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The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-07-11
LINES TO A LUNATIC,

LINES TO A LUNATIC. He tells about the home he has,
 The finest in the land; It is castle passing fair,
 For miles on either hand Extend his gardens all in bloom,
 Where marble fountains play And there are walks and spacious drives Where Love and Laughter stray. But while he talks with glad beseeming. It Is with listless eyes of dreaming. A grave Arrangement in his head
 Has troubled him for years; He really thinks himself a prince And sweetest music hears. In dreams he dwells, the sordid world Is very far away And oftentimes he seems to be
 A little child at play, As one who roams In fields of flowers Where blithely wing the golden hours. The lord of Fantastic realm"
 He seldom has a care And s never troubled by the gyves We saner mortals wear. And yet I do not envy him
 His poor, disordered brain; Sometimes there must fall on his ear A reminiscent strain, While haunting memories are heeting And his soul against the bars is beating.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-07-11
Prevention of Mine Accidents

The meeting to be held under the auspices of the Alabama Coal Oper- ators' association next Saturday at East Lake will be of great practical in- terest. According to the programme the discussions will deal chiefly with mine accidents, the methods employed in minimizing them and in rescue work generally. A feature of the occasion will be a lecture and demonstration on first aid to the injured, by Dr. M. J. Shields of the United States army hos pital corps, an expert in ambulance service and a man of wide experience in handling mine accident sufferers in the anthracite fields. Other features will be discussions by prominent local men, including the state mine in- spectors.
 All of the coal mining companies are cooperating with the committee in charge of arrangements, and as sev- eral hundred mine foremen will attend the meeting, results of real value are sure to follow. It will be the first conference or gathering of the kind held in the district, and the very fact that representative operators and high class mine workers will take part will have a good and enduring effect, even aside from the prime object of the r1aotipo
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-07-11
Kentucky Observer.

Prohibition does not prohibit in Geor- gia. and comparatively few people of that state seem to wish anything like strict prohibition" said Philip s. Potter of Louisville "At least I inferred as much from the way business men in a half dozen cities talked. Beer, under the head of near beer. is licensed. I am told. and is producing quite large revenue.
 q was in Birmingham six months ago, and heard much talk of the blind tiger. Now it is the locker club, which, am informed, is in accordance with law. It Is generally understood throughout the country that liquor is sold in great Quan- titles in all the prohibition cities of the dry states. In fact a friend of mine in Cincinnati who is representing whisky firm told me recently that his house was doing a fine business in Alabama; that 1t had increased about 40 per cent within the past six months. Persons living at a distance who are honestly for prohibition cannot quite get 1t into their heads why 1t is next to impossible to enforce the prohibition law. But it is easily explained. Whenever a majority of the citizens in any community are against sumptuary laws then there can be no strict enforce ment. In other words. public sentiment must be unmistakably in favor of prohi- bitlon in order for the lid to be held down tight on the liquor traffic. When Jeffer- son county held local option election in 1907 the city of Birmingham gave a majority of over 300 in favor of saloo9s. Had all the husbands voted their true sentiments the majority would probably have been 1000 or more"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-07-11
HIGH ROAD TO PROSPERITY.

From .'The McTavish," by Gouverneur
 Morris. In Everybody's. The American
 has admitted to Scotch lady he is a
 millionaire.
 And where did you gather it alr' she asked.
 "Oh. from my father" said McTavish. "And 1t was given to him by the govern ment''
 "Why?" she asked
 ssNot why" said he," so much as how. You see, our government is passionately fond of certain people and makes them very rich. But it's perfectly fair, because at the same time it makes other people, of whom it is not fond, desperately poor. We call it protection" he said. For instance my government lets man buy a Shetland wool sweater in Scotland for s2 and lets him sell 1t in Broadway for s2o. The process makes that man rich in time, but it's perfectly fair, because It makes the man who has to buy the sweater poor"
 But the fool doesn't have to buy it, said Mrs. Nevis.
 "Oh, yes he does," said McTavishi fin America-if he likes the look of 1t and the feel of it-he has to buy. It's the climate, I suppose"
 Did your father mako his money in Shetland sweaters?'
 Nothing so nice" said McTavish; rails"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-07-11

