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The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-26
NED BRACE TALKS ABOUT SEVERAL
 THINGS OF INTEREST TO BIRMINGHAM

Speaking about the strike, there is one coal operator in this district who deserves m unusual amount of applause for ths manner in which he has handled the situ- stion at his mines during the turbulent periods of the strike. This man is Walter Moore, who went to his mines himself, look charge of his men and protected them himself, won their confidence and the respect of his opponents and is work ing his mines on full time.
 The municipal political contest ends to- morrow, and it is a certainty that Bir- rIngham is to have mayor who will be able to thoroughly cope with the Greater Birmingham situation.
 The chances are that Harry Jones will be elected Chairman of the Board of AL dermen. With such square fellow, of taergy and ability, business will be dis ratched and municipal affairs will be at tended to as they should be.
 AS to the contest for chief of police,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-26
Merger of Lumber Mills


 The Weyhauser-Hines merger of yellow pine lumber mills, begun at St. Louis, has been progressed at Chi cago, where committee of 25 recently sat at the Auditorium hotel. Not much news of their business has been given to the public, but a s3O0,OOO,000 mer- ger is considered by the leading mill men to be exceedingly probable.
 Competition among mill operators has been altogether too brisk to suit manufacturers and owners, and it is to be stopped by gigantic merger nn- der the cover of forest conservation. The truth is, a merger that would grow a tree for every one cut down would be blessing to the entire coun- try. AS things are going lumber will soon be out of the reach of the aver age consumer, and the housing of Americas future millions would be- come an expensive problem. All mergers are not desirable, but mer- ger that would take hold of timber con- servation in earnest would be vel comed. The yellow pine of the south is disappearing rapidly and if merger can prolong its life no one will be apt to cry out against Weyhauser syndicate from the northwest.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-26

worthy, than direct action by the peo- pie.
 What Is needed is a revision of the backward, cut-of-date primary law or the state, The state is rich enough to pay the managers and clerks of one primary every two years. Other states do this. The primary should in other words be made fully official and reg ular. At present it is sloyenly and de- cidedly irregular. There is little. in deed to prevent miscounts and other fraudulent practices.
 Then, too, Alabama should have what France is preparing to secure, namely, a secret ballot. A ballot that is not secret is not a free ballot, and not a few men refuse to vote because they know the ballots of an election are examined after an election by court house cliques. Alabama needs 6 secret ballot. She needs, too, a re- peal of the cumulative clause of ths poll tax feature of the constitution of 1903. The political committees have plenty of work to do without attempt ing to take away from the people the right of direct action, which is es- teemed by them their highest and most valuable public privilege.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-26
Da las Public Spirit.

Dallas is beautiful city and its hos pitality and public spirit were well in evidence on the occasion of the recent meeting of the national grand lodge of Elks," said B. M. Allen, past exalted grand ruler of the order "The annual gathering of the Elks for all parts of the country means vast crowd and few cities under the 100000 class would have sufficient enterprise to undertake such big throng.
 Dallas entertained us handsomely ana it achieved distinction that of which any city might well be proud.
 MT. R. s, Munger of Birmingham owns great deal of property in Dallas. He is not an Elk but he was on hand to participate in the public festivities and assist in welcoming the visitors"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-26
NEEDED: A NAVY,

From Success Magazine for August.
 Some bewail the fact that we spend four hundred million dollars annually on ''war and its rewards'-the army. the navy, pensions, etc. We ought to spend twice as much, and ought to save 1t on railroads and senators and Wall Street. Some time we shall need a navy to pro- tect our commerce, and shall have a commerce to protect We are rich enough to afford real navy. And we are going to be much richer We easily out distance the world-so easily that pres ently the world may object to it. What is going to be our answer to the world when that day comes? That answer ought to be written in imperishable water in canals, in barges, in fleets, in a navy.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-26
Business In Texas

Business in Texas is fast improving, and is now very active," said Edward Gaines. formerly of Birmingham, but now a citizen of Western Texas.
 Realty values are moving up and many snug fortunes have been realized recently on real estate trades. The Texas crops are in fine condition and every line of business is favorably effected, of course, by the crop prospects. I believe the whole south, as for that matter, is en- tering upon a new era of prosperity"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-26
FREAKIsH FEMININITY.

