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The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-01-15
LIVELY MEETING
 OF BILLIARD

The regular weekly meeting of the Hil- Hard Literary society was held yesterday afternoon at the High school. full mem bership in attendance. The main fea- ture of the literary programme carried out was a debate. Resolved, That the Arts and Sciences Exert a Beneficial In- nuence on Morals The difficult subject was handled in an able manner by Will son Eeawright and James Beatty, who succeeded in gaining the favorable de- cision for the affirmative; and Morris wertheimer and LeRoy Marx. who pre- sented able arguments for the negative.
 Among the chief matters of business transacted at the meeting was the adop- tion of a motion to purchase a portrait of Henry W. Billiard, the statesman for whom the society is named. If a portrait is available 1t will be bought and hung on the wall of the club room above the presidents desk
 The question of supporting the High school monthly magazine. 'The Mirror" was also brought up and thoroughly dis cussed Throughout the existence of the periodical 1t has been given very poor support at the hands of the school body. Consequently the Mirror failed to reap pear at the scheduled time for its issue at the beginning of the school time, and students of the school began to wonder. It was later announced that the business end of the magazine had come out the preceding term considerably "in the hole'' financially.
 The Hilliard, as well as all the other literary organizations in the High school, yesterday solemnly pledged support for the paper and the result will probably be an awakening.
 Recent severe criticism of the High school spirit seems to some extent to have aroused the school. This "spirit'' for years has been the pride of the school and some alarm Is being felt that 1t Is ceasing to exist. Poor support accorded athletics has led some to declare that the students no longer feel pride in their school. The fact of the matter Is that rigorous conditions and recent parental reaction against football have caused many of the boys to give up the hope of indulging in athletics and sustaining the required standard of studiousness.
 The spirit" however, is smoldering, not extinguished. Compared with other hixh schools the local institution is prac- tically at the top in all branches. Those in attendance only fail to realize fully their advantages. The school is four ishing as never before. and Is by no means on the retrcgrade in athlstics or othAxWisA
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-01-15
"Huckery Buckery BeanStalk"

This child's game reminds a cor respondent of the New York Evening Post of the current republican investi- gations of the high cost of living. "In that game" he explains, 'the players who had indusIiously sought hidden objects in other places find them right at hand within reach. So the stand patters propose to seek in all other hiding places for the High Cost of Living in order to hoodwink the pub lie, when the thing itself is plainly in view in the substance of the nefarious protective tariff"
 The householder cannot be deceived much longer. The trusts are becoming every day more and more greedy, and they are preparing to exploit the ulti- mate consumer right up to the tariff limit. In the last analysis there is not an increased price that cannot be traced to the tariff devised by Aldrich and Cannon for the benefit of "The Interests"
 The lesson is to be brought home by the pocket route. When it comes in that way the lesson will be duly weighed and needed. It simply means that standpattism has got to go, and the republican party is controlled by standpatters
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-01-15
Girls and Slang.

Vaudeville is largely responsible for most of the slang talk we hear now-a- days" said a patron of these amuse- ments, "and the worst of 1t is this slang talk is indulged in by young ladies whose rearing and education would lead a per- son to expect something quite different.
 "Take for example one phrase. Oh, you kidr What could be more vulgar. even emitting the significance which un- derlies the expression? When in the course of ordinary conversation I say to a young lady. How are your and she says, dandy. or. fine and dandy, I confess I feel the conversation is at an end.
 'If the slang had any wit in it there might be some excuse for it, but so far as have been able to discover there is not & redeeming point in the whole affair. I have heard things said on the stage in the presence and hearing of young ladies that no gentleman would say in her parior. and for the life of me I can't understand the difference be- tween what is said in one place and the other. I heard a young lady recently undertake to tell a story to some young men which she thought was smart but which every young man in that crowd regarded in a very different sense. My advice to young ladies is don't talk slang and don't tell mems stories to men"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-01-15
FULLER CUTTING
 DUE TO JEALOUSY

