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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-02-20

POPULARITY OF "BEN-H UR."

From Current Literature.
Twenty-six years ago President Garfield
ventured the prediction that Gen. Lew
Wallaces "Ben-Hur' would take per-
manent and high place in literature"
His prophecy, extravagant as it then
seemed, has already been justified. 1t is
true that General Wallace's novel mas
won popular rather than critical sue
cess. but a novel that can grip the hearts
of whole pople becomes, by that very
fact. a literary portent of the first order.
With the single exception of Uncle
Toms Cabin no American book has
equaled "Ben-Hur" in popularity. 1t has
been published in fourteen editions. ag-
gregatlng 100000 copies. It has been
translated into German, French, Swedish,
Portuguese and Arabic, and has been
printed in raised characters for the blind.
In its dramatic version it has been wit
messed by tens OF thousands of people in
all our great cities.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-02-20
THE CRY OF THE DREAM En-.

BY John Boyle O'Reilly.
1 am tired of planning and toiling
In the crowded hives of men;
Heart-weary of building and spelling,
And spelling and building again.
And I long for the dear old river,
Where 1 dreamed my youth away,
For a dreamer lives forever,
And a toiler dies in day.
l am sick of the snowy seeming
OF 4 life that is half a lie;
OF the faces lined with scheming
In the throng that hurries by.
From the sleepless thoughts endeavors
would go where the children play;
For dreamer lives forever,
And thinker dies in q day.
can feel no pride. but pity,
For the burdens the rich endure: -
There is nothing sweet in the city
Bat the patient lives of the poor.
Oh. the little hands too skillful.
And the child mind choked with weedsl
The daughters heart grown willful,
And the fathers heart that bleeds!
No. no, from the st cts rude hustle,
f'rom trophies of .rt and stage,
| would fly. to the ls'low rustic
: And the meadow indy page,
Let me dream as { e by the. river,
And be loved for dream Away;
For q dreamer liz ever,
And thinker d 1 day,
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-02-20
Lack of Handsome Eaulpaae.

st have always been surprised that
Birmingham did not have more elegantly
appointed equipages than she has" said
q man who takes great interest in horses
and the appointments for perfect turn
outs. There are any number of men in
Birmingham who are abundantly able
to pay for the very best horses and car
riages that can be had, but they do not
seem to be educated up to that point
II remember the time in Atlanta when
the men there thought they were getting
the best of everything when they paid
$3.50 and $500 pair for horses. After At
lanta had several horse shows the men
there realized that 1890 and $1,000 was not
too high a price to pay for a team, and
the carriages and other vehicles are in
keeping.
Nothing advertises a city like swell
turnouts on the streets. | have noticed
that within the past few months several
men in Birmingham have purchased fine
horses and carriages, but none of them
have yet risen to the requirements. What
Birmingham needs is two or three horse
shows with the best blooded stock in the
country on exhibition"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-02-20
AT THE LAUNDRY,

From Young's Magazine for March.
Cyril Scott, now in the second year Of
THE Prince Chap lives at Bayside, L.
L., when he is playing near New York.
lie tells this story on a Bayside friend.
Having arranged with his wife to make
a long promised call a faithful husband
arrived home in the afternoon only to find
his better half out and no message left
to explain her absence.
FINALLY the husband inquired of their
trusted handy man.
"'oh, Billy he said, can you tell me
anything OF my wife's whereabouts?'
lowell, l don't know, sir said Billy,
respectfully, but I suppose they're in the
wash ="
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-02-20
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR.

From the New York Press.
The moss fun that woman has in
being rich is the way she can patronize
those who arn't.
A girls idea of hero in II novel is n
fellow that would be locked up in a luna
tic asylum if he was anywhere else
When imam has lost a lot of money
at poker he acts as If he had invested
in government bonds and the govern
ment had defaulted.
If a man can make a steam heater
warmer by turning on the steam his
wife expects him to invent something
that will make them millionaires.
4 bachelor could be taxed 20 per cent
of his income by the government and still
have more money than the man who is
merely taxed by his family.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-02-20
Immigration Opportunity

