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The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-08

Montgomery Times: When one horse can win enough In a season to feed and | clothe 500 children for year tfc Americans can hardly be charged with neglecting sport.
 GuntersvNle Democrat The crown prince of Sweden can have no kick coming. He has had the same cour- tesy extended him that was accorded to Booker Washington.
 Record Record: It has gotten to the point in Russia now where even hold ing a job as a minor official in an out lying province Is no guarantee against reedlng accident insurance.
 Demopolis Times: A report is being sent the rounds to the effect that Bry- an has declared he will not accept tn @ nomination. This is one of the cas- ss when we hail from Missouri. l Wilcox Banner: Camden may not have the cham ior baseball team, but she has a dispensary that can knock out the best nine in the land. She has | bui hlSitu dliplS plOOl ol iiiiS. Tdscumbla Columbian Dispatch In dians are not so bad after all. reports from the west state that one killed himself a few days since because his mother-ln-law would not live with him.
 Franklin Times: This is one season that the farmer should not be in a hurry about marketing his cotton crop. If all reports are true the farmer ought to receive at least 12h cents per pound.
 Andalusia News: Judge Park CT wishes to again h cad the national dem ocratic ticket Bryan wants to do the same thing. Head the ticket with a southern democrat like Hoke Smith of Georgia.
 Montgomery Advertiser: According to one of MT. Taft's newspaper boos- ters the big secretary is getting ova- ton swherever he goes. Ovations are very well in their way, but what Taft wants Is nomination.
 Marion County News: It is most l. = fortunate for the democratic party Of Alabama that it has no opposition. By all means we should have two part. .s composed of white men, and all goo citizens should take enough interest 1 l political matters in order to have two parties.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-08
THE ANTIQUE CHORUS GIRL.

The antique chorus girl is again in view. One passed along Second avenue yesterday, her mincing footsteps bent to- ward the Jefferson theatre. Her hair was black, very black; her eyes were black, very black; her eyebrows were black, suspcously black. Her hat was large, also black and plumy. Her shirt waist and skirt were black. Black, you know, doesn't show travel stains. Under her left arm she carried a gorgeous cushion to rest her tired head, also poodle, a dirty and woolly little French affair. Her heels were exceedingly high. Her features were-we will say, without too much discourtesy-aquiline vulgar writer would assert that she was hatchet-faced-not we. Her age we would place, at rough guess, between sixteen and sixty.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-08

Senator Borah is now, of course, an undesirable citizen.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-08

The feeble and doddering Senator Platt is the mainstay of the Fairbanks huttermill1 boom.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-08

It Is related that Boston poet has won a bride and fortune with poem. The chances are that he won't care now if he never gets anything else ac- cepted.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-08

Stuyvesant Fish Is not inclined to discuss his battles after the manner of other pugilists.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-08

Men who took, and men who gave, bribes are being sent to the peniten- tiary in San Francisco. That town means to put a stop to corruption.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-08

The King of Annam boils his wives in oil, but American artists send theirs to Paris to get divorce decrees.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-08

It will be difficult to finance either campaign next year unless both nom- mate reactionaries.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-08

Earle's doctrine of the freedom of love should be rewarded with the free dom of the nearest jail.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-08

The Louisville Courier-Journal Is back in it's old home as blithe and as full of classical political slang as be- fore the fire.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-08

MT. Wellman has probably conclud- ed that this is not the right year to monkey with the North Pole Paris Is good enough for him.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-08

Now that Omar Khayyam Is being quoted against William Randolph Hearst, that gentleman might as well give up.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-08

Senator Borah goes to trial sand wiched by Haywood and Harry Orch ard
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-08

An efficient immunity bath should be countersigned by Judge Landis He Is a terror to all rebaters and other evildoers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-08

Walter Wellman may be nosing around the pole-and then again he may be enjoying himself in Norway.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-08

Whisky is up a cent gallon in Gin cinnati. Prohibitionists are trying with all their might to put whisky down.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-08
THE HAS-BEEN.

