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The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-02-06
DON'T "coDDLEv YOUR Roy

Orison Sweet Warden in Success Maea-
 zine.
 Many parents who think they love their children are in reality their greatest enemies. They bring out the worst that is in them because they appeal to the worst They appeal to all that is frail, weak, timid and unlovable in their na ture, by catering to their selhshness, in- duling every whm-no matter how un- reasonable or vicious-by doing everything for them instead of allowing them to do things for themselves and thus strengthen their faculties and power of self-reliance.
 They are allowed to stay at home from school when they play" sick, as so many children do. and are peted and coddled and fussed over when there is really noth- ing the matter with them. If they fall or hurt themselves they are sympathized with and encouraged to cry, by express sions of pity, instead of being taught to bear a little pain or hurt bravely and manfully and not to whimper like a weakling.
 In a hundred such ways weak, foolish parents cultivate the selfshness of their children, until they become unbearable they destroy their courage and self-re- liance; make towards and weddings of them and pave the way for their destruc- tion.
 Many men and women have lived to curse in bitterness of heart the weak, criminal indulgence of over-fond parents, who were the primal cause of their ruin.
 Do not do for your children what they ought to do for themselves, but help them to help themselves. Do not allow them to trample on the rights of others in order to gratify their own selfish de- sires. Show them the beauty of the golden rule, and insist upon their practic- ing 1t in their games, with their play mates and with older people. Teach them to respect the rights of others, and don't t forget that they also have rights which should be respected
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-02-06
LIVING IN STOCKHOLM

Of the tea it must be said that it is quite harmless, but it is difficult to speak en- Enthusiastically about it. It is not likely to keep awake even the lightest sleeper
 At this time of the year we have to have artificial light about 3:45 if the weather is clear, but the evenings pass very quickly. Swedish women as a rule work beautifully, and the institution known as the Soicety of Friends of Hand work does a great deal in the way of pro- viding artistic materials and good pat terms for needlework. Much larger pieces of work are attempted here than is usual in England. In the room in which I am wrtind there are four very handsome curtaing and large tablecloth, all worked by Ina lady of the house. The material used, IS a very heavy, superior kind of baize. A good many ladies possess their owa. looms and weave the materials which they afterward embroider.
 The winters are very cold in Stock holm and the houses are built with a view to keeping out the cold The win- dows are always double, a process which has the double advantage of Keeping out noise as well as cold-no slight consider ation when it is remembered that most of the flats are situated in main thor oughfares and these are often paved with stone
 In every room there is a huge stove with its chimney running almost up to the ceiling. Wood is usually burned, but l must confess that the stoves in which coal is used seem to me to be the most satisfactory. In the bedroom a great wood fire is made early in the morning. and the stove remains warm for the rest of the day; but one fire day hardly pro- duces a comfortable temperature for a sit- ting room. Wood is becoming more and more expensive in Stockholm and there- fore coal is increasingly used.
 I think few visitors to, Sweden would deny that considerable amount of high thinking goes with the plain living of the people. The standard of education is very high and the result is clearly seen in the homes. There is very widespread in- terest in poetry, art and literature, and there appear to be few homes in Stock holm where an ineligible and intelli- gent conversation cannot be carried on in at least two European languages be- sides the musical mother tongue of this northern people.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-02-06
Government Receipts and Expenditures

At the end of January the deficit of the seven months of the fiscal year had become $7S,S14,00O. The total deficit of the year is estimated at $130,000,000. To meet this the special session of the 6ixty-first Congress, to be convened next month, is expected to revise the tariff and to find new sources of in- nQpe- to the extent of $100, ,000- possibly to $150,O00,OO0.
 This will bring back the Spanish war revenue schedules, but coffee was not taxed in 1898, although tea was. The tax on tea was 10 cents pound. There was also a tax on stock ex- change transfers, and many stamp taxes. including checks, deeds, notes.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-02-06
ODD BY-PRoDYcT OF CHEESE.

