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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-27
EXTRAVAGANT HUSBAND
From the Chicago News.

From the Chicago News.
M SORRY to be late, DEAR said the
young husband. but had to stop at
\ the club. We're painting the boat.
You don't mind, do your"
"No-oo," replied the young wife, du-
biously, .only l wish you'd give up that
horrid yachting-its so expensive and
you know / can't endure the water"
ut doesn't cost so much, Birdie. !
work my way as one of the crew. It $
the fellow who owns the boat that has
to pay So
That's just it. If you were the COM
modore I shouldn't mind, for there would
be at least glory in it and you could
make the others paint the old boat. You
Just ruined your clothes the last time.
at was on old suit" -
"It would have been just the same If
it had been brand new. We can't afford
to spoil clothes that way"
The young husband uneasily changed
the subject. MY! What lot of parcels.
Have you been shopping with Mrs.
Smith,"
"Oh, yes, and we had the lovelest
time! Those are some of the bargains
so cheap we just had to get them, though
they are not what we really needed
But you were downtown yesterday and
the day before"
Eyes, then we were getting ready to
shop-seeing where to go for the bar
gains and getting samples. You save SO
much time by knowing just where the
sales are going to be. Besides, it saves
money to wait. Last week I wanted
some embroidery and the girl told me
about a sale for this week-so I saved
cents
"A man would count in the amount of
his car fare"
Just like man to buy the first thing
he sees. He never thinks of the pen
MES The stores were giving things
away today-almost. 1t is such salts
faction to know you are getting things
for ever so much less than they are
really worth. had to laugh at Mrs.
Smith, though She looked as If she had
been in a train wreck. She's so fat she
can't slide through the crowds as 1 do.
Her hat was on one ear and she lost
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-27
MYSTERY OF THE SPRING
1t Is a True and Beautiful Story With
out an End

From Hildegarde Hawthornes. Books
and Reading, in June st. Nicholas.
Just why a little heat and moisture
turn shriveled brown seed into glori-
Gus flower. or how it is that crawling
caterpillar becomes floating butterfly
we do not know. Nor yet what instinct,
sure as the rising of the sun, brings
the winged f1ocks home to the north and
fills the budding thickets with their
songs AS l told you before, in olden
times people believed the fairies had
something to do with all this, or the gods
and goddesses. Nowadays we say 1t is
nature and instinct; but in both cases it
is matter of giving names to something
beyond our explanation; for since the be-
ginning we have all been apt to think
that to name anything is to understand
it. But Shakespeare, who looked farther
into most things than the rest of US, said
that "a rose by any other name would
smell as sweet'-yes, and be quite as
miraculous.
This wonderful story of the earths re-
turn to life has been told over and over
again, and will continue to be told for
as long as we need to imagine. Little by
little we understand more and more OF
it, although 1t seems likely that we shall
never get to the end, never ind the final
explanation which means that the last
page has been reached. 1t is the Story
without an End, and we study it for
ever with fresh interest and fresh love,
for it holds besides all its beauty and its
strangeness, a promise, an immortal
promise.
There is. then, this beauty of the world
that we are not able to explain. And no
more than we can tell why the frogs be-
gin to pipe their ready music in THE soft
spring evenings, heralding the return Of
life to the woods and fields, with all the
wonders to follow, no more can we ex-
plain ourselves. AS the spring advances
with newer and lovelier flowers and
birds, songs and fruit., SO, too, our life
advances, bringing mysteries as beautiful
and as great, and just as unexplained.
But 1t is our way to keep on seeking
for the reason-the reason of the world
and the reason of life, the reason of
spring and the reason of winter. An
these seekings we put into thought and
into those results of thought called art
and science and literature. And when the
books and the statues and the pictures
are truly the result of the thought or
the feeling we have had about life in its
many manifestations, then they, too, be-
come part of life itself, telling us how
some one else saw this world, that is the
same to us ALL and yet different to each
one of us. So true and beautiful story,
whether to be simple or not makes no
difference, holds something of the same
mystery as the budding flower or the
nesting bird. We cannot explain it nor
the power that made it, for the fact that
we are able to think and speak Of the
marvels we meet is as wonderful as they
are themselves.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-27
OPERA PRICES
From the Chicago Tribune.