The immigration measure recently
enacted by Congress is, on the whole.
favorable to the south. The only pro-
vision that will be felt pecuniarily by
employers of foreign labor is that
which increases the head tax. This
will come out of the pockets of those
who secure the services of immigrants
and will not materially lessen, there
fore, the number of foreigners who will
seek employment in this country. All
the other provisions of the act make
il easier to turn the tide of immigra-
ton to the SOUTH
The south's opportunity must not be
lost. No section of the United States
is so sorely in need of labor as the
south. Laborers are needed in every
agricultural district and in the Bir-
mingham mineral district they are in
demand at the mines, coke ovens and
furnaces. South Carolina has a well
organized immigration association, and
with Ex-Governor Hayward of that
state giving his attention to the work,
large results are sure to follow.
Governor Hayward has had already
valuable experience in the immigra-
ton movement and with his experience
he combines enthusiasm and conf
dence in the we'll directed efforts
which, perhaps, count for more than
anything else. If he has the co-opera-
ton that he asks for he will be able
to induce Congress to make Charles
ton, like New Orleans, an immigration
station. This would insure the land
ing there of immigrants in large num-
bers-many more than South Carolina
would need. Thousands could be sent
to Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi and
Tennessee. These states, and others,
should unite, through local immigra-
ton associations, and elect Governor
Hayward commissioner general to take
charge of tn important business in
question. 1t would pay.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-02-20
PRESS POINTS

Florida Times Union: They have con-
open" only at one end.
Columbus Ledger: Now we are told
former. He had plenty Of room to re-
form.
youngstown Telegram; Having carried
his elections. the kaiser will now attempt
to collect some debts and Hayti will be
the first to receive a call
Nashville Americana: The Texan will
outfoot the statute making it II msde-
meanor to drink whisky out of bottle
on train by carrying his jug along.
Shreveport Times: The principal amuse-
ment of Hannibuilah Kahn, ameer of
4Afghanistan. is cooking In this coun-
try. now. cooking is quite serious bust
ness and not an amusement at all.
Chattanooga Times: Cuba. it seems,
sent 10 this country about two and two
thirds billion pounds of sugar during 1906
which throws some light upon why the
island republic looks good to some peo-
pie.
WASHINGTON Herald: \ St. Louis
woman was arrested the other day for
breaking the speed law on the way to
her husbands funeral Perhaps the smart
policeman who nabbed her wasn't as well
acquainted with the departed as she
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-02-20
Heavy Passenger Traffic.

This Alabama legislature Is not sup
posed to be very friendly to the rail-
roads" said veteran Pullman conductor,
as he was taking up fares between Biz
niinsham and Montgomery, "but from tho
way / see 1t, the law makers are causing
money to flow into the railroad treas
urles.
''Many bills are pending in tho legisa-
ture that are antagonlstlc to corporations
and business in general and all proposed
legislation causes delegations to journey
TO the capital to look after their interests
l have never seen the passenger business
as good in this part of the country as
1t is now and scores who formerly tray
eled on passes are paying full fare. Yes,
I think the railroad companies are reap
ing a harvest. 1t Is an Ill wind. etc.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-02-20
News Stands on Wheels.

birmingham Is becoming more and
more cosmopolitan said a resident of
the city yesterday. 1T is learned that
soon there will be news stand on wheels
in the city. Such are common in the big
ger cities of the country.
"The proprietor is a street merchant,
and has a slanting wagon in which are
carried the papers of every large city
in the United States. He rolls his wagon
throughout the city, and carries his pa
pers to the customers. This is little
thing, but it shows that Birmingham is
every day putting on additional airs.
''rhe request for license will be made
within the next few DAYS"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-02-20
Bright Vaudeville Sketch.

conc of the brightest vaudeville
sketches seen in Birmingham in a long
time" said a theatregoer last night, lis
at the Majestic this week.
''rhe sketch is entitled The Half Way
House. and is acted by Mr.. and Mrs
Fisher Perkins. The author is the inimit-
able monologist Ezra Kendall. and its
lines are characteristic OF this well known
prince of human comedy. The lines are
exceptionally clever, and during the
progress of the sketch, when the re-
partee grows more and more rapid, and
more and more keenly barbed. the au-
dience is convulsed with laughter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Perkins are very clever
and this fact, added TO the brightness of
the sketch, makes the act one of the
peasantest presented In Birmingham in
a long while.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-02-20
COULDN'T LAY.

From Young's Magazine for March.
Miss Eleanor Robson tells q story about
a bashful young woman from a back
woods county in Virginia who went into
the town store carrying three chickens.
She inquired the price OF chickens, and
at the same time put them on the counter.
.'Will they lay there?' asked the clerk.
who did not know that the chickens legs
were tied
She bit her handkerchief in embarrass-
ment moment and said:
mo, sir, they are ROSTERS
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-02-20

From the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Yes" said the congressman who was
ness, II guess we'll spend a couple Of
billions or so before we finally adjourn.
How much are those eggs?'i'
'"Thirty-two cents" the storekeeper re-
piled.
s"Thirty-two cents!" cried the extrava-
CANT congressman. That's an outraged
I've never paid more than 80 cents for
eggs, and I'll be blamed IL I pay any
more now Gimme a pound of Goldfish
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-02-20
ADRIFT WITH THE TIMES

