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Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1909-02-20

For Sale White Wyandotte chick
ems, guaranteed thoroughbred and per-
fectly healthy. BOOSTERS $500. Hens
81. 90, or one rooster and two hens So. so.
Address Mrs. Elizabeth p. Bishop,
Shovel, Md. Jan 23-4t.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1909-02-20

For sale: $4,000 Klondike straw
berry plants. Z. H. Bounds, Newark,
Md.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1909-02-20

After a continued use OF the remedy
this institution has found no reason Il
change its good opinion Of the remedy
and expresses its satisfaction In the fol-
lowing terms:
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-07-04

From the Washington Post.
President Hadley of Yale thinks it Is
a thousand pities that the study of Greek
in the colleges is declining. AS he puts
1t, the study of Greek is game In which
the umpires know more than the umpires
in such other games as French and
botany. The professor of Greek can
measure more accurately how much solid
work the student has done than the in
structors in other branches can.
That is true, as any man who has stud
led Greek-and forgotten it-realizes keen
ly. Dr. Hadley's expression makes schol-
ars of the olden time eager to take up
abandoned textbooks once more and put
the younger generation to shame
But the excuse given by the head of
Yale strikes one as a little bit lame.
The colleges, he says, have found that
students will not take the time to ac-
ouire an understanding of Greek letters.
The answer to that is, They would IL
they had to. The college ought to be
the Judge of what shall be taught and
what may be- The faculty is the final
authority, after all; and both parents
and undergraduates respect ts uicld.
There has been a little too much haste
on the part of the university dons to
get into step with the world outside.
Nav not the gradual abandonment of
Greek-excuse it how the professors may
choose-be ascribed in about equal de-
grees to the lazinees of mind of the I'M
dersraduates and the prejudice of I'M
schooled parents?
Greek T. useless after college days
hut In college nothing has been found to
equal its efficiency in developing GER
tain quality of mind and to put the
stamn of culture on the student that
lasts his life through
Let us not throw Homer, Xenophon,
and Plato to the translators.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-07-04
DEAD TAX PAID IN OPEN.
Britisgh Economist Points Out Four
important Facts.

From the Springfield Republican.
Writing of the death duties, or In
heritance taxes, British economist
asks people, especially persons of
wealth. to bear in mind four facts:
1. About 100000 persons die in the
United Kingdom every year
n Only $4,000 persons out of the
700, 900 possess property worth the at
tention of the government.
3. These $4,000 persons leave prop
erty aggregating about $1.6oo.ooo 900.
4. OF the $1,000 100000 thus left a
full s., 900, 900 900 is left by only 1000
persons.
The United Kingdom has a total
population considerably over 5000, 900,
and it follows that 100000 people
each year are in a position to observe
a transfer to new owners of property
amounting to $500. ooo. 900. which was
left by the 80 900 persons who had died.
THE mass of the nation, to put the
case more strongly, which has from
the individual standpoint comparatively
little accumulated wealth, is in a posi-
ton to observe that $1,000, 900, 900 in
property annually passes from 1000
dead persons to as many more living
ones who did nothing whatever to earn
the $1,000, 100000.
The English are being rapidly edu-
Gated in these views of taxation by the
increasing expenses of their govern
ment.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-07-04
The Glorious Fourth

If the Fourth of July was not gori-
ously celebrated In the south In the
years closely following the war, it was
because their litter experience OF the
reconstruction period made the south
ern people feel as If the former Con-
federate States were far out Of touch
with the union. But today the patri-
otto spirit is as intense south of the
old Mason and Dixon line as it Is in
any section of the United States, and
the anniversary of the Declaration of
independence will be as ardently OBJ
served and as noisily celebrated in
Alabama as in Pennsylvania or New
York.
The Centennial exposition held In
Philadelphia marked the beginning of
a really reunited country. Reconstruc-
ton days we're fast passing. In 1876
United States troops had been with
drawn from all but a few of the south
ern states, and in only few were car
petbaggers still dominant in politics.
The Philadelphia exposition was the
largest and most attractive enterprise
of its kind attempted In America up
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-07-04