Of all pathetic figures met,
 The saddest one Is he Who bears a faded glory yet The poor old used-to-be. Departed is the fame he had,
 His friends and fortune, too. His race Is run. for good or bad There's nothing left to do But wait the death that comes to free The soul of him who prays For rest and never more shall sec The light of other days. A wreck upon the shore of time,
 A failing hulk of clay, The bells of hope no longer chime,
 For he has had his day. Another treads the path he made So smooth with aching feet, Whose laurel. will it ever fade?
 The honeyed praises sweet Be stlled in sycophant and snob?
 Alas. they surely will, For being famous Is a job
 That's very hard to fill.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-08
ABOUT BIRMINGHAM

Anniston Star Birminsham's big new terminal station doesn't impress the trav- cling public favorably now, because only small portion of it is even partly com pleted. When 1t is finished, however, the new station will be marvel Anniston needs one like 1t on smaller scale. The Model City's present depot facilities are not in keeping with the size and import ance of the town.
 Marion Standard Birmingham officials are practicing the workings of the new municipal code while Mayor Ward is talk ing a vacation in Europe It develops that the anti-Ward officials are in the majority, and they have busted all of the Mayors appointees and put new men at the bellows, transforming things general ly. AS Birmingham is usually the center of attraction the people of the state are wondering whatsthe Mayor will do when he returns.
 Gadsden Journal: The statement mado by interested parties in Birmingham that the Tidewater railway project had passed into the hands of a new company, and that all financial arrangements had been completed, will be received with delight by our people, Such a railway would be of untold advantage to this district, and the efforts of its promoters have had our best wishes. If the statement Is true that work will be begun in the next month or two we may hope to see 1t com- pleted in the year 1908 The fact that the company has taken over the Tuscaloosa Belt Line railways holdings Is the most encouraging step thus far taken and really begins to make the project look like a winner.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-08

Coosa Argus: If one must die of overdrinking how pleasant it must be to have the coroner's physician call it "reined alcoh olism."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-08

Fort Payne Journal: Sell the Philip pines? Sure. And if we can't sell them right easily there is no law to prohibit giving them away. Anything tor trade
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-08

The supporters of Governor Hughes are called Hughesiers in Indiana.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-08
ALABAMA PRESS

West Point and Lanett News: A farmer who makes plenty of cotton this season will soon be living down on Easy street.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-08
SAID IN REPLY

Washington Post: The Birmingham Age-Herald says "a lot of energy goes to waste in a dogs tail" Which is, in- deed, waggish bit of wisdom.
 Washington Post: "No one questions MT. Taft's right to lower berth" says the Birmingham Age-Herald. In a Pull man sleeper, certainly not but in the gov ernment service he seems to want the highest there is.
 Augusta Herald: The Birmingham Age Herald thinks that If Attorney General Bonaparte should ever try to borrow any money from a trust he would probably get turned down." That wasn't the ex- perience of Joe Bailey of Texas, you re- member?
 Columbus Ledger: Fifty thousand empty whisky bottles were found in Waynesboro, Ga, which is dry town. However, 1t wasn't as dry as it appeared to be.-Birmingham Age-Herald. It would appear that empty bottles is very good indication of "dryness." There is nothing wet about an empty bottle.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-08

nents and germs have never been able to find a lost collar button.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-08
AN OLD STORY.

AN OLD STORY. A story told when the world was young, A story told today, Of which million poets have sung Before they passed away, Is often prefaced by a kiss And ended with a few In short, tis nothing more than this A whispered "I love you" Queen Liliuokalani is to wed a prince of Tahiti who weighs 300 pounds. She probably wants a husband she can find easily when he gets lost.
 PAUL COOK.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-08
RETROUssE.

