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The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-11-18
Memphis Next to Birmingham

The census bureau has at last an- nounced the population of Memphis. The public didn't know why the figures were being withheld, but some may have im- agined that the enumeration was so far above the locally estimated population of 100000 as to arouse. suspicion of padding and that Director Durand was checking up the count.
 True, rumors had reached Birmingham weeks ago that the census report, instead of showing Memphis with surprisingly large population was a disappointment and that pressure was being brought to bear on the bureau at Washington in favor of recount, with the hope of fi- nally making what would be considered a creditable percentage gain over 1900. But Memphis was known far and wide as an uncommonly prosperous city and in the public mind a poor census showing was impossible. Disparaging rumors were therefore dismissed as the vicious gossip of jealous rivals.
 But yesterday told the tale The census population of Memphis is 131,105, gain of only 2S,7s5 in 10 years, percentage increase of only 2S.1. And these are the figures that will stand in The World AL manac and other statistical publications year after year until January l. 1921.
 Ever since 1900 Birmingham has been credited in the census tables with a pop ulation of only SS,415. It was the tail ender in the list of 100 largest cities" In that same list Memphis had 37th place with 1O2, ,S2o-the only city in the south at that time, except New Orleans, with population of 100000. All took off their hats to Memphis and friends of the "Pittsburg of the south' extended their sympathies to Birmingham for being so little. Now the situation is reversed. Sympathies are due Memphis for not making a better showing and Birming- ham is advertised the world over as the only city in the 1OO.OOo-class in the United States with a percentage gain of 245.4. It now ranks as the third city in the south.
 But Memphis should take heart. It has done better relatively than Louisville; and it is after all nearly as populous as Birmingham.
 Since most things on this earth are rela- tive it may have been that the enumera- tors in 1900 made mistake in addition and gave Memphis more population than f. was entitled to. If so the gain as shown in the 1910 report is perhaps fully normal, even for striding city such as Tennessee's wide-awake metropolis.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-11-18

From Outing Magazine.
 Fools burn leaves, leaving for them selves pinch of poor ash. but sending back into the air what was taken from 1t by ,the process of growth. These thou sands of tons are not made out of the earth, but out of the air and are in- tended to be turned over into soil, If you plant tree in tub of dirt and leave 1t there until 1t weighs 100 pounds, you will find, by weighing the dirt that the tree was not made ID of what was in the tub, but almost altogether of what It could get from the air-carbon and nitrogen for the most part-with hydro gen composing a good share of the liquid part of sap.
 The elements of the soil that are not ia the air are deep down under the sur- face of the soil. or incorporated in the rocks. The most important are potash and phosphorus. You get some potash from ashes, weed waste, soap suds, and there are few soils that in their natural state are entirely deficient In this ele- ment. The timber soils of our corn belt contain about 2000 pounds of phos- rhorus per acre. Raising crops that use up these elements steadily lessens the possibility of growing any crops at all We have got to find them in the scil: if we use them up. we have got to replace them.
 Agriculture should be renamed aeri- culture, because we are really taking from the air the larger part of our annual crops. What we must know Is how to do this most readily. Our fathers knew that they must use manure and they knew tkat they must rotate crops. They knew, also, that living plants fed on decaying plants, this having first served as food for animals.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-11-18
THE HOMEBRINGING

Heine, translation by John Todhunter. go not alone, my dainty dear. Thou must with me travel To the dear old horrible frowsy cell, 1n the drear cold sorrowful house to
 dwell, Where my mother squats by the narrow
 door, At watch till her son comes home once
 more. Let go thy grasp, thou grisly man! Who has called thee hither? Ice are thy hands, hot reeks thy breath, Thine eyes red brands, thy cheeks like
 death;- But I'd be merry and take delight In scent of roses, and sunshine bright" Leave breathing the roses, leave shining
 the sun, se s My dainty sweeting! Don for bridal attire the white waver-
 ing veil, And pluck from the Tyre one long quaver-
 ing wail And nuptial song thou shalt sing unto
 me; The night-wipd whistles the melody.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-11-18
CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHTS

From the December Popular Mechanics.
 The lighting of Christmas trees by cleo tricity is one of the dreams that occur to every person who feels called upon to provide such decoration for his house on the festal day. How to do 1t without unusual expense forms a problem that is not so easily solved. Two plans for the purpose are given, and both involve the use of the ordinary commercial electric light circuit.
 In the first. all the small lamps are connected Tin series" and In the second
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-11-18
------s0s--- "HANGARv
From the Dayton News.

