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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-10-02
ETHEL BARRYMORE
SCORES SOCIETY

Chicago. October Ia dispatch to the
Tribune from st. Louis says:
Ethel Barrymore, the actress, whose
entire into the best of American and
English society is unquestioned, made the
astonishing declaration in an interview
yesterday that the most useless, brainless
and purposeless order of beings in the,
world constitute the elite society of Amer
lea. She expressed the opinion that the
reason international marriages with Amer
lea society girls have proven a failure is
because the brides have not enough men
tally or culture to interest the foreign
noblemen, OF to meet the requirements of
the situation they find there.
There's no occasion for brains in our
society, at least not in that in New York
which I have seen, and consequently girls
don't prepare themselves or cultivate
their capacities. If you can join grace
fully in the inanities of an ordinary din
ner table you'll pass muster, but If you
should happen to touch on anything that
the real men of our country are doing
the men who are accomplishing things-or
ii you should venture into an intellectual
discussion of political issues or problems,
or of books, or any of the various null
tiple interests which might appeal to one
Of any mental capacity you would be
Stunned as a frightful bore.
THE women of wealth are merely sell
fish and piggish and are utterly content
with comfortable living quarters, a good
dinner, a little porridge or bird, a rapid
automobile or two. They are empty shells
and perfectly meaningless and useless to
the country
Miss Barrymore FASTENED to add that
in declaring that American women are
not intellectually equipped for noble
mems wives she did not refer to the great
middle class, the working or the accom-
plishing class, but only to society girls.
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own good and the good of his neigh
bors accept the appointment and go to
Natchez
The United States department of
agriculture will send 20 of its trained
weevil fighters to Natchez, and there
is not a farmer who cannot gather
much information there. The ways
and means for fighting the pest and
minimizing its ravages will be dis
cussed in Natchez by practical men
who have been trained in the long
struggle against the insects since they
first crossed the Rio Grande. The
Natchez gathering will be the begin
ming of the campaign in the southeast.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-10-02
coadiutor Bishop Elected.

Baltimore, October 1.-The Rev. Arthur
Selden Lloyd, for the past Il years gen.
eraI secretary of the Protestant Episcopal
foreign and domestic missions, with
offices in New York. was today elected
coadjutor bishop of the diocese of Mary
land The election carries with 1t the
right of succession to Bishop William
Paret. the incumbent. DR.. Lloyd was
born in Virginia about so years ago, and
received his education at the University
of Virginia. and the Theological Semi
nary of Virginia, located near Alexar-
dria. He was rector of st. Luke's church,
Norfolk, at the time of his election to
the secretaryship of the board of mis-
sionS.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-10-02
SHERMAN GLIB ON
TARIFF REVISION

Peoria, ILL.,. October 1.-The hardest
days work Of his speech-making cam
pagn in the middle west ended here to-
nsht for JONES $. Sherman in man.
moth meeting ii the Coliseum, where sew
eral thousands persons heard him dis
cuss the political issues. Mr.. Sherman
started the day at Decatur, where ne be-
gan talking on sports before the Students
of Milwaukee university.
At Clinton large crowd was on hand
to greet the party. In his speech there
Mr.. Sherman entered into discussion of
the tariff and roundly denounced the free
trade policy advocated by Mr.. Bryan.
Mr.. Sherman promised if the republican
0afty -nNce@ded in its election that the
;aria eaaediilas would be revised in spe-
cial session of Congress, called for that
purpose. Congressman Nicholas Long
worth Of Ohio and Congressman W. l..
Rodsnburg of Illinois also addressed the
meeting. AT Bloomington a vast crowd
greeted the party. Here Mr.. Sherman,
among other subjects, took up tho pub
licity of campaign funds. He said there
was no difficulty in finding where the re-
puntcan party stood on the matter as 1t
had already passed laws regulating the
question.
'"fhe democratic party of the country"
continued he, through its representatives
in Congress is on record as voting down a
bill providing for publicity of campaign
contributions in national elections, for
voting down Il bill providing against frau
dulent registration and fraudulent cleo
tons, and voting against a bill providing
for obtaining the facts in regard to those
voters. either black or white, 81 present
disfranchiSed in any state in the Iuion.H
In his address here tonight Mr. Sher-
man replied to Mr.. Bryan's arguments on
his proposed plan to guarantee bank de-
nosifs
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Yet do fear thy nature,
1t is too o the milk of human kindness.
Macbeth.
New York a Rich State

