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The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-16
Gen. William Booth and His Work

At the age of 80 years Gen. William Booth is as full of works and plans for the betterment of mankind as he was 40 years ago. He has but recently returned from St. Petersburg, where he went to ask the Russian govern ment to permit him to begin in Russia the work of lifting up the submerged tenth. The reply of the Russian gov ernment is not surprising. It did not want the submerged millions lifted up lest they become revolutionaries. But backward Russia will think differently after a while and then the Salvation Army will gain foothold in Russia as it has in nearly all the other coun- tries of the world.
 The army that General Booth has created is imbued with the energy and spirit of it's grand old commander, and IL army would carry on the work of prac- tical benevolence among those who most need it. That army will be Gen eral Booths memorial when his work in this world is completed. It is full of his zeal and indomitable purpose, and when he is compelled by death to give up his labors that army with it's splendid organization will move along unchecked.
 There is no lifework in this world that is eqaul to that of Gen. William Booth, and there promises to be none that will be more enduring and help full. He began his task at the age of 1e, and at the age of 80 he is still active and hopeful and aggressive in carrying it on. And all the world stands ready to honor him.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-16
Abdul Hamid Again on Top

The Sultan, Abdul Hamid, is one of the shrewdest politicians in Europe, and the belief prevails that tno recent revolution was the result of his in trigues. He dares not openly oppose the Young Turks, but he was able to stir up revolt in a portion of the army directed against them, and the effort appears to have been successful. He really appealed to the League of Mahommed and to the First Arrny
 corps, and the net result is reaction ary. The Young Turks are no longer in full power. Nor is the autocracy
 of Hamid fully re-establisned. But the appointments of Tewfik Pasha as prime
 minister and Edham Pasha .s minister of war are satisfactory to the Sultan and unsatisfactory to the Young Turks.
 The contest will go on, md if the Young Turks should regain power the Sultan would no doubt be driven out
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-16
MARY A CATALAN.

William E. Curtis. in the Chicago
 Record Herald.
 For 30 years Mary A. Cahalan was principal of the Powell public school at Birmingham-from the time when this community was a mere village until It became the greatest, richest and most prosperous city of Alabama, and all Of the business men who spent their boy hood here were among her pupils. The wives of many prominent citizens or Birmingham spent their girlhood un- der her tuition, and she was the best known, the most popular and the most influential woman in this section or the state. She gave her entire life to eau cation and did more to shape the char munity than any other agency. Hence wh en she died last year, public sub- scription was started for monument to her memory. Everybody contributed some more and some less; many gave only a penny or a dime, and the aver age was dollar. so that the tribute was universal.
 It is a marble figure seated in an easy pose, with a book in her hand, and sweet, winning expression upon her face which Is said to be lifelike.
 It is also proposed to erect memor- ial library for the use of the public school children to bear her name, and contributions are already being col lected for that purpose.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-16
Educational Needs of Alabama

The next census will no douAS dis close an alarming percentage of illit' eracy in this state. Alabama is in dan- ger of being declared the most illit- crate state in the union, but in any event she needs four reforms, namely:
 1. The right in each school district of local taxation for school purposes.
 2. Better county superintendents |.
 8. Compulsory attendance of all chil- dren of school age.
 4. A larger per capita appropriation for public education.
 Not one of these four demands should be denied by the next legisla- ture. All are needed today, and they will continue to be needed until they are granted.
 Alabama Is contributing to public education less per capita than any other southern state.-less than any other state. We give all told but S1 cents per capita to educate over 8OO.- 900 children of school age. But there would be little wisdom in paying more money for education until compulsory attendance is provided for and the state Is rid of blockhead political county superintendents.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-16
Talks About Music.

