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The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-11-15
Two Great Farmers Conventions

The two conventions, the one Of Memphis and the other of New Or leans, have adjourned sine die, both urging all concerned to market the re- mainder of the crop gradually with a view to securing for it minimum of 10 cents. Both, too, condemned night riding.
 The two conventions met far apart, but they were practically one body when they began to consider the man. ner of gradual marketing future crops. The New Orleans convention, consist ing of members of the Farmers union, named members of a joint committee to consider the warehouse plan. A huge quasi-public warehouse at New ] Orleans to hold up to 3,000,000 bales of cotton was favored, the warehouse to be a state affair, neither earning nor distributing any dividends. The Mem phis convention, consisting of repre- sentatives of the Southern Cotton asso- citation, especially commended and in- dorsed the proposed warehouse at
 New Orleans, and it appointed a com. mittee to meet a like committee from
 the Farmers union to devise some method for the gradual marketing of cotton crops. There is no undue rivalry or friction between the two organiza- tions, and both will pull together. How they will pull is perhaps best told in the words of Thomas E. Watson at l New Orleans, when he said: "In New York cotton futures is king. But he Is only pretender. We must tear him down and put spot cotton back on the throne. He'll rule the south in the years to come, and we'll dictate the price of cotton to all the world" There is hope that out of the public 
 sentiment and unified force of the two big conventions will come a remedy against the hurrying of cotton to mar ket--a remedy broad enough to cover the surplus cotton of any crop, and possibly in the long run good share of the entire crop, 50 that it may be held until it is actually wanted by spinners crop marketed in that way always brings all it is worth, and when it does that it will bring, in nine years out of every ten, a satisfactory price. All know that besides warehouses much capital is needed in order to rem der warehouse receipts negotiable, and the New Orleans meeting was particu- larly valuable in the bringing of farm CTS and bankers in touch with each other. The outlook is hopeful. Some plan that is broad and feasible prom ises to be devised by the cooperating producers and capitalists.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-11-15
HE "FLAeeED THE DEMON RUM.

From the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
 He tilted back the silk hat and tarried for just one more round. When he started home he was in just about the same frame of mind that a man Is when he insists on stopping to tell you what thorough gentleman he is.
 Before he had proceeded far he saw a red lantern resting on pile of earth at a street corner. He seized the lantern as if it had annoyed him and continued on his way.
 It happened that before he had gone another block he came face to face with a member of the police force in plain clothes-Chief Kohler himself.
 'fWhat are you doing with that red lantern?" inquired Kolller curiously.
 Taking it home for a shouvier," re- piled the other good naturedly. 'I jush been to church sociable and had to be in tableau. YessIr. represented tenn p'rance, shir, and stood up on the track with thish lantern tryin' to flag the demon rum as she came down the track. Demon rum was fired up to look like a railway train-big headlight and all that sort of tirinizsh. But flagged her"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-11-15
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
Outlook Cheerino.


 President J. C. Maben of the Sloss- Shelf field company and ". II. Goadby of New York. director and member of the executive committee of the same com pany, began an Inspection of the Sloss properties yesterday They spent a part of the day at the ore mines near Besse- mer. They will inspect the company s coal mines Monday and Tuesday and will proceed on Wednesday to northern Ala bama, stopping for a day at Russellville, where rich beds of brown ore are situ- ated.
 Mir. Goadby will remain in the district until the last of the present week. In speaking last night of business conditions he said: There is a healthy improve ment and indications point to continued improvement It would be too much to expect a return to full normal condi- tions within the next few weeks, but business is steadily moving that way and I think by next spring we will be on a normal basis. The money value of this years crops is greater than that of any previous year. This in itself must make for good times. And in addition to the crops, the increased production is hay ing a stimulating effect on the business situation.
 "The outlook for 1909 is certainly cheer ing and if we have another big crop year, record-breaking prosperity may be expected"
 While Sloss-She.-4 officials have made no recent statements of earnings 1t is known in a general way that October op- erations made an exceptionally fine show ing and that this months business will make a fine record
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-11-15
PIRACY ON SPANISH MAIN