The fiscal year in New York and
Alabama are alike, both ending Sep
TENDER 80, but in no other respect are
the two states much alike. New York
is the richest state in the union. Her
state treasurer received in the year
just ended $49, 100000, and paid out in
current everyday expenses $47,000,090.
Such figures would give Alabama
headache
New York does not, however, collect
all of her vast revenue by taxes laid
on real and personal property. Some
states, for example, New Jersey, do not
collect any property taxes, making spe-
cial interests bear the entire burden,
and the special interests are wholly
willing. To show what progress New
York has made in that direction we
add some items of her revenue last
year:
Excise tax. -. -. .......... So, 500 900
iiiieil1dhce ldAs'. o,uU0sOOV
Corporation tax. -. -. -. So. S,550000
organization tax. -. -. 49,. 10000
Mortgage tax. -. -. -. ...... l. 100000
stock transfer tax. =. go. $4,000
Here is total of s25, $4,000, or over
one-half of the states entire revenue.
The ambition of New York seems to
be to get all needed revenue from spe-
cial interests, and this she could readi-
ly do if she did not undertake great
works of internal improvement. At
present she is building a barge canal
to cost $101 900, 900, and she is paving,
too, her country roads
In a general way Alabama has begun
to get revenue from special interests,
but she has a long way to go before
she can relieve real and personal prop
erty of taxation, as New Jersey, Penn
sylyania and perhaps half dozen
other states have done.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-10-02
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
DR.. Howell HefIIn,s Trlp.


DR.. Howell r. Helm returned home
yesterday after an absence of three
weeks. He went from Birmingham to Sa-
yannah and thence by steamer to New
York, where he spent a week in visiting
the hospitals. From New York he pro-
ceeded to Baltimore and put in week
there at Johns Hopkins. And from Bal
timore he went to Washington and there
attended the opening session of the In
ternational Congress on tuberculosis. Dr.
Heflln is a member of the Tuberculosis
Congress, and among other Alabama ply
scians who hold active membership Ger
tifcates and who are attending the meet
ing are DR.. Sanders, state health officer;
DR.. Hardness, city health officer of Biz
mingham, DR.. Pratlow of the Brice state
hospital at Tuscaloosa, Dr. f. NJ. Gun
ningham of Ensley, Or. Stewart OF At
taNa, DIR. Stovall of Jasper and DR.. Nc
Whorter of Riverton.
1.-The International tuberculosis Con-
gress is a most important institution and
it was we'll worth a trip to Washington to
see the famous physicians and bacteriolo-
gists of the world and the extensive and
educative exhibit of pathological speci-
mems. The most eminent man attending
the congress is DR.. Koch of Berlin, who
has a worldwide reputation as a chemist
and bacteriologist lie is an unpreten-
tious, diffident looking little man, but he
ranks as the foremost savant in his spe-
cial research work and line of discoveries
Il had good look at the physician to
the Car and many other distinguished
men, and formed a pleasant acquaintance
with quite a number of the ablest of the
foreigners. DR. Welch of Johns Hopkins
is a great bacteriologst, is one of the
notable scientists in the congress. OF our
southern men DR.. Sanders is quite prom
inent and is assigned to read a paper at
one of the sessions. The congress will
not adjourn until October II. 1t will hold
sittings in Baltimore. Philadelphia, and
just before closing, in New York.
1.-The tuberculosis Congress will result
in much practical benefit to humanity.
It is grand institution and [ am glad,
indeed, that l had the opportunity of at
tending some of the sessions. | only re-
greet that l could not have remained to the
close.
1.-THE active membership dues are only
s. year and each active member receives
the published transactions-three large
Volumes
Dr. Hehin said that in New York he
found strong Bryan sentiment. He said
it was generally believed that Chanler
would beat Hughes and that Bryan had
a splendid chance of carrying the state
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Holiday Decorations.

