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The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-14
HINTON HELPER,
The Man Who Dreamed of a Great
 Railroad System.
From the Springfield Republican.

| From the Springfield Republican.
 Hinton Rowan Helper, who in his eightieth year has committed suicide at his apartments in Washington, was born an enthusiast. without power-just as there are commissions without power ex- cept as their advisory capacities may in- fluence others action. The chief infiu- enee Mr. Helper ever exercised was when, in 1851, being then under 30 years of age, he published a remarkable book called
 "The Impending Crisis" which had a great effect on the northern opinion of slavery, emphasizing the injurious char acter of ''the peculiar institution" in a way to supplement the revelations of Uncle Toms Cabin on the practical side Its presentation of the dwarling nature of the slave-based civilization. shown by comparison Of north and south, and his positions butlressed with statis- ties Of economic development. stretnsth- ened the anti-slayery sentiment of the north. It was seen by Horace Greeley to be so important that he gave many columns of the New York Tribune to u review of it. But Helper had no love for the negro, and the reconstruction days brought forth from him, in 1867 and 1868. several books designed to show the impossibility of maintaining civilization with the negro as political factor. Such books were "Nojoque; a Question for a Continent" "The Negroes in Negro land tine Negroes in America; the Negroes Generally" Later he became obsessed with a magnificent project for what he called "The Three Americas Railway" a scheme for a railway line from Bering straits through Central America, the isthmus and down through South Amer iea to the straits of Magellan. His dis couragement as to his great project, which the Panama ship-canal rendered unlikely for a generation, if not forever, is said to have been the cause of his suicide-though at 80 years he should hare learned patience. MT. Helper was born in North Carolina, December 2, 1929, and The Impending Crisis of course derived its effect largely from the fact that it was a voice from the south. MT. Helpers wife and surviving children live in Chicago.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-14
From the Washington Post.

II iOih tilc w dSHlIEIOn FOSt.
 T AVE industrial conditions actually 111 reached such stage in the Uni ted States that married women are flocking into the stores and factories in order to support their husbands and children? The question sounds like an ef- to be facetlous, but 1t embodies the sober conclusion reached by a serious writer in a current magazine.
 Less than three decades ago few women were employed in the business world. Teaching and employment in the domes- tic arts were about the only opportuni- ties offered them for work outside the home. Today more than GO per cent of the employees in stores are women; nearly 40 per cent of the factory workers are wom- en; about 30 per cent of the clerical forces employed in offices are women. Until the last five years this great army of work ing women was composed almost wholly of the unmarried and the widowed, or efforts for a living. Now, it is claimed. the married women have joined the army of workers in great numbers.
 What is the cause2 The allegation has been made that at the root of this move ment lies the restlessness of the modern woman, her dissatisfaction with the limi- tations of the home and its oftentimes clothes, theatres and the gauds of a frivolous civilization. This charge is wig orously refuted by the writer referred to.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-14
GoTHAM,s THEATRE CROWDS.

From Charities and the Commons.
 A careful estimate makes 1t probab ble that at least 300,00O persons attend thea ters in New York on week days and 5O0,e00 on Sundays This means that as a factor in the life of the people the theatre stands second only to the public schools. It must at once be added that of these 9O0,o0O or 100000 not 20 per cent are found at Broadway theatres or in deed at any of the standard theatres This fact at once throws the theatre prob lem into the right prospective. The plays presented on Broadway are subject to vio- lent criticism just now and have even aroused the reforming ire of the board or aldermen; but what of the 6O0-odd theatres swarming In the tenement dis triets and offering food wholesome or poisonous to the immigrant, the child and the workingman. There are over 300 moving picture shows in Greater New York, seating from 150 to 300 people, sit uated in the tenement districts, giving dozen performances a day-veritable in- stitutions in the life of the people But they are practically unregulated.
 On the constructive side, it must be re- membered that no agency in New York al this moment draws as the moving picture show draws It reaches a broad stratum of people not reached by the recreation centers or the social settles ments. Moving pictures. because of their cheapness and often their real excellence, represent the theatre itself to the great majority. the wage earners. They are a social force of commanding importance whether for good or for ill-a force which must be used and developed
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-14
THE-LADY OF THE WHITE HOUSE.
Mrs. Taft Will Manage Her Homo In
 Her Own Way.

