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The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-14
SONGS TO NO PuRPosE.

] Signing for the old ways,
 Stlf the poets sing | Smiles that used to cheer them, 1 Hands that used to cling; l Faces haif-forgotten,
 Loves of long ago,
 Wooed in gardens sweet where
 Roses used to blow.
 Signing for the old ways, Still the poets sing. 1 Then, a frollc measure Life was in it's spring; Then the skies above them Held a bluer blue And the world about them Showed fairer hue. Signing for the old ways, Still the poets sing, Picturing the faneles
 Day dreams used to bringi Mourning for ahe faces
 They shall see no more, Less, when life is ended,
 On some other shore. Signing for the old ways, still the poets sing, Turning to their hearts, barred
 Sorrows bitter sting. Better far to cherish
 What we now possess; Weeping O CT the past won't
 Bring 1t back, I guess.
 DOESN'T INITIATE HER.
 "Force of example is a great thing"
 "Oh, I don't know about that"
 What is your opinlon?"
 s'Well, I've noticed that the more firm ness a. mans wife has, the less he seems to have"  A TIFF.
 Your conduct, sir is inexcusablel'
 ''Wef1, who's asking you to excuse it?' TROUBLE TRAVELS. He made no friend of Trouble, But laughed to see him come And working all the harder, Just made old Trouble hum. And Trouble said, Good gracious,
 Iris not the place for me, Where anyone is cheerful And busy as can be!' And so he took his baggage And hurried down the street, Until the boss complainer He happened there to meet. Then Trouble said, Good morning. O friend of tears and rue. You are my kind of fellow I'll spend the day with your' SHE WAS HUNGRY.
 'T hear there's famine in chorus girls"
 There was a famine in the one was
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-14
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR.

From the New York Press.
 How are doctors going to make liv- ing in heaven?
 The unhappier a man can make ms wife the surer he is that it's her fault
 very enjoyable thing about fine weather is when everybody you meet doesn't talk about 1t.
 No matter how sure stout woman is that she is losing flesh, she is afraid to get on the scales to prove it to her self.
 The way to delight woman with d photograph she has had taken is to te ! her the eyes in 1t have an expression you can't fathom.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-14
selwyn Smith Kills Himself.

Mobile, October 1S.-Selwyn Smith, for merly of Greenville, Ala, committed sui eide during Monday night by taking car bolic acid. He left a note to his close personal friend saying that he was simply tired of life and that there was no other reason for the deed He was book keeper for the Gulf Red Cedar company
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-14
Had Leave of Absence.

Washington, October 13.-For some time Colonel Tucker has been i'll, and quite recently the war department extended TOT two months a leave of absence of three months which had just expired. The colonel was then ordered to the govern ment hospital at Hot Springs for ooserVa- tion and treatment. Presumably he was on his way to that place when arrested.
 In June of last year the troubles be- tween Colonel Tucker and his wife were brought to the attention of the war de- partment and Mrs. Tucker made appiiea- tion for investigation of the conduct or her husband at Manila and between Ma nila and Chicago. Ordinarily the war de- partment does not take up the question or domestic infelicity, but in this case secre- Ntary Taft referred to the inspector general of the army for investigation certain representations made by Mrs. Logan, Mrs. Fuckers mother and Mrs. Tucker.
 General Darlington, the inspector gem eral spent some time in Manila in inves- tigation of the case and preparing re- port. but no action so far as Is known was taken by the war department
 The department was not consulted Tn any way regarding the lates- iere'1rment in the case reported from Decatur. :
 Mrs. Logan Talks.
 Mrs. John A. Logan tOuhy Se"eSU .~ neither she nor Mrs. Tucker knew any thing concerning the arrest of Coi. Wli- liam F. Tucker her daughters huspano, but she was glad of it." She declared that she and her daughter had borne the ''outrageous treatment of Colonel Tucker up to this time in silence, except that they had appealed to the war department to have him courtmartialed."
 ''For some reason' she said, the war department will not take up case hhe this against an officer.
 ''They have attempted to force us to bring divorce proceedings against Colonei Tucker, but that we will never do.
 q want to have the world know apout his disgraceful conduct" Mrs. Logan saio' "in order that other poor women who have been saddened by the conduct or their husbands in the Philippines may have some protection. In civil life sucn things could not go on, but in the army it is different"
 Mrs. Logan declared that the charges against Colonel Tucker had been packed up by sworn statements, and she could not understand why evidence Of con duct unbecoming an officer and gentie- man. should be ignored by the army.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-14
MT. Taft Ignores Alabama

