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The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-13

Savannah Press: Roosevelt may in the eye of tho law be private citizen, but in the eye of the average man he is still "a Hon." says the Birmingham Age-f1er- aid.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-13

A woman in Cincinnati who was ar rested had pistol and chew of to- bacco. She must be an advanced suf- fragette.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-13

"Slence now" says a newspaper writ CT. He wouldn't talk to his wife that way, if he has one
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-13

Good weather is predicted for St. Patrick's Day.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-13
A GooD. .sTIGGEsTIoN.

"oh, should so like to become fa- mous," sighed the youthful poet
 Well, if you will get haircut and put on clean collar" said the sensible old gentleman, maybe Fame may be per- suaded to take you on probation"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-13

Opelika Post: The water problem seems to be worrying Birmingham at present. It is not water that is giving most towns trouble, but beverage of a more in- toxicating kind.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-13
ABOUT BIRMINGHAM

Memphis Commercial-Appeali If Bir- mingham were really dry" could she af- ford a million dollar hotel?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-13
DOESN'T USE DIPLOMACY.

"You say he poses as a diplomat?" Just so. but I don't see how 1t helps him any"
 You don't?"
 "No; he always pays his debts"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-13
REPLIES.

"If everybody is on the make, how can anybody lose?' asks Joe Cone in the Bos- ton Herald. Because some people are too anxious to win.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-13

''Thank thee for that word" says the Norfolk Virginian-Pil It is a safe bet that. the word wasn't Liar"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-13

The cherry is passing from the cock tail. The cocktail being an institution, will not pass. PAUL COOK.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-13

Anniston Star: On the local page The Age-Herald publishes this headline. "Hy drophobia Is Extremely Rare," and if that's not misleading our diagnosis of the affliction of Jack the Brindle BulP' is incorrect
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-13
ADRIFT WITH THE TIMES
DIscouNT1NG TROUBLE.

 Discounting trouble is an easy thing
 to do All that's necessary Is an optimistic
 view; Looking for rainbow in the darkest kind
 of sky, Saying, wen be happy in the sweet
 by and by" Discountng trouble is an art not hard
 to learn All it means is toiling while the light
 holds out to burn; Hoping when the shadows fall and doing
 still our best. Till the day is ended and we lay us down
 to rest.
 DOESN'T HAPPEN OFTEN. q wish somebody would cite me to a case" ITO a case of what?" "Of a human being who was killed with kindness"
 HOW CAN WE? When hearts are light and airy And joy trips like a fairy, And all the world is smiling in the
 morn, How can we fall to growing, To muttering and scowling And wear a look frostbitten and for
 lorn?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-13

Atlanta Georgian: Forty thousand dollars is to be spent for enlarging the accommodations of the White House, and the Birmingham Age Herald thinks that this is a warning to the voters to elect hereafter men of smaller dimensions.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-13

Jackson News: Senator Thomas c. Platt was in public life for 53 years" says the Birmingham Age-Herald. And the public derived no benefit from it, either, if you insist on knowing the facts concerning the New York senator
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-13

Roanoke (va.) World: Every time Mary Garden turns around she shocks somebody or other," says Paul Cook in the Birmingham Age-Herald. That's Pauls poetical way of stating the naked truth.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-13

Washington Herald. "Prohibition has given us a new word-tigering'-s the Birmingham Age-Hera1d. But it is used to indicate an old, old game. we be- 1ieve.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-13

Washington Herald: Charles Dickens centenary will be celebrated in 1s1a," says the Birmingham Ase-Herald. And to think we shall have on hand another pres- idential campaign that year.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-13

Washington Bureau Age Herald, 142l street. N. W.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-09-11

