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The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-07-16
BEATING TIcKR SHARKS
How Man Got Even With Roof Garden
 Ticket SpeculatOrs

New York Letter to Detroit News.
 well. the season of s5 seats is on" l" said the man with a sigh. Yes, I see that the announcement Is made thai seats at a certain New York roof gar den have been advanced from s1.50 to s2. I don't see what was the use of putting up the advertised price except that 1t means they will collect 50 cents more for the seats from the 17th row back The spectators will still ask s5 for the good seats.
 T wonder just how many people in the summer get into a good roof per- formance for s1.50 or s2 and, I mean, get a good seat I know I can never get anything decent at the box office or at the hotels; and the independence of these spectators, too.
 %Why, the other night, after the per formance had been going half an hour, a friend and l. finding that we could not get seats inside, went out and were accosted by a speculator. He wanted $5 apiece for seats. Then he came down upon he remarked:
 Well, I wouldn't either if I were in your place and couldn't afford it.
 T suppose the effect of this upon some men would have been to make them pull out bank roll and pay the price just to show they could afford it.
 T have found one way to get even with the ticket speculator. You will fre- quently notice that they will match you a 10 of fl,a less if you win and s4 or $5 if they win. They count upon the principle that 99 men out of 100 will choose heads and as anyone can tell the head of coin from the reverse simply by feeling 1t in his pocket, the rest is easy. I play the hundredth man.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-07-16
ITALIAN REFORM PROGRAMME

From success Ma8dz1he.
 Italy has joined the modern movement for reform in taxation, the new prime minister, Luzatti. having announced his intention to bring forth a budget similar to the radical one recently passed in England Like Lloyd Georges, 1t aims to Tighten the burden of taxation on the poor and put it where 1t belongs The Italian problem resembles the British in that they also have an upper house on their hands that needs reform. The rad ical party led by the brine minister proposes to do this by taking from the king the right to nominate the president and chief officials of the upper house. Likewise it proposes to extend the fran chise to all male citizens over 20 years of age who can read and write.
 There are signs that the land of Mag zini' and Garibaldi is about to have a new birth of freedom.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-07-16
PIG RECOVERED From an Exchange.

It Is customary for parents In the rural districts of the south to help out the teachers salary. This is done by giving meat meal, potatoes-in fact. anything they may have. Tn a certain community there lived large family. All the children were in school. but the parents never gave anything toward the salary. One day the oldest daugh- ter, Mary, came up to the teachers desk and said: "'Fessor pas gwine sen yous aspig." Tell him. I'll be more teacher. A week or two passed and the pig did not get around to his house Where's that pig your father was go- ing to send me?" he asked Mary. "Oh,' Mary replied, that pig got we'll"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-07-16
FAME
York Telegram.

From the New York Telegram.
 Albert Traeger, famous throughout Germany as teacher, poet, editor and member of the reichstagt Is best known perhaps for his mustaches. which ara probably the champions of their kind. Queer how men attract attention. Some have mustaches thrust upon them. some wear blue jeans brooches and some ex hibit teeth and a bilious temperament.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-07-16
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR

From the New York Press.
 There's too much about age in insur- ance policies for women to swant any of them.
 The sublimest impotence in the world is mans feeling of superiority over woman.
 Love is good enough to get married on; to stay married. ordinary conmod- ities are needed.
 A man can take pride in the way he's too liberal to hang onto his money to pay his debts with.
 When girl says she wants to learn to swim It's a sign she says t to thf man she wants to teach her.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-07-16

tents can be inspected. I knew no French ana the tobacconist no English, but 1t soon developed that most of them knew German. Speaking generally, English and German are the business languages of the continent. The reflection that was under no compulsion to learn the Russinn language was frequent source of satls- faction.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-07-16
nor Roanoke has

Petersburg. Portsmouth nor Roanoke has 30,000 population.
 The census figures are slow coming out but suppose we will have Birminghams population before the end of the pres ent month";
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-07-16

There is no smuggling going on at Al bany. and yet the faithful Loeb is booked to be taken away from New York ana sent to Albany. The scheme Is not feasible
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-07-16

The primaries held at Beverly and Oys- ter Bay in favor of William Loeb. Jr, must still be ratified by S0O,Ooo repuphcan voters in New York state in order to be- come effective.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-07-16

The obsession of Beverly and Oyster Bay that the faithful Loeb has earned the right to become governor of New York is one of the strangest of the silly. season.-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-07-16
EVENING SONG

By Sidney Lanier Look on. dear lcve, across the sallow
 sands
 And mark yon meeting of the sun and How long they kiss in sight of all tha
 lands.
 An, longer, longer we! Now in the seas red vintage melts
 the sun, As ss,yptS pearl, dissolved in rosy And cleopatra night drinks all. Iris
 done.
 Love. lay thine hand in mine. Come forth. sweet stars, and comfort
 heavens heart. Glimmer, ye waves, round else un-
 lighted sands. o night, divorce ourpsun and sky apart. Never our lips. our hands
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-07-16