Three years ago she was pronounced
to be one of the most perfectly devel-
oped children ever seen in California.
She can tense or relax any muscle in
her body at will She has helped to
drill a large class of school children
and led the physical culture demon
stration and exercises before the Napa
County institute for the last two years.
l must say she is a marvel, and am
glad that after worldwide hunt for
the perfect physical girl we have found
her here at home in the land of sun
shine and flowers"
The facts carry their own comment.
They show how physical development
can be secured, and they condemn to
considerable extent the methods usu-
ally employed in the growth and edu-
cation of young girls.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-07-04
Paper from Cotton Stalks

The experiment of making paper out
of cotton stalks is to be begun on Oc-
tober 1 in a 10000 mill now in course
of erection at Cordele, Ga. The test is
to be conducted by an expert paper
maker, and orders for the machinery
and power have been placed. The act
ual test of the plans developed by the
United States department of agricult-
ure will be begun as soon az the mill
is complete, which will not be long aft
er Ocotber l, or about as soon as cot
ton plants can be gathered from the
fields near Cordele.
The capacity of the mill will be
% tons of wrapping paper day. Upon
the success of the test depends the de-
velopment of the quantity and quality
of the product of the mill. The expec-
tation Is that the finest grades of pa
per can be made from cotton stalks.
The available supply of spruce wood
is becoming each year less and less,
and if paper can be made from cotton
stalks a revolution will take place in
paper making and $50,000000 will be
added to the value of the cotton crop.
The mill at Cordele proposes to pay
about four dollars a ton for the raw
material delivered to a railroad sta
ton. The pioneers of the new indus
try see in the future a chain of paper
mills in the south, and the southern
people will watch the Cordele expert
ment hopefully rather than critically
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-07-04
GREATEST GAME OF POKER.

From the New York Telegram.
Down In one of the places where dope
fiends get together. two hopheads were
killing time and decided to play poker, al
though neither had over an actual nickel.
After the first deal they scanned their
cards and one of them exclaimed: BET
you $1,000 on this hand"
"You are piker," said the other. See
1t and raise you $4,000"
miserable junk" said No. 1. Raise you
$500, OoO."
Cant bluff me-" said No. g. I'm make
1t $1,0o0,O0o to draw cards"
The other fellow studied his hand a
moment.
bet you a billion, young fellow" was
his valorous answer.
Easy money" said No 2. Raise you
trillion."
See 1t, and there's quadrllioa better"
snapped No. 1.
I'll lift that quintillion, responded
No. 2.
Cant beat this hand said No. 1. I'll
make 1t a raise of vigntillion."
The other hopfiend looked worried and
shook his head.
you've got me-" said he. "Ill have to
lay down my hand, you educated son
OF a gum
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-07-04
Spiritual Retreat.

During the present week all the secular
clergy OF the diocese of Mobile, that is
to say all the clergy in Alabama not be-
belonging to q religious order or society,
will engage in what is known as a clerical
retreat at Spring Hill college, near Mo-
bile, the cathedral city. This diocese en-
braces in addition to all of Alabama, that
portion of Florida which geographically be-
longs to this state During the retreat,
the principal churches Of the Birmingham
district will be served by Benedictines
from st. Bernard.
"a retreat" said the Rev. James e.
Coyle, pastor of st. Pauls church. is a
retiring from the world and from work
for a period of introspection and self-ex-
animation. Mindful that though ambas-
sailors Of Christ, though breakers of the
bread of life, they may yet. though
preaching to Others become castaways.
Hence these priests spend an entire week
in silence, prayer and meditation.
IAN old and experienced father of the
Jesuit society will conduct the exercises
and all, from the bishop himself to the
baby of the diocese, that Is the priest
latest ordained, must submit to his 1uris-
uiction and direction. Each morning at
O'Clock, all rise, go to chapel. recite morn
ing prayers in common, assist at holy
mass celebrated by the bishop. No priests
in retreat say mass. During the day a
regular routine of meditation-prayer, the
divine office, visits to our Lord In the
Eucharist, spiritual reading, sermon, con-
feranoas-uillN he observed No moment
is unoccupied. On Friday all the priests
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-07-04
Strength and Duty In Outdoor Life

