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The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-05-14
Stagg on University Tactics.
the Editor of the Age-Herald:

To the Editor of the Age-Herald:
 Rev. Dr. A. J. Dickinson, whom I rec commended to succeed Dr. Buchner as pro- lessor of philosophy, has handed me letter from Prof. John w. Abercrombie, which have submitted to two teachers of the public schools of Birmingham, Ala, and they have succeeded in pointing out four deficiencies in the letter of this learn ed gentleman, all of which I pass by because I neither know how to speak or write English but have learned some thing of the building of pyramids through years of study, and have learned through this investigation that the base of g, pyra- mid is the most important part, and that the cap-stone could be carried up by any trifiing boy, which led an old negro to say, when he saw the top of pyramid being finished, about six thousand years ago, as a grown-up negro man was put ting the finishing touches upon the last stone of the pyramid, What make yon don get yo' boy do dat wuk fur you?' which led me to ruminating and saying that as Alabama has progressed Tn eau cation, she has gotten the littlest rock on top, which led my friends, Dr. J. II. Phil lips and Rev. Dr. A. J. Dickinson to ru- minate some themselves, and the Rev. Dr. Dickinson said to the Hon. Dr. Phillips,
 lHerc HUI dhy PoSieAoii -. - ~. that would tempt you from Birmingham; everybody loves you; there is not child seven years old in the town who does not know your name, and there is not man in the whole Southland who has done as much for education as you. There is no system of public schools in America su- -perior to those you have built in Birming- ham, and our people want you to live and die here, and they wish to erect a mon- ument to the memory of J. H. Phillips the educator of the children and the friend of the people,"
 Whereupon my friend A. J. Dickinson, continuing, said to me: "Stagg, know you haven't any sense, and you know I am about the best prepared man in the state for the professorship of philosophy in the University of Alabama, since have had five years training in teaching in a college. !. therefore. purpose to put out a
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-05-14
FoGGIER YET.
From the Philadelphia Ledger.

From the Philadelphia Ledger.
 Some feller told you about Cape Cod fog," remarked the man from Newbury- port, "an his old COW getting nigh smoth- cred in it. Seems likely enough to me. Man up my way tells of shingling his barn, and shingling eight feet out on the fog before he'd noticed it. That's a lit- tie too much for me, though. Some peo- pie will go to great lengths for the sake of story, but won't. I like a true story. Can tell you one, too.
 'The water in the wells at home has too much lime to be good for washing. You drink enough of it and you get a cement lining. But we get soft water all right. We just grab off chunks of fog and put them through the wringer.
 Don't believe it? Say, stranger, the people in my town call me Honest John "
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-05-14
A Miniature Eplstle.

q accidentally picked up small piece of paper on the floor of my car today" said Postal Clerk L. W. Coffee, who runs between Nashville and Montgomery, and found it to be the smallest letter l have ever seen.
 'It had fallen out of the letters and appeared to be simply a stamp. However, I discovered a little envelope just twice the size of stamp, properly folded and addressed to Mrs. Kelly, Vinemont, Ala, R. r. D. No. ?.
 People sometimes send these epistles just to see how small a letter will get through the mail. This epistle could hardlv contain more than half dozen words Whether it be a small love dart or message of anger, it certainly has suffered punishment under foot as the ad- dress is almost destroyed. I suppose 1t fell on the floor of nearly every mall car in it's progress from the far north.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-05-14
Biq Demand for Rooms.

"The demands for rooms for the Con- federatae reunion," said Secretary J. B. Babb yesterday, lis growing to be some thing enormous Fer instance, in one days mail we have received 21 requests for roora5 for parties from to 20, mak- ing in all over 100 people.
 'This is repeated every day. The crowd at this reui.ion from all reports is going to be ar enormous one. It will tax all the efforts of the home committee to make and complete the necessary ar engagements. They are still at work and MT Tucker is ready to receive bids for roomers at any time.
 ''We have had many conventions in Birmingham, but none that l have ever been connected with has seen such a great demand Tor accommodations Those people have been to other cities less ablo to entertain them than Birmingham and they hare proflted by experience so they write far in advance to be sure of attention. The committee needs all the assistance possible along this line.''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-05-14
Travellers Plan Big Time.

