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The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-09-23
GLIMPSES OF FAMOUS MEN

violence, turbulence and a fanatical devotion to the cause of slavery. The women, whose passions, as usual, were the fercest, insulted his men on the streets and there was constant dan ger of an affray which would have led to bloodshed. To avert this, Butler threatened the women, if their insults were repeated, with being sent to the lookup house like common women of the town. His proclamation was coarse. as anything of his was like | ly to be; but it did not bear, nor would any unprejudiced reader have taken it to bear, the odious sense ascribed to 1t. Butler was curious parsonage. He was exceedingly ugly and squinted hor- ribly; but, his face and figure were an incarnation of rude force and reminded you of steam ram. Interruptions he. was In the highest degree. But be- lieve his ruling passion was notoriety rather than gain. Those who were put on his track at New Orleans found, as was told at the time, no trace of his | stealing for himself, though he had winked at the doings of subordinates. He was evidently a loving husband to his amfabre wife and a loving father to his beautiful daughter. He was evil dent1y popular with his aides and with his men. He wanted to be President This was his motive in his attack on Andrew Jackson and in his advocacy of repudiation. In his advocacy of re- | pudiation h a Wa m ieJo1 tho pulous are apt to be by undertaking the general honesty of the world | Butler was a very sociable and amus- ing companion. He had stories to tell of himself. When he was commanding at New Orleans. to prevent an outbreak, he had issued a general order requiring all citizens in possession of arms to de- was found possessing arms in contra vention of the order and with his arms was brought before the general. He pleaded that the arms were only fam | fly relics. That. general, was my fathers sword"
 When did your father die. sir?" "In 185S"
 
 | in hell. sir, for it was made in 185s." | As a general Ben was not a success. Grant said that he was bottled up'' in the bend of the James river, where he was carrying on some engineering operations suggested by his restlessly inventive genius. He did me the honor to impart to me his plan for blowing up Fort Fisher, which had obstinately resisted federal attack, by running ashore under 1t gunboat loaded with powder. l could not help venturing to suggest the general ineffectiveness of powder fire in the open air. But Butler tn ought he had scientific proof that the displacement of air would be so great that Fort Fisher would cease to exist. The experiment was afterward made and the breaking of two or three windows in the fort was the only result.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-09-23
Good Fall Trade

The abundant crops are having a stimulating effect on business through out the country and the trade situa- tfon is healthy and promising, notwith- standing the fact that political agita- tion is more in evidence than usual. ical turmoil is never conducive to com mercial progress. But good haryests and sound monetary conditions assure continued prosperity.
 In the Birmingham district condi- tions were never so satisfactory as now. Not only are there no idle men here but there Is a pressing demand for additional labor. both skilled and unskilled. In large construction work the district marks a new high record this year. The pay rolls increase from month to month and added to the in creased circulation of money resulting from vast industrial development Is tn splendid crop situation in Alabama. This Is Alabama's banner crop year and the merchants of Birmingham, whole sale and retail, know what that means Truly this Is year of plenty
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-09-23
TAFT,s POKER STORY
Beverly Special to New York Sun

Beverly special to New ork sun.
 Those who think President Taft is worrying himself thin over political developments may take another guess. Callers at the Taft cottage find him in a peaceful frame of mind, taking things as they come and determined to go ahead and be President as he sees his duty, regardless of the ef- feet upon his own political future.
 The President Is a good story teller and very few of his visitors get away without having joined him in a laugh. Here is one story credited to the Pres ident by a caller at the Taft cottage today:
 A governor of Colorado (of course not the present governor) and friend were playing euchre. The hands had just been dealt and the governors s friend looked at him and sighed:
 q wish I was playing poker"
 "Is that so?" said the governor in- differently licking the broken wrap per of his cigar. How much would you bet?"
 "Td bet s1oo on this hand" said the friend
 Well" said the governor, yawning. you must have good hand" Then squinting at queen that was lying on the table he added: "I think I might take you on if I had that queen."
 "Take it," said the governors friend, which the governor did and promptly bet 5000. His friend saw him and dropped four kings. The governor laid down four aces and a lone queen.
 Its your money" said the friend after he had recovered, but will you tell me what the deuce you wanted of that queen?'
 President Taft himself doesn't play poker but he knows enough about the game to appreciate how largely human nature figures in 1t and it was in H. illustration of this point that he is said to have told the story.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-09-23
ion Is 7.s57,1ss on 44s.41s acres. New