My lady wears a turned-up nose,
 But I don't mind. You sec It chanced that she was born that way 'Tis not turned up at me.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-08

''Why is the first poem that everybody writes a parody of The Raven'"? asks the New York Mail. It isn't The first poem that everybody writes a parody of Is Mary Had a Little Lamb"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-08
ADRlFT WITH THE TIMES

ly in the right hand is good way to ln- sure a large collection.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-08

Charleston News and Courier: Secretary Roots visit to Muldoon's place raises the question why he never though of train ing for his cabinet duties before.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-08

Montgomery Times: When one horse can win enough In a season to feed and clothe 500 children for ! year t'c Americans can hardly be charged with nePlecting snort
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-08

Shreveport Times: The peekaboo Is doomed for a season, gentle Annie, but there's the rainy day skirt if it is any consolation.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-08

Washington Herald: A Nevada man claims to have perfected an onion that will intoxicate. The thing for that man to do is to move to Georgia and become a millionaire.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-08

New York Mall: Every now and then the police snap a bracelet about the Biack Hand, and honest folk rejoice.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-08
HARDLY

"Brrrrr," the telephone rang. ''Is that the social column?" asked a feminine voice.
 Do I look like a social column?' ex- ploded the city editor.
 THE WHY OF THE PEEKABOO Goodbye peekaboo you did your part In all sweet matters of the heart And added to the stock of bliss Laid up in this old world, I wis No doubt you've kept the girlies cool, But we'll dare state one little rule, That ne'er a peeka hood be found If there were not some men around.
 HOW WE LIVE. Pierced by the pin trust. Chilled by the ice trust. Roasted by the coal trust. Soaked by the soap trust. Doped by the drug trust. CW)rapped by the paper trust. Bullied by the beef trust. Lighted by the oil trust. Squeezed by the corset trust. Soured by the pickle trust. WINTERS COMING.
 Soon we'll hear, As oft before,
 Helen blaz-
 Els, shut the door!"
 REPLIES. Some people think they are intellectual because they can read a menu card in French.
 The first requisite for pert paragraph Ing Is a knowledge of poker and prunss Some times we run across man who laughs loud and long and then laughs again at the memory of that first laugh As a rule, he lives In the country. Passing the hat with a pistol held nrn-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-08

Entered at the Birmingham, Ala.' postofflce as second-class matter under act of Congress March 8, 1879.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-08
HIS TIME FOR GLOOM!

6lS Imb b FUR GLOOM. The small boys heart Is full of cheer? Not much. he knows School days are here.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-08

Louisville Herald: If there was a nsh- ing tackle trust there would be lot moro re-baiting.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-08

"Brrrrr," the telephone rang. 'Is that the social column?' asked feminine voice.
 DO I look like a social column?" ex- ploded the city editor
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-08

". D. Lanler and John E. Stanley are she only authorized travelling representa- lives of The Age-Herald In Its circuiauon department.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-08

Washington Bureau Age-Herald, 142l G street N w.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-08

Pittsburg: Sun: When the general man. agers of railroads have to stand trial TOT manslaughter in speed accidents an im- mediate reform in railway operation may be looked for.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-08

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-08

GuntersvNle Democrat: The crown prince of Sweden can have no kick coming. He has had the same cour- tesy extended him that was accorded to Booker Washington.
New-York tribune., 1907-06-02
At that She seemed &C