From the New York Times.
 The whole nation is deeply interested in
 the manner of life of the occupants of the
 White House. The publication of details of the changes made in the domestic arrange ments of the presidential mansion by its
 new mistress, therefore, is not only justi-
 fable, but actually commendable. The
 changes, however, are not radical or im-
 portant. A competent female housekeeper
 may be as dignif1ed and formidable per-
 sonage as a male steward. Colored foot
 men in livery lend as great an air of dis tinction to the doorway of a house as
 frock- coated doorkeepers of Caucasian
 descent. The seclusion of the uniformed
 the people know they are always on hand
 and the home of their chief magistrate
 is properly guarded.
 Mrs. Taft is clearly going to manage her
 home in her own way, and there is gen.
 eral impression that the way Will be charming. She is well qualified for the
 leadership of Washington official society. She succeeds as first lady in the land to one of the most purposeful. discreet SSSCS
 House has ever had, but nobody doubts
 that her own regime will be in accord
 ance with the best traditions or the
 capital. Republican simplicity, to pc sure' has prevailed in the White House since
 its earliest days. Our Presidents gener- ally have been approachable men. ano'
 beyond the etiquette essential to official dom on state occasions, there has rarely been much show of formaity. The bright light of publicity has frequently fallen on the intimate domestic life of most of our Presidents. The exclusive mansion is open to the sightseeing multitude one hour every day. The lot of the Presidents 8 wife is enviable, to be sure, but 1t is beset with difficulties. The recent structural changes in the White House which have separated the executive offices from the residence afford
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-14
EASY LIFE FOR TRAITOR.

From the London Globe.
 The first man, a Paris contemporary observes. lost the earthly paradise by a fault and man today has found it by a crime.
 Ex-Lieutenant Ullmo, who was con- demned as traitor and who is now on Devils island, is the person referred to, and if our contemporary is not misin- formed the assertion Is not very wide of the mark.
 The ex-lieutenant has a nice little cot tage; his costume is white flannel, and he wears white boots. He rises late and spends a long time dressing. His toilet table, we learn. Is laden with scent bot ties, and in the room Is portrait which bears a strong resemblance to La Belle Iison His study Is well-supplied with books, theatrical andso other reviews, such as one would find in a country gentle mans house. Books on philosophy also find a place. the ex-lieutenant's favorite writers being Kant, Fichte and Scheling
 After breakfast Ullmo walks about his little domain, feeds his fowls and gives instructions to his cook. Nearly every day a launch brings fresh meat, and to guard against stormy weather and the non-arrival of the launch the lieutenant has, we are assured, a larder well stocked with eggs, butter, preserves and char cuterie in abundance. After breakfast he takes a rest and then has a walk under the cocoanut trees Then he sits in the shadow of the trees and watches the beautiful sunset and possibly thinks of Dreyfus in this little solitude. At lunch he can have plenty of fresh milk and cheese, for he has a herd of goats.
 After dinner the ex-lieutenant and his guards play cards, and before retiring the chef-who. like Goldsmith's chest of drawers-"contrives double debt to pay'' transformed into valet de chambre, asks the prisoner for instructions for the next day The correspondent who fur Eishes this account was surprised at what he saw, and so, we think, will be his readers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-14

falo, a distance of 450 miles. is but s1 a ton.
 The Erie canal would not have been turned into a barge canal if no Pan anna canal had been begun. New York city is determined that all grain and all other freights in the Mississippi valley shall not be toted to the sea at New Orleans and Mobile and Calves ton. It proposes to handle part of that great trade, and this is why a barge canal is being built from Buff falo to Troy on the Hudson river.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-14
CAUSE FOR ALARM.

