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The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-11-08
Goodwin Smith on oxford

q have read pretty much all that the
 late Goldwin Smith published, but not
 always with admiration" said an old cit izen. .tft
 Smith was not only an agnostic, but
 very cold, unsympathetic. grouchy sort of person. He seemed to detest anything like orthodoxy or revealed religion. He certainly showed little tolerance for peo- pie who believed in Christian dogma. And yet I could not help reading Goldwln Smith. There was something that inter ested mesin spite of the fact that I dis l sented from nearly all his views-political and religious. But in his story of his life
 at Oxford, now running in the New York
 Sun, we have Goldwin Smith at his liter
 ary best. These are charming papers and
 are sure to have wide reading. In No. II, appearing in last Sundays Sun, Smith tells of the stormy days at Oxford. fol- lowing Newmans submission to Rome. Among other things Smith says:
 "'As liberal Stanley (afterwards Dean Stanley) belonged himself to one of the | church parties, and could not help at last being drawn from his chosen posi- | ton of mediator and peacemaker into
 the party fray. When he was in 1t he | fought like a game cock and developed unexpected powers as an oratorical glad | iator in the debates of convocation, though he always bore himself as be- came a single-hearted champion of truth | and justice, never descending to viru- | Ience or faction. He now threw back his mantle of half orthodoxy and stood revealed to High Churcllmen and Evan gelicals as the horrd thing he was. Theil dread of him was ludicrous. Of course | flowers were scattered on him by ortho- doxy. He was told that his conduct twas
 scarcely reconcilable with the most fun.
 damental principles of morality" that I'll | he had behaved with like prohigacy ir
 the service of an earthly sovereign ht
 would have been tried by court-martia
 and shot" and that he had committed
 "a graver offense than the tutor wht
 corrupts his pupils mind or the trusted
 who robs the widow and orphan of theil property" This, though his enemies dit not know that he had administered tn,
 sacrament to such an arch heretic al Mrs. Annie Besant and witnessed a Span
 ish bull fight on a Sunday.
 "rhe dust of these furious controver
 sIes has now been gathered into mar
 row urn. Stanley describes the rumo of Eewman's secession to Rome as pro ducing an effect like that of the cracl
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-11-08
WHEN LATHAM PREPARED TO FLY

WHEN LATHAM PREPARED TO FL n From the New York Evening Sun.
 The grand levee of an eighteenth cen tury king was never more impressive than Lathams preparations for flying. A crowd collected quickly when his raK- ish machine, shaped like a racing shell, was drawn out of the hangar. Latham sauntered down and clambered aboard about ten minutes later. He put on small plaid cap, took 1t off and adjusted it hindside before.
 ..He's just going around the course.' said the crowd.
 He took off his cap and handed 1t to the first mechanician. replacing it with another cap identical in shape but dif- ferent in color. The crowd watched with breathless interest. He took of that can and handed 1t to, second mech- a cian. Then he put on woolly hell met that strapped down under the chin.
 "He,s going out for speed,' whispered inc excited crowd. Latham put on a pair of old kid gloves. then he took them off. then he put on pair of woolen gloves and over them he drew pair of fur eauntlets. The crowd drew in It's breath with a perceptiole hiss of antici- nation. Latham lit cigarette and smoked a while. Then he shook out an angora knit tippet and wound it care fully round his neck, unwound it and wound if up again to cover his nose. "Alt,tude,' cried the crowd in burst
 of enthusiasm; the propellers wflfzzed
 pavlv about and Latham shot up and l out toward the blue. .~5
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-11-08

