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The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-30
SURE ENOUGH MELODRAMA

Two shots. The villains hustle through the door with the bank notes and beat 1t. Out staggers the dying cashier. He's dying so hard that he can't tell who did it. Stubbs doubles back into the crowd and says he saw Claiborne and starn- ger enter the bank It looks bad for Claiborne, but an old fortune teller had seen all from a top window. She be- gins to tell, but Ransom stands beside her out of sight of all but the audience and at the point of pistol makes her say she saw the dear hero in the red shirt do the job.
 Lynch him! Lynch him!" yells the crowd just like an evening paper and they make rush at him. But not so fast
 Tennessee Tess Is on the job with her pair of AS.
 Did you do it7" she asks.
 No" said Claiborne.
 Then f1eep yells she and holds up the crowd by getting to the AS first.
 over bridge he goes. shot is fired He drops. They rush up. He appears at the bottom, grabs Tess for goodbye and slides down a side all ley. Whe-e-e! Also Whuroo!l It's d. grand gallery they have.
 With that for starter couldn't any. oody imagine what else Is going to hap penf How Tennessee Tess sticks to the outlaw and slides the guns out of the pockets of would-be captor at the end of act II and holds up the aforeA said would-be until her very best fel- low gets out of the way?
 And isn't 1t perfectly obvious that when the pursuing villains learn he's on train they blow up a bridge ana don't care if everybody gets killed so long as they get him? And doesn't Tess roll the plot by taking off her red pet- ticoat in spite of the fact that a lot of men in the audience were looking. and doesn't she flag the train by the light Of the moon? She does.
 And they certainly. do break iail and do lot more fine and exciting things before the bad come to their just de- serts and all the good ones get hapnv for ever and ever.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-30
Vermont and Maine

The first September state is Yer mont. She votes next Tuesday. and those who are endeavoring to ascertain the drift of political sentiment will closely analyze the returns from the Green Mountain State. A governor, legislature and members of Congress are to be elected on Tuesday. In 1904 the democratic vote was 9777; in 1900 the democrats polled 12,S49 votes; in 1896 they numbered 10,637. The total vote of the state ranges from 50,000 to 65,000 In a poll of 65,000 the demo- crats should cast about 17,000 votes. In a total of 55,000 the democrats should cast about 12,000 votes. There is nothing particularly exciting in the state canvass, and the total vote may not exceed 55,O0O. Roosevelt's plura- ity four years ago was 30,6S2, and Mo Kinley's eight years ago was 29,719.
 The Maine election is the other Sep. tember state electoral event. It is to take place on Monday, September IA. She elects a governor, legislature and members of Congress. Obadiah Gard ner, the democratic candidate for gov ernor, is making the resubmission of the prohibition amendment the lead ing issue of his campaign, while MT. Fernald, the republican candidate, op- poses the opening of the question. The democrats claim that no harm can come from resubmission. If the people want continuance of prohibition they would say as much at the polls; if they do not want it they would vote accordingly A referendum would clarify the situation. This is the issue that is troubling the republicans, and 1t is plain they do not consider the situation in Maine as satisfactory as the one is in Vermont. Roosevelts plurality four years ago was 36,791 and McKinley's eight years ago was 28613. The state vote usually is about 115,000, of which number the demo. crats should poll about 10000 and the republicans 75.O0O.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-30
ROOSEVELT IN AFRICA.
The Lion Tells Why He Didn't Feat
 Him Alive.

