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The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-05-28
ROOSEVELT ON TOLSTOI

municipal or national, may be the prime factor for upholding peace and righteous ness. Militarism is to be condemned or not, purely according to the conditions So eating horse meat is in itself mere mat ter of taste; but the early Christian mis- sionaries in Scandinavia found that seri- ous evil sprang from the custom of eating horse meat in honor of Odin. It is lit- orally true that our very grave municipal problems In New York or Chicago have no more to do with militarism than with eating the meat of horses that have been sacrificed to pagan deities; and crusade against one habit, as an element in mu- nicipal reform, is Just about as rational as would be a crusade against the other. Oliver Wendell Holmes said that it had taken a century to remove the lark from American literature; because the poets in- sisted upon writing, not about the birds they saw, but about the birds they had read of in the writings of other poets
 Militarism as an evil in our social life is as purely figment of the imagination as the skylark in our literature. Moreover, the fact that in spite of this total absence of militarism there is so much that is evil in our life, so much need for reform, ought to show persons who think that the destruction of mlltarism would bring about the millennium how completely they lack the sense of perspective.
 To minimize the chance of anything but willful misunderstanding, let me repeat that Tolstoi is great writer, a great novelist; that the unconscious influence of his novels is probably, op the whole, good even disregarding their standing as works of art; that even as a profess slonal moralist and philosophical adviser of mankind in religious matters he has some excellent theories and on some points develops a noble and elevatng teaching; but that, taken as a whole. and if generally diffused his moral and philosophical teachings, so far as they had any influence at all, would have an influence for bad partly because on cer- tain points they teach downright immor- aiity, but much more because they tend to be both foolish and fantastic, and if logically applied would mean the extinc- ton of humanity in a generation.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-05-28
HIS FATHERHOOD.

By Coventry Pamore. My little son, who lookd from thoughtful
 eyes,
 And moved and spoke in quiet grown-up
 wise,
 Having my law the seventh time dis-
 obeyed, I struck hirl, and dismissal With hard words and unSiss'd-- His mother who was patient, being dead. Then fearing lest his grief should hinder I visited his bed, But found him slumbering deep, With dsrkend eyelids, and their lashes
 yet
 From hls late sobbing wet And I, with moan. Kissing away his tears, left others of my own, For, on table drawn beside his. head, He had put within his reach A box of counters and a red-veined stone, A piece of glass abraded by the beach, And six or seven shells, q. A bottle with buebells. And two French copper coins, ranged
 there
 To comfort his sad heart. So when that night pray'd To God, I wept and said: An when Ut last we lie with tranced
 breath, ~ Not vexing Thee in death, And thou remembrest or what toys We made our joys, How weakly understood, Thy great commanded good. Then, fatherly, not less Than I, whom Thou hast nodded from the clay, Thoul't leave Thy wrath and say, I will be sorry for thy childishness.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-05-28
nr. Tarrant on the Fee Issue

Dr. Felix I. Tarrant, candidate before the people for member of the House of Representatives favors fee reform with many "ifs" and "buts." He has had a great deal of advice on the sub ject, and thai advice as a rule puts stumbling blocks in the way. He final ly says. however that 'if the judiciary committee of the house is of the opin- ion that constitutional relief can be had by putting officers on salaries am of the opinion that some of the abuses might be remedied by creating 1 the office of jaileT in counties of the size of Jefferson, Mobile and Montgom- cry, covering the fees for feeding the prisoners, the turnkey fees and the re- linquishing fees into the county treas urpr and requiring the county out of these fees to feed it's prisoners and pay the jailer.'
 This is all the remedy he offers for the widespread and multifarious evils of the fee systeml The voters who are content with his remedy should certainly vote to make him lawmaker of the state.
 As a matter of fact, his proposed remedy would be unconstitutional No advice is needed on that point, as a single reading of the section that the fee brigade gumshoed into the consti- tuition of 1901 plainly shows. Here it is:
 "Sec. 96. The legislature shall not en- act any law not applicable to all the counties in the state, regulating costs and charges of courts, or fees. commis- sions or allowances of public officers.
 The bill that Dr. Tarrant suggests would be applicable to three counties only, leaving GA counties untouched He certainly has more advice coming to him, although section 96 is distinct and specific.
 It calls for a statewide reform bill | that fits all counties and all circum- stances within the state, and that is what the people desire. It calls for a bill that authorizes and even com mands each county board in the state | to substitute salaries for fees by or before a time named. Each county board presumably knows the situation in it's county. Possibly salaries of county officers should be revised once in every ten years. Possibly revision should be left discretionary with the county board.
 ! Would pr. rarrant alpport such a
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-05-28
Senator Billy LOrlmer

The bepartizan crowbar was used to break the remarkable deadlock in the Illinois legislature that had existed since last January. The blonde boss from the stock yards district succeed ed in lining up 53 democrats out of TT in the two houses, and 55 repub- hcans. This gave him five more votes than he needed to break the deadlock
 No one will regret to hear that Al bert J. Hopkins goes back to private life. He was follower of the Can non-Aldrich machine. Foraker of Ohio, Hemenway of Indiana, HopkinS of Illinois, Allison of Iowa and Long of Kansas, not to mention the changes In the Dakotes have each and all been
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-05-28
Railroad Officials Here.