Of doom. It seemed, he said. that the
 sun was about to hide it's rays and that
 darkness was falling on the scene.
 The most remarkable figure in our circle was perhaps that of Mark Pattison.
 He had once been an ardent follower of Newman. It was said that he had es- caped secession only by missing a train.
 He had, however, missed that train with vengeance, and had become a notable specimen of the recoil; though once when he preached before the university there seemed to me to be something like a reorganization of the asceticlsm of his Newmanite days. In his case, as in that of Jowett, one could not help wondering how an agnostic could hold the office and perform the religious functions of clerical head of a college. Pattison was profoundly learned, vigorously accurate, and a Draconian critic. His talk, when he was in the right vein, was highly in- structive and amusing, with touches of rather grim humor. He was the chief of party called Researchers" who held that the proper function of univer- sity was not teaching but research. for which holders of university emoluments ought to be left perfectly free from fixed duties. He was himself not happy example of his system. since as a toler- ably active college tutor he had produced his excellent Life of Casaubon," while as the holder of a college headship which was almost a sineeure, and was by him made entirely one, he produced nothing of more consequence than newspaper re- views. short biography of Milton, and school edition of Popes Essay on Man"'"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-11-08

baths, bath tubs and a plunge. After tho bath the employe is supplied with pure white, clean clothing from the municipal bakery. Not until he is thus bathed and clad is he permitted to engage In his days work; and such provisions as this mark the entire operation of this modern bak- cry.
 The interior walls are all painted light tint. so that any dirt can be immediately seen. and they, like all other parts of the factory, are kept scrupulously clean,
 When baked. the bread is placed in spe- cially constructed wagons for transporta- tion to the city. The carts are filled with slides for bread trays and the sides are canvas. to protect the bread from dust while allowing the air to pass through Mir Smith closes his detailed description with these words: Thus it will be seen that every care Is taken that the bread shall be pure, clean and nutritious"
 The city realized at the outset that ow- ing to the fact that so many of the citi- zens were earning a very meager wage, it would be necessary that the bread be cheap as well as clean. pure and nutri- tious, and 1t does not seek profit from the bakery, which must merely pay it's ex- penses. furnish money to pay interest on the fund borrowed and set aside sufficient in sinking fund to pay the principal within 50 years. After doing this 1t was found that the city could make and mar ket the bread at a cent two-pound loaf less than the prevailing price for the in- ferior and innutritious article. This re- duction in price forced the private makers also to reduce their price. After the plant has been paid for it will, of course. be possible to further greatly reduced the price of bread.
 The present product of the factory is about 100000 pounds a day, but the city has taken steps to increase the capacity of the bakery so that it will be able to make S00,0O0 pounds day.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-11-08
THE INDIANA MUSE

From the New York Sun. Amid the political hullabaloo the Hoo- sier muse is not silent. Listen to Lynas Glide Seal in the Indianapolis News: My fancys pale surrounds the vale Of pawpaw thickets by the brook, Where, in the night, unscared regale Opossums in the darkest nook.
 Eating big pawpaws,
 Russet rind pawpaws,
 Sweet molten pawpaws,
 Down by the brook. Thank all gracious gods Indiana is in- exhaustibly rich in sweet, molten paw paws and sweet molten poems.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-11-08
PECULIAR HusBAND

From the Indianapolis Star
 Powder on the face is a harmless em- bellishment, and rouge, artistically ap- pled sometimes adds a charm to plain woman, and in these days of beauty doc tors and much newspaper instruction on the art of being beautiful it is surprising to lean that man exists, even in Mis- souri, who objects to the judicious use of them. The Kansas City husband is a novelty. He is probably the sort of in- nocent who believes that all the hair he sees on women's heads grows there.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-11-08
"GOoD QUEEN BEssv

From the Kansas City Star.
 England has had mony queens who were variously accomplished. but Eliz- abeth was the only one who was red
 headed and swore. She could chide a
 belted earl in language which makes
 General Washington's remarks to Gen.
 eral Lee at the battle of Monmouth read like a birthday card from auntie. Eiiz- abeth also had an effective and uner- ring right hook which she used to em- phasize her rebukes, and as result of 1t most of her ministers Of state had lumpy jaw during her reign. She put a cauliflower ear. on Lord Essex fol turning his back on her on council, ant the Earl of Leicester wore his nos' onesided at least three days week Lord Burleigh gave 1t out that 1t wa
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-11-08
BERNHARDT TRIUMPHANT STILL