for; and, incidentally, I might say that preachers salaries have gone up in pro- portion to the price of cotton and other things.
 If there be a Minister of the Gospel in Alabama who has not had his salary raised this year he should make known his wants to his congregation this morn- ing, and if those who constitute it be of the true spirit he will get it. Every man of that congregation, if he works, is doing better than he was last year; and he has bright and prosperous year ahead of him.
 Tn conclusion I like to kick the lxickers- get them out of the way if we can.
 But promote the worker in whatever path he might be vending his way. To help those who would win in the best pursuits of life Is the policy and pur- pose of
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-07-11
Had a Dellqhtful Trip.

H. J. Porter, who returned recently from a trip to the east, says he com bined business with pleasure and had an enjoyable time. In New York he found a good feeling in business circles and perity in the fall.
 My wife and were together and while away we spent delightful week at Lex ington Va, where our son, H. J. Porter, Jr., was finishing his full four years course at the Virginia Military Institute" said MT. Porter. Lexington is situated in the midst of beautiful scenery and being the seat of Washington and Lee university, as well as the institute, is famed for it's cultured atmosphere. Vir- ginia hospitality is proverbial and visit tors could easily imagine that they had come across the cream of it at Lexing- ton.
 "As for the institute, 1t is the best military school outside of West Point. It has a splendid corps of instructors men not only technically equipped for teaching, but gentlemen of the highest standing personally. From New York I went up to West Point and I can say without fear of contradiction that the Virginia Military Institute cadets are even better drilled than Uncle Sans cadets at the United States Military academy. That is saying a great deal, for tho West Pointers are exceptionally well drilled; but the boys at Lexington seem absolutely perfect in marching and ma aeuvering."
 Young Porter graduated at the Vir- ginnia Military Institute with honors and had the rank of lieutenant in the cadet corps. He will be 21-~years or age in August and will then become partner A his fathers firm.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-07-11
Water Transportation Favored

The rapid trend of this country to water transportation is shown in the movement to establish steamer line to ply between St. Louis and New York The steamers for this line are to have twin screws, and they are to carry 1000 tons of freight on 10 feet of water Occasionally auxiliary steam. CTS may have to be used between Memphis and St. Louis.
 The saving to St. Louis business men will be $5 ton, while Memphis will secure a saving of SIP ton and Vicksburg of $12S0 below the existing rail rates. Chicago will be all the more anxious to secure it's 14-foot tun- nel when it sees what can be gained in water transportation.
 Birmingham cannot send or receive goods via the Warrior river to New York without one transfer at Mobile, but this transfer is compensated flor by the fact that the Warrior will ker be closed by ice or by drouths. .dch smaller rivers than the Warrior are utilized in Germany, and so they will be here. The interest in water trans. portation Is gaining momentum every year, and the business man of this district who does not favor 1t is over. looking the districts greatest and most valuable possibility.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-07-11

best givers the country has today are the man who is about to give away his last million and the woman who is striving as her years accumulate to be equally altruistic.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-07-11

A50,000-ton export rail order received by the Tennessee company yesterday will make people in Birmingham as well as Ensley feel pretty good. Busi- enss grows brighter with the progress of summer, and the fall promises to witness great prosperity in the Bir- mingham district.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-07-11
Rush to Seattle.

A. J. Blaisdell of Cincinnati, genorai agent of the passenger department or the Canadian Pacific railway, Is in Birrhins ham. He says travel over his hne 's heavy this summer and that there IS d hie rush just now for Seattle.
 "I have never known brisker summer traffic from the east to the west 'na,' we are having now" said MT bialsoeii' rrhe Yukon exposition at Seattle IS one of the most unique shows ever heio, anu it is drawing even better than US most optimistic friends had predicted. Many Birmingham people are buying tickets for Seattle and hundreds from this dls- trict will make the trip before the sum mer is ended"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-07-11
ALAS, TOO TRUE.

