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The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-22
On The Home Stretch

On Tuesday week the American peo- pie will meet at the polls to select a President who will hold office four years. The event is of deep import ance to S5,000,0OO people in this cean- try, to say nothing about it's effects on other countries. All the world will sit up and take notice
 The ballot appeal becomes plainer as it approaches. The chief states that are contested in the full sense of the word are New York, Indiana and Ohio. Three lesser states are also in doubt-Nebraska Colorado and Maryland. These six northern states will decide the election. and no two forecasters agree as to how the six will vote
 Pretty much all of the forecaslers say that MT. Chanler, the democratic candidate for governor in New York, will be elected, and it would seem strange indeed if in presidential elee- ton the candidate of a party fails where a gubernatorial candidate of his party wins.
 And in Indiana, which is Mr. Kerns state, 1t is equally difficult to see how Colonel Matthews can carve victory from a local option fight without hanu- ing over the states electoral vote to Bryan and Kern. It cannot well be done.
 Ohio is in a condition of political un- reason. The people desire change of administration. They have been per plexed by Forakers and Dicks until their patience is well-nigh exhausted. Still it is Mir. Taft's native state, and state pride will be appealed to. The state is in a chaotic condition. Judson Harmon is running for governor against Governor Harris, who was accidentally thrust into the office. MT. Harmon IS the better campaigner of the two. MI. Foraker's alliance with Standard Oil is deeply resented. What Ohio will do on Tuesday week no man knows, not even General Grosvenor, but the demo- crats of that state are hopeful and ag- gressive beyond all recent experience.
 Nebraska, Colorado and Marylano- well, they may make good the possible loss of Ohio They are each and an full of democratic possibilities, and there. the matter must rest until the votes are counted on Tuesday week.
 There is but one thing that is be- yond dispute in this campaign, name ly, whoever carries New York will be- come MT. Roosevelt's successor.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-22
"Rrown of harvard.n

James Young and his excellent company will open an engagement at the Jeffer- son tonight in the seasons great comedy hit, Brown of Harvard" MT. Young is not only one of the foremost actors of the modern stage, but he is gentleman in the true sense of the term in the social and literary world and is esteemed for his charm and manner and his good hit.
 As lecturer MT. Young is as popular as he is in sock or buskin and he is al ways ready to respond to invitations from schools and colleges. He will give his lecture on Hamlet at the Birmingham Seminary this morning at Il ;45 o'clock and will repeat that lecture at the Birming- ham High school this afternoon at 1:45 o'clock. Tomorrow at Il a. m. he will visit the Margaret Allen school and de- liver his Illuminating lecture on 'The Merchant of Venice" During his engage ment here MT. Young will also deliver a lecture at Howard college.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-22
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR
om the New York Press

From the New York Press
 Nobody ever heard of pretty girl who envied an ugly one her brains.
 The reason a man enjoys going to the theatre is he wouldn't if it was with his family.
 The meanest thing about mean people is how they don't care what you think of them for it.
 The only compensation about not be- ing rich is the way you can pretend tc despise somebody who Is.
 No matter how smart a woman thinks man is she is clever enough to fiatter him by making him believe she thinks it's lot more than she does.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-22
NEWSPAPER POETS BARRED.

From the Washington Post.
 'Impulsionism is the somewhat mislead- ing name of a new school of poetry that Is being nursed into fad in Paris, the home of strange cults. It has gained such a vogue that already it has an establish ment exclusively devoted to its publica- tions. 'Impulsionism, despite the ag- gressive yigor of its names. does not threaten an immediate revolution in liter ary standards. It's devotees are supposed to write only under the influence of real emotion, and to wait hours, if necessary, for the purple mood of genuine inspira- tion. That lets out American newspaper poets.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-22
Say Wadlev Is Growing.

