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The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-06
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR.
rom the New York Press.

From the New York Press.
 A woman never loses faith in man unless he Is to be trusted
 The usual way for man to learn how to propose to a girl is for her to teach him.
 The only difference between an old fool and young fool is that he has had more practice.
 The kind of girl mother picks out for her son to marry makes him want to stay a bachelor.
 A mean trick to play on widow ID 10 expect her to remember that she has ever had any experience with the weak points of men.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-06
The Iron Market.

If the pig iron market has not harden ed at 50, no furnace company here is disposed to consider an offer under SIP on a No. foundry basis. There has been large buying within the past ten days, and while some of the tonnage was con- tracted for at s11. 50, the price quickly ad- vanced to $12; some sales have been made this week at s12.5O.
 The stocks of southern iron are very light, and it is believed that the market will continue fairly active through the fall
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-06
Army Officers Take a Ride.

Chicago, August 1.-The test ride for army officers, which was begun Monday, was all too short vacation, according to the officers who returned to Fort Sheridan today. The officers covered the 90 miles without mishap and returned with their horses in good condition.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-06
peIeoates To Be Sent.

St. Louis, August 5.-Desiring peace De- tween their organization and the Inter- national Brotherhood of Teamsters' the Tinted Teamsters of America, who nave been in convention here for three days, today voted to send two delegates to. the convention of the brotherhood now in sasson at Detroit The United Teamsters
 s~n,,iza t,on was formed by members of the brotherhood, who were disgruntled while Cornelius P. Shea of Boston was president
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-06
Candidacy Is Withdrawn.

Naw Orleans. August 5.-L. V. Guillotte, who was yesterday indicted TOT empez- element. today withdrew his candidacy m the democratic ticket for the position of first city court judge. MT. Guillotte yesterday resigned as register of convey snces of Orleans parish in which onice inc embezzlement Is alleged to nave oc- cured.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-06

Washington Bureau Age-Herald. 142' G street, N. w.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-06

Abdul Hamid discards the title of Sultan to take up that of Emperor. He should also discard his baggy trousers for some that f1t
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-06

Caves, slaves, braves and knaves found a word to rhyme with Hisgen, who heads the Independence League ticket.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-06

Uncle Joe Cannon is expected to rise up on his hind legs to snort that our infant aeroplanes should be protected He is the original and autocratic stand batter
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-06
Nominated for Congress.

Roanoke. Va, August 5.-The Ninth dis trict democratic convention at Pulaski today unanimously nominated R. C. Byars of Bristol for Congress, to oppose Bascum Slemp, republicans The mention Of Bryan name was widely coeered.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-06
Empire Track Will Open.

New York, August 5.-Contrary to pub lished reports the regularly scheduled August meeting of the Empire City Rac- ing association will be held beginning August 15.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-06
THE VALE OF INDoLBNcE.

THE VALE OF INDOLENCE. I know a peaceful valley,
 Far from crowded ways, Where the blooms are a riot of color And sweet contentment stays; Where a mountain stream is winding Its way to a distant plain And the song it is ever singing
 Is the lit of love refrain. The shock of life's hard battle Has never entered there, Nor the phantom shapes of trouble And the shadows of despair Iris just the spot where dreamer Could blithely live and die And sleep in a lane of roses,
 When he'd told the world goodbye!
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-06
K. of p. Meetinu,

There will be a meeting of Linton lodge, K. of P, No. 130, Thursday night, August 6. There will be work in the rank of page. Visiting brothers are cordially invited.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-06
FIR ST AID ID CI1P1n.

"What is the greatest inducement you know for getting married?"
 'The divorce facilities we now enjoy"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-06

John D. wears a saintlier face every time he thinks how Judge Grosscup upset that fine, but he plays golf right along instead of seeking canonization.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-06

Attorney General Bonaparte thus speaks of certain campaign lie: Bar ring its other merits, the tale is wholly free from any taint of truth"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-06

Primaries are chiefly expensive to the politicians because the people vote as they please, and this rarely puts
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-06
sucH A SURPRISE.