aboard the schooner she was accidentally blown up, killing two officers and two men of the Curlew. The mysterious, rak- ish schooner, therefore, vanishes from the story with melodramatic finale.
 The stranded pirates meanwhile had sought the protection of native king who promised to surrender them when the demand came from Captain Trotter After much difficulty four of the pirates were bagged in this region. Five more were captured after they had fled to Fernando Pc, and the vigilance of the British navy swelled the list with seven more of the ruffians who were run down at St. Thomas. The pirates were first taken to England. and surrendered to the United States government for trial in 1884. On August 27 of that year tho British brig-of-war, Savage, entered Salem harbor with consignment of 1s full-fledged priates to be delivered to the local authorities
 There was not a British flag in Salem. and the informal reception committee was compelled to ask the British commander for an ensign which might be raised on shore in honor of the visit. The Ia pirats were landd at Crowninshields wharf and taken in carriages to the town hall. Twelve of them, all handcuffed to- sether, were arraigned at the bar for ex- animation and their plea of not guilty was reiterated with great vociferation and much gesticulation and heat'' One of them, Perez, had confessed soon after capture, and his statement was read. Ths Pinda, for so the schooner was named. had sailed from Havana with the inten- ton of making a slaving voyage to Africa When 20 days out they fell in with an American brig (the Mexican) which they boarded with pistols and knives After robbng her. they scuttled and burned an English brig, and then sailed for Africa.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-11-15

in relation to the westernizing of the vast empire. Selected as he was by the court that had begun the move ment of general reform throughout the empire the presumption is that he sanctions all that has been done and that be will 10 all he can to bring :n constitutional government and the in- auguration of modern methods in all branches and parts of the empire. There is no evidence to the contrary, and until there is it is reasonable to assume that the-pew regent will main tain the established policy of western reforms. This is the chief aspect of the reported changes at Pekin, for fully 400,00O,000 of people live in China. and the westernizing of such a vast number is indeed a monentous matter to them and in less degree to the rest of mankind.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-11-15
Ghina'S New Ruler

The Emperor of China is reported to be dead. He was weakling, both physically and mentally, and the re- port is believed to be true, although no official confirmation of it had at this writing been received in Washington.
 Kuang Hsu was son of brother of the husband of the Dowager Empress. He became Emperor at the age of 4 years, and a regent became needful The Dowager Empress stepped into the place, and there she has stayed to this day, the real ruler of the most populous empire in the world.
 But the appointment of Prince Chun to the regency is an indication that the aged Empress Dowager is incapaci- tated by illness, if not dead. Prince Chun Is a brother of Kuang Hgu. and a second edict names the son of Prince Chun, Pn Wei, as the successor to the throne. The new Emperor is but , years old, and possibly his succession at so tender an age led to the appoint ment of his father as regent. All be. long to the A.anchu race.
 It matters little to the world outside of China, whether Manchu or China man reigps It does not matter much what the power of the Empress Dow sger is to be hereafter if she still lives. It does. however, concern all as to what course Gle new regent will adopt
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-11-15
AD AsTRA.

By Thomas Walsh. Love, you are late. Yes, while the rose leaves fall In. showers against the moonlit garden
 wall, My firm hand shuts the gate. Tho nightingale Has worn himself with pleading; The fountains siIvered tears are inter-
 ceding, But what is their avail? Love, you are late. Long stood the postern wide With all my morning glories twined;
 inside Bird called to bird for mate. Noon and the sun, The loves of bees and flowers, With folded bands unclaimed l marked
 the hours That saw my youth undone. Then evening star And coming of the moon, Ah. not too soon, my soul, ah, not too
 soon Breaks their soft grace afsr. All consecrate, l chose my white path there And took the withered roses from my
 hair Love. you are late-too lsse
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-11-15
A REMINDER OF LITTLE THINGS