John D. is an expert combiners and now he propose to roll all the churches into one. Ie may. however, have bit off more than he can chew.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-07-16

Senator Lodge says the tariff bill is crude and unscientifc, but Senator AL drich will testify that the duty on rub Der products is neither, for he made it himself
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-07-16

The upper Mississippi steamboats begin to think they will have to resort to rub ber-tired wheels and a gasoline motor.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-07-16

Only standpat candidates for Congress are to. receive any money from the na- tional campaign found this fall This fund is made up by the benefciaries of the best-ever tariff.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-07-16

Those who think they can win fame by challenging Johnson and then taking to the tall timber should make haste ill filing their papers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-07-16

The census bureau continues to keep Atlanta and Nashville on the rugged edge This suspense is getting to be dreadful.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-07-16

The silly season is responsible for the ry.n1or that Jeffries will come back with another challenge in six months
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-07-16

Oregon thinks that the recent rate de- cision of the interstate commission will put s2,000000 in the pockets of her people.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-07-16

The Taft programme for next winter is said to include a ship subsidy scheme and a central bank of issue
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-07-16

President Diaz neglects to let his op- ponents out of jail although he has been duly declared elected to serve six years more
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-07-16

Taft, Hughes and Roosevelt are each and all considered insurgents by the ma chine republicans at Albany.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-07-16

No direct primary in which two men only participate can select a governor for the most ponilous state in the union.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-07-16

Roosevelt day in Chicago is September s, but Roosevelt day in Birmingham re- mains to be named
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-07-16

A LONG TIME. They had just plighted their troth. And how long will you love -me?" she asked, tremulous1y fair. How long?" he gazed into her eyes with fond devotion. ''Till Walter Wellman crosses the Atlantic in his airship.' Satisfied that he meant forever. she snuggled closer.
 THE LEADING LIGHT. Who's
 A star? Why
 T. R.
 Birmingham Age-Herald. THE LIGHT THAT FAILED. i. Who's
 A sizz? Jeff
 Ries is.
 Houston Post.
 AFTERMATH. Why
 Regret What
 You bet?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-07-16

The ice cream cone that contains boric acid should be run into jail.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-07-16

The Chicago menu of skunks and lim- burger cheese would chase pei sons with out an educated taste out of a neighbor- hood.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-07-16

Ella Flagg Young does not know what defeat looks like, It is something re- served for her opponents.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-07-16

Hot waves come as naturally in July as cold waves do in January.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-07-16
Condition of Iron Market

Tn spite of the fact that it is midsum- mer and an unusually hot season, the pig iron market has not dried up by any means say Matther. Addy & Go. in their report yesterday. There is a steady day by-day buying that is almost revoid of sensational features In view of the very liberal buying that took place in the early part of the year the course of the market now indicates that consumption is keeping up at satisfactory rate.
 Tt is noticeable that there is disposi- tion to buy for as long ahead as possible, for the prices that are being made today are inviting and it does not seem as if a consumer could go far astray in contract ing at prices that in the majority of cases are below furnace costs of production. Some far-sighted consumers are asking if sellers will contract for the first half of next year, but there are too many un- known factors for the furnaces to agree to anything like this.
 Another excellent sign of the way in which consumption keeps up is the large demand for coke. This has really been very atcive." u
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-07-16

According to the almanac summer i half gone.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-07-16
Jack Cranford Here

Captain Jack 'Cranford of Jasper, a rep resentative from Walker county in the lower house of. the legislature, who was seriously injured in a runaway accident six weeks ago, was in Birmingham yes terday. Captain Cranford was in the city on personal business And was using his crutches, which have been in service since his misfortune.
 We will finally get depot at Jasper" said Captain Cranford, although the matter has been hanging fire for several years. The latest move by the Northern Alabama was surprise to us. Jasper is booming just now and we hope to make. rapid strides within the next few months.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-07-16
HOT STUFF.

 When your brain is iercely frying And you sizzle OCT your work, Can they blame you, can they shame you, If you shirk, shirk, shirk?
 New York Telegram. When a summer cold has gripped you And your head feels like a drum, Can they blame you, can they shame you If you're glum, glum, glum?
 Birmingham Age-Herald. When the perspiration's dripping And your collar Is muss, Can they blame you, can they shame you If you cuss, cuss, cuss?
 Nashville Tennessean. When it's time to hustle homeward On the midday luncheon trp, Can they blame you, can they shame you, If you clip, clip, clip?
 Houston Post.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-07-16
A WISE DOCTOR.

