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The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-11-01
ANOTHER YEAR OF JAMESTOWN,

From the Houston Post.
 A movement is on foot to continue the
 Jamestown exposition during 1908. and
 the Richmond Times Dispatch is already
 committed to the scheme. The exposi-
 ton is really very beautiful and instruc-
 tive, says our contemporary, and as it was completed only q few months ago
 1t would seem to be little short of van
 dalism to destroy it in December We
 doubt not that the government buildings
 and the state buildings would be allowed
 to remain. and there would be little diff
 cuty about keeping the exhibits. Indeed,
 the proba bilty is that the exhibits in 1908 would be larger and better than those
 of 1907. We think also that the attend ance would be much larger another year. How many persons east of the Mississippi ever saw great exposition? Noe one in ten, we venture, in spite of the several expostions that have been held There is fine promise for the Jamestown ex- position of 1908, and we predict for it a. great success"
 It has not been decided yet what the { directors will do. There are many diff culties ahead for a venture like this. and it is to be doubted that it would be 1 profitable. The exposition will have to
 close several weeks hence because of cold
 weather; and it would have to remain closed until next May Then it would
 require a great deal of money to freshen
 the grounds, renew the exhibits and con duct the exposition. The money would,
 of course. have to be supplied by the Virginians, themselves, as it is not likely that with an unpaid loan of s1 .000, GOO the
 government would assist the project any | further.
 i No doubt the people of the south would
 be glad if the exposition could be opened 1 next year because of the low rates which
 the railroads would put into effect during l the summer. These rates would prob i ably bring to the exposition many thou ! sands who did not visit Jamestown this year. It is to be feared, however, that
 the exposition management may find trouble in obtaining the support of the railroads for second year show. If the Jamestown exposition closes with out the repayment of the government loan
 1t will be difficult hereafter to obtain aid from Congress for future expositions.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-11-01
MANY KINDS OF DRINK.
n the Washington Herald.

From the Washington Herald.
 Statisticians have figured out that there are 6397 different kinds of intoxicating world, and sl,74s drinks of all kinds in cluding both the hard and the soft varie- ties. Of this vast number, beer takes the lead, as being most widely used In the figures presented, the United States ranks high as 8 consumer, yet leads the list for temperance and for low percentage of drunkenness. It has also been discovered that practically every kind of food con stunned contains certain percentage Of alcohol. and that many of the so-caled soft drinks contain poison in reater quantities than is ever found in alcoholic drinks. In order to present to the pub lie in the most easily understood way the precautions taken by the government to protect it's people from injury from bev- erages, an extensive exposition will take place in the Coliseum at Chicago from December 10 to 21. Here will be gathered together as many of the varieties of drink used by the people as 1t is possible to pro- cure, and in addition to exposing all the harmful kinds, the government will con duct a testing station, and will give analyses of everything that is presented. One purpose of this show will be to teach the American public the folly of intem- perance, and to show by example and actual test the harm that is worked by imbibing too freely or dangerous concoc- tions on the market today. In addition to the drinks there will be an exhibit of the various appliances and machinery used in their manufacture.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-11-01
Briaht Prospects.

'I haeve been in business here for 50 years and have passed through several periods of hard times,' said pioneer. '"rhe years 1S9S-4-5 were the hardest with me This little furry which originated in New York is, I think, going to be very easy on us all. In 1893 everything concurred to make hard times. The gen eral business condition of the country was then bad. It is very different now. The county was never in better shaps. And in spite of financial furry there is more money available than there was in those former times to which l refer.
 'I predict that within few months the Birmingham district will be prospering greatly. All of us agree, think, that by 1909 we will have the greatest boom in our history
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-11-01
Local Comparison.

ITO give examples of new inventions not interfering with old methods said Captain Henry. who is in Birmingham demonstrating wireless telegraphy. Many cases might be mentioned This very question of railroad transportation and canal or open waterway from Birming- ham to the gulf is in point.
 Birmingham will some day be con- nected with the sea by an all water route. Will the railways then be hurt? Not at all. There will be more traffic than railroads and canal together can conveniently handle.
 Look at the sailing vessels said Cap tain Henry steamers are plying ev- anywhere and yet the great volume of tonnage Is carried on the old fashioned ships"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-11-01
CHAR MAN.
bert Buchanan.