From the Chicago Tribune
Amusements in Paris are expensive to
the. inhabitants, but when it comes to
being amused or entertained the Parisians
demand the best. The Paris grand opera
today fulfills the requirements for that
form of entertainment as well as any
institution of the kind in the world.
The charges for seats, including the
booking fees, run from 3d.. 80 in box and
g. 40 in a balcony seat down to 90 cents.
including the booking charge. There are
even seats at 40 cents. 1t is a subsidized
house, 1t is true. but it Is doubtful u its
deficit is as great as that OF the Metro
politan Opera company. Yet see the
difference in prices. An opera house with
such artists and repertoire as can be
heard in Paris, and which gives you q
pit seat for $40. is genuine educa-
tional influence.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-27
VIII Remain Abroad for some Time

Phil Memoli, the well known Bir-
mingham musician, is studying theory
and composition at the conservatory at
Naples, and is completing his first
year there and will remain a year or
two longer. He has for his teacher
one of the most famous harmonists
in Europe. Mr.. Memoli writes to a
friend that while he would like to
see Birmingham and his old friends,
he was not homesick as had been stated
In print recently. II have no reason
for being homesick." Memoli writes, "or
hurrying home before 1 havet accom-
plished the purpose for which 1 came
abroad.
II was much pleased to learn of
the success of the Birmingham music
festival and hope it will be repeated
annually"
Prof. Frank F. Harms. who returned
recently from a four months tour OF
Europe, says he was disappointed in
not seeing Mr.. Memoli. He says he
invited Memoli to visit him at Cas-
alvecchia di Rene, near Bologna, but
that the latter wrote expressing his
regrets at not being able to see him.
His work at the conservatory was ex-
acting and he could not leave.
Mr.. Memolis family is with him in
Naples.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-27
EATING DOGS
From the New York Press.

From the New York Press
The people AROUND Chemnitz. are hot I'M
der the collar at Lloyd Georges repeated
statement that the workingmen of Ger
many. owing to extreme poverty, vera
compelled to live on horsef1esh and dog
fiesh.~ A deputation of workingmen from
Birmingham, who have been investigating
the condition of German working; people,
state that in most towns of Germany no
signs were found that either fdogs or
horses were eaten. But in small. Sec
tion 1t was noticed that both were eaten,
purely from preference, from acquired
taste. .4..S ~
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-27
PEPYs AND THE COMET

From the Westminster Gazette.
They. were watching, for the comet
in Pepys' time, just as MANY OF US are
doing at present. On December 81, 1854
the. diarist. records: my Lord Sand
wich this day writes me word that. he
hath seen at Portsmouth the comet
and says it is the most extraordinary
thing he ever saw" Again., three days
later, he. writes: Having sat up all
night tilt past O'Clock this morning,
our porter being appointed, comes and
tells us that the bellman tells him that
the star is seen upon Tower Hill; so
and my boy to Tower Hill, 1t being a
most fine. bright. moonshine night, and
a great frost, but no comet to be seem"
Later the same day, however. Pepys
did see the comet, which now, VIII neither
worn away or no. I know not, appears
not with a tail, but only is larger and
duller than any other STAR
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-27

