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The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-11-15
BLUNDERs BY "BOz,
Percy Fitzgerald in "Bozland."

Percy Fitzgerald In 'Bozland.
 Many reader has amused himself by noting Boz's lapses and oversghts. Some of them are amusing enough, but we do not think the less of him on this ac- count. As, when pr. Blimber directs that St. Pauls First Epistle to the Ephe- sians" should be written out as a task there being only one. We should have smiled at the next instance. A clerk in ''Dr. Marigold' is described as being in charge of, and taking about with him, a quarter of a million in specie. This, some one calculated, would weigh one ton seventeen hundred weight! A thief makes off with carpet bag full of sovereigns,' , which would weigh five hundred weight and Fatty Coram enters with an iron box two feet square," which no gir could carry.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-11-15
"Reminiscences of Oxford

"The late Goldwin Smith, like all high class English men of letters was an in- dustrious worker and I have read much from his pen during the past 30 years but to me the most delightful of his writings are those that have appeared since his death," said an old club mem Der.
 "As some one remarked the other day, Goldwin Smith was the last ef the nota- ble Oxford men whose active university caree reached back to the Tractarian movement if not to its beginning, cer- tainly before the storm had passed.
 "I have frequently wondered why it was that Cambridge attracted so little attention from the outside world. It is a great historic institution and has the same royal status that Oxford has, but not only in my time but in the centuries past there has been a literary atmos- phere about Oxford-an indescribable oharm-that has invested it with singu- lar interest for all who read English books and periodicals.
 Goodwin Smiths third paper on his life at oxford appears in last Sundays New Ork Sun. Any one WHO ever met Professor Smith when he was connected with Cornell university or who followed hrm closely during his long residence in Toronto, knows that he detested- snob- hishness. He was a philosophic liberal an extremely democratic man-and rath- CT cynical. thought, but in his Oxford "reminiscences he appears most genial and his references to royalty, and high churchmen are extremely friendly. The ate King Edward was one of his pupils Smith had this to say:
 "As professor of history at Oxford had for a pupil King Edward VIZ. then prince of Wales He was comedy youth, like his mother in face and witt a slight German accent, showing, as ht had not been in Germany, that German was spoken In his domestic circle. Hi. manner was very engaging and he wa. thoroughly good natured. I am sure
 bored him when I went to examine hin in history. A malicious story was cur rent about Prince Albert's death. l was said to have been caused by sleep ing in an unaired bed when he had gon,
 down suddenly to Cambridge. wher his son then was, to break off bad en Sagement. can say positively that tn
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-11-15
IN HOPED LOBBIES
Gala Day Next Week

Birmingham is busy city and is not often seen on dress parade or in holiday attire but when it does undertake a cele- pration 1t does it on big scale" said John l.. Parker, chairman of the census jubilee parade
 The military feature of the celebration VIII be notably brilliant, and as for the civic parade, it will far surpass anything or the kind ever seen in Alabama. Mer- chants and manufacturers will be repre- sehted by floats, and various societies nave responded to the appeal of the com mittee to take part in the procession. Birminghams reputation Is at stake and the civic pride of all the people will show itself
 T think Tuesday and Wednesday of next week will be by far the most gener- ally observed gala days in the history of Birmingham"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-11-15
DEMOCRACY IN 1912

