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The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-20
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR.
From the New York Press.

From the New YOrk Press.
 An awful nice thing about a girl is how much better it tastes when she won't let you kiss her.
 The more sisters man has the easier 1t seems to be for him not to know bet ter than to get married.
 man thinks he's practical when he wishes he could discover some way to sell his cigar ashes for more than 1t costs him to smoke.
 What a woman likes about reading d. vorce cases where the correspondent isn't named is how she can guess she knows somebody it might be.
 When a girl has black eyes and golden hair she is so artless she can make you believe the thing to wonder at Is how nMs got the color of her eyes.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-20
HIS FATAL MISTAKE.

From the Fl Reno American.
 Judge Milton Boyd Cope of Fl Reno made fatal mistake in his campaign for the speakership of the house by wear ing a "stand-up" collar to the inaugural in Guthrie
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-20
ADRIFT WITH THE TIMES
WHAT A DREAMER CAN DO.

WHAT A DREAMER CAN DO. A dreamer can dwell in an attic and be The ruler of broad estates, With a glorious power OCT land and sea, Where ever a trireme waits To bear him away on waves of blue To the islands of lost delight, Where the sun shines warm and his cares
 are few
 And the stars hang low at night A dreamer can battle with poverty, By the gold of his thoughts made rich, And care not fig for the destiny Of a pitiful thralldom which Denies him the place that money brings And the dross of the world in store, While ever a song of hope he sings, Till his name shall be no more With a crust of bread and a ragged coat. He labors the long night through, Despising the famine that grapples his
 throat,
 Forgetting his heartache, too. As he looks far off to a better time And the dawn of a brighter day, When his path shall lead him to heights
 sublime
 And the clouds shall roll away.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-20
HEATING.

From the Philadelphia Press.
 q do wish," said Backlotz, "that we had a decent heater in our house. How is yours? Does 1t keep the house warm?"
 IN" replied Sububs. but it keeps me cysrheated every time attend to it."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-20
About Persons.

H0Odt TGISOUSs
 l.. Y. Dean, the well known insurance man of Eufaula, is registered at the Hllman.
 Senator" J. W. Weiss of Mobile, the well known salesman who has been on the road since 1873, is in Birmingham. MT. Weiss will retire from active bus- mess next year. It is probable that he has an Alabama acquaintance second to none.
 J. W. Mallory, a successful young bus mess man of Anniston, was in Birming- ham yesterday.
 N D. Mcclure of Mobile is at the New Morris.
 Sid Strauss of Montgomery is at the New Morris.
 A. F. sowell Jr., of Yolande is at the J. Freeman of Patton is at the New Morris.
 Joseph A. Magnus. the well known whisky manufacturer of Cincinnati Is reg istered at the Hillman. Mir. Magnus is we'll known in Birmingham. He formerly resided in this state.
 Thomas F. Reidy and "Chick" Han- non, two University of Alabama students, are in Birmingham. the guests of Brax- ton Bragg Conner, Jr., who Is himself a student at the university.
 Samuel H. Lea, state engineer of South Dakota, and also supervising engineer in charge of the construction of the South Dakota capitol at Pierre, and Sumter Lea Jr.. chief engineer of the Bon Ali Coal and Iron company of Bon Air, Tenn, are among the home corners fol the holidays The gentlemen are attend ing a family reunion. at the home of their father Col. Sumter Lea. in East Lake. =
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-20
Reymeert For Bryan.

In letter to friend in the city Au- gust Reymeert. counsel for the scandi- navian consuls, and member of the ex- ecutive democratic committee of Queens county, New York, says T make bet with you. Bryan will be the next Pres ident of the United States and you Ala bamians had better get in line on the call of the roll of states"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-20
ALABAMA PRESS

