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The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-12
Helpilg Country Preachers

The country parson has wonderful opportunities for the personal uplift of others. But in many cases he drifts toward the commonplace, either be- cause the best literature does not reach his study table, or because he comes in contact with the uniformed cnly. If the country preachers out look can be widened-if, in a word, his powers for good can be increased there would scarcely be any class that could do so much for the people or for the republic.
 At Amherst they are conducting, or recently were conducting, a summer school for country preachers. Lectures on wide range of social sciene sub jects are given, the object of the plan being to make the country preacher more influential by giving him a wider view of life and the outer world. The lectures relate in part at least to sub jects of practical interest to those with whom the country minister comes in contact.
 The Amherst plan is an extension of the summer school idea, and the hope is that other educational cen ters will duplicate Amherst's work un til the country is equipped with coun, try preachers who are themselves well equipped for contact with their fellow men.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-12
A PARTlNG.

By John G. Neihardt, "A Bundle of Myrrh." No more from light to light, from gloom
 to gloom, Shall you grow up about me, making
 bloom Each individual moment like rose. From morning to the quiet evenings
 close, From dusk until the coming of the sun, feel the hours grow empty one by one, It Is the way of life-a look, smile, slow sweet joy for just a little while; Then going, then forgetting, then the
 slow Monotony of days that come and go. And yet in spite of our diverging ways. You have place in all my nights and The dim, mysterious. purple nights of Shall sing you to me with a quiet tune, When skies grow soft and blue in after
 days, Then shall feel your pure, calm, search
 ing gaze, And ever when the Green World wakes in
 dew shall breathe in the fragrant soul of
 you. So Night shall be my servant, and the
 Day Shall conjure back that which has passed
 away, That sweet and calm and kind elusive
 thing song that conceived, but could not
 sing; dream I dreamed, but waking could not Sweet wine for which my goblet was .
 -~ss.H
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-12
IN HOTEL LOBBlES
Cotton crop Conditions.

"The cotton market closed tonight about $2.50 a bale lower than the high prices made during the week, with the tone of the markets barely steady" said John A Caldwell. "Liverpoors taking during the week has been on record breaking basis and shows exclusively some of the foreign spinners have taken fright. It may be that they have SUD- piled themselves with the cotton needed for immediate wants, and that a falling off from that direction next week will bring about a further decline in our own markets. The movement is large and the price is satisfactory to the farmer. No matter what the resolution passed here by the recent convention of farmers to the contrary. You can't negotiate reso- lution with a banker. If we have short crop this year-and all signs point in that direction-not only by the govern ment. but private estimators, the farmers must certainly be the insiders They, in point of fact, are really the only people who know the amount of cotton they will make. A few experts from New York or New Orleans-passing through the cotton
 
 port back crop disaster and that they never saw anything to compare with this crop, Texas and Oklahoma a calamity, etc.
 And thus we start out with a bull campaign on the tail-end of the biggest crop the United States has ever made. Now, if the farmers are wise to the situ- ation, why do they rush pell mell over each other to sell their cotton? Why not adopt a policy of marketing their cotton gradually. It is claimed by many that We will not make enough cotton to go around this year. This may have dawned upon the foreign splnners, and is an ex- planation of the heavy spot sales in Liver pool this week.
 Tn 19O3-4 September contracts sold in New York as high as 13 20 cents and as low at 7.& cents, decline of $26. 10 a bale. In l9O4-5 September contracts sold at $14.35 cents and g 40 cents. a decline of s94.75. In 1so5-6 September sold at II 26 cents and 6.9S cents, decline of $21. .35. In lsO6-7 September sold at HIS cents .ani S.5s cents. decline of SIS, and in 1so7-s September sold at 12 25 and g. 45 cents. decline of S14
 Thus 1t will be seen by taking the five years above where cotton has opened at q high range of values in the beginning of the season it has invariably declined, irrespective of conditions. Therefore, if statistics count for anything present prices are abnormally high and the weight of big movement will cause depression, at least temporarily On the other hand we must admit that the bureau was the lowest on record, and foreshadows a small crop; that business Is improving and pros perity has returned in its fullness, or will as soon as we kill the constitutional amendment"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-12
A September Mornlnu.