From the Milwaukee Wisconsin.
 Champagne, paper. pearl buttons-by- products in the manufacture of cheese
 From the casein, or whey. from the skim milk, cheesemakers have evolved a means of manufacturing an article equal to the best imported champagne, a button equal to the best pearl ever found in the Mississippi river and a gloss paper which rivals the product of Wisconsin paper mills. Only in the last year has this new field been opened to cheesemakers. For merly the casein was thrown awey,g Or given to hogs.
 When the seventeenth annual conven- ton of the Wisconsin Cheesemakers' as sociation opens in lf'rei Gemeinde hall the manufacture of the new by-products will be discussed.
 Another product comparatively new in tho commercial world in connection with the dairy interests, is an article known as whey butter. This Is a butter that has been made from skim milk, and as a substitute for real butter is said to an- swer all tests of the real article, except that it does not pass the present pure food laws. Otherwise, whey butter Is said to cotnain all the beneficial ingredients supposed to be found in the best cream cry product.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-02-06
WHERE LAFAYETTE WAS BORN.

From the London Globe.
 A house of international interest asso- ciated with France, Great Britain and tho United States has just escaped destruc- ton by fire. It was the Chateau de Cha vaniac Haute-Loire), where Lafayette was born on September 6, 175 The fire broke out in the kitchen, but the timely aid of the villagers prevented the danger from spreading. Tradition ascribes the first manor house to the fourteenth cen tury. but this was destroyed by fire at the end of the seventeenth, and as no drawings of it are extant nothing is known as to its style. The present man. sion was built in 17O1 and restored nearly a century later.
 The most important part of the chateau is the hail. over 100 feet in length, used both as dining hall and for receptions. It is adorned with family portraits and busts of celebrities, including Washing ton, Franklin, J. J. Rousseau, Montes- quieu and Voltaire. Opening upon the hall is the generals study, with his books and bookplates, with the motto Our non?" For the most part the books concern the war or lndependence and the French revolution. The salon contains portraits of the Marshal de Lafayette painted about 1421, and of the general by Ary Scheffer in 1819.
 Tradition ascribes the generals birth chamber to room on the first floor of the tower on the right of the north side of the Chateau of Chavaniac. This room, with its green carpet and upholstery, has but one window and is the museum Here is to be seen a slab taken from one of the dungeons of the Bastille upon which are cut the portraits of Louis XVI, De Bailly and Lafayette, with the in scription, "Ex initiate libertas, anno primo, 17S9." Two small cannon cast from bolts from the Bastille and some hsot with similar associations also find place. There are also to be seen the saddle of the horse in blue velvet which Lafayette rode in the troublous times of 1880, the bed upon which he died and the great vase presented to the general by the Ma tional Guard
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-02-06
PLENTY GOOD ENOUGH.

From Lippincotts.
 Aunt Chloe was burdened with the sup port of a worthless husband, who beat her when he was sober and whom she dutifully nursed and tended when he came home bruised and battered from a fighting spree.
 One Monday morning she appeared at the drug store and asked the clerk for "a right pow'ful linerment foh achin' in de bones."
 You might try some of this St. Peters Prescription, aunty; it's apr old and popu- lar remedy, cures cuts, bruises, aches and sprains One dollar the bottle. Good for man and beast"
 Aunt Chloe looked at the dollar bottle and then dubiously at her flat purse. 'Ain't you got some foh fifty cents?' she ventured. Some sfoh jes' ony beasts. An want it foh ma or man" ~
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-02-06
The Steel Corporation.

Senator Culberson's investigation of the United States SteelTennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad company merger was not such a bad thing after all, said a merchant. ''As a political proposition Culberson was far off in his call culations He doubtless thought that an attack on the so-called steel trust would be pleasing to the galleries. But as 1t turned out Culberson's tactics pleased no one.
 "The country is passing through a period of depression. It is bad enough as it is. Had it not been for the fore sight and pluck of the Steel corporation management the country would have gone to smash.
 "Culberson made foolish mistake in getting after the Steel corporation-not a trust, but an iron and steel concern operating on large scale-but he is doing a sane thing in letting the matter drop
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-02-06
coouELlN pozED DURING PLAY.

