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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-10-06
KAISER AND NEW CHANCELLOR.
Best of Friends Despite School Day
lifts of Long Ago.

From the Vienna Neue Freie Presse.
This antithetical pair first met when
both were students at Bonn, the great
50 years the Hohenzollerns have been
sent there to win degree, but the present
German emperor, then a mere lad, found
philosophy too deep for him. Won Beth
mann Hollweg has all philosophy at HIS
fingers ends. At Bonn he was famous
for his mastery of metaphysics, physics
and philosophy. William on the other
hand could make nothing of Kant. Many
an hour the future emperor and his
future chancellor pored together over
Rants transcendental analytics. One
morning, when a stiff examination was
pending, the prince arrived in his friend $
quarters, not only late, but In a wholly
obliterated state of mind anent the meta
physical beginnings of the science of laws.
You heaven't read up at all on this
subject" said Won Bethmann-H ollwge.
1t seems that the young noblemen who
then had the honor of being William s
college ehums and corps brethren" at
Bonn had dragged him into Bierfest.
You must work over this tonight"
said the future chancellor.
II must drink with the corps tonight
William objected.
Without word Won BethmannH oll-
veg closed his "Critique of Pure Reason"
and declined to have anything more to
do with Prince Williams philosophic
studies. The young Hohenzollern went
off in a huff, but returned in week and
promised to apply himself with all dill
gence if the lesson were resumed. From
that period dates a close and growing
intimacy between these men.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-10-06
Anniher Century Club


The publication in July 1, 1908, OF
the centennial edition Of the st. Louis
Republic suggested the idea of a Cen
Jury club of American newspapers
that had lived through the stress and
turmoil of 100 years or more. Eighty
two newspapers are enrolled in this
club. and the enrolment is believed
to be complete, although three news
papers reached their centenarian ma
1ority this year. More will, no doubt,
be enrolled next year and in success
siye years.
In the list of so appear the names
of the Charleston News and Courier,
the Augusta Chronicle, the Clarks-
vile (Tenn.) Chronicle, the Kentucky
Gazette of Lexington, the st. Louis
Republic, and in Virginia, the Alex
andria Gazette, Lexington Gazette,
Lynchburg News, and New Market
Shenandoah Valley; in Maryland, the
Annapolis Gazette, the Baltimore
American and the Easton Star-Demo-
crat. Pennsylvania furnishes 10 cen
tenarian newspapers, New York Is,
Ohio 8, and Massachusetts Z.
The daily or weekly issues of the
81 are read by myriads of faithful
readers, and their issues as whole
constitute a remarkable and perma
nent record of the growth of the
rOuuff.y
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-10-06
DR.. Cook and Mount MCKilleV

The Explorers club of New York
has, The Age-Herald is glad to say,
decided to probe to the bottom or
even to the top of Mount Mckinley
the exploits Of DR.. Cook on that ia
NOUS and lofty Alaskan height The
Age-Herald has no desire to take a
hand in the current Cool1-Peary con-
troversy. It prefers to believe that
both of these Americans reached the
pole.
The old maxim, false in one thing
false in all, has weight, however, il
the minds of all men. If Cook did
not reach the top of Mount Mckinley
his statements in relation to his trip
above Etah will be questioned by
many honest people.
AS matters stand the statements in
DIR. Cooks book concerning Mount
Mckinley are questioned by Profess
sor Parker of Columbia university
and Professor Tarr of Cornell univer-
sity. both of whom are eminent and
trustworthy biologists. Professor Par
her says Cook had no instrument by
which he could have determined the
elevations he claims to have reached
in his dash to the top. Professor Tarr
has information that Cooks companion
freely states that Cook never went
to the top of the mountain.
The trrtsl Ct the matter should be
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-10-06
WILL TO BE CONTESTED.
Relatives of Albert Pulitzer Looking
After Estate.

