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The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-15
MeIIow'd by the stealing hours of time.
 king Richard III.
Increase In Land Values

All lands are increasing in value h the south Even after timber has been taken off southern lands show q distinct tendency to advance in value, especiallv if the denuded lands are de- voted to truck growing. From Mary land to Texas farmers are beginning to grow potatoes. cabbages. eauliaow- CT. lettuce, strawberries and celery, and wherever they do they make money and lands advance rapidly in value.
 Even timber growing may become an industry in the south, fer a scarcity of timber is beginning to be felt in all parts of the world. The present for estry movement in the United States seeks to reforest denuded areas and also to conserve such forests as are HOW standing.
 In this connection the experience of the Lord Fitzwilliam estate in Ireland is interesting. It was planted to tim- Der 50 years ago on soil of little value for agricultural purposes, and cuttings to the value of s5O,OOO are now, sold each year, and four times as much la bor is employed as would have been employed if the land had been devoted to agriculture.
 The south is gaining wealth through its timber and it is gaining wealth in the increased value of its lands after the timber has been removed. It is safe to say that all lands in the south have doubled in value in ten years and another doubling of values seems to be coming in the next decade. In exceptional cases the increases in values have been much greater.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-15
More Emiesants Than Immigrants

The immigra ton statement for Jan uary shows remarkable changes. Hun gary sent us 1729, instead of 10,035 in the previous January. From Italy came but 2S33, as against 7272 in Jan uary, 1907 Russia sent us S2S3 and one year ago she sent over 11,625. The total for all countries fell from 54,417 in January of last year to 27,22O in January of this year.
 The other half of the story must be gathered from the returns of the steamship companies. In the first 45 days of the present year the steer. age travel eastward outran the steer age travel westward, as 96 is to 25. Nearly four times as many went back to old homes than came in to find new homes. The demand for unskilled la- bor has declined, and the tide of life flows in answer to it. When our indus. tries and general trade are restored |, the standard of recent years previous to October last back the tide will tu,n. and the emigrants of today will be- come the immigrants of tomorrow.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-15
Poll Tax Payments

The total number of citizens Of this state who have paid pol taxes star q at SS,122. This number does not in- clude any Confederate veterans, any members of the militia. any body over 45 years of age.
 It is difficult to say that the white registration should be tks year, In 1904 it was 205.27S. Fewer poll tayes were paid in that year. and it is wholly within probabilities to estimate this years white registration at 220, ,010. What the vote will be is still more uoubtful. Although the white registra- ton in 1904 was 205,27S, yet the total vote polled for president was but 107,- S4S. One-nalf of those who were reg istered did not vote There is no reason why the white veto should not be carried this year to 100000, but the chances are it will not exceed 125,000. A light vote brings upon us plrtizan attacks in Congress and in the repub- lican papers, but still registered citi- zens refuse to go to the polls even after they have voted at the primaries. This is, of course, a result of being one-party state. Our real contests are conducted at the primaries.
 But even at the primaries Jefferson county is not inclined to cast full vote. The number in this county who have paid poll taxes is this year 12,S27 The poll tax payers throughout the state are just about 40 per cent of the entire white registration. On this basis the registration in this county should be a little over 32,000. But it will not be, and the county will not cast a vote approaching 32000. It should be so but it will not.
 Some of the poll tax fguies show tEe extent of the disfranchiscment of whites which the cumulative feature of the poll tax requirement has brought about. Dallas, for example, reports but TT poll tax payers; Rus sell 3S9; Macon, 349. and Bullock 45S. These are, however, extreme cases, and the white counties. such as Win ston, cullman and Blount, present good figures in the list of poll taxes paid.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-15
"BOOTS" IN AMERICA.

