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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-01-04
IN HOTEL LOBBlES
Books on Art.

mo feature of a public library is so
helpful to students as the reference de-
partment," said a professional man. land
I am glad to see that the free library in
the city hall makes q very good showing
in the number and value of its reference
books Many donations In the shape of
reference works have been made within
the past six months and If friends of the
library continue to present standard
books the department referred to will be-
come In time as near complete as are such
departments in the libraries of larger and
older cities.
Il have been especially interested in
looking over the list of books on art now
in the library. Ruskin is represented by
Elements of Drawing Modern Painters
Seven Lamps of Architecture Stones of
Venice Art of England Mornings in
Florence and two or three others.
Sturgis' books are there, and a number
of other instructive and authoritative
works-62 volumes in all. Among the
books with which I am familiar and
which should be in the library but which
are not are Cousins The True, the
Beautiful and the Good, Schlegers 'Aes-
thetic and Miscellaneous discussions,
.Alison's Essays on the Nature and Prin-
ciples of Taste verons' Aesthetics
Hunts Talks About Art and Lessing's
LAGOON"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-01-04
IN THE BIRMINGHAM DISTRICT.
From, the Nashville Tennessean

FROM the Q89nVAlo 1GhASScCdAs
The recent visit of Judge E. H. Gary,
chairman of the Steel corporation. to the
birmingham district, and his expressions
of confidence in the future Of that Sec
ton, made both at Birmingham and later
in New York. are very gratifying. not
alone to the people in the Birmingham
district, but to those Of the whole of the
middle south. Judge Gary believes there
IL a great future for the Birmingham dis
trict, and SO do others who have a
knowledge of It's wonderful resources. He
also believes that as the Birmingham dis
trict grows the whole southern country
will grow. and so do the rest Of us.
Judge Gary says that when the Steel
corporation gets its plant in full opera
tion--that Is to say, it's present plant and
the additions and engagements which are
to be made-no point in America can pro-
duce iron and steel moro cheaply or can
get 1t to market at lower rates Of car
riage The possibility OF new markets and
of reaching them promptly and cheaply
through the isthmian canal are apparent
to the head Of the steel corporation. hence
the determination to enlarge operations in
the Birmingham district.
There are good reasons for believing
that the Steel corporation made no mis-
take when it secured control Of the Biz
mingham property. The opportunity is
there. and all that has been needed is
sufficient capital for development. This
the new owners can command In abund-
ance.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-01-04
NEW POSITION OF WOMAN.

H. NJ. Alden in Harper's for January.
Woman had little to do directly with
the shaping of old civilization: but we
cannot help thinking that our modern
sense of life and it's more real and human
investment are largely and directly due
not only to spiritual qualities and distinc-
lively feminine, but to feminine initiative.
In the clarified light of the soul wom-
anhood has been translated. The woman
is still the mother but maternity has for
our modern vision a significance which Is
not merely physical, but spiritual-in Its
fullest meaning 1t is the liberation of
humanity for finer uses. She is nearer
than man to the new nature as she was
to the old. But our ultra-modern natural
ism has a pellucid atmosphere, full of
light, and there Is a clearer vision of
truth. The humanities and, we might also
say, the divinities have been transformed.
delusive net work of capitalization
has vanished. The terms masculine" and
feminine" have no longer their old ele-
mental or conventional meanings.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-01-04

ed. no isotherms in December so far
as the record shows.
If congress instead of taxing Cana
dian wood pulp and breadstuffs would
tax Canadian isotherms to the point
of prohibition the Ultimate Consumer
would at least be better pleased. The
republican party prefers, however, to
let in isotherms free while it taxes
the necessaries of life in order to in
crease the dividends of the trusts and
monopolies.
Seriously speaking, we know no
more about that December weather
than the men of one hundred years
ago knew about a similar article. At
ter years of observation no one can ex-
plain the weather of December. 1t
stands an unexplained mystery, and
all the talk about isotherms is mere
ly official science which explains
nothing
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-01-04
Is0therms From Canada

