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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-08-14

|E<h us mind works like Corliss
engine" is the characterize
L ton Elihu Root made of
Joseph w. Bailey. after the Texan had
concluded one of his mastery argu-
ments on what was known as the rate
BILL" then pending in the Senate OF
the United States. On another occa-
sion after Bailey had debated with
profound logic a great constitutional
question, Eugene Hale, senator from
maine, and one of the ablest men who
have appeared In the national coun-
ellis for generation, announced that
he was convinced, though he had al
ways before held to, contrary opin-
fon That was a tribute nor Webster
nor Calhoun nor other American
sta tesmeu ever received. Numberless
men have baen persuaded against their
wills, but to convince a man against
his will is in the nature of the mirac-
ulous. But Bailey did it,; the man he
convinced was of the first rank, of a
diametrically antagonistic rule, and the
subject matter was fundamental prin-
eiple of American polity.
Endowned with a gigantic intellect,
a sound physical constitution, unusua
physical strength and robust physical
health, Bailey was also blessed with
q passion for mental labor. Had he
been indolent intellectually, as so many
great genuises unfortunately are, he
never would have risen above the dead
level of hopeless and helpless modioc-
rity He would have been swift of
foot on rare occasions, but would not
have scared aloft and gazed on the
sun with the eagle. 1t is truism
without exception that there is no ex-
cellence witho out labor. To get the kerr
mel the nut must first be cracked.
Another secret of Bailey's tremend-
GUS force lies In the fact that his mind
is concentrated on-two points only
law and craftsmanship. lie has been
in public life at Washington since 1891.
and has delivered speeches and writ
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-08-14

til distinctions are drawn between bev-
erage and poison. Not even can war on
the posons succeed until the immense
majority of our people concur in their
classification as poisons So long as the
Honorable Mr.. Dry considers 1t good
form to offer Judge Desert a quart of Old
Bourbon as Christmas present, and
| Senator Arid keeps like liquid refresh
ment in convenient desk for fellow SEN
ators and prominent supporters, there
will be too much insincerity in legisla
ton to carry reform very far The ad-
herents of the old theory of whisky, that
It Is a beverage and a social boon, are
being steadfastly refuted by facts. how
ever and whisky Ia on the way to its
permanent classification as a drug.
But when it comes to legisating In a
democracy against the use of drugs the
problems that emerge are not to be
submerged by eloquent oratory. Law
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-08-14

T0HERE's close resemblance in
these days between progressive
i legislation and social revolution.
In this land the grand old party is
wearing divided skirts, one leg being IN
surgent and booted in rough-rider style
the other clutching somewhat uncertain
" the graveled walks in the land of the
leaves something to be desired. At nc
less a price. however, can the repuoli-
cans be persuaded to unite In progressive
legislation and the fulfllment Of pledges
If one foot insists on going, 1t is certain
that the other will have to follow.
The same dire dichotomy besets other
parties, too numerous to mention. Every
party is both progressive and reactiona-
ry Every man Is at once a revolutions
ist and tory. But we in these days
have watched the proof Of these truismf
in startling illustration as perhaps none
of our predecessors could
Consider Germany, the military des-
potism, leading the world in the task Of
insuring all her people against unem-
ployment against old age, against sick
ness! A modern military -despotism, in
fact. Is more socialist than a democracy
On the other hand, consider the spectacle
of great representative European social
| lists advocating conscription or compul-
sorry military service for patriotic de-
fense. A modern socialist state there
fore would be armed to the teeth and
liberty would be held in check by Off
GERS galore.
I am led to these reflections by con-
templating the new budget of Mr.. Lloyd
George, that virile and versatile Welsh
Oh I'M rr
whose taut vibrations Mr.. Asquith plays
| the tune of Rule Britannia"
The prime purpose of budget Is. OF
course. to estimate expenditure and to
provide a sufficient income by taxation
Mr.. Georges budgets have queer way
of carrying a Bible under one arm and
tax assessors guide under the other
To change tn efgure, they roast the
wealthy, feed the poor, and deny to botn
unrestricted access to the decanter. But
It gives a man new respect for the vital
ity Of the old country to discover that
progressiveness to the point of social up
heaval is actually united with stolid ad-
hesion to the old paths; that the world
Is being showed forward in spite of itself,
and that the lands where feudalism once
rooted are congenial soil for advanced
radicalism.
1t will be remembered that the battle
of the old budget was fought against
IA combination of the landed aristocracy
end the whisky interests. Highly alco-
holized liquors were therein heavily
taxed TIolde~s Of shares in joint stock
histileries were up in arms with the
landlord, the parish publican or saloon
keeper, and the bibulous generally Priv
X|lege was being attacked. Forward the
hons of Albion Forward Hibernia!
The election was won by the skin of
be teeth. the Irish having the balance
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-08-14

NUTHERE government is carried on
NM by political parties the politician
Y w fiOurishes and the statesman
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-03-18
FOR THE SCRAWNY NECK.