J. T. Harahan. president of the Illinois Central accompanied by Mai J. F. Han son, president, and F. B. Noise, general manager of the Central Of Georgia rail- road. was In Birmingham yesterday morn ing after having made a trip of inspec- tion of the Central of Georgia properties.
 MT. Harahan's presence here lends inter- est to the rumor that the Illinois Central, through it's president, will assume active control of the Central of Georgia on June l. As is generally known the Central of Georgia is and has been for some time owned by Illinois Central interests, but they have never taken active control of the road.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-05-28
Confession nf Robbery.

Macon, Ga, May 27.-Officer Jesup returned from Montgomery today with Martin and Clifford Watts, who were arrested in that city Tuesday night. Martin Watts confessed to robbing N. B. Johnson in this city last Sunday night He says he disarmed Johnson and in tussle took from JohnsOn's person bag containing gold coin amounting to $356. In the bag was a marked coin and this is said to have been found on Martin Watts person. One hundred and seventy-three dollars was recovered.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-05-28
InvestIaate Fire Equipment.

A party of three engineers. representing the National Board of Fire Underwriters, arrived in Birmingham yesterday and started inspecting the fire dangers and fighting facilities of the city. T. B. C.. Shell, c. R. Barker and J. H. Rowland compose the group
 They called on Mayor O'Brien and Chief Bennett yesterday morning and had a. long talk regarding the general condi- tions of the city. In their conversation they made it plain that their visit had nothing to do with the insurance rates of the city, but that they simply reported their finding to the national board. They will be here for about a month.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-05-28
pies In Poverty Almond Lepers.

Mexico City, May 27.-Mrs. Alice Chopin, daughter of former Aus trian consul to New Orleans, and con- nected with the best families in that city, died today in poverty at the home of her aged mother in the leper colony. Mrs. Choppin's fathers name was Johns. He married Rose d'Altney. Both were wealthy, but lost all in the civil war and then moved to Mexico. Mrs. Johns developed leprosy with her daughter and lived for years in the leper colony The mother Is still liy- ing, aged 35 years.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-05-28
Jenks May Be Sent to China.

Washington, May 27.-The latest name under consideration as possible successor to MT. Rockhill as American minister to China is that of Prof. Jere- miah ". Jenks of Cornell university. President Taft Is well acquainted with the work of Prof. Jenks in the Philip pines and China in connection with ths study of economic and financial condi lions in the far east as a commissioner and agent of the United States gov ernment, and some inquiries have been made to learn the disposition of the Senate in case his nomination as min ister to China should be sent to that body.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-05-28
About Persons.

Gen. George P Harrison of Opelika, commander of the Alabama division United Confederate Veterans, was in Birmingham yesterday conferring with local veterans about the coming reunion at Memphis. It is understood that Bir- mingham will be rendezvous point for the larger part of the Alabama dele gation and special trains will carry the veterns to Memphis direct from this city.
 State Superintendent of Education Harry c. Gunnels was in Birmingham yesterday en route to Mobile. He has been attending the commencement ex- ercises at Tuscaloosa.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-05-28
Steamer Stuck in Mud.

New York, May 27.-Six hundred and ninety passengers on the North German Lloyd passenger steamer Prinzessin Alice, who expected to be far out in the Atlantic ocean tonight, spent the time instead near Fort Wadsworth, Staten Island, not out of sight of the city. The vessel grounded this morning in the fog. Late tonight her bows were still fast in the mud flats. Tugs are at work about her and her cargo is being shifted toward the Stern SIS
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-05-28
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR.

Philosophy is cheap form of consola- ton for show, not use.
 The way a girl learns how to fiirt is being born able to do it.
 It's mighty good joke that can stand the way most people tell it.
 The danger of man having an ounce of brains Is he thinks it is Q toua,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-05-28
Street Car Men May Strike.

Philadelphia, May 28-In accord ance with resolutions adopted at meet ings of street car men in all parts of the city last week, mass meeting of motor men and conductors was held here last night, and it was decided to cease work whenever the executive committee of the national organization of street car men should consider the time propitious It was also decided that every effort would be made to protect the company's property from rioters. The street car men were in session at o'clock this morning.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-05-28
TRIAL OF FRIENDSHIP.

