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was not needed, but it was procured
nevertheless from E. H. Hartman and
was expended in the closing days of the
New York campaign. It must necessarily
have been applied to the voters directly
just how and to what extent will never
perhaps be publicly known.
How he can do so much talking about
decent, clean, honest government with
the Hartman incident before his eyes
seems impossible, but nothing Is i'm
possible to the great African hunter and
popular favorIte.
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Mr.. ROOseYelt'S Talking TOnr

Theodore Roosevelt, first private citizen
of the country because he is the coun-
try's only ex-Presldent, is attracting large
gatherings wherever he goes, and is do
ing on the national stage the grandstand
act that no one enjoys more than he does.
His popularity among the rank and file
is unmistakeable, and in the vast num-
bers that came to hear him in Ohio and
Indiana were great numbers of women.
His popular strength among the woman
hood of the land exceeds no doubt that
of any other, citizen. The women in the
lesser cities of the middle west really
constituted the most surprising feature of
his great popular orations, although he
finds as he goes along plenty of backing
among the men of the land, especially in
the ranks of the toilers.
The multi-millionaires may not seek to
do the ex-President honor as he steams
from town to town, but the rank and file
certainly do. No matter how guarded he
Is when he is referring to Mr.. Taft and
the administration, yet at every turn he
antagonizes the political machines of the
states which have long made up the ma
tiopal raaclina hest renresented nv Joseph
q. Cannon and Senator Aldrich. Step by
step Mr. Roosevelt advances to the lead
ership of the radical wing of the repub-
1ican party, while Mr.. Taft remains in
command of the conservatives. This be-
comes palmer as time advances, and IL
a shrewd political forecaster. Just as
the nineteenth century was the rich mans
best period for exploiting the masses and
for his own personal enjoyment, SO the
twentieth century is to be the poor mans
century, and Mr.. Roosevelt sees this and
is trimming his sails accordingly.
But after all is said in his favor that
can be said, the fact remains that he is
simply human. He does great deal OF
talking over decent honest government
and yet it was he who met e. II. Harri
man about one week before election day
In 1904 and induced him TO pay over 6
large sum-more than $500, 000-to the New
York republican campaign committee fol-
the purpose Of carrying the election IL
that state The expenditure of the none,
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KEATS AT BURNS HOME

e rom John Gilmer Speeds THE Sojourns
of John Keat' in September Century.
About the middle of July, 1918. Keats
visited the cottage of Burns. and thus
describes his impressions in a letter to
his brother, Tom:
we were talking on different and in
different things when. on a sudden, we
turned a corner upon the immediate
country of Ayr. The sight was as rich
as possible. had no conception that
the native place of Burns was so beau
tiful; the idea had was more desolate;
his Rigs OF Barley seemed always to
me but a few strips of green on cold
hill. o prejudice! J. was rich as Devon
I endeavored to drink in the prospect,
that I might spin 1t out to you. as the
silk worm makes silk from mulberry
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"TAILoR-MADE, sAPpHIREs
Can BE Made in Laboratory, But They
Are Expensive
the Washington Herald.

From the Washington Herald.
Every once In while some inventor,
sincere or a fake, announces to the world
that he has discovered a method for
making gold or manufacturing diamonds.
These assertions are never proved. But
it Is known to the jewelry trade that
real sapphires can be made In a labora-
tory. 1t probably costs much more to
manufacture them than to procure them
through the ordinary channels, but they
have been made. The process of manu-
featuring imitation sapphires is not diff
ficult The stones 1 refer to are genu-
ne."
Ohio s. Ream of Chicago, who has had
a long experience in the handling Of
precious stones, was discussing peculiar
phases Of his business with an acquaint-
ance in the Shoreham.
"A young American chemist is one of
the men who succeeded in producing a
sapphire that was pronounced to be real
by several mineralogists," he added. 'He
was working in the laboratory of Prof.
verneuil, in Paris. as an assistant. The
source of the coloring Of the sapphire
had baffied scientists for many years.
verneuil and Levin worked for a long
time without success. Their experiments
finally led them to the belief that the
blue coloring was caused by the presence
of 'titanium,' in combination with oxide
of Iron. They proceeded in their work
with this theory in mind. After many
unsuccessful experiments. they produced
real sapphire. After that they made
others.
1T is quite likely, however, that these
tailor-made' sapphires will never be a
source of serious competition with the
natural stone"
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WEAVING