One girl who hankered after wear
ing a pretty Dutch neck and decoiiete
frocks that she saw We're so becoming
to her friends determined to conquer
her scrawny neck and throat.
She went through the usual head
twisting, deep breathing, massage and
greasing regime with no particular
success until a friend told her to try
water applications before m~assaging-
Each night and morning h dashed
on throat and neck water as hot as
she could stand it. then as cold as it
would run from the spigot.
This was kept up for about ten min
utes when a little skin food was rubbed
in and the tissue well m~assaged.
Alternating with the kin food. she
used pure olive oil, which she also took
internally. a ~teaspoonful with each
meal.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-03-18

willett. the pilot. appeared at the
little scholarly-looking man who wore
great mica goggles showed back on his
forehead.
"You sent for the course and dis
tances, sir he replied
Mrs. Shayne sank back on a broad
upholstered divan built into the wall.
Silberberg twitched Shayne's arm to
gain his attention, but the owner of the
Roc received his pilots report
I'VE seem to be breaking records, "
went on Willett. THE distance gage
shows st. Louis nearest, with low vari-
ations for Roadway. Indianapolis is
weak, right around $50 miles, and we're
getting indistinct registry that's either
Nashville or Chicago. depending on
whether it falls off or increases. Plot
ting the course on the theory that its
Chicago showing up. we're shooting
into Illinois a good deal faster than
the wind Here's the trial sheet, sir"
by G~eorge!7 cried Shayne, looking
at the sheet. That's going some, isn't
it? What's the matter, Maxi"
Il want to see you a minute, "
growled Silberberg, and drew Shayne
out upon the deck
Willett went back to his work; Mrs.
Shayne bowed grandly to the empty
air which her gaze indicated as occupy
ing Carson's position; Virginia, beg
ging his pardon with her eyes, excused
herself and followed her aunt. and Car
son was alone.
! He felt the insult. the condescension
I l.. ,+tor ,.ntoR,Pf nf him which the
treatment accorded To him by all but
Virginia made plain. He hated them
He wished fervently that he had never
stepped aboard to ask a favor of the
great and arrogant Shayne. He would
enter into no arrangement with him,
now; he would win his own victory, or
fail. He would make the world gasp
He was in a simmering fury; a silly,
~reasonless, boys fury; but his instincts
were true.
Silberberg was making it unpleasant
for Shayne again. This fellow, he said,
has been taking liberties with Miss
Suarez, and he. Silberherg, would no.
stand for it. He was a stickler for
Turkish propriety now, forgetting the
episode which had made Virginia throw
in the clutch of the helicopter, and thus
brought Carson into the tragi-cnmedy.
Perhaps he was suspicious that Miss
Suarez would not ave thrown in ths
clutch il it had been this young char
paying her his court.
Il tell you, Shayne, he urged hotly-
he must be put off. He must be paid
and put off. If he isn't
IF he isn't" smiled Shayne, II
wouldn't be a serious matter. would IL
Maxi"
Yes" spluttered S~ilberberg- "A in
suited me, / tell you. it's all over be-
tween Federated Metals and Aerostatft
Power, if I'm forced TO take things liks
this"
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-03-18
tContinued from Yesterday