Amy Leslie in the Chicago News.
 For long time the disturbance which probably carried Coquelin away so sud denly affected him in a lethargic, harm less fashion. He never seemed tired, either, during or after his performances, and as he grew older 1t was a most re- markable trait laid to his sturdy youth and perfect constitution Once, when Sarah Bernhardt and Coquelin were here together at a little party, gay and chic, which was given by Mime. Bernhardt to her old colleague and combatant of the Comedie, somebody spoke of the evident good spirits and refreshed condition of M. Coquelin after a performance of Les Precieuses Ridicules,' in which he had been magnificently vital and amusing. Everybody present spoke French, because Coquelin never spoke any other language and probably could not, though of that am not positive by any means, for he was an adaptive creature, only French people abominate any language except French, and Coquelin was ultra. Immed- lately all in the room flocked about Co., quelin and repeated the remark upon his perfectly rested look and his content after such a big work.
 T am not tired because do not both CT about the performance except so far as I am concerned. When the other actors are beating away at the bush simply assume a nonchalant pose and go to sleep. I have played all the parts I ever play so long I could not by any chance blunder, so I doze off for the long speeches; the whole secret of it is je dors de jors."
 How much of this might have been true rather than the jest which 1t was taken for can be reckoned by those who know the premonitory symptoms of angina pee toris and embolism, which are said to have been the final reason for his sudden exit from the world of the play and ap- plause.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-02-06
In the Limeliuht.

B. M. Allen of Birmingham as a floor manager of the inaugural ball is now well in the lime light. And since he has been appointed an aid on the general staff for the parade he is still more conspicuous as national figure. Within the week Judge Allen has re- ceived stacks of letters all containing inquiries about price of tickets to the ball and the style of dress to be worn. He Is in fact swamped with correspond ence
 Allen was in the lime light few years ago when elected grand exalted ruler of the Elks. Only three figures outranked him then--the President of the United States. the general com manding the United States army, and the admiral commanding the navy.
 Judge Allen will find his hands full between now and March A. said a member of the Jefferson county bar. and it will be necessary for him to open local office for the occasion. There will be plenty of work to keep an expert stenographer busy with All lens mail until after the 4th of March
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-02-06
Arctic voyagers prefer relief expedi- tions to wireless instruments.
Despite her trusty hatchet Carrie Nation was egged in London.
McNTE CARLOS BALANCE SHEET
From the Dundee Advertiser.

From the Dundee Advertiser.
 The gaming tables at Monte Carlo are once again in full swing. and the Casino is pouring into it's coffers something like e4O00 (s20.OOO) daily toward the annual million or more it expects to clear before April closes. But enormous as the Ca sino's profits are it's expenditure Is pro- portionately great and includes some strange items. Thus it pays about 99000 a year for clergy and schools, e6ooo for charity and e200OO for police and courts. The maintenance of the Casino runs into hundreds of thousands of pounds. And yet, in spite of these huge disbursements. the shareholders have little cause to grumble, for they pocket in dividends something like e5O00OO year; and even in poor year can rely on a return of over 30 per cent on their holdings.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-02-06
Business Outlook Rrlaht.

General trade Is not as brisk today as it was in 1906, but it is not bad now by comparison with conditions in the early part of 19OS," said manufacturer
 "A year ago business in all iron and mercantile centers was depressed. Trade is still slow in manufacturing centers, but it is improving in every section, and by April or May business will be booming. That at least is the consensus of opinion with regards to business in general. Ger tain it is that in populous and progress sive country like this the wheels of pro- gress cannot stop"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-02-06

