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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-10-18
GREEN BETHETURF ABOVE THEE

BY FYtz-Greene Halleck.
Green be the turf above thee,
Friend of my better days!
None knew thee but to love thee,
None named thee but to praise
Tears fell, when thou vert dying,
From eyes unused TO weep,
And long, where thou art lying,
Will tears the cold turf steep.
When hearts, whose truth was proven,
Like thine, are laid in earth.
There should a wreath be woven
To tell the world their worth;
And I, who woke each morrow
To clasp thy hand in mine,
Who shared thy Joy and sorrow,
Whose veal and VOC were thine;
1t should be mine to braid it
Around thy faded brow,
But I've in vain essayed it,.
And feel I cannot nov.
While memory bids me mourn thee,
Nor thoughts. nor words are free;
The grief Is fixed too deeply
That mourns man like thee.
Green be the turf above thee,
Friend of my better days!
None knew thee but to love thee,
None named thee but to praise, ~
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that the south has ever produced. He,
therefore. asks the farmers to hold
for higher prices the remainder of
their crop.
The cloth market will follow the
cotton market Men and women and
children must be clothed in this civil
lized age, and the cotton fields of
America are taxed even in years of big
crops to meet the demand. In year
of short crop there need by no ap-
pfehension on that point Every bale
will be needed. All the mills will be
kept running. The threat of eurtail-
ment may operate to advance the price
of cotton goods. Whether 1t does this
Immediately or not, no farmer should
unnecessarily put any more bales on
the market. The price of cotton will
not decline. The price of cotton goods
may be advanced. No combination
among the mills of the world can be
formed to secure a general curtailment
of output and there will be no attempt
made in that direction. Sit steady in
the boat, and keep back all the bales
you reasonably can. This is Pres
ident Barrett's advice and it is good
aduinn
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-10-18
From Answers.

From Answers.
IN ORTIZ of GO. north of the Arctic
wi Circle, north of the lands where
any trees will grow, live race
of furry-trousered little men-and. for the
matter of that, women; for there the
ladies wear the breaches in more senses
than one.
The Eskimo averages something under
s feet inches in height, has merry
little fiat face with high, prominent cheek
bones, and eyes slightly upturned at
the outer corners, betraying his Mon
golian origin. He rarely grows any hair
on his face, but makes up for it by q
plentiful mop of dank black hair on his
head. The ladies-especially the young
ones-do theirs in most elaborate and
very stiff top-knot.
AS to complexion. 1t is SO very rarely
that one really sees an Eskimo's COM
plexion that 1t is hard to define. As a
matter of fact, his real coloring is about
usually disguised under q thick coating
of smoke from hluhber oil lamps. com
bined with the accommodations OF years of
happy unwashedness.
The Eskimos are essentially coast
race. and 1t is rare to find colony Of
them even as much as 60 miles from the
shore. For they have one great and con-
tinual problem to face-the question of
food. Their bare existence depends on
keeping the storehouse filled by trapping
and hunting and fshtag. For when the
long, six months Arctic night sweeps
down, the blizzards which no man can
face and remain alive rage for days
even weeks-at a time, If the tribal
larder is empty, the next summers sun
will shine on huts and igloos tenanted
only by few shriveled, skeleton-like
FORMS It Is a case Of root hog or die.
His house-or igloo, as he calls it-costs
him nothing but little trouble.
First, he scoops out a big circle in the
| snow, Is or 20 feet across, and two to
| three feet deep, round this he builds a
wall with blocks of ice or frozen snow,
gradually sloping inward until the whole
| has assumed beehive shape. The cold
freezes the blocks together as fast as
they are placed in position, and any
| CTaEk8 vi tASfiCCc Qio PANsSSA - VtrN,
snow and Theoretically sealed He leaves
a small opening in his beehive, just large
enough to crawl through, and builds onto
this a long, tunnel-like passage and
at the end he makes q sharp. risht-ansls
+! turn. This is the front deer.
| Inside the igloo he builds raised sleep
J ing benches, or seats Of honor-banks
| of snow o couple of feet high, covered
with skins, the richness and quantity of
which depend on his social standing. For
| light, he has small troughs full Of bluhber
or seal oil with floating wick and the
result is a good deal more comfortable
than it may sound.
But when whole family-and possibly
a few of the neighbors-haye been having
a prolonged feast inside, and the tunnel
of the front door is packed with snarling,
fish-deypuring. "huslxie' dogs. Euro
pean visitor might think that q dash Of
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The Stock Market.