The weather-wise Of the official sort
now say the extraordinary weather Of
December was due to the massing in
the northwest of masses of heavy air
from out the cold stratas of the upper
atmosphere. Instead of chasing each
other across the country they became
massed In the northwest and were
sent out eccentrically in various d.
rections.
From Minnedosa, Manitoba, ten
degree isotherm was hurried down
through Alabama where it turned east
ward, going to sea from the North
Carolina coast. A twenty-degree iso.
therm was dispatched from Alberta
Manitoba, and it went to sea from
U1orida.
what Medicine Hat was doing while
me cold air was massed in It's neigh
borhood does not appear. Let us
hovoyer. give 1t due credit. 1t launch
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-01-04
Municipal Assimilation

The work of tremendously extend
ing municipal government from the
City Hall to the outer confines of the
greater city goes tremendously on,
and the prediction is made that tho
governmental machinery will be run.
ming smoothly throughout the entire
city before the incoming of February.
Mayor O'Brien and the board of aid
ermen will deserve great credit If
they can in a single month bring the
larger city into working condition with
out friction or injustice of any sort.
The extension is one of the largest
ever made in an American city, and
the tasks of police protection, fire de-
tense, public education, not to mention
taxation, present at every turn dill
ficult problems. Sanitation, garbage,
drainage and a score more of subjects
demand attention.
1t is scarcely probable that all these
matters can be adjusted in a single
month, but great progress no doubt
will be made towards extending mu-
nicipal work to every part OF the
greater city. The desire to treat all
justly should be basic, and no doubt
it is. Proper and real representation
of the new wards in the city council Is
extremely important, for competent
and real representation in that body
can right wrongs as we go along.
Great care should be taken to satisfy
each new ward in that respect.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-01-04

appears in 1.-THE Gentlest Art" a book
Of letters compiled by e. v. Lucas:
Christ Church. Oxford. March 8. 1890
My Dear Ada; Qsn't that your short
name? Adelaide is all very well, but
you see when one is dreadfully busy one
hasn't time to write such long words
particularly when 1t takes one-half hour
to remember how to spell it-and even
then one has to go and get dictionary
to see If one has spelt 1t right and, of
course, the dictionary is in another room,
at the top of a high bookcase-where It
has been for months and months-and
has got all covered with dust So one has
to get duster first of all, and nearly
choke oneself in busting it-and when one
has made out at last which is dictionary
and which is dust, even then there is the
job of remembering which end of the al
phabet "A' comes-for one feels pretty
certain 1t isn't In the middle-then one
has to go and wash ones hands before
turning over the leaves-for they've got
SO thick with dust, one hardly knows
them by sight-and, as likely as not, the
soap is lost, and the jug is empty, and
there's no towel, and one has to spend
hours and hours in finding things-and
perhaps. after all, one has to go Off to
the shop to buy a new cake of SOAP So.
with all this bother, I hope you won't
mind my writing it short and saying MY
Dear da")-You said in your letter you
would like likeness of me, SO here it Is,
and I hope you will like 1t. I won't for
get to call the next time I'm in Walling-
ton. Your very affectionate friend
LEWIS CARROLL.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-01-04
Furnace Capacity This Year

The pig iron production of 1909 was
Just about 25,500,00O tons, while that
of 1907 was 25,7S1,361 tons. The rec
ord still remains with 1907.
The question Of production now re-
lates to 1910, and it is not SO much
one of demand as of capacity to pro-
duce. In 1910 four operating furnaces
were added at Gary, making six in
blast at that point; two at Daquesne,
one at Aliquippa, and one at Youngs-
town. Two more Gary furnaces will
soon be completed, and two stacks at
Aliquippa are well under way.
The country's full capacity WIN this
year be 100000 tons, but tn per
cent of the furnace capacity is always
out Of blast on account of refining and
other repairs, SO that the maximum
operating capacity cannot prudently
be put at more thai 81 100000 tons.
II 1910 produces 100000 tons it
will make new record and it will
meet the expectation of the best OBJ
servers in the iron trade. Any larger
production might create a lessened de-
mand. No doubt the country can abb
sorb S0yO00,00O tons, but an addition
Of million tons might result in trade
duliness which might in turn reduce
production. At present 80, OO0, 900 tons
Ii . good guess at the production OF
the year.
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PROBLEM IN ALABAMA.
|, Nashville American.