Doctor Pillem was summoned early yesterday morning to attend the Young colic.
 'I presume the doctor used despatch?'
 Yes; and as soon as he arrived, he saw there was trouble in the heir"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-07-16
Cruelty to the Poor Dogs


 A lady prominent in Birmingham's social life contributes this:
 Tn order whether the public may judge for itself the method of dog catching in Birmingham is unhuman or not, de- scription of it follows: The negro boys who accompany the dog wagon iassoo the dogs with a wire moose. which is drawn to strangulation to prevent the terrified, maddened animals from biting them. By this wire. which often cuts deeply into their throats. they are dragged to the wagon, hauled up and thrown in.
 When the wagon is full the dogs are taken out to the pound, which in it's present condition Is simply an inferno, consisting of a room about by 10 with sheetron roof only a few feet high On this the sun bakes all day long, and into this fiery furnace the dogs are crowded. Often a mother dog and her puppies. given to the catchers by some inhuman human, wallow beneath the des- perate, mangled animals. For four days, without one drop of water, or one morsel of food, the wretched creatures are tor tured Twice day the hose is turned on them. and on the sixth day. if they have not been claimed by their owners the only mercy shown them comes in the form of a painless death in the gas chamber.
 "The Humane society of Birmingham succeeded in having law passed by the council authorizing the catching oi dogs in nets, a method used in the north. The society sent for one of the nets, and on it's arrival consternation followed in the council, as it was found to be very heavy, owing to it's metal rim. The so- city be made with wooden rims, for as these nets are regularly and satiefac- torily used at the north there is no reason why they should not be practical here. Men may have to be employed in- stead of boys. and it is possible that the added expense may influence those in authority to shut their eyes and harden their hearts to a deliberate cruelty.
 "No, the Humane society does not want to make a pink tea affair of dog catch ing in Birmingham; nor does 1t think in humanity a subject for jest It is simply trying to abolish unnecessary cruelty, and there is not a person in this city with a heart who would-if they kneV the true state of affairs-think that |. should be allowed to exist"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-07-16

slatemakers are busy at Beverly ant Oyster Bay
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-07-16
Population of Virginia citie.

The government census gives Lynch burg population of 29.494." said a mem- Der of Birmingham's virginia colony.
 which is gain of 56.1 per cent over 1900. That is doing well for a conserva- tive old city. When I was in Lynchburg recently the people there were claiming 5000 but thought such claim rather exaggerated. With 2s.4S4 Lynchburg will rank not less than fourth among the cities of Virginia. It may possibly rank third. Richmond. of course, comes first and Norfolk second. Newport News. I think, has population . little above Sooco If 50. t will rank third. Neither
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-07-16
Dull
Care,

At luncheon time and dinner Who hands the bill of fare, Then hovers like shadow? It's
 old
 n,J
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-07-16

He goes out to a ball game, Conductor takes his fare Who do you 'spose goes with him?
 It's
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-07-16
EDITORS WOES.

People won't love us; we have finally made up our mind to that yesterday we mentioned the case of man who has one child and who every evening buys the child an ice cream cone from a street wagon. And we mentioned how the five poor children across the street looked longingly at the fortunate child aud wanted some. Up to noon today nine men had claimed that that was a "dig" at them, and said the man across the street had plenty of money but was too stingy to buy his children ice cream Globe.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-07-16

CAN'T LOSE HIM. He wakes up in the morning And who is standing there, Beside his bed, to greet him? It's
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-07-16
Care,

He seeks proud assembly. Observe how people stare; Who's that they see beside him? It's
 old
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-07-16
Dull

He h1es him down to breakfast With trouble-laden air; Who shambles at his elbow? It's
 old
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-07-16
"NEVER AGAIN.,

There are no fiat wheels in aviation.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-07-16
Care!

He lays him down to slunnber And has a fierce nightmare; Who's master of the horrors? It's
 old -- Dull
 Carei
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-07-16

ALASi
 Wherever we go,
 There's something embitters; We often get stuck
 When we order corn fritters.
 TO BE SURE. 'sMr Clark should be careful" says the washington Herald. MT. Clark Is not the only person who should be careful Everybody shorId be careful, especially chauffeurs.
 THE MAGAZINE POET. He warbles of snow
 In mid-July; Lend me your ears
 An I'll tell you why. Long about now,
 When hot days cumber, Editors plan
 For the Christmas number. WHY HE WAS HIGHWAYMAN T want your money" said the man be- hind the pistol. I'm afraid there's nothing doing' said the man with his hands in the air. "l bet on Jeff Shake said the man with the pistol "So did IT.
 PAUL COOK.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-07-16

He hurries to hisi office, Who's waiting on the stair, An eyer-present client? It's
 old
 Dull
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-07-16
ADRIFT WITH THE TIMES