 I picked up a popular novel And its pages l started to scan, Which told how a fair-haired girlie Fell in love with a self-made man. But I swore I would read no further When I learned that, instead of a broom, The heroine, Gotrock's daughter Used her eyes as she swept the room
 Birmingham Age-Herald. I picked up a popular novel, Which 1 thought was some frivolous skit I was looking for something light-man- nered
 And gentle, to cheer me a bit But I shuddered to find that the hero Was a cannibal chief in disguise; For I read When Marjorie entered He devoured her with his eyes,"
 Nashville Tennessean. I picked up a yelfow-back novel Some bather had left on the beach, And saw by its deep crimson title Twas about bright, frolicsome peach This girl had rosy complexion, Was pretty, and DuxOm, ana smart, But each lover was soon ''out of busi- ness"
 When the darts from her eyes pierced his heart.
 Biloxi Herald. I picked up a paper-back novel, And idly began to read Of a girl and a faithless lover Who caused her poor heart to bleed. My sympathies at once were awakened, But wonderment followed my fears, For I read few lines further That the girl burst into tears!
 Jackson Clarion-Ledger
 THE VERY THING. Have you anything put by for rainy day?' is Sure. An umbrella
 APPETITE AND HARMONY. Mrs. Bumper declares that her hus- band never complains about her cooking
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-26
Hobson's choice is more battleship'
A CROWDED UNIVERSE.

From Success Magazine.
 In New Haven the committee of a graduating class once went to local jew eler with a commission for class badge. They had in view design representing youthful graduate surveying the unI- verse.
 About how large would you like the figure?" the jeweler asked.
 Well" said the spokesman, i've thought the graduate ought to cover about three-quarters of the badge. and the uni verse the rest.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-26
SLEEP.

Under the lilies, lost in dreams The toll and the trouble past, Where the night wind signs and the irefiy gleams, A tired heart rests at last.
 Birmingham Age-Herald Under the lilies, lost in dreams" And the grass all daisy-starred- Gee whiz! Paul, 1t seems to me You take prohibition hardl
 Houston Post.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-26
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR.

From the New York Press.
 An honest thing about girl with red hair is when it's natural.
 A very neat trick a woman has is never to cry when she means it.
 It appears like most married people spent their lives wondering why they did it.
 The more times man swears off in week the more will power he thinks he has to do 1t.
 When girl has pretty dimples in her arms she's not so very much afraid or getting them sunburned.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-26
SORROW.

'Tjs sent to make us better
 And give us gentle ways The sudden grief that pierces And on our hearts core preys. Its mordant flame will chasten And burn away the dross Of souls that wax impatient
 From carrying the cross.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-26
REAL ANGRY.

''The free list is suspended tonight, you say?" the chronic deadhead asked the harassed manager.
 'Yes, sir, it is. And I am sorry that I can't suspend the free list by it's in- dividual necks from a cross beam!'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-26
WHILE AWAY FROM HOME.

Birmingham people who are leaving home for the summer should have The Age-Herad follow them and thus keep informed about what is taking place in the city and state during their absence. The Aee-Herald will be sent to them at any address at the regular price, and the address will be changed as often as desired.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-26
ADRlFT WITH THE TIMES
A FRoLIC FELLOW.

A FROLIC FELLOW. Always laughing, laughing, Morning, noon and night; Bubbling OCT with laughter, Sure the world was right; Looking for a rainbow
 In the darkest sky, Singing, Life will blossom In the by and by!' Always laughing, laughing, Laughing on the way, Never a word of moaning, Or complaint to say. Poor indeed his fortune, Lowly was his part, But the sun was shining, Shining In his heart!
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-26
Aes}537ees~

Oh' that's easy to explain. He is so hungry at meal times that he doesn't notice how the food tastes"
 DELUDED MAN. There's a fellow in the race Who Is booked for second place, And his name 1t fits his face
 Iris Kern,
 John W. Kern of Kokomo. He's the Peerless Leaders mate From old Indiana state, And he seems to think it great
 Does Kern,
 John W. Kern of Kokomo!
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-26
EXIT

