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The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-02-08

Puccini, who is about to transform
 The Girl From the Golden West" into an opera, will turn to music the bark ing of six-shooters.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-02-08
LABS AT BIRMINGHAM

Ensley Sun: Birmingham can boast as many blind tigers as Atlanta-and that is boasting some
 Montgomery Times: The Birmingham tiger hunt has resulted only in an indif- ferent flushing of the beast.
  Atlanta Journal :2a Birmingham pulled off game of baseball on February g.. How can you ever keep that town from becoming greater7
 Huntsville Tribune: Birmingham's sheriff means business, and the Country club will get a black eye if they don't stop their foolishness.
 Savannah Press: Birmingham may en- certain some hope of becoming greater when she can exhibit photograph of her jail without anybody in it.
 Jackson News: Birmingham is brag- ging over the fact that she has an empty city jail. These nights are too chilly for the policemen to stir around much.
 Alabamian- -Herald: They say the lid in Birmingham is an exceedingly tight fit and that the sheriff and all his deputies are seated thereupon to lend greater se- curity.
 Walker County News: The sheriff of Jeffersopf county has ordered a cessation of card playing at social functions. and the club folks are terribly pestered about it. Birmingham is putting on the lid very tightly.
 Houston Post: A Birmingham doctor says he will never prescribe more than one ounce of whisky for snake bite. As 16 drams make one ounce. the Birming- ham push will probably be satisfied with his prescription.
 Washington Post: A Birmingham. negro was arrested Nhe other day for selling a bottle of water for whisky. But in that city his punishment would have been still more sevfre had he sold a bottle of whisky for water.
 Mobile Item: The Birmingham police commissioner who started out to reform things and at the same time kept gam bling den of his own in full blast has been indicted on numerous counts. Truly, the way of the reformer is hard.
 Huntsville Mercury: Sheriff Higdon has stirred up hornets nest In Birmingham by asserting that he intends to arrest the devotees of bridge whist in that city. The sheriff evidently wishes to rahse the standard of society in his public boarding house.
 Charleston News and Courier: Think what a sweet. restful world we would have were it all Houston" says the Hous- ton Post. Richmond, Atlanta, Nashville, Birmingham, Charlotte, New Orleans and Washington are precisely like Houston; hut there is no place like Charleston.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-02-08
ADRIFT WITH THE TIMES

Did she get it cashed?" No. The cashier at the bank said he didn't have time.n
 TWILL SOON BE HERE. Gee, it's tough on father
 Father old and gray.
 House is full of daughters
 Easter's on the way!
 THE NEAR-GREAT. Some people are born great" ''Yes?'
 Some achieve greatness.' ''Wel1?'
 And some get 1t through an error of judgment on the part of the public'
 A PROTEST.
 Deliver me from llttleness.
 The honor that is sought; The heart that loves for gold alone.
 The beauty that is bought
 WHERE SHE IS HERSELF. "She has lovely manners, believers Everywhere except at home.' ALWAYS.
 That man is pretty
 Apt to lose
 Who tries to get
 The best of booze
 REPLIES. It's cruel to beat a board bill. Business continues good with Raisuli. The democratic nomination roosts on MT. Bryan's bed every night "Its no crime to hug" says the Colum- bia State. Certainly not! It is no trouble, either,
 Instead of whining about hard times, Birmingham begins two new skyscrapers -one twelve stories and the other seven- teen stories high The Houston Post persists in calling Sarah Bernhardt "Aunt Sally" despite ev- cry requirement of fitness and art. While the reports of Jack London's death seem to have been greatly exag- gerated,- no one cared much, either way.
 Love is one of the softests words in the English language" says the Dallas News. It Is not as soft as "Mush." Birmingham citizen states that he saw twenty-five drunk men on the streets one night recently. Does prohibition pro- hibit? What's the answer? Lady Juliet Duff of England is visiting this country Wonder if she Is related to Lady Juliet Duff of England is visiting Toledo has sent three ice dealers to prison for six months. Have you ever heard the story about the worm?
 PAUL COOK.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-02-08