her side combs-the combs her sister
gave her for a birthday present-real
tortoise shell.
But she has advantages in being fat
she can hang on. Just let her get on
one end of piece of goods and the
woman at the other end has no show. I
grabbed a specially good bargain-some
embroidery marked to only s1.10-but
when I found that Mrs. Smith was at
the other end it didn't seem right to be
too insstent. Anyway, she sold it to me
cause so many were wild to get it. Some
women there were awful grabsr'
From deduction, should say"
Just look at this lovely silk! 1 near
ly lost it, for a woman walked up my
back while I was pulling. She tore my
dress right off the band, so ] had to let
go, for of course I'd rather lose the silk
than my clothes, though Mrs. Smith said
she'd have died rather than let the other
woman have it. So l bought it of Mrs
Smth-it'll come in very handy some
day."
"rll send good husky office boy with
you next time for a bodyguard."
Don't make fun, George. My dress
can be fixed and Mrs Smith had some
safety pins with her-aiways carries them
in case of an accident"
IAN accident insurance policy would
be even better"
you need't laugh The wildness of
the struggle is part of the game. They
broke my beautiful aigrette on my new
hat--I never'll get another for IS as beau
tiful A great woman reached right over
me. hate tall women, don't you? They
are such snatchers-right over your head
Nov, isn't that dear old-fashioned
pattern? It'll come into style some day
fashions repeat themselves every seven
years. So I'll save this. If you are
through with the evening paper let me soc
if there are any glove sales advertised
for tomorrow-we both lost ours"
why George, is that paint on your
trousers. You needn't tell me they were
old ones, for they are perfectly good.
You'll just have to give up that horrid
yachting-it's so destructive on your
clothes!'
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-27

q tone of seriousness in the buying end
which has heretofore been lacking. Prices
are believed to be steadier. with no no.
ticeable difference in the range of quota
tions which have been existent. A good
deal of quiet buying is going on, which Is
not being generally noted, and this is
principally confined to the smaller con-
sumers in foundry iron.
THE largest business done has been in
southern iron. several round lots having
been placed. The decrease in production
continues and makers are encouraged
over the better tone and improved indi-
cations which, though slight, are a
change. Coke is quiet
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-27

COMMENCEMENT.
The poets sing commencement days
In sweetly tuned Sefrain
And to a time fond memory strays
That ne'er will come again;
A time when all the world was young
And every lass a queen,
And many rollicking song was sung
Upon the college green.
We had no. fear of future ills,
Success lay at our feet,
The road that wound DER sunlit hills
Was blossomy and sweet.
We cried. IAN end to lessons now"-
Alas! we'd just begun,
How many meath misfortunes bow,
How few the goals yet wont
PAUL COOK.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-27
Text Books In the Public Schools

Many cities, and some states. supply
pupils in the public schools with text
books without cost, but in Greenville.
Miss, they have adopted a renting plan
that apparently works we'll. But what
works well in a town of 10000 people
might not work nearly so well in town
at least ten times larger.
This is, however, a question that the
board Of education and Superintendent
Phillips are carefully considering, and
some modification of the Greenville plan
may be adopted. All feel that the cost of
text books should be minimized until the
city is strong enough to offer both teach
ting and text books free to all pupils.
Proper fumigation would certainly rem
der text books harmless so far as disease
germs are concerned. Even the germs of
scarlet fever can in that way be killed
Funigation should become an essential
part Of any reissue plan, leaving the ques-
ton of cost to be considered almost by
itself
Free text books certainly do promote
public education among those that need
It most, and it is to be hoped the board
thought To get in line with progressive
and advanced cities text books at the
lowest possible cost should be placed be-
fore all boys and girls of school age.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-27

English boys are almost solidly enrolled
in the membership. Here is something
that changes and modifes the national
character, and it does hehoove the Pro-
testant churches in this country to study
the situation with a view of bringing the
percentage closer to that prevailing in
the mother land.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-27

was remarkable and unlocked for "Only
after the third act was there small
sign of approval, and when the, final cur
tain was lowered misses were heard in
all parts of the house. The stage man
ager had probably expected a different
result. for the curtain went UP after It
had fallen. but the actors evidently had
seen and heard the sentiment of the
audience and did not appear again.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-27
IN HOTEL LOBB1ES
Polytechnic Institutes High Recor

