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The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-11-24
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Duke Adorns Portrait of Miss Elkins
 With New Blossoms.
From the New York American.

From the New York American
 Rome.-Despte the calling off of the wedding of the Duke of the Abruzzi and Miss Katherine El1ins. the young duke is showing his love for her as openly as ever. From indications here and at Turin, where Abruzzi is staying, it was the beau- tiful American heifess who did the jilt- ing, and the duke has hopes that she may relent.
 It had been known before that after he became engaged to Miss EllSins the duke paid pretty little lovers compli ments to her continually. He ordered from America the largest portrait of her that could be found. immediately after the betrothal and hung 1t in prominent place in the Cisterina palace. Every morn ing he visited this shrine and placed large bouquets of flowers about the DOT trait He would not allow servants to do this. but selected and arranged the blooms himself But 1t only became known re- gently that ever since the engagement was broken he had not ceased the prac- tice.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-11-24
STUDYING THE CROWD.

From the New York Globe.
 There doesn't seem to be any differ ence between a crowded train in the morning and crowded train at night does there?' queried subway traveller or his compehion. But I could distn- guish one from the other even if had no idea of the hours.
 Ask the guard?'
 No. All you need to do is to measure the buzz of conversation. In the morn ing, when the crowd is fresh and on the way to business the conversation is at least ten times in volume what it is at night, when the crowd is tired and on the way home. Oftentimes at night I've been in a crowded ear for ten minutes without hearing a sound save the rattle of news papers-and an occasional cough. That same crowd in the morning would be full of dialogue, punctuated here and there with laughter.
 Its just q wee study t1 human nature, that's all.''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-11-24
Be cheerful; wipe thine eyes: Some falls are means the happier to
 arise. -cynbeine.
Campaign Contributions

The statements of the two big pas- ties have been duly filed under the laws of New York The republican contributors number 12,330, and they contributed $1,655,51S. The democratic contributors exceed 25,OOO, and they ehipred in only s62O,644. The repub- licans had 21s times more money to use in the late campaign than the demo- crat3 had. Half-Brother Charley leads the republican list, followed at dis tance ty Larz Anderson of Boston, Andrew Carnegie and J. P. Morgan of New York. William Nelson Cromwell limited his subscription to $15,000. Whitelaw Reid gave $1O,O0O, and Edyth Agnes Corbin, who is not even a sui fraget1e, handed over a like sum.
 How far this publication makes knovp the actual sums expended by the republicans will perhaps never be known. for city, county and state con- mittees would all have to make public their disbursements in order to cover the ground. It is wholly within the bounds of prudence to say that the statement filed by G. Rumsey Sheldon does not cover one-half of the total ex- penditures of the republicans in the recent campaign. But the Rumsey publication is better than none at all.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-11-24
Crop Figures From the Gins

The crop grown last year was trifle over II 900 000 bales, and on November 14 twa thirds of it had been ginned. Up D November IA of this year 9,630,- 563 5ales had been ginned and if the two-third rule is to be applied crop approaching II, 4,500 900 bales would be the outcome of the crop year. But no no one anticipates a crop of that size simply because dry, sunny weather hal advanced the picking in an unusual degree. More than 66 per cent of the crop had been harvested on November If. Tie percentage ginned up to that date [ ay constitute new record.
 Estimates of this years crop still cover wide range. Some say the crop will be less than 12,O0O,OOO bales, while others say it will exceed 14,0O0,OOO, The halfway house is 13,00O,00O bales. and that is just about as good a guess as the situation presents.
 Up to November IA the gins in Ala bama had turned out 1,027, ,4SS bales. These figures almost equal those of 1904. and they suggest the possibility of heavy state yield. In 1904 the gin- ninS to November 14 was 1,O65, ABS haIpe
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-11-24
Bright Outlook.

"Bnsiaess conditions are improving steadily said NJ. Y. Joseph who re- turned eesgeraay from New York. q was in New York on tn day of election and while business men in general felt quite confident that Taft would be elected everybody seemed relieved the nexf day when it was found that the re- publican ticket had swept the country. The business situation improved at once and enc could read in the faces of peo- pie on the streets satisfaction at the re- suit of the election.
 "confdenee has been restored and pros perity is fast returning, The outlook for the holiday trade is bright and by next sprlng NC are almost sure to see great busi iess activity"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-11-24
SOAP IN CHINA.

