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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-11-30

nothing to check the reform pro-
gramme which was inaugurated by the
late Emperor and Empress Dowager.
The first ediet issued in the name of
Pu vi the baby Emperor, declares
that officials must purify their
hearts, abandon all abuses, and heart
lily obey previous edicts. With regard
to the existing programme, years of
study have been devoted to it's prepa-
ration. Its purpose is to establish a
constitution for China at the end of
nine years, and by completing what is
left unfinished you will conform your
spirit to heaven" This means that the
Regent, Prince Chun, and the grand
council, and all the rest of the actual
rulers are moving in accord to place
China in line with the other nations
of the world. There is not bit Of
evidence thus far that a reactionary
step is to be taken, and there proba-
bly, will be none China is to be mod
ernized and education has been put
on a western basis There will yet be
a China capable of taking care Of her
self. This is what reform means in
China, and its progress will not, it Is
now believed, be checked by recent
dynastic changes.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-11-30
WILLIAM J. BRYAN
KILLS A Big BEAR

Galveston, November 29.-(Special. y
William Jennings Bryan, who is after big
game in the mountains of Chihuahua,
Mexico, had an encounter with big bear
in which he came near losing his life
After he and other members of the
party had chased and fired upon the bear
the animal tumbled over and lay motion
less for several minutes. Thinking it was
dead, Mr.. Bryan ran up to the bear
which suddenly swung out its paws and
grabbed Mr.. Bryan by the waist Quickly
jerking free of his coat, which the bear
tore to pieces, Mr. Bryan dealt the
wounded animal blow with the butt of
his gun.
By this time other members of the
party rushed to the scene and shot the
bear. Mr. Bryan was not excited and
would not admit that he had a close call.
Three bears have been killed by the
party, and they give credit to Mr. Bryan
for having disposed of them all. as well
as five deer, mountain lion and other
game
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-11-30
TO SIZE EP.

BY Sir Philip Sidney.
Come, Sleep, o Sleep, the certain knot
of peace,
The batting place of wit, the balm OF
woe,
The poor mans wealth, the prisoner s
release,
The Indifferent judge between the high
and the low.
With shield of proof shield me from out
the prease
OF those fierce darts Despair at me
doth throw;
make in me those civil wars to cease!
1 will good tribute pay. IL thou do SO,
Take thou OF me smooth pillows, sweet
est bed;
A chamber deaf to noise and blind to
light;
A rosy garland and a weary head.
And If these things, as being thine by
right,
Move not thy heavy grace, thou shalt
In me
Liveler than elsewhere stella's image
see.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-11-30
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
Tariff Agitation and Business.

arm agitation and Business.
Henry Clews concludes his Saturday
review as follows:
Tariff agitation is not having the UNI
settling effect upon business at one time
feared; the fact that many industries
are less dependent upon the tariff than
. formerly and that no radical reductions
are probable being responsible for this
state Of public opinion 1t is very evil
dent that the tariff is going to be re-
formed by its friends only, and that no
serious unsettlement of business is in
sight. Even Mr.. Carnegies remarkable
statements had little effect, except to
excite the opposition of other manufact-
urers. Upon steel securities the influence
was practically nothing. In the mer-
chandise markets prospective revision ere
ates little comment, because importers
are carrying small stocks and reduc
ton in rates would help and not depress
this line of business. There is no doubt
that iudicious and moderate revision of
the tariff would be positively stimulating
to business. The only sufferers would
be those who are now enjoying swollen
profits, and these concerns could often
do equally well by simply using more
modern and more economical methods.
Free raw materials would be a great adj
vantage to many manufacturers, espe-
cially when not produced in this country.
The tariff upon lumber should receive at
tention, because it destroys instead of
protecting one of our most valuable nat
ural resources.
The tariff on art is also one of several
absurdties, since it protects no interests
and is positively detrimental to the de-
velopment of art. which could prosper
vastly more in the United States If the
best foreign examples were admitted free.
This country is now SO strong indus
trially that 1t has little to fear from
foreign competition; our superior meth
DDS and enterprise often offsetting the
advantages of foreign cheap labor. We
are quite prepared for freer intercourse
with foreign nations, and no country in
the world is a better example of the ad-
vantage of unhampered commercial devel-
opment than the United States with its
46 states and 100000 population enjoying
absolute free trade between themselves.
Where would this country have been If
tariff walls had been erected between its
various sections2"
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Mining Horrors

