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The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-11-01
BIRDS AVOID CROSSING THE SEA.
PecuIarity of Their Annual Flight
 From British Isles to Egypt.

From a London Letter.
 The great autumn exodus of birds is nearly over For weeks past it has been going on, cuckoos, swifts fycatchers and nightingales leading the way, followed by swallows, martins, nightjars and a score of others, while the rear will be brought up in about a fortnight's time by the chiff-chaff, which iss always the first to come and the last to go
 One curious feature in this annual mi- grafton is the fact that the birds never fly straight from this country to their destination in Egypt or Arabia. They follow zigzag course.
 First of all, crossing the channel at cer- tain specified points, they make for north- ern Germany where the great gathering of the feathered clans takes place. There the vast hord breaks up into four divisions, the first flying southwest through France and Spain to the Straits of Gibraltar; the second due south to the Gulf of Genoa. and thence across Corsica and Sardina to Tunis; the third little more to the east, so as to pass down Italy and through Sicily to Tripoli, while the fourth goes southeast through Austria and Greece, and so by way of Crete to Alex andria.
 Then, on reaching the African coast, they all turn due east, and fly straight on till they reach their winter haunts.
 The reason why the birds adopt these strangely circuitous routes is simply that they hate crossing the sea, and always prefer an overland journey, although it may be very much longer. And their great idea is to make the passage of both the English channel and the Mediterran- can sea at the narrowest points.
 So they willings fly an extra 1000 miles or so by land, both in autumn and again in spring. in order to avoid flight of 50 or 60 miles across the water And noth- ing will turn them from these old ances- tral 'fy lines" which seem to date back to the time when the Mediterranean was a series of lakes and Britain was connect- ed with Denmark by means of the Dogger Bank.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-11-01

of election in 1896 will deprive them of the purehasable votes in the close states ployes. They are all well paid and ap- parently contented It is the same way with the United States Steel corporation I heard the statement made the other day that there was one stoekholder in the Steel corporation to every four em- ployes. So these big concerns are not owned by a few rich men, but are largely mutual.
 Unjust attacks upon big corporations are no more productive of votes than un- just attacks upon Individual business en- terprises.
 Of course everybody knows that the $29,0OOOOO fine upon the Standard oil com pany and Roosevelt's many talks about it were largely for political effect. But it was so overdone that the effect has been contrary to republican expectations.
 While the chances are in favor of Taft, Bryan has a real good chance of being elected. A bet upon Bryan is not bad speculation by any means. It may be landslide for him. The mere fact that the republicans have not the tremendous
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faith in the general business situation. They turn into the second F months following the October cataclysm with steady nerves and undaunted courage. All conditions will become increasingly favorable. Trade is everywhere on safer footing. It is wholly reasonable to expect the second 12 months to ac- eentuate and amplify the gains of the first 12 months, and if it does people will soon forget October, 1907, and it's sudden effects in business.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-11-01
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR.

From the New York Press
 Money can gild a good many vices up to look like virtues.
 The reason q man win give his seat 10 pretty girl in a street car is he won t to\an old woman.
 mans idea of being generous to his wife is taking her on a trip whore sne doesn't want to go.
 A certain kind of woman can be glad she married a man so as to be able 70 tell him she is sorry she did.
 People seem to think it adds enormously to their importance to lie about how much more they paid for thing than they did.
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new one will be begun before the leg islature meets again.
 It requires no prophet to say that the next legislature will not consist of men who believe in handing out the peoples money in big wads. They will not use shovels when they make ap- propriations. They will think more of the plain public schools that 100000 Alabama children attend than of the institutions that do not educate 5000 year all told.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-11-01
ADRIFT WITH THE TIMES
Aae353,oes~

summer that little romance fourished- so the Old Maid thought. But the Old Bachelor was indifferent. and when au- tumn came with it's frost the two drifted apart. The Old Maid is an Old Maid still, but the Old Bachelor became a benedict. l am sure she has too kind heart to be glad because he has had a hard road to travel ever since he married.
 A DREAMER. In nook of the world, at the close of
 the day,
 Sat a weaver of dreams Mid the tinkle of silver toned fountains
 at play The music of streams The ravishing odor of flowers in bloom lnveloped the spot, Where care was forbidden and heartache and gloom And trouble were not And the weaver of dreams lived alone in
 his dreams And knew no regret; Mid the tinkle of fountains, the music
 of streams He learned to forget
 PAUL COOK.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-11-01
MOSES. cAsTlGAToR.

From the Chicago News.
 Now, Mabel" said the Sunday school teacher to a small student, "can you tell me why the Lord gave Moses a rod?'
 Yes ma 'am,' replied Mabel with evl- dent satisfaction at being able to furnish the desired information; "so he could make the children of Israel mind him.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-11-01
A SHIFTED BURDEN.