Tt is related that when the sheriff opened fire on the advancing mob six men dropped to the ground
 .They probably dropped dead with as- tonishment."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-06

Henri Farman says the airship will soon be safer than the automobile-for pedestrians he means, no doubt.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-06

There will soon be seven president ial tickets in the field and one in jail, but the one in jail is represented by a proxy who goes at large.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-06
REAL EXCITEMENT.

There wasn't half the racket made
 When the Goths were sacking Rome, As there was by the Mudville fan parade When Casey slid for home
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-06
CHEAP
! reading an estimale

T have just been reading an estimate of Castro"
 q don't suppose it amounted L. ''es. than 30 cents?'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-06

The umpire of the Olympic games was one of the baseball sort. He was very human in his likes and dislikes.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-06

When MT. Roosevelt goes to Africa ne will with his impaired vision find it difficult to distinguish between wild and domestic elephants.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-06

MT. Hearst would not accept nomi-
 nation for the presidency, fearing that
 he- would in that way have to go through another recount.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-06

Hisgen's name has foored the cam paign poets, and the independence party will go to the polls unhonored and unsung.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-06

Castro Is in favor of war without waiting on either Lord Cromer or MT. Hobson.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-06

Chicago Is the established political center of the country even if it does lack a good deal of 2,O00,00O popula- tion
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-06

Every flying machine needs a press agent, and the press agent stays on earth even when his pen does not.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-06

The Sultan of Turkey is liberal and progressive when he sees 300,000 armed men ready to march against him.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-06
ADRIFT WITH THE TIMES

have rather poor opinion of this coun- try"
 Well. Anna's opinion of this country isn't in the same class with this coun- try's opinion of Anna.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-06

Judge Groscup's name has been stricken from the Sagamore Hill picnic list.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-06
THE AGE- HERALD

Entered at the Birmingham Ala. postoffce as second class matter uhoel act of Congress March 3, lS1s.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-06

Missouri rejoices because her new primary system discards all platforms, that precious American humbug.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-06
WRONG NOTE.

'what is the orchestra leader so furi ous about?'
 Ut seems that the first violinist played him false"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-06

1 Now that they have taken of their veils the dark-eyed beauties of the harem are dispelling many Illusions.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-06

Pittsburg has been relieved of Nan Patterson, but not of typhoid fever.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-06

The rise of the Coal Barons comes late, but better late than never.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-06
AFTER THE FASHION.

Oh, she was a thoroughbred girl. all
 right, Twas easy to tell by her mincing walk, And easier still by her line of talk Just fawncy!' Oh, she was the queen of the lot, all
 right, And took great pride in her up-to-date way; Twas treat-yes, a treat-just to hear her say, "I cawn'tr'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-06
A IA MODE.

'fWhat is the best gay to woo a mer- maid?"
 "Take her out in a motor boat
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-06
QUITS.

"The former Anna Gould seen
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-06

There is no 14th amendment in Fur keys new constitution.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-06
NOT EVERYONE.

NOT EVERYONE. Iris not every girl Who looks real cute When she blossoms out In a bathing suit, Especially If she
 Is long and thin And hasn't any curves Where they ought to begin!
 TRUSTFUL. 'She seems a trustful little thing" "I should say sol When she is out os town she actually believes that her hus- band stays at home and reads the books she picks out for him.
 LET'S PRETEND. "Whither are we drifting?'- That's an old, old story. Just do your best and let's pretend We're drifting on to glory!
 PAUL COOK.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-06
A LAMENT.