vienne, October 5.-The will of Albert
Pulitzer, who committed suicide here
Sunday night, was opened today and
disclosed that Mr.. Pulitzer had disposed
of all but 100000 of his fortune. OF this
amount a part is left to the Vienna Am
bulance society; there are several small
legacies and the remainder goes to his
son. Walter Pulitzer. The estate is to
be disposed of according to Austrian
law.
1t is rumored that the testament will
be contested on account of Mr. Pulitzer's
mental condition and because later will
is said to exist in Paris. 1t is re-
ported that Mr.. Pulitzer had suffered
heavy financial losses in South African
speculation. Another part of his for
tune, about $4,000 by arrangement, with
several London and Paris insurance COM
panies, AFFORDED him fixed annual In
come, and this part of his capital, 1t
is said will 20 TO the comnanies-
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-10-06
Domestic Wines

| The Mobile Register sums up the
homemade wine question as it stands
today in these words
Judge Lee says they can be made
without violating the law
Judge Weakley says the women will
| not make them because they will be
violating the law. See Age-Herald Sat-
urday.
| Governor Conner says that if there
is a conviction he will grant par
don.
Judge Wealley's law is by far the
better. The amendment would, if
adopted, expressly prohibit the man.
ufacture of liquors and "other intox-
icating beverages" and a statute Of
the state defines the term "prohib-
tied liquors and beverages" That
term includes the following:
% Alcohol alcoholic liquors. spirit
uous liquors, and all mixed liquors any
part of which is spirituous; foreign or
domestic spirits or reetified or distilled
spirits: absinthe, whiskey, brandy, rum
and gin; 90 vinous liquors and bev-
erages; go malt fermented or brewed
liquors of any name or description man.
ufactured from malt wholly or in part,
or from any substitute therefor; beer,
lager beer, porter and ale; and other
brewed or fermentede liquors and bev-
erages by whatever name called; hop
jack. hop-ale. hop-weiss, hop-tea malt
tonic or any other beverage which is
the production of maltese or glucose,
or in which maltese or glucose is
substantial ingredient; az any other
drinks liquors or beverages containing
one-half of one per cent of alcohol or
more by volume at 60 degrees Fahren
heis or any other liquors or liquids man.
ufactured or sold, or otherwise disposed
of for beverage purposes containing said
amount of one-half of one per cent Of
alcohol or more; 90 any intoxicating
bitters or beverages by whatever name
called.
No blackberry wine, no grape juice,
no elderbeTy drink can be made if
the amendment be ratified, because
every one Of them would be of a
vinous nature and would contain at
| least one-half of one per cent of al
cohol at so degrees Fahrenheit. Judge
| Weakley's law is sound law If the
amendment be ratified the housewife
in Alabama can no longer make home
made wines, because she would vio-
late the fundamental law of the state
and would be subject to fine and a
years imprisonment, and this prohi-
bition would be practically perpetual.
But what will the voters say of a
governor who prejudges cases in adj
vance-who announces pardons before
petition or even conviction? A gov
ernor who conducts the pardon branch
of executive duties in that manner is
certainly one who knows little of the
gravity of the high office he fills, and
who probably cares less about the
dignity of that office than he knows.
Furthermore, how can the governor
guarantee pardon after January, 1911?
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-10-06
sacran entail Wine.

81 have a friend in Alabama whose
principal source of revenue Is from
making wine for sacramental purposes"
said member of the Episcopal church.
He is a devout churchman and the
care he bestows upon his work par
takes of a religious nature. He sells
his wine at a very small profit and the
churches are glad to buy 1t from him,
for it is known to pe pure-just such
wine as the rectors prefer. If the pro-
hibition amendment is ratified this gen
tleman can make no more sacramental
wine. The constitution, according to
the wording of section of the amend
ment, would allow the sale of wine for
sacramental purposes, but not the
manufacture of it in this state.
The Benedictines in Cullman coun-
ty have a vineyard and doubtless make
their own wine used in the sacrifice of
the mass If so they will have to
bring the wine for the sacrament from
outside the state"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-10-06