For the tourists it was not a Jolly
neal. Silberberg conceived hlmseil
vastly insulted by this fellow they had
picked up, and gave his host rather Q
bad half hour
1--WE owe IL TO him to allow him to
be a little nasty,' said Shayne, secret
Nv smiling at the thought of the recep-
tion awaiting his story of the kosher
food in certain clubs where all SLIDER
berg's wealth had not made him a So
cial favorite. Think what he did fol
Virginia, you know, Silberberg.
by Jove,' cried Silberberg, Il wouiq
rather she had-er. hat is, | would
not allow any service even to her &c
atone for such an insult. l dont al
low anyone to-. He must leave the
Roc, Shayne, or ! WILL
But his machine may be worth
while.' urged Shayne, using what he
Judged would be a valid argument wltn
his guest. IAN idea is an idea, Max
and this art of flying needs improve
ment."
mo idea insisted Max, lis worth
tina much. Suit yourself, Mr.. Shayne'
but as for me-
Silberberg waved his hand, closing
the debate. Mr.. Shayne prided himsell
upon his ability in handling people, and
was, moreover, most p~ig-headed nm
self. He grew fonder of MIR. carson ;
project as Silberberg grew hotter IN
urging the young man dismissal. Inc
shin passed Magnolia Springs, lett
Point Clear far to port, sailed males
tically over Fairhope, and was half
zz.o.S +ha how hpfOrp the meal
ended. with the argument still unde-
cided, though Shayne was winning pro-
excessively by force of nearing their
harbor. AS they rose they detected
Wilmer standing behind them, nat IN
hand, as if awaiting a word with them
or eavesdropping, as the case might
have been.
''Wen." said Shayne, rather angrlly'
Il Just wanted to say replied WIZ
ner, that L know what this young
fellows proposition is"
$50 do we," said Mr.. Shayne. Its
some kind of hying-machine.'
YES said Wilmer. And If you
don't find him reasonable to deal with'
come to me. I've seen his model. III
amt protected, of course, n 1 can
build one like it in a few weeks-with
money enough. I'll learn him to butt
in and take a customer from me-
Silberberg and Shayne looked sig
~nifcantly at each other.
when inventors fall out began
Shayne. :.
',Monopolists get their hooks m.
supplied Silberberg. Let's tax the
fool north and see what he's got.'
Most sensible thing you've said, re-
piled Shayne.
Now this conversation must not be
taken as proof that Mr.. Shayne had
decided upon any unfair treatment OF
this cocky young chap who walked the
Roc's decklike a young bull in his W
proper pasture. His services to Vir-
ginia entitled him to fair treatment In
business or fair payment in money.
They might not entitle him to
both. In matters aeronautical busi-
ness was business. II. Wilmer could
learn Carson's secrets II would do
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-03-18

difficult"
"Oh, it isn't bad returned the engi-
neer. in a twenty-mile wind it's just
an even break. that's all. whether you
punch a hole in her and drop two hun-
dred feet Il. the street, or get dumped
by a down draft among the ~skyscrapers
with the depressors running. But diff
lcult? The devil of it is it's so infer
nally easy, Unless we find Chicago in
| the calm spot in the middle of the low,
it's the Canada woods for ours. INK |
despise Nature."
Carson smiled at this gloomy forecast,
followed as il vas by a sprightly
whistle. The young man wanted his
serious talk with Shayne. So far they
had spoken nothing but generalities,
and he felt frustrated, held off. played
with as a skilful fencer plays with a
novice. And he had a no glimpse of
Psyche. This made him irritable-the
trip was such a waste of time. Well, as
to Shayne, he must take things into his
own hands, buck up, and come to a
definite parley. As to the girl
Miss Suarez stood by the rail, looking
off into the blackness, her hair heavy
with a mist now just becoming percept-
ible. She was listening, as to something
with which the ship had no concern. TO
| the bowling of the wind down on earth.
Mrs. Shayne, from the cabin door
looked forth at the young woman, with
| distinct displeasure, for Virginia had
Just said a very naughty thing to Mr..
Silberberg, in a golf discussion, which
had unaccountably aroused her temper,
Silberberg gloomed forth darkly over
Mrs. Shavne's shoulder into the darker
night. MI. Shayne vas asking the pilot
for data as to distances and course,
having audibly wished the women to
the devil. 1t was not all bliss-and in
walked young Carson TO make things
worse.
Virginia, taking him for S~ilberberg,
turned on him a face hot with anger,
stood looking at him a moment; then
all the displeasure faded away and
something quite irreconcilable with 1t
took its place. Because she held out
both hands and looked so divine Car
son ooh them and held them close.
MY robber,l'' she whispered. Are
you a stowaway? Are you escaping
Psyche, Psyche.'' he gushed, under
circumstances distinctly unfavorable
for ~outpourings of souls. "oh, I'm
glad, No, escape is quite hopeless
And you are well after, after
After my orgy?' she queried.
A farmer thought he heard the first
bobolink of spring as her laugh tin
killed. down from the clouds.
~"Virginia,"f
1t was Mrs. Shayne who called.
please come in said she. ITS wet
out there"
Mr.. Carson gave Virginia his arm
and she swept into the cabin, leaning
proudly on it.
'Uncle Finley" SAID she, Il don't
know how he happens to be aboard,
but this is-this is my"
eve know" said Mr.. Shayne. 1--WE
picked up your deliverer down in the
woods, Virginia
"Oh," said she. 'sThen +
"You were the only one, 1t seems, in
Ignorance of Mr.. Theodore's presence.
We have souls business 10 talk over,
What's up, Willett?"
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-03-18

