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The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-07
THE COASTWlSE LIGHTS.

By Rudyard Kipling.
 Our brows are bound with spindrift and
 the weed Is on our knees; Our loins are battered meath us by thel
 swinging, smoking seas. From reef and neck and skerry-over'
 headland ness and voc The Coastwise Lights of England watch
 the ships of England go! Through the endless summer evenings,
 on the lineless. level floors; Through the yelling Channel Tempest
 when the siren hoots and roars- By day the dipping house flag and byl
 night the rockets trail- As the sheep that graze behind us so we|
 know them where they hail. We bridge. across the dark and bid the|
 helmsman haze care> k The flash that wheeling inland wakes hia
 sleeping wife to prayer; From our vexed eyries, head to gale, vel
 bind in burning chains The lover from the ssa-rim drawn-his
 love in English lanes.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-07
BIGGEST SODA FOUNTAIN.
om the Confectioner and Baker.

From the Confectioner and Baker.
 New York can now boast of having added to it's many wonders the largest. most costly and probably the most beauti- full soda water fountain in the world. It has been installed in Kiker's drug store, opened at 13 and 15 West Thirty-fourth street, opposite the waldorf-Astoria.
 The capacity of the fountain requires daily the consumption of 5000 pounds of ice. $40 pounds of sugar, 30 pounds of chocolate, 40 gallons of crushed fruit, 72O lemons, 300 oranges, zoo eggs, 360 quarts of milk. 24O quarts of cream, 80 pounds of walnuts. 12 gallons of cherries, 200 iimess 60 gallons of fruit syrups, 250 gal- Ions of ice cream and $50 gallons of plain soda.
 The fountain, of onyx, pavanazza mar ble and solid bronze, Is 50 feet in length, and is supported by 2S columns of solid marble and onyx, six to eight inches In diameter Three oil paintings ornament the back of the fountain.
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license or that they are financially em- barrassed. He simply Is of the opinion that these companies have overlooked the fact that the time for payment has rolled round.
 The deputy commissioner is exceedingly popular in Alabama and has many warm friends in Birmingham. It is expected that he will be candidate in the next state election for secretary of state.
 John G. Harris, associate railroad com missioner, spent yesterday in the city on route to Greensboro his home. During the present week he mas been in Mont gomery attending the sessions of the ran- road commission. Major Harris is Well known in Birmingham and spent the day with his friends of the city. \ Ernest Lacy, representative from Walk CT county, is registered at the Hillman' MT. Lacy is one of the younger mem bers of the house, but during the recent sessions made many friends in spite of his being one of those opposed to many of the administration policies and meas ures. MT. Lacy talks interestingly or con ditions in Walker county.
 J. H. Cranford, one of Walker county 5 representatives in the lower house of the legislature, and the man who has aone marvellous things for the growth and de- velopment of Jasper, of which city he was mayor, is at the Hillman.
 MT. Cranforu is one of the most popular men in the service of the state and his genial disposition has made him quite :. favorite with the reporters of the state,
 
 Dr. Robert J. Hargrove, one of the lead- ing physicians of Tuscaloosa, is registered at the Metropolitan.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-07
TIE "MERRY WIDOW" CRAZE.

From the Cincinnati Times-Star.
 We have gone through ''Trilby'' craze and a Lord Fauntleroy" craze.
 
 Likewise we professed to admire "Tril- by" neckties, ''Tribly" garters and 'Tril- by'' egg phosphates. Buster Brown" also. has had his day. almost every arti- cle except cigars having been named for him.
 And now 1t Is the Merry Widow" craze. Before long there will be a Merry Widow walk, a Merry Widow" hand shake, and Merry Widow kiss. The milliners already have announced a "Mer- ry Widow" hat. We can expect Merry Widow cuff buttons, a Merry Widow" laundry. Merry Widow" cough drops and fudge. Won't some kind scientist discover serum for this craze! We would gladly submit to being vaccnated and would endure with pleasure the smart prick of the hypodermic squirt-gun if perchance. we might secure immunity from this disease.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-07
MT. RseseveIt's Final Year

MT. Roosevelt's power is slipping away. He has three days less than a year to serve, and every day hereafter will weaken his Sgrip upon Congress and public sentiment. AS the months come along he will be crowded put of the spotlight, and before his term is ended the Big Stick will have ldet it's weight and molding power. His sterv- Ace of seven and half years will>eld
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-07
TypeWritten Letters.

