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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-07-24
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
Regarding RuslSin,s Work

II am not one of those who decry
modern authors and modern taste and
increasingly bark. back to the past,
said an old lover of good books. With
in recent years much vile stuff has been
published, but at the same time liter
allure has been enriched both in point
of style and in wholesome IDEAS and
today great novelists and luminous es-
sayists are at work and the world Is
better because of their efforts.
But in all the profusion of high
class contemporaneous books the
younger generation should not slight
certain of the old stand-bys. l suppose
that Scott, Poe, Hawthorne, Irving,
Thackeray Bronte and Dickens are still
widely read by young men and young
women; but in the esth etic and ethical
field / doubt If Ruskin is as much In
vogue now as in other days. My in
vestigations, at any rate. lead me TO
think that the man who eXcelled IN
poetic prose and who did more than
any single author to create and fos-
ter a love for the true the beautiful,
and the good, is not as generally read
49,
of Il young men who had taken col
lege degrees and 10 young women of
education, on being asked If they were
familiar with Ruskin, II of the former
and all but two of the latter replied
in the negative.
Il assume that all students of art
have read portions of Modern Painters,
and all three volumes of Stones of
Venice But every person eager to ac-
quire knowledge and enlarge the spir-
itual horizon should read not only Rus
kin's art works but his Sesame and
Lilies and Crown of Wild Olives;' and
indeed all of his ethical lectures. Rus
kin was an eccentric man-full of
whims and sometimes contradictory
and because of his crotchets his In
fluence on the thought of England was
not as strong as II he had been even
tempered and somewhat more conserva-
tive, but If he had done no more than
stir and brace the finer feelings of
the English speaking people he would
have been entitled to rank with the
foremost men of letters of the Nine
teenth century. No purer- minded
writer ever lived than Ruskin and none
wrote more beautiful English.
I'm the sixties a handsome volume
made up of excerps of Ruskin's books
was published. The compiler and editor
was an American lady-Mrs. >Tuthill, as
we'll as l can remember 1t was en-
titled The True and the Beautiful
and was admirably suited for begin
ners In the culture of esthetics. The
book may be still in print. If SO every
boy and girl of aspiration should try
to secure a copy. Later on those who
had read the Ruskin extracts would
hunger for the complete works"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-07-24

come all-both de great an de smallP"-
Atlanta Constitution.
THE VILLAGE WISEACRE.
There was a man in our town
Who sat upon a box
And gave the u. S. government
Some most tremendous knocks.
He didn't wear supporters
For holding up his socks
This man would talk the whole day long
Bout how things ought to be;
The magnates bold were part to blame,
The grafters, too, said he;
His trousers much were bagged and cost
A dollar, ninety-three.
His arguments were very sound
In fact were mostly tnat;
He didn't have a level head,
And yet twas rather fiat,
And every time he scored a point
He stretched his neck and spat
There never was philosopher
OF more complacent mien,
Who ever thought mistakenly
To dominate the scene,
Or sandwiched more dill pickles in
His arguments between.
PAUL CooT.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-07-24
The Passing Of RagtIme


II was interested In reading an article
In the Musical Courier, copied from the
New York Evening Sun, about the decline
of ragtime," said a member of the Biz
mingham Oratorio society.
"a few years ago, when ragtime was
heard everywhere in this country except
at symphony concerts, high class recitals
and high opera houses, shallow critics
undertook to defend this inartistic stuff.
But no one who makes any pretentions
has a good word for ragtime now. l was
in New York last winter and although
listened to hotel music I heard no rag
time. It may still be heard in the small
TWINS. but the time has about come
when publishers will no longer accept
ragtime compositions.
1.-THE writer in the Evening Sun says
in part: 'Ragtime is back NUMBER
even the hand organs are discarding 1t In
favor Of more meritorious tunes. This,
at least, is the decision of the members
of the Musical Publishers union, which
recently brought its yearly convention to
a close. That these publishers are speak
ing by the card-or perhaps by the score
would be the better phrase-it is only
necessary to take a trip on one of the
Coney Island excursion boats, those last
courts of appeal of a popular song. There
the absence of ragtime in the selections
played by the orchestras is most marked.
Ten years ago before the plague of
music had descended on everything in the
restaurant line, from Delmonico's to the
chepest red ink table d'hote, no tune
was ever considered to have really at
tanned the high water mark of its success
until the Coney Island excursion boat Or
ehestras had played 1t for at least half
season. Nowadays comparatively swamp
ed in the appalling pandemonium of
music which all the restaurants provide,
their vogue as a criterion of popular
taste is more limited, but it is worth
noticing. all the same, that they seem
to have turned their back on ragtime just
as much as the rest of the public.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-07-24
REFLECTIONS OF a BACHELOR