The account is even. New York lost a countess to Hungary, but Pittsburg got back one from London, the Count ess of Yarmouth.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-02-08

Franco was found guilty of over. dictating, and he was bounced.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-02-08

No one yet knows why the President got in the spotlight just when Gov ernor Hughes thought he would be there.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-02-08

Punta Arenas has become a has-been of the deepest hue now that the fleet has turned It's nose toward the broad Pacific.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-02-08

Harry Thaw regards Matteawan as but by-station on the road to Pitts. burg.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-02-08

Dictator Franco fell from power to an English warship, and he is no doubt glad he got off with an unpunctured skin.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-02-08

The heads that poetically wear crowns are becoming uneasy, and thus the old proverb is verified.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-02-08

There are 3,25O, 900 persons in Chile, and most of them are waiting on the house tops to see the fleet go by.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-02-08

N Punta Arenas did not go dry" and that Is why the feet stopped there for refreshments.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-02-08

When the southern railroads cut salaries they begin at the top. where the cut can be the more easily borne.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-02-08

A presidential message may be sent in at any time to go laundering down the corridors of the cloak rooms.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-02-08

Caid MacLean no. doubt hopes his new release will prove more effective than his former releases proved to be.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-02-08

Caid MacLean will now go to join MT. Perdicaris in the land of the ob- scure.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-02-08

Evelyns picture is very charming, but it will not go far in procuring Harry's release from the playhouse.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-02-08

Thaw's arrival created a flutter in society circles in the Matteawan bug house.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-02-08

Evelyn Thaw should no longer at- tempt to monopolize the camera.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-02-08

Ensley is beginning to make rails for SO,O00,0OO of people.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-02-08

taken lively interest in Y. NJ. C. A. work A man of strong mental make Up and distinguished bravery. Howard has been respected by his former op- ponents in arms, but his mischievous negro hobby and his bitter attitude to- ward the south have prevented southern men from being on anything like friend ly terms with him. General Grants hu- mane and considerate treatment of Gen eral Lee and Lees men at the surrender and his friendly regard for southerners after tbe war, were examples of mag nanimiS that were greatly appreciated by those who wore the gray. General Grant was not only hero, but he was the pioneer in the work of bridging the bloody chasm. General Hancock was a true friend of the south and few of the others who figured prominently in sthe northern army notably sehoheld, did all they could to establish themselves in the esteem of southerners. But Sherman and Sheridan were slow in making friends south of the Potomac. General sherman, however, toward the latter end of his life, became exceedingly fond of Gen. Joe Johnston, and other Confederate com manders. But it was only recently, l think, that General Howard made his first friendly reference to the south. Nevertheless I for one have always ad- mired him as a soldier. He was in- deed a great warrior The Senate has passed the bill for raising his rank to that of lieutenant general and l suppose the House will concur. The pay of a lieutenant general Is $11,o0o year, and on the retired loist he receives three fourth of $11,0OO. As a retired major general his pay is three-fourths of $75OO, that is to say, $5625.
 "The only lieutenant general in active service is Arthur McArthur and the lieutenant generals retired are John c. Bates, A. R. Chaffee, Henry c. Cobin and Nelson A. Miles,
 About Persons.
 B. H. Stallworth of Monroeville is at the New Morris.
 M. R. Owen of Anniston is at the New Morris.
 F. L. Blackmon of Anniston is at the New Morris. \
 M. M. Freed of Montgomery is at the New Morris.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-02-08

Huntsville Tribune: Birmingham sheriff means business, and the Countr club will get a black eye if they don stop their foolishness.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-02-08
A PROTES,

A PROTEST. Deliver me from littleness, The honor that is sought; The heart that loves for gold alone, The beauty that is bought
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-02-08

Ensley Sun: Birmingham can boast as many blind tigers as Atlanta-and that is boasting some.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-02-08

Atlanta Journal: :-n Birmingham pulled off game of baseball on February g. How can you ever keep that town from becoming greater?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-02-08

Columbus Commercial: Birmingham is infested with ''blind tigers" but Judge Feagin refuses to convict on the testi- mony of men employed at so much per.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-02-08