There is a marked improvement in the appearance, orthography and grammar of the type-written letters" remarked Q lawyer. "but as a rule too many capitals are still used. Ten years ago it was diff fcult to find a stenographer who spelled correctly when using the typewriter, but now the poor spoilers are the exceptions. But why typewriters persist in beginning nearly all nouns and common adjectives with capitals cannot imagine. They lead newspapers and most of them read books. and they do not find every other word printed with capital letter.
 Recently I heard proprietor in q New York publishing house say that type written copy was as faulty in respect to the use of capitals as counting room cor respondence The commercial colleges have done good work in teaching their students to spell. They should now take up the matter of caps and Tower case, as my friend the printer would say
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sINcERE IN CONVICTION.
From the Russell Register.

From the RusseII R5BISteT.
 Hon. John W. Tomlinson Of Birming- ham desires to go to the national com vention as a delegate-at-large from this state and it is very likely that he will do so. We have never been much of an admirer of MT. Tomlinson. although we believe he is sincere in his political con victions which appear to be entirely dem- ocratic. MT. Tomlinson has all the time been an earnest Bryan man. He has been faithful and now that this Is going to be Bryan year, that Alabama is go- ing to send a Bryan delegation to the national convention. we know of no req son whatsoever why MT. Tomlinson should not be given a place on the dele gation from the state at large
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-07
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR.

From the New York Press.
 A woman can love a man because she thinks he. loves her.
 When a girl will show lot of enthu- siasm for a man he isn't the one.
 A useful thing about knowing how to cuss is when you fall down on the ice.
 man could feel that he couldn't af- ford even to smoke if the doctor recom- mended it.
 A satisfactory thing about having your wife for a partner at cards 10 you can blame all your poor hands on her.
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Proverbs and Wives.

Said a Birmingham minister: 'The famous humorist, Robert J. Burdette, thinks that the world must be growing better, and one of his proofs is that while preachers of this age do not write so many, nor so wise proverbs as Solomon wrote they have fewer wives and better children.
 Substituting Psalms for Proverbs Burdette might make the same remark upon David"
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The Iron Trade

"There was more doing in the iron business in January than there was Tn December, according to Matthew, Addy S Co.,, "and there was more doing in Feb ruary than there was in January It is a little early yet to speak for March, but there isn't a particle of doubt that It's record will surpass that of February, and it looks as if the ascending scale would be the order of things for some time to come.
 Apparently those who predicted an in stantaneous return to the conditions that ruled a year ago were badly mistaken. We are going forward little by little, but the main fact of the situation is we really are going forward, and are neither standing still nor going backward.
 "The biggest new tonnage of pig iron is coming from two sources-from the makers of cast iron pipe and from the manufa cturers of open hearth steel They have been buying In fairly large quanti- ties for shipment from 60 to 20 days ahead. For the balance current business consists of all kinds of small lots There is one thing that we have noticed that looks very encouraging, and that is the fact that consumers can no longer wait for their iron. If shipments are not made exactly on time they raise great row. Ninety days ago the longer shipments were delayed the better the consumer liked it, but now he is really needing iron. Then, too, there is much more activity in the coke market, which is decidedly favorable indication"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-07
STRONG IN DEATH.

From the Phila1 elphia Press.
 Towne-Well, Hussel is gone, poor fell low! He just worked himself to death. He was always in such a hurry \
 Browne-Yes. and they say he was out of breath when he died
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IN HOTEL LOBBIES
National Conventions.