The Physical Culture Society of New
York has picked from 100000 of
people perfectly formed girl, and has
awarded a gold medal to her. Her
name is Margaret Claire Edwards Of
Napa, California. She stands today as
the girl of highest physical develop
ment under II years of age. Miss
Margaret is but II years and months
old She is feet 1-8 inches tall and
weighs 1O6 pounds. Her physical
measurements are: Neck, II IL inches,
arm, 9; forearm, "a; wrist, 6; elbow,
e8-4; chest, normal, 81; chest, con-
tracted, 27 chest, expanded, 80 H.
bust, 80; waist, %; hips, "a; thigh, 10;
calf, 10; ankle, s.
Her mother is school teacher, and
she has trained Margaret that she
might become stalwart and hand
some woman. She eats but one meal
day, consuming no meat and but little
candy. One of the judges who exam-
ined over thousand contestants re-
Gently said of Margaret: 1.-THE strength
and endurance of this young girl are
simply wonderful. She has been reared
out Of doors and spends good part of
her time riding horseback. She Srooms
her horse and takes entire care of it.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-07-04
OF your philosophy you make no use,
If you give place to accidental evils.
Julius Caesar.
Possible Plans for Jail Building

The county has vetoed an issue of
bonds. but it has not vetoed a proper
Jail and courthouse. The subject is
still before the board of revenue and
policy looking to the future will I'M
doubtedly soon come up for considera-
ton. The case was recently presented
in the Age-Herald as follows:
At present the tax rate is 65 cents on
$780, 1t is proposed to put this back to
70 cents, where 1t was two years ago.
Then, to this cents add another cents,
taken from the general fund, and ere
ate a building fund of 10 cents on the
$500 This would result in about $4,000 by
February l. Last year the board took
nearly 100000 from the general fund to
be used on the roads. There will be at
least $4,000 surplus this year, which could
also be used on the buildings. By issuing
the S35 900 in bonds, which the board can
do at any time for public buildings this
sum would reach $4,000 by next Feb
ruary.
If the present courthouse were sold
to the people for 100000 in accord
ance with the plans of ex-Mayor Ward,
the sum of s345,0O0 would thus become
available, and that sum would build
skyscraper Jail and courthouse.
The city needs public library build
ing. and Mr. Carnegie has offered to
donate 100000 toward a building pro-
vided the citizens would donate as
mucvh more. The city and county
need a public library building. 1t is
the one thing lacking toward the build
ing of a modern city. There may be
difficulties in the way, but those diff
ficulties could no doubt be removed il
the board of revenue would take the
initiative and leadership.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-07-04
English kniqhthood.

at may strike most Americans as a
bit strange that Englishmen should
attach any value to the rank of
Knight bachelor, which entities the
bearer of the honor to the prefix title
of Sir" said a travelled man.
"Knighthood may seem like an an
achronism, but it means more to the
Englishmen than many persons can i'm
agine, especially If the knight be a
man of family and that family socially
ambitious. As soon as Mr.. So and So
or Col. So and So Is knighted his wife,
who has been plain Mrs. So and So be-
comes Lady So and So. Moreover, the
knight and his family are entitled to
be presented at court; and that counts
for something in England.
THE only criticism that might be
made on the bestowal of knigh tn God is
the fact that SO many tradesmen, poll
ticians and ordinary professional men
are knighted in these modern days. 1t is
not even so exclusive an honor as 1T
was 25 or 80 years ago. Many per-
sons therefore are coming to think that
knighthood is about on par with our
parlor colonies, created such as mem
bers of this or that governors staff.
But the cases are not parallel, for in
England a rank conferred by the SOW
ereign is taken seriously, while in this
country we smile and poke fun at the
parlor colonel.
THE orders of Knigh thood, not in
GLIDING the Garter, that rank above the
Rights Bachelor are the Bath-K C.
B.; st. Michael and st. George-K C.
NJ. g.; the grand crosses and knight
commanders of the Royal Victorian or
der and the Star of India. The knights,
who can attach X. C. B. or X. c. M G.
to their names are held in high es-
TEEN because the honor is usually be-
slowed for some really high achieve
ment, either in the military profession
or in craftsmanship. But notwith stand
ing the knights of the Bath are sup
posed to be selected with care, there
are about 2100 of them. There are
St. George, and only about 800 Knights
Bachelor, including those dubbed by
King Edward on June "a.
Originally all knights were soldiers,
but the custom Of comforting knight
hood on civilians dates as far back as
the fouthteenth century. The first
civilian knight was the Lord Mayor of
London, Walworth, who slew Wat
Tyler, the rebel, In 1881, in the reign
of Edward H. In modern times the
list of Knights Bach elor is about
equally divided between military men
q n ciNiCans
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-07-04
LANGUAGE OF BASEBALL