The appalling disaster in the Mari
anna mine of the Pittsburg- Buffalo
Coal company, resulting in the death
of 1873 men or more, will accentua1e
the Importance of the coal mining con
gress to be held in sPittsburg this week
under the auspices of the United
States government The government
experiment station for testing of mine
explosives is to be formally opened
during the congress, and a large num-
Der of experts and operators will be
in attendance.
The danger of mine horrors has not
yet been minimized. The Mariana
mine was regarded as a model in point
of modern equipment and especially
in devices for safeguarding the lives
of the miners; and yet it was visited
by one of the most heartrending catas-
trophies of recent years.
This century will never see the
time, perhaps, when the possibility of
disaster is absolutely eliminated; out
it is hoped and believed that the ear
nest scientific attention which is now
being given to the question of risks
will have good practical results.
Every coal mining district in the
country will be represented at the
Pittsburg congress. 1t promises to be
the largest meeting of mining men
ever held, and the Birmingham district
should send a strong delegation. The
congress begins on Wednesday and
the experiment station will be opened
by the Secretary of the Interior On
Thursday. A number of important in
vestigations have been made at the
station already, and the proceedings
of the week will be of exceptional in
terest to every coal operator, every
mining engineer and every mine
worker.
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Senatorial Primaries

The approaching election of a Sena-
tor in Oregon will be watched with
interest. Senator Fulton is to be
bounced, and he is going about de-
nouncing the unconstitutionality of
the Oregon method. In substance the
Oregon method is the Alabama meth
cd carried to ultimate results. The
party choices are submitted to the peo-
pie on election day, and they decide
the matter. The electors of Oregon
have named Governor Chamberlain as
their choice for Senator, just as the
democratic electors of Alabama had
named John H. Bankhead and Joseph
F. Johnston as their senatorial choices.
The latter were afterward chosen by
the legislature and were duly seated,
and so should Governor Chamber
lain be.
When the bosses and special inter
ests selected Senators no one objected
to them after the Legislature had act
ed, and yet the legislature had no
more freedom of choice than it has to-
day after primary has spoken. What
was good in the days of bosses should
be good in the days of primaries.
The primary has come to stay, and
so has the selection of United States
Senator'S by direct popular vote. 1t is
spreading over the country year by
year. and In the course of time it will
be accepted in the effete east despite
its bosses and special interests.
Oregon cannot afford to undo its adj
vanced and progressive primary work.
The men who were elected as State.
ment No. 1 men cannot afford to be-
come marked men, and they will GER
tainly present the country with a fine
example of popular rule when they as
republicans seat in the United States
Senate a democrat. This will be de-
mocracy in the broadcast and best
sense of the word.
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IN THE DAYS OF LEISURE

of which we are all expected to run with
our buckets or it may be with our can
of kerosene, snatched by mistake in tho
hurry and confusion. They devoted
themselves TO leisure with as much as
sduity as we employ to render it i'm
possible.
The art of being elegantly and strenu-
ously idle is lost. There was no hurry
: then and armies still went into winter
quarters as punetually as musquashes,
Certainly manners occupied more time
and were allowed more space. Whenever
one sees a picture of that age, with its
broad skirts, its rapiers standing out al
most at right angle and demanding a
wide periphery to turn about, one has a
feeling of spaciousness that suggests mem
tai as well as bodily elbow-room. Now
all the ologies follow us to our burrows
in our newspaper and crowd upon us with
the pertinaeious benevolence of subserip-
ton books. Even the right of sanctuary
is denied. The horns of the altar, which
we fain would grasp, have become those
of dilemma in the attempt to combine
science with theology.
This, no doubt, is the view of a special
mood, but it is a mood that grows upon
us the longer we have stood upon our
lees. Enough. IL we feel a faint thrill or
"reminiscences of fernent in the spring. az
old wine is said to do when the grapes
are in blossom. Then we are sure that
we are neither dead nor turned to vinegar
and repeat softly to ourselves, in Dry
denis delightful paraphrase of Horace:
Happy the man and happy he alone
He who can call today his own;
He who, secure within, can say,
Tomorrow, do thy worst, for 1 have
lived today;
Be fair or foul, or rain or shine
The joys have possessed in spite of fate
are mine;
Not heaven itself upon the past has
power,
But what has been. has been, and 1 have
had my hour"
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A Cotton Picker.