From the Layton NeWS.
 It was to be expected that the advent of the aeroplane would add number of rev words to the language, or at least cause several foreign words to be adopt ed by the English-speaking race. Both have happened. Probably the one for ejgn" word which one encounters most frequently in reading of the aviation con- tests is "hangar."S It is a French word and means shetland it is no better word than "shed,'' either. It wouldn't sound well to some people to read where the Wrights wheeled their aeroplane to the sned-not half so well Nas to state that they placed their machine in the hangar, but it is the same thing, and we are not certain but the good old English word shed has some advantage over tlIe French word. It is shorter and more easily written and, while the word han car' is not so hard to speak or pro- nounce as "garage''-which came into
 TO with the automobile-just as many records would have been broken if we
 suck to our own language and talked about the aeroplane shed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-11-18
THE MAN FROM THE MINES


 From Current Literature for November.
 Coal is the background of the whole life of Keir Hardie. He seems to Lon don paper the incarnate spirit or the mine. This illustrous member Of the House of Commons was barely years old, we read. when first he went to work ill a coal pit. For years it was his des- tiny to see, feel, smell and pound coal. For years he wore a. grimp cap that fitted close to his skull, a metal lamp that dangled in his hand or was fitted uuon lis head and clothes that would have appalled, chimney sweep. His countenance was coaly from forehead to chin, his lips were carmine by contrast with his ebony face powder and hls eyes glistened stonily. To this day he retains the miners characteristic stare and his voice is hoarse from past accumulations of fire damp. Yet in this environment he never lost his keen sense of independ- cnce and of personal dignity as, with a
 .le of oil in one hand and dinner nail in the other, he sat upon his load of coal and rode up to daylight. Hour after hour he worked with his pick in
 
 broken only by the alarm of fire or news that an explosion had killed score or so near him.
 The Scotch parents of Keir Hardie be- longed to the working class. He had a r.gidly pious mother who brought him up in a very close intimacy with the Bible. The strain of scriptural prophecy that runs through the eloquence of Keir Hardie, the tinge of piety in all his talk, prompting London paper to compare his oratory with that of the biblical heroes. is traced to his boyish study of the careers of David, Saul, Isaiah and the sister of Aaron and Moses. It Is diff fcult to account in any other way for the richness and the splendor of Keir Hardie's diction and the undefiled purity | of his English sty1e
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-11-18
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR

From the New York Press.
 Wine may. but politics does not, i'm prove with age.
 Compliments please woman more than flowers, and they cost lot less.
 There's mighty little satisfaction in be- ing good when there's nobody around to see
 Christmas presents stare a man in the face weeks<hhead as bad as note that S coming que.
 A woman likes to believe she Is the only one in a mans life, specially if she knows there are several others.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-11-18
Man puIatiOn Of Food Prices

The interests which manipulated the prices upward" says Dr. Harvey w. Riley, chief of the bureau of chemistry of the bureau of agriculture, have tenn porarily released their hold on our grip. The so-called reduction in meats h fictitious. It's manipulation was de- Nberate, just as the increase In prices for by conditions prevailing throughout the country. The prices were fictitious 1t the top notch because they were forced there arbitrarily by the interests. Devel- opments will show that the interests are after some one. It may be some inde- pendent movement they hope to drive from cover.''
 About a year ago one of the big Chi- cago packers predicted steady rise in meat prices, and they rose strictly in ac- cordance with his prediction. He spoke as an insider who was engaged in reg ulating meat prices, and he knew not only what he could accomplish but also what he had planned to accomplish.
 About week ago MT. Armour. standing nj the head of the Armour packing house, predicted a fall in meat prices. 14e. too. speaks as a man on the inside of things among the wires that control all markets dealing in meat products. MT.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-11-18

