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The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-09-01
Kansas InsureentS On Top

Tn the state convention of the re- nublicans of Kansas, held this week at Topeka, the regulars were scarcely A factor. Senator Bristow was placed in the chair, and in his speech he oe- c1ared that "the tariff bill enacted by the Congress of 1909 did not folio" the standard fixed in the national plat form and was violation of its pledges. he,ieva that new tariff measure should be passed and l mean to hsht for it just as long as l am in the Senate" The republicans of Kansas stand behind him.
 The platform adopted later declares .sWe do not recognize the revision ot the tariff as a satisfactory fulhillment of the tariff pledge of the national re- publican platform" and the platform .oas or to demand a new and further revision, thus directly crossing ana .on+radicting President Tafts decla- ration that the present tariff is the best one ever devised.
 Nor is this all the Kansas repuon- o.ns stand for. One plank of thelr platform reads: "We send greeting to Theodore Roosevelt, the new world champion of the rights of man in the world-old contest between rising hu- manity and the encroachment Of spe- cial privileges. And as republicans we stand ready to enlist under his banner in the fight for human rights This was carried by a large majority al- though Senator Curtis, regular, pro- tested.
 Kansas is now fully committed to in- surgency. Governor Stubbs is pro- vressive. and the next delegation of congressmen from that state will con s,st almost wholly of reform republic ans. The party is split wide open In some states, but not in Kansas, for there the inurgents are in full controi and they scarcely recognize reaction aries as republicans at all.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-09-01
STRENUOUS SIDE OF FARMING
With feasts and offerings and a thank
 full strain.'

With feasts and offerings and a thank
 full strain"
 Pope spoke of the doings of simple, rural people, who did not banker for automobiles and annual trips to the sea- shore and occasional dashes for Paris or tours of the world. In Kansas the ob ject of the farmer is to get rich quick, and his modus operandi is somewhat different. In the course of events it be- comes necessary for him to convert the harvest hand, who is not inured to toll, into blister considered as to exterior, and a sore considered through and through. Mortgages are not lifted by feasting and singing songs. Bank bal ances are not swelled by dallying with the watermelon when it is red, or eating fried chicken worth 40 cents on foot
 Farming-especially farming in Kansas with an eye upon the main chance-is remunerative, but strenuous. And in other states farm labor is not a picnic for college men, but a form of activity more honored in the lodging than in the undergoing by the tired city man." whose summer sufferings are mtigated by electric fans, shower baths, cooling beverages and baseball.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-09-01

From the Cosmopolitan Magazine.
 Ignace Paderewski tells, at his own expense, this incident which occurred during his last visit here:
 T was hurrying along Broadway one afternoon when a pugnosed urchin with a bundle of papers under his arm stopped me and asked me the time. He was a smiling little rat. and in good humor I drew out my watch and told him it was 10 minutes to g. The young rascal said:
 "At o'clock get your hair cut q appealed to policeman who stood nearby and who had overheard the colloquy between the small boy and myself. Officer l said in tones of vengeance, this lad has insulted me. You heard him. What do you think I should do?'
 The policeman glanced slowly at a neighboring clock then back at me and replied stolidly, Well, sir, you still have a good eight minutes
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-09-01
MAUDEIN AMERICA