From the Washington Post.
 Significant are t,lc consular reports from Hongkong to the effect that tho de- rnand for soap is rapidly growing in the Orient. A flying wecSe of soap is the ad- vance agent Of Occidental civilization, and the time is near at hand when the mJs- tic words Good morning, have yoli--, Tt floats" and 'I1e won't be happy till he gets it. will greet the Oriental eye from every hen coop and other distinc- tive features of Chinese scenery Ac- cordlng to the tales of travellers. the Chin csc peasants are the great unwashed' ther aversion to water being even more deep-seated than that of our own pie trresque hoboes. That they should now cry for soap is anotEcr sign of the awak- ening of China.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-11-24
UNDER A PINE TREEs

By Francis w. Bourdlllon. Beneath the swaying pine tree
 That the fitful wind goes through, 1 gaze at the widening landscape,
 That fades in far-off blue. And like low music playing
 Above fin the organ loft, The wind in the pine tree moving Makes music strange and soft. Soft is the voice. but solemn;
 And with a dresm-lilse power It sways all thoughts and fancies,
 And hallows the brief hour. For the trees have all their voices
 Of light or earnest tone; The aspen-elfn laughter.
 The oalx-a Titan's moan. But the pine has caught the message : Which the wind bears from the sea And the voice Is the voice of the ocean, And it's talk of eternity.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-11-24
HAIR.
WaeklV

From Golfers Weekly.
 A ton of Chinese hair recently arrived from the Far East destined for the heads of women, after being made into what are known as rats" NJ. Marcel, prince of Parisian capillary artists, was recently the guest of honor at a banquet given him by the hairdressers of London. As he entered the hall of feasting he was acclaimed by the band which struck into: "See the Conquering Hero Comes" He 1t is who invented a method of waving the hair which no woman can consum- mate unaided. Twenty-eight years ago he perfected his process; today he has a chateau in Normandy. Until recently, by the way. curls from off the heads of peasant maids in Normandy and Brittany were adorsling more patrician brows in Paris Now the supply is no longer equal to the demand, and France also depends on Chinese importations. Says Addison;
 q am not for adding to the beautiful edifees of nature, nor for raising any whimsical superstructure upon her plans.
 "A woman who was but pygmy with out her head-dress appeared like colos- SuS uDOn putting II oAi AiAS
 might possibly have carried this Gothic building much higher had not 8 famous monk, Thomas Connecte by name, at tacked it with great zeal and resolution. This holy man travelled from place to place to preach down this monstrous com- mode; and succeeded so well in it that, as the magicians sacrificed their books to the flames upon the preaching of an apostle. many of the women threw down their head dresses in the middle of his sermon and made a bonfire of them with in sight of the pulpit
 A crusader of the twentieth century would have to preach with eloquerce to inspire like results today. And the men, less efficiently equipped, keep busy the hair doctors and also buy large quanti- ties of advertised hair restorers. The nat uraI covering of the head, alas, probably is doomed. Some hundreds of centuries from now all of us, apparently, will be bald. Consolation, however, can be drawn from the knowledge that gradually bald ness will come to seem as beautiful as now does smoothness on the cheek.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-11-24
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR.
rom the New York Press.

From the New York Press.
 A girl can be sentimental even about the way she puts salt in the soup.
 The reason a girl won't let q man put on her rubbers for her is because she's going to let him.
 A woman wants to dictate the way her husband parts his hair even when he hasn't any to part.
 The only thing that makes a man feel more nervous than do rumors of bank failures is to have the Christmas season draw near.
 When a man can't afford to buy a thing he wants you can tell it's because he has no familylto want what he can't afford to have tiAem buy, but they do it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-11-24
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
Everybody EeelInn Good.

