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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-08-20
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR.

From the New York Press.
Money would last a good deal longer II
it was an agonizng pain.
IA man has to brag about something
if it's only how he never does.
A girl has so much more sense than
a boy because he thinks it's the other
way round.
You could make some people think a
shipwreck was dull by calling 1t name
that sounded like doctrine.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-08-20
WILLIAM WINTER

spite of his extremes Mr.. Winter has
any other critic in this country in the
last 30 years. For he has been the ablest
and most distinguished writer of them
all. His experience has covered a longer
period than that of any of his fellows.
His life has been devoted to the stage.
He has a remarkable knowledge of dra-
matte history, especially of it's personal
side. He is much inclined to extoll 1.-The
good old days" and not ready enough to
accept at its worth meritorious innova-
ton. Generally speaking, he has given
too little credit to the naturalism of the
modern stage as distinguished from the
idealism of the time when he began his
labors as critic.
Mr.. Winter is 73 years old, but years
have not impaired his capacity. Indeed,
1t frequently has been remarked in the
last two years that he has never written
with more vigor, with finer perception or
with more grace. And this is saying
much, for Mr.. Winter has established
high standards in elegance of diction, in
fuency of expression and especially in the
appropriate use of most remarkable
vocabulary. Much of his criticism has
fine poetic vein. On the other hand no
man can write stronger or blunter prose
when such forms are essential to convey
emphasis
1t would be a matter for extreme re-
greet If the departure of Mr.. Winter from
the Tribune meant the discontinuance of
his contributions to the literature of the
stage. But there is no reason to believe
that he means to end his career with the
severance of this long connection. He
is too strongly attached to the work for
such probability, and his writings will
be too much In demand to leave him
without market.
The intimates of Mr.. Winter, past and
present, furnish remarkable list of
names, including actors and actresses,
poets, novelists; men of letters generally,
statesmen. artists and others of conspic-
uous name and place. II he chose, for
the remainder of his active life, to do
nothing except write his memoirs in de-
tail, and in his very attractive manner,
he would find fitting employment for his
later years.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-08-20
The Census Bureau.

1.-The government has made notable
improvements in its census bureau since
nv first recollection, said an old cit
izen. "Prior to 1890 as well as can
remember, very little Information was
gathered by the census takers except
population, death and birth rates and
statistics as to foreign born ana hatiVe
born.
"There was a great advance In 1900
in many respects. In the hrst place
the population of every village and post
office hamlet as well as that of cities
was counted, tabulated and published
separately. And more important STILL
the industries were included In the cen-
sus of 1900 and the information reiat-
ing to material development which the
government collected and published was
full and reliable.
'7Since 1900 the census bureau has been
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-08-20

When the President starts to come
to Birmingham via Seattle he will meet
sixteen governors and President D1az,
and the latter has never been called a
sloueh
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-08-20
HOW HOT is HADEs?

The Neodesha Register tells of negro
preacher in the western part of Kansas
who asked: How hot is hell?" His
answer was given as follows: well,
sab, If you take all de who'd dere is in
de state and pile it In one great pile, and
den take all de coal dere is in de state
of Pennsylvania and pile 1t on top, and
den take all de oil belt and saturate
dat wood and dat coal and set it all on
fire and bring a soul from hell and sot him
In de middle of dat fire he would freeze
to death. kansas City Star.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-08-20
THE MAIN POINT.

IdH MAIN FOINI.
''Wfll you fly with me?" asked the
swain.
whether I shall fly with you or not
answered the maid, who mad knowledge
of mechanics, depends not so much on
the type of your machine as it does
upon the kind of motor you expect to
use"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-08-20
Two Killed In EIaht.

Stanford. KY, August 19.-Add
Chapman and John Luttrell are dead
and John Chumley and wife, the SON.
in-law and daughter of Luttrell. are Sc
riously wounded as the result of feud
fight today in Casey county.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-08-20

Six inches of snow In johannesburg,
South Africa, Is very inviting, and If
the snow continues to fall there an en-
igration movement from Montgomery
and Kansas City may be started.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-08-20
IN HOTEL LOBBlES
Quick Ielanranh Service.