From the New York Sun
 A most pathetic sight is to see in any of the big hotels a pair of boots placed SD confidingly outside the owners door The owner is obviously Britlsh-the stanchness of his boots would have proved that-but the point that affects us, that touches us to the quick, is the trust that those boots can take care of themselves, that they will find some one to clean them~and will be ready in the morning for immaculate wear. While he sleeps they stand as best they can the scornfui looks of the passerby; they hear the IT. bald remarks of the bellboys and cham bermaids; they wait so patiently for an understanding boots to come and gather them in, and in the dark watches or the night they know that they have failed their master. They ofs necessity must realize how hesis going to Feel in the morning, and, unable to help themselves or him, they brace themselves and wal as patiently as possible for that awiui revealing moment when the door VIII be opened and they will be discovered in their dirt.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-15
TO BE FITTED
AWFUL.
ToMLINsoN IN BRYAN,s CABINET

From the Tri-Cities Daily.
 A candidate for delegate-at-large to the democratic convention is Col. John w. Tomlinson of Birmingham, and as it is almost foregone conclusion that MT. Bryan is to be nominated in this con- vention, the eternal fitness of things sue- gests that MT. Tomlinson should be sent as delegate from Alabama Surely no man from this state would be welcomed as. heartily by MT. Bryan, as he holds MT. Tomlinson in high esteem, and there are those who believe in the event of MT. Bryan's election, MT. Tomlinson will be given a berth in the cabinet.
 The interests of the state would be advanced by the election of Mir. Tomlin- son as delegate-at-large to the national convention. The democrats are going to win this campaign, and the influence which MT. Tomlinson would have with the administration would secure for Ala bama the recognition 1t is entitled to- Who doubts. for instance, that MT. Tom linson would be a force in securing from the government the aid necessary to properly develop and Le11ess the great water power at Muscle shoals? And everybody in this part of the state knows or should know what this would mean for North Alabama.
 With Bryan President and Tomlinson high in the councils of the party, Ala bama would not be overlooked when it should seek to come into It's own.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-15
IS HOUSEKEEPING A LOST ART?

From the New York World
 Who taught the black nanny of the south her culinary skill but the ladies of the ''big house.? Who showed the New England maid of- all-work how to bake a batch of pies and fill the pantry with the winters supplies? Who put lavender in the linen presses and made the sleep ing rooms of the old home redolent of sweetress? Under whose direction was the kitchen floor secured like the holy stoned deck of a man-of-war and kept clean enough to eat from," while the copper kettles shone like burnished gold?
 Two generations of emancipation have wrought a radical change in standards Of American housekeeping. It has become delegated art, due to the demands Of bridge and the higher educations and is now intrusted to domestics who learned the rudiments In Ireland or Sweden. The Iowa trial of conclusiona will be im- portant as proving whether houselseepirg z is truly lost art in tho mistress or whether it merely lies dormant and is still capable of satisfactory demonatration Ia an emergency
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-15
St. Patrick's Day.

Next Tuesday will be St. Patrick s Day and it will be duly observed as usual, said an old citizen, who is not of Irish descent. q can remember when the feast of Ireland's patron saint was celebrated exclusively by Catholic Irish men or the sons of Irishmen. In the north of Ireland, where Orangemen are sternly in evidence, and in the large cities of Canada and the United States, the 17th of March b.>u2Ht a clash be- tween the wearers of the green and their hereditary opponents. Thirty or forty years ago turbulent scenes were com mon in New York on St. Patriclxs Day. This is all changed. The Irish societies still have their celebrations, but all na- tionalties and all conditions vie with them in doing honor to St. Patrick. The Amer ican citizen who does not wear the green next Tuesday will be the exception of the rule"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-15
Six Weeks Expire Today.

