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The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-09
A PILE-UP
How the Sheep on the Western Ranges
 Die by Hundreds

From Adventure.
 As we drew near the spot Smith caught my arm. Hold onr said he, checking his gait and coming to stand, "wnat the matter with that gap?"
 He couldn't have covered it with can vas,'' answered I; The wouldn't have hau one big enough, but it looks like that
 Tt sure does," said Smith, Tor like It had drifted full of snow
 We pressed on again, moving cautious ly within ten yards of the mouth Of the little gap between the ledges. More than ever 1t looked as if the wedge-like open ing had been packed with snow to It's top. "I know" said Smith, tits pile-up' "A what?"
 "A pile-up. A band of sheep stampeded in the storm and tumbled in there, the ones behind a-shovin' the ones in front till it was full. If they was any left and reckon they was, for all these nere seems to be smothered-they run on over"
 We. examined the great heap of dead creatures, wondering whether the man we sought had taken flight before they come. Smith said that they tumpled over the precipice like waterfall It being the nature of sheep to stampede in compact mass. The first ones in would not have time to get up and run out Of the opening. Hundreds more would pack on top of them before they could move It Is a common disaster among sheep on inc ereat ranges of the west.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-09
Opera on Large Scale

Early in the fall there was talk In musical and society circles of bringing one of the large opera companies to Bir- mingham this winter for three or four performances, but the project never ma- terialized," said a prominent citizen. "We are to have, however, on Monday next the Bessie Abott company, one of the largest and best troupes ever organ izAd; and it comes without any guarantee fund. This company brings fine orches- tra and that alone will be delightful feature of the performance.
 La Boheme,' will be presented at the Orpheum Monday night and l hope we may have also an afternoon performance with Madame Butterfly as the attrac- tion. The Bessie Abott company opened it's short southern tour in Charleston last Monday night with La Boheme and the News and Courier gives the company and the performance high praise. It it up to the people of Bir- mingham who know good music when they hear 1t to turn out and make this venture on the part of the opera manage ment and the local management box of flee success q
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-09

Is any other American crop equal to iti All the meat that corn will produce will not give such credits In London. Take away the cotton crop and all our finan- cial strength and al Jour gold would disappear in the twinkling of an eye. No matter what the value of the corn crop may be cotton Is the king cash crop, the country's chief dependence in London, the backbone of our international trade.
 As Secretary Wilson arranges the year s crops corn stands first, followed in order by cotton, hay, wheat, oats and po- tatoes. The yield of all cereals is put at 5,140, S96OoO bushels. or B per cent above the five-year average. All farm products brought this year s3o4,0O0,oOO in excess of those of 1909.
 Can so fruitful year be called poor and unprosperous? No matter what James J. Hill may say the crops are here, and they command high prices and they must be moved to market, and the farmer at any rate has bulging pock- cts. That is good enough for one year. MT. Hills pessimism should be compelled to go us against Secretary Wilson's an- nual report daily at least while the good old year lasts.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-09
THE PILGRIMS OF TIBET

By Gale Young Rice. Down the road to Llasa,
 Himalayan and strange, I thought I saw them winding z From range to lower range. The seekers after Buddha. .3 Across the ice and cold, And from their lips the mystic phrase Of merit ever tolled:
 "Om mane padme, humr'
 Life Is but 8 way of lust.
 Turn the wheel and beat the drum, TillS we to Nlrvana come. Down the road ascetic
 And desert, bleak and drear, thought I saw them winding To Llasa walls more near: Strong man and maid and mother, rShorn youth and sexless age, That ever to the wind intoned
 Their one acquitting page:
 "Om mane padme, hum!"
 Grief is but the goal of lust,
 Turn the wheel and beat the drum. Till we to Nirvana come. Then at last to Llasa
 They reach-I see them yet!-- And touch the gods on altars
 Above all others set. Monk, man and maid and mother.
 Upon the Wheel of Things From which escape shall come alone To him who ceaseless sings:
 "Om mane padme. humv,
 End the life of greed and lust.
 Turn the wheel and beat
 I'll we to Nirvana come
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-09
Rank of the States