h h EMlNDEf UT II LE TlNSO'
 From the Portland Telegram. Mrs. Julia A. Fletcher Carney died q
 few days ago at her home in Galesburs.
 III. Such is the substance of recent press dispatch. Who was Mrs. Julia Fletcher Carney? She was the one per-
 son of all others who impressed upon the
 minds of the boys and girls of a gener-
 stion ago the value of little things. She
 was the author of that little poem of four
 stanzas which Is more familiar to more
 people than any other verse of the cen- tury:
 Little drops of water, Little grains of sand, Make the mighty ocean And the pleasant land So reads the first stanza- And the last.
 with the application of the lesson-thoush we all remember it, is worthy of reprint: Little deeds of kindness, Little words of love, Help to make earth happy Like the Heaven above. It is simple bit of verse; a refreshing breath from the spirit of purest altrufsm that has been waited to every corner of
 the civilized world. It's origin was humble. and entirely without the expectation of fame. Mrs. Carney was school teacher in Boston, away back in 1S5, when sho wrote this simple little poem and for the sole purpose of impressing upon her pupils the moral worth of simple, unpre- tentious, everyday acts of kindness. The labor was one of noble purpose as clear | ly as that of Milton when he composed l the greatest of English epics. The motive was as simple as the lesson sought to be taught and the similes which were made the vehicle of it's teaching. But simple as 1 1t was, 1t was the expression of great and earnest soul and its influence upon l children, and upon childrens children, l has been for good beyond all calculation.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-11-15
New Orleans and AutomobIlIna.

Homer George, formerly of Birmingham, but now press representative and as- sistant manager of the two T1aw & Err lander theatres-the Tulane and Crescent in New Orleans, is at the Florence. He is interested in the utilization of the Bir- mingharn Motor club with the American Automobile association. He is secretary of the New Orleans Automobile club and is looking after the interests of the national motoring body in the south. He is here to see that the 24-hour record trial Monday is strictly according to the rules of that body.
 New Orleans is showing great improve ment," said Mir. George yesterday. ''The city is growing with considerable reg ularity and many of the old buildings and old customs are giving way to the march of progress. Along Canal street new and magnificent steel structures are taking the place of small buildings and there is an air of the metropolitan about the place hitherto unnoticed.
 'In the matter of amusements New Or leans outranks all cities of the south, having more and finer theatres, parks and amusement places than any city in this part of the country. Recently the Auto mobile club, of which I am secretary, pulled off the most successful race ever held in the south, Lewis Strang and Emile Strickler being among the profess sionals of note to compete. Their work stirred up great enthusiasm and stu pendous racing carnival is planned for Saturday and Sunday of Mardi Gras time, February 2O-21 The club is af- filiated with the American Automobile association and proposes to promote road race that will challenge the at.en- ton of the world. Plans are now on foot to build 2S-mile course which will sur- pass the Savannah course and to that end something like $9o00 in subscriptions was secured in two days. Yes, the city of New Orleans is indeed progressing and We expect to have the world realizing it more than ever within a year."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-11-15
HARD WORK,
From Everybody's Magazine.

From Everybody's Magazine.
 On a journey through the south not long ago. Wu Ting Fang was impressed by the preponderance Of negro labor in one of the cities he visited. Wherever the entertainment committee led him, whether to factory, store or suburban plantation, all the hard work seemed to be borne by the black men.
 Minister Wu made no comment at the time, but in the evening when he was a spectator at ball given in his honor, after watching the waltzing and two- stepping for half an hour, he remarked to his host:
 "Why don't you make the negroes do that for you. too?''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-11-15
A REVISED VERSION.

V.
 with the proper apologies) A chauffeur sat in his auto car And pulled, while he talked, on a fat
 cigar.
 The speed that he kept was very great, For he always went at a sizzling gait; A product of the times was he, No one else could more reckless be; And he spoke these words with knowing
 grin,
 T gather them in, I gather them in. ''I gather them ini both man and beast--s Their cries can't feaze me in the least; I've slaughtered chickens, cows and hogs, And strolling cats and homeless dogs; Slain fathers, mothers, children too, Old maids and bachelors, few; And every time I go for spin I gather them in, gather them in.'
 PAUL COOK.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-11-15
THE IDEAL HOME.