Life is moving picture show But 1t is easier to get out of life than It is the average moving picture show"
 PAUL COOK.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-26

The weather bureau no longer tries to please the people who when it is wet want dry weather and vice versa
 New York Is trying to suppress un- necessary noises. Tim Woodruff's vests should be included.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-26

Candidate Eugene Chafiin is going about on the water wagon telling what he would do if placed in the White House. The trouble is his If" Is too large-sized.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-26

A Newport society leader has his estate tied up by butcher who thinks a long-standing meat bill should be paid. The effrontery of some butchers Is astounding.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-26

The country is not so hungry for some Rooseveltian animal stores as publishers imagine it is. Another man will be on the throne then.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-26

no man can say aught against former Chief Wier as an honorable, upright and conscientious gentleman. But Chief BodelSer is police officer and an organ :zer from the soles of his feet to tho crown of his head. He is natural born police officer and the kind that Birming- nam needs and wants.
 There seems to be less interest up to date in the presidential election contest than in any one we have had in this country for the last 25 years. Mir. Bryan is undoubtedly very strong in the west, but up to date has not shown much strength in the east. If Norman Mac1 takes charge of the campaign, however. Le will throw life and spirit into it and will undoubtedly poll every vote in the east for MT. Bryan which it will be pos aible to get It is, however. an uphill fight.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-26

Carrie Nation is going to England to reinforce the suffragettes, and par liament is making haste to adjourn be- fore she arrives.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-26
MUTUAL.

He says he is tired of the world" Tn that case, guess the world Is tired of him."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-26

The second division Is all right after team becomes wholly accustomed to it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-26

The Eiffel tower is now a wireless telegraph station. What was orna- mental and sentimental is now be- come strictly utilitarian and needful
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-26
HOME AT LAST.

HUME AT LAST. Rising with the break of dawn, Toiling all his days, He never was too rushed to sing A little song of praise.
 , Overcome by sorrows spies Twenty times, I guess, He just kept trying till he found The road to happinessl
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-26

Judge Kennesaw Mountain Landis does not stand as high as he did.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-26

Georgia and Alabama rates should be capitalized before the latter are in- creased.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-26
CALLOUS.

'The finger of scorn was pointed at your"
 Tt certainly was''
 Tn such a trying situation what did you do?'
 T hung my hat and coat on 1t and took a nap"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-26

Rojestvensky now knows who his real friends are in his own country. The obituary bag let out real secrets.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-26
WEARY.

''What is the country coming toY' asked the excited man who viewed with alarm. I'm sure I don't know" answered the placid individual "But I hope you are coming to stop.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-26
A BORE.

 There nothing makes us working wights More anxious for a row, I han the presence of the know-it-all Who wants to show us how. Sir Busybody doesn't seem To care a rap how he Conducts his own affairs, but takes Great pains with you and me, Endeavoring to tell us what's The proper thing to do. Gosh ding! If we had nerve enough We'd beat him black and blue
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-26

Georgia is about to substitute reg ular penitentiary for the convict lease system.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-26

You can now drop a penny in the slot and get your campaign speech.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-26

Taft is still engaged in revising and boiling down his acceptance of the June nomination.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-26

On the balloon passenger and freight lines tramps will find no bump CTS to ride on.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-26

On Peary's ship ham is now a lux ury and whale meat the regular ra- tion
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-26
About Persons.