Roy W. Fuller. the young man who was found in an unconscious condition near the Powell school Thursday night with two knife cuts in the back of his neck, regained consciousness yesterday morning at the Hillman hospital His statement of the affair was that two negroes had assaulted him.
 During Thursday night the young man had mentioned the name of R. J. Bar nett as the person who assaulted him. Barnett is a student of the Birmingham Dental college and was placed under ar- rest at an early hour yesterday morning by Officers Givens and Cornett- He was released yesterday after Fuller had stated that negroes assaulted him.
 Fuller resides at 11u North Twentieth street with a relative. MT. Norton. His home is at Ozark, Ala The officers arc inclined to the opinion that the cutting really grew out of some affair of jeal- ousy and that young Fuller is trying to protect some one It is rumored that he had paid attention to a young lady and that the cutting was done by rival.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-01-15
Defies Hluh Prices.

"The increase in the cost of living and the high price of groceries do not worry me-" said Hal Bradford. as he sat down to his dinner in room behind his drug store on Nineteenth street. Every thing you see on that table was raised on my own farm in Pickens county, at a place near Coalfire.
 "I have no French dishes, as you see, but I have good square meal, fit for any man in the state of Alabama That ham is part of a hog I raised, killed, smoked, and cured myself; that chicken, those eggs, those sweet and Irish pota- toes, this cornbread, boiled turnips, tur- nip salad and big hominy were all raised on my own place. I raise everything I use except tea and coffee and man wants very little of these when he has plenty of sweet milk and butter.
 ''It takes a little work to raise these things. but what do you think this meal would cost if I had to pay for It in a restaurant? If I had the price of a cigar out of s2 bill I would feel I was well treated. No wonder people com- plain about the cost of living if they prefer to run out to the corner grocery store for everything they eat Nearly every house in this city has enough ground lying idle behind it to grow all the truck necessary for family use, but most peo- pie prefer to buy a nickels worth of this and a dimes worth of that to hand ling a hoe. The high cost of living may be a blessing in disguise If 1t teaches our people to learn the art of providing for themselves"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-01-15
Conservation of Natural Resources

The President promptly presents a special message relating to arid, semi arid and swamp lands, our forests present and to come, the separation by classification of agricultural lands from mineral lands, and the conserva. tion of water powers. He treats all these subjects on Clifford Pinchot lines. He has not apparently lowered the Pinchot standard in any particular. He discharged the latter because he was insubordinate, but he upholds his conservation plans. This to say the least is good politics. In the present emergency it is almost necessary poli- tics. He asks for statutes covering all these conservation ideas, and it re- mains to be seen how far the Guggen- helms and Cunninghams will permit Congress to go in that direction.
 In the matter of inland waterways the President presents his own ideas. He wants his own Ohio river deepened and improved first of all. He asks Congress to put in it at all seasons of the year nine feet of water from Pittsburg to Cairo, the remaining cost to be 363, 900 ,000. If this works we'll, then he thinks the upper Mississippi mieht be improved. Any stream so nmall as the Warrior and the Coosa is not mentioned, or even included omong those who also run.
 opperess will think twice before it
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-01-15

Ministerial majority ............. .oot
 The bye-electlons of four years have made some changes, and the latest published figures credit the liberals all told with 5o2 seats; the opposition with 16s, leaving the ministerial ma jority at 334.
 To win, the tories must hold the seats they now have and gain as many more. This is a good-sized job, but there are not wanting men who be- lieve the unionists may win a control of the commons. The chances are, however, that the liberals, including the laborites and Irish nationalists, will have a working majority of just about 100.
 The elections will be begun today and on January "A the last vote will be polled, and England will then know what her unwritten constitution means and where she is at in the respect of popular government.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-01-15
Iron Market Upward.