From the Washington Post.
 A New York theatrical manager makes an offer of 5000 a week to the Leneve | girl to appear under his direction in vaudeville on the stage of a metropolitan l theatre. The only distinction attaching | to this young woman is the fact that she was the companion of man who | is alleged to have murdered his wife 1 because of ihfatuaton with his cofugi- | tive, this girl who never would have been | heard of if her name had not been linked
 with the Crippen case
 | It is possible that Theodore Roosevelt,
 the most illustrious private American cit l izen now living, would draw bigger crowd in the average American city than | Jack Johnson, the successful negro pugi- i list. Possibly President Taft would draw | a bigger crowd than the champion of | fstiana; but no other American can be
 named who would get such an ovation
 as Jack Johnson should he appear here at the capital of the greatest nation in the world.
 A week or two ago funeral services were held here over the remains of one of the greatest constitutional lawyers,
 one of the profoundest political thinkers,
 man who had filled high places of state with unusual ability and distinguished honor, and handful were in the church; but the funeral procession that followed | the mortal remains of Joe Cans to the grave was three miles long, and it re- auired six vans to convey the flowers | for the occasion, some of them the most costly.
 | The public taste is morbid, and runs after notoriety. Harry Thaw would draw | s1, ,00O, 900 for single theatrical season of l 40 weeks. At this moment score of con- demned murderers are recipients of maud-
 lin letters of sympathy from fool women, as we'll as men, and their cells are op- | pressed with the perfumes of flowers | which the idiots of both sexes, mostly l females, send them. | It is a phase of the national character | that no patriot can contemplate with any degree of complacency.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-09-01
Early American Railways

'The earliest mention that is found of railways in the records of Congress was in a bill introduced in the Senate April 23, 1928, which authorized the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad company to import into a railroad" says journal called The Railroad Employe.
 This measure was laid on the table after debate. but subsequently, taken up, ordered to third reading and passed.
 Tn May, 1880, there was debate in the Senate on the bill authorizing a sub scription by the general government to the stock of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad company. In 1892 another reso- lution was offered in the House of Rep resentatives and passed the same day which empowered a committee of manu- lecturers to inquire into the expedency of allowing a rebate on duty imposed upon iron imported for railroads to be
 used by state or by a company incor- porated by state when 1t shall be ascertained to the satisfaction of the Secretary of the Treasury that the said iron is permanently laid on the road Also in 1882 a MT. Davis of Massa- chusetts in a debate. on a resolution to print the report of the British House of
 Commons on the subject of steam car
 riages on railroads said that he con- ceived the subject of land transportation by steam to be one of the greatest im- portance to the nation. They had seen the almost incredible effects which it had produced on water carriage. ana there still more powerful by land.'
 "On Saturday, September 20. 1884, the
 Boston and Worcester railroad was
 opened from Boeton to West Hopkinton, 24 miles long"
 | Alnbamn'sl Big Crops | t.I In Ia an. In Mag. ,1.her1 cot.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-09-01
IN HOTEL .LOBBIES
Better Outlook for Iron

The Iron Age and the Iron Trade Re- view both indicate a better feeling in the pig iron market. When so con- servative an authority as the Iron Age says that the feature of this week is promise of heavy buying movement" better times for furnace interests are very apt to be in sight.
 There Is certainly brisker inquiry for iron," said a broker. While several of the iron producing companies have been selling at s11 on a No. 3 basis, others have refused anything under $1150. Consumers have held off as long as possible, hoping to buy all the iron they needed for the balance of the year at rock bottom prices. But from the way 1t looks now iron will soon become active at $11.50 and will advance to $12.50 and maybe s1S.50 before there is another lull."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-09-01
Regarding Early Oysters

"A few years ago oyster dealers in Bir- mingham did not wait for September the first month with an "r'' in tito in troduce biva1ves to the public said g. man about town, but nowadays one sees very few, if any, oysters before cool weather.
 q have eaten very good oysters here as early as August 25 and by September l nearly everybody was eating them. or late years the early fall oysters have been very thin, watery and flavorless. They are at their best after cold rain in November; but after the new oyster law has had time for results the quality of the Alabama bivalves will be greatly improved"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-09-01
ELEANOR SEARS BEAUTY SPOT Bright Girl Explains and Englishman Finally "Catches Onv
e New York American.