J. R. Pouncey has been appointed as- sistant auditor of the Republic Iron ana Steel company. Mir. Pouncey has been with the Republic company for the past
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-26

Balloons may yet be useful in break ing up monopolies in transportation.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-26

New York may yet become so still that the bankers at Coney Island will disturb the sleepers of the East Side
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-26

% HE strike situation in the Bir- ACp mingham district looks very
 much better and the indications are that all the mines will soon be oper- ating on full time
 Of course the miners will change about Some of them will probably leave the district entirely because of dissatisfac- ton. But others are arriving in large numbers and filling the places of the men who don't want to work. As matter of fact the indications are bright for a good year in the coal, iron and steel business. and there will be plenty of work here for all the new men who have come in and all the strikers when they care to return to work
 1 am also of the opinion that there will soon be a readjustment of wages and an increase. Indeed, I am of the opinion that the next five months of this yea will be by far the best months the Sir .ningham district has had within more than a year
 
 nine years six of which he has been chief clerk of the accounting department. His promotion shows the esteem in which he is held by both the local office and the Pittsburg officials. J. L. Hagy, who has been head bookkeeper for some time past, has been made chief clerk of the account ing department.
 J. A. McDougal, formerly superintend- ont of terminals of the Southern rail way here, has gone to Little Rock, where he will have the same title with the Iron Mountain. Mir McDougal will be under Superintendent M. M. Richey who was formerly here with the Southern and has many friends in Alabama.
 Isadore Shapiro Is spending the sum mer in Birmingham and will resume his studies at the Yale law school this fall. Shapiros friends in Birmingham will be glad to know that he has just been not flied by the school of the creditable man ner in which he passed his examinations on the work of the past year.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-26
A MISER

He has money to burn, you say?" That's what
 Docs he burn it?'' No. He keeps it in cold storage"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-26
sUNFLoWER PHILOSOPHY.
om the Atchison OKan.) Globe.

From the Atchlson (Kan.) Globe.
 Our idea of wealth is feeling financially able to contribute to campaign fund.
 Some men are just prominent enough to attract people hho want to impose on them.
 Every bore thinks he's the most agree able man in town; that were it not for his flow of wit the community would be hopelessly dull.
 He may be a good man, but we don't like him: the man who is always say ing, "As the poet says" and quoting what the poet says.
 When, a man speaks to a man, there is a certain saw-like quality in his voice. But when he speaks to young girl. mo- tice the oil and velvet appear in his voice.
 The publications devoted to higher things are always screaming because people chew toothpicks on the street. If people want to chew toothpicks let them do it. we say. Also. eat with their knives.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-26

The New York city government costs $36 head, or $180 per family.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-26

The Standard oil octopus has re- ceiyed a judicial immunity bath.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-26

She, where she comes, apparelrd like the spring.
 -PericIes, Prince of Tyre.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-26
NOT QUALIFIED.

4NO 'iHe is not a genius" "No?" His hair is too short and his bank ac- count too long,"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-26

Some men are just prominent enough to them.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-06-27
,LEoNA's LETTER.

Dear Editor and Juniors:
l received the pretty postal card.
I think 1t is very nice I have % poss
tai cards now and 1 have six Junior
postals Also I think they are rea!
nice to have. Mamma has a postal
card album and all of us use it. She
has three. My little brother who il
four years old, has three and my sis
ter who Is eight years old has eight,
and papa has two, and all together we
have 81. want all the Juniors to send
me a pretty postcard and will send
them one.
go to the Center school. am In
the seventh reader. My playnates
are Nettie George, Ethel George,
Susie George, Laura Orman, Ethel Orr
man. Alta Orman, Goldie Armaa,
Grace Hawkins, Isal White, Opal
White Sybil White and Gertie Nc
Reynolds.
We have an incubator. It holds
200 eggs. We have the brooders. 1t
holds zoo chickens. We only got 10
chickens out of 200 eggs. The reason
we didn't have any better luck Man.-
ma let in too much moisture and killed
the chickens in the shells. We have
the little chickens In the brooder. Thay
are so cute. We have the Plymouth
Rock chickens. The name of the in
cubator Is The Eclipse Hatcher. It
is run by hot water.
Your loving Junior,
Leona. Vest, age II,
Ottumwa, Iowa. r. R., No. 6.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-06-27
OUR FLAG.

