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The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-27
AFTERNOON TEA ON PULLMANs

From the Pittsburg Gazette-Times.
 The most stupendous revolutions are those that come quietly, without blare of Thus unheralded came little order is sued to Pullman conductors of the Penn sylvania railroad yesterday which is quite significant in it's way. This order decrees that henceforth "tea or coffee will be served in Pullman cars free of charge" which service is to be performed by the porters, who shall not accept from pas- sengers any gratuities therefor"
 This means that the great corporation. the worlds model railway, has joined the ranks of those who go about doing good, and that we may see even more startling manifestations of this philanthropic im- pulse in the future. We should not be surprised to hear the announcement next that bridge tables will be installed, that the company will furnish cards and prizes. and that the porters are to keep the score A box of caramels for every section Is a logical sequence. punches of violets are next in order, and, of course, during the tllllti Wlith tSi anu tOilc5 are not in demand, their place will be takfn by sherbets and ice cream. For the mul there will be cigarets, perhaps fragrant Havanas, in the smoking compartment, while every conductor will be required to carry pocketful of cloves for gratuitous distribution. Thus riding in a Pennsyl- vania Pullman will be the next thing to being waited to the skies on fowery beds of ease''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-27
THE SOUTH AFTER 1910.

From the Washington Post.
 There is no section of the country gain ing so rapidly fin population and wealth as the south. It contains everything to make it the wealthiest section of the globe, in soil climate, and natural re- sources; and its people are displaying an energy never surpassed by any people. The 15 southern states, from 1890 to 1900 gained nine members of the House of Representative, while the 29 states of the north gained only 19, and since 1900 the south has been filling up with population much faster than 1t ever did before. So it is probable the gain under the census of 1910 will equal, if not surpass, that of the north. There is no state of the south that cannot sus- tain a much larger population than it now contains; there is no crowding there as yet, while some of the northern states are getting pretty full.
 It is not probable the south will ever equal the north in population, because the area of the north is so much greater, but the difference between the two sec tions that has existed almost from the foundation of the government in respect to population will be greatly lessened If the next census should show the increase of population in the south which it is thought 1t will show after 1910, that sec- tion will have much larger proportion of the members of the House than 1t now has and will exert wider influence than at present. The probabilities are that Texas will equal Ohio in representation, Georgia will surpass Massachusetts. and Alabama equal Indiana. It is probable New York, Pennsylvania and Ohio will each lose one or more of it's representa- tives by the next apportionment and H. linois will not more than hold its own, but Texas, Georgia, Missouri and Ala bama will gain very materially. Taken altogether the outlook for the south un- der the coming census is exceedingly bright and promising.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-27
House FIyS and Typhoid

If the members of the Board of Aldermen would remember that house flies are matched in stable manure only, they would not be ready to listen to the objections of stable owners only. The house fly is matched in exposed stable manure and it is ready in eight or ten days to begin it's picking up and distribution of typhoid germs.
 Dr. Hardness and the health depart ment stand ready to put an end to the hatching of house flies in this city, and if the Board of Aldermen will pass the needful ordinance the house fly can be squelched in this city, and that would probably put an end to typhoid fever epidemics in the heel of the summer.
 The small expense involved to the owners of horses should not be per- mitted to block reform that is fully sanctioned by sanitarians in all cities. It is not mere guess work as to where flies are matched. That matter has been fully investigated and ascertained. The question before the Board of Aldermen is this: Shall stable manure be put each dav whara thp 1arvaa cannot ac cape to carry typhoid germs from house to house, or shall the reverse be the rule in this city? This is the question, and 1t is up to the Board of Aldermen.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-27
The American Radiator Co.

