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New-York tribune., 1909-02-27
Literary yNes~s and Criticism

happier chances. might have been great ie-
former or a great statesman" and he goes Oh
to say that when they talk Of him as ilui
derer. II fills me with pity for. them Tor III
IIngg. too was the blood OF the martyrs Inc
book is written in this tone throughout II Is
written with certain crude power ana WIN
sincerity. But it is difficult TO see why it should
have been written at all
Mr. Townsend. if one may judge by his ne"
story. The Climbing Courvatels," REGARDS lie
little game of scaling the social ladoer as oii
the whole a commendable one, working goou ~
the climber. and offering a goal that is worth
the struggle Says Dick, the hero, when at last
his standing in the Colony is so secure that ne
can afford 10 seek a brief respite amid old
scenes. It's a good thing-society. A good
thing 10 get away from And Betty, his Wlte'
after moments meditation, replies, And TO
have place in and now and then to return TO-
know we shall enjoy liberty, and know we
shall enjoy the cage again" 1t Is as the CouT-
vatels. prestidigitators Of renown, that they are
TO return for a while to their dear Bohemia;
but it is as Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Courtney
that they have taken leave of the Colony-the
Courtneys. you know, whose daughter Genie mas
Just been married young Frank Hardee lHe
greatest catch Of an exclusive social Set Inc
aceorplishment of this feat has taken all the
skill and subtlety and patience that years OF
professional discipline could impart, for the Col
ony does not take kindly to outsiders, and when
the Courtneys first make their appearance, their
credentials are looked at somewhat askance
They have money, to be sure, and undeniaolE
they are amusing persons but there Is some
thing about theml- The secret of their stage
past indeed is always lettering on the very
verge of exposure and is responsible Tor the
sequence of mildly entertaining adventures that
constitute the rather fiTlsy story.
New-York tribune., 1909-02-27

So. +h .,ereraYs letters The boat, however,
started too late. and the quest was frultiess. III
DESPAIR Nine Bazai.le returned TO her nome q
Chatou near Paris, ana wss FOUND on 1no I"'
lowing morning dead in her bed Bazalne Seems
m have felt the blow keenly. He was raised to
the rank of marshal, but for year was lncoh-
soIabIe. notwithstanding his new honors- Here
occurred his second love affair, and to this NJ
Ranst traces the subsequent decentralization OF
the man as shown in his mshandIlng OF ule
Mexican situation, and the more fatal eItoi9
which led 10 the capituation of Metz
The marshal and his staff in Mexico were
o1artored in a house adjoining the residence OF
the President and his family The balconies oL
the one were occupied each evening OS 'liI
young artillery officers of the French stan an"
of the other by President Pedrazza's family
which included his niece, Mile. Pepita oe Id
Pena. It was soon the custom for the oTlceIs
10 nav court to the handsome young girl, ana II
was not long before the marshal made her ac-
ouaintance He was thirty-six years her senior
but it was evident to all those around MN tii'''
he had succumbed to the attractions OF the ~ pelIe
of Mexico His decision was quickly mdue' IL
sent to the Emperor his request Tor leaFe -
marry Permission was granted, ana the MAJ
riage took place at once The consequences "ere
what might have been expected MS ii'ei
gence. saws NJ Bapst, grew dim his memory ana
1uciditv began to fail; he lost his actlNlty' poIH
physical and mental. and put on flesh rapioiy'
soon his will power deserted him. and II became
impossible for him to resist the smallest OF the
whims of the young marechale, who Wlihou'
education or distinction, had only her "ed"'H &.
her coquetry and her vanity to recoIhileii" iei
This is the portrait of the man TO whom was
given the most important military post IN t"e
enonire when. in 1870 Prussia, with a powerful
and well disciplined army. invaded French terrl-
tory The science of war he seems never 10 nave
mastered but under fire he was cool collected
and frequently inspired. Always untruthfui ana
deceitfuI, the vague correspondence that from
time to time he started with the enemy has Iald
him open to a charge of treachery and bribery
his i'll advised actions those rather OF DIS
! interested but incapable old man whose mind
and health had given way beneath a burden he
was unfit to bear. G l. Is.
New-York tribune., 1909-02-27
FICTION.