Sumter Sun: Much activity is apparent among the promoters of the fairs to be held in the autumn at Selma, Huntsville, Montgomery and Birmingham.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-02-08

Montgomery Times: The Birmingham tiger hunt has resulted only in an indif- ferent flushing of the beast.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-02-08

Savannah Press Birmingham may en- certain some hope of becoming greater when she can exhibit a photograph of her jail without anybody in it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-02-08
ABOUT BIRMINGHAM

Huntsville Mercury: Municipal owner ship of public utilities is going to be a live issue in the Birmingham municipal contest
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-02-08
WHERE SHE IS HERSELF

"She has lovely manners, I believs7'' Everywhere except at home."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-02-08

Austin Statesman: Talking about ex- tremes reminds us that Mississippi as the Birmingham Age-Herald has pointed out, has gone tQ extremes in the matter of governor making as, for instance, go- ing from the long and waving-haired Vardaman to the bald-headed or no-hair- ed Noel. These be extremes, sure enough extremes.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-02-08

Austin Salesman: Paul Cook, the Bir- mngham Age Herald poet, does not think woman with s10OOoO can ever get old so long as she is single. Rather expect he is right about it. The com in suf- ficient quantity makes the oldest single ones ever young.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-02-08

Jackson News: Birmingham is brag- ging over the fact that she has an empty city jail These nights are too chilly for the policemen to stir around much.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-02-08

Alabamian-Hera They say the lid in Birmingham is an exceedingly tight fit and that the sheriff and all his deputies are seated thereupon to lend greater se- curity.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1908-10-31

that Judge Taft was Governor .of the
Islands and know that the soldiers
called Brownsville riot. and | am one
OF the soldiers that was discharged
under the order of the president. in
Company d, at the time of the So
regard him as one of the best friends
they ever had. know that the SOL
diers still so regard him. Itbelieve
that the discharged soldiers desire
Judge Taft 10 be elected president.
because we believe that he will do
the fair thing by us The soldiers
have nothing to gain by having Mr..
Bryan elected president and from
what we know of Judge Taft. II he
is elected president. we are satisfied
that the fair thing will be done by
US all. served in Cuba during the
war and was in the battles OF San
Juan Hill and La Quasina. My home
is at present at 354O Calumet avenue.
| have been here since the 27th of
November, 1906"
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1908-10-31
HORSES AooF LIKE TOE NAIL.
Grows on Average Third Of an Inch
Every Month.

Few persons realize that a horses
hoof is really the same thing as tho
toe nails Of human beings or OF ami.
mails having toes. The horn OF q hoof
grows just as toe nail does.
The hoof grows more rapidly in
unshod horses than in those wearing
shoes. And 1t grows faster In horses
which are well groomed and well fed
But on the average the horn grows
about third Of an inch 4 month.
Hind hoofs grow faster than fore
hoofs. The toe OF the hoof being the
longest part. It takes longer for the
horn to grow down there than at the
heel. For instance, the toe will grow
entirely down In from IL to l3 months.
while the heel will grow down in from
three TO five months.
As the new horn grows out any
cracks or defects In the old gradually
work down to where they can be cut
on, Just as with human finger nails.
you can watch the progress OF s-'ise
from the roof 10 the tip.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1908-10-31
Wha. Becomes Of the Golf eall.7

In the afternoons when the dishes
are washed up Ciss goes and sits
down by the golf links There's a
place where many of the gentlemen
send their balls over Ciss takes a
basket of apples with her and when
a ball comes near her she puts It in
her basket under the apples. Then
when the gentlemen come and look
for it they can't find it and they think
1t must have gone down stream.
Ciss sells the balls to her young
man that lives in the village. He
gives her twopence apiece for them
and he sells them himself to the max
ers for sixpence.-Grand Magazine.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1908-10-31

publican ticket Newspapers in the
states Of Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Ne
braska, Colorado, Kansas, Missouri
and Oklahoma have been actively
engaged in publishing matter sent
out from this department in helping
TO create sentiment in favor of the
er's department has received the nigh
ticket. Work done through Mr. Farm
est commendation from those in
charge of the eastern headquarters
OF the National Republican Commit.
tee. An effort has been maze, in
carrying out the work of this depart.
ment to keep down all petty jeal-
oussies and factional strife.
My name is James Newton.
was a member of the 25th Infantry.
October, 1906. AS a soldier am
familiar with the military rules.
know that Judge Taft is not respon.
sible for the discharge of the soldiers.
| served in the 25th Infantry in the
Philippine Islands during the time
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1908-10-31
All 10 Vanity.