From the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
 Continuing their retreat beyond the Ruwenzori Mountains, the animals were overtaken by badly mutilated lion He limped, one of his ears was shredded, and his neck and shoulders were ter ribly gashed.
 They all laughed as he came up.
 Thought you were going to stay and have it out with hin?" they said.
 He only moaned with pain, and trotted along with the rest
 How did 1t happen?" they asked.
 He trotted out ahead, but they moved up with him, amused and curious.
 Did you have it out with him?'
 There was great laughter at this, and tears dropped from the lions checks
 Maybe he killed him." one of them ventured.
 He shuddered, and pushed on toward the interior.
 "of course" said one Of the hippos. He leaped upon him from a tree and ate him alive, just as he said he would" They all screamed at this, and a big rhino said:
 "It is all plain enough. Our brother here engaged him in mortal combat and before he dispatched him he received a few trifiing scratches
 They all roared with laughter.
 q can see it just as it happened" said one of the gorlllas. Our brother was in the tree as he came along. Between them was a big thorn bush. Our brother leaped through this thorn bush to get at him, which accounts for his shredded ear and the slashes on his head and shoul- ders."
 The mAintains resounded with fresh peals of 5lughter, and one of the ele- phants said:
 "No; it was like this: Our brother was standing in the trail as he came up. He met him face to face. Our brother finally outroared him, and when he fled, pursued him. It was while chasing him through got all his wounds"
 They all whooped again, and one of the wild beasts lay down and rolled.
 Meanwhile the lion limped on unheed- ing.
 70, come" they urged, tell us about it."
 Coming to slight eminence, he turned and faced them. He was very meek. The fur on his cheeks was matted with tears.
 "Hearp' they cried. 'He will tell us!''
 Yes" he said. 'I will make clean breast of it. Anything to escape your taunts. I make no excuse, and offer no apology. The simple truth is that I laid for him. as I said ] would, and he bit me first, as he probably said he would. !"
 With that he resumed the long limp, and the animals began ouarreling about how far 1t was to the lake called Ozo.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-30
Road Buildinu In Calhoun.

Calhoun county has hit upon method of road building that should prove ef- fective and will no doubt be watched with interest by other counties of the state" said a public-spirited citizen yes- terday
 "The county commissioners of Calhoun have made a limited contract with D.. B. Lacy to take charge of all the county road machinery, men, mules, wagons and money and demonstrate what may be done in expert road building. The coun- ty has barnful of modern road building machinery, but it seems that it has not been profitable on account of lack of expert management or other causes.
 MT Lacy is a railroad grade con- tractor by profession and said to be one of the best in that part of the state. He ought to know how to build good and durable dirt roads.
 "The present contract is for 40 days with the understanding that it is to be extended if he makes good.
 Tn my opinion Calhoun has adopted the very best method for building highways. The work should be under the personal supervision of some prac- tical man who has made study os the business. It Is waste of money to employ incompetent overseers. Road building requires as much skill as building steel skyscrapers or railroads and in every instance the work should be placed in the hands of responsible men who know the business.
 Calhoun county's experiment may be expensive, but it is certainly on the right line and ought to prove the most economical in the end.''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-30
Theory Versus Practice

The Lambeth conference of the bish. ops of the Anglican commission, neM in London, which scarcely contains a negro and few yellow men, presented this declaration.
 "All races and peoples, whatever their language and conditions, must be welded into one body, and the organization of different races living side by side into separate or independent churches on the basis of race or color is inconsistent with the vital and essential principles of the unity of Christs church."
 This fits London very well indeed, where no welding" on account of color is to be done, but it would in practice be displeasing to both races in South Africa, India and Australia, to say nothing about the United States. Ine Lambeth conference purported to be a worldwide body, advising the Episco- pal church in all lands.
 The impractical nature of the Lam beth conference Is appreciated even by the New York Tribune, which is re. publican to the core. It says:
 Among worshipers of African origin there is a pretty general preference for churches of their own rather than for mingIing with their white fellow-Chris- tians. Yet the bishops encyclical appears to condemn such separation even when t is done through the desire of both par ties It is not made known how the American delegates voted on this matter, or whether. indeed. there were any dis senting votes. But we can imagine that . general application of the principle enunciated throughout the Christian churches of America would provoke con troversy, though perhaps more in some other denominations thar in the Protest ant Episcopal"
 The English bishops desired the ap- pointment of central tribunal. to
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-30
Industrial Activity.