"It might be well If merchants and
other citizens would decorate their
buildings on the occasion of the State
Fair" said a Second avenue man. Dir
mingham did itself proud in the matter
of decorations for the Confederate re-
union. 1t was the first time that this
city had been lavishly decorated and as
we made such big hit with flags and
bunting, the city should put on gala
dress every fall during the fair.
Nothing impresses strangers more
favorably than display of festive
color on holiday occasions, and the
State Fair has come to be a popular
institution that brings the holiday
spirit
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The Political Outlook.

From the New Orleans Times-Democrat
Dem.).
Notwithstanding the numerous conf
dent predictions of ardent partisans and
ingeniousy calculated forecasts of the
pad and pencil brigade the careful and
impartial student of politics will hardly
be tempted to indulge in prophecy at this
time as to the outcome of the November
balloting. October still lies between the
campagners and their goal, and vast
changes may be worked in 80 days. as the
/ history of past campaigns has shown.
President Roosevelts recent appearance
as commander-in- chief of the republican
forces must compel adjustment of the
September calculations, while the unusual
mot to say undignified or improper
course he has adopted causes doubt as
to the effect of his work. Mr.. Roosevelt
has brought Mr.. Taft the aid of his unde-
niabe personal popularity, but at tho
same time has diverted from his nominee
the prominence which usually attaches to
the candidate of a great party for the
highest of offices. He has sounded a
rallying cry for the radical republicans.
but has shouted defiance to the republican
Haskell he lessened the force of the For
aker blow to his party. but impaired his
own prestige at the same time by using
his office to dignity a campaign charge
which he has been unable thus far,
though challenged, to support with proof.
For these and other reasons which have
been advanced hitherto, the Presidents
strenuousness must be considered, until
the voters get their bearings, an uncer-
tain quantity. That he will bring some
support to his nominee is admitted; to
what extent he will injure Mr.. Taft by
usurping first place. and so radically all
tering the campaign plans as to embtter
a considerable section of his party, is yet
to be determined.
On the other hand, the republicans may
reasonably hope to profit to some extent
from their scare The bubble of their
overconfidence has been pricked and the
necessity of prompt and vigorous action to
check the democratic advance Is now ad-
mitted. That their campaign has been
mismanaged is also recognized. Whether
Mr.. Hitchcock is displaced or retained as
the nominal head of the committee. It is
fairly certain that the active manages
ment will henceforth devolve upon more
experienced campaigners, who will strive
to restore the old discipline. The errors
of the recent past will be amended so far
as Is possible, and it must be remembered
that the republicans have heretofore Been
far better disciplined than their adver-
sares. The fact that the democrats had,
at the start, fewer assured votes in the
electoral college than the republicans,
must also be considered. So that. allow
ing for the democratic gains during Au-
gust and September, the margin between
victory and defeat is still so narrow that
the shift of sentiment in a very few states
during October might alter the result.
Upon neither side is there room for over
confidence or apathy, and the fight like
some of those which have gone before.
will probably be lost and won during ~
tobsr.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-10-02
Tineed With Regret.

From the Boston Herald 6Rep).
But even satisfaction at partisan adj
vantage must be tinged with regret that
the President has deemed it necessary to
follow Mr.. Bryan to the edge of the bog.
He has dragged the presidential Office
into the range of the mud firing. The
traditional dignity which surrounded his
position was well worth preserving. Had
Mr.. Taft beeen left to defend his cause
the party interests would not have been
less secure. And the ideals of the Ameri-
can people who recognize In the presiden-
tial office an honor which is not to be
recklessly assailed or subjected to as
sault would not have been sacrificed.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-10-02
Restaurant Business.

There are probably more restaurants
in Birmingham than any city of its size
in the world said Albert Fasnacht, the
well-known caterer of Second avenue.
Eating places here have greatly in
creased in number this year, and II may
be that some Of them scarcely pay ex-
penses. But as a rule Birmingham is a
good town for restaurants, and my BUSH
ness has been exceptionally large this
year. In looking over my books by days
] find that l have made several new
high records within the past six months.
If the country has been through hard
times this year depression has certainly
not come under my observation
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-10-02

eral manager of the Tennessee company,
left yesterday evening for Chattanooga to
attend the annual meeting of the Amer
lean Institute of Mining Engineers.
The Right Rev. Henry Joseph Richter,
bishop of Grand Rapids, Mich, who ar
rived here last Saturday, returned home
Wednesday. He visited Birmingham four
years ago, and on being shown over the
city this week said he was greatly i'm
pressed with its rapid growth. While
here he was the guest of the Rev. Father
CoYle
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-10-02
ADRIFT WITH THE TIMES
BUBBLES.

