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The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-21
Alabama Polytechnic Institute.

Prof. c. c. Thach, president of the Alabama Polytechnic institute at Auburn arrived in Birmingham yesterday for the purpose of attending a meeting of the executive committee of the Society for the Promotion of Industrial Education. He is at the Hotel Hillmap, and will re- main here until Wednesday. Professor Thach speaks with characteristic enthus- iasm of the practical work being accom- presides, and of the improvements re- gently made in the buildings and gen. eral equipment
 Our main building, as is generally known, is one of the largest and hand somest college structures in the south," said Professor Thach. we have the best of dormitories; we have large and thoroughly equipped engineering build ing, and our new library building is one of the most beautiful specimens of ar chitecture in the country. l am just ad- vertisng for bids on the agricultural building, which is to cost about $75,000.
 "The Polytechnic institute is the old est college for technical education in the south. It was established in 1872, and has supplied the younger institutes with professors who are now distinguishing themselves. It has made, indeed, a splendid record. Our faculty numbers nearly 60 men, and these professors in
 their special work are, as a rule, un- surpassed.
 "Technically-trained men must have as a necessary foundation a good aca- demic education, and that being so our academic department is kept up to a high standard; and in the department of technology the institute is exceptionally strong. Students taking engineering
 courses are displaying great aptitude, and are applying themselves with marked enthusiasm Last year we had in the engineering schools 54 students in civil 100 In electrical 8S in mechanical, 70 | in mining, 42 in structural design, S5 in
 machine design, 365 in mechanic arts, 324 | in drawing, S9 in architecture. One of the most gratifying facts in connection | with the Polytechnic institute is that l large numbers of the young men we turn l out are holding important positions and commanding large salaries. Many such are found right here in Birmingham and | the Birmingham district
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-21
M'LEOD'S WAY.

Victor Smith in New York Press.
 A A Mcleod was regarded by Pier pont Morgan as the ideal railroad presi- dent chiefly because he was the strictest disciplinarian that ever operated a sys- tenn. Mcleod was the most beloved of all railroad presidents by the rank and file of the employees. Conductor King likes to tell this story: q was taking out a big train, and working like slave to gather in the fares. When I got to the last car and was about to open the drawing room door, a brakeman whis- pered that President Mcleod was inside with a friend deeply engaged in talk on some important matter of business, so I passed on. The next morning I was called up by the superintendent, who told
 me he had received orders to discharge me. I'm sorry, King, he said, but the order comes directly from the president
 himself, and there's no getting around
 it. I nearly dropped. From the presi-
 dent? From the old man himself? From
 Mcleod? From President Mcleod him self
 l Think of that" King went on, excit- l edly. 'I had served the system faith | fully for many years, with never black
 mark against me. And to be fired with
 out notice or explanation! begged the super to tell me what I had done to | incur the displeasure of the president. | You didn't collect fares he replied, 1 which puzzled me nightly. The pres- ident was greatly offended that you failed to enter the drawing room. and l collect from General -. who was bor- 1 ing him to death all the way. He was as mad as hornet because the old scoundrel was allowed to ride free and
 make his life miserable to boot Is there
 no way to fix it? I asked. The super
 smiled King, go right on with the job, l and the next time you see Mcleod on | the train with one or a dozen friends. l take up the tickets Nobody escaped me
 after that, not even the president him. | self We got to be great friends"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-21
THE ROSE HAS ITS ORDER.

From the New York Press.
 Now comes the Order of the Rose as the newest organization for young women. It is based on the universal reputation of the flower for beauty and discretion. Every member of the order has to pledge herself never to gossip, never to say more than is necessary to express her meaning never to tell anything about anybody that is not kind. All the members wear the badge of the order, a rose of one kind or another There is no prescribed color. Each girl wears the rose best suit ed to her complexion and build. The choice ranges from the stately damask to the delicate tea. Every member has a rose embroidered or painted on every thing she owns the idea being that she must be reminded of the orders objects momentarily throughout her waking hours. The decorative effect is delicious. Fancy seeing a young woman literally sprinkled with tiny roses done in the softest of silks and placed in the most bewitching positions. The Order of the Rose was started only a few weeks ago, but already its membership is large, and it is growing steadily. It is safe to say that ere the year ends the organization will have members in every large city in the country and in most of the smaller towns.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-21
Wages Earned.