Artemus Ward was quite as lovable q he was homely, and even in his 1asi hours his humor did not desert him. Several good stories are told of the way in which he tested in the presence of death. The following anecdote Is going the rounds of the press. It Is credited to the "Recollections of the Bancrofts'
 Just before Artemus Wards death Rob- ertson poured out some medicine and offered it to the sick man, who said My dear Tom, I won't take any more of that horrible stuff.'
 Robertson urged him to swallow the mixture, saying: Do, now-theres dear felow-for my sake. You know would do anything for you.'
 Would you?'' said Ward, feebly, grasp ing his friends hand for the last time.
 T would indeed" said Robertson.
 Then you take ftp
 Ward passed away few hours after ward.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-05-28
V. M. e. A. Campaion Ends.

Tampa, May 27-The local Young Mems Christian associations eight-day campaign concluded today, for a fund with which to complete their new building, resulting in total collections of S3,O69.50. The largest contribution was for 5000.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-05-28
Oldest Kansas Editor Dead.

Topeka, May 2.-F. P. Baker, the oldest newspaper editor in Kansas, died today in his 90th year. MT. Baker founded the State Record, one of the first daily papers in Topeka, In 1s67 In 1871 1t was consolidated with the Commonwealth, which he sold In 1888 to the Topeka Cap tai
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-05-28
Rio Order for Locomotives.

Philadelphia, May 27.-It was report ed here today that a contract for 1O5 locomotives had been placed with the Baldwin Locomotive works by the Har- riman lines. This is the largest order placed with the firm since the panic of 1907.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-05-28
Ten Years in Prison.

Cordele, Ga, May 27.-Bert Cain, who shot and killed Chief of Police Forest of this place, in February, was today found guilty of voluntary man. slaughter and was sentenced to ten years imprisonment
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-05-28
Infected Cattle Barred.

Jefferson City, Mo, May 27.-Gov- ernor Hadley tonight signed bill pro- hibiting the importation of cattle into Missouri infected with Texas tick or Texas fever. The bill is effective at once.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-05-28

Queen Wilhelmina buys American shoes for her baby. She may excite the ire of the home wooden shoe makers, but that baby will neverthe- less wear American shoes.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-05-28
Wild West Show c Changes Hands.

New York, May 27.-"Buffao Bill" Cody and "Pawnee Bil," otherwise known as Mai. Gordon w Iillie, have purchased the interest of the late James A. Bailey in what is known now as "Buffalo Bill s Wild West and Pawnee Bilfs Far East
 l Show" 1t was announced here last night
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-05-28
Weston Leaves Denver.

Denver, May 27.--Weston left Den yer at midnight for Brighton, 20 miles north. He expected to arrive before morning. AS he resumed his journey westward he said he was in fine condi- ton.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-05-28

bill? This is the question the voter should fire at him from this time on until the voting takes place on June 19 next. Remember the day and also the issue.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-05-28

Austria proposes to fit an income tax to bachelors, ehildless couples. and widows Why the last-named should be singled out for taxation purposes does not appeaar.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-05-28

Some correspondents ultimate that the python shot by Mr Roosevelt was made of papier-mache. The stories from the jungle certainly do not lack variety.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-05-28

The Aldrich bill has yet to pass the conference stage and also the presi- dential inspection stage.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-05-28

Cuba has one attribute of a first class power-a treasury deficit.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-05-28
CHEERILY.

Don't you mind the weather Storms won't last for long; Winters snow and buster Yield to April's song. Don't you stop for trouble Thorns along the way; Every cloud that darkens
 Will soon pass away. Every pain will vanish,
 Every trace of rue; Joy will chase the shadows From the heart of youl
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-05-28

William Lorimer has sandbagged his way to the Senate, vice Hopkins, who has gone back to private life.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-05-28

Abdul Hamid turned over s5.oOO,000 to the Young Turks. The act was really one of life insurance, and the premium was heavy.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-05-28

The government needs either an in- come tax or per capita tax on spec tators at baseball games.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-05-28

It is a good tariff bill for all except the ultimate consumer.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-05-28

Even England Is beginning to suffer from railroad octopus.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-05-28

The President is about to open 700.- 900 acres of public land to settlement, thereby removing it from the land thieves.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-05-28

George Meredith, dead, is finding more readers than George Meredith ever did living
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-05-28

French titles still bring good prices, although they are as a rule stolen or absolute fakes.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-05-28

Roosevelt continues to bore holes in the carnivora of Africa regardless of the comments of humanitarians at home.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-05-28

Abdul Hamid is as bad off as he would have been if he had got on the wrong side of the wheat market.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-05-28
ADRIFT WITH THE TIMES
QUEEN ROSE.