BUBBLES.
Bubbles, bubbles. bubbles.
Bubbles everywhere,
Down the crowded highways
Leading to despair.
Here's a bubble-riches,
There's a bubble-fame;
If we win or lose them,
Twill be quite the same.
Bubbles bubbles, bubbles
Still they lure us on,
TIL our hearts are breaking
And all hope is gone,
And we sing no longer
As we used to do,
Though the fields are blooming
And the skies are blue.
Bubbles bubbles, bubbles
''fis frfile quest,
Toiibsg after bubbles
Cod and all the rest,
Wren each mortal journey,
Howsoever brave,
E3ogsoever splendid,
Leads but to the gravel
IN SIGHT.
Il see trouble coming
On, forget 1t! You are a pessimist."
\ Il tell you l see trouble coming. My
wife has just turned the corner"
NOT YET.
I can not tell you why 1t is,
Nor how 1t happens So
Old Trouble follows close behind,
Most everywhere l go.
And still he tries to pull me down
With whispers of regret,
But while he sometimes makes me sad,
He hasn't floored me yeti
HIS SALARY.
DO you love me, George?s
Sure, 1 do
GLOW much?"
''oh, about s12 week."
'Is that all?''
WELL that's all get.'
THE HOPE OF YOUTH.
There was a day
When life was play
And trouble troubled never
But the world rolls on
And youth is gone
Forever and forever.
Yet looking back
Ger the beaten track
With weary eyes of yearning,
/ seem to see,
Half mistily,
Lifes early flame still burning!
AN ORDERLY OF IDLENESS.
BLANKS is the LATEST man l ever saw"
He certainly is lazy. / guess he
must be on the staff of General Apathy"
BIGAMY.
Better far
Not to have any,
Than to wed
One wife too many.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-10-02
Tom Watson Denies Charges.

Jackson, Ca, October 1.-Referring to
the accusation that he had been "bribed'
by the republicans to make the race for
the presidency. Thomas e. Watson, the
peoples party nominee for President,
said in speech here today that he stands
on the Ocala platform, where he has
stood ever since it was written, and that
he was no more bribed to advocate it
than were the farmers and democrats of
the south bribed years ago into framing
the platform. Mr.. Watson said he had
no hopes of being elected but hoped to
blaze the trail for some one else to put
the south back into the road which will
lead her back to her old-time influence.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-10-02
Drift to Bryan.

From the Richmond Times-Dispatch
(Dem).
The drift of the independent voter to-
ward Bryan is apparent and strong In
large numbers gold democrats have re-
turned to the party, and those who for
the most patriotic reasons object to the
continuance of the Roosevelt rule see
far less danger to the country and far
more certainty for the preservation of
our form of government in the election
of the democratic party than in contin-
uing in power the party whose extrava-
gance and leadership has spread alarm
and disgust from one end of this country
to the other.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-10-02
THE DETERMINING TEETH.

From the Bohemian.
Teacher-Johnny, can you INFORM the
class as to how the age of chicken
is determined?
Johnny-Yesm. BY the teeth.
Teacher-Why, Johnny, chicken have
no teeth.
Johnny-No'm But we have.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-10-02
1T WAS ALL WITHIN.

From Harpers Weekly.
practical joker carried an onion in
his pocket to the depot when bidding
farewell to young lady and took bite
now and then to induce tears. Before
the train departed he had eaten the en-
tire onion. The young lady, perceving
the situation, remarked: "Ah, you have
swallowed your grief!''
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-10-02
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR.
From the New York Press.