From the Washington Post.
 With New York, New Jersey. Conneeti- cut, West Virginia, and Indiana returning to their old-time party affiliations, their formal normal alignments-recalling the victorious days of Tilden, Hendricks, Cleveland, and other successful leaders a quarter of a century and more ago-and with Ohio and Massachusetts abnormally joined in the relationship-calling to mind Thurman and Russell-the democratic party may well be inspired with high hopes for 1912.
 It is easily conceivable that the repeti- tion of 1890, recorded by Tuesdays land slide, may in two years be followed by repetition of 1892. All the more concelv- able is it with men of the caliber Of Wilson, Dix, Marshall and Baldwin in- trusted with, the party's destines in states traditionally democratic under normal conditions. Marshall has already demonstrated conspicuously the qualities of sane, progressive leadership and # the governors-elect in the east measure up to their opportunities for public serv- ice as he has done their availability for greater service and highest honors will be apparent to all in 1912. Certainly in the meantime, 1t is to such statesmen as these that the party will look for safe guidance and prudent counsel.
 As we have said before, the democratic party has but to use, and not abuse, it's opportunity If 1t would become great and strong and install itself once more and firmly in the country's confidence. It must not short-sightedly play politics, but proceed studiously and soberly to practice statesmanship-c con- structive, and progressive statesmanship, particularly in Congress.
 Then, with great states in safe execu- tive hands, the democratis party's fu- ture will be bright indeed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-11-15
Streneth of the Socialists

Milwaukee elected Victor L. Berger, socialist. member of Congress. and at the same time it sent 13 socialists to the Wis consin legislature. That city seems to be thoroughly committed to the principles of Heinrich Karl Marx.
 But the victories of the socialists of Milwaukee by no means sum up their work in the recent campagn. The com plete figures are not yet at hand. but 1t is estimated the total vote cast by them last Tuesday was fully s5O,oOo In New York state they noy outnumber any third party. The vote they cast in that state will foot up about 10000. In San Fran cisco and in New York city and in the Twelfth district of Ohio they very nearly elected three congressmen, and in a score of other cities their vote was doubled.
 If this movement is to go on unchecked it will have to be reckoned with in 1912- certainly in 1916. In Milwaukee the so- cialists are recruited in about equal num- bers from the two chief parties of the country, and whac Is true in Milwaukee is true no doubt in other icties in the northern states In six states they elect ed last Tuesday 35 members of state leg islatures. These six states are Ohio, Wisconsin, Illinois, Minnesota, Pennsyl- vania and Massachusetts.
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story was untrue. I was invited to go with the princes party to Canada, but could not leave my chair. The notion that I wanted anything in Canada was preposterous. I was happy and per- fectly settled for life. The King has always shown a kindly remembrance of his old preceptor
 " Prince Leopold afterward came to Oxford, where l was introduced to him and had the honor of teaching him euchre. The weakness of his constitu- ton debarred him from active sports and made him a musician and some thing of a virtuoso. He played well upon the piano. I was his guest and, after his death, that of. the princess, his widow, at Claremont. It was curi- ous to see the gentle pair entertain ing us with music in the great room, carpeted with the sumptuous gift or an Indian prince, which Give had prob ably paced, distracted with agony, In the dark evening of his stormy day. The duchess was a charming hostess and has remained most kind and valued friend. As I write this l men tally kiss her hand.
 One morning as I was sitting in my library my maid came to tell me that there were two gentlemen waiting In the other room to see me. To my sur prise one of them introduced the other as the Crown Prince of Denmark. But I had scarcely got him into my hands as pupil when he was snatched away by the Schleswfg- -Holstein war
 Goodwin Smith left Oxford in 1850 or thereabouts."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-11-15
sHUNTING PASSENGER CARS

From the Washington Post.
 When I was boy it was my chief delight to go down to the railroad yards and watch the crews make running switches," said c. E. Appegate of Joliet, H., at the New Ebbitt. You undoubtedly have done the same thing, and know attached to the rear of the cut and the switch engine strikes up a brisk speed. Several yards before the switch is reached the rear car is uncoupled, and the rest of the train goes straight ahead. Be- fore the detached car reaches the switch at a slower pace the rails are thrown. and 1t glides into the siding, where 1t is brought to a halt by the hand brake. operated by a brakeman.
 q never knew that this system was employed on passenger trains until visited England this summer. I took a train from the Paddington station in Lon don for a little station about 20 miles out. was directed to get into a cer- tain car which bore the sign of my sta- tion. When the car stopped I went on the platform and looked around. The car stood there alone. There was no sign of the remainder of the train. Of course, I made some inquiries I dis covered that many of the suburban trains in the rush hours do not pick up pas sengers, and that car after car is dropped at the various stations, in the same way that yard engine crews make the flying switch In this way no time Is lost, and the railroad company can give it's patrons much more rapid service The subur- banite who goes to the last station on the line had not been hindered by a single stop from the time of leaving the station in London"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-11-15
ADRIFT WITH THE TIMES