Henry Clews, in his Saturday review OF
Wall street, says in part:
"Three important conditions are contrib
uting to weaken the position of the New
York stock market. These are the grow
ing firmness in money the gradual pass
ing of stocks from strong into weaker
hands and the unfriendly attitude OF Eu-
ropean banking interests toward recent
stock manipulations over here. Against
these three adverse influences 1t will be
difficult at the present time to make any
great advance in the stock market.
There is gradual hardening In money
rates owing to the steady depletion OF
bank reserves. Three months time money
is already quoted at per cent Crop ana
trade requirements are now approaching
their zenith, the result being a FORCED
shifting or contraction of speculative
loans. and consequently higher rates for
call money. The note of warning has been
emphasized by a further advance IN the
Bank of England rate. 1t is well known
that as our own monetary resources pc
gan to decline there was heavy snlItlns
of American loans to European markets.
Much OF this borrowing was on account OF
powerful interests here who were en-
gagged In conducting speculative CAM
paigc which in some respects was I'M
parallelled. Europe disliked our operations
of this character, not only because Oh
he bitual conservatism but also because
of their dangerous character. Forelgh
bankers have, therefore administered a
tin ely and much needed rebuke to Ger
tain class of operations; reouke tnat
may somewhat discourage their continu-
aace at this time. The only great bank
ing center which has not manifested re-
sentiment a. our speculative methods is
Paris, but Paris has only a secondary
Interest in our financial affairs. and Is
lust now mere intensely occupied over
the infiammable political conditions exist
ing In Spain and the danger OF a social
or political explosion. For this and other
reasons our speculative operators are able
to find little encouragement at that par
ticular center"
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Prohibitionist-Not Amendist.

''Al the women are not SO radical as
their husbands who are supporting the
amendment, as witness this" said man
who is noting the trend of the amendment
fight.
Il was introduced to very attractive
and highly cultivated young married
woman who was playing substitute for
her nurse Sunday afternoon. AS she
pushed the cart with one child seated in
it and cautioned another a manly little
fellow, she said: My husband Is almost
daft on the matter of the amendment
am a prohibitionist myself, but l think
the amendment goes too far. 1 don't
think it would be right to invade people s
homes and am sure that is the purpose
of it. It means to say to people, you
can't have anything with alcohol In 1t In
your homes If you do you'll be ar
rested Oh. we have it hot and heavy, but
l am against the amendment first and
lastr"
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IN HOTEL LOBBIEs
wiregrass Against Amendment.

It have Just returned from a trip
through portions of the wiregrass and
the amendment is losing supporters in
that section" said D. NJ. Dickinson, trav-
cling representative of Armour & Co.
Il met many farmers at the stables,
stores and warehouses and was much
surprised 10 find the larger number
against the amendment I also talked
with court officials WHO told me that the
country people are against it. Down in
Conecuh county I noticed at different
places bundles of Birmingham after
noon paper. In a group of five farmers
who had copies, all of whom had ex-
pressed themselves as against The amend
ment, was a man named Ray. I pointed
to the label on the paper he held, bearing
subscription date to December l, and
asked him how they came to subscribe for
this paper which is pushing the amend
ment with all its influence. He said, oh,
we didn't subscribe for it; somebody sends
it TO us with the subscription paid up to
December l.
7 heard a preacher urging his congre-
CATION to subscribe for this paper. as he
called it, factor for good morals and tenn
peranee,' and he urged members of his
congregation to act as agents in securing
subscriptions for 1t.
4 am in receipt of letter from mer-
chant in Monroe county, not far from the
Conecuh line, who says his section is 10 to
1 against the amendment. As far as the
wiregrass is concerned, the amendment is
beaten. world without end, and nobody
can head off the tide against it. accord
ing to my information"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-10-18
Prominent JurIst Dead.

Charlotte. N. c., October H.-Judge
John M. McRae. dean of the law school
of the University of North Carolina, and
a prominent jurist and statesman, died
suddenly today of heart failure at his
home at Chapel Hill. He served the state
variously as senator, superior court judge
and associate justice of the supreme court
and has been at the head of the university
Law school since 1890 He was II years
old.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-10-18
MOUNTAIN CUT is
ALMOST THROUGH

Work on the cut through Red noun
tain for the county road and the street
Ar line of the B. e. e. r., Co. Is pro-
Hessing rapidly and the cut is nearly up
to te,s railroad on both sides. With blast
ing and a rapidly moving steam shovel
the mountain is being mown down. 1t
will not be very long before work on the
concrete supports, and the steel span for
the railroad will be begun and In 60 days
the road which formerly passed 80 feet
above the railroad will be seen 20 feet be-
low It,
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the amendment proposition will be
found in another column. The south
has had few such statesmen In public
life since the war as Colonel Herbert
and what he says canont fail to make
a deep impression. Like most of our
older men of scholarly attainments,
fine mental poise, and a profounu
sense of justice he is against the
amendment.
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Colonel Blackburn Arrives.