Boys generally know that June IA is
flag day throughout the United States.
Few are aware that the custom of OBJ.
serving this day originated in Penn
sylvania, and that 1t was through the
efforts of the Sons of the Revolution
that 1t came to be generally OBJ
served.
1t is curious to note that the young
est nation has the oldest flag. Our
flag Is older than the present flag of
Great Britain, is nine years older than
the flag Of Spain, and antedates the
present flags of Portugal, Italy, China
and Japan. Even the flag OF Germany
was changed as late as 1870. Before
the Declaration of Independence var.
iuos flags were carried by the colon.
lists, the most conspicuous of these b.
ing the Pine Tree Flag, which showed
green pine tree on white field and
bore the motto, "An Appeal to Heav.
en- Another colonial flag was the
rsAtlesDaRe flag with the words
Don't Tread on Me-" The origin II
this flag has been attributed to a hum
orous suggestion made by a writer in
Franklin's paper, the Pennsylvania
Gazette, that in return for the wrongs
which the colonists had endured car
go Of rattlesnakss be sent to the
mother country for distribution in
places OF pleasure. Another flag Of
the time In which Pennsylvania was
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-06-27
A sToRY-THE FARM.

l like to pick cherries SO can eat
all l want. l milk every night and
morning. I like to hunt the eggs, so
1 can find nest with about ten eggs
in it.
l like to sleep till noon, but get up
at o'clock Aunt Anna and sleep
up stairs and we lock the doors 80
they can't wake us up.
I go out in the pasture and get
about gallon Of strawberries and
make ice cream. My brother Roy
goes with me some times and he cries
to come home. My sister Margaret
and l play house. We have a doll a
piece and I bake some pie and some
biscuits and we have dinner and
we go to see one another and our
mamma and Aunt Anna. My sister
calls her doll Hazel and l call min::
Helen.
make the dolls dresses. The dolls
have a buggy, cradle and a trunk
Margaret lives under the shade tree
and live on the porch. I like to
ride on the horses. I ride one on the
stacker and | ride them down t.
water.
Carrie Landsperger, age II.
Hiteman, Ia, R.. r. No. 1.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-06-27

All the flags used by the United
States are made at the Brooklyn navy
yard. Here the stars and stripes have
been measured, tested and mounted
for over thirty years. All kinds OF
flags are made for every commissioned
craft must be supplied with flags of all
nations. One department is used for
measuring. In this room the brass
designs on the floor mark the dimen-
sions OF the parts. The testing of col
or. measuring Of stripes, and cutting
Of stars is done by one man. A sailof
mounts each flag on the ropes. sew
ing the iron rings into place. and that
the flags be strong, for they float In
all kinds of weother. chemicals are
used to test the color and the resist
ancet of the material before any flags
are exposed to rain and bullets. Ma
chine work is largely used Of late. The
cloth for the white stars being folded
twenty times or more, a brass star
laid on, the pattern marked out, and
the whole lot cut at one time. A GER.
tain number Of stitches are always used
for each inch, and so exact are tile
rules that the banner has no wrong
or right side.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-06-27
A DAY AT THE CIRCUS.

Once upon time there were two
sisters who lived in the country with
their mother. The oldest one was
Mabel and the youngest was Isabel,
One day the mother said to these two
girls (Which one of you girls will take
this basket of apples to your grand
mother? 1t will not take you long"
81 will not go and take Them said
Mabel.
81 will them said Isabel, and SO
Isabel went to her grandmother's all
alone with the apples and the grand
mother was glad to have them for
she did not have any. They lived two
miles from the city, it was Burlington,
Iowa. Isabel was always kind and
unkind. When Isabel got home she
wanted to please you" and SO her
mother said. well, my dear will
give you a ticket to go in the show
on Wednesday. How will that do?"
ooh, all right, mother thank you,
am so glad.
Mabel was very sorry she did not
mind her mother, so she said, IT wish
was good and kind like Isabel. and
l am going to try to be. 1t is so much
nicer"
So Isabel got up early the next
morning and helped get breakfast and
went to the city to- the show, along
with her mother, and said it was the
best show they had seen for long
time. What funny sight Isabel did
see-the funny clowns dressed up and
their funny ways. Mabel learned q
lesson from this and was very good
after this.
Which one of these girls do you
think was the best?
Myrtle O'Laughlin, age IA.
Batavia, Ia, r. R. No. /.