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The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-11-23
Bryan Startinq Early.

Two years ago many democrats felt that some leader other than MT. Bryan would be nominated for the partys stand ard bearer this year, but as the Nebras- kan won the honor without much organ ized opposition, I think it is an even bet that he will be nominated again in 1912," said politician. MT. Bryan is practically an avowed candidate for next time, and as he hypnotized the party in the past he may do so once more. If he should be the nominee he will receive im- mense ovations as he did in 1896, 1900 and this year, and will go down in defeat just the same.
 'Since he made such a poor run this time there is scarcely a democrat of any prominence but what says, It was as I expected But these same men, up to the eve of the election, were making big claims for him. Even Dick Croker, the ex-Tammany leader, predicted a land- slide for Bryan. Croker now lives in Ire land, but he sent liberal contribution to the campaign fund. But like the rest of the prominent men who were for Bryan he says, since the election is over, he knew he could not be elected. If the democrats do not expect to win another victory, or do not think it worth while to make the effort, then MT Bryan might as well be accepted for the fourth time; but maybe the democracy will take on new life in 1912 and put up a leader that will stand some show of carrying New York and few other doubtful states"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-11-23
eEoRez eAND AND DE MussET.
Lover. Met for the First Time ct Re-
 vue dcs Deux Mondes Dinner.
From '"rhe Love Letters of George Sand

From '"rhe Love Letters of George Sand
 and Alfred de Mussett," in the De-
 eember Metropolitan Magazine.
 There is no indiscretion in the publica- ton of these love letters. George Sand preserved them and provided for their publication; moreover, during the progress of this, as of others of her amours, she eonhded it's daily progress to sainte- Beuve and others of her friends. She had a frank, may We not say French, delight in her importance, and took good care that it should lose no luster by her neglect.
 When, toward the end of June, in 1883, George Sand and Alfred de Musset met for the first time at a dinner given to the contributors of the Revue des Deux Mondes, she was in her 30th year.
 Sainte-3euve had for some little time urged the acquaintance upon her, but she held off. T would rather that you did not bring Alfred de Mussett to see me- she told him. When she did meet fore the dinner was over she had asked him to call, and according to Paul de Mussett, he called two or three times at intervals of a week, after which they were always together.
 The letters of the first series tell the story of this period from the beginning of their acquaintance to his declaration of love. He was ostensibly living with his mother at 59 Rue de Grenelle, but he spent most of his time with George Sand and went home only occasionally. By August he was installed in her mansard apartment, 19 Quai Malaqusis. One of her letters to Sainte- Beuve, dated August 25, tells us, ''I have fallen in love, very seriously this time, with Alfred de Mus set" A month later at the end of Sep tember, they fled for brief honeymoon to the Blanchard in the forest of Fon- tainebleau, and she writes to Sainte- Beuve, "I am happy, very happy"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-11-23
WARNING TO THE PUBLIC.

From the Atchison Globe
 If any member of the Lysander John Appleton family invites you to meal here's pointer: Don't accept. The Ap- pletons are adopting the Fletcher method Of chewing their food, and in order not 10 make any mistakes they count as they chew This is sample of the conversa- ton heard at the Appleton table: Have you heard" asks Mrs. Appleton, putting a piece of bread in her mouth, "that-one, two, three, four, five, six Counting her chews)-"a widow on North Fourth street seven, eight, nine, ten-is to be mar ried?' She swallows the bread and takes a bite of meat 'I guess it is really--ons, two, three, four, five, six, seven, egiht, nine, ten, eleven, twelve-so Her mother thirteen, fourteen-told me so.' The bite goes down and the visitor takes long breath. The guest hears so much count ing in the next hour that he doesn't know if he is at dinner or in Kindergarten. Moreover under Fletcherism the Apple tons don't set as good table as for merly. Their girl refused to wait two hours at every meal while they counted their chews and quit, and Mrs. Appleton takes so much time in chewing that she has little time left for cooking.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-11-23
Japan and the Kaiser