MT. Taft and MT. Frank Hitchcock have together planned a raid in the south, but the extreme southward limit of the raid is to be Chattanooga. The correspondents and republican politi- clans have put Georgia in the list of doubtful states, some handing it over to MT. Watson, while others have not hesitated to say that the Taft electoral ticket would slip in on account of diversion of votes to Hisgen and Wal. son; but still MT. Taft is to stay his course at Chattanooga. No one has claimed that Alabama would go repub- lican, and it is not therefore surpris- ing that the republican candidate ignores this state.
 He will, however, be wasting valu- able prediction time in Kentucky. Tennessee and North Carolina, for all three will vote as they have long been in the habit of voting. A more force full speaker than MT. Taft could not break the solid south. He will be greeted by large numbers of persons who desire to see presidential candi- date, but on voting day those persons will vote the accustomed ticket straight without scratch of any sort
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-14

Four new skyscrapers for Birming- ham all at once may seem to the cas- ual looker-on quite sufficiency, but II the phenomenal prosperity that is ex- pected next year materializes addi- tional office buildings will be needed a year hence.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-14

A campaign voice is not one or MT Taft's accomplishments. But as for that matter MT. Bryan is one of the few candidates since the war who has been a spellbinder
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-14

The farmers who enjoy rural free delivery, steam heat, grand pianos and automobiles in the wheat be are wait ing for the uplift commission to think up something more expensive.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-14

There is not much consolation left to the multi-millionaires except the game of golf. and they should be per mitted to monopolize it.
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hampers full of money until the bank opened next morning, and we'd take it over there and deposit. I want to say that no man ever worked harder in his life than I worked those last few days before an election"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-14
New lisnensary Record.

Huntsville, October 13.--tspeclai-i-- The receipts at the Madison county dispen- sary for the week just closed aialp.-.' si'i to s5009, breaking the records for every week since the dispensary was estap- lished except Christmas.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-14

It is Michael Conrey, not MT. Levy, who is to take w. Bourke Cockran's s seat in Congress. Cochran and Tam many do not pull together.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-14

Peary has encountered fogs, and he hopes he will get his share of them be- fore he reaches the pole. He wants no unnecessary obscurity where the pole stands.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-14

The three best campaigners that the democratic party has had were Theo- dore Roosevelt, James Schoolcraft Sherman and Nicholas Longworth.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-14
NEyER sATIsFIED.

When all our dreams come true, love,
 And nothing more remains For which there's any use of
 Our wasting any pains To get, we'll all be wishing,
 With Tut, tut" "Bah" and "Pish," or "Oh. fudgei" that there were something Left on this earth to wish forl
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-14

Ida Tarbell, Tom Lawson and Will liam R. Hearst are the seuths that have pursued the Standard Oil and are still on the trail.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-14

Indiana sees now what few scraps of writing from 26 Broadway can do in campaign. The pen is still mighty, even outside of Indiana.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-14

Nobody can feel sure about the pres idential election until the voters are heard from. Today both sides are scared.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-14

Pittsburg does not want occasional showers, but it does want a good soak ing all along its valley, especially along head waters.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-14

Dalzell aspires to be speaker in a tariff revision Congress. He wants tc get where he can boost rates.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-14

The Standard Oil contributed $100,- 900 to the Roosevelt campaign fund of 1904, and got a gold brick.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-14

The period of fool campaign bets has begun and those of this season seem to be unusually silly.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-14

Chicago lawyers are emigrating to New York in considerable numbers. Where the fees are these
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-14

In the hubbub over the noar east Venezuela is as quiet and more in- offensive than a mouse.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-14