"The finishing touches are being put on ell arrangements for the meeting of the grand council of the Alabama United Commercial Travellers of America, to be held in Birmingham Friday and Saturday May 22 and 2S,' said II. s. Wilson yes- terday.
 From indications Birmingham will be full of travelling men and their families on these dates. The following we'll known travelling men have been selected to act as committees:
 Special-Thursday night May 21, Louis- vile and Nashville depot, George M Plaisance, chairman; o. P. Fontaine, W.. J. Ashton. J. M Mclaughlin, J. c. Cox
 Standing Committees-Friday and Sat urday, 22 and 23: Birmingham Terminal station, F. L. Moses, chairman; W. r. Savage, T. M. O'Brien, LeVert Only, c. A. Peppin Louisville and Nashville sta ton, D. s. Fellows, chairman; T. A. Gam bino, A. W. Beck, W. A. KaKy, S.. J. Knecht; Hotels Hillman and Florence, T. c. Smith, chairman; J. T. Southgate S. T. Schooler. o. w. Street. s. R.. Stephenson, John w. Cooke, J. NJ Thrash; Birmingham and Colonial, C. B. Tarr, chairman; Zac c. Talley, J. C.. Barrett, J. M. Mclaughlin, T. Berry, A. E. Wagnon: Morris and Metropolitan, w. R. Hilliard, chairman A. Johnson, Jes- sic Wright, John B. Logan, l.. c. Will son, W. A. Brown; St. Nicholas and Jeff ferson, A M. Myatt, chairman; J. s. Dease, Jr., T. D. Johnson, Sid Harrison, w. B. Cloe, c. E. Lewis
 Guards in Charge of Chariots-Zac c. Talley T. D. Johnson j. S. Monroe, Jr.
 In Charge of Tallyhos-John w. Cooke, Charles K. Plosser, W. J. Varley.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-05-14
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR.
Chairs In Parks.

To the Editor of The Agc-Eerald:
 took a stroll in some of the parks of the city Sunday evening and had consid- erable difficulty in finding place to rest. am getting along in years and am not as spry of limb as the girls and young men are, many of whom had seats on the grass. Each park Is badly in need of at least 100 wrought iron seats. It is useless to put wooden ones, for ruthless persons will destroy them, and cast iron is subject to the same treatment; but get wrought iron ones and keep them nicely painted and they will be good for twenty years; get some not away yonder in the dim fu- tuer, but now. Yours very respectfully,
 c. M. STURGIS. D;,,,,i,, May il 1QQQ
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-05-14
FROM "A CHANT OF DARKNESS"

Helen Keller in May Century. l dare not ask why we are reft of light, Banished to our solitary isles amid the
 unmeasured seas, Or how our sight was nurtured to glorious
 vision, To fade and vanish and leave us in the
 dark alone. The secret of God is upon our tabernacle; Into His mystery I dare not pry. Only
 this I know: With Him is strength. with Him is wis
 dom, .A And His wisdom hath set ds in our
 paths Out of the uncharted. lark
 we came, And in little time we ST. Into the vast unanswerir
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-05-14
A Beer Thirst.

q happened-to De at the Louisville and Nashville station when Innes and his band arrived" said man about town. There were between 50 and 60 musicians, and I was struck with the gentlemanly appearance of the amen. Most of them seemed to be Germans, and I watched them as they made dash for the Metropolitan bar-the sa- loon that used to be. They marched in with radiant, expectant faces.
 T waited to see them come out Well, they had disappointed look, for the real beer that they craved had been replaced by prohibition drinks. The musicians did not know until then that Birmingham was a prohibitio town"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-05-14
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR.
From the New York Press

From the New York Press.
 A woman likes to have a man jealous about her so she needn't be about him.
 A man has head for finance when he thinks stock is going up, but he is too sensible to buy it.
 A convenient thing about the big hats girls wear is when they are in the way of your lips they can taake them off.
 One thing mother is absolutely sure of is that she can pick a better husband for her daughter than she did for her self.
 The thing that vexes a woman about mathematics is it never changes its mind about how much two things added to- gether makes
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-05-14

The records of the target practice at Magdalena bay are not to be published, but Admiral Evans seems to think it was satisfactory, for he says it is the fighting strength of the men, not armor belts, that win battles.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-05-14
ADRIFT WITH THE TIMES
THE ROUT.