The ground hog came out of his hole on February 2, and the day being bright, he saw his shadow and went back into his burrow. there to remain for six weeks. According to tradition, raw, cloudy second of February in dicated an early spring, while sunny. ground hog day indicated that winter will finger in the lap of spring-that February ? will be followed by six weeks of rought weather
 Old weather observers have said that the ground hog sign never fails. But it failed utterly this time. Instead of a prolonged spell of bad weather, we had beautiful skies and balmy air in February, and thus far in March the days have been, as a rule, bright and warm. The ground hog is at last dis credited.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-15
Where Our Iron Goes To

The railroads have made cp a table showing where every pound of pig iron handled by them in the year 1907 went to. This statement covers the produc- tion of every furnace in Alabama, Ten nessee and Kentucky, sc far as ship ments are concerned. It does not cover the basic iron made into steel at Eusley.
 The figures for 1907 are as follows: Sent to the northeast, 169,l2S tens; to the west, 1,0O4,00s tons; to the Buff falo-Pittsburg zone, 40,S37 tons: to the south, 371, ,496 tons; export, 2112 tons total, 1,58S,217 tens. The pig iron out put of Alabama, Tennessee and Ken lucky in 1907 was 2,2O7729 tons, thus lowing that in that year e19,E09 tons
 Wig iron were consumed at home.
 We have got long ways to go be-
 re we turn at home the production | our blast furnaces into merchan.a-
 6 articles adopted to the uses of the I-ople. At present we are turning into lch articles about 30 per cent of the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-15
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
Dust From Airbrakes.

q don't like 10 be a kicker but I wish the street car company would change the airbrake appafatus on the cars so that the released air could shoot into the ar instead of on the ground said a suburb anite last night. with the air shooting down into the ground q great cloud of dust Is raised with each release of air. This does not occur to any great extent on the bitulithie and brick paved streets' but along maeadamized road it is awful. It would cost but very small amount ief the release pipe to be turned upward instead of downward on each car and it would relieve a condition that is almost unbearable at times. The dust is blown in front of the ear, binding the motor man and then fills the ear as It passes through the cloud
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-15

product of our furnaces, but when the rail mill at Ensley reaches it's maxi mum we will turn at least 90 per cent of the pig iron made in this district into other forms, leaving nearly mlI- lion tons to be sold in the form given it at the furnace. The south itself will take 100000 tons, and the central west with no stovemakers and imple- ment manufacturers will demand the remaining 600,000 tons. These approx innate figures are based on maximum production in this district of 1.S00000 tons of pig iron.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-15
THE DAY-DREAM.

By Alfred Tennyson. And on her lovers arm she leant,
 And round her waist she felt 1t fold. And far across the hills they went
 In that new world which Is the old; Across the hills and far away
 Beyond their utmost purple rim. And deep into the dying day
 The happy princess followed him. ''fd sleep another hundred years.
 o love- for such another kissr' "Oh wake forever, love-" she hears, 70 lovel twas such as this and this." And OCT them many a sliding star
 And many a merry wind was borne. And, streamed through many golden
 bar,
 The twilight melted into morn. 70 eyes long laid in happy seepI"
 70 happy sleep. that lightly fied" 70 happy kiss, that woke thy sleep!'
 70 love, thy kiss would wake the deadr' And OCT them many flowing range
 Of vapor buoyed the crescent bark, And. rapt through many rosy change, The twilight died into the dark. "A hundred summers! can 1t be?
 And whither goest, tell me wheref" 70 seek my fathers court with me,
 For there are greater wonders therer' And OCT the hills, and far away Beyond their utmost purple rim. Beyond the night across the day,
 Through all the world she followed hun
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-15
NED BRACE TALKS ABOUT THE THINGS
 WHICH ARElOF MOST INTEREST HERE

We all have but one life to live, and the man who makes those who are with him content in their work is the man who makes a success. To make great success here in the Birmingham district We must make all content.
 The opportunity is before us today.
 As novelist once said: For each idea is moment born; upon whether we wed the two or think too late depends the success or failure of our lives.,
 don't think much of the latter phrase, but I do think the idea and the moment are here, and that they are graspable and susceptible to be welded.
 Why not grasp and wed? Everything is here in the rough; and much in the real and the polish. Let us hold and develop the rough and the real and polish the all; and why not go along contentedly figuring out our future like the artist who first paints the background of his picture before he paints either the figures or the sunshine.
 Birmingham only needs today the thought of the architect or the artist to develop or outline the real background of what it is to be. The real, of either architect or artist, will provide space for the requisites of that which must be to make it the perfect picture of the inevit- able industrial centre of the south.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-15