From the New York American.
 Miss Eleanor Sears, famous from Newport to Colorado for her daring performance at polo, her prowess at tennis, her ability to swim for hours without fatigue, and various other out of door stunts" appeared at the Casino at Newport last night in decollete gown with patch adorning one sun-tanned cheek. It was the first time in several seasons that Newport had seen the young woman so arrayed, and she was almost mobbed by her enthusiastic friends.
 Why, Eleanor!" said they We thought you had settled down to be man! And a beauty spot, tool!
 We'll, said the marvellous Miss Sears, q tried to shave tonight and cut myself. Hence the beauty spot" One English gentleman present hemmed and hawed and nearly swal- lowed his monocle. It took some time to explain matters to him.
 And she was just spooflng, eh? Won derful, this American humor! Won derful!"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-09-01

money raised will be spent except to the best possible advantage.
 Tt is universally recognized among municipal advertising experts that the Memphis plan Is in advance of every thing of the kind yet undertaken any, where
 "The eyes of every other progressive city in the country are on us and we are getting a vast amount of the best kind of publicity frd m this alone"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-09-01
BATHING IN OLD TIMES

From the LOuisville Times
 physician, after his morning dip basked on the sand in the sun.
 q bathe every day, winter and sum mer," he said, but onr ancestors were a dirty lot I've got in my library ( book by Adair, the celebrated seventeenth century physician, and Adair says in his chapter on bathing:
 Every one ought to bathe the feet 1T warm water once a week, and when | can be conveniently done, a bath should be taken regularly once a month. '"
 The physician laughed gruffly.
 'There was medical proverb in thu seventeenth century" he said, ''that de creed about bathing: M
 Hands often. feet seldom. heat
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-09-01
President Taft'S Campaign Letter

MT. Taft's letter addressed to Chair man William B. Mckinley of the repub- lican congressional committee appears in the republican campaign text book. II is an elaborate defense, or perhaps apol- ogy, of his administration. His friends will consider it defense, while his op- ponents will consider 1t an apology. He really asks insurgents and regulars to Hou& from democratic ascendancy. He promises a revision of ''some" of the schedules of the tariff, and he wants the country to elect republican House so that the injunction power of the federal courts may be curbed, the issue of the stocks and bonds by railroads regulated, ship st tbsidy measure passed and na- tional board of health established.
 This keynote from the White House IS very long ana very tame ana cOlOrtesS.
 It's boldest feature is the proposed piece
 meal revision of the tariff but he fails to show how that kind of revision can be accomplished in a House ruled by in-
 surgents and democrats, or in Senate | that is not limited in any way in the soape of discussion.
 | The shallowness of the Presidents
 claims that the present tariff is a down | ward revision and that it has not op- erated to increase the cost of living have been refuted and exposed so often il | is not necessary to waste any space upor them now. He distorts the maximum. and-minimum section, because he needs
 a way out of the tariff which he de- fends, or rather apologizes for
 1 Nothing in the letter will stop the wal between the insurgents and reactionariec
 The President really admits the Justice o' the insurgent cause when he advocatea
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-09-01
Community Enterprise In Memphis

Tn the exchanges that came to hand yesterday The Age-Herald received the first August number of The South To- day." a magazine published in the 1n- terests of Memphis under contract with the bureau of publicity and develop ment of the Business Mems club. This bureau has raised a fund of $50,O00 to be expended in the advertisement and building up of Memphis upon in- dustrial and coSlmercial lines. The first number of its magazine contains a list of the subscribers to this fund, 1O6i 4'ta number. It is considered roll of honorslp Memphis and every business man is &oud of place in it.
 The mag& &zine now lying on The Age Herald's tabfe is full of articles, all well written, and of fine illustrations or Memphis many enterprises. The bus iness men of Memphis believe in ad vertising and Beginning in october the Advantages of that city will be made known far and wide. About October 1,' says the South Today, advertisements of Memphis will appear in certain lead ing magazines and will be followed m during the fall and winter months ,n the most prominent periodicals in the country. and the daily papers in the cities from which We have the best prospects of drawing new men and money to Memphis.
 "rhe whole campaign is being cork ed out on very specific and well thought -out lines. The same deliber- Ste. systematic and persistent methods mat were devised and carried out in .,.snr the fund will be applied to it's .~nenditure. There will be nothing
 .smodic about 1t, no flashing In the ,,ar. The work will not only go on xhs. wear. but 1t will continue for years .o come with ever growing cumula- 11ve effect
 ..rhe contributors to theA fund may
 zksssr.a ss4s as { s0iAr Of the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-09-01

piecemeal revision. He practically says his party had cheated the people in
 some schedules when he resorts to the pecemeaI plan of revision. That plan ticable 1t would be an apology for the party and signed by himself. The letter will not change a vote, although it may lessen the campaign contributions of some of the tariff-made trusts and com binations
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-09-01
William ns King of Prussia