1.-THE problem of gathering the cot
ton crop of the south is one of the great
est with which the farmer has to deal"
said a prominent local cotton man in Bir-
mingham yesterday.
1.-THE help available on most of the
farms in the south is very unreliable
and almost every year thousands of dol
lars worth of cotton go to waste be-
cause of the fact that labor cannot be
secured or retained to the end of the har-
vest.
MANY attempts have been made by
various inventors of more or less known
skill to devise a practicable machine for
the gathering of cotton, but these at
tempts so far have been only partially
successful. We have man in Birming-
ham who has worked on the solution of
this problem for more than seven years.
He has recently completed model that
has proven in a measure q success. 1t
is said that this machine will do the
work almost thoroughly and without in
jury to the remaining crop. The model
was made and the patents have been
applied for by l.. F. Kenney of No. 4S09
First avenue, South. Birmingham. Mr.
Kenney is connected with the Cont
mental Gin company and is thoroughly ia
miliar with all known cotton machinery
and the handling of cotton in a mechan-
ical way. He has made almost life
study of the problem of gathering the
crop and now claims that he has solved
the question to his own satisfaction
1.-THE machine is simple in construction
and is said to be built on practical me-
chanical lines. A complete machine will
probably be built at an early date and a
public demonstration made of its opera
ton. The device is now going through
the patenting process at Washington"
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by James Russell Lowell

Iy James Russell Lowell.
y EBORE 1883 there was a delightful
61 period of universal confidence,
~ during which a belief in the per-
fectibnlty Of man was insensiblly merg-
ing into a conviction that he could be
perfected by some formula of words, just
as a man is l1nighted. He kneels down
simple man like ourselves, is told to
rise up a perfect Being, and risea ac-
cordingly.
1t certainly was a comfortable time. II
there was discomfort. it was in the in
dividual and not in the air; sporadic, not
epidemic. The discomfort of Cowper was
not concerning this world but the world
to come. Men safe as roomily in their
eonsciences as in their broad bottomed
chairs which suggest such solidity of re-
pose.
Responsibility for the universe had not
yet been invented. few solitary persons
saw swarm of question marks wherever
they turned their eyes; but sensible peo-
pie pronounced them the mere muscae
volitantes of indigestion which an honest
dose Of rhubarb would dispense.
Men read Rosseau for amusement and
never dreamed that those flowers of rhet-
ORIG were ripening the seed of the guillo-
tine. Post and telegraph were not so i'm
Fortunate as now. People were not COM
PEELED to know what all the fools in the
world were saying or doing yesterday
1t is impossible to conceive of a man s
enjoying now the unconcerned seclusion
of White at Selborne, who. a century ago,
recorded the important fact that "the old
tortoise at Lewes in Sussex awakened and
came forth out of his dormitory," but
does not seem to have heard of Bur-
goyne's surrender, the news of which
ought to have reached him about the
time he was writing.
1t may argue pusillanimity, but can
hardly keep envying the remorseless in
difference of such men to the burning
question of the hour at the first alarm
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HITCHCOCK GETS
HANDSOME WATCH