Loudon Charlton of New York, the we'll known manager of high-class musical at fractions, who arrived in Birmingham Wednesday, left for home last night Having been engaged in the musical bus iness for many years he is thoroughly fa- miliar with box office possibilities In every section of the country, and few men have done more to promote the cause of good music than he.
 'The box office success of large musical ventures depends to great extent upon the public spirit and enthusiasm of a few business men in the community where the attraction is presented" said MT. Charl- ton. "In every city there are certain will ing men-men who are willing to lead and willing to work in all upbulding move ments. Where such men are found music festivals are almost sure to be successful As an example, take Spartanburg, 8. C., which has population of only 15,0OO or 10000. It has held a music festival every year for 15 years. and it is looked upon today as the festival town of the south par excellence.
 "The Spartanburg festival was started by business men, whose chief object was to popularize the town as a shopping cen ter At first the crowds were not large, but each year the musical side of the festival was improved and as a conse- quence the out-of-town visitors became more numerous. Last year the Spartan burg festival meant an expenditure on the part of the management of more than $9O0O. In order for such large sum to be guaranteed a united effort on the part of citizens was necessary; but the money was raised and the festival was q brilliant success from every point of view. The receipts were considerably over $10tO0 Damrosch was the director of that festi- val, and he will be the director again this year. Ask any merchant of Spar tanburg what he thinks of the festival as a trade-drawing proposition and he will tell you that it is better and better every year.
 'The festival spirit in the south Is de- veloping so fast that the time is soon coming when the city. without its annual festival will be notably lacking in com mercial push, to say nothing of musical taste"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-16
Indications of Prosperity

Writers have discovered in one direc- ton or another signs of returning prosperity, but it was left to the Provi- dence Journal to find a new and tell ing sign that the rich at least are again on their feet. Tn March, 190S," 1t says, shortly after the panic, when everybody who had been freely indulg- ing in the purchase of luxuries was cutting down expenditures, the im- portation of precious stones naturally fell off. But in March, 1909, according to the New York customs appraisers, the total value of this class of goods, including pearls, was S3,353, ,40797, or nearly nine times the value of the i'm ports 12 months before. This is an excellent sign of revived prosperity It is well known that the wealthier people in this country were hard hit by the panicI and many impressive tales are still told of the drastic reduc- tions made in their expense accounts. But evidently a material change for the better has set in. The rich are no longer pinched for ready funds.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-16
The Coming of the Doctors.

Next week the State Medical asso- citation of Alabama is to hold its annual meeting here and it will be very in- teresting to 1aymen in some features" said prominent physician.
 "On one day pr. Dock, professor of medicine, Tulane university, New Or leans, formerly connected with the Uni versity of Michigan, will deliver an ad- dress on symptoms of typhoid. On an- other day Dr. Sherman c. Bonney, the great lung expert of Denver, will de- liver an address at the Jefferson on the sanitarium and Its relationship to tu- berculosis. Dr. Mason, the physician in charge of the Pasteur Institute in Mont gomery, will deliver his lecture on hy- drophobia and rabies. Tsese, together with discussions on practical subjects will prove interesting and instructive to the public"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-16
Regarding Business Conditions.

E. P. McPherson of Chicago, vice pres. ident of the Cable Piano company, is in Birmingham. He is on business trip through the south. He came direct from Jacksonville, Fla, and will go from here to Richmond.
 q find business good in spots and dull in spots," said MT. McPhersoh last night Business in Chicago is good. It is re- markedly good in Jacksonville. Indeed Jacksonville is on a boom Business in New Orleans is picking up fast, and here in Birmingham, considering the fact that this Is an iron center, conditions are much better than I expected to find them.
 'The piano business has been very sat isfactory this spring. We have enlarged our factory plant, but just now we are behind in filling our orders."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-16
THE ART OF BEING HAPPY.

From Success Magazine.
 "Cheerfulness says Ruskin, 'is as natural to the heart of man in strong health as glow to his cheek, and wher- over there Is habitual gloom there must be either bad air, unwholesome food, im- properly severe labor or erring habits of life"
 If children were taught that one of the great life duties is to unfold the fun loving side of their nature, the humorous side, there would not be so many suicides. so many unhappy. discordant, miserable people, so many failures in the world.
 Why shouldn't we develop the humor faculty, the fan-loving faculty, just as much as the bread-earning or any other faculty?
 Why should we think it is so very necessary to spend years in going to school and college to develop other mental faculties, and yet take practically no pains whatever to develop the humorous the fun-loving side of our nature?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-16

tons annually, compared with 22,255,OOO tons annually on March l.
 "A number of furnaces, In the north particularly, are scheduled to go out of blast early in the month and the feeling Is for a eurtailment among those who furnish iron for the market. The general attitude among furnaces is to take no business except at figures which will en- able them to turn over dollars or make a slight profit, instead of selling at a loss as they have been doing"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-16
THE MAGIC OF A NAME"

