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The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-12-21
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
Phenomenal Growth,


 No city on this continent and so far as I know none in the world has had such a prenomenal growth as Chicago" said Lewis D. Lenning of the great northern metropolis. Tn the early thir- ties it was only small hamlet of log houses. It was incorporated as a city In lS40 with 4170 inhabitants. In 1900 the census gave it a population of 1,69S.- 9'o and it's estimated population now is 2.575,oo0
 It is an interesting fact that more than hai1 of Chicago's population is of foreign birth or foreign parentage In lsoi the census bureau estimated Chi eago's foreign element, including per sons born in this country of foreign par ents, at considerably over 100000 There were o54,ooO Germans, 255,O00 Irish, 167,- 'W Poles and 145,O00 Swedes. At a rough guess l would say that the foreign pop- ulation today is close to 100000 In the classification of 1904 tfie Italians were not included. Since that time Italy has sent us more than 100000 and Russian immigrants have been coming to our city in large numbers.
 New York is overrun with foreign CTS, but 1 believe Chicago has a larger percentage of them. It would be well, no doubt, for the government to restrict immigration but the fact that Chicago ana New York are splendid cities in spite of the unrestricted influx shows how readily foreigners are assimilated. A visitor to Chicago would hardly know from observation but that the city was as strongly Anglo-Saxon as any of the old communities of New England or of the south.
 T am told that Birmingham has fewer inhabitants of foreign birth than most cities of its size; but that Italy, Be- represented in the outlying industriss towns. And as Birmingham is sure to grow rapidly the foregn clement around the mines and furnaces will increase l have not come much in contact with Bohemans but have had good deal to do with Italians. They are indus trious wage earners and as a people are law abiding and therefore highly de- sirable citizens.
 Speaking of Birmingham's growth, it strikes me as a great city now com pared with its size and appearance in 1890, when I was first here. My last visit was in 1905, and there have been marked improvements since then.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-12-21
pr. Cook Tn Europe.

New York, December 2O.-Dr. Frederick A. Cook is in Europe. according to an announcement made here early today on the authorization of William L. Cook of Brooklyn the explorers broth- CT.
 MT. William K. Cook says that he re- ceived a letter from his brother yester- day stating that Dr. Cook left New York on the Caronia and arrived at Naples December il.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-12-21

The investigation of Secretary of the Interior Ballinger may be painful to the administration, but it is best for the honor of the country. A thorough investigation is demanded and there must be no whitewash.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-12-21

Expect a return of Indian summer by Christmas Day. We are going to have a rougher and a longer winter than usual, but it will be varied by several warm spells. At least, such is The Age-Heralds forecast at long range
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-12-21

Santa Claus has only four days left for collecting his stocks, but he un- derstands how to get strenuous when the joyous day approaches. He is now shopping from early morn until late bedtime.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-12-21
will Attend Funeral.

Berlin. December 20.--Prince Henry of Prussia will represent Emperor Will liam at the funeral of King Leopold
 The Grown Princess has gone to Can nes to be present at the funeral of her grandfather. the Grand Duke Michas asl Nich0loi0vitCh.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-12-21
Still Believe in Cook.

Christiana, December 20.-The steamer Hellig Ollav, which arrived here tonight from New York by way Of Christiansafd. brought Capt. Roald Amundsen as & passenger. Captain Amundsen, who has been spending some time in the United States, said the last he saw of Dr. Cook he was in Philadelphia. It was thought here that Dr. Cook might be on board the Hellig Ollav. Captain Amundsen said that he saw no reason to discredit Dr. Cook, notwithstanding his report. He added that he would wait until the yer dict of the Copenhagen university was announced.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-12-21
Railroad Accidents Discussed.