Washington, November 29.-(SpeciaL)-
with big republican politicians, who gath
cred to attend the dinner yesterday in
honor of Frank H. Hitchcock, national
chairman and next postmaster general.
The banquet was given by the executive
and advisory committees of the repub-
lican national committee in the last cam
paign.
Sixty men who were associated with
Chairman Hitchcock in the work of the
late republican national campaign attend
ed the dinner. Senator Joseph NJ. Dix
on of Montana presided.
The most important event of the even
ing was the presentation of a fine testi-
monial to Chairman Hitchcock. the
speech being made by William Hayward
secretary of the national committee The
gift was Patek-Phillippe watch, chain
and pencil, with a monogram and in
scriptlon on the inside of the cover: Pre-
sented to Frank II. Hitchcock, Chairman
Republican National Committee by His
Associates of the Campaign of 1908"
Among those present were Charles P
Taft, who is the Ohio contestant for
United States senatorship, and Arthur L.
Vorys, republican boss of Ohio. Neither
Mr.. Taft nor Mr. Vorys would discuss
the political situation in Ohio and the
fight for the senatorship.
All that Mr.. Taft said was in answer to
the expressed wish OF friend who hoped
to see him in Washington pretty often
after March 4.
IF get votes enough I'll be here, re-
piled Mr.. Taft.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-11-30
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR.

From the New ork Press.
Women seem to regard charity work
as a stepping stone into society
The reason the average man can be
so satisfied with his brains is he hash t
any.
The kind of photograph woman
thinks Is good of her is one her own
mother couldn't guess who 1t was.
When a girls hair is a golden halo
instead of being Just plain red, it's a
sign it's her mother describing 1t.
One of the habits a man acquires by
being married is lying to his friends
downtown about all the good things
his wife gives him to eat at home so
that he can't stand the ones in the ex-
pensive restaurants any more.
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Regarding Party Discipline.

Taft will go into office popular and it
is safe to say that he will retain his
personal popularity as long as he occu-
pies the White House, said democrat,
'but will he be able to keep his party
together? He is a statesman of tact, and
he is a strong leader, but the tariff and
other vital questions will give trouble
and it is quite possible that the repub-
Leans may be in the same shape next
year that the democrats were in 1888 with
Mr.. Cleveland in the White House.
"The republicans as a rule submit to
party discipline and that is in their favor.
l believe that if Mr.. Bryan, for whom l
voted. had been elected the democratic
party would have divided and carried on
an internal warfare for four years
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Defacina City Property.

1.-The attention of the City Beautiiul
department of Birmingham said cit
izen yesterday, might be turned toward
preventing the DETACHMENT OF It's own
property For several weeks some OF the
sidewalks up and down Twentieth street
have been marked up with chalk by mis-
chievous school boys. | noticed y par
ticularly in front of principal church,
The street cleaning force should be in
structed to wash off these markings
where they are so prominent Along the
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-11-30
Insane Man on a Train.

Knoxville, November 29.-While a pas
senger on a Southern railway train near
Greenvle, John Parker of Washington
county became violently insane. Pulling
a pistol, he began firing promiscuously a
young man named Lowery being wound
ed in the leg. When Parker was over
powered two pistols were found on him.
He was jailed at Greenville and relatives
notified.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-11-30
Horse ParIance.

II was delighted to see in the Age
Herald that a driving club had been
formed to take charge of Smith park, .
said a lover of horses.
why can't some folks learn to distin-
guish between a standard bred and a
thoroughbred horse? While it is likely
there'll be some running races it is hard
ly probable that there'l be thorough
breds in harness. I did break two to
carriage service but they were danger
Gus as the disposition to run when anoth-
er horse comes dashing up is irresistible
in the thoroughbred. No, the Amateur
Drivers association will not speed thor
oughbreds in harness but they will drive
some of the, standard-breds whose class
is sometimes styled in the purple.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-11-30