The interview of the German Elm. Deror, printed first in the London Tele. graph, has already stirred the Japan csc people. In effect, the Kaiser says Germany is building big navy in or. der to be at hand and ready when the control of China is determined. He seems to anticipate a breaking up of the vast empire and he proposes to gather in some large, fat slices him. self.
 The Japanese people regard this as a threat against themselves, and they will nc doubt proceed to get ready for reopcning of the Pacific question. But the chances are it will never be reopered. It certainly will not if Ja- pan, England and the United States pull together to preserve the entity of China and her freedom from outside pressure. As the worlds mischief maker, the Kaiser has had no match, but his tongue and his prestige have both rcceivel check they have long needed.
 It is reasonably certain that the United States, Japan and England will continue to favor policy that gives China the utmost freedom in working out ths reforms that have been started in that country. No combination can
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-11-23
Six Million Farm Homes

The Presidents uplift commission has presumably wide field. On e,O0O.. GOO farms live S0,OO0,000 people, or about 35 per cent of the total popula- ticn of the country.
 But Ii1e assumption that the uplift commission will find all these farmers in one social rank is wholly misleading. There are plrtoerats among these farm CTS, and men whose financial standing runs all the way from that of million aires to poyerty's debt-ridden exam pies. Some are aristocrats belonging to some 400" and some are without recognition in any social circle. Every known division, line, clique and school is found among the farmers just as 1t is among the non-rural population.
 Mir Roosevelt's volunteer commits sion will not work among or for the well-to-do farmers, for they would re- sent tue proposition. but it will attempt no doubt to better the condition of the isolated farmer who can offer to bis family small social, educational or fe- ligious advantages. No doubt rural free delivery is doing more for such farmers than the uplift commission will be able to devise but very little helps. and no one should desire to have the commission called off. It may sug- gest something of value to some farm CTS. although it can suggest nothing that the better class of farmers will lister to, much less accept.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-11-23
A Pasteur Laboratory.

"The state of Alabama has taken one advanced step that I do not know of in any ether state in the Union," said Dr. A. II. French. Down at Montgomery there has been established Q Pasteur laboratory free to those seeking its services. pr. E. M. Mason is in charge as bacteriologist. A few weeks ago. cat showed every symptom of. rabies It had attacked several persons. We killed the cat, packed the head in ice and shipped it to pr. Mason. The brain showed the black markings. Thereupon all the persons hastened to Pasteur hospitals and they are now out of danger. There are numbers of places where this work is done for pay, but Alabama is the only state that has such an excellent adjunct to it's state health department"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-11-23
COCKPIT IN COURTHOUSE.
Will Be Built on the Judges Rostram
 At Frankfort, Ky.

Special to the New York World.
 Frankfort, Ky.-Tn a pit built on the judges rostrum in the courthouse in this city there will be several cock fights in the first week in December for the pur pose of determining the best game cock in Kentucky This is a new departure in judging cocks at a poultry exhibition, for heretofore it has been beauty. size and style that have won the blue ribbon, but this year the best and gamest "scrapper" will be rewarded.
 The fights will be conducted in the presence of all corners. men, women and children, and they will have an opportuni- ty to see, many of them for the first time in their lives, the principal pastime of southern men.
 It is a felony to fight cocks in Ken lucky, so that when the county officials are among the spectators the cocks will spar with muffs, but when the county officials are not on duty there will be something doing in the oldest courthouse in Kentucky.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-11-23
PARIS IN EMPIRE DAYS
Col. de Ia Poer Beresford in the National
 Review, London,