It is already determined that New York ranks first in population among the states, followed in order by Pennsylvania, Illinois, Ohio and Texas, Massachusetts and Missouri. Texas holds nearly 4,OOO,- GOO people. She has outgrown Missouri and so has Massachusetts. The farmers pushed Texas up to fifth place, while the cities and industries of Massachusetts gave her sixth place.
 Ten years ago Alabama was the eigh- teenth state. Virginia was then the sev- enteenth state. Alabama and Virginia swap places this year. All the states have not been reported, but unless Min nesota has outgrown Alabama. Alabama will go up a point. She will be No r instead of No IS.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-09
New Books for Library

1.-TWO books recently donated to the public library said an interested cit izen, Twill please number of our people One is MT. Roosevelt's Travels in Africa" the other Sir Harry John stons 'The Negro in the New World
 Sir Harry is an authority on his subject and his treatment of it will arrest the attention of our local stu dents, dealing as it does with a theme of perpetual interest to the south.
 During the Christmas season. when heart expansion is the order of things the library and the many who can be reached through it might well be re- membered by the generous, especially when the financial embarrassment o1 the city government forbids any hope of present book additions"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-09
CHANGE TO DONATE

From the Gadsden Times-News.
 Birmingham is facing a tremendous deficit in her treasury and the city soluI.s are wondering where they are going to get enough money to pay the butcher, the baker, ct cetera. Gads den is becoming accustomed to an empty treasury and rocks along some how. City employees are sometimes compelled to wait weeks for thier pay which is sometimes embarrassing Those who faithfully promised that il there was lack of money because of prohibition, they would pay it out of their own pockets, might come for. ward now and then and make gooc their word. Who'll be the first?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-09
BALM FOR BALDHEADs

From the London Daily Mirror.
 Why women like the bald-headed man it Is somewhat difficult to define. It may be because he appears to be-
 Thoughtful and kind.
 Trustworthy and confiding. Whimsical Past the folIies and frivolities of youth. Unusually successful.
 A man of property.
 Opinions why women like the baldhead- ed man obtained by the Daily Mirror are as follows;
 He is not silly like young men,
 He accepts refusals of marriage so nice ly that one is sorry one did not accept him. The bald patch looks so clean and nice. One would like to kiss it.
 A doctor welcomes badness when it comes to him, as 1t is sign of sedate- ness and dignified learning. which in- variably increases his practice.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-09
hourly Ienrn n doctrine of obedience.
 Antony and Cleopatra.
Let the Caucus Name the Committees


 The longer the problem concerning the committees of the House is studied the more plainlv does 1t appear that the con- trolling party should itself name the con- trailing members of the committees The nlan of letting the speaker do this has brolxen down. and a committee of commit tees would be or at least could be at trvannical as one man. So all democrats are turning to the plan of a selection of the democratic members of the com mittees in the caucus which sselects sneaker. In this way the majority would retain it's rightful power. .s.
 The House has the right to elect it's committees and it should exercise this right. If it will do this the demand of inc people for the overthrow of Can nonism will be fairly met and satisfied. The minority would be permitted to name it's own members. Speaker Cannon often ,nterfered in this respect, naming in some instances both the majority and the mi nority members of a committee.
 Let a democratic caucus next December do the work. This is true democracy and it seems to be solution of the rroblem that will satisfy the people, peeting as it does every pledge of the party, while it retains the right of se- lection where it belongs. The House should select it's own committees upon nominations made by the caucuses of the two parties.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-09
n.,nroxement in Earnings

The Baltimore Evening Sun of Decem- Der says: While no detailed state ment of the earnings and expenses of the Alabama Consolidated Coal and Iron com pany for the fiscal year ended October Sl 1e1O has been issued, the following au- thentie information along this line is given. based on the contents of letter recently received by Joseph H. doadley' president of the company, from H. S. Matthews, vice president and general manager: Figures Sow available indi- cate net earnings of $132, s.11 for fiscal year ending October S1, 1910, after deduct ing bond interest. sinking funo ana all fixed charges. This, as against a loss of sS2, ,s3e. .s6 the previous year. showing an improvement of $164. .sS4.47 or 5O9 per cent. These comparisons are without deductine the depreciation charge for either year, as this charge for the year just closed canont be determined until after the audit of the books by Price, Waterhouse X Co 70
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-09
MAETBRLINCK,s PASSION PLAY

