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The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-09-11
Birmingham Leads.

All ofs the western cities are four ishlng but Birmingham is going ahead this year at a faster rate than any of them, with the possible exception of San Francisco and Seattle" said citizen who travels from one side of the country to the other.
 Seattle is making rapid strides, but in the matter of sky-scrapers that will be in course of construction in 1908 Birmingham will lead it."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-09-11

Another will go in blast this week and still another next week.
 All of its furnaces in blast have been making high records recently and the eompanys production during the last quarter of the year will, I under stand. easily exceed that of any like period in it's history"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-09-11

Halley's comet is coming this way after an absence of 76 years. It will not, however, interfere with the pend- ing campaign, which will proceed to it's November climax without hitch, provided the subscriptions are gener- ous
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-09-11
lNEFFACEABLE MEMORIES.

I have since then contended and re- joiced; Amid the glories of the house Of life Profoundly entered, and the shrine De-
 held; Yet when the lamp from my expiring
 eyes Shall dwindle and recede, the voice of
 love Fall insignificant on my closing ears, What sound shall come but the old cry
 of the wind In our indictment city? What return But the image of the emptiness of
 youth, Filled with the sound of footsteps and that voice Of discomfort and rapture and despair? Robert Louis Stevenson, gro My Old
 Familiars."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-09-11

Hetty Green says the women of the country made hard times, and she no doubt claims, however, that there has been no ruinous extravaganza on her part since she gave up her rooms in the Plaza hotel.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-09-11
Features of This Year.

"In speaking of important achieve ments in Birmingham this year in spite of the industrial depression of the coun- try I asked a prominent banker what he regarded as the greatest feature in our material progress during the past F months and he replied: The fact that our business community was able to weather the financial storm with com parative ease, and not a failure worth estimating occurred as a result of the panic said a member of the Commercial club. And that indeed is something to mention with cheer and pride. Birming- ham suffered immeasurably from the panic of 1893, but 1907 found this com munity in splendid condition. While busi- ness here as elsewhere suffered from the effects of the Wall street crash, -prac- tically everybody was able to keep go- ing. And as the banker remarked, now when Birmingham did recover from the bursting of It's early boom and the ef- fects of the panic of 1893, it rose to a higher level of prosperity than 1t had enjoyed before and that so 1t would be next year. Birmingham is about to en- ter upon a new era of prosperity that will throw the past few years in the shade
 But think of it! Wonderful things have been done here since last falls panic. The United States Steel corpor- alton has entered the Birmingham dis trict, bringing millions of capital for de- velopment and fixing a policy for vast expansion. Since January l. three great railroads have been added to the net work of roads that were already here. A mammoth steel frame office building is in course of construction and two more steel frame buildings will be under way within the next three or four weeks. A number of small but f1ourishing in- dustries have been established and al- together 1908 will pass into the history of Birmingham as one of its best years. But new high records will be made by this district in the near future and by 1910 the pay rolls will probably be more than doubled
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-09-11
ADRIFT WITH THE TIMES

The fidelity of dogs-the truest of friends has often been an inspiration to the poets. It is a pity that the dog whose owner has written the following lines will never know what that appreciative person has said about him.
 MY DOG. The curate thinks you have no soul; I know that he has none. But you Dear friendl whose solemn self-control In our four-square familiar pew. Was pattern to my youth whose bark Called me in summer dawns to rove Have you gone down into the dark Where none is welcome none may love? I will not think those good brown eyes Have spent their light of truth so soon; But in some canine paradise
 Your wraith 1 know, rebukes the moon And quarters every plain and hill, Seeking it's master. As for me, This prayer at least the gods fulfill That when I pass the flood and see Old Charon by the Stygian coast Take toll of all the shades who land, Your little faithful. barking ghost May leap to lick my phantom hand.
 Outlook.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-09-11
tIiqh Furnace Records.

