne Journal: Mayor Finlay is con- valescing from a kick by mustang. We have not seen the mustang.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-11
HELD BY A HAIR.

HELD BY A HAIR. They sighed a bit and talked bit And held each others hands, Just like fond lovers always do In this and other lands. But when the clock struck twelve they
 heard
 A great noise overhead. It was the maiden's father who Was leaping out of bed. The lover knew it wasn't safe To finger longer there, But when, alas he tried to leave A strand of golden hair Which did belong unto the maid Had caught a button, so A precious minute passed on wings Ere he was free to go. The hand of fate! His chance was lost To make a breakawayl Her father fell upon him soon The deuce it was to pay! He hit the street human wreck, It doesn't matter how. All this took place a week ago He's feeling better now.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-11

Demopolis Times: They are having lots of disorders over in Montenegro, but the greatest trouble this gives us Is trying to locate that country.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-11
LIFE IN BOSTON.

It was too rainy last night for at leasta one hurdy-gurdy. and so the hurdy- -gurdy signor slowly trudged through the muddy street tugging the organ homeward, while the hurdy-gurdy signorina went home on the sidewalk under an umbrella.-Boston Globe.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-11
TIME TO KEEP QUIET.

TIME TO KEEP QUIET. Don't lose your head and temper when The critics hammer you, Especially, if they are right And what they say is true.
 PAUL COOK.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-11

Velvet-footed Fairbanks is stalking the presidency,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-11

Entered at the Birmingham, Ala, postoffice as second-class matter under act of Congress March 3, 1879.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-11

A man in Ohio writes poetry and makes soap. thus combining the useful with the ornamental.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-11

"Can you enjoy a hearty mealT' asks one of those cheerful advertisers. Surel Where Is the meal?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-11

A newspaper poet tells what he did in his automobile one day. Bet fifty cents that he hasn't any automobile!
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-11

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-11
ADRIFT WITH THE TIMES

institutions of learning. During a base ball game on the campus a rough and tumble fight seemed imminent between members of the opposing teams and stu dent sympathizers. While other members of the faculty were imploring for peace this professor, who is noted for his pre- else manners and fine scholarship. re- marked, twill some one please distributf the bats?''
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Atlanta Journal: Senator Foraker had better take his finger out of the pot be- fore Secretary Taft sits down on the lid.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-11

w D. Lanier. c. L. Stricklin and w M Sutherlin are the only author ized travelling representatives of The Herald in it's circulation depart ment.
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Washington Bureau Age-Herald, 1421 G street, N. w.
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