From Current Literature.
 The greatest French playwright has succumbee to the spell of Mary of Magdala. He has stepped from the shadowland where blue birds flap mys- terious wings into the cataclysm of Call vary. Through all the Christian cen- turies Saint Mary Magdalen has been dear not only to devotion, but to liter ature and art. because of those few words "the hairs of her head" Never, remarks the London Tablet, was so much loving of beauty deduced from so plaid a phrase
 The greatness of Maeterlinck's pas sion play Is still debated, but at least his theme and manner seem to denote the will to end apprentice work. Even "Monna Wanna was still a study in unusual conjunctions, sought out for li it's rarity and its strangeness. But in Mary Magdalene" the Belgian has se- llected one of the worlds great tra- djtional the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-09
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
concernlng Mail Delivery


 The city delivery department of the Birmingham postofflce sends The Age Herald the following explanation, which will prove satisfactory, doubtless, to the section concerned:
 ''In Hotel Lobbies' of this Crhursday) mornings edition of The Age-Herald it was stated that only one mail de- livery was given to Norwood. On ae- count of some changes in carriers and an adjustment of several routes, some patrons in this part of the city having had two deliveries daily for the past few days have been receiving only one del1v- ery.s This encouragement of routes IS made with a view of further extending the twice daily delivery limits The great CT part of Norwood receives two mail de- liveries daily with the exception of days when the mail is very heavy.
 Postmaster J. H. Montgomery has sent a request to washington for addi- tional carriers, which will be used In ex- tending service to where none is given and the giving of two deliveries daily to territory that is entitled to it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-09
Cutting Down Expenses

Let Mayor Exum and the council pro ceed fearlessly toward bringing the city'I expenditures within the city's income There is no better work before them. F business men and public servants they should go ahead courageously and per. sistently until the task is accomplished The process may be unpleasant in places but it should nevertheless be carried out Deficits will not do. This city can heve' become great when deficits are yearly oc- currences. Not only must our populatio be increased, but our credit must De ma1r tained.
 Mayor Exum should make this matte a leading feature of his work In the first year of his term. The mayor and council that puts the enlarged city on a sound financial basis will win the commenda tion of all thoughtful citizens.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-09
MAGAZINE CnMRINE

From the New York Evening Post.
 We learn from a contemporary, with deep regret, of a sad development among magazine editors. It seems that that first step which costs has been taken in the direction of a magazine trust. A com munity of interest, the editors will doubt less call 1t when put upon their defense, and we must admit that it Is not yet quite clear whether there Is to be at first a geographical division of the coun- try into separate spheres of influence, or whether it is the world of subjects that is to be parceled out by these lords of magazine creation. But we warn all these earnest souls that cooperation leads readily to more sinister things, as their moving stories of industrial trusts ought long since to have shown them. Meetings to prevent duplication of muck raking effort and wasteful competition are all too likely to tend to questions of rate-making, to "gentlemen's agree straint of the authors trade, and the exclusion of others from the muck-rak- ing field; that is, limitation of out put. With the situation thus In hand, we fear that these editors will then yield to the temptation to charge all that the traffic will bear, with scant attention to the crying needs of the public, and a consequent rise in the cost of living. Such has been the history of all our De- nevolent trusts; they all began at lunches presided over by a Lincoln Steffens of industry-yet see where they have end ed. What if three magazines are now simultaneously undertaking MT. Nor gan? Competition remains the life of magazine trade, as of all others, and any one who would stifie it ought hini- self to be muck-raked.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-09
DELICATELY IMPOVERISHED

