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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-11-11

The Thanksgiving proclamation
crop will soon burst on the land.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-11-11

Thanksgiving turkeys will look
small when contrasted with the price.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-11-11

Once leper, not always leper, is
the word that comes from the scien-
lists
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-11-11

Nj. Taft was all right when he met
President Diaz except that his trousers
dill lag at the knees.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-11-11

Towns unknown are now getting
Carnegie libraries.
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wild and extrayagant has been Co
mer in his administration" says the
Athens Courier.
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Now is the time to do safe and sane
Christmas shopping.
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What is so rare as day in No
yember? June is outclassed.
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The Steinheil trial may be retired in
the moving picture shows.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-11-11

Judge Gaynor drew on Epectetus
and the patent medicine almanacs for
intellectual material.
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suPERcILIoUs.

'"That fellow Griggson irritates me by
his attitude"
"Well, what is his attitude?"
1.-The kind of attitude New York adopts
toward a musician or a painter who halls
from Chicago"
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AS snorer Joe Cannon has NO rival
in pubic life.
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CUTTING DOWN EXPENSES.
Gertrude says she had to economic
dreadfully on her last trip abroad"
rs that so?"
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Mr.. Taft In Richmond.

That movement, and my desire to aid it
In every way possible and proper"
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JUST WHAT HE EXPECTED.

"I understand you are operating a coal
mine in Oklahoma. Getting anything out
of it?'
Eyes; coal"
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Musical Treat In store.

Beryl Rubnstein, the boy pianist. who
will give a recital at Gable hall next
Saturday afternoon at o'clock, is not
simply a prodigy, but local musicians
who have heard him play declare that he
is really a very fine pianist, and that
II he were 20 or 80 years of age instead
of 10 his performance would be classed
as high art. 1t is said that no prodigy
at his age has approached him In tech
nique, to say nothing of his temperament
or musicianly Interpretation. The Vir-
gianian-Pilot of Norfolk says of young
Rubinstein:
"The perfect composure and self-pos-
session of the boy are wonderful, and
unequaled by any public performers. fol
all artists confess they have more or less
nervousness or stage fright before oil
during their recitals.
None of this is evident with Berry
Rubinsten, and 1t lends charm to his ex-
ecution. He plays with the utmost ease
and is not at all abashed by the applause
that greets him. Beryl Is real Amer
lean boy, not only a musical genius, but
a boy with boys. He plays a good game
Reflections on Visit to Old Home.
Ibid you ever go back to your old
home after being away for long timer?
said Capt. j. Lawler Darby yesterday
III you have / don't think you would
have much desire to return; in fact
none, except to see the very few who
still remain.
II was over in Talladega recently; most
everything over there to me was mem
DRY which whispered that I was growing
old. Those of the long ago have beer
laid beneath the sod; mostly all are
new faces now.
THE beautiful rich valley, made merry
by the songs of the old darkies, and
the braying of the mules when they
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-11-11
About Persons.

W. II. Skaggs of Chicago, formerly of
this city, is at the Hotel Hillman. lie
says he has been coming back to Ala
bama on visits during the past ten years
and each time he has found Alabamians
plunged in political contest. In Chicago,
he says. the campaign is opened two
weeks before the election and a whirlwind
campaign is carried out and then the mat
ter is dropped.
Dr. Travis Drennen of Texas is visit
ing relatives in the city.
Spencer Jones, representative of Walter
Damrosch, is at the Florence.
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PREFERENCE.
Though the Land of Dreams,
When the freight CLEANS,
Holds never a thought of rue,
I'd much rather be.
Were 1t left to me.
In the Land of Dreams Come-True!
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A USEFUL ROLE.

A USEFUL RULE.
"Get out, you loaferl You have no ex-
cuse for living"
Indeed 1 have. I'm the towns object
lesson"
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NEW LINE.
whats become of Triple, who used to
be a ticket chopper
Hes hack writer now"
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The Amendment.

e Section 1. The manufacture, :
L sale and keeping for sale of alco- =
Il holic and malt liquors and other &
3 Intoxicating beverages shall be s.
& forever prohibited in this state, q
!. but alcohol may be sold for medi- :.
Z cal, scientific and mechanical pur- 3.
2 poses, and wine for sacramental 9.
z purposes under such regulations Il
e as the legislature may have pre- :.
/. scribed or may hereafter pre- &
g scribe. &
& Sec. 2. Nothing in the constitu- y
Z ton of Alabama shall be construed 81
e to prevent the legislature, under &.
Z the police power, from designating &
e places where such liquors may not g
z he stored or kept q
3 &
aIack, when once our grace we have
forgot,
Nothing goes Alright; we would, and
we would not.
Measure for Measure.
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EASIER RUNNING.

