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The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-15
Atlanta'S Census AVariCe

The Memphis comnercial-Apreal does not kindly accept Atlanta's meth ods Of swelling it's population. It ap- pears that Atlanta, not content with ab- sorbing nearly all the population ot its own county. went over the line Into DeKa1b where 1t grabbed 40O0 peo pie. There will still be boasting,' says the Commercial-Appe fin Att lanta about population, but the fact is that there are more people in the coun- ty of Shelby by 1S,O0O than there are in the county of Fulton, in which the greater part of Atlanta is situa ted. There are 1000 Atlantans in another county In Fulton and DeKalb, the two counties in which is Atlanta, the combined population is only 15,OOO more than in the county of Shelby, of which Memphis is the metropolis"
 It Is much more to the point to in- quire as to how many counties Atlanta proposes to ransack, not to say ravish, in getting ready for 1920. This busi- ness of exploring other counties for population is one that Georgians seem to stand without resorting to revolu- ton, but no other community in the south has had the hardihood to cross q county line in seeking population re- cruits for census purposes only.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-15
AN OBJECT LESSON

From lueaS.
 Charles" said a sharp-voiced woman to her husband in railway carriage, do you know that you and I once had a romance in a railway carriage?"
 Viewer heard of it." replied Charles in subdued tone.
 "I thought you hadn't; but don't you remember 1t was that pair of slippers l presented to you the Christmas before we were married that led to our union? Well, Charles, one day when we were going to picnic, you had your feet up on a seat, and when you were not look ing I took your measure But for that pair of slippers I don't believe we'd have ever been married"
 A young unmarried man, sitting by immediately took down his feet from the seat.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-15
PEN SCRATCHES

From the Chicago News.
 Many a man has lost dollar in try ing to save a nickel. But philanthropy usually draws the line at poor relations.
 No man can serve two masters and few can master two servants.
 A liquid laugh is said to be less stimulating than a liquid smile"
 The man who, shoots off his mouth never runs out of ammunition.
 Sometimes there is a difference be- tween a model girl and a girl model.
 Strange as it may seem, it's usually the good liver who has a bad liver
 Being popular with the boys" isn't necessarily anything for a girl tc hoast of.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-15
JUST FOR FUN. (Contributed.1

 Never could rite prose wuth readin' And I ain't no good at rimes, But some thoughts gifts in my noggin That jest busts 1t most al times; So, as Fame has only snubbed me, And old Fortune won't smile none, I will shinny up Pegasus And I'll scribble jest fer fun. I am brimmin' full of romance, And I fain would married be. But my love tales all one-sided- Not one girl will bide with me- So Pll not obstruct the pathway That Dan Cupid's feet may run If the gals have no objection, l will love them jest fer fun. l have never heard Caruso, But the mockin' birds my frend Bessie Abott's stunts are puzzles, But the lark I comprehend; If my notes won't .'Soothe the savage" won't try them on him none, But there's lots of music in me, So I'll whistle Jest fer fun.
 Fred Rush.
 Bessemer, Ala.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-15

From the Louisville Courier-Journal.
 LLTT Is said that Bailey's body re-
 mained where it fell for 24 hours.
 \ Bailey, it is said, was decidedly unpopular in the community in which. he lived. Prom a dispatch from Jackson.
 How ignominious! Every "bad man. is, in his own opinion, a hero, envied by weaker spirits. admired by the crowd. Such a man, it seems, was Bill" Bailey of Breathitt county, whose homecoming is recorded by the Jackson correspondent in a manner that lightens with touch of grim humor the pitiful tragedy of causeless brawl with the usual termin- ation.
 The title Bad Bill, bestowed by the community in playful recognition of the trait dominant in the character of their fellow citizen, had ministered to the pride of Mir Bailey a fatuous person, who won neighborhood notoriety by being free with his vocabulary, his cutlery and his shooting irons. He paid for 1t in the end all that could be collected from him by a neighbor acting, as 1t seems, for the interest of his neighbors, indirectly, although more immediately in his own behalf and representing, unconsciously, the spirit of retributive justice, the shadowy protagonist in the drama of ca tastrophe through which the vain and un- refiecting swashbuckler moves toward the inevitable climax.
 Bad Bill'' went out upon a bluff. A poker term is permissible in discussing the taking-off of one who made life a game of chance, not wholly unlike the game in which aces and razors some times win where the company is not polite, and in which deuces and savoir faire compel favorable results where the player is a student of human nature rather than of military tactics. The man whose heart he had once tickled with the point of a knife, in an effort to transfix it. called the bluff when Mr. Bailey fortified" no doubt with an 1n- ferior brand of whisky, as well as armed with deadly weapons, announced, with his accustomed fatuity, that he was the bitterest pill that ever trod shoe leather. His mixed metaphor, which was some
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-15
THE READY WIT OF coRNELIA