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Page & COO .-, The scenes laid
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o,,5;anoa into a passionate burst of approval
the voices Of the men risnS-in your 4Hl<is ~
tiou-like red mountain, with the "oIilc-l ~
vofoas fc.att,.e rc-.z = EEs 5.-s EaDG-. FoN
r.1fghr say. never heard the IKE OF X E1e.
surely the Installation of the deep N0Ices e 80.
mountain red mouutain-and OF lIle
voices as q scarf Of vapOr-blue Vapof-l d"
singular instance of "cOlor-thinklng-
The bearing of Color-thinhIng on ~ - - -, :,
however. becomes much more direct WIleI W We
consider word sounds Word SOUNDS also il@
their color and there are yellow WoruS' ~ Gnu
late cOlored words; heAotrope Wsl,l9 i maj de-
and il is. apparently the accented E4N.i nc
+arrninas ths color For although IIle vow =
sppctruul-if one may call II SO -JL oNs = -
is not necessarily that Of another 3eL III ~
casa of re0ple subject to this mental haDlt eeCh
vowel has its distinct color identity ana retains
it when embodied in word Moreover, ~ , S,',
5,,as t7a word to its own color even aithousi
the word itself is the name of q color mus III
s1,,a ses magenta" does not call up the Color
named; it may can up gre sI5en .rlro" p bl9cl
Black may suggest gray and orange ziI, D.,oJn'
and So on one can well imagine, accordlhsly'
that when color sensations thus persistent @ dI Z
vivid pa ge of poetry Wiz for better OF W.
nI1t on new values on this subject one OF the
writer's has this interesting statement 10 MAKE,
III ,artain lines of poetry find condolences
of color that give the lines an extra cna' III
Thus in F. 3. Brownings lines
Sweet sweet sweet, o Pan.
Piercing sweet by the river
Tho dazzIfne, v-hiteness of the 'ee' sound is
exactly the color produced by the sound d5 Of bette feg
eX7n1nIe would be the last verse of Robert Louis
Stevenson's Northwest Passage;
-,u5,,,- Of tho baIustcrs. the shadow Of the
lamp, -
The shadow Of the boy who goes to bed tu,,,r,
All the wicked shadows going tramp tramp
And the Black night overhead.
Here the very dark color of the "a sound in
shadow lamp tramp black etc, STANDS OUT
prominently. and the verse. looked at as a Whole'
has a black and sinister appearance, very sug-
cestivc of 'bogles' l find a great many passages
of this kind in r. l. :, and in othef poets ioli-
{i,- Kaats Teunvson's vowel music on the
other hand. does not appeal to me so much
e g the beautiful line in the Princess
The moan of doves in immemoriai eIsas.
loses lust a little OF its charm through the fact
that the predominant vowel sound in it is %,
which to me is chocolate coloTed. whereas the
cooling of doves is light blue"
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RELIGIOUS.

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"COLOR-THTNKTNG." "
The association Of Color zcith
Sounds.
From The Manchester Guardian.

From The Manchester Guardian
A cores Yondence interesting for its own sake
as well as for its indirect bearing on literary
during this month in the columns of The Scots7
of color thinking" and one of the facts that
number of people who associate coIors with
sounds. It does not matter what the sound
may be-the sound Of distant church bells the
music of flutes and soft recorders. the barking
of a spaniel the hooting OF a motor horn
ii not only reaches the brain a sound. but
awakens there q more or less vivid color sensa-
tion. In the case Of some the sensation is very
vivid. that a concert s-not only u gale OF
music but n storm &C prismatic and rainbow
tints. one may Judge so from this aVowaL made
by one Of the writer's: "A waltz played by a
string orchestra or even by a single violin is to
me succession of beautiful tints, rosy and pink
and yellow. dancing to and fro and mixing with
each other, forming exquisite hues that exist
only for a fraction of n second and are impossi-
Die to name" This. fancies. must be an
extreme, case. But there may be cases that are
not extreme. There may be cases where the gift
If il is a gtft-may be not permanent. but only
occasional and momentary, and instances in
literature where sounds are described in terms
OF color may be in that way accounted for Here
is an instance from Carlyle. CARLYLE, describing
the effect produced on a Drnry Lane audience
by an actress in the part Of Emilia declaiming
the lines
o the more angel she
And you the blacker devil,
New-York tribune., 1909-02-27

s.,,, a,cen- very dear vine! cannot
Messing et 20 no rest Oh it is horrible. I,,a T.
We'll have patience. You are gums
soon so2Tsar Cod sune! with my aySTs1oY Ven vas
no. .yl vas nice pink and vite anu anu ~ Nv. T,,5rs9i'
No. III 0h il is HORRIBLE never c'''e "
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POETRY.