ALAS TOO TRUE. In the summer time Poets weave a rhyme Telling bout the stunning summer girl; All her pretty ways, Everything she says While she poses where the breakers
 whirl. And you'd think that they, Judged from what they say, Are youngbloods and most firtatious
 wights, But chance to know Some who're henpecked so That they have to hurry home at nights And apologize, Glbly telling lies To hard-faced woman who's the wife Married bards. wis, Who write poems of bliss, Often lead a sorry kind of life.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-07-11
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR.

From the New York Press.
 The best luck is never to trust to it.
 Sweet 1e sours ysry fast without any beaux.
 The reason girls lnow 50 much tn>y ought not to is thsiy mothers think they don't.
 A girl is so brave shsd rather . ham, mock broke down with two In it thau not to with just hsssslf alone.
 Tho average mans brains arc chiefly useful to some other follow who knows how to make use of them.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-07-11

When Charles Dickens granddaugh- ters seek small pensions young men will not be encouraged to write imper ishable works of literature. The pub fishers of Dickens books should be ashamed of themselves.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-07-11

Whitelaw Reid in his lavish functions in honor of royalty, Is proving himsei1 inc most snobbish man that this govern ment has ever sent abroad. Indeed. with very few exceptions, Americans may "en feel proud of their diplomatic representa- tives.
 'It is all right, of course, for MT ana Mrs. Reid to entertain the King ana Queen of the country to which the am bassador is accredited. but the overdone style of Fridays function was enough to make every true American exclaim- we'll snobbish!
 "Imagine MT. Choate, or MT. Bayaro or MT Lowell toadying to British royaty as Mir Reid does."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-07-11
ST.

By Henry Van Dyke.
 If all the skies were sunshine, Our faces would be fain To feel once more upon them The cooling splash of rain. If all the world were music, Our hearts would often long For one sweet strain of silence To break the endless song. If life were always merry,
 Our souls would seek relief And rest from weary laughtae Tn the quiet arms of griof.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-07-11

President Taft will soon have fine opportunity to veto Senator Aldrich's personal selection of tariff rates, but he will not do it, even if last summer he said he would.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-07-11

The automobile can maui the pedes- trian, but it gets mauled when it tack les locomotive. Weight, counts in such contests.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-07-11

The religious sect that predicts the end of the world on September IS has left time enough to let the Aldrich- Cannon tariff go into effect, leaving a dark taste in the mouth.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-07-11

If the Young Turks should finally execute Abdul Hamid they would have a large and varied assortment of wid- ows on their hands.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-07-11

The professor who advocates flirting may get out a textbook on that sub- ject, and yet it is a practice that re- fuses to conform to rule and precept.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-07-11

Flying across the English channel must be waiting for strong easterly breeze.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-07-11

The census enumerators will disre- gard directory counts and even school populations. Many illusions are about to be dissipated.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-07-11

For summer resort Jones Valley has ideal weather. It should be sam pied and sent in bottles to Mont gomery.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-07-11

Theodore Roosevelt would fill, no doubt, a five-foot shelf with his own books.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-07-11
RARE EGYPTIAN RELIC.

From the Philadelphia North Amerlcan
 That the Iron Age began as cary as eooo e. was an important discovery made by the EclSley s. Coxe expedition' which has recently conducted six-month excavation in the ruins Of Egyptlah ci'ie'' The site of the work was Behena' on the west bank of the Nile, near the secoho cataract. and within the borders or the soudan. About 80 tombs were opened and their contents were relics or the twelfth dynasty. In one of the toinos was unearthed an iron spearhead, wnich ih- dicated that this substance was used py the Epvptans as early as 2ooo B. o., ana contemporaneously with bronze. It had nreviouslv been believed by scientists that the Iron Age began as late as lSoo D. O' in Egypt and 1900 B. c. in Greece.
 Another valuable find of the expeoieioh was a plaster death mask covered "itii gold leaf. Such masks were not uncom- mon in Greece and in Peru, but nothing of the kind had ever been found m bsyp.
 The expedition was personally conduct ed bv Dr. David Randall Mclver, curator of the Egyptian section of the Free Mu- seur, of Science and Art of the Univer- sitv of Pennsylvania. It has resuiteo m bringing to the university the most vaiu- able collection of Egyptian art objects in the world. The art of the twelfth dy- nasty had previously been poorly repre- sented.
 The art of that period is the best 10 which the Egyptians advanced. AL that it is stiff and formal, but 1t expresses great power and dignity It is most clear lv manifested in the pottery work Of the time. this work being characteristic or all the dynatsties, but differing in styie through successive periods. A fine col lection of pottery was obtained.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-07-11