From the Nashville American.
The time for the holding of demo-
cratic primary for the nomination of can
didates for state offices is worrying the
politicians and not few citizens of Ala
bama. The recent bitter amendment fight
has created two factions in the state.
and the leaders of these factions are bus
lily maneuvering for positions. Neither side
feels sure OF its ground neither side
knows just whether to ask for an early
or a late primary. The state commit
tee will meet next month, and before that
body the question will be threshed out.
But there is one phase of the discus
erar of the candidates, or. more properly
speaking, their friends for them, are pro-
testing against an August primary on the
ground that delay will necessarily in
crease the cost of candidates.. These OPP
ponents of late primary do not say the
dates in a long drawn-out contest, but
the Inference is that they think SO. There
is reason In their arguments. Then there
are industrial and commercial interests
which contend that an August primary
means strife and contention for six
months, whereas. an early primary means
a settlement of the question, giving the
people chance to get down to their knit
ting If the contention of these gentlemen
is sound, the sooner the primary is held
the better Alabama needs rest, and II
the early primary will give her people
rest, we hope the state committee will
vote for it. The fewer elections. the less
politics we have in some of these south
ern states, the better.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-01-04
KEEP AN EYE ON OBRIEN.
From the Mobile Register
The Rirrninohann edger SAYS.

The Birmingham Ledger says
ITO be mayor of Birmingham requires
as much brains. energy and diplomacy
as is required in the gubernatorial Of
fice Long ago up this way it was rec
ognized that to be mayor Of Birmingham
is as great an honor and as great a
work as to be governor of the state
Whether this be all true or merely a
Birmingham view, the first mayor Of
Greater Birmingham is likely to make a
record for sustained capacity for work.
good common sense. rugged honesty and
a modicum Of good luck that will put
Frank O'Brien's name In the llmelight
when they begin talking about the next
governor Of Alabama.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-01-04

a full concert repertoire. She has a rich
voice, too, and an engaging stage pres
ence.
To have a violinist of Mile. Nonette's
talent and musicianly training in a vaude-
vile performance is out of the ordinary,
preciated.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-01-04
Business Conditions.

Leo X. Steiner of Steiner Brothers.
bankers, has returned from New York,
where he spent the last week in De-
cember.
ct found business conditions in the
east very satisfactory" said Mr.. Stein
err Bankers and merchants were look
ing forward to highly prosperous
year. AS to the Birmingham district
conditions here are exceptionally good.
Never has the future looked quite so
bright for U.S."
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-01-04
THE VILLAGE scHooLMAsTER.


BY Oliver Goldsmith. from ''The Deserted
Village"
Beside yon struggling fence that skirts
the way,
With blossom'd furze unprontably gay,
There in his noisy mansion, skilfd to
rule,
The village master taught his little
school;
man severe he was and stern to view.
knew him well and every truant knew;
Well had the boding tremblers learned to
trace
The days disasters in his morning face;
Full well they laughed with counterfeited
glee
At all his Jokes, for many joke had he:
Full we'll the busy whisper circling round
Conveyed the dismal tidings when he
frown'd;
Yet he was kind or, If severe, in aught,
The love he bore to learning was in fault.
The village all declared how much he
knew;
Twas certain he could write and cypher.
Lands he could measure, terms and tides
presage,
And even the story ran that he could
gauge.
In arguing. too, the parson owned his
skill
For even. the vanauished,- he could argue
still
While words of learned length and thun-,
dering sound
Amazed the gazing rustics ranged around,
And still they gazed and still the wonder
grew
That one small head could carry all he
knew.
But past Is all his fame. The very spot
Where many time he triumph'd u for.
ant- ~
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-01-04
Aonors for Former Mayor.