When 1 made trip through the south last April I found business recovering from the financial panic of October, and now I find the improvement in conditions even better than I had expected" said R. P. Harland of St. Louis. q spent last week in Texas, and on my way to Bir- mingham I stopped at three towns in Arkansas and two towns in Mississippi. In the agricultural sections everybody seemed to be in excellent spirits.
 Business conditions in the Brmirg- ham district were In very good shape last spring. I was here just after two or three of the furnaces were started up and l am certain that but for the miners strike business here would be particu- larly brisk. I find a wonderful degree oi activity in industrial circles here abouts as it is, and when the strike is ended I am sure general trade will be quickly stimulated. Of course, no one Is expecting boom anywhere until after the presidential election, but Birmingham m will more than hold its own"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-30
DEFINING WOM EN.
rom the Columbia State.

From the Columbia State.
 Professor Baldwin of Boston has com piled some epithets hurled at women in general. He says. "The composite por- trait of the American woman as drawn by her recent critics looks about like this: The American woman Is an all-round failure, both before and after marriage She is idle 'selfish.' 'extravagant,' 'su- perficial 'discursive.' restless coward ly, shrinking greedy pampered, :, spoiled parasitic 'capricious, imper- ious,' tyrannical, brazen.' aggressive,' 'loud-voiced,' 'hard-features, Conscience less, 'heartless. without sex and with out humor'" The use of such thought saving adjectives is to confess ones in. ability to underrtand woman
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-30
Mir. GIIreath to Speak.

The Miles Memorial college for negroes is assisted by the white Methodists The institution is situated at Vineville, near Birmingham. It Is indorsed by the M E. church, south and the educational board of that church, with headquarters at Nashville, makes an annual appropria- tion of S25,0O0 toward the maintenance of southern colleges, including the Miles Me morial college.
 Belton Gilreath, an active member of the Methodist church. and a philanthropy ist and a helpful friend of colored lead CTS in all efforts to improve the morals of their race, will address the convocation of eolored Methodists at Smiths park this afternoon at 4 o'clock on the subject of denominational schools. The white peo- pie of Birmingham are invited to the meeting to hear MT. Gilreaths talk. The speaker can be counted on to give the colored race wholesome advice
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-30
ADRIFT WITH THE TIMES

BIG RESPONSIBILITY. ''He seems busy chap" ..You bet he isi' "StI, he cant make a living" "He hasn't time. That man is trying to run the earth!''
 ONE IN THE RANKS. Here's toast to the fellow who never
 gives up, No matter what chances befail; Who gazes cear-eyed at the lees in his
 cup
 And scorns to be failures poor thral1. No trumpet may sound it, no voices pro-
 claim
 The task he endeavors to do, But somewhere an angel has written the
 name
 Of one who is dauntless and true. And all he can hope for is some day to
 sleep In a grave on the side of a hill, Locked fast in that slumber so wondrous-
 ly deep, So free from heart-throbbing-so still. While the world turns around and the
 struggle goes on Which he fought in a glorious way, To be soon forgotten like others who've
 gone,
 To their rest at the close of the day.
 THE SECRET. ''I wonder how he managed to ar1ass such stupendous wealth." "Shhhl When he started out he locked his conscience up in a safety-deposit vault"
 REPLIES. af fha i,fa af b,,x<. documents is The Commoners circula- ton list. Oftentimes when a mans wife won't darn his socks she'll darn him good and plenty.
 The stinsiest man can't help from giv- ing himself away occasionally. There is no situation more distressing than to have a can opener when you need corkscrew. A Siberian nomad ate his brothers fam fly. There is at least one man who seems to have been fond of his relatives. A quarrel over the breakfast table is poor way to start the day. When woman cries all the time it Is a sign that she is thinking too much about herself.
 THE MODERN IDEA. Iris well enough, if you are wise To let your neighbors know it. Just toot your horn clear to the skies Nobody else will blow it!
 PAUL COOK.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-30
Georeia's Convict System

The Holder bill looking to termina
 tion of the convict lease system in Georgia at the end of three and a half years is widely regarded as a make. shift measure to enable the lessees to outride the popular storm. It calls for the establishment of convict farms and for the employment of convicts on tue public roads through the agency of the counties. The prison commission.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-30
FALL IS VANITY"
By Lord Byron.
 Fame wisdom lnva and t6uuox