The annual catalogue of the Alabama
Polytechnic institute at Auburn for the
academic year 19O9-1O has been issued.
1t is a handsome and readable pamphlet
of about 200 pages. According to the cat
alogue the attendance for the year just
closing surpasses all previous records 1t
being 80. Following are interesting sta
tistical facts obtained from the catalogue;
The entire attendance represents 90
counties in Alabama ten states and two
foreign countries-Germany and Mexico.
There are PSI students over 81 years of
age. The senior class numbers 107, the
junior class 100, the largest in the history
of the college. The college of engineer
ing enrolled 400, agriculture and chemis-
try go, veterinary medicine 50 and phar-
macy 80. The leading denominations rep
resented are: Methodist, 296; Baptist, 49,
Presbyterian, 80; Episcopal, 81; Catholic
80; Hebrew. Il.
The William Leroy Broun- Engineering
hall is the last of the new buildings to
be constructed. It is $50 feet in length
three and four stories in height, in which
will be assembled all of the departments
of the college of engineering and mines.
The catalogue prints are handsome cuts
of the main building, chemical laboratory
Smith dining hall, library. agricultural
hall. power plant and engineering nall,
a splendid group of buildings
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-27
Rertstrars Not ON the Job

'If the city committee is so eager to
have people register in order to vote in
the approaching primary" said seventh
ward voter, "they should arrange to nave
the registrars on hand.
II waited at Tucl's store for over hall
an hour this afternoon and as the regis
trar never appeared I came on down
town, and now do not know when l Will
have an opportunity to get over there
again.
'If It is necessary for the registrars to
go out to lunch at l o'clock some pro-
vision should be made to accommodate
voters during their absence. While l was
there four other men came to register
but were in the same predicament as my
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-27

From the New York Press
Much swearing off means much more
swearing on.
A womans faith can long outlast the
reason for 1t.
The poetry of courtship gets very early
knocked into the prose of marriage
If a girl made up her mind to. she
could fall in love with a man that was
not even born vet.
A man seems to thing he isn't gross at
home 50 long as he doesn't kick hole
through the door,
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-27

From the New York Irlpuhe.
In a letter from Stuttgart correspond
ent of German paper says tpat suder-
mann has SO long been synonymous with
success that the performance at, the Roy
Il theatre. when the drAma. SChaldren
81 the strand. was received tn silence
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-27

1t will cost the Smithsonian institu-
ton $4,000 to mount the skins which
Colonel Roosevelt sent 1t and there
will have to be an appropriation to
meet the expense.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-27

The disciples of Euclid are not so
sure that anything or anybody went
through the comets tail. Nothing about
comets is sure and settled.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-27

I. r. is ostensibly coming back to
act as umpire in politics. He may
get some hard knocks, and he can be
trusted to give as good as he gets
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-27

SO long as the Nicaraguans do not
interfere with the banana supply they
are free to revolute as much as they
like, regardless of Philander Knox.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-27

The army ration in tabloid form has
been supplanted by the old form of
bacon and hard tack, which is more
satisfactory to the eye and to hungry
men in general.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-27
THE PAINFUL PART

FrQRa, the Washington Herald.
The ultimate consumer Is harmless
says the Birmingham Age Herald. Tn
fortunately. however, hs Il not stomach
less. 4
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-27
sloss Goes to Cincinnati

Fred Sloss of Birmingham will leave
TODAY for Cincinnati to look after the
installation of suitable mineral ca
hibit from the Birmingham dlstrlce at
the coming Ohio Valley exposition.
Mr.. Sloss while in Cincinnati Will
confer with the exposition commits
sioners and he believes highly cred
table display <of minerals from Ala
bama's great mineral district can be
arranged.
Mai. f. Y. Anderson is the commits
sioner for Alabama of the Ohio VAL
ley exposition and 1t is under ms al
rection that Mr.. Sloss goes north 10
perfect the necessary arrangements.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-27
No Split in Party