"Eyerybody who travels is interested in all efforts made to decrease the number of railroad accidents and minimize the loss of life and the injury to passengers and train crews" said business man. T read all the articles come across on the subject of accidents and one of the best comes in the shape of an address de- livered by F. P. Roesch. master mechanic of the Fl Paso and Southwestern system at the annual meeting of railway sur geons held in New York. MT. Roesch said in part:
 Very few accidents can now be at- tributed to defective equipment of any description. When any case is sifted 10
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-12-21
A PLAIN-sPoKEN WOMAN

The other day 1t is reported that a Barton county. Mo, woman spoke in these terms to her lord and master:
 "I notice a lot of the ,ld bald-headed married fools are falling in love with other women and running off. leaving their wives. Now let me tell you some- thing. If you find any woman that thinks you'd make her happy, don't you go to the trouble and expense of running off. Just bring her here and I'll be ticlded to death to let her step into my shoes. just want to get good look at the woman who claims she can fall in love with bald-headed, bow-legged, grouchy, stingy old bear like you that's all the time snappin' aud snarlin and findin' fault and gruntin' with the rheu- matism.' Six months later this woman sued another for s1oOoO for alternating her husbands affections
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-12-21

One man in every three, says the comptroller of the currency, has a bank account. In this matter we de- sire to be shown, even if we are not from Missouri
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-12-21

Afternoons are getting longer but the sum total of daylight is still be- coming less.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-12-21

It is still good form to make egg nog on Christmas Day, even in pro- hibition state, provided one keeps with in the law.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-12-21

Put your Red Cross stamp on the back of the envelope where 1t will not interfere with or confuse any thing.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-12-21

The price of turkeys Is going up simply because the price of beef is headed that way.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-12-21
A LIVELY MEETING.

The Wilmerding, Penn, Ladies Ben efcial Society held a meeting the other day, which was lively affair. It ap- pears, according to the testimony, that a Mrs. Polka started the festivities by "butting' a Mrs. Cepola over a table, whereupon another lady member floored Mrs. Cepola with dictionary, publish CTS not stated. '"rhis was too much" Mrs. Cepola rose from apparent defeat, pulled pair of brass knuckles from her stocking and proceeded to whip the rest of the society, numbering more than 20 women. It must have been a truly grand session, particularly for Mrs. Cepola, re- venge being so sweet to feminine na- tures However, it doesn't seem that anybody derived much benefit from that particular session of the Ladies Bene- ficial Society of Wilmerding, except the court which assessed Mrs. Cepola s.
 PAUL COOK.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-12-21

Collector Loeb is engaged in teach ing the upper circles of society how to be honest when they return from abroad.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-12-21

charged with murdering Mrs. Anna Shir- ley. near Hannibal, Chippewa county. Af- ter his arrest Johnson made a confess sion, but when brought into court pleaded not guilty and decided to stand trial
 Johnson has served in Waupun penitenti- ary for dynamiting farmers house, and also for a time was confined in the north ern hospital for the insane at Oshkosh.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-12-21

In England now instead of looking under the bed for burglars they look behind the furniture for suffragettes.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-12-21
Balloon Garaae Wrecked.

Cologne, December 20.-A hurricane tore off the great docks of the balloon garage yesterday and tossed the dirigi- ble balloon housed there about like a gigantic football. The balloon was badly wreck ed
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-12-21

The sugar trust which operated on the docks may yet have a chance to display itself in the docks.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-12-21
ADRIFT WITH THE TIMES

SHOP EARLY. Lest you Forget, We say It yet.
 Houston Post. Give me The nun, You'll see It done.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-12-21

Any strange sight or sound over- head at night should not be alarming. It will just be one of MT. Tillinghast's midnight jaunts.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-12-21

Leopold could not well get well, for he had six doctors. One doctor to a patient is enough.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-12-21

MT. Roosevelt punctured 6863 skins during his African trip, not to mention the shots that did not hit.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-12-21

A district judge in Georgia has de- cided that a Syrian is white man. That decision was easy.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-12-21

No chauffeur should be under the age of discretion, but the trouble is no one knows when that age is.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-12-21

Chicago is only 73 years old, but the original settlers are beginning to show age.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-12-21

Kermit Roosevelt should come back with a bongo in his game bag.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-12-21
FELL, WHITE AT HOME.