by civil action any sum that is less
than the lawful rate, although the
railroad may have previously quoted
the rate the shipper used In the
purchase or sale of the consignment.
"a case was heard before the Inter-
state Commerce Commission, where
the shipper attempted to recover what
he believed TO be AN overcharge. IL
proved to he an undcrcharge. I'm
der the provisions of the law the
railroad was supposed TO institute ac-
tions to recover undercollections
covering a period of five years In
which event the merchant would
have been ruined. In substance the
case was as follows:
Two lines operated from the point
where the merchant made his ship
ments. For years he had patron
lied one line exclusively, making de-
livered prices at a rate of 81 cents
rush orderand not being able to OBJ
tain car from the line he patron
ized. he applied to the other which
furnished the car at the same rate
ON arrival at destination a rate of
33 cents was charged.
AT the hearing the general freight
agentof the one line testiiedthe corr
rect rate was 80 1-2 cents. while the
representative of the other line
maintained the rate was "a 1-2 cents
The matter was referred to the au-
ditor of the commission. who deter
mined the rate to be 35 cents or
eight cents higher than that used by
the ,hipper for five years
Another instances of threatened
bankruptcy concerned a lumberrhan
who had made large contracts at
delivered prices of lumber on rate
quoted by the railroads general
freight agent. To fill the contract
which the civil law compelled him
TO do or he liable for damages. would
have entailed "A loss of 100000. He
appealed to the Interstate Commerce
Commission for relief, but was told
that the commission was powerless
to act In the matter
scores of instances could be cited
to show losses to shippers under this
state of affairs. ! make mention OF
one: A settler moving his household
effects from Iowa to Idaho received
four different quotations from the
railroads, the rates ranging from 53
to II cents the hundred pounds. Wha
was the legal rate?
"This condition prevails through
out the United States and no terri
e H. hand when, 70
tory nor class of shippers Is exempt.
The time Is near at hand when. to
.tooid !, avy 1res. lie railroads must
collect tv civil action such UNDER
collections as are made on misquo-
tatioG Of rates by their agents, There
Is no parallel in la wequal to this
Immunity of the railroacs. In all
other affairs the agreements made be-
tweer the contracting parties are
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-09-11
Hard Il, XIII.

A crocodiIes tenacity Of life Is most
remember one time"
says traveler>in India, II was with
"A shooting party on the Ganges when
the natives brought in a six foot croco.
dile They hoped some one would want
to buy It. but no one did, SO 1t was de-
termined to kin the creature. 1t was
hauled out of the tank and tied TO q
tree. Bullets from a small rife or an
ordinary gun seemed only to irritate
the saurian. nor did he seem to care
very much when native thrust a
spear down bis throat. Finally they
were obliged to dispatch him with
axes. Even then the tail thrashed
about for no little time after"
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-09-11
Prsvsricstino fiuurs,.

Those TO whom the mathematical
mind has not been given WIN sppre-
'ciate the fun an lriyhwoman. Mrs: La
Touche Of Harristown. has With mum
lbers in "The Letters OF Noble.
woman"
II do hate sums" Mrs La Touche
confesses to a friend. "Thefe Is DO
greater mistake than to call arithmetic
,an exact science. There are permuta-
Itions and alterations discernIbIe to
minds entirely noble. like mine; subtle
variations which ordinary accountants
fail to discern: hidden laws of mum.
bers which 1t requires mind like mine
to perceive. ~ a..
For instance. II you add q sum
from the bottom up, and then again
from the, top down, the result is a.
ways different"
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-09-11
NOT ANNOYED.
Ths Directors Were Rather Pieased
at tho Barrister's Refusal.

az INC bdTFibteFb teTusdi.
Mr. Reader Harris. X. O.. was once
offered brief marked 80 guineas on
behalf OF a railway company that
wished to obtain refreshment license
for a particular railway station. He
returned the brief on conscientious
grounds. but later on 1t was sent back
to him with fee OF 100 guineas
marked on II. This time he returned
1t with note IN which he explained
that his refusal was due TO matter
OF principle, Subsequently he met one
OF the directors OF the company and
expressed a hope that he and his col
leagues We're not annoyed at his con-
duct.
mot at alI." said the director. "I'l
tell you all about IT, So-and-so, the
big brewer. was sitting on the board
for the first time at the meeting at
which the solicitor reported that your
brief marked 80 gulneas had been re.
turned. Who's this psalm singing
humbngr he asked. Mark the brief
100 guineas and III bet you anything
you like he'll take it. 'Oh. you will
Will youY asked the chairman. You
see. we all knew you. Harris. We
took the brewer on at 3 TO In Eve
pound notes. He booked the bets with
every one OF us. and he has paid up"
London Scraps.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-09-11