tion Is 7.s57.1s6 on 443,41s acres. New York contains but 2O9,21S acres. If New York could be carried northward and westward at the end of its tubes in New Jersey to equal in area Lon don it would just about be equal to it in population. But state line stands in the way and at present America can not claim to have the largest city in the world.
 The rank of cities below the Is named cannot be determined until fur ther census reports are made public Ten years ago Birmingham was No. 100 in the list of American cities. Its rank this year will be better than that of 5oth place.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-09-23
A CITY ELEGY

From the Pall Mall Gazette. When at the last this weary heart re-
 poses,
 Choose for my grave no pleasant coun-
 try spot.
 Plant o.er me neither violets nor roses For when was alive ye brought them
 not. M e Seek out some city churchyard. fos-en-
 shrouded, Where. wrapped for ever In the city's
 gloom. f The unregretted dead lie closely crowded Jostiing each other even .ip the tomb erays ,,;.n me no vsrss 0sssseh'ns casual These lines alone in which my life
 stands whole--s Here lies nameless one; the mighty city
 Has now his body as 1t had his ssnl."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-09-23

very original plan has been adopted for the unusual conditions: A White City of tents has been provided and the cost of a bed is 50 cents. or course the accommodations as to eat ing are such as are to be found on any exposition grounds.
 You know Knoxville. up among the hills of Tennessee. is one of the most picturesque. and prosperous of all the southern cities and has more money per capita, it is said, than any of them. It relies largely upon the rich agri- cultural territory tributary to it, but it's manufacturing enterprises have been uniformly successful" :.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-09-23
AN OKLAHOMA FREAK

From the Washington Star.
 An Oklahoma man after writing many times to firm of lawyers with whom he had some dealings and failing to receive a reply conceived the project of sending a missive which would ensure attention. He had a local stationer construct for him a post card 26 inches long, 3S
 inches wide and weighing four pounds. thus being at the limit of size and weight prescribed by the postal regulations Postage cost $1.2o. On this card was written a demand for consideration. He has succeeded in attracting countrywide attention, but 1t remains to be seen whether he elicits reply from the Texas lawyers, who are apparently not par ticularly desirous to continue the cor respondence. The Oklahoma imagination has produced many remarkable results, and this may be put in the catalog of oddities. It is the more noteworthy in view of the fact that for 10 cents. a saving of $110. not counting the cost of the card, this patron of the malls could by sending a registered letter have as- sured himself of the receipt of his missive even more certainly than by clogging the pouches with his freak Some men always take the long way around to get where they think they are going.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-09-23
THE WAYS OF WOMAN