Citizens coming in over the Atlanta, Birmingham and Atlantic railroad are remarking upon the springing up of the little town of Wadley. Ala, on the line of the new railroad. Recently sale was held in the little town at- tended by 1000 people and business lots sold as high as $550. Only short while ago the town site was merely wilderness of field and forest Now stores are going up. and the popula tion is growing rapidly. The new road is fast developing the eastern section of the state.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-22

choly in Birmingham As for morning papers, the form of insanity that causes business men otherwise normal to place money in them appears to be on the de- crease, though this may be attributed to the fact that. generally speaking, larger initial investments are required for the morning experiment. There are two suc- cessfui morning newspapers in New Or leans. city of sOO,oOO inhabitants, but so far as we are informed there is not another town south of Washington eontaining two morning newspapers con- ceded to be enjoying prosperity in news paper-making circles.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-22
Taft In New York and Ohio.

Occasionally I meet a democrat who says that Bryan is as sure of carrying New York and Ohio as he is of carrying Kentucky and Missouri" said T. R. Ed gerton of Cleveland, O., "but as a rule democrats as well as republicans now see that whichever candidate carries New York is elected, and that the chances are largely in favor of Taft.
 ''There is no possible way of figuring out Bryans election without New York. It seems to me as safe a bet that Taft will carry Ohio as that he will win in New York, about which there is practi- cally no doubt. All this talk about a landslide in Ohio for Bryan is without sound political information or political sense"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-22

at the head of the medical service of the army. The appointment Is to be made by the President, and no one knows better than he does the nature and value of Colonel Gorgas' services at the isthmus. He has several times commended that work, and he las chance to reward and honor his great services in a signal manner.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-22
Heflin In Missouri.

Congressman J. Thomas Hefiin is campaigning in Missouri for Bryan and Kern and Is making a great hit. He is advertised by flaming hand bills as the Silver tongued orator of Alabama" The congressman drops a friend a line from Springfield, Mo. T am hay ing big crowds" he writes. "It looks good for Bryan. He is going to win"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-22

President Roosevelt proposes to tour Europe after he has exterminated the big game in Africa He will hunt big ones until it is time to come home for the campaign of, 1912 when he will hunt a big place.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-22

The two-step is to have rivals this winter in the dances of the befo'-the- war period-the mazu.ka, the schot- tisch, the polkas and the like. The fashionable dancing masters in New York are leading the way.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-22

Despite the fact that Nat Goodwin gets unmarried with ease and dispatch he announces that he will not get mar ried again. He gives, however, no guarantee against change of mind.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-22

Wilbur Wright says aeroplanes will soon sell down to $500. Those painted red will, however. be considered de luxe and four prices will be charged for them.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-22
About Persons.

Phil H. McManus, assistant to the gen. eral manager of the Southern railroad, spent yesterday in the city.
 A. H. Carpenter of the Chicago sales department of the Tennessee company, is in Birmingham.
 J. R. Ryan, vice president of the Co., roma Coal and Iron company, is in the city He says that while the coal trade in general is very dull his company is making full time and is finding big de- mand for all it's output.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-22

Tom Johnson was not joyous giver to the democratic campaign fund, and Governor Johnston has campaign of his own to provide for.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-22

Uncle Joe Cannon begins to see what would have been hurled at him if he had succeeded in winning the presi- dential nomination at Chicago.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-22

The cornstalk area cannot be cor pered by the wood-pulp trust.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-22

Snow storms are headed this way, but they may be shunted by the night riders, and we may never know the difference.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-22

Election predictions have two weeks left before they will all be thrown in the waste-paper basket, where they heiong.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-22

The democracy are winning votes daily because they have made public the sources of their campaign fund.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-22

The democratic rooster of the old fashioned campaign is waiting to be restored to usefulness in November.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-22

Voting should not be permitted to go out of fashion in Alabama because or anything cumulative.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-22

We need more corn stalks to the acre in the south, for print paper IS to be made from them.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-22

When women vote they will demand tickets in colors that match their Vot- ing suits.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-22

The Duke of the Abruzzi is coming over loaded to the chin with jeweTy and headed for the West Virginia mountains.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-22