Col. de Ia Poer Beresford in the National
 Review, London.
 1 >HE hotels in Paris in the eos gave !" better coffee than is now obtain
 able, but their sanitary arrange ments left much to be desired. The Hotel Vouillemont. close to the Place de la Concorde, was very quiet, clean and dis tingue, but so dull. The King of Naples (Bomba) lived there then with his beau tiful consort, sister of the Empress of Austria, fresh from the misery of Gaeta. The Hotel des Etrangers, Rue Vivienne, was fine old seventeenth century house, since demolished to give room to the Bib liotheque Imperiale (Nationale). On all the new buildings in Paris, especially on the Payilions de Fibre, and the junction of the Tuileries and the Louvre, the i'm perial crown over "N'' appeared in pro fusion. 'Il a des enemis (N' mis), part out" was said of the Emperor. Among the enemies, Rochefort. otherwise Mar quis de la Rocheforet Lucaye, in the Rap pei, was most persistent. The Emperor's own family were not his best friends. Je- rome (Plon-plon), who married King Vic tor Emmanuers sister, and disgusted her by his irreligious sentiments, was always intriguing against the cousin who loaded him with benefits. Pierre Bonaparte, who shot the journalist, Uric de Fonvielle, in a curious duel in His own house, did enormous harm to the imperial cause. The prince imperial was perhaps destined to revive a lost cause. He was a delightful child, who often appeared dressed in the uniform of the Grenadiers de la Garde Imperiale. The people cheered the prince and his nurse, but they scarcely noticed the Emperor, or even the charming Elm press. In the Champs Elysees in 1863 there were but few residences at intervals beyond the Rond point. Where the Ave- nue de PAlma and the Rue Pierre Char ron full of beautiful houses now stand, were nothing but walls, gardens and small houses. There were more important ones
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-11-23

t" oh, no, not at all.'
 "'You may be drenehed, you know.
 Never mind, sir
 "Immediately down went the win dow and out went the old gentleman's head and shoulders. and l said, Oh. please, let me look.
 Now you will be drenched,' he re- monstrated. But he half opened the window for me to see. Such a nightl Such a ehaos-of elemental and artih- eial lights and noises 1 never saw nor heard. He drew up the window as we moved on. l leaned back for some minutes with closed eyes. then opened them and said. Well, I have been drenched, but it was we'll worth it.
 He nodded and smiled, and again took to his steady but inoffensiye pe- rusing of my face. The next year, 1 think it was going to the Academy turned al once as I always did, to see what Turner's there were. Imagine my feelingsl There stood written Rain, Steam and Speed, Great Western, June 1S4S.' I had found out whom the sec ing eyes belonged to! As I stood looking at the picture I heard a mawk- ish voice behind me say:
 "'There now. just look at that aint it just like Turner? Who ever saw such d ridiculous eonglomeration% I turned very quietly round and said: T did; I was in the train that night, and it is perfectly and wonderfully true After that I walked quicetly ay
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-11-23
SWISS RAILROADS.
rom the Washington Post

From the Washington Post.
 American statesmen, Of socialistio pro- clivities, are fond of pointing to Switzer- land and insinuating, There's Utopia, and possibly Elysiuin,' or words of that import, and it is probably true that there is less graft in the civil service of the Swiss cantons than in any other political establishment in Christendom, though re- port hath it that your Swiss tavern keeper levies vast tribute of graft on those Americans who go over there to climb icy mountains because 1t is fashionable to so adventure, and they would just as readily wade the British channel if that were the proper caper to get into the swim
 Switzerland has 2s7O miles of railroads, of which more than half, or 15a0 miles, is owned and operated by the government,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-11-23
Our New Navy Secretary

President Roosevelt took over from the Mckinley administration Secretary of the Navy Long, who was followed by MT. Moody, now justice of the su- preme court. MT. Moody was sue ceedel in turn by Messrs. Morton. Bonaparte, Metcalfe and Newberry.. Six Secretaries of the Navy in less than eight years is an unusual num- Der, and not one of them had received any training for the position, and yet all conducted the department in a sat isfactory manner.
 Secretary Newberry had served as an assistant secretary of the navy three years, and at times he served as the head of the department. He aspires, it is said, to senatorial honors in Michigan, his home state, and he may rot stay long in the department. The new President may be more for tunate He may be able to select a man who will serve at least four years in the department, making himself a force in it and mastering plans Of re. organization and reform that are sadly needed there. man is needed who will not make the portfolio stepping stone to something he really wants The job calls for man who will stick to 1t until he has formulated reform plans and carried them out.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-11-23
ORIGIN OF A TURNER