From the Smart Set.
 You insist on doing this?' asked the husband
 q dol, replied the wife firmly.
 But, my dear"
 "Stop!" she commanded. "Nothing you can say will alter my determination! My mind Is made up.''
 'In that case' replied the husband, who had transmitted the base mental of experience into the precious gold of knowledge, q have nothing more to say. I realize that once possessed of an idea you are. like all your sex, beyond argu- ment"
 DO you mean," demanded the wife with displeasure, "that I am incapable of seeing reason?"
 Reason with a woman," answered the husband from behind his paper, 'is like water on ducks back. In one ear and out the other.'
 You are wrongt" cried the wife tri- umphantly. And to prove 1t, sir, l have already changed my mind!"
 DO you love me?' asked the woman anxiously.
 Infinitely" vowed the lover.
 More than you did at first?"
 Much more!
 And you will love me more all the time? Tomorrow more than today? Next year more than this?'
 'Impossible!' he exclaimed. T love you now as much as 1t is possible for man to love womanr' | The woman was silent. The next day when he called no one answered his knock. 'It is your soul I worship!' cried the first suitor, who was youthful. There has never been one so pure. so white, so wonderfully The lady looked bored. And I love your mind.' exclaimed the second suitor, who was middle aged, "sos rich, so brilliant"
 The lady frowned.
 Madame" whispered the third suitor, who was elderly, you have the most perfect, the most fascinating, the most bewitching ankle in the world"
 The lady turned, smiled and tapped him with her fan.
 "Fiatterer!' she murmured.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-09-23
Prasperitx Talk

Birmingham is enjoying a high degree of prosperity and business will grow bet ter and better as we approach the holi- day season." said a member of the Cham Der of Commerce
 "One of the best barometers of the commercial world is the hotel and res taurant trade. During the present week I have asked two hotel proprietors and three restaurant proprietors as to their business, and each one of them said it had been exceptionally brisk throughout the summer. One of the hotel men said We have had splendid business all summer. I have really been surprised.' One of the restaurant men remarked that he had nevf any cause to complain since he opened here several years ago. and that this year would mark new high record in his business
 'I do not know what our census fig ures will be. but Birmingham is filling ur with new people," said he, ''and it has grown at faster rate since the census was taken ahan during the early part of the year"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-09-23
.THE WORLD DO MOVE.

From the Omaha (Neb.) Bee.
 Booker T. Washington has gone to Bu. rope to study labor conditions there a a basis of comparison with negro labor conditions in this country. Thd very suggestion that a negro should undertake such a task would have been regarded as preposterous up to within few years ago, and the fact that 1t is not so regard ed now is the best proof of the. progress which the negro is making.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-09-23

When the colonel was President he got in the last word on the Bellamy Storers, but the Storers are making 1t warm for him now. And with Arch bishop Irelands prominence in the muddle the correspondence promises to become extra political.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-09-23
FRANCE HAS RUN THE GAMUr

FRANCE HAS RUN THE GAMUT From '.The Story of France" by Thomas
 E. Watson.
 No other modern nation has undergone changes more frequent, more radical more sudden. bloody and dramatic. In forms of government, France has boxed the compass-has been feudal. monarchial. imperial, republican and revolutionary. She has sounded the depths of royal ab- solutism and of communistic anarchy; has made and unmade constitutions in the pathetic effort to get ope that would fit; has known a military despotism, which bluntly told the women to marry and bear children in order that Napoleon might be continuously supplied with troops; has known an absolute monarchy, where a graceful manner was more ef- tfective at court than head well filled with sense, and has known a government of the rabble, under which there was an insurrection against property, and death sentences passed against citizens for the
 sin of wearing aristocratic names and clean shirts.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-09-23

farmers have started a cooperative store without clerks. Each farmer has key and takes out what he wants and leaves the money in the till. No dividends have thus far been declared.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-09-23

Boys" says Governor-elect Plaisted of Maine, i've have got to make good" This Is indeed true, and the road lies through tariff for revenue only.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-09-23

Senator Kean of New Jersey prefers the indorsement of directors of trusts and monopolies to the votes of the vulgar herd in primaries.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-09-23
WHAT'S IN A NAMEr

Miss Kitty Darling of Devonshire is now the acknowledged beauty queen of Europe. Miss Darling overwhelmingly defeated Miss Whitaker. formerly the reigning beauty. Perhaps the principal reason why Miss Kitty Darling won hands down." as 1t were, is that the her he wants to switch her name around and call her Darling Kitty
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-09-23
The Knoxville Exposition