For the first time since last Novem- Der the Sloss- Sheffield will soon be operating six of It's seven blast fur naces,'' said an iron broker The company blew out all but three of its furnaces shortly after the panic, but in the spring it had four in operation.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-09-11

The republican party has at any rate been brought to an apologetic position in relation to Speaker Cannon's un- couth control of Legislation.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-09-11

The political managers are neither apathetic nor engaged in 'bluffing. They are getting right down to hard work and the free use of slush funds.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-09-11

The Rustin tragedy at Omaha has gone to join the boardwalk shooting at Atlantic City as a deep and impene- trable mystery.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-09-11
The Richmond Blues.

q am sorry to read a dispatch in an afternoon paper dated New Haven, Conn, telling of a fire in that city in which the full dress uniforms of the Richmond Light Infantry Blues battalion were destroyed" said an old member of Birmingham's Vir- gina colony. 'It seems that the Rich mond Blues had visited New Haven as the guests of the governors foot guard, and were to have been the great show feature of military parade arranged in their honor.
 "The Blues battalion consists of two companies of about 60 men each, and is one of the most historic military organ izations in the country; and in point of gorgeous uniform the battalion surpasses all similar organizations. The Blues wear coats of dark color with breast shields of pure white cloth Braid and buttons are of silver, but what makes the effect of the battalion exceptionally stunning when on parade is the high shacko of black leather ornamented with silver, and sur mounted by tall white plume. The young men who compose the organization are selected for their stature and mili- tary bearing, and when they are marching they look like giants. MT. Maben of the Sloss- Sheffield company, an esteemed Confederate veteran, was member of the Blues before the war, and if l recol- lect alright entered the Confederate ser vice with that celebrated command
 ''The Blues have paraded in New York, Boston and Washington on various oc- casions since the war, and they have never failed to receive an ovation. While the loss of their uniforms is regrettabie, no. time will be lost, take it. in uniform ing the battalion. Richmond would not seem like Richmond without the Blues.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-09-11

Governor Cummins' toga has been delayed on the road by lot of mis- chieyous standpatters.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-09-11

The money thus far subscribed and sent to the campaign committees has not seriously impaired the per capita circulation.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-09-11

The Commoner, now conducted by Charles w. Bryan, is earning just about s20,000 a year, according to recent transmittal of profits to the democratic national committee.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-09-11
UNDAUNTED.

I N JIa D N I1I1s Each one finds part to play Here below; When we've had our little say, Then we go Onward into Shadowland- Who knows where? Yet, we'll pierce the darkness and Bravely fare!
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-09-11
BoTHERsoME. TOO.

BOIHERSOME, TOO. ''It must be expensive for Hobson to travel"
 'Why sop
 'I presume he has to charter a special car for his Japanese nightmare"
 STRICTLY TRUE. T see where more than FOO cranks a year reach President Roosevelt "Umphl If he worked In a newspaper office he'd meet great many more"
 A PHILOSOPHER. Although you'd think his life was sad, It brought him recompense; While others chased the latest fad, He sat upcn the fence And chewed a straw and cooked his eye To watch the weather's drift, And when Dame Fortune passed him by His pose he didn't shift. A modest man, a simple man, Without the slightest frilI, He loafed right through this mortal span And never paid bill
 PRESENT FAVORS ARE BEST. Do you want anybody to put flowers on your grave when you die?' Not particularly but if anybody wants to lend me $10 right now, I'll take it"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-09-11

When aerial navigation becomes com pletely successful an extradition treaty with the Man in the Moon will be in order
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-09-11

Aeroplanes always break something. If the machinery does not get out of order they break a record.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-09-11

Vice President Fairbanks has ac- cepted the Taft ticket and will support it with his accustomed warmth.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-09-11

Venezuela is afflicted with leper colony, Mt the lepers are less trouble some thJn her President.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-09-11
! About Persons.

Carl K. Landes general agent of the Wisconsin Central, of Cincinnati, is in the city. J. M. Whitford, commercial agent Of the M. K. & T. of Atlanta was in Bir- mingham yesterday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-09-11

The fleet is steaming toward Japan utterly unmindful of what MT. Hobson has been saying.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-09-11

The baseball leaguers are all en- gagged in a whirlwind finish, and the tailenders are the innocent bystand- CTS.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-09-11

MT. Foraker may have buried the hatchet. but the handle sticks up with in easy reach.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-09-11

Candidate Taft is about to speak in his list of doubtful states.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-09-11
UNSETTLED.