By Robert Buchanan Tn the time when water lilies shake Their green and gold on river and lake, When the cuckoo calls in the heart O the
 heat, When the dog star foams and the shade
 Is sweet: Where cool and fresh the river ran, l sat by the side of Charmian, And heard no sound from the world of
 man.
 All was so sweet and stffi that day! The rustling shade, the rippling stream, All life, all breath dissolved away Into a golden dream: Warm and sweet the scented shade Drowsiy caught the breeze and stirred, Faint and low through the green glade Came hum of bee and song of bird. We did not break the happy spell With tender tone or syllable. But to ease our hearts and to set thought
 free, We plucked the flowers of a red rose tree, And. leaf by lear, we threw them, sweet. Into the river at our feet. And in an indolent delight Watched them glide onward, slowly, out
 of sight. Then wearily we turned away Into the world of everyday, And from thy heart the fancy fled Like the rose leaves on the river shed; But to me that hour is sweeter far Than the world and all it's treasures arc; Still to sit on. close to thee, Were paradise enough for mel Still to sit on. so close to thee. Nor break the spell by word or look! To reach out happy hands forever. TO pllck the rose leaves. Chsrmian! To watch them fade on the glearnipR
 river.
 And hear no sound from the world of
 man!
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-11-01
Parcels Post and Postal Banks

At banquet in Philadelphia Post master General Mayer outlined in the course of his speech the reforms he proposes to recommend in his annual report. These reforms touch almost every citizen. and if he should prove to be able to induce Congress to turn his recommendation into law he will stand out from the long line of Post masters General public benefactor.
 He says to begin with that we have a parcels post, but we distinguish against the home parcels. He pro- noses to put home parcels and parcels to go abroad on a common footing, namely, packages up to Il pounds in (weight to be carried at F cents a podnd. There are no railroad obsta'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-11-01
THIS IS AN AGE OF WONDERS

more marvellous achievements through the aid of electricity than any yet known. Even Edison, in spite of his phenomenal success, is still so fascinated with the possibilities of new discoveries that he cannot retire permanently from the field. There is scarcely leading industry in the land that has not experienced a benefit from some species of electrical equipment in recent years.
 The list of extraordinary events and inventions during the first years of this century is long one, but the slightest consideration of it will convince any one that he is living in a wonderful age.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-11-01

Orleans from mosquitoes. MT. strang, prior to the New Orleans trip had never seen. heard or felt a mosquitor and therefore. refrained from sleeping under a bar. His face now Illustrates the vici- ousness and determination of the New Orleans mosquito on the warpath. J. S Bridges. who for some time has been associated with the management of the Y. NJ. c. A.. has accepted .ne po- sition as assistant pastor of the First Cumberland Presbyterian Church. [. s. A.
 Chancellor A. II. Benners has returned from Tuscaloosa, where he held court.
 
 John W. Hicks of Nashville is visiting the family of MT. and Mrs. Fred Win ter of North Birmingham.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-11-01
IN HOTEL LoBBIES.
Enjoys the Welcome.

You don't know how glad l am to be back in old Birmingham once more" said Austin Sims as he shook hands with a group of friends. Tt is worth a mans while to go away for a year or two just to experience the warm welcome awaiting him on his return. I'll venture to say that nearly 1000 people have given me the glad hand in the last three days.
 New York is a giant, hustling city. but it is not social city. Everybody is on the run doing business. One of my chief plea sures while there was to get The Age-Herald and read the news of Birmingham. I kept up with all the ball games. elections, and council meet ings. If I was absent from New York l always got the back numbers of the paper. There's a news dealer on Broad way who gets papers from every city of any account in the United States, and he does a big business. l have seen men buy s2 worth of old papers from their native towns.
 T was travelling for a big wholesale concern in New York and in the course of business went nearly as far west as Chicago. Whenever people heard I was from Birmingham and I never failed to tell them, they were very anx- ious to know about the coal and iron industries of this district. It would be a good idea for any person going north or abroad to bring souvenir album of views of Birmingham, just to show what the city and district is like.
 "The thing that surprised me most was to see the change made in the end of the city around the new depot. 1t seemed hardly possible that so much building could be done in the period of one year. I don't know what ef- feet prohibition will have, but l never saw Birmin gham look buster or more prosperous than right now
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-11-01
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR
om the New York Press.

From the New York Press.
 A good excuse won't go any better than poor one.
 The way to be interesting to people is to be interested in what they are do- ing.
 A woman enjoys funerals more than a wedding because she can have a better cry.
 If you ask a girl whether she likes oat- meat for breakfast she can think you are sentimental.
 A mans a terrible brute not to like weak coffee just because his wife tried to make il for him the way his mother used to.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-11-01
SOUND BUSINESS.
the Baltimore American.

From the Baltimore American.
 Why, asked the casual observer of the teacher who was working energetcal- lys for another do you take so much pains to help that woman and get interest in Nhigh places for hero
 For sound business reasons" replied the teacher. "I am trying to get interest for her in high places because she is my principal
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-11-01
About Persons.