". H. Hill of Chicago general man. ager of the manufacturing department of the American Radiator company, and A. A. Landon of Buffalo, superintendent of plants of the same company, who ar- rived in Birmingham Thursday morning, left yesterday.
 While the officials of the American Radiator company declined to make any statement for publication regarding the company's branch in the south, it is prac- tically decided, I believe, that 1t will begin shortly to operate plant in Bir- mingham," said a member of the Com mercial club.
 General Manager Hill said while here that his company had been for 10 years thinking of entering the Birmingham dis trict It has been a question of business economy; that is to say, whether there was enough radiator business in the south to warrant plant here. As understand it. the company will lease one of the old iron works for yeaI-or two and manufacture radiators for the southern trade as an experiment. If the business proves satisfactory the company will buy a site and build plant of their own. It will pay, according to the opinion of in- dustrial men.
 'The American Radiator company owns and operates several large plants in the north the largest being that at De- troit."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-27
GERMANY PROSPEROUS.
kaIser's Land Is Ranked Among Flu.
 ropes Richest Nations.

From the Boston Transcript
 The wealth of the German nation is multiplying with marvellous rapidty Herr Dernberg. the colonial secretary, puts the increase during the two decades, 1ss4-1sO4, at 5000, ooO,ooo marks (e1, 1,42o,- 000,000, and even the social democratic organ Vorwarts, accepts the figure with out protest. Every indication points to condition of almost unparalleled pros- perity among all classes of the people today. The income tax returns of Prussia for 190S published a month ago, show an aggregate of Prussian incomes 9.5 per cent larger than that for 1907, which in turn was more than 15 per cent larger than that for 1906
 The three important economic tests. the volume of emigration, the amount of un- employment among trade unionists, and the showing of savings bank deposits all point very forciby in the same direction. Emigration from Great Britain is propor- tionally. 10 to 15 times as heavy as from Germany, unemployment at least three to four times more widespread, and the in- crease of savings banks deposits less than one-twenty-fifth as rapid. The cost of living especially the price of bread and meat, has risen in recent years, but it is still lower than in Great Britain and the rise of wages during the same period has more than compensated the workingman.
 If Germany is not already the wealthiest nation in Europe, as some economists con- tend, she seems at least on the sure road to becoming so; and she Is today indis- putably the most prosperous. During the past 30 years the empire has accumu- lated a vast load of debts and has en- tered upon gigantic lines of enterprise whose cost was not carefully counted in the beginning. The gap between income and expenditure continues to widen. But every impartial observer is obliged to come sooner or >later to the conclusion that the difficulties of the situation are merely inevitable to the launching of a. new and ambitious world power in an era of interna tional prodigality such as the past three decades have been. And there Is no reasonable doubt that, with the German people and resources as they are. the Kaiser's strong box will never faii him at really critical time.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-27
Punishment of the KidnaperS

The Kidnapping industry has long ex- isted in countries afflicted with bandits and professional revolutionaries. But in those countries children are not seized and held for ransom so much as in Macedonia, for whose release $90,- 900 was paid, and of Perdicaris in Morocco, who put in Raisuli's pocket S50,O00, are readily recalled.
 In this country we have no organ ized armed bandits, but there are plenty of persons who are ready to seize a child, if thereby they can se- cure ransom. In the case of Charley Ross no ransom was paid, and the child was not recovered. The payment to Pat Grove of $25,000 by Edward A.
 Cudahy for the release of his son and
 the recent payment of s10,O00 by Mir
 Whitla for the release of his son are
 well known, and the former of these cases has had and the latter no doubt
 will have a tendency to promote the stealing of children. Both cases are hurtful to society, and yet few parents who had or could procure the ransom demanded would have done otherwise if they had been in MT. Cudahy's or MT. Whitla's shoes.
 The apprehension of the kidnapers l in the Whitla case and the exposure 1 of Pat Grove have been beneficial but 1 Grove succeeded in escaping punish ment It is hoped that Boyle and tho woman in the case will not escape the punishment they richly deserve. They certainly will not if they are tried in Mercer county, Pennsylvania. The punishment of the kidnapers is all that is left of the case that has deeply stirred 80,000,0 people. Little Willie Whitla became victim of the l1idnap- CTS because they saw forthcoming a good round ransom. They should therefore be given the full punishment of the law, and there is no need in this case of tempering justice with mercy. Severe punishment following quick de- 1 lection is all the remedy the people have for the protection of their chil- dren against abductors of the Grove or Boyle sort.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-27
Near the South Pole