New York, October 17.-Col. ]. G. 9.
Blackburn of Kentucky, head Of the de-
partment of civil administration in the
Panama canal zone, arrived here tonight
from Cristobal Colonel Blackburn de-
MED that he contemplated resigning as
governor of the canal zone He said that
he and Colonel Goethals are on excellent
terms.
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opioinns About the Convention.

Arthur C. Jackson of Chicago, presi-
dent of the National Good Roads assoc
citation, before returning to his home,
stated: Il have enjoyed the meeting i'm
mense1y and want to congratulate the
Alabama Good Roads association on Its
splendid convention. 1t was composed
of an able and influential body of men.
It seemed that every one of your 800
delegates came with the determination to
do something to advance the cause OF
good roads and to learn and improve on
roadbuilding methods. I certainly hope
that Alabama will establish highway
commission next year and that you will
also start the building of great highways
throughout your state. I have enjoyed
my visit to your state and hope to
return next year to assist in the cam
paign for good roads,
VIII P. Blair of indianapolis, secrs-
tary of the National Brick Paving Man.
ufacturers association, after spending
three days here, returned home Sunday.
He said: IT never attended more en-
thusastic and earnest convention of good
roads advocates and workers than the
convention OF the Alabama Good Roads
association. I certainly believe that the
convention will do great good 1t was
an inspiration to me and I shall go home
and tell the people of Indiana and the
north of your splendid meeting and well
Differed and compact organization which
has accomplished SO much in educating
the people"
Mr.. Blair was the guest of Mr.. Inglis,
of the firm of the Copeland-Inglis Brick
Co., of this city.
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Wisconsin millionaire Dead.

Lacrosse, Wis, October Nv. w. Car
gill, multi millionaire, died today, aged
65 years. He was the owner OF the
Cargill Coal company, the cargill Ele-
vator company and the Sawyer & Austin
Lumber cdupapx Of Fine 9suns Ark
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-10-18

The north pole rivals should be re-
qnested to hand In their geographical
and astronomical proofs for review
and criticism, without delay.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-10-18

Those two Eskimo boys could not
have learned geography from railroad
folders. for nothing is searcer at Etah
than railroads.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-10-18

The business of Jerking men IN
Washington to be tried when they
criticise an administration has re-
ceived a serious setback, and T. r.
cannot curb Judge Anderson.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-10-18

Edward VII will win new laurels if
he can make peace between the Loras
and Commons, both of which are ready
for battle.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-10-18

Secretary Knox should have spoken
his mind on that Chinese-Japanese
treaty last summer. He Is at least
three months too late.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-10-18

There is no reason why politics
should become dirty politics; but In
temperate speech and base insinu-
alton will bring gentlemen, whilom
clean, quite down into the mire.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-10-18

John Bull is encouraging his colonies
to build navies that would be a great
assistance in an emergency.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-10-18

Hans Wagner is clearly lenasyl.
vania's fayorite sen. cut snking PHI
lah0er Knox at least four blocks.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-10-18

The Taft Diaz meeting was better
conducted than the Knox-Crane incl.
dent
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| hold 1t coWardice
To rest mlstrustful where a noble
heart
Hath pawn'd an open hand in sign of
love. d King Henry vi.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-10-18

Tammany insists it has no strings
attached to Judge Gaynor. and the lat
ter certainly has no respect for strings
anyway.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-10-18

Miss Purity. standing at the head
of the Rialto, is a joke in the monu-
ment line of business.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-10-18

Philander Knox has fired Mr.. Crane
but he has not driven the Japanese
out of Manehuria
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-10-18

Up north they are beginning to keep
handy the snow shovel.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-10-18

Mr.. Cranes diplomatic career was
simply nipped In the bud at the steam
ship wharf.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-10-18

DR.. Cook did not give Mr.. Barrill
any gum drops to eat out in the wilds
of Montana.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-10-18

Many an amender as well as some of
the ants wish now there was no such
thing as a poll tax.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-10-18

The modern church includes also a
spooning parlor.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-10-18

Secretary of State Knox ascertained
he could not derrick a Crane without
being hit back.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-10-18

Secretary Knox should instruct his
men to use the deaf and dumb sign
language.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-10-18

The farmer whose crops are har-
vested begins to regard Jack Frost
with equanimity.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-10-18

Billingsgate is the chief element OF
New York politics at present.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-10-18

inwardness OF clumsy administration
in this country
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-10-18

Chicago proposes to substitute in its
schools a study of municipal condi-
tions for algebra.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-10-18

The Sunday rallies of the amenaers,
like the week day affairs, reek with
politics.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-10-18

Secretary Knox objects to shirt
sleeve diplomacy, even of his own Sc
lection.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-10-18

Even Duluth is hoping to get an In
dian summer.
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yret indeed when their time comes to

greet indeed when their time comes to
leave.
1.-THE fair is drawing better this sea-
son than ever before" said l. P. I'LL. 7
have attended every fair since 1889 and
there has never been such large crowd
at any fair in Birmingham as was pres
ent Friday, and I estimate the attend
ance that day at 10000. Another remark
able thing 1 noticed was the fact that
1 have been a resident of birmingham
for "a years and at one time knew almost
every citizen, but in that large crowd FRI
day I knew very few people, which goes
to show that newcomers are pouring into
Birmingham
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-10-18

Gulf hurricanes cannot at any rate
be laid at the door Of Medicine Hat.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-10-18

Japan had an opportunity in the
Knox-Crane rumpus to ascertain the
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-10-18
Struck Rich Ore.