It is of interest to know that in the reriod of industrial depression through which the country is passing good wages are being earned in the Birmingham dis trict," said member of the Commercial club. T was looking over some payrol, statistics recently and here, for example, is what l found. For the month Of April, when wage readjustment had gone into effect, the Alabama Consolidated com pany's coal operatives averaged as fol- Jews: Twenty best miners, $71,e5 for 9 working days; 10 best miners. $S1.40; all miners (average), $55.50; common labor em- Tioyed by contractors for loading coal, S42.2O, or $1.6s per working day. Mining contractors earned in April an average Of S145
 Now, these figures of the Alabama Consolidated vary little, I am told, from the average wages paid by the Tennessee company for the month of April"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-21
PROOFS OF LIFE ON MARS

life and to realize that we have warrant for believing that such life now inhabits the planet Mars.
 A sadder interest attaches to such exist ence-that it is. cosmically speaking soon to pass away. To our eventual descend ants life on Mars will no longer be some thing to scan and interpret. It will have lapsed beyond the hope of study or recall. Thus to us it takes on an added glamour from the fact that it has not long to last For the process that brought 1t to its pres- ent pass must go on to the bitter end, until the last spark of Martian life goes out. The drying up of the planet is certain to proceed until its surface can support io life at all. Slowly but surely time will snuff it out. When the last ember is thus eXtinguished, the planet will roll a deal world through space, its evolutionary ca- leer forever ended.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-21
COMPANY THAT HAS NO STRIKE.

From Leslie's Weekly
 The interesting fact was brought out at the recent Standard Oil hearing in New York that, like federal officehoIders few Of Its employees die and none ever re- sign. The company, without making a brass band display of the fact has for many years established a very generous pension system. When an employe is 50 years old, and has been 20 years in the service of the Standard Oil company he may retire and for ten years receive half of the average salary paid for the last ten years of his work. Thereafter he receives 25 per cent of his average sal- ary for the rest of his life. It is not surprising that this great corporation is not troubled with strikes and lockouts, and that it is one of the most popular of all great industries among the working element. Gradually the public is begin ming to appreciate that corporation which has achieved worldwide reputation not only for its remarkau-e business suc- cess, but also for the integrity and hon. esty of it's management, is one of the factors of our national prosperity of which we have no reason to be ashamed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-21
Major Scott in City.

Maj. M. D. Scott of Selma arrived in Birmingham yesterday under orders of Adjutant, General Graves to make prep arations for the camp at Chickamauga He is the quartermaster for the Alabama brigade and is here under instructions to inventory and prepare all the tents and provisions for the camp. On arrival he reported to Governor Conner, and in case all the troops should be called out on the strike situation he would probably be in command.
 Major Scott is a democrat of the first water, and is not changing his colors in order to become Selmas postmaster. His friends say that he has a great chance for the position, being indorsed by mem bers of both parties in the state, and if there is a vacancy, which seems possible, he will more than likely receive the ap- pointment.
 Selma is quiet" he said last night. "We have been enjoying fairly good bus mess and the people are in a happy state mind"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-21
industrial lmprovement.

W. A. Green, treasurer and auditor of the Republic Iron and Steel company returned yesterday from Pittsburg, where he had spent week. He reports an i'm provement in business conditions. He says that the resumption of the Repub- lies northern mills as result of the wage agreement reached with the Amal- gamated Association will of itself have an excellent effect on the industrial sit uation.
 The Iron Trade Reviews Pittsburg correspondent, in discussing last week S improvement, says: A brightening in- huence is slowly but surely working its way through the iron and steel indus try. Despite the fact that the present season is normally the most inactive of the year, from the standpoint of business affairs, 1t is becoming more clearly ap- parent that wholesome reaction has set in and that no ground is now being lost
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-21
MAILING HIM.

From August Young's Magazine He-Its jolly nice to kiss one you Ike. She-(no answer.)
 He-That is, of course, II sne ooesnt mind.
 She-(no answer)
 He-If she gets mad US altogelher another thing.
 She-mo answer0
 He-Fd like to steal kiss now She-(no answero
 He-If it would be quite safe. she-Have you finished? He-Oh, yes!
 she-Then how can you ask so many fool questions when you see that I am alone and entirely at your mercy3
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-21
SIMPLY POSING.

Along the beach he talked about the gold his father had, The gilded life of ease he led at home; About his automobiles-for with him they were a fad And bore him swiftly when he cared to roam. He changed his clothes three times a day, put on tremendous airs, Usurped two-dozen hearts and maybe more: Throughout the day he seemed a chap who had no earthly cares At night he tripped it on the ballroom floor. Two weeks elapsed-oh, cruel time-he sadly paid his bill And said he thought he'd try the moun- tain air; The maids fell back, some deadly white and others very III, And looked on his departure with de- spair. A pity 'tis they couldn't see him when he got to town And doffed his rainbow clothes and went to work; They might have been astonished and they might have turned him down, Had they known that he was just a ribbon clerk.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-21
WHILE AWAY FROM HOME.