From "Some Famous Pictures with
 their Stories" by Helen zimmern, in
 the December Metropolitan Magazine.
 XSF all pictures by the great Eng kOJ fish eolor-poet, Turner none
 O is more popular than that which now graces the London National gallery under the name of Rain, Steam and Speed which was first ex- hibited in 1s44.
 Concerning the origin of this pie ture, Ruslxin furnishes an interesting tale. The story was told to him by a friend, Lady simon. It seems that she was travelling one night in the early days of the Great Western railway from Exeter to London. When had taken off my coat and smoothed my ruftled plumes and generally settled myself" she tells, T looked up to see the most wonderful eyes I ever saw steadily, luminously, clairvoyantly, looking at me. The hat was over the foreh cad, the mouth and chin buried in the brown velvet coat collar of the brown greatcoat We'll, we went on, and the storm went on more and more until we reached Bristol, where we waited 10 minutes. My old gentleman rubbed the side window with his coat cuff, in vain; he attacked the center window; again in vain, so blurred and plotted was it with the torrents of rain. moments hesitation and then. Young lady would you mind my put ting down this window?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-11-23
THE SHADE OF sTUYvEsANT.
From Puck.

FrOm PUCK.
 The reincarnated Knickerbocker was be- ing introduced to the circle of guests at the Clarcke- -Bullione musicale.
 Senator Richaz Creem of Nevada" an nounced the ecstatio hostess, "the Due de Minus de Coin, Kid Doolan, the famous jockey Bertie Flippe. originator of the pink donkey luncheon, Ethelberta Sa- lome Cooche Le Twister of the Mimic and Longhare Rimer, author of Poems of Red Sim
 The collection arose and bowed, and Mrs. Clarcke-Bullione continued, Now, you nwst go and kiss Lally, the baby zebra. Every one does it."
 As she turned, there was a groan and a racket of falling The old Manufactures had tainted in the arms of a Pittsburg CO respondent.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-11-23

and the fiscal year last past the deficit was above s1,000,000. A million is a heap of money in Switzerland and many a dairy maid will there be onerously taxed to make good the breach in the treasury that the socialistio bomb of government ownership and operations of railroads made.
 In Belgium government ownership and operation of her railroads had even more disastrous result, and the deficit was twice as great.
 More than a million deficit in the opera ton of 1500 miles of railroad in graftless Switzerland Let us compute what that would be in graftless America, if there were a graftless America, which there isn't, with 230.O00 miles of road. It would amount to more than $15s,oOO 900 annually. and we may be sure that graft would see to it that the deficit would be more than twice $159,0O0,000 annually.
 That is the feast of unleavened prodigal- ity American socialists invite the Ameri- can people to partake of preparatory to entering the poorhouse. It is the wild nightmare of an immature imagination but 1t is not unlikely that formidable political party will adopt it and exploit it in 1912. Certainly, it is coming political issue that will stir this people as they were in 1896, when fiat money was nara mount
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-11-23
IN HOTEL HOBBIES
Informal Reception.