The slogan, "No vote, no wife," is bringing old bachelors to a realization of the situation.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-07-11

Young MT. Ball will soon be up against Champ Clark busily engaged at home attending to his own political fences.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-07-11
2esNGasza-
ADRlFT WITH THE TIMES

dicted that he would be heard from sor,a day."
 And was hep
 should say so! He is now the mega phone professor on a rubberneck wagon"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-07-11

The diamond imports are increasing again, thus showing that our million aires are getting their second wind.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-07-11

Gasoline engines balk in the air as well asin automobiles, and this is em- barrassing to aviators.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-07-11

The kickless mule has been discov- cred, but if he has stripes on his hind legs no one will trust him.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-07-11

the speed limit, although of late 1t has bravely tried to do so.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-07-11
~ HE past week has been a stren- (CX uous and interesting one in Bir-
 ingham.

ingham.
 The hot weather has brought forth opinions from the opinionated and en- liyened the columns of The Age-Herald with interesting personalities One MT. Lawrence started it, but he seems to have gotten into pickle verging almost upon the situation of MT. Castro. the late President of Venezuela.
 The public welcomes discussions Of dignified nature. But no man, nor set or men, however amalgamated they may be in views and opinions, can confer upon themselves the powers of Dictator or Czar.
 Politicians sometimes play the game 10 excess and fall like the stick of a sky rocket. There is lots of illumination In the political Armament just at the present time; there is a superb grandeur in the atmosphere; the multitude is applaudlng' and the skyrockets are shedding pyro-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-07-11
Very SnobbIsh.

T never like to criticisc our diplomatic representatives in their social dolpgs,
 said . man of culture and travel, but 1t does seem to me that Ambassador
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-07-11

The new downward" revision is the Dingley bill with sideboards on.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-07-11
APPROPRIATE.

''When I get hold of you, young man, you'll sing different tune"
 T guess it'll be a sort of 1Iiserere pa."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-07-11

The suffragette movement Is too mild and feminine to attract the SUD- port of Emma Goldman.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-07-11

Senator Aldrich tucked into his tariff bill all the consumer will bear.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-07-11

The sugar trust is competing with the oil trust in giving off bad smells.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-07-11
so IT DOES

Everything is for the best.p
 FsnaWi What good does toothache dor" 'lt makes you have your teeth filed"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-07-11
WOMAN. WOMAN

man will beat his little wife
 And when he's put in Jail Nte ne Il work With all her might and main To get him out on bail.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-07-11
A GOOD BLUFF.

GOOD BLUFF. ne iookea ms troubles sauarely in the eye And didn't beg for mercy with a sish Ihat told how heavy-burdened was b,s
 heart 'e Ana how he suffered from misfortuns,s
 dart twas all a blum and yet, there's some.
 thing fine
 Aoout the sort of chap who scorns to
 whne " Who hides his pain away and strives +o h. The unbowed master of his destiny.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-07-11
'TwoULD BE CoNvENIuN

TWoULD BE CONVENIENT. 1T every heart window had
 And people could see through if Though crooks might much obiect to +h,. Good folk would never rue it, @"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-07-11
ONLY A SLIGHT WORRY.

"A Nashville doctor confesses tbot hi. cohsciehce has been worrying him for 50 years"
 Umph! Evidently it didn't worry hin, enough to shorten his life."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-07-11
"TONIC. STR"

T saw a dozen highbrows yesterday '1n library?" ''No; in barber shop"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-07-11
REPLIES

REPLIES.
 ihe mayoE Of Philadelphia ordered fire- men 10 drown with high pressure hose hunoreds Of birds whose cooing and songs oisturoed his labors. The mayor of Phil adelphia is mean man.
 A connecticut man lives in three towns al the same time. So long as he has only one family he won't be arrested.
 An Indiana man will have to stand trial TOT smashing his wife's hat. If he had only blacked her eye she would havs forgiven him.
 A Philadelphia man was sentenced to So days In prison for picking the feathers orr live chicken. And yet the ioke- smiths declare that Philadelphans never hurry. PAUL COOK.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-07-11