Styles in womens clothes are unsettled this year.
 "A great many of the bills for them will be the same way"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-09-11

November will be the open season for ballot boxes.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-09-11

The watched political pot may begin to boil when Bryan and Taft are both on the stump
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-09-11

The feeling of calm security no longer peryades the republican party.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-09-11

St. Louis makes street cars for all the world and sets them up on the spot
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-09-11

Carrie Nation is worth $250,000, but she refuses to settle down to enjoy her fortune.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-09-11

WASTE OF MATERIAL. "Scrooge is close. I hear" Why, he is too stingy to build castle in the air"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-09-11
DEAR EXPERIENCE.

"I'll bet it cost him lot of money to learn what he knows"
 THE YELLOW JOURNAL CUPID. ''Dan Cupid Robs a Bank"-I read The title printed there And later on another head
 Twas, Cupid on a Tear" And when l saw where Cupid had A hand in murders three, l asked myself in language sad,
 ''N hat sort of chap is hep
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-09-11

Deposits in stockings are not to be guaranteed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-09-11
WHILE AWAY FROM HOME.

Birmingham people who are leaving home for a vacation trip should have The Aue-Herald follow them and thus keep informed about what is taking place in the city and state during their absence. The Age-Herald will be sent to them at any address at the regular price, and the address will be changed as often as desired. Hope is a lovers staff, walk hence
 with that
 And manage it against despairina
 thoughts.
 Two Gentlemen of Verona.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-09-11
MAUDE ADAMS ABROAD

small wonder that the mystical minded Joan should appeal so strongly to her
 MT Barrie's groundwork will be the story of Joan of Arc as it is told in Ger4. man, and the German department of Har- yard has asked MT Frohman that the play be done in English before the stu dents, since the whole affair is an effort to stimulate interest in the German dra- matic literature, and this is where MT. Barrie comes in.
 The event at Harvard is, I am told. to. be magnificent spectacle and the first elaborate pageant ever done at an Ameri-. can university.
 Who could better design and execute such spectacle than the author of the immortal and spectacular Peter Pan?',i And so 1t is all settled. It will be the first time MT. Barrie has undertaken any literary task not of his own devising, but his fee is high one.
 Nobody will guess 1t, so I tell it-a. Thank you' from Miss Maude Adams.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-09-11

REPLIES. Women never write apologia. The brassbound rule is applied mort often than the golden rule. After woman is married she doesn't mind being called intellectual. The most serious moment in some wo- mems lives is when they try to spear an olive with a hatpin. Some habits are like ready-made clothes. They don't seem to fit. When a man talks to himself in his mirror he has either been out the night before. or he is in love. It seems a pity for a scientist to spend so many years of his life in study and then talk nonsense
 PAUL COOK.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-09-11
SNUBBED.

SNUBBED. lie held her hand beside the sea- That little hand so brown, But now a stranger quite is he Since she's come back to town. This maiden, where the breakers play, Did promise to be his, But when she met him yesterday She turned away her phizl
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-09-11
NO CHANGE FOR CooLNE

NO OFIANCE TUX COOLINtoS I have a friend, dear old friend. And faithful pals are we; The reason why s he neer would lend A single cent to me!
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-09-11

Hetty Green says the women of the country made hard times, and she no doubt claims, however, that there has been no ruinous extravaganza on her part since she gave up her rooms in the Plaza hotel
 The Commoner, now conducted by Charles w. Bryan, is earning just about s20,O00 a year, according to a recent transmittal of profits to the democratic national committee.
 The political managers are neither apathetic nor engaged in 'blufing. They are getting right down to hard work and the free use of slush funds. The republican party has at any rate been brought to an apologetic position in relation to Speaker Cannon's un- couth control of legislation.
 The Rustin tragedy at Omaha has gone to join the boardwalk shooting at Atlantic City as a deep and impene- trable mystery.
 