From the New York Press.
All the things girl knows she forgets
when her mother discusses them with
her.
When a man doesn't inherit a good
opinion of himself he acquires 1t just the
same.
This Is such rapid age that people
seem to think they can fry fish before
1t is caught.
Being O good father is the only thing
that saves many man from being a
bad husband.
The trouble with a man giving his wife
a small allowance is he can't borrow
enough out OF it andenever return it.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-07-24
HELD FoR INVESTIGATION
From Brownings Magazine.

To anxious Inquirer" who asks us If
there are rats on a cat boat, and wheth-
err cowcatchers were first put on milk
trains, we reply that the editor who
knows all about such things Is busy
looking up whether or not Richard III.
when he stopped King Henrys bier, thus
became the first temperance crusader,
and will not be able to answer Anxious
Inquirer until he rests up little.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-07-24

"A beneficient feature in connection
with the Steel corporation came to my
notice today" said q clergyman, land
that is a system of compensation for in
juries received by their employees while
in the discharge of their duties.
Under plan adopted several months
ago any employee who is injured or In
the event of death as result of injuries,
Is entitled to a graded compensation re-
gardless of whether the injury received
was the result of the employees own neg
ligence or from the negligence of the
agents of the company.
"Of course, this compensation is purely
voluntary on the part of the company
and IL suit is entered is promptly with
drawn.
THE compensation is graded upon the
age of the injured, his length of service
and number of children. and In many
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-07-24
THE KINGDOM OF HOPE.

THE KINGDOM OF HOPE.
Hope rules a land forever green,
Whose blossoms never fade;
And Love frequents tn enchanted
scene,
BY Sorrow undismayed.
Sweet Music holds her tuneful state,
Where all is melody,
And songs upswell from hearts elate,
From brooding Care set free.
Hope rules a land forever green
Where seasons come and go,
And 1t would be found hard, l ween,
To say If sun or snow
II Springtimes Tilt or Autumns gold
Doth more inspire to praise;
And life's tale that's blithely told
A round of perfect days.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-07-24
SLIGHTLY GO
DISTRESSING
DISTRESSING.
Lazy, lazy weather,
Lazy, lazy time:
Forty bards together
Couldn't build a rhymel
A CONDENSED TRAGEDY.

A CONDENSED TRAGEDY.
ABE Martin tells of man." says Walt
Mason, who cranked up his new 5000
motor car and started for the poorhouse
to see his dying mother, but arrived just
ten minutes too late. 1t beats all how
master of language can condense trae-
edy into one sentence"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-07-24
NO sWATTEH
DOESN'T SUIT HER.

What makes him SO unpopular"
He says he wouldn't hurt a fly"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-07-24

Philander Knoxs muddle In Near
aqua grows worse month by month The
banana trust is at the bottom of it.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-07-24
MUCH RATHER.