Manager E. e. Williams of the Western
Union Telegraph company, In speaking
of the modern methods adopted by the
telegraph companies for securing prompt
replies to kilograms, said yesterday:
The public has little idea of the stren-
uous efforts being put forth by the COM
panies to give instantaneous service. 1t
Is Of daily occurrence, and without any
extraordinary effort that messages filed
through our office for New York, Chica-
go and other business centers are de-
livered and answers to them delivered
In Birmingham under 10 minutes from
the time of filing the first message. Re
Gently an important cablegram involving
large deal on the Liverpool cotton ex-
change was delivered in Liverpool in ex-
actly minutes from the time of fling
at Birmingham. The sender Of this cable
gram had only Is minutes in which to
consummate the deal.
THE exchange of business between the
large cities is practically instantaneous.
The delay in getting replies is invariably
due to the party receiving the message
refusing to give the answer to the mes
senger and the telegraph company Is
censured for the delay. Another thing
that shows the perfection to which the
telegraph company has brought its serv-
ice in recent years is the correctness in
the handling of messages. The records
of the Western Union company indicate
that out of the millions of messages
handled annually, a large part of them
being intricate code kilograms, less than
per cent show any evidence of error.
Probably no line Of business In the world
with the hazard attached to it will show
such uniform care in the handling
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-08-20

Down with the demon rum!" Is the
cry at Atlantic City, and then they put
1t down about two feet.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-08-20

The superintendent of an insane asy-
lum is anticipating a great rush of bus
mess, for he says we viii all be insane
In 2S5 years. He may have to be pa
tent
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-08-20

Minister WI had asked all the ques-
tons ne could think of and was ready
to be recalled.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-08-20
NOT so PARTICULAR.

NOT so PARTICULAR.
A hammerfest is under way,
To knock the dollar bill;
While others say It's only At
For spreading germs. will
Remark in all sincerity,
Whate'er it's faults may be,
The greasy, crumpled dollar bill
Is good enough for me.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-08-20
PURELY ACCIDENTAL.

Lady, kin you give me er bite to eat?
Me present plight is due to an accident
of BIRTH"
Poor mani An accident of birth, you
say2"
''Yessum; 1 wuz born tired"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-08-20

The force that attacks Boston at
lacks Tom Lawson, and that is not
safe or pleasant piece of business.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-08-20

The primary issue is before the re-
publicans of New York, as we'll as the
income tax, and county after county is
acting on the former, at any rate.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-08-20

When the army balloon corps Is or
ganized high priyates will be In de-
mand.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-08-20

The aeroplane flies like a bird and
lays golden eggs. The birds will have
to hustle
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-08-20

Counterfeiters never put their inl-
tials on the coins they turn out. Mod
esty forbids.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-08-20

Ida Tarbell is now doctor of litera-
ture, but the degree did not come from
Chance Days Syracuse university.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-08-20

Warfeld is to play Shylock this sea-
son, and he certainly should be able to
grasp the character.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-08-20

Henry Gassaway Davis is out of the
running, for he, alasi is tainted with
royalty in his blood.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-08-20

1t is estimated that out of a popu-
lation of 100000 in Great Britain,
100000 are either under or on the
poverty line
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-08-20

Postoffice receipts, too, are going up
in this period of returning prosperity.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-08-20

The German courts have decided
that beer is not Pilsener unless made
in Pilsen 1t cannot make any other
place famous.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-08-20
ADRIFT WITH THE TINES


She said she didn't care for slang,
Her words l couldn't doubt
When she went further still and said
She guessed she'd cut 1t out.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-08-20

A census of the census takers is now
being compiled, and the rest of the
task will be postponed to next April.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-08-20

Wilbur Wright is Al and Orville is
not quite 40. Osler will not, however,
be permitted to apply his doctrine to
either.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-08-20

Cnauncey Depew has gone to Eu-
rope, leaving the special interests and
the widows and orphans in other
hands
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-08-20