any promise would have SCOT he'd that baby so trust
full was she And so she got to the door 1 following
and when she was set IN the saddle she gave a
pretty Us smile hh,.o ,.., ,;ua -, n - .o-. . -o. %
she said and | pray God TO bless you and have
mercy you, and may He protect you all your
el" says she earnestly.
Faith, He will wipe off some offenses against
for that pleading I'll warrant - | replied pretty
roughly, for the little piece touched me so AND
so it came that | did not notice the young
approaching from t'other side she rode off The
first news had OF him was his voice raised in surly
fashion.
Would you keep the door. SIR" he demanded
l moved aside TO let him pass but he stopped and
stared at the girl who was cantcrlng lightly in the
distance; and then he gave me his eyes trucuently.
| said nothing, but went in; and presently he
entered the inn, and sat down TO his dinner
Now you will what before me, to make
friends with snarng whelp that had not the civil
ty to say Thank you" for a common courtesy
but what | had vowed that | would do-Galloping
Dick is a man of his word. SO L broke through
the silence at the table
Fair weather for the saddle SAID |
He threw me glance and made no answer, at
which | was nettled. Tis a fair day, said L. to
wear jack boots"
He muttered something about jack fools and my
gorge rose.
said sharply.
Landlord" he called, rappng loudly. Why
the devil is there privacy in this byre of yours?
Maybe 'ts a kennel would suit puppies better.
said |.
How now" he said ahame. DO you wish to
quarrel >!
Not a Bit" said L. Il a of peace. Not
but what | can use a Skewer on occasion. But, to
say the truth, have stomach for a fight The
sight of blood makes whimper'
He eyed me uneasily, if he knew not what to
make of this for | spoke in lordly indifferent man
ner; but saying more he went on plying his knife
But this was not to get any closer to him. and it
seemed | had formidable task. So | made another
essay.
What the news of town?" I asked. is it
true Lord Shaftesbury is gone to Holand?"
He made a start, and glanced at me Suspiciously
but | was looking innocent enough.
Il know nothing of town" he replied shortly
land | am hungry If you have appetite your
New-York tribune., 1907-06-02
By H. B. MARRIOTT WATSON

at me. Then you are-you are one OF those who"
nodded, and she said, OH" with gasp, and
glanced the door
YES, It's you and and the Duke together"
says l.
No, MOI" she cried out. You mistake Tis
not |. My father" she paused We are loyal
His Majesty, and the Duke of York his brother
She sighed But others not" and then, while
| puzzled over her she went as if unwilling to
urges YOU as others. But | fear" She rose, and
looked out of the window. " Ts i'll to mix in such
perlous affairs"
Ave, we run risk. said | rechesslv As | ate
| was aware that she watching me-eying me as
she wanted something but knew not how to get it.
'Tis well enough for grown men, who know all
about such matters" she said next; but not for
You say truly" l answered. Youth should
keep it's nose out of plots"
She came back, and sat down, as if she had sud
denly made up her mind Il know such, she
said And he will minge with such hazards, and
OH | fear he will endanger himsef!"
| could spy through her she glass, and
guessed twas the sour youth of whom she spake.
| nodded. " He would be a fool to put his head
in a moose without due thought" | replied. He
should be warned"
getting all her innocent caution; but he pays
heed He will keep his way. And he has despat ches
intrusted to him which would ruin him., she said,
and then she wept, crying through her tears, And
now | have learned that he IS suspected and that
there is a posse to pursue him, and-oh, why does
he not Gomez"
warn him mistress?' | asked in another tone.
She nodded sobbng. He will not give up. But
YOU who are of his opinions and his party-maybe
you could persuade him sir. Oh. sir, 1entreat you!"
Well what in the devils to do, with
this poor weeping innocent cnging to my arm,
and soliciting my aid, and calling to witness the
difference 'twixt seasoned soldier such as | and
her callow stripping.
Dry those pearls" said l to her, patting her
shoulder Faith, III do my best with the lad
II he have the spirit of louise he'll jump down my
throat but if he have any heart damned he will
yield. Come, my pretty, drink health. and !
poured her out a glass of the wine the man had
brought Here's to His Majesty"
You say that" she cried.
| saw my blunder, but / retrieved it. lis the
next Majesty we would alter, not old ROwley, bless
himi"
And being little cheered by my promise, she
slipped the wine and blinked away the tears.
After that there nothing more to do but to
comfort her which | did in lofty manner, vowlng
| would send her lover back to her safe and sound
Presently she gave start and glanced at the clock
the wall. , -
Indeed" said L. you have started the ball.
and twill roll of itself call me Dutchman. Best
mount and trot - for | could she was anxious
But YOU know not Mr.. Cassilis,' she said
BY your leave I'll take leave to make his ac
New-York tribune., 1907-06-02

HAD ever the name upon the
road of one that would lend a
civil ear 10 a fellow creature
in distress, and | did not belle
my repute, as | challenge any
New-York tribune., 1907-06-02

quaintanCe, | answered Il car
scrape acquaintance with Dukes anC
Marshals, aye and with more honor
able company than either, and have
done so in my time
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-08-07
NO LONGER SCARES.