Saturday morning was an ideal Indian summer" said one who takes notice of nature in all of her moods.
 "The showers had fallen in the early morning and at a. m., when I stepped forth to begin the day, the sun was soft ened by a gentle haze. The air was soft and filled with odors. Near my home there is low wall covered with the morning glory vine. The purple and white flowers fairly beamed with rich, fresh color, and like chalices seem lifted to catch the nectar of nature that filled the very atmosphere. l felt that 1t was good to have lived to see the long hot summer soften into a glorious autumn full of promise for those who do the work their willing hands shall find to do."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-12
Distribution of High Schools

Birmingham needs high school on the southside. Even without a Greater Birmingham two high schools inside of the present boundaries would be re- uuired to accommodate the increasing demands on the public school system.
 When the spacious high school building at the corner of Seventh ave- nue and Twenty-fourth street was erected a few years ago it was be- heved by many that it would be ad- euuate for the needs of this city for a long time to come. It has capacity for accommodating 1000 pupils and that attendance limit has now been reached. The matter of location was thoroughly considered by the Board of Education when the building was being projected, and if Birmingham could afford only one high school the site selected was altogether the best for the immediate requirements of the school population. It was not only the most available site on the north side but the school erected there has proved fairly accessible to the boys and girls living in other parts of the city.
 Supt. J. H. Phillips, who looks well ahead to Birmingham's expansion urged the board to erect even a larger high school building than we now have but the appropriation was necessarily limited and a structure costing less than $15O,000, instead of a $250,OO( edifice as had been desired, was the result. Everything goes by compar ison and when the high school wa! removed from it's cramped quarter' on Twenty-frst street to the nev building Birmingham felt very prou, of the improvement. But the city ha grown fast and the population is in creasing, especially fast in the district known as the southside and the Soul Highlands. It had been thought tha the Paul Hayne school, at the corne of Avenue E and Twentieth street if converted into high school, woul meet the southside requirements. Tn nituatiou is ideal. but Birmingham 1
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-12

From the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
 Our southern cities are watching the novel experiment in the parole system now being made in Birmingham, Ala. If the first reports of its success are verified by experience, 1t Is likely to be adopt ed generally as way to return to old conditions under which the south had no work houses and only an inconsder- able Jail population.
 Under the Birmingham plan offenders who were formerly sent to the street gang to work out fines intended to pen alize them, now have such sentences passed and suspended on their parole binding them to work industriously for themselves and their families, outside the city, but close enough to report themselves to the court as present and at work, while also they are subject to supervision by an officer of the court appointed for that purpose.
 The only objection to this is that at i present it Is arbitrary. It depends now wholly on the way the benevolent Judge Feagin of Birmingham chooses to exer- else his authority. This objection may easily be removed by legislative action. giving incorporated towns a system un- der which thousands who are not real criminals may have an open door to es- cape from helplessness as perpetually panalized members of a convict class. i In Birmingham in short time. 1t Is said that men thus paroled have earned over $s0o0 for the support of their fam flies, which might otherwise have been forced into pauperism and dependence on the city. With all other benefits con sidered, this is the greatest. Perhaps the l Post Dispatch may rightfuly claim it as | @ result of its own pioaaer work in at- l tempting to reform systems under which when an offender is penalized the heav- ! fest punishment is visited on his family l in what works out often as compulsory | pauperism.
 | The Birmingham plan may be extended l by law until the south has no work '.r-~e class and no Ilain gangs Success
 tn it
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-12
New Orleans, Future.

c. A. Andrews of New Orleans, presi- dent of the Andrews Coal company, spent several days in Birmingham last week. He has many friends here among the coal operators and draws a part of his New Orleans fuel supply from this district.
 New Orleans has been growing at a faster rate during the past few years than at any previous period in it's history. Our perfect system of sanitation and our fine supply of pure water have greatly enhanced values in New Orleans. The Crescent City will make a good showing in the next census. something like 4OO- GOO, and it will easily keep in the lead among southern cities. With the open ing of the Panama canal New Orleans growth will receive a splendid impetus, and in time our city will be In the 1000 . GOO population class.''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-12
The Issue Is Joined.