I. E. Jeffries, a stanch Mallory sup
porter and the unsuccessful candi-
ate for chairman of the state demo-
cratic committee, can see no evidence
of the talked of split in the demo-
cratic party
Mr.. Jeffries is in Birmingham repre-
senting the interests of the Southern
railway in the knight, Yancey & Co.
meeting of creditors.
''The statement made here that
split in the democratic ranks was i'm
minent is certainly a mistake" he said.
II. for one, shall support the NOM
inees of the last primary. However.
much we democrats get wrought up in
party quarrels we will never SO far for
get ourselves as to repudiate- the reg
ular nominee. l am exceedingly sorry
that such an impression has become
general. We of the black belt will
never suffer such a condition to arise.
Alabama is facing a condition that calls
for the loyalty of every democrat and
we of south Alabama shall not be
found absent when the battle begins"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-27
ADRIFT WITH THE TIMES

A CRIMINAL CAREER.
In a narrow cell
He spends his days,
And all on account
OF his taking ways.
He showed these traits
AS a little boy,
When stealing jam
Was his chiefest joy.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-27
NoT AN EXCUSE

From the Philadelphia. Telegraph.
1--WE give the public what it wants"
says the modern promoter of smelly
plays. So does the cocaine vender,. who
goes to- the pen when he gets
caught.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-27
Iron Outlook better

Rogers, Brown & Co.'S report for the
week says: 1.-The outlook is more encour-
aging and an improvement in the market
Is expected. Sales during the week have
not been large, but some good sized
inquiries are IN evidence. and there is
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-27
so THEY ARE.

I'm France railroad is called a che
min de fer .
Some railroads are called worse names
than that in this country"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-27

The man who first crossed the Eng
lish channel in an aeroplane got all
the glory. After all, it was but trip
OF 23 miles,
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-27

Ex-Governor Rollins was at once a
protectionist and smuggler. He simp-
ly believes that the other fellow should
pay Aldrich duties.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-27
Maurice willows Honored

THAT Maurice Willows of Birmingham
is acquiring a national reputation in char
ity work is shown by the manner ia
which he has been honored this week.
said a man interested in general charitles'
Mr. Willows is secretary OF the BIT
mingham' Boys club and Children's Aid
society. and at the national conference on
charities and corrections at st. Louis
this week he was elected assistant seere-
tary of the national organization ana also
corresponding secretary for Alabama
Those in Birmingham who appreciate
Mr.. williams work the most highly are
those who are most familiar with 1t. l
predict a bright future for this young
man in his chosen life work.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-27

The comet Is in Importance about like
the bridegroom in black at high-noon
wedding.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-27

Georgia regrets that a statue of the
living cannot be placed in New York's
hall of fame Tyrus Cobb must wait
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-27

Poet Laureate Austn's salary is a
cask of wine per annum.. 1t Is a shame
full case of over payment.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-27
SAFEST PLACE.

SAFEST PLACE.
Lets beat it to that pretty girls
lips said the first germ
What for?" said the, second germ.
Professor Crabb has just entered the
room and no baldheaded, thin-shanked,
desiccated microbe hunter will ever be
able to reach us there"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-27

The funeral of King Edward pro-
duced 5000 ambulance cases drawn from
the ranks of overcrowded spectators
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-27
CALLED DOWN.

CALLED DOWN.
81 wish to see some sponges" said the
square-jawed woman.
Eyes, ma'am; we have some swell ones
for a quarter" said the clerk.
young man, all sponges are swell
sponges You may dispense with the ad-
jective." =
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MOST LIKELY.

Here's story about a lady novelist
who can paint and cook"
Probably means she can paint her
cheeks and cook up plot"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-27

The Coal Barons are doing more daz-
zling, work at present than the comet
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-27

The small boy has succeeded the CEN
sus taker as the propounder of en-
barrassing questions.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-27

The June graduates-will they go
back to the soil? Not if they can see
a way to avoid it.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-27

The public is beginning to long for
a supply of urban figures from Wash
ington.