Lieut.. E. H. Shackleton of the Brit ish navy, commander of an antarctic expedition, has returned on the barken- tine Nimrod to New Zealand. He did not reach the south pole, but he went to a point III miles from it, and no man ever got so near a pole. The ut most penetration of previous explorers in the southern polar region had been to A point 465 miles away. Peary went in 1906 to a point 2O9 miles from the north pole. Lieutenant Shackleton has therefore been nearer a pole than any other explorer, than any other man.
 The south pole is surrounded by mountain ranges and elevated plateaus. The attitudes range from 5000 to 12,000 feet. and there is no water or floating ice pack about the south pole. This much was ascertained by the Nimrod party, and it was also ascertained that the elevated mountain ranges about the south pole are the home of bliz- zards and fierce winds. There is no polar calm there.
 The failure of the well-equipped Brit ish expedition in the south will lend additiC nal interest to Peary's present effort to locate the north pole. He has to contend with cold and with floating ice. for the northern axis seems to be far away from land, whereas mountain ranges surround the south pole. Peary bids fair to be the first explorer to reach a polar axial point.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-27

be able to put some good even in the Payne tariff bill And even if they did not succeed they would at any rate raise a great issue that would be re- ferred to the people in the fall of 1910, when a new Congress is to be elected. While the republicans are clapping on high protective duties, trusting to in ternal revenue taxation or the sale of securities for revenue. the democrats should stand shoulder to shoulder in favor of a revenue tariff. MT. Under wood is right High duties produce low revenues, and the treasury wants more money. The remedy is a tariff for revenue, and this is what Mir un- derwood demands, and the real demo- crats are lined up behind him and Leader Clark.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-27
Payne Tariff Bill Under Fire

The dissection of the Payne tariff bill has been begun. Leader Clark rid dled it, and he was followed by Oscar Underwood, who stands next in mI. nority leadership. The summary of it sent over the wires shows that 1t was devoted to leading principles of reve- nue and economies. He told the House that the most important question be- fore it was neither protection nor free trade, but the raising of sufficient reve- nues to support the government. "The issue between the two great parties," added MT. Underwood, '1s that one de- sires to write a protective tariff that leans toward prohibition of imports, and the other a revenue tariff that favors fair competition. If there was more general understanding that the tariff is tax in which private inter. ests share the proceeds with the gov ernment, there would be a more yigor- ous questioning of the various duties imposed by Congress than has yet been manifest
 In this way MT. Underwood went on to advocate the reduction of rates to the revenue basis and to oppose free raw materials. If the democrats would stand together on the platform pre- scented by MT. Underwood they might
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-27
How Coins Travel.

There is certainly a lot of truth in the old adage about the bad coin re- turning" said a street car conductor last night. "Take for instance this nickel you just gave me. It is all right except that 1t has probably been lying some- where on the ground for about a year. I gave it to a man last night and to my certain knowledge this nickel has been travelling along this South High lands for over a week. No one seems to want to keep it and it comes handy to pay street car fare. The conductor does not like the looks of 1t, so he gives it away every chance he gets. I don't know how long I will have to keep 1t this time, but I hope some one will put it in his little savings bank soon and take it out of circulation"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-27
ITALY.