BY Julia Nicely Finch.
From dawn Of day to set OF sun
In and out the long threads run.
Back and forth the shuttle throws,
Light and dark the fabric shows
Sometimes with CLINT of gold
That in and out. soon disappears.
Rust Is here and rot of tears;
Knotted threads of futile fears
But out and on the shuttle goes
The woven story must be told.
I've set my loom where light Is best;
Doors and windows opened wide
To all the lovely things outside
Children's voices playing near,
Their lovely laughter crystal clear;
The little mates incessant calling;
The answer from the hidden nest;
The loosened leaflet lightly falling,
The wind harpest amid the trees.
The perfume floating on the breeze
All LIES dear common things come, in
And cheer me as I sit and spin.
Birmingham, August. 1910.
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punishing the innocent

IT noticed in your issue of today what
Mr.. d. H. Riddle of Goodwater has to
say in reference to Furnishing the innocent
and would like to say that l beg to differ
with him in this matter said John
Drone. HE mentions one instance where
a young man 20 years of age was con-
victed and sent to the mines for some Of
Tense and left his old grandmother with
out any means of support.
"In my opinion to allow 50 per cent of
the net earnings of a convict to go to
dependent ones would be placing a prem
lum on crime, and such law would be
unwise and unsafe.
For instance, many negroes and whites
would have their children and others
upon whom they are dependent for sup
port arrested and falsely convicted in or
der to get a portion of the money earned
by the convicts. I believe that If Mr..
Riddle will think this matter over care
fully he will decide it is better to pass
laws compelling counties TO take care
of such people as this boys grandmother.
Would this be furnishing the innocent?"
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REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR

From the New York Press.
The man who thinks ne does the
marrying Is easy game TOT any wom-
an who sets out for MIN.
The way a hero makes love on the
stage is cold-blooded sanity to the way
any man writes a love letter off It,.
There are no more summer FOOLS
than winter fools, only more OF them
are outdoors where they can be seen.
The most wonderful thing about how
natural a young woman can be is how
different her naturalness always Is with
different men.
If a man can be lucky enough to in
herit q house to live in, he can be I'M
lucky enough to have the taxes and
repairs amount to more than the rent
he used to pay.
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Able Book Review

Seldom have / read a book review
that interested me SO much as j. Mays
Balls article on the Catholic Encyclo-
pedia, Volume VIII, which appeared In The
Age-IIerald a few Sundays ago." said a
well informed Catholic layman. $50 many
book notices that come under my eye
seem to me to be mere hack stuff and
even when the reviewer gives some
what intelligent summary of book his
style often lacks brightness. to say moth
ing of his lack of scholarly equipment
and scholarly t&eatment.
But Mr.. Balls review in question was
a model in every respect, so far as I was
able to judge. 1t would have compared
most favorably, / think, with those adj
mirable reviews in the New York Sun. In
the first place, Mr.. Balls article evil
denced scholarly foundation and a Ga
miliarity with Catholic history and Cath
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Musical Atmosphere

II find Birmingham quite a musical
city," said Charles e. Howe Of Chicago,
who Is arranging to give inner player
recitals in the south this fall.
II have met number Of unsteady edu-
Gated persons here and It seems to me
that everybody with whom I have shaken
hands feels an interest in good music.
There Is certainly musical atmosphere
here In a growing, cultured city like
Birmingham all great artists should be
able to draw full houses"
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THE BoLD. BAD MOSQUITO

From the Louisville Courier-Journal.
THAT insouciant bon vivant, the an
ophees mosquito, is not worried about the
cost of living. Battening riotously upon
the bluest blood to be found in the ankles
Of the most ''beauchious'' summer girls,
and whetting his bill upon silk stockings
he enjoys life in the early evening SO
fully that he stays up all night and sings
drinking songs"
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NED BRACE TALKS ABOUT GEORGIAS
POLITICAL CONTEST AND OTHER POLITICS

by the defeat of Livingston, who has
been the most successful southern con-
gresham in securing appropriations for
his district. 1t was Livingston who Sc
cured the great federal prison for At
lanta. 1t was Livingston who secured
the million-dollar appropriation for a new
public building for Atlanta, and all man
ner of appropriations for roads to federal
cemeteries and to the federal prison. And
1t was Livingston who secured a United
States army post for Atlanta. In other
words, Livingston has secured more APP
other southern congressman. He was
ranking democrat on the appropriations
committee and would have been chair
man in the next Congress provided the
democrats elect majority.
Livingston is the one man who pre-
vented the location of a sub-treasury in
Birmingham. Had It not been for, his
vigorous fight for Atlanta, Birmingham
would have gotten a sub-treasury two
years ago.
In his own congressional district Tom
Watson made the most vigorous fgbt
against Hardwick, the present incumbent,
but Hardwick won and carried Watson
own county.
Watson now, In newspaper cards and
in a speech In Augusta Thursday night.
declares that he has charges against
Hardwick which will force him to resign.
Hardwick is, however. as vigorous a
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LOGICAL
From Harper's Bazaar.