Rich malefactors are keeping in hid ing in these closing days of ihe cam paign.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-14
POLITICAL SIDELIGHTS

this column extracts from the and ed campaign for the benefit of AgeHa as)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-14
ADRIFT WITH THE TIMES

with last night. It cost me S14 to take the edge off her appetite"
 A BRAVE BARD. Cheer up, cheer up,'
 The poet said, Then put some ice
 Upon his head.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-14

Chicago is placing it's freshest and biggest wreath of laurel on the brow of Mordeeai Brown.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-14
TOO HIGH-s SOUNDING

'TWhat time is It by your chronometer7" "Ain't no use to call 1t that. It only cost a dollar"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-14
publish Inspector eray,s last annual re

publish Inspector Grays last annual re- port.
 ''rhe United States government is erect ing a mining experiment station at Pitts burg and mining men from every min- erat district in the country will be ir- vlted to be on hand in December to wit ness scientific demonstrations bearing on mine explosions. Our state inspector should be able to attendi but unless he pays his way out of his small salary he will have to remain at home.
 "The city of Birmingham is poor, reln- lively speaking, yet it sends it's fire chief and heads of other departments to annual conventions in order that these officials may be in touch with modern improve ments, give and receive Ideas and in short keep up with the times. It Is economy for the oity to make appropria- tions to defray the travelling expenses of fits department chiefs, and if 1t can spare the money the state could maintain it's mining department and It's geological de- partment-Dr. Eugene Smith's-properly with all the greater ease.'
 About Persons.
 s. P. Ker of Pittsburg, vice president and general manager of sales of the Re- public Iron and Steel company is in Birmingham.
 w. B. Leedy returned yesterday from Chicago, where he had spent three weeks for recreation.
 Albert Russell, general manager of the Manchester Lumber Co.,, which operates a large plant in Walker county, near Jasper, is registered at the Hillman.
 Col Thomas L. Bulger of Dadeviile was in Birmingham yesterday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-14
HUDSPETH MAKES
 GUESS FOR BRYAN

New York. October 1S.-vice Chairman audspeth of the democratic committee trade public today a list of the states in which he says MT. Bryan would re- ceive the electoral vote They are as follows:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-14
so IT WOULD.

While the world is a world of gladness. The world would be happier yet, Could we only dismiss from the gardens
 of bliss
 u.ba xnifbarino ra,r of raora+t
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-14
CAUSED TROUBLE.

''He said he would sing scrap ol song''
 What was the result?' "A scrap"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-14

King Peter of Servia has sensv enough to know that he cannot lick one side of Austria.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-14

IiE MODEFtN IDEA. Prevarication smoothes the way Of this there's no denying; If you'd succeed, acquire today The gentle art of lying.
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After Saturday next Japan will be our brother in the Land of the Rising Sun.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-14

Necessary to choice. 242 The vice chairman put Wiscons,l T Tn the doubtful column and said that New Jer- sey, Connecticut, Rhode Island and Illi- nois were still debatable, with New Jer- sey and Connecticut favorable to tho
 democratic party.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-14

The final plucking of Turkey will harm no one save the Young Turks.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-14

Wilbur Wright should begin to con sider a passenger schedule at any rate.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-14

 Nobody can feel sure about the pres idential election until the voters are heard from. Today both sides are scared.
 ---.s--- Dalzell aspires to be speaker in a tariff revision Congress. He wants tc get where he can boost rates.
  The Standard Oil contributed $10O,- 900 to the Roosevelt campaign fund of 1904, and got gold brick.
 
 Chicago lawyers are emigrating to New York in considerable numbers. Where the fees are these
 
 The period of fool campaign bets has begun and those of ihis season seem to be unusually silly.
  In the hubbub over the near east Venezuela is as quiet and more in- offensive than a mouse.
  Chicago is placing it's freshest and biggest wreath of laurel on the brow of Mordecai Brown.
  King Peter of Servia has sensv enough to know that he cannot lick one side of Austria. After Saturday next Japan will be our brother in the Land of the Rising Sun.
 Wilbur Wright should begin to con sider a passenger schedule at any rate. The final plucking of Turkey will harm no one save the Young Turks. The smiles on the faces of the Tigers are not what they once were. The Cubs have the pennant habit, end the Tigers cannot conquer 1t.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-14

A Memphis policeman was put in plain clothes and sent out to find leak in the Sunday lid. He found it all right and it leaked down his throat until he didn't know where he was
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-14
THE MODERN IDEA.