 Few of the statesmen or politicians of either of the big parties who par ticipated in the national conventions in 1878 or even 1880 are in active life today; few indeed are living" said an old citizen. We often hear men of three score and ten say that political leaders of the present time are pig mics compared with the great poli- ticians of a generation or two ago. 1 am inclined myself to think that statesmanship has declined. but still we have in public not few men of force and leadership.
 How many politicians can name the distinguished men of the national con- yeptions of the old parties farther back than F years? Those who are well versed in our political history are comparatively few. This year the republican convention will be held in Chicago in June, and the democratic convention will be held in Denver in July. The history of the democratic party shows that as far back as 1882, that party's convention was held as early as May. In the years 1882, '36, '40 A, AS the convention of the party was held in Baltimore during the month of May and in 1880 it was held in April. In 1884 it. was held in Au- gust and during all the other years of the partys history the convention was held in June or July. The latter month being the choice of the party for it's last four conventions.
 This year the convention will open in Denver in one of the largest audi toriums in the United States, where 12.- 800 people will be able to find seats. The conventions have been moving farther west every year. Chicago got the democratic convention in 1864, St. Louis in 1878 and again in 1888, Kan sas City in 1900 and now Denver mas an opportunity to show what she can do,
 While it is true that the Denver con- vention will be a one man affair, so far as the presidential nomination is concerned, it will nevertheless be full of interest and the indications point to a record breaking attendance. It will be Bryan conyention and the de- moeracy will certainly do as much shouting as it ever did in earlier days.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-07

Baltimores prosperity convention adopted this excellent motto: 'The way to resume is to resume; the way to prosper is to prosper"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-07

The New York cotton exchange has no friends left, and does not deserve to have any. It is a relic of gam bling era.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-07

The auto racers are out of the snow and into the prairie mud of Iowa.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-07

William D. Chandler, an expert of the Hayes period, cries out that there should be no shenanigan with southern republican delegates.
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Hatch your delegates before you count 'em. Both Hughes and Taft are counting delegates in New England' and New Jersey.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-07

The naval bureaucracy is engaged in defending the ships it was instru mental in planning.
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The suppression of Commander Sims was proceeding that even the bureauc- racy of Russia would have hesitated to resort to.
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William J. Bryan not only got the delegates from Nebraska. but he will also get her electoral votes.
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ENGLISH AS SHE SPOKE IT.

From the Home Magazine.
 Myer-Im going over to the barber shop to get haircut.
 Gyer-Why don't you get them all cut while you are at it?
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Taft hopes to win on the first bal lot, thus leaving him free from all ob- ligations to favorite sons.
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Senator Elkins denies that there are 32 millionaires in the Senate. He says there are only 12 rich men in that body.
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Fortunately, Artist Reuterdahl was simply put ashore instead of being hung to the yardarm. He is coming home to make his statements good.
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JOLTING BIRMINGHAM

Lafayette Sun: Birmingham seems to be up against grocery trust.
 Chattanooga Star: Birmingham is boosting that she has more blind tigers than King Menelik has lions
 Ensley Sun: A Birmingham man that carries cane is looked on with suspicion, as they say canes contain the "oh, be joyful"
 Dadevile Spot Cash: They tell it that np in Birmingham thirsty citizens can purchase hollow walking stick filled with whisky.
 Washington Herald: MT. James Corn has been arrested in Birmingham, Ala, accused of illegally dispensing rectified spirits. We suppose it is more or less suspicious to have a name like that in that locality.
 Washington-Post A Birmingham man declares that huge rat crosses the side walk in front of him every night just before he reaches home. He ought to try vending his way homeward with a small package.
 Anniston Star: Birmingham is to have another tall building. So it seems that Birmingham is reaching toward the clouds, although the Magic City has never been accused of having very serious yearnings to travel in that direction.
 Jackson South Alabamian: They stuff mattresses with bottles of whisky and sell hollow walking canes filled with fire wa ter-all this in Bad Birmingham. Now, if they will do the proper thing and fine the blind tiger operators right, the loss of revenue on account of prohibition, about which there has been such howl will be made up and the city will have a clear conscience and clean record besides.
 Houston Post: Members of the Jack sonville real estate board want to know if we will entertain a proposition to an- mex Jacksonville to Houston. We cannot reply at this time, for the reason that the applications of Birmingham, Atlan- ta and Toledo are pending. Jacksonville's application will be considered. although it is but fair to state that Charleston was turned down by an almost unani- nous vote.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-07