From the Ladies' Home Journal.
 Eliza Jane met her mistress just be- fore Christmas with the ominous an- nouncement:
 1"Missus, I've gotter leave yer"
 ''Why, Liza. what's the matter! Aren't you satisfied with your placer
 "Yessum, Tse satisfied alright. 'Tain't dat, mum"
 Well. is it that you want more wages?''
 "Naw'm, 'tain't that, neither.'
 Are you sick? ?"
 "Naw'm, ain't sick, but I tell you a fac'. You recolec' you let em git of to a funeral 'botu mont back Well'm Chris'mis morn I'se gwine to marry dc corpse's husban'."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-09
WHY HE LOVED THE RAT

From the Toledo Blade.
 A prison chaplain one day found con- vict feeding a rat.
 "Aha!' the chaplain said, 'so you have a pet, eh?'
 '.Yes, sir" said the convict. his hoarse voice softening and a genuine smile illu- mining his hard face. "I feed him every day. I think more O. this here rat, sir, than I do any other livin' creature"
 The chaplain laid his hand on the con victs shoulder.
 "In every man." he said, "there is something of the angel, if we can but find it. How come you to take such g fancy to this rat?' xxx a Tt bit the jailer. sir"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-09
A PROUD EDITOR.

l PROUD EDITOR
 Every time MT. Davies, editor of the Concordia Kansan, buys a new ferrule for his wooden leg or lays in a fresh sup ply of office towels he writes column or two in which he argues that the Kan san Is the best equipped office in the state However, we have finally sue ceeded in putting one over on MT. Davies. This office has just purchased new set of job press rollers, a pound of poster ink, a new sprocket wheel for our twin-cylinder, self-supporting. auto matic mixing, hand hammered, double action, triple plated press, and have also paid the rent a month in advance. Re yond the shadow Of a. doubt this places the fOptimist office head and shoulders above all competitors, and gives it first place in point of equipment in the state. It is in class by itself even among the newspapers of the world.'-Jamestown Optimist.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-09
RARE sTUPIDITY

From the Louisville Courier-Journal.
 A Michigan man who preferred the poorhouse to farm labor was hauled before lunacy commission by lot of galoots who could neither under stand q gent inc love of indolence nor appreciate the soul-satisfying joys o8 nerpetual rest.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-09
REFLECTIoNs OF A BACHELOR

From the New York Press.
 More women ought to go to market and more men to church.
 Next to money, sentiment most keeps happy families from breaking up.
 There's hardly anything man can't get cured of nowadays except selfishness. You can tell wig woffIan wears b, the emphatic way she acts as if 1t wasn't The more of hurry man Is in to gei married the longer time he has aterward to wonder why he was.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-09
OH. YE GODS

poet sang the saddest song
 That e'er you heard, By sense of pain and worldly wrong His bosom stirred. Just when he'd sealed Olympus heights Almost forspent, Appeared dun. brimful of sights, For six months rent
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-09
MARY

MARY. Mary had cud of gum, A massive, generous gob- She chawed it at the office, And Mary lost her job.
 Milwaukee Sentinel But Mary kept the cud of gum She loved the gum, you know; She chawed 1t Sunday evening, And Mary lost her beau.
 Houston Post. Still, Mary kept on chawing And didn't care blink: That's why 1t wasn't long before She drove her dad to drink.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-09
NEARER HOME

From the Savannah Press. The Birmingham Age-Herald has an article on the capture of tiger in the
 Malay peninsular. Why go so far away l from home for the news, when they have been capturing them in punches | in Montgomery?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-09

Ethel Leneve says she wants to get behind something where she will be alone with her sorrow. She should not get be- hind the footlights.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-09
MINUS THE PRICE.

Do you think there is any chance of my poem appearing in your magazine?' asked the bard. I'm without so much as a quarter in money"
 Before you told nae your financial sit- uation I thought there might be some chance of your poem appearing in our magazine" answered the hard-hearted editor, "but now see no hope. Our ad- vertising rates are S5 an inch"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-09

The hunting season was fatal to 113 persons-27 in Michigan, 15 in New York and II in Wisconsin. About one to every deer killed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-09
PROvING A WIFE
the Atchison Globe

From the Atchison Giope.
 A well-behaved, patient man never knows whether his wife loves him or not. Bat let him shoot somebody. or forge 2 n,te, and his wife stands by him In rra oner to attract the attention of every t-ody.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-09

The whitewashing of Ballinger was Sone to the queens taste, and MT. Taft will proceed to conserve things a la Ballinger.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-09
ADRIFT WITH TI


dreamy ez H piano."
 Yes; eH# ##sz.. of her au W
 "'Why
 Just at ln dreamy s rts an wakes then a
 SAY 4k sod Nr can WI s I To my ta But there's very little jingle To my money.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-09
DOWN LIFE,s ROAD.