V/HAT has become of the man
M who used to go about over the
W country selling fire extinguish-
efs? 1t was a day of no small excite
ment in squashville when this
stranger arrived with his chemical
tank and handbills that informed the
populace of grand free exhibition on
some vacant lot where he would demon
strate the peerless qualities of Sprink-
leys Patent Fire Extinguisher. And
then, when the dry goods boxes were
flaming high, said flames being assisted
by cups of kerosene, and when all the
small boys and their elders had gathered
from far and near the demonstration,
with a confident smile, would Embrace
his machine, advance upon the confiagra-
ton and make it look sick in exactly
three minutes. The natives were con-
fronted with the evidence of their own
eyes Who could withstand such an ar
gument? The result was that the agent
left trail of fire eXtinguishers behind,
to lie neglected and forgotten in corners
where they accumulated dust for years, a
striking proof of the old saying that a
gold brick in any other form is equally a
gold brick.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-02-20
Iron Market Outlook.

Consumers Of iron are trying to bring
about lower scale of quotations but it
looks as If present prices would hold"
said a man prominent in the trade. Con
sidering the advance in the cost OF maxi
ing iron, prices are not high. 1 expect
to see them little higher before the
summer.
II happen to know that the consensus
of opinion among far-sighted furnace men
and brokers is that the demand for pig
metal will continue undated for several
years TO come. I would not be surprised
to see iron selling in 1898 on a much
hlgher level than S19n
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-02-20
HARD LINES.

HARD LINES.
Some days the muse denies a bard
And all his work is passing hard.
Perchance, his head aches, or his heart
And sorrow pierces like a dart.
Perchance, the antics of his wife
Around the house do make his life
A bore by what she does and says
And by her foolish, Eighty ways.
Mayhap, renorse is at his side,
His energies all on the slide
That leads down to a fizzle quite,
With nothing done from morn to night.
He has a cold. or cranks annoy
Who side past the office boy,
And other cares his soul Cypress,
That merely add to his distress.
All none may know what he must face
Each day in his appointed place
And sing his songs of little care,
When he would much prefer to swear.
Oftimes he thinks he'd like to be
A foreman in factory
And lay aside the art of verse
Forever. Umph! He might do worse!
George Cohans wife has obtained a
divorce Bet he won't write any songs
about the reason why.
MOST ANNOYING.
The little things that count are those
That happen while we're dressing
And merely add unto our woes
When time and tide are pressing.
No matter what his frame of mind,
'Twould make q saint sinner
To find he'd left his tie behind
When ne came down to dinner.
The new shah has no harem, and to
save our life, we can't say whether this
is an oversight or a matter of precaution.
KILL OR CURE.
Just take my tip,
If you've the grip
And don't know what to do,
Drink quarts of rye
And then you'll die,
Or else, you'll scramble through.
Frank A. Munsey, the magazine incu-
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-02-20
Cincinnati Man Here.

Charles e. Roth of Cincinnati, treasurer
OF Hamilton county, is in Birmingham
and Is stopping with r. S. Allen. Mr..
Roth is making trip through the south,
and is greatly impressed by the notable
advances Birmingham has made since his
last visit here.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-02-20
MUTUAL AFFAIR.

From the spokesman Review.
Mr.. Corey, steel magnate and admirer
of Mabelle Gilman, says he does not like
the newspapers. The sentiment is mutual,
and public opinion Is with the papers.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-02-20
RIPPLEs.

RIPPLES.
Not yet but soon-the Easter bonnet
Short people usually wear long faces.
A man maketh many friends by staying
out of politics.
Being good doesn't get half the advertise
ing that being bad does.
The chap who proclaims himself imam
of the people" wants the people to recip-
rocate by electing him to a fat office.
People who feel sure of mansion in
the skies ought not to disdain a little
harmless enjoyment on earth.
James J. Corbett's brother who died the
other day was said to have been a good
fellow" We assume that he died poor.
L. H. Hartman swallowed the Cotton
Belt without SO much as taking chaser.
HAPPY DAYS.
Eftsoon, the good
Old summer time,
Inspirer of
The julep rhyme,
VIII roll around,
And then We'll hear,
All up and down
And far and near,
A chorus grand
Split heavens dome
For Casey who
Is sliding home.
Laugh and the world laughs with you,
knock and twill do the same.
Heark! A voice from Cincinnati says
that "Salome" is bad.
A THIN ONE.
A word
To you.
In all
You do
Don't work
For pay,
Or what
Men say,
But toll
For love
OF it
And shove
All thoughts
Aside
That smack
OF pride.
And tho
You may
Not win
Today
YOU will
Not work
In vain,
If clerk,
Or one
Who moves
In larg-
Err grooves.
The chief difficulty in laughing of the
blues lies in finding something to laugh
about.
The wild waves are probably saying,
1--WE wish it was time for the summer
girl"
Fifteen conductors were "fred' by the
Mobile Light and Railway company. Now
they are all non-conductors.
PAUL COOK.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-02-20
YELLOW PAPERS ABROAD.