 In the halls too gay for trouble. In the land of little sleep, Where this life is called a bubble Over which 'tis vain to weep; In the realm of careless laughter, Where no sorrows may appear, It's "a fig for the hereafter Let us live while we are herei' Then the lights begin to glitter And the wine begins to flow, Till the sordid and the bitter Yield before it's mellow glow. And the music calls to dancing In a mad, satyric whirl, And the siren eyes are glancirg And the pipes of pleasure skirl. But the dawn is sadly breaking
 In a glum and cheerless sky, And the halls of merry making Slowly empty with a sigh. And the revelers go sinking Down the lanes with stupid heads, And the garish sun a-winking Makes them wish they'd kept their beds Gossips, 'tis an old, old story, Told a thousand times before And as sure as age is hoary, Twill be told a thousand more. Though we bid goodbye to trouble In a feast of fun and laughter. All our woes seem ten-times double On the cold, gray morning after
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-05-14

The National Prosperity association saws there must be no advance in freight rates and no decrease in railroad employees wages. It catches them a-coming and a-gwine.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-05-14

John Johnson's running mate is to be. it Is said, General Miles. "Yon" will not want a running mate when he goes on the Chautauqua circuit.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-05-14

The men behind the guns in San Francisco have been bombarded by apricot pies, and some of them are almost as deadly as lead.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-05-14
Marrlaue Licenses Issued.

The following marriage license was issued in the office of the probate court yesterday:
 Walter Fasberry to Miss Anna Blake.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-05-14

Like the magnates, Mrs. Belle Gun ness no doubt wanted to be let alone All malefactors desire as much.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-05-14

Wilbur and Orville Wright continue to fly like birds and they continue to keep secret their methods.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-05-14

The new Vreeland bill is Currency Bill No. 1, and it is strictly cam paign measure at that.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-05-14

If Hetty Green keeps on she may yet buy a box of candy and go to a mati nee.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-05-14

Those who refer to Mrs. Guinness as another Lucretia Borgia are slander- ing the dead of long ago.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-05-14
Postmssters Appointed,

Clarke county, L. V. Williams; Hulsey Tuscaloosa county, Henry s. Marlow.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-05-14

The home pitcher from Howard col lege promises to outrank them all. Give him a chance, MT. Vaughn.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-05-14

Minnesota is the only state that promises to send to Denver an out-and- cut Johnson delegation.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-05-14

Dollar wheat is supported by 70-cent corn, and the weather clerk should be kind to Alabama
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-05-14
A NEWsRoY.

With grimy face and ragged cap,
 He sl5ips along the street, A thin and wasted little chap
 Whose clothes are far from neat Perhaps he smokes, perhaps he swears And some would call him bad; And yet, for all of that, he dares To shield his drunken dad" And when his sordid day is done This dirty little chap Will dump his pennies, everyone, Into his mothers lap.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-05-14

La Porte seems to outdo even the vivid imaginings of Edgar Allen Poe.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-05-14
A REGuLAR CHOPPER

THE COTTAGE ROAD. Ere long the sweet girl graduate, Demure and charmingly sedate, Will take her sheepslin roll with pride And next we hear will be a bride So what's the use of learning Greek And French and German tongues to
 speak, When, sooth to say, her aim in life Is to become some fellows wife? In music. eiocuton, art At school she plays leading part And drops them all, with happy sigh, To croon an evening lullaby.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-05-14

New York did not progress much last week, for it opened only one sub- way
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-05-14

The fielding percentage of the great Nebraskan is the finest record Of the season.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-05-14

I've seen some noted men-a few
 Big guns and all of that, But never met the fellow who
 Wrote Casey at the Bat.''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-05-14

vidson vs. Southern Railway company, appeal by defendant; A. R. Moore 6 Co. vs R. s. Reed, assumpsit.
 The following cases are set for trial to- day In the second division of the city court, Judge Semi presiding:
 J. T. Porter vs. Republic Iron and Steel company; damages.
 George W. Dickson vs. St. Louis and San Francisco Railroad company; dam ages.
 Maggie Lightfoot, pro ami, vs. Birming- ham Railway, Light and Power company; damages.
 The following cases are set for trial to- day in the third division of the city court, Judge Nesmith presiding:
 Emma Courtland vs Birmingham Rail- way, Light and Power company; dam ages
 Gus Stern vs St. Louis and San Fran cisco Railroad company; damages.
 Texie Marks, administratrix, vs. Louis- vile and Nashville Railroad company; damages.
 The following cases are set for trial to- day in the chancery court:
 H. W. Glass vs. Sloss Iron and Steel company
 Mayor and Aldermen of Birmingham vs. Birmingham Waterworks company.
 Elijah J. Franklin vs. Sloss Iron and Steel company.
 Etna Life Insurance company of Hart ford, Conn, vs Della K. Thompson ct al. Hinto k. Carr vs. Lot Vines ct als.
 J. A. Mcdaniel vs. Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad company.
 A. J. Wheeler Ys. Catherine Guyllon.
 H. A. Harrington vs. Mayor and Alder men of Birmingham.
 Barbara Gayle vs. Mayor and Aldermen of Birmingham.
 Charles J. Martin, Jr., vs. Mayor and Aldermen of Birmingham.
 s. N. Puckett vs. Mayor and Aldermen of Birmingham.
 George c. Kelly vs Mayor and Alder men of Birmingham.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-05-14

The crop now being gathered on the Guinness farm is much the ghastliest ever recorded.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-05-14

From all accounts Mrs. Guinness must have neglected at times the fam fly sewing.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-05-14
NATURAL INFERENCE
PINING.