Lafayette Sun: The republicans are at sea-and so is Jolly Bill Taft.
 Union Springs Herald: Efforts to paint the country red is what brought on these blue times.
 Montgomery Times: Governor Glenn of North Carolina shows symptoms of break ing loose again
 Elba Clipper: The democrats of the south are speaking out and very few want MT. bryan nominated.
 Guntersville Democrat: A business man may not be a good advertiser, but an ad- vertiser is undoubtedly good business man.
 Montgomery Advertiser: Some news paper men are terrible liars" remarks a contemporary. Just so, and some that are not newspaper men.
 Livingston Southern Home: The Japa- nese government is going to recall Am bassador AolSi, and 1t is a safe bet that they will never send us another whose name is so easy to pronounce.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-20

Admiral Bob Evans and his men hope to celebrate Christmas in Trini- dad, that land of asphalt and eternal summer,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-20

Uncle Sam's armada is fleeing from wintry skies to the warm, languid airs that hover the year round about the equator.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-20

The Christmas shoppers are not Christmas hoarders. They are really engaged in promoting resumption on a cash basis.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-20

The modern receiver feels called upon to receive for his services just about all that comes his way.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-20

The Hitchcock camarilla in Wash ington is in a state of perplexity. It sees great deal of handwriting on the wall
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-20

The Cortelyou renunciation follows closely on the heels of the Roosevelt article. This sort of thing has not extended to Indiana's favorite Fair banks.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-20

Other people than bankers find they can stack up all the new $20 gold coins they can get their hands on.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-20

If Speaker Cannon has really stop ped smoking the tobacconists and the eartoonists are both hard hit.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-20

Chicago's year-round snow shovelers are getting busy at something besides the drawing of their pay.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-20

Congressman Acheson brands the party caucuses as "a device of the deyil'-yes, of Wall-street devil.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-20

Santa Claus cannot comfortably wear his fur coat when he goes to Trinidad to meet Uncle Sam's fleet.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-20

Justice Brewer has not yet said what he thinks of the Presidents latest mo"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-20

The undesirable citizen in Chicago is the man who will not shovel the snow off his sidewalk.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-20

Christmas is the time when you spend for others, but never for your- self.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-20

A poet speaking of being sun-kissed. re- minds us that we would rather be kissed by one of George Bailey's dimpled widows than all the suns that ever shone.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-20

The Senate will not be dull while il holds Jeff Davis, Ben Tillman and Bot Taylor.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-20

The fleet is steaming along wholly unmindful of orders for the return trip.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-20

titled to the center of the stage this week.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-20

Admiral Evans has charge of prop erty that cost af1oat $54,000,000.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-20

Governor Hughes should explain. the support he is receiving from Chancel- Tor Day and John D. Rockefeller Il.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-20

Wall street will be but an innocent bystander in the coming presidential race.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-20
TuscaIoosa's Increased Taxes.

M. T.. Ormond a member of the city council of Tuscaloosa, was in Birming- ham yesterday, registered at the New Florence. MT. Ormond stated that the business men of Tuscaloosa were behav- ing finely under the increased taxation levied by the city council He stated, however, that the increases were made as approximately as possible, and that none were drastic nor cratic.
 We. did not increase the tax on news papers, stated MT. Ormond. "rhe city council realized that the newspapers were it's friends, and that they. in their way, are a part of the government-the bu- reau of publicity, If you will. The coun- cil realized, also that if the papers charged according to their advertising rates for complimentary matter, the papers would be the gathers by the increased taxation, and not the city.
 Everything at home Is moving along smoothly. Everybody seems happy and contented, and in a moderate way, pros- perous."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-20

Admiral Evans will encounter no Dogger Bank.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-20
The savaoe Opera Company.

Frank C. Payne of New York, general business manager of the Henry w. Savage English Grand Opera company IS in Birmingham. Madam Butterfly,
 Puccinfs master work, will be presented at the Jefferson theatre, January l. The original booking was night per formance only, but MT. Payne announced yesterday that Madam Butterfly would be presented also as a matinee bill.
 By giving two performances said MT. Payne. 'the Birmingham public will have the opportunity of hearing all our principals The company has two great casts. One will be heard In the after noon and the other at night. This, l think, will be greatly appreciated by the music lovers of Birmingham. The music of the opera is singularly captivating, the dramatic action is of the highest order and the costumes and stage settings are exceptionally rich and beautiful"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-20

A man nicknamed Honest John has disappeared from an Ohio town short in his accounts. No; there's nothing in name
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-20

Altho a sucker is born every minute, the supply does not exceed the demand
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-20
THE SMART SET.