Senator Josepa F. Johnston. who has spent several days in Mobile relative to the matter of connecting the Tennessee and Warrior rivers, returned yesterday morning. He repots a profitable, and very pleasant trip, on which he met many of his friends.
 Charles Henderson of Troy president of the Alabama railroad commission. was in Birmingham yesterday. While he stated that his visit had no special significance, 1t Is considered probable that he dis cussed important matters with Associate Commissioner W. D. Nesbitt, and Judge Samuel Weskley. the states attorney in the railroad litigation, The three luuched together. Mir. Henderson stated that there was nothing important sched- uied at this time for the meeting or the commission Monday next.
 Capt Jack w. Johnston the well known district passenger agent of the Seaboard, returned to Birmingham yesterday morn- ing He was in charge of the return ing delegates from the International League of Press clubs which held its an- nual convention here some days back. Captain Johnston stated that the dele gates were loud in thelr praises of Bir- mingham. and the hospitality of the south.
 Senator John X. Lusl, whose con gressional ambition is considered an open secret in the Seventh, was in Birmins- ham yesterday. Senator Lusk. as is re- merubered, opposed Congressman Burnett during his last fight and was beaten. Since then he has led the administration forces in the senate of the legislature, and is exceedingly popular all over the state. He did not discuss the matters to be aired In the extraordinary session of the legislature. He did state, however, that he hoped the session would be short and to the point.
 The Rev. V. P. Merrill twill succeed the Rev. IT. W. Flynn as pastor of the Vine Street Presbyterian church. and will fill his new pulpit Sunday next.
 Lewis Strans. the great automobile driver whose arrival in the city N'ednes- day was published in The Age-Herald. suffered during his recent stay in New
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-11-01

Inspectors come unawares since the pure food law went into operation. A dealer who substituted veal for chicken was recently caught and fined $11O0. He should have been put in the pen.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-11-01

The motor.omnibuses in London are not profitable because of the repairs they constantly need in order to keep them goine
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-11-01

Mr. J. Pierpont Morgan should feel good over the compliments paid him for setting matters straight in New York. IL is seldom that we have words of praise for our millionaires.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-11-01
ADRIFT WITH THE TIMES

An unfrequented spot Where stripped of all his clothes and left Half crazed from pain and fright With bobcats screaming all around, He spent the weary night, And when they came next morn they
 found
 The freshman lying dead, And they were much surprised, it seemed, To see that life had fled Of course they're very sorry now They hazed him. so to speak But all declare the victim died Because his heart was weak.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-11-01
THE LOOKING GLASS

Human natures very queer
 Hard to analyze, Crochets that our neighbors have
 Fill us with surprise Surely must be something wrong
 When they act that way, "WhY, I never in my life
 Saw the ike we Say. "Who would dream that such thing ' Simply knocks me flat. Can 1t possibly be SOL
 What do you think of that! Human natures very queer
 Hard to analyze, Cause we never see ourselves Through our neighbors' eyes When we fondly think that We
 Walk the proper way, Why, I never in my life
 Saw the likei they say. Who would dream that such thing = Simply knocks me flatl Can 1t possibly be so?--
 What do you think of thatl'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-11-01

Walter Wellman begins to feel that his balloon can go to the North Pole and down the other side of the world without becoming flabby.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-11-01

While Chance Day wants Rockefeller honored. Chance Andrews wants ed. itors hanged The chancellors are a pretty stiff lot nowadays.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-11-01

A Georgia contemporary publishes a department entitled "Strolling Through Georgia" It will soon be pretty dry for a stroll through that state.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-11-01

The Hartje case can give that Ger man libel suit points and then exceed il in indecency.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-11-01

Thomas Nelson Page has abandoned literature and is engaged in raising mules in Virginia.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-11-01

There cannot be much hosrding while the. trusts keep on unchecked. There are more trusts than you can shake a stick at in every branch of trade.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-11-01

If you will listen closely you can always hear somebody knocking at a wedding
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-11-01

The apple farmers are buying securi- ties at the present bargain counter rates.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-11-01

Bears are still hunted in the cane brake, but the glamour of off1cialdom does not lend a hand in the later hunts.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-11-01

The balloonists refused to start away to Mars, the earth still being good enough for them.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-11-01

The weather man is dealing fairly. even generously, with the Jamestown exposition in it's closing days.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-11-01

We are still due a week or two of Indian summer. It is an article We cannot get too much of.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-11-01

St Louis has no intention of starting d daily balloon line to Atlantic City and the sea.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-11-01

A young man who saved a girls life at an eastern resort has married her and some day she may wish that he had let her die.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-11-01

Medical practice is failure says a psychic magazine. However, the fees are still worth any mans time.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-11-01

People who want a synonym for sweet should not overlook the mo- lasses steamer.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-11-01

Confidence has been worth it's weight in gold in the financial crisis.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-11-01

The Dublin exposition is also fnan- cal failure It is plain the exposition business has been overworked.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-11-01