$4,000. That is a conservative esti-
mate, but the city will do even better
than that. Manchester, just across the
James river from Richmond, has prac-
tically decided to accept the big city's
invitation and annex itself This will
add something like 10000 population.
81 will not be surprised to see Rich
mond next year with close on to 100000.
1t will then be about the same size as
Atlanta and Nashville. In 1000 its
population was S5OO0-4000 less than
Atlanta's"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-10-06
BEHIND THE SCREEN

From Harper's Weekly.
negro preacher in a Georgia town
was edited on one occasion by the recital
of dream had by a member of his
church.
II was a-dreamin' all dis time" said
the narrator, dat l was in Ole Satan's
dominions. l tell you, parson, dat was
shore bad dream!
the dusky divine.
',Shore dere was-plenty of EN-" the
other FASTENED to assure his minister.
What was dey a-doin'?"
''E,bery one of en-" was the answer,
was a hoIdin' a cullud pusson between
him an de fret
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-10-06
Do Not Like its Wordinu.

zone of the papers which is advocating
the proposed amendment to the consti-
tuition says: There is no use denying
or concealing the fact that many goo5
men are hesitating about what to do on
this amendment. They do not like Its
working and their life training has been
against the idea of restraining personal
liberty That is now the crux of the cam
paign. If the amendists can get to these
men and convince them that there will
be no radical enforcement of the laws,
they will vote the amendment in. This
convincing must be done by men that
preached
sit is quite true that thousands of good
men and good prohibitionists do not like
the wording of the amendment, especial
ly section O. AS Mr.. Bowie, Mr.. Knox,
and many other able lawyers have shown,
the evident purpose of section 2 Is to drive
liquor from the home, else why was 1t
not provided that this section did not
mean the home when it gives the legisla-
ture the right to designate places where
such liquors may not be stored or kept?'
when it is suggested that if the
amenders can convinve men who do not
like the idea of having their personal
liberty restrained that there will be no
radical enforcement of the laws, they
would vote for the amendment. the ques-
ton naturally arises, why all this heavy
expense of holding the election IL the
|. laws are not meant to be strictly en-
forced? Most people think the Weakley
Fuller law far too drastic, and a strong
majority can be counted on to vote
against the amendment which seeks to
destroy personal liberty and the sanctity
of the home in Alabama forever"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-10-06
LIVING HELPED BY THE DEAD.

From the Chicago Tribune.
The knee joint of dead man has re-
placed the injured joint of living per-
son. The arteries of husband and wife
have been successfully Joined so that
the wife might endure the shock of surg
ical operation. An infants blood has been
revitallzed by the blood of its parent. A
human artery and jugular vein have
been interchanged and are each fulfilling
the others function. The kidneys of one
cat have been substituted for the cor
responding organs of another. living
fox terrier frisks about upon the leg
of a dead companion. In the experiments
of DIR. Alexis Carroll of the Rockefeller
institute to preserve arteries he found that
desiccation would not do, but produced
a state of absolute death. Then he put
the arteries in refrigerators and kept
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-10-06
TIMING 1T
CHINESE LADY AT HOME


Mrs. Isaac Taylor Headland in Putnams
Magazine for October.
IN cry erroneous ideas about the life
WI and occupations of the Chinese
ladies of the noble and official
classes are held by those not conversant
with their home life. The Chinese woman
is commonly regarded as little better than
a secluded slave, who whiles away the
tedious hours at an embroidery frame.
where with her needle she works those
delicate and intricate pieces of embroid-
cry sor which she is famous throughout
the world In reality Chinese lady has
little time to give to embroidery. Her
life is full of most exacting social duties.
Fed American ladies in the whirl of so
ciety in washington or New York have
more social functions to attend or duties
to perform. I have often been present
In the evening when the head eunuch
brought to the ruling lady of the home
(the head of the home in China is the
woman, not the NAM an ebony tablet on
which was written in red ink the list of
social functions the ladies were to at
tend the following day. She would Sc
lect from the list such as she and her
unmarried daughter could attend-the
daughter always going with her mother
and not with her sisters-in-law-and then
she would apportion the other engage
ments to her daughters-in-law, who would
attend them in her stead.
The Chinese lady in Pekin sleeps upon
a brick bed, one-half of the room being
built up a foot and half above the floor,
with flues running through it; and in the
winter a fire is built under the bed so
that instead of having one hot brick in
her bed, she has 100. She rises about 8.
She has large number of women sers
wants, a few slave girls, and if she be-
longs to the family of prince, she has
several eunuchs, these latter to do the
heavy work about the household. Each
servant has her own special duties, and
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-10-06