From the New York Mail.
The attack upon Ambassador Reid by
the London "Globe" gives rise to the
consolng thought that our country has
no monopoly of fool newspapers.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-02-20
MAKES A DIFFERENCE.

From the Portland Telegram.
The Alabama legislature refused to in
dorse President Roosevelts action In tho
Brownsville affair. Brownsville is not To-
Gated in Alabama. "See''
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-02-20

The New Britain defaulter was not
on the Larchmont. He was not alert
enough to have used it as a cover to
his subsequent movements.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-02-20

Philadelphia is trying to deprive the
jamestown exposition of the Liberty
Bell and yet that bell morally belongs
TO all Americans.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-02-20

Mayor Schmitz kindly decided not to
plunge two friendly nations into des-
perate contest in order to advance his
personal political interests.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-02-20

A Connecticut man who advertised
for wife had so many applicants that
he had to post up sign, mo Wives
Wanted"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-02-20

Ireland begins to hope once more
that she il to come into her own.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-02-20

1t certainly is relief to sit back
and know that we are not going to
have war with Japan.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-02-20

A new brand of breakfast food is on
the market and longevity is possible to
more people than ever before.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-02-20

Kuropatkin blames the whipping the
Russians got on the Russians them
selves including himself.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-02-20

If the Brownsville and the San Fran
cisco issues can be settled, peace will
reign once more on the Potomac.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-02-20

The decrease in the number of comic
mailed is evidence of rise
in civilization and decency and good
taste.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-02-20

While Uncle Sam is In control of
Havana harbor he should raise the
Maine. Sentimental reasons demand it.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-02-20

Even King Edward gave the House
of Lords knock in his speech at the
opening of Parliament.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-02-20

Harry Lehr is showing the crowned
heads of Yurrup how perfect wine
agent can behave.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-02-20

The captain of the Larchmont,
against whom heavy charges have been
presented, is only 26 years Of age.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-02-20

Mayor Schmitz seems to think that
if his will is disregarded the earth
quake will return.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-02-20

II the democratic senators cannot
agree upon leader, they might give
Theodore Roosevelt trial.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-02-20

Birmingham has just passed through
a municipal election that might serve
as a model for other towns contemplat-
ing such affairs. There wasn't n clot
of mud ON any candidates coat tail.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-02-20

Congress sees March 4 marching on,
and is getting down to good hard work.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-02-20

Mr.. Burton mustered ia votes
against the building of another Dread
nousht-not quite enough, but enough
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-02-20

A counterfeiter in the Leavenworth,
Kan, penitentiary is said to be going
insane. Maybe he is still counterfeit
ing.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-02-20

New York still has six living ex-
governors, which is two more than Ala
bama has.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-02-20

The sun spot butted in without first
calling for a referendum.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-02-20

Governor Swettenham is one OF the
victims Of the Jamaica earthquake.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-02-20

Joe Walcott announces that he will
henceforth play Uncle Tom in Uncle
Toms Cabin He probably chose that
part because he won't have to black up.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-02-20

Kuropatkin is the one Russian who
dares to print the truth, the whole
truth and nothing but the truth.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-02-20

A girl baby in Michigan has been
named Evelyn Nesbit Thaw. The ex-
citement has reached that stage at
last,
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-02-20

The Joy steamship line is not living
up to its name.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-02-20

Edna May, in fact, they say she will,
marry.
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bator. is out with another called the
Ocean, which is liable to induce NAL de
NOR.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-02-20

Peary could not fill a lecture engage
ment in Connecticut because of snow
and cold
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w. d. Lanier and C. L. Stricklin are
the only authorized travelling repre-
sentatives of The Age-Herald in It's
circulation department.
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No communication will be published
without it's authors name. Rejected
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stamps are enclosed for that purpose.
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--->~--->->~>7-7
Entered at the Birmingham, Ala,
postof11ce as second class matter under
act of Congress March s, 1879.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-02-20

Tri-County Weekly: The man who burns
daylight is Independent of the Rookie
fellers.
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Laugh and the world laughs with you,
knock and twill do the same.
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THE CONGRESSIONAL spENpsR.

mo, sir, they are ROSTERS
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-02-20

Florence Herald :g,IIon. John II. Bank
head is giving material aid in the passage
of the Richardson bill, II. b. 245i3, now
pending before Congress, for the improve
ment of navigation and the development
of Muscle shoals power, as proposed by
the Hydro Electric Power company,
which service is greatly appreciated by
the people of the Tennessee valley. When
1t comes to doing things, Colonel Bank
head is, as usual, found in the lead, and
his action fully justifies the people of this
state in choosing him as alternate sem
ator of Alabama.