There goes a dreamor Of dreams. 2 Does his wife keep boarders?"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-05-14

Uncle Joe Cannon seems to be the only man who can talk the President to a standstill.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-05-14

The Indiana romance writers can find materials for their plots hereafter at La Porte.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-05-14
HEARD IN A DRY TOWN

And what do you read at the Litera. ture and Art club?"
 Labels, mostly"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-05-14

The young Countess Szechenyi is the exposure of all eyes in Budapesth, and of some mobs.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-05-14

So much he loved his little sis
 Ter, Willie one day tool. her And put her on the kitchen stove To see if he could cook her.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-05-14
SELDOM INDEED.

SELDOM INDEED. Heaven is a fine place. ''No doubt of it. Rare climate. delightful prospect and gilt-edged company" Right you are." And yet you seldom see a person who is glad to quit this little old world for heaven!'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-05-14

HARDLY.
 While the automobile
 Is a sure world-beater, It isn't so swift
 As the old gas meter.
 A REGULAR CHOPPER. Was Mrs. Guinness ever considered stuck up?" T don't know Why?" This paper says she was great hand to cut acquaintances."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-05-14
A SORE TOPIC.

'I take it that you are married man." Well, you needn't take it either way. Just let the subject drop!"
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1908-11-05
CANTON, ONO.

n" halloween mask party given
last rrlAay evening at the home Of
W.T. ana Mrs. Henry Mi"knne on Wat
son street. was q pleasant affair.
ABOUT thjrty-f1vC persons eucndcd
ana enjoyed the festivities of the
evening. A large number Ct Massil-
ION lr1ends were represented. The
main feature Of the occasion was the
masks worn by all present. Thcy
were complete in every detail and
anofded much amusement. After all
mad unmaSkcd they we're treated 10 q
me luncheon which was prepared Dy
Mrs. Mickcns. The Massillon friends
came on hay wagon
". NJ. Mosby has sold ont his reno
waiting business, but will remain in
the city until spring.
Mrs Maud Palmer, Of Wyoming,
lon, entertained Mr.. and Mrs. J. w.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1908-11-05
PROGRESS IN STEEL INDUSTRY

1t is customary to look to statistics
Of tonnage production for the chief
evidence that progress is being made
in the steel industry, when as mat
ter of fact the changes IN methods Of
manufacture and in character OF out:
put arc more striking as evidences of
progress. OF course it is an impress
SivC fact that the production of steel
has more than doubled in six or sew
ell years, but the mere increase in
tonnage does not involve the exer-
else Of much skill or, indeed, of much
courage.
Ten years ago, in 1898, the produce
ton of steel by the open-hearth pro-
cess was but one-third as great as by
tic Bessemer process. Last year, the
two processes contributed about an
equal tonnage, and the combined out
put was more than two and a half
times that Of 1898. This year the
open-hearth output is clearly pass
ing the Bessemer output and in two
years it will be far in the lead. To
make the open-hearth process so de-
Oh oDlS HIS ItqulIeC HuCn aOll1IS on
the part Of the designer and the in
Vcn'or. 1t has required, also, a much
larger capital than would have been
nreded for. expansion of output by
means CT the Bessemer process, as
for similar t0nnages the open-hearth
plant is much the more expensive to
install. Thus the growth in capital
invested in steel making has been
much greater than the increase in
tonnage results.
10 sum up, one may say that while
the output OF steel did little better
than triple from 1897 to 1907, while
the production Of pig iron quadrupled
from 1897 to 1907, there has been a
much greater increase in the magni-
tude of the industry, whether meas
Urcd with the yardstick of value. Of
output, having regard to the degree
OF finish or the yardstick Of capital
invested and men employed in the
industries which work up the output
OF the iron and steel industry proper,
and IN all these directions the cur
r"nt trend is toward continuing the
relatively greater rate Of expansion.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1908-11-05
Fofced to Unload
- Underwear
r. THE HUB.
MONTGOMERY.