A LAMENT. All the fans are wearing crepe, Gloom is in the air, | Flushed the songs they used to sing, Grief is everywhere. Smiles no longer ripple round, Few ask What's the scorer" Never did the baseball haunts Look so dark before. All the fans are wearing crepe, They no longer brag; Stead O that a sigh goes round, While their heads they wag. 'Tisnt any use to try You can't cheer them up;
 Everyone declares he's drained Sorrows bitter cup. All the fans are wearing crepe, Pain is in their hearts, Just you mention championships, Then the knocking starts. 'Tisn't any fun to live In this sort of town, Where the home teams average Is Always going down! WOULDN'T IT, THOUGH! "A lizard sixty feet long is now on exhi-
 bition in the Field museum That would be a bad thing to see at
 picnic!" FOR RENT. The door Of his heart he opened wide And then he wondered why Love took stroll on the other side And coldly passed him by. QUITS. "The former Anna Gould seems to
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-06
FOR RENT.

The door Of his heart he opened wide
 And then he wondered why Love took a stroll on the other side
 And coldly passed him by.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-04-25

is truly tragic and pitiful There is
little JOY in life for the very poor, the
submerged and the dependent, bu1
there is just as little joy for those who
do not know the meaning of effort
struggle, personal achievement, sue
cess based on merit and useful ser
vice. The wages of idleness. of aim
lessness, of lack of honorable ambiti-
ton are mental and moral hollowness
ennui, unhappiness. Domestic SQUAD
bles, infdelity, separation. divorce
consecutive polygamy very
well be among the fruits of such in
sipid, empty, futile existence.
But no amount of inherited riches
necessarily doOms any young couple
or individual to so miserable a life
There is plenty of work to do in this
world even for those who are relieved
of all care and all necessity for ac-
tivity Not to mention science, art
letters, there are many social move
ments which would gladly employ the
leisure and the talents of the rich
young couples There are the social
settlements, there is the playground
league, there are the charitable or
CARNATIONS, the sOci cites for the re-
demption of the juvenile delinquents.
There abideth much joy in such ser
vice, and any rich young couple in
search of wholesome, morally inyig-
Grating. noble vOcatiOns should be
earnestly advised to address them
selves to women like Miss Jane Adj
dams, Mrs. Humphrey Ward and Mrs.
Ballington Booth.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-04-25
QUITTING THE RUMORS

All rumors of threatened cur
tailment of the Seaboard shops at
this point has been happily set at
rest by the letter from President Gar
rett, of the Seaboard, which was
published in the Times-Recorder on
yesterday. irresponsible parties have
been busy in the recent past in
starting idle gossip.
In the early days of the roads
which eventually formed the Sea-
board, Americas was the prime NOV
er, local capital making the road
possible. In return for the many
concessions in regard to land and
taxes made by the city, a provision
was wisely inserted in the deeds that
the shops of the Georgia & Florida
should remain here.
In his letter President Garrett ack-
nowledges this obligation and avows
the intention of the management to
live up to the letter and spirit of the
old agreement, whether it is bind
ing in law or not
The Seaboard has been having a
rocky road to travel in the past year
and curtailment of expenses has
been the absolute necessity Hence it
may have come about that shifting
of employees from this city to Jack
sonVille may have been rendered ex-
pedient in the interests of economy.
But all of this pairing of expenses,
We are persuaded, will soon be rend-
cred unnecessary, and the work of
repairing and building for the line
from Savannah to Montgomery, of
which this is division headquarters,
will be done here We would incl
dentally suggest that the reaction
from the present administration will
no doubt have a fastening effect
along the line named.
Within a few months the clouds
will have rolled away, from present
indications, and then the shops will
almost surely be put back to their
full capacity.
In the meantime Americas can rest
assured that there will be no inter-
ference with the present operations
at the Seaboards shops.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-04-25
WHOM THE WORLD SHOULD
HONOR.