Says a southern political leader: NH.
Roosevelt can carry the south from h.
to bfeakfast?' Perhaps; but does the
south really desire, to be carried from
h to breakfast?'-Was Herald.
The south would no doubt much rather
be carried from-ahem!-to breakfast thai
the other way around.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-07-24

DIR. Osler has just celebrated his
sixty first birthday anniversary in ut
ter and open defiance of his pet theory.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-07-24

The moral status of a picture that
moves and one that does not, does lot
seem to be very great.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-07-24

The man who pays the bills knows
what the cost of living is. and he will
her.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-07-24

Count zeppelins balloon was very
good for everything except flying.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-07-24

There is deep pervading silence where
Joseph Benson Foraker sits down.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-07-24

The hobble skirt has not reached the
point when surcingle must be worn
around the ankles.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-07-24

When an airship sailed up Broad
way many thousands left the bars and
restaurants without paying for their
drinks.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-07-24

TN either the female or the financial
department of this newspaper some
= time ago there appeared a recipe or
a remedy or a quotation on how to rein
state an old cane bottom chair.
The suggestion was to make 1t tight
by soaking it in water.
An anonymous reply came pasted to
the bottom of the clipping which read:
But who in this town wants to be a
bottom chair?"
l refer to this story because somebody
is tight somewhere in this town. In ev-
eryday slang there is the expression
tight wad," and then there is the tight
trader and all sorts of tight things.
But we don't want any of these things
here. What we want just now and we
want quick is big, grand. generous no.
Tel OF WHICH we cdh po piouu nho
which we may proclaim the best in all
the south. Such should and of a right
ought to be in Birmingham. Let us get
together and build it. 1t is needed in Bir-
mingham even more than a half dozen
other iron furnaces or a couple more
steel mills. Men of money must sleep
and eat comfortably in the town in
which they will invest their money.
The man who comes to see, purposing
to invest, who Is banded from hotel to
hotel looking for a vacant room with
bath, and then compelled to retire, with
the SCOT of travel, wakes in the morning
looking for train upon which to depart
rather than to invest his wealth In
cases equals the average amount awarded
in a damage suit Compensation in dol
lars and cents does not, of course, meas
ure up to a mans life, but 1t places his
loved ones in a position to face the
world bravely and puts them beyond the
need of charity, most comforting
thought to man with family"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-07-24

The entire Nicarag qua business at its
Washington end Is but a piece OF ba-
mana diplomacy.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-07-24

President Taft continues to deal out
patronage to the tainted Lorimer and
to deny 1t to Senator Bristow of Kan
Sas.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-07-24

An oat crop will not be important
when all possess automobiles.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-07-24

The crop of American heiresses Is al
ways interesting to a circle of benedicts
across the water.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-07-24

The trouble with Count Zeppelin is
that he has lost his four-leaf clover
and his rabbits foot.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-07-24

ft-handed pitchers who are classy
bring $4,000 in the Philadelphia mar
ket.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-07-24

The middle west has more chautau-
quas to the acre than any other sec
ton of the country and yet 1t is not
happy.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-07-24
DON'T MATCH.

"Piffle has just bought large blond
automobile"
Shocking taste. His affinity is a
brunette.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-07-24

Doc. Wood is now at the head of the
army and the country Is safe.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-07-24
OH, FLORA.

Miss Flora McF1msey, who'd moth
ing to wear"
And the dearth of her wardrobe would
often declare,
While I'm not the chap who would ever
say, SHOW me-"
Would have made a great hit in the
dance of Salome.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-07-24
BRIEFLY TOLD.
The street-car hog
Retained his seat;
We mashed his corns-
Revenge Is sweet!

BR'ER WILLIAMS WEDDING INvI-
TATION.
II don't think I'll ever git married
ag'in," said Brother Dickey, "ez once in
lifetime is enuff; but Brer Williams
hez done made up his min ter take ter
hisse'f wilder, an l gwine ter de we'd
din, an here's de invitation all wrote
out plain ez home-livin' endurin' high
prices:
"1 invites all what know me an don't
know me ter come ter my weddin'. Ad-
mission 20 cents for gentermens, an 10
cents fer ladies'; chilluns. 10 cents head.
De weddin' supper will be- barbecue shoat
an baked 'possum--ef we kin ketch any
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-07-24
Mini. A. J. Reilly in Alabama