No matter what may be said in the way of criticism of Emperor William g recent speech in which he stressed his Prussian Kingship as being by divine right All persons religiously inclined must admire Williams devout ad- herenoe to his Christian principles, '' said an old citizen.
 The German Emperor has proved himself to be man of strong religious convictions. AS to the wisdom or poli- tics of his speech I am not familiar enough with the German situation to venture an opinion, but this extract in the Kings defense from semi official organ, the North German Gazette, is in teresting:
 "'The speech was not governmental act, but a statement of the opinions of the monarch. As such it breathes a spirit of devotion to duty, based on the foundation of religion which the Kaiser has repeatedly avowed, and which he has always translated Into action in fulfillment of his duty as ruler. The foundation of the criticisms is chiefly that portion of the speech which an nounces that his majesty will go his way without regard to the opinions of the day. He would be a bad king who took the views of the day as the rule for his course.
 With this expression, however, the imperial speaker is said to have placed himself in opposition to the constitu- tion. This deduction could only be based on the fiction that there exists a parliamentary government dependent on vacillating votes, or that there ex- ists an absolute government by the masses, a condition of which the con- stitution knows nothing.
 Just as little is there implied in the reference to the historical fact that the Kings of Prussia do not receive the crown from the hands of parliament any disdain of the rights or enact ments of the people. A ruler who has given so many proofs that standing firmly on the foundations of the con stitution, he knows how to increase and respect the creative power of his people ought to be secure from such misrepresentation'"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-09-01
Road From Selma to Birmingham

V. B. Atkins, mayor of Selma, and a prominent citizen of the state, was in Birmingham yesterday. He was en route to Blount Springs to spend several days. Mayor Atkins stated that the new rail- road from Selma to Birmingham, which is being backed by Selma capital, will certainly be constructed.
 "The new line has beenl surveyed to a point near Bessemer and 1t is planned, believe, to run the line into Birming- ham, said MT. Atkins. "The promoters of the line are the most substantial cit izens of our town and they surely in- tend to connect that city with Birming- ham. The line has been surveyed, but within the next 90 days the permanent route will be mapped out and other de- tails arranged. The line will go to Gen. treville and will run up the valley to Birmingham, if the plans now outlined are carried through. The people be- hind the project have money and they are dead in earnest about the work. They have been given the best terminal facilities at Selma that have ever been given any company. This applies to the steam line and the wharves that will be constructed on the river. Everyone in Selma is interested in the new line and looks forward to the beginning of con- struction with a great deal of interest. The new railroad will mean a great deal for this city, as well as Selma. It will open up new territory and will provide railroad facilities for section that stands in need of a railroad I feel very san guine over the line ultimately reaching here and look forward eagerly to the time when Selma and the Magic City will be more closely allied than ever"
 In speaking of the crop outlook in Dallas county, MT. Atkins said:
 Our farmers feel very fine over the present crop outlook. We will harvest a magnificent corn crop, while the cot ton is very good indeed. In Selma cotton Is said to be very good all over Dallas county. The cotton looks fine and we think the yield will be excellent. I be- lieve the outlook was never better for a great harvest than this season and this means abundant prosperity for all the state this winter"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-09-01
"SOCIETY MOTEL n