A real live president is better than
any sea serpent in November.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-08-20

COA1hhNI
A contemporary discusses "A Reluctant
Monarch" If he is like most other mon
archs, he is probably reluctant to pay his
bills.
The Philadelphia Inquirer is anxious to
know when girls should marry. The right
sort wait until they are asked.
The Florida Times Union says an At
lanta bachelor was arrested for beat
Ing his wife. He must be a very en-
terprising bachelor.
You can always tell crank when 1t is
as hot as it is now and he insists on dis
eussing pragmatic panthesm.
Attention, pie eaters" says the Lynch
burg, Va, Advance. Produce a piece of
pie, if you want to get their attention.
1.-The Malgned Frying Pan" is the title
of an editorial in the Norfolk Virginian-
Pilot. In its proper place the frying pan
is of great service to humanity, but 1t
should not be used to fight with.
Some girls in Connecticut spanked
young preacher so hard with barrel
slaves that he wasn't able to sit down.
Can you imagine yourself buying choco-
late sundaes for girls like that?
Thirty minutes is long enough to win
Wife, says a boastful bridegroom. 1t
takes longer than that to lose her.
SKEPTICAL
The poets say that love subdues
III Anaf
When love, 1t seems, can not survive
Mere poverty? PAUL COOK.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-08-20
HARD TIMES.

The ultimate consumer
Bewails his dreary fate;
There's nothing in his stomach
And nothing on his plate.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-08-20

The Bremen cents are to be succeed
ed by real Lincoln cents.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-08-20

A contemporary discusses IA Reluctant
Monarch" If he is like most other mon
archs, he is probably reluctant to pay his
bills.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-08-20

The Philadelphia Inquirer is anxious to
know when girls should marry. The right
sort wait until they are asked
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-08-20

You can always tell a crank when 1t is
as hot as it is now and he insists on dis
eussing pragmatic pantheism.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-08-20

The Florida Times Union says an At
lanta bachelor was arrested for beat
ing his wife. He must be a very en-
terprising bachelor
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-08-20

Washington Bureau Age-Herald. 1871
q street. N. W.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-12-22
GAVE LIFE FOR CHILDREN.
With Her Clothes Afiame She Leap.
ed Through Window.

One Of the greatest acts Of hero
sm with has occurred in the Sec
ion Of Marion, N. c., in years was
hat Of Mrs. John Lewis Of Vein
fountain, who sacrificed her life
'riday afternoon to save her three
:hildren from being burned to death.
Mrs. Lewis was standing before
he open fire place and her cloth
og caught fire. She started to rush
or the bed in the room intending
o smother the flames. The chill.
rem who were In the adjoining room
ushei to their mothers aid. For
ear that the clothes worn by her
'hildren would catch fire Mrs. Lewis
capped through a window and ran
'0r several hundred feet before fall
ng exhausted and dying.
Her screams attracted neighbors
nd when they reached the body all
'lothing had been burned of except
two small pieces under can arm.
Ter skin was burned to q crisp and
%1lackened by the smoke and flames.
Blood was flowing freely from many
parts Of her body.
Tender hands carried the dying
woman back to her residence, where
she expired a few hours later. Her
suffering was intense.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-12-22
LAYING UP TREASURE.
The Noble Gift Of q Lady to the
Sumter Poor.

umte fOOf.
We fully agree with the Sumter
tenn that of all the requests fol
haritable and other purposes emu.
nerated In the will Of Mrs. Ella
.'uomey, none showed q finer spirit
r a kinder, tender thoughtfulness
or her needy fellow creatures than
hat to provide Christmas cheer for
he poor Of Sumter. The income
rom the $4,000 left in trust to the
lily council to be expended at Christ
mas each year for the relief Of the
poor Of Sumter will brighten the
ives Of thousands AMI bring to them
| portion Of the Christmas spirit OF
which they would be destitute other
wise. There rs In this gift OF Mrs
tuomey something that appeals tt
the humanity that is in US with pc.
'uliar force, and we feel that 1t Is
he greatest and bert Of her bene-
actions, In that for decades and de
'des to come 1t will bring glad.
less AMI Joy to numberless hearts
t the season Of the year that the
'oor and the children Of the poor
eel most bitterly the pangs Of pow
erty. II Mrs. Tuomey had don,
:.nthing else for charity, this
thoughtful remembrance Of the poor
t Christmas time Is sufficient r.
lace her name on the roll Of thor
Who had thought for the children
I the poor.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-12-22
CORPSE HOLDS AUTO WHEEL.
Woman's Presence Of Mind Prevent
Tragedy on French Road.

