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The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-06-22
From the New York Sun.

From the New York Sun.
 HE next governor of Georgia is
 Y not the dwarf that the Hohe-
 smithites have pictured him. Un- official measurements make him feet 6. Many leading characters in history have not projected into space as far as that. Mir Browns opponents seem to have sup posed, not incorrectly, perhaps. that Hoke Smiths impressive height and size were his strongest qualifications for public life. He is "IIandsome" Hoke, too, whereas Little Joe" was set down as in- curably ugly. Judging from photographs of the two, Hoke looks like fat variety sketch artist; Joe like a sedate, scholarly and thoughtful schoolmaster pr profess sional man. His chest is said to be mar row. but his forehead is broad, and he has a powerful nose.
 Little Joe" is son of old Joe Brown, governor and senator, shrewd, long-head- ed, long -winded, who held his own and came into office among elders like Steph- ems. Howell Cobb and Bob" Toombs. Little Joe" was born in '51, was graduat- ed as first honor man at Oglethorpe unt- versity in 1872, studied at business col lege, was admitted to the bar in 1875, went to the Harvard Law School, but had to give up on account of his eyes. So he took to railroading. beginning as brake man and working up to general traffic manager. He was in the railroad busi- ness for 22 years. No wonder Gov. Hoke Smith kicked him out of the railroad commission. However, Little Joe' had other irons in the fire. He has to be a farmer of course Otherwise how could his heart be really true to the farming interests of Georgia? Even if he has. we regret to say, "a splendid home" at Ma rietta, which used to belong to other statesmen, he redeems his unfortunate birth to the purple and plutocracy by his deep devotion to practical farming
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-06-22
No More Third Term Movements

When President Roosevelt wisely refused to entertain a third term movement unde- the thin disguise of a second elective term, he gave the entire business another black eye. He cid a great deal for himself and he did even more for his country, which sadly needs a maintenance of the unwritten custom which limits a President to two terms. Washington, Jackson and Roosevelt refused to seek third terms, and Grant sought third term in vain. These examples fully establish the GUS tom, and the probability of it's infrac- tion will become less as the years go on.
 This law is not written in the con- stitution or statutes, but it is deeply written in the hearts of the American people, and the man of ambition who attempts to ride over it hereafter will certainly encounter stormy politics. MT. Roosevelt's personal popularity Is unquestionable, and he could perhaps have secured renomination. His place in history will be all the stronger because he has chosen to stand by the traditions of the republic by giving dp all efforts to retain power after the manner of Presidents in the Latin re- publics. No matter how spectacular hnd dramatic he may be he will cer- tainly win commendation on all hands for his act of renunciation within his own party. He acted wisely for hIs own reputation and for the good of the republic.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-06-22
KEPT GOOD DEEDS SECRET.
John Mackay's unostentatous Way of
 Doing Goo- In Various Ways.
From the San Francisco Call.

From the San Francisco Call.
 The unveiling of John Mackay's statue fin Reno has let loose a flood of anec- dotes about the late mil1lonaires gener- coming to him. One of his old ae- quaintances in Virginia City tells me he disliked any one to know that he ever contributed d cent toward charity. Once a year he used to send huge load of provisions, clothes and other neeessaries to the Catholic Sisters. but it was only by accident that the donors name was discovered. The wagonload of goods was passing the house of resident one day and happening to stop for moment the resident asked the driver where he was taking that load of stuff. When told It was to the Sisters, he exclaimed:
 '"Gee, they must be pretty rich to buy such fine things and such a lot at a time"
 Tt ain't them" said the carter, 'Tts Mir. Mackay that buys it." Then he add ed: But l oughtn't to "a told you, for he'd be mad clear through if he knew that any one knew that he did it."
 When John Mackay was in New York some years ago word came to him that one of the old men he had known in his Virginia City days was i'll and poor The mining magnate wired back, Take him to the hospital and call on me for all ex penses." The man was taken to the hos pital, as directed, and every care given his case. He stayed there a long time, but once in a while he would sneak away to his cabin and come back with bottle, which was his weakness. One of the nurses found him with bottle and took it away from him, but he rebelled.
 You can't take it away from me-" he said, "Mackay paid for that bottle."
 When the old fellow died Mackay was notified and wired back to call on him for the burial expenses. He also paid for the monument which was erected over the old miners remains.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-06-22
THE sULTAN,s CIGARETTES.