A place where servants always suit And serve us with delight; A garden full of flowers and fruit Where midges never bite; Where nights are calm and midnight cats Refrain from repartee. In short, where nothing worries, that's The, ideal home for me.
 Pail Mall Gazette. And here is the reply of lazy man: Esss place where clocks are always slow And tick as if asleep; A cot where day dreams softly blow And fays the portals keep; Where quick alarms and lively spatS May never, never be. In short, where nothing hurries, that's The ideal homo for mel
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-11-15
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR.
1rom the New York Pres.

A bachelor misses nearly all the fun Of staying out late at night by not hay ing to sneak upstairs with his shoes off
 The reason a man is proud of himself for running for office is he would be ashamed of any Of his friends for dlo- ing it.
 A mans notien of a genuinely aood time Is if his wife would let hiYh go without shaving on a day he staivs at home from business.
 You can tell when a girl didn't ex- pect to be kissed in the dark s5y how much more surprised she is when you do 1t in the light.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-11-15
MAYBE.

Iris hard to keep on smiling
 When things don't go your way; But push ahead-don't worry,
 The luck will turn some day And then you'll be SO happy,
 You won't know what to say! Iris hard to keep on working
 Without word of praise, Or any sort of comfort,
 Or any kind of raise, But some day you'll discover
 That sticking to it pays. 'Tis hard to keep on hoping 2. When skies are never blue. And when tho clouds of trouble
 No light is breaking through, But maybe, if you're patient,
 Your dreams will yet come true!
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-11-15
BirminoA,am PictoriaIly.

The Birmingham Railway. Light and Power company has just issued a hand somely illustrated folder which will prove exceptionally attractive as advertising literature.
 Artisticaly considered, this folder sur passes anything of the kind yet seen There are ten pictures, well selected, and q beautiful cover design in which are
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-11-15
HE HAD PERFORMED.
From Judge.

FTOIH JuuSe.
 Uncle Nose" said the drummer, ad- holding down a dry-goods box in front of the village store, they tell me that you remember seeing Gen. Washington. Is 1t true?"
 No. sah'' replied the old man. "Ah ustcr 'membah seein him. but Ah don't no moh since All done lind church, sah. U
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-11-15
REALITY.

Love in a cottage is not what it is claimed to be-"
 You are right"
 "Ether the roof leaks or the plumbing is out of order.''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-11-15
A FREQUENT oCCUB

FREQUENT OCCURRENCE 1t takes all kinds of people TO make one little world, The lofty and the lowly
 Are oft together hurled, And in the great confusion
 Which follows such mshaps, It isn't any wonder
 That fortune often cfaps The wrong man on the shoulder And says, 'I'll be your friend" And shows him every favor Unto his journeys end.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-11-15

Half Brother Charles P. Taft's sena- torial aspirations are poorly seconded outside of Ohio.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-11-15

In the tariff hearing the consumers are not represented-only those that have got some of the pork
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-11-15
THE SECRET.

What is the secret of leading success ful double life?'
 Keeping the two lives parallel. Once they converge. the devil is to pay"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-11-15

William Howard Taft is not the first Yale man ever elected President of the United States. Samuel Jones Tilden of the Yale class of '36 was the first Yale man elected to that office.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-11-15

After everybody else has made up a cabinet slate MT. Taft will sit down and try his prentice hand at one.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-11-15

Lese maieste is at a sad discount in Berlin. It has practically been re- versed. It is the Emperor who is ac- eused of talking too much.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-11-15

Ex-Banker Morse may be a bankrupt, but he can still command money for lawyers fees. He has no intention of residing in Atlanta.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-11-15

President Roosevelt is accused 0 trying to take Root in the Senate.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-11-15

Nat Goodwin may be trying to outJo Lillian Russell's marriage record.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-11-15

Some Virginia papers say the demo- cratic ticket of 1912 should be Johnson and Culberson. This puts Dadeville in second place, and it may object.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-11-15

Nat Goodwin does not permit his mines and his theatrical engagements to depriyo him of opportunity to get married from time to time.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-11-15

As butter-in John Hays Hammond seems to hold the record. He is now trying to butt into the Taft cabinet.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-11-15
Reasons for Helnq Happy-Hearted.