From the San Francisco Star
 An elderly patient in the Tennessee mountain region was suffering from malady the remedy for which the doctor prescribed in the form of capsules. The old woman trusted her medical adviser. but for the medicine she evinced much suspicion.
 Some time after she had taken the cap sules she was asked by her son how she felt
 Poorly"
 Don't you want nuthin' to eat?"
 Soon, however, the old woman arose from her bed and took her seat in rock ing chair Thinking that tho attention would be gratefully received. the son filled her pipe, and, taking live coal from the hearth. carried both to his mother. .
 ."Take that away. son." yelled the old uoman In the utmost fright Don't you know better'n to come near me when I've got them cartridges in me?'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-14
HIS SHARE.
From Harper's Weekly

"So you contemplate entering into a life partnership with Miss Bullion?" the old man said, smilingly fondly upon his son. "Of course you are old enough to judge for yourself, but it hardly seems to me-
 "Oh, that's all right" the youth has, tened to assure him. You see her fath- CT will give us house and lot, her uncle a handsome check, and she has quite q little money of her own-'
 And what do you contribute to the partnership?" the old man demanded, with twinkle in his eye.
 The young man blushed slightly.
 "Well-er-principally the name, dad; principally the name" he admitted.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-14
Bishop Aliens Return.

The Right Rev. Edward Patrick AL len, bishop of the diocese of Mobile, which embraces the entire state of Alabama, has returned to this coun- try from Rome, where he went to pay his ad limina visit to the Pope. He will reach Mobile next Wednesday, St. Patrick's day. and will be rendered a public reception on Thursday.
 The bishop was abroad little more than three months.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-14
Interest In the FestlvaI.

'I am greatly encouraged at the out look for the music festival to be held here the first week in May under the direction of Walter Damrosch," said W. J. Hon, who has accepted the posi- tion of local manager.
 "The Hippodrome has been secured for the festival. Already several of tho boxes have been sold and many citi- zens have put their names down for tickets. I will give the festival busi- ness my undivided attention from now until the event is over. I hope to sell enough tickets before May to assure the financial success of the festival"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-14
Working for Missions.

The Rev. R. W. Patton, secretary of the general board of missions of the Protestant Episcopal church, is in Bir- mingham. His headquarters are in Atlanta and he has charge of the churches mission work in the south. He is known among his brethren as an earnest worker fin his appointed field and Is esteemed inside and out of the church as a gentleman of culture and engaging personality.
 MT. Patton will remain here for 10 days or more and will address Episco- pal gatherings on the scope and prac- tical success of mission enterprise
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-14
ITS PURPOSE.

From the Cleveland Plain Dealer
 The Manager-I like your play. It is clean cut and incsve. All except the first act. I can't make any sense out of that
 The Playwright-It's all right. It serves the purpose for which 1t was intended.
 The Manager-And what's that?
 The Playwright-It gives time for the ill-bred and noisy people who come in late to get seated before the play actu- ally begins.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-14
St. Bernard coIIeoe.

"Cullman continues to flourish" said the Rev. Father Charles. O. S. B.. of St. Bernard college.
 "The institution with which I am con- nected is having a good year. Con sidering the times the student body Is quite large We have students from all over the south and always large number from the Birmingham district"
 Father Charles will take part in the services at St. Paurs church today and will return to Cullman Monday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-14
THE BYwAYs OF REST.