From London P. T. O.
 "The Turkish Sultan." said tooac- conist, "has for generations smoked the finest cigarettes in the world. Cigarettes like his, brought over here, would cost over 1 shilling apiece In the royal pal ace there has been from time immemoriai a small cigarette factory-a light, airy room a bale of exquisite tobacco, one or two simple hand-cutting machines, half dozen workmen of marvellous skill. Here the cigarettes of the Sultan are turned out. The best cigarette tobacco comes from Turkey and the best of that goes to the Sultan. A hundredweight of leaves is rejected before a pound sufficiently fine and fawless is found for royal use. -
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-06-22
JULY LORE IN CHICAGO.

From the Chicago Tribune.
 There are many ways of making a mint julep, but only one right way-the Kentucky way. Even Kentuckians some- times differ among themselves on this question.
 ford hotel has annexed to it's quarters what in polite parlance is termed spray parlor." Some might think the term syn onymous with "bathroom" but to hold any such idea would be to foster an il- fusion. The spray parlor'' of the Ken lucky delegation is intended solely to minister to politicians insides.
 By some stroke of chance the colored dispenser at the private spray parlor" of the delegation turned out to be from Virginia instead of Kentucky. Conse- quently there was war in the Kentucky camp when the Virginia darky was dis covered mixing a mint julep in glass.
 Samuel Judson Roberts of Lexington, who is a collector of internal revenue, discovered the solecism. Taking the darky aside he spoke to him gently but firmly, saying:
 ''Take a silver cup-always a silver cup. Ell it with ice pulverzed to the ffneness of snow. Bruise one tender little leaf of mint and stick 1t in the ice. Then dis solve spoonful of sugar in about three quarters of a Kentucky drink of good whisky and let the fluid filter through the ice to the bottom of the cup Shake the cup slowly until a coating of thick white frost forms on the outside. Trim with mint and hand to an appreciative gen. tlannan, :,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-06-22
THE WANDERERS.

By Arthur Symons. Wandering, ever wandering, Their eyelids freshened with the wind
 of the sea Blown up the cliffs at sunset, tneir
 cheeks cooled With meditatfve shadows of hushed,
 leaves That have been drowsing in the woods
 all day, And certain fires of sunrise in their
 eyes. They wander, and the white roads
 under them Crumble into fine dust behind their
 feet, For they return not; life, long Whiee Winds ever from the dark into the
 dark, And they, as days, return not; they go For ever, with the travelling stars; the
 night Curtains them, being wearied, and the
 dawn Awakens them unwearied they go on. They know the winds of all the earth,
 they know The dust of many highways, and the
 stones Of cities set for landmarks on the road. Theirs is the world, and all the glory
 of it, Theirs, because they forego it, passing
 on Into the freedom of the clements; Wandering, ever wandering, Because life holds not anything so
 good As to be free of yesterday, and bound To or1e
 they go Into a world of unknown faces, where It may be there are faces waiting them, Faces of friendly strangers, not the
 long Intolerable monotony of friends. The joy of earth is yours. oh, wan
 derers. The only joy of the old earth, to wake
 newed, With foreheads fresh against fresh
 young sky,
 To be little further on the road, A little nearer somewhere. some few
 steps Advanced into the future, and removed By some. few counted milestones from
 the past; God gives you this good gift. the only
 gift That God, being repentant, has to give Wanderers, you have the sunrise and
 the stars; And we, beneath our comfortable roofs, Lamplight, and daily fire upon the
 hearth And four walls of prison, and sure
 food But God has given you freedom. wsn-
 derers!
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-06-22
King Likes Americans.