Vanity is so anchored in the heart
Of man that a soldier, camp-follower,
a cook, a porter. makes his boasts and
is for having his admirers; even
philosophers wish for them. Those
who write against 1t, yet desire the
glory of having written well; those
who read, desire the glory of having
read; | who write this way have this
desire, and perhaps those who will
read it-Pascal.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1908-10-31
Sold at "CandIe Auction"

Candle auction is an ancient Gus.
tom which still survives in Somerset.
shire. Eng. A valuable piece OF
meadow land In the village OF Tat.
worth was sold recently by auction
while the candle burned. The cere-
mony consists Of the burning of an
inch OF candle, the last bidder before
the candles final ficker becoming the
tenant for the ensuing year. Previous
TO the auction freeholders assembled
for supper OF bread and cheese beer
and picked herrings, the funds for
this being provided from the "colting"
OF the new tenant Fines are also i'm.
posed for speaking. nose blowing.
laughing out loud and moving, other
than bidding. while the candle 10 burn
ins
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1908-10-31
WATERS HEAVY WITH PERFUME.
Remarkable Lake to Be Found in the
Caspian District.

"Grasse. clinging to its Alp. high
above the Mediterranean. is supposed
to give the stranger headache on ac-
count Of its perfume at this season."
said a perfumer. "Grasse makes the
worlds perfumes. You see mountains
OF flowers there, as, In milling coun-
try, you see mountains Of wheat. The
odor is powerful. but as far as head
aches-no.
But in the Caspian district there is
a lake so strongly perfumed that II
the stranger boats on 1t or swims in
1t he really gets = headache This
lakes banks are Of white salt crystals.
its waters are mauye in color. and
from 1t an odor Of violets is exhaled.
1t is Lake Manklshlak. | visited II
to see II couldn't bottle 1t up and put
1t on the perfume market. No go.
You see. II is the presence Of the
seaweed Polydcystia violacea that
gives the lake its hue and smell.
When you bottle the waters the sea
weed atoms. after a few days. die and
rot Then the odor changes from vio-
let to-pah,
But II you are ever In the Cas-
plan. visit the Mankishiak peninsula
and take look at the lake 1t is In
Its way as curious as the asphalt lakes
OF South America"
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1908-10-31
Prosperity and Adversely.

If we do not suffer ourselves to be
transported by prosperity. neither
shall We be reduced by adversely. Our
souls will be proof against the dan
gers OF both these states; and, having
explored our strength. We shall be
sure of 1t. for. in the midst OF felicity.
we shall have tried how We can bear
misfortune.-Lord Bolingbroke.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1908-10-31
Agreed with the Lecturer.

During a lecture at one of the lead
ing colleges on the subject OF "ventila-
tion and Architecture. the tempera.
ture OF the room rose to very high
pitch. And now We will turn to
Greece" said the lecturer SO We
will" said one OF the audience. wiping
his brow. unless YOU open some OF
the windows"
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1908-10-31
When TalIeyrand Scored.

When Nine. de Stael published her
celebrated novel, "Delphine,' she was
supposed to have painted herself in
the person OF the heroine. and NJ Tai
leyrand in that Of an elderly lady.
who is one of the principal characters.
They tell me" said he. the first time
he met her, that we are both of MS
in your novel, in the disguise Of
women"
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1908-10-31
Out Of His Depth.