James O'Donnell Bnnett in the Chicago Record Herald.
 Thirty years ago Mime. Bernhardt first acted in Chicago. Returning now she lays her old spell upon her audience and wins another of her victories The audience represented the culture of the town. In it's French section. which was considerable, 1t was tumultuous and distinctly Bonapartist. Every reference Napoleonic tradition, was vigorously ap- plauded.
 The interest in the woman is intense. It took the practical form of 5000 house for the opening, and of an advance sale for the remainder of the week that repre- sented three-quarters of the capacity for five nights and two afternoons. The senti- fuls of fiowers-a great cluster of, roses and autumn leaves from ''an admirer,' flowers from John Drew, from Mary Gar den, from the Alliance Francaise. Some of these went over the footlights after the second act, and Mme. Bernhardt took
 them caressingly. while she leaned on the arm of Flambeau.
 l The performance began at S:30 O clock, the last curtain fell at 12:40 o'clock. | It was after the second act, her great scene with Flambeau, that the big dem- onstration came. The curtain was lifted thrice in response to the hand clapping
 and the third time brought the cheers
 then twice more and more hand clapping
 At the close of the tragedy the en-
 thusiasm was equally rapturous-and il
 was nearly an hour after midnight
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-11-08
Advance in Iron Expected

"The Iron market is firmer in tone than 1t was two weeks ago, and I be- lieve that immediately after the elec- broker.
 "The market advanced s6 ton the day after Mckinley was elected in 1896. We will not see the price jump that much but I believe Iron will be selling for SIS on a No. basis before Thanks giving DaY.n
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-11-08
TO A WATERFOWL

By William Cullen Bryant. Whither. midst falling dew,
 While glow the heavens with the last
 steps of day, Far. through their rosy depths. dost thou
 pursue
 Thy solitary way? E vainly the fowler's eye
 Might mark thy distant flight to do
 thee wrong, As, darkly seen against the crimson sky, Thy figure floats along. Seek'st thou the plashy brink Or where the marshy pillows rise and On the chafen ocean-side? There is a Power whose care
 Teaches thy way along that pathless
 coast The desert and ilimitable air
 Lone wandering, but not lost All day thy wings have famed.
 At that far height, the cold. thin et-
 mosphere, Yet stoop not, weary, to the welcome
 land, And soon that toll shall end;
 Soon shalt thou find summer home, and rest And scream among thy fellows; reeds shall bend, + Soon. o'er thy sheltered nest. Thou'rt gone, the abyss of heaven
 Hath swallowed up thy form yet, on my heart Deeply has sunk the lesson thou hast given, And shall not soon depart. He who. from zone to zone. 1 Guides through the boundless sky thy certain flight, l In the long way that must tread alolle, Will lead my steps 1right.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-11-08
A socIEY SENSATION.

"The women are greatly excited over rumor to the effect that a Manhat- tan woman wore a $500 gown to the Elk reception last night. The announce ment that the gown would be seen at the reception undoubtedly increase the attendance 20 per cent, and all day today the gown has been under discus sion. And, as usual. the women are
 lining up on two opposing sides In the matter, some holding that tAe gown was work of art and worth all the money while others contend that it was criminal waste of money. At the Elks reception the editor noted the arrival of the hobble skirt and 1t was neither dangerous nor fear some, though 1t may be contagious. Sey- eral of the gowns present deserved the use of such expression as marvels of beauty 'creations,' perfectly exqui- site.,' etc.
 -Manhattan Marcurv
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-11-08
ADRIFT WITH THE TIMES
THE KING BUSINESS.

 I shouldn't like to be a king And sit upon a throne, Fen though I had a crown and ring And scepter all my own. I fear my heart would heavy be, My daily features glum- There's nothing else appeals to me So little as bomb. Iris true king can have his fun Along the boulevards Of Gay Farce, where pleasures run And nothing much retards; He may pick out dancer fair And drink lot of wine, But just when he's without a care Insurgents undermine. His people rise with dreadful roar And chase him for his life; He has to seek a foreign shore Where trouble isn't rife; Before he knows he's down and out Ye monarch gets the hook And ever after roams about, As sad as Doctor Cook.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-11-08
CHOOSING ONES FICTION