T am told by persons in touch with English court circles that King Ed ward has long been partial to Amerf- cans," remarked a former federal off, ficial. "One has but to read the pa- pers to learn that the United States embassy comes in for a big share of the Kings favor; and the special at- tention he is giving to the approach ing Ward Reid wedding follows in na- turaI order. The groom-to-be is of- fcially attached to the Kings house. hold and is one of his trusted friends and Miss Reid has been greatly ad- mired by both the King and Queen.
 By the way. some one was asking what the initials in his majesty's mon- ogram-E. R.--stood for. The answer is simple. D stands fer Edward and R stands for rex, which is the Latin word for king"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-06-22
POstOiiiGe Building

Birmingham has outgrown its fed eral building, but Congress will not make an appropriation for a new build ing until after the next census. The government never accepts estimated population figures in planning build ings for important cities. The exact count by government enumerators must be the basis for appropriations when 1t comes to the million-dollar class. Birmingham population, ac- cording to the last census, was not large enough to impress Congress, but 1910 will find us with not less than 1S0,000 people, and these figures, along with the enormous percentage of in- crease in ten years and the outlook for still more rapid growth, will entitle Birmingham to a handsome, spacious and costly structure.
 It is probable that the government will erect building here for the ex- elusive use of the postoffice. Formerly it was the rule to house all the federal offices, including the postoffice, in one building. When an old custom house or government building became made quate it was usually the policy of the treasury department to ask Congress to authorize the sale of the property and make an appropriation for new edifice on a new site. But it is be- heved that in the case of Birmingham the government will hold on to the present building and continue it's use for the United States court and offices connected with the court and also the internal revenue office. However this may be, the government must build on extensive lines, for the needs of the postoffice are ever increasing. It is reasonably certain, therefore, that Con- gress will start on a mammoth building here soon after the census. And a building of that class must be designed for considerable expansion, for no structure erected within the next three years will be adequate for Birmingham 20 years hence. Nothing built here for public use has been large enough. Bfr- mingham has outgrown the county court house, the union station on Twentieth street, the federal building and many other buildings that were thought at the time of erection ample for long years to come. Even the Terminal station, which lacks several months of completion, and which was intended to fulfill it's purpose for 50 years or more, will have to be enlargeS before Birmingham is many years older.
 The government, then, will find it advisable, from a viewpoint of econ- cmy, to do whatever it does in Bir- mingham on a scale of great magni- tude. It must have in mind Birming- hams wonderful possibilities. A mill lion dollars may be sufficient to pay for building suitable for Birming- ham, but a s2,00o, ,O0o building would fill the bill better.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-06-22
Downward SWilg of Prices

On June 1 2S articles were higher in price than they were on May 1; 37 were lower, and 4S were unchanged Price movements are tending steadily downward, and May was no exception to the rule. Every since last October prices have been seeking lower levels. They are still going down. But how long must they continue to go down be- fore the retailer lets consumers know what the swing of prices is?
 As compared with June 1 of last year 27 articles are higher, 65 are lower and articles stand unchanged, but the consumer gets no benefit from the fall in 65 articles out of 100 in every day use. Owing to the antics of the beef tust beef on the hoof is higher than it was year ago.
 Between the trusts at the top of the trade in necessities and the retailers who have not heard of the downward movement in the prices of necessaries, the cost of living remains as high as it was one year ago. The consumer Is the helpless victim of thousand and Une private monopolies, many of which he never heard of. They are taking his earnings, however, with neatness and dispatch, and we have the singular fact of high cost of living amid de clining prices.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-06-22
Campaigns Too Long.

'It would be well for the country if presidential campaigns were compressed into two months-September and October --instead of spreading out through the summer and fall,' said an old democrat. held early in September there would be ample time for discussion of the issues. As it is the people get stirred up in July and keep stirred up until the polls close on the Tuesday after the first Mon day in November. These long campaigns are naturally disturbing to business.''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-06-22
WIDOW WAS CONTRARY.