From Puck
 The matron Cornelia. returning to Rome after a season abroad, was being held up at the custom house and subjected to such various indignities as were called for by the enlighted polity of the repub- lie.
 And particularly they asked her about jewels.
 TTT7hese are my jewels. sfre decfared and pointed to her sons, the Gracchi Whereupon the collector of the port, rec ognizing, in spite of the density whicf mad won him his place. that the mot thu. let fall was of a deathless character acknowledged, with what of grace h' might, that the drinks were on him!
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-15
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHEIoR

From the New York Press.
 Good luck is merely escaping bad luck. Most people spend their time either eat ing or talking about it.
 The Lord must take care of good women, for certainly men don't.
 The crafty thing for a man to do would be to convince his wife he loved her so much he hadn't any left for her relatives.
 It's worth thinking about how mad d man can be at first with a girl for refus- ing to marry him and how grateful to her GftorWard.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-15
LONDON. 4A WILD. MAD WORLD"

From the Boston Transcript.
 Two priests of Samafia, claiming un- broken descent from Levi, have visited
 London on a pathetic but impressive er- rand. Their community is threatened with starvation. and the two priests were
 desnatched to England to sell a Penta- teuchal manuscript which has been held
 one of the most precious possessions or the tribe It is manuscript 7Oo years old, and is written in three languages in par 1 allel columns-Samaritan Assyrian and Hebrew. The meager baggage of one of
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-15
SORRY FOR ETHEL

From the Columbus Enquirer Sun.
 Ethel Leneve says she wants to get behind something where she will be ,one with her sorrow,' says The Birmingham Age-Herald. ''She should not get behind the footlights." But after all there is a certain amount of sympathy for one who is simple enough to act as foolishly as she did.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-15

the priests was stolen between Jaffa and Marseilles, and as religious tenet pre- vents the wearing of garments made by a gentle or an Orthodox Jew, the unfor- tunate man suffered from the cold when he reached London. But for a London rabbi the two priests might have fared III in the city. When asked the inevitable question, What do you think of Lon don?' one gray-bearded priest answered mournfuly, "A wild, mad world"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-15
FELL" BAILEY HOME COMING

what worse than his manners, had hard ly escaped his lips when the man to whom the information was addressed--a peaceful citizen, by all accounts, who tended store" six days a week and at recognized the exigencies of the moment and began to play stream of lead upon Bad Bill," with intent to deter. With accuracy of aim becoming the dignity of a sober man of business, accustomed to giving methodical attention to matters of detail, the man with the pastoral pa- tronymic-Mr. Shepherd-dispatched MT. Bailey as man sitting upon his own front porch smashes the intrudnig mos quito with one of the works of Lord Byron and calmly resumes his read ing.
 And the body of Bad Bill" who slept we'll after the passing of life's fitful fever, cooled in the chaste em- braces of the virgin snow for a day and a night. Bad Bill" was unpop- ular in the community in which he had lived. Men of the vicinage were care less of his passing, despite their geo. graphical proximity to the deceased, and the neighborly relations they had sus- tained at some cost to patience-as care- less as the remotest stars that illumi- mated the still ness of the night after the red sunset that marked the closing of Bad BilIs" last day orsaearth. No one felt that a hero had fallen. The opinion of the majority was that nuis- ance had been abated
 The bad man. is a sorry figure in contemporary life. As an example of the i'll effect of petty vanity and a con- suming love of strutting a little hour or two, the lion of piece played before small audience he Is without peer. The list of the deluded individuals who have followed the ignis fatuus of baili- wick fame for badness in Breathitt Is long. The lives of the majority have been short. Their exploits have been uninspiring. Their end has been igno- minious. but history has not recorded the finish of one who died more ingloriously than "Bill Bailey who was extremely unpopular in the community in which. he lived. M A s
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-15
Montgomery Advertiser