Mother" asked little Ethel, nov that
you're in mourning for Cousin Adelaide,
will you wear black nightdresses, too?"
What an absurd question, child!'
"Oh, l only thought you might be as
sorry at night as you were during the
day." ventured Ethel
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"HE most interesting event In the
south during the past week was
= the election in Georgia. That state'
politically. is possibly the most erratic
in the union. Two years ago there was
a landslide against Hoke Smiths re-eiec-
ton for governor; and this time he was
elected small majority over Cover
nor Brown, who defeated him two years
ago.
Tom Watson, the former congressman,
who was elected to Congress as a demo-
crat and turned populist after his cleo
ton. soon thereafter burned his law
books. denounced lawyers, was defeated
for Congress the second time. then be-
came lawyer again, and has made such
a fortune in the little town of Thomson
that he now tours the country districts in
a large automobile; seems to have been
one of the. great factors in the Georgia
election.
Watson used columns of space in the
newspapers to denounce Howard in the
Athens, Ca, congressional district, and
succeeded in bringing about his defeat.
And Col Lon Livingston, who has rep
resented the Atlanta district in Congress
for more than 20 years, and who likewise
had the opposition of Watson. was de-
feated by young man of some Is years
of age, heretofore practically unknown.
except that he served one term in the
state legislature.
The Atlanta district will suffer sorely
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fighter as Watson. and is equally erratic
and brilliant. 1t seems that Watson wants
to go 10 the United States Senate, but
1t is earnestly to be hoped that Georgia
will never have him in Congress again.
It is remarkable what a hold EXPIRES
ident Roosevelt has upon the people of
accorded him in the west is an indication
that the people of that section-certainly
the republcans-are practically unanl-
nous for him. There seems no longer to
be any question but that he will be the
republican candidate for President next
time If he is. the democrats, whoever
they nominate, fear will be in the
minority; although at the present time IL
the contest was between Harmon of Ohio,
as the democratic nominee and Taft,
have no doubt but that the democrats
would win.
Considering the fact that political cam
paigns are now on in every state of the
union, business interests are less upset
than has ever been known in the history
OF this country. Money Is easier, stocks
are going up, and railroads and indus
trial concerns are appropriating for i'm
provements consequent upon the splendid
crop outlook.
Indeed every indication Is for good
times during this fall and winter.
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The country has had quite enough of
more of it. But judging from the news
paper cuts Mrs. Cudahy is a very pretty
woman.
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Sunny Jim Sherman will have no great
difficulty in retiring from politics. II he
does not soon retire from politics politics
will retire from him.
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CALLING DOWN A SPEAKER

CALLING DOWN A SPEAKER
Good people," began the campaign ora
tor, addressing nondescript crowd In the
town of Four Pockets
"Flatterer" yelled the village knocker.
There never was a more ornery bunch
gathered together In one place, and you
know it!''
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The Hon. Hoke Smith has come back
and he may be askec TO take Sunny
Jlm's place in Washington. Either he or
Captain Hobson may be drafted.
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I,eJ3ooeQ
ADRIFT WITH THE TIMES

a pipe from his mouth so he could spIt
comfortably.
'Ahem!' said the small man. Now that
I've seen the editor, it occurs to me that
what 1 was going to say is not SO press
ing after all. Good day, sir
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The Smiths outnumber the Browns in
Georgia, and Hoke simply had to come
ha ok as soon as the former had become
wide-awake and alert.
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A USEFUL ADJUNCT.

'The general of Central American
army is coming to, town."
What do you suppose he did with his
army?''
"Oh, his army is probably carrying
his suitcase
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The war against the hookworm goes
merrily on in Porto Rico. with excellent
results over one-third of the popula-
ton has received treatment
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Commissioner of Agriculture Wilkinson
is keeping one eye on the boil weevil
He will try to meet the head of the in
vading army at the frontier.
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Atlanta annexed $1,000 people in sub
urban localities, and now 1t is reaping
the census fruits of its foresight.
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Much as the republican party of New
York wants a man to rave the party in
November 1t neglects to call vociferously
for Chance Depew, or Chance Day.
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Sunny Jim is silent. He does not seem
to have a case he desires to lay oefore
the people.
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All Georgia congressman will here
after steer clear of any movement 1aYor-
able to Joe Cannon.
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Even President Taft favors a piecemeal
revision of the tariff. The best-ever has
now no friends outside of the fat ranks
of its benefciaries.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-08-28