Sir Harry Johnston. the prominent Eng lishman who is now in the south studying social and economic conditions. will take a hunt with J. o. Thompson on Cover nor Comer's plantation tomorrow and will arrive in Birmingham Wednesday. He will be met at Montgomery by Belton Gil- reath. and upon arrival here will be es- corted to the Hotel Hillman. where he will hold an informal reception Wednes- day afternoon between and 4 o'clock.
 Sir Harry has spent much of his life in Africa, and is regarded as an authority on England's colonial development of that country.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-11-23

be formed that can defeat the United States. Japan and England in the Pa cifc, and none will be attempted. The Kaiser has indulged in hot air, and nothing will come from his mischief making proclivities.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-11-23

center, and thousands Of visitors come here from different sections of the state every fall to lay in their winter supplies While every large town has it's attractive stores, in no city in the south between Louisville and New Orleans are such high class goods displayed as in Birming- ham,"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-11-23
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR

woman has as much fun getting her fortune told as n man has making his.
 The reason a girl objects to man kiss ing her is she pretends she does.
 The way to make woman believe all the nonsense that can be invented is to put it in love letter.
 The thing that makes a man mad over being swinded in a horse trade is he was trying to do it to the other fellow.
 Once in while man astonishes him self as much as he does tine rest of us by really doing something unselfsh.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-11-23
Large Holiday Stocks.

Holiday goods are already in evidence but merchants will not make their full displays until after Thanksgiving, said a department store manager.
 Christmas shopping will start with rush early next week. Dealers in holiday goods have laid in large stocks and Christmas trade promises to be very brisk. Birmingham is a popular shopping
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-11-23
LOVE FLEW IN AT THE WINDOW.

Maid Marian's Sond, in Tennyson's Robin Hood Love flew in at the window, As Wealth walked in at the door. "You have come for you saw Wealth
 coming" said l. But he flutter'd his wings with sweet
 little cry, I'll cleave to~you rich or poor. Wealth dropped out of the window, Poverty crept thro the door. S'Well now you would fan follow
 Wealth. said I. But he fiutter'd his wings as he gave
 me the lie,
 cling to you all the more.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-11-23

Richard Croker, formerly of New York. but now of Ireland and England is on visit to Manhattan borough. As leader of Tammany he was for many years the ruler of New York city. but he says he has no desire to re-enter politics, the turf being more to his taste, even if less lucrative.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-11-23

A count Of passengers between Brooklyn and Manhattan on one day showed that 11,00O came over from Brooklyn who didn't go back. They are irving to ascertain where the miss ing thousands are.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-11-23

The collection of 1909 calendars has been inaugurated, and some collectors have good-sized bundle of them al- eady.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-11-23

A Kaiser cannot carry 8 big stick and discuss every known subject; only Theodore Roosevelt is free to do all that
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-11-23

Green shoes are to be worn next spring and summer to match the rest of mems costumes. It is to be a green summer.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-11-23

The Kaiser did not acquire the inter- view habit until late in life, but he wishes now that he had never seen a reporter
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-11-23

A good many farmers resent the per sonally conducted uplift commission. It is misfit in nine cases out of every ten
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-11-23

MT. Bryan is again in the hands of his friends, but it is best not to look too far ahead at present
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-11-23

Mir. Bryan has interpellated Tam many, and the tigers answers are awaited with interest.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-11-23

Nat Goodwin is but 51 years old, and it is estimated that he has three matri- monial dates still left.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-11-23

The air scorcher promises to be a pest of the next generation, supplant- ing the autos of this.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-11-23

The Dowager Empress, Tsi An, ac- quireG power and office, and she was not a Sdffragette.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-11-23

El,hu Root makes brilliant Secre- tary of State, but he has his limita- tions. He is no mixer and he shuns society.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-11-23

The Congo is now part of Belgium, and there is hope for the children who sit in darkness.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-11-23

MT. Taft attends to personal busi- ness when the snow is too deep for golf
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-11-23

Chauncey M Depew objects to Root as a Senator because it would lessen his chance of succeeding himself in
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-11-23

China can now boast that she is no longer under petticoat government.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-11-23

Mr Taft says he will not sit down to pick a cablnet until February, and by that time his scrap book should be full Of volunteer cabinets.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-11-23

Minister Wu has stopped talking just when all are willing to listen.