of 132,6s5-an increase of 245.4 per cent over 1900. I was in Mexico when Birmingham's census population was announced and heard the figures com- mented on there. Indianapolis showed a fine gain-3S.1 per cent-but Bir- mingham's is phenomenal"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-11-18
From a Brokers Point of View

have been away from my office about week on account of illness,' said John A. Caldwell, secretary of the Birmingham Stock Exchange, yesterday. Upon my return today I found the stock exchange besieged with inquiries for Providence oil and Gas, and I was kept busy answering calls as to the value of the stock. Some wanted to buy, others who bought on the recent break wanted to take profits, and 1t reminded me very much of some of the periods that I have gone through in stock man ipulation in the New York market.
 '1n other words, our market here to- day started at cents, which was an advance of cents over the last sale. The next sale was at Il cents, and then by leaps and bounds the stock moved on to 20 which was in fact the highest price of the day. This is a fast move ment for Birmingham, and there is some danger that some of the public may lose their head and overload, like they did once before. If any hitch should take place, another collapse would cost the public much money. I have great faith in the property; have always had since I first visited the wells-but con ditions that existed at the time the first excitement was on were not known to the public and they ran away with the market. Let's be careful about going too fast. The market will no doubt remain in the range from 17c to 200 for few days. would prefer to see 1t do so from broker's Doint of view because wide ranges during one day in town of this size cause many people to feel that they had the worst of the deal. Speak ing from long experience in such mat ters, I would say caution until we know just who is who and what their plans are. etc."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-11-18
Mayor o,Rrien,s Portrait

Those who walked into the office of Secretary to the Mayor Scudder Ryall today were startled by the face of Capt. Frank P. O'Brien, in perfect color and exact likeness, with natural eyes, looking into their's," said a man who frequently visits the city hall. 'The effect was miraculous. Many -uncon- sciously removed their hats.
 "The picture of the late Mayor, painted by Paul Menzel, is almost a breathing. living reproduction of Cap tain O'Brien. One feels as if he were present in the flesh.
 Tt has Just been finished and will be hung in the council chamber, just over the presidents desk, as the cen tral feature in the gallery of mayors, all of which were painted by Menzel."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-11-18
Effect of Census Figures

Those of us who can look back 30 or 40 years" said w. P. Weisel of Indianapolis, remark the difference between now and, say 1880, in the com mercial value attached to' census fig ures. In 1880 very little attention was paid to the size of city as ascer- tained by the census bureau, just so the city was thrifty and had metro politan appearance. But now every one wants to see the government figures.
 "The census enumerators are. not al- ways as painstaking perhaps as they might be, but as rule the govern ment's reports are as nearly accurate as possible, and in the matter of popu lation only the census bureaus figures are accepted by the general public.
 Birmingham has certainly attract ed wide attention with Its population
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-11-18
RETAINS HER YOUTH

From the Philadelphia Telegraph.
 Sarah Bernhardt looks and acts youth ful, and no one thinks of her as the grand old lady of the stage" ."-Birmingham Age Herald.
 Certainly not. Sarah is too wise a girl to remove her hair or take out her teeth while on the stage.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-11-18

Vivian Lewis will not be asked to take woodrow Wilson's place in Princeton university, although Woodrow Wilson took the place that--Lewis thought he had pre-emptedI
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-11-18

military aviator has dropped a con structive bomb and destroyed a theoret- ical battleship. This is the extent of
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-11-18

And now they are trying to smash the window glass trust, but Attorney Gen. eral Wickersham never smashes any
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-11-18
SURVIVAL OF THE FITTE