Nine. Maurice, of Roanne, France,
has had the terrifying experience of
driving In a motor car with her dead
husband %clutching the steering wheel
and a four-year-old baby In her lap.
She had gone for a drive with
her husband as chauffeur. Noticing
that the cal vas pursuing an erratic
course, she spoke to her husband,
uring him to be more pruden. There
was no response, for he was dead.
In an instant the woman really
ed the truth. She was ignorant of
the machinism, and could not stop
the car. But with remarkable pres
ICE Of mind she did the next best
thing. Lifting her baby up, she lean
ed out Of the auto and dropped 1t on
the roadway. Then. taking the
steering wheel, she headed the au-
tomobile for a ditch, into with 1t
ran and capsized.
Nine. Maurice, who, with the
corpse Of her husband. was flung
out, fortunately escaped with very
slight injury. The baby was found
unframed. The husbands death was
due to heart failure.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-12-22
One Day to the Ideal,

II is beautiful to give one day
occasionally to the ideal. One day
in which books and stocks and deeds
and notes, and interest and mort
gage, and all kinds of business and
trade are forgotten, and all stores
and shops and factories and oflces
and banks. and ledgers and &C cunts,
and lawsuits are cast aside, put away
and locked up, and the weary heart
and brain ire given a voyage to
fairyland. Let us hope that such a
day is a prophesy Of what all days
will be-.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-12-22
SEVEN LIVES LOST
IN A FOUR-sTORY CINCINNATI
TENEMENT DEATH TRAP.
Tue House Ablaze With Eeyry DC.
cupant Sleeping-Fremen Carry
Many Down Ladders Safely.

Many Down Ladders Safely.
In a fire at Cincinnati that de-
stroyed 8 tenement house shortly
before daylight on Tuesday morn
ing sever persons were killed and
80 injured.
The building was a veritable death
trap. The one fire escape was rem
dered useless by the flames and the
emergency door, supposed to lead
to safety, and ordered kept open
by the fire department., was nailed
shut.
The building is a four-story struc-
ture with tenants on every floor
except the first. The Railways are
lighted by kerosene lamps and In
some way the lamp on the second
floor was upset and In a very few
minutes the dry woodwork In the
hall was adame.
The blaze shot upward, making
it impossible for the tenants Of the
| place to get out by way of the stairs.
Some Of them jumped out Of the
windows and, were badly hurt.
There were fifty persons In the house
at the time. i
The frat Hremen to reach the
scene saved several Of them from
the rear Of the burning building.
The captain Of engine company No.
4 ccrried down two bodies on the
ladder and several women were
found huddled together on the fourth
floor. The bodies taken to the
morgue we're 30 badly burned that
Identification was almost impossi-
BILE.
Patrolman Clark and Thinker,
who we're the first upon the scene,
picked up a blanket from In front
Of the building and yelled to the
terrified people in the windows to
Jump. Holding the blanket between
them. they called to a woman on
the second floor to jump into it.
AS she jumped to safety the oflc-
ers called to a small girl who was
ON the verge Of dropping from q
window on the third floor. The girl
took one look at the outstretched
blanket and jumped head frst In
t.. Both woman and child were
badly burned and we're quickly rush
ed to the city hospital.
Two officers carried many Of the
tenants to safety over the neighbor'
Ing roofs.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-12-22
BOOZE POURING IN SUMTER.
Express Company Opens Extra Of
Ace to Handle It.