Mai Andrew jackson Reilly of Phila-
delphia is visiting his son, A. j. Reilly,
IT.. at his home, Riverside Lodge, at
Inland. and spent yesterday in Birming-
ham.
He is accompanied by his daughter,
Mrs. Bernardo Seoul, and her husband
the latter having come south to see some
lands in which he is Interested in Flor
ida
Major Reilly, who earned his title In
the civil war, is 70 years of age, and
Notwithstanding his years Is hale and
hearty. highly intellectual and charming
conyersationalist. He has a wonderful
memory and delightful fund of anec-
dotes which he recounts with rare ability.
lie is a recognized authority on the his
torical events of Philadelphia. In fact,
he is president of the Historical society
of Pennsylvania. and is consulted on all
matters pertaining to the early history OF
the state.
A staunch and lifelong democrat, he
holds position in a republican strong
hold He is clerk of the common pleas
court of Philadelphia, Il position he has
held for 4s years, having succeeded his
father. who had retained it before him
for % years
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-07-24

New York has one woman who com
plains because she cannot spend more
than $25o.o00 year. Her case is a
sad one.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-07-24

"Pipps lays great stress on the fact
that he Is a self -made man."
His mother-inz1aw turns up her nose
at the job 4. aaa5a
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-07-24
DANGEROUS

DANGEROUS.
"a fishing smack won't do"
ut won't?"
people have been drowned that
way"
HOW COMFORTINGi
Chirrup. chirrup
And don't be grum;
The worst, you know,
Is yet to come!
Chirrup, chirrup
And sing a song;
Though cares be thick
We don't live long!
THE MALE BEATRICE FAIRFAX
Saddest sight these bright summer
days Is to see a large, tat man sinoS-
ing a corncob pipe and thoughtfully
writing answers to women correspond
ents as to the best method of launder-
ing lingerie frocks without rubbing
holes in them, and relating how linen
dresses will retain their color IL boiled
with baled hay.
New York Telegram.
SLIGHTLY so.
us he cranky?'
mot very cranky. He merely wants
| sterilized spit-balls and antiseptic covers
for doorknobs.'
DISTRESSING.
Lazy, lazy weather,
Lazy, lazy time:
Forty bards together
Couldn't build rhyme!
BAD TIME FOR PICTURE
Look pleasant" chirped the photogra-
pher.
Cant do it, said the man in front.
Pm going to dentists office after j
| leave here
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-07-24

Uncle Joe Cannon admits he has
made 20 mistakes in 80 years and some
think his memory fails to recall much
of his past
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-07-24

The suffragettes of New York are
offering to retail grocers paper bags
free of charge. These bags appeal 10
all women to join the movement.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-07-24
ExnOsifiou TO He Attractive

"Cincinnati has had many large and ed
ucative expositions, but In some respects
the Ohio Valley exposition, to be held
there from August % to September "a will
be the most interesting of ALL said S.
F. Rothers of the Queen City. 1.-The ex-
hibits will be more compact and will be
more attractively arranged than on for
mer occasions. Cincinnati is a great man
ufacturing city, and few cities In this
country have developed a better art at
mosphere 1t is noted especially for Its
fine wood carving.
From material point of view, the
Ohio Valley exposition should be, l think,
of as much value to the south as to the
section from which it takes its name, for
all the resources of the southern states
agricultural, mineral and manufacturing
are to be fully exploited there.
Il am not officially connected with the
exposition, but am naturally taking an
interest in it. | have talked recently
with a number of men who are active in
the management and all of them have
been enthusiastic over the outlook Tor
varied exhibits and large gate receipts
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-07-24

II the colone1s son-in-law and hia
nephew are both to go to Congress, why
not Kermit? He is young, a trifie below
the constitutional age, but such small
things should not stand In the way
of a dynasty.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-07-24
ADRIFT WITH THE TIMES
2etRoae2

at Is cents a plate all roun'. Come one,
come all-both de great an de small! ~
Atlanta Constitution.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-07-24
state one good road but it would be an
object lesson that would inspire the state
to even better effort

Hutchinson. Kas., has barred out
the number of the Outlook contain
ing the Contributing Editors remarks
on the Reno prize fight. This bust
ness of censorship is being carried
pretty far in this land of free speech
and a free press.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-07-24