' HAVE talked so much about cheaper
 living in Birmingham and good roads in the county that l am afraid the people are getting tired of it.
 1 am glad the rural route mail carriers think mere talk in type has done good, and made their daily routine more com fortable, The roads are bit better and rural carriers get back to their homes and families earlier.
 Perhaps the housewife has not reduced her grocery bill as much as she would Ike to, but the talk about it has caused enquiry; and the man upon the supposed rock foundation of high prices has been made to think maybe the little corner grocer has to charge prices to make his rent and expenses when he has to buy where he can. l don't blame him.
 Let's get prices down on what we nee2 to eat. When you buy pay profits, and ask what the little fellow you buy from has to pay for it.
 I may be wrong but it looks to me like the man the little fellow has to buy from, charges him a big price because he thinks the Birmingham district is prosperous and that wages are high here.
 I hope wages and salaries will continue to be high here; but I cannot see how the men who would have meat and meal to sell here should make it higher than elsewhere.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-15
ApIEu TO THE "UsHERINEs."

From the Boston HeraId.
 In Chicago, wishing to escape conven- tionality the manager of the 1nterna- tional theatre engaged female ushers, "usherettes," or ''usherines, as they are called in the familiar speech of the town. For three weeks the manager watched them gIving people the wrong seats, guia- ing them the longest way and chewing gum with zest that approached frenzy. All this he saw and endured, but few nights ago he asked one of the young women what she would do in case of fiie or any panic. She answered at once: 'I'd run like hellr' And now the ushers in his playhouse are male. After all, there are dangers in the attempt to shun the conventional
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-15
THE STRENGTH OF MAN.
Remarkable Feats Performed By Hin
 doc Coolies In the Far East.

From the Baltimore American.
 Mr. Benson of the London Times, in his extremely interesting account of tha Younghusband expedition into Tibet, gives some remarkable facts about the carry ing power Of the men who were employed to do the heavy work of the journey.
 The character of the mountain country placed all transportation on the individual unit. Thousands of coolies were used. The pay was per pound and the average load was so to 90 pounds to the man. Some, however carried double. and even three times the average in order to earn extra compensation.
 Mir. Benson tells of one IIndoo coohe who carried piece of machinery weigh0 ing 575 pounds up the mountain slope. making his way from boulder to boulder with this almost incredible load upon his back.
 As q contrast. MT. Benson calls atten- tion to the fact that the English trade unions will not allow workman to carry a load of more than 14 pounds. If his tools or the material weigh more than that he must have a helper.
 It may well be asked if this kind Of civilization is going to work favorably to the proper development of the indiviJ- ual. The man with his plain food and the full exercise of his muscle will be apt to produce sturdier stock than the one who is limited by rules that would seem too mild for children There is no intention of comparing coolie and skilled labor but there is very nice question of influence upon the right progress of the race.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-15
THE VOTE OF PERRY.
VT EhhT. n the Marion Standard.

From the Marion Standard.
 The Birmingham Age-Herald says that Judge Weaver, candidate for Congress against Oscar Underwood claims if pren- nen does not enter the racine will carry aah Of the vote of Perry. If Weaver is as lar off on his claims in other counties as Tn Perry he had as well come down TOW. He is not known to % voters in the county, aud if he was known he would not get half dozen votes
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-15
Activity in Building Line.

Things are picking up right along in the building line" said Architect W. T. Warren yesterday afternoon. "A great many big jobs are in course of construc- ton in Birmingham as well as a large number of fair sized ones, with good next Tuesday will be the exception to figured on. Such a condition is bound to be productive of goods results and in d short while everybody in the town will have all they can do to keep apaee with the business demands"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-15
A ISLANDER EXPOSED.

From the Birmingham News.
 Some one has started rumor that Con- gressman Underwood, In a speech deliv- cred fin the last campaign, declared he favored 'tne disfranchisement of the old Confederates% Congressman Underwood has never uttered any such sentiment or anything like it. He has always ex- pressed himself in praise and honor of all Confederates. Any man who Is disposed to repeat this islander of Congressman Underwood should, in justice to himself, do so publicly or In print in order that Congressman Underwood can personally refute the charge.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-15
J. PoPPs BUSY SUNDAYS.