nd practically laid him awayl
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The AGE HERALD

entered at the Birmingham A.a,,
sostoffice Is second-class matter uhae.
let of Congress March 3. 1879.
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sSs@&e es"s &s How Bunny White Almost Became
 An Easter Rabbit .s s s


him away It was such fun to see him run, tail oyer head, to a tree, and to watch him go up to one of the topmost boughs in his excitement. So as he watched the two squirrels scampering and eapering about he conceived the idea of jumping at them and giving them q fright, just for the sport of 1t.
 He waited till the squirrels came close to his house door, then he crept out through the door and gave a sudden jump nt them, landing between them and scar ing them out of years growth, very likely. Away the two squirrels ran, gain ing tree which they climbed as fast as they possibly could. And Bunny was so amused that he lay down in the leaves and laughed till his sides ached. So loudly did he laugh that he did not hear the approach of one of those hunters his mother so much feared, and was not aware that a stranger to his world was within few feet of him. But presently he felt conscious that something was wrong, and quickly getting to his feet, looked about Then he saw n great, tall boy, and in front of him q monstrous animal-a dog The boy was holding the dog in check, and was waving his hands towards Bunny, as if to say: "Go along away, rabbit. Go into that house of yours" And Bunny, frightened even more than his poor comrades, the squirrels, had been, made a dive for his house. But lol his feet became entangled in something
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was much excited over her sons terrible experience, for 1t was through the mer- est accident that he was now at home with her, instead of being an Easter rab- bit something which Mrs. Mamma knew nothing about, but which she supposed meant something terrible. Anyway, here was Bunny at home, and with him she must move Into another wood. for the evil hunter and the ferocious dog might return at any time and entrap her dear little son, whose disobedience had brought him so close to lifelong imprisonment
 After explaining at length the penalty one must always pay for breaking the law-whether the law of home or of country = Mrs. Mamma White Rabbit kissed Bunny on either cheek, told him she forgave him fully for his disobedi- ence-which had cost him so dear-and that they would make plans at once for moving.
 And on Easter morning, bright and early, before the church bells of the town began to ring out their love mes sage to the world, Mrs. Mamma White Rabbit and her little son, Bunny, had found new quarters in a wood far, far from the one where they had been living and there they spent a most glorious Easter Day, though they did not know the meaning of Easter, for they were only srabbits-not Easter Rabbits" mind you%and had no way of understanding the beautiful story of Easter.
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about i0 people tan be accommodated III the James front room"
 Flossie looked about their own large front room,' which served both as living and sleeping apartment for the family. Tn wondering why we can't take down the two beds for the day and borrow chairs from the neighbors," she said You see. table could be arranged at the end of the room to take the place of n pulpit. MT. James would conduct the services. could play the piano, and you, mother, could lead in the singing. You have good voice, you know And father-well. what could he do to assist? Oh, I have it! He could pass the hat after the first prayer" Flossie and her mother laughed merrily over the duty assigned to MT. Stone "Well. it Is quite necessary to take up q collection" declared Flossie, flor every penny will help towards the new church which MT. James is so anxious to see begun before the year is out"
 "I'm glad we brought our piano with us,'' said Mrs Stone. When your father suggested that we sell it, thinking we would have to make many sacrifices in our new Western home before we got nicely settled, I said no; that you must have your piano. so that you would not lose the little you had learned of music. And how nice 1t will be to have piano music for our Easter service. You must get at your church music at once, and memorize one of your most ou-stirring voluntaries. You know that music hath charms to soothe the savage breast We must try to tame the wild man of The Plains. He has not always been wild, and 1t is our duty to help in bringing him back to his former state of mind and heart.
 "I'lf set to work practiclng my church
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and he was powerless to make any prog ress and lay struggling on the ground.
 And as he struggled and fought he felt the hunters hands hold of him, and he heard the dog snifflng and whining, and the hunters voice saying: "On. Carlo; don't you touch this pretty fellow. He's so fine and white I shall take him home Tor m Easter rabbit. Won't all the folks wonder when, tomorrow, I show them real live Easter rabbit. instead of those old toy things that every kid has? Alb. 1t was easy trapping him! All had to do was to stretch my net about him and he walked right iuto it Gee he's lighter! Reckon he doe,n't like being taken into captivity. Well, he's pretty one, sure. An, now, into my fish basket, little rabbit, and stay there till we get home. I'll build hutch for you, and you Il have all you want to eat
 And then Bunny was thrust into a sti1ing fish basket which had q terrible smell peryading it. There must have been old fish bait there, maybe angle worms!
 After some time he heard the boy say: Il wonder how you are getting on in there, little Easter Rabbit?" And next moment he saw the lid over his head open, and the light of day. and the sweet fresh air entered his prison. And at the
 