From the Washington Evening Star.
 "so you sold that miserable old mule of yours!'
 "Yassir," replied MT Erastus Pinkley; 'foh real money"
 Doesn't it weigh on your conscience? ?" ..Well, boss, Is done had dat mule on my mind so long it's kind of a relief to change off an git i'm on my con science"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-11-01
SNOW SHOVELlNG NEXT.

From the Catholic Standard
 Citiman-How are things with you? Busy?
 Subbubs-No. but I'll bet we're due to have heavy fall of snow pretty soon.
 Citiman-What do you mean? I don't understand
 Subbubs--Well, stopped cutting grass nearly two weeks ago.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-11-01
Politics and Trade.

''The business world will be glad when the election is over" said Adolph Menzel of Indiana. "I have been voter in presidential elections since 1880 and cam paigns all look alike to me. While there may not have been as much wrath in this contest between democrats and re- publicans as in former campaigns there has been a great deal of stir. l have heard much talk of apathy in some sec tions, but Indiana democrats and re- publicans are both thoroughly aroused and full vote will be boiled in my state, and believe a big vote will be cast In every close or doubtful state.
 s'Indiapa is very close and as to wheth-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-11-01
JANE

She was one of those sweet old maids that you read about in novels with lav- ender covers. And yet, she was not too old; there fingered in her face, like the parting blush of a rose the traces of girl hood beauty and she had a trick of smiling that seemed to leave the sum- shine everywhere she went. The Old Maid had never had romance until one day she met the Old Bachelor. He was slightly gray about the temples, but he still considered himself young man and fit for matrimony. The Old Bachelor felt sorry for the Old Maid in her loneliness, and that was all. If his pity was akin to love it failed to bloom. The Old Maid used to send him flowers every day and she would ask about his health with a brd-iike chirp in her voice that was charmingly ingenious and should have been irresistible. All through a certain
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-11-01

Charles w. Morse, who is on trial for violating the laws relating to national banks, hastily accumulated wealth at one time to the extent of $22,0O0,0O0, but he dropped it as fast as he had gathered it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-11-01
READING CHARACTER.

READING CHARACTER.
 "A student of character can read the marks of an interesting career in that mans face. I dare say he has had ex- periences in many parts of the world; has invaded the wilds of Thibet, has perhaps endured hardships in Africa and has an- swered the call of the South seas. Do you know him?''
 ''Yes, very well''
 Perhaps you can tell me something about his past life?"
 No trouble at all. The man to whom you refer boasts of having taught school for 35 years in the same school house and to the best of my knowledge, a trip to Niagara Falls was the widest adven- ture he ever had"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-11-01
A sMILER.

Smiling he rose with the lark awing And smilingly faced the day; Smiling, whatever the fates might bring, He smilingly toiled away. Smiling for years that were troublesome
 years,
 He still would not nope or sigh, And when it was done, through a mist
 of tears, ss0f He smilingly said Goodbye"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-11-01
AM RIGuous.

From the Chicago Record Herald
 What's become of old Hugh Blk ley?" asked the man who had returned after an absence of several years.
 "Oh, he's joined the great majority" What do you mean? Is he dead, or has he merely gone to the ball gamer"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-11-01

President Roosevelt and Chief-of Staff Bell took the army test by walk ing 12 miles through rain and mud They came in drenched to their off, cial skins.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-11-01

After serving two terms as Presi- dent MT. Roosevelt is about to be pro- noted. He is to become a member of the press gang-not journalist, but newspaper man.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-11-01
SOME DAYS.

SOME DAYS. Some days when the light of inspiration dies And all the future lowers, strangely dark; When sorey tricked ambition turns and flies And hope burns only as a fanting spark, How sweet a kindly greeting from a friend Whose heart is yours and only yours for aye; Whose words of cheer will warm you and defend Until the sombre clouds have rolled away!
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-11-01
SHADOWS.

Shadows come-they're only shadows And will surely pass away, When song foretells the dawning
 Of a more suspicious day. And the past shall be forgotten,
 With it's heartache and it's gloom, When we walk through April meadows, In a wilderness of bloom. Shadows come-they're only shadows,
 Sent, perhaps, to try your soul. When the skies above you darkle
 And the clouds of trouble roll,, Still tomorrow whispers softly
 Of better day in store, And the cares you leave behind you,
 They shall vex you--never more.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-11-01
Regarding Election Forecasts.