The Montgomery Advertisers Boost err edition of last Sunday contained 80 pages and was a noteworthy achieve ment Historical and contemporaneous matter of great interest was ably sci forth. The Age-Herald extends heart, congratulations
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-15
SOME APPETITEs.

A boy ate so much that 1t was threatened to carry him away from the table. "All right he said, but don't bend me-" =" Which recalls anoth- CT boy who had eaten a great deal and was offered another piece of pie. q guess I can manage it." he said, If stand up." It is said of anoth- CT boy that he received another piece of pie, after he had eaten very heartily. q might chew it.' he said. "but couldn't swallow itI'
 Scraps.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-15
POOR .uDGMENT.

POOR JODGMENI. He wouI,At kill a chicken prime Declared it wasn't right; But, strange to say, in killing time He took great delight.
 EASY Says the Pittsburg Post: Our first poem on snow is delayed until we think of word that rhymes with shovel" Grovel! Washington Herald. Also. hovel.
 AVOIDING TEMPTATION. q never read the magazines" Said William Thumperlow, I'm just man of modest means The ads, entice me so."
 SANTA'S WAY. She'll hang her dainty stocking up, Where Santa Claus can see And since it's made of finest silk, He'll fill it full. b'gee
 PAUL COOK
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-15

The Ballinger and Lorimer cases may be closed incidents. but they closed the door of public opinion against both of those worthies.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-15

Competing cold waves are fast out staying this winter their welcome.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-15

Uncle Sam Is trying to crack that bathtub trust and let the water run out
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-15
ADRIFT WITH THE TIMES
ALIS WELL.

ALL,S WELL. I'm not so rich,
 I'm not so wise, But there's sun Up in the skies, To keep me warm And light the way And make each morn A holiday. And soon will Spring, With blossoms sweet, Embroider paths
 For idle feet; And warbling birds, A happy throng, Will glad the world v With golden song, Where woodland streams ~-Flow to the sea, And-hearts from all Lifes cares are free, And earth below. And heaven above Seems brimming OCT With lasting lovel FEELING SMALL. Some of those lame ducks, dare say, don't have any trouble now in getting through an ordinary door" "No; indeed. Some of them could get through an ordinary keyhole," CHRISTMAS PRESENT FOR A GENTLEMAN.
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 $s$$s$$$$ SOME GOOD IN HIM. Although he'd made t- A wreck of life, He never blamed His little wife; And maybe that Was why she thought He'd some day find The goal he sought. TAKEN LITERALLY. 'Pd like to exchange these cigars" "Something lighter madam?" "Yes. My husband says thy're too heavy. Give me some that weigh about half as much"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-15

Senator Stone of Missouri is suf- fering from a cold. He went out one night without his gumshoes. He rarely does that.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-15

Many northern city is waiting for thaw to come along and clean it's streets. Such cities should consult the weather clerk.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-15

Woodrow Wilson, governor-elect, is controlled by no boss, no machine no clique
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-15

There cannot be a really and trooly beautiful America while the average Chicago householder refuses to shovel the snow off his own sidewalk.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-15

American dollars and an American wife put Waldorf Astor No. 9 in parlia ment. He goes in of course as tory of tories
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-15