CAN'T LOSE HIM. He wakes up in the morning And who is standing there, Beside his bed, to greet him? It's
 ca9l He h1es him down to breakfast With trouble-laden air; Who shambles at his elbow? It's He hurries to hisp office, Who's waiting on the stair, An eyer-present client? It's He goes out to a ball game, Conductor takes his fare; Who do you 'spose goes with him? It's
 Care, At luncheon time and dinner Who hands the bill of fare, Then hovers like a shadow? It's
 old
 Care. He seeks a proud assembly, Observe how people stare; Who's that they see beside him? It's
 Care He lays him down to slunnber And has a fierce nightmare; Who's master of the horrors? It's
 old
The progressive farmer and southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1910-1920, 1910-04-02

sus and iris. and all the rest of the
sweet children OF spring. will greet
me when | go into my garden. / in
tend to have one yellow jasmine, and
n dozen dogwoods, and an "old mans
beard from the woods, and snow
balls and syringas and spirea and a
hedge OF altheas. all colors. mile
long: | shall have a million roses TO
make up for starving so long for
them. and crab apple tree. and cape
jessamine. and clumps and clumps OF
dahlias. and chrysanthemums as big
as plates. and lots OF them: and
something covered In English ivy,
and dozens OF big trees OF some sort.
SO they are not pines. And | intend
to spend days in the woods and by
the streams looking at my old
friends. the wild flowers.
Do you know. farmers wives, that
you live In the best place on earth,
and IL would be the prettiest II you
would try just little 10 make II so?
MARGARET.
Sarasota. Fla.
The progressive farmer and southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1910-1920, 1910-04-02
4 "REFORMED" DIET FOR
SPRING DAYS.
and Vegetables Would Mean Both
Cheaper and Better Living.

Just now every newspaper Is full
OF the high prices OF meat and a
frantic wall seems To be going up
from all classes. about how people
are TO live. when meat Is 30 high.
This Is almost amusing to us, since
We have lived almost entirely without
meat for three years and not only do
not suffer any inconvenience from
II, but are actually much better on.
| say almost entirely. since. OF
course, when we have guests, which
Is n frequent occurrence, we have
meat for them, but for ourselves we
do not use 1t except on rare occa-
sIons chicken or q little steak. /
find that In cooking green vegetables
they are all better and more easily
cooked without bacon than with 1t.
English peas, new potatoes, butter
beans are all much more delicate and
think more digestible also when
boiled in clear water and afterward
covered with a white sauce made
with tablespoonful of butter, one or
-four and cup OF sweet milk. Even
the pleblan cabbage is quite diner
The progressive farmer and southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1910-1920, 1910-04-02
One Woman's Dream.

II ever leave this Lind OF Flow
ers and go back home. there Is one
,hihg | am resolved upon. and that
10 satisfy my soul with flowers.
"a the spring my violets will have
e'ehs foot long instead OF an inch
ana three-quarters. My hyaclnths
WIZ be both double and single. and
10 fragrant as they were eight years
ago when lost smell OF them. and
'"e uear little snowdrops and narcis-
The progressive farmer and southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1910-1920, 1910-04-02

ent vegetable cooked in this manner.
Turnips boiled in clear water until
tender, then mashed with butter and
salt and pepper are quite an i'm
provement on the old way of cook
ing.
| am strict believer in the most
rigid economy in cooking, no matter
OF what means one is possessed, and
allow no waste in my kitchen, but |
hold that true economy is getting the
most nourishment out of the least
expenditure. Dry beans and peas
contain more nutriment than meat,
are cheaper and can be cooked with
out the use OF high-priced bacon.
Boiled until tender and served with
tomato sauce any OF them are excel
lent. The various cereals, too, are
too much neglected by farm cooks,
and yet there Is nothing better, espe-
cially for growing children.
Our country people ought to be
the Notwithstanding people in the
world, and yet one usually sees just
the contrary. Since l have lived in
the country l have seen more pale,
under-fed looking people than l ever
saw In the city and yet / know my
country neighbors all have plenty to
eat. / once heard a man say that
his family (six or eight in number)
used side Of meat week, and his
children looked like 1t, too. Bacon,
cornbread, hot biscuit. and black cof-
fee form a poor diet for growing
children. More fruit, more cereals
and milk and butter would make
different looking set of people of our
country folk. Every farm should
have plenty Of fruit, but when there
is none it should be bought plenti-
fully. l know this would be called
a great extravaganza by some, but l
should rather put money into fruit
for myself and children than into
high-priced bacon and doctors bills.
Less meat and more fruit, plenty
vegetables, milk, butter and eggs,
thorough mastication OF food, and
plenty of fresh air In all weathers-
these are our rules for living, and
we thrive on them. We haven't had
serious case of sickness in our
house in nearly three years and we
never have a bad cold. and l defy
anybody to find healthier, happier
family anywhere.
LILLIAN BROOKS GATLIN.
Mobile Co.. Ala.