THE SMART SET. Lots of people put on style
 Auto cars and carriages While they figure all the while
 In the high life marriages. See them at the opera, In a box of laundering Price. where all the masses are
 Glad to eye them, wondering People do that way, and yet,
 When it comes to paying up, They are very slow you bet
 Slower than In staying up! Union Springs boasts a strange "dog- eater" which devours canines, bark and all.
 What is whislky?' asks the Louisville Herald. Now what do you think of a question like that coming from a Ken lucky newspaper?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-20

An Ohio boy who is his own uncle probably feels like buying himself a Christmas present.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-20

Misery loves company, especially when company will stand for Msery's hard luck story. PAIJI. CoOtS
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-20
STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL.

When evening falls the lure Is strong.
 Where restaurants are bright don't mind working all day long,
 But I like to play at night,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-20

A rigorous census names only 200 real aristocrats in Detroit They are the goods all right, because they say they are
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-20

SUMMING IT UP.
 Life is a race
 For fame and place.
 The stronger win
 Ger pain and sin,
 The weaker fall
 And that is all. ''All the worlds a street car,' says the Arkansas Democrat. In that case, men and women are merely straphangers. The Memphis News-Scmitar publishes Seven Smiles" After January 1 a man in Georgia who owns seven smiles will be considered richer than a millionaire.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-20

A Chicago poet sings of "an incurable malady." It must be poverty.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-20
THE CURRENT WEEK.

THE CURRENT WEEK. 'Tis now the season of the year, When everybody, bringing cheer, Is bent on buying presents for His mother, father, sister, or Somebody else. The shops are full Of shoppers large and small who pull
 And haul and ask the price again, Until it gives the clerks a pain. On every corner stands a pot, Where persons may give up or not To buy a dinner Christmas day For people who are poor and they Will then be glad The "coppers" wear A pleasant smile, joys everywhere,
 While traffic surges up and down
 And rattles, rattles over town,
 Continuing till late at night
 And starting with the morning bright
 Gee whiz, they're great, these Christmas times,
 But goodbye, nickles, goodbye. dimes!
 Yet, who would not spend all he had
 To make some other person glad? The mayor of San Francisco has writ
 ten a poem about the town, which is pretty tough, coming as it does on top
 of so many other troubles. The man who has three gift books and a Bible likes to talk about his library" ISN'T IT, THO?
 It certainly is funny
 That when we have money
 We're lacking in health or in friends,
 While the thirtycent fellow,
 Finds life rich and mellow
 No matter how little he spends!
 You never hear of anything happen ing at Medicine Hat except the weather. Christmas comes but once a year. Who's glad? Dad,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-20

Whether the bird catches cold or not the government has decided to take the pantaloons off the eagle on those new gold coins
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-20

md the clouds shall roll away.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-20

The mayor of San Francisco has writ ten a poem about the town, which is pretty tough, coming as it does on top of so many other troubles.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-20

Life is cheap" observes a contem- porary. It certainly is, especially in coal mines and in front of automobiles.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-20

The man who has three gift books and a Bible likes to talk about his library"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-20

l.. Y. Dean, the we'll known insurance man of Eufaula, is registered at the Hillman.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-20

You never hear of anything happen ing at Medicine Hat except the weather.
 Christmas comes but once a year.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-20

HER FINISH. Mary with an auto car Tried to be contrary. People gazing from afar Murmured. "So long, Mary"
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-08-19
Inilusnea 81 the Homo.