From Elizabeth Stuart Phelps Stories
 That Stay in November Century.
 Fine fiction, like fine friendship, is a personal affair. Your friend Is not to be of another's choosing! He is yours to elect yours to have and to hold, or to love and lose, as the inner laws de- cree. Whether he be of your social or intellectual caste is a secondary matter; he must be of your souls kin-or you must believe that he is till you learn better-and his quality to you is as in- dividual as your taste in fruit or wines in sunsets or marine painting.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-11-08
BREAD PROBLEM IN BUDAPEST

From the Twentieth Century Magazine. NIX years ago in Budapest the press
 and social reformers inaugurated a o vigorous campaign, which resulted in the city establishing modern munich pal bakery, which has now been in suc- cessful operation over a year. Recently two trained investigators have visited this interesting municipal innovation and reported the results of their investiga- tions at length, the most thorough and detailed description having been prepared by Adolph Smith, the eminent health ex- pert, for the London Lancet. The other investigation was conducted by the able and careful student of economic prog ress, Mr. Odon Por. for Wilshire's Mag azine Both writers agree with the citi- zens of Budapest that the municipal bakery has been an unqualified success and that the city is amply justified in it's determination to greatly enlarge the pres ent plant.
 Mir. Smith in the Lancet describes the bakery as situated on the outskirts of the city, surrounded by vacant land. It is building of architectural pretensions. with splendid high, well-ventilated halls, which contrast strikingly with the dark and often dirty cellars of the private bakeries. Here the latest and best ma chinery has been installed and every pos sible effort has been made to make the bread by machinery under the most cleanly and sanitary conditions.
 'Instead." says MT Smith, "of half naked men, toiling and sweating as they plunge their arms into the dough. here Is magnificent kneading machinery"
 Nor is this all. Every employe each morning on entering the building has to go to a large room where he removes his clothing, which is placed in locker. He then proceeds to the bath halls, which are fitted with hot and cold water, shower
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-11-08
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR

From the New York Press.
 Your stroke of genius would be in some other fellow just an idea
 Marriages may be made in heaven, but they can be unmade any old place.
 Men get wildly excited oyer politics so as to make themselves believe some of it.
 Maybe if men let women have the right to vote women would let men have the right to spend some of their own money.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-11-08
BARKING BACK

The private poet of the Topeka State Capital dips into history and sings as follows of the late MT. Cortez: When the Cortez hit Old Mexico he left 1t on the Fritz, And since that time a half a bone Is only worth two-bits. He wore sheetiron overcoat, two pis- tols and an ax, And introduced tamales, yellow jaun- dice, prunes and tax, He robbed the Aztecs, took their lives, likewise their wives and lands. Then filled the blooming country up with railroad section hands.
 COULD IT BE T. R.? "The Apostle of Tumult-" Now, who dye think that is? A pair of glasses, big stick And gleaming teeth are his.
 THE BASSO. You meet all kinds of people, From Panama to Nome; Ard some of them are bad abroad And some are bad at home; And each one has his crotchets, And very tiresome, too; But worst of all s the chap who sings When yor have work to do.
 PAUL COOK.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-11-08
A DUBIOUS TREAT

From Success Magazine.
 In honor of the eyentful day of grad uation from cooking school she got up a little spread.
 "Yes, I've got the loveliest diploma!'' cried the fair graduate. 'It's on sheep skin parchment, with big. gold seal. cooked that dish you are eating. Now just guess what 1t is."
 sIs it--er--er'' the young cynic paused impressively, lis it the diploma Peggie?"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-11-08
THE HARD PART.

THE HARD PAItI. I wouldn't be a soldier And go upon parade Now, please don't think I'm saying this Because I'd be afraid Grim war would come and bullets whiz And my poor carcass fill; I wouldn't be a soldier cause I sure do hate to drill. RAILROAD TRIANGULAR. "He says you wrecked his train of thought" ''Cmph A string of empties."
 GREAT GIRL. Eleanor Sears
 Is fine and dandy, For doing new stunts
 She takes the candy.
 Birmingham Age Herald. Yes, Eleanor
 Keeps 'em in whirl. She even Chased
 The pajama girl.
 St. Louis Times.
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SCOTCH FORESIGHT

From Tit-Bits.
 Dugald was i'll and his friend Donald took bottle of whisky to him. Donalf gave the invalid one glass and said:
 "Ye'll get anither yin in the morning."
 About five minutes elapsed and then Dugald suddenly exclaimed;
 "Ye'd better let me hae the ither moo, Donar; ye hear O sac mony sudden deaths nooadays"
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here's very little comfort fills
MERELY A SUSPICION.