By Lord Byron.
 Fame, wisdom, love and power were
 mine, And health and youth possessed mo; My goblets blushed from every vine, And lovely forms caressed me; I stunned my heart in beauty's eyes, And felt my soul grow tender All earth can give, CT mortal prize, Was mine of regal splendor I strive to number O CT what days Remembrance can discover, Which all that life or earth displays Would lure me to live over. There rose no day, there rolled no hour Of pleasure unembittered; And not a trapping decked my power That galled not while it glittered. The serpent of the field, by art
 And spells is won from harmng; But that which coils around the heart Oh who hath power of charming It will not list to wisdoms lore
 Nor music's voice can lure 1t; But there 1t stings for evermoro The soul that must endure it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-30
IN TIME FOR THE TRAIN.

From the Leavenworth Times. Am l in time for the overland limited?' gasped the man with the valise, hurrying up to the ticket-sellers window in the railway station at Drearyhurst.
 ''Yes, sir" When is it due?"
 Tn five minutes"
 q want a ticket to Kansas City "All right, sir."
 The stranger bought his ticket and sat down to wait.
 Presently a train whizzed by at the rate of 50 miles an hour. < What train was that?' he asked. "The overland limited"
 Doesn't 1t stop here?' he asked. No, sir Great Scott! Why didn't you tell me?'
 Great Scott! Why didn't you ask me- slr?" said the ticket-sellet.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-30
The Subway Popular.

"The Fifth avenue subway is great attraction to the automobillsts and l am glad to know that children are to be prohibited from playing there, for the danger of accidents is obviously increased by the popularity of the underground thoroughfare," said citizen.
 "I hope policemen will not only see that children do not play III the subway, but that they will see to it that rocks and brickbats are not placed where au- tomobiles are likely to run over them. Several valuable tires have been punc- tured by coming in contact with rocks laid in the ground of the subway by some miscreant or mischievous chld.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-30
A WARNING TO GIRLS.
om the Philadelphia Bulletin.

Ao'i eiiS bulletln.
 The Japanese tattooer, in his tent on the beach, shook his head.
 NO, miss, l really wouldn't" he said. 1T this young man should die or 10 back on you, 1t wouldn't be pleasant to have his initials on your arm. If A. k. l.. came to die how would you ex- plain those letters to c. C. s?"
 That's so,' said the girl q hadn't thought of that. Suppose you make it a blue butterfly"
 Much better" said the oriental. ..You see. with men 1t doesn't So much matter Dear dear, I've seen men with as many as five or 30 girls initials and full names tattooed all over them. But in the case of a girl''-
 Yes, by all means, make 1t a blue butterfly" she said very firmly
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-30
WHILE AWAY FROM HOME.

Birmingham people who are leaving home for a vacation trip should have The Aue-Heraid follow them and thus keep Informed about what is taking place in the city and state during their absence. The Age-HeraId will be sent 10 them at any address at the regular price, and the address will be changed as often as desired.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-30
Harness Air for Power.

T have been greatly impressed" said Prof s. A. Ellis, with an unique process that has been shown to me by H. c. Busby, formerly of Montgomery, who has come to Birmingham to exploit his inven- tion. His process Is the making of air act upon air. without the use of fuel and by it it appears that he is capable of generating an unlimited amount of power.
 T was naturally skeptical as to the possibility of a thing which would mean a revolution in mechanics, but 1 am now thoroughly convinced of its practicability. The idea of conducting all machinery without fuel or water power and by means of air alone, of which there Is such an abundance around us, is almost too great to comprehend. The project has been indorsed by every one to whom the inventor has explained it."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-30
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
The Southern Steel companv.

W. P. c. Harding, president of the First National bank, left for New York last night. He goes as a member of the re- organization committee of the Southern Steel company, for the purpose of at- tending a meeting of that committee called for Tuesday.
 The work of the committee has pro- gressed satisfactory and has now reached the point where final steps be taken for reorganization. The committee has already raised s1,OOOO0O, and MT. Harding said it would have no difficulty in raising such additional money as might be need ed to perfect plans for operating the plants of the company.
 The Southern Steel companys proper ties include valuable coal and ore mines. four blast furnaces, a steel plant at Gadsden and a wire and rail mill at Ens- ley. It Is believed that two or more of the furnaces. the steel works and the Ensley mill will resume operations short ly after the presidential election.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-30

Those who are monkeying with rne law of gravitation should stop long enough to consider its usefulness to ordinary unscientific people who want to stay on this earth.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-30
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR.