and contracts. Beer, tobacco and 1ega- eies were also taxed. But all these onerous and disturbing taxes can be avoided by the levying of an income tax supplemented with an inheritance tax, both easily borne.
 But is the republican party patriotic enough and it's controllers unselfsh enough, to lay these taxes? The choice lies, however, between these taxes and the vexatious taxes of 1898.
 The working balance of the treasury department is becoming steadily less, and it is calling on the national banks for the sums deposited with them. It has just called for $SO,O00, ,O00 out of S103,00O,O00 now on deposit, and the remainder promises to be called in be- fore the coming summer is ended.
 And yet money continues to be cheap and plentiful and the general situation continues to be fairly strong. Business failures are comparatively few. The number of idle cars is decreasing. Bank clearings make a rather favor able showing. All this is recorded despite the uncertainty of the tariff situation and the accommodating treas ury deficit. The ground gained Is firm ly held, and so soon as the tariff clouds roll by and new sources of revenue are found there will be a great gain in the general trade situation.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-02-06
The web of our life is of a mingled yarn, good and i'll together.
 -AlPs We'll That Ends Well.
Pig Iron Production Of 1908

The 25 Alabama furnaces that were put in blast last year turned out 605,- GIT tons in the first half, and 791, ,397 tons in the second half, of the year the years total being 1897, ,014 tons. Alabama was outranked by Pennsyl- vania, Ohio and Illinois. New York took fifth position, with a production of 1,019,495 tons.
 The total production of the year in this country was 15,996, ,O1S gross tons, a decrease of 38.1 per cent, as com pared with the production of the previ- ous year.
 The decrease in production in Ala bama was about IT per cent. or less than one-half of the decrease in the country as a whole. Alabama's pro- duction in 1907 was 1,6S6,674 tons; in 1908 it was 1897, ,014-a loss of 2S9, ,660 tons. Pennsylvania fell from a produc- tion of 11,34S,549 tons in 1907 to a pro duction of 6,9s7, ,191 tons in 1908. Ohio produced 5,250,637 tons in 1907, and only 2,S61,325 tons in 1908. Illinois furnaces turned out 2,5S4,768 tons in 1907, and 1,691,94 tons in 1908.
 Alabama's record in 1908 was by far the best, comparatively speaking, of the entire list of iron-producing states, although the productions of Tennessee and Virginia Were pretty well main tained.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-02-06
THE DREAM FER.

By Tennyson. In a midnight in mdwinter. when all but
 the winds were dead "The meek shall inherit the earth was
 a Scripture that rang thro' his
 head, Till he dream'd that a Voice of the
 Earth went wailingly past him and
 said: q am losing the light of my Youth. And the Vision that led me Of old, And I clash with an iron Truth, When I make for an Age of gold. And I would that my race were run, For teeming with liars, and madmen, and
 knaves, And wearied of autocrats, anarchs and
 slaves. And darlsened with doubts of a Faith And crimson with battles and hollow
 with graves To the wall of my winds, and the moan
 of my waves
 whirl and follow the Sum- Was it only the Wind of the Night
 shrilling out Desolation and Wrong Thro dream of the dark? Yet he
 thought that he answer'd her wall
 with a song Moaning your losses o Earth, Heart-weary and overdone! But als well that ends well, Whirl. and follow the Sun! He is racing from heaven to heaven, And less will be lost than won For alls well that ends we'll Whirl, and follow the Sun! The Reign of the Meek upon earth, weary one, has 1t begun? But ails well that ends we'll, Whrl, and follow the Sun! For means will have grown sphere
 music, ' Or ever your race be run! And alrs well that ends well. Whirl. and follow the Sunl
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-02-06
Soon to Resume.

". P, G. Harding of the reorganiza- tion committee of the Southern Steel, and w. H. Hassinger, trustee, leave for New York this evening. They have been requested to attend meeting of the reorganization committee and it is understood that within the next few weeks the plants of the Southern Steel will be in operation. The resumption of the Southern Steers wire and rod mill at Ensley will be indeed grateful to this district.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-02-06
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR.

