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The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-29
MAKING SHAM JEWELS.
.om Popular Magazine.

From GOpuldT MdSdliIS
 Jewellers who have been in business many years often find it difficult to dis tinguish the difference between real and artificial jewels at first sight, so won- derfully is paste being used. Imitation jewels are now being turned out by the bushel, and can be purchased wholesale at from 20 cents up, according to the kind of gem 1t is, size not making huch difference in the price.
 The material used in the manufacture of paste jewels is known as "strass," it's chief ingredients being potash, oxide of lead, borax and silica. The quanti- ties of these chemicals vary, acording to the variety of stone which is to be imi- tated. much greater proportions of borax and potash being required for diamonds than for rubies, while for imitation em- eralds these ingredients are scarcely needed at all. The utmost care Is exer- cised in making sham jewels, and the grinding, sitting, melting and other oper- ations are matters of the highest impor- tance.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-29
MERRY MUSIC.

From the Washington Post.
 One would not like to say of the Eng fish what some of the more candid among them think of themselves. To the for eign critic true Briton will never admit that the character of his countrymen and all their works is anything less than perfect. Among themselves, however, the English do not-at least, not all of them-believe it. London doctor, for example, has not hesitated to declare that the musical works of contemporary British composers are "of a lugubrious and depressing character and he makes a plea for what he terms merry music in their stead.
 It is pretty hard for the modern Eng lishman to take himself seriously and still be merry. He is generally lugu- brious when he is in earnest, and what ever he tries to do he does with all his might The music of a nation reflects the mood of it's people; it is merry or sad, frivolous or studied. according to the temperament of the whole people from which it is drawn rather than from any tendency in the individual temperament of the composer. A genius, and more especially a genius which expresses itself in music, is a universal voice crying aloud the emotional perceptions of it's time Therefore the British composers are not individually at fault. They can not make merry music unless the people who inspire them to make music are themselves merry.
 Old England was indeed "merrie old England once upon a time. Then the light-hearted ballads of the eighteenth century took the place of the melan- choly ballads of medieval days, and the people sang and danced because they were joyful, not because it was quite the proper thing" And they gave to the world Bishop and the blithesome Pur- cell whose songs possess charm as perennially fresh as the charm of spring flowers. Alas. there are no Purcells in English music now, but only Mordant Elgars and enthusiastically cut pedants who seek to pattern their madrigals after Dykes hymns. The spirit of Journalism
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-29
sTUPENDous TRANSIT SERVICE.
Manhattan's Lines Carried 300, ,000, ,000
 Passengers During Year.

From the New York Herald.
 The magniture of the local transporta- ton systems of this city is made clear by the statistics given in the report of the public system commission for the last calendar year.
 Surface subway, and elevatet lines carried more than 1900, 900 passengers being 6s per cent more than were car ried on all the steam railways or the country. It is as if every man, woman and child of New York's 100000 popu- lation rode on one of the local lines SSo times in the twelvemonth.
 There is no other institution that ar fects so closely as the transit lines the life and comfort of the people Of this great city. Next in importance come the lighting systems. It is interesting to know that the yearly receipts of the transit companies exceed $e2.0oo,ooo, that New Workers consume annually about one-ffth of all the Illuminating gas pro- duced in the country, paying therefor about $sO00O.o .ooo, besides 5000 900 for cleo tricity..
 The commissions resolve to compel the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-29
Actors In Creating Roles.

T never had the pleasure of seeing the great French actor, Coqueln, who died on Wednesday, but 25 years ago I read with interest his brochure on the art of eating" said an old theatregoer. Tt had long been an open question whether or not the actor was a creative artist in any high sense. Coquelin in his little work sought to prove that the intellectual actor created his role and was therefore fit to rank with the dramatist.
 While we are familiar with the term create in regard to this or that part in a play, the word interpret would. I think be more nearly accurate. The author of the play creates; the actor merely repro duces what the author had in mind. The same thing applies to the world of music The composer creates and the performer or conductor interprets the music"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-29