Birmingham people who are leaving home for the summer should have The Age-Herald follow them and thus keep informed about what is taking place in the city and state during their absence. The Age-HeraId will be sent to them at any address at the regular price, and the address will be changed as often as desired.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-21
AN UNsELFIsH LIFE.

Because he brought sunshine into the
 world
 And taught the philosophy of cheer, His neighbors stopped low when his ban-
 ner was furled And gave him for tribute a tear Because he spoke kindly of other mems
 faults And held them not too much to blame, Beside his poor grave-stone the wanderer
 halts
 And mournfully ponders his name.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-21
MONKEYS AS PRuNE PIckERs.

From the Grants Pass Pacific Outlook.
 San Jose fruit man thinks he has solved the labor problem in the prune orchards. He believes that the South American monkey can be trained to pick up prunes as rapidly and as carefully as the ''ornery' Japanese laborer, and he has ordered consignment of 300 of the simians, which he will undertake to train to work in the orchards. It has always been difficult for the prune raisers to secure reliable help at the right time at the right price, and of late years the Japs have become so independent and in- solent that it is difficult to get along with them It is believed that the mon key can be trained to do the work or ten Japs. Here is another opening TOT an
 international incident on the ground or discrimination. The American people are "the limit on foreign labor.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-21
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR.

From the New York Press.
 The more a girl likes a man the more he would like her if she didn't
 The worst about marrying for money is 1t so often turns out to be counterfeit.
 Anyway, if a man didn't spend all his money on his family he'd lose it some other way.
 If servants worked half as hard as wives and got the same wages there would be lot more trouble than there is
 What a woman likes about having her husband take her to sum ner resort IS the good manners he pretends to have before strangers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-21
- DYNAMITE IN THE MAKING,

From Leslie's Weekly.
 So thoroughly deceptive is dynamite in the making that you are apt to be dis appointed on viewing the surface of things You could more readily fancy thunderbolts leaping and crashing from tender blue skies than that the most fear ful forces in creation are hiduen under such peaceful exterior. Ntiroglycerin, cupful of which would distribute you
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-21
THREE WISE MEN.

THREE WISE MEN. There was a man in our town And he was wondrous wise; He never hit men on the backs To fill them with surprise One time he went out rowing with His sweetheart, and by jing. He did not stand up in the boat And try to rock the thing.
 Chicago Record H erald. There was a man in our town Who didn't seem to know The way to run the universe, Nor said, 'T told you so!' When things fell out like this or that; And what is more, he would Not speak a word about his friends, Unless twas something good.
 Birmingham Age-Herald. There was man in our town Much wiser still, I know; For when the summer sun beat down In all its sultry glow, He did not stop you on the street As many others do, And spring that ancient query "Is It hot enough for you?"
 Nashville Tennessean.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-21

The democratic campaign committee bars all contributions exceeding $1O,- 900, which is regarded in the other camp as the tariff standpat size or cabinet position
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-21

The fleet stayed long enough at Honolulu to enjoy the national game a time or two. It was Eaters up!" and then good-by to America.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-21

Miss Ida M. Tarbell is spending the summer at her home on the coast of Maine. Kerosene is her illuminant, and she gets no special discount when she goes to the grocery store.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-21

Tbe summer is waning. In less than Aonth the theatrical season will be oNened in all northern cities.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-21

The Roosevelt deficit is piling up at the rate of million a day. The first 14 days of July produced a deficit of $14,O25,OOO.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-21

Senator Bill Stone cannot gumshoe back to the Senate, for Missouri is one of those states that elect United States senators by direct vote.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-21

Both political parties must this time
 shfw where they got their filthy lucre.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-21

'sYou say senator was drunk in the senate ehamber?" asked the Georgia col onel.
 That's right And what is more, he waved a whisky bottle"
 "Um," unused the colonel. Did any body think to ask him where he got the stuffT,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-21

The truth is, neither MT. Sherman nor MT. Kern can do much toward pull ing his respective ticket through.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-21

Washington's Independence leaguers have instructed their delegates to put w. R. Hearst and John Temple Graves on ticket No. '.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-21

The Philadelphia mint is turning out gold coins by the millions, but the Roosevelt-St. Gaudens design goes on none of them.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-21
ADRIFT WITH THE TIMES
MnRE WASH.

"Slximply is prospering at last, I hear. 5 Yes, he is no longer ashamed to look a laundry list in the face"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-21

Between direct primaries and the publicity of campaign funds the year 1908 promises to become interesting politically
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-21

General Weyler, once captain gen eral of Cuba, is about to publish a book showing how he lost his job.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-21
ADVANCED.