The various forecasts of the presiden- tial election made by party leaders and political statisticians must amuse those who are looking on." saId democrat now living in Birmingham but who has not been in Alabama long enough to have the right to vote here.
 q read Mr. Wells forecast with 311 electoral votes for Taft and questioned his conservatism. It looks as if Taft had good chance but he will hardly get more than President Roosevelt figured out for him-3O6-a week or so ago.
 Chairman Hitchcock's estimate of 325 is certainly too high, but the widest claim I have ever known or heard of is John w. Tomlinson's in which 3S7 votes are forecast for Bryan. MT. Tomlinson being one of the prominent men at head quarters ought to know what he is talk ing about but he is evidently a joker and does not intend for the public to take his figures seriously, 3S7 being upwards of 100 more electoral votes than Bryan needs. While many democrats are still very hopeful that Bryan will pull through
 
 Nebraskan's followers within the past two weeks who predict large plurality for the democratic ticket.
 "The bets, as everyone knows, have been strongly in favor of Taft and no one seems disposed now 10 put up money in large amounts on Bryan for the gen eral result of Tuesdays election. Men returning from New York inform me that Bryan bettors have been scarce for some time past. MT. Ross Smith, just back from the east, tells me that while he was in New York the president of one of the big corporations of the Bir mingham district offered to bet $10,0O0 giving odds of to I that Taft would be elected and s10.OOO giving odds of 4 to 1 or certain states. These offers were talked around the financial district and the hotels but the Birmingham man found no takers so it is said.
 Betting on elections does not always polls but it looks today as if Taft bets were reasonably safe, regardless of rosy democratic forecasts.
 But seriously speaking, l think it rath- CT more hurtful than helpful for either side to make extravagant claims and when it comes to cock-sure forecasts they are positively harmful for many inexperienced young men base their bets on them when such forecasts are favorable to their choice and the unsophistcated bettor usually loses"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-11-01

Instead of receiving rebates the Standard Oil now secures secret rates, and they are even more one-sided than the rebates were.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-11-01

MT. Bryan himself says he will carry his precinct, his county and his state. He leaves his nation in doubt, to be decided on Tuesday next.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-11-01

MT. Ridder can hold the treasurer ship of the democratic national com mittee as long as he stands ready to repeat his gifts of 19OS
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-11-01

When MT. Roosevelt takes charge of the Outlook its name should become the Lookout, for it will no doubt be explosive and dramatic.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-11-01
IN HOTEL LOBBES
Clark HoweIps Observations.

Clark Howell. editor of the Atlanta Constitution, after spending two days in Birmingham, returned home yesterday afternoon It was his first visit to this city, but he said he hoped it would not be his last. He expressed himself as agreeably surprised at Birmingham's fine appearance.
 This is beautiful city" said MT. Howell just before his departure, "and it has all the signs of solid growth It is a large city now as southern cities go, and the best of it is it's future is to be far greater than it's past. Fifteen years hence Birmingham will be one of the largest cities in the United States
 q find that the. advocates of the new county amendment here are pointing to Georgia's small counties and arguing from the progress of our state that Alabama should follow Georgia's example and have smaller counties, and many more than it has today. But when it is known that the tendency in Georgia is to consolidate our little counties the Bessemer argument will not hold good. Georgias system of small counties is not satisfactory.
 ''The cost of county government would be greatly reduced, of course, if we had fewer counties, and with the money saved by consolidation we could have, and would have, better roads and other needed im- provements. There is a movement start ing up now to merge DeKalb and Fulton counties. A consolidation would be a good thing for the people of both coun- ties.
 "On April 1 next, under our new law, 5000 Georgia convicts will be put to work on the roads. Each county is to work it's own conviets and in time Georgia will be- come state of model highways. The old dirt road is doomed and the good roads movement is sure to have a mighty im- petus from our new convict system.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-11-01

Four months after Bryan is inau- gurated all the factories will be shut down. Why, of course It will be the Fourth of July.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-11-01

CT it will be carried by Bryan or Taft is a mere guess. I believe Bryan stands the best chance in Indiana, but if he carries the state it will be by plurality of less than 10000. If Taft should cap ture the state it will be by very small plurality.
 "The campaign affected business some what during the month of September and in the early part of October, but for two weeks past trade in staple goods has been quite brisk. I have spent consider able time in Ohio and Kentucky since the first of September and notwithstand- ing the fact that the campaign was un- der way merchants and farmers were optimistic as to the general outlook. They seemed to feel confident of a gradual re- turn to normal conditions.
 "Indciations this week point to a speedy revival of solid prosperity, such as we had in 1905, 1906 and the early part of 1907"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-11-01

Orville Wright will go on conquering the air as soon as he can dispense with the crutches he has been fitted to.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-11-01
STERN REALITY.

SIERN REAIII r. Tell me not in mournful numbers Life Is but an empty dream, When the mornings rather frosty And we can't turn on the steam, And we get up all a-shiver,
 Find our clothes in divers places And with ill-concealed repugnance, Slap cold water on, our faces!
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-11-01

The Hearst party has enjoyed the campaign rather more than it will the counting of the ballots.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-11-01
HOW HE FIGURED IT.