The withering pang of regretl
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-14

The smiles on the faces of the Tigers are not what they once were.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-14

An old gentleman in Brooklyn has smoked s1 years and says he isn't through yet. There may be more truth in that remark than he suspects.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-14
REPLIES.

Birmingham now has a flea circus. For tunately the fieas are too busy to bite anybody.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-14

The Cubs have the pennant habit, end the Tigers cannot conquer It.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-14

Your conduct, sir, is inexcusabler' ''We11, who's asking you to excuse it?''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-14

It gets so dry in "dry" Birmingham that it is nothing unusual to see three sprinkling carts going down the street abreast, with trolley sprinkler booming along ahead.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-14
THE AGE- HERALD

Entered at the Birmingham, Ala'' postofflce as second-elass matter unOer act of Congress March 3. 1S79-
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1908-08-12
sEcoMn DISTRICT ROAD FUND.

Fletcher Bowen, work on road 1888
Pearley Bowen, same ...... l.25
G. b. Brumfield, same ..... 9.75
Pearley Brumfield, same 49,. LIS
A. w. Preston, material for
road ...........s..... l0.SO
Flovd Booth. work on road o., 1000
Rovd WeIlman. same ...... 625
ounce Leep, same ........ 4.87
and work '............ IT'S
!. M. Ross. work on road go. $50
Albert Ross. same ..... 3.75
w +. WeIIman same .... 500
Adam Bradshaw. same .... 3.12
smith Cyrus. same ..... 1000
Pies Goodman, Jr., game 80. ESQ
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1908-08-12

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county trade. Adver-
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aud get it. I
The Washington herald., 1908-06-07
PYTHIANS CONFER DEGREES.
Busy Week Among the Lodges of
the Capital City.

NY
The Boston Club, OF Rathbone Temple.
No. l, Pythian Sisters. held an interesting
meeting at the home Of Mrs. T. A BY
mum on Tuesday last. Much interest WAS
shown in the coming trip to the supreme
convention Of the Knights OF Pythias. in
Boston. in August
The Boston committee on arrangements
to entertain the Supreme Lodge and Uni
form Rank on August to 10. announce
that $1,000 In cash prizes will be given
the winning companies in the competi-
tive drills. Washington Company No. /.
Capt Richard T. Whiting commanding.
and Coldwell Company. No. I, Capt.
Thomas +. LandOn commanding, have
entered 70 compete for prizes.
The knights Of Pythias Hall Associa-
ton. directing the Pythian Temple Build
Ing. has elected the following board of
directors: John W. Hardell, Thomas r
Riley. n. J. Gasson. Thomas A. Bynum.
". A. Kimmel. d. Elmer Wiber. John T.
Clark, and J. F. Skidmore. Albert Kahl-
ert was chosen az director, 70 succeed
the late Harry Coggins. whose death &C.
CURED May l.
A number OF subordinate lodges are do
ing work in comforting the ranks. Cen
fury Lodge. No. 30. the youngest lodge in
this domain, conferred the rank of esquire
on two pages on Monday evening last at
the Pythian Temple Decatur Lodge. No.
g. one OF the older lodges. on Tuesday
evening. at Typographical Temple con-
ferred the rank Of esquire before a we'll
attended convention.
Ascalon Temple. No. 1. Dramatic Order
Knights OF KhOrassan. a social feature
of the Knights of Pythias. win hold their
regular monthly meeting at Pythian Tenn
pie tomorrow evening.
The Washington herald., 1908-06-07
JUNE.
lWritten for The Mnshinrton Hrr.ld !