 When aerial navigation becomes com pletely successful an extradition treaty with the Man in the Moon will be in order.
 The baseball leaguers are all en- gagged in a whirlwind finish, and the tailenders are the innocent bystand- CTS.
 Vice President Fairbanks has ac- cepted the Taft ticket and will support it with his accustomed warmth. vene.uela is afflicted with leper colony, Mt the lepers are less trouble some th1n her President.
 --.s-
 Aeroplanes always break something. If the machinery does not get out of order they break a record.
 Governor Cummins' toga has been delayed on the road by lot of mis- chieyous standpatters.
 
 The fleet is steaming toward Japan utterly unmindful of what MT. Hobson has been saying.
 MT. Foraker may have buried the hatchet. but the handle sticks up with in easy reach.
 The watched political pot may begin to boil when Bryan and Taft are both on the stump.
 Carrie Nation is worth $250,O00, but she refuses to settle down to enjoy her fortune.
 St. Louis makes street cars for all the world and sets them up on the spot.
 The feeling of calm security no longer peryades the republican party.
 
 Candidate Taft is about to speak in his list of doubtful states.
 November will be the open season for ballot boxes.
 Deposits in stockings are not to be ,r,,orantood
The Republican journal., 1908-04-16
NEW BOOK BY JAMES OTIS.

On Board the H., low on Sable Island Bank.
BY James Otis. New York: E. T. button &
Gloucester is not the only port that
sends out fleet of fishing vessels man.
ned by brave, hardy crews, and Mr..
Otis, who lives in Portland, takes up
the cudgels for his neighbors and makes
the Portland fishermen compare very
favorably with those OF the Bay State
famous city. "They may talk about
their Gloucester men," says the COOK
of the Hylow, IAN its mostly them as
does the talkin'; but when it comes to
bringing in fish good an plenty, right
on top of the market, give me Cap n
Ben rather than any bloomin' duck
from Gloucester" Mr.. Otis's latest
story. as usual is intended for boys;
two lads being the heroes of the many
thrilling adventures he describes in a
very entertaining story, which has q
somewhat stronger plot than is usual
in tales written for juvenile readers.
He writes very vivid description OF
the everyday life on the fishing grounds
near Sable island, and includes mys-
terry which puzzles the crew as it does
the reader, remaining unsolved and
well concealed until the end of the
story. This mystery is especially dis
concerting to the superstitious Ezra
Snow, SO fervent a believer in all signs
that he spends most of his time discus.
sing them to the great amusement OF
the two boys and to the disgust of the
older members Of the crew. Several
good illustrations emphasize the vlgol
of the many thrilling incidents.-Bos'
ton Transcript.
The Republican journal., 1908-04-16
Q -. a. . II Z 81.
s..,..h. = The Kind You Have Always Bought
RURAL DELIVERY PAYS.
This System Does Not Cause Dehcr

This system Does Not Cause Deficit.
Execution is taken by postal clerks
to the reiterated statement that the ex-
pense incident to rural delivery has
been the cause of the recent deficits in
the postal revenues. This is not con-
tirmed by the records of the Post Office
Department. In 1897, when the expen-
iiture on account of rural delivery was
ONLY S14. $40, the postal deficit was SILL,
Alto, while in 1907 the expenditure
for rural delivery had increased to S26,
1855. 524 and the deficit had decreased to
So .653 $50. These figures are cited to
demonstrate that the increased expen-
diture on account OF the rural delivery
service bears no ratio to the annual de-
felt. On the other hand, it is certain
that the operation of the rural delivery
service is responsible for very large
percentage OF the increase in the postal
receipts. The establishment of rural
delivery route, it is asserted, lnvarlaply
brings with it great influx OF mail to
the locality affected, and this is gradu-
ally followed by an increase in the out
going mail. There has also, 1t is SAD,
been saving of more than $4,000, 0OO
on account of closing small post offices
and disseminating star routes. Various
economies of management nave Deel
effected in the service by establishing
rural delivery on definite and business
like basis, so that each route must snow
an adequate return to be continued.
The service having been so extensively
established, there are now FEWER petl'
lions for the establishment OF addition
al routes. The number of routes In
stalled during the fiscal year 1905 ~ aV-
eraged 3O4 month; during the yeal
ended June 80. 1907, the monthly aver.
age was 1853 routes. At present the av
erage is little more than one hundged
a month. In the newly developing
West there is an increasing demand fol-
rural service, and it is from that section
that the larger number of petitions fol
the service are coming.
The Republican journal., 1908-04-16
THE Up-To-DArE sULKY.