'I have just returned from quite a trip through portions of the state, and I have found the tide setting strong against the amendment" said an insur- ance man. 'I am frank to say that I in- tend to vote for the amendment, but there is no use to deny the real facts as I found them.
 T was in Columbiana the day that the Rev. -My-Arm-Of' Adams spoke for and Jessie Stallings against the adoption of the amendment. It has been reported in some papers quite differently from the real happenings. In the morning the Rev. Adams spoke to a small audience. Jess Stallings spoke to a full house in the afternoon. Editor Mcknight of the Shel- by Sentinel hired brass band and drew very large crowd. The Rev. Adams sat taking notes with the evident purpose of replying At the conclusion of Stal- lings' speech the band withdrew, playing Dixie, and the crowd followed, leaving very few persons
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-12
The MOntgOmerY Conference

luo mVnt6VuoiJ SVniOioHVo
 All Alabamians who are opposed to the amendment proposition, which, if adopted, would put prohibition in the constitution, are looking with intense interest and high hopes to the confer ence to be held in Montgomery next Wednesday, Plans for conducting a vigorous campaign against the amend ment will be discussed at that con ference and the fact that the leading men of the state are enlisted for the patriotic work inspires confidence and points to victory.
 The effort to fasten prohibition in the constitution is a daring scheme in the interest of professional agitators and self-seeking politicians. The adoption of the amendment would not strengthen the prohibition laws. It could not possibly promote the cause of temperance. About the only posi- tive things it could accomplish would be the exaltation of fanaticism and the advancement of certain ambitious men consumed with a passion for high office. But farreaching effect of negative character it would have, but 1t would be none the less deplor- able because negative. If the people of this state were to allow the amend ment to be adopted Alabama would say to the world that fanaticism and political greed were dominant in this state, richly endowed by nature and splendid in her possibilities, and the states progress would be immeasur- ably retarded by the very fact of her cratic tendency But unless all signs fail the amendment will be defeated by a great landslide majority. And among the signs that may be men, toned as highly significant is the ac- tivity of "the old guard"-men such as Col. E. l.. Russell of Mobile, Gen. George P. Harrison of Lee, ex-Gov. William C. Oates of Montgomery, R. B. Kyle of Etowah, ex-Gov. Rufus W. Cobb of Shelby, ex-Chancellor W. H
 Taylore and Judge James H. Stewart
 of Perry, John B. Knox of Calhoun
 Judge Joseph Nathan of Colbert, Sher.
 if J. G. Oakley of Bibb, John Gam
 ble of Pike, R. E. Spragins of Mad
 ison, F. s. Moody of Tuscaloosa, A G. Smith of Jefferson, Perry Thomas
 of Barbour, J. Lee Long of Butler
 Emmett ONeal of Lauderdale-thesc l, and hundred or more of Alabama's
 most distinguished and valiant men , who signed the call for the Montgom } cry conference help to make up "ths ' old guard" And it is only at a crisis like this that these men come to ths , front and stay at the front until vic tory over tyranny or demagogy is won , The mass meeting called for tn. l Jefferson theatre in this city is tt enable the people of Birmingham an, r Jefferson county to voice their sent :, ments against the amendment and t l choose delegates to the Montgomer 3 conference. It will be a grand rall 3 of law-abiding, public-spirited citizens
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-12
CARLYLE AND AMERICA.