From the Bohemian.
 The editor of the Beanville Clarion dashed wildly into the composing rooDf ard yelled at the foreman:
 "Eh! Hank, hold that story Of Widow Jones' death. She ain't died yet"
 How long you want me to wait?'
 "well, we're expecting her death at any minute, now.''
 Gosh, that old widow always was the contrariest person in Beanville,' nut tered the foreman as he pied several lines lifting the type from the form.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-06-22
STORY OF A BANDITS PICTURE.

From LesclieS Weekly.
 Hanging on the wall in the home of Hon. James M Beck in New York is probably the most perfect likeness of Raisuli, the famous Moroccan bandit, in existence. Ton Perdicaris. the Amer ican, who was so long a, prisoner of the bandit, so regards it.. On the pie ture hangs an interesting. tale. MT, Beck was not feeling well one morning about three years ago. so he directed MT. Perdicaris, who was his client, to call at the house. Upon the latter's arrival MT. Beck plunged into the busi- ness at hand, but soon noticed that his client was paying no attention to what was being said, and was sittnig with eyes riveted upon painting on the wall. Where did you get t?" Mir. Perdicaris asked, pointing to the pic- ture. "It is the most wonderful like ness of Raisun that I have ever seen." The painting is the work of Miss Carol Beck, sister of the lawyer, and one of the most talented artists of Philadel- phia It was painted by her from model who was wandering about the diff ferent Philadelphia studios. Probably there is no such thing as a photograps of Raisuli. The artists on some New York papers have produced various pictures from imagination. and a Lon- don paper printed something that was supposed to have been drawn from description furnished by one who had seen Raisuli
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-06-22
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR.
'om the New York Press.

From the New YOrk Pfe5S.
 The average persons way of for- giving anybody is meaner than refus- ing to,
 The reason a widow knows so much is she didn't learn any of it from her husband until after he was dead.
 A married man could be ideally happy if his wife would let him wear his old clothes to business and his best ones when he goes fishing.
 The only secret there Is about girl being able to do anything she wants to with man is she knows how to talk to him about himself.
 A useful thing about family is how you can blame it for the money you lose speculating, trying to make enough to support 1t without earn tns it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-06-22
HOPE.

From the Chicago Record-Herald
 Doctors often scare people to death by letting them know how dangerous their maladies are,' said white-haired phy- sician
 would you mind coming with me to d1ag- nose my rich old uncie's case? And Fd be willing to double your fee if you would speak right out plainly in case you found anything. serious the matter with him."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-06-22
Recovering From Depression.

'I was in Pittsburg soon after the Oc- tober panic and was there again early in the spring, and again the first of June," said R. S Chester of New York. Until recently business was very much de- pressed in the Pittsburg district. It is safe to say that ittsburg was harder hit by the panic than any other city. All iron centers were affected, of course, by the panic, but Birmingham, from all can hear, suffered less than northern cities.
 ''well, I am glad to report now that business is picking up everywhere. have travelled extensively within the past four weeks and improved conditions are seen on all sides.
 '"The Birmingham district is rapidly coming to the front again. There is now employment enough for all first rate workmen, and the industrial conditions are growing better day by day Bir- mingham, indeed, strikes me as the most prosperous town in the south."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-06-22
Plenty of Tonnage In Sight

Fruits and vegetables are keeping the railroads pretty well employed and the transportation of them will keep them buoy until the great crops are ready to be moved. Georgia has 1000 carloads of peaches to send away, and southern California. Is completing the shipment of 21, ,000 cars of oranges and 2932 cars of lemons. The increase In vegetable shipments has also been very great.
 By October all the crops, except pos sibly corn, will be ready to be moved, and 1t is believed that every car will be ~eded at that time. The 4OO, 900 idle cars that the railroads now report will then be put into service, and the railroads will probably be kept busy until spring at any rate.
 The truth is, the railroads are by no means in a distressed condition. They can now float almost any reasonable amount of good bonds, and they see ahead a prospect for summer, autumn and winter business of great volume.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-06-22

While Governor Hughes is trying to reform the New York race tracks his father is holding revival meetings in the hope of making the entire city better.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-06-22
Blankets Needed.