Between the sulky with which Flora
Temple astonished the world and that
of the present year there is as much
difference as between the bone-shaking
velocipede of forty years ago and the
modern bicycle evolved from it. Varl-
Gus experiments have been tried. The
horse was formerly in front of the axle.
Then came the plan of arching the
frame, so that his hooks IN action
would be under the drivers seat. The
bike wheels were distinct advance,
but the high seat still remained, until
experiments with wind shields showed
to what an extent atmospheric pres
sure was factor in making or marrlng
records, and since the new century set
in there has been steady gain in con-
struction. Not more than fifteen years
ago sulky seats were as much as fifty
inches from the ground, while the latest
models are less than thirty and range
in weight from twenty eight to thirty
five pounds. Shafts have been length
ened and seats lowered until the driver
can no longer look over the back OF his
horse, but to either side to watch the
course, While this increases the dan
ger, it reduces the pull against the
wind, and is expected to be point in
favor of the new records to be strven
for this year.--Boston Transcript.
The Republican journal., 1908-04-16
WANT TO GO TO MORROW.

1 started on journey just about week
For the little town of Morrow in the State
Of Ohio;
l never was traveller and really didn't
know
That Morrow had been ridiculed century
I went , down to the depot for my ticket and
For tips regarding Morrow, not expecting
to be guyed;
Said l, "My friend, want to go to MORROW
and return
Not later than tomorrow, for have MT time
to burn"
Said he to me, "Now let me see u have
heard you right;
You want to go to Morrow and come back
To 20 from here 10 Morrow and return is
quite way,
You should have gone to Morrow yesterday
and back today.
For if you started yesterday to Morrow,
don't you see,
You could have got to Morrow and returned
today at three;
The train that started yesterday. now un-
derstand me right,
Today it gets to Morrow and returns to
morrow night"
talking through your hat,
Is there a town named Morrow on your
line, now tell me that?"
"There is" said he, Sand take from me
quiet little tip,
To GO from here to Morrow is fourteen
hour trip.
The train that goes to Morrow leaves today
eight thirty-fve
Half after ten tomorrow is the time it should
arrive:
Now if from here to Morrow is fourteen
hour jump,
Can You go tOda! to Morrow and come BACK
today, you ehump?"
Said l, 81 want to go to Morrow, can | GO
today
And get to Morrow by tonight if there is no
delay?"
swell, WE'LL" said he, ssexplain to me and
We no more to say,
Can you go anywhere tomorrow and come
back today?
For if today you get to Morrow, surely
you III agree
You should have started not today, but yes
terday, you see;
So, if you start to Morrow, leaving here to-
day, you fiat,
You won't get in to Morrow till thaday that
follows that.
Now if you start today to Morrow, it S a
cinch you'll land
Tomorrow in to Morrow, not today, you I'M
derstand;
For the train today TO Morrow, if the sched-
ule is right,
Win get you into Morrow by about tomor-
row night"
Said l, 81 guess you know it all, but kindly
let me say,
How can go to Morrow if l leave the town
today?"
Said he, "You cannot go to Morrow any
more today,
For the train that goes to Morrow is mile
upon its way"
FINALE,
I was so disappointed l was mad enough tc
swear,
The train had gone to Morrow and had left
me standing there:
The man was right in telling me was
bowling jay, .,,
1 didn't 60 to Morrow, so 1 guess I'll &c
today,