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In Les CIassiques Francois. published under the
direction 0f NJ H. Warner Allen
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HISTORY.

,7e7r,1- INDIANA. Being chapters IN the i{{ Stoi{{ ~
his tI,tsfer state from the Romantic teT!eN ~
l, Fsxporation and Dominion Fhroush FloilssI
fo.'t9 s.t-ring War Times and Periods OF Pe9ceIul
-o.9ress In the present Time. BY Jull Iiehls 81
Utert1e frustrated. Kill 14o C. T.
putnaua's SOnsl
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NATURE STUDY.

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nIOCRAPHY.

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liy S14' IN " t-1snans Green * Coz
Old ANp ODD MEMORIES Snensns ly 1ns Green co..
r,- r HAN Caine illustrated limo pp' N'
-HN tn9 ,p Appleton * co.
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IuNENlLE.

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REPRINTS.

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o the more angel she


And you the blacker devil
says: The nlur1nur swelled up from the whole
New-York tribune., 1909-02-27

Sir Charles Santley's just published hook of
"reminiscences is, Of course, fun OF lively anec-
dotos about musical people. Here is an a1-
count of a talk he once had with M.sde Pach-
mann on a ferryboat crossing the North River;
..Ah. my dear sandey how do YOU do?
Very well my dear Pachmanu and how are
your"
oh vat "a hCrriole country.
flush! The people about viii hear yoI. and may
retaIiate"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-08-05
New County Meeting Held.

A mass meeting was held this even
ing at Rebie hall in the interest of the
new county. The intense feeling prevail
ing upon this measure was indicated by
the large crowd in attendance. The
meeting was held for the purpose of
arousing more enthusiasm in the fight
and to assure the people that the re-
ports of the measure being lost were en-
tirely premature.
Prominent men addressed the meeting
and appealed for the support of the peo-
pie. John 7. McEnery expressed every
confidence in the governor and his atti-
tude in the matter of a new county.
Pinckney Scott denounced the alleged in
correct statements being made by the op-
position, and reviewed the methods by
which the last campaign was won.
A movement is on foot to have a dele
cation of ladies from Bessemer go to
Montgomery and make a personal ap-
peal to the governor for the new county.
Resolutions were adopted addressed to the
senate praying them to allow the crea-
ton of a new county. The meeting was
filled with enthusiasm and the spirit was
shown by a remark made by one of the
citizens present: 1--WE have fought q
years for new county and II neces-
sary we will fight q more but have it
we will"
1t was also stated by one of the citizens
that If the county could not be procured
by local law the constitutional amend
ment would be accepted and the fight
would be carried before the people. This
sentiment was heartily Endorsed by the
entire body.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-08-05
.BESSEMER BUYS
NEW ROAD ROLLER
Council Has to Hold Special
Meeting for Purpose
NEGRO KILLED IN MINES
6essemer Holds Mass Meeting and
Denounces as Premature and
False the Reports That New
County is Killed.

Bessemer, August 4--(Specal.)-In an
attempt to untangle the rood roller dead
lock the council met this afternoon ia
special session to consider the matter
The reason for the meeting is that two of
the aldermen were absent last night
and it was thought that some decision
could be reached today with all present.
The same arguments that were pre-
sented last night were gone over again
and the chairman of the street and light
committee showed by actual figures how
badly the city needed a roller. Mr.. Percy
Benton compared the work done and the
cost of operating the present roller owned
by the city with the same figures of the
gasoline roller. Mr. Benton cited numer-
Gus places on the streets Of Bessemer
where the work had to be done over on
account of not having a sufficiently heavy
roller. After a considerable debate tbs
measure passed by a vote of five to four
and the contract was awarded to Austin
Wesson company.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-08-05
DATA COMPILED
ON OUTLOOK FOR
COTTON IN ALABAMA
CONTINUED FROM PAGE 81