The victories of peace are greater
than those of war. The victorious
general destroys thousands of lives,
lays waste vast extents of country,
leaves ruin, desolation, suffering and
sorrowing in his wake. The victorious
man of peace builds up, makes two
blades of grass to grow where one
grew before, brings comfort, and
sunshine, and happiness into the lives
of others
Yet the world delights to honor
the soldier and ignores the man whose
work tells for the betterment of
mankind. Strange, is it not, the
perverted ideas the world has develop
ed, through centuries of adherence to
false ideals and wrong ambitions? In
centuries to come perhaps We will
decide that the Chinese theory that
the military life is the lowest of oc-
equations may have been the correct
one.
Be that as it may, we cannot but
feel that honor is more due to tie
man who saves life than to the man
who destroys it. Here we have the
report of the Pennsylvania Depart
ment of Health on the results OBJ
tanned by the use of antitoxin for
the treatment of diphetheria. The
report shows that during the year
1907 there were treated with free
antitoXin supplied by the state A.
500 cases of diphtheria, of which
only 81 died. Before the introduce
ton of anti-toxin the fatality was
400 to the 1000 or an average to the
number of cases treated in 1907 of
over 1900 Anti-toxin accordingly
saved in Pennsylvania alone, among
the poor, about 1900 lives, not to
mention those saved who were able
to pay for the treatment. Taking
the entire country the number of
lives saved in that one year alone
doubtless reached $4,000.
Yet who can tell the name Of the
physician, who after years of cease
less effort, finally discovered anti
toxin? Where is the monument that
has been reared to him? Where are
the memorials that tell of the I'M
dying gratitude of a nation to the
man whose efforts have resulted in
the saving of untold thousands of
| lives?
Isn't there something wrong in the
human makeup that fails to do honor
| to such men and expends all of its
admiration on the successful politi-
clan and soldier?
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-04-25
Riches and Domestic Trouble.
Chicago Record-Herald)

In a very frank discussion of one OF
| neighbOring county to be nicknamed
and divorce proceedings in high
life" the mother of the complainant
| is quoted as saying this about the real
origin of the domestic drama:
'The trouble with the young cou-
pie, as with so many other rich cou-
pies, is that they haven't anything to
do except to think about themselves
They don't know what it really means
to want anything If they had
to work for what they have it would
be far better for them. Money isn't
everything, even if some of them
think it is
There is much philosophy in these
simple sentences. To be sure, the
philosophy is not new the inspired
author of Proverbs was wise indeed
when he prayed: GIVE me neither
poverty nor riches And nothing
that has been said since covers the
ground" better than this phrase. Yet
if any set at any time needed to be
reminded of that formula the New
York four hundred, so-called, with
the Pittsburg millionaire contingent
added, needs such a reminder.
The lot of young people who have
nothing to do" and nothing to think
of except their pleasures and whims
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-04-25
Epigrams From Joe Brown

THE campaign will be one of in
formation and the presentation OF
facts instead of denunciation.
Prosperity rather than oratory is
the need now.
"One man car wreck a state, but
it takes many to build state up.
'"The restoration of Wisdom, JUS
tice and Moderation is an object of
my candidacy.
Il want to see every laborer re-
ceive as good wages as he received
before the present administration.
Il want to see every farmer re-
ceive good prices for his products.
Il want to see capitalists receive
fair returns upon their investments.
Port rates mean ruin for the in
dustries of Georgia and the destruc-
ton of nearby markets for the farm
ers.
Il shall eschew personalities which
are not associated, with public utter
ances and records, and l ask my
friends to do likewise.
THE Office of governor is too ex-
allied to be gained as a result of mud
These sentences, taken at random
from the sayings of Joseph M. Brown
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-04-25
A Gloomy Prophecy.
Macon Telegraph.l