L foH the New York Sun.
ShaKespeare, who was famous for tba
use OF large vocabulary, is apparentlv
80 far surpassed in this regard bv onA
OF our modern writer's that the superiority
should not remain unnoted. For the act
more or less simple. of making a base h,t
IN game Of baseball with which most
OF us are familiar, the gentleman who
ieVie"s the Dali games. as played In Man
hattah' Tor the Sun uses large variety
OF verbs, all expressive and to the fan
each word carries a different shade Of
meaning. The 100 words which folIov
are the first which have occurred to tba
writer; there may be many more. In
stead of being confined to the one ex-
preston. 1.-The batter drove hit" the Sun
says he
Stung, slugged, lined, smote. smacked
spanked. soaked, smeared. swatted
smalled, scorched, knocked, crashed.
dubbed, laced. damned. pelted, pasted,
pronged. thumped, hammered, pounded.
pummeled, walloped. banged, whacked.
whaled, splashed, spilled slapped, dumped
dinged, plunked. plastered, planted. pump-
3D. plugged. swung, sunk, shot. swept.
switched, pulled, percolated, bruised. land
ed, laid whipped, thrust, carved, car
romed. careened. uncorked, produced
o1scharged, put. cut. emblazoned, elected,
emptied, festooned, registered, picked,
aimed, heaved. rolled. divulged, poured,
scratched. siszled, skinned, sandwiched,
slipped. dribbled, bounced glanced, ficked.
Tipped, bumped. pealed, crowded, damned.
trundied' trickled. sailed, forced scared,
lifted, lobbed. arched, forked, popped.
pushed. winged.
Thus In one of these hundred different
ways he reached first base.
mus indeed has our great national
game added another genius to- the field
of literature
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-07-04
THE LOVERS SONG.

By Alfred Austin.
When winter hoar no longer holds
The young year in his grippe,
And bleating voices fill the folds
And blackbirds pair and pipe;
Then coax the maiden where the sap
Awakes the woodlands drear,
And pour sweet wildhowers, in her lap.
And sweet words in her ear.
For springtime is the season, sure,
Since Loves game first was played,
When tender thoughts begin to lure
The heart of April maid,
OF maid
The heart of April maid.
When June is wreathed with wildins
rose,
And all the buds are blown
And o, It's JOY to dream ana ooze
In meadows newly mown;
Then take her where the grayllng leap
And where the dabchtck dives.
Or where the bees in clover reap
The harvest for their hives
For summer is the season when,
II you but know the way,
A maid that's kissed will kiss ag
Then pelt you with the hay,
The hay,
Then pelt you with the be-
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-07-04
What Protection VIII Accomplish

The Senate has passed the corpora
ton tax. 1t is really another embar-
RAISING Aldrich confession-a confess
sion that something is needed by the
treasury because the Aldrich tariff will
not yield sufficient revenue. 1t is an
aggregation of Jobs for the benefit of
special interests and to rob consumers.
1t is a violation from top to bottom of
Mr.. Tafts campaign promises, and the
conspirators are engaged in sugar coat
ing it with corporation tax and a
constitutional amendment for an in
come tax. The cost of living will be
increased under it, and the consumers
will have their inning in the fall of
1910.
Senator Johnston presented the dem
ocratic situation when he said on the
floor of the Senate that while no demo-
cratic senator desired as free choice
over the income tax the corporation
tax, yet all are constrained to vote for
it as the best remedy in sight for the
Aldrich non-reyenue prohibitive tariff.
Three Observation-Disclosures of Or
egon, Hughes of Colorado and Shiyely
of Indiana-did refuse to vote for it.
AS revenue measure the corpora
ton tax will outrun the estimates Of
even it's warmest advocates. AS pub
licity expedient in supervising corpora
lions it will commend itself to many,
and Senator Bourne is undoubtedly
correct when he. says it will ever re-
main on the country's statute book.
But nevertheless Senator Aldrich
stands convicted by confession Of two
things-of supporting the corporation
tax, not of CHOICE, but as means Of
defeating an income tax, and secondly
of preparing tariff Of protection run
mad so that some revenue scheme has
become necessary. Hence the corpora
ton tax.
Well under the FL yne-Aldrich-Smoo
Taft scheme the consumer will be
taxed, first, by the special beneficiaries
of the tariff, and then by the corpora
tons, who will collect from him the
per cent tax He will pay both, and
that is why the cost of living will be
marked up.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-07-04
IN HOTEL LOBBIES