"The Knoxville exposition is a great success and would be very interesting to people of this section." said J. B. Harris, who is a native of that city and who has just returned from a few days visit.
 "The buildings are substantial and have been erected with an eye to a permanent plant for future exhibitions. They are in a beautiful park of 10 acres and near an artificial lake. With the topography of the park, Chilowee the pretty lake and the fine buildings the scene presented Is really beautiful The exhibits are highly interesting and many instances surprising. The rac- | ing is very fine. both trotting and run ming. The purses are liberal and the contests are very spirited. The horse shows at night are some of the pleas. ing features.
 "The rates on the railroads. one cen | each way, make the trip inexpensive In regard to hotel accommodations, {
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-09-23
A BITTER BLOW.

A BITTER BLOW. He tried to be exact In everything he did, But couldn't for fact, Appraise his wife's new lid. And when he got the bill, Which told how much 1t cost, He tore his hair until Friends feared his mind was lost.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-09-23
WILLING TO oBLIGE.

q wish you would pay me what earn," whined young Snipperson to his employer in the dry goods line.
 ''I could easily do that" replied the old gentleman. "by cutting your present salary in half"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-09-23
COLD COMFORT.

'The place for young and pretty woman to cry is on a mans shoulder" How about antiquated females?'
 "They should be led to grindstone."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-09-23
ADRIFT WITH THE TIMES
THE POINT OF VIEW.


 Because his wife was very proud And wished to shine in fashions van, As one above the common crowd. Devised on more exclusive plan; Because she held her chin in air And had no thought except herself. And while she triumphed, didn't care How much it cost of hard-earned pelf;
  Because he was the spineless sort You've heard described as jellyfish, Who lacked the nerve to make retort, Or curb his wife her slightest wish, The crash soon came. She shed tear, Then much abused her wretched mate For turning all the future drear And leaving her to such fate.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-09-23

Miss Elkins and the duke are not at any rate precipitate or rash or even TO- mantle. The duke keeps an eye on the business end of the proposition.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-09-23

Mary E. Miller of the Chicago bar has received in will case a fee of s32,0O0 This Is believed to be the biggest fee ac- corded a woman lawyer.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-09-23

Bob Candler's millions were entaied before he entailed them on Lena Cava- lieri, but there are still millions in her voice,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-09-23

Ballinger knows better than to resign to run for something before the people His Alaska record Is simply beyond de- fense.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-09-23

There Is no insurging in favor of reac- tion-never forget that. All of the in surging of the period means more and still more radicalism.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-09-23

Standpatters are becoming so scarce Mir. Taft was simply compelled to open the pie counter to the insurgents. He dreads that lonesome feeling.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-09-23

The Louis XIV skirt that Is to replace the hobble may be worse or better. If 1t is worse 1t must be trousers, which would be the limit.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-09-23

An English critic brings a dreadful charge against St. Louis. He says the worst dressed women in the world are found there.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-09-23

Joliet has a population of S4.s7o, and yet Illinois has not done more than half It's duty.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-09-23

Illinois herself needs 8 vindication now and she hopes to get 1t in November.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-09-23

The hairs of the head are numbered, and in these days pompadour puffs, cor ad
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-09-23

The census bureau seems to be over looking Alabama although 1t Is alphabet ically first on the list.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-09-23
ALL GONE NOW

"She used to have such a delightful little swagger.," "So she did. But that was before she began to wear a hobble skirt"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-09-23

Laura Jean Libby is assisting in ele- vating the stage by dropping theatrical work.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-09-23

The shopkeeper of the future will not be permitted to foist a balloon on a customer for an aeroplane.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-09-23

Uncle Joes Tawney is now has-been, and there are many that will soon join him.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-09-23
DIsINTEREsrED.