i self of the following sage reflections concerning the Poets union. "The poet should have an eight-hour day, closed shop to keep out ap- rrentices who rhyme dream with 'seen, sanitary environment to protect the pub lie against the hectic tubercular poet who mixes mysticism into his product, and scatters the microbes of pessimism broadcast. But until they organize, un- cer-paid and halk-baked poets will glut the market with wares without the label and sweat shops like Harper's and Scrib- ner's, and contractors like Sam Mcclure Will keep the price of poetry down to the piece-work starvation prices, instead of paying day wages, and the estate of the poet will be as low as that of the cham bermaid in a horse garage Moreover ever and anon, some rank outsider like this man Mason of Kansas will break iu- to the business and corner the market. turning out by his new, improved meth ods, more yodels, quatrains lyrics, ki- oodles, roundeaux, songs, chants, dirges and staple and fancy odes, plaints and quicksteps in a single day than the Franklin Square sweatshop can produce in a week. The closed shop is the only way to stop the Fat Peril of Emporia from stalking into the halcyon abode of poesy, and cabbaging the whole works"
 ALOoFNEss. He's not what you'd call an automo- bile enthusiast"
 Hardly. He never tinkers with his car"
 WE WANT TO KNOW. Ho, ye political phophets
 Into the future delve
 Tell us what manner of frame-up's Scheduled for 1912.
 FIERCE ANNOYANCE. Lives there a man with soul so dead, Who never to himself has said," "I wish my whskers wouldn't grow, To shave them off upsets me SOL
 Birmingham Age-Herald. And once again lives there a man, Who will not hate till doomesday's crack
 The fiend who seeks each man he knows
 Ard slaps him hard upon the back.
 Spokane Spokesman-R Review.
 DUMPED.
 Hear the voters,
 As they say,
 Farewell, Chauncey,
 On your wayp'
 PAUL COOK.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-11-15
Politics and BusIness

Henry Clews in his last Saturdays re- view says in part:
 "The fact that one political party was severely defeated and that another se- cured much greater victory than was expected should have only temporary effect upon the security markets. The plain lessons of the election are that the country desires real tariff revision and is tired of radicalism in its various forms. Judging by the types of men who have been successful in the present election, the country is politically sane and prefers leaders of proved intelligence, character and sobriety to those who stir up dis content and prejudice. It must now be accepted that the tariff will be leading issue when the new Congress convenes. No immediate revision, however, is like ly, because the new members do not take their seats until year hence and the ap- preaching session of Congres will be short one, largely confined to routine af- fairs. Another impeachment to prompt re- vision will be party rivalry as to methods of revision, each side striving to secure credit for obeying the mandate of the RSOplt. 9DQtf lueS6 COtulliOHS ticiC 'S little likelihood of any final legislation until 1912.
 Tn financial circles the disposition is to await developments. Congress will open in three weeks and the Presidents message will be read with especial inter est in view of the recent election. Presi- dent Taft will probably renew his recom- mendation for tariff revision, one schedule at time. As already said, no important legislation need be expected from the coming session of Congress, which will end March 4. Another element of i'm portant uncertainty should soon be set tied, and that is the oil and tobacco cases on which. the supreme court will shortly render its decisions. The interstate com merce commission, now that the election is over, will be free to take up the rail- road rate problem with a view to early settlement There Is very much less fear of these two latter questions being treat ed in a radical spirit than there was few months ago. It begins to look as if the corporations and the railroads would be given a fair chance, but the market is in no mood to discount such expecta- tions and at present is inclined to wait for actual developments"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-11-15
About Persons