Government Is made out Of the char
acter of the home. The scheme Of
civilization which makes the home
great will make the nation great. The
struggle and the purpose Of the ages
has been to make man independent and
responsible In his home llfe-tO make
the home complete civilization in It.
self, where there Is law and order and
obedience, education, charity and re
Ilgion. A man believing in the great
purpose Of his life, determined to make
the best OF himself with what he has
within his reach and to gather within
the reach Of his wife and child what
shall give them a better chance to
grOw-an inspiration to go forward
and the home-the sweet influence OF
woman presiding there over the gar
den Of the heart out from which
springs all that ID beautiful. School
master,
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-08-19
AnImal Peoul,ar,.lss.

A herd of wild Asian buffaloes will
charge any foe. even tiger, to save
the life Of one of their number that has
been wounded. Elephants, balloons
and other animals win do the same
thing in a wild state.
On the other hand, monkeys have
been known to fall upon one of their
number that is III and drown him, pos
sibly as an act OF mercy. Similarly
wolves destroy one OF the pack that
becomes helpless.
II an otter Is trapped, his brother OF
ters will run around him all night.
showing the utmost concern.
A writer in the London Spectator
states that he has seen sparrows In
groups discussing and lamentlng when
one OF their number had fallen into a
trap, Nexe day, when a robin was
caught, the sparrows paid no attention.
He adds that he had seen a big pig
try to help smaller one through a
hole In the fence pallng by pulling at
It's head.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-08-19
From out tho cravs.

In the little village of Tewin, Hert-
fordshlre, England, there are Ave large
trees growing out of a single grave,
and thereby hangs a curious story. On
the slab that marks the grave was
carved the inscription:
SHere lyeth inter'd the body OF the
Right Honorable Lady Anne Crime
stone, wife Of Sir Samuel Grimestone,
Bart, Of Gohambury, In Hertfordshire,
daughter Of the late Right Honorable
the Earl Of Thanet, who departed this
life Nov. %. 1713, in the sixtleth year
OF her age"
The village story says that Lady
rhinestone, perslsting In a lifelong de.
NAL OF the existence Of a God, on her
deathbed declared in answer to the
exhortations Of her friends that If
in the other world she found that there
was indeed a God Ave trees would
grow out Of her grave. The woman
died and was buried Shortly after
the lnterment the Ave little shoots be-
gan to appear. growing constantly I'M
III they split the masonry and wrecked
the railing about the tomb.-New York
Tribune.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-08-19
Bass Are Real Cute.

It Is related for a fact that the reason
bass jump-and it is common practice
Of the flsh--is because they wish to ac-
Quire grace and strength in testing
their ability against that of fishermen.
Several men who say they know
what, they are talking about point out
that bass do most of their jumping
during the spring and are especially
active just before the open season be-
gins.
At this time they may be seen doing
long distance jumps, somersaults and
side stepping.
One bass expert goes so far as to say
that he spent an entire afternoon
watching three pound bass dragging
q long willow sapling through the
water and acting as If it were caught
on a hook.
Lesping into the air, it would turn
In a half circle as If to disgorge the
barb, and then 1t would swim back
ward In an endeavor to snap the
branch.
This fisherman asserts that what
jumping the bass do during the sum.
mer Is merely to keep in practice and
not get stale.-Phlladelphia North
American.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-08-19
IMPROVING Nature.

To paint the lily; to gid refined
gold" when taken in a literal sense,
seem processes too absurd for serious
elaboration. Flowers of unnatural
hues. however, bloom in florists win
dows, and the color green as applied
to the carnation is no longer confined
to the title of a book. But the Persians
do even worse things in the name Of
beauty. They dress up their flowers,
according to Mr.. Wills in 1.-The Land
OF LAon and Sun"
Persia Is not land of flowers. Tin
MAS, convolvulus, asters, balsams, wall
flowers, chrysanthemums, marigolds
and roses are the principal blooms Of
the country.
The Persians, not content with the
plain flower. cut rings of colored pa.
per, cloth or velvet and ornam mt the
bloom, placing the circles of divers
hues between the first and second rows
Of petals.
The effect is strange One, at first
glance, supposes he sees a bouquet of
curious and bizarre flowers of entirely
new varieties.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-08-19
WATER WAS NOT POPULAR.
Some Queer Views Of tie Use Three
Centuries Ago.