If so many noblemen who come over here are broke. how do they manage to get a cross the water?''
 Don't know, I'm sure, but I've seen walters on board transatlantic liners who had quite an air."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-11-08

golf ball that closed his right eye and Sir Walter Raleigh said he came down the stairs at St. James palace on his head and shoulders on a bet, but history knows better. The strong right hand of the virgin queen who gov- erned England so wisely and so well is no mere figure of speech
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-11-08
WHO PROROsEsf

From the Charleston News and Courier.
 Birmingham has opened a cooking school. It is proposed to send the stu- dents to Charleston to be finished so soon as they have learned the elements.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-11-08

The grand opera singers come here where they reap a golden harvest and then they go back to Europe to spend it because they can there get the most for their money.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-11-08

No one man desires to be mentioned, when he has crossed the Great Divide, for the hall of fame in it's present con- trol and condition
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-11-08

Rainbows span the sky at present for the optimistic in either party, but those that the republicans see have a touch of the pathetic in them.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-11-08

It is reported that Ethel Leneve has re- ceived Is offers of marriage. The fool killer is remiss in his duty, If this re- port be true
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-11-08
MoMENToIJs OCCASION

Every person has red letter days in his life.'
 That's true. know man who reck- ons time from the day he had new laid egg for breakfast"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-11-08
A GOOD GUESS

From the Jackson Clarion-Ledger
 That train load of Ticker shipped from Birmingham to Memphis will probably later on "come back
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-11-08

The horse may have to go in order to
 satisfy school of prophets, but the hay
 and oats crops are still large and in good demand
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-11-08
A COSTLY KISS

From the Columbus Enquirer-Sun.
 That Birmingham man who bad to pay $500 damages fer attempting to kiss woman probably will carry . chap erone in future.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-11-08

The acreage being sworn to, winter wheat in the west is very large this year. A 90-cent market leads up to it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-11-08

In variety the election of today will sur- pass even presidential race. It will pass great many given points.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-11-08

Walter wellman went in his own ship one-fourth of the way to Europe and then came back. This Is strange but true.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-11-08

Sarah Bernhardt looks and acts youth- ful and no one thinks of her as 'the grand ol( lady of the stage"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-11-08

Arlzona s making constitution to suit her own people rather than the peopl, of AT oti states.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-11-08
MAxIMs OF TAMERLANE
From the Louisville courier-Journal.

From the Louisville Courier-Journal
 William F. Curtis writes to the Chi- eago Record Herald from Constantinople concerning certain military and moral maxims found in the institutes of Tamerlane, the Grand Khan of Tartary who reigned over two-thirds of the world five centuries ago, and pronounces them as full of wisdom and philosophy as the meditations of Marcus Aurelius.
 Here is one of the maxims of the handed down to posterity as a learned man and patron of learning, rather than to rate as a butcher:
 ''Too great a share of government should not be entrusted to one man."
 Tamerlane began life by defeating his brother-in-law in civil war and killing him at the conclusion of the hostilities. He established firm, and rather highly centralized. form of government and be- gan a career of conquest that took his legions and his banners from the great wall of China to Moscow, and as far south as the mouth of the Ganges. Upon one occasion he murdered 100000 prisoners of war, which was considered a scurvy trick even in those days. An imperialist and a mighty hunter of men, he thought better than he lived. Before preparing to climb the great wall and smite the middle kingdom-an enterprise that was frustrated by his death--he either re- pented some of his misdeeds or craftily designed to make good impression upon readers of history by proclaming good principles. Timur the Lame limped to an untimely grave squarely upon record as being against new nationalism.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-11-08

Joy riders are never. alas, caught on dangerous grade crossing.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-11-08

Walter Wellman and his cat have at least nine lives apparently.