A noiseless early-morning milk wagon is desired by more people than a noiseless gun.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-07

The bread lines in the large cities do not grow less, and this fact troubles the politicians of the party of alleged prosperity.
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Russia is the only country that hangs young girls in their teens as terrorists.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-07

The trustees who built the North Collinwood school house in Cleveland should be sent to join the captain of the Gen. Slocum"
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difference to a corpse whether the under taker is polite or not.
 ALWAYS. In the spring grimer coating Comes upon the citys breast. In the spring a politician Tries to do his level best.
 Nashville American. In the spring a fellow feeling Stirs the common breast of all In the spring we can't help shouting When the umpire says Play ball!'
 REMEMBER.
 Early to bed
 And early to rise'
 Won't win unless
 You advertise.
 WASTING TIME. What do you do at the Browning club?"
 Well, here of late we've been discuss ing Three Weeks D
 RUNNING FOR OFFICE.
 It takes some gall
 And lots of tricks
 To play the game
 Of politics.
 chap must call
 His neighbor Bud"
 And be adept
 At singing mud.
 IN MOST CASES. What is a statesman par" "A statesman, my son, is a dead politi- clan"
 All, THERE! Come into the garden, Maud, The spring Is surely here. We'll send to Chattanooga soon And buy a case of beer
 CINCH. "A government clerk has an easy job" "I know an easier job than that" What is it?" Being the husband of a rich woman."
 JOHN W. IN TEXAS. Farmer Gates to Houston went Upon a little pony. When softly asked, Are you content?'' He said, This life is phony." REPLIES. "A barber in Indiana was given a sen- tence of 14 years for attempted highway robbery. Next A Detroit woman wants s75,OO0 for a kiss. Any woman who is stuck up like that doesn't deserve to be kissed. A Virginia newspaper prints an editorial entitled, Pulling Corks." Don't mention it in Georgia! The New Orleans Times-Democrat dis cusses "Wheels Within Wheels" How about wheels within heads? A Maryland nurse has wed a wealthy man aged 91 years. She won't have long to wait. A contemporary discusses "A Voice of Common Sense" Seldom heard these days.
 'Is there too much cutting?" has been asked. Yes-of salaries. PAUL COOK.
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This has been a pretty good Taft week. Ohio and Kansas responded nobly.
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Predatory wealth will have to choose between two evils next November un- less all signs fail.
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Chief of Police Shippy of Chicago can be trusted to see an anarchist first.
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by the government, and it fayors fuller protection of depositors. The injune- tion should be tanned and adjusted to public opinion. Immigration of the yellow races should be restricted, and statehood is demanded for Arizona and New Mexico.
 If the Nebraska platform has fault it is found in its length, but still it is as concise as a review of national is sues admits of. The platform of the Nebraska democrats promises to be the basis of many another democratic platform in this year of hope and vic tory, for surely the hour of jubilee is a-coming.
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The Reds are earning dose of their own medicine.
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ADRIFT WITH THE TIMES
I'll. SPRING POET.