A0Out feTBObb
 For the purpose of holding a conference with Cecil Grenfell, the prominent Eng lish director of the Southern Iron and Steel company, before MT. Grenfell sails for England. Otto Marx left yesterday for New York.
 An interesting visitor from Montgom- cry is Ira Virgin, the Harry Jones" of the Capital City. MT. Virgin rules over the destinies of the Montgomery city council, and Is very much interested in municipal affairs.
 John B. Knox of Anniston was in Bir- mingham yesterday on his way to Mont Knox was greeted by a number of his warm friends while in the city.
 B. M. Starks, general manager of the Louisville and Nashville Railroad com- pany, was in Birmingham yesterday en route to Louisville. He has been engaged in making an inspection of the companys s properties south of Birmingham. MT. Starks said conditions on the line were ex- cellent and the company in fine shape for a big season of traffic. While here MT. Starks was in conference with T. E. Brooks, superintendent of the local prop critics. The operating officers went over the new train service which will be in- augurated through Birmingham Decem- Der 4.
 They are very much pleased with the possibilities of the new trains which will serve local travellers more extensively than ever.
 MT. Starks was accompanied by Mrs. Starks and their children.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-11-15
Progress of Southern Cities

"The south has been progressing steadi- ly ever since I first visited this section a few years ago, and there is scarcely a city in the cotton belt that has not made a good showing in the census" said w. Spencer Jones of Haensel & Jones, New York, booking agents for Walter Dam rosch and the New York Symphony or chestra and various solo artists. All the larger class of southern cities are decid- edly more unsteady inclined than they were a few years ago, and Texas cities are among those that want the best of everything in our line.
 q am just from Oklahoma. That Is a wonderfully thriving state. but when 1t comes to cities, Birmingham makes the finest showing of any in the 100 class in this country
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-11-15
THE SITUATION

From the Blount County Journal.
 Birmingham Is closing up her ''saloons' again. This makes quite number of times she has done that since the pro- hibition law went into effect. It's like the Irishman said Be faith and I can whip Pat all right. but he won't stay whipped" That's the way with the Bir- mingham tigers"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-11-15
TRIBUTE TO A DANGER

From the Kansas City Star.
 One form of beauty interprets another. To see Pavlowa is to reveal new horizons in the lines to Perdita-
 When you do dance, wish you a wavA O the sea, that you might ever do nothing but that
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-11-15
THEY NEVER COME BACK

From the Emporia Gazette.
 Hardeastle & Kenyon. the oldest under- taking house in Kansas. now have two embalmers. D. A. Leonard and c. T. Evans. Twenty-nine years and never had a failure. Their services are at your command.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-11-15

President Taft's new summer home at Beverly is half mile from the beach, but the President never troubles the sea at bathing time.
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Champ Clark harnessed his mule team last Wednesday morning. and he has driven the team every day since.
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The people of Oregon voted on g con- stitutional amendments, including woman suffrage. The last named was voted down.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-11-15

British justice is not paying any atten- ton to rumors concerning Belle Fillmore in this country The hanging of Crippen will proceed according to programme.
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Champ Clark's triumphal progress down Pennsylvania avenue behind that team of mules is as well assured as the rising of the sun when the new Congress meets.
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President Taft took a lease of a house in Beverly for two years only. He said not a word about the summer of 1913
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-11-15

Senator Foraker and Sunny Jim and Chauncey Depew are not altogether in consolable. They do not take the land slide to heart
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The colonel is troubled, it is said, with aphasia, but he twill recover before the roses bloom again.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-11-15

The name of the county of Baldwin was erroneously included in list of counties published by The Age-Herald years. Baldwin grew from a population of 13 1s4 in the year 1900 to a population of 1S.17S in the year 1910. Here is a growth of about 40 per cent, whereas the state as a whole grew but 16 per cent.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-11-15

game is more easily hunted in Africa than at home
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King George is to be crowned June 22, and the 4o0 are secureing steamer tickets and seats along the line of parade.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-11-15

A socialist will be seated in the next Congress and he will have to be as a group by himself.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-11-15

The lonsomest man in the next Congress will undoubtedly be Uncle Joe Cannon.
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President Taft has gone to sea, hoping the sad sea waves will not recall the election.
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be dead one, but he is certainly a si- lent one.
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The potash war will be matter of pen, ink and paper, and a weary undar- tow of words.
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The standpatters would have been elected if they had got votes enough.
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The people, poor fools, have repudiated the best tariff ever devised.
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MT. J. Cannon comes back, but not in the form he went away In.
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not been made public.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-11-15
A CHALLENGE ACCEPTED.