The Marathon runners are now the pets of the Roosevelt administration, the supply of Rough Riders having given out.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-22
ADRIFT WITH THE TIMES

trai, evidently in a mood to jab somebody with hat pin.
 A RECIPE FOR HAPPINESS. Thrice blessed the man who can look up And through the storm clouds see The rainbow gleams that seem to tell Of better times to be. Thrice blessed the man of humble worth Who fills his proper place, Nor ever strives for gold to lead The rabble's foolish race. Thrice blessed the man whom sweet con
 tent
 Infoldeth all his days; Who makes the best of what he has And sings the Giver praise. Thrice blessed the man of kindly heart Who walks in heavens light; Who bears his burdens through the day And dreams sweet dreams at night.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-22

Governor Haskell's feelings were hurt by MT. Hearst to the extent Of $500 ,o00, if we let Haskell name the sum.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-22
TELEPHONE AMENITy

Hello, hello, helloi' exclaimed the ex- cited business man. ''Giye me Bessemer. Central!
 "If I'd give it to you. you wouldn't know what to do with it." answered Cen
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-22

October is almost a straw hat as well as a straw vote month.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-22

Pittsburg objects to Salomes. It has no liking for the naked truth.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-22

The busy signal is displayed all along the political lines this week.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-22
POLITICAL SIDELIGHTS

Irhe reprints this column public
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-22

FORGETTING HOW TO LAUGH. He made friend of trouble And said, Abide with me; We'll walk the way of shadows, Where joy can never be. The art of melancholy
 Is easiest to learn, The rudiments of sorrow
 Are taught at every turn.'' So trouble fingered with him, Through weary, weary years; He made a sorry figure
 Whose stock in trade was tears; And never any sunshine
 Illumed the path he trod, And oft he prayed his Maker For rest beneath the sod. Oh, more than foolish brother, Who will not see the light, You struggle on in darkness And in your own despitel This life's fieeting journey A breath, and then we sleep; You're wasting time to worry, ; It does no good to weep! BY AN IRRESPONSIBLE PERSON. "An authority on style attempts to tel
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-22

The Debs vote will surprise the care less reader.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-22

guarantee plank in the democratic na- tional platform.
 He ayers that he received renl,es sufficient to warrant him in statin .. that from one to 30 republican farmers Tn district are to change this yea I. and vote for Bryan. There are 45O0 dis triets in the state. And Mr Garber recalls that in Bryans two campaigns or lSs6 and 1900 the democratic farm CTS or the state stood solidly behind Bryan."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-22

HUMoR IN SEASON. Hustle out the coal joke, Derby hats are ripe; Quipsters are prepared to put Up the old stove pipe. Soon the lordly janitor
 Will be to the fore, And we'll hear the furnace joke Told in days of yore.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-22
EXTREMELY BAD FORM

EXTREMELY BAD FORM. There was little citizen
 Who had little wife, They lived Inside little fiat A happy little life. Ere long. two little troubles came Upon the little scene And cried so much, the janitor- think twas very mean Declared the little citizen, Also his little wife, And both the little troublesome Fine twins, you bet your lifei- Would have to go a-traveling And find some other place. The idea of chldrenI Why He thought it disgrace
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-22
IMPRACTICAL RARD,

IMPRACTICAL BARDS. Dame Nature for the autumn's gold The poets thank; And yet it has no worth, we're told, At any bank.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-22
SOME OTHER DAY

Some days I can't be happy, No matter how I try, And yet, it helps a lot to think Of laughing by and by!
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-22
A MODERN CRusADER

There goes a man who is nobly fight ing the peoples battles"
 Whats his method?'
 "He pounds a typewriter to a frazzle,"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-22

BY AN IRRESPONSIBLE PERSON. "An authority on style attempts to tell how some fashions were started"
 T think some of them must have been started in the dark
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-22

trai. evidently in a mood to Jab somebody with hat pin.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-22
A CYNICAL VIEW.