To be merry best becomes yOuj for out of question, you were born in Il merry hour.
 Much Ado About Nothing.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-15

It is almost time to begin your New Year resoluting.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-15

silk war is raging between Italy and Japan, and prices are freely slashed
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-15

When the heather Chinese goes to barber nowadays all the world sits up and takes notice.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-15

A censored "Salome" such as London has is 'salome' that does not appea. to the hrst-nigls.ers in the front row.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-15

When cows tails are sprayed with disinfectants the price of milk is marked up two cents quart
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-15

The people prefer a parcels post to one-cent letter postage. Both would, however, go well in double harness
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-15
DIRTY HANDS DESIRED

In Toronto, Canada, lynching is con fined to street cars.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-15

The New York physicians have de- cided to charge for telephone consul tations, and the fashion will. of course, rapidly spread to the provinces.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-15

Readers everywhere drop the Ballin- ger report like hot potato This means that they have dropped Balinger also.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-15

The republican congressional cam paign committee did not get results from it's investment of s74,373.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-15

The coats of whitewash on Ballinger and Lorimer are so thick they may peel off.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-15

In game of truly progressive pol itics the democrats and insurgents play as partners.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-15

The New York physicians have de- cided to charge for telephone consul tations. and the fashion will. of course rapidly spread to the provinces.
 
 There cannot be a really and trooly beautiful America while the average Chicago householder refuses to shovel the snow off his own sidewalk. The Ballinger and Lorimer cases may be closed incidents. but they closed the door of public opinion against both of those worthies.
 Many a northern city is waiting for thaw to come along and clean it's streets. Such cities should consult the weather clerk.
 Senator Stone of Missouri is suf- fering from cold. He went out one night without his gumshoes. He rarely does that.
 American dollars and an American wife put Waldorf Astor No in parlia- ment. He goes in of course as tory of tories.
 Readers everywhere drop the Ballin- ger report like hot potato This means that they have dropped Balinger also.
 
 A censored "Salome" such as London has is a ''salome' that does not appeal to the drst-nlglsers in the front row. The people prefer a parcels post to one-cent letter postage. Both would, however, go well in double harness.
 
 The republican congressional cam paign committee did not get results from its investment of s74,37s. When cows tails are sprayed with disinfectants the price of milk is marked up two cents a quart. When the heather Chinese goes to a barber nowadays all the world sits up and takes notice.
 In a game of truly progressive pol ftics the democrats and insurgents play as partners.
 It is difficult to talk hard times to a man who has figured up nine bil- lions in crops.
 The coats of whitewash on Ballinger and Lorimer are so thick they may peel off.
 silk war is raging between Italy and Japan, and prices are freely slashed.
 Woodrow Wilson, governor elect, is controlled by no boss, no machine, no clique.
 Uncle Sam Is trying to crack that bathtub trust and let the water run out.
 Competing cold waves are fast out staying this winter their welcome.
 
 It is almost time to begin your New Year resoluting. In Toronto, Canada, lynching is con fined to street cars.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-15

It is difficult to talk hard times to man who has figured up nine bill lions in crops
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-15
TAKEN LITERALLY.

..Id like to exchange these cigars"
 "Something lighter madam?'
 "Yes. My husband says thy're too heavy. Give me some that weigh about half as much.'
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1910-03-11

by local applications, as they cannot
reach the diseased portion OF the ear.
There is only one way 10 cure deafness,
and that is BY constitutional remedies.
Deafness il caused by an infiamed con-
dition of the mucous lining Of the Eu-
stachian Tube. When this tube - In
famed you have rumbling sound or
imperfect hearing, and when II IL en-
tirely closed, Deafness IL the result,
and unless the Inflammation can be
taken out and this tube restored TO its
normal condition, hearing will be des.
troyed forever; nine eases out Of ten
are caused by Catarrh, which h n0shs
Ing bus m innsmed eoodtticn 81 The
mucous surfscea.
NJ viii give One Hundred DoIless
for any e. ~ Doafne1 foause0 ~
ertarsiS) 80 GnnG1e beeusod ~ Heltb
C1farsh Cuse. ~ ~ eiesuiagA -.
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rs Asiis Z .ily lIlls.1s: s,.ass.
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1910-03-11