Some Queer Views Of lie Use Three
Centuries Ago.
It needed very bold man to resist
the medical testimony Of three CEN
turtles ago against water drinking.
Few writer's can be found to say good
word for II. One or two only are con-
cerned to maintain that, when begun
In early life, 1t may be freely drunk
with lmpunity," and they quote the
curious instance given by Sir Thomas
Elyot In his Castle OF Health" 1641,
Of the Cornlshmen, many Of the
poorer sort, which never. or very sell
dom, drink any other drink, be not
wlthstandlng strong of body and like
and live well until they be Of great
age" Thomas Cogan. the medical
schoolmaster OF Manchester fame, con-
fessed In his Haven OF HEALTH" 1859,
designed for the use Of students, that
he knew some who drink cold water at
night or fasting In the morning with
out hurt, and DR.. James Hart, writing
about Atty years later, could even
claim among his acquaintance "some
honorable and worshlpful ladies who
drink little other drink, and yet enjoy
more perfect health than most OF them
that drink the strongest" The phe-
nomenon was undenlable, but the nat
ural inference was none the less to be
resisted.
Sir Thomas Elyot himself is very
certain. In spite of the Cornishmen,
that "there be In water causes Of divers
diseases. az Of swelling OF the spleen
and liver" He complains oddly also
that ut flitteth and swimmeth," and
concludes that ITO young men, and
them that be of hot compilations, Il
doeth less harm, and sometimes Il
profteth, but to them that are feeble,
old and melancholy 1t Is not conVen-
lent" "Water Is not wholesome cool
by itself for an EngllshmAn," was the
version OF Andrew Borde- monk, ply
stefan, bishop. ambassador and writer
ON sanitatlon-as the result OF a life's
experience. And to quote the "English.
mans Doctors"
Both water and small beer. we make no
question,
Are enemies to health and good digestion.
But the most formal indictment
against water Is that OF Venner, who,
writing in t022, ponderously pro
nounces ito jewellers in cold countries
II doth very greatly defect their Rppe
titles, destroy the natural heat and
overthrow the strength of the stom-
ach."-London Telegraph.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-08-19
FOR THE HOUSEWIFE
tilnts For Housekeepera.

When papering a room, remember
that large patterns and dark cOlOrs
will make 1t appear smaller, while a
plain or striped paper, IL light hue,
will give an impression Of increased
size.
Bran water Is the best Of agencies
for cleaning fine colored musIIns.
Do not scrape frying pan. It is
liable afterward to burn. Instead rub
well with hard crust Of bread and
wash In hot water.
Kerosene exposed to the air will not
burn brightly and will form crust ON
the wick after being lighted, therefore
oil cans should be kept tightly corked.
Tough meat may be made tender by
sprinkling with vinegar.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-08-19
Chinese Music.

The Chinese have eight Instruments
for making their ritual muslc--the bell,
the nute, the drum, the sOnorous stone.
the tife. the plume. the shield and the
Ak, The last three make no music. but
are used rs decoration or emblem In
the musical ceremonies aud are emu
merated as musical instruments. In
every ceremony there are always two
instruments of each kind, sometimes
as many as four or six, never an odd
number In order to emphasize the
duality Of the Chinese people. For In.
stance, one drum announces the be-
ginning OF the music, aud its mate
strikes the last note; one bell calls,
and Its counterpart answers.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-08-19
The BOOmsranu and Il. Invsrtor..

The boomerang is rather a puzzle
One might think that the highest laws
Of Mathematics had been laid under
contribution in the perfecting of it.
The eonvexity on one side, the fairness
On the other and the sharp, knifelike
edge ON the inside Of the convexity
have the air Of having been carefully
thought out, Yet the people who in.
vented this singular weapon cannot
count higher than Eve and are desti.
tuts OF all the arts and amenities of
me. Theirs Is perhaps the lowest
plane OF human life. Some people have
assumed that the boomerang was the
creation Of an older and higher civil.
Aation, but for this there Is no evidence
1t must be the product Of an age LONG
empirical use Of throwing weapons.
London Spectator.