send messages. 7:sO-converse with LOT
 ing. a. m.-Compose editorial for Out look. s:so-on guns. 9 a. m.-Climb main
 mast to look for whales. 9:sO-Shuffle- board. 9l5-Talse charge of engine room. l0;15-shake hands with engineers. 10:20- Visit steerage. Converse with returning immigrants. Il a. m.-Chieken broth 1:15 Inspect ship accompanied by captain
 mate. purser. doctor and miscellaneous passengers. 12 noon-TalSe observations
 Decide on days run. 12:15-Reflect 12:11-- Throw rings 12:5o-Study political econ omy F 2:55-Ablute. 1 D. m.-Moderate luncheon. Poland and hunyadi mixed. 1:S0 Rest. 1:32-Walk ten times around deck with Kermit. 1:50-Revolver practice. 2:15- Shovel coal Shake hands with stokers. p. m.-Yisit reading room. Revise cat alog. s:So-Prepare address on Moral Uplift" for concert in aid of seamen. Praise seamen. Hardy, resolute men. 3:45-Order awnings removed. p. m.- Tea. One lump of sugar No ice. Alb Visit of condolence to Major Mearns, U. S. A, retired Converse. 4:s0-Inspect stew ards. 4:50-Read Adam Smith. 4:55-Take the bridge. Relieve captain for one hour. 5:55-Inspect kitchens. Admire automatic egg-boilers. 6:15-Ablute. 6:30-Dinner. ' D. m.-Meditate. 7:02-Write two chapters on Hunting Big Game in Africa D. m.-Reeeption in saloon. s:SO-Preside at concert. Speech. 9:15-Auctlon pool. En- force square deal. 10 p. m.-Sandwich. Apollinaris. Lemonade for Kermit. 10:15 Good night to smoking room. Shake hands with steward. 1o:20-Ten times around deck with Heller. 1O;40-Examine guns 1o:5o-Evening visit of coincidence to Major Mearns, U. S. A, retired. Con- verse. Il D. m.-Read Lyman Abbott on Immortality. 1115-Compose national hymn. 11.So-Final round of inspection. 11:4-order lights out In smoking room. Il :5O-Good night to captain. Compliment on ship. Double lookout. Take soundings. 12 midnight-Set alarm for o'clock He- tire Sleep Pleasant dreams.
 The programme, though tentative and subject to abrupt changes without notice, is regarded favorably as a starter
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-29
cAMELs OF ASIA MINOR.

From Consular Reports.
 The food of cames and dromedaries in the district of Smyrna from the month of September to March consists of straw and beans, which are moistened, pounded and kneaded before being given to them each evening. From the month of March on, and during the extreme heat of the summer they live chiefly on hay and grass The Yuruks of the highland dis tricts plant grain and valonia acorns in fields where camels have pastured for season.
 The prices of dromedaries are as fol- lows: First variety, $SS to s110; second va riety, s66 to sSs; third variety, $53 to s66, while the animals bred for the fourth variety are worth only from $2e to s44.
 Dromedaries are used principally for transporting merchandise, such as cereals, valonia, figs, emery stone, licorice root, etc., and in this capacity they are indis- pensable. One sees as many as 100 sometimes in single row led by little donkey, each laden with the products of the interior of Asia Minorl and all bound for Smyrna, the nearest seaport. They
 
 of this city (Smyrna) that they block traffic In the rough mountain districts they are much more useful than horses and donkeys, especially in many districts where there are no country roads, while at the same time they can carry much greater loads to market. Then, again, the cost of maintenance is very much less than that of any other beast of burden.
 The ordinary caravans consist usually of seven camels, and experience has shown that this is all that can be con- veniently intrusted to one driver. The price for transportation varies according to the locality and the amount of work, but the average cost of camel will come to about 50 cents day. In Smyrna one Turkish merchant owns about AGO camels.
 Throughout Asia Minor camels or drom- edaries are used only as beasts of bur den, while in Syria many are broken to the saddle and used as riding animals across the deserts Upon the great cara van route between Trebizond, on the shores of the Black sea, and Tabriz, in the heart of Persia. it is said, one often meets with as many as 1000 loaded camels in a single drove.
 While, as the time passes, the camel will not be able to withstand the keen competition of the new railways, which are piercing every part of Asia Minor, yet, thanks to the power of tradition over the Turkish inhabitants of the country and their fondness for these animals, the caravan routes today are still able to hold their own side by side with the Anatolia, Cassaba and Aldin railways. Hundreds of camels pass over the cara van bridge into the city of Smyrna every day, and in the market place in front of the mosque of Mohammed, at Constan- tipole, many camels may still be seen.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-29
A POETS BEST.