Two men were discussing the
trouble in India, and each had a deal
to say about his notion Of Hindu char
acter They're such belicosc set
OF people" said one. Indeed" ex.
claimed the other, in surprise Il was
always under the impression that they
were very spare men,
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1908-10-31
Mirror Starts a Fire.

fire which broke out In High street,
Walton. was found TO have originated
in strange fashion. A circular shaving
mirror standing next the window in a
bedroom had focused the rays OF the
sun on the bed and the intense heat
speedily set the clothes ablaze. Lon.
don Standard.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1908-10-31
Spurious politeness.

"Politeness," observes the FnIoso-
pher of Folly, 'is very often a base
imitation. The man who gets up to
give lady his seat in crowded car
Is usually the man who has to get off
ut the next street."
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1908-10-31
Where Public 10 Protected.

The laws OF Italy are strict with re.
gard to theaters and circuses Every
act or performance announced on the
program must be given. Any great ex-
aggeration by means OF pictures in
tended to mislead the public is pun
ishable.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1908-10-31
His Mug.

An lrishman went into barber
shop, and was compelled to wait a
long time. When he finally climbed
into chair, the barber asked him:
Have you mug" Yes" replied the
lrishman, "and want you to shave 1t
quick. ."-Atchison Globe.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1908-10-31
High Winds on the Desert.

In the sandy deserts of Arabia.
whirling winds sometimes excavate
pits 200 feet in depth and extending
down to the harder stratum on which
the bed rests.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1908-10-31
Food for All the World.

The nut trees Of the world could. 1t
Is calculated. provide food all the year
round for the population OF the globe.
Brazil nuts grow in such profusion
that thousands Of tons of them are
wasted everv wear.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1908-10-31
Monopoly of Camphor Oil.

Parsee merchants have a monopoly
OF the manufacture of camphor oil at
Foochow, China, controlling II dis.
tilleries, and export most of the prod.
uct to India.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1908-10-31
london's Population.

The population of London, 6,549,-
900, standing shoulder to shoulder,
would form human wall 1,S00 miles
long; or put on an area of or square
mile or on square having sides OF
0.S4 OF a mile.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1908-10-31
Be Not Pleased with rhvselt

Be always displeased at what thou
art, if thou desire to attain to what
thou art not; for where thou hast
pleased thyself, there thou abidest.-
FranniS O,.orlee
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-11-13
WHARF RATS ARE
SENT To THE REEF

There was sudden diminishing of
the number of wharf rats on the local
waterfront yesterday, fifteen of the
bummers along the docks being hailed
before Judge Andrade to give reasons
why they had nothing better to 90 than
loaf and play craps. Seven of them
had no good excuses and were sent over
to the reef for thirty days, the other
eight being given week in which to
rustic jobs and save themselves from
the rockpile.
These were the only ones to see the
down turned thumb, all the other cases
on the calendar going over or being dis
missed. There was one mol. pros. an old
case which has been hanging fire in the
court since before the election cam.
paign began. 1t was blind pig charge
against X. Mazda and the prosecution
has now decided not to follow up the
arrest with a trial.
The Makiki tenement case occupied
a large part of the time of the court,
the argument on the matter being
presented, Z. w. Milverton representing
the County Attorneys department and
E. c. Peters defending. The argument
was long and exhaustive, Peters rest
ing apparently on the mcOnstitution,
atty of the law under which Muranaka
was arrested, claiming that it discrimi-
mated against lodging houses in favor
of hotels. Judge Andrade has taken
the case under advisement and will
give a decision on Tuesday next.
0. Anderson, who is charged with
wife beating, had his case 90 over until
today, the wife neglecting to appear
to press her charge against her spouse.
It is understood around the police sta
ton that she has good reasons for not
appearing, but she will be looked up
and made to come. Whether she can
be made 10 testify or not when she
does come is another question.
Yong Wow. one of four Koolaupoko
Celestials who are charged with way.
laying another Chinaman and throwing
him into the ,lantana. also gets a re-
prieve In the meanwhile he has sworn
out a counter warrant against his ar.
roster charging him with assault with
a deadly weapon. The other three i'm.
plicated in the alleged assault cannot
be located, much to the regret of the
police, who want one Of the trio par
ticularly. He owes the department
matter of $3.50, which he has allowed
to slip his mind.