Rv Elizabeth Barrett Browning. Our Italy,s the darling Of the earth- the treasury, piled With reyeries of gentle ladies, flung side like raveled silk, from life's worn stuff With coins of scholars fancy, which, being rung On worlxday counter, still sound silver- proof Tn short, with all the dreams of dream- CTS young, Before their heads have time for slipping off Hopes pillow to the ground. How oft, indeed We all have sent our souls out from the north On bare white feet which would not print nor bleed, To climb the Alpine passes and look forth, Where the low murmuring Lombard rivers lead Their bee-like way to gardens almost worth The sight which thou and I see after ward. From Tuscan Bellosguardo. wide awake. When s.1., st standing on the actual blessed Where Calico stood at nights to take The vision of the stars, we find 1t hard, Gazing upon the earth and heaven, to make choice of beauty
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-27
The Iron Market.

Referring to the pig iron market Mat thew Addy & Lo.'s Cincinnati report says.
 'eThere Is really more inquiry than there has been. Some consumers have waited until they have to have iron and they are asking for small lots to carry them over the immediate future. Then there are others who are evidently tempt ed by the prices that can now be obtained who are asking for offers for shipment over the last part of the year. But as yet no great tonnage has been placed and the previous quiet of the market is not materially changed.
 "Of course if consumers were convinced that the market is now at the bottom there would be a great and instantaneous rush to purchase. As a matter of fact it is evident that the consumer cannot make up bis mind and it looks as if he might wait for the tariff to be actual ly settled before he would really get dswn to business. All men in the iron trade. however much they may differ
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-27
AIabama's Pasteur Institute.

There are very few people who know of one of Alabamas most worthy insti- tutions, the Pasteur institute at Mont gomery," said Dr. J. Ross Snider yester- day evening
 "The Pasteur institute was established at Montgomery little over year ago and at the present time I doubt wheth- CT all of the doctors know of it's ex- istence. great many people fearing rabies are sent to Atlanta and elsewhere for treatment and are put to great ex- pense when if they were aware of the existence of the institution at Montgom- cry they might be saved a considerable amount of money, the treatment there be- ing free of charge''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-27
City Beautiful Campaigl

The city government stands ready to do all it can do to render the city as a whole beautiful. but the weight of the task falls necessarily on the lot holder the individual owner of city property. Not much can be accomplished by the city or by nature if the lot owner is slovenly, lacking taste and a sense of the beautiful. The city lot is the unit, and one slovenly lot in a block will de- stroy its harmony and render it an offense to the eye.
 Tear down the remaining street fences, and put each lot in an in- viting condition. Make grass grow where it never grew before and remove all unsightly things. Ma ture has done a great deal for this city. A lovely valley is fanked by picturesque hills, and only man is slovenly. Not all men, but some men. The problem is up to the individual lot owner. This can be made the City Beautiful if every man and woman who occupies a city lot will be true to the town he lives in and to society and to his or her own sense of the beautiful.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-27
AT THE ZOO.


 (From the Tarascon Herald of March 22)
 Calmly, with head erect the intrepid Ta-asconian slowly made the tour of the cages passed by the seals basin without stopping, looked with contemptuous eye on the long chest, full of bran, where the boa was digesting his raw chicken, and finally planted himself before the lions 8 cage.
 A terrible and solemn interview-the lion of Tarascon and the lion of Africa, face to face! On one side, Tartarin, erect, his leg outstretched. his two arms leaning on his rife; on the other the lion, a gigantic Hon. at full length on the straw, with blinking eyes, a stupid look, and his enor- nous yellow -wigged muzzle reposing on his fore paws-both calm and looking at each other.
 Strange to say, whether because the needle gun angereds him, or because he scented an enemy of his race, the lion, who had till then looked on the Taras- COT fans with an air of sovereign contempt, gaping in their faces, suddenly made an aifry movement. First he stuffed, gave a low growl, spread his claws and stretched out his paws; then he rose, tossed his head, shook his mane and open ing an immense jaw, uttered tremend- ous roar at Tartarin.
 A cry Of terror was the answer. Taras- con, crazed with fear, rushed toward the dcors all-women, children, porters, cup hunters. the brave Commandant Bravida himself Only Tartarin of Tarascon did not bulge. There he was. firm and reso- lute. before the cage. with lightning in his eyes, making that terrible face with which all the town was familiar.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-27
TOO EASY