DOWN LIFE'S ROAD. There's just no use to sigh When this old world rolls wrong; Dream of the by-and-by And travel with a songi It does no good to weep When dreary dawns the day; purpose steadfast keep Sad hearts will soon be gay!
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-09

The premier has to touch the button before England can get dose of the initiative and referendum.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-09

pr. Cook may yet confess that his con- fession was erroneous, and then he will stand square with the world
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-09

pr. Cook owns up that he did not go to the north pole, but no lecture money will be refunded.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-09

The quacking of the lame ducks dis turbs Washington at present. It also dis tlrbs the White House, which cannot find places for all of them.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-09

The Rev. MT. Aked is John D.'s New York pastor, and he says that but for the women there would not be a church in the land. This is unkind to John D.. to say the least.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-09

Pullman berths are cheaper but this
 has small effect on the cost of living Of the hoi poloi.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-09

Let us all rejoice that the Congress sional Record will be here to cheer us up during the Christmas holidays.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-09

In about three weeks there will be no more cases of dropsical swelling of the pocketbook reported.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-09

Mrs Sage's model town will be all right if she can find any one willing to live in 1t.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-09

If you have the price do your Christ mas shopping today.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-09

The lure of the city is stronger even than the lure of the old swimmin' hole.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-09

Canada has decided to add four cruisers and six torpedoboat destroyers to her navy.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-09

Jim Hill should turn professional phllan- thropist, and let it go at that.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-09

The message was as long as one of the six best sellers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-09

It isn't much of a state in this census that has less than 100000 people.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-09

Ideas, not words, should be counted in 2 presidential message.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-09
CHANGE FOR ALTRUIsTs.

"There are societies in nearly all towns for the prevention of cruelty to anil mals."
 .'Yes."
 And yet, no efforts are ever made to keep man from trying to shave him. self with a safety razor"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-09

The colonel does nos hunt any more in this country-for animals or votes.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-09
A FINE EXAMPLE.

We hear a great deal of talk about the value of optimism. Have you ever known a real, observation-disclosures optim- ist ?"
 hopes to save enough cigar bands before Christmas to buy his wife a present.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-09
ATTEMPTING TOO MUCH.

He sang tender ballad And every eye was wet When You Know You're Not Forgotten By the Girl You Can't Forget; But when he tried higher note Than any heard before That brutal crowd did whoop aloud And pound upon the floor.
 Birmingham Age Herald. She danced a pretty two-step With perfect grace and time; She glided through a dreamy waltz In manner simply fine; But Ethel took mighty flop That put her In the clear When she began to skip and hop And kick the chandelier.
 Youngstown Telegram. Another danced a two-step And not a word was heard: She glided through a dreamy waltz Still no one peeped a word But Mary took a mighty flop Tn thing called Salome, And when Chief Steward took a look She soon left Chi for home.
 s-St. Louis Times.
 LACK OF SUPPORT. Its too bad about Pipps." Whats the matter?'' He's a great believer in progress, bu his wife insists on wearing a hobble skirt"
 LITTLE LESSON. The golden harbor of content By him is soonest won, Who feels for every day that's spent A sense of duty done.
 PAUL COOK.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-09

The jail is a political institution in Mexico, and so it is in the United. States.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-09
ADVICE TO FATHERS.

Don't be too 'good" fellow
 With other men, because If you spend all your coin for drinks, You can't play Santa Claus To little chaps who stay at home And like to call you dad" The real good fellow II do his best
 To make his kiddies glad
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-09
SAVINGS OF NAPOLEON

The President forgot to boil it do
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-09

INTERRUPTED MAPS. Miss Founder invariably assumes a