Frank w. Smith, who was mayor of
Elyton when that municipality became
part of Birmingham, on January l. Is
being urged for the board of aldermen by
the people of his locality. The Elyton
council. in giving expression to its ap-
probation of Mr.. Smiths services AZ
mayor, adopted resolutions strongly rec
ommending him for seat in Birming-
hams aldermanio board.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-01-04
A Violin Artist.

musical novelty that will interest
lovers OF artistic music Is Mile Nonette's
number or act. 1t might be called, at the
Orpheum this week. This young woman
is an excellent violinist and a good singer.
She appears in the costume Of gypsy
and plays and sings and does bit of
acting. Her violin tone II warm and
sweet and her technique u adequate for
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-01-04
RESEARCH WORK.

RESEARCH WORK.
HE seems to have a thirst for knowl-
edge"
I'm afraid his thirst is for a kind of
knowledge that won't do him much
good"
why do you say that?"
HE devotes himself exclusively to find
ing the answer to What is whisky? ;"
ALWAYS ROOM FOR ONE MORE.
He's very apt
To hit the floor,
Who keeps on saying,
Just one more"
Birmingham Age-Herald.
The sweetest words
OF tongue or PEN
.Barkeeper, set
EN- up again"
Philadelphia Telegraph.
A COMPROMISE.
did she say she'd like to be your
wife?'
No; but she said she wouldn't mind
being my widow"
LEWIS CARROLL LETTER.
The whimsical humor OF Lewis Carroll
is illustrated in the following letter, which
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-01-04
THE LAST STRAW.
From Judge.

An attendant at a Kansas institute for
the deaf and dumb was undergoing a
pointless rapid-fre inquisition at the
hands of . female visitor.
But how do you summon these poor
mutes TO church," she asked finally. with
what was meant to be q plying glance
at the inmates near by.
by ringing the dumb bells, madam"
retortsd the exaggerated attendant
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-01-04
EASILY JoLTED OFF.

EASILY JOLTED OFF.
There seems to be quite disturbance
down at the Forks"
Yep; old man Peasley has just fell
often Their water wagon"
rs that SO? He didn't stay on board
very 1ong?'
'Whut could Their dunn fool expect?
He couldn't hold on with a gallon jug
of Ticker in his arms!'
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-01-04
CONFIDENTIAL.

CONFIDENTIAL
This morn the muse
Declines to work,
A longing's in
My heart to shirk.
Perhaps I will
I can not tell;
This daily grind
It sure is j"
though.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-01-04

LEST WE FORGET.
The early bird
Will grab his pen
And practice writing
1910"
Birmingham Age-Herald
Such resolutions
May be fine,
But won't you still write
1909?
Philadelphia Telegraph
REMARKABLE FIRMNEss.
'Jugg is plucky chap"
why do you think so?'
HE hasn't let his conscience bluff him
into making any New Year resolutions
DO 1T NOW!
Who ashes strews upon his walk
Where slippery snow has swirled,
VIII find them not upon his path
When in the other world.
New York Sun.
We have no snow in Dixie land,
But on that other shore
A golden crown awaits the man
Who always shuts the door.
THE BETTER HALF.
'Matrimony is a game of bluff"
Exactly. And the millinery half of
the team does most of the bluffing.'
PAUL COOK.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-01-04

This congress can be trusted to
evade any thorough and honest invest.
igation of the cost OF living, because
such an investigation would convict
the Aldrich tariff as the first and d.
rect cause.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-01-04

The scientists declare the world
can never come to an end while the
Holy Rollers are ready to name the
day. Between the two the public
must judge.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-01-04

Ten years from now the world will
not dread snowstorms, for the aero
plane will then be a convenience in
every household.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-01-04
HARD LINES.