SURVIVAL OF THE F1TTES1*#* Arthur Aull discusses men in LII losophic vein as follows: #H "The world Is full of men who 1r3 drudge day after day, if their wprM & just laid out for them, and doesn't E% ouire any new knowledge or any spe43 thought. There are good many ot&A4 whose minds are as fertile in propaI%4 ing plans and schemes as an alluviaI &%1 ley is in wheat or corn. But they H# mo application. Their ideas come and H like soap bubbles and never do aI1411 a bit of good. Once in a while theIEz man who can work, steadily, sz434 matically, every day, and still use II brain, who can evolve plans and exeSx them. He Is the man who under LEI social system that can be devised ie# 7 ing to reap the big rewards. The 0l[! two types don't receive them simply z44 cause, through no fault of their o<0 they don't earn them." 133
 OFF.
 'It's not the cough that carries you of It's the coffin they carry you off in.'
 New York American. True what you say in your little verse But you wouldn't go far without g
 hearse. PAUL COOK.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-11-18

The President is to write his message while he is coming back from Panama, and it Is hoped no one will rock the boat
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-11-18

they are set up in what the electricians call parallel" In the first case the 110- volt pressure of the supply mains is dis ftributed over all of the lamps, each lamp having a certain portion of the total. If it is desired to operate. say, 10-volt lamps, then there must be eleven of the lamps connected in series and all these must be of the same candlepower. If they are not of the same candlepower they will not have the same resistance, and the higher the resistance lamps dow CT candlepower) might be burned out, due to the excessive current,
 In the second case, each lamp is con- bected directly to the supply mains in- dependently of all the others. Lamps of different candlepowers can be used in this case, but they must all be constructed to work on the same voltage. The ma tertal required for this outfit is the same as that needed for the first one.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-11-18

The new lord mayor of London is prohibitionist, but he has no intention town
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-11-18

Chicago has no Indian summer, but it has great deal of "engine summer" thanks to the Illinois Central along the lakk front.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-11-18

All are willing to see the cost of liv- ing come down with a whirl, even if every skid is broken.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-11-18

Uncle Joe will sit back in the Sixty second Congress and see how Speaker Champ Clark does itN
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-11-18

Missouri has gone republican three times in succession, and democratic Investigating committee should be ap- pointed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-11-18

Senator Aldrich always puts into his bills whatever he or his friends want. Beware his central bank scheme.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-11-18

No matter how much early Christmas shopping is done, the Christmas eve rush will be hysterical still.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-11-18

Indian summer is chiefly remarkable this year on account of its absence from duty in this locality.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-11-18
MORE THAN THAT

From the Richmond News-Leader. 1 The dryness of Birmingham has been conclusively demonstrated by the discov- cry of a blind tiger on almost every block.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-11-18

pr. Crippen utilized his reprieve to read one more set of election returns.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-11-18

Count Tolstoi was always agin' the government, and he was ever right.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-11-18

Even Kermit has acquired the silence habit. The entire family is down with the complaint
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-11-18

The Balilnger Investigating committee should begin to compile and unload it's findings.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-11-18

Airships at $7,5OO apiece are too expen- sive to become popular Christmas pres ents.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-11-18

The Baltimore air meet resulted in { deficit of s4O,Oo0. Air meets come high.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-11-18

The new keystone party in Pennsyl- vania is to be kept together for use in future campaigns.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-11-18

The Seine seems to have acquired the Ohio river habit in getting over banks
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-11-18

A SAFETY VALVE. His life was far from happy, By many cares opprest, But when you'd think he'd lose his mind, He just pulled down his vest.
 THE OLD MISER. Te didn't care for songbirds- Their music wouldn't last; But the eagle on a dollar Made
 beat
 fast!
 Birmingham Age-Herald. He didn't care for showgirls- He wouldn't buy kiss; At the thought of 1t his ardor Would
 this!
 Springfield Union. THE BRIGHTER SIDE. What was your first thought, MT. Bumper, when you slipped over the edge of the precipice and your coat
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-11-18
COSTUMING ''THE MERRY WIVES