Enthusiastic reformers who think they can wipe out crime are evidently not familiar with human nature.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-11-01

The south seems determined to use water for other than bathing purposes.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-11-01

You can call it the New York clear ing house. or the New York cleaning house, as you prefer Either fits.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-11-01

All hunters should be numbered and tagged as the autos are, the one being as deadly as the other.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-11-01

Blanket.and.rati,n Indians have dis. appeared, and sc have their justly esteemed war dances and war paths.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-11-01

Aeronaut schools are the latest in cosmopolitan cities.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-11-01

Taft at least can prove an alibi when anyone charges that he created the New York furry.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-11-01

The balloons are where the ships were 100 years ago-at the mercy of the winds.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-11-01

SECRET NATURES. When the sun of life is setting And your race is nearly run And you number OCT the comrades Who have loved you. one by one, Have a care 'gainst overlooking Those whose hearts did not unfold, But who gave you rare devotion, If the truth were ever told.  While not positive in the matter Gerai- dine, we have notion that the ladies' "cuss" word. ADoggone," was derived from the German word "wienerwurst, meaning sausage.
 THE VALLEY OF REGRET. The clouds are low, the sickly sun Emits a feeble ray. Stagnated streams in languor run, The hills are cold and gray. No scent of bloom. no song of bird, No pleasure anywhere The only sound that's ever heard The murmur of despair. The haunt of those who fail to win Where joy is never met God grant you may not finger in The Valley of Regret!  SOMETHING NEW TO PLAY WITH. q see that King MenelilS will form eablnet.''
 He's going to have lot of fun with that cabinet.''
 THE PLAYFUL COLLEGE BOYS. They tied him to trolley pole And cut off all his toes. Two clothes pins clamped upon his ears, A boathook through his nose. When this was done they made him walk On cinders burning hot. Then chained him to a tree trunk in
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-11-01

The Nashville Banner publishes a joke department entitled "Chance for a Smile. U There won't be much chance for smile in Birmingham after January 1.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-11-01

Nowadays, when a man says his money is tied up. the chances are that he means it is tied up in an old sock.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-11-01

Secretary Loeb also killed bear. but only one, so he can not be accused or lese majeste.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-11-01

 lese majeste. A Massachusetts farm hand says he saw panther eight feet long. It was probably a blind tiger en route from Maine to Birmingham.
 LOVE INTERRUPTED
 He kissed her heath
 The rose,
 Likewise. beneath
 Her nose,
 But ere he could
 Propose,
 Her dad, his wrath
 Intense,
 Cut short the sweet
 Suspense
 And kicked him OCT
 The fence. A contemporary attempts to give some of the reasons why Japan will be cauti- ous The principal reason is Uncle Sam. A gentleman who figures in the news and was afraid to go home because he lost an umbrella that .is wife gave him, allowed the public to see vivid picture of how things stand at home.
  eouraged to hear that S> former vice president of the Mutual life Insurance company has been sentenced to six months in prison.
 WHAT DAY IS COMING?
 We seem to hear
 On every breeze,
 GA little of
 The white meat, please" How can we do our Christmas shopping now, when the banks won't let us have the money? The "affinty'' cocktail has the same ef- feet that an affinity has-goes to your head and makes you foolish.
 JUST so. Altho for some that we could name The horn of plenty spills. That man is doing pretty well Who always pays his bls.
 PAUL COOK
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-11-01

A Massachusetts farm hand says he saw panther eight feet long. It was probably a blind tiger en route from Maine to Birmingham.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-11-01

Jackson Clarion-Ledger: Birmingham never knew what a real, sure enough election was until she tried one on proh- Dition. Now that the election is over she has 10-year job on hand trying to heal sores and getting lifelong friends and knfolks to bury the hatchet and speak to each other again.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-11-01

Alabamian Herald: Jefferson county has gone dry by several hundred majority, and now 1t is up to Birmingham to go on the bum or else a good many of those who opposed prohibition will be shown up as false prophets. Alabama is booked for a long dry spell. and there is no way to prevent it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-11-01
BIRMINGHAM GOES DRY

Columbia State: Et tu Birmingham?
  Atlanta Constitution: Birmingham and Atlanta will now shake hands across the burning sands.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-11-01

Mobile Herald. With Jefferson county dry on January l. over two-thirds of the dram shops of Alabama will be in Mobile county. Unless. of course, the legislature passes state prohibition bill which ac- ton the Herald now deems as improb- able, since there is a growing sentiment to permit every county to decide the people.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-11-01

Nashville Tennessean: Another victory for prohibition. After heated campaign, Jefferson county. Alabama, was carried Monday for prohibition by majority of 200o, Birmingham voting against it by the small vote of BOP, The country districts, it seems, are going to keep the cities straight an arrangement that does not appeal strongly to the urban sense of su- periority.