He strove to be contented with an
humble toilers lot
But when he saw a rich man in his
auto he forgot,
And when he passed a restaurant where
lavish livers dined
The dreadful pains of poverty just preyed
upon his mind
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-01-04

The worlds fairs farthest north is
to be held In Winnepeg in 1914. No
Panama canal up there, but plenty of
wheat growers who need a canal.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-01-04

DR.. Cook has disappeared and ev-
erybody is glad of it. May his disap-
pearance be of long continuance and
marked success.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-01-04

All applications for the place OF CEN
sus enumerator should be filed before
January &c. These berths pay but $50,
but they are good while they last.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-01-04

The scandalous manipulation of
Rock Island was no doubt due to q
deal that did not materialize.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-01-04
A JIKABLE CHAP.

A JIKABLE CHAP
"Spokes is a man who doesn't think
he knows It ALL
Hes a wonder"
I'm fact, he confesses that he doesn't
know a little bit"
Say, the first time you get a chance
introduce me to Spokes"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-01-04

When Mr.. Carnegie fell on the ice
he hurt his knee but the hand with
which he writes checks escaped unin-
iured.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-01-04

Mr.. Pinchot and Secretary Ballinger
did not go out of their way TO ex-
change the compliments of the season.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-01-04

Birthday anniversaries are celebrat-
ed up to the number of fifty. After
wards they are observed.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-01-04

Senator Penrose has gone to Pan
ANA, and If he would stay there the
country would hold a jubilee.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-01-04

The farms of the United States are
worth thirty billions, and they cannot
readily be organized into a trust.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-01-04

That diamond necklace for Mrs. WI
dener existed on paper only, and a
Philadelphia paper says it not only
did not happen but it never will.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-01-04

The Missouri man who ate forty
eggs In six minutes undoubtedly was
a millionaire.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-01-04

Gafford Pinchot is the very opposite
of standpatter. He is at one end of
the line and Joe Cannon is at the
other
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-01-04

New York city owes $142.52 per
capita, and good-sized family is pref
ty well loaded up with debt.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-01-04

Secretary Knox drove Zelaya out Of
office, but he cannot drive Pinchot
out
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-01-04

Madison Square Garden is not a
revenue producer, and it is to be pull
ed down, even if it had become a land
mark.
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AU REvoIR.

AU REvOIR.
The human question mark
Fades from view;
His stay was quite a lark
Goodbye, WI!
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-01-04

William Watson went out Of sight in
America to come to the surface in
Cuba. DR.. Cook has not come up to
blow
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-01-04

The dust In the dry belt north Of the
Potomac river has been laid al last
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-01-04
FASHION AND BEAUTY.

by HODert ". lnSerSOu.
1 am a believer in fashion. It is the
duty of every woman to make herself as
beautiful and attractive as she possibly
can. Handsome is as handsome Does"
but she Is much handsomer IL well
dressed Every man should look his very
best 1 am a believer In good clothes.
The time never ought to come in this
country when you can tell a farmers
daughter simply by the garments she
wears. I say to every girl and woman,
no matter what the material of your
dress may be, no matter how cheap and
coarse it is, cut 1t and make 1t in the
fashion I believe in jewelry. Some peo-
pie look upon it as barbaric but in my
Judgment wearing jewelry is the first
evidence the barbarian gives of a wish
to be civilized. To adorn ourselves
seems to be part of our nature, and
this desire seems to be everywhere and
in everything. l have sometimes thought
that the desire for beauty covers the
earth with flowers. paints the wings
of moths, tints the chamber of the shell
and gives The bird it's plumage and its
song o daughters and wives. II you
would be loved, adorn yourselves; II you
would be adored, be beautiful.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-01-04

Practice now the writing Of the year
in the date line.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-01-04

No communication will be published
without its authors nome. Rejected
manuscript will not be returned unless
stamps are inclosed for that purpose.