The byways are calling
 From the crowded walks of pain, Where the souls of men are bartered And the only thought Is gain; Where the strife goes on unceasing And the price is broken hearts, In the sounding, lanes of traffic,
 In the sordid money marts. The byways are calling
 From the turmoil and the din, Where so much is staked on fortune And so little there's to win Calling with voice insistent,
 "Oh. ye thralls of lifes despair, Earth holds paths with roses bordered And true happiness lies therev'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-14
THE RRooKsIpE.
Richard Monckton Milnes d-ord Housf

MOnCkLOn miluco \lOIo IlOuB ton).
 I wandered by the brookside, wandered by the mill; I could not hear the brook flow, The noisy wheel was still; There wes no burr of grasshopper, No chirp of any bird, But the beating of my own heart Was all the sound heard. I sat beneath the elm tree,
 l watched the long, long shade, And as 1t grew still longer
 | did not feel afraid, For I listened for a footfall,
 l liste for a word But the heating of my own heart Was all the sound I heard. Fast silent tears were flowing, When something stood behind A hand was on my shoulder;
 I knew its touch was kind; It drew me nearer, nearer;
 We did not speak one word, For the beating our our own hearts Was all the sound we heard.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-14
A LIMITED REMEDY.
From Judge.

At one of those possum and 'tater feasts to which President Taft was doing ample justice, one of the hosts remarked: "The presidency has done your diges- ton lot of good, hasn't it?"
 well, yes," MT. Taft hesitated; but I don't believe can recommend it,"
 NO? Why notr'
 why, my dear sir. just think what a frightful fit of indigestion I would have had if hadn't been eiectedv'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-14
Demand for Truck Farms.

There is always active inquiry for truck farms in Jefferson and neigh boring counties,' said B. F. Eborn Trucking Is profitable business here abouts.
 northern farmers have settled in this part of Alabama, and those who have made a speciality of vegetables and fruits have prospered greatly. Every few years farm values reach higher levels and money put in truck farms Is particularly well invested"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-14
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR.

From the New York Press.
 The fatter woman gets the easier it is for her to believe nobody notices it.
 A girls idea of a strange man is some body 1t would be exciting to know be- cause she doesn't
 The cynic can smile now and then; he is rarely called upon to shed tear over his disappointment.
 The queer thing about a wedding tour is what a complete cure for man want ing to travel with his wife 1t always sAAna to hA
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-14

THE ROAD. It's a long road, hard road, The road we have to travel. And tangled are the schemes of life We mortals must unravel. But hope in heart will wonders work And blthely keep us going, Though storms are breaking overhead And adverse winds are blowing. It's a long road, 8 hard road And perilous the journey; Each day that dawns new foes are met, New battles fought in tourney But love will gild the way with light And keep the goal before us, A smile to follow every sigh And heaven bending OCT usl
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-14
A.WARM .IoR

What do you suppose Is the present population of Hades?e
 Haven't the slightest Idea. But know one thing.p
 And what is thatY,
 I'd hate to be a census taker down there''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-14
New Books for Library.

'The Birmingham public library has been the recipient of a number of new volumes in the past few weeks" said Frances Nimmo Greene. secretary of the Birmingham Public Library association. ''Ninety-seven works of fiction were do- mated by the Cadmean Circle alone.
 ''The Twentieth Century club, which yearly contributes $40 worth of books to the library, recently sent in as an added donation 10 new, well-selected story books for children.
 "on account of the thorough reorgan- ization which the library is undergoing at present, the new books which have been lately acquired will not be subject to call for some weeks
 By the time the work of classifying and cataloguing the books in the library is finished, it is hoped that there will be large additions to the present number of volumes, and many acquisitions to the number of interested readers"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-14
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
A Visitors impressions.


 Birmingham seems to have felt the general industrial depression less than other iron centers," said Frank L. Henry of Cincinnati. q was in Birmingham in the early summer of last year and things looked good in the district as compared with Youngstown and even Pittsburg; and on this trip I find considerable activity In certain lines of manufacturing busi- ness. In North Birmingham all the im- portant plants are in operation, and some of them are being run practically up to their fun capacity
 "As for building operations. Birmingham IS making wonderfully fine record I have not seen so much building in any city of the 100000 population class in re- cent years Instead of standing still during the hard times it has gone right ahead at rapid rate, and when a new era of prosperity strikes this country, which will be very soon. think Birming- ham will show the most phenomenal rec ord of growth of any city in the south."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-14

. All lion whelps in this country should be carefully treated, for we may be called on to refill the jungles of Africa after MT. Roosevelt has done his worst.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-14