J. s. 3. Thompson of Atlanta, assist ant to President W. W. Finley Of the Southern Railway, spent yesterday in Birmingham. While railroad traffic is showing gains" said MT. Thompson, "the improvement is not as great as it will be later O.. There is a healthy tone in the business world and in the near future solid prosperity will be in evidence again.
 Tn Atlanta everybody is feeling good and I find 1t that way in Birmingham. The outlook is bright indeed"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-11-24
JOse2h eryan,s Early investments.

"The late Joseph Bryan of Richmond, Va. was not only a high-elass. successful business man. but he was warm-hearted and engaging" said coal operator. He made friends easily and he held them. Notwithstanding his large business inter- ests in Richmond Nr. Bryan visited Bir- mingham frequently to look after his large investments in the district chiefly in the Sloss-sheffie1d company It was always cheering to meet him, for no matter whether his business was pros porous or depressed his optimism was unfaillng. His death is sincerely lament ed here.
 Some years ago MT. Bryan, as trustee for the Stewart estate of Richmond, purchased Goo0 acres of coal land near Dora, paying for the tract 80 an acre. That land is still owned by the Stewards ard is now worth easily s100 an acre. had an opportunity of buying adjoining coal property for s5 an acre, but at that time l didn't know a good thing when saw it. But MT. Bryan had confidence in the future value of coal acreage and he probably never made many invest nents that turned out to De as profitable as that referred to-"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-11-24
About Persons.

Senator N. l.. Miller, who has been i'll for several da.s has typhoid fever.
  Presideat George G. Crawford of the Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad com pany is in New York.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-11-24

THE TEST TIME. When weaker comrades fall in rows around you, When sorrows spies, grown insolent, con found you, When dark1ing pain and ruthless trouble hound you, Why, that's the time to show what s in your heart Though little light in all the world be left you, Though cruel fate os freedom has bereft you, Though bitter anguish of the soul has cleft you, Hold tip your head and try to do your part!
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-11-24

No moving picture men were present when the chancellor met the Kaiser to talk matters and things over, but that will not prevent the presentation of all the scenes of the incident
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-11-24
JUST WANTED cocA-CoLA.

JUST WANTED COCA-COLA.
 A man from the country strayed into a Birmingham drug store and pausing about 20 feet from the soda fountain, on the opposite side of the store, he stared fxedly at the dispenser It was after mid night and none of the other clerks were about at the time. The stranger eyed the dispenser for minute or two without word. Thinking the man wanted 8 cigar, the latter walked the length of his coun- ter crossed the store and asked. What can do for you?' The other said, "Gim- me sonle of that Coca-Cola."
 The soda water clerk looked dazed for moment, made circuitous return trip to his syrup bottles, drew a glass of Coca-Coa and muttered to himself "He must think he's going to get this through a hoser'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-11-24

These 'coons and 'possums have no use for their thickened hides at pres- ent, and the breast of the goose is taking a few days off as prophet of long, hard winter.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-11-24
ALIMONY.

A rich. man loved chorus girl
 Who tried her best to break him, And~when she found he wouldn't buy She made move to shake him. But nothing seemed to have effect,
 So great a chump was he. Until she called one afternoon
 And saw his familee. The millionaire skipped out of town, His wiley told the papers That $50,000 plunks a year
 Would settle for his capersl
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-11-24

The Country Uplift commission can not jask up all kinds of farmers at once, for a jack that would fit one
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-11-24

And now in Cuba the newspapers are mak'ne; cabinet slates for President elect Gomez, but he does not consider any cf them compulsory.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-11-24

Mr. Taft got his Christmas present on November 3, and Mrs. Taft has all ready purchased those that will be handed to the rest of the family.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-11-24

It appears that Miss EllSins, being an American sovereign, would not agree to become morganatic wife of an uuorowned duke.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-11-24

The railroads offer no excursion rates to consumers and the Dingley tariff has left them too poor to pay their fare to the tariff hearings.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-11-24

Some of the guests at the Presidents labor dinner would not know the arti- Gle # they saw it coming down the middle of the road.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-11-24
uNpERWooD's VOTE.

From the Savannah Press
 Congressman Oscar Underwood of Bir- mingham boiled a total vote of 11,2ss, the Highest in Alabama.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-11-24
AN OLD FOUNDER.