It seems a comparatively easy matter to be an honored prophet abroad, but not so easy to be equally well liked at home. However, William Allen White, is ''solid" with his fellow townspeople of Emporia. An exchange says that Mir. White has just forwarded to his publishers the photograph of & window of an Emporia bookstore, In which are displayed 1000 copies Of MT. Whites novel, "A Certain Rich Man. Although the total population of Emporia is es- timated at only 5000 families, it is said that more than 40O0 copies of "A Certain Rich Man" have been sold there. No wonder "Biil" White is content to live and die in Emporia
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-12-21

Harvard's football captain is from Honolulu, but no new yell goes with him.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-12-21

Ex-President Roosevelt escaped the perils of the jungle to encounter the perils of the dining table in Europe
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-12-21
Charged With Murder.

Ashland Wis, December 2o.-John A. Johnson, known as "Craxy Ole." was ar rested and brought here Saturday night
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-12-21
Christmas Trade Is Good.

Our trade Is all we could ask and we are certainly selling the soods,' said Sol Caheen.
 beautiful front have more than com pensated for the heavy expense. What is selling best? With us everything but ready-to-wear goods. People are buy ing high-class stuff and are not quib- bling over prices. Toys are going as fast as we can get them on the tables. The trade in furs is especially good. Yes, prosperity is here with rush and the people of Birmingham are going to have the best Christmas, all in all, that has fallen to our lot in years"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-12-21

The war department has boycotted the Standard Oil so far as the pur- chase of oil is concerned.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-12-21

"Roda Korset" is Swedish for the Red Cross, and the stamps are being sold the world round.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-12-21

Tillinghast's airship flights are made at night for reasons best known to himself.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-12-21
SEEMS QUEER.

Most people are honest, are they not?"
 T hope so. Still. you will notice that when man finds something of value and returns it to it's rightful owner, the newspapers make a great hue and cry. as if his act were not exactly what he might have been expected to do."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-12-21

The steerage is even worse than Up ton Sinclairs Jungle
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-12-21
Another Phone Deal.

Columbus, O., December 20-J. P. Nor gan & Co.,, who have bought Ohio and Indiana independent telephone plants. are believed to have purchased the Charles ton Home Telephone company It's con trolling stock has been deposited Tn New York
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-12-21

Senator Rayner, it is to be hoped, will be merciful to Zelaya now that he has stepped down and out.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-12-21
GIVING HIM HIS DUE

Cant you speak good word for King Leopold?"
 Why. sure can. He raised fine crop Of whiskers"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-12-21
UPS AND DOWNS.

Bill, the second-story man. has been having some hard luck lately" 'Is that SO? Whats the trouble with Billg' His girl turned him down."
 That's tough"
 ''Yes: and the next day one of his former pals turned him up.''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-12-21
MOVING PICTURES.

MONlNG PICTURES. It seems that nothing can escape The moving picture man; I'm sure 1t must be hard. the way He has to scheme and plan To keep the people laughing,
 Or to play upon their hearts With tragedies whose scenes ofttimes Are laid in foreign parts. I've seen the fiercest pirates
 Do dreadful deeds of blood. I've seen airshippers fall and hit The ground an awful thud; I've ta'en peep in fairy grots And sailed the ocean wave, I've seen a thousand heroes strive The heroine to save. I've travelled all around the world And touched most every place; There's nothing else that quite exceeds The moving picture pace. The subjects never do run out. There's always something new: And here's how we excuse ourselves They're educative. tool
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-12-21
BE CAREFUL.

For the honest truth
 You may put this dawn There's many slip
 Twixt home and town.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-12-21
increased Cost of Living.

the matter declare that the cost of liv- ing has increased about 40 per cent dur ing the past few years,'' said Morris avenue merchant yesterday, land 1t is stated that conditions are growing worse as time proceeds.
 ''The four main reasons given for the increased cost of living are these
 tswasteful and inadequate farming.
 'sThe gathering in large cities of thou sands who become consumers and non- producers of foodstuffs.
 ..The tendency of industrial combina- tions to push prices upward.
 And the tariff many consider prime factor
 '.rhe first reason, 1t strikes me, is the most important one. The whole trouble lies in the fact that the supply Is not keeping pace with the demand. Meat has recently taken an upward turn which is fairly astounding. It cannot be doubted that the supply of beef and pork is falling off. This, of course. is due to the fact that the people are not rais- ing the cattle they once raised. Within the past few years the great cattle ranges have been fenced off by the farmer and he raises something besides cattle.
 '.The only solution I can see in this re- spect is for the people to become edu- cated to the necessity of each farmer raising at least a few cattle and hogs If this is not done prices will continue to soar and meat famine stares this country in the face"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-12-21
ITS THE MAN.