From Harper's Weekly.
 Howard says he has four mothers .' How does he make it out7"
 own, god. step and in-law.''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-11-01

Tennessee has a governor who has the courage of his convictions, and all she lacks is a petit jury or two of the same sort.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-11-01

When Geraldine Farrar marries Sig nor Scotti, the baritone, their grand, sweet song will come high to outsiders.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-11-01

Instead of making Elkins mere chevalier the King of Italy should have conferred upon him the Dukedom of Spaghetti
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-11-01

Governor Johnson may be running like wildfire in Minnesota, but no re- ports or forecasts are being put out concerning it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-11-01

The tornado wind-up is completed, and the whole business is now prac- tically up to the voters.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-11-01

Lord Northcliffe has disbursed up to date $625,OO0 on account of libel suits, but then he had many publications.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-11-01

The real estate men are not looking for a landslide.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-11-01

Aeroplanes are to have roosts on the tops of houses instead of garages in them.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-11-01

Joe Letters wheat corner cost the family, it appears, $9,0O0,000.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-11-01

"When aeroplanes come into everyday use it will be easy to hunt wild ducks.'' How is that?"
 ''Wby, a fellow can take along net, dip into flock and sein for em!'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-11-01

Volubility will be at sad discount on Wednesday next
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so THEY WOULD.

SD THEY WOULD. "Irene Gardner wants to know how men would look with ruching around their necks, soft lace stocks, ruffles and such trimmings"
 Well, if you will excuse me for saying it, they would look like the devil before daybreak."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-11-01
N N the eve of a presidential elec- ton there has never been such
 doubt as exists today.

doubt as exists today
 A month ago the betting was almost 10 to 1 in favor of Taft Today the real betting is no more than to on Taft.
 As a matter of fact, President Roose- velt has been the best campaigner the democrats have had. He has turned thou sands of votes in many states from Taft to Bryan; and I doubt if he has added a single vote to the Taft column since the day Taft was nominated at Chicago. His attack upon Rockefeller yesterday is a sample.
 The republican campaign committee has really sought the financial aid of the stanard oil company officials and has re- eeived large aid from them. They have confidence in Taft, and I believe Roeke- feller was honest in his statement. Roose- welt has merely sought to gain popularity by attacking the richest man in the world.
 The Standard Oil people are not bad people by Any means. There are thou sands of stockholders in this corporation and thousands upon thousands of em-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-11-01
MED BRACE TALKS ABOUT THE POLITICAL
 RESULTS OF THE ELECTION ON TUESDAY

slush funds which they used on the day Every one knows that in 1896 as much as s5,OOO,O0O was spent by the republicans on election day and during the 24 hours pre- ceding. Men were bought like cattle and the election was carried by the republic ans by means of these purchased votes.
 It is not so this time. The republican committee has really been cramped in raising funds.
 That's why think Bryan's chances are good.
 If Bryan is elected things will go on in the country just the same There will be no Wall street panic. don't believe there will be any collapse in the stock market. I don't believe there will be any falling off in the invest- ment of capital for industrial improve ments. I believe every far-seeing man is already preparing for increasing his business and developing that which he owns. Especially do believe this to be true in the Birmingham district
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-11-01

Hearst, they say, has money to burn Also letters.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-11-01
THuMP. THUMP.

"There goes a pipe-hitter. "He doesn't look like dope fiend.' Hes not; he's a plumber
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-11-01
NOT BY TWO pINrs.

"A cousin of Mrs. Howard Gould says pint of wine is a lady's limit
 That isn't chorus lady's limit
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Q THAT'S so
AERIAL FISHING.

Good things come high.' Still, most preachers are poorly paid -
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-11-01
MoNoToNY.

MONUIUN Y. If all the heartache and the worry, All the turmoil and the hurry All the sorrow that bestrews life's beaten way, Could be thrust into corner Happiness, we'd learn to scorn her And we'd sigh for Just one shadow every day!
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-11-01

How sour sweet music is, When time is broke and no proportion kept So it is in the music of mems lives.
 king Richard II.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-11-01
AS USUAL.

Here is poem on Gas. How is the meter?' Swift
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No communication will be published with out its authors name. Rejected manuscript will not be returned unless stamps are inclosed for that purpose.
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l.. H. Russ and 2. E. Morgan are the only authorized travelling representa- lives of The Age-Herald in it's eircula- tion department.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-11-01
THE AGE- HERALD

Entered at the Birmingham, Ala, postoffice as second class matter under act of Congress March 3, 1873.
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Washington Bureau Herald. 1421 c street, N. W.
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Trade prospects are certainly bright ening, not even the turmoil of a cam paign staying the recuperative process. Save tho ad{tOr oP DIn'c Peviau.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-11-01

Walter wellman in the Record-Herald.
 New York, October 29.-All the ordinary or surface indications are that Taft wins New York, and with New York, the pres