binding, but the railroads are pro-
tectde by their omissions and COM
missioners. while The people suffer for
the carriers sins.
"A rising wave of remedial legis-
latiun Of transportation reform IS
sweeping from coast to coast. but tn"
combativ: spirit of the railroads IN
ldevising every legal technically and
throwing Il across the peoples will
as a barrier TO progress In this di-
rection. If the law protects the car
ricrs In their contracts with the peo-
pie. II should not discriminate by
less will of the railroads.
THE recommendation by the
Trans Mississippi Commercial Con-
gres that the Congress of the United
States enact an amendment TO the
Act ~ regulate commerce, requiring
railroads to quote rates In writing
when so requested by shippers. and
that rates so quoted be protected to
avoid loss TO the shippers, and assess
ing reasonable penalty against the
carrier making the misquotatlon, so
that the provision of the act against
rebatlng may be kept inviolate,
should have the endorsement of cv-
cry commercial body in the United
States.
These organizations will be invited
to join in petitions to Congress to en-
act the amendment as safeguard
against the evil practices in misquo-
tation of rates. and the congressional
representatives will be urged TO give
their support to the measure, which Is
of vital Importance to all parts of the
United States suffering losses from
this fatality Of the Hepburn act, un
der which the Interstate Commerce
Commission is working"
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-09-11
RACE WAeERs IN INDIA.
Natives Method Of Choosing q Winner
and Making Bets.

The native Of India wagers his
money according TO the colors worn
by the jockeys ana takes no heed Of
the merits Of the horses. or he will
back a horse ridden by his favorite
Jockey. no matter whether the animal
u rank outsider or not.
His ideas Of gambling, In fact. are
distinctly novel. Some of the more
wealthy Indians form rings and back
every horse In the race. thus gaining
the satisfaction OF getting winner
every time. ID is really only OF late
years that the native Of India has be-
come habltual gambler on the turf.
and nowadays the bulk of the betting
OF the various racing centers in India
Is done by natives. Indeed. the au-
thorities are somewhat concerned about
the grcWth OF the bettIRg which takes
place among Indian natives. 1t being
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-09-11
Undue haata.

No doubt Dennis appreciated to the
full the excellent qualities of Celia,
his wife. but he occasionally INDUCED
in. a sigh for the liberty Of his years
Of single blessedness. "Yis, it's a good
wife she makes me-" he said to a re.
turned traveller during whose absence
the wedding had occurred, And we
was ,coorting seventeen years. Aileen
an all o. the rest said twas. time
married or Terry Leahy would be get
ting the prize away from me-
"weil. man. you've no regrets, I
hopeY" said the friend, who had Just
enjoyed a delicious supper at the hapds
of Celia, she's a fine woman"
Didn't tell yo,i thaty' said Dennis
inipatiently. THE only thought liver
have Is vance In awhile whin 1t comes
over me that I might we waited an-
other year an still have got her, for
Terry was not near SO high in her e.
thlmation, after all, AZ thin, wSnhen
made out T. me. ~
"A man In love is always hurrying,
hurrying, ye mindH-Yopth's Compan.
ion. ~m~ nfsst s,,ss y,
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-09-11
.MDSiG@l
Notes

An effort viii be made by the
various churches of the city TO make
their choirs special feature OF ue-
vottonals this coming winter Noth-
ing is more conductive to spirituall'y
than music, and II the language OF
tho heart Ia spoken more eloquenuy
through the text of some sacred song
tilan In any other way. be the MN
isttr ever so SINGER In his petitions
Music. real music. Is in itself SORT
of religion. and certainly stimulates
the worshipful attitude unmeasnraplN'
choir directors will be obtained the
best voices will be selected and assort-
ed and sacred music will be largely
inspired into the Sabbath day ser
vices.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-09-11

asserted that as many as thirty lacs
of rupees (about f300,O00) is lost and
won in the course of a season.
The ignorant masses have not a
great deal of actual money to wager
but so badly bitten are many Of them
with the craze for betting Mt race meet
ings that they frequently wager what
little property they possess on horse.
and II they lose they simply replace
their loss by stealing a neighbor's
goods. The consequence Is that when
the racing season comes around the
police are kept very busy dealing with
cases OF petty larceny and other crimes
involving loss of property. London
Tit Bits. 49,
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-09-11

by acknowledge that have received
fifty blows Of a stick. which were In
fllcted upon me by a lieutenant or Cap
tain BIS regiment as a punishment for
the stupid and frivolous calumnies
which have uttered in regard to the
regiment OF cbasseurs. For my i'm
prudent words now admit that ! am
profoundly sorry received my pun
ishment lying on a heap of straw and
held by two men. and bear testimony
to the fact that the officer struck me
as vigorously as he could With a stick
that was as thick as my finger.
"Tn proper form and With due graft
tude sign this receipt and avow that
all therein is true"
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-09-11
WEAKNESS IN
HEPBURN ACT
Shipper is at Mercy of the
Railroads.
OFTEN UNwITTINGLy LIABLE
Has No Opportunity for
Redress.
II a Railroad Quotes Him Wrong
Rate on Freight Shipment, He
Stands Convicted as Though He
Had Accepted u Rebate ON His
Shipment.