HEARD FROM EVERY DAY. ''When he was a boy the neighbors pre-
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-02-16
AND CLOSING OF MAILS

Northern msils, week days, close at 10 a.
m. and II 30 q. M, and 200. 30,
10 and 10 Is p. m. Open at sOOa. M,
u 90 m, and 5 90 0. m. On straightforward
mails close at 10 q. M, $50, and 7 20
I'm.
Southern mails via Charlottesville close at
40 and 10 30 a. M, and 20, 80 and 10 10
Q. m. Open at 500 q. m. and 6 % p. M.
Southern mails, via Richmond, close st
8 45 and 10 30 a. NJ, and 3 20, 7 10 and 10 30
p. Ia. Open at 8 a. M, IL m and p. m.
Manassas Division mails close at z 10 a. "a.
and 8 20 D. m. Open at II 80 and 80 p. m.
Alexandria and Round Hill mails close OF
7 80 =. M, and 20 .. m. Open at s0Cs. 10.
and 70) p. m.
Chesapeake and Ohio malls close at 3 20 p.
N. cad 10 IS 2. 10. Open at 500 a. m. and
COOP.
Washington mails close at 40, 8. N. s As
and IL 80 6. M, and 90, 80,
Is and 10 10 .. m. Open at 800 a. m,
1900 m. and 90 D. m. and 8 80 p. m.
Office Hours-Open at 800 q. N. Closs al
600p.m
Sunday Hours-Open at 900 e. m. Close
at 900 q. m.
Carriers Schedule Collection made on In.
side routes-6 is and 10 90 a. IN. and 90 and
80 p. No. Flu rOute-6 Is q. N. and 30 p.
n. Sunday objection 4 As p. m. Carriers
window open Sunday 900 q. m. and Close
1000 a. m.
Deliveries made SOOa. m. / 20 ?. ID. and
5 90 o. N.
All mail should be In the Office tan minute,
before our indicated time for closing.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-02-16
THE BUBBLE PRICKED.
investigation Dssipates chicago's Sat-
isfaction Over Supposed Low Cost
of / iokts

lnvestis ation Dissipates chicago's Sat-
isfaction Over Supposed Low Cost
Of Lights.
The report of the city electrician Of
Chicago for last year Is somewhat Of
a disappointment. In the previous re-
port the customary false statement
that the total cost per street arc was
1920 was modified ten pages further
on by an admission that "there IS
some justice in the contention" that
various omitted items Of cost should
be included-in fact, that he would
have made out full statement Of the
items II the National Civic federation
had not undertaken TO do the same
thing in thorough and impartial
manner. In the present report, how
ever, appears the same false statement,
total cost per lamp S5203," again
modified on another page by the adj
mission that tlfts Is not the total cost.
The other items are not given because
they are not readily ascertained,'
and the figures given IN the National
Civic federation report are not quoted
because they differ In some respects
from those obtained by the Reform
club five years before. All this, Of
course, was to delude the citizens into
the belief that the municipal plant
was furnishing lights ct a cost lower
than private company would charge
This report neither deceived nor sat
isfied Mayor Busse. AS a result an
investigation has been made by an en-
gineer Of the highest standing and by
a reliable accountant. Their report,
Just made public, shows that In 1907
the cost per arc was SSl.64 instead OF
the 1929 claimed as the total cost"
Even this higher amount includes In
terest on only about half the invest
ment under the mistaken idea that In
some occult way depreciation charge
pays off the capital. This mistake
would not have been made II the plant
had been built by bond issues instead
Of by appropriations. An interest
charge on the entire investment,
which alone affords a basis for fair
comparison with private enterprise,
would have made the cost per lamp
5000 AS a private company had Of
fered 10 take the entire lighting con-
tract at S7j or less and give better
service. we are now able to get an au-
thoritative estimate Of what Chicago
has lost by municipal ownership.