The skeleton form of love poem was published in this department Saturday, with the suggestion that it might be filled in at leisure. A Birmingham poet lost no time in giving the poem both form and substance, with the happy results which follow. The last word of each line, in quotation marks, supplied the suggestion for the remainder of the line: When the man his vows had spoken" Giving her tender ''token,' Swore his heart was almost 'fbroken.' Calling her his precious "sweeting," While his heart was loudly "beating,'' He forgot how time was "feeting.' While the maid for him was "sighing," Woman-like, commenced a-"crying," Towing she was almost dying" That for him her heart was "pining," With her arms around him ''twining'' And her eyes like two stars shining" Would he, could he leave her "ever''? Was there hand the tie could .sever'? And of course the man said never" But, were 1t not for other misses" We might have some faith in '.kisses'' And the world be full of 'blisses.'
 IN. B.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-11-15
IMPRESSIVE EXAMPLE.

"I've been fightin' ever since I was big enough to walk an I ain't been licked yetp' roared the town bully.
 That's all right, my friend" answered a quiet person who was taking brandy and soda. You'll get yours some day. There's man up at Oyster Bay who used to think the same way you do.'
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Oyster Bay voted for Dix, which was, to say the least, unkind.
  The silence of Oyster Bay is almost painful
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DESERVING THE FAITH.

DISSENTING THE FAITH. "Pipps has become diatetic."
 "He ought to be ashamed to take up with one of these newfangled parties His father was a lifelong democrat"
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He's not what you'd call an automo- bile enthusiast"
 Hardly. He never tinkers with his car"
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Entered at the Birmingham, Ala, postoffice as second-class matter under act of Congress March 8, 1879.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-11-21
End. TEAM
SUFFERS A
DEFEAT

The second basket ball team of the
Hammond Athletic ass ociation played
the team representing the Tabernacle
Baptist church of Chicago on the Ham
mond floor Saturday evening and was
defeated by the score Of IA to "a
In view of the fact that the mem
bers of the team are all young and that
the score at the end of the first half
was ID to 10, the showing of the team
is not at all bad.
Harry Margenau stated today that
he expects the team to show a great
Improvement in its playing in the next
few weeks The work of organizing a
team to represent the association is be-
ing taken up.
George Miller, who is to have the
physical dictatorship of the associa-
ton, will take charge right away and
is expected to make a success Of this
work.
Miller has had considerable expert
ence a physical director. While he
was studying law at Ann Arbor he was
the physical director of the Ann Arbor
high school He has taken up his work
here with considerable enthusiasm.
Mr.. Miller has located in Hammond
where he has taken up the practice of
law, and his dictatorship of the Ham
mond Athletic association will be side
issue with him
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-11-21
NELSON SEEKS AID OF
RYAN IN MORAN BOUT

Ratthng Nelson, who Is making &
strenuous campaign to regain his lost
laurels and who fights owen Moran. the
British lightweight, in twenty round
battle in San Francisco next Saturday.
last night wired the sporting editor of
Chicago newspaper that he wanted
Tommy Ryan, the veteran middle
weight, to second him in this crucial
battle.
Have him wire me at once" reads
the Battler's message, "as it is very
urgent and I must have him in nv cor
ner when / face Moran. l am in ex-
cellent condition and ready for battle,
but with Ryan, man of great expert
ence, / know that l will put up a bet
ter fight"
Ryan is located in Syracuse. N. Y.
He probably will rush to the Battler's
aid, although no message was receiv-
ed from him last night.