 the basket in place at the young hunters side broke, or q buckle gave way. and the basket, with lid open, dropped to the ground.
 Then Bunny Rabbit knew what to do, and he did it at once. Away he flew. over the hill, down through valley. across field, into the wood, and right to his own house, where he ran into the parlor and proceeded to cross the parti- ton into the bedroom
 For quite a distance Bunny had been pursued by both boy and dog. Then, Bunny's legs carrying him like wings, the boy had to drop out of the chase, and called to Carlo to return, crying out Come, let the little rascal go, you can't catch him. But we'll come back tomor- TOW and trap him again. then I'll fasten down the lid of the basket and he'll not escape us."
 So Carlo, thus importuned, left off the chase and followed his master back to town, where the master had a great story to tell of his experience catching a rabbit. And meanwhile Bunny White Rabbits mother had returned home and found her son in state of terrible ex- citement. "Oh, Mamma," cried Bunny, T disobeyed you and went out of the house to frighten two of our neighbor squirrels, and while enjoying some fun at >Messrs. Squirrels expense I was trapped by a terrible hunter who put me in q close, foul-smelling cage and started to carry me away. But Il piece of i'll luck to him brought good luck to me, and l made my escape just in time to pre- vent being made into an Easter rabbit, whatever that may be. I heard the hun ter tell his horrible companion, fero- cious dog, that he meant to make me Into hn Easter rabbit. Oh, the fright I had, Mother mine, and I'll never disobey you again, for ] got punished through my own disoDedience. But, Mother mine, we must move from here, for tomorrow the hunter is going to return to trap me again, for l heard him call it out to his ferocious companion that was chasing me-
 of course, Mrs. Mamma White Rabbit
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BY HELENA DAVIS.

e OTTIES mamma told Tottie that
 she might have a little party one Saturday afternoon. And you may A, go and invite your dearest friends"
 said Totties mamma, tying Tottie's hat on her head so that the wind might not blow 1t off, for once Tottie lost her hat while playing in the yard, for she had not tied the strings under her chin. So the naughty wind took away her hat, carried 1t off over the hedge and tossed 1t into a pond. And that was the last of that hat of Tottie's
 And ever since then Tottle's mamma had carefully tied Totties hat on her head and Tottie had not suffered another such experience as the one Jus re- lated
 Down the street went Tottie, her curls blowing in the breeze of q warm tApril day. And into first this gate, and then into that, passed Tottie. calling at the homes of her little friends and saying to each little comrade: My mamma says I may have a tea party this afternoon, and that 1 may ask all my friends Will you come, pease7' and, of course, each friend was only too happy to say: "Oh, yes, Tottiei I will be there. What are we going to have to eat?'' And Tottie would name over the goodies" that she had seen her mamma and the cook preparing for the afternoon tea party.
 At precisely 8 o'clock n party of ten was assembled In the big dlning-room 0; Totties home, and a gay little group they made, too. There were Johnny Riggs, dressed in bis new suit (made out of his papas old trousers); Ethel Grace Ray, In her white linen frock with blue braid and pearl buttons; Anna May Da- wis, wearing her sister Stells hat (Stell was two years older than Anna May) and her lace trimmed lawn frock; Tommy Per kins, his collar awry, his tie undone, his face smeared with dust (he had engaged in a fist fight with a little boy in the alley on his way to the party, and his temper ruffled; Sadie Jones, her finger wrapped up in big piece of white cot ton (she had cut 1t with her brother Ned's Jackknife) and wearing n pair of new shoes and her old white dress, with one button gone; Lulu Williams, proud In the possession of a fine new doll, which was dressed "to kill"; Harvey Small, his hair cut so short that he made all the children laugh when he pulled off his cap (so he put it on again) 1; Nellie Briant, proudly showing a cavity iu her mouth where tooth had been till that very morning, but which now re- posed in Nelle's pink palm as she showed it privately to each guest present, explaining how her papa had pulled 1t out with his fingers; Katie Jones, twin sister to Sadie Jones, wearing a new plaid gingham frock Sadie had one just like 1t, but she got some blood from her cut finger on the front, and of course her mamma made her take 1t off and wear her old white dress with one but tor gone)-and that made all the guests, Tottie being the tenth person in the party.
 After number of jolly games-in l which Tottie's older sister, Florence led -Tottie's mamma came in with a large platter piled with little round pies! Each boy and each girl got a whole pie to himself and to herself, and pretty soon Into ten brown, erusty apple pies dipped
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FANNIE JAMES.