at temperature little above freezing.
He found that an artery could be kept
alive for 60 days and substituted for the
artery of living animal. 1t is thought
by those who are experimenting that the
day is not far off when the perfect organs
of a man who in life had been free from
disease may be kept in cold storage after
his death and used to replace diseased
organs in living men.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-10-06
Distressing Drouth.

1.-THE drouth in Texas Is distressing"
said George s. Newlands of st. Louis.
81 have just spent two weeks in that
state and in some counties everything
seems to be dried up. 1 have never
known of worse douth in Texas.
son my way from Texas l spent two
days in south Alabama and the drouth
fering for water, and with the short
cotton crop and the drouth together
the farmers are depressed"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-10-06
"cHANTEcLER' IN REHEARSAL

TTUIII lIlt NEW 7 DIX IIIIItS.
Paris.-After many false alarms re-
hearsals of ..Chantecer'' have at last be-
gun at the Porte Saint-Martin, but the
first one Tuesday concerned only minor
roles. Guitry and Nine. Simone, prin-
cipals, were not in attendance. Jean Co
quelin says he hopes for the first pres
entation in November. Absolute Sc
crecy is maintained as TO the plot of the
piece, scenery, costumes and dialogue, and
1t is said that this course will be con-
tinued until the very night of the pro-
duction.
Boxes are already selling at 800 each,
and the bookings for the first night ex-
coed $5O00
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-10-06
cAN,T ALWAYS TELL.

CAN'T ALWAYS TELL
He always went to Sunday school,
That little boy so good,
And looked into his teachers eyes,
AS If he understood.
He never broke a window out,
Nor punched a smaller chap
Who didn't have his length of arm,
Or strength with which to scrap.
I guess you never saw a boy
Who had much better traits.
And now you'n say 'I know; he soon
Grew up and went the gaits,
And broke his poor old mothers heart
And landed in the pen
And sadly pondered through the years
Ger what he might have been"
My friend, you'd better guess again
That little boy so good,
Who looked into his teachers eyes,
AS If he understood,
Is drawing twenty thousand plunks
A year for salary
And by the world S considered as
Successful as can bel
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-10-06
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR

From the New York Press.
A dull family maketh its head to think
he is a Solomon.
The deeper man could fall In love with
a girl the deeper she would want it to be.
we can work for our own bread and
butter or we can play for the delight OF
the devil.
One of the Qualifications for the way
a girl makes a fool of a man is he never
dreamss 1t.
A woman wants to get better clothes
than her neighbor. knowing the other VIII
go and get better than hers, when she
can do II again. too.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-10-06
ADRIFT WITH THE TINES
LONGING

on, for the peace of the open country,
Oh, for the songs of the birds in the
trees;
The swaylng of grasses, the ripple of
waters
And the Tilt of the dawn and the stir
of the breezei
ON, for the murmurous calm of the forest,
oh, for the blessed repose of the plain,
And the blue of the hills and the bloom
of the valleys
And the CLEAN of the sun and the CLINT
of the rain!
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-10-06