QJ JEFIN ItOof. Sweet every bee that roams the fields And every fay that trips Will pause a while to dream upon The glory of your lips. Ere long to vanish from the scene, The darling of a day, Drink deep of summer sun and rain And flourish while you may!
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-05-28

From 50 to 80 liners can be located on the Atlantic ferry every day.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-05-28

Coney Island can no more be re- formed than can the average state leg islature.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-05-28

That was a Young Turk movement in the police board
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-05-28
A GOOD FoRGErTER.

"The secret of happiness lies in learn ing to forget" remarked the near-phi- osopher
 Well, you ought to be happy" an- swered his friend.
 What makes you think so?" You never remember a debt"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-05-28

General Stoessel is not free to ae- cept chautauqua invitations, and his country has no talkfests of that sort.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-05-28

Hot waves hesitate to appear this year, and no one is sorry unless it be the farmer.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-05-28

The talking for Buncombe goes on in the Senate and summer is near at hand.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-05-28
LII. LIST DESERT.

"Ah, whom have we here?" asked Sa- tan.
 An insurance solicitor sire.'' answered an imp.
 Did he go into peoples offices when they were busy and sit there for an hour at time talking a blue streak and waving his arms like a windmill"
 He so confesses, sire
 And scatter a lot of pamphlets over peoples desks. disregarding the fact that he was not welcome and ignoring all hints to go. while his victims twisted and squirmed and ground their teeth in despair?"
 He owns that he did, sire"
 'Um-put him in Cauldron 9999, 764. That's the hottest pot in Hades"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-05-28
SAFE.

 Sam Langford has declared himself The champion of the world And in the teeth of Jeff and Jack His proud defy Is hurled. Iris not so hard to understand His attitude, ween. Sam Langford and those other pugs An ocean lies between.
 WIDOWS WILES.
 A little widow,
 Now and then,
 Will hypnotize
 A dozen men.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-05-28
THE SECRET OF HAPPINESS.

He seems to be we'll pleased with life"
 That's because he's we'll pleased with himself"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-05-28
STALLED.

He lies beneath his auto car, Upon his back; Small accidents do often mar Fine sport, alack.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-05-28
MAIDS.

 Maids, maids, maids,- 'Tis very hard to say In what each one doth most allure, For each one has way Of smiling smiles and darting looks That keep a fellow guessing, And eyes sometimes on mischief bent And little hands for pressing. Maids, maids, maids,- I've talked with dropping fellows Who swore their hearts were all a-blaze And Love was at the bellows. And the gloomy looks they wore, Disconsolately blinking And some were roaming meath the stars And some were madly drinking. Maids, maids, maids,- No use to ask for pity; The homely ones try hard to please, But never those who're pretty. No wonder beauty's tyrannous- The explanations simple; The bards sing as they'd split their
 threats:
 And why?-To praise a dimple
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-05-28

Washington Bureau Age-Heraid. 14.1 c street. N. W.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-05-28

A young Flushing, L. l., couple were married the other day, presumably fush- Ing
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-05-28
TENSE.

What is the psychological moment in baseball?"
 "Oh that's when somebody hits the umpire over the head with a baseball bat and fourteen feminine fans faint in the grandstand."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-05-28

hound pup came between an Indiana man and his wife. Rather prosaic for Indiana, the birthplace of romance
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-05-28
RIPPLES.

RIPPIESa A new crop of lions will be needed fl Africa.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1909-07-14
Life 100, 900 Years AGO.

Scientists have found in a cave in
Switzerland bones Of men, who lived
100000 years ago, when life was in con-
slant danger from wild beasts. Today
the danger, as shown by A. W. Brown
of Alexander, Me-, is largely from
deadly disease. ''If it had not been
for DR.. Kings New Discovery, which
cured me, I could not have lived,n he
writes, suffering as did from "a Sc
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obstinate Coughs and prevent P'neu-
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New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1909-07-14
Making a Rare Lettuce.

Mrs. Francis G. NeWlands, niece of
Ward McAllister and wife of the Ne
vada senator, has succeeded in grow
ing rare lettuce In the garden of her
country home near Washington. The
lettuce is very bitter, and as salad 1t
is a delicacy to the cultivated taste.
Mrs. Newlands imported the seed
from Italy, and she is one Of the first
to grow this variety in America. The
NeWlands occupy the estate which
formerly was the home OF John r.
Mclean and later was owned by Adj
miral Dewey. Mrs. Newlands person
ally directs all work In the extensive
garden. Here she grows a large vari-
ETY. of herbs. She has cut the garden
in two with low wall Of loose stones,
which now is covered with vines Of
wild roses, honeysuckle and Ivy.