The week closes with much stronger pig iron market than was reported at the end of last week. Some good tom mage sales have been made in Birming- ham and the price has hardened at s14 on a No. basis-s14.50 is being paid for small lots. Tho tendency is de- cidedly upward and it is believed by some conservative furnace interests that the price will harden at s14.5o next week. Matthew, Addy & Co.'S Cincinnati report of yesterday says in part:
 "The buying Is distributed through all kinds of iron, showing that every line is busy. There is no doubt that consump- ton is steadily increasing. The general foundries were slower in getting started than the steel and malleable works, but they are now going full tilt. Some of the foundries are busy for months ahead and have been obliged to decline quick or It does not matter where you go, the iron trade has it's hand full.
 Since the first of the year prices are noticeably firmer. There seems to be no reason to fear that there will not be de- mand for all the iron that can be pro- duced. even granting that production will exceed all records.
 "In the south there is a difference of feeling as regards price-some ironmas- ters holding at s14 for No. and some at $14.5o. Tn the north the price is gener- ally ST with premium for the last half.
 There is much trouble in moving iron promptly as the weather has tied up the railroads more or less. The coke situa- tion is really almost desperate as so many coke operators have been put out of busi- ness by the severity of the weather. It looks as if there could be no betterment in railroad conditions for some time to come."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-01-15
NIGHT WATCHMAN
 STRUCK ON HEAD

T. M. Britton, night watchman at the Alabama Great Southern shops, Powell avenue and Twenty-fourth street, is in a precarious condition at Davis fnfirm- ary with ugly bruises and gashes about the head as the result of an assault made upon him by unknown persons some time before daylight yesterday morning at the Alabama Great Southern yards. He was found unconscious by Barney MoGlome, the day watchman. who was tuse report ing for duty at the time. A roll of bills was held tightly in his hand, fact which points strongly to the probability that robbery was the motive of the as sault-
 Britton was taken to the Hi1lman hospi- ambulance to the Davis infirmary. He is an aged man, being some 65 years of age, and may not survive his in- turies. He was reported last night as resting easy, though chances for his re- covery are slight
 He was unable yesterday to talk of the affair, making only a single statement to the effect that the assailants had taken his revolver. An operation was per- formed upon the injured man at the in- frmary. and it was discovered that the skull had not been fractured as was feared.
 MT. Britton had received his salary Thursday afternoon, but did not follow his usual custom of going home with his money before beginning work for the night. If theft was the motive, however, the robbers were evidently scared away without the fruits of their crime. Brit tons pistol was the only thing of value missing.
 The injured man is well known in Bir- mingham, having been employed with the Alabama Great Southern for several years. He resides with his son-in-law, w. E. Jones, 2104 Avenue H.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-01-15
Test of Tennessee Liquor Law.

Chattanooga, January 14.-A test of the law which prohibits the manufac- ture of whisky in Tennessee is to be made here. Sheriff Conner today sum- moned the proprietors of the Deep Spring distil1ery to appear Monday be- fore the grand ury. J. w. Kelley & Co. own the plant, which has been in constant operation since the law went into effect, January 1. The case will be argued before Judge MacReynolds at an early date and win be taken at once to the supreme court.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-01-15
Fruit Growing In Pennsylvania

The state department of agriculture in Pennsylvania has decided to select 1000 fruit orchards, the owner to agree that in return for state care and direc- tion and advice he will obey the state expert in every particular.
 It will be observed that this is but the demonstration-farm idea, familiar to the people of the south, applied to orchards by the state. Pennsylvania hopes in this way to weed out the care less, haphazard method of caring for fruit trees. Superintendent Surface hopes to obtain such benehcent results in 1000 orchards that all other orchard ists will emulate the example of his se- lected orchards, and the state will be- come the chief fruit state in the union.
 Thirty-odd men will go from one orchard to another throughout the year, and the best known scientific methods will be applied, and if the farmer does his part it is believed that the products of the 1000 orchards will be surprising-so surprising that either more experts will be demanded, or else the farmers will themselves be- come experts. As the new service in Pennsylvania will cost the grower nothing, there is a belief that the lat ter will do his part and that a great crop of science and fruit will be the outcome of the new effort
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-01-15
BLOW, YE WINDS.