The movement to displace the eagle on a $20 gold piece with a 'possum may not be perfected in the extra ses- sion.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-14

Jim Jeffries' present salary Is $780, 900 year. He got raise by promis- ing to train down or up to meet Jack Johnson.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-14
ADRIFT WITH THE TIMES
LINES.
each gaping wound

Time will heal each gaping wound
 And smooth away the scars; And therell be sleep. to crown your quest Beneath the placid stars. What says the wind you will not care, Nor heed the night bird calling; And poor tired eyes will weep no more,
 While heavens dews are falling.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-14

The House insurgents should show one little surge at least in the con- crete. Thus far they have insurged on paper only.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-14

Joe Cannon considers insurgency as nothing more than parliamentary fiareback, but he may wish it hadn't come at all.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-14

Taxed coffee and benzoate of soda are birds of a feather that flock natur- ally together
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-14

In the first lineup the new admin istration is on the side of the Joe Can non. reactionaries.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-14

Cannonism is trying to sustain itself by promising to expedite the tariff bill It is hard pushed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-14

In stalking out lions in convenient stops the enterprising Africans should select rare specimens only.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-14

The dinner table is already heavily taxed, and Cousin Serene proposes to tax the breakfast table also. But fat incomes are not to be taxed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-14

The octopus now wears a smile as broad and fixed as the President can muster.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-14

There are no tigers in Africa, but some American states are full of them.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-14
OFTIMHS

Wouldst know the way to Laughterland Where every prospect cheers? Oftimes the way to Laughterland
 1des through the vale of tears.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-14
JUsTIFIABLE.

How dear to my heart is the map of your features,"
 He sang, "Lovey- Dove. you're a hit" The maiden said. "Faugh, I abhor slangy creatures"
 And proceeded to hand him the nitt
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-14
MRS. QUIDDER's POODLE.

Mrs. Quidder has a poodle
 flutly thing with snow-white hair; Kisses 1t and pats it's noodle
 Gee that dogs her only care. MT Quidder wants to below
 sWears hell make away with it. DO you blame the poor old fellow? Do l blame him Not a biti
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-14
FOR HER TO HYpNoTIzr

"A lawyer from Spokane says that s woman with beautiful eyes can accomp- fish anything she undertakes"
 What do. you think about it?' Sure she can, if there happens to he i, man around"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-14

Mir Roosevelt Is becoming ambi- tious. He will hunt now, 1t is said, q double-horned rhinoceros in Africa, even if he has to glue an additional horn to his nose, and become a nature fakir himself.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-14

The Congressional Record is well maintained. There will be no hiatus or suspension between sessions in it's esteemed issues.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-14

Yale fills the White House, but in the cabinet there is but one Yale man.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-14

We have at Oyster Bay a very capa- ble ex-President, who is oiling his guns and getting ready to carry the war into Africa.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-14
A MATTER OF OPINION

A NATTER OF OPINION.
 That fellow has swallowed enough liquor to float a battleship."
 And yet, to hear him tell his wife about 1t, you wouldn't think he had swal- lowed enough to christen battleship."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-14

Slowly but surely whole lot of ex- statesmen are going down the corri- dors of time unhonored and unsung. They are led by Mr Tom Platt.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-14
BIRDS OF A FEATHER,

For a number of years those two chaps were sell-mates'
 You mean in prison7"
 NO; they were fellow swindlers"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-14
INCONSISTENT.

"she is always complaining about the restrictions put on women"
 'If that is the case, why doesn't she quit wearing high collars and tube gowns?"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-14

Tuscaloosa county's homicide record is said to be appalling. and yet Tusca- loosa is in dry state.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-14

Illinois has but one Senator, and the express companies have none.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-14
CONFIDENTIAL.

CONFIDENTIAL. When the rain came falling down What a scramble was in town, And the wind how frolcsomely it was blowingl But I didn't care for that Though it blew away my hat. So distracting were the ankles that were showingi