A special to The News and Cour-
Ter from Sumter says "Since the
closing Of the State dispensary in
Sumter on the 18th OF November.
the liquor handling business Of the
Southern Express Company has
reached such large proportions that
It was found impossible to handle
the large shipments of liquor at
the regular Office. Hundreds of
packages for personal use come In
on every train. The local manager
of the express company has been
forced to open up a booze sub-sta-
ton on West Liberty street for the
delivery Of packages Of liquor to be
called for The liquors for imme-
date delivery are still handled in
the regular way. The sub-station
threw open It's doors to the thirsty
public Wednesday with a stock on
hand that would fairly rival the old
grog shop. the county d~ispensary.
The floor of the store building was
literally covered with packages Of
liquor Of various sizes, shapes and
quality, heralding the advent OF
another great moral institution. 1t
certainly seems that legislative pro-
hibition in Sumter county Is a de-
fusion and q snare" .
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-12-22
THE NEW FERTILIZER.

A discovery Of far-reaching impor
lance to the farmers Of the South Il
the new fertilizer which has beer
perfected on one of the islands neal
Charleston, g. c. 1t has long beer
known that lime is an essential food
for plants Of all kinds and that they
cannot live when 1t has been exhaust.
ed from the soil. 1t has also beer
known that old WORKOUT lands are
extremely deficient in lime, and thai
sour, badly-drained lands have theil
lime is a for mthat is not disable b,
growing crops.
Farmers Bulletin No. 1874, q. 8
Dept. of Agriculture, says: Gal
the applications Of lime increased the
yields The best yields were
obtained with the lime in the form
Of carbonate, the finely ground oys.
ter shells standing first Lime
with fertilizer was more proftab BIZ
than depending upon fertilizer
alone"
This new fertilizer which present.
lime In its most disable form Ia mad
by q new process Of burning oyster
shells and using a burner that car
supply potash. The result Is a htgt
grade fertilizer costing the consum
or only $500 per ton. 1t reclaim.
WORKOUT lands in a marvellous man
ner II applied broadcast two months
ahead Of ammoniated goods. IT,.
~sweetening effects on sour lands Il.
almost magical. Charleston freighr
rates apply on this new fertilizer
The factory ia located on Young
Island. 8. c., but all letters should
be addressed to e. l.. Commins, Sales
Agent. Meggetts, 8. C. Free descrip
tive circulars will be sent to any on.
on request.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-12-22
CORN YIELD
John r. Dingle Of Clarendon County
Wins First Prize.

A dispatch from Columbia says
the first prize on yield in the State
corn contest has been awarded tc
John r. Dingle, Of Summerton, In
Clarendon county, as also the hrat
prize on points. His yield vas 1856.
bushels on one acre. This Is the
second State contest that has beel
won by a Clarendon county farmer
The total points made were SO. The
fret prize on yield Is $176. TIE
award was made at q meeting of the
State Corn Contest. which is COM
posed OF Commissioner Watson,
President P. H. Nell, Of Clemson Col
lege, and D. N. Barrow.
The second prize for yield and
points went to A. Bascomb Usher,
the young Marlboro county boy who
produced 1852 1-2 bushels on one
acre. He will receive SIS.
The hve-acre contest was won Dy
J. n. Mosse Of St. Matthews. The
number Of bushels produced was
50O.5. This prize Is worth 5000.
The second prize Of the fve-acre
contest was awarded to Thos. Tay-
lor, Of Richland county, who pro-
iuced PSI bushels. This prize Is
$50.
There we're 1856 entries IN this
years contest, representing 36 coun-
ties of the State. Many Of the con-
testants are boys. OF the total en-
tries only fourteen complied with
all Of the requirements. Many Of
the contestants failed to send In
samples Of their corn.
The best ear Of corn sent In the
opinion of the commission was that
Of H. K. Hayes, Of Marion county,
who won second prize in last years
contest. A close second to Mr.. Hayes
in the quality Of Ut was sent by
Usher, Of Marlboro county.