From Colner's Weekly
 Two of Poe's poems are reprinted by us on another page. In Helen" and "Isra- fel' we have Poe the sane and undyng. Pressed upon by unlovely life, scorning the mob and all the brute accompani- ments of democracy. thwarted and dis pirited, he did what the hunted deer will do when cornered by the hounds. He Jumped clear. Hating his surroundings, spruning the ground, he flew straight up from geographical and racial limita- tions, and sang a song that Israfel or Moses and the Lamb could have sung in any cline at any age. Only two things are neede1 for that music-only two wings and the golden throat. There is the hint in him of glorious galleys, golden galleys, argosies sunk in the unplumbed acres of mid-sea, the dance of the stars at midnight, the radiant pour of the full moon, the romance of the upper air, lawns bathed in dew and beating back the waves of the infinite distances. He was riming sheer unrelated beauty. He imagined himself free of immediate ugly local life, selfish, cruel haste, fever and thirst, and found singing robes and welcome in the gardens that hang clear of the temporal world. There is no space, no time in his verse. But, in cutting loose from the local he did not reach the universal. He had no love for troubled men, no instru- ment for the low, sad music of human ity. It was the cry of a lonely man, re- mote from the comforts of the worlds loves. All the strings went untouched save the one string of a solitary nature auesting beauty. What he reached is enough, although barely enough, to give him immortality. It is the sobbing note of the God-forsaken.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-29
AntI-JapaneSe Legislation Held Up

President Roosevelt is seconded by Governor Gillett of California in all he is doing to postpone action upon anti Japanese bills pending before the Cali fornia legislature, and the indications are that no unjust or discriminatory bills will be passed. No one seems ready to support the Johnson bill deny ing the Japanese the right to belong to a corporation and segregating them into sects and districts.
 The Drew bill has been postponed a week, and if it is then passed it will apply to all aliens alike. It will then provide that landholding shall be con fined to citizens only. All aliens are to be cut out, and one alien would be as ineligible as another. There would be in the bill no discrimination against the Japanese.
 While Goevrnor Gillett remains supporter of the Roosevelt policy it is not probable that any bill will be passed in Sacramento that Japan can reasonably consider discriminatory. All aliens will be treated alike, and possibly all legislation bearing upon the Japanese will be postponed two years in order to see how strictly Japan will enforce her new policy pro- hibiting coolie immigration to this country. At present more Japanese are going back home than are coming to this country.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-29
TO SLEEP.
By William Wordsworth.

By William Wordsworth A flock of sheep that leisurely pass by One after one; the sound of rain. and
 bees Murmuring; the fall of rivers, winds and
 seas, Smooth fields. white sheets of water and
 pure sky; I've thought of all by turns, and still
 lie sleepless; and soon the small birds
 melodies Must hear, first utterd from my orchard
 trees And the first cuckoo's melancholy cry. Even thus last night and two nights
 more lay. And could not win thee, Sleep, by any stealth: So do not let me wear tonight away; Without thee, what is all the mornings
 wealth? Come. blessed barrier between day and
 day. Dear mother of fresh thoughts and toy-
 ous health!
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-29
PITY WASTED.

"Oh, how pathetic It rends my heart!' exclaimed the altrulstic person.
 Whats the matter?"
 Just look at that little boy gazing wistfully into the window of bakery across the street A homeless waif, no doubt, who wishes he could satisfy his hunger on the cakes and pies exhibited there in such reckless profusion. I must go over and give him a quarter
 Wait a minute" said the friend Of the altruistic person. q happen to know that little boy. He is the son of the man who runs the bakery. and only last week he had an attack of acute indiges- tion from over-eating."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-29
Proud of New Liaht.