 Mrs. J. Pink Willoughby and daugh- ter, Nanceigh, have issued invitations for small party upon their return from the mountains next Thursday. It will be called a Swaght party and Winfield is as- sured that this is the latest craze among those who spend the summer away from home and find that the old man has left doors and windows open and the house Is full of flies At the Swaght party the guests come in with dainty beribboned swatters and have a contest to see who can kill the most flies. Ordinary flies count 10, water bugs 15, mosquitoes 50, bottle flies 90, snakes 120. Mice and rats are tabooed and are never discussed in polite resort circles. Any one seeing mice or rats is not supposed to notice them. The one having the highest score will be presented with dainty little plaque made by the summer resort Indians on their reservation near the hotel garbage pile"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-09-01
UNFAIR ADVANTAGE

From Everybody's Magazine.
 Pietro had drifted down to Florida and was working with gang at rail- road construction. He had been told to be beware of rattlesnakes. but as- sured that they would always give the
 warning rattle before striking. One hot day he was eating his noon luncheon on a pine log when he saw a big rattler coiled few feet in front of him. He eyed the serpent and began to lift his legs over the log. He
 had barely got them out of the way
 when the snakes fangs hit the bark beneath him.
 Son of a guna! yelled Pietro. "Why you no rigna da bell?"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-09-01
SINGING.

 X cheory little Jing", A little song of hope, To brighten where the shadows fall, Avith sorrows frowa ta cope, Will often usher happiness To nosome dens of care, And bring a smile to alleys dim And leave a glory there. A cheery little jingle, Escaping from the heart, May glad some wayworn toiler's lot And help him do his part. And so, if you've the trick of song, Don't hesitate to sing; In bosoms nipped by wintry blasts It may bring back the spring.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-09-01

The difference in the cost of producing pair of rubber boots is the difference between $3.5O here and 55 cents in Eu- rope. This difference puts a reasonable profit in the pockets of the Aldriches, father and son.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-09-01
binations

is now a man without a country. Each country he visits tells him to move on. Let him come to America where he will find some who do not bend the knee to banana diplomacy.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-09-01

The United States government costs every man, women and child in the coun- try $14 a year. The payments of the tax is indirect and concealed, but it Is paid nevertheless by all.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-09-01

The colonel says the republican bosses in New York are already Kicked to a frazzle,'' but it is plain the democrats will not be licked by him or any one else to a frazzle in November.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-09-01
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR

From the New York Press.
 1t takes an awful lot of doctoring to keep truth from going into decline.
 The surest way to be absolutely worth- less in job is tc think you're too good for it.
 Pay a woman a compliment and she d know it waA hattery if it was to another woman.
 It's Absolutely impossible. when a wom- an feels her toe going through her stock ing, for her not to suspect everybody knows.
 Next to haying to listen to the average man tell a jcke the most horrible tor ture is 10 haveNto let him describe when he made great 4it with 1t.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-09-01

The Burlington railroad has taken pr. Eliot's five feet of books out of it's library cars. The list did not meet the tastes and wants of the average traveller. Only the morning paper can do that.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-09-01

The colonel never refers to MT. Taft covers the President with sugary stuff. Compliments from Sherman are of doubt full value.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-09-01

The clouds still hang heavy over Joe Cannon. They are in fact becoming heav- fer and more threatening, and the speaker is no longer rambunctious.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-09-01

When in swimming always keep in mind the fact that there Is always room at the top.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-09-01

''He doesn't care to have his name in the paper"
 "Oh, not at all"
 "Of course not! When his name ap- peared in the personal column as having returned from a visit to Boligee, he bought 20 copies"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-09-01

The Emperor of Corea is now Prince Gi of Japan. He prefers to be part of big machine that all the rest of the world reapectS.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-09-01

Governor Harmon appointed dead man as a delegate to the conservation con gress, and some think the appointment
 was significant.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-09-01

The country has small use at present for a vice president or for conservation of the Ballinger sort.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-09-01

The 4s0, 600 women school teachers of this country are a mighty force pulling almost without exception for woman suf- frage.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-09-01
HENCE THE DELAY.

Have you heard that Laura Jean Lib- bey is not going to write any moro books?''
 "Why, no; I hadn't heard that. Good news, you know, seldom travels as fast as bad news"