T spent last Friday night at house on Shades mountain. about eight miles from Birmingham, and actually suffered from cold" said a prominent citizen. Blankets were not only needed to sleep undey, but the family whose guest I was sat on the porch after supper wrapped up in blankets.
 'T doubt If any mountain resort in Yer mont or New Hampshire Is cooler in summer than Shades mountain. The scen- cry on this mountain is rugged and the air is bracing. Many business men of Birmingham have summer cottages on Shades mountain, and it is only a ques- tion of few years when Shades will bs as popular a resort as Lookout moun- tain"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-06-22

After staying away "A years former Senator Don Cameron went to the Chi cago convention. He was but mem- ory there, however.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-06-22

The American Medical association recently met in Chicago, and 1t hon. ored Colonel Gorgas by making him it's president for the coming year.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-06-22
AN ILL-ATTENoED CONVENTION

From the Louisville COurler-J Ournal.
 Chicago hotel men noisily protest against a republican machine that has so robbed national convention of in- terest that s1,OO0,Oo0 is lost to the hostel ries by the refusal of the usual conven- ton crowds to assemble. It is said by the Chicago newspapers that the city was prepared to accommodate and expected, twice as many persons as have come.
 The elimination oftpatiroad passes, by the enactment of the railroad rate law by Congress, probably has something to do with the slim attendance, but it was hardly to be expected that the attend ance would be as large this year as it is usually. It had been apparent for months before the opening of the con- vention that it would be managed from the White House. The leading candidate has been overshadowed since the open ing of his campaign by the President MT. Taft is widely known and widely respected, but his personality is not one that stirs up enthusiasm at political gath erings. There was no good reason for believing that the ratification of the Pres ident's nomination of MT. Taft would cre- ate intense interest and cause large num- bers of persons to come from distant points at their own expense to witness it.
 The hotel men of Chicago should have looked into the conditions existing be- fore counting upon having their houses full of guests. The republican conven- ton of 1908 didn't promise to be much of a circus or anything of a horse race.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-06-22

President Castro finds that he can not drive the plague out by proclama- tions, and so he retreats farther up the mountains.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-06-22

The apportionment of glory between Hitchcock and Vorys is now in order, but Hitchcock will manage to get the lions share.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-06-22

The absence of free passes on the railrodas will operate to preserve the front lawns of presidential candidates.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-06-22

Senator Tom Platt, who once made Presidents, now stays at home, busily engaged in paying alimonies.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-06-22

The ghost of the third-term boom stalked through the hotel Hobbies with out crystallizing in the Coliseum.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-06-22

The republican platform failed to point with pride to the rise in the price of beef.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-06-22

Caleb Powers must feel that his oc- cupation is gone when he can no longer get ready for a new trail.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-06-22

The next President will choose his own successor if the Taft business is indorsed by the people.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-06-22

Delegate George Ade did not get in touch with Frank Hitchcock soon enough to aid the Fairbanks butter milk boom.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-06-22

The two candidates this year will each possess a paper, for Brother Charlie has one, and so has MT. Bryan
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-06-22

The absence of free passes prevented Q crush at Chicago, and it's effect VIII be felt at Denver.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-06-22

We cannot let go either in Cuba or Panama, and we probably never will.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-06-22

Favorite sons are going out of fash ion in an age of designated successors
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-06-22

John Hays Hammond goes back to his job in Colorado a sadder but wiser man.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-06-22

Oyster Bay is again the summer capital. This will be it's last inning.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-06-22

If there had been more contests Taft would have got more votes,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-06-22

The voters will soon have to decide which of the two Bills Is the better one
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-06-22

Baseball is the sport of American sovereigns ranging in age from 3 to 90.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-06-22

What drunk with choler7 Stay, and pause a while.
 -1 King Henry W.