- - D. y
Dr.. X. L: Gordon, of Thurmo nd,
was the guest of Miss Henrietta
James, Thursday.
Park Chairman, OF Carbon, was
acres; Miss Gertrude Parish, teacher
DR.. Peyton Galloway, of Mt. Hope,
Was down n few days last week on
hnsinoss. .-~
Rev. "A. F.. Henderson. of MuclIow,
was here Friday.
Miss Cornelia, Spears, Of Powelton,
was shopping here Saturday. 49,. ,
Rev. j., J! Turner, Of Mt Carbon,
was business visitor here Saturday.
Rev. Hubbard William, of Boomer,
was here Saturday.
ID. w. Galloway, Of Thayer, was
here on business Saturday. 49,
Miss Kathyrenc Brown, of Insti-
tute, is up this week. to assist her
mother, Mrs. Geo. Brown in sewing.
NJ II. Hill, OF Mt. Carbon, was
down Saturday on business.
Program rendered Monday even
irs atOdd Fellows hall for benefit of
n. e. Church, was: &.
Prayer, by Rev. V. Harriday
Remarks by II. n. Railey, master
Of ceremonies
Paper Miss Lulu Branhom. ,..,.. ..
Duet, Miss Alpha Brooks and Mrs.
B. p White. '.....,t ~.-
Paper, Mrs. f. Donnally Railey. =
Duet, Miss H. III. James and MI
con James. f." 49,:
Reception, Miss Ada Wright.
Paper, Mrs. Warner Brown. :.
ssS31io, Miss Ethel Brown. --.--.
l. Grafton, Mr.. Leon James.
Duet, Mr.. and Mrs: f. G. Page
= Miss Minnie. Carr, principal of the
Eagle school, attended the reception
Of the NJ: f. church, Monday evening.
Miss Lulu Branham returned Mon.
day from weeks visit to her sister
at Nlttall.
Miss Ada Wright is sick ct her
home with humps.
Portia Page is unable to be in
school this week because Of mumps.
A. r. Johnson, Of Mucklow, was a
business visitor here Saturday.
DR.. G. H. Payne was a Monday
guest at Hotel Jackson:
r. H. Norman, o. Washington, d.
c., came. over Sunday to spend few
days. '.-. :. -.
Miss Lulu James, teacher at Lob
achres; Miss Gertrude Paris, teacher
at Hardwood, and Miss Ethel Bryant.
teacher at Kimberly. were here shop
ping Saturday and were guests .of
Mrs Mary Terry.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1908-11-05
TAFT, BRYAN AND THE
PRESIDENT ON RESULT

Cincinnati, Ohio, by
Republicans,
that
generally stood by gratihed"
Prcsidenelee
morning.
president-elect bused during the morning
ward High school building with will
Springs, Va, Friday. 49,,
Fairview Lincoln Nov. 4-Although
so
disappointment he
Al he had the
lily h II cheerful
Washington, Nov 4Predcnt Roosevelt
pnwisc and hnproner radicalism" -
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1908-11-05
FALSE SP|R|TUAL|S1
DUPES ALL ORESDE n

Dresden, Saxony, Nov. 3.-The
highly intellectual citizens Of this
capital delight to call it the Athens
or the Elbe. Nevertheless. Dresden
is known all over Germany as the
abode Of an extraordinary number
OF faddists, sDritualists, theoso-
phists, lepathists-all the lists
And as if to prove how narrow is the
line between wisdom and folly and
that the brainy people of Dresden
are easily duped, a spiritualist med
1um, Herr Bergman, was arrested
the other day charged with swind-
ling his confding followers out of
no less sum than S161,OOO.
bergman, at one time manager
or porcelaine factory, turned his
acute mind to affairs less earthly
and summoned from the vast deep 4
spirit, Herr DR.. Bombastus," who
knew the secret Of "the Philosophers
stone,' who could transmute the
baser metals into gold.
First the crafty Bergman had
to assemble the credulous clientele
to whom he introduced the gold
making Bombastus. So during
several years Bergman got around
him plumber Of women and men,
all OF considerable means, all well
educated, all seeking to lift the i'm
penetrable veil that hides the I'M
known.
AS soon as he thought everything
was ripe for his undertaking Berg
mann announced to his followers
that he was about to build q factory
where lead, iron and copper would
be changed into the precious metal
He collected his dupes at great
seance, and after some mysterious
3ormalities summoned the spirit of
Herr DR.. bastus-well named
a shade wholly unknown to those
present, but which asserted that tho
new "works" were called after his
: hame, and now was the time to be-
Gin the building,