Frank II. McCune, rate expert
who was the principal witness for
the people of Spokane in their fight
before the Interstate Commerce
Commission against the transconti-
mental railroads for equitable freight
rates, has prepared statement. In
which he shows vital befect i'm the
Hepburn Act to regulate commerce.
under which, he declares, IL is utter
ly impossible for any shipper in the
United States TO obtain relief from
losses through Interpretation IN rates
by railroad companies.
Mr.. McCune urges the people or
the country TO support the Trans
Mississippi Commercial Congress in
Its efforts 10 secure the adoption by
the United States Congress of an
10 protect the shippers
as recommended by the first-named
organization at Its annual meeting In
Denver. two weeks ago. He says
Three years have elapsed since
the passage of the Hepburn amend
ment to the act to regulate commerce
and shippers are now awakening TO
the fact that the railroads are pro-
tected from their own acts In maxi
ing misquotation i'm freight rates.
either wifully to secure shipments
or otherwise. while the penalty OF
the loss falls upon the shippers us
ing the rates quoted to the railroads
in making delivered prices or buy
ing goods on the basis of rates furn-
ished To them by the carriers.
Though bankruptcy ensues, a
shipper Is denied relief under the
law. for the reason that he is charg
ed by the law to know what the le-
gal rate Is. On the other hand, the
law c0mpels the railroad to recover
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-09-11
Noe That Kind.

"Once In a Bible lesson" said a
sunday school teacher, Il repeated the
text Arise and take the young child
and his mother aud Zee into Egypt
And then ! showed the children large
picture that illustrated the text IN
bright colors. "a 500 ft..l
'"rhe children studied this picture
eagerly. Then they all frowned; all
looked rather disappointed. Finally a
little girl said:
Teacher. where is the 6eh?"
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-09-11

The flock of songbirds, native anh
otherwise. have reached these United
States and have settled down upon
New York city for an indefinite stay
The migration will cost the American
neope lust six millions of dollars IN
good American money. the amount 10
be distributed between the Metropol-
itan and Manhattan Grand opera
houses.
Mr.. Hammerstein preliminary
season OF educational opera at pop
ular prices has stimulated the pop
aiIar taste for music to hitherto
undreamed of extent. and the 800
OO1l expended before the rise of the
curtain on the first production VIII
multiply itself many times as a re-
suit OF the Hsmmerstein coup de etat'
AZ the Metropolitan last season.
$4,000 was the cost of single even
ing'a production Caruso. eceiVes
$1,000 for each perfroomancei Bonci,
$1,000; Geraldine Fsrrar. Destinn,
and Olive Fremstadt $500 each. Al
the Manhattan $4,000 a night was
paid for the clear notes of Tetrazzini;
Mary Gardner received a slightly
lower amount Zenatello. $1,000 and
Gerville- Reache four figure check
for every appearance,
when the season is in its prime an
aggregate OF $4,000 per week will
70 from the Golfers of opera man
aeers to remunerate songbirds and
when one considers that "a goodly
portion OF that amount will be drawn
from Philadelphia. the home OF ex-
aggregated ennui. the true awaken
- nf 81 al QQ
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-09-11
A Curious Reosiot.

Hanover's legistrar discovered a
very curious document some time ago
as he was looking through bundle Of
papers that date back to the eight.
eenth century. The document Is re-
ceipt-probably the only one of its
Kind In exlstence-which was given to
Hanoyerian captain by canon Of
Dnlsburg during the Seven Years war.
II. the undersigned" It reads. here
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-09-11

While out walking, with her, papa
and mamma one day Florence, aged
four, ran some little distance ahead.
As she got near a mule hitehed to a
farmers wagon the animal began to
bray. She wheeled Instantly and, run.
Ming to her mother as fast as she
could go. said In round eyed astonish,
ment, "Oh, mamma, sumfn' said sum.
lnn'"--DelIneator. ~ Tr FwF 4
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-09-11
Where To- sjnu.