An official, speaking of the effect of
the 2-cent rate law. said: IF our ex-
perience is criterion the net result
of the 2-cent fares, which will be uni
versal soon. will be this: The strong
roads will lose some revenue, and the
public will be on the road more of the
time and in it's pocket all the time
Oud lines opposed the adoption of a
2-cent-a-mile maximum in basing state
Our lines opposed the adoption of a
outcome of the Pennsylvania fight
against the new law in its home state,
and of the present tests of the 2-cent
basis in Illinois. 2-cent fare does
not scare us any more. Most of our
business is on that basis now. and if
you could average all the fares in
Eastern territory applying to inter
state travel you would find that many
of the roads get much less than 2 II
cents a mile"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-08-07
THE $2e, 24o, 900 FINE.

Judge Landis decision that the
Standard Oil company shall pay a fine
of 500. 240, 900 for violating the laws of
the country is going to benefit the
people of the country in one way at
least according to current reports.
The Standard Oil company will I'M
doubtedly fight against paying so enor-
nous a fine TO the best of it's ability.
The people, therefore, will be able TO
see very plainly just how a great cor
poration can delay the carrying out
of the law. And this will bring home
to them all the more the fact that
President Roosevelt is right in bring
ing the corporations to time and fore
ing them to submit to regulation.
The Standard Oil company has since
it's inception defiantly disobeyed any
law of the country that stood in the
way of any measure ,t proposed to car
ry out. Its example, more than any
other, has been followed by a host of
smaller corporations in their relations
with the laws of the land. Therefore,
the Standard Oil company may be just
1y accused of being at the root of all
the corporation ills from which our
country is suffering. Until now the
money power of the Standard Oil COM
pany has been its bulwark against any
interruption on the part of the govern
ment with its affairs
1t is to be hoped the Standard Oil
company will not devitate from its
former tactics of delaying the carrying
out of any sentence given against it.
This time it will have to make its
fight in the open where everyone may
become acquainted with it's methods
Thanks to President Roosevelt's cru
SADIE against criminal corporations it
is no longer an easy matter to smoth-
err such matters away from the know
ledge of the public. The press of the
country has become alive to the Grim
inal corporation danger and seeks out
and publishes all the facts obtainable.
The establishing of the guilt of the
Standard Oil company and the magni-
tude of the fine assessed prove the
necessity of keeping progressive men
in office and not letting the old re-
dictionary gang again secure control
of our government. 1t takes men of
the Roosevelt stamp to bring corpor-
atoms like the Standard to justice.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-08-07
RAILROAD NEWS.
FIGURES ARE APPALLING.
ACCIDENTS IN MONTHS CLAIM
THOUSANDS OF VICTIMS.
This in the Face of Improved Methods
For Preventing Accidents
On Railroads.

Although there is a steady de-
and wounded in railway accidents dur
ing the year, still even with the pre-
cautions and complex system for the
prevention of accidents which rail-
roads use today, an enormous loss of
life occurs in twelve months as a re-
suit of the railroad operations" said
a prominent Richmond railroad man
to the Palladium. Why, he went
on, statistics show that during the
first three months of 1907 the number
of persons killed by the railroads of
the United States amounted to almost
the population of Richmond, 20,563.
This is a decrease of 3S1 in the num-
Der of casualties reported during the
decrease over the number killed dur
ing the three months of 1906. Still
the figures are appalling. Surprising
as it may seem, comparatively few OF
these were killed by train accidents,
that is, by accidents to passenger
trains themselves. Four hundred and
twenty-one were so killed and the rest
were injured in other ways.
THE total number of collisions and
derailments during the quarter was
1891, of which $50 affected passenger
trains. The damage to cars, engines
and roadway by these accidents was
$3,536,110.
THE anvance which is being made
in the care taken by the railroads of
their employees is shown by the fact
that coupling accidents in this quarter
show a diminution of 25 per cent, as
compared with the quarter just pre-
ceding or that of one year ago..