The colonel is always fighting some
thing Sometimes 1t IS lions. and some
times the machine. and he is very much
in earnest in every instance.
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Prof. Garner says his female chimpan-
zee has a vague moral sense. And that
is the sort that some folks In high So
cietee have.
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Even the Pennsylvania republicans are
not willing to let the gold brick twins
do their work They are investigating
Siblev at any rate.
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The Brownies used the slogan, "Hoke
and Hunger, Brown and Bread, without
effect in the Georgia primaries.
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Miss Democracy is getting ready for
the grand change In partners that NO
Yember will usher in.
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The Contributing Editors special car is
new feature in his papers advertising
expenses.
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Japan is getting ready for the census
man when 1t annexes the mllllons OF
people in Corea.
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Secretary Ballinger has taken himself
to the tall timber IN the Yosemite val
lev. There is no taller timber in the
land.
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The Hoke Smith victory was felt In
every nook and corner of Wall street.
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COMMENT.
Yellowstone park has had a frost but
1t is as nothing when compared with tho
blight that has recently fallen on certain
politicians.
The antiseptic bank note is the latest de.
vice Of a germ-ridden age.
Collector Loeb in the light of more re-
cent developments, seems to have played
in luck.
Nellie Melba can come back and. by
jinks, she's done it!
Mr. Roosevelt in pajamaA making a
speech from the rear end of a train should
not surprise anybody who has studied Mr..
Roosevelt
Chicago is to have a new theatre
equipped with smoking room for wom-
en-. However, 1t won't be strictly up-to-
date without an aeroplane landing on the
roof
Professor Gamers celebrated monkey
is named Susie, and when she says "Wux-
wux-wux!" her words are fraught with
wisdom.
Flint, Mich, seems to be a hustlin9
town, but somebody gave It hard name.
The Cheyenne show will not be complete
without a specimen of the noble red man
after being skinned by pale face lawyer.
PAUL COOK.
leaves. I cannot recollect 1t. Besides
all the beauty. there We're the mountains
of Amman Isle, black and huge over the
sea. We came down upon everything
suddenly; there were in our way the
"Bonny DOOM" with the brig that Tam
O Shanter crossed Kirk Alloway. Burns
cottage. and the Briggs of Ayr First we
stood upon the bridge across the Doom.
surrounded by every phantasy of green
in tree, meadow and hill; the stream OF
the Doom, as a farmer told u.s. Is COW
cred with trees from head to foot" You
know those beautiful heaths, SO fresh
against the weather of summers even.
ing.
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IT would like to see the editor" snapped
a small man with a CLEAN in his eye that
seemed to presage trouble.
Here he is" said massive Individual
rising lazily from his desk and removing
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GETTING TO BE MoNoToNous.

GETTING TO BE MONOTONOUS
you used to say that the, sound of
my voice was sweetest music to your
ears"
so 1t was. my dear, but you seem
to forget that I have now had 10 years
of the same tune
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1t is Silent Jim now rather than Sunny
Jim. He has nothing to say
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The facial expression Of Wan waiting
at the phone is not his best.
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Spirits low,
Uncle Joe
POSITIVELY RUDE.

POSITIVELY RUDE.
Here is poem entitled, Goodbye to
summer began the sad-eyed poet
Don't want it," bawled the widowed
editor. See how soon you can say good
bye to me-"
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HER ONLY FAULT.
Her virtues madera lengthy list
l speak of Mrs. Tuggle-
But somehow she could not resist
A wild desire to smuggle.
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Esteemed as Foremost Psychologist


1.-THE death of DR.. William James, phil
osopher and psychologist, causes a great
loss to the intellectual world.'' said DR..
]. H. Phillips, superintendent OF the Bir-
mingham public schools. II have followed
DR.. James very closely; have read every
thing he has written, and / do not hest
tate to say that he was, at the time
Of his death, the worlds foremost psy-
chologlst He was so recognized in Ger
many and in England.
Like all really great philosophers. DR..
James Will be more widely appreciated Is
years hence than he was during his own
time. was in hopes that his life would
have been spared many years in order for
him to have given us. still more of his H.
Illuminating thought.
Ills death must come as a personal
loss to educators and others who value
the work of great thinker and clear
and forceful writer"