Woodrow Wilson, college president
historian, and conservative Democrat
in his Jefferson day speech, after not
ing the present tendency to replace
legal regulation with Executive regu-
latiOn of corporate abuses, and de-
ploring that the movement in that di-
rection has gone so far that govern
ment by law seems to have broken
down and personal government has
been substituted" went on to say:
The corporation lawyers OF
this country know what is going
on; the legislators do not.
say to all corporation lawyers:
If you would save the corporation
you will come out from cover and
tell the legislators what is need
ed. You know what is needed:
they don't BY telling them you
Will save the corporation. If
YOU don't you will have the mob
at its doors in a decade l don't
suppose you will do this. | lust
want the satisfaction, ten or fiji
teen years hence, of saying I
told you so.
Commenting on this dismal pas
sage" the New York Sun says: IF
we understand President Wilson. the
country just now is threatened on
two sides, by Executive usurpation
and by the bad trusts, and its saliva
ton must be worked out by the law
yers whom the bad trust employ. 1t
is improbable that the agents of the
bad trusts will respond to President
Wilson's appeal. The people must
continue to depend upon Congress,
and Congress-it may seem heresy to
say SOS representative Of the peO-
pie. But the first thing to be done if
we are to get our bearings again in
both parties is to elect a President
who does not desire to substitute
personal government for a govern
ment of law"
We think the Sun is quite right in
believing that the regular corporation
lawyers can not be counted on, but
there is plenty of legal talent in
Congress to respond to President Will
sons appeal, or there ought to be,
for the Senate has 81 lawyers to 38
laymen and the House 238 lawyers
to 152 laymen. These surely ought to
be able to correct corporate abuses,
and doubtless they would attempt to
do so in the ordinary way-the old
fashioned constitutional and legal way
were it not that the President, who
is not a lawyer, likes to take the mi
tiative and do the work Of Congress
himself.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-04-25

bearing upon his candidacy, read like
epigrams. They breathe a whole
some, hopeful tone and are devoid OF
the bragadocia threats about kicking
somebody out if he is elected.
Whatever may be said of him. these
sentences are worthy of a man who
offers himself for the highest office
in the state
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-04-25

The State committee requires
each candidate to file a statement as
to how much money was spent in
the campaign. This will be one of
the interesting afterclaps, no matter
who wins
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-04-25

A New York editor is suing for
$4,000 damages for the alienation
of his wife's affections. Many men
will be eager to have their wives
affections alienated if this is the
market price.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-04-25

A Cincinnati judge has ruled that it
is a husbands duty to take his wife to
ball games if she wants to go. The
Chicago Herald says that perhaps the
Judge never took a woman to a ball
game and tried to answer her ques-
tions where other people could hear
him
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-04-25

Supt. Boynton, of the Associated
Press, has been put in the Fourth
Glass of the Order of the Rising
Sun, by the Mikado The Colonel
should decline the honor 1t should
be first class or nothing.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-04-25

Mr.. Hafer has been telling me
about Benjamin w. Hunt, native of
i New York, who came to Georgia a
young man in 1876 and settled at
EatOnton. Mr.. Hunt is a banker and
the president of a cotton mill, and
Notwithstanding his burdensOme rou-
tine of daily business has found time
to experiment in many lines for the
development of the South as a breeder
of fine cattle and horses, a fruit grow
er and a cotton planter. He was the
first man in the world to successful
ly immunize cattle against Texas few
err and had not the United States
Government taken up the demonstra-
ton, his own discoveries would have
saved the South millions of dollars.
His scientific studies and observations
at the Pasteur Institute in Paris have
aided him greatly and his advice is
sought not only in Georgia but
throughout the entire South in re-
gard to cattle breeding and animal dis
L eases.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-04-25

Senator Hale is particularly sar-
castle about the navy. He says as
soon as a vessel is constructed an
appropriation is necessary for its
repair and remodeling, and that then
it is discovered that the vessel is
already obsolete.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-04-25

Managers of Chicago hotels, already
busy with crowds that are of unusual
size for this time of year, are prepar-
ing for the accommodation of 100000
extra visitors who are expected at the
time of the Republican national con-
vention in June
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-04-25

It is intimated that Seab Wright
thinks that neither Smith nor Brown
is a good enough prohi and that he
may run for Governor himself if
Tom Watson will give him his pow
erful support.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-04-25

The Rome Herald-Tribune says that
it might be a good idea for the oppo-
sing gubernatOrial candidates to
learn that touching little ballad en-
titled:
When you're butted by ram,
When you're butted by ram,
When you're butted by ram,
Keep Calm,
Keep Calm,
Keep Calm,