A friend contributes the following an- ecdote:
 Sunday school teacher recently asked the small members of her class to raise their hands if they knew of any one who needed a prayer. After several youngsters had named friends or rela- lives whom they thought stood in need of petition to the throne of grace. one little fellow was discovered sleepily hold ing Up his hand. Well, Bobby" said the teacher, "who Is 1t you know that needs a prayer?" q don't know nobody" an- swered Bobby. ''I wuz just stretchin'."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-09-23

A clergyman says superstition is re- ligious appendicitis and should be cut out.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-09-23
THE POETS.

The poets sing of autumn
 In reams of plaintive verse; A melancholy season,
 They make 1t ten times worse.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-09-23
AN OLD DOC AND NEW TRICKS

AN OLD DOG AND NEW TRICKS. "The Flimmers are putting on a great deal of style since they got an automo- bile"
 That's true as regards the feminine members of the family, but old MT. Film mer still wears an expression when out motoring as if he were headed straight for eternity"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-09-23
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR

From the, New York Press.
 Love starts a family; 1t takes cash to keep 1t going.
 It seems as if women would rather be married than happy.
 Young people can have a very good time by not following old peoples advice.
 It's easy enough to put money in your pocket; the hard thing is to make it stay there.
 Nobody understands himself. but every body thinks he can understand all other people.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-09-23

The colonel plays hob with the g. o. p while MT. Taft plays golf.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-09-23
A TRUIsM.

A TRUIsM Who deems hard work is quite a drag And irlxsome to his soul, Will never have a pile of swag Or win to honor's goal.
 PAUL COOK.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-09-23
John Toy,or ou Fex Hunting

JOnn IaytOr on FOX hunnhE
 "I went down. to Calcis, the home of the Outlook club, the other night, to the fox trot.'" said John Taylor yesterday, "and I want to give out the straight dope on that hunt and incidentally de- liver a few remarks concerning the royal sport of fox hunting and the staying qualities of a well seasoned old red fox.
 'To start with. I was raised with fox hounds and spent most of my time fol- lowing them until I lost the trail and hit the real estate game. 1 had pack, the best in the world without doubt, and many is the time I've chased an old red fox all night. He would take loop of about 12 miles around the mountain and make it eight or ten times, or all night. and then about o'clock in the morning he would make a bee line for Cullman county and clear out too fasc to leave a trail. I'll bet cool $1oo0 no hound has ever yelped that can pick up one of these old lean red Jefferson coun- ty foxes in 10 hours, and when the boys told me that they had pack down at Calcis that could kill fox the same night he was jumped I went right down
 "A. H. Ford is president of the Outing club and Sam Sturgeon is vice president and keeper of the hounds. A party of fellows went down-some fox hunters and then some who, were just members of the club MT. W. c. Agee shipped down that fine $50 saddle of his he gen. erally uses for horse show purposes Jack Walton and I decided that horses might run short, so we slipped off and picked out two of the best in sight. l swiped Mir. Agee's fine saddle and we tied our horses out on the hill until after supper. The horses did go short. so Dr. Gillespie had to ride mule. and blind one at that, but he didn't find 1t out until next day. But to the hunt. Sam Sturgeon woke the hounds up and led us out of camp In swinging gallop. In about 10 minutes the pack opened up and in another 10 they killed all old gray fox. Well, that staggered ne. Sturgeon got his dogs together and in about 30 minutes we started another one. He ran about like one of Mir Ford's street cars on busy day. and we had the brush in a few minutes. Some of the boys wanted to start a possum and have a real chase, but Sturgeon wouldn't agree. so we called off the dogs.
 ''The next morning I went across the hill and brought the empty cages to camp. They had run caged foxes in on us. And then I offered to let them that if an old red fox were to trot up on a man in a 10-acre field he would run so fast you couldn't even tell the direction he went and Pete Lallande backed me up. We had good time, but I don't want anybody to get the occasion con- fused with real fox hunt !"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-09-23

THE MALE NANCE.
 He can describe a womans dress as well as a woman can.''
 Well, do you consider that a feather in his cap?'
 NO, although it may mean a pink rib bon in his underwear"