"a fishing smack won't do"
at won't?"
people have been drowned thu
way"
The Rice belt journal., 1910-02-18
Washington's Birthday Entertainment

The pupils of the Welsh public
schools will give a Washington's
birthday entertainment at the Audi
torium Tuesday Eevening, Feb. q, 10
which a cordial invitation is extended
to ALL The teachers and pupils have
been working hard for the success or
this program, and have prepared an
evenings entertainment that ithey be-
lieve will be pleasing to both young
and old. There will be an admission
of l5c and 25c charged, the proceeds
of the entertainment to go to the IL
brary and labratory fund. Tickets on
sale at Cooper's Drug Store.
The Rice belt journal., 1910-02-18
PROGRAMME.

Observation-Disclosures
o,, CIo
,:to.;oo. TA.+ Row Ceorpe
~, ru,:-.o. N;n,ot
.. 1,no uo.ohat storv
U,oh,.ar, novs-hv little people
The Rice belt journal., 1910-02-18

The best is the cheapest when it
comes to papering and painting. |
guarantee both work and material
to be the best. A. B Hall.
Simeon Benoit, one of the we'll
known young business men of Welsh
started for Tyler, Texas, Wednes-
day for terms work in the Tyler
Commercial College.
W. F. Doggett of Lincoln, Ne
braska, arrived here a few days
since for months visit at the
|, home of his uncle and aunt, Mr.,
and Mrs. W. E. Taught,
Chas. Skaggs closed a deal this
week for the purchase of the VIM.
Fear property, just west of W. B.
Gabbert's residence. Mr.. Skaggs
expects to move his family there in
the near future.
G. NJ. Hammil, one of the we'll
known planters of kthis section of
the state, until about year ago,
& arrived in Welsh Saturday from
Barbreck, La, and will spend a few
y days here on business.
Z Edward .Londers, a brother of
Mrs. w. H. Patterson of the Haber
n Plant, who has been in this section
,e for the past five years, started for
California, Wednesday, where he
10 expects to make his home.
t. J. B. Hull, the piano man from
New Iberia, was pleasant caller
ID at this lofice Tuesday. MIR. HUI
re is spending few days in Welsh
.s endeavoring to place few of th'
"best pianos made" in Welsh homes
nt C. A Austin of Sunnyvale, Call
o+ sornia, was in Welsh last week
oh having returned to Calcasieu parlsI
on business, about ten days age
Mr. Austin has a. large number o
ey friends here, who are always gla
no to welcome him back.
1al
Will Russell of Welsh, spen
Sunday here, as usual. He say
'ce there is no place better than Jer
1o- nings to spend Sunday in. Wei
'oA he ought to know. as attraction
have always longing to be
ge, perfect bliss.-Jennings Herald.
u " L. W. Jackson moved his faml
u from the Mrs. Hubener property
South Elm street, where they hi
'ley been living since coming to wei
'isit last fall, to the property which
aw, purchased from Mrs. Lee kete
inst east of the Gulf Rice Mill.
AXE Mr.. Farmer, you are aware tt
resi- the cause of the low price OF 7
t of is said to be overproduction. N
the Welsh Warehouse and Sup
;, company has arranged to help J
"e''- reduce that surplus by grind
was va YOUR low grades of rice into II
'fi'A at the small fee of zoe per sa
/ w. Bowen, the pioneer '
ple' driller of this section OF the .st'
~ 70 came over from Vinton Saturo
}, for couple of days visit with
''' family. Mr.. Bowen reports a n
aries her of oil wells being put down
o the that locality. He returned to
bsent ton Monday morning with q
lis fa- of we'll men.
Rev. C. A. King came over
Lake Lake Charles Tuesday to a
esday Rev. J. A. Carruth in condue
aking the funeral services of Mrs. Rao
oming notice of whose death apl
elsewhere in this issue. Kew,
is an old time friend OF the ial
sister, and felt the loss almost as a
we're ber of the family.
,,nt;, Mesdames A. T. Peck and
Clark, who have been spending
mast two months here, Wis
'leman their son and daughter. Mr.
red in M,s p #. Peck, left for