Now that the New York World has
! fepudiated Hale's alleged interview
with Emperor William and has ex-
planned and apolOgized to the German
people, the peace of Europe is much
more assured. The London Telegraph
interview, however was simon pure.
but II has been wellnigh forgot.
|
The statesmen who have been tar
ged for the Taft cabinet may have
purchased gold bricks, always except
! ing Frank Hitchcock
The Omaha Bee thinks the Mrs. Nat
Goodwins and the Mr.. Lillian Rus
sells should organize a club or hold A
mass convention
Speaker Cannon is becoming so
warm over tariff revision he can
scarcely wait until March to begin il.
--s--
Frisco will feel itself without mis-
sion when it ceases to try Abe Rueff,
but 1t will not soon be missionless.
-.s.---
The football season is ended and the
students will now proceed to knock
the dust off their textbooks
President Castro has gone to Eu-
rope. but he has no intention of drop
ping in at The Hague.
Carrie Nation has gone to Europe,
and SO has Chance Day, but neither,
alasi will stay there.
The President-elect is winning gold
en- opinions by standing pat against
the standpatters.
A chiropodist is needed at Panama.
where the toes of the Gatun dam need
attention
Tom Johnson has given up his auto
mobiles, but he sticks to his over
coats.
Uncle Sans emblems can no longer
be used in registered trademarks.
The doctors are hearing from the
feasters of Thanksgiving Day.
Taft is a bigger man than Joe Can
non any day and anywhere.
November is no longer considered a
chill and tedious. month.
Kaiser William manages to smile
through his muzzle.
One more Roosevelt message will
soon be due.
Few escape the young lady taggist
these days.
The Kaiser cannot be curbed in one
round.
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Atlanta Police Force Doubled.

Atlanta, November 29.-Atlanta's heatN
ed mayoralty campaign has caused Chief
of Police Jennings to issue an order
doubling the police force in the city from
tomorrow until Wednesday night, after
the election. Tuesday afternoon the Mad
dox forces will parade the streets and
Tuesday night Woodward's supporters
will conclude their campaign with a
torchlight procession.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-11-30
Unreasonable Weather for Bulbs.

This unusual mild spell right at De-
cember will seriously affect towering
bulbs planted outdoors" said Hugh Seals
the florist.
Il will plant several hundred more and
cover with mulch all that have not al
ready shown the shoots. Only those bulbs
that were planted deep will do well this
season. This warm weather will push
the shoots out and then the cold snaps
sure to come will kill them.
1T is ideal weather for planting roses.
I expect to push my planting this week.
The soil is just right and the flowers will
be fine If the proper care is taken in
preparing and planting roses"
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same block a fence bears the deface-
ment and it ruins the appearance OF an
otherwise pretty block. 1t would be we'll
for the schools TO include In their City
Beautiful education some pointers on
when and where to draw pictures.
OF course, children will be children.
However, I believe if the parks of the
city were watched closer the flowers and
grass could be kept in much better con-
dtion. I know of several parks where
the youngsters have done damage which
will cost considerable money to repair
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About Persons.

President A. ]. Davidson and number
of the highest officials of the Frisco
railroad will arrive in Birmingham this
morning and will remain in the city
throughout the day.
The officials are making their semi
annual visit to Birmingham and other
points of Importance in the Frisco ter
ritOrN
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-11-30

An Indiana trapper caught snow
white stork and he has sent it to
President Roosevelt, who will perhaps
transfer it to Son-in-law Nick.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-11-30

General Menocal declares his inten-
ton to run again for President in Gu
ba in 1912. He proposes to land the
prize or die in an attempt.
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Castro has gone to Europe to be OPP
Grated on, but not by Dutch SUR
geon.
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The Omaha Bee thinks the Mrs. Nat
Goodwins and the Mr.. Lillian Rus
sells should organize a club or hold
mass convention.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-11-30

The statesmen who have been tag
ged for the Taft cabinet may have
gold bricks, always except
ing Frank Hitchcock.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-11-30

President Castro has gone to Eu-
rope. but he has no intention of drop
ping in at The Hague.
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Frisco will feel itself without a mis-
sion when it ceases to try Abe Rueff,
but it will not soon be missionless.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-11-30

Carrie Nation has gone to Europe
and SO has Chance Day, but neither,
alas will stay there.
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The football season is ended and the
students will now proceed to knock
the dust off their textbooks.