America. too, will have to strain it's energies to crack it's sinews and all but break its heart, as the rest of us have had to do, in the thousandfold wrestle with the pythons and mud demons, before it can become a habita- tion for the gods. Americas battle Is yet to fight; and we, sorrowful, though nothing doubting, will wish her strength for it. New Spiritual Pythons, plenty of them; enormous Mega therions, as ugly as were ever born out of mud, loom huge and hideous out sof the twilight future on America; and she will have her own agony, and her own victory, but on other terms than she is yet quite aware of.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-12
A SONG OF IDLENEss.

Down lifes winding stream,
 Through fair and cloudy weather, Lulled by an idle dream,
 The wind upon the heather, A song bird in a tree,
 A bloom along the shore Just to drift and happy be
 And never trouble morel Down life's winding stream,
 While the ripples sparkle, Or the sun forgets to beam
 And the shadows darkle,- Sad or merry, swift or slow,
 As the waters run, Just to drift forever so,
 Till the journeys donei
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-12
Long about Christmas
TAFT TO THE HtrMoRIsTs

"Please convey to the American Press Humorists, in convention in Buffalo. my warmest greeting. Tell them for me that they can be engaged in no better vocation than making people laugh.
 'Humor is like the buffer between two heavy railroad cars. It relieves the jots of life. It is a shock absorber. It makes the journey through the years easier, and brightens the pathway all along the route. We Americans could not get along with out humor."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-12
ADRIFT WITH THE TIMES

other disease that people know about"
 That's all right. After l begin to make his money hum it won't be long be- fore he'll have heart disease"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-12

should be an authority on the whole range of educational matters in Alabama and should have a direct influence on everything pertaining to school work. I have hopes of seeing a conference or ganized in the very near future"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-12

"The National Press Humorists are hunting Buffalo," says the Atlanta Constitution. Having found Buffalo they are probably now hunting for free grub.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-12

A St. Louis woman threw fork at her husband with such unerring aim that it stuck in his chin. A woman who can do stunt like that shouldn't stay out of vaudeville min ute longer.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-12

Prohibition leaders who insisted on the constitutional amendment propo- sition might have had more political wisdom had they been a little longer ill the field.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-12

The fact that New York poet left fortune of $1,00o,0oO is viewed with pride by all the other poets, particu- larly the poets who think they are rich with half a dollar in their pockets.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-12

A bright calm Sunday Is made all the brighter and all the better if we give party politics rest. Let polit- ical wires alone one day in seven, should be the rule.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-12

Will Bwana Tumbo kindly straddle the equator and wave Old Glory a few times-lest we forget?" pleads the Washington Herald. Why not ask him to straddle rampant hippo and wave Old Glory? That would be more thrilling.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-12

CHANGE OF OCCUPATION. His wife was a high kicker when he married her. And now?" She's high f1yer'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-12

Big pay days are coming to be the rule in the Birmingham district once more and the best of 1t is they will grow larger with the approach of Christmas.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-12

You can always tell when man knows a whole lot about the north pole by the way he says that the tenn perature up there is such and such a figure, "centipede.''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-12
vILLANY ON ICE.

What effect do you think the dicov- cry of the north pole will have?''
 Well, for one thing, I anticipate great output of arctic melodramas"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-12
A sYNcr1IAp prpcoN

A SINGULAR PERSON. The strangest man I ever saw One day remarked to me, T wouldn't eat an oyster raw Or in a stew, b'gee. I much prefer a bale of hay, With cream along the top; And when I'm eating sawdust, say, I don't know when to stop"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-12
AGREED.

''She thinks her husband is the great est man in the world" If that's the case they'll never quar- rel"
 ''Why7"
 He thinks so, too."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-12

What becomes of all the old straw hats? Go ask the goats.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-12
SAD AWAKENING

"Chuggs, the author. was dreaming of fame yesterday in an easy chair" What woke him up?" "A knock on the door," Opportunity"
 'No; importantly. It was man he owed"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-12
HOW TO LIVE A LONG TIME.