 "The business public and all wage- earners are in very different frame Of mind now from what they were this time last year." said B. P. Forstrann of St. Louis. "A year ago the panic was being felt in every section of the country. Those persons who said that the October troubles would soon pass and be forgot were far too optimistic. By the middle of November 1t was clearly seen that the panic was to be severe in it's effects. Hard times were upon us and it seemed reasonable to suppose that it might be two or three years before prosperity would return. But everybody was agree ably surprised in the spring to see a steady improvement in business. As the summer came on with it's splendid crops business conditions showed a very marked improvement; and the presidential election was hardly over when a general revival of trade was in evidence.
 ''St Louis was hard hit by the panic. as were all large cities, but business there has recovered so rapidly within the past two weeks that people have forgot all about hard times.
 Not only is business everywhere fast approaching normal. but it is generally felt that next year will be a record breaker in prosperity. Thanksgiving Day will be, indeed. a happy-hearted holiday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-11-15

The country is all ears, waiting for the publication of Frank Hitchcocks campaign list
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-11-15

Cuba's destiny seems to be to pro vide the horsey people with winter racetracks.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-11-15

Prince Von Buelow himself comedies that the imperial tongue may also be an unruly member.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-11-15

Oyster Bay will be a forlorn place while Theodore is hunting big game in Africa.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-11-15

The German Emperor begins, no doubt, to think that Rooseyelt's Big Stick is better than his divine right theory.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-11-15
AN EARLY START.

"He made his mark early in life, I bear.' crawled across an asphalt pavement be- lore it was dry"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-11-15

Thomas L. Hisgen is deep in axle grease, trying to catch up with his or ders. This is why he is saying noth- ing.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-11-15

The Kaiser is now accused of leze populi The shoe is now on the other foot
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-11-15
A GLooMsTER.

''Is that fellow in pain?''
 ''No; that is his natural expression" "I wonder what would happen if hs tried to look pleasant?''
 "oh. his face wouldn't stand the strain a minute"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-11-15
ADRIFT WITH THE TIMES
EVIDENT.

"You don't like that song, do your "Didn't you just hear me sing it?'' "Yes."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-11-15

Mir Hearst may be collecting letters now for use in the campaign of 1912.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-11-15

Henry Clay Pierce went to Texas only to find Texas not ready to send him to her esteemed penitentiary.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-11-15
COMING OUT

"Bixton had an argument with his wife yesterday"
 How did he come out?" ''He slammed the door"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-11-15

At present weather bulletins are simply booms of the coal trade.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-11-15

grouped familiar scenes of Birmingham and It's environs. And last but not least is a panoramic view of the city and suburbs traversed by the street car lines. This birds-eye sketch covers one entire sh1e of the folder and presents the Birming- ham district in a most telling form.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-11-15
IN JINGLE LAND.

IN JINGLE LAND. Bards are toiling day and night n Jingle Land. Wes wing songs for loves delight In Jingle Land. Poverty may hover near, Shadow shapes of grief appear, Still the fires of hope burn clear In Jingle Land. Everyone is feeling prime
 In Jingle Land. Smiling, smiling all the time In Jingle Land. Be the weather dark or fair. What do cheer-up poets care? Oh, there's happiness to spare In Jingle Landl There's a song for every day In Jingle Land; Songs of youth and pleasures gay In Jingle Land. Songs of winter, songs of spring, Flower fields and birds awing- Goodness, how the poets sing In Jingle Landl
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-11-15
There's 8 song for every day
ON PARADE

Saw a fine line of hats yesterday" ''In department store?"
 Not exactly. Six damsels were hiking for soda water store.'