Was his courtship success?" "No."
 Why, I thought he married the girl?" And so he did
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-22
UNREASoNABLE,

'Moper will never amount to anything?'' 1sWhat makes you think sop
 He has never Invested so much as a smile in life and yet he expects life to declare dividend of happiness"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-22

REPLIES
 pessimist is a person who will spend more time trying to discover whose fault 1t is, than he will to find a remedy. An Alabama newspaper uses "BUDS' as a standing head over it's birth notices. Aren't there ever any little sisters In that town?
 By going to all the club meetings a woman manages to keep herself from be- ing talked about at any of the club meet ings.
 It is noticeable that when a damsel of a summers and few winters comes into fortune she always looks younger. Castro is said to have a large assort- ment of relatives. Maybe that accounts in some measure for his nasty temper. The bump of domesticity' may be natural or it may be acquired. While MT. Hyde may sleep in a Louis Quatorze bed, he is still MT. Hyde When man washes the dishes to please his wife, she is apt to run away with an- other man who will be her boss
 PAUL COOK.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-22
THE AGE- HERALD

Entered at the Birmingham, Ala, postoffice as second class matter under act of Congress March 3, 1879.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1908-09-19
HOW 10 KNOW A MAD DOG.

Hydrophobia is in reality SO rare
and so terrifying that its symptoms
and treatment are little understood.
AS matter of fact, the commonly
accepted expression of madness in a
dog is often misleading. The real
mad dog does not shun water, as it is
said. On the contrary, mad dogs
often rush to the water and drink 1t
eagerly, if they are able TO swallow.
The mad dog does not froth at the
mouth. Itdoes not run amuck, snap
ping at everything inits path. What,
then, are the indications of the mad
dog? To those familiar with given
dog the surest symptom and the one
which should excite closest attention
is distinct and unaccountable change
in the dogs disposition-a staid dog
becoming excitable and frisky one
dull. That condition does not neces-
sarily mean rabies, but it is suspicious,
and if in addition the dog has trouble
in swallowing-as though 1t seemed
to have bone in its throat-beware
That dog should be Instantly tied up,
because if it be rabies it takes but a
day or two for ferocious instincts to
develop. The unmistakable evidence,
however, of dog with rabies is the
sticky, whitish saliva which covers
the teeth and shows on the drawn
lips. The eyes glare and are red
the dog has paroxysms of running
fury, during which it barks hoarsely,
which alternate with periods of tenn
porary exhaustion.-Outing.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1908-09-19
GOT EVEN WITH SHARPER.

II came back on the same boat
with Charles W. Morse" said a
Chicagoan to the Washington Star
man. ''In a talk about finance, over
a bridge game one afternoon, Mr..
Morse told US story of sharp practice.
"He said there was coach that
used to run between Nola Chucky
and Paint Rock, matter of some
stopped at a nass-vvay 1s"S% "nv,1sr h1s III It'll Ii4
Can, and here good 5o-cent meal
was put out-cake and pie, coffee
and tea, and all the cold meats you
could mention.
"But the landlord of the halfway
house had mean little secret dicker
with the driver, whereby as soon as
the travellers had paid for their lunch
and got fairly settled to it, cali
would come for an immediate start.
So off they'd all go, grumbling.
They'd have paid for so cents worth
of food and only eaten, you see, about
S cents worth.
"But along came one day traveller
with sharp, bright eye. The land
lord found this chap, some ten minutes
after the coach had started on again,
still tucking in pie and ham at ter
rible rate.
Why, man. he said, you've let
the coach go without you
"'I know it, said the traveller,
calmly. I was too blessed hungry
to stop eating.
Suddenly the landlord s facepaled.
"'Goo6 gracious p he said, 'all
my silyer's gone
"It was, too. Not a knife, fork
or spoon was left, except the sharp
eyed mans.
"He said, as he kept on eating,
that he had noticed a suspicious-look-
ing character among the passengers
a man with red beard, a hump and
limp-oh, very suspicious.
"The landlord sent hostler on a
swift motorcycle off to overtake the
coach and bring it back.
"Well, in about forty minutes the
coach returned. Then the sharp
eyed man came forth, wiping his
mouth. But he made no effort to
identify the suspicious-looking pas
senger. Instead he got aboard the
coach, took his seat and said cody:
Thanks, landlord, for the good
food. You'll find the spoons and
things in the coffee pot. Now, driver,
off me 90 anIir, -
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1908-09-19
WHY THE GUEST WAS EMBARRASSED.