II will sing something restful to yon,
dear" said a lady TO her morose hus-
band "ShaIl slng Far Far Awayy"
II Wish you would" was the bitter
reply. 1T would save. the trouble of
apologizing to the nelghbors."
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-09-11

Are you going to the Crawford !.
County Fair Sept. 414-172 II
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-09-11

How Those Girls Love Ono Another,
Maud--And the last thing that Henry
did was TO give me a kiss. Mabel
Indeed. I should think that is about
the last thing he would Illustrated
Bits. 4i t,aa VA.
The Washington herald., 1909-11-07
WILL KEEP PROMISE
A. n. f. A. RenewS Fight
for Forest Preservation.
MEANS MUCH TO THE SOUTH

AppnInchian Forest Problem Is of
Vital Concern 10 Agriculture, Man
ufncture, and Trade Destroying
Trees In Mountains Means Arid
waste in valley and Plain.
The Washington herald., 1909-11-07
BEATS ALL RECORDS.
Importation Of Mnnufacturers' Ma
teriaI~ This Year Greatest Ever.

Importation Of Mnnufacturers' Ma
teriaIS This Year Greatest Ever.
The most striking characteristic OF for
eign commerce for the nine months ended
with September. 1909 is the increased i'm
portation Of manufacturers materials.
the value OF which-$56l. 800. 0O0-is greater
than that OF any corresponding period in
the history of the import trade. except
the nine months ended with September,
1907 when the value was S5SOo00O0O. The
fact. however, that prices Of manufactur-
ers' materials in 1909 are much less than
in 1907 justifies the statement that the
quantity Of manufacturers materials
brought IN during the nine months ended
with September. 1909. is greater than IN
the corresponding period OF any earlier
year.
Pig copper. for example. imported In
September 1902 averaged 1874 cents per
pound against III cents per pound in
September 1907: raw cotton. 154 cents per
pound, against p cents Per pound in Sep
TENDER. 1901; manila hemp. SIG per ton.
against SlS per ton I'm September two
years ago; sisal. Sl1O per ton. against s14S
per ton in September. 1907; raw silk. &. 81
per pound, gainst SAP per pound in Sep
TENDER, 1907: pig tin. % cents per pound.
against IS cents per pound in September.
1907; lumber. $l7.SS per loo feet. against
SSH per LOCO feet in September two years
ago, and clothing wool. % cents per
pound, against go cents per pound in the
corresponding month Of 1897.
The Washington herald., 1909-11-07
MAY BECOME NAVAL BASE
Texans Want 81, 100000 to Improve
Arkansas Pass.
They Are Confident that Govern
ment Wants II for Strategic
Purposes.

San Antonio, Tex, Nov. IA bill ask
ing Congress TO appropriate another
81 900. 900 for improvement work at Aran-
sas Pass will lee introduced at the
next session. according 10 local informa-
ton incidentally. Arkansas Pass IS to be
made the home port and naval base OF
the Gulf squadron said TO be in the mind
of the government.
Although President Taft did not declare
himself on the matter while here. there
is no 1oubt hat his recent tour through
Texas had a great deal to 90 with the
defense programme OF the Southwestern
portion of the United states. For the last
few years Fort Sam Houston has been
made the scene Of concentration of troops
for the reason that IL possesses great
tactical value as an army base. The
Mexican border and the Gulf coast can
he reached from it with equal facility,
san Antonio being the center Of the rail-
road lines converginS upon both
That the government viii have to meet
the emergencies that may arise through
the existence Of the Panama Canal is
beyond dispute To meet them effective
iy Arkansas Pass and Fort San Houston
must receive greater attention Yet than
they have In the past. This might not
be necessary did the United States MAIN
tain a larger standing army. AS It is.
the location of garrisons is governed by
the consideration that with the least pos
sible loss of time the troops can be
thrown TO one OF many points.
Since San Antonio and Arsnsas Pass
answer this purpose as no others, their
greater development is Q foregOne con-
cluslon. The recent acquisition by the
government OF the Leon Springs military
reservation, an ideal practice terrain
near this city, shows that this is being
recognized.
The Washington herald., 1909-11-07
SOUTH THE HOME
OF PECAN CULTURE
Great Progress Made by Way
Of Improving Quality.
BUDDED TREES PREDOMINANT

Orchards Reach BenrInE Age I'm Five
Years, and Are Then Worth $500
Because Demand Is Ever Increas-
inE-HistOry of the Industry.