HOW ITO LIVE A LONG TIME. According to a dispatch in the Cincin- nati Enquirer, a retired merchant, living in' an Illinois town, who is S5 years old and of course hale and hearty, gives the has any luck at all can live to be 100 years old:
 Don't worry.
 Live a plain life. Don't brood over the next life Be moral man. Drink whisky and beer, too, but be moderate.
 Use tobacco, smoke cigars or a pipe and chew the weed. Hat and drink everything you care for. Don't hurry through life. Don't work too hard. Eight hours sleep is sufficient. Don't swear-that leads to other evils. Be careful of your health Take exercise a-plenty. Be good-natured, not ''grouch." That's one way to live 100 years. An other way is to go a swift gait for 10 years.
 THE RETURN Up from the valley of tears, Into the land of smiles, Where every prospect cheers And hope in the heart beguiles. Up from the valley of tears, Far from the realm of rue, And Love in the morning hears Of dream that will yet come true!
 PAUL COOK.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-12
NOT KNOCKING AT ALL.

NOT KNOCKING AT ALL Evidently Growler wasn't born with a gold spoon in his mouth."
 NO; he must have been born with green persimmon in his mouth. He's had a sour look on his face all his life."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-12

Huntsville is leading just now as a political storm center.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-12
FATHERS THOUGHT.

n Q IIAOCbIl Long about Christmas
 Happy times therell be, When the children gather
 Round the Christmas tree. Santa Claus will hurry
 Up and down the land, Passing out the presents
 With lavish hand. Then, in tones of deep emotion. Fathers voice we'll hear "Thank the Lord, Christmas Comes but once a yearl' Long about Christmas
 Morn we'll gladly wake, While the stars are dreaming, Rise before daybreak, Scurry to the stockings,
 Dump their treasures out Set the world to ringing
 With a Christmas shout. Still, in tones of deep emotion, Fathers voice we'll hear ''Thank the Lord, Christmas Comes but once a year."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-12
EVER TRY TT?

EVER TRY IT? A little kissing, As we go, Makes life a paradise Below.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-12
NOT TAKING ANY CHANGES

NOT TAKING ANY CHANGES. "Overwork killed Hartman" I'm more careful with myself. Let's sit here in the sunshine while longer"
 KILLED BY A CYCLONE. Life was too slow in Alabama for old man Soggsby."
 What ever became of him?o "He went out to Kansas and had a whirlwind finish.'
 HOPELESS CASES. A dame may read the beauty page And practice all its recipes, Yet, mems attention not engage And altogether fail to please. The reason why is very plain Good looks are partly heritage; Some women might as well refrain From glancing OCT the beauty page.
 A SMART GIRL 'swhy do you want to marry old Plenty
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-12
THE BIRMINGHAM PLAN.

be hosted high in air, or will sanity al calm be restored to the atmosphere?
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-09-02
LET'S BRING IT HERE.

In October the Trans-Missouri dry
farming congress will meet in Billings,
Mont It promises to be a session Of
vast interest TO those who are con-
nected with the farming Of the nom
irrigated sections Of the west. Men
from various parts Of the world and
many dry farming experts will be
present for the gathering.
Since most Of the farming land OF
eastern Oregon is non-irrigible there
should be much local interest in the
convention. Il will undoubtedly be
well worth while for farmers Of this
section to attend the congress. Men
who are engaged in tilling the soil.
whether in irrigated districts or in
dry farming sections, have much TO
learn as well as do people in other
vocations. The average farmer de-
votes entirely too little attention to the
investigation Of farming methods and
TO the attendance Of such meetings as
that to be held in Billings.
Here is another suggestion and It
is for the benefit Of the business men
Of PendIeton as well as for the farm
ers. The dry farming congress has
never been held in any city farther
west than Cheyenne. Why not invite
It to come 10 Pendleton for its session
following the one to be held in Bill
lngs.
The holding Of a session Of the dry
farming congress in this city would
Be Of benefit in many ways. It would
give the middle state delegates a
glimpse Of the inland empire and at
the same time eastern Oregon and
eastern Washington farmers would
profit By the knowledge they would
gain by attending the convention.
Let us 90 out after the dry farm
ing congress. II viii be well worth
while 10 bring it TO Pendleton.