CONTINUED FROM PAGE 81
great prosperity, and business In all
lines will be exceedingly good.
EImore.
Wetumpka-There has been consid-
cradle Improvement in the cotton crop
during the month of July, and with
favorable seasons from now on the ulti-
mate out-turn may yet come to rs per
cent or 80 per cent of the normal
production.
Corn cropis generally good and there
has been an unusually large amount of
other forage planted, all of which give
promise of abundant harvest
Escambia.
Brewton-Corn will be a fair crop;
cotton u to q of an average. Present
prevailing weather conditions are
favorable. Oat crop very good
EtoWah.
Gadsden-The cotton crop in this
vicinity is perhaps short 10 per cent
in acreage The condition Is fair with
the plant small, by reason of the late
ness of planting on account of the
rains. Our farmers state that the aver
age condition is about the same as
last year.
The corn crop is perhaps short 40 per
cent, rains being late and so con-
tinued they were unable to put it In.
Franklin.
observation-disclosures in our county are
very spotted. Where worked they are
very f1na, and where not worked very
poor. The cotton crop is about 10 days
late and about ID per cent short of last
year at present.
Fayette.
Tayette-The cotton weed is small, but
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-08-05
JOY RIDERS GIVE
SUBJECTS FOR TALK
Cars Stolen While Owners Plan
Remedies
MEETING HELD LAST NIGHT
Motor Club Draws Up Bill Putting
Cars Under State control-Will
Be Submitted to the
Legislature.

While the automobile owners had their
heads together at Terrace Court last
night, laying schemes for the prevention
of joy riding, bunch of happiness
dropped down out of a cloud into the
empty machines which were grouped
around Five Points, and went glee rid
ing to their hearts content
When the lawmakers came out they
dismissed their dreams of the future and
embarked on a searching expedition.
Secretary George Brazealton of the
Auto club found his marooned on Fifth
avenue, after tracing 1t toward Shades
mountain and over several of the other
joy routes, while John McCartin found
his wrecked. where it had run into some
vehicle.
The Automobile club held a good meet
Ing, and spent several hours in mapping
out an act to be presented to the legisla-
ture right away. President Dr. ]. E
Dedman and others will go to Montgom-
cry with the bill tomorrow. The result
viii be to take the regulation of speed
and the licensing of automobiles out of
the hands of the cities, putting 1t under
state control, so that Elyton cannot have
its three mies-a hour limit and various
cities cannot collect licenses from visit
ing machines.
1t provides for the licensing of chauf-
feurs and penalty for failure to procure
one, licensing of machines and registering
them with the state. 1t allows for the
exchange of courtesies with other states,
so that visiting machines will not be mo-
Tested; makes the speed limit in the coun-
try 10 miles and specifies different speed
for towns and cities, and parts of cities,
where the traffic is light
Under its provisions signs will be set
on the public roads at points where the
speed limit is reduced, thus protecting the
public as well as the autoists.
An effort will be made to prevent joy
riding by requiring the chauffeur to wear
a badge, so that an officer who suspects
and halts car can require the driver to
either show his badge or demonstrate
his ownership of the car.
The bill will be a great Improvement
over present conditions and is modelled
after the laws of other states.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-08-05
The MORE YOU SAY THE LESS PEOPLE
REMEMBER" ONE WORD WITH YOU
SAPOL 10

general in this and Clay county. From
many inquiries and from quite extensive
observations in these counties l be-
lieve that cotton should produce rs per
cent crop, assuming that the remainder
of the season for working and harvesting
shall be favorable.
Tuscaloosa.
charlottesville condition of the cotton
crop in Tuscaloosa county is about rs per
cent of the crop of 1908. This would be
about 80 per cent of normal crop. Owing
to overflows corn has been seriously
damaged but owing to the large increase
in acreage, the yield of corn will be
about the same as last year
Walker.
Jasper-Crop conditions in this county
are very nearly up to normal. Very few
of our farmers have in the past attempted
to raise anything but cotton and corn,
but in recent years some attention has
been given to the culture of potatoes,
and they are beginning to supply In
large measure the wants of cities and
towns in this county
Wilcox.
Camden-I think 60 per cent on gen.