women went so far as to put their noses to them to gather their fragrance-and the strains of the piano music. And, with hearts stirred. they joined in the hymns, which carried them back to for mer times, when they had known more of refining influence than they now en- joyed.
 After the service, and as MT. James be- gan an appeal to each person present to give him aid In the building and sustain ing of a little church In their town, burly fellow, dressed in the regulation cowboy garb, stood up near the open door. He had dropped in "to see the show" as he put it to another cowboy" friend who likewise was present.
 He stood with eyes on the preacher. drinking in every word, and when the speaker paused for a moment he called out in hoarse, strong voice: "Say, par son, l come in here to git a bit of fun out'n this doings; but I'll be blamed eff 1 hain't got something else. Say. that mu- sic what was played by that little angel went clean through this old hide O mine, and the songs and all the rest of the trimmings have got a-hold of me like a bull terrier, and won't let ago. I say, parson, I've been took back to my old home-away back East-and I've heard my own mothers voice a-singin them songs, and I've heard my own fathers voice a-saying them words what you've just said. And, by doggone, 1t has made me feel like different being! l hain't felt like man fer years and years; I've felt like wolf on the prairies. But l want to tell you now that I'm goin' to sell the fattest steer in my herd tomor- Ter and give the money to you for build in q church. l want this music. this sort of meeting, every Sunday, by gra- cious. It'll help us poor dogs that haven't felt like human beings for so long. An all the other boys will Timber up, too, and drop a steer or two In the hat for the building of church and the buying of an organ. We've got to have some music, sure; music as well as preachin', parson."
 Then the rough but good hearted ''cow- boy" sat down, wiping his eyes on his sleeve. And others in the little frame house had to wipe the mist from their eyes that morning. for many-like the cowboy ito sec the show" and went away with serious minds aud full hearts.
 And the church fund grew and grew from that Easter Sunday when little Flossie found the way to the hearts of books. and on the next Easter Sunday services were held in comfortable little church, with pulpit decorated with pa per flowers, and an organ In the corner, with Flossie as organist, and the rough cowboy was there, In q black suit and white shirt, just to show his re- spect for the organist and the 'parson," as he put it. And he was one of the leading members of the church. too.
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LITTLE POSSES EASTER ON TIE PLAINS BY LYME JAMES

MAA ANY years ago the incidents
 HV narrated in this story took
 H place. It was during the early
 V settling of that vast region west
 of the Mississippi River which was then known as "The Plains" At that time people were scarce in that part of the world; towns were scarcer. churches more scarce. And all the wild ness of the world seemed to have full sway on The Plains. There the rangers" held the new country in their hands, so to speak. The cowboy and the gov ernment scout were the heroes of the prairies.
 To this new region had. come a family of three-man, wife and little daughter. Their name was Stone. and their little daughter was named Flossie She was IS years old and very quiet, serious child for her age. While the other chill dren of the -month-old town played in the grass-grown streets, Flossie sat in the ''big room" of her parents two-room frame house studying her books. for she had been at the head of her classes in the school she had attended in an Eastern state prior to coming to The Plains, and 1t was her determination to continue to learn, even though there was no school as yet In the town where she lived.
 One morning her mother, looking up from the almanac, which she had been studying In order to find just when to plant her garden in the right sign of the moon, said: Daughter, do you know that next Sunday Is Easter? Isn't 1t pity that we cannot have some sort of Easter services In our new town?'
 "Why can't we have Easter services, Mother?' asked Flossie, laying aside her hook. "There is dear old Mir. James, who was a preacher before coming here, and you know he Is doing all he can to get an appropriation from an Eastern church fund toward building a little church in our town. and he has been holding serv- ices in his own house every Sunday. I know there are only a handful of people who attend, and that the majority of our citizens feel certain contempt for the church; but l do believe they might be made to feel differently could we but get them interested Now, why shouldn't you and father and I help MT. James to ar range for special Easter services for next Sunday?'
 "You are q true Christian girl, my daughter" said Mrs. Stone, "and I be- lieve we might do something to. help Christianity here in this wild place. The Christian feeling, but they are forgetful and have been so long from civilization that they readily drop into the spirit of The Plains. But I am glad to hear you speak so earnestly on the subject, and I shall do all I can to assist in having special Easter service. Let me see where could we hold the meeting? MT. James house Is so very small Only
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A Few Easter
 Suggestions.

Don't forget the poor and sick on the Holy Day of Easter.
 Don't fail to carry q bouquet of flowers and a basket of dainties to some sick person.
 Don't go to church to show your new hat and frock, but go in true Christian spirit.
 Don't go to church to look at others new hats and frocks, but to give your as- sistance in the cause of Right and Truth. Don't think that merely going to church makes Christian. You shall be judged by your own works.
 Don't content yourself by doing good on Easter only, but continue to perform acts of charity and kindness throughout the year.
 Don't think that God listens to you but one day of each week. His ears and eyes are yours every day, and He heeds a prayer from the earnest heart on a week. day as surely as He needs one on a Sun day,