"Oh, very we'll" was what he said,-
 "Oh, very we'll" A most complaisant man, no doubt, Who didn't see much use to pout; No matter how his plans fell out
 "Oh, very well" "Oh, very we'll" was what he said,-
 ''Oh, very we'll" Perhaps, my friend, you think I may Admire that sort of chap-nay, nay; I'd rather hear him "cuss" than say,
 "Oh, very we'll" "Oh, very we'll" was what he said,-
 "Oh, very we'll I don't care for a man like that, Who takes blow and just stands pat, Who'd say if some one knocked him flat,
 'Oh, very we'll"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-27
THE TALE. G'i the Tarascop Gobemouches of March 23.)

But when Tartarin appeared at his best was in the evening dining with President Ladaveze. or with the brave Commandant Brayida, former captain of the wardrobe, when the coffee was brought in, and, hay ing drawn their chairs together, they made him talk of his future hunts.
 Then, with his elbow on the tablecloth, and his nose In his Mocha, the hero would recount, in a voice full of emotion, all the dangers awaiting him over there. He told of the long watches without a moon, of pestilential marshes, of streams poisoned with the leaves of the rose laurel, of the snows, the burning sun, the scorpions, the showers of locusts; he told, too, of the habits of the great African lions their mode of combat, their phenomenal strength and their ferocity in the mating season.
 Then, excited by his own recital, he would rise from the table, bound into the middle of the dlning-room, initiating the lions roar, the sound of the carbine, Bang! bangi' and the whistling of the explosive bullet, "Whiz! whz!" gestcu- late, roar, and upset the chairs
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-27
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR.

From the New York Press.
 When parents don't know how to make anything else out of a boy they call him artistic.
 All the fun of staying out late at night is lost when there's nobody at home to carry on about 1t.
 The easiest way for woman is to do a thing and then find the reason for it aft erward
 A convenient thing about a womans figure s how she can make it look like one when she hasn't any.
 A man wastes most of his money be- cause there are so many sensible things to do with 1t he can't choose which.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-27
"BiIIs" In Conaress.

Washington, March 26.-The first edi- ton of the congressional directory for the Sixty-irst Congress was yesterday distributed among senators and members of the House. It was soon discovered that "Bill' is the most popular name given name among it's members, there being six senators and A representatives who bear this cognomen. Hence the sug- gestion that Bill club'' be established at the capitol. There are 36 Johns in the two houses combined.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-27
TARTARIN OF TARASCON

a smile for every one. He spoke simply, with an affable air; one would have said that before going away he wished to leave behind him, as it were, train of charms, regrets and kind memories. Upon hearing their chief speak in this way all the cup hunters were in tears.
 People wept in the corners. Outside, other people looked through the gates and shouted: "Hurrah for Tartarinr'
 At last the bell rang. A piercing whis- tie shook the vauted heavens. "Au ashorel All ashore!'
 Goodbye, allr' murmured the Great Man, and on the cheeks of the brave Commandant Bravida he kissed his dear Tarascon.
 Goodbye, Tartarinl Goodbye, Tartar in f''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-27
THE START.

From the Daily Tarasconian of March A.
 At last arrived the great, the solemn day.
 At each new piece of baggage the crowd trembled They named the objects aloud. "That-that's the shelter tent. Those those are the potted provisions. the phar- macy. the chests of arms" And the cup hunters gave explanations.
 Suddenly. about 10 o'clock, there was great movement in the crowd
 .It is he, 1t is he!'' they shouted.
 It was he.
 "Long live Tartarin! Hurrah for Tar tarin.. shouted the people. The great man smiled. but did not bow, on account of his guns, which were in the way. Be- sides, he knew now what to think of pop ular favor.
 Tranquil and sweet as Socrates at the moment of drinking the hemlock, the in- trepid Tarasconian had a word for each,