wei make port quicker. If it should
be northerly weather, now
Wed have to moor" queried car
son.
Naturally"
what I'm going to talk TO you
about said Carson, lis a machine that
could make Chicago against the fiercest
gale quicker than this flying palace can
do it tonight"
''Oh. yes lightly replied Shayne.
eve had 'em offered me that would
do it in an hour-in the inventors mind.
And they've been announcing them ever
since the time of Santos-Dumont. and
we are still about where the old Brazil
ian left the art. Methanose and light
engines help some; but were helpless
yet in a forty-mile wind"
I'VE may be so tonight, said a
voice at their elbows. THE forecast
is mist and clouds north of Merchant;
and it's blowing hard at Memphis, sir.
"How hard?"
.'Thirty-two per-" replied the en-
gineer. But it's f~reshening every min
ute, they say"
.It'll be with u.s." answered Shayne.
Put her tail to it. and hike"
The earth was a concave cup with the
setting sun a flaming wick on its rim.
To the north was a huge, black ac-
cumulation of clouds which seemed
swelling with startling rapidity; but
the weatherwise aviators knew 1t 10 be
their own headlong flight which brought
the clouds nearer with such speed CIV
| ing them the swift upheaval which
I mimicked the approach of a storm. The
silence was absolute, save for the muf-
fled exhaust of the engines and the purr
of the driving screw astern; for the
Roc kept pace with the blast, and the
light breeze that swept her decks was
from Prov. eastwardly TO stern. as she
edged up into the great ~cyclonic whirl
and outfooted the wind. Darkness
stole over the earth, and the fore
shortened landscape was hlotted out,
even while the suns rays still silvered
the great bullying overhang of the Rocts
majestic hull. The light drew up to the
zenith and left the ship. too, in Shadow.
The coming lamps threw long white
cones down thousands of feet of space
to the earth, and, shifting pack and
forth. looked like the lambent legs
of some unearthly monster awkwardly
straddling in an attempt to walk. Far
of shona the lights of river steamers,
Pleiad-like consultations of massed
stars. The arc lights of the towns
shone up vividly as the flying ship
neared their lighted area, n then
winked out. like snuffed candles. as she
crossed the shadows of their rcfectors.
Carson, for a moment left alone, walked
aft. Looking rather concerned, the en-
gineer was turning his ear downward,
listening to the sullen roar that now
droned from the ground.
"A hell of a wind" said he to Car
son. Hear it howl, and not a leaf stir
ring up here"
YES assented Carson, listening. "it
is blowing: but what of it?"
'Oh, nothing replied the engineer.
looking at The manometer, ~sonly--did
you ever try to bring n of these gas
bags to in a gale? Not to mention
nursing her into the boss's Chicago
garage, Hey?'
l No" answered Carson. IL must be
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-03-18
Cleaning Arabian Curtains.
Dear Miss Doom:

Dear MISS DoOn:
Please tell me how to clean Arabian
curtains; l mean ecru in color. They
have a corded design all over them.
l suppose they would have to be dry
cleaned. would they not?
MRS. E. S. B.
Take the curtains to a vacan room
where they could be left untouched
after cleansing. Spread a sheet IN the
floor and over this stretch the curtains
flat, pinning or lacking them down so
that they will be firmly in place. Then
rub them all over with fuller's earth.
going over every scrap of them and
rubbing the stuff in well. Leave them
untouched after this for twenty-four
hours, then brush off the earth and the
dirt should come away with 1t.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-03-18