ANiiNls4l IN Inc washington HcTalQl
Oh your glance 1t is warm and your lips are sweet
Ny heart You unleash and hold az your feet.
The love notes from your lutte are all in tune
drank blithe bridal to you. Lady June
You have the passion o. sunshine. the sweetness OF
shade,
FOR love ard for roses YOU surely were made;
The earth is glad. with blue laughing eyes
And the bride maiden clouds are in the skies
Oh. there's love in the air, love 70 be told.
There's whiterobod priests and hearts Of gold;
The bridegroom summer. the bride sweet June
Love singeth his song. the same old tune.
Loves in the air. the marriage bells call
The bridegroom waits while sweet roses fall:
The Petals Love weaves into a wedding nng
While the birds the wedding anthems sing.
So it's June and Love from the larf's low nest,
It's Love and June 20 the mountain crest:
The bridegroom summer 10 the sane old tune
Marches down Loves aisle with his sweet bride
June.
ALLIE SHARPE BALCH.
June !. 1905 1926 Euclid street
The Washington herald., 1908-06-07
AFTERGLOW.

My treasures are not in silver or gold,
They are not in the things that are seen;
Deep down in my heart they can never grow old.
And they al me with rapture srene.
They Cannot he taken nor can they be lost
BY neglect conditions adverse;
guard them securely these things love most
And their value and beauty rehearse.
Like a bee among flowers I've gathered them In
Al the sweets that cherish today.
They tighten my cnres and make my heart dng
AS travel LIES dusty highway.
For my gems are faces. songs, voices. and sccnes
Set in sunshine that never grows dim:
My rainboWs Of glory and raptnrouS gleamA
When lift the Thin curtains between
draw on my wealth stored away in the past
When the present unprUsperOus seems
And Joy in the thought that these treasures wiz
last
Though the days have dissolved into dreams.
Washington, d. q Ar, o,
The Washington herald., 1908-06-07
JUNE IN AMERICAN HISTORY.

-Remnant Of the Etslish colony left Virginia for
England
l6Z9-Charte1s granted 20 patrons IN the colony Of
New Netherlands. nov New York
lteS-Second war at Esopus now Kingston. y. Y.
ilS-The General Court % Massachusetts, met az
Salem and chose delegates % the hrst Congress
lsis-Nhig convention al Philadelphia nominated
Gen. Zachary Taylor Tor the Presidency.
lSt2-Andrews. a Federal spg. was hanged he at
tempted 70 capture the Georgia State Railroad.
lS63-Batte Of Millkeus BEND. L.
ls6i-Gcn. Hunter defeated the Confederate Gen.
Jones near Stauntou. Va.
lss6-Archbishop Gibbons Of Baltimore. created
dinal, being the second American bishop 10
receive the red hat Invested az Baltimore
Cathedral June 30
lS9S-The cruiser 81. Louis. protected by the Mar
bichOad and Yankee cut the French cable OF
the port Of Caimanara in Guantanamo Bay.
Is05-Chares J. B0nauarte. newly appointed SegIe-
tary q the Navy declared on senator
German and the constitutional amendment dis
hanchising negroes
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lie Droit w. c. T. n. Mcct.

The lie Droit w. c. 7. L. held IFS last
meeting for the summer on June l. at
the home Of the president. Mrs Sidney
Phillips. Though the weather was
threatening. there was a fair attendance.
and the union was honored by the pres
ence Of the District president. Mrs. Gin
ton Smith. Notice was given that at
the next meeting motion would be made
to change the time Of the annual meeting
TO October. Il was voted TO hold the
meetings OF the union next year IN the
parlors Of Luther Memorial Church.
The Washington herald., 1908-06-07
MEETING OF ART CLUB.
Final Session of the Columbia
Heights Association.

Final Session of the Columbia
Heights Association.
The Columbia Heights Art Club held
its final meeting Of the season at the
home Of Mrs. Staley the president. Mrs.
WOlhaupter, presiding,
After making the usual provision for
its annual prize TO the art student show
ing the most progress in composition
work in the Corcoran School Of Art, the
club listened TO a paper prepared by
Mrs. John a. Chamberlain, on Art In
iron and other metals"
The essayist showed that TO the Jap
anese belongs the honor OF being the first
artists in iron and bronze. as shown by
the furniture OF their ancient temples.
Mrs. Myra Mccoy Andrews presented
paper on Persia In international re-
lations, which was listened TO with in
terest. Three original poems were con-
tributed by members