Y 4NtW
 It's awful risky for a girl to go into a dark room with man, and that's why she does it.
 Maybe the man who builds the furnace in this world will have to do the stoking in the next. :,
 What puzzles married men is how those who aren't don't appreciate what good time they can have.
 There Is more power in a pound of choc- plates to convince your wife you are a good husband than in giving her com fortable home
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-02-06
ABOUT BIRMINGHAM


 Nashville American: Taft's appetite will revolt when they try to feed him on Bir- mingham pig.
 Ressemer Workman: When Bill Taft hits Birmingham he will be made to feel as though Atlanta wasn't on the map.
 Knoxville Journal and Tribune: Taft will visit Birmingham but it is not said yet what they are going to feed him while there.
 Talladega Reporter: Birmingham is to have a big music festival in May. Good for Birmingham. It is sign of growing happiness and culture.
 Rome Tribune-Herald The water wagon has gone into bankruptcy in Birmingham. We have never believed that city was a fair field for exploiting prohibition.
 Beaumont Enterprise: Birmingham, Ala, papers note that there is more whisky sold in Mobile than when pro- hibition went into effect. It is remark able what jealousy can exist between towns.
 Columbus Enquirer-Sun: "rhe laymen are laying for Birmingham" according to an exchange. Inasmuch as there will be a large numoer of preachers to at tend the conference it Is likely that the hens will also be called upon to do little laying.
 Opelika Post: The cordial welcome ex- tended to MT Bryan at Birmingham Sun day and Monday shows that the great Nebraskan has lost nothing in popular ity. He will never be President of the United States, but he will always be popular man with the masses of the peo- pie.
 Florence Times: The city of Birmingham last year put over s2, 5oo, 900 in buildings. This in year of acute financial trouble, and with prolonged strike on hand, is a magnificent record. It shows Birming hams splendid financial strength and points to a great future in which the entire state will share.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-02-06
Mir. Shelby Returns.

J. E. Shelby returned yesterday from the east. He spent several days in Washington and week or more in New York
 q heard business men complain of quiet trade, but the feeling was pro- nounced that there would be a marked improvement by the first of April" said MT Shelby. Not a few men of large business affairs predicted industrial and mercantile revival by the first of March. One thing was certain, however, all expected good times soon or late"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-02-06
IN HOTEL LOBBlES
What "The cIansmanv Means.

'8rhe qualities of loyalty and heroism in The Clansman' are of Scottish origin" said representative of Thomas Dixonis famous play at the Jefferson this week, but they were displayed on South Car olina soil
 '.The exiled Highlanders hied themselves to America and in the Piedmont region of North and South Carolina they found a congenial home They fought nobly in the war for American independence, they distinguished themselves in Lees cohorts at Gettysburg and in the wilderness, and after the close of the civil war their high spirit was again shown by the resistance they opposed to the iniquities of carpet bagger government and the menace of negroid supremacy. It is this last story The Clansman' tells, and the title of the play is taken from a young Clansman or leader of the Ku Klux Klan, which was organized to fight the negro carpet bagger regime.
 Many of the old Scotch customs were retained by the South Carolina Klan. The cross of St. Andrew was emblazoned on the robe of every member, and the fiery cross or torch signaled from noun tain top the order for the Klan to strike. These Clansmen comprised the best citi- zens of the communities in which they lived. They were God-fearing. honest men. and their purpose was not to in hict suffering but to restore peace, good order and the reign of law to the south.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-02-06

Smith of South Carolina and Smith of Michigan will represent the biggest family in the land in the Senate cham Der after March 4.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-02-06

Neyada's 42000 people can not ere ate war between this country and Japan. They can not do more than to stir up a few dog fights. They should first try to become more numerous.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-02-06

The grocery store cabinets are dis cussing the probabilities of war be- tween this country and Japan. That war will not be fought outside of the grocery stores.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-02-06

The cold snap ruined strawberries and early vegetables, but in some states it made a glorious ice crop.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-02-06

Some of the baseball managers are waiting to see the prices of players marked down before buying a job lot.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-02-06

President Roosevelt wants all to know up to the last moment of his term that he is commander-in-chief of the army and navy.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-02-06

The rhinoceros has a hide even thicker than that of Congress, and yet Theodore Roosevelt expects to bring rhinoceros hide home with him.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-02-06

The big graft, the tariff, should be disposed of before any attempt is made to stop the dinky gratis.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-02-06

Man may eat benzoate of soda will ingly, but no other animal would, even to please the university highbrows se- lected to force it on the people.