From the New York World.
 If the court happens to be in mercful frame of mind, MT and Mrs. Ulrich Egg will soon be MT. and Mrs. U1rich Eek. In Chicago sucher Budnitsky recently be- came simon Budney at the orders of his fiancee, who objected to the popular rem derng, Sucker Buttinski." From Scran- ton comes the wall of Havva Drinckvisky, whose liquid name is now Charles Havva.
 The attorney general of Kansas has handed down an opinion that married women may keep their maiden names, and a New York city magistrate is imposing extra penalties on bibulous prisoners who give pen" names preceded by Mac" or O." In 1908 over 600 dissatisfied New York citizens swapped cognomens. A large percentage of the changes were by dropping off the final "ski' or witch" thus making for simplicity.
 A William Shakespeare could afford to inquire scornfully, Whats in a name?" He exercised a wise selection in his own. Romeo Montague is a good enough label for any hero to travel under, and Juliet Capulet for any heroine. But place the scene in England, call the lover Heze- kiah Higgins and his beloved Jane Jones, then the romance fades. That is the way of writers. No one need hesitate at announcing My-name-is-N Norval-on-the- Grampian-HiiIs." or that My foot is on my native heath and my name is Mac Gregor." But suppose Norval or Mac Gregor had come into the world as an Egg or budnitslSy or & Drinckvisky?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-16
SHE DID.

From Success Magazine.
 One day, while performing for the in- mates of an orphan asylum, Kellar, the magician, walked up to a sedate little girl in the audience and asked: Will my little lady please examine this hand kerehief?"
 The blushing child did as she was told.
 NOW" proceeded the conjuror, we will see if we can find in it some candy" and, slowly rolling the handkerchief Into a ball. he held it out to the small maid.
 ''Please blow on it.. he said.
 The next moment there was shriek of laughter from all sides The child had taken the request literally and had noisily performed the habitual rite
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-16
LITTLE cHINAMAN,s REPORT.
From tha Washington Herald.

From the Washington Herald.
 There is a little Chinaman living with his parents in the West end who Is being educated at the public schools in Wash ington. His parents keep him clothed in the picturesque garb of his native land, and he still wears the queque that distin- guishes all faithful Chiramen. The other day he was playing marbles in true American style outside of his home, when he was accosted by some inquisitive little strangers who passed by.
 Hello, little Johnnie, like 'Melca and lilee Melicans?' they asked.
 The little Celestial, who. perhaps, was 8 years old, looked up at his questioners gravely and then replied in perfect Eng fish:
 Yes; I like America and I like little Americans, but my name Is not Johnnie, and don't see what business of yours it is what I like"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-16
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR

From the New York Press.
 A woman can guess straighter than a man can reason.
 There's nothing a girl can be so art. full about as making you think it's art. lessness.
 Ideas are like the small coins in loose change-you never know where they dis appear.
 Most of the nonsensical things we dc come from how smart we think our way of doing them Is.
 If woman makes all her own clothes she can talk about how her tailor keeps rlltttn~ I'D hfs prices.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-16
HESTER.

By Henry Van Dyke, in the Atlantic Her eyes are like the evening air,
 Her voice is like a rose, Her lips are like lovely song,
 That nipples as 1t flows, And she herself Is sweeter than
 The sweetest things she knows. A slender, haunting, twilight form
 Of wonder and surprise, She seemed a fairy or a child,
 Till deep within her eyes, I saw the homeward Heading star
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-16
THERE IS NOTHING TRANSFORM.

By De Quincy.
 All Is finite in the present; and even that finite is infinite in It's velocity of flight toward death. But in God there is nothing finite; but in God there Is nothing transitory; but in God there can be nothing that tends to death, therefore. 1t follows, that for God there can be no present, the future Is the pres- ent of God, and to the future it is that He sacrifes the human present. Therefore it Is that He works by earthquakes. Therefore 1t Is that He works by grief. O, deep Is the blowing of earthquake! O, deep Is the blowing of grief! But oftentimes less would not suffice for the agriculture of God. Upon night of earthquake He builds a thousand years of pleasan habitations for man. Upon the sorrow of an infant He raises oftentimes from human intel lects glorious vintages that could not else have been. Less than these fierce plowshares would not have stirred the stubborn soil. The one Is needed for earth, our planet-for earth itself as the yelling place of man; but the other is needed yet oftener for Gods might est instrument-yes, is needed for the mysterious children of the earth!
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-16
ADRIFT WITH THE TIMES
COUNT LITTI,ECo1N.