Blow, ye winds of winter,
 Blow your level best, Toss the grooming tree tops,
 6torming east and west. North and south and everywhere Work your fickle will, Galloping from day to day,
 Up and down the hilli Blow, ye winds of winter,
 Whirl the poor dead leaves, Moaning through the valley
 AS a lost soul grieves. Below in the chimney's throat, Daunt the leaping flames, Der the dreary landscape
 Join your noisy games! Blow ye winds of winter,
 Blow yourselves away, A world stript of its beauty
 Bows beneath your sway, But undismayed, a dreamer
 Waits in hope to hear The faery chime of springtime, Sounding sweet and cleari
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-01-15

all national energy so far as inland waterways are concerned on
 the Ohio rivera stream full of ice and gorges that Uncle Sam cannot avert or cope with. The subject will be with us a long time and the Ohio will probably have to be patient as the other streams.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-01-15
"BREAKl BREAK BREAk!"

By Alfred Tennyson. Break, break, break. On thy cold gray stones, O Seal And I would that my tongue could ut
 ter The thoughts that arise in mo. o well for the hsheramn's boy, That he shouts with his sister at playe o well for the sailor lad, That he sings in his boat on the bay! And the stately ships go on To their heaven under the hill: But o for the touch of vanish'd hand. Break, break, break. At the foot of thy crags, o Seal But the tender grace of q day that is
 dead VIII never como back to mA
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-01-15

Chicago comes to the front with a highway lady who fits from victim to
 victim in a taxieab. Chicago means to
 be modern, no matter what else 1t may be.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-01-15
To DedIcate Church Oruan.

Wesley Chapel Methodist church. south. on the North Highlands is installing a new pipe organ and will dedicate 1t on Tuesday night, January 26 at p. m., on which occasion there will be an organ and song service. Rienzi Thomas of Montgomery, the well known organ vir- tuoso, win play and the chorus will in- ciude a large number of the best singers in Birmingham. There will be 40 voices in all
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-01-15
SOON EXPLAINED.

BOON HAPLAINED There is a man in our town Who often has his way; Forsooth, he's not a married man, We hasten on to say.
 Birmingham Age-Heraid- And in a town we shall not name A coal man has his weigh: But always less than it should be, We've heard the buyers say.
 -Springfield Union.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-01-15
THAT COMET.

From the Selma Times.
 The Age-Herald continues to write about Halley's comet. We hope that pa- per will have an Illustrated report of the things arrival at Birmingham, as that would lend color to the story and give the Birmingham morning newspa- per a fine opportunity to shine"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-01-15
MarrIaoe LIcensee ssued.

Marriage licenses have been issued as follows from the offics of the probate court:
 J. Roy Gillian of Birmingham to Miss Natalie Orme.
 William caskey of Gadade. |. Miss Nancy Boyd
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-01-15

Deprived of the privilige of building it's Field museum on the lake front, Chi cago now proposes to build an island just of shore and place the museum there. Where there's a will there's a way
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-01-15
CHEATING FATHER TIME.

ESQ.," remarked a gentleman who was calling on fascinating widow, '.you are mama's little manl-
 Mot when they's gentlemen calling" answered the widows young hopeful. "Then I'm mama's baby boy"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-01-15

In Chicago they are rather glad to hear from General Booth that the world may soon be destroyed by fire. Anything to break the backbone of this winter in that city.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-01-15

The Cincinnati Enquirer is no longer the biggest blanket daily in the coun- try. The Indianapolis News is now considered the best for use on pantry shelves.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-01-15

Indiana has placed a statue in Statuary Hall at the national capital to keep green the memory of one of her authors of best sellers" Gen. Lew Wallace.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-01-15

Two thousand new telephones are installed each day and Central begins to feel that she is overworked and she at once proceeds to say to all corners, Hines busy"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-01-15
HIGH SCHOOL WALKS
 AWAY WITH CUBS