Business conditions are fast becoming
normal" said L. r. Denning of Chicago.
In some sections, indeed, business is nor
NAL Chicago being a vast city with ex-
ceptionally varied interests has known, APP
parently, very little of the hard times
resulting from the panic of 1907. Business
with US is never what might be called bad,
and ever since April last Chicago has
looked as If 1t were on boom.
Cleveland, Cincinnati. Indianapolis and
Louisville, cities which I have visited
within the past two weeks, are looking
exceedingly prosperous I was in Mem
phis July l. and things there were some
what depressed owing to prohibition just
taking effect. Prohibition will hurt Mem
phis commercially because of the large
jobbing trade in whisky which has long
been established there; but Memphis is a
great city and will get along in spite of
prohibition.
Birmingham has improved wonderfully
since l saw 1t six months ago. Pros
perity seems to be getting in full swing
here once more. l am not connected with
the liquor business in any form whatso-
ever; am not even drinking man, and
therefore claim to be an impartial judge
of prohibition and its effect on city's
standing. l am convinced that so long
as many people will drink beer and
whisky, the best way is to license the
liquor traffic and regulate those who deal
in strong drink. Even If the saloon Is
to be closed, it seems to me that the
family liquor trade and the jobbing of
whisky should be recognized by law. If
cities like Birmingham grow fast, 1t is
not because of prohibition, but in spite of
it. Those who want liquor will get it and
the absence of the wholesaler who former
ly supplied the home trade means that
several million dollars that ought to be
kept in local circulation goes out of the
state that has prohibition laws"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-07-04

to that time, and southerners by thou
sands and tens of thousands visited
the great show and for the time be-
ing at least, forgot all about the war.
The bloody chasm has long since
been closed and south and north will
stand united for all time. Tomorrow
will be a legal holiday and the patriotic
citizen as we'll as the small boy with
his firecrackers will alike be in evil
dence throughout the length and
breadth of the land.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-07-04

| ing hero now where anybody can get the
meanest of anything.
The police cannot stop It. 1t would take
200 times the number we have to do so.
Policemen are employed to direct and
uphold the law and protect property and
to see that people are protected in their
every day business They must protect
our business houses and our homes from
thieves. They are employed to protect
traffic upon the streets and prevent &C.
cidents to women and children who are
In the center of town during the midday
of traffic.
These men in the uniform of policemen,
In doing their duty, unto the oath of Of
flee, have no time nor faith, nor desire,
to change the uniform of an honored Of
ficer to that of one who must slip into
a back alley and don gum shoes and
Dago costume to creep surrepttiously into
back yard and spy upon some poor
fellow who might have a keg of beer and
a barbecue or who might have a rubber
hot water bottle under his coat selling
drinks of dynamite to poor devils who
don't know the difference
You cannot stop the clubs or the locker
clubs. Any man has the right to have
his own flask or bottle in his home or
his office or his club. 1t is his prop
erty.
But regardless of that under existing
conditions every man can take around
or purchase from a man on the street
what he wants.
Why not better change to regulation?
Direct and instruct where and when
liquors shall be sold. Have the places
that sell 1t inspected. Have the liquors
they sell examined and approved as pure.
Restrict the area In which It shall be sold
IN each city or community. Make the
license very high and the number issued
few. Have the law and order league
appoint committee which shall be given
legal authority to inspect them daily.
Give these men police powers and re-
quire them to live up in work to their
words.
hate to see good men and true in ev-
cry other walk of life be led astray In
politics by some of those who would