resents being asked to perform those of
another. When my lady awakes a servant
brings her a cup of hot tea and a cake
made of wheat or rice flour. After eating
this a slave girl presents her with a tiny
pipe with a long stem from which she
takes a few whiffs. Two servants then
appear with large polished brass basin
of very hot water, towels, soaps and
preparations of honey to be used on her
face and hands, while they are still warm
and moist from the bathing. After the
bath they remove the things and disap-
pear, and two other woman take their
places, with tray on which are combs,
brushes hair pomades and the framework
and accessories needed for combing her
hair. Then begins long and tedious OPP
GRAFTON that may continue for two hours
Finally the lady appears with her toilette
complete from her glossy head, with
every hair in place, to the toe of her tiny
embroidered slipper. But it has taken
the time of a half dozen servants for
three hours to get these results.
1t is now after II o'clock and her break
fast is ready to be served in another
room. Word that the leading lady of the
household is about to appear is sent to
the other apartments. Hurried finishing
touches are given to toiettes, for all
daughters, daughters-in-law and grand
children must be ready to receive her in
the other room when she appears lean
ing on the arms of two eunuchs if she is
a princess, or on two stout serving wom-
en- if Chinese.
According to her rank, each one in turn
takes step toward her and gives low
curtesy in which the left knee touches the
floor. Even the children go through this
same Formally. All are gaily dressed
with hair bedecked and faces painted like
her own. She inclines her head but
slightly. These are the members of her
household, over whom she has sway-her
little realm. While her mother-in-law
lived she was under the same rigorous
rule.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-10-06

Der 25, and picking is progressing
rapidly. Many farmers seem inclined
to accept present prices. Some local
tiles will have a full crop-for ex-
ample. Barbour county in this state,
but the concensus of opinion in the
cotton belt as a whole is that the
crop will be a small one.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-10-06
The Viruinia Capital.

"Richmond will make good show
ing in the census" said member of
Birmingham's Virginia colony 1T ex-
tended Its boundary lines three or fo;-r
years ago so as to be ready for 1910.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-10-06

When politics demands the cutting
out of homemade wines 1t goes 10
the limit.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-10-06

A well-dressed woman is handi-
capped with 10 pounds OF CLONES re-
CARELESS of price.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-10-06

The Hudson-Fulton celebration re-
vealed SO resident bagpipers VINO
could pipe excellently.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-10-06
MOST UNITsITA

Il attended a remarkable performance
of play last night
10 'hae SO WY remarkble?"
were nan don French
WI US III the uialosue and eVesbody who
used them pronounced themtbe Same
way
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-10-06

DIR. Cook certainly has the early
bird habit both in exploration and on
the lecture platform.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-10-06

If Wilbur Wrig't keeps on flying
he will yet turn the head OF Miss
Liberty
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-10-06

Atlanta proposes to have 100000 peo-
pie in 1920. 1t had better first Sc
cure 100000 in 1910.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-10-06

The Cook-Peary controversy may
prove as longwinded as the Abrllzzi-
Elkins sentimental incident.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-10-06
OFTEN THE CASE

The rounds of applause were so iany
And he climbed the ladder sohigh.
That he lost his head and tallxd like a
fool
And the world soon passed hA bv.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-10-06

Rich people make lot of noise getting
married"
80 they do, but the real noise comes
when they get a divorce"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-10-06

The correspondence schools teach
everything but aviation, and they Will
soon add that to their curriculum.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-10-06

The HALEY comet is an old friend
of IA years ago. You may not fecali
its features.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-10-06

The Goddess of Liberty held a re-
served seat that gave her clear
view of all the best attractions of the
celebration,
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-10-06
PROBABLY

~ see, where a Mr. Hush is a resident
of Neodesha, Kansas"
Married MANI"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-10-06

The supporters of the constitutional
amendment violate law of the state
when they work seven days in the
week.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-10-06

Wilbur Wright did right to keep out
of the contracted space between the
New York skyserapers and the sky.
He stayed over the river where he
had plenty of elbow room. q
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-10-06

The Father Ryan monument fund
has not been closed, and the Mobile
Register says it is steadily increas-
ing
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-10-06

Canned whale meat is new de-
icacy imported from Japan.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-10-06

Ty Cobb has a batting percentage
of .371, and Hans Wagner of .341.
Each stands at the head of his league
in this respect. Each won. Carry the
news to Manager Molesworth.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-10-06

Booth Harrington evidently thinks
the literary business is overdone in
Indiana, for he is about to go out
of it. He prefers farming.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-10-06

Hudson+Fulton-Wr Wright! 1t was a
great combination.