The Birmingham High school won the first game in the Young Mems Christian association league last night by an easy victory over the Cubs. While the Cubs went in to play defensive game. the superior team work, and strength of the other team soon removed all doubt as to the result The final score was 4-17.
 The little team of the High school had the advantage over its opponents in prac- tice and coaching. It Is one of the fast est teams in the city and would make good showing against either the Athletic club or the Young Mems Christian as- sociation.
 Luther Strange played star game throughout making nine goals, and hold ing his man without Store. Lucien Hood. Tom Estes, Zeilminsh and Hit were ell on the spot at the right time. For the Cubs, Brooks played the best game. scoring most of the points. Here is the official score.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-01-15

The monorail car should hurry up if it intends to earn good dividends be- fore the airship monopolizes passenger transportation.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-01-15
whatIsy Resting Easy.

Report was received last night from the seaboard railway yards that Engineer whatley, who was injured in the wreck at Ragland yesterday morning. is rest ing we'll and will probably recover. The road has been cleared and traffic re- aumed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-01-15

The joy-riders of today in northern cities are organizing sledding parties and the list of fatalities is well main tained.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-01-15
NO CHOICE.

''Pa, what is meant by being between the devil and the deep blue sea7'
 why. that's the same as having a trombone player in the flat above you and a young woman in the flat below who sings Charles K. Harris' songs."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-01-15

No tariff standpatters are ever dis ciplined by the Taft administration. They are on the inside and in the kitchen cabinet.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-01-15

All the insurgents desire is that their constituents will continue to love them.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-01-15

Pellagra will play a return engage ment as soon as hookworm has con- cluded it's popular run.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-01-15

MT. Cannon begins to think it is, in deed, impossible to fool all the con gressmen all the time.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-01-15

Washington prefers to discuss the John Early case even to the exclusion of the Gifford-Pinchot incident.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-01-15
On a Visit to Birmingham.

J. P. Jackson, formerly secretary of the Young Mems Christian associa ton of this city, but now secretary of the Atlanta association, came to Birming- ham to attend the banquet at the Hlll- man last night. He was warmly greeted by his old friends here.
 T am always glad to visit Birning- ham," said MT. Jackson. Splendid i'm provements have been made here with in the past two years. The city gives evidence of rapid growth and it re- 5oices me very much to know that a $20o,o00 Young Mems Christian asso- ciation building-a building adequate for the needs of the Greater Birming ham-is to be built and paid for by the people of Birmingham. It Is a healthy and cheering sign."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-01-15

The thrifty housewife is beginning to buy her mosquito netting early-in Montgomery.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-01-15

Census enumerators are very scarce. and they may have to be drafted.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-01-15

Mir. Glavis is enjoying life on his ranch out in Oregon. He is fully aware that he has become an issue in politics.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-01-15

Charles W. Morse went from a pri- vate car to prison, thus carrying the change to the liimt.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-01-15

The people of Los Angeles have stiff necks Too much aviation all in a bunch.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-01-15
ADRIFT WITH THE TIMES

Of his article was written from hearsay. The unreliability of "hearsay" Is notori- ous As to whether the charges in this particular case are true or not we don't wish to discuss. The writer's confession shows how much weight can be attached to the average "muck-rake" article in 8 yellow" magazine.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-01-15

The big sugar trust conspirators go free while four little ones were sent to prison.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-01-15
AS TO MUCK-RAKING.

The author of magazine article which created a sensation some time ago. when called before a special grand jury to give evidence confessed that every word
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-01-15

ute. ha can teach the children enough to enable them to make many good shadow pictures of men and animals
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-01-15

Along the Ohio river they are fully convinced that this is an O. f. winter.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-01-15
BE NOT AFRAID.

Take heart in time of gloom And drive your cares away. For every faded bloom
 That yields up life today And every gleam that dies
 Tomorrow will restore; Still turn your hopeful eyes Unto a fairer shorel