Science says the earth is webbing. Well. it is about time for the earth to be having locomotor ataxia."
 What do you mean?n
 Tt has been going a swift gait for at least 90.oO0. 600 years"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-11-24

The English suffragettes are organ izing a cavalry troop, just to show that they would fight as well as they vote.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-11-24

A Philadelphia millionaire has just married No. 636 of the original Floro- dora sextette. and the supply is by no means exhausted.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-11-24
nEs. NORTH WHILE.

HE'S WORTH WHILE. What's the use of making faces at your fortune? Whats the use Of your complaining all the time? Anybody in the world can be quitter, But the l.eep-a humping brother is sublimel
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-11-24

Santa Claus will not use an aero plane ihis year, although he sees that it is the coming vehicle in his business.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-11-24
As TO TAKING.

"when you take hint what's the next thing to do?"
 "rake your hat Them"
 Take your leave" And then?" Take it out on the first poor. bsggar you meet"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-11-24

The Rough Riders begin to wonder whas ne policy of the new administra- ton will be toward them.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-11-24
THn REST HOUR.

The peace of the stars-unchanglng
 peace
 Mid the sun gods dying beams, Steals over the thrall with a weary heart Who travels the road to dreams.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-11-24

Three chilly days do not make { winter.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-11-24

Kansas City should hum, for it has natural gas for manufacturing purposes at 10 cents a 1000 feet.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-11-24

This time last year the effect of the panic was being felt everywhere and the outlook was gloomy. Now business revival is the chief topic and a new era of prosperity is about to dawn.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-11-24

When the day is spent, with it's cruel
 cares,
 Sleeps golden spell redeems The slave and the sport of circums tance Who travels the road to dreams!
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-11-24

The late Tsi An may have been strenecus and even eccentric, but she was not a suftragette
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-11-24

Santa Claus comes down the chim- ney month from tonight.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-11-24

The farmers uplift commission is induging Fin the showiest junketing trip of the period.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-11-24

Fifteen thousand men clipped in to make ID the purse held by the Hon. G.. Rumsey Sheldon.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-11-24
Nh MONEY IN EITuER

NO MONEY IN EITHER. Virtue is it's own reward" said the didactic person. q guess that's the way 1t is with poetry" said the starveling bard, who had been trying all day to borrow a quarter
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-11-24

The heet Sugar infant is yelling for more dut1
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-11-24

President-eleet Gomez of Cuba does not speak English. He does not need it in his party.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-11-24
\ FOOLISH pIsrURBER.


 Whats the matter with that fellow who is standing in the middle of the road and shouting at the top of his voice?" "Oh, that is merely his conception of how to save the country"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-11-24
HAPPY DAYS

Sing a song of autumn, Sweeter joys to try; Pie time isn't sigh time, When it's punlSin pie!
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-11-24

The Lest way to celebrate Thanks giving is to remember the poor.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-11-24

Automobile races are more brutal than football or even prize fighting.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-11-24

WOULD APPLY, ANY WAY.
 Who was it said Absence makes the heart grow fonder'2'
 'I don't know for sure" answered the man who doesn't read poetry, but guess it must have been a fellow who sent the only suit of clothes he had to a pressing club and couldn't get it back"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-11-24

There will soon be an advance on Turkey-in this country.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-11-24

THE WAY HE DID AT HOME. Well, did Chucklebits make himself at home at your house?"
 "Yes, indeed When lie left there wasn't drink on the place.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-11-24

LOVE WAS BOLD. ''When poverty knocked at the door I presume love flew out of the window?' Not this time. Love stayed and wrote a book entitled, How to Live on Nothing Year "
 PAUL COOK.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-11-24

Entered at the Birmingham. Ala, postofflce as second-class matter under act Of Congress March 8, 1879.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-11-24

To the Kaiser conversation has be- come lost art.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-11-24

STEPPED ON. ''He laid his heart at her feet Now I understand what he meant when he said his heart bore the imprint of a pair of French heels"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-11-24

L. H. Russ and z. F. Morgan are the only authorized travelling representa- lives of The Age Herald in its cireula- ton department.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-11-24
ADRIFT WITH THE TIMES