Do you keep an automobile?9 No. I'm going to wait a while and aviate.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-21

Publicity of campaign funds will put a stop to those who desire to play both ends against the middle.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-21

Rome, Ga, July IS, 190S. Dear Paul:
 My character as a fisherman having been viciously attacked by one George Railey of the Houston Post, l herewith tender you slight bit of evidence to re- flute the villain. These fish-mere min- nows-were caught by me from Armerchee creek. The one in my left hand weighed only eight pounds, to be sure, but he was d pretty good one, nevertheless. I regret to report that several big ones I came near catching got away.
 Will be back in Wonderful Washington soon, on the old job on the Herald Yours,
 JIM NEVIN. The picture seems a fine likeness of you, Jim and is no doubt a fine likeness of the fish. Congratulations! Surely, George will Ietract
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-21
STUCK UP.
A FISHING YARN.

"He seems to be self-contained." Sure. He's full of himself"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-21

Let it at least be said of John Worth {ern-he never wrote novel
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-21
A GENIUS.

What does he do for a living?' "Oh, he doesn't work. He Is talented" .But his talent doesn't seem to bring him any returns?"
 That's true. but he feels sure it woui3 if he could only find a market"
 And in the meantime?"
 ''His mother keeps boarders'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-21

The Zeppelin airships are regarded as still another attack upon the isola- tion of England
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-21
A sTIcKER.

A STICKER. He always took cheerful view, No matter what befell; And said, his courage to renew, Were doing mighty well!" He simply wouldn't be cast down When trouble came about, And soon the news spread over town That he was winning out!
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-21

MT. Taft could make a hit by con fining his acceptance speech to these works: Thanks; I'll run
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-21

Mrs. Carrie Nation objects to the sheath gown. Her figure is not adapt ed to it
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-21

This district had long needed a good rain, and it got it on Sunday night and yesterday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-21

Thaw must stay officially insane un- til December, and in forced confne- ment.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-21

No one knows when dog days off cially begin or end, and yet they are close at hand.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-21
SAFE FOR THE HEREAFTER

He is thoroughly good man." ''In that case, I presume 1t is safe to say that he leads a fireproof lfe.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-21

Russia will not be dumb while Count Tolstoi lives.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-21

HIS LONG SUIT. The gentleman bur- Glar works at night, And takes great pride In being polite.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-21
AERIAL ALTO


 AERIAL AUTOS. Some day we'll all be flying high,
 Just like the feathered kind; Each one a-honking through the sky, His number on behind.
 REPLIES.
 A mean man robbed a Cincinnati stenog- iapher of 60 cents. Still, he might have stolen her heart.
 ''Is the tramp passing?' asks an ex- change. If so, he is probably in box car. Most girls look upon marriage as life long bridal tour bordered with new hats" says the Dallas News. Is that why 50 many are disappointed?
 Golden Locks, Goodbye" is the title of an editorial in a contemporary. It is prob ably addressed to some person met at 8. summer resort. PAUL COOK.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-21

wal Lowell in the June Century. N E are certainly justified in re- V garding the oases on Mars as V the apple of the eye of Martian
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-21

Entered at the Birmingham Ala, postoffice as second-class matter uhoef act of Congress March B. 1879.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-21
INFORMATION WANTED

d mournfully ponders his name.
The sun., 1908-11-20
R.'Altnta&t & On.

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The sun., 1908-11-20
pWEALTHr, But HOMELESS.
ChIIdrens Society Takes Care OF Russian
Boy Who Is Heir 10 100000

When Mepdel Hazen fourteen year
old Russian boy, was arraigned in the
Childrens Court yesterday, technically
charged with being without proper guard
]anship, Justice Hoyt was informed
that the lads mother owns a large de-
partment store in Bailostock, Russia
and has 500, 900 to which he is heir. 1t
was also said that there is several thou
sand dollars in trust for him in Russian
bank.
Miss Julia Richman, district super
intendent OF schools, reported the boy e
plight to the Children's society. She
learned that he had no home was unable
to support himself and for several weeks
had been sleeping in the basement OF
Apollo Hall, 128 Clinton street.
Nendel came here from Russia eigh-
teen months ago with his uncle, Alter
Babus, who died nine months later His
aunt was unable to provide for him and
he had to shift for himself. For a time
he lived with other relatives. but finally
found himself without a home. His
uncles and aunts have enough to do
providing for their own large families
Miss Richman discovered the boys
plight when she went to investigate his
absence from school. Justice Hoyt re-
manded him to the Childrens society
until Supt. Jenkins communicates with
the mother IN Russia.