From the New York Press.
The way to be happy is to think
you are.
The reason people want to drink cham
payne is they wouldn't If it was as cheap
as beer.
A few years go long ways with a
woman's age.
A man likes to think he is under a
great strain so he can believe how brave
ly he stands up under it.
One of the problems about having
money is how mean you are if you don't
spend it and how foolish il you do
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-10-02
A pIsAGREEABLE DIFFERENCE.

From Harper's Weekly.
s'Why is a gun like cat?" asked the
conundrum fiend.
II dunno" replied the victim.
because they both go off.
"But there's a difference"
what is it?''
1.-THE cat comes back"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-10-02
A CLOSE FIT.

From Harper's Weekly.
Mrs Mdge-I wonder what in the
world Jonah thought when he was swal-
lowed by the whale?
Midge-He probably had an idea that
he had got into a sheath gown.
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THE wAsHERWoMANs SONG.
BY Eugene Ware.

'y Eugene Ware.
In very humble cot,
In a rather quiet spot,
In the suds and in the soap,
Worked a woman full of hope;
Working, singing, all alone,
In a sort of undertone;
with the Savior for friend,
He will keep me to the enc,
Sometimes happening along,
L had heard the semi-song,
And / often used to smile,
More in sympathy than guile;
But / never said a word
In regard to what / heard,
AS she sang about her friend
Who would keep her to the end.
Not in sorrow nor in glee
Working all day long was she,
AS her children, three or four,
Played around her on the floor;
But In monotones the song
She was humming all day long:
with the Savior for a friend,
He will keep me to the end"
It's a song do not sing,
For | scarce believe thing
OF the stories that are told
OF the miracles of old;
But I know that her belief
Is the anodyne of grief,
And will always be friend
That will keep her to the end.
Just trifle lonesome she.
Just as poor as poor could be;
But her spirits always rose.
Like the bubbles in the clothes.
And, though widowed and alone,
Cheered her with the monotone,
OF a Savior and a friend
Who would keep her to the end.
I have seen her rub and scrub,
On the dashboard IN the tub,
While the baby, sopped in suds,
Rolled and tumbled In the buds,
Or was padding In the pools,
With old scissors stuck in spools;
She still humming OF her friend
Who would keep her to the end.
Human hopes and human creeds
Have their root in human needs;
And / should not wish to strip
From that washerwomans lip
Any song that she can sing,
Any hope that songs can bring
For the woman has friend
Who will keep her to the end.
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NO PLACE FOR Her.

From the Bohemian.
Wife-Shall we take Aunt Backwoods
to the Sunday night sacred concert?
Husband-No. She cares only for re-
ligious music.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-10-02

The people of this state want fun
when they attend fair. That has been
the first object of the Alabama Fair
management, and ripping, bubbling
variety has been provided.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-10-02
A FOOLISH QUESTION.

From the Bohemian.
spectator-Bub, which one of those
men working on that excavation is the
boss?
Water Boy-Aw, can't youse see they're
all Irishmen?
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-10-02

Algernon Charles Swinburne may
get the Nobel prize for the best liter
airy output, but it is too early to pick
winner, for the Nobel distribution does
not take place until December 10.
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directoire gown In Second ave-
nue. show window attracted much at
tention yesterday, and yet it was held
in place by four pins only.
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Popular Demand.


From the New Orleans Plcayune.
IL Roosevelt had been nominated he
would be elected without regard to third
term trtullops but Judge Taft, big as
he is in body and generally able as he
is In mentality and human sympathy. Is
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-10-02

Theodore Roosevelt, Jr., has gone to
work in a carpet factory at S. a week
This is better than the campaigning
his father is doing at present.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-10-02

Wilbur Wright will fly across the
English channel when he is fully ready
He knows the channel will not run
away.
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APPEALING TO HER WEAKNESS

From the Bohemian.
Geraldine-No, / cannot marry you.
Gerald-But I know minister who Will
perform the ceremony for 1873.
Geraldine-I am yours.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-10-02

Mr.. Roosevelt may acquire reputa-
ton for elephant killing before he goes
to Africa. The g. o. p. elephant Is the
target at present.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-10-02

The feryid crisis of the big leagues
is at hand, and the fans are threatened
with heart troubles.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-10-02

This week Will be the close of the
baseball season. and all the pennants
then will be political.