COUNT L1TTEECoIN. ''The count has a very old coat-ol arms"
 T hope it isn't as threadbare as thu coat he has on his back"
 WHY. OF COURSE. Just trihe late Said it was his failing; That was why he always found Efforts unavailing. Just trl1e late Still himself exeusing; Pshaw, he might have been on time And avoided losing!
 VERY SERIOUS. THEN. 'erhe serious side of eggs?" 'Yes." 'Erhe inside when they are bad"
 LEADERS. The question of the day is when To doff our winter flannel, And will the Wright boys try to fly Across the English channel?
 Houston Post. Another question of the day Is any lion ready, In all the realm or Jungleland, To make meal of Teddy?
 
 REVISED. "A1l the worlds stage" said the man who likes to quote. And all the married men are merely supers," said MT Crouch.
 VULGAR I hate to hear fellow call His lady friend "kiddo." I wouldn't call woman that Not cen merry widow.
 PROOF. That girl has been kissed before.'' 'How do you know?' ''she closed her eyes"
 REPLIES. You heard it of course? Play ball!' 'The tomato can, but will it?" asks an exchange. Not as soon as the prune will. An Ohio man is suing his wife for di- vorce because she sat on a mans lap 40 years ago. He has evidently given the matter his careful consideration A St. Louis man is to draw $12,000 a year for being stable boss for some local breweries. Not much class to the job, but the salary is we'll worth while.
 PAUL COOK.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-16
WASHINGTON IRvINe's GARDENS.

From the New York Evening Post.
 The gardens at Sunnyside, planned by Washington Irving. followed the old fashioned order. lie loved a riot of color, and the plants and flowers which he frequently cultivated and watered repaid him with their best. Over the porch clambered vines that he trained with his own hand. One of these brought by a friend from Abbotsford. and said to have been taken there from Melrose abbey, was his particular de- light. It climbs there still, shading the porch and the iron proch chair-and that too is therein which Irving used to sit in the long drowsy summer aft ernoons reading book
 But the gardens themselves have dis appeared in more formal plantings. Sunnyside, also, under the radical im- provements ordered by the authors grandnephew is scarcely recognizable for the house that Irving left. While still occupied by descendants of the au- thor it is no longer their property.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-16
F. MARION CRAWFORD

greatest regret was that he had been compelled to suspend work on his book on. mediaeval Italy, a labor to which he had devoted himself for several years.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-16

Glove stems, we are glad to say, were put on the free list by the Sen ate finance committee. This is one of the necessaries of life that MT. Aid rich talks about.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-16

Larksome chauffeurs are avoiding New Jersey because new law has been enacted to punish joy riding with term in the peniten.iary.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-16

Lincoln, Neb., rings curfew promptly
 at o'clock. This is hard sledding for the legislature and MT. Bryan.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-16

Diaz seeks an eighth teim without any of the compunctions of conscience that troubled George Washington.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-16

MT. Roosevelt's tongue is badly mixed, for he speaks French with a German accent
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-16

The report that the price of upper berths is to be reduced proves to have been but a pipe dream.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-16

The Abruzzi is doing better in the Himalayas than he did in West Vir ginia.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-16

Castro and Affinity" Earle are both hastening to France, where they should join hands and star together.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-16

Games won early in the season dc not always tack the pennant to the pole.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-16

Castro got well around the marine diamond, but he could not make a home run. He should study the game.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-16

Japans has excluded TolSoi's writ ings. On what ground it is difficult to imagine.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-16

A good many boys do not stick to the farm because they have no farm to stick to.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-16

Weston walks AZ miles day and lectures in the evening. And he is over 70 years old. Poor misinformed Osleri
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-16
FASHION.

Keeping up appearances
 Oh, the bitter tears And the wild, heartbroken cries No one ever hearsl Oh, the sorrow and distress
 Others may not know And the hard-earned dollars spent Just to make a show! Foolish sacrifices laid
 At the door of Pride, That our senseless vanity
 May not be denied. Whats the chance for happiness In this vale below, When we'd mortgage heaven above Just to make a show
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-16

It is spring on the sunny side of the street and winter on the other side. Spring should equalize herself.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-16

A good road is a joy forever these spring days. Birmingham has as me drives as any other southern city. They go out in every direction, and are at their best right now
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-16
IN BREEZY KANSAS.

From the Kansas City Journal.
 This is the season of the year when your hat blows off. in Kansas. But don't run after it.. Raise your hand
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-16

Even Mrs. Castro Is persona non grata in Venezuela.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-16

Curfew does not ring in Richmond for married folk until 1O:30 p. n.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-16

Crazy snake has time in his retreat to shed his rattles and change his skir
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-16

Easter is a thing of the past but the Easter hat, alas, is not
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-16

.Castro's bluff has been called, and he is left helpless.