From the New York World.
 The story filters oyersea of one Jacob Popp, who at High Wycombe, in Buck inghamshire, England, sells tobacco confectionery and sundfies to all inquirers. All days are trade days to Jacob. So within six years he has been arrested so many times for Sunday selling that his fines have aggregated S7S0.
 Yet is Popp not dsmayed. From lines tossed off by his own pen we learn that still
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-15
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR.
rom the New York Press.

from the New York Press.
 Dead men deny no scandals about themselves
 It's awful deceitful for child to like to go to school
 The reason girl is so easy to kiss is she won't let you.
 Work is a very useful thing to make you wish you didn't have to.
 One of the most unsuccessful ways to make love to a woman is to allow the slightest sense in 1t.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-15

tow their lead Judge Sharpe is as modest and unassuming as he is cour- ageous and able. He will be reelected and his friends will take pleasure in rolling Up big vote for him at the primary in May.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-15
ADRlFT WITH THE TIMES
A LAUGHING LIFE.

A LAUGHING LIFE. He led a laughing life, In sunshine and in rain. He bade farewell to troubles spies And said goodbye to pain. He led a laughing life, Brimful of harmless glee The way he loved his fellow man Was glorious to see. He led a laughing life, Secure in peace of mind. His greatest joy was just ahead, His sorrows lay behind. He led laughing life Of ease and sweet content, And when he died declared it was The best he'd ever spentl
 NOT THEN. Does 1t pay to advertiser Not if you are a burglar"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-15

Four of the Pennsylvania grafters have been convicted, but the Penrose machine which they served is still in- tact, and Penrose himself expects the republican party to give him another term in the Senate.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-15
he56,,xs.

Of you remember this lesson. You may be the biggest tadpole in your particular mud puddle, but there are larger pools In the world and they are ruled by frogs more sagacious than you will ever be-
 A FRANK CONFESSION. T suppose the fates conspired to make you write verse?" said the lady visitor to the bard No, madam. I took 1t up because it looked easier than prose-" And jokes?" 'Because they fill more space than paragraphs"
 TO BE FITTED. T understand that he has an aestheti, temperament" Poor chap! he must find it hard to make living"
 AWFUL. Tt is the crime of the centuryr' "What?" "The way the Taft joke has been done 10 death''
 OPEN WINDOWS.
 In every block
 A ragtime strain, By which we know
 Iris spring againi
 PAUL. COOK
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-15

The United States Steel Corporation has come into this district. It is spending lots and lots of money in developing it's properties It is bringing skilled labor here. and it is paying good wages to good labor. However much be wages there must be good food to maintain good labor. The man who is an expert in his labor or his business will have good food. He wants it frezh And he wants it at reasonable price. He would not give practical knowledge, his energy and his strength for a salary, however much it be, unless he can maintain family and self, in good things, in proportion to earn ings.
 I therefore suggest a thought here to developing the patches and the farms of this surrounding. How much la2d is there in th1S valley ana the country round- about. not mineral good for agriculture, which should be developed and profitably?
 Why should not the Steel corporation and the other companies encourage it. It is matter of simple business. How ever much wages people get, they want eatables, and fresh ones, in proportion to their wants and wages.
 Such is the way to build up this dis trict. l believe 1t the thing for the peo- pie who have their millions in this dis trlet to do. and I believe they will do it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-15

EVEN THE BEST OF US Have you ever been discouraged, Have you ever lost your grip? Have you ever been confronted
 With a sin that made you trip? Have you ever told falsehood Have you ever played the cad? Have you ever spoken harshly
 When the neighbors made you mad? Have you ever spent your money When you really tried to save? Have you ever proved a coward When you thought that you were
 brave?
 Have you ever been quitter When you should have done your best? If you have, cheer up, my brother, You are just like all the rest