T would like to have a reporter for The Age-Herald come out to my home some night and watch the newly installed electric arc light at the intersection of Fifteth street and First avenue" said well-known Woodlawn citizen. "There is nothing extraordinary about the light except that it has burned ever since it was installed, which was several days ago, but the people in our particular neighborhood are very proud of the new fixture.
 "The fact that an arc light is burning every night at the corner of First avenue and Fiftieth street denotes the consum- nation of long. hard fight. Houses in the neighborhood have several times been footed by burglars and one store was robbed four times, once while officers were watching it. There is much relief now that there is a light burning on the corner and the opening evening was celebrated by the assembling of a large collection of bugs, which fitted about the bright spot all night and by the de- ception of several citizens.
 'sThe light has made such a change that on the first night people actually did not know their getting-off place. It is related that one man going out on the East Lake car thought he was at Fiftieth street but looked out of the car window and saw the light and rode on to Fifty fourth street before he discovered he had been deceived.
 "Fiftieth street is proud of its light and residents are now convinced of the big -heartedness of Mayor Perryman and the suburban council. However, it is un- derstood that no formal celebration of the installment will be held'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-29
IN HOTEL LOBBlES
Poultrv Raisinq.

While more attention is paid 10 poul- try raising and truck farming in Alabama now than formerly the bulk of the eggs, chickens and vegetables consumed in Bir- mingham are shipped here from other states" said Albert Fasnacht.
 Poultry raising on a large scale is all ways A profitable industry when managed by those who understand the business and 1t seems strange that there are not more chicken farms in Northern Ala hama. With 10 or l2 acres of land here abouts and a few thousand dollars in the way of capital, a man can get rich rais- ing poultry"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-29
AS TO FOG.

From JudBe.
 The Cape Cod man and the Londoner were travelling on the same train together from Liverpool to the capital.
 Yes" said the Yankee, i've do have consid rable fog out our way. I've seen it so thick that the landladies of our summer Doardin' houses could ladle 1t out and use it instead O whipped egg for the heavy part of the fioatin' island.''
 We ave em, too, in London" said his travelling companion, but our cli- mate is too dirty to permit of our eatin it. We burn so much soft coal, you see the fog gets pac.Aed full of soot. The only thing we really can do with it is to cut it up into blocks and use it instead of peat when we want a quick fire.
 And the Yankee took out the little American flag he wore in his button hole and put it away in his wallet.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-29
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR.

From the New York Press.
 The more money a man can make the more other people can get it.
 There's nothing mortifies a girl more than chapped lips without having earned them.
 When a man is generous it's because it intoxicates his vanity to have people tell him so.
 What makes all womans friends think she is a freak Is for her to wear hat that isn't a freak
 What impresses a woman about travel ing with her husband in a sleeping car is how he can pretend to be comfortable when he never will admit it at home.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-29
Health and the BenzOateS

The manufacturers of food products preserved in benzoates of soda have won a victory over Dr. Wiley, chief of the bureau of chemistry of the depart ment of agriculture. These manufac- turers were strong and aggressive enough to get the ear of the President, and he appointed the Remsen referee
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-29
FOR ROOSEVELT AT SEA.

From Harper's Weekly.
 The following itinerary for observance on shipboard has been arranged to pro- vide the complete rest prescribed by Ma jor Mearns, U. S. A., retired:
 a. m.-Rise and ablute. 5:20-Walk ten minutes around the deck with Heller 5:45-Read three poems by Richard Wat son Glider. a. m.-Hearty breakfast 6:45-Me editate. 6:47-Inspect ammunition Shoot. sea-gulls if any in sight. a. m.- study wireless telegraphy. Receive and
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-29
Suicide From Despondency.

Chicago, January 2s.-Unwilling to leave her pet cat. two dogs canary bird and robin to the cars of others Mrs. Emilia Tillman killed them and herself by turning on the gas at her residence yesterday. She was Respondent because of Ill health.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-29
ADRIFT WITH THE TIMES
THE LITE WORTH LIVING.