tions improve the healthiness of q
country.
one hardly needs to be reminded OF
these points to know and appreciate
the value of the forest. The amount OF
discussion on the questions OF how 10
best manage and conserve the forest
serves also to show its value more and
more as time goes on.
In order that forests may be man.
aged with any degree of efficiency, so.
called silsicultural systems have grown
nm. Silviculiure means the culture OF
the forest, considering il in general
WAY. but In a more restricted sense IL
i Understood as the formation, regen-
GRAFTON and tending Of forests or woods,
until they become ripe for the axe
There are many reasons that forest
i maintained. The following ex-
am pies will serve TO show this.
1. A forest is maintained 10 yield
uroduce of q certain definite descrip-
lion. for instance, trees and shrubs OF
special beauty, or trees giving certain
kind OF timber, or other produce fir for
particular purposes
,. To produce the greatest possible
quantity OF wood, or other produce,
per acre and per year.
g. To produce the highest possible
money return per acre and per year.
s. To produce the highest possible
interest on the invested capital
5. To produce certain indirect effects;
for instance To influence the climate,
to regulate the drainage OF the country,
10 prevent landsiips, avalanches, see.
4s hss been said, silyicuItufe eys-
TENS are methods Of forming nAd ~
nevtne forests. Al Psesent there afe
two sets of sysoeus, ems the psinqpes,
~ III ether IL Aaxlliasy. Un0ef
- fIess hsodinG ee0ss ~ "eaens ener
tin9 an1 mhssqnons yovees1eo -.
- - ~ saahGDonfUon9 -
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1910-03-11

system.r the ssshelterwood group sys-
tem.r and the " shelterwoed selection
system.n These grouped together are
called the Seeding systems. the trees
being propagated by means OF the seed
or seedlings. Ia addition TO The seed
ling system, there is the spFout system.
Under the auxiliary systems are 10
be found The "two storied seed forest.
the "strip system and the "patch
method. =
The clear cutting and subsequent re
generation method of silyicnlture Is
the sowing of Trees directly upon clear
ed land. Frost. drought, insects and
storms are the chief dangers. Whether
woods produced under this system are
more subject to damage by storms than
woods produced under shelter woods Is
doubtful, varying views being held on
the subject. As regards production
the system compares favoraoly with
the other systems, the quality of wood
being very good.
The shelterwood compartment sys-
tenn consists of placing the Seeding
tree beneath the shelter Of older trees.
such dangers IS from frost, drouth,
and weeds during young growth Is
very much reduced. The production
Of wood Is the same Is in clear cutting,
and the quality Is the same The
shelterwood group system Is slight
modification of this, small portions Of
the lot being taken, instead Of taking
the entire lot, aud the groups are
planted ut different times. IL Is be-
Iieved that more shelter Is gained this
way.
The shelterwood selection system
consists of continuously removing the
older individual trees, thus allowing
younger nnes to fill in the space left.
This system Is not very well known
and no comparison can be made.
The sprout system is one with which
everyone in New England Is acsuaint-
ed. By means Of sprouts an area Is
covered quicker than with seedlings.
Coppice suffers more than seedlings,
however, from late and early frosts.
The production OF wood is very much
impaired by the sprout method.
BY the two story seed forest is meant
the growing of two different heights of
trees. Only wind is liable To cause
any damage, there being no danger
from frost in this method. The system
is well adapted for the growth of large
timber.
The strip and patch methods are
very simple ones, concerning them
selves more with rotation than with
method of planting. In one case a
strip is cut and planted each year,
while in the other small Irregular
patch is cut. Both are of equal value,
except trees are easier felled without
doing damage 10 living ones in the strip
methods than in the patch method.