From the New York Press.
 If man had all the money there is in the world he could blame his luck be- cause there wasn't more.
 The thing a woman admires about her husbands business sagacity is how nearly successful it sometimes Is.
 The reason a woman says her prayers SO faithfully is so that if anything goes wrong it won't be her fault.
 A girl with freckles feels just as philo- sophical about them as man does about being in stock market panic.
 The man who is always paying compli- ments to women may be an awful liar, but he doesn't need any affidavits in that businann.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-30

Candidate Chain invites even the moderate drinker to step up and give him a vote. He assures him that his vote will be counted and accepted.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-30

The four pointer" states are Yer. mont, Maine, Arkansas and Georgia. Vermont leads off on Tuesday next. Four years ago she gave Roosevelt a plurality of 30,6S2.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-30

The republicans are trying to read hope in the incident of the striking of Mr. Bryan's windmill by lightning The popular bolt is, however, horse of an- other color and inclination.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-30

A Panama preacher who had watched turned to and married 46 couples in 45 minutes. He should be assigned to a shovel
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-30

Speaker Joe Cannons promise to re- lieve close congressional districts of all doubt exceeds performance at least a block.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-30

The republican reactionaries despise Iowa and her man Cummins, but never theless he is a coming Senator unless the democrats carry the state.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-30

The Brown failure in Wall street was due to the fact that the brokers did the speculating instead of letting the lambs do it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-30

Colonel Goethals is completing what Baron Munchausen once on a time planned.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-30

The navy denounces Reuterdahl while it prepares to put armor plate lower on warships.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-30

When airships carry all the passen- gers roofs of houses will be in demand for advertising purposes.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-30

It appears that Tom Watsons run ming mate has not been notified, and no one can at present recall his name and address.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-30

Izzit Pasha has fallen back on Lon- don loaded to the waistband with loot.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-30

Sunny Jim" was so riddled by Can didate Kern that he has not since peeped bit.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-30
REVOCATION.

RENOCAIlON. Tired-Heart came into valley Shadowy and deep; TiredHeart whispered, signing ever, Only let me sleep" Swift a summons through the silence. Duty's stirring call Rise betimes, abandon sorrow, There is work for alli'
 AWKWARD. Do you like moving pictures?' Not a bit. I nearly always drop the blamed things on my toes"
 ANSWERED. You ask. 'Is the game worth the can dle?" It is if you'll only decide When fortune contrifes to mshandle Your feelings and humble your pride, That nothing is really the matter And ali will be well in the end. Complaining is worse than fools chatter And hope is your onlAtrue friend. This life holds for each one lesson Through sorrow-fraught years we must learn To weather it's trials and to press on Where the fires of our destiny burn; To turn from the dreams that were shat tered
 And the plans that. alas. went astray And whisper, though bruised and be- spattered Success shall be ours. some day!'
 CONSTANT DEVOTION. That man will never forget his first and only love- And who may that be?'' Himself"
 MAY BE A LAWYER.
 Before you ask
 A mans advice,
 Be sure to find
 Out what's the the price.
 TWO VIEWS Life is a picnic" said the optimist Looks like rain' said the pessimist.
 OH, FUDGEl A bunch of skirts at bridge did play It surely was a shame. A little mouse came by that way And soon broke up the game.
 SURE THING 'I read in the paper the other day steady diet" "Umph Anybody who cah drink pro- hibition whisky ought to be able to eat rattlesnakes."
 GOOD ADVERTISEMENT "Governor Fort says Atlantic City is
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-30

The pennant contest becomes strenu- ous as the teams turn into the home stretch
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-30

New York Is trying to cool it's sub way, which will soon need heat instead of refrigeration.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-30

Railroad stops are short when an unfriendly speaker is on the rear plat form.