By Hamilton Bell, Art Director, The New
 Theatre.
 THE period in which "The Merry
 Wives of Windsor should be
 \ played has always been a matter of discussion, but this really Is merely a matter of choice between the time of Henry " and V and that of the au- thor's own day. My own preference in- clines toward the earlier period, prin- cipally, I imagine, because of the glam- our shed by the great Falstaff of the histories.
 Nevertheless, have mounted 1t in both periods. The first time was for Augustin Daly, who decided for the Elzabethan; next for MT. Crane, who preferred the Plantagenet costume, and now at The New theatre once more in the time of Harry of Monmouth. 7
 One point, however, admits of no doubt or even discussion. The personages of the play are, with one or two exceptions, burgesses and not nobles. Therefore proper restraint and simplicity both in the attire and surroundings of these 
 hope to recreate in any sense the true atmosphere of the comedy.
 In those days no one under the de- gree of a banneret might wear even velvet, let alone cloth of gold or bro- cades. Long hanging sleeves and gowns which swept the ground were forbidden to the men, and in the matter of furs and jewels the laws were even more partic- ular and prohibitory.
 Above all those below the rank of a gentleman (whatever that may have been) might not wear any cloth made out of England. This being the case. Mr. Daily was entirely wrong in insisting that the Merry Wives should wear gowns of brocade that might have made even good Queen Bess. dressy lady as she was, en- vious Woolen goods. cloths tfor which England has always been famous) in es- pecial, and linen, form the only materials available; but of these there is fortun-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-11-18
DON'T BURN THE LEAVES

Texas has 100000 turkeys ready fo the Thanksgiving market.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-11-18
ADRIFT WITH THE TIMES

JUST A JINGLE. Learning how to live Isn't hard to do; Always look for happiness, Make the best of rue. If the mornings cloudy, Smile away the gloom; Hope will scatter sunshine, All the world Hume. Say the burdens heavy, Say the road is long; Nothing helps a fellow more Than little song. Life is changing ever, Smiles will follow tears; When We put brave front on, Trouble disappears.
 AID. LIB.
 Never say I'm
 One to tease;
 Do your shopping
 When you please.
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ANOTHER MATTER.

Playing a violin With a bow is art"
 Sometimes"
 How about playing violin with a frying-pan"
 That's vaudeville"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-11-18
THE POINT OF VIEW.

'The ancient Greeks thought the edge of the world was out in the Atlantic somewhere"
 That's nothing. There are people 1iv- ing in New York who think Chicago Is the jumping-off place."
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tails caught in a protruding tree- trunk, halfway down9"
 "The thought that occurred to me. Miss Plumply, as I hung suspended in mid air, was that while my predicament was sufficiently alarming, there was no danger just then of my being run over by an automobile"
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ately a great variety, while the com moner furs. fox. hare. squirrel and leather of every grade add variety to the wardrobe of those days. Part of the fun and often much of the success in solving problem lies in the limitations imposed upon the solver; so that to attain ones object with simple means is frequently a more satisfactory achievement than to draw on all the re- sources of the treasure house. Chaucers very graphic and detailed account of the apparel of the Canterbury pilgrims, though antedatng a little the time of Henry ", gives us many valuable hints as to the attire of the good burgesses Of windsor. Falstaff is not at that time of his life quite so warlike as Ghaucers knight, but Fenton and Slender may model themselves in different degrees on his squire. The host of the Garter inn is reincarnation of genial Harry Baileys while the man-of-law, the doctor, the parson, the wife of Bathe and others in that throng of pilgrims may be regarded as prototypes of Shakespeare's person. ages.
 
 Anne and Mistress Quickly would them selves have accoutred them with quaint attire, streamers of ribbons and fantas- tic head dresses with cows and rams horns and cocks feathers on them.
 As with the costumes so with the archi- lecture. Heavy. simple timber construc- ton with the touches of adornment which the craftsman of those days, who was also an artist, never omitted from his simplest task Rude but picturesque fur niture and household utensils; hand some table cover or simply effective arras hanging might be found in every household of comfortable means.
 The main object is to give true and yet picturesque and poetical rendering of comedy in which Shakespeare de- picted the simple, hearty, bountiful sky larking of the neighborly folk of an old English country town.