DON'T DO IT. In time of stress
 Hold on to hope. You can't kill care By taking dopel
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-11-24
THE AGE HERALD

E. V. RARRETr ...........E Editor.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-11-24

No communication will be published without it's auth or's name. Rejected manuscript will not be returned unless stamps are inclosed for that purpose.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-11-24

Herman Bernstein in Harpers Weekly.
 f(T HERE was a time when kings l0 visited our Czar and
 were received royalty in St.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-11-24

Daily and Sunday Age-H Herald. $500 Daily and Sunday. per month";. ~ Daily and Sunday, months...... Z.oV Sunday Age Herald, per year. 2.0V
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1908-07-31
MIR. BRYAN IN THE 1900 CAMPAIGN.

MIR. BRYAN IN THE 1SUU CAMPAIGN.
ct. A second time Bryan went down
to defeat, but gracefully and with
good cheer
He was at his home in Lincoln on
election day, ate an early dinner, went
upstairs at about 6 o'clock and slept
soundly until II. when he came down
and discovered that he was badly
beaten. He smiled to the assembled
reporters, returned to his bed and slept
soundly until morning It was said
by those present that he evinced not
the slightest sign of disappointment.
Mr.. Bryan did not seek the nomina-
ton in 1904. He was quite willing for
the disaffected wing of the Democracy
to name the ticket just to see if that
element could do better than the other.
He attended the convention in st.
Louis as delegate, made an amazing
fight for platform upon which he and
his supporters could stand and won the
fight by sheer force of brain and
Drawn. He arose from his bed on the
early morning Of the last day of the
convention, though threatened with
pneumonia, and just as the dawn was
breaking over the city he delivered
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1908-07-31

Ex-Mayor Thomas NJ. Osborne of
Auburn, one of the public service
commissioners of New York state, has
come out for Bryan. He voted against
him in 1896 and 1900, but cannot find
''any convincing reason why he
should oppose him this year. What
especially moves him Is Mr.. Taft in
his character of a Roosevelt dummy -
"The spectacle of this man, meekly
holding on to his job while spending
his time running about the country
making speeches as an heir apparent
for the republican nomination sitting
quietly by while his party was forced
INTO nominating him by a threat of
Taft or me, and even afraid to
make his speech of acceptance without
his having it first o. X. d by the
autocrat of Oyster Bay. If this Is the
kind of statesman that Mr.. Tat :
experience has made him, then /
prefer the result of some other ex-
perience. I cannot see how any self
respecting democrat can vote for Mr..
Taft. -
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1908-07-31
MEM PICTURE OF Mr.. AND MRS. BRYAN.

In that convention to the vast throng
which had waited and sweated and
fretted all night long just to hear him
speech which for pathos and power
and thrill no inveterate convention fol-
lower ever heard equaled. The Demo-
cratic ticket, Judge Alton B. Parker
of New York and ex-senator Henry G.
Davis Of West Virginia, was defeated
in November tnexpressibly worse than
was Bryan in either Of his campaigns.
The discovery of vast deposits Of
gold in Alaska and elsewhere since the
free silver campaigns has eliminated
the money issue from politics. Mr..
Bryan has accepted this fact and now
stands upon other Democratic issues.
Despite all opposition, he has domi-
mated the national Democracy for
twelve years. For several years past
he has given expression to his views
in the weekly journal, the Commoner,
which he established at Lincoln. He
has removed to fine farm near Lin
coin, built commodious residence and
become known throughout the world
as the great American commoner,"
tttular successor to Henry Clay. He
has Travelled around the world and
written his impressions for syndicate
Of American newspapers. He has been
for years the most popular and highest.
paid lecturer on the American lyceum
and Chautauqua circuits. It is said
that his income from lecturing alone
is as much as $50, 900 year, the presi-
dents salary.
Mr.. Bryan is total abstainer from
alcohol and tobacco. He is a member
Of the Presbyterian church and never
works on Sunday, save to deliver a re-
lg1ous address now and then. His
ideal Is morality. personal, political
and civic. The Bryan Of 1908 looks
older than the Bryan of 1896, but he ia
no less vigorous and virile than he was
when his voice flashed across the con-
tinent from the Chicago convention hall.