THE SPRING POET. Iris now the season of the year When. birdies trilling sweet and clear, The poet walks with raptured air, A throbbing heart, crazy stare And marks new beauties in the world, By Natures gentle hand unfurled- A greener vesture on the hill A sweeter note in ev'ry Till, A blush that steals upon the rose, A bluer tint in sky and those Seductive changes all in all, Which, blending with the bluepirds call, Make merry spring. His huttrlng soul Is one with latent bud and boil. Strange yearnings threng his breast-he
 sees A magic in the rocks and trees, The wind with rarest music swells And waits loves kisses through the dells. The world is lost in harmony On mountain top and hulging sea The spell with equal fervor rests, Exceeding fancy's widest quests And golden, dreams. And all around The pansy-starred, impregnate ground Breathes ecstasy. Dost wonder now To see upon the poets brow A halo come? Ye gods, he feels Quite sclxl His brain, o'ercharged, it
 reels. Divine afflatus holds him fast Such paroxysm can not last. He moans. he sighs, as for a proem, Then blithely writes a new spring poem!
 NEW BOOKS. "Autocracy and Cigars" by Joseph G. Cannon.
 'Yearns for Blameless Life" By Will liam Loeb
 Alfalfa Growing" by Charles E. Hughes and J. Hamilton Lewis. 'fTt's Never too Late to Win,' by Will liam Jennings Bryan.
 Teddy. the Man Behind,' by William Howard Taft.
 "The Pleasures ef the Pencll.' by James K. Vardaman.
 "A Basket of Lemons," by William Randolph Hearst.
 AT THE DAYS END. When you're sick of the strife
 By hatred stirred
 There's nothing so good
 As kindly word When your hope swings low
 And your courage dies, And the blindinG tears
 Creep into your eyes, There's nothing more like
 That heaven above Than a pit of a smile
 And a little love.
 NEW SCHEME. "Whats the matter? Are you broker" ''No, I'm trying the absent treatment on my money"
 ALWAYS ON HAND. Don't look for trouble.' 'I don't have to- I'm married"
 A PRUDENT MAN.
 There was a man in our town
 Who never tasted whisky.
 He said it was because he feared
 The stuff would make him frsky. SUFFRAGETTES AND OTHERS So long as women realize that their greatest charm rests in being womanly, there is no danger that the majority of them will ever become mannish.
 THE COUNTY COUBF HOrsE In these days 'temIe of justice' Is often a monument to graft. A Birmingham undertaken advertises polite service" It doesn't make much
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Premier C.-B. has a weak heart and he cannot long lead his party when he is in that condition. Asquith seems to be the coming man, and he is not mag netic, not "a mixer.
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PAULINE LUCCA.

Wu Ting Fang is here and no secret is safe.
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BOOSTING BIRMINGHAM

Greenvile Advocate: Birmingham will soon begin the erection of another sky scraper which will make seven for that fast growing southern town.
 Culman Democrat: Five skyscrapers are projected for Birmingham this spring Birmingham already has four skyscrap- CTS. To show we are alive and we'll, can't Cullman county build a few miles of pike road?
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Special Train Fare.

"I was surprised to find what a low rate of fare was charged the Chicago visitors who spent Thursday in Birmingham on their return home from New Orleans said a hotel manager.
 "The tourists had their own special train of Pullmans and were allowed to fix their own schedule by giving the rail- road officials reasonable notice. For ex- ample, it was decided here that the party wished to leave the Louisville and Nash- vile station at or about midnight and arrive in Nashville shortly after day light. The superintendent's office was mo- tiled a few hours in advance and every thing was arranged accordingly.
 Tn New orleans the Chicagoans lived in their Pullmans; and the round trip fare was just $40. This did not include meals but it included all other travelling ex- penses."
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AT THE DAYS END.
NEW SCHEME.

'What's the matter? Are you broker" eNo. I'm trying the absent treatment on my money.'
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IN MOST CASES.

What is a statesman, pa?'
 "A statesman, my son, is a dead politi- clan"
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 Ashland Standard: According to The Age-Heralds figures Birmingham is try ing not to be bad, as 21525 people attended church in the city on last Sunday. The number attending the different denomna- tions was as follows: Methodist, 1885; Presbyterian. $40; Baptist 249O Episcopal. 1925; Catholic, 32Oo; miscellaneous, includ- ing colored churches, 1925. This is no bad showing for Birmingham, but it was such beautiful day that all could have attended.
 Talladega Reporter: The Age-Heraid took census of the people attending church on Sunday last, and found the att tendance at 30 churches to be 21, ,525. This is good average for our sister city, and justifies its claim of being church-going city. The percent of attendance to popu- ,ation, perhaps, beats that of the average city. and yet when we come to reflect that last Sunday was beautiful day and that Birmingham lays claims to over 100000 population, 1t will be seen that after all the per cent of church attendance was small. Why not one out of two. or 50,000? It looks as if the Birmingham churches ought to have 50,0O0 attendance every Sum day.
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SUFFRAGETTEs AND OTHERS.
 So long as women realize that their greatest charm rests in being womanly, there is no danger that the majority of them will ever become mannish