| nobody harm for Shayne to know
| them. All these things were mere busi-
ness truisms. Sc he talked with Wilmer
| aside, and by the time the aeronat I'D
| Grating over the aerial harbor n
obeying her descent screws, gently
purred into her berth, he had discov-
cred that Wilmer really knew nothing,
but was in position, as he said, to find
out a deuce of a lot, having seen a
mysterious something in the hidden
| shed on the South Beach, which he de-
| clined to describe, principally, as
| Shayne plainly told him, a ne
| couldn't; but it might be worth MS
| while, he added, for Wilmer to taxi an
other look. and make a sketch or so.
Carson waited in glum silence until
| the second descent of the lift, refusing
to occupy 1t along with Silperperg-
Shayne urged him to stay aboard Tor
the night trip to Chicago. 1t was only
one dsy there and another back for the
weather man indicated northeriy winds
outward and ~southerly ones
one of those fine prosperous nights mat
sometimes gave to the areonat cruise
the semblance of real rulershlp OF the
air.
sThe weather, north" said Shayne, is
! the mildest known for March. We We
plenty of fursa and ~top-eoats. II IL rams
cold. We can discuss your project MI
Theodore. over our high-balls gong up.
rs vour only way to file your tale OF
voc. Come with US
Very we'll. said Mr.. Theodore ne
would go, with many thanks.
He about the niece n Sill
berberg. but he asked no questions. His
fervent wish hat Psyche might go
was horn of a natural desire to know II
she had recovered from her terrlpie eA-
perience. He yearned so strongly 10
nav her the merely formal Oh
inouiring about this that he
about aimlessly, growing req ana TN
Cling TO his fingers ends at imaginary
passages between himself and Psycne'
running into dangers from moving
trans and motor vehicles, and waking
in n dream slap aboard a Guayaqul
liner. under the impression that ne was
strolling up Government street. Wlth
unseemly haste he got off, or his next
land-fall would have been the canal
zone, not Chicago.
He cleared his eyes of Psyche dust,
strobe directly to the lift and
the Roc. twas late in the afternoon. Inc
engineer was impatient for his party,
and swore an unblasphemous oatp OF
relief as they appeared below. Carson
looked down and saw a rising oval spot
of black-and-white checks, which he
knew to be the fiat cap of S~ilberoerg'
and he breathed hard. Also, however,
there was a parterre of millinery under
which must be at least two women,
and he breathed easier. That hound
was going. then-and Psyche, too. How
inexpressibly annoying, and completely
ecstatic it was, They went forward;
and when Carson Joined them, the
ladies' had vanished into the CABIN, with
Silberberg. =
what do you think of h weather.
asked Shayne.
1.-THE low has reached Omaha re-
piled Carson. land has d~eepened rapid
". We ought to get into stiff south
winds soon, Increasing all the way.
Let EN- Increase rejoined Shayne.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-03-18
To California.
Dear Miss Doom:

What is the cheapest way to Cali
fornia by boat and how long would 1t
take to go to Los Angeles. CAL?
NJ. ]. NJ.
You can go via Morgan line steamer
to New Orleans and then overland by
Southern Pacific railroad in v days
First-class passage costs s$76.75 and
second-class is $40 less. If there is a
third -class rate you can lear9Sof it by
applying at any of the local agencies
of the Southern Pacific railroad, which
controls the steamship line.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-03-18

to the garment.
Pleats frequently are substituted for
the old gathers.
They are laid regularly or in bunch
plcats, and. again. in pairs. and since
the pleats are very shallow the founce
requires only the usual amount of ma
terial or a very little more.
! The material is never measured three
times round the space.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-03-18

The boy and girl Who send In the
neatest correct answers can have their
choice of a box of paints, a good DOCK,
penknife or any one of several very
% fascinating games. II che writing is
not legible the coupon VIII be reJec,eo.
Uncle Jack will publish the picture Oh
any prize-winner who cares TO seho
him n photograph. Ping-pong and tin
tvne pictures cannot be used.
only children under Is years OF age
are eligible TO compete. Be sure 10
Mace a two-cent stamp on the en-
velone. to avoid delay at the postofice.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-03-18
THE PRIZE. WINNERS.

The correct answer to last Fridays
Indian tribe puzzle vas Apache. The
following children sent in the neatest
correct answers and were awarded the
prizes:
(~penknife); WORTH WETMORE. aged
6, 149 johnson avenue, Newark (pen-
knife). 81.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-03-18
GiIded Potatoes.

First boil very small potatoes with
skins on. When lone drain and skin
while you have slices of bacon frying,
and as each potato is peeled drop into
pan with bacon. When all are in pan
turn until nicely Drowned, then CRATE
over whole a thick cover of cheese and
set in the oven for a few moments till
the cheese is melted and Drowned
nicely.