..fJere is the real stuff right out OF tns
mine" said a Birmingham man, showing
two buttons of pure gold sent him by
Chafles Sumner. who has been prospect
ing for himself and other Birmingham
parties near Cripple Creek, Co.., for some
months.
.srhe parties associated with Mr. SUM-
ner have taken over under long lease
the Pharmacist mine. Birmingham par
ties own SO per cent of the lease This
mine has produced over $66o,ooo IN goid'
and one pocket yielded $50 per pounc
or 100000 per ton. These buttons came
from small pick-up-lS ounces in
weight-and are worth f2.75 each and
show an assay value OF s4sB per ton.
These are from the small rich vein. and
there are two larger veins OF low grade
ore that will pay well for working.
ct have a clipping from the Cripple
Greek Times of October A. which says
that p King, superintendent Of the Phar-
macst, Is drifting on high-grade ore, and
the prospects for big strike are good,
the ore already coming to the surface Will
pay HANDSOMELY and allusion is made to
the leasing of the property by Charles
Sumner ard associates Of Birmingham
'Onicial reports show that the gross
production of the mine during the last
six months was s22,s5s "a, and the royalties
to the owners we're s45T .3S.
"Al E. Carpben and other Interested
parties expect to start for the. mine on
Tuesday All the Indications are that
there has been a sensational strike that
promises 10 make those interested a for
tune In a view months"
The Weather and the Fair.
Sunday was something like an indian
summer day, but the real Indian sum
mer comes later in the year, either IN
November or December. Yesterday was
almost warm enough to recall the good
old summer time.
There was a large crowd at the fair
grounds to hear the band concert. Inc
Navassars play well and they gave de-
lightful programme Of bright and pop
ulay music Our music lovers wiz re-
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-10-18

The oyercoat and the coal bin will
soon be the two problems of the hour.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-10-18

Pittsburg should give Pitcher Adams
a iii n1odoeus
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Washington Bureau Age Herald. I4ei
. street. n. w.
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have learned geography from railroad
folders. for nothing is scarcer at Etah
than railroads.
Edward VII will win new laurels if
he can make peace between the Loras
and Commons, both of which are ready
for battle.
Tammany insists it has no strings
attached to Judge Gaynor, and the lat
ter certainly has no respect for strings
anyway.
Hans Wagner is clearly lenasyl'
vania's fayorite sen. cut enking Phi
laLder Knox at least four blocks.
John Bull is encouraging his colonies
to build navies that would be great
assistance in an emergency
Miss Purity, standing at the head
of the Rialto. is a joke in the monu-
ment line of business.
Philander Knox has fired Mr.. Crane
but he has not driven the Japanese
out of Manchuria.
Many an amender as well as some of
the ants wish now there was no such
thing as a poll tax.
The farmer whose crops are har-
vested begins to regard Jack Frost
with equanimity.
Chicago proposes to substitute in its
schools a study of municipal condi-
tions for algebra.
Secretary of State Knox ascertained
he could not derrick a Crane without
being hit back.
DIR. Cook did not give Mr.. Barrill
any gum drops to eat out in the wilds
of Montana.
Mr.. Cranes diplomatic career was
simply nipped In the bud at the steam
ship wharf.
Secretary Knox should instruct his
men to use the deaf and dumb sign
language.
The Sunday rallies of the amenders,
like the week day affairs, reek with
politics.
Secretary Knox objects to shirt
sleeve diplomacy, even of his own Sc
| lection.
Japan had an opportunity in the
Knox-Crane rumpus to ascertain the
The overcoat and the coal bin will
soon be the two problems of the hour.
Gulf hurricanes cannot at any rate
be laid at the door of Medicine Hat.
Billingsgate is the chief element OF
New York politics at present.
Up north they are beginning to keep
handy the snow shovel.
The modern church includes also a
spooning parlor.
| Even Duluth Is hoping to get an In
dian summer.
Pittsburg should give Pitcher Adams
a diplodocus.
EnkrHnBH nHnN
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Entered st the Birmingham. Ala,
postofnoe as second-olass matter under
act OF Congress March 8. 1879.