A north side man who was invited
out to dinner the other day was not
able to figure out for awhile whether
he was welcome or not after he ar
rived at the house. The members of
the family talked nicely and appeared
cordial all right, but they made so
many mysterious side remarks that he
was supposed not to hear that it made
him nervous.
They all sat down to the dinner ta-
Bile, and before the meal had pro.
gressed very far he caught the hos
tess whispering to the children.
"F. H. b." she said.
The visitor didn't know what to
think of it. He was further mystifed
after little while when the hostess
whispered to the children:
I'M. 1. K"
This happened while plate Of
something was being passed at the
table. Everybody, children and all,
helped themselves literally.
This mysticism continued through
out the evening, and the guest went
home still wondering about it.
A few days later he found out what
it all meant. When the mother
whispered "F. H. B." she meant
family hold back" because the arti-
Gle of food then being served was
somewhat scarce and she was afraid
the supply would run out. The "M.
I. K" meant "more in the kitchen"
and was signal that the members OF
the family might partake literally OF
whatever it referred to.-B0ston Her
| LII
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1908-09-19
OUR GIRLS.

It should be the aim of all to give
the girls just as broad business ed
ucation as the boys. 1t makes them
capable of taking care of the family,
if such responsibilities are placed
upon them; it broadens their ideas
and makes them nobler and better.
Girls, as a rule, are fully as clear
minded as boys when young, but 1t,
as is the common practice, the girls are
brought up to do nothing, to think but
little except of dress and amusements,
they fall far behind the young man,
at the age of 20, in mental ability.
What is needed is, that at home and
at school, they be taught that to shine
in social circles orto roll in wealth is
not the highest aim of womanhood.
But let them be taught to make a
home joyful and happy, and yet be
prepared, if necessary, for life's Bit
terest struggles. Let them under
stand thoroughly the details of every
day life, the value of all kinds Of
commodities used daily, how to make
a check, draft, note and receipt. Let
them be told the truth about them
selves and about the world. They
should know something about the
snares and pitfalls that beset them,
be thoroughly impressed with the
fact that on themselves, in large de-
gree, depends the success of the men,
they marry. Let them know how to
cook, giving them thorough course
in the kitchen. Let them begin
where their mothers left off, and we
shall have generation of girls strong,
hopeful, ambitious and self-reliant,
that will elevate the men, and make
a harder and more aggressive people,
and thousands of firesides happier
and better.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1908-09-19
T0MMY.
BY MABELLE c. CLAPP.

If you meet little bare-footed lad,
Whistling tune that is merry and glad,
With an old straw hat pushed back on his head,
With his lips all stained with the red
That grow on the f1ve-acre lot, with eyes
That are blue as the bluest of April skies,
With mite of nose that is upward turned,
And cheeks by the suns fierce kisses burned
That's Tommy.
If you want to know where the Mayiowers hide
Meath the dry, dead leaves in the glad springtde,
Where the violets dance meath the pine tree
brown,
Or Jack Frost shakes the first chestnuts down;
Where the trout bite best, or the wild grapes grow
In purple clusters hanging low,
Where the coast is longest, the ice most clear,
When the happy holiday time draws near,
Ask Tommy.
With hands thrust deep in his pockets small
He trudgee away when the cow-bells call;
Fathers fright hand man. he is called at home,
Though he'll not be eight till the snowhakes
come,
And mother smiles over the work that would be
Both hard and wearisome, were not he
Ready and willing on errands to run
From the peep of the dawn to the set of the sun;
Dear Tommy.
When the blue-birdse are grooming low good
night,
AaA tlls 6IsEyoOcks have put on their night-caps
When the purple shadows enfold the hills.
And down in the meadows the whippOorwills
Lift up their voices. a tired boy
Creeps into the arms that know no Joy
Like holding him, and fond lips press
The tangled curls, as they say, "God bless -,
Our Tommy"