l It isn't the pride of ancestors Nor the fame of stately line, But the truth and courage that in you
 lie--
 The man you are, in fine, That counts for the most In busy world Where the lowliest born may star; It isn't so much what your father was, After all, but what you are! The craven son of a noble house Will bring no blush Of shame To the cheeks of a manlier type of men Who bear an unknown name, While the ploughmans son will win tho
 goal.
 'Gainst many bruise and scar; It isn't so much what your father was, After all, but what you arel There's nothing more fine than thor
 oughbred.
 With dauntless blood in his veins, If he shows him worthy to wear the name And added greatness gains. But these are the days demanding proof, Condition Is deemed no bar; It isn't so much what your father was, After all, but what you are!
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-12-21

A FULL FULLBACK. Piketown's eleven lost the game It did no good to tug and pull; A wicked ruse, a blooming shame Somebody got the fullback full!
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-12-21
JUST WONDERING.

Charley says that every time he goes to see his girl he gets new grip on life"
 ''I wonder if he gets new grip on the girl"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-12-21

the. bottom. 1t is invariably found that the accident was due to the element of human fallibility. the only phase in rail- roading that so far has been beyond ab- | solute control. The human element is the | primary factor of damage always, and it | can be said, without fear of successful | contradiction. that In 99 cases out of 100 | every accident is due to the failure of some one not doing his duty and his whole duty.
 " So far as the railways are concerned they have adopted cheerfully all me- | chanical means and devices tending to- ward absolute safety and if those to whose care these factors are intrusted will but do their part equally as well. 1t | will be as safe to travel on a railway train as to walk upon the public thor oughfare.
 The whole matter resolves itself into campaign of education. Every one con- nected with a railroad must be taught that he is valuable cog in the railway machine and that any failure on his part may jeopardize the lives of the hundreds. 1 The chance taker regardless of position, must be weeded out, and if he cannot De brought to a realization of his responsibility | in any other manner, then statutory laws should be enacted and enforced. theating | the proven chance taker through whose carelessness, indifference or neglect oth- 1 CTS have been subject to injury, as a con- l victed criminal, as much so as one who 1 commits a felonious assault.
 So long as we are dependent upon hu- man agency in the operation of railways, so long will we have accidents, and there 1 fore to decrease the number of acci- 1 dents, the unreliable man should have no place on a railroad. Every man accept ing service on a railroad from the high est officer to the lowest employe. must realize the fact that he owes to his em- | ploying company his undivided loyalty |" About Persons. Col. Robert Chisom has been elected a member of the American Historical as- sociation which meets fin New York city on December 27, and has been requested by the president of the association to make an address on the effect of recon | struction.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-12-21
Regarding Skyscrapers.

Birmingham will probably see work be- gun on the much-talked-of milion-doliar hotel some time during the coming year, ;" said a member of the Chamber of Com merce "A skyscraper hotel Is needed here and would doubtless be a paying in- vestment. Birmingham has several good hotels but if this is to be known as a convention city at least one additional hotel of large capacity and up-to-date ap- pointments must be in evidence.
 Persons interested in the leading hos teries here should not fear the competition of $1,000,0oo or H,- 5o0O0O hotel This city Is just enter ing upon a new era of rapid growth and there will be business enough for all the hotels, including the big one being proj- ected.
 "For three or fours years before MT. Woodward erected the first steel frame of flee building-the Woodward-it was 'agi- tated' and owners of the old office build ings feared that they would suffer losses and would probably have to go out Of business. But 1t did not turn out that way MT. Woodward has built two great office structures since he put up the Woodward and others have been erected. so that we now have many fine office buildings But inside of two years we will have still more. Now the old ones have tenants and the value of those prop critics have been enhanced by the gen. eral improvement of the city. It will be something like that when the first sky scraper hotel is built. Others will follow and in four or five years we will wonder how we ever got along without them"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-12-21

And but he's something stained with grief Chats beauty's canker), thou mght'st call him goodly person.
 Tempest.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-12-21
TRUSTING IN PROVIDENCE.