THE LIFE WORTH LIVING. The life worth living is the life
 Most happiness affords; Not over-sped to win through strife The gold a miser hoards. Nor slow-eonsumed by fires of hate And envy's burning pains, To see ourselves forbid by fate The prize another gains So to proceed through quiet years And bear a patient heart, Compact of hopes but not of fears, Content, whate'er the part We're called upon to play, until The shadows loom apace And all unbowed and constant still, We close life's fevered race.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-29
HUMAN NATURE.

The treasure trove of life Some think it is a wife And some will tell you 'tis a pot of
 money. A few are courting fame And power and a name And some, like bees, are bound to sip
 the honey. But when alls said and done By each and every one And death cuts short both pleasure and
 annoyance, The world will hear Us say. Upon our closing day, That what we didn't get held most of
 joyancel
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-29
pr. Newfield Returns.

The Rev. pr. M. Newfeld rturned yes- terday from Philadelphia. where he had been to attend the biennial meeting of the Union of Hebrew Congregations. It was a largely attended convention. About 25O congregations were represented and many distinguished lay delegates as well as rabbis were present.
 pr. Newfield said he greatly enjoyed his
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-29

Dr. Wiley is sampling 40 brands of whisky, and many 'possum hunters in Georgia are striving to ascertain if he needs any assistants.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-29

Joseph Chamberlain is recovering his health and his courage, and he pro- poses to stand for parliament when dis solution comes.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-29

The Mediterranean tourist faces ship wrecks and earthquakes, but still he quails not The hobo habit in luxuri- ous form is upon him.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-29
A FANCY.

When May comes, wreathed in happy
 smiles,
 And the fields with blooms are blowing, And patch of blue in the sky beguiles, Through fleecy cloud ships showing; When the world is glad with the fresh,
 sweet song
 Of spring and spring-time weather, Tis for the days when we tript along As boy and girl together!
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-29
ENOUGH SAID.

From Judge.
 Visitor-"What part of prison life is the hardest to put up with?"
 Convict-"The visitors
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-29

Get ready to swallow your share of benzoate of soda, for 1t has officially been declared to be due you at the hands of the food people.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-29
OF COURSE.

The jester hath his little fling
 And makes great sport of people Who're blown sky-high in auto cars And land on some church steepIe, But If he owned an auto car,
 His late precepts unheeding, He'd either break his blooming neck. Or get called down for speeding.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-29

In the long run the wireless will summon airship life savers to ships in distress. This would be a fully up-to- date proceeding.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-29

The sun still knows how to shine in a way to green up the grass and to open the blossoms.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-29

Florida winter resorts are reported full up. It must be from the force of the habit, for this is not a winter to flee from.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-29

The business of causing oneself to be mentioned as cabinet possibility is nearly wound up.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-29

The south cannot elect a President, but its 'possum hunters can capture one already elected
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-29

Congressman Willett's speech stands in the Congressional Record, and it cannot be blue-penciled out of it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-29

Natural gas has been struck at Medi- cine Hat, and if it can find match it may get long felt warming up.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-29

The forty-seventh and forty-eighth stars on the flag will go over to the next Congress.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-29

In the roll call of states the vote would be 45 to 1 against a war with Japan. California would stand alone.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-29

that has locked England in its thrall has likewise starved all the sprightliness out of Englands music. This, of course, does not apply to the ditties of the music halls and their clientele. The hoi polloi or any people will always banish cares with laughter and merry tunes.
 There is, however, something to be said for music which is not merry. For the most part the great masters have left the field of light music to the little fellows, because 1t is no great feat to express joy, humor, artless melody. It is easy for the human creature to express joy. pleasure or happiness, just as 1t is easy for the brute. But it is sometimes very difficult to express misery or sad ness. The tongue will not speak, the limb will not move. the eye will not glow. It is for music to interpret those emo tions which seem almost to paralyze thought and action. But heaven forfend us all from that depressing note of fu- neral solemnity which seems to prevade the music of the modern Britons
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-29

Statewide prohibition has not spread to the jury room in Tennessee.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-29

holiday it will be the first one in this country.