''Ps, what is an optimism"
 An optimist, my son, is a man who steps briskly along an asphalt pavement that is coated with ice"
The Dolores star., 1909-07-09
sYNoPsIo.
fright. by Bobbs-Aerrill Coz

CHAPTER L-Cariington loved Kate
Cavenaush. daughter CT Multi illionaire
Henry Cavenaugh. The latter liked car
rington. but refused him as a son-in- law
Young Darlington. a lawyer. held evil
dence OF criminal financial operations OF
which Cavenaugh was guilty. 1t was
Garrington's duty to prosecute the rich
man but he decided to lay the whole
matter before Kate.
. CHAPTER 1.-THE young woman de-
cided that to drop the case would be cow
ardly, even though the ACCUSED was her
father. Darlington was offered a $ll.VOl
position by Cavenaugh. but 1t was re-
fused. He hid his evidence in the Cave
naugh safe, after being introduced to the
millionaire's father. The evidence was
stolen that night
On the way home Darlington, his
mind still wavering between this ex-
pedient and that. decided that, after
all. he would take charge of the pa
pers himself. 1t didn't seem quite fair
that Cavenaugh's safe should protect
The Dolores star., 1909-07-09
RECORD IS A BRILLIANT ONE.
Virginia military Institute Has . De-
served Reputation ~ Second
to None Other.

I'm all the professions and voca-
tions Of life." says writer In the Ma
tional Magazine. 1.-The men trained at
the Virginia Military institute have
won for themselves honorable distinc-
tion. The record Of services rendered
by her sons In the civil. Spanish and
Philippine wars has established the
reputation Of the Virginia Military in.
stitute upon an enduring foundation.
IN the regular army her gradu-
ates are found in numbers second only
TO those Of West Point. The Marine
corps and the navy also claim large
number Of these finely-educated and
disciplined young men. The institute
has been oficially recognized by the
imperial government Of China, . num-
ber Of student cadets from the Flow
cry Kingdom having been seut TO To
institute.
AT the commencement exercises IN
June. 1908. the guest Of honor, Maj.
Gen. J. Franklin Bell, chief Of star Of
the United States army. addressing
the cadets referred to the school ~
an institution which Of its kind 10
second to none other in the world
"On the anniversary Of the conflict
now known as New Market day at tho
institute the names Of the cadets who
fell In battle at that time are inserted
In the company rolls. and - they are
called by the sergeant q cadet Of the
first class steps to the front. saiutes
and reports: Died on the field OF
honor. sir Their names will ever live
in the memory Of the institute and of
the commonwealth of Virginia.
Five of the killed are buried In the
cadet cemetery on the institute
grounds. and on New Market day the
battalion marches to this beautiful
and secluded spot and there hres
three volleys over the graves OF the
young heroes.
One cannot leave this little cemo-
terry without feelingss Of deepest emo
tion ~ he contemplates the sacrifices
80 calamity made years ago BY the
youthful soldiers Of Virginia A more
beautiful spot for last resting place
was never seen than this--in the quiet
and peaceful valley of the Shenan-
doah."
The Dolores star., 1909-07-09

"Well. brethren and sisters. II 70
want to turn me out. all right, but
don't know that body could be any
closter to Gawd than by bein' closter
to what Gawd made. and didn't know
that there was any difference In sing
in Comm Through the Rye an
When All Thy Mercies. Oh My Lord
That's the reason ! sang II. thought
was gettin' clost to the Lord. but II
you people feel that you're closter.
why. Jest shet the gate on me. an
reckon sometime the Lord himself's
goin' to open It,"
Nobody knows whether II was old
man Judkins or Nathan Foster that
started Praise God from Whom All
blessings Flow" but someone did,
and Gramma Pleasant found herself
standing up by the preachers side
getting right the right hand Of fel-
lowship.